After their initial greeting Hoseok had managed to get Taehyung back into bed and Jin had joined them once more. He checked up on him and after verifying Taehyung hadn’t injured himself, he excused himself to continue on with his duties.

 A short bout of silence ensued, but Taehyung was quick to end it, “Hyung if we really want to get to know each other, I want to go first. I was born in Daegu sixteen years ago on a snowy night. I’ve always been an only child. My mother died when I was five years old in a drunk driving incident. It was a hit and run so the person who did it was never caught,” Hoseok noticed Taehyung had begun wringing his hands in a nervous matter as he spoke about his mother. It must have been a touchy subject, so he reached out and grabbed one of Taehyung’s restless hands in a soothing manner. It seemed to work because he began to visibly loosen up and continue his story once more, “After my mother’s passing my dad was never the same. I began to see him less and less. He focused his entire existence in his CEO position. That was when he hired Jungkook’s mom as my nanny. Ive known Jungkook practically my whole life and he is like a brother to me and Mrs. Jeon has been like a mother to me as well. She used to visit me in the hospital all the time, but she doesn’t come much anymore. My dad keeps her too busy. “

“Why is that Taehyung-ah?”

He gave a sad smile before he responded, “My dad remarried two years ago and Mrs. Jeon now takes care of my twin step-brothers. Im pretty sure my dad doesn’t want anything to do with me now. It’s easier for him to dump me in a hospital and just pay the bill.”

Hoseok couldn’t help but gape at this little revelation. Taehyung’s previous attitude and cheerful behavior would have never given away the messed up situation he was in. He squeezed the thin hand that had been sitting comfortably in his before speaking up, “Taehyung-ah that can’t be true.”

“No believe me hyung it is. I mean Ive always been pretty sickly. Growing up I was always staying in various hospitals for weeks sometimes months at a time. I was always homeschooled so I rarely even left home. I have very few memories of places outside of my house and the hospital. About half a year ago I started to feel really sick once again. I kept coming and going to this hospital until my dad just told the doctors to keep me here. He knows the owner of this hospital and they made the arrangement to keep me here regardless. I found out about my tumor about a month ago. The radiation therapy started two weeks ago and like Jin hyung said. Im practically blind now.”

At the end of his little tirade, tiredness seemed to settle in Taehyung, and he scooted down his pillows until he was lying flat on his back once again.

“Taehyung-ah, Im glad you opened to me. If you are not tired, do you wish to hear about me? If not I can leave and return tomorrow.” Hoseok asked. He didn’t want to overwhelm him.

The reaction he got from him was lightning fast. The tiredness dissipated because he sat up once more and pulled their connected hands on his lap and held them tight, “No hyung please don’t leave! Im not tired promise! I really want to hear about you and…. I was wondering if you could please stay a bit longer. Im receiving another dose of radiation today. I would really appreciate it if you stayed with me.” A subtle blush had crept on Taehyung’s pale cheeks and Hoseok couldn’t help but chuckle at the shyness the younger was displaying.

“Of course I will stay with you Taehyung. I won’t leave until you kick me out.” The last comment got a smile from Taehyung and Hoseok felt butterflies fluttering in him at the exposure of Taehyung’s dazzling smile. It was quickly turning into his favorite thing.

“Well Hyeri and I were born in Gwangju and unfortunately our mother never made it through our birth. Ive only ever seen a few pictures of her, and from what people told me, she was an extremely happy and tactful person. I would have loved to have met her at least once. Those same people also said Hyeri looked just like her. That in a way was comforting. My dad decided then it would be best to move to Seoul to leave memories behind and start fresh. He worked hard and raised us well never managing to really getting over my mom. He never really dated and just focused on our wellbeing. I will always be really grateful to him.” For some reason admitting this to someone had Hoseok chocking up. His father had always worked so hard and it hurt him to see what his strong dad had been reduced to.

He felt the tears pricking his eyes and he desperately tried to push them back. He cleared his throat rather loudly trying to control himself and he felt Taehyung’s hand gently rubbing circles on his arms trying to soothe him. He must have felt his distress and he was grateful for his sense of support.

“It wasn’t until the summer of this year that my sister got her prognosis and here we are now. Winter and she is gone.” He didn’t mean to end in such a somber note as well, but it had somehow come out that way. Another short bout of silence ensued but once again Taehyung was the one to break it.

“Hyung can you promise me something?”

“Anything Taehyung-ah.”

Taehyung let go of Hoseok’s hand and with hesitant arms he reached over and wrapped them around Hoseok in a messy hug, “I promise to stay by your side until you grow tired of me. Can you do the same for me?” At the request Taehyung’s voice had come across as shy something Hoseok was not used to. He looked down at Taehyung’s face slightly leaning against his shoulder and was surprised to find a slight blush sprinkled across his cheeks.

Hoseok felt a blush of his own growing on his face. Taking some sort of initiative, he readjusted Taehyung’s hands on his back and proceeded to tighten the hug, sealing the deal, “I could never grow tired of you Taehyung.”

The rest of the morning was spent in lighter conversation. They talked about a variety of things and it was nice to see a relaxed Taehyung. In the two weeks Hoseok had been away it was quite evident Taehyung had lost some weight. The radiation therapy was obviously quite harsh on him and because of the location he had lost most of his hair. His skin had lost some of its color making him look pale and sickly. The only thing he had kept in was his ever charming personality.

Hoseok wasn’t dumb. He had realized it not long ago that he was certainly falling for Taehyung. When it came to love, Hoseok had never been one to categorize himself. Whatever came his way he would welcome that love with open arms. And this time around he felt his embrace waiting quite eagerly for this one.

Noon rolled around and after a light lunch Jin came in once again to announce that it was time for Taehyung’s radiation therapy session.

“Sorry Hoseok-ah but you are going to have to wait for Taehyung here. Nobody can enter the radiation room with him during his session. I promise it’ll only take twenty minutes. We’ll be back soon.” This wasn’t what Hoseok wanted, but he could only nod his head and squeeze Taehyung’s hand in support as Jin wheeled him away.

Twenty minutes felt like an eternity and Hoseok was impatiently pacing around the room. He had grabbed the stuffed lion from his backpack and proceeded to pet it as he paced seemingly calming his nerves slightly. It wasn’t until he heard the creak of the door that he quickly set the lion down and helped Jin usher Taehyung in and gently transferred him to his bed. It was evident that radiation was very intense because the enthusiasm Taehyung had once displayed was gone. He now lay there desperately trying to stay awake, but the nausea hit him hard. He barely had time to warn him, but Hoseok had learned to spot the warning signs of vomit. With quick reflexes he had managed to grab the sick bowl and held it for Taehyung to retch in. As he watched Taehyung continue to heave his now empty stomach into the bowl, he felt bad he couldn’t do anything to help him. Jin had left to bring Taehyung another IV after deeming it was needed after all he had vomited. Taehyung was having a hard time keeping nutrients in so he needed anything he could get.

“Hyung Im sleepy.” After Taehyung’s dizzy spells had gone and Jin had left them alone once more, Hoseok had made himself more comfortable by sitting right next to Taehyung. He made sure to be forever mindful of all the machinery.

“It’s okay Taehyunggie go to sleep. I’ll be here for you.”

A soft giggle escaped from Taehyung’s lips as he settled in more into the pillows, “Ill take your word for it hyung.” He managed to whisper before slipping his hand into Hoseok’s and falling asleep almost instantly. Hoseok lay there himself, admiring the adorable human being that now lay in deep sleep next to him. He lay there staring until he felt his own eyes drifting and he joined Taehyung in dreamland.

[A/N]

Im always late aren't I? Well here it is! I tried to make the chapter slightly longer but it was hard with how busy I am. Next chapter is already underway as well. I am also writing an angsty one shot and that one should be up soon. I also wanna welcome the new subscribers!! Hello guys!!! Sooo unti next time!

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