Sickies: Hongjoong & Wooyoung
Caregiver: Seonghwa (+ San)
No one's POV.:
It hadn't even been a full day since San had recovered from his bug and Hongjoong woke up feeling absolutely dreadful. As the sound of their morning alarm cut through the silence, the leader pulled his pillow over his had to block the noise, gritting his teeth. He heaved a sigh of relief when the noise stopped. Apparently, Seonghwa had shut it off and was now crouching next to the younger's bed to make sure he'd get up too. The oldest lightly tugged the pillow off Hongjoong's face, making the leader whimper. "I-I don't think I'll be getting up today", Hongjoong hummed, his voice shaky. Gently carding the other's hair back, Seonghwa agreed: "That might be for the best. You look awful." The leader was sickly pale, his eyebags a stark contrast to the rest of his face. "Can you tell me what's wrong?", the older whispered, resting his palm against Hongjoong's forehead, "Gosh, you're burning." – "My head's killing me", Hongjoong breathed, closing his eyes again. He had a hard time focusing due to the pulsing in his head, slurring: "M-Might- It might be a migraine." – "Not sure I agree with that", Seonghwa muttered, chewing on his lip, "Your migraines don't usually come with that high of a fever. Let me go grab the thermometer and fetch you some painkillers."
Seonghwa's heart dropped when he turned on the bathroom light and found another one of his dongsaengs draped across the toilet, the stench of vomit hanging heavy in the air. "Woo", Seonghwa called softly, running his hand over the boy's bare back. Wooyoung's back was sticky with sweat and his skin hot to the touch. It took a moment for the older to rouse him but when he looked up and met his hyung's eyes, he couldn't help the tears filling his eyes. Sluggishly flushing the toilet, Wooyoung whimpered: "You should- You should leave, hyung. This is really- it's really contagious." – "Ssh, I know it is", Seonghwa shushed as he wiped his dongsaeng's tears, "Took Hongjoong down too. He ran a towel under lukewarm water and handed it to Wooyoung. "How long have you been up already?", the oldest asked carefully, helping his friend clean himself up. Rubbing his face Wooyoung rasped: "Already? I didn't manage to fall asleep before the puking started." – "Oh dear, finish washing up and I'll get you some water", Seonghwa instructed, quickly snatching the thermometer and painkillers from the cabinet over the sink, "Be back in a second."
Rushing back to his room, Seonghwa handed Hongjoong the thermometer and informed: "I'm pretty sure you managed to catch San's bug. Wooyoung has been up for most of the night and fell asleep in the bathroom after throwing up. How does your stomach feel?" – "Well shit", Hongjoong groaned, propping himself up on his elbow, "My stomach's okay. It doesn't hurt an' I don't feel like I need to be sick, it's just a little fluttery. How's Woo?" – "I'll go back to him and bring him some water before I get him to bed", Seonghwa explained, "Please take your temperature, I'll check on you in a few."
Carrying a cold bottle of water, Seonghwa returned to the bathroom and found Wooyoung sitting hunched over on the closed toilet lid. The younger had already started to brush his teeth, while hugging his cramping stomach with the other hand. He had heard the rest of the group bustling around the dorm as they all got up and knew he couldn't occupy the bathroom forever. "Good job", Seonghwa praised, helping him stand, so he could rinse his mouth. Splashing cold water into his face, Wooyoung shuddered and accepted the towel his hyung handed him. Uncapping the water bottle, Seonghwa whispered: "Do you think you can stomach a few sips?" When the younger nodded, he handed the bottle to him and watched him shakily lift it to his lips. "How about you lay down in my room? You and Hongjoong will have each other for company and we can minimize contagion among the rest of the group", the oldest offered, studying his pale dongsaeng. Wooyoung nodded weakly. He didn't really care where he'd lay down as long as he'd get to lay down soon. Being on his feet was exhausting.
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