Stay Strong Seventeen

Mingaho

Seizures
Requested by CicitaSalas
Ft.Jun
JunHao 🤍
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Minghao didn't have these seizures often, but when he did, they were a bit intense and  he will always require a day or two off.
This wasn't new, it's been hunting Minghao since he was a kid and usually triggered by stress or anxiety.

His last fit was a couple of years ago when his parents announced to him that they were getting a divorce. They completely blinded him with their sudden decision, he had no idea that they were having any issues before. His entire life felt like a lie and he had the worst seizure for of his life.

Now, he was a university student, majoring in computer science. A tall cute nerdy boy keeping his distance from and everyone else with nothing but his expensive gadgets as his best friends. That until he met the other three nerdy boys whom he became best friends with ... Wonwoo, Joshua & Seungkwan.

Wonwoo's boyfriend, Mingyu was the link that brought everyone together. The two met in the cutest most melodramatic way possible. Wonwoo had a pile of books in his hands, Mingyu running in the hallway to get to class in time, bumped into each other and Wonwoo and his pile of documents fell flying everywhere. Mingyu immediately helping him gather his stuff while apologizing over and over and Wonwoo on the other hand, silently nodding and  picking his things up and Mingyu was intrigued. He found him again later and asked if he could make it up to him somehow and a year later, they are still together.

Minghao always admired their relationship, it was simple and very much falling into place and he wondered if he'll ever experience such a thing.

Minghao just received a call from his mom, his father had a heart attack, but he was okay and recovering. She thought she should inform him, even though they are not together anymore. Minghao felt like the ground was shaking beneath him, he hurried outside his dorm room and stumbled into the corridor. His breaths hitching and heart racing like crazy. That was again one of the scariest things he ever experienced.

A few weeks later, he was going under of pressure for his finals and simply ... emotional stress was piling up, from his father's almost dying, his studies, his almost none existing love life, finals coming up and this internship he really wanted to land at this Cyber security company he always dreamed of working at.

So when his headache got worse and suddenly started feeling dizzy and nauseous, he knew exactly what was about to happen. He stood up, of walls of this secluded spot at the library he always loved felt like they were about to collapse on him. His chest tightened and he started wheezing. He can't remember how he got outside, he remembers a voice asking him if he was okay, the voice was distant and Minghao doesn't remember bumping into anyone but apparently he did.

The silhouette was blurry, he couldn't see who it was and wasn't in a position to stop and check. His body shivered uncontrollably, his ears rung and was slowly and completely loosing touch with the world.

He fell,
But didn't hit the ground, he doesn't remember making contact with the harsh concret.

It all happened so fast and he couldn't control himself anymore ... he was going under and very quickly.

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When he woke up, it was to that feeling again. A rock was sitting on his chest heavy like a bulldozer and he jolted up breathless again.

He was immediately comforted though, Minghao looked next to him only to find Seungkwan by his side
"Hi, you're okay, you're safe, you're in the university clinic you had a seizure in the library"