The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 2

252 🩺 It's A Small, Scary World

Yunho stopped dead in his tracks.

On his way towards the hospital main entrance to the bus stop, the moment his eyes laid upon that coffee cart, he felt his stomach twist.

Serving out a coffee with a smile made of pure, sickly diabetes, Underpants Man's eyes almost shone brighter than spotlights as he looked upon a certain person...

'Mingi...' Yunho breathed.

Wearing casual clothes, Mingi's little bracelet twinkled in the afternoon sun, and his ring blinked at him. His navy coat covered most of his body, but alas, his boots, jeans and black top showed; and he looked so calm and casual, it hurt.

Yunho felt the need to go up to him and put a gentle hand on his wrist... he wanted to turn him to face him, and look straight into his eyes...

Those same eyes that usually smiled so generously and kindly...

Mingi seemed stressed, but alas, when he looked at the Underpants Man, he smiled. It may not have been the widest, happiest smile, but it was a smile nonetheless, and it made Yunho feel like shit.

He couldn't make him smile like that... The way he deserved to smile... Not anymore...

Not after everything he'd put him through.

Yunho felt his heart throb in his chest as Mingi gave the Underpants Man one last nod and smile, before turning and walking towards the exit and the bus terminals. His little stud gleamed in his ear as he glanced to the side to nod respectfully to some seniors, however just as soon as it had surfaced, it was gone, and Yunho felt himself suffer withdrawals.

Seeing his dark head of hair disappear out the door and into the crowds, Yunho felt like he'd just experienced one of the most painful things he could have possibly experienced.

Surely you know what it feels like to find out the person your heart fell for, met somebody else...

San's words rung around inside his head, and as he stared at the spot where Mingi had been just moments ago, talking with Underpants Man, Yunho felt such an intensely sour emotion wash over him... One that made him sick to his core, and ripped him raw.

Is this what it feels like...?

Do I really like him?

Is this the reason why he won't talk to me?

Yunho felt his heart ache. Frozen in place, too scared to keep going to the bus; despite the whole reason he'd taken it in the first place being to run into him; and too aware of people looking at him frozen still in the corridor, Yunho felt like he could slip and melt away into a little puddle of confusion and despair.

San-ah will know, he thought. He always knows everything...

But he felt somehow embarrassed to ask him such childish questions. He felt like he should be able to work it out for himself.

But he had no idea how to manage his emotions, and he knew that even if he asked San what was happening, he would only hear the words, I don't know, Yun. Only you know how you feel.

And so he was no further ahead, and possibly even multiple steps behind.

Suffering at the hands of his own naivety, he was left, staring at the spot that Mingi had been standing in, and wondering why he was too scared to go after him...

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A/N: Guys it's coming. I can feel it in my bones it's almost HEREEEE