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Tubbo Beloved was a rather busy man. Between juggling his child, his platonic husband, his nukes, and his work under the president, it left little time for relaxation and self care. Today he had to go chop some trees and mine for more materials, he needed a lot more iron for his nukes and he could use some diamonds for new tools.
It was evening time and he had done all the mining he needed to do, he was currently chopping trees in the forest. His axe felt heavy in his hands and his arms felt weak. He persevered though, knowing he needed the wood, especially for the furnaces since it'd be especially cold in snowchester this week. Once he was satisfied with the pile of wood, he strapped the axe to his back and gathered the wood into his hands, grunting a bit at the weight. He then began the long walk back to his mansion.
This process repeated itself several times over the next two hours before he felt as if his arms would genuinely fall off. He couldn't stop now though, there was still so much to do. He still had to make dinner, do paperwork, clean his office, organize files, he had previously spilled coffee on his blueprints for a new nuke so he had to remake those from scratch, he had so much to do and the more he thought, the more he just wanted to curl up in the snow and cry.
He felt his arms weaken and his knees buckling, he fell to the ground and immediately shriveled into a trembling ball. The wood rolled a few inches away, tumbling away from him as he felt tears well into his eyes. They slid down his face as his hands went to clutch at his pants, sobs racking in his body before they burst out. He wanted the earth to swallow him whole. His head heart, his heart palpating in his ears, he felt weak and oh so very small compared to the world.
After a few minutes of sobbing, he saw a shadow flying over him before there was a presence directly next to him. Then a soft voice spoke up, "oh tubs... What happened?". It was Philza, his crow wings stretched out to protect Tubbo from the cold winds. He simply sniffled as he slowly sat up, to which Philza checked him out a bit to make sure he wasn't injured. "M tired.... An-and have so much stuffs..", he whined as he rubbed at his watery eyes.
Philza sighed before scooping the younger into his arms, cradling him to his chest and covering him with part of his coat before flapping his wings and taking to the skies. "... It's ok to take a break sometimes hunny.. you don't always have to work yourself until you drop. Literally." Philza scolded in a gentle manner as he rubbed his back, flying towards the mansion.
"... But, needs to be done." Tubbo sniffled out again shakily as he continued to rub at his eyes, his body still trembling as Philza only shushed him. "No, you're gonna rest now, alright?", Tubbo reluctantly nodded as he shifted closer to Philza's chest. Eventually they arrived at the mansion and Philza let himself in, going to place Tubbo on the couch.
Ranboos ears perked up from inside the kitchen, going to the living room with confusion before he realized it was just Philza with Tubbo and not an intruder. "Hey, is everything ok? What happened?" They asked as they went to sit next to Tubbo, pulling him close to their side when they noticed how distressed he seemed. "Found him small in the snow crying, I'll watch Michael for you guys so he can rest and relax"
Ranboo nodded as their fingers carded through Tubbo's hair, who leaned into their hand subconsciously as his eyes shut. "That would be great Phil, thank you. I really appreciate that, I'll make sure to take extra good care of him tonight." They said with a small smile, watching as Philza went up the stairs, presumably to grab Michael and take him back to his house.
Tubbo leaned further into Ranboo, cuddling into their side. "Come on sweetheart, let's go take a nice bath, yea?" They mumbled as they stood up and took him into their arms, going to the bathroom. They started to run a bath and sat him on the side of the tub. "Alright, stay there bud and I'll be right back with some cozy jammies." They said while ruffling his hair, earning a small smile from the tired little. They left the bathroom, taking a water resistance potion and grabbing a bee themed onesie.
Upon returning to the bathroom, they set aside the onesie so it wouldn't get wet before pouring in bubble mix into the bath tub. They then gently helped the little get undressed and into the bathtub. Tubbo felt his muscles relax as he sank into the bathtub, his eyes falling shut with a soft sigh when he felt ranboos hands wetting his hair and beginning to massage shampoo into it. "... Are you feeling better honeybee?" They asked, which received a small nod and a slight wag of the tail from the ram. "Mhm! Bath is warm and nice"
After the bath, Ranboo dried and helped Tubbo into the onesie, and it was clear the little was much more relaxed. "Can I get an age check sweetheart?" Ranboo asked, in return Tubbo enthusiastically held up four fingers and spoke happily, "M this many boo!". Ranboo chuckled and picked the little back up, going to the living room and sitting on the couch.
"Are you hungry or thirsty love?", they asked as they turned on the television, switching it to a cartoon that they knew he'd like. Tubbo thought for a few moments before he shrugged, "umm not really boo... Maybe I have juice please?" He asked as he looked up at them. "Of course hunny, I'll go get you some juice and while I do that, you go get some toys to play with", they said while standing up, going to the kitchen.
While Ranboo was in the kitchen, Tubbo slid off of the couch and onto the floor. He crawled over to the drawers near the television, taking out some crayons and coloring books before setting them on the coffee table. He shifted to be criss cross and began flipping through the pages. Ranboo eventually returned, holding a pacifier and sippy cup of apple juice. "Oh wow bud, good choice! That seems fun" They praised as they set the sippy cup infront of Tubbo, then they crouched and attached the pacifier clip onto the onesie, letting it hang but making sure it was there in case he needed it.
Tubbo spent the next few hours coloring happily and drinking the juice, the pacifier eventually ending up in his mouth as he sucked on it soothingly and Ranboo stayed on the couch watching over him, occasionally offering small praises or asking questions about the current page he was coloring. Eventually though, it was bedtime for the little which was confirmed as his eyes were slowly dropping and the pacifier almost slipped from his mouth several times.
"Come on sweetheart, let's go to bed", Ranboo cooed softly as they picked him up, the little briefly whining in protest before sucking on the pacifier more, his head heavy on their shoulder. Ranboo carefully carried him up the stairs, careful to not jostle him too much. Once up the stairs, they went towards their shared bedroom. They laid the little done before slipping under the blankets, Tubbo cuddled closer to Ranboo immediately, his hands clutching the fabric of their shirt as he nuzzled into their chest.
"Ni ni boo, love you" Tubbo mumbled softly and quietly under their breath, their words slurred around the pacifier as he almost immediately went to sleep. "I love you too hunny, sleep well" Ranboo cooed, kissing his forehead while rubbing the littles back. Tomorrow there will be more hard work, but tonight allowed softness and care.