Author's POV: 

You nodded and said, "I always slept with mom when I w-was sick *cough*.. So, you have to." 
He chuckled saying, "All pretending to be tough... you're such a dumbhead." 
You frowned at him as he got up saying, "Rest for a while, okay? I'll get some porridge for you." You nodded. 

Taehyung went out of the room and headed towards the kitchen to see his mom already cooking some porridge.
"It's done. Take it to her and make sure to blow it before giving it! Or you'll burn her mouth." Mrs Kim said as soon as Taehyung entered he looked at her blankly before saying, "How did you know?" 
"I know everything, son. I'm experienced. Now make sure to remember my advice and go. After that, eat yourself." She said and patted his head who smiled a little, nodding. 

--Time skip 

"Mom's porridge tastes very good," Taehyung said as you looked at him and at the bowl of porridge. Judging by your expression, he was 1000% sure that you didn't like porridge at all. 
"Don't just stare, eat as well." He said as you said, "I actually... d-don't think I can..." 
"How come you leave me with no choice? I'm feeding you then, and shut up. Don't oppose or I'll throw your sick a*s out of the window." He said as you bit your lips, not understanding why he was threatening you like that. 

He took a spoon of the porridge before blowing it lightly as you observed his actions properly. He hesitantly forwarded it towards your mouth as you stared at him with puppy eyes trying to get on his good side.
"Eat it or I'll seriously throw you out." He said as you sighed, eating from the spoon. You chewed it a little as your tense expressions eased. It definitely didn't taste as bad as you thought. Mrs Kim was definitely talented when it came to making porridge. 

He smiled a little and said, "It's good, right?" 
You just stared at him with your doe eyes and looked away as he sighed.
"Do your emotional mood swings come as a buy one get one free with your sickness?" He asked as you frowned at him before coughing a little. He patted your head and took another spoon, blowing it and feeding you. 

--Time skip

"I'm full.." You said, coughing a little as Taehyung chuckled saying, "Well, you should be. You ate two bowls." 
"You fed me.. forcefully." You said. He thinned his lips and said, "Whatever, time to sleep. So close your eyes and sleep."
"Why are you so- *cough* so strict?!" You asked, annoyed by his behaviour as he said, "Eat some more ice cream then!" 

You sighed and looked down, "You're so mean.." 
"Look, if you continue to become sick, it will... it.. will-" He got stuck  at the end as you frowned asking, "What?" 
"It will... be painful for me! You'll bother me so it'll be painful!" He said as you scoffed looking down. 
"You'll be at.. *cough* work anyway." You said. He sighed and sat beside you saying, "Do you think my parents will let me go to work leaving my sick wife at home?" 
"Just rest. It's okay." 

"Are you mad at me? You're acting so m-mean.. *cough*." You said as he said, "I'm not mad... I'm just worried, okay?" 
He sat beside you as you said, "Lie down... sleep." 
"Why should I?" He asked as you spoke, "Add pillows first." 
"Shut up, will you? Do you think I want to sleep with you without pillows even though we cross it every time?!" He asked as you coughed, looking away awkwardly.

"I can't sleep with you staring at me." You said as he laughed loudly making you frown.
"Do you think I'm a ghost staring at you?! What's there to be unable to sleep?" He asked as you sighed saying, "You're creepy." 
He lay down and said, "Now?" You nodded your head in approval earning a sigh from him. 

He turned off the lamps and said, "Sleep... you need rest. The cold might last for nearly a week. Or if fortunate, 2-3 days. Let's hope you heal fast, and no ice cream for another week after you heal." 
"That's torment!" You said and coughed making him sigh. 

--Time skip || 2 am 

Both you and Taehyung were asleep when Taehyung suddenly got up to pee. As he came back to the room, a frown appeared on his face seeing you curled up in a ball. 
Frowning, he checked what was wrong with you. He sighed and asked, "Y/N? Are you cold?" 
You hummed lightly as he smiled a little. He removed the pillows before pulling you closer. The weather was already pretty cold these days, blame it on global warming.

"Goodnight.. don't stay sick." He mumbled and hugged you as you were snuggled into his chest in your sleep. He smiled and caressed your hair for a while as he fell asleep. 

--Next morning 

You woke up as the sun's rays hit your face. Frowning, you looked in front of you to see Taehyung's face. He was sleeping, inches away from you. 
'Why is he in front of me?' You thought as he hummed in his sleep making you smile a little. You looked at him wondering about last night. How he took care of you, fed you and nagged you, he was literally acting like a mom.

You smiled a little, caressing his cheeks and mumbled, "Thank you for taking care of me." 
You could feel your cheeks heating up because of the minimum distance between you both. You stared at him without talking until you saw him slowly waking up. You gulped and closed your eyes pretending to sleep. 
"Ah... I had a good sleep. Is she still sleeping?" He asked himself, in a raspy voice as you tried not to make any expressions. He smiled a little and checked your forehead before saying, "I wish I could hug her every day to sleep.. unexpected, it makes my sleep better?" He asked and smiled a little as you were dying out of shyness. One more word from him and you'd burst.

He got up and put the blanket over you properly. 
"Should I turn off the aircon? What if she feels hot then?" He asked himself, not knowing what to do. 
'I won't... go away!' You thought to yourself. He chuckled a little and spoke, "Why is she making such strange faces in her sleep? Dumbhead." 
'Oops!' You thought and tried to make a straight face. After some time, he caressed your hair and got up, leaving the room. You quickly got up and heaved out a sigh. 
"Oh my goodness..." You said to yourself and looked down, smiling. You realized that he did care for you. He wasn't mad at all but just pretending to be. You giggled and got up quickly, walking towards the restroom. 

--Time skip 

"Y/N, do you still have a fever?" Mrs Kim asked as you shook your head saying, "Not really, it's well now. I had some medicine that Taesshi left for me." She smiled and nodded saying, "He's out for a walk I think. He'll come back in a while."
You nodded and coughed a little. This morning, the cough was still fine but it got worse as the day advanced. 

"Wear warm clothes, okay?" Mrs Kim spoke as you nodded with a smile. She kept a bowl of fruits and said, "Here, have these." 
You thanked her, eating. You looked at the time while sitting at the dining table, 10:48 am. 

It was past 11 am soon as you heard a doorbell. You walked towards the door to see Taehyung coming in. You smiled at him. He handed you a bag making you frown. 
"I brought some warm dumpling soup for you. Have this for lunch." He said as you looked at it and then at him saying, "Why do you always bring something for me when you go out?" 
"Don't overthink. I just brought it because I needed some change." He said and got in. You checked the receipt on the bag, for $ 4.99.
"As if I'll believe him." You said to yourself and smiled before walking inside. 

--After lunch || In the balcony

"How is your health?" He asked as you said, "It's better than before." You coughed again as he sighed.
"Better, my a*s." He said as you thinned your lips saying, "Cursing is bad."
"Shut up, dumbhead." He spoke and glared at you as you sighed. 
"Why are you the tensed one when I'm the one with the cold?" You asked as he looked at you, not knowing how to answer. 
"How would I know?" He asked. You sighed and said, "Do you care for me??" 

You were simply teasing him as he looked at you. He walked towards you making you a little flustered. You gulped and looked away. He stood very close to you and stared at you, more like examining your face. You were looking at anywhere but him but as soon as you looked at him awkwardly, you both made eye contact as he spoke,

"Do I? Maybe I do.."