cy·a·no·sis
/ˌsīəˈnōsəs/
a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood
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Taehyung sighed loudly, changing quickly out of his scrubs and heading over to the ICU.
It had become a part of his daily routine. Perform a surgery, change out of scrubs, visit Jungkook. He would bring the occasional snack with him sometimes, but today he was more focused on getting to Jungkook quickly.
"Taehyung!" Someone called, and Taehyung turned around quickly. He was greeted with the sight of Jin running up to him. Jin stopped in front of Taehyung and bent over, putting his hands on his knees and panting heavily.
"I'm getting too old to keep running like this," Jin said, still panting heavily. Taehyung rolled his eyes and helped Jin stand up.
"What's going on?" Taehyung asked, a little worried and hoping it was nothing bad. Jin coughed loudly and tried to slow down his breathing, making a big scene in front of Taehyung.
"You old man," Taehyung teased, laughing when Jin looked up and glared at him. "This old man came to tell you that they got Jungkook off his ventilator."
Taehyung's eyes widened and his mouth practically fell open. He felt tears of joy in the corners of his eyes and blinked rapidly so they wouldn't fall in front of Jin. Jin rolled his eyes at the boy before holding his arms out.
"Do you want a hug?" He asked, standing there annoyed with his arms spread out. Taehyung smiled and nodded, wrapping his arms around Jin tightly and trying not to cry.
"It took him a few tries to get used to breathing without the ventilator, but in the end he did it on his own," Jin added, rubbing Taehyung's back soothingly. Taehyung smiled and hugged Jin tighter before letting go and giving them some space.
"I'm going to go visit him, then," Taehyung said, to which Jin only nodded and smiled. Taehyung began walking off in the direction he was headed, towards Jungkook's room in the ICU.
"See you later, lover boy!" Jin called out from behind, causing Taehyung to roll his eyes and walk faster towards Jungkook's room.
He walked down the hallway and took a few turns, walking past coworkers and waving before they had a chance to start a conversation with him. He hurried down to the ICU and checked in with the nurse, who knew him by name, and quickly stumbled into Jungkook's room.
"Hey baby, I'm back," Taehyung said softly and walked beside Jungkook's bed. His heart hurt at the sight before him, knowing that once Jungkook woke up, things would never be the same again.
Jungkook had been getting significantly more pale with each passing day. It had only been a few days and he already looked thinner, his cheeks were beginning to hollow and the collarbones that peaked out above his hospital gown were becoming more and more prominent. He didn't look peaceful or in pain anymore, he just looked like he was there without emotion.
"Jin told me that you're breathing without your ventilator, huh?" Taehyung said, sitting down in the chair that had been moved beside Jungkook's bed so many times that the nurses decided to just leave it there. "I'm so proud of you, Jungkookie," Taehyung added, grabbing Jungkook's limp hand lightly again.
He sat there in silence with Jungkook, listening to the boy's steady breaths and heart rate that echoed throughout the room. He rubbed his thumb over the little scars that were forming on Jungkook's hand and intertwined their fingers.
"I hope you'll wake up soon, Jungkook. I miss you a lot," Taehyung said softly, still rubbing Jungkook's hand and trying to hold tears back—which he had gotten extraordinarily good at recently, but not in a good way. He stared down at Jungkook's expression, his face no longer covered with the ugly mask that was forcing him to breathe.
What would be different when Jungkook woke up? He would still be able to perform in Taehyung's surgeries, right? He would be able to walk with Taehyung throughout the halls of the hospital, as if no car accident had ever happened in the first place, right?
Taehyung was honestly afraid for Jungkook to wake up. He didn't look like he was in pain now, and Taehyung didn't want that to change. He wished he could take away Jungkook's pain in an instant, erase his horrid memories of the car accident. Or even turn back time so he could stop Jungkook from leaving so early in the morning.
Taehyung sighed and brought Jungkook's hand up to his mouth to press a soft kiss to. Jin didn't say anything about Jungkook having any major brain damage or anything of the sort, so Taehyung was hoping that it would stay that way. Hoping that the induced coma wouldn't change any of that for Jungkook.
"You know I love you, right?" He said quietly, kissing Jungkook's hand again and sitting by his side.
"I'll wait for you to wake up, baby."
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Agape | TAEKOOK (REWRITING)
FanfictionA rivalry between a surgeon and his assistant becomes more than just medical banter.
