𝓢𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓵

⏳Recovery⏳

Woo was balling his eyes out in Hwa's arms as Hwa rubbed the back of his head gently. "That's it kiddo, cry it out" Hwa wraps his tail around Woo for more comfort. To Woo this actually helped comfort him. It helped him feel like he was close to someone again. Hong, who was still lying on the ground, tried to get up but he couldn't. "F..fuck.." He said, resting his head on the ship. "Just lay down, Captain. I'll have you transferred to the infirmary" Jongho said, gently touching Hong's shoulder. Jongho had fractured a few ribs from doing chest compressions. When Hwa saw Hong in pain, he grabbed his hand in concern. "Babe..are you ok..?" He asked, petting Woo's head as he continued to hug onto him. "I'm..ugh...i'm fine...Hwa...I'll need you to play Captain while i'm recovering.." "Wha- I...I can't do that" "Of course you can...i've trained you for this.." Hong says with a weak smile.
Yunho was getting stressed over the fact that Captain was hurt and that San was now missing. Mingi noticed Yunho getting tense and grabbed his hand gently, looking over at him with a little concern.
    Jongho and Yeosang moved Hong down to the infirmary and Yunho went and dried off Hwa, helping him to his and Hong's room. Mingi was left with Woo. Mingi gently pulled Woo over to him, hugging him tightly and letting Woo cry.
Yunho set Hwa on the bed and dried him off until eventually his legs came back. "There we go." He said with a sigh. He went over to the wardrobe and grabbed some of Hwa's clothes out of it, gently laying them on the bed for him. "Here you go, Hwa" He said before walking out to let him change. Yunho leaned against the wall outside of the captain's room, a distraught sigh escaping his mouth.
After Hwa was dressed, he walked out of their room to see Yunho looking more stressed than usual. "Something wrong, bud?" Hwa asked, gently rubbing Yunho's shoulder. "It's just...there's so much going on...I don't know what to do. Captain's hurt and we have no clue where San is..It just feels like everything has been against us recently" "I know...but we're just gonna have to push through, alright? Here, let's go see Joongie" Hwa said, gently grabbing Yunho's hand and walking with him to the infirmary.
    Hong had been told not to move but it's not like he could anyways, the pain was unbearable. Jongho had laid him down and he was now sleeping. They'd drugged him on opium for a substitute for pain meds. Hwa and Yunho entered the room quietly and Hwa let Yunho go in first. He knew how stressed and upset Yunho had been about all of this. He felt that Yunho at least deserved to have his nerves put at rest. Once they were both in, Hwa sat down in a chair next to Hong, holding onto his hand as they heard the news from Jongho. "So he uh...He's got couple fractured ribs. It should take about a month to heal.." "Cant you do anything to make the healing process faster?.." Hwa asked, a little concerned. "No..sadly. All we can do is ice it, make sure he doesn't move, and just hope for the best. I have him drugged on opium right now so he might have a few side effects. If you need me I'll be speaking with Mingi back on deck" Jongho said, nodding at Yunho before walking up deck. Hwa sighed softly and rubbed Hong's hair gently. "I...I'm sure he'll get better in no time, Hwa." Yunho said. Hwa smiled gently before speaking "I know he'll be trying his best to get back up and be Captain again"
Later that night, Hwa came to visit Hong, bringing him food and sitting it on the table. "I thought you might want something to eat. I made soup for the crew. I was hoping it make Woo feel a little better" He says with a soft smile. Hong laughed weakly, wincing in pain a little as he did. "It kind of reminds me of when you were on our ship for the first time...when I fed you soup.." Hong said, his voice soft. "Well I'm the one feeding you this time...open up" Hwa said, gently bringing the spoon to Hong's lips.
After Hong had eaten, Hwa set the bowl down, leaning forward in his chair and gripping onto Hong's hand. "How's Woo doing?" Hong asked, a little concern on his face. "He's...definitely taking it worse than the rest of us" "Yea...I figured...He's been close with San for as long as I can remember..." Hong said with a sigh "I'm sure it's hard for him...i'd feel the same if you were missing.." Hwa said, gently rubbing Hong's arm. "We're all kinda like that...I mean...If Mingi were to go missing i'm sure Yunho would be in shambles...same for Jongho with Yeosang. We kinda all just have our person we just can't stand to be away from..." "What about you, my love? Do you have someone that you can't be away from?" "Well..." Hong paused for a second before speaking again. "At first I didn't...I was pretty independent but...now.." He looked over at Hwa, smiling softly "Oh- You- You mean it's me?" "I've just....I've grown so attached to you...I can't stand to be separated from you...I realized this the night before our wedding....I couldn't relax and I had trouble sleeping. I figured I was just anxious about the wedding but...that night I could finally sleep with you again....I knew that panic wasnt because of the wedding..." Hong said, pausing. "It's because you weren't with me..." Hwa said softly, his face a little flushed. Hong gently squeezed Hwa's hand. "You're so beautiful when you're red, love" "Shut up before I break one of your ribs myself" Hwa said, looking away shyly. Hong laughed a little at his wife's reactions. "Sir yes sir" He replied softly.
After a while of them talking, Hwa stood up to take the dishes to the kitchen. "Are you going to bed, my love?" Hong said, gently touching Hwa's leg. "Soon...I'll be right back" He said, leaning down and giving Hong a quick kiss on the lips before taking the dishes to the kitchen. He came back a few minutes later with 2 pillows, a blanket, and a small candle for light. "Hm? What's all this for?" Hong asked, a little confused. Hwa set the candle down and put one of the pillows and the blanket on the bed beside Hong's. "I'm bunking down here with you tonight" "Babe, you really don't have to. Just go sleep in our bed" Hwa rolled his eyes and gently lifted Hong's head, sliding the pillow under it. "Just be quiet. I'm sleeping down here whether you like it or not. I'm not leaving you alone." Hwa says, sitting down on what was to be his bed for the night. "Well...I really appreciate it, dear" "It's not like I haven't slept on these beds before" He says, covering himself up and blowing out the light gently. "Goodnight, Captain. I love you." Hong chuckled a little "I love you too. Sweet dreams, my queen"
The next morning, Hwa woke up to find Woo sitting in a chair at his side, holding onto his hand. He was sleeping while laying his head in the bed. Hwa smiled softly. Woo looked just like a little kid coming to his mom for comfort. He gently rubbed Woo's head which woke him up. Woo looked over at Hwa, his eyes a little sleepy. "How about we take you to your bed" Hwa whispers softly to him but Woo refuses. "I don't wanna be alone in there..." He mutters, gripping a little tighter onto Hwa's hand.