sturniolo triplets; brother one shots

fatigue - chris

Chris had woken up that morning feeling extremely sluggish and drained. He felt like he hadn't had any sleep despite the fact that he probably slept the most he's ever had in months. Before leaving his bedroom, he pulled on one of his grey hoodies and made his way downstairs.

Matt had made breakfast for his brothers today; being the first one awake. He made eggs and bacon with toast. Nick and him were eating when he saw Chris walk down the stairs. He appeared to be still asleep, a blanket draped around his shoulders and his messy bed hair in his eyes.

"Good morning." Matt said, grabbing a plate for Chris and placing his breakfast on the it. "How'd you sleep?"

"Yeah, you look a little rough." Nick added, examining his brother's face.

Chris plopped onto the chair beside Nick. "I'm really tired."

"Yeah, trust us, we can tell." Nick said with a giggle.

Matt smiled as he placed Chris his breakfast who stared at it intensely before deciding to eat. He was so weary that he missed Nick and Matt's entire conversation during breakfast. Chris ate half his food then he pushed the plate away from him, like a child.

"You're done? You sure you don't want more." Matt asked, slightly concerned; Chris loved his breakfast.

Chris nodded in response before Nick spoke; "Well, we need to get ready for today's live stream."

Great. Chris had completely forgotten about that. They were scheduled to stream on twitch today. All he wanted to do was go back to bed and sleep.

"I'll get it started." Matt said, making his way upstairs to Chris' room.

Nick stared at Chris, observing his brother who was simply sitting at the counter with his head in his arms. He was acting a little off.

"Chris, what's wrong?" Nick asked as Chris lifted his head up to make eye contact with Nick.

"I told you, I'm tired." Chris replied then got up, joining Matt.

When Chris entered his bedroom, Matt had already started the stream. Chris collapsed onto the sofa, grabbing a pillow to hug as Matt spoke to the viewers. Nick joined them soon after, sitting beside Matt as he started up the game they were playing. They decided to continue the escape room game they played a few days ago.

"Alright, I'm ready!" Matt cheered, getting himself hyped for the game.

As Matt and Nick began playing, Chris stayed seated on the sofa, occasionally speaking. He still felt dazed and a headache was slowly starting to creep on. Matt and Nick's yelling didn't help Chris' headache in the slightest way.

"Guys shut up, you're so loud." Chris said though he was clearly ignored after Nick yelled at Matt for placing the key in the wrong spot. "Shut up!"

"Calm the fuck down, Chris." Nick replied.

Chris rolled his eyes and slumped back onto the sofa. He decided to open the stream on his phone so he could answer some of the fans' questions. After a couple minutes of doing that, Chris could feel himself losing concentration easily, his eyes slowly drooping shut. The voices of Matt and Nick felt like multiple punches attacking his head and in a matter of time, he felt like he was going to collapse.

Abruptly, Chris stood up and exclaimed; "I'm going to take a power nap."

Matt and Nick turned around to watch Chris who sure enough crawled onto his bed, covering himself with his blanket.

"What's up with him? Is he really gonna sleep with thousands of people watching?" Matt giggled as Nick shrugged, resuming his focus onto the game.

After what felt like half an hour, Matt got up from his seat, Nick taking control of the game, and walked on over to Chris' slumped body. He was actually asleep; but he must've felt uncomfortable with their loud voices and being watched on a stream. Matt shook Chris' shoulders lightly. "Hey, buddy, why don't you go sleep in my bed?"

Chris' eyes fluttered open and he shook his head, grabbing Matt's arm. "Stay here."

Matt realised that Chris must've forgotten they were live streaming so he leaned in closer with a sympathetic smile saying. "We're still live bud."

"Oh." Chris dropped Matt's hand instantly and shuffled awkwardly. "Matt, I don't feel really well."

Matt looked over at Nick who was staring right back at them. Nick  must've read Matt's mind as he muted their mic and gave his brother his attention. "What's wrong, sweetheart?"

"My head hurts and I'm really tired." Chris replied.

Nick thought about what Chris said. "Maybe you just haven't slept enough the past few days and it's taking a toll on you now."

Chris nodded and curled up on the bed.

"Hold on, buddy. Let me take you to my room, you'll sleep better there." Matt said, pulling the covers off of Chris' body and helping him up. "Nick, you can continue the stream, I'll just help Chris get to bed."

"You sure?" Nick asked.

"Yup." Matt replied, holding Chris up as they walked out the room.

Nick went back on the stream and turned his mic back on. "Sorry guys, Chris isn't feeling well so Matt just went to help him."

Once Matt had brought Chris into his bedroom, he tucked him into his bed. "Do you need anything? Water? Something to eat?"

Chris shook his head. "I want to sleep."

"You can sleep." Matt smiled at him softly, getting up from his bed ready to make his way back to Nick.

"No, stay here please." Chris mumbled out quietly.

Matt sighed but did as Chris pleased. He laid down beside him, letting Chris rest onto him. As Chris began dozing off, Matt grabbed his phone texting Nick that Chris had fallen asleep on him. Within a couple of minutes, Nick had walked into the room with a smile plastered onto his face.

"I ended the stream." He explained to Matt who got his question answered before asking it.

Nick sat on the sofa and began scrolling through his Instagram feed, Matt peeking over his shoulder. It had become evident that they were gonna stay until Chris woke up. Until then, he would get all the rest he needed.

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rest well & remember to drink some water!! do let me know if you guys have any requests :)