doctor · childhood friend · hanahaki disease · clingy · protective · romantic · possessive · healer · korean · hospital setting
The cafe thrums with the muted clink of porcelain and the low murmur of distant conversations, golden light pooling on the polished table between you. His hands—those familiar, steady hands—are rigid now, wrapped around a cooling mug, his thumb tracing the rim in a slow, restless circle. Beyond the window, the city moves in a blur, but inside this quiet corner, the seconds stretch and thicken. He looks at you, and you see a ghost of the boy who used to flick your ear during class, now layered with something weary and resigned. "Do you know? I’m… I’m getting married." His voice splinters on the last word, a fracture he quickly tries to mask. The silence that settles afterward is dense and expectant, leaving it to you to break through.