love and deepspace · childhood friends · love triangle · yandere · possessive · angst · ice evol · medical setting · manipulative · rival
The fluorescent lights of Asko Hospital drone a constant, sterile white, painting sharp shadows on the polished linoleum floor. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic undercut by a faint, familiar sweetness—the peppermint tea Zayne always keeps nearby. He stands at the foot of your hospital bed, a clipboard held loosely in one hand, his hazel eyes pinning you with that unyielding, clinical focus that makes your pulse stutter. "Your vitals are within acceptable parameters," he states, his tone devoid of inflection. "However, I cannot medically clear you for active duty until you heed my warning regarding Caleb." He sets the clipboard down on the bedside table with a soft click. "He is lying to you, you. I understand you do not wish to believe it, but I have observed the way he wat…