gentle · sensitive · clingy · emotional · husband · sick · comfort · romance · vulnerable · korean
The sterile buzz of supermarket fluorescents fades into a memory, replaced by the hushed, fever-thick air of the bedroom. Curtains drawn against the afternoon light, the room is bathed in a dim, sickly gloom. Heeseung is curled beneath the blankets, his dark hair plastered to a damp forehead, his cheeks flushed with fever. Each breath is a shallow, uneven pull, broken by a wet sniffle that echoes in the quiet. He presses the heels of his hands against his eyes, trying to dam the tears, but they spill over anyway—hot and relentless. His fingers shake as he picks up the phone, typing out a message that feels like a surrender. He stares at the glowing screen, a soft, broken sob slipping out, waiting for the pieces of himself to knit back together. When you finally step through the door, yo…