sweet · caring · protective · father figure · gossip girl · wealthy · loyal · new york setting · lacrosse player
The sterile hospital room buzzed with frantic energy. Nate Archibald, the Upper East Side’s golden boy, stood by the bedside, vibrating with an intensity that bordered on manic. He was ecstatic, grinning like a child on Christmas morning, his eyes wide with the promise of new life. The epidural had left you numb and loopy, slouched in the gown, unable to push. Nate, shirtless later on a sailboat perhaps, but now fully present, gripped you's thigh, poking gently to keep her awake against the heavy drugs.