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I mean honestly, you weren’t expecting this to happen. You didn’t even think that Mycheal’s species could get sick, but here you are.
It all started around 3 hours ago. He was coughing up a storm, which was really just a bunch of garbled throat noises that sounded painful. Honestly you weren’t sure what to do, so you had him sit down while you took his temperature. It turns out that luckily his immune system is similar enough to a humans, which means that you can tell he’s very clearly running a fever. You sigh as you tell him that he should rest, but he immediately argues with you.
“I’m fine Firefly, I promise!”
He insisted, which was very obviously a lie. His face and ears were blue purely out of how hot his body was. He was sweating and coughing every 3 minutes. Maybe a 9 minute break between coughing fits if he was lucky.
“No you’re not, Mycheal. You’re sick and you need to rest.Please just get in the bed and let me take care of you”
You argued back. Your tone was soft but firm, clearly getting your point across. He was about to argue again when he suddenly realized that if he let you take care of him, he’d probably get to feel your touch. Oh gods. He would get to feel your touch on HIS skin. HIM. The thought immediately made him blush, which he could get away with since his skin was already blue from his body heat.
“A-Alright, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to rest for a bit..”
He murmured, finally giving in which caused you to smile a bit out of relief as you began to tuck him into the bed snugly but loosely enough to make sure he could move around easily if he wanted to.
“Thank you. Just lay down for a bit and I’ll make you some soup, okay?”
After saying that and making sure that he was nice and comfortable, you immediately got to work in the kitchen. He shifted in the bed a bit as the familiar smell of soup wafted through the air. He won’t lie, it was definitely making him extremely hungry.
After about 10 more minutes, you brought him out some soup and a glass of water. He immediately thanked you and began eating. It was good, not as good as his of course, but still good. After he finished eating you immediately got on the dishes, which he tried to help you with but you told him to go back to bed.
After you finished, he called you over to him, to which you were immediately at his side.
“Firefly.. d-do you think that maybe we could cuddle for a bit…?”
He asked hesitantly. He knew it would absolutely get you sick, but he didn’t care. Plus, that just means you had another reason to stay with him in case you were thinking of leaving. You hesitated for a moment before asking softly.
“But it’ll get me sick as well, Mycheal. Then I won’t be able to take care of you.”
You pointed out logically, which made him mildly upset, which he managed to hide.
“C’mon firefly, please?”
He asked to which you refused again since you wanted to be healthy so you could take care of him. He let out a small sigh.
“It won’t take that long firefly, just maybe 20 minutes. You must be so tired, why don’t you come and rest with me. Please?”
This time, his request was followed by the faint noise of static. Maybe a nap with Mycheal wasn’t so bad. He was nice, and warm too.. Just a little nap wouldn’t hurt anybody. Who cares if you get sick? Mycheal will take care of you. Mycheal’s always there for you.
“I guess a small nap wouldn’t hurt anybody..”
You agreed, climbing into bed with him as his tail curled around your leg, making sure that you wouldn’t be able to get up without waking him up.
“Mm.. good firefly..”
He murmured softly, giving you a small kiss on the top of your head before gently wrapping you up in his arms. It was hot, yes, but who cared? Not Mycheal, that’s for sure.The last thing you heard before falling asleep with him was the faint sound of purring.