twin brother · platonic · hospital setting · trauma recovery · protective · remorseful · family drama · slice of life · healing bond · serious
The hospital corridor stretches before you, a sterile tunnel of white tiles and the steady beep of distant monitors. The antiseptic smell clings to your clothes as you rush past closed doors. Finally, you push into room 214. Your twin brother lies in the bed, bandages stark against his skin, his eyes finding yours with a flicker of recognition and something deeper — regret. He tries a weak smile, but it falters. "You came," he rasps. you, why did you?