~ Feverish ~
Simon petrikov x gn!reader
Brief summary - you have a bad fever, and Simon comes over and cares for you.
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You woke up feeling terrible, your nose was stuffy, your throat was sore, you were shivering, you sat up putting your arms around yourself for warmth, you got up and walked to the bathroom, you did your normal morning routine, you looked in the mirror.
"I feel like shit.. I look like it, too.."
You said, your voice was hoarse and you audibly sounded stuffy.
"Sound like shit..."
You said and yawned a bit. You went out to the kitchen where you had a meditation cabinet. You pulled out a thermometer and took your temperature.
"Holly.. I'm going back to bed.."
You were running a high fever, luckily you always had medicine just in case you were sick. You took some for your stuffy nose but didn't have anything that helped a fever.. you sighed and walked back into your room. You laid down and pulled the covers over you. You felt very cold. You suddenly remembered that you made plans with simon for later in the day, You grabbed your phone that was on the bedside table and texted simon
'Hey, Im so sorry to camcel but jm very sick rn.. I have a hih fever'
You started to fall asleep as you typed. You sent it without noticing the typos and fell asleep. You woke up to your phone ringing, you answered
"..hello?"
You were groggy still and felt a little woozy due to the fever. You rubbed your eyes and yawned.
"I saw your message.. are you alright?"
Simon answered, and he sounded slightly worried.
"I'm fine.."
You said as you fell back asleep, you still had your phone up to your ear.
"You sound tired.. try to get some rest, ok?"
He said and heard quite snoring from his phone. He smiled and let out a small sigh.
"... You already are.... sweet dreams.."
He said, hanging up the phone. Simon finished up with his exhibit, closing it early. He started to walk to your house and on the way he started to think about making you soup. He walked over to the nearest market and bought all the ingredients he needed.
He got to your house and opened the door. He walked inside, making sure he was quiet so he would disturb you. He walked to the kitchen and started to cook. He cut up the vegetables and boiled some water, humming as he cooked.
You woke up to the smell of food and walked out to the kitchen. You were still half asleep. You walked up to simon and put your arms around him.
"..Mmm... I love you.."
You mumbled, pressing your body against him. Simon's face turned bright red when you said that,
You clearly meant it in a platonic way, right?
Simon thought and started to overthink. He had been battling his feelings for you for a while, only recently entertaining the idea in his head.
The sound of you snoring quietly snapped him out of thought.
"You poor thing.."
Simon said, turning around. He had an arm around you so you wouldn't fall over.
"You're that sick, huh?"
He looked at you. He looked concerned. He didn't know how you were sleeping standing up. He picked you up and started to carry you back to bed.
You woke up, confused. You couldn't tell if this was a dream or not.
"simonnn..I..I don't feel good.."
You whined.
"I know...I know.."
He said, putting you down in the bed and pulling the covers around you. He put his hand on your face, rubbing your cheek with his thumb. He quickly pulled away when he realized what he was doing and stood up.
"I gotta go back to the stove.. I'll be back soon, ok?"
He said with a gentle smile. You grumbled a bit and frowned, you were pouting.
He blushed slightly. You were being way too cute for him.
"Go to sleep. You won't even notice I'm gone"
You nodded, your eyes were already closed, and you quickly fell asleep. He sighed and walked out of your bedroom.
"Focus, simon! ...You're here to take care of them...."
He mumbled to himself as he returned to the stove. He focused back on cooking. He stirred the pot a bit and tasted it.
"Mm Almost ready.."
He said with a smile. He got a bowl down and waited for the soup to be done. When it was, he turned off the stove and scooped out some in a bowl. He grabbed you a spoon and walked into your room. He sat down the bowl on your bedside table and gently shook you awake.
"Hey... I made you some soup."
You whined slightly when he woke you up, and you sat up and rubbed your eyes.
He put some pillows behind you to prop you up. He handed you the bowl of soup. You grabbed it and hunched over it, putting the bowl closer to your face. Simon sat down at the foot of your bed watching you eat. He was worried about if you liked the soup or not. He looked at you, looking for an indicator that you liked it.
"Mmm.. good soup.."
You mumbled in-between bites. Simon sighed in relief. He was glad you liked it. When you were done, you sat it down on the bedside table. He got up and tried to grab the bowl, but you grabbed his wrist.
"Simon.. come here.."
You mumbled sleepily and squeezed his wrist slightly. You didn't want him to leave you alone.
He leaned on the bed and looked over at you.
"Yes?"
He said, tilting his head a bit. You grumbled, you wanted him closer.
"Simon.."
You whined, squeezing his wrist a bit more.
"What is it? Do you need something?"
He smiled sweetly. He found you calling him adorable.
You put your arms around him and pulled him in the bed. You were surprisingly strong in your feverish and loopy state.
"W-What are you doing?"
Simon said, falling on top of you. He caught himself so he would squish you.
You pulled him closer, making him lay on top of you. You just wanted some comfort when your whole body hurt and when you couldn't think.
Simon tried to gently move off of you. He thought he would make your fever worse, but you squeezed him tighter, not letting him move.
"Alright.. alright.."
He mumbled. He felt his cheeks burn. You nuzzled your head into his neck, making him even more flustered. You fell asleep, snoring slightly.
He started to think.
this is just platonic, right? No way you liked him.. friends did this all the time!
He convinced himself. He took his glasses off and put them on the bedside table. He closed his eyes, trying to go to sleep.
In the morning, you woke up, keeping your eyes closed. You grumbled slightly. You didn't wanna be awake. You felt that your fever had calmed down a bit. You were actually having coherent thoughts.
You were so loopy and out of it yesterday you could barely think. You couldn't remember if what happened yesterday was a dream or not.
You realized that something heavy was on your chest. You opened your eyes and looked down at Simon. Well, this part wasn't a dream. you blushed, feeling embarrassed about yesterday. Simon rolled off of you and sat up slowly. He rubbed his eyes. Simon looked over at you.
"How long have you been awake?"
He said in a sleepy voice. He looked over at you, squinting so he could see a little better.
"Uh.. couple of minutes..give or take.."
You said, sitting up on the bed, smiling at him.
"How's your fever...?"
"Better, I don't feel out of it anymore.. I can actually think"
You said, giggling a bit. He blinked, trying to wake up. He was thinking about what you said. It took him a bit to process it since he just woke up.
"Oh, that's great!"
He said as he woke up a bit more. You nodded, your face was still flushed.
He leaned closer to you.
"You're redder than yesterday.. are you sure you're alright?"
Your body stiffened as he got closer towards you. You leaned back in embarrassment.
"Yes.. well, I think I still have a slight fever, but it's not as bad?"
You laughed nervously. He leaned closer to you and put the back of his hand on your forhead. It wasn't as bad as yesterday, but you were still burning. He felt your cheek to check, too.
"Hmm.. your cheeks are hotter than your forhead... you should get more rest."
He said, his face full of concern. You nodded and laid back down. Simon got up and grabbed his glasses, putting them on. He turned to you and pulled the covers over you. He smiled and turned around to walk out the room.
"S-Simon...could...could you stay.. please? I know you stayed with me last night... but I don't want you to leave me.."
You looked at him with big pleading eyes.
He looked at you, his face was red. He couldn't say no to you, even if he wanted to. He nodded and walked over to the bed and sat down next to you.
"Thank you.."
You smiled at him and let out a sigh.
"..I'm sorry you have to stay.."
You said as your expression changed, you looked upset. Simon turned to look at you. He moved some hair out of your face.
"I don't have to stay.. I'm here because I want to.. because.."
He paused for a bit, he stopped himself from saying what he wanted. He was way too embarrassed to tell you what he was thinking.
"Uh... because I want to make sure you're alright.."
You smiled, he knew exactly what to say to make you feel better, he always knew. You yawned a bit and drifted off to sleep. He smiled at you. He gently ran his fingers through your hair. He enjoyed this closeness, but he started to think.
Was this fair to Betty? Was he betraying her by being this close to you? Was he taking advantage of you while you're sick?
He didn't even know if you liked him back. He put his hands on his head and let out a loud sigh.
In your sleep, you threw your arm on him, kinda slapping his chest, pulling him out of his own head. He chuckled a bit. It was almost like you knew he was overthinking.
He looked around the room and saw the bowl on the bedside table. He got up, and you grumbled a bit.
"I know.. I'll be back, I promise.."
He said and picked up the bowl. He walked out of the room. He put the bowl in the kitchen sink, and a bookshelf caught his attention. He walked over and ran a finger across the spines of the books. One caught his attention, and he picked it up. He walked back to your room and sat down next to you and started to read. You rolled over to him, putting your arms around him.
Mabye, it was alright to just stay like this with you.. just for a little while longer..
He thought to himself before he started to read again.








