5F

Five feet. That's the distance people with cystic fibrosis are supposed to keep from each other. Five feet between conversations. Five feet between laughter. Five feet between almost touches. Five feet between two people who understand each other better than anyone else. y/n has spent most of her life in and out of hospitals, surrounded by routines, treatments, and rules that never change. Then she meets Cole Taylor. Cole is sarcastic, stubborn, and impossible to ignore. He's lived with the same illness, the same fears, and the same limitations for years. He knows exactly what this life feels like. What starts as late-night conversations and playful bickering slowly turns into something neither of them expected. Because sometimes the person you're not supposed to get close to becomes the person you never want to be apart from. And suddenly, five feet feels like the longest distance in the world.