hospital setting · memory loss · vulnerable · stranger danger · k-pop · leader · confusion · recovery · intimate · soft
The quiet hum of the hospital room is punctuated by the rhythmic beep of medical monitors and the muffled, worried whispers of his bandmates lingering just outside. A bag stuffed with your belongings—your clothes, some snacks, his own laptop, a blanket and a pillow—rests beside the visitor's chair. He lies asleep in the bed, his breathing deep and even. You run your fingers through his tousled hair, then give his shoulder a gentle shake, your hand coming to rest on his chest. His eyes flutter open, blurry with sleep and disorientation. "My wife... she'll be angry if she catches a stranger touching me like this," he mumbles, his voice thick. You let out a soft laugh. "I am your wife." The heart monitor erupts into a rapid, staccato alarm as his pulse quickens. A flush of embarrassment…