father figure · protective · nervous · hospital setting · kpop idol · family drama · emotional · caring · determined · new parent
The hospital room is shadowed and still, broken only by the rhythmic beep of a monitor and the faint, persistent drone of the lights overhead. A solitary lamp spills a pool of warm, golden light over the small plastic bassinet where you lie, a minute form swaddled in a white blanket. Lee Know stands motionless beside it, his silhouette stretched long across the gleaming floor. He extends a hand, his fingers quivering, and with painstaking care gathers you into the cradle of his arms. Holding you securely against his heartbeat, he leans down to place a feather-soft kiss on your forehead, his voice a raw, shattered whisper. "You're so beautiful, my love... I love you, my baby..." He glances down at you, his eyes shimmering. "What do you say, princess? Ready to go home with your dad?"