march 2019
cw: vomitting, blossom being sick asf, probably the most tooth rotting cringe thing i will ever write after the tbhk fic i wrote in 2021
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waking up blossom felt awful. awful may be an understatement but thats all her sick brain could think of. it was only 6 in the morning on their day off when said maknae woke up with a migrane.

when she was walking to her desk she was immediately hit with a particular smell. the dreaded tint that looked over everything her nose picked up when sick.

'damnit'

quickly grabbing a motrin, blossom swallowed it with a sip of water. after sitting on the edge of her bed for a while and cringing at the prickly pain of swallowing she decided to lie back under her sheets. with the uncomfortable sensation of being freezing yet sweating, the girl fell into a dreamless sleep.

come 7 hours later at 1 in the afternoon, all the members (minus blossom) were awake and either in the common areas of the dorm or out of the house. the members who were home (soonyoung, seokmin, minghao, and chan) were all in the living room standing around the big sofa watching jeonghan and wonwoo race in mario cart when seokmin speaks up. "has blossom woken up yet?"

everyone mumbles a no before soonyoung stands up and starts walking upstairs. "i'll wake her up. i know she usually doesnt like sleeping this late in the day"

softly knocking on the door, soonyoung doesnt get a reply so he opens it just enough to peek his head through, "blossomie? kid time to wake up. its one in the afternoon." he coos before walking closer to the bed.

blossom opens her eyes slightly, looking at soonyoung with half closed and blurry eyes before whimpering and closing them again.

when soonyoung heard the maknaes whimper he frowns and walks closer, sitting on the edge and brushing the hair out of her face. "whats wrong? does your head hurt sweetheart?"

slowly and subtly nodding, blossom covers her eyes with her arm as tears start to flow from the pain. all she wants to do right now is sleep and never wake up. her head feels like its gonna split in half, her eyes burn, her nose is clogged, and her throat is on fire; probably a product of her clogged nose making her sleep with her mouth open. not to mention her whole body feeling achy and like shes glued into one position.

"shh blossomie...somi its okay...its okay hun dont cry. you must feel sick, huh?" soonyoung softly says as he gently takes blossoms arms off her face to feel her forehead. pulling his hands back with a slight 'tch', he starts gently caressing the girls cheek with his thumb. "you definitely have a fever. i think you should take off a couple of your blankets and just sleep with your sheet blossom"

whining, the younger pulls the comforters and throw blankets over her shoulder while more tears flow. "n-no...need 'em"

"baby" soonyoung sighs, "youre burning up. i understand you're cold but thats because of the fever. you have the chills and what we dont need is you overheating"

"c-cold though..." blossom cries softly.

"i know, i know love. how about this," the older man says while standing up slightly. "im gonna go get jeonghan hyung and minghao and ask them to come in here with you while i go and get some lemon tea and fever reducers. you can keep all the blankets you want until they get to your room and then you have to remove everything except for a sheet and throw blanket. hows that?"

blossom nods slightly at the idea and closes her eyes before snuggling deeper into the covers. with a sad smile, soonyoung presses a soft kiss to his dongsaengs forehead and leaves the room to head downstairs.

"jeonghan hyung, myungho ya, blossom's sick. can you two go stay with her while i get her some medicine and soup?" soonyoung calls out as he walks past the living room and into the kitchen. "also make sure she only has two blankets. she has a high fever and she can overheat"

the two nod and they make their way up to blossom's bedroom, knocking on the door before walking in. "blossomie?" jeonghan whispers, taking note of how the blackout curtains are closed.

the maknae groans at the sudden noise and opens her eyes halfway to peer over at the door where jeonghan and minghao are. both jeonghan and minghao walk up to the bed. their steps are silent and careful, careful not to make the sleeping girl upset or uncomfortable. they both stand by the side of her bed, staring at her.

"bug, can you open your eyes for me?" minghao's voice is soft and sweet. blossom opens her eyes halfway and looks at them with tears slowly filling her eyes.

"oh honey" jeonghan sighs, his voice also filled with concern.

at the sight of her tears the boys immediately sit down next to her. minghao wraps an arm around her back as jeonghan gently lays a hand on her forehead.

"you're burning up" minghao whispers. blossom starts crying as jeonghan takes her big blankets away and leaves her with a small one.

"n-no c-cold..."

jeonghan quickly pulls another blanket onto her, wrapping it around her gently. minghao places his hands over hers, which are buried under the blanket.

"its okay baby... you're gonna be fine. but i cant let you overheat. you're sick" the older explained softly. 

despite the older's attempts to calm her down, blossom cries weakly and reaches out for her lost blankets. minghao sighs, pulling her even closer. his body is almost completely wrapped around her, protecting the sick girl with his warmth and body. 

blossom continues crying so minghao decides to sit on the bed and pull her closer so her head is resting on his chest "o-oppa-"

minghao immediately holds her closer when he hears her weak plea. the warm and soft touch of his body is soothing and the sound of his heart beat calming.  "its all right maknae... calm down" he tells her softly. "you're gonna get through this"

the girl starts to try andeven out her breathing. breathing slowly through her half open mouth as her nose is too clogged. her eyes flutter but open when jeonghan and minghao start changing her into lighter clothes to try and bring the fever down.

minghao changes her into a loose tank top with a light long sleeve underneath. he's very careful and gentle with her, not wanting to hurt her or make her more uncomfortable. jeonghan takes off the sweat pants and switches her out for some loose shorts.

the boys both sit beside her, waiting for her to come back to reality. "look up a little bit for me" minghao requests while he holds a thermometer. blossom doesn't seem to register what he said because jeonghan ends up delicately grabbing her chin and tilting her head up.

she sniffles and nods a bit, closing my eyes and lying down more after minghao reads the temperature to be 103.1 degrees. "m achy..." she whimpers softly, gripping minghaos shirt weakly with one hand and jeonghans hand with the other.

neither boy moves, sitting beside the sick girl. they're both worried but trying not to show it.  "we're gonna take care of you okay?" jeonghan tells her softly, his voice soft and laced with worry.

"do you have any idea what you could've gotten sick from?" minghao asks her, still stroking her hair and rubbing his fingers along her back softly.

blossom shakes her head slowly, sniffling and going limp "felt odd this morning....took medicine but feel worse now..." she mumbles in broken korean, clearly out of it.

the boys are more worried now. they look at each other with a hint of alarm. "thats not good love." jeonghan sighs, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her closer. "we're just gonna need you to relax. just focus on breathing nice and slow... we're gonna take of you." he promises.

"soonyoung's making you some soup and getting some fever reducers right now that should help you" minghao tells her softly, kissing her forehead before looking towards the door. "speaking of soonyoung...where is he?"

the door opens as if on queue. blossom squints and the three of them look at the door to see mingyu and soonyoung walking in with chicken noodle soup and fever reducers.

"oh perfect timing" minghao says before looking back over to blossom, who had been visibly shaken.

minghao sighs and gently grabs her arm that's wrapped around him. "hey blossom... do you think you can sit up?"

the girl hesitates, signaling that she most likely was too weak. "its okay, you can stay laying down baby" he coos, stroking her hair.

"i think you should drink some soup and take this" soonyoung walks over, handing both the cup of soup for her to drink along with the fever reducers.

"take these for your fever bloss." mingyu smiles softly.

"mingyu when did you get home?" jeonghan asks softly while helping blossom take the pills, rubbing her forehead as minghao helps her hold the mug to her mouth.

"right when soonyoung hyung started cooking" the taller man replies, placing the remaining bowl of soup onto blossoms nightstand. "jungkook and eunwoo both had schedules so we all split."

blossom drinks the broth but soon stops as she feels a rumble in her stomach "n-no-" she mumbles before grabbing a paper bag and vomiting into it.

the boys immediately go into action. minghao pulls away the bowl while jeonghan quickly grabs her legs and raises them a bit, so that the vomit in the bag doesn't go down her throat.

"just let it out, bug" he says softly while stroking her hair.

"its okay. take a breath" minghao adds while holding the bag in place below her mouth.

the maknae starts sobbing as she dry heaves into the bag. "m sorry-" she chokes out before throwing up again.

"shhh... its alright. just let it out. you're so strong my little maknae. you'll get through this. i promise" soonyoung says softly, grabbing her into his arms and stroking her back.

mingyu holds the bag in place, keeping it steady and not letting it slip away. "thats good. thats really good" he tells her softly while rubbing her back for comfort.

after a little, wonwoo, chan, and seokmin walk over to the bedroom, all of them visibly concerned for the younger. mingyu sets the bag with the vomit in the trash and helps soonyoung sit blossom up more comfortably.

"somi can you open your eyes for me?" he asks softly, running his fingers lightly against her face.

she shakes her head weakly. "eyes hurt.." blossom mumbles, finally finishing throwing up and lying back in bed (which minghao got out of to give her space)

"its okay if they hurt hun" mingyu says softly. "its normal."

jeonghan strokes her hair while wonwoo and chan sit on each side of her while seokmin stands over by the door, keeping watch and trying to keep his emotions in check.

"bloss i want you to tell me if you throw up again okay?" the tall man asks softly. "can you do that for me?"

the young girl nods and tries to calm her breathing "i f-feel a little be-better...b-but shaky" she mumbles weakly.

mingyu smiles softly and places the cup of liquid down. "thats normal too when you have a high fever. your body's basically fighting off your disease. take it easy, love"he says softly.

wonwoo places his hand on her forehead and sighs. "you're really hot" he mentions.

"do you feel nauseous?" seokmin asks, sounding slightly worried when he thinks of all the vomiting she has done.

once again, blossom nods. chan slowly makes his way over and lies on the bed behind the younger, holding her close yet not too tight as to not upset her stomach anymore. chan's warmth and strength is immediately comforting to the young girl. as he holds her, she finds herself not struggling as much to relax and breathe more naturally.

"somi can i ask you something?" minghao begins asking her softly while his fingers brush along her cheek.

she nods slowly.

he places his hand under her chin gently so she can look at him. "do you remember if you ate anything odd or if you feel like maybe you got bit by a bug yesterday? anything that made you feel weird or unwell even for a little bit?"

*the younger thinks for a moment before responding quietly* "shuhua unnie and me went to an american resturaunt last night....the burgers tasted kinda odd but thats it...."

"are you sure that was the only thing?" minghao asks softly while stroking her cheeks, worried about any other possibilities.

after a pause, she speaks again "i had a milkshake too...?"

"a milkshake?" soonyoung tilts his head. "what flavor was it?"

blossom takes a moment to think as wonwoo comes over and sticks a thermometer in her ear.

"chocolate...?"

"chocolate milkshake?" seokmin looks at blossom incredulously. "blossom youre lactose and chocolate intolerant. you know you cant have things like that. especially considering i saw you eat a big bowl of cocoa pebbles yesterday morning"

wonwoo pulls the thermometer out and frowns. "you're at 102.9... not good" he says softly.

blossom sneezes "but do you really think my intolerance is this bad...?" she asks as chan pulls her closer.

"yes. yes it is baby. you're getting older and it has gotten worse. you cant be eating dairy or chocolate" mingyu looks at her worriedly as she sniffles and sneezes.

"you're really sick, babe" chan mumbles softly while stroking her hair.

with a sniffle, blossom whines "b-but this isnt how intolerances work...a-am i allergic to chocolate?"

"its possible" jeonghan shrugs his shoulders. "it could be you're just getting older and thats how its manifesting"

chan gently places his chin on top of her head for some comfort. "b-but i love chocolate- i- how can this happen?" blossom cries softly, obviously delirious from her fever and not thinking straight.

"its okay, petal. just take it easy. its probably an allergy and thats the best case scenario here" minghao rubs her arm gently, stroking her back with another.

chan wraps his arms fully around her and hugs her. "somi it'll be okay. its just an allergy"

the girl slowly cries herself to sleep right before everyone hears the members who were out burst in the house. all the boys stop whatever they're doing and look in the direction of the front door. they hear a commotion of some sort when seungcheol, joshua, junhui, jihoon, hansol and seungkwan can all be heard speaking at once.

"wheres the maknae?" seungcheol shouts, being the first one to make his way upstairs.

"is the sick one still in here" junhui asks, appearing behind seungcheol.

"she must be" seungkwan nods. "we're in here!" mingyu steps away from blossom to answer them, his tone still being careful.

"what happened?" joshua ask as he makes it to the bedroom as well, immediately running towards the bed after seeing blossom being cuddled by chan.

"she has a really high fever. we think shes developed some sort of chocolate allergy" seokmin explains quickly, rubbing her cheek gently.

the boys all look shocked and immediately concerned for the sick girl. "chocolate allergy? she eats it all the time though..." hansol sighs. joshua places his hands on blossoms forehead, which is still extremely warm. the boys all move forward to take a turn helping the poor girl while seungcheol paces back and forth.

blossom wakes up slightly, without gaining the attention of the others. she watches them all talk quietly, eyes falling on the leader who seems the most worried "seungcheol oppa..." she mumbles tiredly.

seungcheol looks over, freezing in his tracks at her words. when he notices her eyes open even for just a second, his movements completely stop. he walks over slowly until he is at her head.

"hey blossom?"  he whispers softly.

"m okay oppa" she mumbles sleepily. "i feel better than earlier..."

a look of relief comes over the older boys face. "that's good... how do you feel?" jeonghan strokes her forehead gently while mingyu strokes her arm  to comfort her.

"m still sleepy"

"alright thats good maknae..." the leader nods his head. he sits down by her bed at the foot of the bed.

"chan-ah you're staying with her?" seungkwan asks softly.

chan nods, not letting go of her. "i'm staying." the second youngest confirms as he kisses her forehead gently for reassurance.

seungkwan smiles when he sees him do this, knowing that the younger girl is definitely in good hands.

"you'll be alright blossom. just relax and try to get some sleep" soonyoung says gently while stroking her hair softly.

"tell channie if you need anything bloss" jihoon smiles, rubbing blossoms shoulder with his thumb. "and if he doesnt get you what you need then i'll beat his ass"

the youngest giggles at jihoons feaux threat and the way chan feigns offence. she nods and all the members slowly file out of the room, leaving her and chan. she falls asleep in chans arms as he pets her hair and falls asleep too.

over the next couple days, blossom slowly fights off whatever allergy caused illness she caught. the members make sure she doesnt go back to practice for the rest of the week and (much to the girls dismay) they made sure she never even touched a chocolate product for a while until the doctor prescribed her an allergy medicine to keep the reaction to chocolate down so she could eat it in small amounts.

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idk im sick and i wrote this randomly at like 2am last night.

-lili
feb. 6. 2024