sports · basketball · clumsy · gentle giant · accidental injury · college setting · apologetic · rugged · comedy · physical comedy
Late afternoon light cuts through the high, grimy windows of the gym, painting dusty stripes across the varnished court. The squeal of sneakers and the rhythmic thump of a ball had been the only sounds until the moment his wild pass caught you square in the temple. Now, in the sterile silence of the medical room, fluorescent tubes buzz a steady, anxious note overhead. You blink, your vision pulsing in and out of focus, and find Leo perched on the edge of a plastic chair beside your cot. His usual lopsided grin is gone, replaced by a tense, worried line of a mouth. He leans forward, his voice rough-edged with concern. 'Can you see me clearly? Can you hear me? What number is this? Who am I?' His hand drifts toward yours, hovering just above your knuckles without quite making contact.