【Red Ink || ATEEZ OT8】

The Song of Heartbeat| CHAP 7

AUTHOR POV:

Jongho kept knocking on Yeosang door, why wasn't he responding? it was 6 pm, he should be up and Jongho needs to check his vitals. 

"Yeosang i know your up!"

Jongho sighed and opened up the door with his badge, he didn't look invading people's privacy. 

Yeosang was busy writing, he seemed hyper-focused on it, perhaps he was writing a story?  

Jongho watched carefully, Yeosang's hand moving in beautiful striking waves. 

Jongho watched his facial expressions, it seems as Yeosang was truly feeling whatever he was writing. 

Like drawing a beautiful picture. His handwriting was beautiful he was writing in cursive, his flowy hand movements was enchanting. 

(Extra info, Chapters 5 and 6 were what he was writing about :D)

JONGHO 1ST POV:

"Yeosang?" I whispered, not wanting to scare him. 

All of sudden he pushed me against the wall and was holding up me by my throat squeezing and contracting it. 

"Y-yeosang- it- its me-" i choked out. 

His eyes softened and he removed his hand at once. 

I started coughing and holding my sore throat. 

"Im- sorry- i just caught up in writing i thought you were- nevermind, are you alright?"

That was the most compassionate i've heard him, the other times he's ever spoke to me was so cold and distant or stupidly flirty. 

"Im- im- okay, i tried not scare you" i said trying to regain my breath. 

"I was uh- busy" He sounded worried in his tone. 

"I saw- you've must been very invested in you're writing." 

His eyes widened pouring the fear out into my eyes"Y-you saw?" 

I was confused but just went along with it, "Yes i saw, don't worry i wasn't looking, i'm happy you have a hobby and you're not practically rotting in the room all day.." 

He looked relieved, "You're not like the other doctors.." 

I turned my head, "What do you mean?" 

Yeosang looked nervous and rubbed the back of his neck "Nevermind- do you have a reason to be here?"

It was like a light bulb went off in my head as i remembered im a doctor "Yes, thank you for reminding me, i'm here to check on your vitals, is that alright?" 

Yeosang smiled, "yes, you may" 

He already seemed much more comfortable with me, He sat on his bed, and i sat on it as well, i put on my stethoscope and listen to his heart, it was slow and faint, but it was there, i oddly like the sound of it, it was so much different from all the other hearts i listen to. It then started beating a bit faster, maybe Yeosang was uncomfortable?

"Yeosang im-" i looked up to see his face blushing, i gulped, i needed to be professional, i did not ignore all years of medical training for some blushy vampire. 

"Im- going to check your pulses, imma need to touch your wrist and neck, is that alright?" 

Yeosang shook himself out of whatever daydream he was in, "y-yes that's fine." 

My gloves were thick so i couldn't feel the pulse, i had the take off my gloves i touched his cold skin on his skin and he seemed unbothered, Yeosang seemed to watch my every move carefully like a curious kid. 

"Are you worried im going to hurt you?" I asked, kind of jokingly by the way he was being so cautious of me. 

"No, im worried of hurting you." I gulped, at least he was honest. He was a supernatural creature anyway

I then moved my hand to his wrist and placed 2 fingers on the pulse. 

"Your eyes remind me of someone." he said softly and gently, like flowers touching the morning breeze.

I blinked a few times, was he flirting with me? 

I chuckled "who?" 

He smiled "It's no fun if i tell you." and chuckled at his own response.

What even was happening? what was this tension?

"Oh alright, um, i need to check you're b-blood pressure?" 

"That's alright, you can touch me anywhere.." he whispered. 

I gulped, i couldn't help the tiny butterflies in my stomach swirling and twisting. 

I could feel my ears getting red "A-alright" i needed to be professional, i need to be-- 

"Your heart is beating faster." He smirked, his own face blushing, 

"Because i'm focusing-" 

"Your so adorable, you know that?" 

I gulped "Yeosang stop, im not one of your toys- i have heard stories and-" 

"And? we could make a new one?" 

I removed my hand and looked at him in the eye "Yeosang, stop, im your doctor, please treat me as such or i will tell Dr Mingi" 

He looked down, and nodded "Right.. i'm sorry.. i just find you handsome.." 

He was a very honest person, but i remember i was dealing with a whole vampire i needed to be aware. 

"I'm thankful for the compliment, it's just- it's unprofessional, and i'm only here to take care of you" 

"And why can't take care of me in other ways?~" He said sticking out his leg to touch mine

Gosh, this man knew how to flirt, i give him that. I would be lying if i didn't feel a bit light-headed right now from it.

"Yeosang, flirt with me again and i will tell Dr Mingi, i'm not joking"

"But i hear your heart beating fast and you're scent is intoxicating, i can't help it" him finally removed his leg.

"Just be quiet alright? i'm human and your doctor remember, now, let change your IV Bag, as its getting low" 

I opened a drawer, where there was a new supply of IV Bags,

Only i had could ever access it because it needed a special key that only the doctors had. 

It had been quiet for a few minutes and rightfully so, however, he was the only patient i would be seeing for a bit, so of course i should build a professional relationship with him, get to know my patient just a little bit. 

"You said earlier that my scent is intoxicating, what do i smell like to you?" 

He smiled, before breathing it in again, i assume. 

"You smell like a mixture of roses and black cherries." 

I thought about it, i didn't have any perfumes or cologne that smell like roses or black cherries. 

"And why is that?" 

He smirked and he looked at the IV blood bag that i just put on his IV stand, once again, watching my every move carefully. 

"Every human has their own scent, it's mixture of the environment and your skin's natural oil and chemistry, like for example when i first met you, you smelled like pickles." 

I chuckled, "Pickles? why?" because that was the most absurd thing ever.

He looked up and down at me before slightly producing a pinkish hue on his face "You were so nervous and stressed that you're stress hormones were all over the place, and you were sweating, i'm not saying you smell bad, it's everyone bodies smell so different." 

I was interested in Yeosang, how he saw the world, how he viewed, what he felt, was he truly dead? or allergic to garlic or how old he was. 

So many questions, but i was afraid to get the answers too

"Dr Choi, what are you thinking about it? you seem out of it" 

I just smiled and try to get back to reality, i hate how intense my thoughts can be. 

"I'm fine, alright, everything seems fine, i wrote you're vitals in my paperwork, do you need anything else?" 

Yeosang stoped and thought for a second, "No, other than you of course, but, not physically." 

I sighed, i hope he was acting out this way because he hadn't had social interaction in a bit, i was hoping this would go away. 

"Well, i shall be here around dinner time and make sure you take you're meds and what not, but if you need me, my office is down the hall." 

Then i closed his door before he could many flirty comeback.

I sighed, and there was San leaning on the wall beside his door. "Heyy how is it going?" 

I stared at him and then rubbed my eyes "I'm already tired, what are you doing here?" 

He just smiled and look up for a split second before meeting my eyes "Wellll, i wanted to talk to you."

I groaned "Don't you have patients?" 

San rolled his eyes "first of all, i have no surgeries and all my patients have been redirected to their primary doctor except for yours and well, he's in a demonic-induced coma." 

"Don't you have to see the new anesthesiologist?" I was trying to find something for give me a break, as i was in no mood to talk to someone. 

He smiled "wellll i got my days wrong, he's coming next week, he has to deal with all the paperwork for yknow working here." 

I wanted to stab myself, right there however i couldn't reject him, "Ugh, fine, we can hangout but i have to start a record of Yeosangs vitals. So, don't talk too much" 

San followed me to my office like a lost puppy, I sighed and began writing all the things i wrote.

It had been 20 minutes and not a single peep came from San, i could feel his intense glare, but at  least he was being quiet. 

"Do you know what the patients say around here?" San muttured breaking the long quietness. 

I finished the last record and put the pen down, stretching my hands out and rolling my neck out, "And what do they say?" 

He just smirked and leaned down. "They always whisper among themselves that they can hear the screams of past patients of the old hospital still."

I rolled my eyes at him "San, you can't be saying of all that, i'm sure your just trying to scare me, and i will tell you, i've gotten used to this place." 

He stood back up, his back straightened, "You have no idea what really goes on here, you don't see the signs.. do you?" 

I blinked a few thinks, my jaw tensing, San seemed so different. "I can assure you the patients aren't the only monsters here." he whispered again, so darkly

And San left, i could something was on his mind, something was different in his eyes.

The rest of day was.. strange, and what he mean by signs?

When i came to Yeosang room he was behaving oddly. He was crying when i walked in

"Yeosang-" I whispered. 

He turned at me with bloodshot eyes, and bandages on his arms. "J-jongho- y-y-you s-shouldn't be h-here." 

"Yeosang what happened?" I asked walking towards him with worry in my eyes. 

"If- if i was you, i w-would leave this hospital awhile i had the chance."

"Yeosang, did you not take meds, why are you acting this way? what happened?" 

Yeosang looked down at his arm, tears in his eyes.

"J-just a accident, nothing more, nothing l-less" 

"If that's what you say, do you want me to look at it?"

"No!" he said harshly. Turning away completely. 

"You need to just g-go home, i'm fine for the night, please Dr Choi." 

I sighed, feeling like a horrible fucking doctor "Are you sure? I-"

"how many times do i need to repeat myself?!" his voice hoarse and cold, i could tell he was hurting no doubt about it.

I nodded and looked around his room for a second thinking of how i could calm him down, feeling bad. "Well, i'll be here tomorrow. Get some sleep okay?"

Yeosang was quiet. When i closed Yeosang's door i was met with a cold stare from San then he turned his head and walked the other way

Leaving this awkwardness, this tension.. this darkness.. this strangeness of this place was truly engulfing me and becoming my own personal shadow.

I sighed when i got home, quiet.. it was too quiet..

I wasn't tired despite being midnight when i got home, i got ramen for dinner on the way home. 

I sighed, the air was colder too, but it was probably just the old apartment building. 

I opened the fridge and cracked open a Pepsi can, Coke Cola was always unforgiving on my throat so i moved to drinking to Pepsi, as i wasn't a big beer drinker or tea drinker. 

I practically fell on my couch, my feet and hands sore, but my eyes and mind wide awake in the dead of night. 

There was that strange feeling again.. 

The lights flickered.. and i could've swore i saw a figure in my hallway peeking around the corner, but i rubbed my eyes and it was gone. 

I sighed, my lonely aromantic mind playing tricks on me. 

I need someone.. it feels cold here.. I don't care platonic or not.. i just wanna be with another human.. 

As someone heard my thoughts, I heard knocking.. very intense knocking..

I groaned, my body wanting to rest, it ached and popped. as i stood up. 

This was probably going to be a stupid idea..

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HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hope you aren't feeling too scared yet ;D who do you think is at the door?