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Perhaps overeating Haidilao the night before may not have been the best idea minseok had at his short 21 years of age.
It may not have been his best idea but the occasion warranted devouring all he could eat, after finally winning the summoner's cup the team had decided to go eat at their trusted restaurant as a reward for their hard work during that last season.
After being defeated the previous year, being able to hold the cup in his own hands by himself as well as in the company of his team made him feel a pleasant warmth in his heart, a warmth similar to the warmth his stomach felt when consuming the spicy base soup in Haidilao.
Minseok was now suffering from the consequences of having eaten so much spicy food and consumed so much alcohol, the nausea he was experiencing prevented him from leaving the bathroom he was in and he had a strange pain in his lower stomach, it was a pain similar to the pain he had come to experience before he had started his hormone replacement therapy.
It was an open secret that minseok was a trans male, his parents had always been his great support since he came out of the closet 10 years ago when he had his first menstruation, thanks to that minseok could start his treatment with puberty blockers and later with hormone replacement; the whole team was aware of it as well as the coaches and staff of the organization, of course his closest friends like hyukkyu and kwanghee know about it openly as they used to help a pre-teen minseok to inject himself weekly.
Every day he was more and more grateful for having signed up with T1, the organization always strived to fulfill a pleasant working environment for minseok as well as covering what he will need to make him comfortable, although what he was most grateful for was the fact that he was able to have found a family together with his colleagues and in that family he was also able to have found love in his now fiancé Lee Sanghyeok.
His relationship with Sanghyeok had blossomed as beautifully as a lily, starting with an almost strictly professional relationship due to the shyness of both parties transforming into a relationship of close friends after spending so much time together without the rest of the team being involved just talking about what ailed their minds in those moments of weakness until that friendship became a stronger bond that they could not explain with simple words, they just knew that they were made for each other; It was no surprise to anyone in the team when they decided to reveal their relationship to them, they all knew that the great demon king had a weakness for the support, that day they went to celebrate Haidilao.
The sound of someone knocking on the bathroom door brought him out of his thoughts, apparently he had been expelling everything in his stomach for over an hour thanks to nausea, with no strength in his legs he had no choice but to shout from where he was that they could enter.
"Minseok hyung are you all right? You look very pale even for someone who doesn't usually see daylight consistently."
Wooje knelt down in front of the shorter in stature brushing the sweaty hair off his forehead revealing tired, watery eyes from exertion.
"Wooje-ah I'm fine, I just have a stomach ache and a headache from overdoing it yesterday, go back to bed and rest."
Minseok leaned back on the bathroom slabs closing his eyes hoping it would take away the nausea and dizziness that was slowly starting to set in, seeing his hyung so sick wooje decided it was time to call an even more grown up and responsible adult: Coach Tom
"Hyung, Minseok has been throwing up in the bathroom all morning! He says he's fine and that it's a hangover but he's too pale to be that, he also seems to be having some kind of pain but I can't confirm that, we need to get him to the doctor!"
Wooje's voice reflected the panic he was feeling at the moment, the younger boy had been through enough drinking binges with minseok and he knew that not once had he had such a reaction to alcohol or excessive amounts of haidilao.
Hearing the desperation in the minor's voice, the coach who was taking a nap on the couch got up to check the condition of the young support. Upon reopening the bathroom door they found the semi-conscious support leaning against the wall holding his abdomen with a pained expression on his face.
"Wooje-ah, take the keys to the van and start the engine while I drive Minseok towards the parking lot, I also need you to call both Kanghee and Sanghyeok and inform them that we are on our way to the hospital."
The youngest simply nodded silently and ran out to look for the keys where he knew his manager put them after hours, fortunately they were there, once he had them he ran with all the energy he had towards the parking lot of the building.
Meanwhile, still in the bathroom, Jaehyun was trying to wake up Minseok a little more, without seeing many changes in Minseok's state, without any other choice, he put him on his back and carefully went to the parking lot where the van was ready to leave.
"Minseokkie hyung you are going to be fine, hold on a little"
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Sanghyeok was at the supermarket buying the ingredients he would use to prepare the hangover soup for his entire team when he received a call from a very alarmed Wooje about his trip to the hospital with Minseok.
Once Wooje cut the call short the older dropped his phone alerting Minhyung who stood beside him examining the package of beef and bone for the soup base.
"Everything okay, hyung? You look like you just saw a ghost in front of you" Minhyung tried to joke to ease the little tension that was forming in the atmosphere .
"We need to get out of here right now" Sanghyuk tried to sound calm but there was a hint of anxiety and desperation in his voice.
"Who was that on the phone, did something serious happen?"
"Jaehyun hyung and wooje are on their way to the hospital together with Minseok, he was going semi-unconscious or so Wooje told me, I have to go to the hospital right now."
"Hyung, first of all take a deep breath it looks like you are about to have a panic attack, secondly we have to go to the bedroom to prepare a change of clothes for Minseok, knowing him he is still wearing the same clothes from yesterday and he might want to change once he feels better and go get Hyeonjun who is probably still asleep. Don't worry too much, Minseok is in good hands right now."
"Still we must hurry, I want to be present for when Minseok is more conscious."
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Minseok woke up all alone in a white hospital room with his arm connected to an IV with fluids to recover the electrolytes he lost in all the vomiting and sweating, the pain in his abdomen was long gone although there was still discomfort in that area as if he was indigested, his normally soft stomach was slightly hard, something was not quite right and Minseok was scared.
The support was about to ask for help when a nurse appeared at the door of his room with what appeared to be an ultrasound machine and other medical equipment.
"Good afternoon Minseok-ssi, My name is Mi-cha and I am going to be one of the nurses in charge of your care today, I am here to take your vital signs and in a moment the doctor is coming to check on you and perform an ultrasound."
"Excuse me do you think it would be possible for someone to keep me company while I have the ultrasound? I'm a little scared."
"Of course it's possible, anyone special you would like to have by your side?"
"My fiancé should have arrived at the hospital by now, his name is Sanghyeok or in case he hasn't arrived I would like my friend Wooje to accompany me, he was one of the ones who brought me to the hospital."
The nurse nodded as she took his vital signs while talking quietly with minseok in order to lessen his nerves, once she finished taking his heart pressure she left the room quickly to look for the doctor on duty.
The room was in silence, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of the fan in the room and the footsteps of the nursing staff who were doing their work duties, until a familiar voice greeted shyly as he entered through the door of the room, Wooje seemed to be a little self-conscious to be in such a quiet and clean environment.
"Minseok hyung...how are you feeling now, you gave me a big scare a while ago, please don't do that again, you're only allowed to die in the rift."
"I'm so sorry Wooje, hyung won't do it again...thank you for being with me at this time."
"That's what family is for, to take care of each other. by the way, Sanghyeok hyung is already on his way he said he would be at the hospital in about twenty minutes although he said that about ten minutes ago so it shouldn't be much longer."
The sound of Wooje and Minseok's laughter was interrupted by the arrival of the doctor on duty in charge of performing the ultrasound.
"Good afternoon Minseok-ssi, my name is Yang Seokhyung and I am here to perform your ultrasound , don't worry about it, it is a standard procedure due to the fact that in your first evaluation you mentioned a strong pain in your abdominal area so I am going to verify that everything is in order."
Minseok lifted up the blouse he was wearing leaving free access to Dr. Yang to put the cold gel on his abdomen, the check started from his upper abdomen gradually moving down to his lower belly area, the doctor raised his eyebrows in surprise as he examined that area more closely
"Minseok-ssi Have the pains you have been having been at intervals? By any chance have the periods of between discomfort been reducing becoming more constant?"
Minseok answered in the affirmative and even mentioned that the pains started during the early morning and with each passing hour they became stronger and more frequent
"Minseok-ssi you have been experiencing contractions for the past few hours, you are about to give birth to a baby in a matter of minutes perhaps."
"Minseok hyung is having a little Minseok!?, did you know you were pregnant!?"
"I-I didn't know! I've been taking testosterone for years, I haven't had my period in years, oh my god what am I going to tell Sanghyeok!?"
"Minseok hyung please don't let Sanghyeok name his son, I don't want my nephew to be named Garen."
And with that comment Minseok's panic attack was successfully interrupted, the doctor who was still in the room let out a laugh at Wooje's comment and Minseok's confused face towards it.
"Minseok-ssi do you want to know the sex of your baby right now or would you rather wait for your partner, if you choose the second one someone will have to let them know that he has to go straight to the delivery room because this baby is about to be born."
"I want to wait for my partner, I don't think I can do this without him by my side."
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Minseok was looking up at the clean white ceiling of the surgical room, a few minutes ago he had been fitted with the spinal blocker so that he would not feel too much pain at the time of delivery, Nurse Mi-cha had helped him into a gown and guided him into the room while he was in a wheelchair.
The other nurses inside the room were giving him words of comfort as they told him about the more emotional moments they usually encounter when on duty at the hospital, Minseok was grateful to them for helping to evaporate his nerves.
The contractions started to become inevitable to the point of starting to feel the famous feeling of wanting to push however Minseok was not yet ready to do that as Sanghyeok was not yet at his side. As if fallen from the sky Sanghyeok at that moment entered the room wearing a sterile garment over his clothes, the usual calm and orderly demeanor characteristic of the Unkillable demon king was nowhere to be found, only an anxious Sanghyeok could be seen and worried about the love of his life.
"Minseok honey are you okay, how are you feeling? I'm sorry I wasn't with you when you needed it most."
"Hyeokkie...I'm fine and the baby is fine and healthy too, I-I didn't know I was pregnant."
Minseok began to cry both from relief to see Sanghyeok in front of him and in turn from the fear he had that the older would reject him and the fruit of their love.
"Shhhh... Don't cry minseokkie, I'm sure we're going to be good parents, don't be afraid, I'm here by your side loving our son or daughter."
Sanghyeok gently kissed the hand of the support after gently wiping away the tears sliding down his chubby cheeks
"Hyeokkie hyung, I'm so scared, I don't want anything bad to happen to our baby."
"My love, nothing bad is going to happen, remember all those times you saved me in the rift as well as out of it? Well this time it's my turn to be your support and I'm not going to walk away from you at any time."
With those words Minseok gathered the courage to start pushing while tightly holding Sanghyeok's hand who gave him words of encouragement and motivation.
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After 4 long hours of labor she was finally in Minseok's arms, her little daughter, the real Princess of the Demon King.
The whole team was gathered around the bed in the room where Minseok lay with her sleeping baby girl in his arms.
"Have you already thought of a name for that adorable creature?" Hyeonjun asked while trying to stroke the black, fuzzy hairs on the newborn's little head.
"We can call Ahri, She is a character that works both in mid lane and as a support."
The room was silent for a few seconds until Minseok let out a laugh as the others looked at Sanghyeok dumbfounded.
"We're not naming our daughter Ahri, it could be something similar but Ahri is definitely out."
The mid laner pondered for a moment looking for some similar name but with a nice meaning.
"How about Nari? It's similar in pronunciation but it means Lily."
Minseok looked fondly at his daughter and Sanghyeok wondering if the name suited her and was worthy for his precious daughter
"Welcome to the world Lee Nari, your daddy and I love you very much."