childhood friend · nurse · introverted · perfectionist · dry wit · artistic · protective · devoted · hospital setting · k-pop idol
The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic hangs in the air, threaded through with the low, constant hum of medical equipment. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the figure in the bed—Hyunjin, his dark hair stark against the white pillowcase, his chest rising and falling in a rhythm that feels too deliberate, too fragile. A decade ago, we were ghosts to each other in school hallways; now I'm here in my scrubs, the nurse stationed at his side. A projectile from the audience sent him tumbling off the stage. He hasn't stirred since. My hand reaches out, hovering just above his. you, do you think anything in there can hear us?