he came back after awhile, setting everything down on the counter. namjoon had texted him, and so he decided to text back.

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namjoonie: how's jeongguk?

myg.med:

he has a high fever

you can go to seokjin's tonight

I'm positive he won't mind

I'm staying here tonight

namjoonie: alright

take care

myg.med:

you too

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yoongi walked back into the bedroom, checking up on jeongguk. the cloth was a little warm, but the cup had noticeably gone down a bit. he grabbed the cloth, headed to the kitchen and ringed it out before putting more cool water on it.

“hyung..”

“i'm coming, hold on,” yoongi called. he ringed out the cloth before taking it back and setting it on his head again. jeongguk looked at yoongi.

“hyung, why?”

“why what?”

“why are you taking care of me?”

“i'll tell you why later. rest for now while i make lunch,” yoongi said. he walked out, keeping the door just a tad open, just in case. he took out the ingredients he had bought and began to cook. it wasn't going to be anything fancy or heavy, just something light and healthy.

time passed, yoongi checking up on jeongguk multiple times. during his cooking, he received a call from seokjin.

“hey, yoongi, what's going on?”

“i'm taking care of jeongguk, is namjoon at your place?”

“yeah, make sure jeongguk eats well, okay?”

“you say that as if i won't. i'll talk to you later.”

“bye, yoongi.”

yoongi hung up after saying goodbye. he finished the food, slipping it into a bowl and taking it into the bedroom. jeongguk laid there, looking around until he met eyes with yoongi. he sat up before leaning onto the wall.

“come eat in the living room, jeongguk.”

hesitant, jeongguk stood up, a little wobbly, but managing to move around. slowly, he trudged his way into the living room with his blanket and sat down on the couch. yoongi handed him his bowl of food, and jeongguk ate slowly. yoongi grabbed the remote, turning on netflix and to a random show with low volume.

“jeongguk, why'd you block me?”

“heat of the moment, hyung,” jeongguk replied quietly. yoongi sighed, looking at the boy.

“you don't have any classes today, do you?”

“medical safety-”

yoongi glanced at the clock before turning to jeongguk.

“i'll run down there and tell them what's wrong, you stay here, don't move, got it?”

“okay, hyung..”

yoongi left hurriedly. he had ten minutes to get there and it'd definitely take him around twelve, but if he ran, he'd possibly make it. and so, he ran, quickly. right before the bell rang for class, he caught the professor outside the door.

“yoongi, is something wrong?”

“jeongguk isn't feeling well, and i'm busy taking care of him, is it okay if we miss this class,” yoongi asked, almost as if he was begging. the professor sent a sympathetic smile and nodded.

“just make sure he gets better.”

yoongi thanked him, bowing deeply before beginning to head back towards the dorms. this time it took him around fifteen minutes, but that was fine. once back at the dorms, he headed upstairs and to 227. he opened the door, sighing in relief as he found the TV still on and jeongguk fast asleep on the couch.

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yoongi set down his phone, not surprised by the horrible camera quality. he sighed, finding his seat on the chair. he scrolled through instagram, waiting for jeongguk to wake up, which was awhile. when he did wake up, it was slow, but made every aspect of yoongi's heart melt. jeongguk rubbed his eyes before looking at yoongi.

“you're still here?”

“i'm not leaving.”

“don't you have things to do?”

“you're my concern right now. here, let me take your temperature again,” yoongi got up, heading to the bedroom and grabbing the thermometer. he walked back out into the living space, feeling jeongguk's head before putting the device into his mouth.

it beeped twice. “it's gone down.”

“hyung it'll be fine, you don't need to stay.”

“that's not your decision.”

“but hyung-”

“jeongguk, so help me i take this thermometer, break it, and spill the contents inside you.”

jeongguk was quiet after that.