ATEEZ Still Present

Chapter 10

They had been sailing for another day before they decided to take a small break for Hongjoong and Seonghwa to try to figure out what path they want to take. San decided to go down to the med bay and see how everything was going. He jogged downstairs and walked over to the room, slipping inside to see Yeosang sitting at the desk taking notes.

"How's he doing," he asked with a sigh as he walked up behind Yeosang. He wrapped his arms around the medics shoulder and hugged him softly, dropping his chin onto the top of his head.

"He's in rough shape but nothing too bad, just a lot of bruises. I don't think he's going to wake up at before tomorrow though," Yeosang said with a nod.

"But he's definitely going to be ok," San asked him.

"Yeah, he's going to recover," Yeosang said with a nod. San let out a breath of relief and leaned his body further against Yeosang.

"That's good, I'm glad," San said quietly. Yeosang could tell this person meant a lot to San.

"You doing ok," he asked softly, reaching a hand up to gently clasp San's.

"Yeah I'm ok. I haven't seen him in a few years so it was just a bit shocking to see him like that," San said.

"I'm here for you if you need to talk or vent about anything," Yeosang said. San grinned at that and rocked from side to side slightly.

"I know Sangie, and I appreciate that," San said, patting his shoulder softly.

"You should go get some rest or if you don't want to, go catch up with Wooyoung," Yeosang said. He knew San would get anxious if he didn't have anything to do. He's seen it with when they've gotten hurt before.

"I'm going to go see Wooyoung. I'm pretty sure he's cooking something up for lunch," San said.

"Good, go relax for a bit," Yeosang said. San nodded and hesitated for a second before turning around and leaving the room. He went up above deck and into the kitchen area where Wooyoung was stirring something in the pot. He walked over to him and wrapped his arms around his waist, placing his chin on his shoulder.

"Hey Sannie," Wooyoung said softly, leaning his cheek against the navigators cheek lightly.

"What're you making," San asked.

"I am making a lovely beef stew. Do you want to taste," Wooyoung asked. He scooped up some of the stew in a spoon and lifted it up, holding it out in front of San's mouth. San smiled before leaning forwards and taking the spoon into him mouth. The food was delicious and San let out a sigh of appreciation.

"Wooyoung, that tastes so good," he said. Wooyoung grinned happily continued stirring, allowing San to rest against him quietly.

"How're you doing though? It must be hard having someone close to you hurt and not being able to talk to them," Wooyoung said. San sighed and tightened his hold around Wooyoung's waist.

"I'm worried about him but Yeosang said he's going to be ok. I think I'm more worried about the others. He was captured on a different ship so I'm just praying that the others are ok," San said with a sigh. Wooyoung hummed lightly and paused what he was doing to place his hand on top of San's, squeezing lightly. They remained close like that as Wooyoung continued cooking until Wooyoung felts San's weight against him increase. He slowly turned his head around to figure out what was going on, only to see San's eyes closed and his head tilted.

"Sannie," Wooyoung said quietly, receiving no reply. His heart fluttered and he smiled fondly as he realised San had fallen asleep standing and cuddled against him. It was so sweet that he felt safe enough to fall asleep by merely just cuddling Wooyoung but Wooyoung was also concerned by how tired he was. He slipped his hand under San's chin to hold up his head and very slowly turned around in his hold, trying not to wake him up. He eventually managed to turn around completely and gently placed San's head back down on his shoulder. He nibbled on his lower lip as he tried to think about what to do. He would've just carried San to his room but he isn't the strongest and it would be very dangerous for him to walk downstairs. As he was debating what to do, Mingi walked inside.