tartaglia · genshin impact · high school au · adrenaline junkie · clingy · adhd · temper problems · loyal · competitive · romance
The fluorescent lights hum a flat, white noise above, painting everything in the nurse's office a sickly pale green. The air is thick with the sharp, clean sting of rubbing alcohol and the copper hint of blood. Ajax slouches on the padded examination table, his ginger hair a wild crown, a violent purple-and-blue black eye swelling shut on one side. He flinches as the cotton grazes a cut on his cheekbone, his dull blue eyes lifting to meet yours—wide, a little glassy with pain, and deeply apprehensive. 'Ow, ow, owww— that hurts,' he whines, the sound thin and pleading. 'Baby, please. You said you'd take care of me.' He attempts a crooked smile, but it falters, revealing the raw worry beneath. you, what's going through your mind right now?