The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 2

372 🩺 One To Confide In

Sitting cross legged opposite San in his bed, Wooyoung felt his cheeks flushing with a hot rosy tint. He felt so incredibly nervous, but he knew that it wasn't for any reason in particular.

Ever since his brother had left in the afternoon for his late shift, he had been feeling incredibly anxious... Anxious that Yeosang wasn't as okay as he claimed he was... Anxious that he'd be alone when he needed somebody by his side...

And anxious about other things too...

After being away during the day, since coming home, Wooyoung had been hyper aware of Hongjoong's actions the entire afternoon, and although he knew his Hyung wasn't mad, or frustrated, or anything that came within the negative umbrella, he couldn't help picking apart everything he heard and saw...

Suddenly, where once before Hongjoong's small smile was comforting and heartfelt, it was now veiled, and spikey...

Of course he knew that wasn't the case. He'd experienced his anxious moments for long enough in his life to understand that they warped his sense of interpretation...

But that didn't stop him from panicking, or even feeling incredibly judged under San's dark eyes that stared at him...

'Woo, kitten... Are you okay?'

Taking a deep breath, he tried to remind himself that it was just inside his head... Tried to remind himself of all the good things, that gave him no reason to panic...

And so biting into his lip, he nodded a little, before he leant across the bed and opened his bedside table drawer. He pulled out a book he'd found when he was pouring through the boxes of storage under Hongjoong's bed, and came back nervously with it in his hands...

'San-ah... I um... I found this... today...' He glanced over his boyfriend's body... He was so beautiful... Just sitting cross legged, effortlessly perched before him...

But the way he was leaning back on his hands made him panic... Is he leaning away because he doesn't want to be near me?

The way those lips weren't smiling as wide as he'd seen them in the past... Is he falling out of love with me?

Gritting his teeth, he shook his head, squinting his eyes closed and trying hard to rid his head of the depressing thoughts. 'San-ah, I know I haven't really told you much, and you haven't seen me at my worst... But... I'm having a... a... bad day...'

As he slowly blinked open his eyes, he saw a flush of emotion across that beautiful face...

'Aww, Kitten. I know you're worried about your brother-'

'Yes, but no,' he interrupted, swallowing back his anxiety and trying to think clearly. 'Ever since Sang went to work, I haven't been feeling... myself... And I want to tell you, because you deserve to know... but...'

Seeing him struggle for his words, San scooted closer in front of him, taking his shoulders in his hands and looking directly into his eyes...

It was comforting...

And it somehow managed to evade his paranoia nit picking at everything his gaze fell upon.

'Wooyoung-ah, what's happened?' he asked gently.

He glanced down, nibbling a little on his lip shyly. 'Nothing... I just... I sometimes get a little anxious...'

As he braved a peek up at his face, his heart fluttered in his chest.