After days or weeks of endless discomfort and pain in his mouth, he finally was going to get his wisdom teeth removed. The appointment was made, his partner offered to take care of whatever he’d need like a ride to and from the dentist and everything.. even though he already didn’t want to bother them with the trip or that they’d have to wait in a cold boring waiting room for half an hour.

Soon, Ryunosuke stumbled out of the office with his cheeks stuffed like a chipmunk hoarding nuts in its face. It was almost adorable how he was shuffling around with his hand supporting himself on the wall, the corrugators of his eyebrows tense and slightly furrowed in his obvious discomfort. A paper bag barely dangling from his loose fist containing prescription pills.

Akutagawa simply glared at the dental assistant like a cat with it’s ears pulled back as she explained how he’d need care; no eating hard foods, salt water to stop infection, small pills Codeine to take every eight hours, and extra gauze for bleeding.

He hated being reduced to this, and he absolutely hated feeling so wobbly and tired. He didn’t even want to try to speak because he knew his voice would sound all stuffy.