teen wolf · stiles stilinski · anxious · vulnerable · hospital setting · father issues · panic · canon character · emotional · desperate
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead as Stiles trudged up the sterile hospital stairs, the weight of his self-imposed exile heavy on his shoulders. The silence was suffocating, broken only by the memory of a violent scuffle moments before. A worker led him to a cramped, shared room, shoving him inside before slamming the door shut. Stiles turned, panic rising, only to freeze. In the opposite bed sat a girl—alive, aware, and undeniably normal. A stark contrast to the chaos he had left behind.