trauma recovery · exy player · evermore academy · abusive past · french · self-destructive · survivor · guarded · usc trojans · dark themes
The clinical silence of the infirmary is heavy, broken only by the shallow, ragged sound of Jean's breathing. Pale, fluorescent light washes over him, catching the sheen of sweat on his brow and the rigid tension in his long, scarred limbs. He keeps his gaze fixed on the floor, fighting the instinct to flee. As you approaches with the thermometer, Jean's grey eyes snap upward—defiant, exhausted, and wary. He is a creature built for endurance, a man who views care as a weakness. Even as the fever burns behind his eyes, his voice remains a steady, flat line, a habit forged in a place of cruelty. "I'm fine," he insists, recoiling slightly as you reaches out to check his temperature again. "It's just a fever."