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Grian whimpered, shivering from under his pile of blankets. He was currently in a nest of blankets on Taurtis's bed, as he had refused to lay anywhere else.
He felt like he was freezing cold, but his skin felt like a furnace to Taurtis.
Taurtis was rubbing his back comfortingly, but it didn't help much. Grian was miserable.
His wisdom teeth were coming in, which had left him feeling miserable. He was already sick, but the pain in his mouth had only made it worse.
He had a fever and his head was pounding. His teeth hurt and it wasn't fair!
Grian whined when Taurtis pulled his hand away and stood up.
He reached out, weakly pulling on Taurtis's hand, attempting to pull him back to sitting with him.
"I'm going to get you something to help your teeth, Gri."
Grian pouted, but let go of Taurtis's hand.
Taurtis lightly ruffled Grian hair before walking off.
Grian hid his head under the blanket while he waited, breathing heavily and whining softly.
Taurtis returned a few minutes later, holding a few items.
"Grian, peek your head out."
Grian pulled the blanket down, looking up miserably at Taurtis. His hand was shoved in his mouth. He chewed lightly, ignoring how it hurt his fingers. The pain in his fingers was nothing compared to the pain in his gums.
Taurtis reached out, taking Grian's hand out of his mouth, ignoring the soft whine.
"Open your mouth." Grian frowned, but opened his mouth, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
Taurtis squeezed a small bit of medicine onto his finger, reaching into Grian's mouth and gently rubbing it on his gums.
Grian whined, pushing Taurtis's hand away. The medicine tasted gross and had a nasty texture.
"Okay, okay. I got the medicine on your gums anyways." Grian pouted.
Taurtis sat down next to Grian, pulling him into his lap.
Grian snuggled into Taurtis, hiding his face in the other's chest.
Taurtis smiled, handing Grian a teether. "This might help a bit as well."
Grian hummed, taking the teether and putting it in his mouth, biting down hard.
He was feeling a small bit better. The teether helped a small bit with the aching, along with distracting him from the pounding in his head. He could feel his gums slowly going numb from the medicine. He sighed with relief, snuggling into Taurtis.
Taurtis patted Grian on the back, humming softly.