Upon hearing his boyfriend’s whine, he bit his bottom lip roughly, moving a little closer to him when he asked him not to go anywhere. His voice sounded so scratchy, he longed to let him have a drink, but he had said he was afraid of upsetting his stomach again, so he wouldn’t push the issue. For now, he would stay with him. Let him curl up. Maybe sleep.
Feeling his head press against his leg, Rhys looked down at him with a sad, sympathetic little smile, his fingers still entangled in his damp curls, brushing away the sweat from his forehead, his temples… He watched him silently as his eyes slowly closed and grew more relaxed when he realised that the other was, apparently, asleep. Good. Sleep was what he needed and Rhys certainly didn’t mind sitting on the floor of the bathroom if it meant lulling him to sleep.
Honestly, he couldn’t be certain how long they had been sitting there, but it felt like a long time. He never did stop petting Eli. Didn’t dare move for fear of stirring the other man. His head just rested back against the wall and he stared at the ceiling, willing himself to stay awake. He was rather tired himself, but sleep was the last thing he wanted if he were to try and keep Elijah in a restful state.
Feeling Eli stir, he lifted his head and looked down at him with a faint smile.
He knew the other wasn’t feeling well, but the auestion was directed in a more general sense of how he slept, if he felt any better, how his stomach was doing now.
’ Can I get you anything? ’
He pressed his face into Rhys’ stomach as he woke. He felt better. Still too hot, still not quite okay. But for the first time in hours, it didn’t feel like with one wrong move, he would lose whatever was in his stomach - which at this point was nothing.
He blinked owlishly as he slowly came awake. Soft whine leaving his throat again as Rhys’ fingers left his hair. The loss of that little bit of comforting touch was enough to have his slowly raising his head to peek up at Rhys. His own tiny smile reflecting the one on Rhys’ face. ‘I’m okay.’ He felt like it was actually almost true.
He hummed softly letting his eyes close after Rhys asked if he needed anything. He didn’t think he did. Maybe something to put in his stomach, but he was still worried that he’d eat or drink something and his stomach would rebel.
‘We should get up.’ he signed, fingers still shaky. ‘You’re probably uncomfortable.’