The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 1

55 🩺 Finally, Just Us Two

Hongjoong put his phone down and heaved an enormous sigh.

'Is everything okay?' Seonghwa asked somewhat shyly.

Hongjoong glanced over his shoulder. 'Yeah, sorry. I tend to worry unnecessarily when it comes to those two.'

'Yeosang and Woooung?'

Hongjoong nodded. Ruffling his hair, he breathed through the lasting few moments of his nervousness. 'I swear to god, they will be forty years old and I will still panic every two seconds.' Sliding down the seat a bit to recline, he rested his head back against the top of the booth seat, before rolling his head to the side to look at Seonghwa.

'I sometimes feel a bit like that...'

Hongjoong raised an eyebrow. 'With San, Mingi and Yunho?'

Seonghwa tilted his head back and forth, as if agreeing, but also not. 'I only just met Yunho a few weeks ago, but San's known him forever, so I guess Yunho has kinda fallen under my overarching banner of worry too.'

Hongjoong giggled. 'Let me tell you, it never gets any better. Twenty-three years I've known those boys. Twenty-three. Never got easier.' He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, exhaling slowly. 'I guess it's not trusting them that's the problem though. It's trusting everyone else - I don't trust the world with them.'

Wondering how the boy had reacted, Hongjoong opened his eyes to see Seonghwa wearing a quite shocked expression. 'T-twenty-three years?!'

Hongjoong smiled, nodding. 'It's been a while. My earliest memories all have those two in them.'

'No wonder you guys are all so close.'

Hongjoong cocked an eyebrow. 'I'm sensing something behind that,' he said, confused yet laughing.

'I think San likes Wooyoung.'

Hongjoong rolled his eyes. 'You think? I don't think I saw him look away from that boy for more than five seconds the whole night.'

Seonghwa laughed. Reaching forward, he took his glass of water and lifted it to his lips, taking a short sip. He gently placed it back down on the table with an aesthetic sounding tap, before running his fingertip around the rim for a moment.

'Seonghwa, thank you for asking me here tonight.'

The boy turned with a somewhat startled yet happy expression on his face. His mouth opened to speak, but nothing came out.

It made Hongjoong giggle. 'I'm starting to think I make you awkward. Especially after seeing you with your friends. Am I that scary?'

Seonghwa jolted. 'No! No no! No you're no-' his voice drifted off when he saw Hongjoong start to try and stifle giggles.

He leaned over and nudged Seonghwa with his shoulder playfully. 'I'm kidding, Seonghwa. I'm just playing with you.'

A small amused smirk grew on the younger's lips as he looked down at Hongjoong's grin. 'You seem to like teasing me, don't you?'

Hongjoong shrugged, giving him an innocent smile. 'You make it very easy.'

Seonghwa exhaled in amusement, seeming to relax a little. 'Cheeky...'

Hongjoong giggled which turned into a yawn.

'Come on, I'll take you home.'

Hongjoong's eyes shot open as he pouted unconsciously.

Seonghwa laughed. 'What, you don't want to go yet?'

Hongjoong, having been caught in the middle of a little childish moment, laughed at himself and the slightly parental sounding voice of Seonghwa. He leaned forward, took the last of his alcoholic drink and finished it. 'It's nice and quiet without the kids.'

Seonghwa snorted, which sparked Hongjoong's attention and made him laugh.

'What?' Hongjoong breathed, watching as Seonghwa tried to contain himself.

'Nothing.' He took another sip of his water, smirking.

'Nothing atall.'

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A/N: okay I like this scene. Lol I say all this like I didn't write it, but legit I read through it once over to pick up any major errors (since I'm too lazy and time poor to edit properly) and it feels like I'm reading someone else's work. 🤷‍♀️ maybe I'm weird, lol

Also, who allowed this ⬇️