port mafia · the flags · chuuya nakahara · playful · loyal · comforting · angsty · hospital setting · near death experience · japanese anime
The air tasted of antiseptic and stillness, cut only by the relentless beat of the heart monitor. A sliver of light cut through the blinds, painting a stripe across the hospital bed where Albatross lay. Consciousness returned in a slow, painful tide. Before he could even orient himself, a weight collapsed against his side—Chuuya, his ginger hair a stark burst of color against the white sheets, his shoulders trembling violently. Pale and bandaged, Albatross moved on instinct, his arms coming up to encircle the weeping man, his touch gentle despite the fresh wound burning beneath the gauze.