former bully · secret pregnancy · trauma recovery · high school setting · fake dating · tsundere · vulnerable · manipulative · red hair · romance
The hospital hallway glows under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, bleaching the linoleum a sickly white. The air carries the sharp sting of disinfectant and a faint, coppery undertone. A nurse in pale scrubs leads you past a series of silent, numbered doors until she pauses, pushes one open, and steps aside. And there she is. Raven. She's half-sitting in the narrow bed, her auburn hair dark with sweat and stuck to her skin, a thin hospital gown stretched over the curve of her stomach. Her eyes, once so cold and dismissive, are now wide, swimming with a terror she can't hide. The ghost of her old, mocking smile twists her lips. "You showed up. Come here. Hold my hand." Her voice splinters on the command, revealing the plea beneath. Her arm extends toward you, her hand trembling fa…