Persona 5+ X Reader

Iwai X Sick! Reader

"T-to much..."
"Your face is a freakin' mess kid."
"Ugh...It's so bitter."
"Come on, drink it all up. Don't waste a single drop."
"Hmm... Stop t-trying to force it d-down my throat!"
"Dammit kid, quit your bitchin'. Be a good girl and swallow."
"D-dammit. Next time warn me before you come!!"
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Heavy eyelids opened slowly to stare at your ceiling. Glow in the dark stars that you got from your boss littered the bland ceiling. Blinking a few times and letting out a yawn, you felt your consciousness return. You winced when you felt a sharp pain sting your head as you pushed yourself up into a sitting position. Another sharp pain ran through your stomach causing you to throw an arm around your stomach. Pressing a hand against your lips you try desperately not to hurl. "Please don't throw up..." You repeat to yourself.
You take the glass of water from your dresser and take a sip. The cool water feels like heaven as it slides down your dry throat.

"Why'd I have to get sick now?" You say falling backwards onto your bed making your head throb when you make impact with the pillows. "I won't be able to see boss for awhile..."

You pick up your phone and flip to a picture you secretly took of Iwai and Kaoru in the shop. You pout while staring at the photo, cursing at yourself for getting sick. Suddenly a text from Kaoru pops up.

'Hey (Y/n) Dad told me you were sick and haven't been to work in awhile! How are you? Are you feeling better??'

You chuckled at the boy's message and text back. The fever made you sleepy again and you fell asleep before you could finish the text.

About an hour or so later you were woken up by extremely loud knocks on your front door. Shaken, you get up, head throbbing, stomach churning and shaky legged to open the door. You were so angry over the loud knocks, you didn't bother to check who was on the other side. "Who the hell do you think you are knocking on my door like that!?" You flung a barrage of curses at the person while flinging the door open, but pressed your lips together when you saw the annoyed expression on their face. "BOSS!?" You shouted confused.

"Came to check up on ya," He said with a short annoyed grunt. "But you seem fine enough to stand on your own. Here." He angrily pushed a plastic bag with medicine and ice cream into your hands and spun on his heel to leave.

Was he angry? He seemed to be avoiding eye contact with you. Was it because you yelled at him? You watched the grown man walk away as you stood mentally panicking at the doorway.
"Boss wait!" You yelled, finally deciding to give chase only to have your fever make you dizzy and collapse. Before your face could collide with the floor, strong arms caught you.

"Whoa kid!" Iwai pulled you to his chest and took the bag from you. "You okay?"

"Sorry boss. Guess I can't quite stand on my own yet." You said looking up at the man.

"Yeah guess so." Iwai took a look at the apartment unsure if he should come in. Suddenly you place your hand on his shoulder.

"Wanna come in, boss?" You said with a slight smile, making the man grunt.

He helped you to bed and placed a cold wet towel on your forehead. "Geez kid, no wonder you've been out. This fevers burnin' up."

"Sorry." You whispered weakly.

"Don't apologize kid. We can't help it if we get sick, ya know?" Iwai took a seat at the edge of your bed. You watched as he swished the lollipop side to side in his mouth, looking irritated.

Is he angry about something? "Hey boss, what happened to working?" You ask. Your throat was becoming slightly irritated from talking.

"Closed early."

The room fell silent after his short answer making you uncomfortable.

"Boss..." Before you could ask him anything your phone went off. Another text from Kaoru.

'Nice to know you miss me and Akira lol But I bet you miss dad waaaaaay more dontcha?'

You stared at the text for awhile, confused. "When did I say..." Scrolling up you notice a text replying to his last message.

'Hey I still feel like crap. ugh this sucks! I miss you and Akira. Especially...'

The message cuts off. 'I must have fallen asleep before I could finish.' You think to yourself. Another message makes your phone vibrate in your hands.

'Don't tell him I told you, but dad's been worried about you. He wont stop talking about how much he misses his "CUTE" worker. He even closed up shop to go and check on you. Honestly though, I think he might be a little angry about being left out of that last text.'

You knew Kaoru was exaggerating about Iwai missing you, but that didn't stop your heart from pounding wildly inside your chest.

Iwai glance at you and saw you looking at your phone. The bright smile and bright pink blush spreading across your face squeezed at his heart and made him more irritated.

"Texting Kaoru?" The sudden sound of his voice mad you jump slightly. You turned to look at the man who was getting ready to leave. "Glad to see you guys getting along. Hurry and get better so you can see each other soon. Aikra too. They miss you ya know?" Iwai give you a smile but you can see a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Yeah I miss them." You say slightly hoarse. "But I miss you way more boss. It sucks not being able to work at the store. It sucks being away from you. I'm gonna try to get better soon so I can get back to work!" You flash a wide smile at the man and raise a fist in the air. "Cause I bet you miss me most of all boss." You snicker.

"You think I miss you kid?" A light chuckle escapes Iwai's lips.

"totally! I bet you miss having a cute worker don't cha?" You let out dry laughs waiting for the man to snap a comeback at you but he doesn't. Instead he lets out a small laugh of his own.

"Yeah... I guess I do." You feel your face grow hotter at his answer. It feels like your heart jumped to your throat. "Well you'll need to drink some medicine if you wanna get better." He reaches into the plastic bag he brought with him and pulls out a small bottle of medicine he says he got from Tae.

"Wow look at the time!" You say trying to avoid taking the drug. "I should go to bed, sleep really is the best medicine you know. Thanks for checking up on me. Next time please let me know when your coming over though boss." You try to throw the covers over your head but I stops you.

"Come on now. If you wanna get back to work as soon as possible then be good and drink this." He presses his index finger and thumb against your cheeks. "Open wide kid."

~Author's note~

Hey guys. I'm dying of the flu and want gun Papa to nurse me back to health... This is the worst 😷