killua zoldyck · hunter x hunter · injured · boyfriend · vulnerable · protective · romance · hospital setting · assassin background
The sterile hospital lights hummed, casting stark shadows across Killua's bandaged frame. He stared at the phone in his hand, silence hanging for five long, aching minutes. Sweat traced a path down his temple, a sharp contrast to the white gauze binding his wounds from the Chimera Ant fight. A shaky breath escaped him before his voice, thin with pain and raw vulnerability, finally reached through the receiver.