š” - to take care of my sick muse on valentineās day - kurtbastian
Sebastian had been avoiding Valentineās Day like it was the plague. It wasnāt just that he wasnāt romantic, nor was it just because he announced how he thought the day was stupid, simply because he was single, though he tended to leave that last part out, but it was mostly because he had spent all day watching both Mike and Puck be showered with Valentineās Day gift, and had to spend all day overhearing all of their plans. It was stupid, but a part of him had actually thought that Mike might have asked him to do something, even just to hang out, since Sebastian still wasnāt quite sure if Mike was gay, or just being really nice, but it still kind of hurt him to see. And with Puck? Well he just hated when the other felt special or cared for, because he didnāt feel like he deserved it. Was Sebastian not more deserving than Puck, after everything heād done?But, try as he may to ignore Valentineās day, it was impossible while at school. Heād never really cared about people showing too much PDA⦠except for now.Ā
Sebastian liked school, therefore it was a strange feeling when he was so utterly glad to get the hell out of there. His plans of avoiding anymore Valentineās day shitĀ came to a staggering holt when he got a call from his father to head to the mall and pick up some items that had come in that he desperately needed. Sebastian wasnāt really in a position to tell his father no since he had borrowed his car after all, but that didnāt stop Burt from talking about a special evening he had planned for his date. Sebastian tried to sound positive, giving his father some encouragement, but GODĀ did he want to tell him to shut up and that Valentineās day was stupid!
Stomaching the ridiculous amounts of pink, red, and white splattered across the mall, Sebastian was in and out as fast as he could, though he had definitely met his quota of eye rolls and refraining from making gagging noises for the day.
The relief he felt once he had turned into his street was immediate! Finally he could get away from it all! He could spend the night watching TV or reading, ordering take out and just be finally free of the constantly reminder that Today was valentineās day, and if you werenāt with someone, then you were pathetic !Ā
Pulling up in the drive way, Sebastian was surprised to see that Kurtās car was still here. He wasnāt even in the garage properly, but mostly parked sideways in the actual drive way. Instead of parking him in, knowing full well that heād just have to move it later, Sebastian parked out on the street. He had figured that Kurtās parking job was probably because he was running late, and had parked like a crazy person, ran inside to start getting ready for whatever big night that he and Blaine had arranged before running out. He had hoped to avoid Kurt as well, since Blaine had been sending him all sorts of little Valentineās day gifts all day, not to mention the amount of times the doorbell rang first thing in the morning when roses and other flowers had arrived.Ā
āGod, I hope he didnāt put all of them in the roomā Sebastian groaned to himself as he thought about it, though, tried to remind himself that he would have the house to himself tonight, a rare occurrence!
There were things that you just had to accept when you lived in close quarters with other people. The walls werenāt overly thick either, so focus a little too hard and you could hear exactly what was going on inside each room.
That included the bathroom.
It was something that Sebastian just tuned out, these days he didnāt even hear it, or notice it, however he could remember a time when the toilet flushing would seem so loud to him, sometimes waking him up when he had first moved into the house with Kurt and Burt, but now it was just white noise.
However, as he walked upstairs, the sound that he was greeted with, was retching, which made him stop and cringe. Sebastian was sometimes (ALWAYS) sympathetic vomiter. He didnāt do well with the smell alone, but the soundā¦
āKurt?ā Sebastian called out from outside of their bedroom door, opening it and walking slowly.
āDonāt come iā-ā Kurtās words were cut off by the sound of vomiting again, which made Sebastianās stomach turn. He attempted to compose himself as he moved his way toward their shared ensuite, pushing the door open slightly, though his hand was lingering relatively close to his face just in case.Ā
Sebastian couldnāt even come up with a witty comment about how Kurt had his ass up on display because of how the other had his entire head inside of the towel bowl.
The smell was overwhelming, but his own concern for his brother was stronger than the smell.
Sebastian moved in, trying to keep his stomach under control as he listened to the sound of vomiting and just general gagging noises that continued to make his stomach do summersaults before reaching out to rub Kurtās back. Every so often Sebastianās body would jerk forward, as though he was going to vomit himself, thankfully though, heād managed to keep it down.Ā
āWhat happened?ā Sebastian asked, concerned, rubbing small circles into Kurtās back āDo you need to go to the emergency or something?ā
Kurtās only response was to vomit more, and more, Ā each time reaching up to flush the toilet. Ā Sebastian actually began to worry that he was making it worse by rubbing Kurtās back.
Kurt looked pale, which was saying something since Kurt always looked pale. He looked more grey, than pale. Sebastianās main worry was that he had no idea what he was doing. What could he do? He felt helpless in the situation, and honestly, most of his will power was going towards not hurling his guts on top of Kurtās head.
It took awhile before Kurtās vomiting seemed to stopĀ throwing up the contents of everything heād eaten from the past weekĀ by the look of it, and considering Kurt was a pretty slim guy, and Sebastian found himself kind of wondered where all of it was coming from, Ā before he could persuade Kurt to have a glass of water. He wasnāt overly good with looking after people, but his mother did drink quite a bit that Sebastian remembered as a kid bringing her glasses of water. He didnāt think Kurt was drunk, but vomiting was vomiting, regardless of what it was from.
Kurt, however, was rambling, and mumbling like a crazy person, kept saying āI have to goā , though could barely seem to pick himself off of the floor.
āI donāt think youāre going anywhere tonightā Sebastian said softly as he handed Kurt another cup of water, watching as his brother rested his head on his arm, his face looking directly into the toilet. He decided not to mention how absolutely gross that was and just be thankful that heād stopped.
āIām ok now, I think itās out of my systemā Kurtās voice was rough and dry sounding, though Sebastian wasnāt buying it for a moment. Kurt moved his legs a bit, almost as though he were trying to push himself up.
āKurtā¦ā Sebastian said softly, shaking his head before he put his hand down to help his brother up āMaybe you should lie down for a bit. Iāll go get you a bucket in case, and Iāll go fill up a water bottle for you. Come on, up you getā Sebastian made a soft grunting noise as he had to pick up the majority of Kurtās weight, not realizing how heavy Kurt actually was, before he walked slowly with him, helping him to his bed āTry not to throw up before I get backā
āDonāt say throw upā Kurt sighed, his body curling into a small ball as he groaned.
Sebastian, true to his word, was relatively fast as he found a bucket that Burt had a few old tools in, Iām sure he wouldnāt mind, and found an old sports water bottle, and filled it up with the filtered water they kept, grabbing a few aspirin as well before rushing back upstairs, thankfully arriving just as Kurt put his hand over his mouth, practically shoving the bucket directly under his face. A second later and Sebastian would be stripping the sheets as well.
āI got spew on my shirtā Kurt groaned, and the words alone made Sebastian gag a little āWhat time is it?ā
Sebastian had already started moving into Kurtās draws, pulling out of the shirts he usually wore to bed, not really bothering to ask Kurt what heād like or what he should do, before he glanced over at the alarm clock āItās 6ā
Kurt made a movement like he was about to get off the bed, but, didnāt quite make it as he fell back down āIām supposed to meet Blaine at 6ā
Maybe it was because of all the commotion when Sebastian had arrived home, or maybe it was just because he didnāt really care, but heād already forgotten today was Valentineās day, and already forgotten that Kurt and Blaine probably had plans. For a moment, he felt sympathetic, but it was just a passing feeling before his attention turned to getting a clean shirt for Kurt, and heading back toward the bed.
As much as he wanted to say āwho caresā, he could see the worry in Kurtās eyes, and the slight sadness/upset looks he was getting. Sebastian might not have a relationship and therefore be alone on the day of the year where everyone confesses their love, but that didnāt mean that Kurt should suffer if he wanted to participate in such a day with his boyfriend!
āWhereās your phone, Iāll call himā Sebastian barely finished the word before Kurt was handing Sebastian his phone, as well as taking the shirt out of his hands and quickly getting changed, throwing his soiled shirt across the room which was extremely out of character for Kurt.
Sebastian did calledā¦It was just that Blaine didnāt answer.
He hung up instead of leaving a message, and called again. Sebastian repeated this about four or five times before he eventually decided to leave a message.
āHey Blaine, itās Sebastian. Kurtās really sick at the moment, literal spew every where, itās really gross, anyway, so um, give me a call back or something⦠Iāll have the phone here. Byeā
Sebastian gave Kurt a small shrug as he turned to face him āHeās not answeringā
Kurt sighed, shaking his head āWe made a deal this year, that we were not allowed to call each other before the date. It was going to be like a first date again. Heās going to think I ignored him on Valentineās Day. Heās going to break up with me and I really love him, Sebastian, heās sooooo good, and Iām just not going to be there and then heāll leave and cryā
Sebastian raised his eyebrow at his brother before leaning forward, pressing his hand to Kurtās head. He wasnāt overly sure what people looked for when they did that, but considering Kurtās head was literally on fire, though it was freezing in the room, so much so that Sebastian still had his jacket on, was saying something.
āJesus, Kurt, youāre on fire. I think you have a fever. What the hell happened?ā
Kurt shrugged, slouching back on the bed, instantly scrambling under the covers āI went to the mall after school to pick up a few things for tonight, I found this cute pocket square that had love hearts on it, I should show youā¦ā Kurt tried to sit up, and Sebastian reached out to push him back down, shaking his head, Kurt not fighting back as he seemed confused before laying back down with no fight at all āWhat was I saying?ā
Sebastian tried hard not to laugh āYou went to the mallā¦ā
Kurt made a small āahā noise āYeah! And the only thing I ate was a few of samples from this new pretzel shop. They had this one pretzel that actually had a sausage in the middleā
As Sebastian listened to Kurt, he decided to sit down in the bed next to him, after heād emptied the bucket, and thrown up a little in his own mouth, before making sure to pull the blankets around Kurt, bundling him up, especially when the other started to shiver.
āSounds like that sausage might have been a little offā Sebastian chuckled, giving Kurt a small āsorryā when the other practically death stared him. It had been hard enough not making a ton of sausage innuendo jokes!
āBlaine is going to be so mad at meā Kurt sighed, and as Sebastian glanced over, he realized his brother was starting to doze off a little, not enough that he was asleep, but enough that he was talking with his eyelids half closed.
āHeāll be fine. Youāre sick, I think if heās irritated that youāre sick then heās a dick of a boyfriendā
āBut he⦠*yawn*⦠and we were going to this restaurant that he organized and *subtle gagging noise as though he was going to throw up again*Ā now itās like I donāt care and I care but heās gonna think I donāt careā¦ā
Sebastian was trying extremely hard not to laugh at Kurt, especially from the day his words started to slur a little.
āAhuh⦠just make sure you keep drinking your waterā
āDonāt want to drink the waterā Kurt grumbled back, sounding more like a bratty child that his brother, sighing as though the water bottle was a dumbbell as he lazily lifted it to his mouth and tipped it without really lifting his arm, more just, readjusting his head on the pillows āCan you stay here?ā
Sebastian switched on the TV, Ā turning the volume down so it was barely a whisper as he loaded up the documentary heād been watching on minimalism, because Kurt had fallen asleep almost instantly last night when heād started watching it āSure, I got no where else to be, can you try and swallow those aspirin?ā
By the time the documentary had finished, Kurt was pressed up against Sebastian, drooling on his arm as his mouth hung open slightly, and even though the body heat was unpleasant for Sebastian, Kurt seemed comfortable, and wasnāt vomiting anymore, so Sebastian wasnāt complaining.
Sebastian wasnāt sure how long had passed before he heard the chirping noise coming from Kurtās phone, as he reached over to get it, noticing Blaineās name flashing up on the screen. He hadnāt even noticed that there were messages from earlier, though to be fair, Blaine had thought he heard it, but assumed it was just the tv. However, as he glanced down at Kurtās phone, after he unlocked it (Not mentioning to Kurt that heād figured out his passcode a while ago) there were a ton of messages from Blaine. Ā A lot of āWhere are you?ā and āWeāre going to lose our reservations!ā then to āOk weāve lost our reservationsā then go a rant on how heād put so much effort into the evening and why was Kurt still punishing him for something heād done - Sebastian didnāt understand most of it, but Blaine seemed to think Kurt was angry at him, and in turn he looked as though he was getting defensive about it. As Sebastian held the phone though, the chirping continued however, now the messages had changed to a stream of āOh my god, I just realized you tried to callā and āI just listened to my voicemail, Iām coming over nowā.
Sebastian looked down at the phone, scrolling through the messages, giving a small frown as he looked down at the phone. It wasnāt that he was jealous of his brotherās relationship, it was just that he wished he had someone that would message him the way that Blaine messaged Kurt. Well, except for the rather rude messages heād started sending when he clearly thought Kurt had stood him up. Sebastian swallowed as he looked over at Kurt, making sure his brother was still asleep, before he started deleting specific messages from Blaine. Now when Kurt would look at his phone, it wasnāt about how Kurt had stood him up, or how he should have called if he was running late, or about how heād had to book the restaurant months in advance and they were going to lose their reservation, it was just about Blaineās concern. He also deleted the thousands of apology messages, about what heād said earlier.
To Blaine:Door should still be open. Heās upstairs.
It was easy to tell when Blaine arrived, especially from how loudly he slammed his door. It gave Sebastian plenty of time to slide himself out of Kurtās bed, picking up his soiled shirt and throwing it in the hamper before glancing toward the door as he heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
Sebastian put his finger to his lips in a small shhh action before pointing to Kurtās bed, Blaine instantly rushing over to the bed, kicking his shoes off and instantly sitting down, his hand reaching out to softly stroke Kurtās forehead.
āHmmm⦠Sebastian?ā Kurt mumbled before he opened his eyes glancing up at Blaine āOh, Blaine, Hey, you cameā
āIām sorry baby, I didnāt get Sebastianās message earlier, but I got here as soon as I could. Iām here now. Do you need anything?ā Blaine wrapped his arm around the back of Kurt, bringing the other together in a snuggled position. Blaine had one hand on the back of Kurtās head, softly stroking him, the other wrapped around him firmly āI love you so much, Happy Valentineās day babyā
Sebastian tried to hold back his frown as he watched Blaine pressing small kisses to Kurtās forehead, keeping himself compose and trying his hardest to seem as though he was completely unfazed by everything going on, he pointed toward the door when Blaine did eventually look up, mining the words āIām gonna goā.
Blaine gave him a quick smile and nod, almost just to let Sebastian knew he acknowledged what he said, before instantly turning his attention back toward Kurt.
Sebastian closed the bedroom door slowly, however once it was closed, he felt the way his face dropped. He tried to ignore it, pushing through as he walked down the stairs, and into the living room, but the moment he sat down, alone, on the sofa, he was hit with an overwhelming feeling of sadness, because he was alone. He hated himself more for being sad that he was alone on Valentineās day, than he was at the fact he was alone on Valentineās day. He tried to tell himself that he didnāt care. It was just a stupid day!
He cared, and he hated it.
Sebastian reached into his pocket, and pulled out his cell phone, unlocking and locking it a few times because he continued to change his mind. He wasnāt going to be one of those people who just sat on tinder or grindr looking for a date just because it was Valentineās day, though the thought did cross his mind.
He opened up his text messages, scrolling through them, not that anyone new had messaged, before he threw caution to the wind and opened up a new message.
To Mike:āØāØHappy Valentineās Day. I hope youāre having a fun night.
He hit send as fast as he could, knowing heād change his mind almost instantly before throwing his phone on the opposite end of the sofa so he couldnāt regret or change what heād done.
When his phone chirped back however, Sebastian jumped across the sofa to get it.
From Mike:āØāØHappy Valentineās Day, Sebastian. Ā It would have been a fun night if the guy I liked actually asked me out, unless that was you asking me out?Ā