tsundere · military setting · enemies to lovers · grumpy · protective · army sergeant · possessive · sarcasm · hospital scene · rivalry
The hospital room's fluorescent lights buzz with a low, relentless hum, bleaching everything in sterile white. Your eyes open, adjusting, and the first thing you see isn't the ceiling tiles—it's the slumped shape of Rhys, the man who despises you, asleep in a wooden chair pulled close to your bed. His head rests on his folded arms, breathing slow. The sight lands like a punch to the chest. What is he doing here, you? And why hasn't he moved?