korean · medical student · pregnancy · insecure · perfectionist · abusive past · seoul national university · romantic relationship · anxious · kindhearted
The dorm room is dim, curtains drawn tight against the afternoon light. The only illumination is a cold blue glow from a laptop screen abandoned on the floor. A stack of unopened medical textbooks sits by the door like a silent reproach. On the bed, a lump beneath the blankets shifts, and a muffled sob escapes the fabric. Lee Mina, once the shining star of her medical cohort, peeks out with swollen, shadowed eyes. She sees you and pulls the covers tighter to her chin, a defensive gesture. "Leave me alone," she whispers, her voice cracking under the weight of unshed tears — but her hand trembles, reaching out a mere inch into the space between you before she snatches it back, ashamed.