Feveruary Day 23âAlternative: Suffering In Silenceâ Polytryx x sick!mira
Sorry itâs quite short! Hope you enjoy nonetheless đŤś
CW: Mentions of family trauma
Safe With Us
Miraâs never been one to show weakness if any kind. Growing up where any kind of slip was used to shame her for not protecting the âfamily imageâ, she learned early on that being sick was something no one else ever needed to know about.
Headache? Tylenol and powering through. Period cramps? They hate to see her coming, you wouldnât even know her insides are stabbing her. Even a fully blown cold hasnât knocked her out in the past. She simply felt as though she never had any other options. So she powered through for years.
But now? Sheâs escaped the harsh remarks and glares from her family. Sheâs made a name for herself as part of the biggest pop group in the world. She has something she never thought she deserved. Love.
Rumi and Zoey bring a light into her life in a way she never knew she could be a part of. With them sheâs found herself happy, freer, and bit by bit parts of her walls and past slowly started crumbling away ever since she first met them.
Which is why when she wakes up one morning with a pounding headache, completely stuffed nose, and what sheâs pretty sure is a fever, she scowls into her pillow and pulls the blanket closer around her. At least sheâs in her own room right now. Most nights they all sleep together in one of their giant beds, but for whatever reason, last night was different.
Sheâs been lucky for a while now. For years sheâs been able to hide any ailments from the girls. So why should this time be any different?
But now, that luck seems to have fun out, leaving her utterly miserable with what might just be the worst cold sheâs ever had. Doesnât matter though. Her old habits slip back in easier when sheâs unwell, and while every new instinct she has is telling her to be honest with her girlfriends, thereâs that little voice inside her head telling her they canât know.
The problem with sporting a rather high fever is, Mira absolutely forgets about the part where if she doesnât leave her room, her girls notice. And itâs already getting later into the morning.
âMira never sleeps in.â Zoey murmurs worriedly to Rumi as the two of them stand just outside their girlfriendâs door. Rumiâs lips are tight with concern before she speaks, the wheels in her mind turning at whatâs best to do.
âI know, Zo. Iâm worried too.â Her hand comes around Zoeyâs waist, pulling her closer.
They both look at each other like they donât know what to do next. This quite literally has never happened, but they donât stay fazed for long.
âOkay.â Zoey hears the change in Rumiâs tone. The gentle switch from worried to âsheâs our girlâ.
Rumi knocks once, softly, before trying the handle and thankfully finding it unlocked. She pushes it open slowly, soft light from the hallway spilling golden into dark bedroom. âMira? Aein? Are you okay?â She calls quietly into the dark as the two them shuffle in. Behind them, Derpy slips in and silently pads to the bed, staring at the Mira-sized lump under the blankets.
A small groan coming in response makes both the other girlâs hearts sink in deep concern. Quickly but calmly, they both make their way across the room. Already sensing whatâs going on, Rumi uses her powers to light the space just enough to get a better view of Mira while being dim enough not to bother her. She sits gently on one side of the bed while Zoey climbs onto the other.
âR-Rumi?â Mira rasps, blinking at the almost dream like lighting coming from her girlfriendâs demon patterns. She knows it all too well, but in her fevered state, sheâs not even sure if sheâs really there until a cool, familiar hand is reaching out to rest against her forehead.
âOh, AgiâŚâ Rumi hums and Zoey reaches out too, feeling the sick girlâs flushed cheek. âYouâre burning up.â
âDuhâŚâ Is all Mira mumbles, though itâs barely a coherent word. Zoey shifts closer, hand resting on her shoulder as Rumi immediately starts maneuvering Mira so she can hold her against her chest.
âWhy didnât you tell us you were feeling well?â Zoey tucks herself carefully around them both, arm draping over Miraâs waist. Sheâs quiet for a long moment.
âDidnât wanna botherâŚâ Is all she gets out before instinctively turning to cough into Rumiâs chest. She feels both sets of arms around her hold a little tighter.
âYou are never a bother? You hear us? Never. Youâre out girl and we take care of each other. No matter what.â Rumi assures softly but her tone leaves no room for anything but that truth. And Zoey hums in agreement. âWe love you, Mira.â A strange feeling swells in Miraâs chest, not from sickness this time, but from love. The realization that she can be loved so deeply and gently finally settles in, raw and beautiful and new.
These girls make her feel it, know it, believe it, in every part of her being that she doesnât ever have to suffer in silence anymore.
âIâŚâ Miraâs voice cracks with her emotions and she simply turns her face further into Rumiâs soft hoodie.
Rumi soothes a hand down her back as Zoey snuggles in a little closer. âItâs okay, agi, just let us be here with you, yeah?â Rumiâs voice is in the softest, most sincere tone Miraâs ever heard her use. And the two of them simply choosing to be here with her makes her blink back a few sneaky tears that somehow find their way rolling down her cheeks.
âWeâve got you, Mir. You can let go.â Zoey adds just at softly, pressing a warm, lingering kiss to her girlfriendâs feverish cheek. Mira can only nod as the tight feeling in her chest sheâs had since she woke up like this finally loosens under the unwavering care of her girlfriends. Even Derpy purrs his agreement from the edge of the bed where heâs curled up by their feet.
Maybe she doesnât have to be strong anymore, she feels the thought more than thinks it as she starts drifting off, Rumi continues her soothing ministrations on her back and Zoeyâs thumb smoothes the last of the crease in her brows. Safe in her girlfriendâs arms, safe with their love, she can finally justâŚrest.
Translations:
Aein: love/sweetheart
Aegiya/agi: Baby















