two worlds: jaeyong

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"mark!!"

donghyuck runs to the canadian, who is now his boyfriend, and jumps in his arms. usually, taeyong would scold him for running inside the medicube but he knew how excited the youngers would be to be finally able to see each other so he let them be.

"haechan," mark spins the resident around while smiling under the mask. "feeling better?"

"much better," donghyuck stays in his position and snuggles his head into the older's shoulder. "but i missed you, a lot."

taeyong watches from the doorway, leaning against it and smiling at the sight. and then, a sudden thought comes. he didn't want to be separated from jaehyun and he didn't want to do the same to his team. doyoung from taeil, sicheng from yuta, donghyuck from mark. they had all been the happiest in so long since coming here, even if they had been sent here against their will.

"what's got you so deep in thought," sicheng stands next to his friend, who looked like he was zoning out and just staring at the couple.

"hey sicheng, how do you feel about me resigning?"

"what?!"

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"lee taeyong, you cannot just mention you resigning and just leave in the middle of the conversation," sicheng scolds the doctor once he bursts into their living quarters. after days of sleeping in the medicube, either in the drug closet or the filing rooms, it felt nice to be able to finally rest in their own spaces after so long.

"wait, what do you mean resign," doyoung shifts his body so he's facing taeyong, who sighs and puts his files down.

"look guys, let's be honest. we all became attached to the others this whole time. we planned to just stay here and then leave with now problem. but we all know that isn't going to happen. doyoung, you already went through a lot with taeil. sicheng, you and yuta have been with each other throughout all this. and donghyuck and mark just got together."

taeyong stands up and ruffles his hair before talking again.

"i just... don't think that i can be separated from jaehyun after this. sure, they're coming to korea with us now that this whole situation is over with, but only temporarily. i have no patience to wait for him while he's in another place across the globe."

"ok, then let's say you did resign, then what are you going to do," doyoung asks.

"the military is looking for more army doctors and surgeons, so i can take an opening," the doctor answers.

"i come into the room and the first think i hear is taeyong hyung resigning," donghyuck exclaims as he closes the door and heads to his bed. "what is this?"

"donghyuck, we only have 2 days left here. after that, what are you going to do," taeyong asks the younger.

"about what, i have to finish my residency and then get my license," the resident says. "why?"

"then what about mark? what are you going to do when you guys are separated," sicheng asks as he sits on his bed.

"i haven't thought about that..." donghyuck confesses when sitting down.

"look, i'm not pushing anything on to you guys but i know that having jaehyun by my side is something i want to always have and just being separated from him after all this time is just hard for me. and that's not including what his career means, i don't want to have to pray everyday for the military to not call me, telling me any bad news about him."

"then are you really going to resign," doyoung asks his best friends. after a moment, taeyong nods.

"i am."

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"have you guys ever thought what would happen after they leave," jaehyun lays in his bed and asks his teammates out loud.

"well, we have time to think about it," yuta answers while reading his book. "we're going to korea with them so we can use that time to let it all sink in and think it through."

"well, i'm going to miss donghyuck a lot, that's a given," mark says while playing with his pillow. "it's going to be so hard not having them with us after all this time."

"am i selfish for not wanting taeyong to go back to korea," the captain says out loud. "i finally meet the person who's perfect for me and now, i have to leave him behind."

"isn't that what prevented you from dating in the first place though," johnny recalls. "you'd be away so the other person would be left behind and have to wait for so long."

"yeah, and i was happy for this short time and now that reality is hitting, it's so hard to think about."

"guys, we have 2 more days with them," yuta reminds them. "so i say let's just enjoy the time we have and go with the flow. we knew this would eventually happen anyways."

"or what if i asked to be stationed in korea and give up my position?'

"what?!"

the other males in the room all perk up at what the captain had just said.

"i can give up my position in this team and ask to be placed in one of the bases back home," jaehyun repeats his idea.

"jaehyun, are you sure you want to do this? i mean, i can understand where you're coming from but this isn't a decision that can be made this easily," johnny tells his friend.

"and if you leave, then who's going to take your place? no one else is qualified for it," mark adds on.

"one of you guys can take it," jaehyun says.

"look jaehyun, don't think that we won't support you. you know you have our support in whatever you do but i want you to think about this carefully before making a decision you'll regret later on," yuta carefully says.

"look, it's just an idea, i'm not entirely sure yet. but if i am, then i'll tell you guys first."

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"taeil, are you guys looking for any more doctors to join the military," taeyong asks the male as they go package up all the equipment to be ready to send back to korea.

"yeah, we always have a shortage of them, why?"

taeyong doesn't answer for a bit and that's enough for taeil to realize what the other was thinking about.

"taeyong, you cannot be serious."

"taeil, i don't want to be separated from jaehyun nor have to be so anxious all the time if he's ok in another place. and on top of that, i've been thinking about getting a new job for some time so this could be the chance i need."

"but this... look, tae, don't think that i'm saying you can't get this, you know that i think of you as a very reliable doctor. i think this a really hasty decision," the soldier back pedals. 

"i thought about this for a while, and i'm willing to do it if i get to stay with jaehyun."

"ok, let's say that you do get the position. don't forget you also have to go through training while treating your patients. and carrying a weapon around all the time. can you handle that?"

"i can always learn," the doctor puts in a stack of containers into the large box. "but if i do get accepted, do i also get stationed with the units i'm in charge of?"

"yes, because you basically become their primary doctor. but taeyong, i want you to remember this," taeil stops moving and looks straight into taeyong's eyes. "you can plan all this out for the future but what are you going to do when it doesn't go the way you thought?"

"nothing, because i'm going to do this no matter what."