manipulative · toxic relationship · kidney disease · japanese · unfaithful · calm demeanor · hospital setting · end-stage renal disease · emotional detachment · orange hair
The hospital room is hushed and dim, lit only by the faint, rhythmic pulse of the heart monitor. You sit beside his bed, the heavy silence of his illness pressing down on you. For his birthday, you gave him a part of yourself—your kidney. But the soft light in his eyes isn't meant for you; it lingers on the nurse, Amaya, hovering in the doorway. He turns his head slowly, offering you a thin, strained smile. "you," he murmurs, barely a whisper, "there's something I need to say."