fear not [muke]

ten

luke and michael had missed two days of school and now it was the weekend. the older of the two was awaiting a call from the doctor about revisiting for luke, knowing that they did those things on weekends to avoid missing weekly school. even if they technically were already skipping.

'hey, mikey?' luke came into the living room, his hands folded in front of him. michael gave him a curious look before prompting him to continue.

'so let's say, on accident, i did something bad while i was little, but it was on accident. but now i'm telling while i'm big. are you still gonna be mad?' michael hadn't expected that question, but assumed that 'something bad' could mean anything. luke was kind of a nervous boy.

'i'd have to see what you did.' luke froze and nodded stiffly, pulling his boyfriend up and leading him to the bathroom. when michael walked in, he didn't immediately see what the issue was but he did notice two soaking wet towels that was drapped over the bathtub.

'i-i was gonna take a bath, and i was feeling normal, and then when i started the water i started getting all fuzzy and weird but i already turned on the water. and then, i forgot how to turn it off. i don't know, this is silly i'm sorry.' michael nearly laughed at the rambling boy, but then he saw the issue luke was really nervous about.

'why didn't you come get me before it overflowed, luke?' luke turned away and looked down, he felt so stupid. he hadn't meant to, but he felt too little. he didn't understand and he certainly didn't know how to explain that to michael.

'i'm sorry.' he whispered, watching as michael grabbed the towels and walked out to wash them. luke felt his eyes well up as he tried to stay calm.

he's not mad at me, luke thought, he's just sad. at me, though. luke pouted as his tears spilled over. he wasn't even feeling fuzzy anymore, he was just really upset.

'm-mikey, i'm sorry. i'll help you.' michael just shook his head, telling luke he could do it. the caregiver moved luke's hair out of his face before kissing his forehead and motioning him out.

luke wiped his eyes slowly, starting to get all fuzzy. he never really cried, but this newfound littlespace made him feel so vulnerable all the time. whether he was little or not.

he sat down on michael's couch, watching from afar as michael's mother (karen, as he was told to call her) was in the kitchen. he wasn't really in the mood for talking, so he pulled out his phone and started playing games. tears clouded his vision and he kept losing his game. michael came out into the living room and sat down next to luke. he noticed that the boy's hands were a bit shaky.

'while i was in there, the doctor called. she wants us to go in today.' luke simply nodded, knowing that if he opened his mouth he might cry.

michael pulled the boy onto his own lap, revealing a paci in his hand and as much as luke wanted to object, he was already feeling fuzzy, so he took the plastic piece and put it in his mouth. luke sat so he was chest to chest with michael, his head rested on michael's shoulder. michael was rubbing his back, making the boy just want to sleep.

'my mum said she would take us in, if you feel up to it.' luke nodded and continued to suck on the paci. 'and for the record, you will get punished for the bath thing. you shouldn't have taken it upon yourself to take a bath if you weren't feeling big enough.' luke whimpered, his tiredness making it harder to react the way he wanted. amd he really wanted to get angry about his punishment.

'we are gonna leave in about two hours, okay bunny?' luke nodded and let his eyes slip shut, unsure of what kinds of punishments michael would be about.

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as promised, luke was woken up to get ready to see the doctor. he was reluctant, whining softly before michael bopped his bum a bit hard. luke whimpered and got up, not wanting to get hit again. he didn't like it.