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Renjun woke up with a splitting headache, a lump in his throat, and the ability to only breathe out of one nostril.
He was expecting it, last night the scratchy feeling in his throat wouldn't go away no matter how much water he drank. And of course it was just his luck that he would get sick on the week all his friends were gone. Jisung was the only other person who was staying in the dorms over Thanksgiving break too.
Renjun grabbed his water bottle, only to find that it was basically empty. He drank what was left and then checked the time. It was just past seven in the morning and Renjun cursed the viruses that were making him lose his beauty sleep. He was about to try to go back to bed when he heard a noise at his door. It was a quiet noise, just some shuffling and a few footsteps, but the dorms were far from soundproof and Renjun had always had a sharp ear.
Renjun slowly got up and looked through the peephole.
“Jisung?” Renjun said after opening the door.
There in front of him was Jisung still in his pajama pants and a hoodie.
“What are you doing up so early?” Renjun asked.
“Uh, I usually wake up pretty early.” Jisung said with a sheepish smile. “I was just wondering if—” Jisung frowned, “Are you ok? You look sick.”
As if on cue, Renjun went into a coughing fit, and if he could, Renjun would have laughed at the bewildered expression on Jisung's face.
“Yeah, I kind of felt it coming on yesterday, but it's worse than I thought it would be.” Renjun winced internally at how nasally he sounded.
“Wait here, I’ll be right back,” Jisung said abruptly and promptly started running down the hall before Renjun could ask any questions.
Jisung was sometimes like that, his mind seemed to run faster than he could explain so he just wouldn't. Other times he would say all of his thoughts out loud and it seemed like he would never stop talking.
Renjun propped the door open for Jisung, and he went back to bed. By now, he had been awake for long enough that he didn't feel sleepy anymore, but he felt tired enough to lay down.
Renjun got comfortable in his blankets and then waited for Jisung to come back. He had wrapped himself up enough that none of his limbs were exposed to the outside but he still felt a chill. Maybe he could get Jisung to cuddle with him for a little bit under the guise of watching something together.
Renjun was starting to doze off when he heard running footsteps coming down the hall. When Renjun looked at the door, he saw a disheveled Jisung carrying two large plastic bags in both hands.
Renjun couldn't help smiling because Jisung kind of looked like a penguin as he walked over to Renjun with the bags, waddling from side to side with each step.
“What's all this?”
“Ok so, I went to the dining hall and got food for you,” Jisung took out a big takeout container and opened it up to show three pancakes, two sausage patties, and an english muffin. “I didn't know what to get so I got everything.” Jisung pulled out another takeout container, this one full of an assortment of fruits and eggs three ways, precariously separated by a bagel. "Oh and this." He said as pulled out one last container of oatmeal along with maybe five packets of utensils.
“Did no one say anything as you were getting enough food for a small family?” Renjun chuckled looking at the spread of food in front of him.
Jisung scratched his head sheepishly. “No one said anything really but I was getting weird looks.”
Renjun smiled fondly, his headache seeming to ease up already.
“Ok well, I appreciate it a lot but I don't know if I'm going to be able to finish all this. I don’t have much of an appetite.”
Jisung seemed to think for a second. “Why don't you eat first and then I’ll have the leftovers?”
“Jisung, I’m sick, you shouldn't be sharing food with people who are sick.” Renjun chuckled softly. “We’ll just split it beforehand and eat together then?”
Jisung nodded eagerly and started to split the food.
“Sorry I got sick, if I was feeling well we could've done something fun together over the break.”
“Don’t say that, you shouldn't ever feel sorry for being sick. It's not like you wanted it to happen.”
Renjun felt his chest tighten at Jisung’s words.
“Anyhow, we don't have to do anything for it to be fun. The thing I like to do the most with you is just talk and hang out.”
Renjun felt his cheeks start to warm, sometimes Jisung would say things that were so earnest Renjun didn't quite know how to respond. Maybe the only thing to do was to show how earnest he was back.
Renjun reached out to touch Jisung’s hand, “I like spending time with you too.”
Jisung quickly averted his gaze and his ears started to turn red.
Renjun laughed and ruffled Jisung’s bangs. “You're so cute, Jisung.”
“I didn't even do anything though,” Jisung mumbled.
Renjun laughed again and couldn't fight the urge and latched onto Jisung in what was meant to be a hug but ended up more like a headlock.
Jisung flailed a bit trying to make sure none of the food spilled but wrapped his arms around Renjun too.
“It's too bad we already finished Haikyuu. This would've been the perfect time to binge.” Renjun remarked while munching on some fruit, hoping to rope Jisung into his cuddling agenda.
“I mean, we can watch something else? There was this movie I’ve been meaning to watch.”
Renjun nodded eagerly and moved the blanket and pillows around so they could get comfortable. Jisung grabbed Renjun’s laptop from his desk and pulled up the movie.
“I Want To Eat Your Pancreas?” Renjun said curiously.
“I heard it's really good so I wanted to watch it with you.”
Renjun felt his face get a little warmer and he was pretty sure it wasn't because of his sickness.
By the end of the movie and after figuring out what the title meant, Jisung was sniffling next to Renjun and there were teardrop stains on the blanket they were sharing. Renjun had also started tearing up but seeing Jisung's tears had oddly made him start to smile.
“Are you ok?” Renjun asked as the credits rolled, trying not to make it too obvious that he was smiling.
Jisung quickly nodded his head but he was still wiping away tears.
Renjun couldn't help it and let out a small giggle, Jisung was just so cute.
“Are you laughing at me?” Jisung pouted which made Renjun laugh even more.
“No, no not at you. You're just really cute.”
“So you like it when I cry?”
“What? Of course not.” Renjun said, but his brain quickly supplied him with the thought that Jisung’s red nose kind of made him look like a cute cherub, but Jisung didn't need to know that. “I don't want you to be sad, dummy.”
Jisung seemed to have stopped crying by now, but his eyelashes and cheeks were still wet.
“I think I know what could make me feel better.” Jisung said as he fiddled with his fingers.
Renjun nodded quickly as Jisung slowly looked at him through his eyelashes.
“Can I kiss you?”
Renjun’s brain short circuited right then and there and all he could do was blink. Renjun had only just figured out his feelings for Jisung recently and had been in the process of trying to find a way to slowly reveal it but Jisung had beaten him to it.
“But. But I’m sick.”
“I don’t mind.”
Renjun was actually going to faint now from how fast his heart was beating.
“Jisung. You can't just say stuff like that.”
Jisung cocked his head and gave a little smile.
Renjun felt his brain go to mush. “You're doing it on purpose at this point. Stop it.”
I can't handle it, Renjun thought.
Jisung laughed. “Ok then how about this,” and he leaned down to drop a kiss on Renjun’s forehead.
The viruses in Renjun’s body were really working overtime or something because Renjun felt his body going into a state of delirium.
“Since when were you such a flirt?” Renjun asked incredulously. He wasn't complaining though.
Jisung mumbled something and rubbed his neck, now shyly playing with Renjun’s fingers. Renjun was getting whiplash from seeing Jisung go from cute to flirty to cute again in the span of a minute. He couldn't make up his mind on which side of Jisung he liked more.
“What did you say?”
“I said,” Jisung looked straight at Renjun now. “It's because I like you.”
Renjun felt a wash of warmth roll over him that started in his chest and reached all the way to the tips of his fingers.
“You do?”
“Yeah, I mean you're super attentive and always helping me think through stuff when I get too in my head. It's really fun to just hang out with you and we don't even have to do anything really. Everytime I see you I get, like, butterflies.”
Renjun was pretty sure he was about five seconds away from combusting.
“Plus you're really pretty,” Jisung said with a teasing smile.
Renjun had officially broken down now and none of his brain cells were working. The only thing he could think to do was bury his face in Jisung’s chest to make sure he wasn't dreaming. That might have made him short circuit even more though because Jisung smelled like fresh laundry and citrus. Jisung laughed and Renjun could feel the vibrations.
“I like you a lot too Jisung,” Renjun said into Jisung’s chest. “I always look forward to seeing you and you always make me smile when I'm with you or when I think about you.”
Renjun finally looked up to Jisung’s face, “I've been meaning to tell you but you beat me to it.”
“I really want to kiss you right now.”
Renjun fell forward straight into the covers and screamed. Jisung was going to be the death of him.
“Renjun?”
Renjun turned to see Jisung’s face lying next to him.
“I can't believe you're the flirt in our relationship.”
Jisung’s eyes widened and his cheeks turned red.
Oh?
“I thought I was just getting a cute boyfriend not a flirty boyfriend.” Renjun said with a sly smile.
Jisung made a small noise and covered his face with his hands. Renjun had another problem now, he was going to combust from how cute Jisung was.
“That's what makes you flustered?” Renjun laughed.
“You'd be flustered too if the prettiest boy called you his boyfriend.”
“I told you to stop flirting!”
They broke into a fit of giggles and even though Renjun’s nose was still stuffed, his heart and body felt warm wrapped up next to Jisung.