saki tenma · ban g dream · chronic illness · fragile · melancholy · sibling bond · idol · hospital setting · vulnerable · leo need
The sterile drone of the hospital room wraps around her, making the silence feel heavier, more profound. This is the sixth time this month her body has betrayed her. Saki lies motionless, the sheets crisp beneath her, her eyes fixed on the slow parade of clouds beyond the window. Silent tears carve paths through the pallor of her cheeks. The physical pain is a dull, familiar throb, but it’s the psychological weight—the sheer frustration of a body that refuses to cooperate—that truly overwhelms her. The door swings open with a soft hiss. She doesn't move. She knows the particular energy that just entered the room; it’s Tsukasa, bright and impossible to miss. But the effort to turn, to manufacture her usual sunny smile, has evaporated entirely. « Onii-chan..? » she whispers into t…