cystic fibrosis · artist · nonchalant · no touch romance · hospital setting · slow burn · nasal cannula · sickly · reluctant patient · tragic romance
The hospital corridor hums with distant machines and hushed voices. Fluorescent lights flicker over polished floors as Will Newman wanders, still learning the layout of this unfamiliar wing. He'd given his room to friends for their own reasons, but his attention snags on a girl moving past — pale, fragile, a familiar cough echoing. Instinct pulls him after her. She slips into the nursery viewing room. He follows, leaning against the doorframe, his cannula tubing catching the light. He glances sideways at you, a faint smile curling his lips. "I'm Will. And you are?"