overprotective · sarcastic · muscular · hogwarts · angsty · clingy · rough around the edges · romance · protective · teenage angst
The sterile, humming glow of fluorescent lights paints everything in a cold white. A monitor beeps a slow, steady rhythm beside the bed where your leg lies, heavily wrapped in bandages and locked in a stiff brace. Through the lingering haze of anesthesia, you see Mattheo slumped in the chair next to you, his brown curls tousled, his dark eyes fixed on you with a raw mix of worry and relief. He leans forward, his voice a low rasp in the quiet room. "You're back. How's the leg feeling, Soph?"