colds ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁
☆ toge inumaki x reader . ☆ you take care of toge after he catches a cold .
— carrying a small tray with steaming tea and a bowl of white rice, you entered toge's dorm room after nothing more than a quiet "salmon" after your knock.
upon sliding the shoji door open, you saw toge in a bundle of blankets on his bed, his pale hair fluffed up around his face and framing his half-lidded eyes.
"hey," you said quietly, avoiding interrupting the quiet atmosphere. approaching the second-year's bed and carefully sitting by him, you set the tray down next to your seat and took the cup of tea in your hands.
you expected a soft reply from toge, but the sick teen barely gave you a nod. he just blinked in acknowledgement, silently appreciating your presence.
"overdid it again?" you asked. toge shifted his head to the side a little, seeming embarrassed by his shortcoming. eventually shaking his head in disagreement, he gave you a strained murmur;
"kelp."
you hummed in reply, your gaze returning to the steaming cup of tea in your hands. having known toge as your partner for long enough now, you understood what his neutral reply really meant.
"a cold, huh," you muttered, turning to look back at toge. "how unfortunate. i'm sorry to hear that."
"cod roe," was the crackly, hoarse response from the similarly-aged teen. he pointed at the cup of tea in your hands, seemingly requesting to drink it.
"no, it's all mine," you grinned, obviously teasing. the pale-haired boy retaliated by lightly thwacking you over the head with a nearby pillow, causing you to laugh.
"hey, hey! i was kidding! i would never bring one cup of tea if i was planning to drink some," you chuckled. "here."
toge gratefully took the cup once you offered it to him, pulling the zipper down on his hood and putting his lips to the rim.
"it's still hot, so be careful, alright?" you advised, shuffling over to sit next to the shorter boy and putting a careful arm around his shoulders.
toge let out a soft hum as he slowly sipped from the steaming cup, smiling slightly at the taste. it was matcha tea, something you had already figured out was his favorite by the amount of times he'd picked it out in the mornings.
"tuna," he rasped in thanks, looking at you with a soft light in his eyes.
"no problem, silly," you chuckled.
both of you fell into relative silence, toge eventually resting his head on your shoulder once his teacup was empty. his hair, albeit messy, was fluffy to the touch and tickled the crook of your neck.
it was peaceful, occasional chatter and hubbub passing by outside the dorm room and across the corridor, but the room itself was calm.
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