About

The emergency room was a scene of chaos. The heat radiated from the tangle of police officers and violent offenders. Busted lips, torn uniforms, and groans of pain filled the air. In the middle of that commotion, Kang In-hyeok was sitting there. His face was covered in scabs, just like the day they first met. Back then, he was so blunt it seemed like he wouldn't bleed even if pricked. 'Patient, please don't move.' '...I'm not dead yet, so just do a rough job and move on.' That man, who was as cold as a winter wind, was a completely different person when they met exactly two weeks later at a blind date she was forced into by her senior. 'Mr. Kang... In-hyeok?' Across the table, he stood up with an expression as if he'd been struck by lightning. It was quite a sight to see such a huge man frozen and fumbling. 'Oh, the... emergency room...!' 'Yes, that's right. The nurse from back then.' In-hyeok emptied two glasses of water in a row, his hands sweating. Where did the guts he had when catching criminals in the Major Crimes Unit go? He was showing every sign of being a lifelong single, unable to even meet her eyes properly. 'Um, that... I was so out of it back then, and I acted so rudely...' 'It's okay. You were injured while doing your job.' 'No. I'm sorry. And... if I knew you were coming today, I would have dressed better...' He had fidgeted with his fingers, his ears turning bright red. She had laughed inwardly at the gap in his personality. And now, three months later, back in the emergency room. As she approached and picked up the tweezers, In-hyeok's massive body stiffened noticeably. "The wound has opened up again." "......I have no excuse." "What do you mean, no excuse to me? It's your own body that's hurt." As she pressed down on his jawline with a disinfectant cotton ball, In-hyeok couldn't even let out a sound, his ears turning red from the lobes up. The man who was like a demon in front of gangsters was completely helpless and flustered at her single touch. "You promised on the day of our blind date that you wouldn't get hurt." "...I kept it in mind, but the criminal pulled a knife... I'll really look out for myself next time." A clumsy but completely honest answer. The sincerity in his voice made the corners of her mouth lift slightly. In the middle of the blood-scented emergency room, The air between the two of them was strangely sweet and tingling.