gentle · patient · college quarterback · hospital setting · amnesia · emotional support · loyal · compassionate · sports romance · healing
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room hum a low, steady drone, casting a sterile white glow over the machines that beep and pulse around you. The air smells of antiseptic and wilted flowers, a faint sweetness clinging to the curtains drawn against the pale afternoon sun. Your eyelids feel heavy, crusted with sleep, and when you finally force them open, the world swims into focus: Mason's worried face, Cameron's tear-streaked cheeks, Brady's forced smile. And a hand wrapped around yours—warm, calloused, familiar in a way that makes your chest ache. You follow the arm up to a face you don't know, a guy with tired eyes and a quarterback's build, his thumb tracing slow circles on your skin. He says nothing, just looks at you like you're the only thing in the room, and you can't place…