theory of overs ⭒⭑ yusion

Part 3: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Madder

Chapter PSA: description of panic attack, fake medical stuff (abo)

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On the third day, Sion's body heat had significantly subsided to normal temperature and his mind was clearing up. After another set of checks, his rut was declared done. The first thing he did was clean himself thoroughly because he never felt so gross in his life. He wanted nothing more than to go back to the apartment, to be away from this stupid facility that was tied to one of his worst experiences.

He approached the nurse who had assisted him in the past few days to express his gratitude for her care. He also apologized for the involuntary growls or any crude behavior he might have displayed when he was out of it. The nurse was very kind and told him to not mind it, and that it was normal. She also guided him on how to book the heat room in the future 'just in case.' Sion was sure she meant well, but it made him flustered.

Before he left, the nurse also told him to visit the doctor's room to discuss the state of his health. Sion was too defeated to argue so he just complied.

His assigned doctor was Dr. Jeon, a kind-looking man with bespectacled sharp eyes. Sion soon decided that he liked the doctor because he didn't waste Sion's time. The doctor was clear and concise when informing Sion of his improved health condition, how he should get more rest and other things that were escaping Sion's focus by the second.

"We have also registered a small dose of suppressant to manage possible sudden spikes in your pheromones," the doctor explained. "Is there any question, Sion-ssi?"

Sion really tried to listen attentively to what Dr. Jeon said, but he realized he was still stuck with one fundamental question lodged in his head. "What happened to me?"

Dr. Jeon straightened his posture to make eye contact with Sion, whose eyes finally focused since the first time he entered the room. "Your chosen contraceptive method has failed, which led to an abrupt rut," the doctor explained.

"Did I do something to cause that?"

"I don't believe so. I've checked your medical record. You've been diligent and responsible in taking your suppressant."

"Then why did it happen?" Sion tried not to sound too frustrated but failed.

"There is a possibility that the quality of the latest suppressant injection you took was questionable, but by this point, it is difficult to verify. Things like this occasionally just happen at random. Contraceptives are reliable but not entirely infallible," Dr. Jeon answered patiently, not affected by Sion's growing agitation."Sometimes nature just gets the best of it," he added.

Sion was not at all satisfied with that answer. He understood the concept of an outlier, an exception in a common set, but he was having a hard time accepting that he was it. That was why even if the doctor in front of him basically told him to let it go and just focus on the current state of his health, he couldn't stop trying to make sense of the situation.

"Were there signs of failing suppressants that I should have noticed?" Sion inquired.

"The signs would be the common rut symptoms such as feeling feverish, soreness in scent glands, increased irritability, and heightened senses, especially your scenting," Dr. Jeon explained, "and people around you might notice your scents more as it was no longer subdued by the suppressant."

Instantly, Sion remembered what Yushi said in the elevator a few days ago. "It's cinnamon," Yushi pointed out then.

Sion's heightened sense during his abrupt rut had him learn that Yushi's scent had not changed. It was still rain, peach and jasmine. Sion had speculated that the cinnamon scent Yushi and Ryo picked up in the elevator was Yushi's, but now he knew that it was likely that the scent was his.