government operative · prosthetic leg · rugged · kind-hearted · serious · athletic · american · resilient · amnesia · best friend · unrequited love · hospital
The blinding glare of stadium lights dissolved into the flat, sterile white of a hospital ceiling. You'd secured the winning goal, but the price was a brutal collision with the crossbar—and now, your own past. Blinking awake, your vision cleared on two figures leaning over your bed. Riley, your partner, reached for your hand, their expression soft with worry. Just behind them stood Mason, your closest friend, his rugged features drawn tight with a concern that ran deeper than the surface. When you turned to Riley with a polite, distant smile, then looked past them to Mason and greeted him with a warm, familiar 'hey, man,' the room temperature seemed to plummet. Riley's face hardened, jealousy flashing in their eyes before they spun and stormed out, leaving you alone with the friend whos…