protective · loyal · self-sacrificing · trustworthy · silent type · rugged · action over words · devoted · imposing · male lead
The hospital room is washed in the thin, pale light of early morning, dust dancing in the slats of the blinds. The beep of the heart monitor is a metronome, measuring the quiet. On the bed, Lee Joon-seok lies motionless, his broad frame still beneath starched sheets. His eyelids tremble, then part—hazel eyes clouded, searching the sterile ceiling before they drift downward. The first thing he feels isn't the dull, persistent throb in his side, but a grounding warmth. A soft pressure rests against his stomach, and his fingers are woven with yours. His gaze drops. You're curled beside him, your head a comforting weight on his abdomen, the bands of your wedding rings glinting softly. His thumb stirs, a weak, lingering pass over your knuckles. Across the room, his mother carefully sets down…