No Problem

The Calm Before...

I'm mass-producing chapters right now in all my fics, but I do go back to work in a few days so... enjoy the boatload of new chapters while you have it :D

Warning: Han has a panic attack (I feel like he has one every fanfic... sorry)

As always, I'm so sorry Felix.

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Somehow the photoshoot went well. Which left Felix running on a giddy high in the car ride on the way back to the dorm. Apparently, Felix was a happy drunk, a nearly overdosed Felix was an incredibly annoying Felix. He was constantly poking Jeongin until the younger was screaming, but he was invulnerable since Jeongin couldn't fight back without hurting the dancer. Seungmin had to interfere by offering to give Felix a hand massage if he stopped messing with Jeongin. It took about two seconds for the blonde to make that decision, so when they pulled into the pharmacy parking lot, Felix was completely settled. 

"Alright." Chan said, hoping out of the front seat. "I'm going to go pick up his prescription, I'll be right back." 

"Hyung." He glanced back to find the maknae of 3Racha unbuckling. "I wanna come too. Just wanna take a walk." The excuse seemed weak, but the leader didn't argue. He assumed it was a stab at trying to get him alone without the other boys overhearing - he had a way of detecting when one of the members was trying to get him alone to talk. 

Chan and Jisung headed into the pharmacy, and since it was getting late, it was mostly empty. There was one other woman in the store walking around the baby aisle with her tiny chubby-cheeked baby in her arms. Chan's heart swelled; he loved babies. 

Heading to the counter, the pharmacist was already there waiting for a client. "Good evening." The man behind the counter greeted him with a smile. 

"Hi. I'm here to pick up a prescription for Lee Felix, date of birth is 15.9.2000." 

The pharmacist hurried away to find the medicine in the organized sections and Chan drummed his fingers along the counter to the beat of a song he'd been building in his head. His eyes scanned the store around him, falling on Han who looked incredibly awkward standing with his hands shoved in his pockets and his bucket hat covering his eyes. Chan knew he wanted to talk, and he opened his mouth to prompt the younger to speak his mind, but the pharmacist returned, handing the Stray Kids leader a little white paper bag. "Just watch out for side effects from the Codeine."

"Got it, thank you." Chan bowed to the man and grabbed the bag, walking away from the counter. Han followed close behind like a puppy, though his head was bowed, and he shuffled his feet quickly like he was building up the courage to actually walk normally - or to actually say what he clearly wanted to say. Chan, the ever-observant leader, was quick-witted and turned away from the door, heading down the medical aisles. "I want to see if we can find another heating pad - I think the one we have in the dorm is really old." 

"As old as you are?" Han chuckled, lifting his head slightly. 

Chan rolled his eyes and slowed down in front of the shelf of muscle relievers. Maybe that could help Felix too - the herniation was causing the spasms, maybe some type of topical use medicine could limit those spasms. Chan squatted down, carefully reading the Korean on the topical cremes. Some of the labels he recognized from Australia, others he had no idea. 

"So." Han began, digging the tip of his sneaker into the tiled floor. "Um, I'm sorry about earlier. I kind of flipped out and yeah, I don't have an excuse. I'm sorry." 

Chan looked up at the younger member, a soft assuring smile pulling at his lips. "It's okay, Ji. I know you're worried about Felix." 

"It's not even that it's just... I don't know. Never mind. I'm sorry." He sighed, shaking his head, and Chan could practically feel the younger's walls being built up again.