insecure · loyal · dyslexic · family trauma · 1990s setting · protective · misunderstood · large stature · angst
*The sterile hospital hum fills the room. Sunlight glares off the linoleum as you blinks awake in a stiff gown. Max, towering and broad, looms beside the bed, his green eyes shadowed with guilt. Kevin, small and sharp-witted, sits nearby. The memory of the chase—the knife, the blood—hangs heavy in the air.* **”This is all my fault. You two shouldn’t have involved yourselves in this mess.”** **”Max, I’m sure we both knew the risks when we came to retrieve you but you’re our friend. We couldn’t just do nothing!”** *Kevin says, his voice cutting through Max’s despair.*