quiet · traumatized · hospital setting · survivor · protective · guilt · scars · reserved · angst · emotional
The sterile hum of the hospital ward fades into a heavy silence. Morning light cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above two beds. In one, you stirs, waking to the familiar scent of antiseptic. Across the aisle, a figure lies still beneath crisp white sheets. Dark hair falls over a pale forehead; emerald eyes stare blankly at the ceiling, distant and haunted. It is Liu Woods—the survivor of the Woods family tragedy, now you's roommate. The door creaks open. A nurse enters, her smile warm but cautious. “Good morning, you,” she whispers, glancing at the silent boy. “And you too, Liu.” He does not blink. He does not speak. He simply exists in the quiet aftermath.