Joy waits patiently in the waiting room, the procedure had taken less than an hour, the doctor having discovered three wisdom teeth that Jungkook had needed to be extracted. She hugged his coat and carried a tote bag full of snacks that the doctor okayed.
She wasn't at all worried about Jungkook, he went in there with a brave face on (though she knew he was a bit anxious when he saw the tools that would be used on him). One of the nurses rounds the corner, smiling at Joy, "He's ready. You can take him home now."
Joy stands up, the nurse leading the way down the clinic's quaint hallway. "The procedure went really well. He's still pretty dazed but he'll come to eventually."
The door was opened and Joy pokes her head in, seeing the back of the operating chair. The dentist smiles at Joy, "He was asking about you as soon as he woke up-"
Jungkook groaned, his head flopping side to side. His eyes were shut, cheeks swollen and filled with cotton balls. "W-Wan' m-my wife." he muttered, Joy was more than surprised to hear him speaking in English.
She walks around the chair to be by his side, "Hey, Kookie. You feeling okay?" She cooed, Joy couldn't help it. He looked cute, he was drowsy and extremely dazed, like he had a hard time grasping reality. He tries to open his eyes, which were moving rapidly behind his lids.
He attempted to say her name, though because of the cotton balls it came out more as 'Shoy'. She grabs his hand, "I'm right here, baby. It's time to go home. You ready to go home?" she spoke gently and slowly to him, unable to help it. She didn't mind babying him, and he seemed to notice. His brows were deeply furrowed.
He squints as he looks up at her, trying to close his mouth as best he can. "Y-You look pretty," he muttered in English. "Pretty..." he repeated in his native language. The doctor chuckled, reminding Joy of what he had to avoid for the next few hours and days to come.
"He seems pretty tired, they usually go down within a couple hours after the procedure. Don't worry about him getting sleep," The dentist turns to Jungkook, who had gotten himself busy with poking his bottom lip. It was completely numb and he could hardly feel it.
"Let's get you home, big guy. Your wife's got some snacks for you." Jungkook perked up, his knitted brows lifting up high. He tries to open his eyes but groans at the brightness of the light.
"I want some s-snacks...." Joy giggled to herself at how adorable he was. He had a lisp, the poor thing. She helps him sit up and remove the blue sanitary cloth draped over his chest from the procedure. He groaned again, holding his left swollen cheek.
"No, no, don't touch it yet, baby. We'll get you some ice at home, okay?" She found a lifehack on the internet for ice packs that wouldn't take so long to melt.
"Okay..." He mumbled obediently. He moved slowly, his head ducked down as if weighed by an anvil. He slurps, unable to help the drool on his face. Joy doesn't hesitate to wipe his chin, not caring about the grossness of it yet - at least trying not to. He couldn't help it, and he's done more than his share when she was in a similar position.
Hazel and Ingrid had given her tips when Jimin and Jin got their wisdom teeth removed. She suddenly remembered the little towel she'd bought for when his mouth bleeds or the drooling gets too much. She and the nurse stand Kookie to his feet, he drapes his arm over her shoulder and she holds him by the waist, keeping him upright. "Look, Kookie, here," she handed him the navy blue towel she'd bought for him, having already wiped his drool off her fingers with it before holding it out to him.
He looked confused, so she held it up to his chin, catching the red fluid pooling at the corner of his lips, trying to dribble down his chin. He hums, holding the towel with both hands over his mouth. He said something behind it, but it was far too muffled and slurred for Joy to comprehend.
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Hayran KurguWhat would life be like if all the members of BTS were in relationships with black girls? Interested in wholesome slice-of-life excerpts? This is for you! *Each member is assigned an original character as their spouse/counterpart in these excerpts!*