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Be careful not to catch a cold... I'm dying...
Seungcheol put down his phone after posting some words to his fans. Actually, he doesn't know what makes him catch a cold like now. All he could feel was his body like freezing when he woke up this morning, he doesn't even want to make his feet touch the floor and increase the freezing sensation. So all he can do is wrap up his body to the blanket.
He feels so hungry, but he doesn't want to move. His throat is dry and he can't find remaining water from the glass he put last night on the desk beside his bed.
He let out a low groan. He doesn't know what he should do, so he just tries to close his eyes and get back to sleep.
Then he hears bip sounds from the front door. Actually, he is in the sharing apartment right now, Minghao is still in China to film his variety show, and Joshua has been in his own apartment from a few days before. he doesn't have the energy to think who's coming, so he let his body take away and get back to sleep again
***
"Shua, Seungcheol... I'm here!"
Silent. It looks like no human being live in the apartment.
After taking off his shoes and putting down some plastic bags to the kitchen counter, Jeonghan tries to check on Seungcheol's room since the latter is sick, he needs to make sure that he's okay first. But what he finds is an empty bed, then he moves to the other room, Joshua's room and like what he expects, he finds Seungcheol curl up his body on Joshua's bed.
Then he enters the room and comes closer to the sleeping figure, putting his hand on Seungcheol's forehead to check his body temperature.
Then he lets out a sigh and comes out of the room after fixing the blanket that wraps Seungcheol's body.
Jeonghan puts out his phone from the jacket he wore earlier and tries to dial a number, and the other man picks up his call not so long after.
"Yes, Hannie? What's up?"
"Where the hell are you?"
"In my own apartment. And what's with the tone? Why do you sound a bit angry?"
Jeonghan sigh out and try to calm himself, of course Joshua wouldn't know if Seungcheol is sick, unless he tell him. Moreover, instead of telling them, Seungcheol tell their fans first on weverse.
"I'm not angry. Can you come to your sharing apartment now? Cheol is sick."
Don't want to waste his energy to scold Joshua, so Jeonghan directly tells the other man what he needs to know.
"Cheol? Sick?"
Silent. Jeonghan doesn't want to answer the stupid question, and Joshua is still processing the information he gets.
"Ah... Okay, got it, Hannie... Be there in 15."
"Can you buy ginger? I forgot to buy that." Jeonghan pause and scan his bringings to find what he didn't buy earlier.
"That's all? What else do you need? Have you bought paracetamol? I think we run out that in the dorm."
"Right, I don't have it with me, please buy that one too."
"Okay, I'll drive now. See ya! Love you, Hannie."
"Drive safely, Shua-ya. Love you, too."
The other man end their call after answering Jeonghan with a hum.
***
It's almost dinner time, and Jeonghan is sure that Seungcheol has skipped his breakfast and lunch, he know that Seungcheol wouldn't move even an inch from his bed when he is sick.
After Jeonghan prepare some of the ingredients to make samgyetang then Joshua arrive.
"How's he?" Ask Joshua after leaving a kiss on Jeonghan's cheek.
"He has a fever but not too bad, I guess. He's resting in the room, just check him by yourself."
Then Joshua makes his way to Seungcheol's room, before he touches the door knop Jeonghan shout from the kitchen.
"Not that room!"
Joshua furrows his eyebrows. He's 100% sure that he is in front of Seungcheol's room, then turns his head to Jeonghan.
"Your room, Shua. He's in your room."
"Oh..."
That's not weird, the thing about Seungcheol in his room. He just doesn't expect Seungcheol to be there when he is not there.
Seungcheol enjoys himself the most when he's in his own bedroom. Of course, they usually sleep in each other's bedroom to cuddle or just talk all night but they rarely in the other's room when the owner is not there.
Joshua moves to his room and finds Seungcheol hold tight his blanket on his bed. Joshua approaches the bed, and kneeling beside it, he removes Seungcheol's hair that covers his eyes.
Seungcheol should cut off a little of hairs than bleach them , he thinks.
Joshua moves his hand to touch Seungcheol's forehead and cheek, then he hears a low groan as a response.
"Cold..." Seungcheol mumble and try pull up the blanket to his face.
"Uh?" Joshua still has his hand on Seungcheol's cheek, slowly caresses it.
"Your hand... Cold..."
Joshua quickly pull away his hand, "Sorry, love"
Seungcheol gives him hum as an answer and burns half of his face under the blanket.
"Have you eaten?"
"No..."
Joshua sighs, "Since when did you catch a cold?"
Seungcheol doesn't answer. He's too tired to speak and his throat feels so dry.
At that moment, Jeonghan enters the room and brings a mug. Seungcheol can smell ginger, he swallow his spit to wet his throat.
"There's no use to ask question like that to sick person, Shua-ya."
Jeonghan takes his seat at the side of the bed and pulls out the blanket that Seungcheol's hold tightly, Seungcheol throws a protest by pulling back the blanket.
"Ya..." Jeonghan is so ready to scold Seungcheol.
Joshua chuckles when he see Seungcheol pull back the blanket more to cover his head. Such a big baby.
"Shua-ya... Can you take care of the samgyetang? I think you could make it better than me." Jeonghan takes a glance to Joshua before he stares back at Seungcheol.
"I'll take care of this big baby"
Joshua stand on his feet and pat Jeonghan's shoulder before he left.
"Good luck, Hannie. Be gentle, " Joshua said with a teasing smile and Jeonghan rolls his eyes.
Then Joshua leaves two of his boyfriends after giving Jeonghan's cheek another kiss.
***
"Get out of the blanket and drink this."
Jeonghan slowly pulls the blanket again, but Seungcheol still holds it tight.
Jeonghan put the mug on the desk and is ready to pull the blanket with more energy.
"Don't you want to get better?"
He successfully pulled the blanket away from Seungcheol.
"Cold, Hannie..." Seungcheol whimper with his eyes still closed.
"Be corporate and drink this. You'll feel warmer then."
No response, Seungcheol back to curl up his body and slowly pull the blanket again, but Jeonghan already holds the blanket tight this time.
"No."
He pulls the blanket away to Seungcheol's knee and tries to make Seungcheol sit.
No hell in the way, he sees Seungcheol just wear short and thin shirt when he gets sick. No wonder Seungcheol feels more cold.
Then Jeonghan pulls the blanket to Seungcheol's thighs and takes the mug from the desk.
"Drink this." Jeonghan commands.
Seungcheol accepts the mug with a trembling hands.
"Can you hold it right?" Ask Jeonghan as he helps Seungcheol to drink the ginger tea he made.
Then he pulls his hand when the mug reaches Seungcheol's lip.
"Better?"
Seungcheol nods.
"Drink this up and get back to bed. I'll help Shua to prepare dinner."
Jeonghan is ready to leave the room before he hears Seungcheol's hoarse voice.
"Sorry."
Jeonghan sighs and stares back at Seungcheol from the door, "What for? For being sick? Just rest, okay? We have flight tomorrow."
"For not telling you and Shua that I'm sick."
Seungcheol lowers his head and stares at the mug on his hand.
Jeonghan leaves the door knop and walks back toward Seungcheol, gently pats on Seungcheol's head.
"Ya, if you got sick again, tell me or Shua first. Why did you come to weverse first instead of text me or shua when there's no one beside you? I thought Shua was already with you."
"Sorry."
"Stop apologizing. It's enough. You already acknowledge the wrong point. Now, go rest."
"Thanks, Hannie." Seungcheol gives Jeonghan a little smile, and Jeonghan gives a light kiss on his forehead before he back to help Joshua.
****
"All done?"
When he comes out from Joshua's room, he sees Joshua already sit in the dining room and scroll his phone.
Joshua leaves his sight on the phone, then stares at Jeonghan and gives his boyfriend a proud smile.
"As you can see." He paused and shrugs, "All done."
"That's so fast." Jeonghan sends Joshua doubtful gaze, and Joshua just laughs at him.
"It's not that hard to make samgyetang when you already prepare all the ingredients, and all I have to do is put them into the pan, season it, and wait. You dumb."
"But I haven’t cleaned the chicken and prepared for the rice. You really finish it quickly." Jeonghan still argues Joshua. If it was him, he isn't sure if he can finish it that quick.
Joshua rolls his eyes, "Just thought that you spend too much time babysitting our baby, so it feels fast."
Jeonghan chuckles, "Good theory."
Joshua pulls Jeonghan to his lap when he is about to pass him to the sink.
"Ya! Be careful! What if this mug was dropped and broke?"
"Sorry." Joshua smiled sheepishly.
"You're not sorry." Jeonghan gently slaps Joshua's cheek and chuckles.
"I am." Joshua takes the mug on Jeonghan's hold and puts it to the table. Then wrap Jeonghan's waist with his arm and kiss Jeonghan's neck several times.
It's been quite a long time since they have lived separately and have different schedules almost like every day, so they rarely meet each other and have intimate time.
"How's he?"
Jeonghan put his hands around Joshua's neck and put his chin on Joshua's head.
"He said he's sorry..." Jeonghan pause with a sigh.
Joshua furrows his eyebrows but doesn't say anything back. He waits for Jeonghan to finish his words.
"He said he's sorry cause he came to weverse first instead of telling us first. Your boyfriend is dumb, Shua-ya."
Joshua chuckles, "Yours too, Hannie. And you're also my boyfriend, so you said to yourself that you're dumb."
"Ya!" Jeonghan pushes Joshua's shoulder. He will definitely fall from Joshua's lap if Joshua didn't put his arm on his waist before.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Joshua laughs at Jeonghan who tries to escape from his arms. Then he let go of Jeonghan after stealing a kiss from his boyfriend.
"Who the hell are you so you dare to kiss me?!" Jeonghan shouts at Joshua.
Joshua shush him and put a finger on his own lips, "If Seungcheol heard you, he might sulk all week for not get a kiss."
"That's your fault, kiss stealer."
"Aw, you're sulking." Joshua gets up from his seat to approach Jeonghan.
"I'm not." Jeonghan turned his back at Joshua, so he didn't realize Joshua was already behind him.
When Joshua close enough, he tickles Jeonghan until both of them fall on the couch.
Thanks to his good reflex, Jeonghan can put Joshua down on the couch.
"It's a tie."
He smirks at Joshua after stealing a kiss from the latter's lips as revenge.
"Yes, Mr. Always win. You never want to lose." Says Joshua as he gently pushes Jeonghan, so they can sit properly.
"Should we wake up our little prince?" Ask Jeonghan when both of them settle on the couch.
"I'll bring him out, you can check on the samgyetang. It should be ready now."
***
"You sweat so much, Cheol..."
Joshua takes a small towel from Seungcheol's closet to wipe his sweat. As soon as he entered the room, he was greeted by the view of Seungcheol who was not held tight to his blanket again. He already throws the blanket away.
Seungcheol frowns his forehead as Joshua wipes his sweat and lets out a groan.
"Wake up, baby. You should eat."
Seungcheol still closed his eyes and didn't say a word. Joshua caresses his cheek and puts his face closer to his boyfriend.
"Seungcheol-ssi, wake up now, or I'll throw to hell."
Seungcheol opened his eyes immediately, "What the hell is that?"
Seungcheol said with his hoarse voice. Joshua shrugs and lets out chuckle.
"You don't seem to care with my sweet words, so I just say that."
Weird. Joshua's always weird.
"Feel better?"
"Doesn't feel cold anymore?"
"Is your throat still sore?"
"Want to eat outside?"
Seungcheol just responded with nods for every question Joshua asked.
"Want a kiss, love?"
Seungcheol freeze at that question.
He wants to kiss his boyfriends so badly, want to kiss and be kissed. But because this stupid cold, he won't risk his boyfriends to catch a cold too.
Seungcheol shakes his head, "I'm stink."
He's not lying, he can feel his sweat stick all over his body and that's disgusting.
Joshua frowns at Seungcheol, "You're not."
Then he closed the distance between him and Seungcheol to meet their lips. Before he could reach Seungcheol's lips, he met with the back of Seungcheol's hand.
"Nwo." Seungcheol mumbles, "Yowl cwatch a cowld, get away fom mwe."
No. You'll catch a cold, get away from me
Joshua immediately pulled his body, placed his hand on his chest, and put a dramatic face.
"You reject my kiss? How could you?"
Seungcheol chuckles, "Shua-ya, you're so funny when being dramatic."
"My specialty, as long as I can make you laugh." Joshua throws Seungcheol a proud smile.
"Right, that's just you and your unpredicted things."
"Come on, let me help you to get up. Hannie must be boring waiting for us."
"I can get up myself." Seungcheol gently slides Joshua's hand on his back.
"You sure?" As Joshua finished his word, Seungcheol already stood by his own feet, but after 5 seconds, he fell his butt on the ground.
Just like what Joshua's expected.
"What's happening here?" Jeonghan already stood by the door when Joshua helped Seungcheol to stand.
"Not a big deal, Hannie. My dumb boyfriend said he could get up by himself, but before reaching 5 seconds, he was already fall."
Before Seungcheol gets back up on his own feet, Joshua places his arm under his boyfriend's thighs and back, "Now let me carry you."
"I can walk by myself, Shua-ya." Seungcheol moves his body on Joshua's hold so he may put him down.
"You could fall if you move like that, Cheol"
Seungcheol ignores Jeonghan's word.
"Hm? I'm carrying you, or you walk by yourself after I kiss you?" Joshua whisper to Seungcheol's ear, then Seungcheol stopped his protest.
Kissing with your boyfriends when catching a cold is still not a good idea for Seungcheol.
Jeonghan furrows his eyebrows to his boyfriends.
What the hell is happening here?
Joshua throws him a little smile as an answer. That's a sign that Jeonghan doesn't need to know the reason Seungcheol stopped his protest, and he knows it's just another Joshua's ridiculous thing.
***
"Hannie, where are the leftover gingers?" Joshua asks Jeonghan as he turns on the stove to boil water.
"In the fridge, why do you need them?"
"Our baby still feels sore on his throat."
Jeonghan focuses on Seungcheol again after hearing Joshua's answer.
"Is it bad?"
"No. And let me feed myself." Seungcheol answers Jeonghan as he tries to take the spoon on Jeonghan's hand.
Jeonghan shush him and slap his hand, "Do you want Shua to feed you instead me?"
It works. Jeonghan's threat is works. Seungcheol gives up easily as he mentions Joshua.
Jeonghan smiled happily when Seungcheol didn't give another protest.
***
"I'm full." Seungcheol put his own hand to his mouth to stop Jeonghan feed him.
"It's not even a half of the bowl." Said Jeonghan as he shows the bowl he holds. And it's true that he eats less than half of the bowl, but the bowl size isn't the usual. It's bigger. That means he doesn't really eat a little.
"Look at the bowl size, Hannie. I eat enough." He tries to argue with his boyfriend and his boyfriend seems like not to agree with him, "Shua-ya, Cheol doesn't want to eat anymore."
Jeonghan stucks his tongue to Seungcheol. Before Joshua reached them, Seungcheol mouthed "asshole" to Jeonghan.
"How much did he eat?" Joshua asks from the kitchen counter.
"Not reach a half of the bowl, Shua-ya."
"Eat more, Cheol-ah. You have to fill your stomach." Commands Joshua.
He throws a glare to Jeonghan, whose back stuck his tongue as he leads back his hand to feed Seungcheol.
He swear that when he isn't sick anymore, he'll give Jeonghan revenge.
***
"Woah, my baby eats well." Joshua reached both of his boyfriends with a mug of another ginger tea for Seungcheol.
He sits down in front of Seungcheol after patting his head and leaving a peck on Seungcheol's cheek.
"When will we leave tomorrow, Hannie?"
Jeonghan put down his spoon on the bowl and make a serious thinking expression.
"I think it's around 4 p.m."
Joshua nods and stares at Seungcheol, "I think that's enough to make him in a better condition."
"Or we can reschedule our flight to the day after tomorrow?" Suggest Jeonghan excitedly.
"Please, don't." Seungcheol protests, "I'm sure I can get better by tomorrow, I don't want to give more burden to our manager and make the others more worry."
"Are you sure?" Jeonghan caresses his warm cheek, and Seungcheol gives him a nod.
Joshua stands from his seat and walks away to the kitchen counter.
"You sure, love?"
Seungcheol let out a sigh. He knows that his boyfriend is worried, but he really thinks that he'll get better by tomorrow.
"Did you finish your food and the ginger tea?"
Joshua has back to his seat and handed Seungcheol some medicine that he had bought earlier. Seungcheol nods to his question.
"Drink this medicine and sleep more."
"Shua-ya, why didn't we change his clothes before we bring him out here?"
Jeonghan is right, They forgot to change Seungcheol's clothes before feeding him. They too focused on feeding him.
"Do you feel cold, baby?" Joshua holds Seungcheol's hand and caresses it.
"A bit."
Seungcheol's answer makes both of his boyfriends panic.
"We're sorry, baby. Let me take you to your bed." Joshua was already to lift him up before Seungcheol stopped him.
"Can I shower first?"
Joshua and Jeonghan exchange looks. They are still unsure to let him shower.
"Please... My sweat sticks all over my body, I hate it."
Jeonghan gives Joshua a nod before leaving them, "I'll prepare the warm bath."
***
After they take care of Seungcheol's bath time, they change his clothes to warm pajama set. They tucked him in his own bed before leaving a kiss on both his cheeks.
"Rest well, love. I'll be back again tomorrow. Be good to Shua."
"You leave?" Seungcheol asks.
"I still haven't prepared my things for tomorrow, so I have to go." Jeonghan reassures him with a smile.
"Sorry..."
"Stop saying sorry, oh my god. Shua, make your boyfriend shut up"
Joshua chuckles, "You want me to kiss your lips, baby?"
Seungcheol pulls his blanket to cover half of his face and shakes his head.
"Good boy. Stop saying sorry. "
Seungcheol nods with his a bit frightened face.
"What was that?" Jeonghan furrows his eyebrows.
"Nothing, Hannie..."
Joshua gives his other boyfriend a small smile like what he did when he lift up Seungcheol from his room. Jeonghan just rolls his eyes.
"Now let me walk you out to your car, you bring your car, right?"
"Of course, Shua."
Before they walk out the room, Jeonghan leaves kisses on Seungcheol's forehead, eyes, and cheeks and bids his goodbye.
***
After Joshua walked Jeonghan to his car, Joshua went back to check on Seungcheol.
"Still not sleeping?"
Seungcheol put down his phone and gazed at Joshua.
"Today is our 8th debut anniversary, I come to weverse to say my gratitude to our fans."
Joshua walks closer and pat Seungcheol's head.
"This is why our fans love you so much, love." Joshua put his lips on Seungcheol's forehead quite for a few minutes.
"Now go back to sleep."
Seungcheol nods and closes his eyes, then opens his eyes again to meet Joshua's eyes.
"What is it?"
"Thanks, Shua-ya.. To both of you and Hannie, for take care of me."
"You're welcome, love... Just don't forget to tell us first when you're sick."
Seungcheol chuckles, "Will do."
"Love you, Cherry... Me and Jeonghan love you."
"Me too, I love you both."