Sacrifices (vkook)

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Jungkook walks into the clinic to meet Taehyung's doctor the next morning instead of reporting to work straight away.

He always met Dr. Park after one of Taehyung's appointments.

Dr. Park never gave him the straight facts when Taehyung was there because he didn't want anything he had to say to have a negative effect on his recovery.

"Is everything okay?" Jungkook asks as soon as they are seated.

"Everything is fine. Taehyung's condition hasn't really improved or worsened since the last time I spoke to him. The reason for his mutism isn't physical at all, even though that's what I told him. It's completely psychological. All in his head. He can speak, whenever he's ready, but as long as there's damage psychologically, that won't be any time soon. That's why I want to suggest in-house treatment." Dr. Park says handing him a pamphlet.

"In-house?" Jungkook asks taking the little booklet and reading the cover.

White Wing Psychiatric Institution.

"Yes. It's the best shot we have at getting him to open up and no longer fear speaking." The doctor says. "It doesn't mean he's ill, he's far from it. He's very capable, he just needs a little push in the right direction."

"I-I don't think I like the idea of this." Jungkook says honestly. "He doesn't need to be institutionalized."

"I understand where you might become opposed to the idea but I promise you after at least a weeks stay in the hospital and he'll be as good as new. Just like the Taehyung he used to be." Dr. Park says. "It's a small sacrifice of time, Jungkook. But the results will be worth it."

Jungkook sighs, looking through the pamphlet. Only finding photos of white walls and white floors and doctors dressed in all white.

"How long?" He asks looking up from the booklet.

"I'll ask for two weeks. Give me two weeks and I'll have him up and running like normal again." Park says with a smile.

"Two weeks." Jungkook says reluctantly. "Two weeks and I want him out of there, even if he isn't better."

"Two weeks." The doctor promises.

Jungkook sighs again, running his fingers through his hair.

This wasn't what he was expecting from his visit here today, he was hoping to here good news, not that he had to convince Taehyung to go to a psychiatric hospital for two weeks.

Jungkook tries to come up with an easy way to tell him and convince him into staying at the hospital but everything sounds bad.

He can't shake the thought from his mind all day, even when he's drowning in all the work he has.

How could he accept the fact that he was sending Taehyung to a psychiatric institution?

-

"White Wing? The crazy hospital?" Yoongi asks earning a glare from Jimin.

"It doesn't mean he's crazy. They have the best doctors there to treat him. Taehyung's doctor said he'd be better in two weeks." Jungkook says.

"He's not sick, Jungkook. Lots of people have mutism. They aren't in institutions." Jimin says from where he sits next to Yoongi on their couch.