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The drop ship was moving back and forth. They sat next to the toilet feeling nauseous. The drop ship never helped their queasiness when it came to flying. They tried to get up but fell straight back down; they bumped their head on the back of the wall, letting out a small whimper. They hated nights like these. Stuck in the bathroom, the feeling of having to throw up, people banging on the door to ask if anyone was in there or just barging in anytime. It wasn’t fun.
On the other side of the drop ship Walter went to go to hound’s room when he got up to get water. He wanted to check if they were still awake but they weren’t in their room. He knew they’d usually feel sick on the ship so he went to the bathrooms to see if they were there.
He knocked on the door and he heard some shuffling from the inside. “Who is it..?” They tried to keep their voice steady but Walter heard it shake. “It’s just me, love” Walter’s voice was calm but had a hint of worry, hound opened the door and gave Walter a fake smile and let him in; they wobbled a little before sitting back down on the floor. Walter sat down next to them and looked at them for a while. They held their stomach and made an uncomfortable sound, they let out a soft cry and put their head on Walter’s shoulder.
“I know love, I know…” Walter put his arm around them and rubbed their back. They let out a soft sob before nuzzling into Walter’s shoulder more. “I’m sorry…” they muttered softly into his shoulder, Walter kissed the top of their head and told them they didn’t have to be sorry.
Hound sat up a bit, feeling more sick than before. The nausea started to kick in again and they immediately got up to go to the toilet, Walter got up with them. Hound got onto their knees in front of the toilet feeling like they were gonna puke. Walter held their hair back and rubbed their back. Not too long after they threw up, Walter hearing a soft cry coming from them. He let out a soft sigh and rub their back softly until they were done.
“Do you want to go back to my room love? I can bring you some medicine…and a bucket.” Hound cleaned off their face then nodded in agreement. Walter put his hand out so and hound took his into theirs. Walter got a small glimpse of hound’s face and they looked exhausted.
Walter brought them back to his bedroom and they sat on the side on his bed and looked down at the ground for a while. Walter kissed the top of their head and told them they’d be back with meds and a bucket. They let out a grumble and Walter took that as an ok and went to grab everything. When he got back they were curled up in the many blankets he had in their bed because of them. He gently woke them up and they let out a frustrated grown.
“It’s just me love…I got you some medicine.” They sat up and grabbed the medicine from Walter and quickly swallowed it. They sighed and lied back down, putting their arms out, nonverbally asking him to cuddle. Walter chucked and crawled into bed with them and cuddled into their arms.
“I hope you feel better darling…” Walter kissed their head and hound let out a contented sigh, the medication started to kick in and they fell asleep shortly after. Feeling safe and comfortable in their loves arms.