count on me┃jaeyong

⌜ thirty nine ⌟

crouching down right next to the glass door leading or the operating room where the surgery is still ongoing, jaehyun waited for hours and hours with little to no sleep until someone finally came out of that room, making him lift his head up to see who it was. ❝t-ten?❞

the said male that's drinking water was put to a halt at the groggy voice calling him out, widening his eyes soon as he got to see the guy's state. ❝jesus, jaehyun, why are you still waiting there?❞ he expected for him to go home already.

❝i-is taeyong alright!? he's g-going to be fine, right? tell me that he is okay, that the surgery was a success, that i'm going to see his smile again, that—❞ he didn't get to finish everything he wanted to be reassured off when the thai went to help him up.

heaving out a sigh, ten fixed taller's hair and even gave him the half full bottle of water he had, noticing how dry his lips were and how worn out he already was. even ten could see that he was already at his limit, yet, he can't seem to admit how exhausted he is. ❝jaehyun, how about you go home and rest? i'll handle everything here.❞

❝do i look like i'm giving up on him already?❞ the taller lowered his head and forced his drowsy eyes open.

with a small smile, ten brought his hand up to his face and made the male look at him. ❝no, but taeyong would definitely not want to see you like this.❞

that statement gave jaehyun a slight hope, a teeny bit of it. ❝so, does that mean he's alright? he's going to be fine, tell me he is!❞

❝jae,❞ ten remained smiling even when he had a different feeling inside that he didn't want for the younger to know. ❝what would you answer if i ask you that, are you okay?❞

no, he is not. he is panicking, his thoughts were scrambled up, he was needing sleep but couldn't, he felt his body giving up on him, and he couldn't think straight. but telling him that would only worsen the situation, that's why he had to set it aside and hold on. ❝i'm fine, yuta and johnny talked me out of this.❞

he could that it was a half lie, but ten showed had his lips curving up with his answer. ❝where are they?❞

stepping aside, the thai could then see his boyfriend and the japanese actor sitting by the bench, having their eyes closed, loud snores coming out from their mouths, arms being tangled to one another, and sleeping there shamelessly with people passing by giving them odd glances.

and for some reason, ten was feeling second hand embarrassment at how they were snuggling to one another like to kids cuddling. a cute sight, but they were in public. ❝those two are useless, seriously.❞