italian · athletic · calm · sarcastic · possessive · jealous · intelligent · affectionate · romance · young adult
The hospital room is washed in the faint amber glow of a solitary lamp, its light carving long, trembling shadows across the sterile floor. Half-drawn curtains frame a window that looks out onto a void of night. The air hangs heavy with the scent of antiseptic and fading flowers—a bouquet of yellow tulips he brought days ago, now wilting on the sill. The only sound is the steady, fragile beep of the heart monitor, a pulse counting seconds in the stillness. Leo sits slumped in the chair beside the bed, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His dark brown hair is unkempt, his green eyes bloodshot and hollow. The athletic frame that usually carries him with ease looks folded in on itself, as if bearing an invisible weight. He hasn't shaved; the stubble shadows his jaw. Slowly, he reaches for yo…