astro-naut • taekook

eighteen

2023, may 12

taehyung was immediately rushed to the hospital, along with the two other astronauts.

the moment jungkook saw taehyung's face, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. it was said that taehyung needed a major check up. and was hurried to the emergency room.

all of their friends were there. jimin hugged jungkook so tight he couldn't breath, but he doesn't care about that any longer. just the sheer comfort of a hug made jungkook feel more relaxed. jin and namjoon were seated impatiently in the waiting room, hands interlocked as they seemed like they were saying prayers in their heads. hoseok kept fidgeting and touching his numb hands. his face was drastically different, the usual glowing sun-kissed skin and heart-shaped smile was replaced with a rather pale face, colour drained from his body and he looked very uneasy. closing his eyes once in a while to regain himself. jimin and jungkook were both sitting together. jungkook was still crying, he'd been crying since he got of the house. hell, he's always crying these days. either happy tears or just terrible breakdowns. jimin tried to comfort jungkook, and tell him that everything would be okay. his words were laced with worry and doubt. but honestly, who could blame him, no one was really sure at the moment. yoongi was pacing around the waiting room, eyebrows knitted together in worry with his hands buried in his sweater pockets. taehyung's parents were there too, both looked nervous but hopeful at least. both of their hands were clasped together, praying for the better.

the other two astronauts family were there too. too worried to communicate with anyone so it really made no difference.

after long, agonising hours, the doctors finally came out of the rooms.

they all didn't look very contented. especially the one who came out of the other room, but not taehyung's.

all of them looked at each other as the families rushed to them, waiting expectantly.

one of them spoke, directed to the other family.

"i'm sorry but, your son, jerald, has unfortunately passed." the other doctor said.

that made the other families tense.

jerald's family broke down in tears, grabbing ahold of each other as they weep over the loss of their beloved son, brother, friend and most importantly, family member.

then, the other two doctors spoke.

"taehyung and alexandra are alive, but in a coma. fortunately, their conditions have improved from when they were in the spacecraft. however, we're not sure how long it would take for them to be conscious again."

although it wasn't as bad as taehyung passing away, jungkook still felt sad, but hopeful.

he was going to get through this.

taehyung was going to be well.

he could only pray and hope.