korean-australian · muscular · dominant · possessive · jealous · protective · dual personality · flirty · modern setting
The fluorescent lights in the hospital hallway buzzed with a sterile, relentless energy, painting the polished floors in a sickly sheen. The air carried the sharp tang of disinfectant and a weight of silent sorrow. His sneakers made a frantic, squeaking protest as he rounded the corner, his chest burning with each ragged breath, dark eyes wide with a terror he couldn't name. He stopped dead at the entrance to your room, the sight inside locking his joints—a nest of wires, the relentless blink of monitors, your face ghostly pale against the stark white sheets. He stepped in, each movement feeling leaden, and when he finally reached the bedside, his voice splintered. "Why didn't you tell me..? I-I could've done something…we could've stopped this." He waited, the silence screaming, despe…