two worlds: jaeyong

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"left eye?"

taeyong winks his left eye and stares straight ahead as a light is shone on it.

"well, no nerve damage and it seems that his strength is regained. as for the wrists, it won't take long for the marks to go away, just keep applying the ointment," taeil wrote everything on the clipboard. "and now that's done, you're free to go."

sicheng took off the iv from the doctor and helped him stand back up. once on his feet, taeyong took a couple of wobbly steps before walking normally again.

"do you feel anything weird?" doyoung asks his friend, worried.

"no, and don't be so worried dodo, i'm fine," he shoots a reassuring look to the other. "and no one else knows about this right except you 3 right?"

"yeah, we snook off by telling the others we had to pick up some deliveries and restock. haechan almost came but we held him off by having mark take him on a walk."

"mark and haechan are together already?!"

taeyong was astonished at what had happened during the time he was gone. it wasn't even for a week but it seemed like everyone had something new happen.

"not yet, but i suspect mark will take the step soon," taeil teased. "and haechan would either scream yes or faint and then say yes."

"is kun's unit still here? i saw a couple of them during the mission," taeyong asks sicheng, who he knew was close to a couple of them as he was the most fluent in chinese out of all the people in the base.

"yeah, and also reunited with their boyfriends," the nurse nods his head.

taeyong could see doyoung had something troubling him. he had his eyebrows furrowed and was chewing on his bottom lip from time to time, clear points he only showed if he was stressed with something.

"doyoung, is there something you need to let out?"

the anesthesiologist breaks out of his daze and is met with 3 concerned faces, with taeyong also giving a small smile towards him.

"i think you two should privately," taeil states with sicheng nodding. the two head out and back to the dining hall, where the rest were surely gathered while the two friends stay back.

"did you have something you wanted to talk to me about?" taeyong asks as soon as they leave.

"taeyong, i know you just woke up so i don't want to throw unexpected news at you nor anything that's gonna make you stressed out," the other rambles, making the doctor smile at how cute his friend was acting.

"dodo, you out of all people know how resilient i can be, just lay it on me."

nodding, it's quiet for a few moments until doyoung decides to speak up.

"what do you remember?"

"what do you mean...?"

"what do you remember from the mission, whether about when you were threatened or when jaehyun was there to rescue you, do you remember anything?"

a small throb of pain runs in taeyong's head as he tries to recall the memories, the ones suppressed while he was unconscious.

"i-i remember seeing jaehyun and arnold fight," he starts, his voice a little shaky. "and then arnold was so close to hurting jaehyun but..."

"taeyong, breathe."

the doctor takes a deep breathe and with a reassuring look from his best friend, he continues.