kpop sickfics

Cheers

Sickie: Scoups

Caretakers: Woozi+Hoshi

(Set during Cheers filming)

Scoups p.o.v

I checked the time, 8:36, four minutes until I had to be in a meeting with our manager about our new album, and then I would head to the filming location to start recording with the other leaders. I was uneasy, because something felt off, but I couldn't quite place what it was. The meeting went smoothly for the first half, besides the strange feeling I had. About halfway through I noticed that the uneasy feeling felt more achy and icky than uneasy. And as the meeting went on I was able to pinpoint a noticeable scratchy and somewhat painful feeling in my throat. I found myself clearing my throat more and more often as the meeting went on. I also noticed that there was a slight tickle blossoming. I was able to ignore it for nearly half an hour, before it got to the point where I couldn't ignore it any longer,  "e-excuse me-hh- HHttCChuuH HiKktchHu HHkktCHU ehhKktcHHuh" I bowed and apologized, he ignored it and continued talking. After the sneezes I noticed the tickle was still very prominent, and getting harder to ignore. I mentally blamed it on my rhinitis acting up, likely from the dust, even though in reality, I knew that I was likely getting sick. My throat didn't really hurt when my rhinitis was acting up, unless I had been sneezing a lot. And the fact that I had only sneezed a few times, and my throat had hurt before that, I was definitely getting sick. But mentally I knew I didn't exactly have time to get sick, with our comeback coming up, so it was easier to pass it off as rhinitis.

The meeting ended a bit later than expected, and no, it had nothing to do with us having to pause every few minutes for me to sneeze. I went straight to the filming location, not even having time to take anything for the quickly moving cold that was plaguing me. I also knew that Jihoon and Soonyoung would send me straight home if they found out I was sick, and I really couldn't be sick right now, I had too much going on. I mentally agreed with myself that I would hide and downplay my illness as much as possible, I felt like it was for the best. I arrived at the filming location in a rush, quickly saying hi to the others before heading to get changed into the outfit for the filming.

Once finished, I quickly blew my nose before going out to where the other two leaders were. "What took so long?" Jihoon asked, a subtle hint of scolding in his tone. "The meeting went a bit longer than planned" he nodded, but seemed dissatisfied with something, "are you alright hyung?" I nodded, quickly putting up my defensive air, not wanting the other two to catch on. Especially this fast. "The room we were having the meeting in was a bit dusty" I shrugged as if to say, you know. Both members knew about how dust got to me, so they both nodded and didn't say anything else on the topic.

A few minutes into filming the tickle came back into my nose, the members would know something was off if I was still sneezing, because I was usually fine after I got away from the dusty area. So once the other two were distracted, I pinched my nose shut, "hhhttch, nngtch- heh-nngtch nngptch- hhngtcch-'' I shook my head to clear the foggy feeling that had settled. I cleared my throat, hoping that would help restrain the cough that was kicking at the back of my throat. After doing so, the younger two leaders looked at me, "did you need something hyung?" Soonyoung asked. "Uh.." I thought quick to cover up, "are we going to start filming or are we just standing around"

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"Hyung they just said we're going to start in about 5 minutes" Jihoon said, looking vaguely concerned, they must have said that while I was sneezing. "oh, I missed that"

"Are you sure you're okay hyung?" I nodded, "my brain is kinda not functioning, the meeting was kinda tiring"

"We can film later hyung" Jihoon suggested, I think the two of them noticed something was wrong, I frantically shook my head. "It's okay, let's just get started" The filming went smoothly, until it didn't. We were in the middle of a group shot, when I felt the annoying tickle and quickly ducked down, not wanting to get the sneeze on camera, and pinched my nose shut, "hhptcchu- nngtchhu hhh- ehh-" i paused, the tickle was still there, but the sneeze wasn't coming out. "Alright guys, reset so we can refilm that shot" the director said, much to the annoyance and confusion of the other two members. "Why, that was a good take!" Soonyoung protested, the director shook his head, "Scoups sneezed, so we need to redo it" I blushed, as the other two focused on me. "How didn't we hear it? Your sneezes are usually pretty loud and aggressive" I planned to answer, but my breath hitched, and I turned away, but the sneeze didn't come, but my breath still was hitching, and my nose was still really itchy. While I was still facing away from the other two, I waved my hand in front of my face, hoping to relieve the itch somehow. It was a highly ineffective tactic, because the itch didn't lessen at all, in fact I think it only got worse. Finally the annoying stuck sneeze came out, and I stifled it again, not even thinking about how the other two would have noticed either way. "Bless you"

"Thank you" I cringed at how congested I was. "Hyung you really shouldn't stifle your sneezes"Soonyoung said, as Jihoon left, i wasn't sure where he went. "I know, but earlier I was trying to be quiet"

"Hyung, why didn't you tell us you're sick"

"Because I'm not sick" i heard them both scoff in disbelief, "hyung, you're sweating while shivering, so I know you have a fever" Soonyoung explained, but he didn't stop there, "you're also pale, and your nose is bright pink, and you earlier is it was from dust, so why are you still sneezing? And last I checked, rhinitis doesn't cause a fever." I blushed, and used my sleeve to wipe at my nose. "Hyung, I just got it cleared with the staff, you're supposed to go home, and you're not coming back until you don't have a fever"

"But-"

"No hyung, you're sick"

"The comeback"

"The comeback can wait, your health comes first" I wanted to protest, but I knew there was no use. And as stressed as I was about the comeback,a nap sounded amazing right now. And tissues, I felt bad for the stylist, as the sleeve of my jacket was now quite gross. "Here hyung" Jihoon handed me a box of tissues, "thanks' ' I gladly took a handful and blew my nose, not caring any more if the others knew I was sick. The blow brought the tickle back enough that I sneezed twice more, not stifling this time. The rough sneezes ripped at my sore throat and I coughed a few times. "You sound pretty rough hyung, let's get you home" I nodded.

The three of us got home, and none of the others were there, which wasn't a bad thing because it was quiet so I was able to sleep. I woke up a couple hours later to a hand on my forehead. I stirred, opening my eyes, seeing Jihoon, "you're fever broke" he explained seeing i was awake. I nodded, "can I f-hhtCHhuh HHTChhuUH- *snf- cough cough - snf- *ahem* Can I film now?" He rolled his eyes, "are you serious!??!" "Yes" he rolled his eyes, "no, you have to wait until you can actually get through a sentence without coughing or sneezing, and you have to be without a fever for at least 24 hours. And you've maybe made it three" I couldn't help but feel irritated, I knew it was for the best, but I just wanted to film and release the album asap. As if Jihoon was reading my mind, he patted my shoulder, and said "I know you want to finish filming hyung, but if you go now, you'll only get more sick, and then you'll be out even longer" I sighed, I knew he was right. He smiled, "you're already on the mend, which is a good sign, hopefully it'll be out of your system pretty quickly, you've got a strong immune system" I was so grateful for my strong immune system because I felt better within four days, and my fever didn't spike again. So on the 5th day after being sent home, I was able to return to filming. With thankfully only a few sneezes here and there.