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Yay for whumpee Simon!! I love whumpee Simon
whumperless whump event day 8: put your head on my shoulder! @whumperless-whump-event
migraine / light & sound sensitivity / “i can close the curtains…”
see this post for character information!
caretaker: Archie
whumpee: Simon
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“Simon! I’m here and I have the takeout!” Archie chirped, letting himself into his friend’s apartment. It felt odd not crashing through the window for once.
As he passed the threshold, he was caught a bit off guard by the.. silence.
Simon was not a loud person, not at all, but he always at least had some kind of music playing or TV show on, and he even sometimes hummed his way through tasks around his home.
No, this eery quiet was wrong. It felt off.
“Simon? Did you hear me? I’m here and I have your food! The sooner you get your butt out here, the sooner we get to have our Star Wars marathon!” He repeated, putting a little volume behind his voice.
Then, he heard it. An unmistakeable groan coming from Simon’s bedroom.
“Simon..?”
He set down the bags of takeout on Simon’s small table in the kitchen and padded over to the bedroom door. He tapped a knuckle against it.
“Simon?? I know you’re in thereeee,” Archie teased.
Nothing. No response. Not even a groan like before.
“Dude, if you don’t say something, I’m coming in."
A beat.
Then 2.
“Alright, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Archie murmured, before pushing open the door.
Suddenly, everything made a little bit more sense.
Illuminated by the afternoon light streaming through Simon’s windows, he opened the door to the sight of his friend curled up in bed, every pillow and blanket pulled around his head.
He let out a pathetic grunt.
“Could you talk any louder?” Simon muttered, pulling the bedding tighter.
Archie breathed a soft laugh as everything clicked. When he spoke again, he lowered his voice to a whisper.
“How long have you have your migraine so far?” He asked, ignoring Simon’s hostile tone and sitting beside him on the bed.
“…A few hours now..” He mewled, throwing an arm over his eyes.
“That’ll do it,” Archie huffed. “Why aren’t your curtains closed? Can’t imagine the light is helping much..”
“Couldn’t.. I couldn’t get up to close them..” Simon breathed, shuddering at the thought of leaving his cocoon of pillows.
Archie let out another breathy laugh. “And you get angry at me for not calling when I need help..” He murmured, getting up and taking care to shut every curtain tightly. He could see Simon visibly deflate as the piercing light finally let up.
“… I’m sorry..” He said, voice muffled by the pillows.
“Hm?”
Simon lifted his head slightly.
“I’m sorry.. for snapping earlier.. and for ruining the movie marathon..” He whispered.
Archie felt his heart clench in a way that he would have to decipher another time. No, for now, he just sat beside his friend and placed a warm hand on his back.
“Don’t worry. This just means we’ll take a rain check, and the next marathon will be twice as long.”
Simon let out an annoyed groan, but there was no heat behind it. In truth, he couldn’t be more excited.
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