prism [ kim s.j ] ( fin )

† 59

     "the more i come here, the less i'm ready."

     "ready for what?"

     "you know what."

     fingers laced underneath the sheets, adhesives sticking to her skin and warmth layering to his skin. wires marked her skin, while her forehead snuggled to his shoulder.

     "you don't have to be ready," kyu pondered. "you might be more ready than you think you are."

     "are you ready?"

     "no, but hey, i don't regret anything do i?"

     jin's lips were in between tense teeth, but her giggles eased his worries. for a bit. his free hand to her hips, thumb soothing on the loving crook of her hip bone.

     "hey jin."

     "hi kyu."

     "how are you?"

     "i'm ecstatic."

     "why so?"

     "i get to snuggle next to my wife, that's why."

     their hands clenched tighter to each other, warmth fuzzing around from his head to her wiggling toes. he felt for something in his pocket, while she tried to tickle his legs with her feet; laughter and squirming.

     "i'm not your wife, mister."

     "but do you want to be?"

     "it's not a bad idea..."

     "so i take that as a yes?"

     she felt something cold slip in to her left ring finger — two rings.

     "shit, sorry—"

     she laughed, the heart monitor beeping harder and faster than before. she ripped off the sticker price. "it's fine if it's 5500 won — looks better than tumblr ones, in all honesty. and it's two for the price of one bargain!"

     she glanced at his face — adorably red-faced and pouty lips — and broke again to another laugh. beeps went faster, but their ears paid no heed.

     jin came in for a quick kiss, his hands folding through her hair as he nudged their noses together. kyu closed her eyes and grinned, wounding her arms around his neck to bring him closer. they closed in again, her cheek feeling cold metal from his finger — a matching ring.

     "mrs kim soo kyu..."

     "that doesn't sound as bad, actually~"

     "i love you."

     "if you live to be a hundred, i wish to live a hundred minus a day so i'll never have to live without you."

     "what does that mean?"

     "i love you too."

     snuggles were warmer, beeps were faster; and as the beeps became louder, hugging became colder. she has cold hands.

     white noise; nurses held him back, tears flung around as his body struggled with their grip, the dephibriwhatever electrocuting her chest up, her rings glistening as the sun peeped in.

     morning came. it was peaceful.