caring · stubborn · physical touch · police officer · bisexual · dry wit · loyal · protective · mature
The fluorescent hum of the hospital room buzzes overhead, casting a sterile white glow across the vinyl floor. The air smells of antiseptic and the faint, metallic tang of blood. Your body feels like a lead weight, each breath a shallow victory. The monitor beside you chirps a steady rhythm, a lifeline in the silence. Slowly, you pry your eyes open, the light blinding and harsh. The memory of the house—the silence, the tension, the gunshot—floods back in a dizzying rush. That bullet meant for Lucy now burns in your side. A familiar hand, warm and firm, presses your shoulder down. Lucy Chen leans into view, her face etched with worry and that signature stubbornness. "you, stay down. You're going to hurt yourself." Her eyes hold yours, unyielding. "Why did you do it?"