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“Ya seem bad doc, anythin on yer mind lately?” Medkit looked behind him as he walked out of the phight zone. They have just finished a phight and medkit was gonna leave. When he turned around, he saw the familiar figure of the Warden of banland itself, Banhammer.
Medkit was tired. More so than usual. It seems like all the work he’d been doing has caught up to him. He didn’t rest enough. It was clear since he usually only slept around 2 hours per day. He couldn’t sleep. Everytime he’d try to sleep, something came. Something to haunt him.
“Uh, doc, ya there?” Banhammer asked again, clearly confused from the lack of response from the deer demon. Medkit shook his head and looked at Banhammer’s blindfolded eyes, ignoring what the warden had just called him.
“I’m fine, thank you for your concern, I’ll be going now.” Medkit said, straightening up his pose. He then proceeded to balance himself, as he started to feel a little headache. Banhammer’s eyebrow lifted. Clearly not buying what Medkit just said.
“Ya don’t seem fine to me, just cut the act doc.” Banhammer said again, his tone of voice bolder now, but still sounded concerned. Medkit couldn’t hear him tho, he was too caught up in his headache that was getting worse by the second.
He really overexerted himself today. He couldn’t help it. As much as he hates getting called as a doctor and all, he couldn’t deny that he was good at it and wanted to help people, especially when in phights he could heal them.
“Medkit..? yer face is red, are ya sure yer okay-?” Before Banhammer could finish his question, Medkit felt his eyes gave up and then, he could only see darkness.
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Banhammer instantly caught Medkit’s body that fell. He held him gently, as if scared to hurt him, like the deer was a delicate item that could break when one wrong move is done. He then proceeded to put one of his hands to Medkit’s frontal and was not surprised when he felt the heat.
So, since there were nobody else around as the others probably left, Banhammer was carrying him to Zuka’s truck, and there, a red demon instantly saw them and ran to him.
“Medkit! What happened?” Sword said, looking very concerned about the teal horned demon in his cousin’s arms.
“think the guy’s just exhausted, no biggie” Banhammer replied.
“Do you want me to help bring him to his apartment?” Sword asked.
“ya sure can kid.”
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Sword left after confirming that Medkit was safe in his new apartment in Crossroads. He left not long after that, leaving the warden and the healer alone in the small apartment.
Banhammer set aside his gear at the entrance, took off his armor and blindfold then carried Medkit to his bedroom. He laid him down on the bed before taking off his clothes, Medkit was sweating afterall. When Banhammer caught a fever like this as a child, his momma would do this and make him use thinner clothes.
So, he rummaged around Medkit’s closet that barely have anything in it, so it was easy to just find a shirt and a pair of shorts. He slowly put the shirt on Medkit, praying that he won’t wake up from how harsh he was going because he’d never done this before. (not like he would wake up after collapsing like that)
After that, he took a towel that he got earlier while looking for the clothes and went to the bathroom to soak it with warm water. After he came back, he gently put it on Medkit’s forehead. And he was done.
Banhammer thought nothing more would need to be done, so he prepared to leave, but a hand tugged his own and he stopped.
He didn’t know why he felt like he was being pulled towards the healer. It’s been like this multiple times. He didn’t know why. He was confused with himself.
…But it wont hurt to accompany him for the night,right?
So, the warden lets himself lay down beside the teal demon, curved up so his whole body can fit,while one hand circled over the smaller demon, hugging him in a way. He slowly let his eyes close, taking this opportunity to also rest, while fighting the urge to kiss the teal demon on his head.
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Medkit didn’t dream. It was rare. Usually, he’d be dreaming of the past, the thing that has been haunting him for years. Yet tonight was calm. He had a good sleep.
Medkit slowly opened his eyelid. He felt the cold air hitting his skin on the left eye, his blind fold was off. He didn’t remember going home. He tried to recall what happened yesterday and his eye widened after he realized what happened.
He looked down to see a hand, basically hugging him, his face got surprised to see who was beside him when he turned his head.
It was Banhammer, peacefully sleeping…snoring…loudly. Very loudly… Annoyingly so… Medkit thought to himself. He felt something on his head, so he reached out to see it, a towel. Moist but not wet. That meant Banhammer put it on him last night.
Medkit’s face started to flush and heat up. He didn’t know why. His heart started to flutter. Something he hadn’t felt for a long time.
Sure, he and Banhammer have gotten closer than before, but, this was a new situation. Something he had never expected.
But Medkit ignored it. He still felt tired. So, he snuggled up to the warden, carefully to not wake him up and adjusted the bigger’s hand so it would be in a position where it’d hug him more. Medkit couldn’t help but just put on a little smile as he drifted off again to bed, not knowing the warden saw the smile, silently watching.
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“so, you’re gonna try and make us breakfast?” Medkit said, doubtful of what he just heard. He had just woken up, sitting on his bed while Banhammer already stood beside the bed, looking as fresh as ever.
“Yah! And yer gonna love it! My momma likes ta make it when I was a kid and sick, it’ll totally be good.” Banhammer said so proudly, especially when he said it was usually made by Windforce for him.
Medkit doubted him. His feeling and instincts were all telling him to not let him do it. His tongue is screaming to not let him taste what he was going to cook. His stomach practically begging to not be fed the warden’s cooking. But he just shooed Banhammer away, letting him cook something for breakfast. He was exhausted anyway, clearly not very healthy but not as sick as yesterday.
Banhammer immediately went to the kitchen and started to make the food while Medkit proceeded to lay down on his bed, contemplating what he had done.
Medkit definitely knew how he feels about Banhammer. He’s not oblivious to all that. He just couldn’t accept it right now. Falling in love with someone as immature as banhammer? He felt like shooting himself in the head.
But he smiled, it’s faint,but he smiled, remembering all the things he’d done with the warden. Right, he’d just let time take control of what happen. Let fate decide what will it do to him and his heart. How-
Medkit’s thought halted as he smelled something wrong. Something burnt. He immediately got up from his bed and hurriedly walked to the kitchen to see Banhammer that just finished cooking.
“Banhammer, what the fuck did you make?” Medkit asked
“Bacon and eggs, simple, yet good!” he said happily, his four eyes looked at Medkit. He was sweating, clearly knowing that he just did something wrong.
Medkit went closer and was now beside the warden. What he saw made his eye widen and face dropped.
The egg was still raw. The egg whites are still running. The yolk? Not even cooked. The bacon on the other hand…Is it even worthy of being called a bacon anymore? It’s black. Charred black like coal.
Medkit stared at the dish in disbelief. Then he proceeded to look at Banhammer which was glancing at something else, his 4 eyes clearly avoiding eye contact.
Medkit sighed and went to open the fridge. He pulled out a gallon of milk and some a cereal box from one of the cupboards.
“I say we eat this for breakfast.” Medkit said, which Banhammer nodded fastly.
“Yer right, let’s go!” Banhammer said cheerfully, wanting the eggs and bacon thing to be fast forgotten by them both.
They both pulled out a bowl and spoon and proceeded to pour themselves some of the cereal and milk. They sat beside each other and continued to eat. In the middle of eating, Medkit suddenly rested his head towards banhammer,which he himself didn’t expect, but Banhammer stayed still, letting him do his thing.
Both of them were blushing, their hearts beating fast. But for now, they’ll enjoy breakfast together…spending the rest of their day cooped up in the healer’s apartment.