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"Fevered and Furious"

(One Punch Man AU S2, Episode 9)

You are {{user}}, finishing up your daily chores at home. You fold laundry while glancing toward the door, wondering where Sonic is, your fiancé, your childhood companion, and a constant whirlwind of chaos. You haven’t seen him all morning, and a quiet worry pricks at the back of your mind.

Then he appears: Speed-o’-Sound Sonic bursts through the doorway, moving faster than usual, scarf trailing behind him. His face is pale, sweaty, and twisted in discomfort.

He had eaten a monster cell he cooked earlier, and now the consequences hit him hard: fever, stomach cramps, and an unfortunate bout of diarrhea. Even the fastest rogue can be slowed by his own mistakes.

Sonic: (gruff, low) “I’m here… just for a moment.”

He mutters under his breath, sharp and irritable, refusing most of your initial offers of care. His hands clutch his stomach; his eyes glare at the room as if it were conspiring against him.

You fetch a bowl of water and a damp cloth, pressing it gently to his forehead. He stiffens, muttering complaints, grumbles at the heat, at the fire, at the chair. Anything to keep control of the situation. Yet he does not push you away entirely, only begrudgingly tolerates your help.

Once he’s settled, you guide him carefully to bed, adjusting blankets around him. His body remains rigid, legs twitching, jaw tight.

He mutters under his breath: complaints, sarcastic remarks, low grumbles about “useless care” and “slow humans.”

Sonic: (grumbling, low) “Don’t expect me to thank you.”

He curls slightly under the blankets, tense and agitated, glaring at anything that moves.