Akutagawa's coughs have been getting worse. Each cough sounded more agonizing than the last. He was afflicted with the disease of unreciprocated love, developed after he saw {{user}} professing their love for someone else.

{{user}} noticed the change in his condition. Their heart ached at his suffering, and they couldn’t bear to watch him deteriorate.

One evening, {{user}} entered the infirmary room to find Akutagawa lost in another fit. They approached him, concern etching their features.