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It's a chilly autumn morning. You, Finn and Jake were lazing around in the Tree House. You, lying on the couch upside down and half asleep; Finn, on the floor in front of you playing on BMO; and Jake, making his homemade bacon pancakes. It’s early in the morning, so the sun is still rising and you’re dozing off because you happened to have spent the whole night preparing for your next kidnapping from Ice King.
Yes, you read that right. Preparing for your next kidnapping from Ice King.
From the moment you accompanied Finn and Jake on a mission to rescue Princess Bubblegum, Ice King immediately took an interest in you. To which aggravated the three of you, especially after the multiple kidnappings he’s done to you already. He stopped kidnapping the princess, however, so there was one good thing from this. But there’s a pattern to his kidnappings you noticed, and it happens to be today, so you were preparing how to escape all night, since it’s the same spiel every time. Which led you to staying up late because you always make backup plans in case Ice King caught on to your plans. Finn and Jake knew you could handle yourself when he kidnapped you, which is true, so they stopped helping you out with it. You stopped receiving help after the first three times he kidnapped you, that was when you figured you could save yourself and protect yourself.
Finn taps you awake and into consciousness. “Hey dude, breakfast is done. You alright? You got like, hella dark circles under your eyes!”
Jake stretches his body to look at you. “Yeesh! Need an ice pack, buddy?”
You sit up, stretch, yawn and just stare at the couch before turning around and coming into focus.
“Nah, I’ll be alright. Oh, are we having our favorite bacon pancakes?” You smile and grab a plate to pop some ‘cakes onto and eat.
The morning passes and soon enough, early afternoon comes around. You were all busy doing your own thing when you realized something was off.
Ice King should’ve come here and snatched you up at this point.
He comes the same day, same time and same way. So, seeing as you’re still home with your buddies is a little concerning and a little worrying to you. Instead of planning how to escape his castle, you do something you’ve never thought you’d do voluntarily: visit the Ice King yourself. It will be… kind of an experience, but with each time you’ve been “kidnapped”, you’ve learned something new about IK. He isn’t a bad guy, he’s just a little strange and lonely. He hasn’t hurt you or necessarily been rude, the most he’s done is get loud at you or a little ticked off. Even when he first kidnapped you, you yelled so many swears and words at him and yeah, he began yelling at you saying the words you were calling him were rude but controlled himself, smiled and made you food. You didn’t appreciate it until your fifth or sixth kidnapping; you both spoke and held a conversation through bars and it was actually enjoyable to you. At that point you were already escaping without help, so it didn’t occur to you that you were voluntarily staying there. Him being sweet didn’t stop you from escaping and getting aggravated before, during and after every kidnapping, but you learn he’s not as bad.
So you plan a trip to visit Ice King. You don’t tell your roommates because they’ll see it as… a little odd… so you say you’re just going for a little walk or something. You pack a little bag containing your preferred weapon of choice (you never know who or what you may crash into), a coat because it’s cold in the Ice Kingdom and whatever else you feel as though you may need. And so you begin your journey to visiting the Ice King.
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Finally making it to the Ice Kingdom after almost an hour and a half of dealing with unnecessary distractions, you begin to climb up the Ice Kingdom. Was it a struggle? Of course! Did you struggle? Of course! But did you make it inside? Nope. Not the first time. You slipped down to the bottom and had to start again. Getting inside through the triangle, you don’t see the King at first. But you see Gunter. Or… one of the Gunter’s… They give you a little “ wenk ” and you smile and bend down to them.
“Hey there. Um.. is Ice King around? He hasn’t, uh, you know. Kidnapped me yet so I’m a little.. worried? Is he here?” You ask the adorable penguin.
Gunter wenk ’s again at you and then waddles away. Guess you’re following them. And follow them, you do! Gunter escorts you to what seems to be IK’s bedroom. And when you walk in, you see something that triggers a memory, which leads to a lot more memories in your head that you never thought you’d remember.
You see Simon.
And then everything comes back to you.
“Oh my god.”
You see him lying on his bed, frail and weak. His head turns to face you and his eyes widen as much as they can.
“Y… Y/n..?”
The silence that comes after is deafening. You both stare at each other. A tear slips out through your eye as you stumble closer to him, reaching for his hands.
“Simon… I see you. I-I remember you… I remember everything, I remember it all! I-I…”
“Y/n… I’m sorry for whatever I’ve done to you… to Marcy… after the crown consumed me. I don’t-“ he coughs a little, “I don’t want that crown back… the magic left suddenly and I’ve just been growing weak. I’m dying, Y/n… please, bring Marcy… I miss my daughter..”
Simon begins to cry. You cry, squeezing his hand.
“Simon, you’re- you.. you’re dying…” You let out a sniffle. “No. You’re not going to die. I can’t let that happen. I’m going to restore magic to the crown… you won’t die! I’ll call Marceline to watch you while I’m gone.”
You let go of his hands and start to walk away.
“Y/n! Wait-! Please, my love. I can’t be him again, I can’t!” Simon’s cries sound more and more like a desperate whine. “Don’t do this to me, I can’t..”
You stand at the doorway.
“Simon, we need Ice King back to make sure you do not die. I am NOT going to sit around and watch you die!” You punch the wall, which hurts like hell. “I’ll be back.”
You hear him scream no as you walk out to call Marceline. After a couple minutes, she runs in and hugs you, so happy you finally remember her and your memories. She floats into IK’s bedroom and sees Simon, and as they have their little reunion you leave to figure out why his magic vanished.
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After doing whatever it was you needed to fix Ice King’s magic, you run back to the Ice Kingdom and yell for Marceline to help you up inside. She comes down with a saddened look.
“What? Did it not work? Is he okay?!” You hold onto her arm and she flies up and into the castle. You run into the bedroom to see… Ice King, once more. He lays on the bed now, looking actually sick and weak. Which is ironic considering his whole thing is being cold, you never thought he could get sick. A tear slips out, realizing you didn’t get to say goodbye or see you later to Simon. Sniffling, you then smile and walk over to Ice King.
“Hey, Ice King. You didn’t kidnap me today, what’s going on?”
Marceline looks at you in question. She grabs onto your shoulder which results in you turning your head.
“What are you…”
“Ice King isn’t a bad guy, and I feel like you know that. Now that I know that behind Ice King is Simon… I guess there’s a reason I was drawn to IK… same why he has taken interest in me. I’m going to take care of Ice King, just until we can bring Simon back healthily.” You turn your head back to Ice King, who sneezes and looks at you two.
“Marceline? Y/n? Why are you both inside my castle?”
Marceline gives a look and sighs. She gives you a hug and decides to go back to her home. You look back to Ice King.
“Hey! You didn’t kidnap, er uh, pick me up, today. Came by myself to see how you were feeling…. how are you feeling?”
He looks at me in confusion and then gasps. “You… came here yourself? Not to fight or beat me up?”
You smile softly. “Yeah.”
He just stares at you. It takes him about a minute to answer.
“Do you like me?”
“You’re pushing it. I think you’re tolerable. You’re sick, right? What do you need to feel better? Should I ask Gunter for help? Hey, don’t get up! You’re not feeling good! Wh- GET OFF ME!”
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In a bedroom lies a body. Cold, fevered and fragile. In comes another body, an olived skinned man. He brings in soup and a cup of warm lemon tea. He sets the bowl and cup on the bedside table before walking up to the body.
“Hello, love. Are you feeling any better?” The man asks.
“Hi, love. Still the same, but I see you brought me some essentials. Thank you, honey.”
He sets a tray in front of the sick person, and places the soup and tea on it. He sits next to them and gives them a loving, yet worried look. After a few bites, they speak out.
“Simon, my love. You don’t have to look so worried. I’ll be okay, it’s just a cold.”
He sets a hand on top of theirs.
“I understand, but you can’t expect me to just not be worried about you, Y/n.”
They smile and leave to kiss Simon on the cheek.
“You always take care of me.”
“Anything for the person I love.”
“I love you, Simon.”
“I love you, Y/n.”
Simon turns his head and looks into their eyes. Your eyes. You stare into his. He leans in and you do too. Your lips press into a short, firm kiss. You both pull away quickly, but place your foreheads together m.
“If you get me sick, you’ll pay for this.” “Oh, I know.”
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“Wah, uh- thank you, Y/n, for helping me with my sickness- ACHOO!”
You stare at the blue man lying on the bed with skepticism. He’s tucked under a single thin blanket. A Gunter stands beside you and you lean against the wall.
“Mhm. You know I’ll always help you when you’re sick, Ice King. But I wonder why, or how, you have been sick three times in the last month.”
He sweats. “Uh, the weather?”
“Yeah?” You lean close to his face as he tries to back away from you. “ Did you plan for this to happen ?”
He shakes in fear. “Uh… n-no?”
You smile and lean in to kiss the man’s forehead. “It’s okay. You don’t have to pretend to be sick for me to come over and see you. Or take care of you. I’m gonna come here regardless.” Or you’ll kidnap me, either or. IK’s face has this adorable blush and it makes your heart flutter.
You remember the times Simon would care for you when you were sick before the apocalypse. And for as long as Ice King lives, you will care for him whenever he is sick, or well, whenever he pretends to be. You know the man you loved lies under, and sometimes begins to peek out. Until Simon’s return, you will love Ice King as though he never changed.