Yuji and his sick senpai part four | part three | part five เป๊ฐเพเฝฒใฃห -๏ฝก๊ฑเพเฝฒเงง cw: sleepy!reader, anxiety/panic + comfort, implied trauma, claustrophilia, physical restraint, deep pressure therapy, fluff, 1 dirty joke I guess, axolotl slander
Senpai is calm. Senpai is cool. Senpai is a tad bitter but never takes it out on anyone. Senpai is a tough nut to crack. And senpai likes blanket forts.
Yuji wouldโve never guessed it. You donโt get offended at Sleeping Beauty jokes and donโt even get mad when strangers film you after youโve fallen asleep in very inconvenient places (still, Megumi gets angry for the both of you).
This little glitch in your otherwise perfectly consistent personality surprised your kohai initially.
Everyone has to have a soft side, right? Itโs warm inside the fluffy cave, warm and plushy. Every hard surface is covered, the laptop being the only source of light. Youโre folded into a seemingly very uncomfortable position in Yujiโs lap but the boy has long learned that youโre capable of sleeping anywhere, any time. Limbs point into all directions as you slump against his front, upper body tilting to the side to give him space.
On the screen, his character mines away, the repetitive clink clink clink filling the quiet.
โYouโd like this part, I think,โ he says. โItโs kinda calming. Likeโฆ just digging and stuff. No one bothering you. Just you and your little cave.โ
The iron block turning into a collectable item makes that satisfying, popping sound.
โThe first thing you should make of these are torches. Even your own house can turn into a hostile entity spawning point if thereโs no light.โ
He interrupts himself with a quiet hum.
โโฆand then mobs just start spawning everywhere and suddenly your cozy little cave becomes a nightmare,โ Yuji continues, leaning back a bit so youโre more comfortably settled against him. His voice is easy, casual, like heโs narrating something completely normal instead of trying to carefully build a world you can drift in and out of. The pickaxe moves onto the next block.
โSee? Like that.โ
For a while, itโs just the rhythm of it. Mining. Placing. Quiet commentary. The soft rustle of blankets when he shifts his legs so youโre not slipping sideways. Glancing down, Yuji can see your eyes occasionally fluttering open, sometimes you even make a tiny humming sound to let him know youโre still somewhat conscious.
He doesnโt dwell on why youโre all soft and pliant all of a sudden. No sharp remarks, no amused smiles. Youโre just a puddle of body parts in his lap.
โYou said you liked lush caves, right? With the axolotls. Iโll try to find one, okay? We have enough torches now to go on an expedition,โ Yuji explains, though he knows most of it doesnโt register for you. Yet, he treats you like youโre fully there.
โYouโre doing great,โ he says softly, as if you were actually playing with him. โWeโve got a good setup now.โ
His avatar starts hopping around on the screen towards a more defined direction.
โEh, I didnโt know senpai liked blanket fortsโฆ I wonder what else she likes. Hmโฆโ He trails off, imagining you a frilly sundress. No, thatโs too far. The truth is usually something less on the nose.
โOh, I knowโฆ you like those silly ASMR videos. Monsoon sounds and uhโฆ heh, is this good for ASMR? Dumb underclassman helps you sleep while playing Minecraft.โ Yuji chuckles at his own antics. He guides your hand over the keyboard and clicks on the control caps with your fingers. To make you feel included. He also likes the sounds your sharp nails make when they hit the dark plastic.
The quietest huff from between your lips escapes you. You, or at least part of your sleepy brain is paying attention.
โThere she is.โ Yuji straightens his back, the pink spikes on the top of his head brushing against the fabric of the fake ceiling. โUnpopular opinion but axolotls are only cute in this game, or as plushies. In real life, they just look like mermaid dโโ
He quickly presses his lips into a thin line, blushing at his almost slip-up. He canโt talk like that in the presence of a lady! โโAnyway! Axolotls. Wet little guys. Cool, in-game. No further commentary.โ
Finally, Yuji maneuvers his avatar to the mouth of a fairly big cave. At the bottom, pointed blocks of dripstone are visible. Ugh, those types of caves are always such a hassle, moving around the clusters is annoying. But heโs determined to find you a lush cave, so thatโs what he will do. Now that he thinks about it, heโs not sure if you even like Minecraft. You must be indulging him again.
โWhatโs Senpaiโs favourite video game?โ
No reply comes, still, Yuji nods his head. โMm, thought so,โ he whispers anyway, smiling like you answered. โProbably something super niche and artsy. Something with rain sounds and hidden endings that make you cry.โ
Itโs calm like that. Him, talking, making up ninety percent of the conversation, while youโre just there. He wonders if thatโs enough for you, or if thatโs truly all you can take. Distant sounds of zombies wandering around echo through the laptopโs speakers.
โYuuโฆโ
Call it intuition, pattern recognition, whatever, but the soft, quiet voice of yours, mewling that nickname makes Yujiโs heart drop. Itโs accompanied by a weak strain in both of your hands. One palm tries to close around the material of Yujiโs sweatpants, nails digging into his thigh, the other tightens against the keycaps, making Yujiโs character take a leap off of a few blocks and lose half a heart. Yuji doesnโt even notice, his focus is suddenly fully on you.
โHeyโฆโ He gently pries your palms open, forcing your fingers apart as well as he can.
Youโre not supposed to use nicknames. At least not before anyoneโs earned it. Yuji knows he hasnโt.
He has learned how to measure a pulse correctly in the meantime. His index and middle finger find that exact spot, over the slight dip in your wrist.
Too fast. Not just for you, for a completely healthy person too.
The cave ambience keeps droning from the device, some distant skeleton rattling around in the dark. He glances at the screen just long enough to pause it, the world freezing. The blanket fort falls into a thicker kind of quiet.
โโฆhuhโฆ?โ
Every movement Yuji makes now is more or less calculated. General panic and fight-or-flight reactions arenโt something Yuji differentiates between. Fear is fear, and one wrong move could make things very difficult. His head dips to look down at you.
Your face is half-buried in the collar of his hoodie, lashes damp where they stick together. Youโre awake in the worst wayโeyes open, but not really seeing him. Your pupils keep dragging toward the edge of the fort, toward the little slit where a line of blue light leaks in.
Yuji follows your stare, then looks back at you.
โMhโฆ senpai looks scared,โ he mumbles with a melancholic tone. Itโs almost helpless how he just states it to himself. Yuji is dumb but not that dumb. Based on what youโve told him before, he can guess now why the blanket fort was built. โOkay.โ
He places both of your hands into your lap, gazing down at the pretty pattern of your nail art as the polish glints under the light. Dark, sharp, with a glazed finish. Totally Nobaraโs work.
โItโs fine, you know. Itโs just us. Weโre just playing. No one else is here.โ
โโฆjustโฆ just usโฆโ you echo his words, the syllables barely make it out between your lips. You hunch further into yourself, trying to hide even in the already small space of the blanket fort.
โYeah, thatโs right.โ Yuji hesitates, tilting your nailbed left and right between his fingers. Then, his hands retreat before his arms curl around your waist, pulling you close. Heโll probably get smacked for that once youโre yourself again. โYou feel weird, being this scared.โ
Your head tips against your kohaiโs shoulder, a small sign of defeat.
โโฆmโsorry.โ
Yujiโs gaze lifts from your lap to your face. โNah, itโs okay. Do you, uhm, want me to crush you?โ That came out weird.
He scratches his head with slight annoyance at himself for not being able to voice his intentions correctly. โTch, stupid,โ he mutters before collecting his thoughts.
โI mean, I heard that it can be calming for some people to have something heavy on them. Like a weighted blanket. You seem like someone who wouldโฆ And, you know, I have the right build.โ
Thereโs a pause and Yuji is tempted to think youโve fallen asleep.
โYes, please.โ
He shifts carefully, slow enough that every movement is announced before it happens. You end up pressed to the padded floor of the den, squished under Yujiโs weight in all the right places. Chest, tummy, hips and, somehow, knees. Itโs odd how easily youโre able to trust Yuji with this exercise. He must be doing a better job at being worthy than he thought.
โMaybe we should put this on your treatment plan,โ the boy jokes with an uncertain smile as he settles on top of you. The oddly shaped tent shakes under the shift of weight, but it holds, pillows packed tight, duvets layered like one big shield.
Youโre still keeping an eye on the slit at the entrance, so Yuji angles his back towards that area, putting another barrier between you and the outside world.
You breathe under him with snappy little pulls but gradually give yourself over to being gently restrained.
โPlease,โ you repeat weakly, possibly in response to Yujiโs suggestion, or maybe youโre just pleading on instinct.
For a moment, Yuji stays quiet. He doesnโt try to make sense of everything. There is certainly a backstory there, something bad but itโs not like knowing the details would change much. Youโre sick and sleepy and thatโs that. Thatโs what Yuji will work with.
โIs this okay?โ He asks, his head dropping beside your temple.
โMhmโฆโ
โCan you still breathe?โ
Instead of replying, you just nod, letting out a slow breath to demonstrate. The expanding of your ribcage reassures Yuji.
โActuallyโฆ this feels really good for me too,โ he mumbles.
โYeah?โ
โYeah. Youโre a comfy pillow, senpai. And youโre really nice to me. I can ramble to you all I want.โ
โCan you pleaseโฆ talk more?โ
Yuji reaches back blindly until his fingers find the keyboard. Itโs not the best position to be using a laptop, lying on the ground.
โOkay. Minecraft update.โ His voice turns light on purpose. โWe are entering deep mob territory. Oh, shit, the skeleton is still hereโโ
A tiny puff of air brushes his collarbone. Itโs the closest thing to a laugh from you. Yuji attacks the NPC with his own weapon frantically, it proves to be harder in the narrow environment. At some point, skeleton bursts into little white particles.
โYes!โ Yuji grins, triumphant. โGet folded. This is our cave now.โ
Your fingers, curled into the front of his hoodie, tighten their grip. He feels it immediately.
โThere you are, good job staying with me. Youโre super strong.โ
Your fingers strain further.
โโฆLiar.โ
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