jihoon runs back to the asylum, it was already eight fifty nine, nearly nine o'clock.
the doctor had gone there earlier with his friend but he had forgotten to pay soonyoung a visit, his former patient whom he had promised he would never abandon, but had gradually failed to do so.
"hey there! can you tell me where soonyoung's new room is?" jihoon, now with lavender hair, inquired the person who he had become close with.
hong jisoo. the man in the counter
jihoon had heard that there has been a change in all of the patients' room and unfortunately, even the blonde himself was not an exception.
"oh, good evening, doctor lee, it's been awhile, i heard you came in earlier, but sadly, i wasn't able to see you," the said man said with a smile, and jihoon returned the smile a little, his index finger impatiently tapping on the counter.
"give me a minute, i'll look for the room number," jisoo says as he frantically searches on the screen of his monitor, hands moving unbelievably fast.
"oh. i'm sorry to announce this, but he's now in a session with his new doctor, which has just begun," jisoo said, a tiny frown on his face.
jihoon inquired hesitantly, "ah, is that so? when does his session normally end?"
the man behind the counter said, "roughly, it is around ten thirty in the evening, will you wait for him then?" jihoon let out a sigh.
for a little moment, jihoon paused.
he is unable to stay outside late at night knowing that he is being stalked.
that would be just plain suicide.
"If it's all right, may i ask something?" jihoon asks once more.
"hm, what is it, doctor lee?" jisoo said, his typical politeness tempered by the fact that the two had become closer in their previous exchanges.
"may i asked who his new doctor is?"
first of all, the said doctor wanted to apologize to the blonde for not being able to remain true with his words and promises, and he also wanted to thank soonyoung's new doctor for filling in for him.
when the doctor's phone rang, jisoo was interrupted short mid-sentence."oh, it's-"
"excuse me for a moment," jihoon replied before picking up his phone and sliding it open to take the call.
he took a step back from the counter to have a private conversation with the other line. it was hoseok.
"hello? what happened?" jihoon inquired.
"i'm sorry, but we're on our way back now, doctor lee," said the other line, apologizing profusely.
"it's fine," the lavender-haired doctor said, "but may i know what the reason is?"
"we need to get out of here before they realized we're following one of them and we just noticed they're planning something tonight, the maroon haired guy you're all talking about went ahead earlier." said the officer on the other line, who was clearly starting the car's engine.
"oh, then, take care on your way officer," jihoon answered nonchalantly.
the other line added, "we'll contact you again if we ever find new-"
"wait," the lavender-haired interjected before the other end of the line answered.
"what is it?" the officer asked.
jihoon nervously asked, "where- did that person go?" referring to the maroon-haired man.
"about that one, i'm sorry, but we couldn't figure out where exactly," the other line said.
"but i'm pretty sure he headed in the direction of the coffee shop where you three were before," the voice on the other line stated.
jihoon cocked his head to the side, his brow wrinkled.
what's the deal with the coffee shop? it's not like that guy suddenly wanted a cup of coffee. jihoon pondered to himself.
like a horrifying reality check that came flooding in like a whirlpool of bad luck and misery, the now lavender-haired doctor quickly realized that the asylum is in the same direction as the said coffee shop.
when jihoon did not respond, the other line asks, "hello? is anyone there? doctor lee?"
"when did he leave exactly?" he questioned, this time hurriedly.
"what- it's been almost an hour and half already. why?" inquired the other line.
that's it, his intuition is telling him to get the hell out and leave.
jihoon then decided to call it a day and visit the blonde some time later.
he's hesitant to admit it, but he believes the maroon-haired man is out there somewhere in the black night, searching for him.
jihoon ultimately determined that it was better for him to return home immediately before something unexpected occurred.
"nothing. i'm hanging up now, bye," jihoon said, ending the call without waiting for a response and returning to the counter.
"welcome back. should i inform soonyoung's new doctor that his patient's former doctor is here, so you may pay them both a visit, doctor lee-"
jihoon cut jisoo off, trying not to come across as nasty.
"oh, no thank you," jihoon answered quickly, "i'll probably just come back tomorrow, thank you for the time."
jisoo said, surprised at the sudden change, "o-okay, thank you for coming."
jihoon went without saying goodbye, which was unusual for him, as the man behind the counter stared suspiciously at the diminutive and little doctor's figure, which grew smaller and smaller with each step toward the exit.
"did something happen?" jisoo wondered aloud to himself, worried. "come to think of it, doctor lee took a break from work a long time ago, did something really happen to him?" he added, now growing more concerned.
"hey joshua, what are you thinking about?" asked the newcomer, whose voice has grown familiar to jisoo as he approached the said counter.
"oh. good evening, doctor kim," jisoo greeted, surprised. "it's still nine forty, you finished your session with him earlier than usual, how was it?" he continued.
"well, he was still rather wild today too," the matter remarked.
his words concealing a plethora of implications.
"and i should also clarify your previous statement, mister hong, it was supposed to be, i finished my appointment with him later than usual," added the said doctor with a rather friendly smile.
he was the new doctor who arrived last week and promptly took over soonyoung's care from doctor lee whose currently taking a temporary break.
his dark shaded maroon locks falling softly.
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not your typical love story // 𝓼𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓷. (EDITING...)
Fanfiction❝ careful doctor, ❞ ❝ what do you mean? ❞ ❝ the languid prey might fall for the cunning predator. ❞ In which lee jihoon is kwon soonyoung's new psychiatrist.
