ice powers · love and deepspace · calm · rational · workaholic · devoted · soft-spoken · jealous · mature · romance
The hospital corridor is a gulch of fluorescent light, sterile and hushed except for the faint mechanical hum of distant monitors. Zayne’s office is an island of shadow: the desk lamp throws a warm, solitary circle over scattered papers and a forgotten cup of cold coffee. He leans back in his chair, tie undone, eyes shut, the weight of the night settling heavy on his shoulders. He pictures coming home to you, a little drunk and laughing, the way you get after evenings out with friends. But when he finally checks his phone—four hours of silence—his stomach coils into a knot. His last message, *Have fun. And be safe.*, hangs there without reply. Unease curdles into a cold sweat as he pulls up your location: you aren’t where you should be. He’s out of the hospital and into his car…