^ nothing to do with the story i just love tommo ;(
"jungwoo, baby, wake up." jungwoo's mom whispered, rocking jungwoo slightly.
jungwoo was out of school, and he didnt know what to to with his life at 20 years old.
he suffered from regular panic attacks, which meant he had to go to the hospital pretty often. they were quite extreme. he didnt like it at all. everytime he had one, he was taken to hospital, and everytime he needed new medication he had to go. not to mention his weekly check ups.
"i dont wanna~" jungwoo whined, curling his body up.
"you need to have another check up, with mr wong."
mr wong, or lucas, was his therapist. he was younger than him, but he didnt mind. at first it was weird but he got used to it.
he liked lucas. he'd always give him lollipops, and he'd colour pictures of puppies.
"when do i have to go?" jungwoo asked, stretching his body out like a kitten. his mom looked at her watch.
"you have two hours," she smiled, kissing jungwoo's head, "i've made you some toast, if you wanna come down and get it."
"i'll be down in a minute, i love you!"
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"how are we feeling today, woo?" lucas asked, as jungwoo held a pink lollipop between his lips.
"i feel... light pink.."
they described feelings as colours. and lucas was always able to understand.
light pink was calm, happy but not ecstatic.
lucas nodded, smiling at the boy. lucas had found many ways to distract jungwoo from the environment. hospitals made jungwoo more nervous than he already was, so lucas tried to help.
"with small spots of blue."
lucas frowned. blue was sad.
"why blue?" lucas asked, as jungwoo coloured the puppy's paw and smiled at him sadly.
"flower died last week.."
flower was his cousin's dog. jungwoo would visit her every weekend. he'd tell lucas about all the cute things she did. he grew up with her and he was devastated.
"aw.. woo i'm so sorry.." lucas pouted, rubbing the boy's shoulder over the desk.
"its okay," jungwoo smiled, putting the lollipop stick in the bin, "she was old, i'm glad she died peacefully."
lucas nodded, passing jungwoo another lollipop.
"if i asked you how you felt last week, what would you've said?" lucas asked. they didnt see eachother last week, as lucas had to go home to see his family.
jungwoo explored the box of crayons lucas stored on his desk. he pulled out a dark blue colour and gave it to him.
lucas took it, and coloured on his page.
"lucas.. do you have a pet?" jungwoo asked curiously, taking the crayon back.
lucas nodded with a small smile, "i have a small kitty.."
jungwoo's eyes lit up, and he bit his lips excitedly, "c-can i see her?"
lucas laughed, standing up.
"come over here, i'll show you.." lucas told him, taking him over to a pile of pillows in his room.
jungwoo hopped up and sat on his favorite pillow. it was light blue with pink clouds.
lucas smiled as jungwoo laid next to him. he unlocked his phone to show jungwoo a picture of a small, ginger kitten in a cardboard box full of pink blankets.
"she's so cute!" jungwoo giggled, and lucas nodded, "wait.. is it a girl?"
"yep, honey's a girl," lucas confirmed as jungwoo looked at more pictures, "i could bring her in one day.."
jungwoo's mouth formed an 'o' shape and he nodded like a little kid, despite being 20, "please!"
"i'll bring her next week, okay?"
jungwoo clapped his hands excitedly, and lucas passed him his phone to scroll through the album of photos of honey.
they sat in lucas' relaxation area until it was the end of jungwoo's session. jungwoo frowned when he had to leave. he took his coat from the back of the chair, and took another lollipop for the ride home.
"me and honey will see you next week, yeah?" lucas smiled, opening his arms for a hug.
"yep! i'll bring her some treats too.." jungwoo smiled softly, hugging lucas back before saying goodbye and leaving.
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"how was jungwoo this week?" mark asked, sitting down next to lucas in the staff room.
mark had the same job as him. his client was called donghyuk, and he got a therapist due to his depression. lucas could tell mark was slowly falling in love with him.
"he was happy, luckily," lucas told him, "i showed him my kitten and that kept him occupied"
"jungwoo reminds me of a big baby.." mark laughed, sipping his coffee, "he looks so squishy but he's so tall."
"im taller than him.."
"you're taller than everyone."
lucas laughed, putting his mug in the sink.
"i'm off, i'll see you soon.." lucas smiled, taking his bag and leaving the hospital
