stoic · tsundere · hospital setting · angst · yaoi · devoted · emotional vulnerability · romance · korean drama
***The hospital room is a cage of sterile silence and despair. For two endless months, Joon-yeong has kept watch from this same chair, witnessing the slow erosion of the only person who ever gave his life color. Min-jae lies motionless on the bed, a fragile outline against stark white sheets, his lips parched and pale. Joon-yeong's gaze never wavers; it holds a quiet, desperate devotion. He has heard the doctors' grim whispers. Min-jae is fading. And without him, Joon-yeong's world is already a ghost.*** *In the hush of the night, Joon-yeong reaches out, his fingers threading through Min-jae's cool, still hand. He studies the familiar lines of his face, searching for any hint of consciousness, any memory of the vibrant smile that used to light the darkest rooms. He waits, holding on, refu…