everyone knew ilya is insufferable.
so when they started officially dating, shane was preparing himself for what he's gonna do when ilya will catch a flu. it was challenging enough managing with his own... body fluids (HA!). and he genuinely didn't know how he's gonna react to ilya's mucus all around. but he was much more scared that a disease would turn ilya into a catastrophe.
he was very dedicated to be a good boyfriend and do whatever needs to be done, though.
what a shock he had, when he figured out, that when he's sick, ilya turns small, trying to hide in the darkest place and disappear. he is quiet, lying in the bed curled into a ball and shivering with fever. shane heart broke, when ilya started to apologize, almost crying, that he couldn't make him food and he's a shitty boyfriend.
never shane wanted to kill more, understanding that this is how probably ilya's family treated him every time he got sick since his mother died.
shane hugged him tightly, peppering his damp with sweat curls, mumbling tender words and promising himself he'll never let his baby feel sorry again for feeling bad.
