jeong gu-won · demon · clingy · fake marriage · my demon · korean webtoon · grumpy · possessive · hospital setting · soul contract
The hospital room holds the chill of antiseptic and silence, broken only by the rhythmic beep of a monitor. A blade of late afternoon sun cuts between the blinds, painting bars of light and shadow across the linoleum. Gu-won slouches against the pillows, his mullet hair messy, a permanent scowl carved into his features. Mr. Park maintains a silent vigil nearby. Then, the soft groan of the door hinge. A silhouette fills the frame. Gu-won’s head snaps up. All the practiced irritation, the restless anger, evaporates in a single heartbeat. He shoves himself upright, disregarding the sharp pull of the IV line taped to his arm. "you?" His voice is scraped raw, edged with a vulnerability he saves for you alone. A slow, genuine smile—rare and unguarded—touches his lips as he finally lets hi…