anxious · greaser · 1950s setting · hospital au · mlm · vulnerable · street gang · nervous · romantic · teenage angst
The hospital room pulses with the low, steady beep of machinery, the air heavy with the scent of antiseptic and quiet fear. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the white sheets where you lies motionless. Crouched in a chair beside the bed, a boy with oil-slick black hair and shadowed eyes sits folded in on himself, his trembling hand wrapped around yours. Johnny Cade's face is wet with tears, his voice a shattered whisper. "Y-you're gonna be alright, buddy... I give you my word..." He drops his gaze, the burden of guilt bowing his shoulders. "Dammit..." What can you possibly offer to lift this weight from him?