Bts sickfics (cause there really aren't enough)- REQUESTS CLOSED

Tae- urticaria

Hi y'all! Finally a chapter that's my own idea!! 😆 jk I love your requests 😂 anyway, if you didn't know, tae does have cholinergic urticaria, a skin condition that basically means he's allergic to heat. I did find an analysis video a while ago but it's been taken down since 😭 anyway, on with the chapter.

Tae had never liked the heat. He always preferred the cold weather to the hot. His parents would moan at him for using all the electricity up by using a fan all the time. But when he got the diagnosis of cholinergic urticaria, it all made sense. The heat made him itchy, and sometimes would even make him burst out into hives.

It's safe to say choosing to be an idol as his career wasn't the smartest idea in the world. Constantly performing taxing dances under hot lights made his urticaria flare up a lot. He would get horrible itches all over his body during performances. Thankfully staff members were eventually notified, and from then on they made his stage outfits out of more breathable fabrics like silk, and made them much looser fitting, which made the performance experience a much easier one for tae. He also had learnt to strategically place himself on the stage near the fans (yknow like fans that blow not army fans lol) whenever they were free to walk around.
The others had gotten used to being in a cold practice room, since in order for tae to be able to get through hours of practice, the room would need to be cold. So fans would sometimes be confused as to how they manage to dance in seemingly thick and heavy clothes during dance practice videos. The answer is that the practice room is always cold.

The moment they stepped off the plane in Saudi Arabia, tae could feel the heat. He could feel the itches coming already. How am I going to dance in this heat? He thought. They had performed in a lot of hot places before, like south and North America, both of which can get very hot in the peak of summer, but in the past they'd manage to catch these places at times where they're not quite at their peak, but they'd gotten unfortunate with Saudi Arabia. They arrived right in the peak of summer, on one of the hottest days recorded.
"You ok tae? It's really hot huh." Namjoon says, checking up on him. He knew as soon as he felt the heat that tae would struggle.
"Yeah I'm fine." Tae said, and he wasn't exactly lying. Yes he was getting itchy, but he was so used to the feeling at this point that it didn't bother him as much anymore. "I just wanna get inside to the air conditioning." Tae says with a chuckle.

As soon as tae got to the hotel he took a cold shower, soothing the itches across his body, making the red splotches fade. When he got out he applied the cream he was given all over to help sooth the itches for at least an hour or so, before he changed and went out to meet the others in the lobby.

They all waited in the lobby until they could head to the stadium to rehearse and get used to the space. As usual, Jimin was late, and it was getting a little hot sitting doing nothing in the lobby. Namjoon gave up his seat so taehyung could sit right under the ac, which made taehyung feel much more comfortable.
"Are you sure you'll be ok taehyung? It's really hot huh." Namjoon says, getting worried about his band mate.
"I should be ok, I put on that cream so hopefully that helps a little." Tae says, pulling the hair off his forehead and pushing it back.
At that point Jimin walks in, doing the walk of shame for being late again.
"Oooooo you Jimin today!" Namjoon jokes, making everyone giggle. They then set off to the studio, not wasting any time.

Taehyung is allowed to sit in the front seat, so he can sit right by the air conditioning, but the air conditioning from a car just wasn't really enough. Taehyung shifted uncomfortably, starting to feel itchy after dealing with a long, sweltering car journey. There's only so much air con can do. He's not allowed to roll the windows down incase he gets recognised, so he just has to suffer.
"You ok taehyungie?" Namjoon asks, checking up on him again, feeling the heat himself.
"Itchy." Taehyung states simply.
"Here, do you want some water? It's still cold." Tae snatches it in a heartbeat, downing it in two seconds.
"Ah, thanks joon." Tae says, feeling the nice cool liquid settling in his stomach and cooling him down.
"We're nearly there right?" Tae asks, fanning himself with his shirt.
"Yeah we're nearly there." The driver says, checking the air con. Unfortunately it was blasting at the lowest heat, so he couldn't do anything more.