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BY the time footsteps approach the bathroom, Taehyung was already shakily bringing himself back up to his feet, the sound of the toilet flushing ringing in his ears.
Taehyung tightly grips onto the edge of the sink, nearly about to waver on his feet when a strong pair of hands wrap around him to help balance his wobbly stance.
"It's okay, you're fine now." Namjoon murmurs softly, brushing away some of the hair sticking to the younger's forehead, only for it to fall back into his eyes again.
Taehyung wanted to snap that he was not fine, but he knew the leader was just trying to care for him. And, besides, compared to his appearance a couple of minutes before, the retching had offered him relief.
Still, Taehyung doesn't answer or voice any of these thoughts. He felt gross and his eyes were stinging with tears of strain. He's pretty sure he'd heaved to the point that there was nothing left but an empty pit in his gut.
Taehyung feels a pair of hands wrap around his shoulders and his body being urged forward. He slightly whines in confusion as he's directed to sit onto the toilet lid. The leader turns around, reaches for Taehyung's toothbrush, wets it a bit, and squeezes some toothpaste onto the bristles.
He lets his arms drop to his side, realizing that Namjoon was going to brush his teeth for him.
Namjoon carefully kneels before the younger, eyes slightly lit up in amusement as he waits until Taehyung has opened his mouth wide enough for him to begin.
Eyelids still droopy, he watches the leader's brows furrow in concentration through his hazy vision. Taehyung knew he should be protesting and preventing the leader from brushing his teeth but instead, he breathes deeply through his nose and feels his eyes completely flutter closed in exhaustion.
It must've been just a minute or so, but to Taehyung, it felt like an hour before he was gently being hoisted up to a standing position.
"Taehyung-ah," When the younger opens his eyes again, he can see the leader staring back at him expectantly. "you okay finishing the rest?"
Taehyung hears the question and nods slowly, taking the toothbrush out of Namjoon's hand. He leans forward to spit out the excess toothpaste into the sink. Sniffling, the younger finishes up brushing his teeth and tongue before properly gargling some water for his throat.
He tries to ignore the way he can feel the tall male's worried eyes rake over him. However, he was unaware that it was actually because of his appearance - his tousled hair, lazy eyes, and sluggish way of brushing his teeth resembled an adorable little boy on the verge of falling asleep.
Once Taehyung washes his face in an attempt to get rid of the icky feeling of sweat and pats his skin dry with the white towel Namjoon hands him, he feels even more fatigued than before.
