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minsung part 3-lee know faints

This one was requested by @ZHCPCEO, tysm for the request! enjoy :)

"Hyung."

Lee Know groaned and turned over in his bed. Couldn't he just get some more sleep? Even just 20 minutes!?

"Hyung, get up. We're late."

Minho sighed and shot up in his bed, before realising how dizzy that move had made him. He collapsed back onto the bed, blood pounding in his head. "coming-" he muttered, and slowly edged over to the bathroom. He barely had the energy to do anything, so he quickly brushed his teeth, washed his face with a gentle cleanser, put on a moisturiser and limped downstairs. He could barely think straight, let alone see straight; his vision was blurry and he felt as if he was going to fall down the stairs any second now. He grabbed a piece of toast and slumped into his seat in the car. "Lee Minho. Where were you? You're 30 minutes late, the whole team was waiting for you, we've got so much to do today because we've got our concert in 2 days and-" Bang Chan let out a sigh and stared at the floor in silence. Lee Know closed his eyes and tried to not look outside; all it did was make his head hurt even more. His body was shaking and he was so dizzy, but he blamed it on his lack of sleep.

They soon arrived at the dance practice rooms. "Alright, we've got a concert in 2 days, so we really need to practice hard today and tomorrow...We'll be dancing most of the time, with some singing practice in between," Bang Chan said. The members nodded, but Lee Know had barely heard Bang Chan. He sighed and got into his position for the first song they were going to practice.

He was doing fine until they got to the second chorus. After that, he couldn't stop messing up. "Minho! This is the 3rd time we've tried the choreo. No one else is messing up, so why are you the only one?" Hyunjin demanded. Lee Know felt his cheeks flush as he stared at the floor in embarrassment. He was normally the best dancer, so why-

He tried again and again; Felix came next to him and taught the footwork at half speed so that Lee Know could follow easily enough. He thought he got it, but as soon as the music was turned on again, his mind went blank. He sighed in frustration and said, "Guys, I'm sorry, I-" He felt tears welling up in his eyes. Why couldn't he get anything correct today? His legs shook as he stared at himself in the mirror. He pinched his arm and stared determinedly at himself. "Come on, Minho. You're better than this!" he thought. But he tried again. And again. And again. When was his body finally going to work the way it normally did? His moves didn't have the fluidity they had before. He became a lot sweatier and more pale as time went on, but ignored it. He could still stand up, but felt weak as he did so; however, he was determined to get through the day.

It was the 3rd time of them practicing the chorus. He felt weaker and weaker with the amount of complicated moves and jumps the dance had, which simply didn't do any justice towards his aching headache. By the bridge of their 4th run-through of their song, he couldn't support the weight of his body anymore. Everything started fading, the world was spinning, his head was hurting and-

Suddenly, he blacked out. Seungmin and Chan ran over to him. "Hyung? Wake up, are you alright?" Seungmin gave him a small shake, but Minho's eyes stayed closed and he made no movement or sound of any kind. Chan ran to the bathroom and returned with a cold towel. The rest of the group ran over to their unconscious member and helped put him into a more comfortable position for when he woke up. A few minutes later, Lee Know blinked and opened his eyes; however, he soon winced and closed them again-the glaring lights made his migraine even more severe. Han kissed Lee Know gently on the cheek and said, "Minho, what's up? Do you want to go somewhere else?" Lee Know tried to nod, but he had no energy. Instead, he made a small noise; the members then took him home. He slept soundlessly.

The next morning, despite his condition, Lee Know decided to check up on Han; he had had an asthma attack 2 days ago and he was still in bed rest, in preparation for the concert.