The College JJ Series

playing doctor

REQUESTED: @obxasf again lol, coming in clutch with two fun ideas in a row!

Summary: A few days before a fraternity retreat, JJ comes down with the flu and is told he must stay home. Lonely and bored, he asks you to come keep him company, and you end up taking care of him.

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While John B and Pope weren't purposely rubbing it in JJ's face that they would be gone all weekend to a fancy resort for their fraternity's fall retreat and brotherhood bonding event, their excitement as they packed and chatted about the different things they were going to do, like hiking and zip lining through the mountains, certainly did enough to put JJ in a sour mood.

"Ugh, shut up about it," JJ grumbles as John B and Pope run around the apartment trying to find everything they need to pack their bags for the trip. They, of course, had waited until the day of to pack, so they were working on slightly limited resources.

"Look, we're not the ones who are sick here. That's your fault," Pope says as he grabs his charger from the plug above the kitchen counter.

"I don't even feel that bad," JJ insists just before going into a sneezing fit. He ends it by blowing his nose for what feels like the hundredth time in the last hour.

"Right," Pope says, rolling his eyes.

"We should have service, but in case we don't, I texted y/n the phone number to the resort, plus our room number, so if you need to get a hold of us for something, you can," John B says as he emerges from the hallway with his duffel bag on his shoulder. "She has no plans this weekend, by the way."

"Yeah? And what am I supposed to do? Ask her to come over so I can cough all over her?" JJ asks sarcastically.

"You know she would come over and hang out with you if you asked her to," John B says. "I'm just saying, you're going to be stuck in the apartment all weekend, and some human interaction wouldn't hurt you. Plus, you know, it's her."

JJ scoffs. It had been a week and a half since you had confessed your feelings to him, albeit in a not sober state, and he had yet to feel brave enough to bring it up with you and tell you that he felt the same. "I'm not going to ask her to come over here when I'm sick."

"Suit yourself," John B says, shrugging casually. "Pope, you ready?"

"Yeah, all set. We'll see you Sunday night, JJ," Pope says. The two boys depart, leaving JJ alone in his apartment.

He lasts all of two hours before the loneliness creeps in. He whips out his phone to text you.

JJ
Bored out of my mind. What are you doing?

You look at the text JJ has sent you. It was only about 6:00 pm, but you were already in your comfy clothes with a face mask on and a glass of wine in your hand. You were currently trying to decide what you were going to order for dinner through DoorDash, and you had big plans later to get ahead on some of your readings for class.

Having a wild Friday night

You take a quick picture of yourself with your face covered in your mask, hair tied up in a bun, holding up your wine glass. You send him the picture immediately after sending the text.

JJ
Looks like it

You're lonely, aren't you?

JJ
A little

Face mask comes off in 10. Want food?

JJ
I could eat