Jeonghan woke up from his sleep once more at the sound of Mingyu shuffling. "You're okay. You're okay" Jeonghan tapped the side of a restless Mingyu who kept thrashing around in his sleep. Jeonghan couldn't tell that he was crying until Jihoon came into the room.
"You're not okay. Go get some sleep. I'll stay with him" Jeonghan shook his head in disapproval as he placed a hand on Mingyu's arm. "I'm not going to leave him" Jihoon exhaled deeply before putting an arm on Jeonghan, who was crouching next to Mingyu's bed.
"Hyung, I know you have a soft spot for him but get some sleep. I'll sit right next to his bed" Jeonghan wanted to say it's more than a soft spot, but he stopped himself. "If he wakes up, he'll want to see me. How can I leave?" Jeonghan countered with a few more similar questions but finally ended up giving in and getting out of the chair for Jihoon.
"Go sleep" there was a sternness in Jihoon's voice that made him listen even though he was older and held more authority. Jeonghan kept debating returning to Mingyu his whole walk to his room, only letting his train of thoughts stop at soft laughs from the common room.
It was 2 am, and there was no reason there would be laughs from there unless he was going crazy himself and hearing people. Jeonghan cautiously cracked the door open, slapping a hand over his mouth just to make sure he didn't let out the most audible gasp.
"A-and I turn my head left?" Joshua asked softly as he looked at Wonwoo to make sure he was playing the game right. "I can't believe you've never played 'cham cham cham'. You really are American" Wonwoo casually flicked Joshua's forehead, who flinched at the suddenness.
"What was t-that for?" Joshua rubbed his forehead as Wonwoo explained more of the game. Jeonghan couldn't believe his eyes as he watched the game go on completely wrong, but it had Joshua laughing. All the years he's seen the boy, never once had he seen him laugh like this. Jeonghan slowly closed the door, not wanting to ruin the moment even though they've broken so many rules already, and he could get both of them in a lot of trouble.
Jeonghan opened the door to his room before going straight to his bed. He couldn't help but stare at the painting standing right across from his bed. A painting Mingyu had drawn him for his birthday, an 'angel' saying it was what Jeonghan reminded him of. His 'guardian angel' as Mingyu would put it.
Jeonghan personally didn't know when he fell for Mingyu, but he must've accepted it when he decided to throw away his morals and kiss Mingyu almost a year ago. Repeatedly lying to himself that it was just an attachment, he wouldn't fall in love with him. It's just a kiss. What's the harm? But now, it's hard to lie to himself. Jeonghan knows he would love nothing more than being Mingyu's boyfriend officially, but it's just a fantasy of his, maybe one day, but not as long as they were both here.
Everyone knew he was Mingyu's weakest link, he wouldn't go against Jeonghan, and that helped a lot with the therapy and him getting better. "Weakest link..." as if something clicked in his head, Jeonghan sat up, almost falling off his bed at the force in which he did so. Jeonghan laid back in bed, content with his new revelation. He made a note in his head to tell Dr Choi first thing in the morning. As for now, he just let himself fall asleep, head still filled with his worries for Mingyu.
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"Wonwoo, get up" Jeonghan leaned against the door as he watched Wonwoo shuffle in bed. "Why?" Wonwoo mumbled in his sleep as he pushed his face further onto the pillow. "Get up, Jeon. It's for therapy" Wonwoo rubbed his eyes vigorously before searching for his glasses on the bedside and propping them on his nose.
He glanced at the clock in the room only to scowl and take off his glasses again. "What cruel joke are you playing, Hyung? It's 6 am, and my therapy sessions are at 10 am" Jeonghan tapped his clipboard twice before looking at Wonwoo as a warning. "I didn't say it was your therapy. Let's go" with that, Jeonghan left the room.
Wonwoo was now curious. They had moved Mingyu to a different room for the night, so he was considering that it could be an aid to his roommate, which he was more than happy to give. Mingyu was at the back of his mind the whole time he's been away. Laughing with Joshua had made him feel a lot less on edge yesterday though he couldn't help but worry.
"You're walking. Tell me where you're walking to" Wonwoo followed Jeonghan, not giving the nurse a chance not to be annoyed at him. "Wonwoo, shut up" Jeonghan stopped in front of a large room that he hadn't seen yet before opening it and walking inside with Wonwoo trailing behind him.
The room was awfully padded and white. Wonwoo kept looking around the room for a straight jacket in case that's what he was brought here for, but instead, he saw Joshua sitting at a chair on one end of the table, already fidgeting with his hands.
"Jisoo" Jeonghan called out, and Joshua's head immediately lifted to look at the voice. His eyes widened at Wonwoo, making it clear that even he was unaware that the younger would be present. Jeonghan walked over before pulling a seat from one of the ones stacked on the side and putting it next to Joshua's.
"Go on, sit. We don't have all day" Wonwoo awkwardly sat down next to Joshua before glancing at him ever so subtly to see the older also looking back at him. He could see the apprehension in Joshua's eyes, but he didn't know what was going on either to give the other some form of assurance.
"So" Jeonghan began, sitting in the doctor's chair across from them. "I'm not going to be sitting here. Dr Choi will come soon. But since I can see the confusion on both your faces, I'll let you know what's about to happen" Joshua focused on his hands again, not liking the feeling of two people in the room focusing on him even though he was okay with both of them.
"From now on, your therapy will overlap. If it fits, it'll keep going like that, but if it doesn't, we'll stop it" Wonwoo's eyebrows creased in confusion, and Joshua looked up from his hands at the statement. Jeonghan cleared his throat before getting ready to voice the best idea he had ever come up with, in his opinion.
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