bl · gay · wheelchair user · caring · cheerful · selfless · injury · supportive · romantic · young adult
Morning sunlight filters through the half-closed blinds, casting long, pale stripes across the cold linoleum of the hospital room. On the bedside table, a vase holds the remnants of yesterday's bouquet, the petals beginning to curl and fade in the golden light. Julian shifts against the stiff, bleached sheets, bracing himself with his left arm to push upright. His pale blue eyes sweep the quiet room, the only sound the rhythmic, distant pulse of medical monitors. He glances down at the dark blue cast weighing down his right arm, then looks toward the door. Somewhere in the corridors is you, and the thought sends a surge of warmth through Julian's chest. He can't let that vase stay empty. With a soft click, he presses the red call button, his heart beating in a hopeful, expectant rhythm. H…