athlete and the uni student | minsung

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minho left the bedroom, smiling softly at jisung. felix went into his room, leaving them alone. "hey, ji." jisung stood up, rushing over and hugging him tightly. "are you okay?"

"i tripped. i'm okay, though. just clumsy."

jisung chuckled, swaying the two. "are you sleeping at mine tonight? i want to talk to you." minho nodded, closing his eyes. "yeah. i will. i have to talk to you too."

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"so," the two were sat on jisung's bed, criss cross as they faced each other. "to get to the point, last night, you said you kept a secret from me."

minho sighed, as he nodded. "i do. and i'm ready to talk to you about it."  jisung held minho's hands, kissing the back of it. "whenever you're ready." the older's eyes stayed on their interlocked hands.

"i - uh," minho bit his lip. "i have- i have a condition." he huffed, unlocking their hands and going to get his bag off the floor. he took out his medication bottle, sitting back down and handing it to jisung.

jisung furrowed his eyebrows, reading the label. "for pots?" minho gulped as jisung turned to the side effects. "vomiting, exhaustion, depression, minho, these are dangerous side effects."

"i've taken them my whole life, ji. i'm okay. i only take them when it's really bad."

"so it's bad now? since you have them?"

he set the bottle on the sheets and clasped their hands together again. "it is, ji. but i'm okay. i promise you." jisung cupped his cheeks, kissing him quickly. "why didn't you tell me?"

"ji, me fainting at random times of the day is scary. i didn't want to just randomly faint with you."

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jisung had a soccer practice, that he really wanted minho to go to and watch him, but minho said he couldn't.

"but why, min?"

"it's too hot. it'll affect me."

jisung pursed his lips. "oh, it's okay. i didn't realize heat affects the condition." he sat on the couch with minho and the older blinked. "go to practice!"

"no, if you are at risk of fainting and possibly getting hurt, why would i leave you alone?"

minho buried his face in his hands, the dizziness hitting him heavier since it was so hot. felix walked in, smiling at the two. "how are you, min? heat getting to you?" minho groaned, nodding.

"i'm just getting my books and i'll leave you two alone. ji, he has to take his meds in an hour." jisung shot him a thumbs up and felix left the dorm. "min-"

jisung's eyes widened as minho's head smacked into his lap and he was unconscious. "oh, fuck- what do i do?" he moved the hair from minho's face, gently carding his fingers through it as he waited for him to wake up.

after a few minutes, minho's eyes opened and he blinked up at a worried jisung. "sorry, ji. i got really dizzy." jisung smiled down at him. "it's okay, min. but, do i just leave you after you pass out?"

"yeah, there isn't anything you can do. i wake up after a few seconds or minutes. it just depends."

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minho was not doing good.

he fainted an estimate of 12 times today and it's only lunch.

felix stayed with him, as he always does, and thankfully hadn't run into jisung today. which wasn't uncommon, they didn't have classes together.

"lix.." minho exhaled shakily, hands on the wall of the bathroom as felix shot his head towards minho.

"i'm- down-"

minho slowly slid down the wall, head lolling to the side as felix sighed. he sat next to him, arm around his waist as he gently rubbed his sides.

"you'll be okay, min. i've got you."

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last period couldn't arrive fast enough. when it did, minho was dizzier than ever.

he sat down in class next to felix, thankful that the principal put them in every class due to minho's condition.

minho's head smacked down on the table about 30 minutes into the class and the teacher knew what was going on as felix moved his chair closer.

felix checked minho's watch and saw his heart rate at a '193.' minho stayed passed out for another five minutes, until felix decided he had to tell jisung.

minho rose his head slowly, blinking every few seconds. he glanced at felix who sighed. "i have to tell jisung, min. he deserves to know."

the bell rang and felix covered minho's ears due to sensitivity after having just fainted. he held him get up, and brought him back to the bathroom.

he sat minho down on the floor and took off his sweater to put behind his head. "i'm calling jisung, min."

he dialled jisung and the slightly older furrowed his eyebrows at the caller. "hello? ji?"

"yeah? what's up?" jisung packed his school bag, locking his locker.

"minho isn't doing good. get to the bathroom, now."

tears streamed down minho's cheeks as he held his stomach. "lix- i'm gonna-" he covered his mouth, rushing to the toilet.

his throat burned as the vomit left his lips, sobbing into the toilet. felix hung up, kneeling beside minho.

"get it out, min. ji's on his way."

felix pushed his hair off his forehead, while his other hand rubbed his back. "lix? min?" the bathroom door shut and felix sighed.

"in the last stall, ji."

felix wiped minho's mouth, sitting him back against the stall. jisung crouched next to minho, pursing his lips.

felix flushed the toilet and went to wash his hands. "come on, min. let's get you up." minho shook his head.

" 'm gonna puke."

"i know, but you need to drink some water." felix went into minho's bag, grabbing his water bottle.
jisung hated that he couldn't help, but then minho's sobs started up again.

"minho, baby, i'm with you, hm? you'll get through this. you always do."