UPDATED BTS HEADCANONS
PART B: EMETO (CARETAKING)
Seokjin
Has a sixth sense for when his members are sick
Knows all of the caretaking hacks, pressure points, teas and their purposes, signs of bigger issues, DIYs, sleeping positions
Also knows the members’ individual preferences as far as all of the above go—what type of tea they prefer, how they like to be cuddled, medicines that they’ll take easier than others or that help better
As qualified as a man could get through the internet and trustworthy WebMD and MayoClinic
Always keeps the house stocked with everything; three thermometers—ear, mouth, rectal—and a backup or two or five, knowing how easily things get lost or broken, on brand and off brand of the same medications and a few other brands too, multiple flavors of cough syrup and all the types of OTC painkillers, bandaids in every cabinet as well as all the disinfectant liquids and creams one could need in a lifetime
Has his own sneaky ways of getting members to take medicine
He knows the others better than he knows himself
Has a particular caretaking style with each of the members that suits them best, but generally speaking, it’s a lot of baby talk (for the maknae line), soft speech, constant reassurances, and a consistent presence to cuddle
He can tell when someone’s got an upset stomach just by looking at them
Knows the other members’ limits with food and such, as well as all of their allergies/intolerances/small things that don’t agree with them
Isn’t fazed by vomit anymore, at all
Keeps a trashcan in everyone’s room
Has plastic bags kept everywhere just in case
Their house is always stocked with orange juice; the second it gets low, another bottle replaces it
Also keeps juiceboxes in the house
And plenty of pepto
Some TUMS
Cleans out the fridge every week; makes sure the milk is always far from spoiled
Always seems to know exactly what to say to calm a member down
A professional stand-in parent
Yoongi
A very straightforward caretaker
Keeps a medicine stash with him at all times; the essentials—painkillers, antacids, motion sickness pills, sinus relief, and bandaids (though they aren’t a medicine lol)
Also has a decent amount of medical knowledge
After having an appendicitis himself, his first move whenever a member’s got a stomachache is to check their right side
Stern caretaker; doesn’t take no for an answer, and he has his ways of getting the other members to listen to him
Also not fazed by vomit anymore
Even if he gets puked on he’s not surprised (really just sighs and accepts it)
Not a verbal caretaker, really; a silent, consistent presence to do what’s needed (though if it is a member who needs verbal reassurances he’s there for that too)
Subtle in his questioning until he needs to make a deal of it; likely to ask questions to rule things out instead of straight “are you okay?” (Like, if a member seems pale or shaky, or their stomach is loud, “did you eat today?” Or if a member is flushed, he’ll ask to nobody in particular “is it hot in here, or is it just me?”)
If he needs to be blunt he’ll be blunt though (“You look like shit. You okay?”)
Not afraid to bring up past experiences (“You remember what happened the last time you did this, don’t you?”) as a scare tactic
Very gentle, though, he’s very gentle
Soft pats, gingerly playing with hair, dusting kisses, pressing lips to their forehead to check for fever, quiet reassurances
Hoseok
Better at handling the aftermath than being there in the moment
He’s squeamish, so blood and vomit can get him kinda shaky or nauseous himself
Therefore he’s much better at cheering a sick member up after they’ve vomited than being there to rub their back while it’s happening
That doesn’t mean he wouldn’t do it anyway though
Very good at brightening the mood, though; good at providing a distraction from the pain
Will pull a member into his lap and hold them if they look even remotely uncomfortable; the others are totally okay with skinship and cuddling, so it’s a tactic that works
Gives good belly rubs
Lots of baby talk
Tummy, belly, icky, etc
Will talk to a member’s gurgly tum
Because why not?
Isn’t necessarily as good at reading the others
But he’s still a good caretaker once he’s caught on
Again, a behind-the-scenes caretaker; water, hairties, informing a manager if it’s at an event, calling for help in an emergency, etc
Good cuddles
Namjoon
Kind of an awkward caretaker
But he’s another part of the unfazed line
A bit panicky, and easily worried
But he has a stomach of steel
He’s typically the one on clean-up duty if a mess is made and there are multiple members to help care for the sickie
If he’s alone with another member it’s easier for him to sort of go on instinct? When it’s on him to figure out what to do he can figure it out
It just doesn’t come AS naturally as it does for some of the others
Less of a sense of a specific member being ill or a sense of illness being the cause, more of a sense of impending doom; he has a good instinct for when something bad is gonna happen
Openly extremely nonjudgmental
Not that any of the members would judge anyone else
But Namjoon is very obviously laidback
Considering how casual he handles his own illness
It’s a lot on him to handle things like sudden illness as a leader because he’s…the leader? (I.E, when Jungkook was really dizzy and struggling to perform and on the verge of passing out during their performance in Chile, Namjoon did say during the Burn the Stage episode that “since I have to speak for us, it’s very hard for me when these kinds of things happen. Because I’m also a kid. “
Jimin
Naturally inclined to care for others
Puts others before himself, most definitely
If he had pneumonia while another member had a cold, he’d still try to fuss over the other member first
Cuddles, lots of cuddles, and he doesn’t care if he gets sick
Dating someone? They have a stomach bug? Will kiss them anyway, not that he doesn’t think he won’t get sick. He knows full well that he’ll get sick, but the thing is, he really doesn’t care
Very good at calming members down, he just has a really calming presence, calming voice
Gives tight hugs and cuddles that say he doesn’t intend on leaving
Vomit doesn’t really bother him either, but seeing another member ill in any way scares him a bit, just because he’s worried for their health
Also gives good belly rubs, and he also likes playing with the others’ hair and kissing them softly
Taehyung
Another member who tries to lighten the mood more than hush the sickie
He’s very willing to cuddle at all times; he’s a very clingy type in every day life, and when he’s looking after someone, it’s ten times more
He doesn’t like letting the sickie(s) out of eyeshot, he gets worried something might happen
I think he’s a lot more of a physical comfort type than verbal comfort, though he’ll go for both
It’s hard because I don’t really picture him or the other maknaes taking care of the others since I think they’re the ones that are sick the most ??
Jungkook
It’s really weird to think of Jungkook as a caretaker lmaooo
I think he’s on the awkward side as well, because he’s the one always getting fussed over
But he’s not terrible
He’ll still be there to rub a member’s back, keep their hair back, he won’t totally freeze up or anything
I just think it’s a foreign feeling to him, so he doesn’t really know what to do
There comes a point where he’s able to just run off common sense though, and that gets him by well enough
He knows the others well, but not as much as they know him
I don’t think he even knows himself as well as his hyungs know him
He gets really sad when the others are unwell in any way, and really sympathetic; I have a feeling he apologizes often as a response
