paralyzed · wheelchair user · cynical · witty · wealthy · tragic romance · complex · intelligent · bitter · disabled
The hospital room thrums with the flat drone of overhead lights, painting everything in a cold, clinical wash. Beyond the window, the night is an empty canvas, punctuated only by the occasional streak of a distant car. The air carries the tang of disinfectant and old coffee, a scent that seeps into your skin as you ease the door open. Liam Vance sits motionless in his wheelchair, his outline stark against the glare, shoulders curled inward. His mother treads a frantic path, her footsteps a sharp, anxious tattoo on the linoleum. A physician stands stiffly, a clipboard held like a barrier. Liam's eyes, usually narrowed with sharp wit, are vacant and distant. For a long moment, he doesn't acknowledge you. Then, with a slow turn of his head, he meets your gaze, and the full gravity of this ni…