Archive of Our Own ^beta

It was 3am. Seoul was buzzing, as always, but quieter that it was night time. Everything in the Huntrix tower was peaceful. Well.. other than Mira

Mira was still awake. She couldn’t sleep. That part made sense. Stress, overthinking, and all the other factors loved to sneak up on her. But when she couldn’t sleep.. She had to do something with her hands. Right then, she was making herself tea. It was calming. She zoned out into the familiar process…

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That was until she got jumpscared by Rumi’s glowing eyes and patterns shimmering through the dark.

“Fuck!” Mira said, jumping. She almost spilled tea on herself, but thankfully she set it down.

“Sorry.” Rumi’s voice came, soft and slightly scratchy. “Didn’t mean to startle you.”

Mira nodded. “It’s fine.” She said, before pausing to think. Why was Rumi up? Did she have a nightmare? She didn’t look scared. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” Rumi muttered calmly. Mira ticked off the possibility of nightmare in her mind. She was much more shaken after those.

“Then what are you doing awake? It’s 3am.” Mira questioned, tone trailing with the slightest concern.

“I could ask you the same question” Rumi bit back playfully, though it seemed half-hearted.

“I couldn’t sleep. But you? When you don’t have nightmares, you sleep like a baby. What’s your excuse, hm?” Mira said, getting slightly irritated at her avoidance.

“I don’t know.” Rumi mumbled pathetically.

“Ugh.. fine. Want tea?” Mira said, offering her a cup of what she’d just made. She didn’t want it to go to waste.

“Sure” Rumi replied, sitting down at the island and taking some. She sipped quietly.

“Seriously, any idea why you’re up?” Mira asked, one brow raised.

“Couldn’t sleep, I guess..” Rumi said, shifting closer to Mira. Mira recognized this instantly. Their leader was painfully obvious when she wanted affection, but instead of just asking she did this weird mix of moving closer, pouting, and looking pitiful until she got what she wanted.

"C’mere, dummy.” Mira murmured affectionately, and Rumi instantly obliged. Mira wrapped her arms around her in a hug, but startled and pulled back at how warm her skin felt. “Fuck, Rumi.”

“What?” The oblivious girl asked.

“You’re burning up,” Mira scolded, putting a hand on her forehead as if to prove her point. Yep. Fever.

Rumi just hummed, moving back into her arms. “I felt a little off this morning..”

Mira remembered. How had she not noticed? She’d been coughing all day!

Mira sighed. “Come on, Rumi. You know better than this. We said no more lies, remember?!”

“Yeah, but….” Rumi trailed off. She looked guilty, and her lip jutted out in a soft pout.

“Whatever,” Mira said, calmer now. She kissed her forehead. “Doesn’t matter. Let’s get you back to bed”

“Okay” Rumi mumbled, in no hurry to argue with her.

And that was when Zoey chose the perfect moment to bust out of her room. She sludged out groggily, unbothered until her eyes landed on them. Then, she moved forward.

“WHAT are you guys doing? It’s like, 3am and- Rumi you look terrible, what-” Zoey rambled.

“Shh..” Mira shushed her. She gestured to the sick girl in her arms. She looked half asleep already. “She’s sick. She needs rest.”

Zoey nodded, then said “Well, don’t leave me out~” and braced herself on the other side of Rumi.

Together, the three of them walked to Mira’s room. It was dubbed the cuddle room, because Rumi’s room was freakishly tidy all the time (it freaked Zoey out). and Zoey’s bed was filled with plushies, leaving just enough room for her.

Mira got Rumi settled on the bed, and Zoey crawled to the inside of the bed. Mira, subsequently, took the outside. Seemingly all at once, Mira and Zoey pressed to Rumi.

“I can’t breathe” Rumi said, breathless. Mira and Zoey eased up.

“Sorry!” Zoey said, opting to nuzzle into her neck.

Mira chose to wrap an arm around her shoulders. “You should get some rest, Rums. We love you.” She said, tone quiet and affectionate.

“Yeah, we do.” Zoey said sleepily, already half-asleep against the older girl.

“I love you guys, too..” Rumi said, before falling asleep.

And that was how the night ended. One sick girl squished between her two loving girlfriends. Cozy, a little too warm, but loved.