Hoseok's been dealing with a lot since finding out he's pregnant. It feels like it's both flying by and dragging on. Hoseok had a difficult first trimester. He lost count of how many times he got sick at dance and ran to the garbage. And a few unlucky times where he didn't make it; and it was messy. His members were understanding but he still felt so embarrassed. And if it wasn't his stomach, the migraines would get him. It would halt his day with intense throbbing pain, often without warning. Those times were treated with bed rest, darkness and magnesium. And of course the comfort of his boyfriend Yoongi.
Now at 6 months, Hoseok faces new challenges. He had to stop dancing as his bump got in the way, throwing off his gravity. He would tire out much faster and even feel dizzy sometimes. Hoseok admittedly didn't feel well enough to keep up like he hoped. So he made the difficult choice to sit out for the rest of his pregnancy; but that doesn't stop him from yelling critiques across the room.
The one thing that hasn't changed is the nausea. It still sticks with him and he throws up frequently. His doctor said it should get better by this stage, but pregnancy is unpredictable. This is frustrating for Hoseok as there seems to be no end in sight.
But the other thing no warned him about is the insomnia. This pregnancy has been keeping him up and it's worse in the second trimester. He tosses and turns for hours but can't relax. Or he just lies there staring into nothing, the time going harrowingly slow. His tummy has grown quite a bit, making it harder to get comfortable. Hormones are also to blame.
And now his baby has an opposite schedule. They're most active at night and it wakes him up. It doesn't help that he's a light sleeper.
Hoseok feels kicking near the bottom of his stomach. "Why do they always do this to me?"
Yoongi yawns and turns on the lamp. "Is our little one keeping you up again?"
"Yeah, it's 2AM and they think it's time for dance" Hoseok huffs. He sits up more, grunting at the aches that arise. He runs a hand down and feels another kick pop up. Usually Hoseok is enthralled by it, but right now he just wants to sleep. He remembers when they first started and it felt like little flutters in his tummy; or like indigestion. Now they're full on kicks and they even roll over. It can hurt sometimes. Hoseok groans when he feels a distinct jab inside. "Ugh, settle down little one."
Yoongi tries to help by rubbing small circles under his boyfriend's shirt. Hoseok likes Yoongi's warm hand on his skin. "Wow, they're pretty active" Yoongi raised his eyebrows.
"Mhm.. I wish they'd give me a break" Hoseok sighs.
Yoongi keeps his hand on Hoseok's tummy, feeling them move and shift around in there. "Awh, they're already a dancer just like you"
Hoseok smiles at that. Yoongi's plan to calm the baby clearly backfired. But he does love moments like this, no matter the time. It's so cute watching his boyfriend interact with his bump.
Suddenly Hoseok's face changes. "Ughh hyung, I feel nauseas" he whines, looking down as his stomach churns.
"Need to throw up?" Yoongi looks at his face. Hoseok nods, starting to get up. One solid gag and he's off to the bathroom.
Hoseok bends over the toilet, staring at the bowl. He throws up hitting the water turning it filthy. Hoseok moans as a wave of nausea submerged his body. He gags and upchucks another stream. There goes the jjajangmyeon he had earlier. Yoongi grimaces at the sound of Hoseok's dinner filling the bowl. He feels bad that his boyfriend is so sick. "It's ok baby, just let it out."
Hoseok feels another one coming. His stomach contracts forcefully, making him cling to the bowl as he spews into it. He can feel sweat build on his forehead. "Just take your time love." Yoongi murmurs. Hoseok retches again, dripping sour liquids. His stomach's still churning but slowing down. Yoongi rubs his back and Hoseok just stays over the bowl until he's sure his stomach is done.
Yoongi helps him clean up and Hoseok walks languidly back to bed. Hoseok is trying to relax but he's all worked up from his vomiting fit. His belly hurts from the efforts and he's still nauseas.
"Sleep while you can, they say. Ha!" Hoseok scoffs. "I haven't slept well in weeks!" He looks anxiously at the clock. It's 3AM. They only have four hours until it's time to get up.
"Don't stress about the time Hoba, just try and sleep" Yoongi murmurs. Hoseok sighs, sinking into the sheets. He finds comfort in Yoongi's arms and closes his eyes. It's going to be a long day tomorrow.
****
Hoseok and Yoongi are both tired from last night. Hoseok feels guilty for keeping him up so late. Even though the older reassures him it's okay. He knows his poor boyfriend is going through a lot. Hobi used to be a smiling ray of sunshine. But now he always has this tired out, dissatisfied look on his face. The nausea and fatigue are to thank. Worse yet, he can't have coffee -- pregnancy's made it impossible to stand. He tried switching to green tea but threw that up too. Caffeine in general just seems to upset his stomach. This makes things more complicated.
So here he is, trying to stay awake during lunchtime. "Hoba, wake up" Yoongi nudges him "you're gonna fall asleep in your food."
"Huh?" Hoseok quickly straightens up, realizing. It's only noon and he's exhausted. And of course, now his baby is calm.
Hoseok yawns and mindlessely stirs his bibimbap without egg. Pregnancy has given him a long list of food aversions. Even just the thought of certain things can make his stomach turn; coffee, eggs, fish, tomatoes, onions, pineapple, avocado.. the list goes on. Hoseok feels both hungry and nauseas at the same time. It doesn't help that his tastebuds are all weird. But he knows the baby needs food, so he eats slowly to pace himself.
"How is it?" Yoongi rubs his thigh. Hoseok is still chewing idly and does a thumbs up. He has water with each bite to make sure it goes down. This strategy seems to work; for now. Hoseok still has to be careful. His gag reflex can get overactive and send his stomach spiraling.
The members are casually talking about a meeting tomorrow. Hoseok doesn't even want to think about it. He feels so sluggish he can barely retain small talk, let alone important info. He gets tired just from speaking a few sentences.
Hoseok feels a sudden climb of nausea. He puts down his chopsticks and sighs, puffing his cheeks. Yoongi sees it and prepares to walk him to the bathroom. But Hoseok gets up right away and runs out. He hates getting sick in front of everyone.
Hoseok kneels facing the toilet. He gags up what he just ate five minutes ago. "Ughh, fuck.." Hoseok leans closer as his stomach churns up more. He pants rapidly and starts to sweat again.
Yoongi finds him slouched over the bowl. His poor boyfriend can't keep anything down. Hoseok almost wants to sleep on the floor. He doesn't care if it's the bathroom at work. "Hoseok?" Yoongi's voice brings him back. "Do you need help?"
Hoseok just sighs and shakes his head. He wipes his mouth and gets up. Yoongi kept asking if he wanted to go home but Hoseok refused. He doesn't want to fall behind. He just flushes the toilet and cleans up, going about the day like nothing happened. He even agreed to studio time with Yoongi and Namjoon after the meeting. Yoongi wasn't too surprised. He just hopes his partner can be well rested.
****
Hoseok faces yet another night where he's in the bathroom longer than his bed. He was just starting to drift off and then felt urgently nauseas. He tries to keep his steps light and not wake Yoongi. Yoongi has stayed up with him numerous times over the months, giving him comfort while he retches. Hoseok is so grateful but knows that his sleep gets affected too. The older has endless patience and never complains - but Hoseok still feels bad about it.
Hoseok hovers over the bowl, trying to be discrete. But his retching is louder than he can help. He tries to muffle it and hold his breath - but the intense heaves make his stomach clench and he gasps, throwing up louder.
Yoongi slips into the bathroom, half awake but eager to help Hobi. The younger hears his slippers patter on the floor. "H-hyung.."
"Shh, it's okay love" Yoongi rubs his back "I'm here"
Hoseok starts to feel guilty again. "Hyung, you can go back to bed. I didn't mean to disturb you"
"What? No Hoba, don't be silly"
"I don't want to keep you up. You need to sleep for work too. Really, I'll be fine here."
"You sure about that?"
"I'm almost done" Hoseok pats his arm. "At least one of us needs to be sharp for tomorrow."
Yoongi sighs and reluctantly goes back to bed. Hoseok is in there another ten minutes. Yoongi hears him continue and his heart sinks. He wants to go back but Hoseok will just shoo him away.
Hoseok is now dry heaving and spitting as his stomach slowly relents. He looks at the bowl and just thinks about how awful he feels. He doesn't usually indugle in self pity - but why can't he just sleep normally?? It's affecting his work and he can barely function half the time. He finally flushes and cleans himself, the efforts are making him tired. Yoongi finally drifted off around 2 and Hoseok crawls back in bed. He still feels nauseous and worries he may get up again soon. But he tries not to think about that or the long day tomorrow.
****
Hoseok is at his wits end. That was his worst night ever and he wound up getting sick three more times. And of course, once he finally relaxes and feels sleepy, their alarm goes off. Hoseok lets out the most woeful sounding groan, muffled in his pillow. He's dreading this whole day.
"You can stay home, love" Yoongi tries saying "and I can fill you in later." But Hoseok shakes his head at that. It wouldn't be the same. He wants to be there himself and not miss anything. So the dancer forces himself out of bed.
At the meeting, Hoseok feels like a zombie. He's trying to be involved as best he can, but running on 3 hours of sleep is catching up to him. Yoongi looks over at Hoseok, who's trying to keep his head up with his hands. He has bags under his eyes and his hair's a mess. Normally Hobi is on top of his appearance; but right now he doesn't care.
Hoseok keeps looking at the time. It's only been 5 minutes but it feels like 20. The fatigue is exasperating. He hopes he doesn't come off as rude when he keeps yawning. Yoongi looks at him every once in awhile. Hoseok drifts in and out, making it harder to keep up with the topics. Something about new music and Taehyung talking about hair. The last 30 minutes drag on.
When the meeting's finally done, Hoseok is relieved. But the long day isn't over; the rap line has studio time. Hoseok doesn't know how he'll do it. It sounded so easy yesterday but now the thought of working 2 more hours feels daunting. He drinks some water and yawns for the millionth time, hoping for the best.
Namjoon walks a bit ahead, eager to record again. Hoseok is going steady with Yoongi holding hands. Walking down this hallway feels like a mile. Then Hoseok slows down -- he's starting to feel dizzy.
"Ahh.." he holds his head.
Hoseok tries to keep walking but his steps falter and he puts a hand on Yoongi's shoulder for balance.
"Hoba?" Yoongi looks at his face.
Hoseok can't meet his gaze. He's getting black dots in his vision "hyung.."
And then he starts to sink down, slumping onto Yoongi. "Hoseok?..Hoseok!"
Namjoon turns around "what's going on?"
"Joonah, help me!" Yoongi is awkwardly holding Hoseok up.
"Oh shit" Namjoon rushes over, putting Hoseok's arm over his shoulder. They both hold him up and take him to the couch nearby. They carefully lay him down and put a cushion under his head. Yoongi sits with his boyfriend, gently stroking his hair. "Hoba, are you alright??"
Hoseok stirs, slowly opening his eyes. "Ughhh.." he groans in discomfort, still feeling dizzy. He sees a blur of their worried faces.
"Hyung, can you hear us?" Namjoon asks
"Mhm.." Hoseok says lightly, trying to grasp what just happened.
Namjoon goes to find a trash bin. He knows there's a 9/10 chance of Hoseok getting sick. Yoongi asks more questions "are you nauseas? Was the meeting too much? Do you need more water?"
Hoseok finally blurts it out. "Ughh, I'm just so fucking tired!! I can't even remember the last time I slept all night! Everything hurts and I wanna go back to bed!!" his voice cracks and his eyes fill with tears. "And I'm sick of feeling so nauseas all the time!"
Yoongi wipes them and listens to him rant. He can tell this has bothered him for quite some time. "Awh, I know you're tired sweetheart. But you have to see the doctor first. They told us to go in if this happened."
Hoseok sighs, he knows Yoongi's right. Then he feels queasy again. His stomach turns and he puts a fist to his mouth, gagging wetly. Yoongi holds up the trash and Hoseok leans over, spurting into it. He follows with another instant heave, losing the water he had. Hoseok groans and lays back, rubbing his tummy. He's overwhelmed with nausea and it shows on his face. "Ugh, I feel terrible hyung!"
"I know baby" Yoongi murmurs "and the doctor can help with that.
"Don't worry, I just arranged a ride" Namjoon tells them "and I moved our plans to next week." Yoongi and Hoseok are thankful they have such a great leader looking out for them.
At the doctor's, Yoongi does most of the talking and Hoseok rests on his shoulder. They check him out and everything is fine, he's just tired out and needs rest. They give him a bed and an IV for nutrients. Hoseok instantly feels himself relax as he lies down. It's not like his own bed at home but he doesn't care. He breathes a huge sigh of relief. "Feel better soon hyungie" Namjoon pats his leg.
Yoongi pulls the blanket over him "it's okay, Hoba. Now you can finally get some sleep." He kisses him on the cheek and Hoseok smiles lightly and closes his eyes.
Heyy everyone, good to be back after a spell of writer's block! Hope you're all doing well and enjoy this random story I wrote :)
Late upload of a JK appendicitis fic
TW: emeto, hospital, mention of surgery near end
Jungkook opens his eyes when the sound of his alarm goes off. As he crawls out of bed, he feels a tight ache in his abdomen. He assumes it's from the workouts he's been doing.
Jungkook is slow to get ready - it hurts to move. His stomach muscles hurt as he bends over. "Ahh!" JK stops and winces, holding onto it. Jungkook frowns and feels a flash of nausea. He gulps and shakes it off. What is this??
Jungkook looks at himself in the mirror. His eyes don't have that sparkle they usually do. His face just looks.. out of it. He studies it for a good minute.
"Jungkookie? You still using the bathroom?" Hoseok knocks from outside.
Jungkook looks up "uh, almost done!" He finishes with his hair. He looks at his face one last time. Something is off. But he's hogged the bathroom long enough already.
****
At wardrobe fitting, Jungkook checks the time over and over again. The aches come and go and he sighs tiredly, holding his middle. He keeps feeling like he might lose his breakfast.
The morning drags on and it feels like he's tried on a hundred clothes. The tight fitting things make his stomach hurt and he's getting nauseas standing there. His stylist hands him a jacket with a belt. He doesn't like how it fits snug on his sore middle. Jungkook tries not to cringe in pain.
The nausea is getting worse. Jungkook scans the room, looking around for a bathroom - or even a trash bin.
"Jungkookie, you good?" Yoongi asks "you seem kind of distracted."
Jungkook gulps. Does he admit his stomach hurts? Or keep acting like he's fine, even though he's sweating now. "I just..need the bathroom" and Jungkook starts walking urgently, holding his abdomen. Yoongi noticed he's holding his right side more.
Jungkook looks in the mirror again. He looks worse than before. His face is pale and he looks sickly. Then his stomach rolls and he spurts up a mouthful of yellow into the sink. It's bitter tasting and makes him lose more instantly. His stomach clenches and he yelps. His voice squeaks at the end and he vomits again. The pain is severe now and gets worse as he coughs. He yelps again and his face scrunches up.
Then he hears Namjoon's voice: "Kookie, where'd you go? They're all waiting for you"
Jungkook silently curses as his stomach still churns. Joon comes in right as he pukes in the sink. "Oh my gosh!" the leader gasped and rushes to him. Yoongi follows behind.
Jungkook retches loudly and moans as his stomach folds. He sinks to the floor, holding it in tears. Then curls up in a ball. Namjoon and Yoongi are becoming frightened.
"Kook, can you get up?"
Jungkook stays down and shakes his head.
"How much does it hurt?"
"Ugghh, it just... hurts!!" Jungkook wails in agony. "Th-the...right side.."
Yoongi has an idea what's going on. "We should take him to the hospital."
Jungkook can't take it anymore. This isn't just a stomachache.
****
At the hospital, Jungkook clings one arm to his stomach and the other to Namjoon as they rush down the halls. The pain doesn't relent. He's just looking down at their feet moving as he's met by doctors and directed to who knows where.
Then he gets the urge to vomit again. He gags wetly and a nurse quickly holds a bag out. Jungkook throws up and moans miserably.
"It's okay, Kook" Yoongi rubs his arm. "They're gonna take care of you."
"And we'll be right here after" Namjoon assures.
The maknae didn't want to leave them but had no choice. The doctors suspect it's his appendix.
Jungkook can barely keep up with what's going on. He hears the scattered voices of doctors working hastily around him. He's changed into a gown and taken to a bed. They give him an IV and get him prepped. JK starts to feel sleepy as they wheel him in and the last thing he sees is a mask put on his face..
****
Jungkook wakes up slowly in a hazy state. He sees Yoongi and Namjoon there, just as promised. "Hey, Kookie" Joon murmurs. "How are you doing?"
"..Tired" Jungkook smiles lightly. It feels like he blinked and it was over. He still feels a bit sick but relieved as well.
"You did great, Kookah" Yoongi smiles. "We're so glad you're okay"
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