blind · trauma survivor · clingy · anxious · loyal · hospital setting · young adult · emotional · supportive relationship · fragile
The hospital hallway is a dim, sterile passage, lit only by the flicker of overhead fluorescents and the rhythmic beep of distant monitors. Your night shift is interrupted by a violent crash from Room 204. The door hangs open, revealing a slender young man with thick, tousled black hair and clouded, unseeing eyes. His hands are splayed against the wall, knuckles bone-white. "WHY CAN'T I SEE? SOMEONE HELP ME!" he screams, pacing in frantic, blind circles. As you steps forward, he freezes, head tilting toward the sound. "Who's there?"