I Love Yoo (one shots)

Nurse Au part 2

When you see ||| that means reader warning for the next paragraph. (I never write too vaguely but I want to make sure you're prepared for whatever might unsettle you)

I sit in the break room holding my head in my hands. My legs bounce with left-over anxiousness from tending to patients all-night. My eyes open just enough to see the sticky note by my side. Randolph's clean handwriting explains how he wants me to tend to Yeong-gi. The basic stuff like changing his bandages and cleaning his wounds if they were to become more infected, watch over him, we're already discussed, so he didn't write much except for one confusing task. "Make sure he's not afraid."
I didn't ask him about it because he... isn't exactly the easiest person to talk too. Afraid of what? My mind goes to the possibilities of what can hurt Yeong-gi. He's a big dude. But unfortunately I think back to his expression when Mrs.Hirahara was around. Did she do something to him? I sigh to myself and rub my head. It isn't really my concern, we aren't really friends anymore. I'm all alone in the break room with my thoughts and the very loud clock . I grab my things and head out. Technically I'm off for the night, but I have to watch Yeong-gi until 4:00 am. It's currently 1:15 am so that's almost 4 hours but I plan to sleep through most of them. It's not like I actually have to watch his every twitch, the monitor will beep if something's up.
I walk in the room and sigh. There's a chair a couple feet away from his bed so I make myself comfortable and place my coat as a blanket.
My eyes wander to him. He looks so vulnerable as his chest rises ever so slightly. His eyes flutter a bit and his hand twitches. He's only lightly unconscious after all. His blanket is halfway-falling so I get up to fix it. I gather the fabric to tuck it in and reach over him while I'm tucking. My nostrils are flooded with his scent and I go lightheaded for a brief moment. I pause over him to take a deep breath and regain focus. Then I look down in shock of my position. My hand is placed on his chest and I'm right over his face. His bruised, bloodied face. It pulls in my heart strings to see him like this. I get off the bed and look for my next task. His pillow seems to need to be fluffed. I take one arm and gently run it around the back of his neck to brace his head. I lift him up and quickly fluff the pillow with my free hand. Once I'm done I place him back down. His grunt of pain makes me freeze. Shit. Did I wake him? He seems fast asleep so I let out a sigh. Examining him closely, I notice I tad of black ink on his neck. I look closer and too my surprise there's a tattoo hidden on the back of his neck. I chuckle a little at the thought of Yeong-gi, the guy who cheered for friendship points, getting a tattoo. I guess he's changed a lot . I brush his hair away from his forehead and run my fingers through his locks of ginger. He looks so peaceful right now, the thought of him showing fear is long gone out of the realm of possibilities. I sigh and walk back to the chair after feeling an ache in my legs. Once I'm comfortable with my coat as a blanket I rest my eyes. The last thing I see is his bruised, bloodied, and beautiful face which pulls my heart strings once more again.
(Yeong-gi's pov) ||||||
"Worthless boy!" She scolds. Her dark hair falls into her face but she pushes it back in frustration. She downs another glass of whisky and grunts , aggravated at her own intoxication. She turns to walk out of the kitchen and to the room where I am. So I quickly hide in the nearby closet. " Father isn't here to cover for you this time kid." She sluggishly walks over to where I hide and yanks open the closet doors. Her sloppy eyes go wide and return with a sickening smile. Making my eyes water with fear. She places her cold hands on my bear neck, applying pressure to purposely scare me. Her long nails lightly tap on my skin. "What's wrong kid? You look frightened. Like something is piercing your mind..." she digs her nails into my skin. I squirm in kick her away. "Please, why!!?! I've been good! mummy !?!" I yell. She lets go. Her expression changes to pure anger. She's never shown her anger. It's always disguised by a fake smile. She walks back to the kitchen but before she leaves she leaves me with one last phrase. "I don't want to be your 'mum' kid. You're nothing but a mistake." She slams the doors. Leaving me in the dark. As the shadows caress me in the darkness, I wipe my tears and walk away.
(Shin-Ae's pov)
Yeong-gi's grunts awake me. I look over to him and my mind is blank for a couple seconds until I realize; his body is jerking. I throw my jacket off me and rush to his side. I look at his vitals and his heartbeat is pretty high. It's doesn't make sense to why he's freaking out like this, then it hits me. He's having a nightmare. This is what Randolph meant. I slap his face lightly. "Yeong-gi! You have to wake up. It's just a nightmare. You're safe..." I continue to half-whisper comforting words but he still doesn't stop. In fact, I think I even see tears on his eyelashes. I stop and rest my head on his chest. "What am I doing Yeong-gi? We should've just stayed strangers...". His jerking stops but he still occasionally hicks and twitches. I stay on his chest,completely out of breath. I feel so helpless. I start to stroke his hair, despite my hesitation telling me I shouldn't be doing this at all. I watch him calm down and his heart rate returns to a stable rate. His chest rises and falls beneath me and the sound his heartbeat puts my mind at ease. My hand strokes through his hair and I think about the time he wouldn't even let me touch his forehead to take his temperature. Was he scared of me then? I tell my mind to stop think about the past. Just to be in the moment is all I want. And finally I can be in the moment with him.
(Yeong-go's pov)
My eyes fly open and I look frantically around the room. For a second I don't recognize where I am. It's all unfamiliar. Until I lay my eyes on her. Resting on my chest is the one face I thought I'd never see again. "Shin-Ae?" I whisper under my breath. She doesn't flinch. She lays there peacefully and the moonlight shines through the blinds and onto her. My hand is tangled with her small delicate hand. Her chest rises and falls and she occasionally twitches. I watch her for what seems like hours. I look to my side and see all the things I'm hooked up to. I was urging to just pull out my IV and leave but I know I'm fucked up pre' bad. My mind is flooded with questions on how I got here and why Shin-Ae Yoo is here. But once my focus goes back to watching Shin-Ae's shallow breaths, everything seems still.
I could sit here and gaze at her for hours and not get bored, but once she wakes up I would like to be gone. I gently lift her head off of my chest and untangle our hands, despite my protests deep in my heart, telling me to stay with her a little longer.  I stretch over to pull out my IV and I throw the neatly tucked sheets to my side. Once I sit up my core shoots pain. I suck it up, taking a deep breath in before standing up. I see my jacket hanging and grab that to cover the hospital gown. I take another look at her and sigh. She looks so peaceful without me in her life. The more I look, the more my chest aches for her. "I'm sorry Shin-Ae".  I whisper, turning my back.

"Yeong-gi, wait." Her raspy voice catches my ear. Damnit. I turn around to face her and she looks me dead in the eye with no emotion. "Uh h-hey Shin-ae..." I say with an awkward smile. I mentally facepalm. "Been a while huh? Aha"
Again, mental facepalm. She slowly gets up from where she sits and dusts off her knees. Her head stays down for a second before she lets out a little chuckle. "That's one hell of an understatement." She closes her eyes and sighs. Her face is halfway into the moonlight and I can see her cheeks tear-stained. She looks right into me. "Five years now Yeong-gi. Five years." I rest against the door frame and take that phrase in. Five years. I look down in shame. "So what was so bad that you couldn't even send me a text in five years?" Her voice cracks a hint at the end if her sentence. I can't dare look her in the eye. "You were my friend Yeong-gi." She takes a couple steps forward. "Friends don't ghost each other like tha—"
"That's the problem Shin-ae... I .. I wanted more than that." I interrupt her impatiently.
I look up at her shocked face, watching her process the words that flew out of my mouth unexpectedly. Her expression changes from confused to hurt than back to confused. It's all so difficult to know how she's going to react. She opens her mouth to say something but stops herself. She sighs. Again. Then she clears her throat before speaking up. "Umm you shouldn't be standing after your injuries...."She looks me up and down. Oh so we're taking the pretend-not-to-hear type of route. "Your stitches could tear. Her expression is blank but I could tell she's conflicted. She turns around to the bed to tuck the sheets in.
I feel a moment slipping away and my chance is almost over. Before I realize what I'm doing, my feelings take over and I grab onto her arm. Spinning her around and smashing my lips onto hers. I feel her body go stiff against mine but she loosens up and we both melt into each other's arms. I pull her waist close and she hesitates before wrapping her arm around my neck. She runs her fingers through my hair causing shivers through my body. My hands find their way to her cheeks and caress them.
I try to deepen the kiss, wanting to hold on to her forever, before we both pull away and she covers her mouth in surprise. "Shin-ae... why are you crying?" I say wiping a tear below her eyes. "Cause I missed you dumbass" she laughs. " I missed my best friend." I smile at her words, deciding to tease her a bit.
I pull her close into a big hug, pressing my forehead onto hers. " 'best friend' huh?" I watch her blush creep onto her face. She stutters a bit before saying, "Pfft what-whatever." I hold her closer (even though it's impossible due to us being as close as possible.) she squirms and pushes her self off. "Uhh hey! Didn't I say get into bed?" She points at the hospital bed. She comes and takes off my coat and I laugh at her nurse instincts taking over. "You're so cute as a nurse" she freezes, taking in my compliment. Then she carries in and pushes me into bed. I lay winded by her strong push. "Oof" She laughs. To get her back I pull her back and into bed with me. I quickly wrap my arms around her tummy to keep her from escaping. Holding her tightly. "Yeong-gi!!" She protests. After a couple more laughs she calms down and our breaths become in synch. She rests her head lightly on my chest as of she's listening to my heart beat. "Uh.. just for the record..." she stutters before continuing. Seeing her stutter is the cutest thing I've ever seen. And the fact that I haven't seen it in five years, just makes it more important. "I wanted more than that too. That's why it hurt all the more for five years." She says burying her face in my chest. "It felt like I lost a part of me." She chokes her words, pulling on my heart strings. I rub her back as she sobs for a bit. After she's done, she lifts her head up and faces me. "I tried to stop thinking about you... but-" She stops. I try to read her expression but it looks like she's trying to figure me out as well. Her hand brushes my forehead and down my cheek. Her touch is of pure bliss to me. "I hope you weren't as heartbroken as I was Yeong-gi. You don't deserve all that pain." She whispers. I thought about her every day. How could she ever doubt that? I lean in and give her a kiss on the forehead. Staying in the position for a couple seconds before pulling back to speak. "Shin-Ae, I thought- I think about you every second. Ever since you first smiled to me. I would take away all of your pain in a heartbeat if I could. I don't even care if this is the anesthesia talking..." We laugh. "Thank you for this Yeong-gi." And with that we fall asleep.