Down until he isnât (Fic: Tine x Sarawat)
Tine x Sarawat... PRECIOUS HUMAN BEINGS.
Prompt: Tine is down with a flu and Sarawat just happens to know just what to do.
Pairing: Tine x Sarawaaaaaat
Thai Bands (mentioned): ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ľŕšŕšŕ¸Şŕ¸Ľŕ¸Ą (Bodyslam), ŕ¸ŕ¸˛ŕ¸Łŕ¸˛ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕš  (Paradox), ŕšŕ¸Şŕ¸ŕ¸Ąŕ¸ŕš (Stamp), Patchr and OF COURSE SCRUBBS.Â
Tine sits on his bed, his laptop on his lap, the sheet of the bed comforter, covering the soles of his feet.
The room is uncharacteristically warm, the air dry as it settles into his flesh. His window is open, which is the only reason he knows that he must be going insane because, the wind that blows through has him shivering.
He drags the sheet over his body, nimble fingers reaching over the keyboard as he continues to search for another song to add to the playlist. He starts with Patchr, moves on to Stamps and settles lastly on Paradox; they are all relatively sparse in rhythm and easier on the ears as he downloads the content into a folder and onto his drive.
Summer 2020, his second attempt at making a mixtape CD. It is music loosely not suited to his taste but itâs grown in a way that a moss flourishes on a fat rolling stone.
He slips in Scrubbs because well, no shit.Â
Tine swipes the beads of sweat off his temple, easing further into his duvet.
Thereâs a quiet knock on his door, so quiet that if it wasnât in that particular pattern whenever he came around, Tine would have otherwise been deaf to it. Â
Tine lifts his head, draws his brows inwards as he pushes the laptop off of him. He throws the sheet to the ground, hisses quietly when the door opens anyway, the silhouette of a wide-shouldered, comparatively lean-built guy, appears.
âSalaleo,â He mutters as walks over to the switch the light on, turns drowsily, comes face to face, mere inches apart, with who he expects to see.
Sarawat grips Tineâs face, tilts his chin up as he presses his parted lips to his. Tine trembles under the musk and fresh-cut melon scent that washes over him. He senses the smile that etches on Sarawatâs face, sighs warmly as he settles into the touch.
Sarawat rakes his brisk hands through Tineâs hair, nibbling at his lower lip earnestly, pulling back before swallowing his mouth, whole. His tongue flicks at the corner of Tinesâ mouth before his head tilts and Tinesâ tongue is joining his, moving together, slow, unhurried. Â The hand in Tineâs hair trails down, fingertips dusting along his jawline before cupping it gently. Â
Sarawat brings his head back ever so slightly, his lips remaining connected to Tinesâ.
âWhat? What.â He says, impatient as he stoops down to regain fortitude in his legs before heâs back on his toes, nuzzling his nose at the bridge of Sarawatâs chin. Itâs an uncharacteristic display but he quickly blames it on whatever is making the his head feel like heâs been hit by a hammer.Â
Sarawat places a firm hand against Tineâs chest, pulling back.
Fuck, he rubs at his temple, fuck, itâs really scorching hot in his room. Â
Itâs only when Tine drops his gaze does he really notice that Sarawat has his hands uncurled from his hair and holding his hand so tightly.
Tine brows furrow inwards and he looks at their entwined fingers and then back up to Sarawat, not entirely aware.
Sarawat gently removes one hand from his, presses the back of his palm against Tinesâ forehead, frowning instantly. âYouâre going down with something.â He says, wraps his hand around the cape of his shoulders, rubs his neck with circular motions that eases an ache Tine doesnât know exists.
âFuck.â He curses, âMy headâs been throbbing for hours and I thought, well yeah, surfing the web for-â he pauses, doesnât want to give away what heâs prepared, so instead, Tine shakes his head. âGreat.â He grits, instead.
Tine steps beside Sarawat, leans back so that heâs perched on the tableâs edge. He drops his head against the slab, clamping his eyes shut when his droopy eyes start to feel heavy and off-putting.
Suddenly, thereâs a hand moving up to slip underneath Tineâs shirt, thumbs circling over the skin of his hipbone.
âWha-â He exclaims, watches as Sarawat pushes the shirt up even further and doesnât protest as heâs recommended to bend his head. Â Two frenzied hands pull the fabric over him.
Sarawat throws the shirt haphazardly onto the ground, grips his wrist-gently and with a soft, almost ghostly, tough. He guides Tine to the bed, reaches over to grab the pillows and stack them on top of each other.
Tine groans as he lays down, kicking his feet out when the heat emanating from the mere friction has him bristling. Despite the sudden pounding in his head, he throws his hand, fisting the air in determination to grab Sarawat but to no avail. His head feels as if itâs splitting in half.
âDonât go anywhere,â he gets out instead, dropping his hand. âWhy donât we just continue what we were doing.â He jests, flatly.
The floor creaks beneath Tineâs headboard. The light in the room dissipates, soon after. The bed dips beside Tine, cool fingers once again intertwined with his.
Itâs not enough. Tine grasps on tightly. Itâs never enough.
He knows he shouldnât, doesnât want to have anything to do with making Sarawat come down with whatever he has, and the thought of it has him seething where he lays.
âSarawat.â He starts with.
He gets a hum in response.
âThe sofa is a makeshift bed.â
Sarawat is quick to respond with a: âAnd.â
Tine gives a slight shrug, knows he canât see it.
âMaybe-â
Sarawat scoots closer to him, curls up against his chest, head resting on Tineâs bare skin. The bedâs not enough for the both of him; he doesnât have to look to see that Sarawatâs legs are dangling off of the mattress.
Tine stills.
The instant Sarawatâs hand touches the bare skin of his torso, Tine clamps his mouth shut.
Shit.
His neck starts to itch.
Why the fuck is it so goddamn hot in this goddamn room?
âTomorrow,â the groggy voice cuts through his thoughts, âWeâll make up for it tomorrow. When youâre feeling better.â
Despite heaviness that etches into the tendons of his muscles, Tine smiles to himself; content.
Tomorrow, he decides, there will be a tomorrow. Tine rolls on to his side, tucking his chin into itâs spot above Sarawatâs head.












