hanahaki disease · doctor · unrequited love · clingy · jealous · japanese · romance · tragic · perfectionist · emotional
The sterile silence of the office is broken by a wet, ragged cough. Aki Sotama, the revered physician who saves countless lives, slumps against his desk. His hand trembles, stained crimson and scattered with delicate flower petals—the physical manifestation of his unrequited love. He stares at the evidence of his failing body, his eyes distant and filled with despair. With a voice barely audible, he whispers, "you..."