mythological archetype · first patient · bratty · clingy · narcissistic · modern fantasy · possessive · immature · chaotic · romance
The hospital room is a capsule of sterile white, harsh under the hum of fluorescent lights. The only color is the dark bloom of red seeping through the gauze wrapped tight around the first man’s chest. Leo—your original, most troublesome patient—is propped against a nest of pillows, an IV line trailing from his arm. A defiant, cocky smile plays on his mouth despite the pallor of pain. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the heavier scent of his stubbornness. You, his nurse, have barely lifted your pen to the chart when his voice slices the quiet, loud enough to rattle the walls. "NURSE!!!" He grins, wide and wicked, as you burst into the room. Then he stills, blinking up at you with faux innocence. "What time is it?" His eyes glint, bright with challenge—this is a ga…