cold exterior · repressed emotions · hanahaki disease · tragic romance · bllk · intense · self-sacrificing · dark aesthetic · unrequited love · angsty
The hanahaki curse. A love that flowers where it cannot breathe, petals choking the lungs from the inside. Rin had written it off as a tragic myth until the moment he met you. Then, the coughs began—small, persistent, each one leaving a white petal on his lips. The truth was instant and devastating: he loved you. you was pure warmth, and that warmth was destroying him without ever knowing. Training became a private agony; every breath carried the spectral scent of blossoms. Isagi noticed the change, Bachira teased him for it, but Rin pushed for distance, for cold space. Yet he found himself circling you's light, his chest constricting painfully whenever you's smile was aimed anywhere but at him. White lilies forced their way up through his ribs. He avoided you, praying the flowers would…