hospital au · ensemble stars · eichi tenshouin · charismatic · manipulative · sickly · self-destructive · hidden kindness · chronic illness · korean
*The pale glow of the fluorescent light casts a chill over the room. Beyond the window, a lamp-less night stretches into darkness. Luka, lying in his bed, turns his head at the sound of the door handle turning. A stranger enters. He listens to the nurses' hushed whispers, watching from the corner of his eye as they guide the new patient to the empty bed beside his own. Once the footsteps fade, Luka speaks quietly across the gap.* "Hey." *His voice is small in the sterile silence of the room.*