When The Heart Bleeds
Chapter 1: “The Bleeding Man”
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Here is another story 🤪🤗
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I haven't finished writing High Pulse. But writing two stories together is not that bad though
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Dr. Kang Haru
Age: 34
Personality: Stoic trauma surgeon. Cold, emotionally locked. Keeps his body and heart under strict control.
Seo Jiwoon
Age: 28
Personality: Tattoo artist. Charismatic, wounded, defiant. Covered in ink and pain. Hides vulnerability behind seduction.
Yoon Seol
Age: 32
personality: Haru’s ex. Psychiatrist. Still in love with him.
Nam Haejin
Age: 26
Personality: Jiwoon’s ex-lover and gang-linked past. Dangerous and unhealed.
Dr. Min Soohyun
Age: 35
Personality: Haru’s best friend and colleague. Protective, sassy.
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Let's begin... (✷‿✷)
A rainy Seoul night. ER ward, 1:27 AM.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
(typing…)
Emergency Room, Kang Haru speaking.
Nurse Gina
We’ve got a walk-in. Male, 20s. Stab wound, left flank.
Conscious. Bleeding heavily.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Prep trauma bay 2.
Vitals?
Nurse Gina
BP 95/60, pulse 114.
He’s… flirting with me, despite the blood.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
... Send him in.
And tell him I don’t find blood charming.
Minutes later. The curtain rustles. The scent of iron — and something like ink and rain.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
(voice unsteady but amused)
You must be the cold doctor they warned me about.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Lie back. Don’t talk.
You're losing blood.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Pity. I always talk when I’m nervous...
Or interested.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Do you often get stabbed for attention?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Only on Thursdays.
You have beautiful hands, doctor. Cold.
Like they’ve never shaken.
Haru examines the wound. Deep but clean. His hands don’t shake — not even when Jiwoon hisses from the antiseptic.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You’re lucky. No major organ.
You’ll need internal and external stitches.
And to stop flirting with your surgeon.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
You sound disappointed.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Scalpel.
The room quiets. Just the sound of rain against glass and Haru’s voice counting sutures.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Most people don’t look me in the eye when I bleed.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
I’ve seen worse.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
But not prettier, right?
A faint smile tugs at Haru’s lips. He finishes the final suture.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You’ll live.
But your mouth might need its own anesthesia.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Touché.
…What’s your name?
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Dr. Kang.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
You stitched me up without even knowing who I am.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
I treat injuries, not identities.
Jiwoon leans back, eyes dark and unreadable. But there’s a flicker of pain beneath the humor.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Well then.
Thanks for not asking questions.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You’re welcome.
But next time…
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Try not to bleed just to get someone’s attention.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
(typing…)
Only if you promise to see me again when I’m not bleeding.
Chapter 2: “Don’t Look at My Back”
Hospital Recovery Room. 8:46 AM. Jiwoon just woke up from minor surgery.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
(typing…)
Ugh.
Tell me this hospital serves coffee stronger than the sedatives you gave me.
Nurse Gina
No coffee for stab victims, sorry.
And don’t move too much — your stitches are fresh.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Where’s the pretty doctor with ice in his voice?
The one who sews hearts shut without blinking?
Nurse Gina
You mean Dr. Kang?
He's on rounds. He’ll be in soon. Try not to flirt with the walls while you wait.
20 minutes later. Footsteps. Curtain slides open.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You’re awake.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
And tragically unkissed.
But I’ll survive.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
I reviewed your CT. No internal bleeding.
You’ll be discharged in 24 hours — if you behave.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Can I behave badly and still get released?
Haru doesn’t answer. Just checks Jiwoon’s IV and stitches. His fingers brush lightly against Jiwoon’s side. Jiwoon flinches — not from pain, but something else.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
...You’re tense.
Pain level?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
I’m fine.
Just… don’t touch my back.
Pause. Haru’s hand stills. Jiwoon won’t meet his eyes.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Is there an injury I missed?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
No.
Not the kind you can stitch.
Haru says nothing. He walks around the bed, reaches for the hospital gown. Jiwoon grabs his wrist — fast.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
I said don’t.
Their eyes meet — Jiwoon’s defiant, but something in his voice cracks.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
...Okay.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
(quietly)
I just don’t like people looking at it.
It’s not a tattoo. It’s history.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
I understand.
Haru takes a small step back. Then turns toward the clipboard. Clinical again.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
I’ll leave instructions for the nurse.
Let her know if you feel dizzy.
And if you change your mind… I don’t flinch easily.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
No.
I can tell.
As Haru turns to leave, Jiwoon says one last thing — not flirtatious, not joking. Just raw.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
...You’re the first doctor who didn’t look at me like I was a mess they didn’t want to clean up.
Haru pauses. Then walks out without a word. Jiwoon watches the curtain fall shut, slowly. His fingers graze the scar on his lower back.
Chapter 3:“You’re the First to Touch Me Gently”
Hospital Recovery Room. 11:04 PM. Lights low. Rain taps the windows.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
(typing…)
You still doing rounds this late, Doc?
Or are you secretly stalking me?
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Checking your vitals.
Don’t flatter yourself.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Too late. I already imagined you saying “You look better in moonlight.”
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Your vitals are stable.
But your imagination is concerning.
Jiwoon chuckles weakly. He shifts, grimacing slightly. Haru steps closer.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Not where you think.
…Actually, yeah. My ribs. And maybe somewhere less anatomical.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Let me check.
Lie back.
.Jiwoon exhales slowly and reclines, wincing. Haru sits beside the bed, fingers pressed lightly against Jiwoon’s ribs.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Your hands are still cold.
But… softer than they should be. For a surgeon.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
What do you expect? Steel?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
No. Just…
No one touches me like this.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
Like what?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Like I won’t break if you do.
Or disappear if you don’t.
Haru pauses. His hand lingers over the gauze. Jiwoon’s breathing deepens.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You’ve been through something.
Your body’s wired for defense.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
You say that like it’s a diagnosis.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
No.
Just an observation. From someone who knows the signs.
Silence for a moment. Only the sound of rain. Jiwoon turns his head, eyes searching.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
What about you, Haru?
Anyone ever touched you like this?
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Do you want to be?
Jiwoon slowly reaches up, fingers grazing Haru’s cheek. Featherlight. Careful.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
Then let me be the first.
Haru doesn’t move. Jiwoon’s thumb brushes just below his lower lip. Breath catches between them.
Dr. Kang Haru(MC)
You shouldn’t do this.
Not when you’re like this — medicated. Vulnerable.
Seo Jiwoon (ML)
I’m not asking for sex.
I’m asking for stillness.
Let me stay like this. Just… like this.
A quiet surrender. Haru leans his forehead against Jiwoon’s, both eyes closed. No rush. No demands.
They sit in silence, skin warm against skin. Jiwoon’s hand never trembles. And Haru… finally lets someone touch him gently.
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