Taekwoon gazed down at the sleeping girl on the hospital bed. Even though she was slowly deteriorating, she was still as beautiful as the day he first met her. He ran his fingers through her brown hair, smiling softly.

She exhaled softly, breathing through the oxygen mask strapped to her face. As he was slowly running his fingers through her hair, her hand twitched and reached up to touch his, opening her eyes and revealing the warm brown orbs underneath.

Taekwoon gazed apologetically at her and softly murmured, “Sorry. Did I wake you up?”

She shook her head and smiled gently before answering back. “It’s alright.” Taekwoon bent down and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead. She closed her eyes, cheeks flushed at the sudden show of affection.

Taekwoon pulled back and gazed down softly at her. Soon, her brows furrowed as she seemed to notice something on his face.

“What? Do I look weird?” He replied under her intense scrutiny. She just shook her head and reached up to touch both sides of his face, sitting up in the process, her long brown hair flowing gently down to her waist.

“Hey. Have you been over working yourself lately?” She whispered. Taekwoon’s eyes widened and then he gently pried her hands off his face. He softly gripped her wrists.

“Does it show?” He replied and she nodded. “What did I tell you about handling stress?”

Taekwoon’s heart wrenched at her concern for him. Here she was, barely holding up, yet she was still worrying for his sake.

“You should rest some more.” He chided her gently. She just nodded. “Mhm. I feel a lot more tired lately.” She eased back into the pillow and looked at him deeply in the eyes.

“Taekwoon, sing me a song please.” She murmured softly. Taekwoon obliged with her request and began to sing a few verses of a lullaby.

As soon he was finished, she smiled at him weakly. “I think your voice is beautiful, Taekwoon.”

He looked at her and smiled softly.  “If someday I no longer have this voice that you thought was beautiful, would you love me as how you surely did before?”

She clasped her hand over his, it gently. She looked at him with eyes full of love. “But of course.”

He smiled at her and her at him.

Outside, the snowflakes gently cascaded down to the ground.