Warnings: mentions previous nausea and vomiting, sore throat, v is sick

Prompt 17: Napping/sleeping in the same bed 

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Virgil woke up with a quiet groan, immediately aware of how his throat still hurt as he tried to swallow. A hand gently brushed his hair from his forehead and, half asleep as Virgil was, he blearily blinked up only to see one of his boyfriends.

"Pat?" He croaked, the other shushing him and reaching for the glass of juice on the bedside table.

"I left work early, wanted to be here to make sure you're okay, sweetheart." He helped Virgil sit up, trying to hand him the glass of orange juice but Virgil shook his head, turning away. He didn't want to have to move a single throat muscle.

"I'm fine, Pat. It's pretty much just a cold." He said, cringing at how hoarse he sounded. Since he no longer felt nauseous he only had the cold symptoms left. Patton set the glass down again, frowning. He cupped Virgil's jaw, resting their foreheads together, Patton's favorite way to check someone's temperature.

"Would you like something hot to drink instead? For your throat?" He suggested and Virgil nodded thankfully.

"Hot chocolate with an ungodly amount of honey it is, then." Patton said and kissed the top of his head despite Virgil's constant protests against the others getting too close when he was sick. His boyfriend disappeared out of the room and Virgil curled back up under his blankets, shivering despite the hoodie he was wearing.

After what felt like far too long Patton is finally back, holding Virgil's favorite cup. He gave it to Virgil, then changed into sweatpants and his cat hoodie, climbing into bed.

"Have you eaten anything?" Patton asked, rubbing his hand in slow circles on Virgil's back as he carefully sipped the drink. Mildly burning his mouth was worth it as the warm drink made his sore throat bearable.

"Mh, had some buttered toast a few hours ago when I stopped being nauseous. Haven't thrown up since this morning either." Virgil said. He leaned into Patton, finishing half the cup of hot chocolate before setting it down on the bedside table again. Then he found himself lying down with Patton, wrapped up in his boyfriend's arms. He easily drifted back to sleep.

Next time he woke up it was to murmuring voices and he rolled over to his side to find Roman back home. The conversation stopped abruptly when they noticed Virgil was conscious again and Roman reached out to grasp Virgil's hand.

"How are you doing? Feeling any better?" Roman asked.

"Tired. Even if I've been sleeping, like, all day." Virgil mumbled, then pulling a blanket up over his face as he coughed. Virgil then had further proof that having to cough while having a sore throat was the worst thing in the entire world.

Patton cooed in sympathy and Roman slipped off Patton's lap after pressing a gentle kiss to his lips. Virgil, who felt like death and didn't give a rats ass about dignity, reached out for Roman once he emerged from the blanket. Roman was quick to gather Virgil in his arms and lie down with him.

"I hate seeing you sick, though it is adorable how cuddly you get." Roman said with a grin, Virgil barely having the energy to pout.

"Not adorable." He said, burying his face in Roman's chest. Virgil barely registered the quiet footsteps as Patton left the room, leaving him and Roman alone. 

"Lo is making some dinner and we thought we could eat in bed, how about that?" Roman said and Virgil hummed in agreement. He definitely didn't feel like getting out of bed, and neither did he want to be alone while his boyfriends ate.

After maybe ten minutes of Virgil being somewhere in between awake and asleep Patton and Logan came into the bedroom, carrying a plate with lots of sandwiches on and a bowl of soup for Virgil, something that he found a lot more appealing with the state of his throat.

Virgil forced himself to sit up, accepting the bowl and a spoon. Roman leaned over Virgil to give Logan a quick kiss before stealing a sandwich from the plate.

They all sat down together and ate, Patton having turned The Nightmare Before Christmas on on their bedroom tv. Virgil kicked his covers off a few times, feeling as if he was burning up, only to be shivering and freezing after a few minutes. At least when he was warm it meant his fever was going down. 

Patton got out of bed to put their things away, disappearing back out to the kitchen. Logan and Roman both changed into pajamas and then joined Virgil on the bed again, soon Patton was back by their side too.

Virgil could barely keep his eyes open and soon Logan, who had been the last to get home from work and who looked about as tired as Virgil felt, laid down by Virgil's side. Virgil didn't hesitate to throw an arm over his stomach and rest his head on Logan's chest.

He ignored as Patton, who was sitting in Roman's lap now, snapped a picture of them, instead falling back asleep to the sound of his favorite movie playing in the background and his boyfriends quiet conversation.

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Written: 13th & 14th March 2021
Published: 14th March 2021
Words: 871

Wrote this while so tired lol hope u like

for some reason i kinda hate the 'character gets sick and then their partner takes care of them and gets sick too' prompt, idk why, i just do not vibe with it.