whiplash | jung jaehyun
day 10 of the february birthday event | masterlist
genre: fluff, angst, housemates to lovers, hurt comfort(?)
pairing: jaehyun x sick!female reader
warnings: mentions of throwing up, arguments
word count: 1k+ (1,460)
you and jaehyun had a falling out but it led to him taking care of you while you caught a cold
a/n: so sorry this is so late, it was supposed to be posted on jaehyun's birthday and now it's literally the 25 of feb 😭
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“can you clean up after yourself at least!?” jaehyun yells from your shared bathroom.
“what-“
“like seriously, i’m sick up having to move all of your shit off the counter anytime i want to use it. we have drawers and cabinets for a fucking reason, y/n why can’t you just do one simple task?” he walked out of the bathroom now, walking towards your spot in the living room.
“jaehyun…”
your sentence interrupted again, this time by three sneezes in a row. “sorry. i’ll clean up my shit.”
you started to walk towards the bathroom but he caught your wrist before you could. “hey, do you have a fever? are you okay?” he looked sincere now, disregarding his tone and stance from before.
“here, let me check your temperature-“ you push him away before he got the chance. “it’s fine. i got it. gonna go clean up the bathroom and head upstairs for a nap.”
“you sure? look, i’m sorry i blew up at you. i just hate the bathroom counter being cluttered. but you’re sick, let me help y-“
“i said it’s fine, jae. i’ll clean it up by myself.” you sigh
“but what you can do for me is go to the store and pick up some medicine for me and some soup, okay?”
you thought for a second, then shook your head. “no, that’s all. thanks.” you half smile and walk away to the bathroom.
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you hadn’t realized until you closed the bathroom door behind you had to throw up until you hurled yourself over the toilet and let go. apparently, jaehyun hadn’t left yet and had heard you. he quickly ran to the bathroom and called your name. when you didn’t answer, he assumed he was right and opened the door to hold your hair back.
“there you go, i got you.” jaehyun speaks in a soft tone, rubbing your back to relax you.
you were embarrassed to say the least. head leaning over the toilet while your housemate held back your hair.
“i’m okay now, jae. you can go to the store now. i don’t think i’m gonna throw up again but i’m gonna take a showers real quick and lay down.” you speak, voice hoarse now
“okay, call me if you need anything, yeah?”
“i will. thank you.”
you reached a hand up to him, signaling for him to help you get off of the floor. and he brushes stray strands of hair out of your face.
“tie your hair up so it’s not in your way. i’ll be back in a bit.” he smiles, handing you a hair tie.
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since jaehyun wasn’t home yet, you decided to go to your room to lie down and watch some tv while you waited for him.
you could tell that he was trying to come in quietly, but failing. he accidentally bumped one of the bags he was carrying on the front door while trying to close it.
"shit," he said under his breath, trying to be quiet in case you had already fallen asleep.
after putting everything that needed to be put away in the kitchen and warming up some soup for you, he head upstairs to your room.
he gently knocked on your bedroom door, which was slightly cracked. "y/n? you awake?"
"mhm, you can come in."
"oh, um i got you some medicine and just heated up some soup if you're up to eat right now. if not, i can leave it in the fridge for later." he smiles, waving the bag of medicine to show you.
"i can eat now," you respond, reaching out to grab the bowl from him.
"great, i also got you something else that you can have once you're done." he smiles
"oh? you question, sipping your soup.
"yup, it's nice i promise. i just wanted to find something to lift your mood a bit..."
"and to apologize for earlier."
"so, like a bribe, huh?"
"no! not at all-"
"i'm kidding. but on a serious note, jae, i told you it was fine. you were just frustrated and i understand that. it happens. and we're talking about it now so it's fine, really. okay?" you smile
"okay."
"but, i'm done with my soup now and I wanna see what you got me." you grin
he grabbed the bowl from you, "alright then, take your medicine and I'll be right back." you nod and grab the medicine from your bedside table.
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"i'm back."
jaehyun now stands in your doorway now, holding something behind his back. "you ready for your present?"
"and if i said no?" you smirk
"here." he laughs, placing the gift bag on the bed in front of you.
it was a large bag. nonetheless, you grab the bag and give him a questioning look, nervous to see what was inside since the two of you only ever gave each other gifts on birthdays and holidays. excluding valentine's day, which happens to be today.
but when you finally looked inside, you saw a teddy bear that had hearts on its paws, a bouquet of three pink roses, four of your favorite candies, a small candle, and at the bottom of the bag was one of jaehyun's hoodies you would always steal from his closet when you were sick.
"wow, jae... thank you."
"do you like everything?" he asks, nervous now
"very much, yes."
"you even added the hoodie i always steal from you." you laugh
"mhm, figured you'd want it today especially since you're sick." he smiles
"it's valentine's and i didn't get you a gift though. i feel like a bad roommate now, thanks jae." you jokingly roll your eyes.
"i- i mean it doesn't have to be a valentine's gift if you don't want..." he drifts
"it can be... i want it to..."
"you do?"
"yeah."
"so... you gonna put the hoodie on or what?"
"face the wall then i will."
"you're taking your shirt off!?"
"so? turn, dummy."
he huffs but quickly swivels around to face the wall like you had instructed him. fidgeting with the rings on his fingers. but also silently smiling to himself, happy that you liked his gifts and wanted them to mean something more than just a gift.
"okay, i'm done. you can turn around now."
he could hear the smile i your voice but decided to ignore it for now.
"wanna make a blanket fort?"
"you're gonna get sick, no."
"y/n, i live with you. i'll get sick anyways. plus this gives me another reason to cuddle with you." he says, not making eye contact
"i can't stand you." you respond, "but whatever then, go grab the extra blankets from the living room. I've got more than enough pillows and plushies for the both of us."
"did you even hear the part about wanting to cuddle?"
"oh, i did. but i want to cuddle too so..."
"you're blushing." jaehyun giggles
"shut up, oh my god."
he dodges a pillow you threw at him before running out of the room and down the stairs to get the blankets.
when he came back, you had already set up some pillows on the floor and scooted your tv on the floor to face it.
"put those on the floor right here. make them overlap and then add this one over the bed here," you instruct
he complies and once the two are finished making your fort all comfy, you grab your new stuffed animal and snacks. turning on a movie to watch.
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halfway through the movie, you caught jaehyun not so subtly stealing glances at you. you pretended not to notice but it was getting harder since this time he was staring for at least a minute. you decided to whip your head around and ask him what his problem was.
"what?"
"nothing, you're just really pretty."
"bullshit. i look awful right now."
he shifts to sit up, to fully look at you and you follow suit."
'i'm serious though, sick or not."
"jae..."
you look away from him but he placed a hand on your cheek and turned your face back to him. grabbing you with two hands now, he cups your face and leans in to press a soft kiss to your forehead, neglecting the movie from earlier.
"i like you, you should accept it already," he whispers, tucking a stray hair behind your ear.
"yeah... i'll pass."
"just come here." he pulls you into his arms
"you know we're not just friends anymore, right?"
"yup."
"good."
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