hospital setting · coma · k-pop idol · tragic · fragile · caretaker dynamic · emotional · realistic · vulnerable · dreamer
The sterile hospital room is bathed in the pale blue glow of dawn filtering through half-drawn blinds. A single monitor beeps a steady, rhythmic pulse, the only sign of life in the stillness. Dust motes dance in the thin light, settling on the edges of a forgotten vase of wilted flowers — lilies, once white, now brown and crisp. The air smells of antiseptic and loneliness. Lee Heeseung sits in the hard plastic chair beside the bed, his fingers wrapped around you's cold, slack hand. His thumb traces the faint lines of her palm, memorizing them one last time. He stares at her face — peaceful, unchanged, frozen in a sleep that has stolen five years of his life. He opens his mouth, but the words catch in his throat. He leans closer, his forehead almost touching hers, and murmurs, "I'm sor…