airplane mode; kv ✓

thirty five.

"You don't need to drive me all the way home," Taehyung mumbled as he sat in Jeongguk's car, fiddling with the shirt Jeongguk had kindly given him. He felt all fuzzy in his chest from how it smelt like Jeongguk's cologne as it hadn't been washed yet.

"I don't want you moving around too much," Jeongguk spoke as he steered the wheel. A sad feeling filled him when he realised that they were now In Taehyung's town. That meant the two wouldn't see each other for the rest of the day.

"I have an appointment with my psychiatrist now, can you just drop me off here?" Taehyung quietly asked the boy. He wasn't his usual flirty self since he was also upset that he was leaving Jeongguk.

"How long is your session?" Jeongguk decided to park in front of what seemed like a clinic.

"An hour."

"What are you doing after?" Jeongguk hesitantly asked the boy, feeling too shy to ask him to hang out directly.

"Probably work," Taehyung shrugged and unbuckled his seatbelt. I want to stay with him, what do I do?

"Okay," Jeongguk nodded and waited for Taehyung to leave even though he didn't want him to. Suddenly, Taehyung winced and grabbed his head which made Jeongguk instantly snap his head towards him, "What? What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"No, my head just really hurts," Taehyung fake cried and resisted a smile when Jeongguk held onto his hands and removed them from his head in order to check his temperature.

"Do you have to see her? I don't want you going anywhere out my sight when you're sick," Jeongguk nibbled on his bottom lip stressfully.

"Yeah I do, I'll be fine," Taehyung sadly sighed and placed his hand on the car door handle.

"Wait," Jeongguk grabbed his arm, "I'll be waiting for you just here, I don't want to leave you alone in case something happens."

"Okay," Taehyung grinned and opened the door, "I'll see you soon then,"

"Have fun," Jeongguk smiled at the boy who laughed and shut the door behind him.

That was easy. Taehyung grinned and crossed the road to where the clinic was. His smile began to fall the second he stepped into the waiting room and saw his psychiatrist seeing a client out.

"Ah just in time," The woman smiled at the boy who returned it and hurriedly walked over, "I have some great news for you," she spoke as she shut the door behind the boy.

"What?" Taehyung took a seat in front of the woman who first picked up a prescription slip before taking a seat.

"You can begin your medication today," She smiled and placed the paper down on the mini table in front of them, "I know how you were desperate to start treatment,"

"Yeah- thank you," Taehyung felt a wave of relief take over him when he saw the paper, "Does that mean I'm gonna be okay now?"

"Yes, you can experience relapses but as long as you stay away from triggers you will be okay," The woman reassured the boy who shuffled and thought silently for a minute.

"Triggers? Like what?"

"The most common are not regularly taking the medication, using drugs or alcohol a lot, and criticism from family or friends," The woman explained, "High expressed emotion levels can trigger it- it's when you're surrounded by family that constantly critiques your behaviour. Since you don't have a family, it can be the close people in your life,"

"Oh," Taehyung nodded and then whined, "I can't get drunk anymore?"

"Unfortunately, no," She pursed her lips together, "You'll also get drunk more easily because of the medication. Oh, and there some side effects I wanted to warn you about."