Truly believe that Bradley is a bit of a mess when his loved ones get sick. Usually it’s not a problem because the dagger squad have pretty epic immune systems from spending months at a time on a carrier, but one winter Jake comes down with the flu.
Bradley barely lets him out of his sight. He sets timers on his phone for when Jake needs to take his medicine, makes chicken soup, puts cool washcloths on Jake’s head when his fever spikes, runs him a bath, essentially turns their couch into a blanket fort so Jake can binge some tv shows.
At first Jake thinks the extra attention is sweet (and makes ‘mother hen’) jokes. But on the second night at 3 am, Jake wakes up, reaches over for Bradley and finds the other half of their bed empty. He pulls a blanket around him and shuffles into the hallway when he hears a sob from the living room.
He finds Bradley on the floor, tears streaming down his face and a cell phone pressed to his ear. He had called Mav during a panic attack, remembering they thought Carole’s cancer was a virus at first. Jake pulls Bradley into his arms and Mav promises to be there the next morning so they can both get some rest. They hang up and Bradley tries to apologize but Jake just pulls him closer, promising him he’s going to be okay.
And as Jake’s hands run through Bradley’s hair and his breathing slows, he starts to believe him.
