grasps distantly at the air.....so 2young hanahaki au huh
hanahaki except instead of a disease its youngjaes maternal family magic curse to grow flowers in their lungs when they fall in love except yj's mom neglected to tell him this so now he's coughing up petals in the bathroom at work and feeling increasingly bewildered as to why
its not even a debilitating curse its annoying more than anything the curse is intended to make the bearer confess their feelings and goes away with a confession but yj doesnt know that and instead of ever telling yk how his warm heart nd smile make him blush hed rather perish
yjs mom: oh sweetie the flowers are symbolic of your hidden affections! you just have to confess and itll all be okay
yj: actually what about if i just bottle them up forever tho
yj: actually what about if i just bottle them up forever tho
yj coughs up different flowers depending on his emotions + what yks doing but most often it's foxgloves, camellias, sunflowers, wrenching free from his throat every time yk grins bright and comes close, winding round his ribcage tighter whenever a pretty girl walks yks way,
yjs friends saying you cant even sing like this you just gotta tell him whats the worst that can happen. yj pressing his lips tight. he could live w his love strangling his chest n itd never hurt as hard as the possibility of yk looking at him with disgust, with pity, rejection