[EN] LIFELINE (Jilix)

Epilogue

Jisung was sitting on the hospital bed, nervously chewing on the nails of his healthy hand. It had been at least four hours since they had arrived at the hospital, and they still hadn't let him near Felix. He was oblivious to the fact that his right wrist was in a cast and that it was probably hurting, as well as his whole body. He couldn't perceive anything until he knew his dearest was okay.

When the door to the room opened, he raised his head and wiped his teary eyes.

"Hello, Jisung," Hyunjin greeted him as he stood across from him. Though dark circles hung under his eyes, his kind smile never left his face. "How are you?"

"How's Felix?" he asked in a trembling voice. He had a difficult time keeping himself from crying again.

"He's finally stable, but he's still sleeping. You can go see him if you want."

"I've been waiting for that line the whole time I've been sitting here," Jisung said, standing up. However, his body didn't like it at all, so all the injuries, including the bumped head, made themselves known at once. He whined and sat down again before curling up.

"Slow down, or you'll pass out," the nurse warned him, then helped him to stand up, this time much more slowly and carefully than the boy had originally intended.

"I know," the sanguine sighed and let Hyunjin lead him to the room where Felix was resting.

When he opened the door, his stomach tightened and he was teary-eyed again. Felix looked so incredibly fragile in the white sheets. He had an IV in his arm and could hear the machine that monitored his heartbeat beeping.

"Are you okay?" the nurse asked him, then patted him on the back.

Jisung nodded. "Can I have some alone time with him?"

Hyunjin nodded. "I'll be back in ten minutes, okay?"

When the door clicked, the sanguine sat down on the right side of Felix's bed. He used to do this every time when Felix was still going for transfusions... He gently pushed his lover's long bangs out of his eyes and stroked his forehead, then slid his fingertips onto his cheek.

"Hello, darling," he whispered, leaning down to kiss him on the forehead. He stayed in this position for a moment and closed his eyes.

"Hanji?" came softly.

Jisung pulled away and stroked his boyfriend's cheek again with his healthy hand. "I'm here, Lixie."

Felix blinked a few times until he opened his eyes fully and smiled tiredly. "Hey."

"How are you feeling?" the sanguine whispered, taking his hand and kissing it.

"It's like being run over by a truck, but I'll be fine," the freckled one assured him, then squeezed his hand and stroked the bruise on his cheek with the other. "How are you? Does it hurt?"

Jisung shook his head at him in incomprehension, no longer able to prevent tears. "You almost bled out, and you're worried about my few bruises?"

"I can't tell you how happy I am that you're okay," Felix whispered. His lips trembled slightly and a few tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Don't even get me started," the sanguine smiled and wiped his tears with his thumb, then stroked his forehead again and kissed him on the lips. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Freckles shook his head slightly. "Just stay here with me, please."

"Of course," he nodded and gently took his hand.

"Hanji? Thanks for the flowers, they're very pretty," Felix smiled.

Jisung smiled broadly for the first time in hours. "It's nothing."