For the Love of Chittaphon

Episode 7: Family

September 18, 2019

His eyes slowly opened as the light from the sun filtered in through the drawn curtains. His face scrunched up from the fact that he was awake at six in the morning. As he turned over, his face quickly changed and he smiled. Ten was asleep, curled into a ball like a little kid. Winwin slowly wrapped his arms around him and pulled him close, Ten adjusting to Winwin's body. He kissed the back of Ten's neck and nuzzled close.

"Good morning," Winwin said softly into Ten's ear.

"Good morning," Ten managed to croak out as he coughed afterwards.

"Are you okay?" Winwin asked feeling Ten's forehead and realizing it was hot to the touch. "Feels like you're running a fever."

Ten coughed and turned to face Winwin, forcing a smile.

"I'll be okay, I just need to take some medicine. Besides we have your family dinner to attend in 3 days," Ten said reaching up and stroking the side of Winwin's face lovingly. "We have practice today and I can't miss it."

Ten yawned and Winwin smiled, taking his hand into his own. After Winwin got out of bed, Ten groaned. He didn't want to move, but duty called. He tried to stand, but everything started spinning and he collapsed into Winwin's arms. This wasn't just a fever, something else was wrong.

"There's no way you're practicing if you can't even stand up. I'm calling our manager. You need to go to the doctor."

"But."

"But nothing, you're going to the doctor. I'll help you get dressed."

Winwin moved around the room gathering articles of clothing to help dress Ten. He knew when Ten didn't feel good and when he was putting on a facade to make sure everyone else was taken care of. Ten often overexerted himself whenever they practiced or had a live stage, and sometimes it got the better of him, but this was a sickness. Winwin helped as best he could to get Ten to the shower. They took a shower together, but it wasn't the first time they'd showered together. He was careful to make sure Ten wasn't in any pain while he helped him. Ten managed to smile at the intimacy.

"Thank you," Ten said kissing Winwin softly on the cheek before stepping out of the shower. He towel dried and started getting dressed. Winwin took an extra bit of time to cleanse his own body before turning the water off and stepping out of the shower. Ten was dressed and waiting for him on the couch in the living room. He got dressed and approached his boyfriend slowly.

"Manager-nim text back and said he'd meet us there. You ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be."

September 19, 2019

"The doctor said you need to rest Ten, so go home and get some rest," Kun said as Ten walked into the practice room.

"I'm not here to practice, I just wanna be close to Winwin. I just came to watch you guys practice."

Winwin approached Ten and ran a hand through his hair. He kissed his forehead and smiled.

"I want you to get some rest. You really scared me. The doctor said you were dehydrated and had a mild case of influenza."

"I know, but I don't want to lay in bed all day. Can I just relax on the couch please?"

The practice room was big enough to have a couch to the side that was always behind the camera whenever they recorded their practice videos. Ten smiled up at Winwin who walked him over to the couch before returning to practice. Ten watched as they practiced their new song, Moonwalk. It would be a few months before they released it to the masses, but the choreography was difficult. Ten wasn't going to miss watching the movements and learning, even if the doctor took him out for a while. He was thankful that he'd be able to travel to meet Winwin's family. It was important to Winwin and he wanted to make sure he was able to go.