Stay Strong Seventeen

Wonwoo

He was sinking.
The darkness was consuming him completely.

A voice was trying to wake him up, endlessly calling his name over and over again but it was so far in the distance and he was just so tired.

"WONWOO"
The voice called again and it startled him, he heard it again and cracked his eyes open just for a second "LOOK AT ME, PLEASE STAY WITH ME FOR FIVE MINUTES, HELP IS ON TYE WAY, PLEASE"

Wonwoo blinked, the voice suddenly got clearer and his surrounding came back to life ... he took a shaky breath in and nodded.

He tried to move but didn't realize that he was trapped ... in Mingyu's arms.

The boy cupped his cheeks and held him tightly in his embrace shaking him and calling his name to no end.

"You can hear me? Please stay with me"

Wonwoo nodded again, yes he heard him loud and clear, not that Mingyu gave him any other choice but to.

"Thank GOD ... let me get you some water"

Mingyu put Wonwoo down for a minute just to pour him a glass of water and held him right back in his arms again, pressing the glass cup against Wonwoo's trembling lip as he took a sip.

He looked exhausted.

More than that, he looked wrecked.

His cheeks flushed, his face pale and sweaty, his bangs sticking to his forehead, eyes barely open and completely unfocused.

Mingyu sat by his side pressing that ice cold compress against Wonwoo's forehead again, he heard him whimper loudly as it made contact with his heated skin

"I'm sorry but I have to Wonwoo, he'll be here soon, so hold on okay?"

Mingyu sounded worried, he was actually terrified, he didn't expect this night to turn into chaos. It started when Wonwoo had this feeling, he was all sorts of uncomfortable, there was no way denying his symptoms from almost a week ago but tonight, he reached his breaking point.

Wonwoo flopped on their living room sofa and simply couldn't pick himself up again. His fever sky high, exhausted and wanting nothing but to sleep. Mingyu tried to help him as much as he could but the off the shelf pills weren't working and soon, he was mumbling stuff Mingyy couldn't understand and the world around him didn't make any sense.

Mingyu tried to keep him comfortable and awake for as long as possible, he called Scoups more than once already but their doctor wasn't available and they had to find someone else. Meanwhile, Wonwoo was slipping away from reality and Mingyu started panicking.

He picked Wonwoo up in his arms and did his mighty best to to keep him awake and focused. It worked for a while but Wonwoo's energy was dying out quickly and he basically couldn't control himself anymore.

Mingyu panicked over the phone, Seungcheol could clearly sense that and he drove faster towards the two.
Wonwoo was barely awake, if it wasn't for the cold towel on his face giving him some sense of reality and Mingyu's voice pulling him away from the darkness, he would be somewhere else right now.

Mingyu continued to pat Wonwoo's cheeks whenever he felt like the other was slipping away until finally ... God finally, Seungcheol pulled up with the doctor.

The doctor rushed inside with Seungcheol by his side. The leader pulled Mingyu away for a moment and tried talking to him but Mingyu's attention and focus was solely on Wonwoo.

The doctor was gentle but his expressions were rather worried ...
"Please tell me your shower is working?" He looked up to meet Mingyu's confused face, he realized what the doctor was asking for and soon nodded.

Mingyu picked Wonwoo softly off the sofa in his arms again and guided the doctor towards the tub.

Everything was a complete mess by the time they were done. Wonwoo completely worn out, dripping wet and shivering, Mingyu holding him tightly in his arms his tshirt dumb, Seungcheol running around with clean dry towels and the doctor a bit more relaxed than earlier.

Mingyu placed Wonwoo on his bed, him and Seungcheol managed to change into something dry after leaving the tub.
Wonwoo closed his eyes immediately and just sunk into the mattress, and the doctor hurried to check on him once again.

It's been over an hour now, Wonwoo seemed to be doing better. His breaths calmer and his body stopped shivering and simply enjoying the warmth of his covers. The IV drops and antibiotics doing their job as Wonwoo managed to get some sleep.

"He's responding well, but it'll take time"
The doctor said softly and watched as the two boys shared a relieved expression.
"I'll monitor him for a while longer and make sure he's okay, meanwhile you two need to change and get some rest as well"

Seungcheol glanced at Mingyu, the boy's shirt was still wet from earlier and looking tired
"He's right Gyu, please go change and take some rest I'll be here"

Mingyu was pinned, he didn't want to move but gave up eventually and nodded. He didn't take long though, he run to his room, cleaned up quickly and threw on a dry clean shirt, passed by the washroom and cleaned it, tied up the living room and went back to Wonwoo's room.

He peeked from the door and Seungcheol smiled at him "He's sleeping, his fever is dropping"

Mingyu nodded feeling relieved
"Anyone wants ramen?"

Seungcheol chuckled "Sure Mingyu, I would love some, let me help you?"