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DJ’s heart was beating faster than ever, he rushed to make it to Superfish’s home before he passed out. The teal haired boy was clearly having trouble holding onto consciousness, his body limp from the werewolf’s poison.
It all happened so fast, too fast. The attack was unwarranted, they had just fought those crazy mushrooms. Neither could have expected the werewolf to show up, let alone turn into its full form.
DJ managed to make it in to the house and started looking for the potion Superfish had told him to find prior, “Superfish, where’s the potion?”, DJ asked urgently.
“The painting… it was— close to there.”, Superfish struggled to say. He was getting weaker by the second, DJ needed to hurry.
DJ quickly put Superfish down, rushing to the area the magical painting was once in. His body was limp, the green-blue color quickly spreading throughout his body like a bruise. It was corrupting his arms, easily noticeable from the sleeves of his formal jacket that had rode up.
The sight made DJ sick to his stomach.
It wasn’t hard for DJ to spot the potion, the problem was that he didn’t know which one he was in search for, “Which one is it?”, DJ asked, his worry was palpable.
Superfish looked over to the potions that were once discreetly hidden behind the extravagant painting, there were three. One was a unique shade of green, Superfish instantly recognized as a dangerously powerful healing potion, although it could only treat flesh wounds. He’ll ask DJ to use that on him after, he was too weak to heal himself. The other was a standard shade of purple. Honestly, superfish didn’t remember what it was for. And, finally, the potion that they were looking for— a translucent white liquid with green hues, Superfish wishes he could admire its beauty, but he needed it now.
“The—“, Superfish finds himself struggling to form words, “white— white one.”, He manages to say.
It’s clear Superfish is moments away from a potential permanent coma. DJ is terrified, running on pure adrenaline. He picks up the potion and opens it, making his way to the other boy, “Do you drink it?”, DJ asks, receiving a weak nod from Superfish.
He brings the potion up to the others mouth, letting him drink. Superfish knows he’ll probably need to drink it all, due to his current state from the strong poison surfing through his body. He begins to weakly sip on the potion, drinking as much as he can before the rest of the liquid can’t make it to his mouth. DJ lightly grabs hold of the other’s chin, tilting it up and bringing the potion along, allowing Superfish to drink it all now.
Superfish chugs the rest of the potion, feeling it’s already easier to breathe— a sign the potion has taken effect. He still can’t feel his limbs but it’s clear his body is at least able to function enough to keep him alive independently now, “DJ, I— I need the green one now. On my wounds.”, Superfish says weakly.
“Okay! I’ll uh, I’ll get it. Are you ok now, though?”, DJ asked the other. He makes his way to the other potions, grabbing the odd looking green liquid. He uncaps it and makes his way to Superfish.
Superfish watches DJ, his chest feeling odd. It’s just the potion doing its job, yeah, he tells himself.
DJ seems confused, “I think I’ll be okay. But, I don’t think I’ll be able to handle this for much longer. All the magic took a toll on me… just rub the potion directly onto the wounds.”, Superfish replied.
Wait… DJ would have to take off the boy’s blazer and undershirt in order to properly treat the wounds. Oh. He has to take off Superfish’s clothes.
The black haired boy places down the potion and begins to bring his shaky hands to the others blazer, removing his arms from the sleeves, “Hey… could you try to move forward a bit?”, DJ gently asks.
Superfish’s face begins to show signs of struggle, “I can’t— move.”, he informs. DJ thinks he looks almost shameful, or maybe guilty?
DJ internally sighs, bringing his hands to the boys shoulders and bringing his upper half forward, away from the table leg, to fully remove the blazer. Once finished with the first layer, he loosens and unravels the tie. Last but not least, he unbuttons the undershirt, getting the boys limp arms out of the sleeves and slides off his body trying to not graze the torn flesh. DJ thought he was doing a good job, until he heard a pained whimper from the boy he was desperately trying to be gentle with, “I’m sorry.”, he whispered to the other, “I’m really sorry, I promise I’m trying to be careful.”, He continued.
Once he finished getting the unwanted clothes off, DJ poured out some of the potion onto his palm. Goopy, he thought, lowering his hand to the witch’s wounds. As he began to rub the other’s upper back, he heard the boy let out a whine, “Shh… I know it hurts, I’m sorry. It’ll be over quick.”, DJ said, trying to relieve him, continuing to rub the wounds with the magical ointment.
Once finished, DJ pulled his hand back to reveal the treated flesh. Although they weren’t completely healed, it was obvious they were quickly healing, instantly looking better. DJ capped the potion and put it back into its original spot. Once done, he return to Superfish, “How are you feeling now?” He asked, only receiving a weak hum in response, “I’m sure you’re tired. Come on, let’s go rest.”, DJ told the witch as he began to lift him up in his arms, taking him to the bed.
He placed down the witch and made a quick trip to the bathroom, opening the cabinets in hopes of finding any bandages. To his surprise, DJ actually managed to find some. Retrieving the bandages, he makes his way over to Superfish. DJ sat behind the other and began to apply the bandages, moving the witch’s arms out of the way when needed.
Once DJ finished bandaging the wounds, “Alright, Superfish, I’m done. Try to sleep now.”, the black haired boy whispered loud enough for him to hear. DJ began to reposition Superfish into a comfortable sleeping position, receiving a tired whine in return. He’s really cute when he lets his guard down like this, DJ thought.
DJ got up from the bed to put the bandages away, and maybe in hopes of finding more comfortable clothes to sleep in. He wasn’t going to leave Superfish. He walked to the bathroom and placed the bandages on the sink and returned to the room, making his way to the closet in search of some non-formal clothes. Luckily, DJ managed to find some in the bottom drawer of the closet. Unconsciously, he started to take off his clothes, replacing them with the new set. Forgetting the witch has right there on the bed, he turned around to see eyes on him, watching him change, “Hey! Stop staring, go to sleep.”, DJ said as he finally put his shirt on.
Superfish blushed at being caught in the act, “I can’t sleep.”, He replied.
DJ’s face morphed into a puzzled look, “You said you were tired.”, he stated.
“I, um, I guess I’m just a little scared.”, Superfish looked to the side after hesitantly responding. He seemed embarrassed to admit it.
DJ hummed in response. He walked to the bed, “Don’t worry,” he assured, getting under the covers. Feeling bold, he wrapped his arm around the green haired boy, “everything’s okay now.”, he sweetly whispered.
The hand around Superfish felt more real and comforting than anything had ever felt. Too tired to deny himself any longer, he managed to wrap one weak arm around DJ’s middle.
Seeing Superfish indulge, DJ brought him closer. Placing his other arm under the witch and bringing his hand to his head, carding his fingers through the unnatural but gorgeous jungle green hair.
Superfish nuzzled his head under DJ’s chin, “DJ?” He called, receiving a Yeah? in response, “Thank you… I love you.”, he continued, expressing his feeling in a moment of vulnerability.
What?! DJ was shocked, he knew what he heard.
“I love you too, Superfish. Now, go to sleep. You need the rest.”, DJ replied earnestly. DJ lightly dragged his fingers along the boys scalp and gave him a tiny peach on his head.
Superfish quickly fell asleep soon after, DJ following. Both sleeping peacefully with the comfort of one another.