Fluffy SKZ oneshots🧸

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Sickie: Seungmin

Caregiver: Felix

Sequel to 'Not sleepy'

No one's POV.:
It had been almost a week since Seungmin had taken a sick Felix back to the dorm. The Aussie was finally feeling better, his voice was back to normal and his fever had broken the previous night. Over breakfast a small dispute arose because the dancer couldn't wait to get back to work, while Chan would have preferred the younger resting for at least another day. Their loud voices soon quietened down when a disheveled looking Seungmin joined the group at the table. The members exchanged worried glances at the lack of a greeting from the vocalist and watched the boy listlessly push his food around the plate. It had been predictable really, given how cuddled up Hyunjin had found Seungmin and Felix the previous week. A hoarse cough confirmed their suspicion, the second youngest had caught Felix' cold. "Hey, Minnie, you ok?", Hyunjin whispered from his seat next to the vocalist. The younger just nodded, not feeling like talking with the straining ache that had settled in his throat. Chan nudged Felix and motioned for him to follow the leader to the kitchen. They took their empty plates and announced, they'd be doing the dishes today.

When they were out of earshot, the oldest spoke up: "Lix, would you do me the favor of taking care of Seungmin today? There's no way he'll go to practice today. We can't afford to get another member sick and you've just gotten over the same thing, so it's unlikely you'll catch it again. Only if you feel up to it of course." – "Hyung, I feel fine. And sure I will, it's my fault he's sick to begin with. I'll be missing another day of practice though, and I really need to catch up with how many mistakes I made with my dancing last time", the younger Aussie replied, a pained expression flashing across his face. "Ah, don't worry, we'll help you catch up. We can all take turns going over the choreography with you, we're not gonna leave you behind", Chan promised, "Just please watch Seungmin." Felix smiled: "I already told you I will. I owe him anyways." Just as their conversation had ended, the members came in one by one, carrying their plates for the Aussies to wash while they got ready for their schedule ahead. When Seungmin passed them, Chan stopped him with a hand on the younger's arm. "Hey, I think it'll be best if you stay home today, since it seems like you caught Felix' cold", the leader hummed, frowning at the dark circles adorning the vocalist's eyes. Seungmin shook his head, avoiding his hyung's eyes: "I feel fine, hyung, just a bit tired. There's no need for me to stay back." Felix who was overhearing the conversation from where he was standing over the sink, shook his head slightly. This was exactly how it had started for him too and if it wasn't for the strained rasp in the sick boy's voice, they might even have believed him.

Before Seungmin could react, Chan had spread his palm over his dongsaeng's forehead: "I mean, you don't have a fever, at least not yet but neither do you look nor do you sound alright, so you'll be taking the day off to rest." – "Hyung-", the younger whined, voice cracking. "Hey, maybe you're really just tired and will be fine tomorrow. In that case you can tell me how much of an ass I am for making you stay back, but for now, you're staying back", when the oldest saw the fight building in the vocalist's eyes, he added, "Leader's orders." – "This is abuse of power", Seungmin fought back, "and completely unnecessary." Though he immediately proved his statement wrong by turning away and muffling a cough into the sleeve of his sleep shirt. "Aish, Minnie. Stop fighting, last week you were the one lecturing me about how I shouldn't push myself when I'm sick and now look at you", Felix scolded, drying off his hands. The vocalist shot his youngest hyung a deathglare: "'Look at me'? It's your fault that I'm in this situation anyways, so who are you to talk?" – "See, you just admitted it and yes, I know and I'm sorry, that's why I'll stay back too and keep you company", the dancer giggled, while his dongsaeng quickly covered his mouth noticing how he had just messed up. Chan pulled the sulking boy into a hug and tried to get him to look at him: "Min, it's ok to be sick and if you rest now, instead of pushing on, you're chances of recovering faster than Felix did are pretty high. You're not as stupid as him, forcing yourself to hours of dancing, now are you?" – "Hey, I'm not stupid!!!", the dancer yelled, smacking his hyung's butt with the towel he was still holding. Seungmin giggled: "No, I'm not. I'll stay back but only to prove to Felix-hyung that I'm the smarter one." Felix put on a fake-offended act but if that was what made his dongsaeng rest, it was fine with him.