better.

Riki opened his eyes and cursed under his breath before his vision could even adjust to the sunlight falling on his face. His head was pulsing, his eyes were burning, and his stomach was practically doing somersaults in his abdomen. He obviously knew something was wrong with him.

He also knew the others couldn't find out and make him stay inside. They had been working really hard on their new album, but he still felt like he was lacking (even though he was most definitely not) and he just couldn't miss practice a couple of weeks before their comeback. He couldn't let his members and, above all, his fans down.

His mind traveled back in time when they were diagnosed with covid and he panicked. The doctors said that it was unlikely they would come out as positive again, but the thought made his head hurt even more.

or

riki gets sick, but still goes to practice and doesn't tell anyone until it's too late.