psycho || woosan

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trigger warning: mentions of weight + needles

mal·nu·tri·tion
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.

symptoms include

reduced muscle and tissue mass

decreased mobility and stamina as a result of muscle wasting

breathing difficulties, and an increased risk of chest infection and respiratory failure

wounds take longer to heal and illnesses take longer to recover from

slower immune response which increases the risk of getting infections, and increases the length of time that it takes to recover from an infection

difficulty staying warm as a result of having less muscle and tissue mass, increasing the risk of hypothermia (the inability to maintain normal body temperature),

poor libido (sex drive) and fertility problems.

In some cases, malnutrition can also lead to feelings of apathy (indifference), tiredness, and depression.

"San you have a visitor." a nurse said opening the doors to allow the guards in. They cuffed his hands and he was surprised they didn't slip off by now.

He walked to the visitors' hall where his mother was.

How did she know he was here? Who told her? He felt pain throb in his head. His vision started to blur and he couldn't hear anything. His lips felt swollen. He tried to hold onto something, someone, trying to keep himself up. The guards looked at each other with concern. Sans mother looked in horror as she watched her son collapse into the hard ground.

Nurses were called and soon they were lifting his body on a stretcher. "Can you come back another day, please? I apologize in advance." the nurse said bowing respectfully and rushing towards the stretcher.

"We're just gonna do some tests on him to see what's going on." the doctor lifted Sans shirt to see skin and bones. Ribs stuck out and hip bones. The nurses and doctors looked in shock. They've been feeding him even more figuring the medicine was causing weight loss.

He stuck pads on the boy's stomach to figure out what was happening. "Can you do a blood test so I can send it to the lab? Thank you," he said pointing over to the table that had needles and tubes. The nurse drew blood and labeled it putting it in the away box.

"I want to say he's malnourished, he looks like he is, especially since he fainted but he should be waking up soon, please take him to special care so we can keep an eye on him, I'll call the lawyers. Can you give him the medication through the tube and check inside his room for anything." everyone wrapped up everything and sent San to a different room.

He woke up a couple of minutes later feeling his lips swell. He went to touch them but they felt too sore. "It'll feel like that for a while." the nurse said. He had a feeding tube now connected to him and his room was now a curtain.

"We have to keep you here for a couple of days, you fainted," she said as she situated him better. He stayed silent and almost looked around.

He was still here. Why was he still here? Where was Wooyoung? He couldn't remember anything from the past couple of minutes. "Where's Wooyoung?" his voice was raspy and his throat felt dry.

"It'll all come back to you soon, would you like Yeosang to come over?" San nodded his head and felt himself drift off to sleep.

you're probably wondering where's wooyoung, well.