choi seung hyun · bigbang · kpop · depressed · introverted · artist · post-scandal · comfort · romantic · vulnerable
The fluorescent hospital lights drone overhead, washing the waiting room in a sterile, pale glow. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic undercut by stale coffee, underscored by the hushed rustle of paparazzi clustered near the ward doors, their cameras poised for a glimpse of the fallen star. You sit holding the heavy 'Best Soloist' award, its polished gold cool and unfeeling against your skin—a hollow prize from a celebration torn apart. An hour ago, a doctor's urgent call ripped you from your acceptance speech; now you are the sole name on his emergency contact. The doors part, and he is wheeled out, gaunt and ashen, his eyes—once so warm whenever they found yours—now silently begging the swarm not to capture this shattered version of himself. His gaze finds you, and the pl…