you heard the a soft clinking noise, immediately knowing it was his rings hitting the doorknob. sure enough, the door opened, the familiar figure of takashi mitsuya appearing. you kept your eyes closing, using your ears to tell what he was doing.
you heard his quiet footsteps coming towards you, the sounds of his clothes rustling.
he sat down on the edge of the bed, his weight on the bed pulling you towards him.
"stop!" you said, pulling the blankets up over your mouth, opening your eyes. he looked surprised at your outburst. "i'm sick, taka."
he chuckled quietly, "i'm sorry if i woke you, but since you're up, let me see your pretty face," he pouted, pulling on the blanket blocking his view.
"i don't wanna make you sick," you mumbled, trying to look away from his sweet purple eyes.
"baby, i ate after you two days ago, we slept in the same bed, me taking your temperature isn't going to contaminate me anymore than i already have been," mitsuya sighed, running a hand through his lilac mullet.
you pouted, but did as he said, slowly pulling the blanket down from you face.
"that's my girl," he smiled, heating up your already red cheeks. you opened your mouth and he stuck the thermometer under your tongue. "are you hungry? i can make you some food, if you want. are you drinking? can i bring you more juice? you need to-" his worrying was interrupted by a fast paced beeping. "shit, baby, you're burning up. i'll start a bath." and with that, he left you calling after him in your shaky voice.
you closed your eyes, rolling onto your back. you slightly groaned as you sat up, your head pounding. you swung your legs over the side of the bed, feeling unsteady as you stood up. you walked after mitsuya, pausing to lean against the doorframe, sweat already forming on your brow.
you stumbled across the the hallway, into the dimly lit bathroom.
mitsuya was crouched over the bathtub, watching it fill with water. he looked up as you leaned heavily on the sink. "hey baby," he whispered, placing a steadying hand on your waist. "let's get you cooled down."
you nodded, letting him guide you to the edge of the tub. you slipped out of your baggy shirt, stepping out of mitsuya's sweatpants you "borrowed" weeks ago.
"there you go," he murmured, helping you sit down in the tub of cool water.
you slid down in the comforting coolness, the water up to your neck. "thank you," you whispered, your fingers still linked in mitsuya's.
"of course," he replied softly, sitting down beside the tub.
you smiled before closing your eyes, resting your head on the edge of the tub.
"is this better?" mitsuya asked, gently pulling your hair away from your sweaty brow with his free hand.
you nodded slightly, keeping your fingers wrapped in mitsuya's, feeling his cool touch.
"you hungry?" he asked, rubbing his thumb against your hand. "i can make you whatever you want. i make you my ramen." he pulled his fingers away from yours, beginning to stand up. "some hot tea, too. or do you want-"
"no," you grabbed at his hand, your voice cracking with the sudden effort. "please stay," you said quietly. "i don't want you to leave."
mitsuya smiled, sitting back down beside you. he leaned forward, planting a gentle kiss on your forehead. "i'm not going anywhere, baby."
