chb: check-ups and lollipops
yunho/jaejoong
fluff, drama / pg13 / oneshot
Someone tells Yunho he's getting fat and Jaejoong thinks it's time for a check-up.
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bonjour paris "Why are you checking yourself out?" Jaejoong wraps both arms around his boyfriend's torso and stares at their reflection in the mirror, smiling. "We look so good together."
Yunho clicks his tongue. "Conceited. Do you think I look fat?"
"No, but, you're getting a little squishy on the sides." he proves his point by pinching some excess flesh around his waist. "Doesn't matter, though. Does it bother you?"
"Should it?"
"What brought this on anyway?" he asks.
In the two years they've been together, he's learned so much about Yunho and one thing about him is he isn't weight conscious. He rarely asks about his weight. Surely, there must be something that triggered his sudden curiosity. "At work, someone told me I'm getting fat and my neck has gotten bigger."
Detaching himself from his anxious lover, Jaejoong steps right in front of him and examines his neck. "Yunnieboo, does it hurt? There's some kind of a lump." he looks worriedly at the taller man, wondering why he's never noticed it before.
"It doesn't hurt at all. I'm not feeling anything out of the ordinary. In fact, I feel very normal."
"Maybe we should get it checked."
"Maybe not. I'll lay off the junk food and lessen eating."
Jaejoong looks at him like he's grown two heads. "You don't eat much, love. You always go straight to bed because you're too tired from work. If anything, you should be eating more."
"I get tired easily these past few weeks."
"That's because you work too hard. Come on, take the day off. I'll call your boss."
"But--"
"No buts!" Jaejoong grins and adds, "Only butts..." then proceeds to smack Yunho in the ass, declaring it almost non-existent.
The trip to the hospital is silent, only because Jaejoong is sleeping and Yunho is not in the mood to chat with the cab driver who, by the way, keeps on checking his slumbering lover out. With a scoff, he shows him who the boss is by carefully pulling Jaejoong up his lap. He sees the driver eyeing him in jealousy as Jaejoong cuddles into his chest.
"I plan to spend an eternity with this angel on my lap so that means I do not want to get into an accident. I'm going to the hospital for a check-up, not a surgery. You better keep your eyes on the road." he snaps, startling the older man.
Jaejoong is still half awake when they arrive to the hospital. "How did I get on your lap?" he asks, rubbing the sleep off his eyes.
Yunho smiles. "Magic." He helps his groggy lover out the cab and hands some bills to the embarrassed driver. "Here. Keep the change and go buy yourself a blinder." And then proceeds to slam the door real hard before taking Jaejoong's hand in his. "Let's go."
"So what seems to be the problem?"
"Aren't you supposed to know because you're the doctor?"
Yunho lets out a nervous laugh, squeezing Jaejoong's hand. "Shut up, Jae." He turns his attention back at the amused doctor. "He jokes a lot, you see. So, uhm, Doctor Han, I've gained a lot of weight but the thing is, I don't eat much. I get tired easily and my neck, they said, has gotten bigger."
"Guess what else is big." Jaejoong butts in.
Yunho could feel his head suddenly throbbing. Thankfully, the doctor ignores Jaejoong's unnecessary comment. "Anything else? No hair loss, chills, anything?"
"No. I don't think so."
"I see." The doctor presses a button on his table and a nurse comes in. "Now if you could just follow Nurse Kwon to the next room so she could check your vitals and do a couple of blood tests." He then looks at Jaejoong who seems to want to go with them and shakes his head. "As for you mister, stay there and be a good boy. Here's a lollipop."
Hypothyroidism, the doctor said. Apparently, it has something to do with Yunho's low level of hormones, or something like that. Honestly, Jaejoong could barely understand what the doctor was talking about. He kept on using scientific terms that made him feel stupid. He remembers him saying that it's not uncommon although in a sense, it is, because the disorder is more common in women than men. But it's not as bad as they think. He sighed in relief at that.
However, Yunho has to take medication for the rest of his life-- a thyroid hormone in the form of a tablet.
That is not the only problem, though. Because of Yunho's level of hormones is low, he is more susceptible to gaining weight. The only thing that would keep Yunho from blowing up is to watch what he eats. And daily exercises, maybe.
After the check-up, Yunho is pretty much upset.
He hates having to watch what he eats because the times when he's not too exhausted to eat, he eats a lot. He cannot afford to exercise on a daily basis because he's a busy man. Watching Jaejoong walking towards his direction, he quickly wipes his tears and prays to the heavens that his boyfriend wouldn't notice anything.
But who's he kidding?
It's Jaejoong and he notices everything specially when it comes to him.
"What's wrong?" Jaejoong asks worriedly, putting the medicines he bought in his jacket's pocket. Yunho shakes his head but the other doesn't buy it. "Come on, let's talk at home."
Yunho promises himself that he wouldn't cry but the moment he steps foot in their house, he bursts into tears. Jaejoong takes him to the couch and they cuddle, his arms around Yunho's shaking figure. "It's okay to cry, to be upset." he tells him.
"I... I'm just scared." replies Yunho, his voice slightly muffled by Jaejoong's shirt.
"Why?"
Yunho's sobs have reduced into hiccups and Jaejoong tightens his hold on him. "It upsets me that I... I won't be able to eat much anymore. I love to eat specially when you cook for me." Yunho confesses as he traces circles on Jaejoong's chest. "And I'm going to get real fat. I'm not even chubby right now but I'm already feeling so insecure. You're not going to leave me, are you?"
Jaejoong doesn't resist the urge to flick him on the forehead. "While I appreciate you loving my cooking, I don't like how you think I'm going to leave you just because you're going to get fat. What do you take me for, Yunho?"
"I'm sorry, but I have the right to feel this way, okay. I can't help it."
"I'm not sure if I'd understand how you feel but please, just know that I'm here. I'm always here and I would never leave you. Ever. Mark my words, baby, because you're stuck with me for the rest of your life. And you have to deal with my whiny and stupid self whether you like it or not."
"You're not stupid."
"Oh? Then what am I?"
"You're mine."
"That, I am."
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a/n: because someone in aff wanted to know what happened when yunjae found out about yunho's condition. i know i said that yunho's condition is rare (in the very first oneshot) because istg i thought it was. i've heard about it but i didn't know what it was called so i asked people on twitter. apparently, it's a thyroid problem. and it's not that rare ;~; i tried to research about it but my brain hurt after reading a lot of scientific words so i just gave up and didn't put details. so yes, whatever's written up there about hypothyroidism might be not accurate, but let's pretend it is, yeah. and nope, no chubby ho pic for today. maybe in the next installment :> this sucked, i know. no need to tell me ;;;
anyway, more prompts, please? thank you!