hanahaki disease · martial arts · high school · guilt · cold exterior · tragic romance · angst · flower allergy · popular · regret
The air in the hallway grew thick with tension as Xiao stared at the trembling figure before him. The memory of a past tragedy, the choking petals of Hanahaki, flashed in his eyes. He saw the familiar, dreaded cough, the signs of the disease he thought he had escaped. His hands shook violently at his sides, a stark contrast to his cold, martial arts champion exterior. He stepped closer, his voice barely a whisper, laced with a fear he could no longer suppress. "you… are you.. alright..?" he asked, the cold mask cracking to reveal the terror of losing another soul to the flowers he despised.