[namsope hospital au]

[namsope pleural effusion au]

„A what??" Namjoon's voice nearly breaks.
„A pleural effusion. The pleura is a thin envelope around the lungs, it fixates them to the thoracic cavity. It has two layers, between them is a fluid that lubricates the motions of the lungs. During a pleural effusion, there's too much of that liquid. This disturbs the breathing cycle. Possible symptoms are dry cough, chest pain or shortness of breath."
Shock runs over Namjoon's face. Yoongi has had those symptoms for months, but they did it of as a cold, later then as laziness. Until yesterday. Yoongi collapsed during dance practice. And now they were here, Yoongi still under anaesthesia, Hoseok, pale as Snowwhite, at Namjoon's right.
„We had to remove the excess of fluid surgically. He'll wake up in approximately half an hour. Gentlemen." the doctor says and exits the room.

Hoseok immediately scoots closer to Joon and lays his head on the taller's shoulder.
The machines attached to Yoongi beep in regular intervals.
„Let's sit down, hm? Your knees are still shaking."
„Y-yeah, okay"
Namjoon helps Hoseok sit down on the chair on the side of Yoongi's bed. He himself leans against the wall, there's no chair left.
Silence settles more or less comfortably in the room, until Hoseok whispers: „It's all my fault."
Namjoon's at his side in 0,1 seconds. He cups his cheeks and forces his beloved one to look into his eyes. „Don't. Say. That. Ever. Again. It's not." „But he came to me!! He said he was feeling off, he even admitted that he had troubles with breathing properly." Namjoon sees tears of guilt building up in his eyes. „We all knew. We all did it off as a cold, and even as a pretext for skipping dance practice. It's not your fault. I'm sure he won't even be mad at us for not taking him serious. The only thing we have to worry about now is that he gets healthy again as soon as possible." But, after this pep-talk, Hoseok still breaks down in tears, and sobs heartbreakingly on Namjoon's shoulder.

Until: „G-guys? Hope-ah, why are you crying?" Yoongi. Awake. Namjoon and Hoseok basically run to the bed and kneel besides his head. „Y-yoongi" -sob- „i am so sorry hyung, p-please forgive m-me, i should have l-listened to you a-and" „Hey." Yoongi's voice is low and raspy from the intubation, but Hoseok still shuts up at the interruption. „It's fine. Don't be sorry...it's okay. I'm okay." He reaches out for his hand and takes it into his (the one without the drip). „I love you, okay? I'm not angry at you. None of you"
He looks at Namjoon. The latter understands immediately and lays his hand on top of the other two. „Can i sit up?" „Yes yes, of course, one second." Namjoon presses the button that makes the bed move into a semi-upright position. „What happened tho? I mean, while i was gone." „They had to drain your pleura. There was too much liquid...something like that. I'll call the nurse, yeah?" After those words, Namjoon stands up and makes his way out of the room.
Yoongi reaches out to pat Hoseok's head. A small but effective attempt to calm the younger down. They stay in silence for a few minutes, then Namjoon returns with a nurse.
„Welcome back Mr. Min, i-" „Jung." Yoongi interrupts her. „Excuse me...?" „My last name is Jung, or will be. Could you use that name?" He gesticulates in Hoseok's direction. „Uh, yes, of course...but i thought, i thought...i thought YOU two were together." She points confusedly at Namjoon and Hoseok. „Yeah, we are. But Yoongi is also part of that. Ever heard of polyamory?" As always, Namjoon sounds a bit bluntly when he explains their relationship. The poor nurse gets pale, then blushes and mumbles an apology. „It's fine, it's fine. Don't worry. But...how long do i have to stay here?" Immediately, she goes back to professionalism.

„I'll do a few tests now, depending on how they turn out and how you feel tomorrow, you can leave tomorrow afternoon. How do you feel now?" „My chest hurts a bit, but i can breathe more easily than yesterday." „That's already a good sign." She measures his fever and changes the bandage around his chest, that protects the spot where the drainage was fixed. It's a bit blue around it and looks quite painful, and Joon clearly notices that Yoongi squeezes his hand a little harder while the nurse cleans that spot. When everything is done, she leaves, but not without telling the boys that she'll try and organize a spare bed for them.

That's how Joon and Hobi end up cuddled together in a guest hospital bed, but so close to Yoongi that they still manage to hold his hand.