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you were laying in bed on a saturday morning. except it wasnt actually morning but 3pm.
you woke up to what sounded like your mother shouting at you from downstairs. when she didnt get a response she almost barged into your room "y/n what are you doing still asleep? didnt we tell you to clean the kitchen?" she sounded mad.
you just groaned into your pillow trying to soothe the headache that was starting to get worse by the second. "will clean as soon as i feel better" you mumbled.
"what did you say?" deciding she had enough when you didnt move she went over to your bedside and pulled the blanket off of you. "get up you dont have all day to-" that's when she realized that you looked like you were freezing even though you were wearing your warmest pyjamas.
"oh." she said for real, mom? 'oh'??
"oh sweetie, are you sick? should we go to the doctors?" you just shook your head trying to reclaim your blanket from her hands. "ok, well but otosan and i will be out for the whole day. should we stay here?" she asked a bit softer than before. you just shook your head again.
planting a kiss against your temple and stroking over your hair she just stayed there for 2 minutes. "okaasan i can take care of myself. i'm no longer 6" you responded annoyedly.
"ok then sweetie, but make sure you eat something. i know that it gets hard but try to eat a little ok? it will make you feel better" she whispered now.
you stomach churned at the thought of food. you didnt feel like eating. not even a little bit. even though you knew that you had to eat something you doubted that it would make you feel better.
when you went to respond your mom you were cut off by the door bell. as you were wondering who it could be your mom went to open the door.
after a bit of silence the sound of the opening door and a bit of chatter could be heard but you decided it wasnt that important for you to meet the random person at your door. as you got comfortable in your bed again you heard the voice of your boyfriend.
"thank you l/n-san" he said to her before you heard a knock on your door. "y/n? may i come in?" when he heard the muffled groan from the other side of the door he opened the door with a chuckle.
"hey" he said in a soft voice as he sat down on the side of your bed "feeling better?" he asked you. when you looked at him confused he smiled "you texted me yesterday that you have the worst headache of your life. so i combined 1 and 2 when you werent answering your phone and went over to check on you. i even brought some soup for you." he said
"you are an angle" you said and cuddled even deeper into the blankets around you. you heard him chuckle again.
"want me to heat up the soup for you? or did you eat something already?" he knew about you difficulties with eating. he was the only one except for your mom and dad. he tried to make eating as appealing as possible sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt.
"i dont want to" you said a bit ashamed. "dont feel like eating"
even if you didnt see it you could feel the concern in his eyes "but soup is as if you're just drinking some water and i can eat with you if you want me to?" he asked trying to sound comforting. he knew that eating in company has always been easier for you.
you considered a bit. you really didnt feel like eating bit soup couldnt hurt, could it? "ok but only if you eat something too" you said fiddeling with your hands.
"of course, let me get that soup and bring it up to your room ok?" he asked but as he was about to stand up you grabbed his hand.
"i want to get up, too" you said and sat up. your head spun for a second but sugawara helped you with steadying yourself. wrapping a blanket around your shoulders you trudged downstairs together. after 5 minutes you are sitting in the kitchen. your soup infront of you as you stared at it as if it was your enemy.
your mom and dad walked through the kitchen all ready to go on their date "sweetie, otosan and i probably wont be home untill tomorrow morning, are you sure you can manage?" she asked sugawara more than she asked you.
"i'm sure we can manage, l/n-san" he said with his signature smile as he looked at you. "dont worry about it, i already called my parents to tell then i will stay over to take care of her" he said as he pointed at you.
when your father heard that he will be staying over his mouth turned into a thin line "no funny buisness you two." he said with a stern look.
"otosan!" you exclaimed a bit too loudly making yourself caugh in the progress. when your caughing died down you could see your moms concerned look "sweetie are you sure-"
"oh my god, okaasan. i wont die without you watching over me." you croaked out. but since they knew about your crippling mental health they didnt take it that lightly.
"too soon?" you asked and they nodded at the same time. "ok, sorry. koushi will take care of me" whilst you pulled the blanket closer around your shoulders adjusting in your seat.
"ok then. bye sweetie, bye koushi!"
"bye, 'till tomorrow." after you bid them farewell you went back to staring at your soup. come on brain dont let me overthink this just eat goddammit
sugawara seemed to sense your hesitation and gave you a little smile "no need to rush, take all the time you need." he said whilst sitting down next to you and rubbing your back in comfort.
"i know, just kinda seems impossible to eat right now." you said glancing down at the soup again.
"if it's too much you can always stop, y'know?" he said as he continued the circling motion on your back.
"no, i can do this. i need to eat something so i can take my medicine." you said as you took the spoon and began to eat the soup. it tasted good, like really good.
"that's my girl" koushi said and began eating his own food so that you wouldnt feel like you were being watched.
after half an hour you pushed the bowl infront of you to the side. there wasnt much left of the soup but you just couldnt eat any more.
"good job, y/n. i'm proud of you. now let me get the medicine so you can rest a bit more." he told you in a soft tone.
after you took your medicine both of you laid down in your bed and cuddled. even though you protested that he would get sick if he got too near he still insisted on cuddling. "no way am i missing out on cuddling." was his argument.
when you finally fell asleep you slept untill the next morning. because when you woke up again the sun was out again and you could feel the morning air of the cold winter. what you couldnt feel was the comfort and warmth of your boyfriend.
he must have left when i was asleep. you thought to yourself. a bit more sleep wont hurt. that was the last thought before you fell asleep again.
when you woke up this time you felt the arms of your boyfriend around your body. "hey" you croaked out when you saw that he was awake "i thought you left already?" his eyes lit up with confusion but they cleared out again.
"oh, i just talked to my mom about not being able to make it untill dinner. i told her i would call her when your parents got home again." he said and held you closer to him. "are you feeling better?" he asked kissing your forehead.
"way better. the soup really helped me. thank you, kou." you said as you cuddled into his chest. "i love you" you said sleepily. it's not like you hadnt told him before but you could still feel his heart beat quicken.
"i love you too" he said before you fell asleep again.