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Yoongi had been voted amongst them to be the one to come home with Seokjin after his surgery. They had all agreed ahead of time that he would probably make for the most level headed when their hyung got to recovery and could leave. Which, if what the doctor had said held true, would be after a small period of observation post-surgery.
It had felt like an eternity before they got the text from Sejin telling them that he was bringing their boys back home.
Hoseok had been the first to shoot out of his seat and start checking over their line up of supplies. It had taken almost all of them working together to separate him from his constant fussing earlier. No one made move to stop him this time.
They had all been worried about the surgery. The accident that had led to their hyung's injury had been scary enough, but for Seokjin to be faced with actual surgery had been shocking. They had been nesting a lot more than usual after the news. Though Seokjin had felt less stressed as the time came for him to go to the hospital.
Before he had left, he had done his best to soothe their worries and get them to settle. Their Seokjin was great at that. He cared quietly but firmness so that there could be no doubt behind his affections. His scent had been clear, the delicious scent of fruit pie filling the air long after he had left with Sejin.
It was a relief that the problem had been fixed, Yoongi having already assured them that the doctor was pleased with how surgery had gone, but that left the dreaded recovery period. Even if the operation hadn't been invasive, it had been reconstructive. The tendons of the hand were delicate which meant that there would be intricate physical therapy post-op. Yet before that, Seokjin would have rest his hand to ensure it healed the way it was supposed to.
Suffice it to say, they had prepared themselves ahead of time to receive their hyung in maximum pout mode.
When Sejin dropped their two eldest off, it quickly became clear they had been right to prepare.
Seokjin had an arm draped over Yoongi's shoulders, face tucked into the side of his face. "Yoongichiiiii," he whined, "why not?"
Yoongi grunted, pleading with his eyes for one of them to come over and help remove shoes. "Because you need to rest. You just had surgery, Jinnie."
"But the game just came out..." Jin turned his gaze to the youngest. "Tell 'im Koo."
Jungkook blinked from where he had crouched to assist in shoe removal. "Tell him what exactly..?"
"Don't drag Kookie into his," Yoongi muttered. "You're just being unreasonable because of the pain meds. You can play the game once you have two free hands again."
Namjoon stepped forward with confusion on his face. "Wait, what is happening?"
"Yoongi won't lemme play the new game I got," Seokjin said with full pout. "Tell him he's bein' mean Joonie."
Jimin broke into endeared giggles, his scent washing over all of them in the pleasant aroma of flowers.
"Oh my god he's so cute," Hoseok whispered.
Taehyung hummed beside him, already recording the scene for posterity's sake. There was a large, fond smile on his lips as he did.
"I'm not being mean," Yoongi placated. "I just want you to rest and recover. Which you can't do if you're trying to play video games."
"Yeah, don't you want to come to the nest, hyungie?" Jimin asked in a sweet tone.
Seokjin blinked like he was seeing the smaller male for the first time. "You have pretty cheekies, Minnie."
Taehyung laughed out loud and stopped his recording. "Whipped even when high on pain meds."
Hoseok sidled up to Seokjin's other side, being careful of his casted hand. "C'mon Jinnie, we set up the nest all nice for you to sleep in. We even used some of your favorite plushies."
"..Pikachu 'nd RJ...?"
Namjoon smiled. "Yeah love, they're both in there."
That seemed to be enough for them to coax their eldest further into their home as he was apparently determined to see their claims for himself. They moved as a cohesive unit, making sure that Jin was scented by each of them along the way to help get rid of the stale hospital smell that clung to him.
Already some of the anxiety had faded from their collective scent. It was enough to have Seokjin back in their midst and home where he belonged.
"Wanna change mm'clothes," Seokjin murmured. His eyelids were drooping more and more with the threat of slumber.
"We already got your RJ pajamas ready," Taehyung rumbled back. "We'll help you do that before we go into the nest."
The entire den had been swept over and prepared for their hyung's recovery period. They had scented and arranged the nest before hand so that they'd be able to settle within its welcoming embrace as soon as possible. Plus they had stocked up on snacks and drinks and had them in the immediate vicinity. Jungkook and Taehyung had even teamed up to move a TV and their gaming consoles into the room so that Seokjin would have visual entertainment if he needed any.
Their company had given them all vacation time, having known they'd ask as soon as Seokjin's surgery had been scheduled. They were a tightly knit pack. Their omega instincts would go haywire if they weren't present to tend to an injured mate. The company knew that well, and had conceded without them having to ask.
Which was good for multiple reasons, but mainly because it meant there was six of them ready to convince their mate to rest.
They worked together and stripped Seokjin out of his stale hospital clothes and into his comfiest set of pajamas.
Yoongi and Hoseok shared a smile when they had a little more weight settle over their shoulders.
Seokjin hummed, though it turned into a content purr halfway through. "Th'nks," he trilled.
Namjoon placed a gentle kiss on his lips. "We've got you, Jinnie."
"..Nest n'w?"
Jimin let out a loud purr and crawled forward to help receive Seokjin into the center of the nest.
Jin answered him with a small chirp, using his mates' shoulders to move forward.
Jungkook plopped down too and helped Jimin lower their eldest down.
The rest of them trilled with content as they helped settle Seokjin. A light sheet was produced, that bore heavy evidence of their combined scents, and settled over their hyung. The remnant anxiety in the air vanished.
Now they could focus on rest and recovery. The hardest part of the journey, besides the future PT appointments, was done.
Seokjin slipped off to sleep with ease while the rest of them watched over him in dutiful vigil.
"It's a little unfair how cute he was," Hobi murmured after awhile. "I wasn't ready."
Yoongi chuckled. He looked like he was ready to join Jin in a nap. "You're telling me. The first thing he said when he woke up was something about a pretty kitty being at his bedside. Then he pouted when I wouldn't let him pet my hair."
Jungkook huffed in bemusement, "How did you withstand the full force of a Jinnie pout? That's some legendary tier force of will right there."
Namjoon offered Yoongi a smile and quick kiss. "Good job, love. You handled him well."
They all shared a smile when the comment garnered a pleased trill from deep in Yoongi's chest.
"You can sleep too if you need," Taehyung told him. "You've been up longer than he has. You've earned a good long nap too."
"We'll keep watch," Jimin said, voice low in tone from the amount of purrs coming from him.
Soon enough, the rest of them were settling in around their slumbering mates. All was well, they were seven once more.
Plus now they had some much needed time to mentally prepare for the next battle against a pouty Jin.