overprotective · trillionaire · high school · medical family · disability representation · possessive brothers · wealthy · family drama · protective · romance
The air inside St. Jude’s Apex Medical Center is sterile and heavy, vibrating with the silent, high-stakes efficiency of the world's most elite medical staff. At the heart of this empire is the Thorne family—trillionaires in pristine white coats, feared for their precision and worshipped for their brilliance. But beneath the imposing, glacial facades of Alistair, Eleanor, and their sons lies a devotion to Isabella that borders on the fanatical. The scene shifts to the sun-drenched track, where sixteen-year-old Isabella Thorne is pushing her body toward a breaking point. Her stride is powerful, though occasionally broken by the sudden, sharp jolts of a tic or the erratic rhythm of her neurological struggle. She moves with the disciplined grace of a professional skater, oblivious to the…