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It had started off as feeling a bit off , then came the coughing , the stuffy nose and the inability to have the motivation to get up .
Why . How . When .
Damon laid on his bed , on his side while facing the wall . With nothing else to do , he , unfortunately , started to doom-scroll .
His eyes drifted towards the door upon hearing two knocks .
“ Who is it ? “ , Damon placed his phone down , voice a bit hoarse which was why he ended up cringing at his own voice .
[🦋] “ Hey Damon ! It’s , uh , Kai ! Aha—you , uh , probably already know because of my voice … Um , Wolfgang wanted me to check up on you because you didn’t arrive for breakfast ! “
Of course . Out of all people …
“ Okay , you checked up on me . Can you leave ? “ Damon closed his eyes , sighing . He could practically see Kai’s pout in his head from the amount of times Kai had pouted around him .
[🦋] “ No , dude ! You sound miserable , I can tell from here . Let me come in ! “
Before Damon could even think of a protest , Kai barged in with what seemed to be a cup of tea . The debater could only assume someone like Diana or something made it for him in the assumption he wasn’t feeling well — which they were right , whoever they were .
“ You really are sick , huh … Who knew the Ultimate Debater could be taken down by being sick ? “
Damon raised his head and attempted to glare . If he was able to wipe that smirk off this influencer’s face , he would ! Unfortunate for him though , he couldn’t …
“ Shut up . Just place it on the counter and go . ” Damon laid his head back on his pillow , curling up ever so slightly while closing his eyes . Kai’s smirk went away as he walked closer , replaced with a look of concern . He placed the cup on the counter , hesitating before sitting by Damon from where he laid .
“ You sure you don’t need anything else ? No medicine or snacks or , “ Kai hesitated , he felt like this wasn’t something he should say . “ Someone to hang out with ? “
Damon opened an eye . Someone to hang out with ? What was he ? 5 ? He could handle himself . He didn’t need anyone , much less an influencer below him to coddle him .
“ I don’t need you to coddle me . I’m not a child . “ Damon closed his eyes again , not even hiding the irritation on his face . Kai remained silent , unsure of what to say next .
“ Okay . “ Kai looked away , standing up . As he walked to the door , he turned to face Damon , giving a weak grin . “ Look , um … If you need anything , I’ll be a yell away ! Just yell for me . ” Kai gave finger guns , his attempt at lighting up the mood going weak as he lowered his fingers because the only thing he got in return was a deadpanned , unamused expression from the debater once he opened his eyes for the … I lost count .
“ Err , uh , yeah , I’ll just … Leave . “ Kai muttered , scooting out the door . Damon could practically feel Kai’s embarrassment from here , even as he closed the door .
Rolling his eyes , he turned to face the other direction , forgetting the tea ever existed on the counter . He closed his eyes again ( for the fourth time ) and decided to try and get some rest .