In Sickness And In Health (Yandere M. Genius x F. Reader x Yandere M. Prince)

Chapter 35: Hamster Care

"M-Miss Shiratori!" Orion blushed, hiding behind his blanket out of sheer shame, "You really don't have to do this!"

The orange-haired male hid very delicately, trying to escape in some way from the situation he had created. It was true that he wanted the older girl to visit him more often and to take care of him, but he never thought she really would. Finding himself a bit ashamed at the things she was making him do, the boy didn't know what else to do. Despite that, though, there was still a childish smile on his face.

"I told you I would come in here every single day. You had proper warnings. Now you have to follow my rules."

"But I told you I can't eat any more. I really tried. I promise."

"You ate all of three bites before giving up."

The prince pouted as the girl went quiet. He rather enjoyed hearing her talk, particularly because she was always very gentle with him. And though he knew she would usually be very stern to other people, especially Presley, it made him feel nice and special. At the thought, he bit down on his lip and lifted up the corner of his blanket, peeking out of it innocently. A few moments passed where he was able to see the girl smiling at him.

Then she practically snatched him out of the blanket, hand on his jaw to control him. Firmly but calculatedly, she squeezed him there and made him sit up, the male giving a squeak out of surprise. She then squeezed a little more, forcing him to open his mouth. Though he was only enthralled at the way she looked in his eyes, fiddling shyly as his heart raced, she had other plans. The girl shoved a spoonful of soup into his mouth, the boy's eyes shooting open in complete surprise.

"Well, you're not throwing up, so that's a good sign. I knew you could eat more. Is it that you don't want to, instead?"

Orion looked on worldlessly. Even if she asked him if he enjoyed the soup, he didn't respond, only looking away nervously and shrinking away. To stop him from retreating again, she grabbed onto his blanket and pried open his mouth again. Narrowing her eyes, she glared at him, instructing him to "swallow". Partially out of fear and partially out of something else, the male obeyed, but gave a disgusted look afterwards. She rewarded him with a head pat and a slice of cucumber. He began munching at it, a bit more pleased with that food item.

"Have you tried weight gain shakes?"

"Nasty," he sighed, turning his head away immaturely as she held up another spoonful of soup.

"Well, you'll starve to death soon enough if you don't gain any weight. Look at this stomach. Flat as a board."

The prince flushed as she began poking at his stomach. Defensively, he wrapped his arms around it and turned around, pulling his blanket over his shoulders. She had touched a particularly sore spot, the male most self conscious about his twig-like body. Of course, she had only said it to elicit such a reaction, in particular, trying to encourage him to eat one way or another. Still, she grabbed a sunflower seed and cracked it in half. Though he was pouting, as she dangled the food item in front of him, he very eagerly grabbed it and began nibbling on it. When he ran out of it, he shyly turned back around and looked from the bag of seeds to her. He would do it again and again until she had enough of the hint and began opening more for him.

"Maybe you just don't have an appetite for cooked things," the girl hummed, understanding his taste lay more within untouched natural foods like veggies, nuts, or seeds, "Let's see how many of these you can eat."

Orion seemed doubtful. Even something as small as a sunflower seed could fill him up. Eventually, the girl started throwing in pumpkin seeds, too, the male very eager to eat those, as if they were a rare treat. By the time she had started slowing down, he had eaten one handful of both variants of seed. When her hands started hurting, she noticed the male staring wistfully at the remaining seeds. His puppy dog eyes were horribly effective.