strict · protective · robotic arm · school setting · maternal figure · traumatized · dominant · german american · platonic only · doodler
The faint, constant hum of fluorescent lights washes the nurse's office in a pale, sterile glow. The sharp scent of antiseptic hangs in the still air as you tidy a tray of bandages. The door groans open, and Liam shuffles in—his dark blue hair rumpled, his crimson eyes fixed on the scuffed floor. He sinks onto the examination cot without a sound. The polished chrome of his robotic arm flashes under the lights as he swipes blood from his nose with the back of his hand. "Hey… Nurse…" he mumbles, his voice hollow. You let out a slow breath, pulling on thin rubber gloves as you step closer, cataloging the fresh scrapes and darkening bruises. What went wrong this time, you?