Firemen Jeon and Paramedic Kim | vk✓

Fifteen - Silence

His heart skipped a beat but sadness filled him. The times Taehyung had yelled at him, hurting him terribly with the words falling from the lips he craved to taste so often. When Taehyung kissed him, only to pull back and telling him it was a mistake.

Jeongguk didn't know how much longer he'd be able to keep his heart from shattering. While he was grateful Taehyung was with him, he still felt hurts terribly though.

"Focus on me, Jeongguk." Taehyung said, "I want you to melt into the bed like a pat of butter. Close your eyes.. and listen to me.. Um, try to.. think of pleasant memories.."

Pleasant memories? Then, an images of the nights they spent together raced through his mind. While they weren't incredibly happy, Jeongguk had been content in the moment. He got to touch and fill the object of his heart's desire.

It was the only time Taehyung had been pleased by his company and he held onto it with an ironclad grasp. He felt the anxiousness flow from him and opened his eyes, staring into the sexy dark blue eyes of Taehyung. He wanted to ask so much, but he didn't want to know the answers.

"Sejin-ssi, could you grab the iPad on the table?" Taehyung asked and thanking him when Sejin handed him the iPad. "Gguk, here, you press to the letters for your words."

Jeongguk lifted his bandaged hand and squeezed his eyes shut momentarily when he saw the angry red skin peeking from under the bandages of his hands. Opening them, he touched various letters on the screen and hoped he was communicating his message clearly.

After he was done with his first question, he dropped his arm in exhaustion and looked at both of them. Reading the questions, Taehyung looked at Jeongguk. "Jeongguk, you're in the burn unit in National University Hospital." he explained, "You've been knocked out for five days.."

He turned his head slowly and nodded slowly. He knew Taehyung never wanted to returned or step into this hospital... as it brought back the painful memories of losing the family of six, that Taehyung failed to rescue years ago. It meant a lot to him that Taehyung had swallowed his disdain and came to the hospital.

Motioning for the iPad again, to asked the next question. "Are you sure you want to know right now?" Sejin asked when he saw the question, in which Jeongguk nods again.

Sejin take a deep breath in and answered Jeongguk questions, "The burns cover forty-five percent of your body. They're a mix of.. second and third degree."

Jeongguk's chest heaved as sadness and hopelessness hit him like a ton of bricks. He knew it would take him a long time to overcome the injury physically and would have many surgeries ahead of him to repair the damage. He had always considered himself a strong person that could go with the flow of any challenge that faced him, but this? This would test every fiber of his being.

Taehyung waited patiently as Jeongguk asked question after question. Once he figured out what Jeongguk meant to him, he knew he had to be there for him. It killed him inside as he waited for the firemen to wake up and tried his best to distract himself.