#hidden illness

And so they hide in plain sight, they crouch on the tree, slumped over as their vision tunnels and finally darkens completely. Teammate finds them and shakes them awake, calling them lazy and later realizing they're not waking up even when they shake them violently.

Finding pills/prescription bottles (and perhaps initially assuming that Whumpee is abusing drugs) and confronting Whumpee

Whumpee casually mentioning it in passing

Through someone who's known Whumpee for longer and who knows what's going on when Whumpee has an attack/etc.

A friend of Caretaker's who works at a medical facility recognizes Whumpee when they come in and tells Caretaker

Caretaker already knowing the signs of the condition and recognizing them in Whumpee (Alt: a third person who has or is familiar with the condition recognizing Whumpee's symptoms)

Finding out that Whumpee is in the hospital (and learning why when they arrive)

Whumpee has an attack/etc. in front of Caretaker ("it's okay, this happens sometimes")

Good old-fashioned Whumpee-&-Caretaker-stranded-somewhere-and-Whumpee-doesn't-have-their-meds

A long(er)time friend of Whumpee's getting fed up with Whumpee hiding their condition from Caretaker and deliberately letting the cat out of the bag

Villain who knows Whumpee's secret revealing it in front of Caretaker

As much as the team loved and cared about Whumpee, it was no surprise that they were very upset when Whumpee confessed. After all, they had been deceived by someone they trusted for years, and the death of a teammate was no small matter, accident or not. How could they trust Whumpee again after this? How could Whumpee have even done such a thing? It was a lot to take in. Amidst the chaos of shock and betrayal, Whumpee’s body felt heavy, and they collapsed, a faint smile of relief on their cold, pale lips.

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