Namelessshipping: Prescribed Love 3
Pairings: Red x Green/Blue Oak
"Has anyone seen Red?" Green questioned as he entered the break room. He had asked this question far too many times to count today but the answer was always the same. It wasn't surprising that no one knew where his patient was since people tended to forget Red was around with the alpha so quiet and unresponsive to anyone other than Green himself. What was surprising was the fact that he'd been missing when Green came in this morning.
The first thing Green did every morning for the past few weeks was check in on Red first. He didn't really like the idea of prioritizing Red over his other patients, but he'd grown a bit attached to the red-eyed alpha. He wasn't like a majority of the alphas he'd met, he had a calm presence that wasn't intimidating to be around and he always seemed to enjoy when Green tended to ramble on about himself. It was almost afternoon and there had been no sign of Red though and Green was starting to panic a little. Maybe that was a bit of an understatement. Red had been in the care of the hospital for almost a decade now, so if he went out into the world, Green didn't know what would happen.
Of course, his mind immediately went to the worst possible outcomes, he could be out there lost and confused. Or worse, someone could've taken advantage of how gullible and kind he was despite his outwardly appearance. Green lifted his hand up to his mouth, chewing absent mindedly on the nail of his thumb. He should call the police and put out a missing persons report, he hated to do it, but Red wasn't well enough to go out into the world alone. Green would go out himself but he was still on the clock and couldn't simply leave and if he told his supervisor he'd end up in deep water for letting Red slip away. Even though Red was already gone before he got here, Green didn't really want to take that chance.
After receiving a negative response from the staff in the break room, Green stepped out into the hall, he could feel his heart racing in his chest, making his hands a bit jittery. He needed to calm down, he was Green. He was confident, did well in school, and if he panicked too much his scent would leak through his patches and disturb everyone around him. The last thing he needed was alphas swarming him trying to see what was wrong, it would only make him embarrassed and annoyed. There was nothing worse than an alpha hovering all around him, taking up space and making it difficult to have any breathing room whatsoever.
Before he resorted to the last measure, Green decided that he would recheck the garden one last time. He already looked there once this morning as Red tended to favor being out there these past few days. Green had caught him snooping around out there but when he asked Red what the alpha was doing, he didn't get much of a response. Though he didn't know why Red would be hiding in the first place as Green thought the other man enjoyed Green's company enough to stick around. He should've known better though as the more he got to know Red, the more he could see the man was a free spirit. He would stare out the window, as if longing for adventure to some place untouched by the civilized world. It would always give Green's chest a painful squeeze whenever he saw Red like that, but he kept those feelings to himself.
Everything was wrong with the predicament he found himself with Red. This was his patient, it would be wrong if he got attached to the man and vice versa. Not only that but Green... Well, he never allowed himself to care for others. Society pressed on him because he was born an omega, whether it intended to or not. And while the world was changing, adapting and becoming more acquainted as seeing Omegas as more than just a submissive secondary gender, it was still ingrained in the older generations to treat Omegas as weak or in need of being protected. He didn't want to get himself saddled with an alpha who thought he could control Green, to claim him like a possession. But... Maybe that's why he enjoyed being around Red so much. He didn't feel like his freedom was threatened and that Red saw him as an equal.
Green rubbed at his burning eyes, it was stupid to feel like he was about to cry as he stepped out into the fresh air of the garden. He'd only known Red for a short amount of time, there was no reason why Red would ever feel the need to stay around for Green when it seemed the call for freedom was much greater. Green didn't want to be a hypocrite but he couldn't help but to feel the need to be selfish. Then again people always called him selfish, this time he really felt it. He wanted Red to stay with him because the other made him happy, made him feel like he really meant something to someone.
Green clenched his teeth and swallowed passed the painful lump in his throat. He was so stupid for overthinking but it seemed his heart's irrational feelings were strong than his mind's logic. As he tried to collect himself, he had wandered aimlessly through the garden, feeling like his depressing mood was going to get the best of him despite his best efforts to find a silver lining in the storm cloud building inside him. It was because he was so caught up in his overthinking that he was caught off guard when a hand slipped into his own from behind, making him jolt in his skin and let out an embarrassing yelp of surprise. Instinctively, he tried to jerk his hand away, but those calloused fingers tightened their hold gently and gave a tug. This forced Green to turned around to face the one who had caught him by surprise.
His eyes widened when he spotted it was Red before him, looking a bit disheveled with dirt smudged over his forehead as if he wiped sweat away with a grimy hand. He could see the tight wrinkles of stress in the corners of Red's eyes, making Green wonder what had happened to cause such things with the usually cool and collected Red. He couldn't find the words as he was busy fighting back the urge to leap forward and wrap his arms around Red, to hold him close in relief that the man hadn't left him. The thought alone made the tips of his ears redden and he quickly turned his head away so he could get a hold of himself before he did something completely idiotic.
"Where have you been?!" Green finally snapped, trying to use his sternest voice. It didn't sound to convincing even to his own ears, there was a slight shake to hint the fear he'd experienced moments prior.
Despite his best attempted, Red seemed to see right through Green's act and there was a slight upwards curve to those usually stern lips. As usual, no words escaped Red, instead he took a step away from Green but didn't let go of his hand. Instead he gave it a tug, indicating Green should follow. Green wanted to be stubborn, wanting Red to apologize for making Green panic and worry so much about the alpha but he found it annoyingly difficult to resit Red. Especially when he took note of the excited glint in those ruby red eyes that haunted his dreams these days, not that he would openly admit. Maybe he would've if not for his professional standing.
With a sigh of defeat, Green allowed Red to guide him through the garden, closer to where Red's room resided within the building. Once they came upon one of the singular trees that was situated in view of Red's window, the alpha pointed instantly. Curious now to want had Red so invested in reality, Green followed Red's pointing until he landed his gaze on the one thing out of place. Green had often stared out the window in silence with Red, it had been relaxing and warm to share such comfortable silence with the easy going male. So Green knew that what lay before him was a recent modification, done my none other than Red himself. He must have actually gone outside the hospital to achieve such a goal, to brave the world he held no interest in just to please Green.
Before him, planted in newly turned soil, was his very own hydrangea.
