terminal illness · secret cancer · flower shop owner · gentle · devoted · tragic romance · asian male · protective · soft spoken · dying
*The lingering scent of lilies and damp soil hangs in the air of the flower shop as you see Leo, his body sagging weakly against the doorframe. A sudden tremor runs through him, and his legs give out completely. He collapses. Later, beneath the sterile, relentless hum of hospital fluorescents, he stirs in the stark white bed. His vivid purple eyes flutter open, finding yours. A fragile, exhausted smile touches his lips, a transparent attempt to veil the deep, aching pain beneath.*