I aspire to be the angry squeaking frog

I’m Very Very Normal about V/ox caretaking (for completely unbiased reasons ofc, whoever would be in brainrot for that bastard since s2e4) because like. For some reason it’s partially due to like. He tends to want to take a more managerial role in general ig? Like in s1e2 we see a lot of him going around the tower to address problems the other two are experiencing and calm V/al down before he does anything too rash. In general we kinda see him making a lot of plans for the company/trio and pitching next moves (s2e1 ig LMAO) etc. And he’s always trying to persuade people into things (s1e2 hey V/al what if we Don’t rush over to the princess’s residence guns blazing, s2e1 hey besties what if we took over heaven, s2e5 gathering other overlords and rallying the crowd, etc.).

And in my mind those things combine into “heyyy how kinda fitting would it be to have him going around keeping tabs on 1-2 other V/ees bc they’re sick (local freak who monitors fucking Everything anyways), trying to make sure they don’t do anything stupid like make themselves sicker or infect their whole staff or embarrass themselves too much, trying to convince them to rest/eat/take meds, making sure they’re on a good path for getting better and are kept happy enough, etc.”

Also smth smth drawing tutorial video, when V/al says he won’t eat V/ox is IMMEDIATELY like “V/al, come on, you have to. You didn’t have breakfast” and is concerned, and ever since that video dropped I am taking this as confirmation that if one of the other V/ees were sick and didn’t have much appetite/wanted to just sleep the whole time rather than eating, he would be worried and try to get them to eat. 🥰

In general that video also really gave me the vibe of like when things are chill and domestic (and not immensely horny), stat/ic/moth’s dynamic is fr just like easily distractible, clingy babygirl who will pick a fight over anything bf and “you’re an idiot but you’re MY idiot 😒💞” bf who’s a lot more locked in but still a dork. And I think that translates extremely well over into V/al being whiny and clingy and dramatic when sick and V/ox having to take care of him and give him a lot of attention and being kinda “🙄 ugh you’re being so dramatic it’s just a cold it’s not gonna kill you” about it even though he IS kind of worried about him and wants to keep an eye on him

Ofc the reverse is also really cute because, despite the commitment issues, they love each other 🥺 and there’s something really sweet about the image of V/al being a better caretaker than one might expect

There’s something about the major difference in height that makes V/al taking care of V/el or vice versa extra cute to me 🥺 just like,,, tiny bestie being carried or cuddled by tall-as-all-fuck bestie, or tiny bestie trying to manage as-whiny-as-he-is-tall bestie :3

Val:

Val wrapping his wings around himself, one of the other Vees, or both of the others for like 🥺🥺🥺 warmth and affection when sick

Alsooo, local moth demon’s fluffy wings could tickle a bit, shame if that were to make anyone snz ofc,,, maybe especially a shame if that were to happen while cuddling to his partner who’s sorta kinda covered in vents and even gills if we like the gills take. God fucking forbid Val’s wings ever shed or molt or anyth,,,

Val is SO annoyed if his nose or throat is ever sensitive enough to disagree with his smoke

Pushing his glasses up to rub at his eyes :3

This is kinda silly, but when Val holds thermometers he tends to hold them kind of like a cigarette lol? Especially when taking one out of his mouth. Maybe one time he’s a little loopy from fever and kind of just muscle memory treats the thermometer like a cigarette for a few seconds, just like holding it in his hand longer than need be and even putting it back in his mouth—which is completely unnecessary bc they already finished taking his temp—and then realizes what he’s actually holding

During shoots, he tries (and usually fails) to keep sneezing and coughing quiet enough to avoid disrupting takes. Refuses to consider it His Fault

Local moth could be a bit photic, maybe especially if he’s already extra sensitive for another reason. Shame he’s constantly around studio lights, flash photography, and his TV bf

Always draping himself over something when sick, whether it’s a chair, sofa, table, bed, his bestie who’s a fraction of his height, or his partner

Of their unholy trinity, he’s the most willing to stop working/cancel work when sick. He can still be stubborn sometimes, but he also loves lounging around getting attention and pampering from the others. Vox is busy? Not anymore, Val demands his princess treatment or he will start causing problems

Velvette:

Her brewing up some form of cold remedy in her cauldron for herself or one of the other(s)

The scent or steam/smoke of something she’s brewing in her cauldron bothers her nose or sets off one of the other Vees

If one of the others is too cold when they’re out and about—usually Val, wearing Not Much—she’ll just magically change their outfit into something warmer or at LEAST add some warmer layers or a cute scarf to it. However, if she’s feeling a certain look and she’s cold in it, she Will commit to it until she gets bored of it and changes it on a whim

If she’s really not feeling well, like perhaps running a bad fever, her smaller stature compared to the other two lanky fuckers is… kind of actually really nice when cuddling, though she won’t admit it. Something very comforting about getting to just curl up in the embrace of someone(s) she feels close to and just be totally enveloped by gentle affection and warmth. 🥰 Like awwwh the image of her really out of it from fever and muffling coughs into the chest/wing/coat of Val or Vox as she dozes off into an uneasy slumber in his arms on the couch while the other watches with a worried pout and they quietly discuss the state she’s in and concerns while trying not to wake her

The other Vees have learned not to say “you look like shit” or anything similar bc her looks are so important to her and her career, so she tends to respond Very Hostilely to that sort of comment and feel even more insecure and frustrated with whatever’s causing her not to look her best (illness, allergies, emotions, etc.)

Can and will just magically levitate another Vee to drag them away to rest when they’re being stubborn or if they’re actually in too bad a shape to walk easily

🥰🥰🥰 Velvette trying to get through a livestream while hiding illness/allergies. It’s live and to a big audience, so,,, better keep it together well

Vox:

Things like dandelion or cottonwood fluff getting stuck in Vox’s vents and whether or not we’re going w any allergy hcs for him it Does Not Mix Well

Guys I. I feel like we should probably do SOMETHING about Vox’s s2 finale demon form being modeled after a bacteriophage. Like that CANONICALLY the person who designed it said that they went for a virus as a union of biology and technology for him bc both have viruses (and computer virus kinda tracks for some of his abilities). I actually don’t even really know What we should do with that but like. That’s a little wild. Ig could hc he’s just like Extra contagious when sick?? Or like. If sick with a tech virus, can get others sick with it as if it were a biological virus like a normal cold? Idek man just surely there’s Smth to be done with this

À la s1e2, if one of the other two is sick (or an allergic mess) and refusing to take the day off or at least take a break, the other Vee who’s in good health will often just send Vox to go deal with them, especially if it’s Val. He does a lot of more managerial things in the company and kinda in the trio even (guy who LOVES deciding what people should do and trying to convince them to do it) and hey local guy who’s constantly persuasion checking people, go persuasion check that stubborn bitch into resting pls thx. Plus, sometimes he’s stupid enough to simply put too much faith in the more technological structure of his body and/or his god complex to assume he can tooootally go deal with a sick Vee without catching what they have, he’ll be fiiiiiiine like he’s obviously stronger than—ah, fuck, he most definitely caught it.

He would rather die a second time than admit it, but when he runs a fever oooh boy does that poorly-veiled insecurity and need for approval that’s always waxing and waning under the surface just start roiling like a tempestuous sea. ‘Cause 1) the fever makes him a little more emotionally vulnerable and unsteady and 2) he hates feeling vulnerable and weak. Alastor made that pre-existing problem MUCH worse than it already was (that one comic/meme format of the “never again” squishy blob with walls up fr).

Continuing the above, sometimes, he ends up fishing for approval from the other two Vees. And he is not as subtle with it as he thinks, nor does he realize how much he’s clearly seeking reassurance and confirmation of relationships. Like he might flirt with Val a little more bc Val only wants him for sex and the like, right? (Wrong.) So, if he’s gross and pathetic right now and Undesirable then… would Val not… want him anymore? Or at least not want him right now? Val having the kink or smth adjacent/overlapping enough to be into him being sick might actually reduce some of that buried anxiety because He Wants Him Right Now

He feels the need to restate how useful he is and how he’ll be fine he’s fine now actually he can be useful now and thus worth keeping around. And the usual ups-and-downs and mutual annoyances between Vees hit him a lot harder in too feverish a state and he’s BAD AT HIDING IT BUT TRIES TO and he’s so frustrated with himself FOR being upset but fuck he just needs to feel like his friends/found family/loved ones are Not Going To Change Their Mind On Him Like Al Did Or Leave Him. And he needs people to Like Him and think he’s Capable/Strong and ooough if he’s feeling Weak and Not Useful then oooh no

Gills getting kind of sore when he’s sick, especially if he has a bad cough. Fever only exacerbates the soreness/makes them more sensitive

Val sometimes intentionally or unintentionally exhaling smoke from one of his cigarettes directly into Vox’s vents or gills, and it immediately making him cough and/or snz

SHOK.WAV worries about him if he sees him sick 🥺 just like nuzzling up to the glass looking so sad. Sometimes Vox will sit next to/back against the glass if he’s really not doing well—comforting to be near his bwabey. SHOK is extra extra soggy about seeing him unwell post-s2 finale bc :( father was Very Very Injured And Almost Dead And Sad Oh No

Ilya grabbed a fold from the puddle of bedsheet at his side, bringing it to his nose. He took a deep inhale through his mouth in preparation, chest swelling, and blew, shoulders hunching and abs tensing with effort. He winced slightly at the volume and honking sound of it. The vibration of blowing had spread throughout his sinuses, generating a familiar buzzing tingle that meant he was going to sneeze soon. His face began to crumple; brows knitting together, eyes fluttering shut, nostrils flaring wide, lips parting.

"hhh... ahhh..." he hitched, willing his shitty sinuses to get on with it already. "hh'ahh? ...ahhHH!"

 “–AHHZZSCHHhhooo!"

Fucking finally. And, of course, he never stopped at just one.

"hhh-RISSHHHhhue! hy'EISSSSHhhiew!" 

llya crunched forward with each uncovered sneeze, the force of them lifting his head and shoulders from the pillow and spraying all over himself. His lips started to shape a fervent “Blyad” but he interrupted himself with another sneeze. “hhh’IDGTXCHhhuh!” He cringed internally, feeling a thick splatter hit his thighs, even as he started building up to another. “hhh… hih-ihh, ihhh, ihhHH–” It seemed to toy with him as he tilted his head back, keeping him on the brink for what felt like an eternity before an even wetter and messier “hhhDDZZ’JSSSSHH’Hhue!” sprayed out of him. The snot cascaded from his nose, running down his philtrum and chin, and he grimaced. 

He took a dry spot of sheet and wiped his face, but the touch of the sheet was too much for the state his nose was in. “ehhggshooh–igch’CHOO–igh’IIISHHhew!” The sneezes themselves were smaller, but the way they tumbled out over each other felt just as exhausting.

His nose still itched deep inside, telling him that he wasn’t done yet.

“hhhuh-ahh?” Ilya breathed, trying to ignite the itch into a sneeze. “hh, hhh, hHh…” Almost. He rubbed the tip of his nose as he hitched some more, sliding his fingers up the crooked line of his nose until he reached the slight bump leftover from the third break. Was he desperate enough for that? …Fuck it.

Ilya tweaked that spot until–“ISSCHHuue! EEIIISHHHheeew! hhhESSHhhhoooh! ETSCHschhhooo! heh…hehd’ZZZZIIISSSHH’schheewwww!”

Like he has the ITCHIEST pre-sneeze face. Mouth gaping open, brows knitting upward, pure desperation in his eyes as he hitches towards release from the absurdly strong tickle in his nose. There is no doubt to anyone that sees him building up to a fit — that boy needs to sneeze.

Following their friend into the abrasively fragrant candle and incense shop, no strong opinion on the wares but holy shit their nose just won’t stop itching-!

Walking into a busy kitchen teeming with the aroma of heavily spiced foods, uncertain about what exactly is cooking but they keep- hh!.. k-keep sneeEH-HH-!

Sitting downwind of a campfire, unaware of the woodsy scent seeping into their hair and clothes, but sneezing on and off for the rest of the night because of it.