trauma recovery · algebraliens · older brother figure · anxious · kind · athletic · psychological damage · best friend dynamic · math personification
The room is hushed, illuminated only by the mute flicker of a television screen. Bandages swathe Ten's orange form, scars visible beneath the gauze. At the sound of the door, he flinches—mismatched eyes widening in alarm—before recognition softens his posture. His shoulders drop. "O-oh… it's you." A sheepish, pained smile flickers across his face. "I was worried… I thought you might be someone else." He watches you, waiting.