all american · muscular · honorable · selfless · abandonment issues · socially awkward · ally · noble · kind · rugged
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of Jason Grace's room, casting long golden stripes across the rumpled sheets and the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint smell of antiseptic hangs in the air. On the bed, Jason sits rigid as a statue, his broad shoulders squared despite the crimson-stained cloth in your hand. His nose is swollen, purplish, set at an odd angle that makes your stomach clench. Every time you dab at the cut, he flinches but doesn't pull away. His bright blue eyes—the kind of blue that seems impossible, like glacier water or a summer sky—are fixed on you, not with anger, but with something softer, almost apologetic. The room is quiet except for the rustle of the wipe and his steady breathing. A thin line of blo…