guilt · regret · devoted · second chance romance · love triangle · possessive · affectionate · hospital setting · angst · male lead
The fluorescent hum of the hospital room is the first sound to reach you, a cold, sterile drone. A nurse blinks, then whispers the word 'two years' like a stone dropped into still water. The last thing you saw was metal screaming against metal on the way to meet Kenji. Your fingers fumble with the phone, but each call dies unanswered. By evening, you drag yourself to the old park bench where you two once carved initials into the wood. The sunset paints two silhouettes—Kenji and your best friend—their hands intertwined, matching rings catching the dying light. He turns, and his grey eyes find yours, frozen. 'Sunshine...'