Taehyung Oneshots and Sickfics

Smoking

Requested by bts_armylove_xoxo

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Taehyung had a secret. He had an addiction to smoking cigarettes. He had started a few years earlier when they had been under a lot of stress. He had just wanted to smoke every once in a while but the habit had caught on. It was difficult to keep it under wraps. If the others found out, they would be very annoyed. They would be annoyed and yell at him. 

Taehyung just wanted them to be happy. He didn't want them to be more worried than they already were. Plus, he didn't want to be in hot water. Smoking led to serious health problems, including changes to his voice. For a singer like himself, it was pretty worrying. Taehyung knew all that. He knew that if the public found out, there would be a big scandal. He knew it wasn't setting his fans a good example. 

He felt a little shitty about himself. People looked up at him so much. Some practically idolized him. 

But he still sneaked out during the night or during practices to go smoke in the parking lot or by the bridge. Taehyung made sure that nobody followed him or noticed him. None of the others never said anything to him, but he knew that they weren't all that stupid. Jin sometimes remarked that the dorms smelled like "smoke" and they weren't supporting the environment by having such a polluted household. Taehyung almost made sure to never say anything in return. 

Ever since a few months ago, he had also started coughing regularly. The others asked him what was wrong and Taehyung told them that he had caught a cold. His chest was wheezy and he was pale and tired. Kim Taehyung was lonely, misunderstood, and depressed. The others didn't think that anything major was wrong. They didn't know. 

And he intended to keep it that way.

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It was a Thursday, the day that he woke up with an unbearable pain in his chest. He had gone to sleep at nearly three after spending time down in the park at night. The dark circles around his eyes were increasing. His eyes were closing. 

Taehyung groaned. Today was going to be a hard day. 

The others gave him weird looks when he walked into the dining room. His hair was messy and unclean, and though he had tried his best to erase any sign of his smoking, there was still an ashy smell that followed him around. 

"How are you this morning Taehyung?" Yoongi asked. "I feel like it's been ages since you and I properly had a conversation."

Taehyung took a seat at the table, shrugging. He forced his lips into a smile. "I'm doing well, don't worry."

"You look like a zombie," Jungkook said. "We can do a real life version of Plants versus Zombies."

"I can be the plant, since I look like a flower," Jin said. 

Taehyung shook his head, keeping the blank smile on his face. He inhaled carefully, trying his best not to wake the sleeping dragon of pain in his chest. The others glanced over at him. They were analyzing him, he realized. Jimin had a confused look on his face as he sniffed the air. He didn't say anything, but Taehyung's blood ran cold anyway. 

"Here we go again..." Yoongi sighed.

There was a tickle in his throat. Taehyung connected his elbow to his mouth and started to cough. He could hear the high-pitched wheezing that his lungs produced and he winced, in more ways than one. Jin's previous silly expression was replaced by concern. 

"I'm okay, don't worry," Taehyung mumbled when he was finished. He took several deep breaths. He nearly coughed again, but held himself back.

"Did that cold never go away for you?" Hoseok asked gently.