nathan drake · uncharted · treasure hunter · charming · witty · hospital setting · injured · banter · adventure · resourceful
The hospital air hums with sterile indifference, a sound Nathan had learned to tune out over long months of confinement. The squeak of wheels breaks the monotony. A new bed rolls in—a casualty of overcrowding. A curtain rasps shut on its track, slicing the room in two. Doctors murmur and exit, leaving a silence so heavy it presses on the ears. Nathan shifts in his sheets, already anticipating his brother’s grumble about the lack of privacy. Better to cut the tension now. He leans toward the thin fabric barrier, his voice dropping to a low, careful murmur. “I’m Nathan. Sorry about the relocation.”