without you || nct dojae

chapter 45

Jaehyun woke up the following day. lying in his own bed, not in the hospital at least thank the heavens for that. Ryeowook was beside him, sponging the towel into the water and drying it, before he placed it on his head. seeing his awoken dongsaeng, he smiled a little.

" your body temp is slightly better now, but why did you play bball yesterday when you werent well the whole week? " he asked. Jaehyun remained silent as he closed his eyes and sighed. he knew it was such a rash decision, what with all the ongoing stuff just taking place and time wasnt on his side, but he needed to prioritise the auditions and his competitions which could bring his junior squad to the semis after completing zonals, and they only had three matches left.

" last night, that Doyoung boy brought you to our house. the funeral procession had ended by then, and of course your stuff werent at home, so his hyung took us here. Donghae and Sungmin came by again this morning, but they didnt dare disturb your sleep. you were practically burning to be honest, " Ryeowook laughed softly as he looked over at his sleeping dongsaeng.

" hmm... mianhago hyung. im too worn out as it is already, so just dont mind me rolling around or blanking out at some point in time, " Jaehyun sat up and took the towel, sponging his own forehead. a thought suddenly hit him.

" oh yeah. why did i cough out blood? i remembered vaguely there was blood on the court before i passed out, then Doyoung freaked out and started shouting after that, " Ryeowook stared at his dongsaeng.

what? coughing blood? but Doyoung never mentioned that! or did i just not hear it?

neither boy said anything about the previous day after that. the question still pondered in Jaehyun's mind while Ryeowook kept to himself. he left the apartment as soon as the younger assured him he could take care of himself and that he'll be calling friends over to do some stuff.

leaving the apartment, Ryeowook trudged down the stairs, not caring about the number of flights. now that the funeral procession was over, and he had promised the Jung family they will move out, he had no idea where to go. where to begin was also another question he couldnt answer, and knowing his omma being in jail and the other two were hopeless, he sat down on the steps and cried.

poor boy...

Jaehyun sat down on the floor of his living room and turned on the TV. he wore a jacket and called Doyoung.

" Doyoungie hyungie~~~ " (i cAn literally imagining him saying thIS WHY ARE U SUCH A BIAS WRECKER JUNG YOON OH ;;-;) laughter could be heard from the other side.

" ohh uri Jaehyunnie !! annyeong !! gwenchanayo? can i come over with the dongsaengs? theyre dying to see you ever since what happened, " Doyoung replied, carefully choosing his words since Grandfather Jung was Jaehyun's soft spot, and the only family member he could trust before accepting Ryeowook.

the boy leaned back onto his sofa and looked up at his ceiling. should he invite them over, like what he really told his hyung? or should he just remain by himself, his apartment as a company for the day? he still had to go to school tomorrow and wanted his fever to die down quickly, so he chose the first.

" ne~ y'all can come over now actually. i dont have much things to do and i need the heat to cool quickly, " with that, yelping and basically all things happy could be heard from the opposite side. Jaehyun laughed and hung up.

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annyeong readers :>> short chap for today !! if uve noticed i havent been updating about myself or anth for these past few chaps exc for the performance in January. my common tests are coming up soon so im writing out chapters q early. sometimes i publish them first if i see how readers cant wait for the next part, but most of the time i hold it back so that y'all get 'a rest' from this fic.

like for eg this chapter may be published two weeks aft i wrote it, which is when i'll have my tests. so idw y'all to worry urselves about me but just rmb i have things to work on too :"))

btw thanks for all the reads and votes !! do continue to support this fic :D kamsahamnida~~