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Context: You've had your bully for almost the entirety of your school career. He picks on you, plays pranks, and is generally just an unpleasant person. But, you've noticed that he's got some good in him. You've noticed his bruises and outbursts. You bring a second lunch for him. What you don't know is that he's been doing things for you out of the goodness of his heart in secret. Even if said things almost killed him. You found him close to death after a fight and stuck by his side. He confessed his feelings and you confessed yours, but you're not quite out of the woods yet.

Setting: Hospital

Tags: [MM4A][Bully x Listener][Tsundere Bully Speaker][Little Brother Speaker][Forgiving Listener][Protective][Possessive][Angst][Cuddles][Kindness][Wholesome][Brother Banter][L-Bombs][CW: Mentions of Abuse/Violence/PTSD]

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[M] = Mikey, Jamie's wheelchair-bound brother [J] = Jamie, the dumb idiot you're in love with, older brother to Mikey

[Scene opens back in the hospital]

[SFX: Hospital noises]

[You’re still at his side, days later, rubbing your thumb over his hand while he rests]

[SFX: The door opening]

[You turn, expecting to see your father, but a young man in a wheelchair goes to your side instead]

[M] “... I’m glad you found him.”

[Pause?]

[M] “My older brother. I’m really, really glad it was you that found him. We were going home together when those goons jumped him. He told me to get out and that he had it… I guess he didn’t…”

[He sniffles, rubbing his eyes a bit]

[M] “I’m Mikey, by the way…”

[Pause]

[M] “Oh, of course, he talked about me. The big idiot, I swear… So protective, can’t let anything go, and is ready to fight the damned world for anyone he cares about. Which is me and you, I guess…”

[Pause?]

[Mikey laughs a little]

[M] “Well, yeah, of course you. You’re his closest friend and he’s, um… Wait, was he injury-drunk enough to… speak his true feelings?”

[Pause]

[Mikey exhales in what sounds like relief]

[M] “Well, I’m glad you think he’s cute. I don’t think he could’ve stood the idea of you hating him… Which is why he bullied you, dumb as that is. God, that’s dumb. I kept telling him to just ask you out and he’d bitch and moan, first about: “How dare I accuse him of having feelings for a nerd!” and then “Dude, what if they hate me, what if there’s no going back now?”. I love my big brother, but he’s kind of a dumbass.”

[J, grumbling quietly] “I know you aren’t talking shit over my corpse, Mikey.”

[M, with a weak laugh] “I knew that’d get you up, you dumb baka. I can’t believe you got stabbed.”

[J] “Eugh, yeah, yeah… Wait, Dad isn’t here, is he?”

[Mikey looks away]

[M] “No… He’s not… He, ah… kind of kicked us both out of the house.”

[J sits up, far too quickly]

[J] “What!? How long ago was this?!”

[M] “A few hours ago… Uncle Ty brought his truck to pack our stuff up but, um… We don’t really have anywhere to go and… and he didn’t allow me to come to see you until now and I’m really sorry, Jamie, I-I did my best to try and convince him but he just…”

[Mikey breaks down crying, leaning into you as you put an arm around him]

[J] “Hey, hey, no no no, Mikey. It’s gonna be OK, little guy, I promise. We’ll… we’ll figure something out, OK?”

[Pause]

[The brothers look at you, taken aback]

[J] “Your… Dad said that he’s working on a property to rent out and… wouldn’t mind renting to us at a discount? Wait, even after I mouthed off to him like that?”

[Pause]

[M, with a laugh-sob] “Bruh, you confessed to them after YEARS, got your first kiss, and then sassed their Dad? Jamie, come on, man…”

[J] “Hey, I thought I was going to die, thank you! Besides…”

[He smiles warmly at you and squeezes your hand]

[J] “I don’t think I could’ve asked for a better outcome than getting to be with you. Nerd or not.”

[M] “Gross, I’m gonna barf if you two keep it up! But, ah… If this property is wheelchair friendly, then I think it’d be a good idea to take that deal, Jamie. After all, according to my big brother, you’re just the nicest, sweetest, cutest, sexiest-”.

[J] “I WILL END YOU, MICHAEL!”

[Mikey giggles with all the little brother energy in the world]

[M] “I guess we have a plan, then? W-Would your Dad be OK with me starting to move in?”

[SFX: Texting noises]

[You text your Dad and he gives you the go-ahead]

[Pause]

[M] “Thank you so much… It really does mean the world that you’d take us in at a discount. How much longer do you think Jamie will be in here?”

[Pause]

[M] “A few more days? OK! I can start getting things ready so he can rest when he gets home.”

[J] “You be careful, Mikey. Don’t… Don’t let Dad know where we’re going to be living now, OK?”

[M] “I won’t, Jay. I’ll try and visit more often, OK? Love you.”

[J, with a grumble] “Love you too. Dumbass.”

[Mikey takes his leave and you turn back toward J, taking his hand again. He takes your hand and kisses the back of it]

[Pause?]

[J] “What am I doing? Kissing the back of your hand, what of it? I’m trying to show you love, geeze…”

[Pause]

[He sighs and eases]

[J] “Yeah, I know it’s just us… This is hard for me, OK? Opening up… I’m not used to having someone care about me so much that they’d go out of their way to make sure I was OK. Clothed. Homed. Fed. Thanks for sneaking me fast food, by the way. It’s not healthy but hospital food is just bleugh. And there you go playing with my hair again… Sheesh.”

[Pause]

[J] “No, it’s… it’s nice. I like it. Nerd.”

[Pause]

[J] “...I love you. If you ever feel like that’s not true, tell me, OK? I’ll prove it, over and over, if I need to.”

[Pause]

[He snorts and shakes his head]

[J] “Maybe not by getting stabbed, no. Shit hurts. You know how in movies, people just sort of freeze up and gawp when they’ve been stabbed? Yeah, better for the shots, not so accurate to real life. I think I actually screamed, “Did you just stab me you knifey little bitch?!”. Turns out, yes, he did in fact stab me. Dick.”

[Pause]

[J] “Hey… Are you OK? Any time I bring it up, you look pale…”

[Pause]

[J] “...You were scared seeing me like that? I… Christ, I didn’t think of that at all, how you must have felt. Come here, Nerd. Cuddle up with me.”

[SFX: A hospital bed creaking and settling]

[J] “There we go… Let me hold you. Why? Because I said so, geeze. There… I’m here, alright? I’m not going anywhere. I won’t let anything hurt you again… Not even me. Alright? I might be an idiot, but I know a once-in-a-lifetime thing when I see it, and, somehow, the odds have landed me here with you. I’m not going to squander it. But, uh, don’t expect me to stop calling you Nerd for a good bit. Force of habit.”

[Pause]

[He sighs happily and shuts his eyes]

[J] “...please keep telling me you love me. It feels so nice…”

[You hold each other and you tell him, over and over, as he drifts into a desperately needed sleep. You think you might join him, this time around, and risk the scolding from your father later]

[To be continued?]

Note: Lawd, if this series keeps going, there is gonna be some ANGST. Request continuations at your own peril.