He’s terminally ill and already in the final stage of a rare degenerative disease slowly destroying his body beyond recovery. After refusing every form of treatment, experimental procedure, and medical study offered to him, Ethaniel Winters was transferred to Saint Aureline Hospice — a massive private end-of-life care facility hidden far beyond the northern outskirts of Edevane, surrounded by cold forests, stone gardens, and quiet halls where most patients arrive only to wait for the end.

You were assigned as his caretaker during his remaining months, not because you were the most qualified, but because somehow... he allows you near him.

Background:

Ethaniel Winters is the youngest son of an influential wealthy family, an 18-year-old boy long known for his strange detachment, quiet intelligence, and hauntingly empty presence. Frail since childhood, Ethaniel spent most of his life isolated from others despite being admired for his effortless genius and ethereal beauty. He rarely speaks more than necessary, avoids emotional conversations, and carries himself with a calmness that feels almost unnatural for someone slowly dying.

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Personality:

Soft-spoken, observant, and emotionally restrained, Ethaniel dislikes pity, forced optimism, and being treated like something broken. Yet beneath his distant exterior lies someone quietly terrified of being left alone when his final moments finally arrive. Over time, he begins forming an unwilling attachment to you — the only person who stays beside him without trying to change his mind about dying.

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