Hypoglycaemic Minghao

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Every since Minghao revealed his secret to the group they'd been supportive.

SEVENTEEN's debut has been very stressful for everyone, but especially Minghao. The language barrier and jet lag combined with lack of sleep pushed Minghao over the edge and revealed something he hadn't known.

When Minghao got stressed out, he would switch to a much younger mindset.

Junhui was the first person to ever help, telling the others that Minghao was sick and to stay out of the room. At the time, Minghao had regressed to seven years old, although they would later discover that when he was really stressed, he could get a lot younger than that.

Two years after their debut Minghao discovered his chronic hypoglycaemia, which added yet another stress factor to the already packed mix of busy schedules and lack of sleep. The additional stress meant he ended up regressing a lot more often, and within a few months of his diagnosis, half the members found out about his regressions.

Minghao decided to give up and just tell everyone his secret, expecting to be kicked out of the group or ostracised, but he received the opposite reaction. The members showered him with love, taking the responsibility of monitoring Minghao's blood sugar when the Chinese boy was in his little space.

Over the years, some of SEVENTEEN's worst and best moments had included Minghao in little space, the best being cuddled up in the lounge to watch a movie, showering Minghao in love. Their worst memories were always Minghao's nightmares and anxiety. He'd had some nightmare-induced panic attacks so intense that he'd thrown up and fainted. There had been times where they'd had to force him to come out of his littlespace to stop him from panicking so much, which was not a pleasant experience for anyone involved, especially not Minghao.

Minghao's hypoglycaemia was a bit difficult to manage when he was little, as getting a needle stuck into their finger was not something a small child wanted.

Minghao had been having a bad week when he slipped.

The first thing that happened was the manager telling him he wasn't allowed to go back to China for a week. Over the rest of the week, their choreographer had been overworking them and they hadn't been getting nearly enough sleep or meals.

Eventually, of course, the exhaustion and lack of food got to them and Minghao started feeling faint right in the middle of practice.

The moment he voiced that he felt faint, a few members rushed over. Maybe it was the slight urgency in his voice or the way he'd suddenly turned pale. Seungcheol and Junhui got him to lie on the floor while Jeonghan grabbed some water and Joshua grabbed his glucometer.

It was as Joshua was cleaning Minghao's finger that Minghao started to slip, whining and kicking his legs a little.

Seungcheol and Junhui immediately recognised the behaviour and the leader yelled at their choreographer to leave so Minghao could have some privacy.

The moment the door closed behind their choreographer, Minghao let himself slip completely.

"Hey, Froggie. Joshie just needle to prick your finger, alright? It won't take long and it shouldn't hurt. Just hold Junnie's hand." Junhui whispered, taking the hand Joshua wasn't preparing to prick.

"Froggie, how small are you feeling?" Seungcheol whispered, rubbing his thumbs over Minghao's cheekbones.

When Junhui let go of Minghao's hand, Minghao held up five fingers with a giggle.

Seungcheol smiled, thinking out how they would get him home.

Five was more difficult to manage than seven but much easier than two or three when he would generally be crying the whole time unless he was asleep with his frog plushie.