Relationship Status: It's Complicated

Bedridden

(Art by SerinityAInfernoArt)

The club had been wild the night before. Sega's memories were both a wild blur and yet vivid. Somewhere in between shot 5 and his 2nd round of Bourbon, Aiden and Saalah had swept into his corner. Valges had popped off his barstool, giving him a promising kiss before rushing off to join Bai Yusheng and Sylas on the dance floor, leaving him with the Bear and the Dragon. They had teased and pestered each other, always a fun game of playful cat and mouse between them. By the time he remembered his drink, he took a sip and was pulled forward by the waist.

Since he had been in a playful mood, he pushed Aiden down into the barstool, his lips descending on the big bear's and swapping a shot through a kiss. It was rare that he was this open with his affections, but liquor made him loose and less prone to burdening himself with consequences.

Besides, they were at Serinity's mother's bar, The Graveyard, and he knew the family would not allow their secret to escape these walls. Saalah tugged on his ponytail, gaining a huff from him as he had whipped around, but Saalah took his glass, downing a large gulp of it before taking another and pulling him in for a kiss as well. 

That had to be the reason.

That shared shot had to be the reason that he now lay between the two large men. He had let himself share his drink and look where it had gotten him. All three men had begun feeling sluggish by the end of the night and come morning they were all feverish and bedridden. Bai Yusheng and Valges had woken up in high spirits, and thus Sega had come to his conclusion on the cause of their illness. Naki had not been allowed at the bar, but he had joined them at Sega's house that morning, pouting at the state of Aiden and Saalah who had promised to take him to the rockwall today. 

"Cactus!" Sega groaned, tossing his head to the glass wall that separated his room from the hallway and stairs. 

"Yes, Sega?" Bai Yusheng's voice carried from downstairs, their hearing impeccable. The smell of chicken broth carried up to him, making him both hungry and nauseous at once. 

"Is the cold press ready yet?" Sega huffed. He felt both hot and cold. He had sweat more than he ever thought he could and he was sticky and uncomfortable. 

"It needs to stay in for another 30 minutes, my love," Valges called up in Bai Yusheng's place.

Naki sat on one of Sega's fancy stools which sat at the island sink, counter, table combination. He spun left to right, an organic fruit popsicle in his mouth even though he had freshly made multigrain pancakes steaming with chocolate chips and some organic syrup. At first it tasted worse than the processed stuff, but now Naki was used to it.

"What about the hot tea with the honey, and the nasal sprays please?"

Valges smiled fondly as he finished stirring the honey in the tea, some cool fruit slices on a platter in case any of them had a small appetite. "Coming, my fierce wolf~" Valges was not bothered by Sega's demands. After Sega had miserably expelled the contents of his stomach and soon after, Aiden and Saalah, he knew they would be put to work this weekend. "Poor baby, listen to how husky his voice is. His poor throat must feel terrible."

"He's definitely a baby," Naki chuckled, his attention on his Switch. "If it hurts he should stop yelling at us for more stuff."

A tray was sat in front of him and Naki blinked at Valges, his wispy hair tickling at his skin. "Hmm, was I not regaled with a story of how a certain baby was thrown from a window for you?" Valges tapped the tip of Naki's nose. "So if he's feeling unwell, I think it's owed to him to be babied for a day or two. Would any of them not treat you the same way?"