RanPoe Oneshots! (And drabbles) (Discontinued)

Relax

//summary- Poe is suffering, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Ranpo helps with that. Cuddles ensue,//

//slight angst, Poe has a nervous breakdown. That's about it.//

Poe's hands were jittery. That was the first clue. The second was the way he talked, rushed and nearly incoherent. "Poe..? What's wrong?" Ranpo asked tentatively, putting his arm on Poe's shoulder from behind. Poe had been typing, keyword: had. The moment Ranpo touched him, the laptop went flying to the side, Poe shooting up before seeing who it was. The circles under his eyes were at least three times darker than usual. "Oh.. Ranpo-san... you scared me." Poe didn't even stutter, he was too tired to in all honesty.

He sat back down, grabbing his laptop, and beginning to type. Poe was on autopilot, not even consciously thinking, just doing. Ranpo sighed, walking over and sitting down, resting his head on Poe's shoulder. Ranpo noted the way Poe's shoulder tensed before relaxing, the typing slowing slightly. "Poe." No answer. "Poe." Still none. "PoE!" There was a startled yelp.

Poe set the laptop aside, after saving his work. "Yes, Ranpo-kun...?" His words were slightly slurred, his voice raspy. "How much have you slept?" Ranpo narrowed his eyes at the guilt in Poe's eyes, "I-I've slept around four hours for the past week... b-but I can explain! M-my deadline is coming up, a-and I've been busy working on other things..."  Ranpo felt guilt flood him, Poe had been so busy writing for Ranpo, that he had forgotten about his own work. And now he was paying the price for Ranpo's ignorance.

Poe must have caught on, "N-no! It's not your fault, Ranpo... it's mine." Ranpo sighed, "First things first, I'm going to dig out some food and water. We'll eat, and then sleep. How does that sound?" Poe shook his head frantically, bursting into tears, "B-but I c-can't! I-I have a deadline... the last time I postponed it, they were so mad... I-I don't think I can handle that..."

Ranpo shook his head, hugging Poe tightly, rubbing his back gently, "Well, they're asses if they think that your health isn't as important as some stupid deadline. If they get mad, I'll talk to them. Promise." Poe nodded, "Oh, and Poe? Take a shower after." Ranpo smiled dryly, "You smell."

*cue embarrassed blushing from Poe*

An hour later, Poe had bathed, eaten, and the two were now curled up comfortably on Poe's bed. Poe had his head pressed against Ranpo's chest, while the detective's head rested on Poe's.

"Love you, Poe."

"... love you... too." Poe murmured, and the two fell asleep.