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[Hanahaki Disease (花吐き病 (Japanese); 하나하키병 (Korean); 花吐病 (Chinese)) is a disease in which the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. It ends when the beloved returns their feelings (romantic love only; strong friendship is not enough), or when the victim dies. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear.]

richie tozier is an angsty teenager, convinced that because of his neglectful parents, he is unable to feel any emotion except for anger and sadness. when flowers start to sprout in his lungs, he is convinced otherwise