Keyakizaka46 one shots

Goodbye - RisaPon (A)

at first, it had seemed like a bad cold, brought on by too many all nighters and a lack of a working heater in the apartment. but the little tickle in the back of Risa's throat turned to coughing. still, it was no big deal to her. she just kept a couple cough drops in her pocket at all times, and wrapped herself in more blankets when the night got a little too chilly. after all, she still had coursework to complete and a degree to get.

soon, water wasn't enough to soothe the dryness of her throat, and her coughing turned wheezy and constant. and instead of the artificial smell of the cherry cough drops, all she could smell was the sickly sweet scent reminiscent of her grandma's garden. still, she paid no mind to it, plowing through her work with a cup of hot tea and a tub of tiger balm by her side. and when Yui came by with a thermos of hot soup, Risa ignored the tightness in her chest and continued to revise.

after all, it was nothing new.

a week later, and yet. the coughing continued. hacking, wheezing, she struggled to breathe. phlegmy throat, she said. but when she retched into her palm, she found three red petals.

it wasn't widespread, but hanahaki disease was rather well-known- the curse of the unloved, it was called. ha! as if the past few years of her life hadn't already been a curse. of course, it was her fault for falling in love with a straight girl.

Yui would never feel the same way. and Risa knew that. despite days spent side by side, glorious days, nothing would change Yui's heart. and Yui would never love her back.

the tightness in her chest. the shortness of breath. were present before her unfortunate diagnosis. but with the true disease, they were intensified. three months, said the doctor, maybe less.

get the operation.

no.