#and not actually getting sick with the flu

[gravity-falls-fanatic89]

November's Naughty and Nice Stories

Day 21: Love is the Best Medicine

Stan Pines x Reader fluff/ Any age

Everything was absolutely sore and achy as you tried to climb out of bed to use the bathroom. Your body was weak from the flu, and you felt like death warmed over.

"Hold up ya walkin' germ...You're 'spose to be restin'!" Stan came walking in from the hallway, and was dressed for work, filling in for Soos since he was sick too.

"Stan, I hafta to pee...I'm nod gonna pee on the bed," you cried, all stuffed up. He came up, and had you lean on him for support to get to the toilet.

"I'll get ya a pee pad if that helps, heh," he jabbed, but saw how weak you looked, and felt bad seeing you like that. "I'm just teasing sweetie. Let me help walk ya to the bathroom."

He swept you up, and helped you to the toilet, being very gentle, and you felt better just being against him, and him being very sweet about it. Not that taking a pee was romantic, but it was the gesture of care you appreciated. He helped you get yourself situated again, and carried you back into bed.

"Thank you, Stan...I 'preciate that."

"Yeah, yeah, it was nuttin' babe. Just get some rest, and I'll be back around lunch." He bent in to kiss your forehead, then tucked you in, and gave you a little worried glance as he left the room.

You went back and forth in and out of fever dream sleeps, and just felt restless. You were sweaty, and cold at the same time, and hoped Stan would come back soon. Everything felt congested and miserable, and you just felt alone, and finally dozed off to sleep.

You finally woke up again, but this time, you had a wash cloth on your head, and Stan was propped in a chair, relieved you woke up. "Hey, babe...I took a half day, and gave Ford a chance to schmooze the customers. He might actually show them some real deal stuff."

"Stan, I'm okay. You dinnit hafta to come back. It's the flu or somethin'." You felt a little bad, but you were happy he came back.

"Sweetheart, you look rough. It was breakin' my old heart carryin' ya to the john and bein' so weak. Ford can pass as me for a few hours. No one unless it's family is gonna think nothin' of it. Now, let me get you more comfortable." He pulled off his tank top, and pulled off his pants.

He came over to the bed, and took all the layers of blankets and clothes off you, and slid his tank top onto you instead. The smell of his cheap cologne and sweat was soothing. "Alright, ya want me to sit in bed with you? I promise I won't get frisky with ya...You're gross, ha!"

"Yes, please," you said, and he grabbed a book, and you laid on his chest, hearing his heartbeat, and feeling him against you made you start to feel better already.

He kissed your forehead again, and leaned on it. "Get some sleep, ya giant germ....And ya better take care of me if I get sick from ya, got it?"

"Deal." And you dozed off to sleep.

*Yes, this totally reflects me right now in bed 😂 Which is fitting for a November story. I hope everyone is enjoying them ☺️

[jazajas]

IDK hope far this is gonna go but to the people who don't get flu vaccines because they 'got the flu after getting the vaccine' - I've got an idea/hypothesis and i want to poll the masses

also put in the tags/replues/etc if you got any additional vaccines or if you got sick after other vaccines and how long you were sick for

[luminique]

Lighter when reader is sick/has a cold/etc he has to be a hot fucking mess

OH HES ALL OVER YOU WHEN YOURE SICK !! the moment you’ve got a cold, he’s immediately telling the girls that he is out of commission. he wants to take care of you but like lowkey. he’s buying medicine, he’s getting food, he’s making sure that you’re not overexerting yourself.

but he’s also getting bothered by the fact that you’re calling out to him with a red flush on your face due to the sickness. you’d think he would be pushed away by how rough your voice sounds but no, it’s actually a little conflicting to him. something deep within him wants to be all cuddly with you but he’d tell himself that he’ll catch a cold and who will take care of you if he’s sick too?

you’re more than capable to take care of yourself but having you depend on him like this, even if its only for a short moment, has him melting completely. he’d pretend to be a little distant (because he can’t show that he’s worried) but he’s always looking out for you. coughing ? he’s getting water. sniffling ? he’s grabbing tissues. too hot ? he’s ready with a wet towel.

once he’s done taking care of you for the day, the girls are definitely there to tease him about it and all he does is push his shades up a bit more. he cares so so much but that’s not a good look for his cool and mysterious personality. either way, he promised to take care of you until you get better, so he’ll be back in the morning to check on you again as usual. it’s all too obvious when in the next few days, he’s the one sniffling and sneezing instead.

[genericpuff]

Fighting off cold and flu has always been difficult for me and it's only getting harder as I get older. I find the transitioning from being "sick in bed" back to "functioning person" can often be the hardest part, especially when it comes to congestion which can take days if not weeks to clear up, so even if I'm able to walk around, do basic tasks, etc. I'm uncomfortable the whole way through. At least when it comes to my back pain, that's something that I'm used to and can predict and accommodate; getting sick is none of those things.

What's making it even more difficult this time around, compared to every other time, is the fact that I went from being healthy and medicated to sick and unmedicated. So that transition back into "functioning" is being slowed further by my returning inability to focus, to push myself through the uncomfortable feeling of doing literally anything, to be at peace with boredom.

Every single time I want to do anything that isn't laying in bed, it's met with both "I don't know if I'm physically capable of doing that because I'm sick" and "I don't know if I'm mentally capable of doing that because I'm off my meds."

And it's incredibly exhausting.

[aufi-creative-mind]

So, how's everyone else doing with Tears of the Kingdom?

As of posting this, I have completed 94 shrines, lit 63 lightroots, collected 193 Korok seeds and counting... Got freaked out and then intrigued by the Depths, got even more freaked out by evil gooey hands, found the Master Sword early before doing of the Temples, did dragon tours through the sky, cried for a dragon, lost count how many side quests and side adventures I have finished thanks to my hoarding habits, got a holiday house, getting headaches over the lore implications, procastinating and getting distracted by everything and everyone in this three tier land of Hyrule and....only completed two Temples so far.

It's....it's a lot. Just as I thought Breath of the Wild was big and distracting. Tears of the Kingdom is even more so...like 10x10x10.

I freaking love this game so much. It made me re-experience that same feeling of exploring and wonder that I had when I first got Breath of the Wild.

[raedear]

~~~guess who didn't faint in the shower~~~

[macroglossus]

ohhh yeah for sure i'm willing to do radical revolutionary things! i'm willing to work towards a better world unlike those other selfish fucks yeah iWhat? you're asking me to inconvenience myself very slightly? are you being serious right n

[snzluv3r]

plot twist update on my gf catching my cold: turns out i caught her cold, and it’s definitely something a little worse than a cold but maybe not quite as severe as the flu

[moe-broey]

Would I be proving my therapist (who has been voicing some concerns about my depression maybe getting worse but like I feel like it's fine) right by cancelling my appointment tomorrow cause I just don't wanna. Like all I have to report is that I'm tired and I wanna rest and I just don't really feel like it y'know

[nobodybetterlookatme]

Oh my god I'm SO sorry you had to go through this horrific scenario!! Ngl literally amazing fic material, 10/10 would love this for my blorbos, but god that's a LOT irl. Still thanks for sharing, but damn. If you can, take some zinc and drink a Lot to flush everything out (I also swear by those first defence anti viral attachment nasal sprays lol). Hope you don't catch anything and this guy feels better soon, my god why don't people take sickleave...

Literally what I said this morning 😭 like our supervisor is so chill, she wouldn't give a shit if we called out last minute. Absolutely no reason for him to show up like that smh like dude should've just stayed home. I've already done all my kinda excessive rituals to clean everything and disinfect myself, plus I have a ton of immunity supplements, so we're good there at least. And I mean at least there's fic potential there, but I didn't wanna do the research 😭😂

[i-love-tubbs-the-cat]

not feeling too hot today

[nedconte]

whining about some personal stuff under the cut

i can't remember how much i've talked about this here (vs. on discord/dms), but i got sick with a flu or covid recently, and it feels like my recovery is taking ages and it gets pretty frustrating :( i don't have a super active lifestyle, so i was already in kind of a bad shape, and i struggle with some kind of fatigue normally as well, but i've never experienced it like this... i can't even walk 500 meters at my normal pace without getting winded.

it's only been about a week since i've started walking a little bit and doing some basic chores and stuff, and i know the recovery can take a lot longer, but i'm just already so bored. i dreamed about exercising last night!! and normally i wouldn't even mind having to spend time at home, but atm i'm not really vibing with any of my usual creative outlets etc. :/

(i also feel like this is the time of year when i should be trying to get my life together - either actually make more effort with my degree or try to find work - and it's been something of a relief to have an actual reason why i've been too tired to do that lately, but i'm also starting to feel some anxiety about the whole thing)

anyway, i don't really have a point to this post, just complaining about stuff. i did contact a healthcare provider today, and they said that the slow recovery and some other symptoms i've been having are normal at this stage. 🤷‍♀️ i guess i'll just... wait and continue taking my little walks and hope it gets better eventually

[gxlden-angels]

I think it's so funny that I stayed mentally in the church for so long cause the pastor would go on and on about how anxiety stemmed from doubting the lord or whatever and I still ate that shit up as if I wasn't constantly shaking, crying and throwing up from anxiety like a neurotic chihuahua on caffeine from like 7 years old onward

[sophieswundergarten]

Hello I’d like to ask about “SQ thing” “immune” and “whistle” if it’s not too much trouble. These all sound good, and I’m very excited to read them!

Hi!! Thank you for always being so nice and supportive :D

"SQ Thing" was honestly a gut reaction to this lovely thing by @cptnwynnie, and is about SQ and The Sister :>

"Immune" is actually an ironic title now that I think about it, and kind of a dumb concept. It's another SQ fic! But it's about him having an isolated/weak immune system from living on the island and so he just gets sick a lot.

(All of my inspiration for SQ stuff comes from the exquisite @sqenthusiast so please go read their fics!!!!)

"Whistle" is a Milligan fic that I'm actually kind of excited about! It's supposed to be like a series of vignettes or one of those "5 + 1" kind of fics, but it's giving me a real hard time at the moment, especially since I'm still not confident in writing the adults

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

i’m so frustrated with people’s lack of common sense about wildlife. if you’re interacting with wildlife, you’re not having your disney princess moment. you’re not forming a magical bond. that’s a wild animal who is potentially terrified; maybe it’s curious if it’s young enough, but that just means you should minimise interactions as much as possible to make sure that animal lives a normal life. if your kid comes in holding a wild animal, don’t pick up your fucking phone to videotape it. bring the animal back outside and educate your kid to leave animals alone. you know what happens when you take in wildlife as a “pet”? either you keep it and do damage because even though it’s “tame” it’s a wild animal who is in no way meant to live in that setting unless it’s being kept by a trained and licensed rehabber who knows the housing and feeding requirements (and even then i’ve seen some who are keeping animals irresponsibility), or it ends up at a wildlife rehab when you inevitably harm it enough that you don’t know what to do, or when no vets see you, or when the animal becomes too aggressive for you to handle. and then we either figure out how to rehabilitate an animal whose temperament and/or body you have massively damaged or we euthanise it because the damage is too extensive. start treating wildlife like wild animals rather than a dog or cat. they’re not pets, they’re not domesticated, leave them alone and let them live happy lives as they’re supposed to.

[philzokman]

just got my exam results back! chuuya nakahara if ur looking for another person to shoot i’m right here 🥰🥰