with the help of two nurses, you were able to stop the bleeding quickly and check his vitals. luckily ushijima hadn't been badly injured, and no particular damage was to be seen but you'd have to make sure he didn't have a concussion when he woke up.

while he was still unconscious, you carried out your duty as an intern doctor and visited many patients to do checkups and make sure they were okay. you were visibly distracted though, so hiyori stuck closely by you to make sure you didn't mess something up and get in trouble for it.

"thank you." you whispered to her when she got you another canned coffee.

she shook her head. "you've done plenty for me too, this is the least i could do."

you got through the day without any major slip ups and thanked your lucky stars for giving you a friend like hiyori to keep you from doing anything mindless.

your supervisor did notice that your thoughts were elsewhere and let you off early. "i don't hate you, (l/n). i just see your potential so i'm harder on you than some of the others. go get some rest today and come back all fresh tomorrow."

"thank you sir! i'll cover one of your shifts if you ever need it." you promised and told hiyori you were going to head to the dorms.

"(f/n), wait." she called after you.

"yeah?"

"ushijima's awake and he won't answer to any nurses, he keeps requesting dr. (l/n)." hiyori told you with a small sigh.

"i- shit. what do i do?"

"i suggest you go to him. remember how persistently he chased you in high school? i don't think he'll give up until you talk to him." she pointed out.

"that's a very fair point." you agreed and slumped your shoulders in defeat. "guess i'm paying him a visit, huh?"

"good luck hun'." she chuckled and reached out to fix your hair a little. "you look beautiful, (f/n). i bet that boy is still pining over you."

"don't give me false hope, hiyori."

"oh? i thought you were 'over him.'" hiyori teased and suddenly got flustered.

"shut up. i am." you insisted.

"just go see him already, he's probably getting more impatient by the second."

"i hate you." you mumbled.

hiyori only laughed. "text me when you get home, i'll sleep in your dorm today if you need me."

"thank you, i'll see you later!" you said over your shoulder before rushing to ushijima's room.

he had the covers pulled over his head and he didn't respond when you knocked on his door, but you stepped inside anyway. you cleared your throat momentarily before opening your mouth to speak. "sir, i need to ask you a few questions to make sure you don't have a concussion or anything else we should be worried about."

he didn't seem to recognise your voice, which was no surprise. the last time you saw him before today was 5 years ago, and you certainly didn't expect him to know it was you especially since your voice had changed a bit too. "i told you, i'll only get a checkup from (l/n) (f/n)." he stated, not looking at you.

"wakatoshi, it's me." you said softly.

almost immediately, he threw off his covers and sat up immediately to look at you. you laughed a little at this reaction, but his face remained stoic.

"how have you been, it's been a whi—" he didn't let you finish speaking and pulled you into a hug instead.

"you're okay." he mumbled to himself. "you're really okay."

your first instinct was to pull away, and you almost did but you'd forgotten how secure it felt to be in his arms. hesitantly, you put your arms around him and clutched at the back of his shirt.

"i'm okay, wakatoshi. i promise."

~•~

it was difficult to steer the conversation and actually do a checkup on ushijima, since he kept asking questions about your life and what you'd been up to, but you managed to conclude that he didn't have any brain damage or a concussion and discharged him.

your work for the day was done, since your supervisor had let you off early and so you stepped out of the hospital once you'd collected your things from your locker, only to bump into wakatoshi again.

"are you headed home? i could give you a lift." he offered.

"it's not far from here, there's no need." you assured him. "it's only a 10 minute walk, don't worry about it."

"have you had dinner yet?" he tried again.

"not yet, no." you replied.

"do you, uh- want to grab dinner with me?" he suggested anxiously.

you were wracking your brain for believable excuses to tell him, but when you looked at him to decline politely, you saw the earnesty in his eyes and simply couldn't.

stop looking at me like that.

"yeah. i'll grab dinner with you." you agreed. he visibly relaxed and a gentle smile rested on his face instead and you finally came to terms with your feelings.

ushijima wakatoshi, i'm not over you in the slightest.

~•~

this chapter is a little shorter than usual i'm sorry ❤️ next one will be longer dw,, and maybe more chaotic and stuff who knows,, depends on my mood really oop—

anyways i hope you all are well ✨ stay safe bbies mwahh <33