I HEARD IT'S PROMPT TIME!! idea #1: a camp camp fic where Max keeps finding David asleep in random places and finally gets him to admit he's got a headache and a fever and should be in bed, so he walks him there and sits with him until Gwen can leave the campers to come babysit :)
The mess hall. 0700 hours. David, head on table, dead asleep.
0930 hours. Against the tree outside, overlooking the soccer camp field. Dozing.
1100 hours. Head in hand behind the counter in the mess hall, half awake and in a daze while Gwen goes on and on about healthy eating. 1230 hours. In the shade of a tree. The exact tree Max decided to ditch craft camp to hide behind.“Hey jackass, wake up!” Max’s small hand shoves ad David’s cheek. Not quite a slap, but far from soft. “Jesus. You’re going to either cook or wrack up one hell of a neglect case.”“Hm… Max?” David startled awake. He jolted upright despite the spinning forest and aching joints. “Neglected- w-why? What?”
“Fuck. You’re hopeless. How long have you been sick?”
“I’m fine Max, just a little tired.” David’s smile didn’t quite reach his eyes and his voice was just one pitch shy of the usual chipper tone.
Even saying that, David feels the weight if his body sag, his head burns in the fog of exhaustion that’s been building up for the past few days. His skin prickles in the warm breeze, his throat aches, his head pounds, his eyes are fighting the weight of worlds- but Max is there. Max needs David. For what, David is lost on, but he’ll always be there for his campers.
“Sit your ass back down, Christ, you’ll fall over and break in half or something.” Max’s small hands shove at David’s chest. Even the gentle smack leaves David winded and coughing. Max sits down to his side and continues, “If you fucking die I’m telling my parent’s you sucked so much ass. Go to sleep and get better, you fuck.”
