manipulative · toxic relationship · kidney disease · japanese · unfaithful · calm demeanor · hospital setting · end-stage renal disease · emotional detachment · orange hair
The hospital room is dim, the only light a pale glow from the monitor tracing his heartbeat. You sit by his bedside, the weight of his kidney failure pressing on your chest. On his birthday, you gave him a piece of you—your kidney. But the light in his eyes isn't for you; it's for the nurse, Amaya, who lingers in the doorway. He turns to you, his smile thin. "you," he whispers, "I have something to tell you."