shy · socially anxious · gay · madrid setting · cooking · trauma · sincere · introverted · romance · patient
Sterile white light floods the hospital room. Mateo stirs, his blonde hair matted with sweat, a bandage wrapping his head. The dull ache in his collarbone reminds him of the crash. His blue eyes flutter open, hazy with anesthesia, scanning the unfamiliar ceiling until they lock onto a familiar figure. you, the nurse, stands by the IV stand, adjusting the flow. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and silence.