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Beomgyu woke up feeling like absolute shit. The alarm blaring from his phone was making his head pound, he was somehow burning up and freezing at the same time, and his whole body was aching. He patted the area around his head trying to find his phone so he could stop the incessant beeping, finally finding a smidge of relief when his room was quiet again (though that didn’t stop the pounding in his head). Beomgyu already knew that the rest of his day was going to suck. He shut his eyes with the intention of sleeping in for just a few more minutes.
The next time he woke up was due to a knock on his door. He tried to call out and ask who it was but his throat was scratchy and his voice could barely reach above a whisper. It even hurt to swallow his own saliva. Instead of trying to speak again, he instead looked for his phone. After a few more seconds of knocking the door creaked open with a concerned Yeonjun poking his head in.
“Beoms are you okay? You're going to be late for your lecture if you don’t get up soon.” Yeonjun asked, eyebrows furrowing as he took in Beomgyu’s red cheeks and sweaty hair.
Beomgyu held up his hand as a “wait” gesture while searching for his phone again. When he found it he opened his chat with Yeonjun and texted him stay back, i’m probably contagious.
“Contagious? What do you mean? What’s wrong, are you sick?” Yeonjun bombarded him with questions while padding up to Beomgyu, ignoring his request to stay back. He moved Beomgyu’s sweaty bangs off his forehead (paying no attention to the angry puppy look Beomgyu was giving him) and put his hand on it to check his temperature. Beomgyu was so warm Yeonjun could immediately tell he had a fever.
“You’re burning up! Why didn’t you say anything? Hyung would’ve taken care of you, you know that.” exclaimed Yeonjun while he bundled Beomgyu up in his blankets worriedly.
Beomgyu brought his phone up again to text Yeonjun, i didn’t think it was this bad when i woke up the first time. plus, i didn’t wanna bother u and make u sick, i can take care of myself :<
Yeonjun raised an eyebrow while looking down at Beomgyu’s pitiful form all wrapped up with just his round little red face and hands peeking out so he could keep texting Yeonjun what he wanted to say. “Well then have you taken any medicine yet?” Yeonjun asked firmly with his arms crossed.
Beomgyu glanced away, avoiding eye-contact while jutting out his trembling lower lip.
“Awe baby, it’s okay. Did Jjunie sound mean? You’re not in trouble. Stay here, I’m going to look for some tylenol and a cooling patch for your forehead.” Yeonjun gave him a few kisses in apology before quickly dashing out of the room in search of fever medication.
Beomgyu sulked while waiting for Yeonjun, laying down on his side in his blanket bundle form brooding about the fact he’d probably have to take some nasty tasting medicine. As he moped, his eyelids began to feel heavy and soon he dozed off once again, all bundled up and phone slowly slipping out of his hands.
“I can’t find any medicine, I’ll text Taehyunnie to pick some up after class bu- oh, you’re asleep again.” Yeonjun kneeled next to Beomgyu’s bed, wiping off the other boy’s forehead with a moist towel before sticking the cooling patch on him. He made sure Beomgyu was snuggly tucked in before taking Beomgyu’s phone out of his hands and putting it next to his head so he could easily find it when he woke up later. Before he leaves Beomgyu’s room he texts him a i’m gonna skip my classes and be home all day so lmk when u wake up so i can get u smth to eat ok? don’t hesitate to lmk if u need anything <3
taehyunnie
our beomiebear is sick :(
there’s no medicine at home
can you pick some up after class?
ok 👍
Yeonjun couldn’t help but chuckle at the dry response. Between the three of them Taehyun had always been the most calm and collected one. It made sense that he wouldn’t be overly worried about the situation, especially since Yeonjun hadn’t said anything too concerning.
While Beomgyu was asleep Yeonjun scurried around the house to prepare anything he thought Beomgyu might want or need. He threw Beomgyu’s bedding that was in the laundry bin into the wash along with a large blanket. He grabbed the soft teddy bear he and Taehyun had gifted Beomgyu from its place on Beomgyu’s desk chair and tucked the bear in with Beomgyu as he set up a small humidifier on the boy’s bedside table. Then he gathered a few of his and Taehyun’s hoodies and sweatpants and placed them on Beomgyu’s desk chair, rolling it close to Beomgyu’s bed for easier access. After all that he started making plain jjuk for Beomgyu to have when he woke up as well as some honey lemon tea.
By the time he was done, Beomgyu still hadn’t woken up but Taehyun had come home (much earlier than usual), slightly panting, like he ran for the better part of his journey as a surprised Yeonjun greeted him by the door. Taehyun also had two large grocery bags with him as well as his backpack.
Before Yeonjun could properly get any words out or begin to update Taehyun on how Beomgyu was doing this morning, the shorter boy was already kicking off his shoes and dashing into Beomgyu’s room with all his stuff. Yeonjun stood by the door stunned (turns out Taehyun wasn’t as calm and collected as he let on through text), trying to process what had happened, before ultimately just locking the front door and going back to the kitchen to bring Beomgyu the jjuk and tea he had made.
When Yeonjun entered Beomgyu’s bedroom, Taehyun was lining up what seemed like an entire pharmacy of medications on Beomgyu’s floor. Before Yeonjun could even ask what he was doing and how much he had bought, Taehyun already started speaking in a quiet whisper. “I wasn’t sure what exactly Beomgyu-hyung had and since you didn’t tell me I figured you probably didn’t either so I bought everything I thought we might need in both pill and liquid form just in case hyung preferred one over the other, you know how picky he is about the things he eats. I also got more than one of each flavour for the liquids for that same reason.”
Taehyun takes a deep breath before continuing, “Also I got ingredients for samgyetang, can you put them in the fridge for me? Thank you hyung. I’m gonna wake up Beomgyu-hyung now so he can eat the jjuk you made and take some medicine.” Taehyun took the bowl of jjuk and mug of tea out of Yeonjun’s hands, setting them down next to the humidifier before passing Yeonjun the bag of ingredients and ushering him out the room again not unkindly.
The next time Yeonjun came back into Beomgyu’s room, he couldn’t help but coo at the pair, with the sick boy looking like a disgruntled puppy while Taehyun chattered on about what each medicine did, the type he bought and when they should be taken. Yeonjun sat down on the floor next to Taehyun, looking at the different medications that had been sorted into usage, type and flavour on the floor. Eventually Beomgyu interrupted Taehyun’s ramble, desperately waving his hand until he caught their attention before pointing at his phone.
two nyangz and a puppy <3
[beommeong]
slow down
i’ll b ok
even if u take a little longer to explain them all
u look like ur gonna pass out if u don’t take a breath
also
pls back up
ur too close
i’m gonna get you sick :(
“Okay fine, but I can’t help it if I’m worried hyung. This is important, which one do you think you’ll need? Should we make you take one of each type so we can cover all our bases?” Taehyun asked while he and Yeonjun scooch back the smallest amount from Beomgyu’s bed.
Beomgyu scowls before he goes back to typing on his phone.
two nyangz and a puppy <3
[beommeong]
noooo that’s so yucky :(
do i have to take meds
i don’t wanna :(
“Awe baby, it’s oka-” Yeonjun started before he’s interrupted by Taehyun’s hand on his chest paired with a glare.
“You have to take medication, otherwise you’ll never get better. Now text me your symptoms so I can pick which medicine is best for you, if you refuse I will make you take all the ones I think you might possibly need. Your choice.” Taehyun warned, sending a shiver down Yeonjun’s spine even though he wasn’t on the receiving end of the threat (he couldn’t help but find Taehyun really hot at that moment).
Beomgyu begrudgingly texts the group chat about all his symptoms, taking a few minutes to look it over before ultimately hitting send. Once Taehyun and Yeonjun receive, Taehyun picks five boxes of medication and shoves the rest back into the bags to put away later. “Okay so you have to take these two, one only had the pill form in stock but the other only had liquid options; however, I found four different flavours for you to choose from, do you want cherry, grape, orange, or bubblegum?”
Beomgyu puts away his phone, crossing his arms petulantly as he pretends not to hear Taehyun, making the younger sigh in response. “You can pick after you eat then, hyung made you some plain jjuk and if you don’t eat it soon it’s going to get cold. We can even feed you if you want.”
In response, Beomgyu visibly perks up, even as he tries to hide how happy he is at the prospect of being pampered and fed by his boyfriends (if he had a tail it would probably be doing windmill spins). Then a look of worry crosses his face and he snatches his phone again before frantically texting them you can’t feed me, you’ll have to be too close and then you’ll increase your chances of getting sick :(
They pull up Beomgyu’s desk chair, moving the clothes onto the center of the desk so Taehyun could sit on it, while Yeonjun sat perched on the end of Beomgyu’s bed. They work together to feed Beomgyu, each taking a turn at carefully holding the bowl, scooping the jjuk, blowing on the spoonful, and delivering the food into Beomgyu’s mouth. It was endearing as much as it was ridiculous the way the two of them were acting, Beomgyu felt his heart swell watching the both of them. Yeonjun even went as far as to put his own lips on the jjuk after blowing on it to make sure it was a suitable temperature that wouldn’t burn Beomgyu’s mouth, something Beomgyu didn’t really approve of due to the unnecessary exposure to his sickly germs.
Everytime he did so, Beomgyu would reach for his phone, likely to protest and reprimand him for likely contaminating himself, only for the spoon to be shoved into his mouth and Yeonjun to say that he “shouldn’t go on his phone while his two caring boyfriends are spending their time lovingly hand feeding him”. The two younger boys couldn’t help but smile at what he said, preening every time any of them would ever mention the affection they held for one another. Taehyun couldn’t even bring himself to scold Yeonjun himself, too focused on taking care of Beomgyu, seeing what Yeonjun was doing as something that was fairly necessary, even if it was a little over the top.
When the entire bowl of jjuk had been finished, Yeonjun quickly ducked down to give Beomgyu a peck on the lips as a job well done, receiving a slap on both his shoulders (one from each of his boyfriends) as a response. “I let you get away with kissing Beomgyu-hyung’s face because he deserves the affection, but we have to draw the line at kissing hyung on the mouth or you’ll definitely get sick and then hyung is going to get upset and blame himself.” Taehyun chided while Beomgyu lightly frowned at Yeonjun.
Yeonjun grinned, “I’d rather catch the plague than be deprived of kisses.” he countered smugly before sticking out his tongue and blowing a raspberry.
“Well, you’re going to be deprived of my kisses if you keep kissing Beomgyu hyung on the lips.” Taehyun replied with Beomgyu nodding behind him like a stern parent. After telling off Yeonjun, Taehyun turns his attention back to Beomgyu.
“Now, just because you’re on my side this time doesn’t mean I’m going to let you get away with not taking the medicine, and don’t you dare try to fight me on it or I’ll deprive you of kisses after you're healthy again too. It’s time to pick which flavour you want, baby. Or do you want me to pick for you?”
Beomgyu frantically shook his head, pointing at a random box without even looking, knowing that Taehyun wasn’t bluffing about withholding kisses (he called his bluff once and and didn’t get any for a whole three days despite grovelling for them; the whole time Taehyun gave all the kisses that he rightfully deserved, to Yeonjun instead, he actually stated it to Beomgyu’s face too! “this one would’ve been for you but you doubted me so now the kiss is going to Yeonjun-hyung” how could anybody be so cruel!).
Beomgyu takes the pills first, swallowing them down with some of the tea that Yeonjun had made him. There was still a little bit of a bitter taste from the tablets, but the tea was delicious so he didn’t feel a need to complain. When it comes to the liquid medication, he scrunches up his whole face, pinching his nose as he tips back the small cup of medication, sticking his tongue out in disgust after he swallows it all (he couldn’t even tell which one he had picked; it tasted so bad). Taehyun quickly hands him the cup of tea again so he can wash the taste out with the honey flavour.
The rest of the day was pretty much smooth sailing with Taehyun and Yeonjun taking turns spending time with Beomgyu while the other would cook or do chores for the house. After dinner, they prepared a warm bath for Beomgyu and as Taehyun took great care in helping Beomgyu get washed up, Yeonjun went and changed Beomgyu’s bedding, throwing the old bedding in the wash for the next day. When Beomgyu’s bath was over, Yeonjun brought in a mixture of his and Taehyun’s clothes so Beomgyu could feel swaddled in his boyfriend’s scents, something he often took great comfort in.
The big issue came when it was time for bed, neither Yeonjun nor Taehyun willing to leave Beomgyu in his room alone, lest he needed something and was unable to get it himself ( i’m sick not incapacitated ). While they agreed that one of them should stay with Beomgyu, they couldn’t agree on who it should’ve been. It couldn’t be both of them either because Beomgyu insisted that at least one of them should be comfortably sleeping in their own bed.
Taehyun argued that Yeonjun had already gotten to spend more time with their boyfriend today since Taehyun was in class this morning while Yeonjun was home with Beomgyu (even if he skipped class and came home early anyways). Yeonjun insisted that he should be the one to stay in Beomgyu’s room since he’s been the most exposed to Beomgyu’s sickness, having kissed Beomgyu and put his own mouth on Beomgyu’s spoon to test how hot his food was. Which resulted in a mini argument between the two with Taehyun accusing the elder of plotting the whole day in order to get to sleep next to Beomgyu at night, knowing he’d be able to leverage this fact against Taehyun (“hey it’s not my fault you were more careful than me”).
Eventually Taehyun conceded, agreeing to let Yeonjun spend the night in Beomgyu’s room since Yeonjun could cuddle with Beomgyu (he knew Beomgyu preferred to be cuddled when he felt down or unwell) whereas Taehyun would need to sleep on the floor next to Beomgyu’s bed, having been less exposed to Beomgyu’s cold and there being a good chance that he still might not catch the illness.
In exchange, Taehyun made Yeonjun promise that Taehyun could be the one to stay home to take care of Beomgyu the next day, something that Beomgyu had vehemently protested, claiming that he was a “big boy” and could stay home by himself, that neither of his boyfriends should be skipping any more classes for his sake (even if deep down he knew he would be sad if they really did leave him at home alone). The both of them agreed to take turns staying home when they could in order to care of Beomgyu (they saw the watery look in Beomgyu’s face and had the immediate agreement that their baby would not be left alone).
The next two days consisted of a lot of pampering and babying and while Beomgyu would protest a little each time, Taehyun and Yeonjun could tell that he secretly loved receiving the princess treatment, basking in their affection as much as he could. On the third day of Beomgyu being sick, he had given up on stopping Yeonjun from giving him kisses, no matter how hard he tried the older boy refused to listen. Even Taehyun had stopped bothering the day before, seeing how petulant Yeonjun became when he was scolded for doing so. By the fourth day, Beomgyu was well enough to go to school again and Yeonjun made sure to pack him a large thermos of tea while Taehyun put his medication in his bag, telling him that he’d text Beomgyu when it was time to take it (with the underlying threat that he would be in big trouble if he didn’t).
On the fifth day, when Beomgyu felt like he was all better, he came home to a very sick Yeonjun, who ended up receiving a scathing lecture from him and Taehyun.
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“This is why Beomgyu-hyung and I told you not to give him any kisses on the lips, we told you this would happen!” Taehyun chastised.
“It was worth it.” Yeonjun childishly retorted in a deeply congested voice before sticking out his tongue.