005. Overworked
Characters: Kibum & Ryeowook
Word Count: 1004 words
Description: Ryeowook is overworked, exhausted, and sick. Kibum worries for him.
I've kinda had moments when i was really really tired out, and the only thing i could do was want to sleep, I tried to relate Ryeowook to this. Not sure if i did a good job though. Do comment and give me feedbacks! I'd like to improve more (:
The past few days had been full of hard work, with preparations for their concert, constant recordings for the SJ-M Chinese album, as well as their regular events and performances. Super Junior had been moving from place to place, and the only time they could rest was while they were travelling. This meant that they often stayed up late at night, and got very little sleep.
As for Ryeowook, he was heavily involved in all of these areas. Being a lead singer of the band wasn’t easy, he did majority of the singing parts. On top of that, he wasn’t a very good dancer and he often had to struggle to keep up with the tough dance routines. On top of that, he had to do many repeat recordings for the SJ-M album because he always messed up on his Chinese pronunciations.
It was almost 4am when the band members returned to their dormitory. Ryeowook was feeling really terrible at this moment, his eyes were threatening to shut, and his throat hurt badly. It had been feeling dry all day, despite him gulping down lots of water. On top of that, all that singing and dancing he had o do wasn’t helping either. He didn’t want to tell anyone, he didn’t want to let them worry. On top of that, almost everyone was feeling the same way, he didn’t want to show signs of being unable to take it.
It took him almost all his effort to get his contacts out of his eyes, simply because he could barely open them enough. After gulping down a glass of honeyed water and some cough mixture, Ryeowook went back to the room he shared with Kyuhyun and Kibum and plonked himself down on the bed with his SJ-M lyrics, and began practicing away. However, soon he was too tired to stay awake and had dozed off.
Kibum got back late from filming his drama around 5am, and realized the lights in his room we still turned on. He then noticed Ryeowook on the bed, sleeping face down, with a whole bunch of papers scattered around him. Kibum couldn’t help resist holding back the grin on his face, Ryeowook looked really adorable, and he was very obviously sound asleep. He was even snoring away. Removing the papers as well as Ryeowook’s glasses, Kibum placed them on the bedside table before shifting Ryeowook and tucking him into bed, and heading off to change out.
The next morning, at around 9am, Eetuek went around the rooms to wake all the members up, as they had a schedule later that day. Hangeng was in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for everyone. He usually left the 3 magnaes for the last, as they were the youngest in the group, and they could do with those few extra minutes of sleep. Bounding into their room, he tried waking Ryeowook first, as he was usually the easiest. However, Ryeowook showed no signs of budging, he didn’t even seem to realize Eetuek was there. Moving on, Eeteuk then woke up Kyuhyun and Kibum and went outside, leaving the other two to wake Ryeowook.
But no matter how much Kibum and Kyuhyun tried, they just couldn’t wake Ryeowook up. He seemed to be in a really deep sleep. This was when Kibum began to panic, what if something had been wrong since this morning and he had failed to notice it? He definitely wouldn’t be able to deal with being responsible if anything bad happened to Ryeowook.
Kibum then told Eeteuk, who called the manager. The manager came down and after failing to wake Ryeowook up, finally decided to call a doctor to examine him. During this time, all the members were gathered in the room, looking really worried. Sure, it was hard to get the members to wake up in the morning, but such an incident where someone NEVER woke up had not happened before.
When the doctor arrived, he chased the rest of the members out of the room to examine Ryeowook. However, Kibum was stubborn and insisted on remaining in the room, by Ryeowook’s side. He silently watched as the doctor examined the boy.
Finally, the doctor was done. He looked at Kibum, looking all worried, and gave a tiny laugh.
“You don’t have to worry, Ryeowook’s fine. He’s just tired out, and he’s having a minor cold. Plus, he must have been working pretty hard lately, which explains why he’s so exhausted and sleeping so much. He should be awake in a couple of hours, once he’s gotten enough rest. No schedules or trainings for the next few days though, he deserves a break until he recovers.”
Upon hearing the doctor’s words, Kibum heaved a sigh of relief and a smile came upon his face.
But words weren’t enough for Kibum, he needed physical assurance. However, and interview for the band had been scheduled, and he couldn’t skip it no matter how much he pleaded with the manager. In the end, he gave in, but not after asking the cody noona taking care of Ryeowook to send him a message if anything happened.
Just as the interview ended, and filming was over, all the members returned to the dressing room to change out, just as their phones all rang in sync. Kibum looked at his, and saw that it was a message from Ryeowook: “Sorry for making you worry, I’m okay now. Take care! I miss you guys, come home soon.” Apparently, Ryeowook had sent a message to each and every one of the twelve remaining members.
Eeteuk had called Ryeowook, and had put him on speaker for everyone to hear. Ryeowook’s voice was slightly hoarse, due to the sore throat, and he was really apologetic for missing the schedule. Hearing the sick Ryeowook eager to get back to work soon, Kibum knew that he would be alright soon. But this time, Kibum and the rest agreed - they would keep an eye on Ryeowook and make sure he wasn’t working too hard.