Promise Me ➳ Taebin ✔

5. Hero

"Come on Soobin!" Taehyun yelled, jumping on the swing and kicking his legs a little bit. "Can you push me?"

Soobin chuckled and shook his head, pushing his boyfriend of already four years on the swing.

"You know how to swing yourself. I've seen it before."

Taehyun shrugged. "Well, I like having your assistance." Soobin playfully rolled his eyes and he giggled. Soobin watched him with a smile on his face, screaming when he felt an excruciating pain in his arm. "Oh my God, Soobin! Did a wasp just sting you?!" He quickly jumped off the swing, immediately going to Soobin's aid.

"Yeah."

Taehyun made an overdramatic angry face and shooed the bug away from the playground, making Soobin giggle.

"My hero," he said, following Taehyun back to the younger boy's house.

"Here. We gotta clean it and then put a bandaid and ice on it," Taehyun said, making Soobin sit on the counter and hold his arm over the sink.

Soobin watched him with a smile on his face, nothing but adoration for the boy running through his mind.

"I need to be his hero now," Soobin whispered.

Taehyun was always the short, but strong and feisty one in the relationship. He protected Soobin and helped him through everything through the six years they'd been together.

Now it was Soobin's turn to help him through this.

He stood up from the stairs and went back in the waiting room, sitting down until the nurse came back in another hour later.

"You can see him now."

The other three were all asleep, so Soobin stood up and followed her down the hall. He was contemplating going to get stuff from the gift shop, but Taehyun didn't need all that. He wouldn't want all that from Soobin anyway.

The nurse walked away and Soobin stood in front of the door, taking a deep breath before opening it. The room was dimly lit. Not dark, but not too bright either.

His eyes traveled around the room until they landed on Taehyun.

He had a blanket covering his entire body, except for his arms that were over it. There were a bunch of tubes and wires everywhere to keep him breathing and alive, and Soobin bit his lip.

"Look at you," he said, sitting in the chair next to Taehyun's bed. "You're just as handsome as always. But your face is all bruised up and you have bandages everywhere. What happened?"

Not a breath or a movement or anything.

"Come on Taehyun. I'll help you study for the finals at the end of the year."

Nothing.

"I'll cuddle with you more often."

Nothing again.

Truthfully, Soobin would cuddle with him right now. But the atmosphere was gloomy and too sad.

He would have to get used to it before he could have full on conversations with Taehyun.