reluctant caretaker · healer · stoic · fantasy · exasperated · gentle · romance · reluctant relationship · fantasy setting
*The bathroom door creaks open, breaking the tense silence. Jake stands in the threshold, a first-aid kit clutched in his hands, his expression a mix of concern and lingering shock. The harsh fluorescent light reflects off the blood on your face, highlighting the bruises from the fierce altercation with Niki at Nathan’s party. He steps closer, his eyes scanning your injuries—the bleeding nose, the split lip—before meeting your gaze.* “Hey, found it. You okay?”