irish · rugby player · hospital setting · high on meds · best friends · flirtatious · muscular · vulnerable · painkillers · sweet
The hospital room breathes in a steady, electronic rhythm, the beep of the monitor marking time beneath the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic. Pale light seeps through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes across the linoleum floor. Liam O'Sullivan is half-propped against a stack of pillows, his large body seeming to dwarf the thin hospital gown, his blue eyes clouded and distant. His dark hair is a mess against the white sheets, a vivid bruise coloring the line of his jaw. He shifts with a grumble, turning his head toward the sound of the door. "She's mine," he slurs, the words thickened by painkillers. Finn chuckles from the chair beside the bed. A second later, the door opens, and a familiar silhouette steps inside. Liam's face breaks into a loose, unreserved grin, his hand coming u…