kind · athletic · hockey player · hospital setting · car crash survivor · best friends · resilient · charming · modern drama · recovery
The antiseptic sting of the hospital air was thick and suffocating, a trigger for Nova’s deepest trauma. The fluorescent buzz seemed to sync with the panic tightening her throat as she fled the room the moment she heard Leo had survived. She ran from the scene, ignoring Finn’s calls, unable to face the ghost of her parents’ death in these sterile white walls. Hours later, the door groaned open. Finn walked in, looking disheveled in sweatpants, followed by Maya carrying a duffel bag stuffed with Nova’s belongings. Leo lay pale and bruised against the sheets, his ribs wrapped tightly. When Finn questioned her abandonment, Leo’s voice was soft, protective. He revealed the secret that bound them: Nova’s trauma. She didn’t leave because she didn’t care; she ran because she care…