Between Patients

Chapter 2

Hansol followed the blonde haired doctor down the stairs. His heart had just started slowing down after the shock of running into Seungkwan.

Seungkwan. He let the name bounce around his head a bit. A smile crept over his face. Seungkwan is a cute name.

"Uhh so yeah this is the basement level with all the lockers and showers and IT and stuff. Have they given you a locker yet?"

Hansol shook his head from side to side in reply and Seungkwan's heart leapt into his mouth. The cute, unintentional aegyo of the head shake with a slight pout of those lips made his knees weak.

"You can have mine" he blurted out as they turned into the locker room, inwardly wincing at what he just said.

Hansol cocked his head to one side like a curious puppy. "D-don't you need your locker Seungkwan?"

Hearing those lips and that mouth say his name sent a thrilling hum through Seungkwan's body and a smile jumped onto his face. What the hell was happening to him?

"Oh! Yeah of course, duh, I just meant you could leave your stuff in mine for today if you wanted?" Seungkwan replied, opening his locker to reveal his hastily discarded belongings. He inwardly cursed himself for running late this morning and leaving it in such a mess. He turned to Hansol to apologise and explain when he realised that Hansol was already taking off his bag and making to put it in his locker. He stepped aside, wordlessly staring at the fashionable bag, with lots of little trinkets and badges adorned to the sides. His eyes then moved to the slender fingers fastening the brass buckles, the way they looked strong but soft and gentle. His mind wandered to wonder what it would feel like having those fingers caress his face and pull his hair-

"Thanks Seungkwan!" Snapped out of his reverie he shut his locker and told Hansol the combination.

Hansol's face scrunched up a bit with a furrowed brow as he repeated the combination, trying to remember it. "160198. Got it! Hey is that your birthday?" After getting a nod in reply Hansol grinned brightly. "That means we were born the same year! Except you're a like a month older so I guess I should call you hyung!"

Hyung. Seungkwan's stomach did a back-flip and heat began to rush to his face, hell-bent on betraying his emotional reaction to the younger boys words. He quickly gestured at his wrist. "Gosh is that the time we better get to the ward!"

With that Seungkwan turned on his heels and all but ran out of the locker room and up the stairs. Hansol was startled but sprinted after the blushing blonde, trying not to think too hard about the fact Seungkwan had not been wearing a watch.

"Ok this is floor 4, this is where you'll be living for the next three months more or less. [[Quick note, ICU is intensive care for patients on ventilators and extremely unwell patients. HDU is halfway between a normal ward and ICU where patients need a bit more care than normal and MAU, SAU and PAU are all acute admissions units for medical, surgical and paediatric cases respectively. Patients will usually go to A&E and then be admitted to one of these wards before going on to a specific ward! Hope that helps!!]] ICU is down there to the left and HDU to the right, and in the other direction we have the MAU and SAU wards. PAU is here too but you won't have to go there much probably!" Seungkwan looked at Hansol and noted those cute eyebrows were once again slightly frowning, indicating a struggle to remember where everything was. "I'll draw you a map ok?"

The immediate beaming smile fired at him made his knees turn to jelly and he quickly turned and started marching away before his blushing was noticed. Hansol grinned and started half-jogging to keep up.

As they went through the doors to MAU a tall and handsome man met them, wearing scrubs just like Seungkwan's. Hansol liked this guy just from looking at his genuine smile and when he shook his hand he noticed how big it was and how small his was in comparison.

"Hansol this Mingyu-hyung, he's the registrar for acute medicine here, although if you listen to him long enough he'll make you think he runs the place."

"Nice to meet you Hansol. Thanks for such an endearing introduction Seungkwan..." His warm and bassy voice trailed off as he smirked at Seungkwan and winked at Hansol. "If you're ready to get to work Seungkwan will take you to find some scrubs and help you get dressed."

The blonde blanched at his hyung's parting shot and hurried Hansol away from his bad influence. Mingyu's wholesome laugh followed them into the changing rooms whilst Seungkwan awkwardly explained to Hansol that he wasn't actually going to help him get dressed, he'd just show him where to get the scrubs. All the while, Hansol just smiled at him, infuriatingly amused by the other's embarrassment.

"Y-yeah, uhh... The scrubs are over there, just grab them then put your clothes in one of the temporary lockers. I'll be outside if you need-"

"Hyung?" He was halfway out the door when he heard the quiet voice, laced with a bit of anxiety. He turned and walked back into the room, shutting the door behind him.

"Everyone's nice here right? I'm a bit nervous around new people and this new job seems quite full-on and scary and I'm not sure what I should be doing or where to begin..." The younger man trailed off and hung his head, feeling his anxiety rise to the surface and threaten to overwhelm him.

A hand on his shoulder anchored him, calming the sea of worry that had begun to surge up inside him. The hand was warm and comforting. It's fingers held his shoulder gently but firmly, making him feel safe. He raised his head and looked into a pair of big brown eyes. As their eyes met he felt comforted.

"You're going to be okay. I know it's scary at the start but it's a really friendly place to work, and everyone's really lovely, I promise. And hey, you've got me to look out for you too right?" There was that crooked grin with a flash of teeth again. The same smile that made Seungkwan feel so many things. He stood, so entranced by the smile, that he failed to notice Hansol had started unbuttoning his shirt to get changed.

Seungkwan glanced down at the way the slender fingers were at work undoing buttons, and past that at the skin that was being revealed more and more with each button when he finally came to his sense and realised he was standing and staring at Hansol getting changed.

"YES OK WELL GOOD I'LL WAIT FOR YOU OUTSIDE OK"

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Wow that was longer than expected but I did promise a longer chapter! Thanks so much for reading it means the world to me. Please vote and comment and tell me what you like or don't, your support is very much appreciated!

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J