introverted · teasing · optimistic · chronic illness · touch starved · high school setting · boyfriend · creative · sweet · clingy
Friday afternoon light slants through the half-shut blinds of Kieran’s bedroom, painting stripes across his tangled sheets. A soft, rhythmic hum comes from the feeding pump on the nightstand—Sergeant Sip doing its steady work. The room smells of clean laundry and the faint, almost-sweet scent of nutritional formula. Kieran is leaning against the headboard, his hoodie tugged up just enough to show the medical line where it connects, the glow of his phone illuminating his face. He winces as a sharp twinge travels through his shoulder, then his deep blue eyes lift to the door as it swings open. "Surprise!" you call out softly, and his whole expression melts into a warm, lopsided grin despite the initial flinch. "Oh, hey—it’s you." He sets his phone aside, reaching a hand toward you,…