Reader: Be Rose
You held Kanaya close, still curled up with her on the bed as you scrolled through Vriskagram. "The cosplays this year were quite innovative. Did you see the carapace dressed as you? I think they did rather well on the skirt." She nodded, and you refrained from frowning. You knew she had seen them, and you knew she had been thrilled to give them pointers. It saddened you to see the motivation drained from her this way. You laid back with her slowly, rubbing a hand over her side reassuringly. If only you could think of something she would like.
"Let's watch a movie?" She only grunted. She still hadn't cleaned off her lips, and seemed half asleep, despite the fact that she had been wide awake only an hour ago. You sighed, glancing back down to your phone screen as a notification banner slid down. So he would message you, would he?
You tapped on it, scanning over the message.
"my guardian wwants to knoww the details from you directly you gotta message her"
"shes at twwigsickles"
"only wwithout the quirk"
"Alright."
Again, you barely shifted closer to Kanaya as you wrote a brief message summarizing the less confusing parts of the situation to his guardian. She seemed a nice enough woman. You were only disappointed that her charge was the opposite. But then- that was your opinion. And given how upset Kanaya had been earlier, you would quite possibly have to reconsider parts of that opinion soon. "Rose Im Not Feeling Too Hot" You raised an eyebrow upon hearing her voice, grimacing as you raised a hand to her forehead. She was slightly warmer than she usually was. Putting on a soft smile, you responded.
"I would beg to differ. In both ways, unfortunately." You didn't have to feign a sigh. You couldn't have her getting sick now. Thinking back on it, it was probably because she hadn't finished her daily serving of color. It would also explain why she had been so quiet all morning. Once you established this to yourself, you nudged her, trying to get her to sit up. "I'm going to the kitchen. Would you like to come?" Though things were somewhat tense now- with everything that was going on- you were pleased when she made an effort to stand. You helped her up, sliding a hand down to hold hers as you walked.
Once you were there, she went to reach for the cupboard on your own. You raised a hand to stop her (having to stand on your toes-- she was taller than you now), turning to seat her at your table and make her comfortable. "I'll get it, don't worry." She looked slightly dismayed with how she was being pampered, raising a tired eyebrow. "Rose I Can Do It Myself" You only lifted a finger to her lips, and were it not for the color that might disturb her, you might kiss her too. Instead, you fumbled behind you for the cupboard handle for a moment to open it, properly turning and reaching for a simple brown a moment later. You thought that might be much easier for her to swallow, literally and figuratively.
"Here you are." Despite the way she had halfheartedly protested a moment before, she took it quickly, gladly downing it. You could already see that she was feeling better. Her skin, though it wasn't intentional, had taken on a slight glow. You fondly regarded the memory in which she had managed to stop glowing, and immediately come to you to show you. Your response was to clap until she got the memo, blinking on and off each time. It had been fun, to say the least.
Once she set the bottle down, she glanced up at you, taking a moment to finish swallowing the liquid and to draw a napkin from her sylladex to wipe her mouth with. Why she hadn't done that in the first place was beyond you.
"Thank You"
"It's no trouble."
"I Love You"
"I love you too."
A moment later, she leaned up to press a kiss to your lips. You couldn't say you were unhappy with the situation.
A/N: *I actually haven't updated this in ages, but due to someone actually reading this, I'm moving chapters from Ao3 over to here. Now that I remember it, maybe I'll be hit by inspiration to update in the near future? I dunno. Chapters 9-12 are pre-written.
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