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Mydei lays in bed, a warm morning with the golden sunlight shining over them. Phainon cuddles in closer, kicking off the covers. Mydei lets out a soft laugh. “If you're cold, stop kicking off the covers.”
He pulls Phainon closer to him, but something's off. Phainon breathing becomes shallow, like he’s in pain. Mydei presses his forehead to his, and he can feel Phainon burning up!
Mydei immediately got out of bed. What a way to start the mourning.
~~~
“Cyrene, could you come over? Phainon isn’t feeling well.”
“What!? On my way!”
Mydei sets the phone down and places a cool towel on his husband's forehead. This doesn't seem like a common cold. Mydei sits Phainon up, tilting a water bottle to his lips.
“Phainon you have to drink water..” Phainon barley opens his mouth, but Mydei’s able to get him to drink, or at least have a sip of water.
“Mydei..why are you so sad?” Phainon groans, he cracks open his eyes reaching out. Mydei hugs him close. “I thought you were so high and mighty.”
“I’m here love, I’m here.” Mydei says, intertwining his hand with Phainon’s. With his other hand, Phainon reaches up to caress Mydei’s cheek. As if consoling him.
“I’m okay, I’m okay..” Phainon murmurs, reaching up higher to pet Mydei hair, his hands lightly touching his ears. “Hehe, your ears and tail pop out when you're worried.”
“Because I am, HKS.” Mydei pouts. “I hurt when you hurt.”
Phainon continued to hum, luckily, it seemed his pain had died down. But his breathing is still labored, and his fever started to rage more. His eyes seemed a bit unfocused, and the grip on Mydei’s hand felt firm, but it also felt way too weak.
Mydei got up and started to prepare some soup. Cutting up the vegetables and boiling the broth. He sometimes peeked into their room to see if Phainon needed anything.
Knock knock knock.
Mydei went to open the door, but before he could reach it-
-Cyrene seemed to burst through the door. “Where's my baby brother!?”
~
“Why is he sick? We didn’t go out yesterday,” Mydei asks Cyrene, who was beside Phainon. Mydei sets down the soup on the table. “And Phainon has a strong immune system, so why is it so bad?”
“I’m not that sick!”
Cyrene pulls out her phone, showing a picture of their parents. “Actually, Phainon has the hybrid genes like you Mydei.” Cyrene turns to pat Phainon on his head. “He might be growing or developing the ear things.”
Mydei moves to spoon feed Phainon the soup. “But why now? I started when I was six, and how come you aren’t a hybrid?”
“Adopted, anyways, maybe it's like a period?” Cyrene points at Mydei. “Since he’s with you 24/7 maybe it's syncing up, and he started to get symptoms.”
Mydei pauses feeding Phainon. “I-its its my fault Phainon is sick!?” his voice breaks. Now the siblings are left to comfort Mydei.
“I didn’t even say that!”
“It's not your fault! I love being with you!” Phainon pats Mydeis back, “and I’m fine see!”
Phainon’s face twitches, and he starts to sweat a little more. “I shouldn’t have jinxed it..” So he lays back down, to sleep off his new headache.
Mydei tucks Phainon back into the covers. Cyrene continues to text someone. “I have an idea!” She says, in a singsong tone.
“Okay! Now that you are all here, it might speed up the process!” Cyrene says, nodding to Hysilens and Cipher. “Now it's time to describe your guys' experience in this change!”
“Well, I was six and my mom comforted me throughout the process.” Mydei calls from the kitchen, after he cleans up he sits back on the bed. “It wasn’t that bad, since I was young.”
“Is it worse since I'm an adult?” Phainon complains from the bed.
“Yep!” Cipher snicker, Mydei scowls at her amusement in this situation. “Okay, I was three when I got my ears and tail, and I had a mild fever!”
Hysilens shuffles a bit. “Ummm I was a fish and then I turned human…” She faces away, staring out the window to avoid their gaze.
They all look at Hysilens. The woman in front of them was a fish?! She was what?
“Does Cerydra know about this?” Phainon asks, a bit hesitant.
“Yes…But this isn’t the main point!”
After chatting for a bit, the girls head out of the apartment. The afternoon seeping into the sky. Shifting to twilight. Over and over again. Until a whole week of Phainon still being sickly.
Should Mydei take him to the hospital? But they’re both hybrids, maybe the vet?
“Mydeeeei I’m bored!” Mydei sighs, of course Phainon would complain about that, instead of being sick. Phainon crawls out of bed and clings to Mydei. “Movie date?”
They curl up on the couch and they play some random recommended movies. “Feeling better again?”
“Yeah, It's weird. I’m fine, then I'm not, and then I'm alright.” Phainon watches the screen for a little while, cuddling closer to Mydei. “I miss your little kitty form.”
“I still have it.” Mydei says, leaning his head on Phainon’s shoulder.
“But you're not little anymore.” Phainon mumbles. Squeezing a pillow tighter to his chest. Phainon reaches up and starts to pet Mydei.
“Is there anything I can do to help you feel better?”
“Stay beside me!” Phainon beams. Mydei silently thanks the Aeons and Titans. Thank your for blessing him with the cutest husband.
They continue to bask in each other's presence, soaking in the warmth of company. Afer the move, they flop into bed. Phainon tucks Mydei into bed. “You’re the one sick, why are you tucking me in?”
“Because I just want to.” Phainon flops into bed. Thank goodness he’s feeling better. “Goodnight Mydei.”
Mydei brushes Phainon’s hair away. “Goodnight Phainon.” Hopefully, his fever will actually go away tonight.
~~~
Mydei groans and shields his face with something ticking his face. “Ugh Phainon…stop it..” The soft thing twitches as it smacks him in the face.
“Don’t yell in my ear.” Phainon grumbles. As he turns away, something else smacks Mydei in the face.
“Seems like you're feeling better HKS-” Mydei snaps his eyes open. And he stares for a bit, and he rubs his eyes, blinking for a bit.
“Whattt,” Phainon turns back to Mydei and he gives a bonk on the head. He tilts his head at Mydei’s frozen shock.“You okay?” Phainon waves his hand in front of Mydei’s face. “Hellloo? World to Mydei?”
Mydei silently reaches out and pets Phainon on the head. His hand brushing over soft pointed ears. Phainon leans into the touch and a fluffy tail starts to wag behind him.
“Mydei? Cat got your tongue?” Phainon teases, clearly, he has no idea what is occurring in his head. Mydei reaches over and turns on his camera app, handing it to Phainon. Phainon takes the phone and peers into screen. “Oh.”
Phainon touches his ears, and tries his best to look at the tail. “Phainon…”
“Hmm?”
Mydei squeezes him close. “Why are you so cute?!?”
~
Adjusting to Phainon’s new puppy parts was easy. For one thing, it wasn’t really a change. Afterall, they already had a Pupnon plush. Two, he only had the ears and tail. Phainon was a little disappointed but he seems to be fine.
The hardest things were helping Phainon control his tail and ears. They kept popping out, the longest Phainon kept them hidden was 5 minutes!
And the seconds was- “Mydei! Pet me!” -Phainon’s constant requests for pets. Not that Mydei was complaining. However, it unfortunately kept him distracted from work.
“Phainon…I have to do work” Mydei says, clearly still patting Phainon.
“Then work.” Phainon blinks up at Mydei.
“I can’t do that while you're here.”
“Rude.”
“No- I didn’t mean it like that-”
“Hehe, I’m just joking.”
Mydei sighs, at least it's another peaceful morning.