Actions

Work Header

When A Kitty Gets Sick :(

Chapter 2: ♡ Fluffy kitty cuddles ♡ (the best kind of cuddles)

Summary:

Owen and Apo cuddle (/p) while Apo is sick. It's a loose continuation of the last chapter.

Notes:

Writing platonic pie duo fluff while watching an a/s/l (short analog horror series by Spencer Lackey) deep dive because that's totally going to cure my bronchitis!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Apo is curled into Owen's side as the non-sick one of them goes through his camera roll, presumably attempting to save storage. Apo's mind feels fluffy, and this headspace is wonderfully fostered by the fluffy blankets that are wrapped around him just like Owen's arm is wrapped around his shoulder. And it's warm so, so comfortably warm. They know that eventually it will become uncomfortable and make them sweat, but for now, he stays oh, so comfortably warm.

Eventually, Owen's hand makes its way to Apo's hair as the latter is in a drowsy state, where he's just awake enough that he's not quite sleeping. Owen scratches Apo's scalp and the base of their horns. The way that his nails scratch against Apo's head strips the extra flakyness that is in Apo's hair due to lack of energy to shower but is still gentle enough to not hurt him is nothing short of relaxing.

Apo basks in the affection as they'd do with any of their friends. He knows he'll only remember it vaguely but nonetheless attempts to remember every part of this fluffy moment.

Notes:

Owen going through his camera roll is so me core! <3
Other than that though, Owen is based on my caregiver whom I'm not currently able to contact as they are grounded. They always help me feel safe as most all of my friends do!! Also, yes, Apo trying to memorize every moment of affection because he's (for seemingly no reason) scared he'll forget his friends love otherwise is not even me core, that's just completely me! I don't know why I have this subtle fear, but I think it has something to with how I never actually really started missing people until I met the friends I have today.

Okay, getting a stomach bug while already in the early stages of bronchitis is a little to 'Ao3 author curse' for me! What in the actual Heck is going on???

Notes:

Apo only liking strawberry Gatorade (which is the one that's harder to find) and not liking fruit punch Gatorade is based on me because I fish frickin' hate cool blue Gatorade but love glacier freeze (which of course is the less common one). Also, the part where he kept repeating 'hi' is just me projecting because I do that to my friends a lot because I just don't know how to process missing people - I'm totally nerotypical (except for the fact that I'm not).

Series this work belongs to: