two worlds: jaeyong

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the whole gathering was such an amazing time for all. all the doctors and soldiers finally got the time to interact with each other and jokes were being thrown around with laughter being shared between all the people.

"and after that, i remember hendery threw himself into a ditch, just to see lucas standing there in a onesie," ten shared a story as everyone laughed at the funniness. all while hendery and lucas were both blushing.

"in my defense, the lights were all off and lucas' onesie was in the shape of a cow. it looked like a ghost was coming for me," hendery said with his hands up straight, as if he just gave up on explaining anything.

"look, when your boyfriend sends you a gift, you put it to use right away," lucas hugged jungwoo while talking. "and that's exactly what i did. and you did the same when xiaojun sent you that video game, you were playing it all night!"

"ok guys, calm down," kun stepped in when he could tell hendery and lucas were about to bring out fists and blackmail.

"my turn. so, there was this one time donghyuck and i were in an operation room so by the time we finished, it was well into the morning, like 4am. the both of us were walking zombies and we had no comprehension of what was happening in the outside world," taeyong starts but is cut off by the resident trying to stop him.

"hyung, no, stop!" the younger throws hands up but taeyong still keeps on going.

"when one of the doctors passed us wearing full scrubs, donghyuck fainted thinking it was a ghost!" taeyong shouted out while getting tackled by the younger.

"nooooo!" donghyuck's face turned red from embarrassment as everyone laughed at the story. "ok, you try staying up for 7 hours in a cold operating room knowing nothing about the outside world."

"no, it's just cute," mark said after he stopped laughing, causing donghyuck to blush even more. the latter just slaps the soldier's chest and whines at the comment.

"mark has to be the only one who can make donghyuck shy. it's mostly him embarrassing us but now, the tables are turned," taeyong whispers to jaehyun, who also nods.

"i've never seen mark act like this either. he always acts like he's too cool for love everytime he hears jungwoo and lucas talk on the phone or johnny and ten the few times they see each other," jaehyun answers. "but honestly, this is a good thing. and i do hope mark can grow the courage to confess to donghyuck."

"same, i'm tired of hearing donghyuck rant about what he and mark did every night before going to bed," the doctor jokingly covers his ears and the captain laughs along.

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"party getting too loud for you?"

taeil turns from the chair he was sitting on and sees doyoung coming towards him with two cans of soda.

"a bit, thanks," the soldier takes the can and opens it, taking a sip while the doctor sits next to him. "why did you come out?"

"i noticed you were gone so i thought you'd be here."

"and you're right."

the air turns silent again while the two males just stare at the night sky.

"you know," taeil starts and the other turns to look at him while he talks. "i always really loved the night sky but here in chasa, it's so different. the moon shines so much brighter and the stars can be seen more easily."

he points to his left and connects the stars with imaginary lines.

"right there, you can see cassiopeia and cepheus. have you heard about the infamous greek myth involving them and love?"

"no, what is it?" doyoung sips his drink after answering.

"the two people were the king and queen of a kingdom and they had a daughter, andromeda, which you can see right there," taeil points to another point in the sky. "cassiopeia bragged how she and her daughter were the most beautiful women on earth, even more than the gods and goddesses. and so they forced andromeda to become a sacrifice to them but then perseus came."

the soldier points to another constellation in the sky, next to where andromeda is.

"he saves her and they loved each other until the very end. but cassiopeia didn't meet the same fate because had bragged so much that she was strapped on to a chair, in front of a mirror for eternity. and then after they died, the gods put them in the sky, to remind others about their story and the lesson."

"i never knew you know this much about astronomy," doyoung remarked, making taeil blush.

"there's a lot you don't know about me. same with me, i don't know much about you either."

"well then hi, my name is kim doyoung. i served in the military before deciding to leave to become an anesthesiologist, my favorite season is spring, and my ideal type is someone who's polite," and he puts his hand out, making taeil giggle and takes it.

"my name is moon taeil and i am still serving in the military but also as the army surgeon here. my favorite season is also spring and my ideal type is someone who's cute."

"and do i fit into that?" doyoung smirked when seeing taeil's blush.

"f-fit into what?" the shorter looks around, trying to avoid an eye contact with the other. he hates how doyoung could make him feel so flustered for no reason.

"am i cute enough to fit into your ideal type?"

it takes 5 seconds for taeil to compose his answer.

"you're cute and also handsome, which is more than enough for me."

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taeyong wipes the water off his face and wipes it off using the towel around his neck. looking up, he sees the beautiful night sky and the moon shining into the darkness with its brilliance. the stars were also shining alongside it. one of taeyong's favorite part about chasa had to be how everything looked more natural and pure.

"the stars are really pretty aren't they?"

the doctor turns to see jaehyun walking towards him, dressed in his sweats.

"they are, you don't see this in korea."

the pair stare into the sky and taeyong sees a flick of light shoot through the sky.

"jaehyun, a shooting star, make a wish!"

jaehyun puts his hands together but instead of closing his eyes, he just stares at taeyong as he makes his wish and smiles at the adorable sight.

"so what wish did you make?" he asks the doctor.

"if i tell you, then it won't come true," taeyong teases by sticking his tongue out.

"but is it at least a wish that someone can make come true?" jaehyun kept going, still so curious at what taeyong's wish was. and also maybe because a small selfish part of him wanted it to be something about him.

"yes, but it's also cause they also already did the wish."

and what happened next, it was so sudden but it just seemed so right for the situation. because jaehyun's eyes widen when taeyong's delicate hands take his cheeks and he feels those delicate lips on his again, after such a long time. when they pull away, taeyong keeps his face close to jaehyun's, talking again.

"i wished that i could feel warmth and happiness in my personal life. i'm doing so well in my professional life, sometimes, i forget about my personal life. but because of you, i can feel the warmth and comfort i need. i'm not afraid of my feelings anymore and i want you to know if you still feel the same way , i'm ready."