Pigsy barged into Mk's small apartment about to yell: "YOU'RE LATE AGAIN." However, he kept quiet when he noticed Red son and Mk in bed sound asleep. He couldn't help but stare, shocked.
From the loud sound of the door, Red opened his eyes slowly. As he did, he forgot where he was and realized, directly in front of him was Mk sleeping soundly, cuddling him tightly.
He blushed, embarrassed and tried to slowly escape his grasp until he felt the anger of another presence radiating from across the room. He looked over to see a furious Pigsy staring at his eyes.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
With those words, Mk sits up immediately.
"YOU WERE LATE AGAIN! AND HERE I THOUGHT IT WAS A SERIOUS REASON BUT YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH YOUR ENEMY?"
"W-well when you put it THAT way..." Mk laughs a bit.
Pigsy stomps close to them before Tang enters the scene, grabbing Pigsy from behind.
"No, Pigsy! Please Don't kill Mk!" He begs. He eventually glanced at Mk and Red son sitting confused in the bed and bursts out in laughter.
"YOU SLEPT WITH HIM???" Tang pants from laughter.
Pigsy calms down after Tangs laughter.
"Fine. 1 day off." He sighs and stomps to the door.
"Ooh! Back to make me noodles, Pigsy?" Tang follows as the door closes behind the two.
They sit in silence, staring at the door before looking back at each other. After a few seconds of eye contact, Mk bursts into laughter.
Red son admired his laughter. So childish yet so genuine. So weak.
After realizing he was simply staring at him laugh, he felt embarrassed again. Once he remembered how Tang and Pigsy thought they "slept" together, he blushed hard.
"Oh..I'm sorry about them, Red! They're always like that." Mk finally sighs
Red son simply nods hiding his embarrassed face in a pillow.
Mk holds onto Reds shoulders.
"You okay?"
Mk pulls the pillow away from Red sons face as He quickly backs away, still red and nods aggressively.
"Well, I'm gonna go shower. You stay here."
Mk stands to leave the room and Red stays huddled in the corner, gripping the pillow.
Why did he get so flustered over a small touch of reassurance? Why was he shaking slightly?
"H-he asked...if I was okay..."
He grabbed the spot on his shoulder where Mk had touched, so softly. He began to grip onto his shoulder, tight enough to let a small amount of blood drip from it, causing him to flinch.
He was flustered over a touch. He knew their friendship was getting too real. The plan was failing.
Even though he was ashamed of being flustered, he thought something new.
He thought he had enjoyed it.
He enjoyed Mk's patience despite being forced not to. Simply thinking of Mk's kindness made him slowly loosen the grip on his shoulder. As he did, his fingers ached, but he ignored it.
As Mk closed the door to the washroom he fell to the ground remembering how fast he backed away after touching him, how he was shaking.
"He's not okay. Why does he pretend as though he is? Why can't he just talk to me?"
Mk knew something was happening and was getting worried. He didn't know what to do or what to expect. He just wanted his friend to be happy.
Mk eventually came out of the shower and noticed Red son still hiding under the blankets.
"Red? Are you okay?"
No answer.
"Hello?"
Suddenly, from under the covers, a small sneezing sound was heard. Mk immediately threw off the covers to see Red son curled up in a ball. He looked sick.
"Oh! You must have a cold from the rain last night! Don't worry. Pigsy has the best noodles that can cure any sickness!"
Mk quickly scoops up Red son who's too sick to think about it.
They arrive downstairs and Mk places him on a stool as he rushed into the kitchen. Red son sits in the stool and wraps himself in a blanket.
Mk runs back out to sit beside him.
"I snagged to convince Pigsy to let me have some free noodles-"
He's cut off by another Red son sneeze.
"What was that?" Mk asks in awe
"A sneeze?"
"THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER! DO IT AGAIN!" He yells.
"Wh-what? My sneezes are norma-"
He sneezes again.
Mk laughs again.
"You sound like a kitten!"
"SHUT UP, NOODLE BOY! MY SNEEZES ARE NORMAL!"
Red sons noodles are eventually served to him around half an hour later. He eats them and like magic, the sneezes are gone.
"Awwww...." Mk sighs, missing his sneezes.
"Sooo...You and Mk..." Tang teases to Red son.
Red blushes again as Mk cuts between them.
"None of that happened! I was just helping a friend out!"
"Sure, sure" tang laughs sarcastically before holding an entire bowl to his face. Pigsy laughs too.
Mk glances at a clock and realizes it's already around 5. He then turns to Red son.
"Hey. Can I show you something?"
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Eventide ~ a spicy noodles fanfic
FanfictionRed son has a complicated relationship with his parents. When his mother demands he trick Mk into becoming friends to get valuable information, he accidentally becomes close. Will he choose between his family or a boy he hardly knows? TW: child abus...
