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Ren has not been seen in a few days, so Doc has gotten worried.
Doc lands outside Ren’s base.
He walks up to the door, and knocks.
He waits.
Eventually, a disheveled Ren answers the door.
“Hey dude.” Ren says, eyes faraway.
“Ren, are you okay?” Doc asks, “nobody has seen you in a few days.”
“Ya, I'm fine dude.” Ren says.
“Uh, you don’t look ‘fine’.”
“Well I am.”
Doc presses the back of his hand to Ren’s forehead.
“You're hot.” Doc says, pulling his head away.
“Thank you.” Ren replies.
“No, you're burning up.”
“Thank you.”
“No, you have a fever.”
“Thank you.”
“To bed with you!” Doc says, as he scoops the clearly delirious Ren up in his arms.
“My dude, nooooooooooooo!” Ren says, as Doc carries him back to his house.
-♡-
“Here, drink this.” Doc says, pressing a bottle of fire resistance, to Ren’s lips, as he sits in bed, propped up with pillows.
Ren slowly drinks the potion.
“And this.” Doc says holding up a regeneration potion.
Ren drinks this position.
“How long have you felt like this?” Doc asks, putting the empty bottles in his inventory.
“I don’t know, like three days.” Ren says, closing his eyes, and laying back into the pillows.
“Why did you not tell anyone?” Doc asks, sitting in a chair he pulled up to Ren’s bed.
“I did not want anyone to worry.” he answers.
“We did anyway.” Doc says, “now I feel bad.” he says, “what if something happened to you, and no one was here?”
“I’m sorry dude.” Ren says, “can I sleep now?”
“Yes.” Doc says, leaning forward to help Ren into a lying position, “I’ll wake you up in a few hours to take more potion.” Doc says before pressing a light kiss to Ren’s forehead.
-♡-
“Hey Ren,” Doc says, slightly shaking the dog hybrid’s shoulder, “you need to wake up.”
Ren wakes up, and slowly sits up, then sneezes (like a kitten).
“I’m going to ignore how adorable that was.” Doc chuckles as he gives Ren another fire resistance potion to lower his fever.
“Thank you.” Ren responds after he finches the potion.
“I swear if you start that again.” Doc says, halfheartedly glaring.
Ren laughs, before going into a small coughing fit.
“You're so cute when you're mad.” Ren replies, once he recovers from his coughing fit.
“Thanks.” Doc says, as he puts the empty bottle back into his inventory.
“Aren't you a little worried you might catch what I have?” Ren asks.
“No,” Doc replies, “I have a strong immune system, creepers don’t get sick often.”
“ ‘cuz I would feel bad if you got sick dude.”
“No worries, I’ll be fine.” Doc says before lightly kissing Ren, “now sleep my dear.”