HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING JULIEN, WE LOVE YOU KING JULIEN!!
*A birthday ficlet for the bestie @dontfeeltoohot based on our insta RP group chats lately*
It started - and ended - with Eddie. A few weeks ago he’d gotten knocked on his ass with some bug, leaving him with a fever and too tired to even play video games.
It very quickly spread to Nancy, Robin, and finally Steve. Just when they’d thought they were past the worst, Eddie caught it again off of Steve.
“Eddie let me take your temperature!” Steve called out.
“No!” He had locked himself in the bathroom with their cat, Nox.
Eddie occasionally brought pillows into the bathtub to hide out when he was in a bad mood, or in this case, not feeling well.
“H’eKSHh’EW! Hih- iKSHhuh! HesshIEW!”
This time around, the bug had manifested as the worst headcold Eddie had ever had.
“Eddie come on, you’ve been sneezing like that all day!”
Eddie snuffled against his wrist from behind the door, “I k’dow that!”
He picked up his phone and texted the group chat.
E: Send help! Steve won’t leave me alone 😩
S: I’m trying to take his temperature. He locked himself in the bathroom with Nox
E: Someone come hang out with me in the bathtub please?
R: What’s in it for me?
E: Gummy worms and Nox cuddles
R: …. Okay be there in ten
***
Steve opened the door to their apartment to let Robin and Nancy in. Nancy went to sit with Steve on the sofa while Robin went straight to their pantry for the sour gummy worms.
Eddie unlocked the bathroom door for her. He stepped back into the tub, holding out a hand to help her in as well.
Fully clothed, they sat sideways, feet dangling out the side with pillows behind and under them. Eddie had even brought a blanket.
Nox mewed and head butted Robin’s arm as she opened the gummy worms.
“Hey girlie, want some worms too?”
Eddie put his arm around Robin as she pet Nox.
“Thanks for coming Birdie. Steves been snFF fussing over me all day. Needed a bhhh break…”
He turned to the side, bringing an arm up to his face.
“Eh’SHhiew! kssshEW! H’aSSH’ew!!”
“Bless you.” Robin patted his knee, “Steve means well. Just wants to help because he cares.”
“I k’dow… I’m just n’dot used to- H’aeKSHh’ew!” He groaned and leaned a head on Robin’s shoulder, sniffling soupily.
There was a knock on the door.
“Eddie? Can I come in please?”
Robin turned, grinning at the predictability of Steve, but Eddie was preoccupied with his nose.
“eh’TSHhh! Hih-eKSHh’iew! Kt’chEW!”
Robin shook her head. “It’s open Steve!”
The brunette poked his head in, eyes directly going to the fort made out of their bathtub. Nox ran out the door as soon as she got the chance, making room for Steve to come in.
“Eddie. You sound awful. Please let me take care of you. You can come join me and Nance on the couch.”
“Fine.” Eddie held out a hand for Steve to help him out of the bathtub.
Robin clambered out behind him, grabbing some of the pillows and gummy worms to come with them. Nancy was sitting in the middle of the couch. Robin and Steve sat on either side of her and Eddie lay across all of their laps, feet by Steve and head by Robin. She fiddled with his hair until he fell asleep.
“Finally, oh my god!” Steve sighed with relief, “I just wanted him to rest. You guys might be stuck here for a couple hours though.”
The girls laughed. “Couldn’t imagine a better way to spend our time.”
