Playing Doctor-Yunjae ver.
Title: Playing Doctor
Author: Han Saera
Pairings: Yunho x Jaejoong
Genre: Fluff, Romance?
Type: One-shot
Disclaimer: I don't own the boys but I own the plot
Rating; PG
Summary: Jaejoong had to play doctor to a sick Yunho
Comment: i wrote this formally in Jrock ver. But i felt that Yunjae sounded good too... so here goes...
Light and sound crept into the dark and empty apartment from the small gap between the bedroom door. The sound and light came from a TV set, evidence that there was someone in the house after all. Jae Joong was lying on the bed on his stomach, his feet hanging in the air and head propped up by his hands. A random variety show was airing on the TV and out of boredom; he forced himself to watch it. Interesting enough, he found himself liking the show and it slowly made him forget the fact that he was alone. He made a mental note to tell Yoo Chun about the show later.
Jae Joong was laughing at the funny comment from the MC when the sound of china breaking had him hugging his bolster for dear life.
“What was that?” He asked out loud, the question hanging in the air.
He slowly got off the bed, holding his bolster tight in front of him like a shield. His right hand slowly turns the doorknob and he stuck his head out, eyes roaming all over the empty hall. The blaring kitchen lights caught his attention and Jae Joong could’ve sworn that he had switched off all the lights outside before retreating to his room early that evening. The young man’s heart began beating painfully in his ribcage as his mind began to throw panic signals into his system. Taking a deep breath, Jae Joong mustered up all the courage that he had and walked to the kitchen.
Upon entering the kitchen, Jae Joong’s slender fingers held his bolster tighter, ready to whack the intruder lest he was attacked. But no attack came. In fact there was no one in the kitchen except for a broken mug on the floor.
“Please don’t tell me there’s a ghost in this house.” Jae Joong muttered under his breath. Right then, he wished that he wasn’t alone and he inwardly cursed Yunho, Chang Min, Junsu, and Yoo Chun for leaving him all alone at home.
The sound of running water had the lead singer jump out of his skin and somehow a few seconds later his feet brought him to be to the source of the sound despite his mind resisting it. Jae Joong had watched enough horror movies to know that some ghosts like to lurk in toilets and he prayed to every divine being there was that this wasn’t going to turn into the newest horror blockbuster. With shaky hands he pushed the door open.
Hunched over the porcelain sink was the unmistakable frame of Yunho. Gone was all the fear that had gripped him a second before and the bolster fell to the floor as Jae Joong rushed to the taller man.
“Yunnie, are you alright? “Concern thick in his voice.
Yunho’s only reply was a shake of the head before he doubled over and emptied his stomach onto the sink. Involuntary tears leaked through his closed eyes and he hated the squeezing pain in his gut. Not to mention the choking feeling and no oxygen getting into his system. Yunho barely noticed Jae Joong’s hand rubbing soothing circles on his back but it did comfort him a little.
After he felt like there was nothing else to throw up, Yunho dry heaved a few times before opening his eyes a crack. His grip on the sink was like a vice and he had no intention of letting it go, his stomach still twisting and churning.
Jae Joong gently patted Yunho’s back few times and when he felt that Yunho wasn’t going to throw up anymore, he left the man by the sink for a while to get a cup of water and a wet towel. Yunho was still holding onto the sink and he was still hunched over it. Jae Joong helped the taller man rinse his mouth and brush his teeth, both of them felt grateful when the refreshing peppermint smell of the toothpaste overrode the vile smell. The smaller man wiped the fair face of his lover with the towel and gently pried the fingers from the sink.
Somehow, Jae Joong found the strength to half drag the obviously sick man to their bedroom and laid the man gently on the bed. With careful hands, he swept the damp hair out of Yunho’s s flushed face and found that his shivering other half was running a fever. Switching into autopilot Umma mode, Jae Joong got all the things he needed to play doctor.
“Yunnie, could you please sit up a while, need you to eat the medicine and I need to change your shirt.”
The lead singer’s soft voice managed to coax Yunho to do what he needed albeit sluggishly and Jae Joong hurriedly took off the damp shirt and slipped a fresh tee onto the clammy being. Before Yunho could hit the pillows, he barely saw his lover pushing two tablets into his mouth and he swallowed them. Jae Joong pressed a wet towel onto Tora’s too hot brow and his lover managed to mumble and almost inaudible ‘thank you’ before falling into oblivion.
Jae Joong was up almost the whole night, constantly checking his patient’s temperature and frequently re-wetting the towel. He always checked that the blanket was wrapping Yunho’s lower half to stop the man from shivering. When the fever broke, the young man let out a relieved sigh and tidied up the room abit. Soon, the urge to sleep started to creep into the band Umma and try as he might to keep his eyes open, he was clearly losing the battle when he found himself swaying. Sitting cross-legged on the floor with his right hand as a pillow on the bed, Jae Joong fell asleep.
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Light was bleeding through the small opening between the curtains when Yunho came round. He blinked owlishly at the ceiling, his mind fuzzy and dull. He slowly turned to his right and found himself lying on a comfortable bed in a very familiar bedroom. He couldn’t remember how he had ended up there and he didn’t try because his head hurt to think.
Yunho then turned to his left and saw an angel sleeping with a hand over his own. As he squinted his eyes to look better, he saw the angel transform into his beloved Boo Jae. Yunho took a few moments to absorb the beautiful sight. He loved the way the light’s angle illuminated the highlights in the sleeping man’s hair and how the flawless skin seemed to glow.
His list was cut short by a sudden thought. “Why is Boo Jae sleeping on the floor like this?”
A sweep of the room had him seeing a bottle of aspirin, a basin full of water and a small towel. With the sight came the memory of last night’s incident. The leader had been feeling ill throughout the day, the pain mostly radiated from his stomach and he suspected he had eaten something wrong, having to visit the porcelain toilet god more times that he had liked. His stomach protested when he was on his way home and it got to the point when he just stumbled into the toilet and throwing up the meager stomach contents on another porcelain god in the toilet. This time it had been the sink god he had prayed to. Then his memory turned hazy and he just about remembered snippets of Jae Joong helping him and changing his shirt before oblivion had come to claim him.
Just at the memory, his stomach decided to remind him again of the discomfort and soreness and his throat suddenly felt parched. But priorities first. Despite his sore and weakened state, he gently half sat and clutched at his stomach, willing the pain to go away. When it did go away, he pulled Jae Joong onto the bed beside him. Yunho held his breath as Jae Joong squirmed to get comfortable. He hoped that his Boo Jae won’t wake and when he finally found peace in Yunho’s chest with his hands wrapped around Yunho’s neck, the latter let out a sigh of relief.
Yunho couldn’t help but smile when Jae Joong buried his face in the nook of his neck and his hands began to relax. Jae Joong’s breath tickled the other man and the shared warmth was nice and comforting. His eyelids felt heavy and he was just about to doze off when his throat began to itch and a bout of vehement cough erupted from his chest, instantly waking up the sleeping angel. Jae Joong helped his lover to sit up and rubbed his chest as Yunho coughed till he had tears in his eyes. A few seconds later, the coughing subsided and Yunho gratefully took the glass of water which Jae Joong had prepared while he was coughing.
“Thank you.” Yunho wheezed and he coughed a little before handing the glass back to his Boo Jae.
“Are you okay now? How are you feeling?”Jae Joong’s hand immediately went to the sick man’s forehead and was glad that the fever was almost gone.
“I’m feeling better. Thanks to you.”
The comment earned the band Appa a blush from the Umma. “You know, I might feel better if I had a certain medicine.”
“What medicine?” Jae Joong asked naively.
Yunho took the opportunity to steal a kiss from his beloved Boo Jae before lying on the bed with a content smile on his face.
“Hey, that’s not fair!” Jae Joong exclaimed after recovering from his initial shock. Yunho merely laughed at his lover’s cuteness and pulled the man down to lie beside him. Their hands immediately seek each other and Jae Joong snuggled closer to the love of his life.
“You’re such a turn on when you play doctor.” Yunho whispered into his other half’s ear.
Jae Joong merely kissed Yunho on his forehead before saying “Go to sleep, Love.”
“Ye, Doctor Boo Jae.”
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