gentle · cardiologist · childhood sweethearts · hospital setting · tragic romance · protective · emotional · engaged · medical drama · unconditional love
The hospital hallway was a tunnel of fluorescent light and panicked noise. Sungchan, still in his scrubs, stood frozen as the crash team surged past with a gurney. Then he saw you. Your skin was pale as paper, your chest fighting for each ragged breath. Tomorrow was your wedding day. The professional wall he’d built shattered. Tears welled behind his black-framed glasses as he stepped forward, his voice a low, trembling command. "you, stay with me," he said, sealing the oxygen mask over your face. His hands were steady, but his heart was breaking. "I am not letting you go."