hi! for the one-shot idea, I want fluffy shinee!! idk maybe they're supposed to be filming something or they have a tight schedule but one of them is feeling ill and the rest have to take care of him?? (this is inspired by that one clip of key cheking taem's temperature during a radio show, idk if you've seen it before! it's on youtube) of course you don't have to write this, pls don't feel obligated!
Taemin had been feeling under the weather for a few days. Heād assumed he was just tired from all the rehearsing, all the recordings, all the busy schedules that came with a comeback. But then during a radio show, his head started pounding and he was shivering and Kibum, who was sitting next to him, gave him a funny look.
Kibum reached over and put the back his hand to Taeminās forehead, pushing his bangs out of the way.
āYou have a fever,ā Kibum says softly. āYou can rest on the way back home.ā
Taemin scrubs his hands over his eyes, and the radio host takes the hint to not ask him anything.
Taemin gets very clingy when heās not feeling well though. Heās sitting between Kibum and Jinki, and he scoots closer to Kibum and puts his head on his shoulder, whispering in his ear how he wants to go home now.
āJust another twenty minutes,ā Kibum whispers back, a hand resting on Taeminās head.
Taemin sighs and closes his eyes and tries to not shiver so much. Heās very cold. He needs another jacket, or Kibum to just give in and hug him like Taemin is silently demanding. Youād think after so many years together, essentially being each otherās second families, that Kibum would realize that Taemin wants him to hug him right now. Heās pressing his side very urgently against Kibumās, whining quietly enough that it wonāt get picked up by the microphones, and scrubbing at his eyes. All clear signs Taemin wants a hug.
Kibum eventually takes the hint and wraps an arm around Taemin in a half-hug. Taemin takes it as a win.
When theyāre in the van to be taken back home, Taemin falls on the back seat and keeps his head in Kibumās lap. Jinki even takes off his jacket and puts it over Taemin as a makeshift blanket.
āWhat happened?ā Minho asks, sitting in the row behind Kibum and Taemin. Heās sitting in the middle, leaning over the seat to put a gentle hand on Taeminās shoulder.
āHe has a fever,ā Kibum explains.
āLet me see,ā Minho says, but he has a teasing tone in his voice. He pulls Taeminās upper half up and presses a loud, sloppy kiss to Taeminās forehead. It makes Taemin whine and swat him away and go back to burying himself against Kibum. Minho just laughs and says, āDefinitey a fever.ā
āWhat are you, my Gramma?ā Taemin whines, swiping his hand over his forehead.
It just makes the other three chuckle, and even the manager canāt hide a laugh.
When they get back to the dorm, Taemin is marched right to the couch to lay down, Kibum staying with him and carding his fingers through Taeminās hair. A few minutes later, Minho is putting on a movie from their āSick Dayā collection. Itās mainly Studio Ghibli movies, and Minho picked Spirited Away for the first one. Then Jinki comes over with soup and insists Taemin try to eat it.
Itās a night of cuddling on the couch watching movies and checking Taeminās temperature. Thankfully the next day is supposed to just be practice, so Taemin can get away with staying home.
But the day after that includes a filming for a variety show. Taemin has to go, his fever has fallen enough that heās been deemed well enough to film, but heās still sluggish and tired and clingy.
He sticks close to Jinki. He can hide behind him and make it look silly, can whisper in his ear and make it look like heās conspiring against the other two. People think itās sweet. But Kibum and Minho are still worried about Taemin too, still checking on him during breaks and bringing him anything he might need. Water and snacks. Hugs.
Fans at the recording totally notice. Thereās plenty of fancams about it. Plenty of fancams of Taemin cuddling against Jinkiās chest and holding Minhoās hand, and Kibum checking Taeminās forehead for a fever.
When they get back home, Taemin is back to being cuddly and clingy. Heās not letting them leave his side. Kibum may or may not force Minho to take a picture of a certain sleepyhead cuddling against him and post it on Instagram.
