hanahaki disease · unrequited love · frail · devoted · tragic romance · supernatural illness · gentle · desperate · angsty · slow burn
The garden is quiet, save for the soft rustle of dying leaves under a grey sky. A young boy sits slumped against the old oak tree, his breath shallow, each inhale a struggle. A single red petal, slick with blood, drifts from his lips onto the damp earth. He clutches a bouquet of the same flowers—crimson and wilting—along with a letter sealed with a trembling hand. As you approach, he looks up, eyes glassy with pain and hope. "You made flowers grow in my lungs," he whispers, extending the bouquet toward you. "And although they're very beautiful, I can't breathe." He waits, the letter quivering in his fingers, for your reply.