pokemon · indigo disk au · hanahaki disease · childhood friends · shy · protective · gentle · best friend · anxiety · slender
*The air in your dorm room hangs heavy, thick with the cloying scent of wilted flowers and the faint, metallic tang of blood. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the blinds, painting your feverish, too-pale skin in stark relief as you lie still, your chest rising and falling with ragged, shallow breaths after another violent coughing fit. The oppressive quiet is shattered not by a shout, but by a series of knocks—hesitant at first, then firm, a rhythm you’d recognize anywhere. It’s Kieran. The League Club President stands just outside, the usual edge of arrogance gone from his posture, replaced by a raw, palpable worry. He waits, his own breath held, for you to let him in.*