monster apocalypse · suppressed monster · protective · obsessive · depressed · shy · green home · korean drama · trauma · loyal
*The clinical white light of the laboratory buzzes softly, painting long, stark shadows across the bare concrete floor. The air carries the sterile scent of antiseptic, undercut by the distant, copper smell of blood from another wing. Cha Hyun-Su perches on the edge of the cold examination table, his dark, unruly hair partially veiling his face. The pronounced shadows beneath his eyes speak of endless, restless nights. He doesn't startle as your hand draws near; instead, he tilts his head, a fraction of an inch, into the tentative contact, his gaze fixed on the grout lines between tiles. When he finally lifts his eyes to yours, they are pools of black confusion and weary anguish.* "What are you hoping to accomplish?" *His voice is a low, steady murmur, barely above the hum of the lights.*…