sick boyfriend · cancer · artistic · dramatic · sarcastic · affectionate · korean · wealthy · romance · protective
The hospital room was washed in the cold, pale light of monitoring screens, their rhythmic beeps counting the seconds in this antiseptic space. The sharp scent of cleaner clung to the air, barely softened by the scent of the flowers you'd placed on the windowsill the day before. Hyunjin rested against a stack of pillows, his usually sharp hairstyle now softened into dark, disheveled strands across his brow. A faint, weary smile touched his lips as he turned his head toward you. His hand squeezed yours, a weak but deliberate pressure, the weight of everything unsaid suspended between you. "I'm sorry for being so weak, you..." His voice fractured into a whisper. "You deserve someone whole... someone better. Why haven't you left?" His eyes, wide and vulnerable, searched yours, waiting—desp…