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Autumn has been really
exhausting this year.

Even in late September it had
still been close to 35°C every day
in Tokyo, making the train stations
and the trains basically the only
bearable places when going outside.

But now since the beginning
of October, the weather
has suddenly turned.

From one day to another the
temperatures had dropped,
it was windy, raining and often
even quite stormy whenever
Kenma would push the curtains
in his room aside to observe how
his neighbor's bamboo bush fought
the extreme weather.

Considering all these circumstances
it wasn't much of a surprise that
he eventually fell sick.

A soft knock on the door to his
room made him groan, every
little noise felt like someone was
hammering on his head.

“Hey kitten.”

A wild Kuroo appeared with
his signature smirk, telling his
boyfriend that he was up to
some mischief again.

“Your mom said you were sick
and to bring you some fruits..
But I got your favorite snacks,
don't tell her.”

The ravenette chuckled to himself
as he dumped the bag full of different
snacks on the younger's bed but
only when he noticed the lack of
reaction (even more lacking than
normal), his smile turned
into a frown.

Sure, Mrs Kozume had told him
that Kenma was not feeling well
but he hadn't expected his boyfriend
to look like a tiny, abandoned kitten
curled up under his blanket with
a flushed face and teary eyes.

“You're too loud..”

The pudding head croaked softly,
eyes mostly staying closed due to
the fact that looking at his room

light made him feel dizzy.

“Sorry, kitten.
I didn't know it was this bad...”

Kenma could feel the mattress
dip slightly on his left side, telling
him his boyfriend had just sat down
and carefully intertwined their hands
when he felt Tetsuro's hand
grab his hesitantly.

He had always somehow liked
their size difference, his rather
small hands fit perfectly in the
older's hands and just in general
it was so nice to have a tall
boyfriend who could wrap
himself completely around
your small body.

“You know.. It really sucks that I..
I can't even play any games because
I get so dizzy just from
moving my head.”.

Kenma pouted softly, making
his loved one coo silently.

“You should rest, that's what
your body is telling you.”

He'd have loved to complain,
to argue that this wasn't really
comforting but the blonde knew
that Kuroo was right.

“Have you eaten something?
And have you had some tea?
Tea always helps.. I think..”

“No and yeah.. I threw up this
morning so I don't feel like eating.
My mom made me some tea though.”

A heavy sigh escaped the small
pudding head when he felt his
stomach churn alone at the thought
of eating something but he tried to
focus on his boyfriend's thumb
rubbing over the back of his hand.

“I'll get you some more tea then.
And let me just.. refresh
your washcloth.”

Kuroo smiled as he got up and
let go of his boyfriend's hand so he
could carefully peel the washcloth
off of the younger's forehead but
just as he leaned over Kenma, the
boy blinked his feline eyes open and
stared at his boyfriend tiredly..

And before he could even
realize what he was doing,

the ravenette had already cupped
the younger's flushed cheek to
caress it gently, not once
breaking eye contact.

Even now looking so worn out
and sick, Tetsuro still thought
that he was so damn lucky.

Kenma was beautiful.

The blonde continued to stare at
him but when his boyfriend removed
the washcloth just to press a gentle
kiss on the younger's forehead,
his tired eyes fluttered closed again.

“I'll be back in a minute.”

Practice without Kenma sucked.

He was part of the team,
without him it was as if the
whole training was useless.

Which it obviously wasn't,
they all used the time to focus on
working on the skills they normally
didn't enhance that much when
Kenma was there and of course
it was just as important to
prepare for such cases.

It wasn't like there was a guarantee
Kenma would always be there for. every game to give his 100 percent.

Injuries happen,
sickness can happen too.

But Kuroo was too used to having
his kitten by his side, it just wasn't
the same without him.

School without Kenma sucked too.

It wasn't like they spent every
second together, they weren't
even in the same classes but it
was so unbelievably obvious
how much it affected the older's
mood that he couldn't spend his
lunch break cuddling his boyfriend
while Kenma's focus would be
completely on his Switch.

“Oi! You look like someone stole
your lunch! What's with that face?”

Honestly, what did we

all expect from Lev?

The lanky, clueless guy let himself
fall on the bench beside his
teammate and handed Kuroo
a pack of cat snacks.

“Why are you giving me these?”

“Kenma hasn't been at practice
for three days now. I thought..
Maybe he ran away? I always
use these to lure stray cats.”

There was no use to question
the half-russian's seriousness,
Kuroo knew that Lev's brain
didn't allow him to plan
such a complex joke.

“But of course you can also eat them,
you didn't have lunch after all.
Lunch is the most important
meal of the day. Besides breakfast
and dinner! And they don't even
taste that bad, I already tried them!”

He wasn't going to question it,
there was simply no need to.

Lev might be a bit stupid from
time to time but his intentions were
always good, he was carrying his
heart on his sleeve after all.

“Alright, I gotta go. I think I left
my geography book somewhere..
Or was it English? Tell me when
you found Kenma.. Or how you
liked the treats!”

And with that the lanky boy
disappeared again, happily
skipping down the gravel path
and pointing at a butterfly
just to laugh at himself.

‘Oh to have a happy mind
and an easy life like Lev.’

The ravenette thought to himself
as he stared at the pack of cat treats
in his lap, thumb tracing the print
of the calico cat on the plastic.

It actually looked like
his small boyfriend.

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I decided to take this book as an
opportunity to draw more!
I'm not great at it but it's
challenging to draw one scene
of the chapter and I like that!
Watch me maybe get a bit better
with each chapter uwu

And please don't make fun of me :')

I'll be posting all the drawings
on my Instagram too!
@/minhopuppy_wp