«Dr. Kim, Don't Fear Me» [K.n.j & K.s.j]

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"Seokjin, do you feel alright?" Seokjin's eyes slowly fluttered open, revealing a worried looking Namjoon. The doctor had woken up and wondered where Seokjin had gone this morning when he didn't find him on his bedside.

He got up to search for him and got scared when he saw that the man wasn't in the bathroom, or the kitchen, or almost anywhere else in the apartment. When he made his way to the living room, he found the man sleeping on the couch. He stayed by his side for about an hour. The man kept tossing and turning many times. Luckily, Namjoon was there with him to make sure he didn't fall off of the couch.

The doctor grew curious as to why Seokjin was breathing so heavily in his sleep, why he was sweating, and why he kept shifting from side to side as if he was having a nightmare. Despite the man being completely normal now, seeing him acting so violent in his sleep, Namjoon started thinking if he was still human. Especially since he had gotten that oddly strange vision of Seokjin. Of course, Namjoon knew that couldn't be true, because Seokjin lost his ability to become a vampire. He was free now.

But being so "freed", the doctor often wonders if Seokjin really enjoys the freedom he has in his hands now, or if he ever misses being his unique form.

Now that Seokjin had woken up, he thought he would have the chance to ask him that same question, but he didn't get to since the man started to complain about having a headache.

"My head hurts, and everything is spinning." His voice was low. Very low. The man almost sounded aggressive, adding in the deep grunts that were coming out of his mouth as he readjusted his body on the couch.

"Have you eaten anything yet?" Namjoon got up when the man responded "no."

"I'll go make you something so you could take a pill for your headache. Stay here so you won't get more dizzy." Before leaving, however, "Namjoon..." The doctor turned back around to face Seokjin when he heard him call out his name.

"I don't really have an appetite at the moment. May I just consume the pill alone instead?" His response left Namjoon shaking his head.

"No, you can't drink this pill on an empty stomach. It will affect your intestines badly and cause you pain in your stomach. You need to eat something in order to take any type of medication." Namjoon grabbed Seokjin's hands, smiling.

"Why don't you desire anything to eat? Are you getting sick?" The doctor's question was answered as soon as he realized how cold Seokjin was. The smile disappeared on his face and turned into a frown.

"Your hands are freezing." He touched Seokjin's forehead and took his temperature. The temperature was below average. The man barely had any heat inside of him.

He suggested taking Seokjin to the hospital so they could examine him, but the man immediately declined it. His fear of hospitals had grown stronger than before.

"I'm going to use the restroom for one minute."

"Will you be okay on your own? What if you get dizzy?" Despite Namjoon's warnings, Seokjin declined the help of the young doctor, insisting that he could go on his own.

When he got inside on the bathroom and closed the door behind him, he splashed water on his face.

"What is this... What's happening to me? My hair is brown again and so are my eyes." Even the color of his skin was the same as yesterday and not as pale as it was this morning. Seokjin didn't understand anything, but he knew now that he still possessed the power to be a vampire. He wasn't sure what to do with this information about himself, but he wasn't upset about it.

He was actually happy deep down on the inside. The man quickly washed his face to focus on the mirror in front of him. He could still see his reflection, meaning that he was still human.

Namjoon was waiting for him in the living room.

"Seokjin, I was thinking... Maybe going to this Halloween party isn't such a good idea." Seokjin was surprised at Namjoon's words.

"Sir, if this is because of me, don't worry. I can always stay home. But you should go and enjoy yourself for a while."

"No." Namjoon responded to him. "Not without you. If you don't go, then neither will I."

So the two sat down to discuss whether or not they should really go to that Halloween event, head to some place else, or simply stay home watching a horror movie.

But what Seokjin really thought about was how excited Namjoon was the first time he dressed up as a Vampire when he was trying on the costume. He himself wanted to show Namjoon what his Doctor costume looked like on him, so, after a few minutes into the conversation, Seokjin convinced Namjoon that he wanted to go to the costume party.

"If anything, we could always come back home at any time you wish to leave. We could arrive by 5:00 P.M. and leave around 7:00, or even 6:30 P.M. Okay?" The doctor knew that was a very short amount of time to stay at the Halloween event, but he didn't mind it. He wasn't that fond of partying either, so leaving soon was no problem for him at all. The sooner the better.

Seokjin had actually been looking forward to the Halloween party. He wasn't feeling weak
anymore, and his biggest motivation was seeing how everything would turn out when him and the doctor switch roles and become each other for the night.

"Should I put my costume on now?" That question made Namjoon laugh.

"Don't you think that it's a little bit too early to wear the costume now? Oh, by the way, what does the costume look like? You haven't showed it to me yet." Seokjin's eyes lit up.

"What was that grin for?" Namjoon started to tease the man, seeing how suspicious he was acting.

"Hmm? Is someone smiling?"

"Maybe..." Namjoon pulled Seokjin's waist towards him, tickling his ribcage. Seokjin tilted his head back from moving so much.

"Aha! Mercy, mercy! Dr. Kim!" The doctor peppered the man with kisses. The man wrapped his arms around Namjoon's neck.

There, they stayed for a while. No movement, no sound, and no talking. In that moment, they decided to enjoy themselves for a while and give each other affection.

"Are you ready for tonight?"

"Ready as ever." Seokjin replied, smirking.