Heroes of Olympus/Magnus Chase Sickfics

Better Off

Hello my loves! joverton707 requested some angsty, delirious Percy and I'm always a sucker for some angsty boys! Let me know what you think in the comments and feel free to shoot me a message with a prompt or just to chat!
P.S. The ending is super crappy and I'm sorry! I couldn't think of a better way to end this!

Percy Jackson felt like schist. He was much too hot and his stomach ached from all of the coughing he had done. He groaned and rolled over in his bunk for the millionth time, he just couldn't get comfortable. 

Stupid cold, Percy thought. He squeezed his eyes shut and tried to will himself to sleep.

A while later, Percy's eyes snapped open as he finally gave in and grudgingly walked to the infirmary.

"Hey Percy" Will Solace whispered, trying not to wake the few sleeping patients, as Percy walked through the door.

"Hey Will" Percy rasped.

"What can I do for you?" Will asked in a normal tone of voice as he came closer to Percy.

"I have this stupid cold and I can't sleep. Do you have anything you can give me?"

"As a matter of fact," Will walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a bottle of purple liquid, "Nyquil. This stuff will put you to sleep in no time. Just don't take too much."

"Yeah. Definitely." Percy grabbed for the bottle. Will pulled away at the last second. 

"Seriously, this stuff is strong and-"

"I promise I'll be careful Will." 

"Okay, fine. Have a good night Percy." Will handed over the bottle and Percy quickly made his way back to the Poseidon cabin.

Once there, Percy looked at the instructions on the bottle.

"Takes effect in thirty minutes or less. I'll take it."

Percy uncapped the bottle and measured the dark liquid into the little cup that had accompanied the bottle. He quickly swallowed down the medicine, making a face.

"Ick"

Percy washed the taste out of his mouth with some water, turned out the light, lay down on his bed and waited. And waited. And waited.

After what seemed like forever, Percy looked at the clock beside his bed and saw that it had been almost an hour since he took the medication.

"Maybe I didn't take enough?" Percy wondered aloud. He got up, turned on the light, and grabbed the bottle from where he had left it earlier and poured the same amount from before into the little cup, drank it, and washed it down with water.

Once again, Percy waited. He tried to relax and get comfortable in the bed. A few minutes later, Percy started to feel something. He didn't really feel sleepy though. It felt as if he were floating. He could no longer feel the mattress underneath him. He still felt much too hot though. Percy sat up and moved to take off his shirt and had to fumble for a moment before his hand caught the hem of the shirt to pull it up. Once the shirt was off, Percy lay back down on top of the covers. Suddenly, he was freezing and once again fumbled to get underneath the covers and stop shivering. He closed his eyes for just a moment and wasn't even aware that he had fallen asleep.

The heat. Percy longed for a sip of water. He opened his eyes and immediately all thoughts of water were forgotten. Percy jumped up from where he was laying on the ground and spun around in a quick circle, which proved to be a very bad idea. He got dizzy almost immediately and was sent falling onto his butt. Unable to register the pain in his tailbone for his surroundings, Percy continued to look around in shock. He squeezed his eyes shut several times in an attempt to make the image go away.