"Well…you helped earlier, but you can't do my work for me…" Shuichi sighed softly. "I've got so many assignments to work on… Time to just deprive myself of everything to get it all done…"
The last part was said quietly, Shuichi unaware that he said it out loud rather than in his thoughts. He was used to thinking that, so he didn't realize anything unusual about the thought.
“ no! I will help you. You're not depriving your self just for school!”
"Ah…I said that out loud, huh…?" Shuichi chuckled nervously. "I…I deprive myself of everything a lot for school. It hasn't really harmed me much…"
He was so used to being in a state of weakness and exhaustion that it felt normal to him. He truly didn't feel like anything was wrong, even as he began to sway slightly as the weakness grew.
Kiibo sighed softly “ it's hurting you, please, let m help..”
Shuichi tilted his head slightly, though that was only followed by him momentarily losing balance. He caught himself before he could fall, then responding. "This is…normal for me… I-it's not that bad…is it…?"
“ It's really bad shuichi..” he said and came up to hug shuichi from behind
Shuichi didn't seem to mind the hug from behind. "I mean…I'm used to it…so I guess I just…never found it to be an issue…"
Kiibo squeezed a bit tighter “ well it's an issue now, you must take care of yourself “
Shuichi sighed softly. "How do I do that if my mind's on nothing but doing schoolwork so I don't get behind…?"
“Then.. Put your mind on me,”
"I could try, but that's gonna be hard with how stressed I am…" Shuichi replied. "I'm so exhausted, though, and I can barely stand up… How was I living like this daily…?"
“ I'm not sure..”
Shuichi sighed softly. "I'm unsure, too… I must've gotten used to it until I momentarily stopped thinking about school… That's when I realized that I feel horrible…"
“ then you need to sleep.”
Shuichi nodded. "I know I need to sleep. I can barely function because of the lack of self care. I mean…it doesn't help that I really didn't eat or anything, either, but I was that focused on school… While I really need to take care of myself, it's hard. I'm so focused on my work…"
“ then I'm taking your mind off work” he said, doing something bold for himself and kissing Shuichi's cheek
Shuichi blushed a bit at the other's action. "U-um…that was not what I was expecting…" he replied. "However…it did what you wanted it to… Now I'm just focused on you… Also…I'm really tired…"
“ then lay back down,” he said softly
Shuichi nodded as he laid back down. "Well…that feels a lot better than standing up right now…so at least I feel a bit better…" he told the other. "I'm not sure how easy it'll be for me to fall asleep, though, since I constantly fight the urge to…"
Kiibo sighed, laying down with shuichi and heating the bed
Shuichi wrapped his arms around the other as soon as he laid down. "I hope you don't mind. I just find this comforting. It helps me focus on things other than school…" he yawned. "Really hope you don't mind…"
“ I don't mind” he said with a don't smile and wrapped his arms around shuichi
Shuichi smiled a bit once the other wrapped his arms around him. He felt safe in Kiibo's arms, as if nothing bad would happen. "I'm gonna try to sleep now…"
After speaking, he was asleep in the following couple of minutes. He slept peacefully in Kiibo's arms, as he felt safe in them. All of the stress from school faded away when he was in the other's arms. Occasionally, he'd smile softly in his sleep.
"I love you, Kiibo…" he murmured softly, still asleep at the time.
(boop :) )
Kiibo chuckled “ love you too..”