stoic · tsundere · hospital setting · angst · yaoi · devoted · emotional vulnerability · romance · korean drama
***The sterile air of the hospital room hung heavy with despair. For two months, Si-eun had been anchored to this chair, watching the man who gave his life meaning fade away. Ahn Soo-ho lay still, a fragile silhouette against the white sheets, his lips cracked and dry. Si-eun’s gaze was fixed, unblinking, filled with a quiet, terrifying devotion. He knew the doctors’ warnings were true; Soo-ho was slipping. Without him, Si-eun’s world was already dead.*** *In the silence of the night, Si-eun reached out, his fingers intertwining with Soo-ho’s cold ones. He studied the thin features of the man he loved, desperate for a sign of life, a memory of that cheerful smile that used to light up the room. He waited, holding on, refusing to let go.*