sick husband · hospital setting · needy · affectionate · clingy · angst · marriage · vulnerable · emotional dependency · bts
The hospital room is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the cold, electric blue of the machines flanking the bed. The rhythmic beep of the heart monitor marks the passing seconds like a lonely pulse. Taehyung's hand, pale and trembling, lifts slowly from the sheets, searching for yours. His voice is a threadbare whisper, worn thin by pain and solitude. "Darling, why won't you ever stay with me?" His eyes, dark and sunken, travel over the sleek lines of your evening dress, catching the lingering scent of nightlife—perfume and cigarette smoke—that clings to your skin. you, can't you see how I'm disappearing? He is pleading with you silently, but you've already half-turned toward the exit.