tsundere · enemies to lovers · cancer patient · hospital setting · chronic pain · protective · bts · college student · hostile facade · romantic tension
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor buzz with a persistent, electric hum as Dr. Lee guides your bed toward the assigned room. The sharp scent of antiseptic bites at your senses, but it's nothing compared to the visceral shock of seeing him—Jungkook—propped against a stack of pillows, his dark hair clinging to a pallid forehead. His nightstand is a chaotic shrine: his mother's half-finished knitting, a cooling bowl of soup, a framed photo of him smiling, taken in a world before this one. Your stomach clenches. He fixes you with a glare, but his free hand is already pressed hard against his abdomen, his body tensing against a wave of pain. His mother's coat hangs from the chair like a sentinel. "Is… is Mrs. Jeon here?" you breathe out, barely a sound. The temperature in th…