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zach - ear infection

requested : VictoriaVanorden2
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jonah hummed gently as zach shoved his face in the crook of the older neck, the smaller brunette releasing a huff of a whine as he cuddled in as close to jonah as he possibly could. the brunette wrapped a warm arm around zach's back, patting the boy's body fondly.

"that ear still bothering you, bub?" jonah whispered gently, his lips ghosting across the younger's cheek.

the boy nodded slowly, wincing a bit before huffing, "'s annoying."

"i'm pretty sure you have an infection, z." 

"how do i make it go away?"

"well, i scheduled a doctor's appointment for you the other day." jonah started unsurely, pausing to gauge zach's response, "they're able to see you today."

zach immediately shook his head, pushing himself away from jonah as the boy huddled into the other corner of the couch, "no."

"zach, you need it. you've been in pain for days. i can't keep seeing you in pain and able to do anything about it."

the boy shook his head again, this time more sure, "no, jo."

"zach. i'm serious."

"so am i, i don't wanna go to the doctor's." the boy whined.

"why not? don't you wanna feel better?"

the statement seemed to make zach pause, working his bottom lip a bit before looking up to meet jonah's eyes.

"i-i do but, i don't wanna go to the doctor's."

jonah sighed, his eyes softening as he opened his arms back up, "c'mere, z." the brunette crawled back into jonah's arms, resting his head on his touch as he relaxed in his touch, "i know you're scared, honey." jonah chose to ignore the small sound of protest that escaped from the back of zach's throat, "but, i am going to be right there by your side the entire time. i'm not gonna let you be alone. if they hurt you, i'll beat them all up."

zach laughed softly at jonah's soft words, digging his head into the warm skin of jonah's neck. the brunette clutched at jonah's sleeve, cuddling his body further into jonah's. "promise?" he mumbled.

"i swear." jonah peppered the boy's face with kisses, holding zach's head in place until his boy was a proper mess of giggles. 

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zach was pleased to say that jonah kept to his promise. the brunette didn't leave his side no matter what, politely disagreeing with the doctor that was to help zach when the man advised for a moment alone with the younger. 

zach had his face hidden in jonah's chest the entire time the duo were at the scheduled appointment. he trusted jonah enough to retain and remember all the information and advice the doctor was telling him, he was in too much pain and had too much anxiety thrumming under his skin to be completely alert right now. but jonah gave him a sweet kiss and promised him he was okay, and who was zach to argue with jonah's kisses.

the boy absently listened along as the doctor listed the prescribed antibiotics and ear drops he would have to take. (the ear drops didn't sound appealing by any means, but zach didn't stress about it; he'd talk jonah out of forcing him to use them later) however, the thing that did have zach pulling his head out of jonah's chest with a sound of protest were the words, 'drain the infection'. 

"what do you mean drain the infection?" 

"you have a fluids built up in your ear, which is making the infection worse. it'll go down quicker and be a lot less painful if we can drain it now."