"good job, today." [⏸hiatus]
As a last resort to recover from anorexia, Jeonghan is checked into a group home for mental health patients. Slowly, he lets Nurse Seungcheol's small words of encouragement heal him, starting on a journey towards recover...
"I guess I was running from something, I was running back to you"
Outer Space, 5 Seconds of Summer
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When Josh arrived the next morning he grabbed Seungcheol and went straight to the office.
"Jeonghan, I'll be right back," Seungcheol told him. Jeonghan nodded, knowing that Josh wanted to talk to the other nurse about Seungkwan.
"Seungcheol, I forgot to tell you," Josh uttered, closing the door behind him.
"Tell me what?" he questioned, folding his arms.
"That I suspected Seungkwan was binging," he stammered, "I'm really sorry - I forgot to tell you before I left yesterday."
"You knew?"
"Not 'knew'," Josh said quickly, waving his hands, "Just suspected. Seungkwan's weight had gone up suddenly, and since we'd been monitoring his meals-"
"He must have been sneaking food," Seungcheol finished. He nodded, sighing. "He managed to slip past us this time."
"I should have remembered to tell you," Josh fretted, chewing on his nails.
Seungcheol shook his head, placing a hand on his colleague's shoulder. "Even if we'd locked the kitchen last night, Seungkwan would have found a way to get food. It's not your fault, Josh."
"But he's assigned to me," Josh mumbled, "I'm supposed to be looking after him."
"The habit's hard to break," Seungcheol told him, "Believe me."
Josh threw him a questioning look, but Seungcheol was already moving towards the door.
"I need to finish Jeonghan's check-up," he said by way of explanation. "Seungkwan is still in bed. You should talk to him; he responds well to you."
"Well, I thought he did," Josh muttered, following Seungcheol out of the room.
***
Later that day, after a very subdued breakfast, Seungkwan asked if he could phone Hansol.
"It's Saturday, so he'll be able to talk to me," the chubby boy had mumbled. And Josh agreed, seeing the expression on his face.
Soonyoung wandered down the corridor as Seungkwan sat beside the phone, preparing himself to phone Hansol.
"Heyo," said the orange-haired boy, plopping down beside the blond. "Phoning Hansol?"
"Yeah," Seungkwan mumbled, fiddling with the telephone cord.
Soonyoung wordlessly took Seungkwan's hand, squeezing it. Seungkwan nodded and picked up the phone.
"H-hansol," he uttered as soon as his best friend picked up.
"Hey, Seungkwan! How are you?"
Seungkwan burst into tears, his choked sobs reaching Hansol on the other side.
