The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 2

250 🩺 Sleepover

Yeosang got home well after nine pm, exhausted and barely able to keep his eyes open. Dumping all of his stuff on the ground next to the door and not even bothering to deal with it, he trudged inside, dragging his feet as he went. Somewhere inside, he could hear Hongjoong on a conference call, but other than that, the apartment was silent.

Half asleep, Yeosang was seriously considering just sleeping on the floor. However just as he made it to the hallway, Wooyoung shot out of his room.

Armed with a towel and pyjamas, he shoved them into his arms and started pushing him towards the bathroom.

Yeosang laughed tiredly. 'Woo, what are you doing?'

'Making sure my brother doesn't fall asleep with god-only-knows-what kind of germs you're wearing. Do you want tuberculosis? Hurry up and shower.'

Groaning as he was shoved into the bathroom, Yeosang couldn't help but laugh as Wooyoung started pulling at his coat and shirt. 'Oh god okay this is getting weird now,' he said as his brother gave up with the buttons on his shirt and started pulling it over his head. 'Okay okay that's enough off you go.'

'Be quick,' he ordered.

And Yeosang rolled his eyes. 'Yes boss.'

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Freshly showered, twice as tired as before, and with freshly washed and dried hair, Yeosang rolled his head around on his shoulders, stretching his neck. Dragging his feet as he went, he dawdled back down the hall, but not into his room.

Walking through the open door into his brother's room, he dragged himself over to his bed and exhaled in amusement as he saw Wooyoung already leaving a spot for him.

Crawling up and into the cocoon of warmth beside him, he nuzzled in against Wooyoung's chest, humming contentedly as he felt him pull the blankets up around them.

'Mmm... You're warm,' Yeosang hummed, his heavy eyelids already shut as he felt sleep almost upon him already.

'Mmm, so are you.' Wooyoung draped his arm over his side, letting their foreheads rest together. 'Doctor Kim is working you too hard...'

Yeosang shook his head slightly. 'MmNmm, no. He's testing me.'

'To see if you'll leave again?'

Yeosang hummed. 'It's okay. He knows I still need to be at home.' Feeling Wooyoung brushing idly at his side, he felt sleep pulling him in. 'Wooyoung-ah, did you know I have the bestest, most amazingest brother in the whole wide world?'

Wooyoung giggled softly, shaking his head a little so that their hair made white noise between them. 'Hyung-ah, you're being silly,' he giggled.

But Yeosang disagreed. Nuzzling closer, he pulled the blankets up over their heads. 'Let's never grow out of sleep overs~.'

Wooyoung giggled, but his voice was far more tired than before, slowly drifting off... 'Only if you never grow to old for looking after me,' he whispered, and it melted Yeosang's heart.

'Deal. But only as long as you never grow too old for being my little brother.'

Smiling against each other, their breath slowed, and just like they had since they were little, but for the first time in what had been a while, two brothers spent the night embraced in each other's love.

And like little boys once more, the two fell asleep, into the most restful nights they could possibly have.

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