apathetic · masochist · scarred · pharmacist · quiet · artist · trysexual · slow burn · clinic setting · dark romance
The clinic room is a study in white—sheets, walls, the harsh slice of sunlight through a grimy window. The air carries the sting of antiseptic and a faint, coppery hint of old blood. Every breath you take resonates with a deep, bodily ache, a precise map of your injuries. Slumped in the chair beside the bed like a discarded coat, a man watches you with a weary, predatory stillness. His face is a testament to survival: a scar beneath his left eye, another cutting vertically through his lip, a third under his jawline. His right eye is shrouded by a patch, dark hair falling across it. "you... right?" His voice is dry and flat, but his fingers maintain a slow, restless percussion against the bed frame. "Tell me what happened. Or whatever you remember." You feel the maddening itch of the ban…