[ wow wow wow i feel gross // song is by marietta

warnings: language, mentions vomiting like twice but nothing descriptive, a character is sick tho

stay safe,
lew. ]

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Logan didn't get worried until Lewis practically kicked him to get out of his grip in the middle of the night. That, followed by the gross sound of gagging, was a sure sign that the rest of the night wasn't going to be peaceful.

He gave Lewis a few minutes, only getting up when he heard the older boy croak out, "Hey, Logan?". That was followed closely by the toilet in their hotel room flushing, and the quiet sniffles that he knew Lewis made when he was trying not to cry.

When Logan got there to see what he could do, he had clean clothes for his best friend, and a bottle of water from the mini-fridge. He put the clothes on the counter, then uncapped the bottle and handed it to Lewis.

"You okay, Lew?"

"I think Jon gave me the plague," he mumbled, then took a small drink of water and stood up. "Shitty immune system."

Logan hummed, grabbing the older boy's toothbrush for him. "I wish I could help, buddy."

"I'll be fine. I feel kinda dizzy now, though. Can you, um, stay in here with me while I take a shower in case I start to get worse? I just- I'd feel safer with you here."

He then started brushing his teeth, so Logan waited to respond. He was swaying a little bit on his feet, more so than normal, which probably was a warning sign, honestly.

"I'll stay," Logan said once Lewis put his toothbrush down and wiped his face on a towel. "And I won't even try to take a peek. I promise."

"Good. I'd hate to have to kick your ass when I get better." Lewis gave him a gentle shove so he could strip off the pajamas that'd been clinging to his skin. When he went to actually get in the shower, he had to pause and hold the wall, wait for his vision to clear.

"Hey, Lew, wrap a towel around yourself." Logan told him, and he waited for the almost sarcastic 'okay, now what?' before he turned back around.

"Sit down, dumbass. Listen, maybe you should just wait until morning to take a shower so we don't have to risk you falling."

"But-!"

"Just use a washcloth or something to wipe off for now. Please. You obviously don't feel good enough to stand up for more than a minute or two."

Lewis was silent for a long moment, then he sighed. "Fine. But you're not allowed to kick me out of bed if I smell kinda gross since you won't let me shower."

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By the time Logan got Lewis back in bed, it was almost dawn. It didn't really matter, because he still climbed into bed, leaving a bit of space between the two of them.

He must've fallen asleep, because the next thing he knew, he was being shaken awake by Lewis, who still looked pretty rough. "I wanted to tell you I'm taking a shower. Give me like ten minutes, then come looking."

"Okay, Lew."

After ten minutes, Logan still heard the shower running, but he hadn't heard Lewis fall or anything. So for the second time in less than twelve hours, he forced himself out of bed to go check on his friend.

"Hey, Lew? You okay?" He called, pushing the door open a little bit.

The shower turned off at that, the curtain pulling back just enough that Logan could see the thumbs up Lewis was giving him from the mirror. "I felt dizzy again so I sat down to wash my hair, and now I can't get motivated to get up."

"So you didn't fall?" Logan double-checked. "Do we need to do interviews and stuff without you today so you can rest up?"

"I didn't fall. And as dumb as this sounds, I'm probably gonna wanna be unreasonably clingy- if that's okay with you. You're warm and I feel like I'm freezing."

Lewis' pale arm shot out again, this time grabbing his towel and wrapping it around himself. "Would you mind helping me up? This tub doesn't have the grip sticker thingies on the bottom to keep you from falling."

"Wow, what happened to 'don't even get close to me when I'm naked', Lew?"

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During their interview later that morning, the two of them kept getting weird looks. Lewis carried a blanket with him, and Logan continually let the older boy lean against him or use him as a pillow.

and idk where to go with this so yeah cool