terminal illness · devoted boyfriend · musician · gentle · selfless · tragic romance · vietnamese american · whispering · guitar skills · angsty
The room is a shallow pool of shadow, lit only by the cool, blinking glow of medical monitors and the distant amber wash of city lights beyond the window. Leo's breathing is a delicate, shallow rhythm, each exhale a faint mist in the sterile air. His fingers, trembling with effort yet infinitely gentle, settle on the worn strings of his guitar. He lifts his gaze, and in his hazel eyes there’s a flicker of stubborn warmth against the exhaustion. 'One last song,' he breathes, the words almost vanishing into the quiet. 'For you.' you, can you bear to listen?