#do you think quincy didn’t want yakumo to see him like that or to worry about him

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GASP!!! BABY!!!!!!!

#smuggling desserts into prison for his beloved so he doesn’t lose too much weight #get you a man like yakumo #nu carnival #yakumo ♡ #nu carnival spoilers #do. do you think he knows quincy is also there #do you think he saw him hiding in the back of the cell in the dark #do you think quincy didn’t want yakumo to see him like that or to worry about him #so he was short and cold with yakumo the same way he was with eiden and edmond #but of course this just hurts yakumo and makes him more worried #because quincy’s had bad days but he’s never like this with yakumo #i don’t often think of quincamo angst but when i do!!!

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yakumo is already scary when he’s angry but when he’s angry at the people he cares about it’s less ‘cold, threatening anger’ and more ‘passionate, emotional anger’.

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eiden is sick. very sick. he’s overheated, in pain, exhausted, and generally miserable. yakumo, as the one most familiar with handling domestic affairs like caring for a sick person, immediately took it upon himself to personally nurse eiden back to health.

quincy has also decided to stay. not to look after eiden, he trusts that yakumo has that covered, but to keep eiden company while he rests. he doesn’t fear getting sick himself, after all it really wouldn’t affect much of his daily routine. yakumo is skeptical, worried that he’ll eventually have to care for two sick people, but quincy convinces him to let him stay by assuring he’ll actually make eiden rest.

because eiden is.. stubborn. he can’t sleep because of the fever, and there’s a little voice in the back of his head that criticizes him for simply lying in bed and waiting to recover. cuddling with quincy and being doted on by yakumo is nice, but part of him feels like he could be doing more. he could be working, studying in the library, doing something to repay yakumo in advance for looking after him.

the first time yakumo finds eiden wandering the mansions hallways and not in bed where he’s supposed to be, he’s confused as much as he is concerned. did eiden need something he didn’t provide? was he not checking on eiden enough?

eiden manages to soothe his worries by whining about how he needed to stretch his legs and get out of that stuffy room. yakumo huffs and gently scolds him for leaving his room alone in the condition he’s in. eiden relents sheepishly and gets back into bed with quincy, who ignores a stern and suspicious look from yakumo by pretending he’s asleep.

it’s about the fifth time this happens that yakumo finally erupts. he comes in to deliver eiden some revitalizing soup, made with love to help him recover faster, and gasps in affronted shock at what he sees.

eiden isn’t in his bed, where he’s supposed to be. he is instead hunched over at his desk, papers and open books strewn everywhere to show that he’d been there for quite some time. and judging by the miserable expression on his face, he wasn’t hit by a sudden burst of inspiration caused by his improving condition.

“mr. eiden!!”

eiden whips around, eyes blinking a few times to clear his vision and immediately regretting it when he gets a look at the very angry serpent standing in his doorway.

“just what do you think you’re doing?” yakumo doesn’t raise his voice very often, if he can help it. but considering the lack of restraint he puts on his volume this time, eiden knows he’s pissed.

“oh! y-yakumo! i was just- i-i’m feeling a little better so i wanted to get a head start on.. work..” the excuse sounds weak and unbelievable as soon as he says it, and yakumo sighs in pure exasperation.

“you’re clearly not feeling better, look at you! i’d say your fever has even gotten worse! you’re never going to get better unless you stay in bed and rest!” eiden opens his mouth to argue, but feels the little strength he had remaining fizzle out. before he knows it, he’s being scooped up in yakumo’s deceptively scrawny arms and plopped back into bed. when eiden weakly tries to struggle out of bed once again, the serpent takes out a slipper (where did he get that from? does he just have that on his person at all times??) and holds it menacingly above his head with a glare on his face that could strike fear into the hearts of even the most fearless yokai.

“i swear mr. eiden, if i come back in this room one more time and i find you out of bed for any reason other than to use the restroom i’ll.. i’ll..! throw this shoe at you!!”

and normally eiden would call his bluff, yakumo? making threats? much less following through on them? the idea is almost laughable in its impossibility. but the fire burning in yakumo’s eyes tells eiden to simply nod and stay put.

“and mr. quincy!!”

the man beside eiden tenses slightly before opening his eyes, realizing his act of pretending to be asleep had not saved him from the serpent’s scolding.

“i’m trusting you to keep mr. eiden in bed, okay? i know you’ve been taking pity on him and letting him do what he wants, but that needs to stop if he’s ever going to get better!”

quincy opens his mouth to attempt to refute that statement, but yakumo beats him to it.

“and don’t tell me you were sleeping!! i know what you’re like when you sleep next to someone, you would’ve been awake the second he made a move. no more of that, okay?”

quincy lets out a grunt of defeat and understanding.

“good. mr. eiden, i made you some soup to help you recover sooner. make sure to drink it all, okay? don’t waste a single drop!” and just like that, yakumo resembles a sweet and attentive househusband once more. when eiden nods, he leaves the room with a satisfied smile, shutting the door softly behind him.

the two remaining men in the room make eye contact, and eiden struggles to contain his laughter.

“i’ve never seen him get so fired up before! he didn’t stutter even once!”

quincy nods, the same soft smile he usually has when he talks about yakumo gracing his features.

“hm. he’s quite cute like that.”

#nu carnival #yakumo ♡ #eiden #quincy ♡ #yakuei #quincamo #quinei #yakuquinei #mouser muses #i’m going to sleep now i prommy i just had to write this down #long post