Its not always unrequited... (TubboxRanboo)

Illness

TW: Swearing, angst, being sick

CW: Fluff <3

-Tubbo POV-

I wake up on the couch as usual but my back hurts quite a bit more than it usually does.

I groan and sit up, rubbing my eyes. I then quickly remove my hands knowing that Ranboo is right and I will hurt my eyes.

My head pounds and I can feel my heartbeat throbbing all the way through my chest and into my ears.

My stomach bubbles and I let out another groan, God this sucks. A wave of nausea washes over me but I force myself up and off of the couch.

I drag myself into the kitchen to see Ranboo cooking breakfast as usual but he seems frustrated, he stabs the eggs angrily and a scowl slowly forms on his face.

I tilt my head and squint my eyes at him before another wave of nausea takes over my stomach and I stumble slightly. Ranboo doesn't seem to notice and if he does he doesn't care.

"Hey, Ranboo?" I manage to choke out "I think I have a stomach bug or something..."

"Tubbo your a fucking adult." He says not turning around "go take care of yourself."

Tears prick my eyes as I turn around and rush out of the kitchen. Why is he angry at me? I rush into the bathroom before sitting down by the toilet and emptying my guts into the toilet bowl.

I groan quietly and exhausted collapse against the wall. Small quiet sobs rack my body and tears slowly drip down my face and onto the floor. I sit on the cold tile my back pressed up against the wall and my legs bent underneath me.

I don't know why Ranboo doesn't care, I thought he might like me even as a friend but ever since he found out I'm gay he's been acting just littlest bit different.

My cheeks are a ruddy red at this point and my eyes are puffing from the amount of crying I've been doing.

I pull my knees up to my chest and take the palms of my hands before pressing them into the hollowed-out spaces around my eyes and rubbing them.

-Ranboo POV-

I feel bad for yelling at Tubbo, as soon as I did he rushed out of the room, he obviously doesn't feel well.

I hear a muffled crash from the bathroom and frown turning towards the hallway. I turn the stove off and walk quickly to the bathroom. I gently open the door and my heart breaks at the broken boy sitting on the floor. His eyes are red and so are his cheeks.

As I watch he takes his hands up to his eyes and starts rubbing them aggressively.

I rush to his side quietly and grip his wrists.

"Hey, Tubbs!" I say desperately "it's okay don't worry, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to snap."

He yanks his hands from my grip and scrambles away from me. I see the fear in his eyes as he huddles in the corner on the cold floor. I reach my arms out toward him.

"No!" He shouts softly "please don't hurt me! I promise I didn't do anything!"

My brow furrows at his outburst. His voice is cracked and dry and I can hear the waver in it as he scrambles still further away from me.

"Oh, Tubbs." I say in a heartbroken voice "I promise I would never hurt you."

He shivers in the corner and more tears fall down his pretty face.

I scooch myself over nearer to him and pull him carefully into my lap. I wrap my arms around his shoulder and rub soothing circles into his back. He trembles in my embrace and I start to run my hand through his hair.

"Hey, it's going to be okay, love." I say softly in his ear "I won't let anything happen to you."

I stand up with him still in my arms and pad over to the room I've been staying in, the room he insists I have, his room.

I carefully set him down on the bed and kiss his cheek as more tears run down his face.

I cup his face with one hand and run away from his tears with the rough pad of my thumb.

He faces away from me and looks out the window with tear-stained eyes.

He brings his palms up to his eyes yet again but before he can get them completely there I grab them and set them in my chest instead.

"Please Tubbo..." I say in a pleading voice "you'll hurt yourself."

He shakes his head at me resolutely and I sigh pulling him back onto my lap.

I set my chin in his fluffy brown hair and he finally wraps his arms around my middle. He clings onto me like I'm a life raft, I don't mind though.

"I'm sorry, darling," I say in a comforting voice "I didn't mean to snap. Do you want to talk about what happened?"

He shakes his head aggressively and I sigh again.

Eventually, he falls asleep on my chest and I lay him carefully down on the unmade bed before tucking a soft blanket around him.

I lean down and kiss his forehead before sighing and leaving the room, switching the light off. I wish I could confess. That's what I was thinking about when I snapped at him which is ironic.

I have to do it soon, it's breaking me inside.

I clean up the bathroom before going back to the kitchen and putting away the ready-made food in a container. I don't feel like eating.

I lean up against the counter and start to scroll through Twitter liking some posts and occasionally commenting. I don't know how long I've been staring blankly at my screen for.

"Boo?" I hear an exhausted voice from the other room.

I quickly walk to the door and smile at Tubbo sitting up.

"You should be resting," I say softly.

"Can't." He mutters starting to rub his eyes before stopping.

I smile at him, leaning against the doorframe.

"Come lay with me." He says patting the space next to him.

I look at it dubiously.

"Please...?" He asks again and when I look into his eyes I heave a sigh not being able to say no.

I climb onto the bed next to him and he snuggles into my side.

I wrap my arm around him and despite waking up only a few hours ago we fall asleep laying against each other.

(1100 words)

Sorry it's been a while.
I like this chapter it makes me happy...
Drink some water, touch some grass!
Thoughts? <3