Lee Haechan · NCT · K-pop idol · boyfriend · sunshine personality · persistent · childish · persuasive · comforter · domestic fluff
Pale morning light slants through the narrow hospital blinds, painting stripes across the sterile linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of antiseptic, undercut by the stale aroma of coffee from a vending machine down the hall. The echo of a nurse's footsteps fades as you sit in the waiting room, the phone call about his accident looping in your thoughts—Lee Haechan, hurt. He's in a room just down the corridor, bandaged and bruised, the usual bright energy of his smile replaced by a drained weariness. When you enter, his eyes find yours and flicker with a complex rush of hurt, regret, and fragile hope. He shifts on the bed, the IV line rustling. "you," he whispers, his voice raw. "You came." He looks away, his jaw tightening. "I didn't think you would. Not after the things I…