An Idiot of a Brother (Yong-soo)

[Im Tae Hyun]

Tae Hyun had never ran so fast in his life. Granted, his bike had broken down halfway through the ride (damn you, aluminium bolts) but even the rainfall had yet to slow his pace.

As he neared the entryway to the hospital's main office, he ripped a small doctors note from his back pocket, praying it had yet to soil from the downpour. After ringing out the most of the moisture from his hair, he pushed his way through the revolving door and reluctantly made his way up to the eerily white-washed front desk.

He nodded justly to the nurse before handing over the slip of paper. "My name is Im Tae Hyun, I...uh.."

The nurse raised an eyebrow before taking a glace at the note. "I see....right this way, sir."

Her ending note left Tae Hyn with a sour taste in his mouth. He didn't want to be here anymore than she wanted to help him. As they made their way up to another floor of the building, Tae Hyun tried to take in the mood. Even in their worst of times, the highlanders could never spare a moment to appear dab in presence. Even their hospitals made it known that the Highland was clearly the place to be.

When the nurse turned back to catch his attention, the young man was caught off guard.

"I-I'm sorry, what?" He managed to blurt out before noting the door just in front of them.

"This is his room, Mr...Im, I take it?"

Ignoring her lack of knowledge in pronunciation, Tae Hyun stepped into the rather default-looking hospital room. Despite the pay, he was thankful he didn't work here. Everything looked the exact same, regardless of floor number. Well, except for the helpless excuse for a brother Tae Hyun was supposed to be checking up on.

He gulped down what anxiety had found way into his throat and stepped forward. After thanking the nurse, he curtly pulled up a chair and sat down aside the matching white bed.

"Hey, uh..." He scratched the back of his neck confusedly, unsure of what there as to say, "I know we've only met once and all, and you're probably not even half conscious right now, but....I received a letter from the doctor today and...well..."


"...we're brothers."

[Im Yong-soo]

Though Yong-soo’s eyes were closed, he was far from being asleep. His throbbing headache made it impossible for him to think about sleep. He turned over to his side and buried his face in the fluffy pillow, effectively blocking the light that could still be seen through his closed eyelids. That seemed to ease his headache a bit.

Yong-soo’s ears perked at the sound of the door opening but he didn’t bother to turn his head to see who it was. It’s probably just another nurse coming to check up on him. But upon hearing the scrape of a chair and the person’s voice, he knew it wasn’t. Sighing, he turned his face from the pillow and forced his eyes open, taking in his lookalike’s soaked appearance.

Ignoring his headache, Yong-soo smiled and said, “See, hyung? I told you we were twins.”

[Im Tae Hyun]

Tae Hyun blinked in sunrise, "H-he was awake?!"

Sighing, he reached over to rustle his new-found brother's hair. "Yeah, yeah...whatever you say."

He couldn't help but crack a small smile. Tae Hyun had always known there was a family out there for him, but not a brother. His family didn't want him anymore, they had made that clear after refusing him an identity as a Highlander. But a brother? That was different.

Maybe, just maybe, he wasn't so alone after all.

[Im Yong-soo]

Yong-soo laughed softly since his headache was still pretty bad. “Yeah, I was awake. Can’t sleep…”

He thought quietly for a moment before saying, “Why’d you come? It’s not that I’m not glad to see you. You ran here as soon as you read that letter, didn’t you, hyung? Couldn’t you have waited until the rain stopped? You’re soaking wet…”

Yong-soo cringed at himself. For someone with a headache, he sure spoke too much. “Sorry… Should I get you a towel?” He asked, sitting up.

[Im Tae Hyun]

Tae Hyun sighed.

"I didn't even know what the letter was for until I got here," he paused, "...idiot. And besides, Who wouldn't come by order of a hospital? I only was preventing trouble for mysel--- h-hey! Stay in bed, you dumbass!"

He stood up quickly to push his newly found twin brother back down into the hospital bed. He tried to be gentle, but the other man's cheeky smile only made it harder.

"I'm fine. If I wanted a towel then I'd have gotten one myself." He snorted, only after realizing he was starting to sound like a jerk.

"L-look...even if we are brothers and all, you're a highlander." At least he was trying to have a more gentle tone, "The only reason the hospital even needed me to come here was just so you could have an emergency contact. You being sick is the only reason we're here right now, so after this all blows over I say we just forget this whole thing ever happened."

The look on the other twin's face was everything but reassuring to Tae Hyun. Sitting back down next to the bed, he nodded in self-agreement, "Alright?"

[Im Yong-soo]

Yong-soo didn’t object at being pushed back but frowned when his twin claimed he didn’t need a towel. He decided not to argue but pressed the heels of his hands to his temples. Although he didn’t think it was possible, his head was really starting to get worse.

“What does status have to do with anything, hyung?” he asked. “It doesn’t matter to me whether you’re a Lowlander or not. Do you hate Highlanders that much?” A pained expression came across Yong-soo’s face. This time, it wasn’t because of the crummy headache. “Do you really think I would do that, hyung?”

((I still have your circle needles D:))

[Im Tae Hyun]

Tae Hyun let out a small groan. Weren't twins supposed to like, magically understand each other? Apparently it was the opposite, or at least that's what Tae Hyun decided to assume after realizing how thick-headedly his twin was responding.

"N-no, I just..." He paused, taking a moment to let out a frustrated "ugh". "What is with you and this 'hyung' thing? What am I even supposed to take that as? A pet name?"

The seemingly older of the twin pair stood up and made his way over to the room window for some air. Running his hand down the plastered-white frame, he landed his forehead against the glass with a light 'thump'.

"Look..." Tae Hyun mused, a half-annoyed expression reflecting onto the window, "I don't care about your status, this doesn't have to do with that. What I'm saying is, I don't want to have any relations with you. After all this dies down, I mean. I'll sign your stupid papers and bring you whatever else they think you need, seeing as nobody from your real family seems to give a flying fuck."

He stopped there, for once sensing he had gone to far. Tae Hyun let out a small sigh as he watched the rain droplets patter against the other side of the window, racing their way down to the frame where they pooled into a thin puddle.

After taking a minute or so to collect himself, he looked over to his brother. "What I'm saying is...until a few hours ago, I didn't have a brother. And frankly, I don't need one. All I'm proposing is that we just exit the way we came, you as a little high-life musician thing and me as..." He sighed and clasped his hands together, "as whatever, it's not important."

After sitting down next to his brother, Tae Hyun stuck out a hand to close the deal. "Just go with it, okay? Like it or not, it's the best thing to do."

((aww, it's okay! Just take good care of my babies and I'll get them back from you next semester ;3;))

[Im Yong-soo]

Yong-soo shook his head. “It’s nothing like that; it means… brother.” He winced when the other’s forehead met the window. The sound of it made his head throb. “I’ll stop if it bothers you.”

His eyes narrowed at the mention of his family. “Don’t talk about them like you actually know them,” he muttered. He just had to bring them up, didn’t he? Yong-soo turned his face from his twin. He doesn’t know anything.

Though he was upset, he still listened to what his twin had to say. Right… it’s not like he’d be used to this whole thing. I can understand where he’s coming from… maybe… He sighed before taking the hand. “Fine…”

((Okay ;.; I’m so sorry! I didn’t realize it until Monday. |DD I opened up my yarn drawer and they were just sitting there… All I could think was, “Shit…”
Replying at twelve in the morning because I can. |DDD))

[Im Tae Hyun]

He was thoroughly surprised Yong-soo had agreed. After giving himself a few seconds to recover, Tae Hyun grabbed a pen from one of the clipboards hanging from the wall near the door. He scribbled down a mess of numbers and letters and folded the paper in half, for privacy's sake.

"Here." He held out the note. "You should be able to get in contact with me through one of those addresses, though it may take a few tries."

Tae Hyun walked to the door, his hands in his pockets, "And...I'm sorry, I guess."

"It's hard to speak lightly of the people who through you out as a kid."

After exiting, Tae Hyun waved to the nurse. "I can see myself out." He said, nodding to her before making his way back to the entrance.

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Note:
"374-2342
748-3499

-빨리 나아"


((It's okay XD I actually bought some new ones thinking I didn't have any more >W> forgot I had lent you them...))

[Im Yong-soo]

He took the note, nodding at his twin. “Right, thanks.” Yong-soo nodded again at the apology. “I understand. It probably doesn’t mean much to you now, but… I’m sorry about our parents.”

Once Tae-hyun left, Yong-soo unfolded the piece of paper in his hands. His eyes skimmed over the numbers and stopped at what was written beneath them: 빨리 나아

His lips twitched into a smile as he whispered, “Alright, I will, hyung-nim.”

((lol))

[Im Tae Hyun]

((end here?))

[Im Yong-soo]

((yeah.))