fmdyuanjun·:
after spending most of his time in bed, hearing about hyunsoo’s outing with his parents was a breath of fresh air, as were bites of a meal that had not been prepared at home. not that he got to complain, his parents had been near obnoxiously insisting in cooking for him (and hyunsoo whenever his boyfriend was home) and yuanjun adored his mother’s cooking more than anything, one of the things he missed most being away from home. but it was nice to be in contact with something that had come from outside of the apartment walls, something that yuanjun himself was still not allowed to do. “your mandarin is better than you give yourself credit for, i’ve known that for a while now.” yuanjun took a break from eating to send a warm smile in hyunsoo’s direction. “i’m glad they weren’t too overwhelming. you know how my parents get they’re… a lot and you’ve never been alone with them before. i was a little worried they’d i don’t know, overwhelm you with how nosy they get.”
yuanjun reached around him for a second to find his phone, discarded under a pillow somewhere, pulling it up and unlocking it to show his phone background to hyunsoo, the picture already set as his background. “i love it so much, it’s my favorite picture in the world.” he promised solemnly, his eyes wide and genuine. “it’s not okay.” his shoulders slumping a little, dissapointment passing through his expression for a second. “all of this is stupid. my stupid lungs and this stupid infection-” yuanjun huffed, stopping himself in his tracks, this was his own fault after all. “i hope we can do that, that there will be a moment that they’re still in korea and i’m allowed of the house.” curling himself into his hyunsoo’s side a little tighter. “m okay, fever is almost gone at this point at least, a lot still hurts and i’m tired all the time but i’m feeling less sick. don’t worry too much yeah? i’m recovering just fine. as long as i don’t cough, that sucks, majorly.”
as someone who was always bouncing around the place, hyunsoo knew that yuanjun was most definitely having a hard time being forced into bed rest. he wished there was a way that he could wave a magic wand and make it all better for the other boy, but there were nice things to come out of the terrible situation. hyunsoo got to enjoy some real, homemade chinese cuisine and he got bond with yuanjun’s family more (and also dote on yuanjun in the process too.) he gladly returned the smile sent his way, shaking his head in the process. “my mandarin could still be better but i got to have a proper conversation this time! much better than when we were in tianjin for chuseok,” hyunsoo grinned before gently brushing the younger boy’s hair back. “i know they just worry about you a lot because you’re their only baby so of course they were a little curious about certain things but it was nothing too bad, don’t worry. i just wanted them to know that i’m trying to be the best boyfriend i can be for you.”
his smile grew into a fond expression as yuanjun showed him his phone background. he’d figured that yuanjun would like the picture of hyunsoo and yuanjun’s parents together, but he hadn’t expected him to like it this much. “wow, your favourite? we’ll have to take one together too, me, you, and your parents.” the minute he saw yuanjun’s features turn somber, hyunsoo immediately shuffled over to wrap his arm around the other’s shoulders. sure, it was kind of yuanjun’s fault for being so stubborn, but he’d already suffered enough and hyunsoo didn’t want to make him feel worse. “no, darling, please don’t put yourself down,” he replied softly, “i know it must be so frustrating but the more you rest, the quicker you’ll get better, hm? that would be lovely, though. i’m sure your parents would appreciate a little bit of translation, i don’t know how much of the story they actually understood.” letting out a slight laugh before pressing a reassuring kiss to the younger boy’s cheek, he could only hope that it would make yuanjun feel at least a little bit better. “you know i’ll always worry about you, gremlin. if you need anything just tell me, okay? i just don’t want you to feel like you have to act like everything is fine, because i’d never judge you for not feeling well. i love you so much, junnie, so seeing you happy makes me happy too.”
