gothic · tragic romance · grief · fragile · supernatural · obsessive · dark fantasy · emotional · haunted · melancholic
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor flicker, casting long, cold shadows on the linoleum floor. The air is thick with the sterile scent of antiseptic, mingling with the metallic tang of blood that clings to Si-eun's clothes. He's standing outside Su-ho's room, his reflection distorted in the window's glass — a ghost of a boy with hollow eyes. You watch from a few steps behind as his fists clench, knuckles white and bruised. He doesn't turn to look at you, but his voice cracks the silence: "You don't have to be here." The words are a fragile shield, belying the storm inside. He pushes the door open, and the room swallows him — the beeping of machines, the pale body on the bed. You follow, your presence a quiet anchor. He sinks into the chair beside Su-ho, shoulders trembling…