My take on Feveruary 2025, cause I decided I can't miss an event like this!
Even though I'm a bit late to the party. Anyways, there's like a few prompts mixed that I decided to take an inspiration from.
Day 1: "How did you end up like this?"
Day 3: "Caught in the rain"
Day 7: "I'm still not used to being taken care of."
Although most of them are more like "mentioned only", but still :)
Also, it's very short, but I had a looong long break in writing anything, so hey! It's a good start.
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Word count: 652 (approximately)
"Wow. I wouldn't expect it to be that bad." said Luka as he entered Adrien's room with a grocery bag in his hand.
The model was lying in bed, shivering like crazy despite being covered by at least three blankets. It was undeniable - the flu had hit him hard. Lucky for him, his blue-haired, amazing boyfriend was there to help. After setting the bag on the floor, Luka took out a bottle of water and some pills - probably some painkillers, or fever-reducers. He went up to Adrien and helped him sit up. The heat was radiating off of him as if he were a heater. The look in his eyes was dull and compared to his usual self, Adrien overall looked drained.
"Okay, we'll need to get that fever down. How did you end up like this?" Luka asked.
"I… dunno…" the blonde answered, even though the truth was different - he knew exactly how this happened. It was a no-brainer that he would get sick after getting caught in a storm while returning from one of his missions with Ladybug. As they say, black cats bring bad luck. Guess it was true for him after all.
"Mhm… Let me take your temperature. Hang on a bit." Luka said as he went to get a thermometer out of his bag. He put it under Adrien's tongue and waited for a bit. After a while, the device started beeping and revealed the boy's temperature to be 39.3 degrees Celsius. With a concerned look on his face, Luka put the thermometer aside, instead grabbing the pills and water and handing them to Adrien.
"Take these. I'll be back in a moment." he added, running off to Adrien's bathroom, where he found a small rag and soaked it in cool water. He then went back to Adrien, who was already lying back down, and put the rag on his forehead. His face relaxed a bit - the cold of the rag was relieving, it was as if his body had been waiting all day for something like this.
"You should try to get some rest. I know it's probably hard and you're uncomfortable, but just try. I'll be right here." Luka reassured, grabbing his sick boyfriend's hand. But suddenly Adrien blurted out a certain question.
"Why… are you so nice to me?"
It threw Luka off for a moment. He was stunned and genuinely didn't know what to say. Like, wasn't it obvious? He was his boyfriend, after all. Boyfriends are nice to each other, right? Who would've thought that for a guy who always finds the right words, a question as simple as that would cause trouble?
"Well, you know. You're sick and all, somebody had to take care of you and-"
"No, I mean, like… overall? Not only now. You're always there for me, you help me out whenever I need it the most. You…" tears appeared in Adrien's eyes, yet he didn't know why. Was it the overwhelming feeling of being sick that made him overly emotional? Or was it the vulnerability that made him say it all in this moment? Was it genuine, or fever-induced?
Luka's hands trailed to Adrien's cheeks, gently cupping them and using his thumbs to wipe the tears off.
"It's because I love you." a warm smile entered his face. "Always did, and always will." he added and leaned in to kiss Adrien's forehead.
"Guess I'm still not used to being taken care of." said Adrien.
It all made sense now. After all, Mr. Agreste wasn't the best person when it came to caring for his son. Sure, he had Nathalie and Gorilla, but it couldn't replace the love only a parent could provide. At least that's what he thought, until now. The way he felt around Luka was different. He finally felt safe, he felt protected. You could say that he felt… loved.
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