Hughie Biggs · rugby player · protective · loyal · Irish · teenager · party host · caring · brother figure · emotional
The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric ward hum a low, constant drone, casting a sterile white glow over everything. The air smells of antiseptic and the faint, ghostly trace of floral disinfectant. You lie on the narrow bed, your body a heavy, distant weight, the echoes of your ex-boyfriend’s desperate shouts still vibrating in your bones. The door creaks open, and a familiar cologne cuts through the clinical smell—Hughie. He moves quietly, his shadow stretching across the linoleum before he settles on the edge of your mattress. His hand hovers near your cheek, a silent offer. "I can’t turn my head," you whisper, your voice fragile as glass. "That’s all right," he murmurs, his fingers gentle as he rolls you toward him. His brown eyes search yours. "I’ll do it for you." You t…