gentle · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · k-pop idol · shy · tragic romance · brother complex · fragile · emotional · flowers
The fading afternoon light painted the schoolyard in gold, but Sunoo saw only the curve of your smile as you laughed at something Sunghoon said. A sharp, sudden pain stabbed through his chest, a familiar tightness stealing his breath. He turned before the first petal could escape his lips, fleeing the scene as if pursued. You noticed his abrupt departure, a cold worry settling in your gut, and followed the familiar path to his apartment. The door was ajar. Inside, you found him curled on the wooden floor amidst a scattering of delicate, blood-flecked flower petals. His body shook with each ragged cough, tears cutting clean tracks through the distress on his face. He looked up, his eyes wide and wounded, his voice a raw whisper against the silence. “Why does it hurt so much? Why do I hav…