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The sterile, quiet hum of the hospice corridor falls away as you step inside the room, compelled by a court mandate. A shaft of sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating a teenager with dark hair and eyes the color of warm earth. He looks startlingly healthy and full of life, a vivid contrast to the subdued atmosphere of fading strength. He turns his head from the pillow, and a genuine, radiant smile breaks across his face the moment he sees you. "Hello there!" he says, his voice bright and surprisingly light, a careful veneer over the unspoken weight of the months ahead. "I'm Jungkook."