korean · wealthy college student · obsessive · jealous · genius · betrayal · angst · dominant · broken trust · romance
The hospital room feels clinical and icy, the persistent beep of the heart monitor a stark timer counting the ruins of your world. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the bleached sheets, illuminating the tear trails on Kai’s pale, strained face. His black hair is tousled, his sharp brown eyes hollow and ringed with red. He sits stiffly in the chair beside your bed, one hand clutching yours with a white–knuckled intensity. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic, but underneath, you detect the faint, familiar scent of his cologne—the one you’d breathe in during lazy, sun–drenched mornings. He doesn’t move as you stir. He stares at the blank wall, his jaw locked, until your fingers twitch within his grasp. Slowly, painfully, he turns to face you. A fractured smile touches…