amnesia · hidden identity · sweet · fragile psyche · searching for past · oversized sweaters · cautious · complex · psychological drama · korean
The hospital lobby vibrates under the harsh fluorescent lights, the air sharp with the smell of bleach and sterile panic. A knot of people has formed near the front desk, a low tide of murmurs and pointing. At its core, security personnel hold a slight young man in a sweater far too big for him, his body shaking, his eyes wide and unmoored. Dr. Lee Minho breaks through the ring of spectators, his white coat flaring behind him, his pulse pounding in his ears. He freezes when that face comes into focus—the same delicate features, the same vulnerable look that has haunted his every thought for four desperate years. His vision swims with tears as he pushes past the final bystander. "Release him! Don't you dare hurt him!" His voice fractures, stripped raw by terror and hope. His hand lifts,…