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[ she licks her lips when his attention is back on the food, and she sits back up.]

No, I'm fine.

You taste like spaghetti!

Wi- Widget!

[ Thankfully for her he misses that, and is instead going back to eating when--

Well. Widget.

He chokes a little, half trying to eat, half holding back a laugh because well. Better he taste like spaghetti than alcohol, but that isn't the point. ]

So do you. [ Is the only thing he says once he stops choking, reaching to pour the juice for the both of them. He hands her a glass, though maybe it's a bad idea while she's flustered. ]

[ she covers her mouth just so widget stops talking, but like that helps any. that wouldn't even do anything???? thankfully and fortunately, widget has nothing else to say now and goes back to its default smiley face display.

this asshole. ]

Shut up! Just eat.

[ he's offering her juice? well, here's a forkful of spaghetti, merlin. EAT IT. ]

[ Look, she's the one who decided to wear him today. She partly has herself to blame. Not like he's going to say that, just smile as he leans to bite off the forkful of spaghetti, chewing it. It's only when he swallows that he says: ]

I guess you ended up feeding me after all.

[ The cheek of it........ ]

Ah— [ ah... he's right.

she puffs her cheeks, indignant. may as well continue doing it now that she's doing the act. ]

I did offer, I guess. [ now she's preparing another forkful. say ah, you bastard. ]

[ How endearing. He smiles even as he leans to accept the next bite full, opening his mouth to draw it in, chewing after. ]

It makes me happy, like this. [ He licks his lips once he finishes that mouthful. ] ...Being with you.

[ Well his headache is slowly clearing up now he's eating and drinking properly, so that's something, too. ]

Y- Yes...

[ it's not everyday that she thinks about what would happen if merlin went away—if her happiness went away, but him saying something like that suddenly reminds her of the thought. which is why she's slow in feeding him all of a sudden, but she's trying very hard to smile. ]

Me too. Me too.

[ He definitely doesn't have the same abilities she does, but Athena is a lot more open with her emotions so it's easy to see when some of her brightness looks like it fades a bit. He shifts slightly while waiting for her, though he doesn't ask her anything until he's taken that piece and chewed and swallowed. ]

What is it?

[ she shakes her head slowly as she laughs amiably. ]

It's nothing. Just... still worried [ about something else, but it counts, right? ], that's all.

[ Well at least she's saying something. Still... ]

You really don't need to be. [ But-- ] When I've finished this I'll be much better, so you can stop doing it, alright?

[ Only it isn't the same thing :( ]

Right.

[ it's like athena's the sick one in this conversation, smh. sorry, merlin. she nods, though, fully understanding what he said. ]

Eat up? [ have some more spaghetti! and this time, with a kiss on the cheek, too. ]

[ It really is, his head hurts.......... but at least his kokoro doesn't. ]

I'm eating. [ While smiling and laughing apparently, because even if his head is pounding, it's nice to be like this. There probably isn't much spaghetti left, but she also brought soup, didn't she? ]

[ as a note, she isn't going to feed him the soup. he's old enough to do it himself. :T ]

All done.

[ she even gets up now. ]

I'll go wash the plate.

[ Fine, fine!! Take out all the fun of it why don't you!!

It's fine though, because while she does that he can finish off the soup. ]

Everything is by the sink, and you can just leave it to dry. You're already doing enough.

[ Especially when this was self induced... imagine if he ever actually got sick... amazing. ]

Alright. I'll be back, then.

[ not like she's going anywhere far, but yes!! to the kitchen she goes to wash the plate, and she comes back maybe five minutes later after exploring the rest of the apartment... ]

So, do you help in cleaning up the place? It's so tidy.

[ He's just about done with the soup when she comes back, and when she says that he looks at her as if to say "Don't you remember what I told you before" ]

I have to, at least so Shigeru doesn't rub his hands raw with cleaning products.

[ she does remember, but it's still weird to her because his room seems so... different from the apartment itself. ]

It's insane how clean the outside of your room is.

[ the outside. ]

[ He... actually chokes on the last mouthful of his soup at that, giving her a look. ] It's clean I just... wasn't exactly expecting a visitor, was I?

I wasn't feeling at my best this morning when I changed.

[ That's why his clothes are on the floor. The book... well, because that's what smacked him. ]

You don't have to get so defensive about it.

[ but she takes a seat next to him again and opens the box of macarons. endorphins make people happy, okay! this will definitely cheer her up, if anything. ]

Can I take one now?

[ He pushes the bowl onto the tray then, taking a sip of juice and this time he shifts so she can sit back down.

Though, just to see if it'll fluster her, he says: ] Only if I can feed it to you.

[ :) ]

[ this jerk

THIS JERK

her response is a quick and resounding-- ] No!

[ Ow?!

His hand shoots right up to his ear, covering it as he winces. ]

You didn't need to yell.

I didn't yell!

[ yes you did, athena... but whatever. she's grabbing a vanilla macaron and taking a small bite out of it. ]

[ Okay, nope. Nope Nope. He's just going to cover both ears and flop over onto his front, burying his face into the bed instead.

Stop yelling!!! ]

[ maybe that's what you get for worrying her, you loser. :T

but she has compassion, at least. her voice is softer now as she speaks. ]

Sorry. I forgot.

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