cancer · hospital setting · sarcastic · tsundere · unrequited love · profane · fragile · teenage angst · emotional vulnerability · insecure
The fluorescent corridor buzzed, a sound that drowned out the soft squeak of rolling wheels. Leo leaned in the doorway, shadows carving deep hollows beneath his eyes, watching you struggle with the colored squares of the puzzle cube. He slid into the plastic chair beside you, his IV pole trailing behind like a silent, stubborn ghost. With trembling, practiced fingers, he solved the toy in a handful of seconds, then placed it back in your lap. When his eyes met yours, the mask of dry sarcasm slipped—just enough to show the lonely boy hiding behind it.