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leonowoo · 11 months ago

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Toffees and Pancakes (Toothpedia sickfic)

Pavia and Horrorpedia was doing a duel for practice and Horrorpedia got hurt in the end, so Tooth Fairy had to take care of him until he gets better.

It's up to ur interpretation if it's platonic, romantic, or something else! (Art belongs to me!)

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Tooth Fairy found him adorable in this situation. It reminded her of their time together in her office. How Horrorpedia would often visit her to get the toffees, watching horror movies, and talk about everything horror, and how she treasured those days with him while she kept company. Maybe that was what Tooth Fairy needed also. A friend.

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“Joshua?” Tooth Fairy barged into Horrorpedia’s room without warning.

Her eyes eased as soon as she found Horrorpedia sagging into his couch like butter melting in a pan. The man’s eyes lit up to her and Tooth Fairy sighed at the sight of him being secure. She strolled towards him before kneeling upon his yellow couch and caressed his cheeks to check any signs of injury, before letting him go and furrowing her brows.

“Pavia and An An Lee are worried about you,” she said as she went to check Horrorpedia’s hands, neck, and eye to ensure that he was unstained from that previous battle he had. Her tone didn’t want to sound hectic, so she always had tenderness within her voice. Ensuring that she was a reliable doctor.

She didn’t want to give a prudent face but she couldn’t help the idea of Joshua being hurt. Of course in response he shoved Tooth Fairy’s hands away in irritation and sat up straight on the couch, but Tooth Fairy just wanted him to be safe. She wasn’t usually this frantic whenever a patient gets hurt, but Joshua was so reckless and negligent that Tooth Fairy had to fill in that maternal figure for him. Of course what did she expect from a kid like him, they were always troublesome in the first place.

She shook the thought off, removed her gloves and checked Horrorpedia’s temperature.

“Oh Mrs. Tooth Fairy, none of this is n-necessa-, CHOO!” Horrorpedia said as he sniffed. Wiping the snot off his nose and clearing his throat. Tooth Fairy shook her head. He was like a vulnerable little puppy and Tooth Fairy was the mother taking care of him.

She attempted to check his temperature again and surprisingly he was letting her do it. He was in his vulnerable state after all, might as well give in. Horrorpedia swore under his breath in annoyance that Tooth Fairy couldn’t help herself but grin a little over his reaction. She put her hands over Joshua’s forehead as her eyes lowered. She was calculating how bad it was and sighed before looking up at Joshua again.

“Your head is hot, Joshua,” Tooth Fairy said as her face frowned. Her mood shifted rapidly from one moment to the next.

“It’s Horrorpedia, Ms. Tooth Fairy.”

“Horrorpedia, your head is hot,” Tooth Fairy corrected before walking away from him and diving into his drawers next to his bed. Horrorpedia raised a brow.

“I don’t need all this treatment really, Ms. Tooth Fairy,” Horrorpedia assured as he let out a light chuckle. “No no, you had a rough battle with Pavia and now you’re not going anywhere until you feel better.” Horrorpedia scoffed at that order.

“I’m fine, really. You don’t have to be my mom or anything-,”

“And it seems like I should, Joshua-,”

‘Horrorpedia-,”

“Because the last time you were sick and went out, you passed out on the mission. All that fuss that Madam Z had to interfere and delay her meetings. And you were under supervision for 5 months, when originally it should’ve been two.” Horrorpedia groaned and stretched his body on the couch. “When I’m fine, I’m really fine. You shouldn’t worry that much about me. I’m pretty competent anyway with my self.”

That was of course an oblivious lie. Tooth Fairy always remained serene with her patients, but Joshua seemed like an exception. He wasn’t competent with his self in the first place to begin with. He was imprudent and hot-headed at times and she was always there to fix up his wounds. Let alone him taking care of his own body. He’d always enroll in missions he wasn’t supposed to, get himself in trouble with Madam Z over and over, and he’d always do anything to soothe out his boredom and seek adventures. Which was probably why he was close with Pavia and An An Lee and why he keeps getting injured every minute. He was the puppy who wanted to escape from his mother’s grasp and break free.

Tooth Fairy gave a light eye roll to Horrorpedia for a second before digging back through the drawers.

“Until you adjust yourself here, you’re free to go,” Tooth Fairy enlightened.

“Oh come on, I promised Pavia and An An Lee-,”

“And I will tell them to delay our picnic together to Tuesday next week-,”

“But that’s too long. And besides, Pavia was eager for this picnic.”

“I’m sure he’ll understand Joshua-,” Tooth Fairy got cut again. “Horrorpedia-,”

“I mean Horrorpedia… that you’re feeling unwell and not suited for picnics right now. Like usual, he’d be pent up in your room for a night waiting for you to get better once I tell him to cancel the picnic today,” Tooth Fairy explained as Horropedia sighed. “And besides, he’ll always worry about you.”

Of course Pavia was always cautious of Horrorpedia. He was attached to Horrorpedia like a dog loyal to his master and he’d always approach Joshua’s room just to sleep next to him, merely because he was having nightmares. They were more or less a reflection to each other to Tooth Fairy’s assumption. In short, she could say they were like partners or maybe siblings. The wolf took in Joshua as his mentor. Pavia is his role model.

But regardless, both Tooth Fairy and Pavia acted like parents to Joshua’s hasty nature. Which was one of the reasons why Tooth Fairy always had her eyes on him. Pavia kept luring him through dangers and Horrorpedia was fragile enough to damage himself like a doll plunged to a pack of wolves. And Tooth Fairy’s job was to knit him back together so he could plummet out of his secure bubble again. In which she wasn’t letting that happen again. Not on Pavia’s watch. At least not on her watch.

“What’re you looking for anyway in my drawers?” Tooth Fairy snapped back to her consciousness before resuming what she was doing.

“Something to ease up your heat,” Tooth Fairy said concisely before sauntering to the next drawer on the other side of the bed.

“You shouldn’t look at the drawers beca-, CHOO!” Tooth Fairy sighed over the sneeze and shook her head.

“Seriously Ms. Tooth Fairy, it’s my personal stuff-,” Horrorpedia cut his sentence as soon as Tooth Fairy held a magazine within her fingers.

“Oh, what a fascinating edition,” Ms. Tooth Fairy said as she removed a 1970s horror magazine out of the drawer. “Hey!” Horrorpedia exclaimed as lurched out half of his body towards Tooth Fairy’s direction, his lower body still glued to the couch.

“Spooky. I do love some classic campy slasher themed magazines. Who would’ve expected an edition like this.” Tooth Fairy held it up to admire it and Horrorpedia let out a whine, his hands luring out in torment, as if he was a baby crying for their stolen toy. Tooth Fairy let out a stale chuckle before resting the magazine back to the drawer in which Horrorpedia sighed in relief. He didn’t want Tooth Fairy to invade any of his stuff, he used to be eager to show Tooth Fairy any horror-related stuff he had but now he’d prefer to show it to An-An Lee. But nevertheless, Tooth Fairy was always willing to hear Horrorpedia. While everyone avoided him and refuse to hear his rants, Tooth Fairy would always be available to lend her ears.

“It’s a rare edition, so always be careful with that,” Joshua suggested as Tooth Fairy nodded. She was cautious of his belongings. She closed the drawers as her eyes began to wander around the room. “What specific item are you searching for anyway?” Tooth Fairy didn’t respond.

She didn’t find what she was looking for as she removed a jar from her coat. The jar contained bright summery pixies circulating inside and Horrorpedia gazed at it in awe. Tooth Fairy then made her way back to Horrorpedia, before opening the jar and pinching her fingers on the thin surface of one of the pixie’s wings, managing to pluck one fairy out of the jar. The fairy squirmed within Tooth Fairy’s clenching fingers, like a fish trying to slip away. The fairy was small and Tooth Fairy took her time to scrutinize its suffering, getting awed by its vulnerability before shifting her attention back to Horrorpedia.

“Say ‘aaah,’” Tooth Fairy held up the pixie above Horrorpedia’s mouth as he shoved Tooth Fairy’s hands away.

“I-I don’t need the fairy,” Horrorpedia mumbled under his breath, his eyes not meeting Tooth Fairy’s. She sighed.

“I’ll give you toffee, how does that sound?” Tooth Fairy asked, her tone remained serene. The more she talked, the more motherly she sounded and the more Horrorpedia was getting childfish. “I’m not a kid anymore-,”

“But you can’t take care of your own body. If you eat this fairy it’ll ease my burdens, if you eat the fairy then I won’t have to keep an eye on you all the time. The fairy won’t take your teeth, I promise that.” Horrorpedia still didn’t look at Tooth Fairy’s direction. His eyes indicated that he was skeptical about something but Tooth Fairy couldn't point to the core of his uncertainty.

“What’s wrong, Joshua?” Tooth Fairy asked, her head tilted a bit. Horrorpedia chewed on his lips as he gazed on the floor. The gesture was surprising because Horrorpedia didn’t even bother to correct Tooth Fairy that his nickname was ‘Horrorpedia.’

Tooth Fairy gave a weary but caring face, hoping that Horrorpedia would open up. Indicating that she respected his boundaries and that she wasn't trying to force him. A silent demeanor to show that she cared for him.

Tooth Fairy waited for his response but he was being bashful over it. “I-,” he began as Tooth Fairy’s face lit up. “Yes?” Tooth Fairy responded slowly, ensuring that she won't be judgmental over Joshua's answer.

Joshua’s mouth opened again but words didn’t spill out. She eagerly waited for his reason but he kept on being apprehensive.

She realized that she was giving Joshua a special treatment. It wasn’t too often that Tooth Fairy uses fairies as an alternative but she just wanted Joshua to not plunge into any more damage. He was still a kid after all. And it sounded like Tooth Fairy is the mother who’s taking care of her son’s wounded knee and Joshua’s declining her affection. Which didn’t sound too bad but Horrorpedia was technically an immature young adult when she thought about it.

“I don’t have all day Joshua, spill it out.” Tooth Fairy leaned in closer, trying to get his eyes to look at her. A minute of silence draped over them and Joshua finally sighed as a starter.

“It’s… I-, I don’t like… I don’t like the texture,” Horrorpedia finally said, his face blushing a little over embarrassment. A sense of relief breezed away Tooth Fairy finally, and she let out a light chuckle over his answer.

“D-don’t laugh at it… my reason is perfectly rational!” Joshua’s face got even more warmer and Tooth Fairy continued chuckling. She thought it was something bad, but what did she really expect from someone like Joshua?

“Come on it’s not that bad,” Tooth Fairy enlightened with a giggle. Joshua was taken aback of her and his face was streaked more with red. He cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck and he clenched his teeth together.

“You promise they won’t take my teeth?” Joshua mumbled. Tooth Fairy didn’t answer at first and thought he didn’t need an answer. She was simply awed by Joshua’s innocent demeanor and she held on his shoulders affectionately. Joshua gazed at her again as they locked eye contact, long enough for Horrorpedia to puzzle out her face to have enough faith in her.

“Since when did I ever break a promise?” Tooth Fairy assured soothingly as Horrorpedia rolled his eyes.

“I lost a tooth because of them,” Horrorpedia stated as he crossed his arms. Tooth Fairy grinned.

“Is it when it was the fifth time you were breaking out of a mission and went to my office for toffee?” Horrorpedia giggled over the memory. A blush bloomed within Tooth Fairy’s cheeks, knowing that insufferable the horror nerd was, he had an uplifting laugh that usually made her day.

He then leaned on the couch again, breaking eye contact and focused his eyes to the fairy that Tooth Fairy was still pinching. It took him a while to adjust to the idea of him eating the fairy and his face seemed to indicate that was considering it.

“Fine… I’ll take it.”

“Wonderful-,”

“On one condition.” Tooth Fairy raised a brow. “Sure, anything that I can help with?” Joshua blushed again thinking of his condition.

“You-,” he closed his eyes as he gathered his courage to say it. “Can you make me some pancakes?” Tooth Fairy’s eyes widened a bit.

It was a surreal idea but she was just overthinking about it.. She just grinned like usual and held up the fairy above Horrorpedia. He flinched of course, but he knew that the grin was enough for Horrorpedia to take as a yes.

Joshua opened his mouth as Tooth Fairy dropped the fairy onto her student’s mouth. Tooth Fairy watched him as he adjusted his mouth with the fairy inside, the pixie squirming in his cheeks. It took a while for him to completely swallow it and sigh in relief but he gave off a bright face and realized that it wasn’t what he expected.

Of course he tasted the fairies before, but he had a preference from time to time to not take it at all. “Feeling any better?” Joshua hummed.

“The effects haven’t kicked in yet, but I should be fine,” he said with a light shrug as Tooth Fairy rubbed his back.

Of course, as promised, Tooth Fairy went to the kitchen to cook some pancakes and Horrorpedia was glued to his couch as he waited for his food. Tooth Fairy didn’t mind cooking for him because nevertheless they were friends one way or another and she was willing to do it. Her heart had a safe space to take care of Joshua and she liked doing it.

“Tooth Fairyyy,” Horrorpedia said as a moan escaped his lips. Tooth Fairy whirled around to see the nerd approaching her. “Feel any better?” Joshua gave a drunk nod.

His movements were sloppy and flamboyant, his eyes were shut, his hair was like a bird’s nest, as he made his way to his friend. All the energy oozed out of him and his legs were getting more vulnerable. Until then he almost collapsed and Tooth Fairy caught him. He was in her embrace as he nuzzled in her shoulders. Tooth Fairy checked his temperature and it seemed like the heat wavered away but he was… fatigued.

It had been a long time since she saw Joshua this vulnerable. There were days he would hide in her office to avoid trouble, there were days that Joshua went to her clinic and asked if he could stay there, there were days where he asked her if the both of them could hangout this weekend. She lowered her eyes at the thought and grinned. It felt like the nostalgic days. And she was glad she could be an emotional reliable partner to Joshua.

Sometimes Tooth Fairy thought her life lacked essence and purpose, but now Joshua was here, it triggered her body to progress forward. Tooth Fairy, isolated in a white room, being told to do her routine was given something to linger on. Something to protect, something to provide, something to love. Her energy was dripping and oozing out of her skin, but she was willing to as long as she was preserving the one she loves. As long as her mantra was driven by guarding the things she held deep in the hilt of herself.

Joshua took a big sniff and giggled over the smell lingering in the kitchen. “Pancakes,” he whined. He sounded like he was drugged but she couldn’t blame him either. It sounds ridiculous but he was intolerant to eating the fairies, which was hy he sounded drunk. And maybe that's why he didn’t want to eat them.

Tooth Fairy patted his back and embraced him soothingly. “Yes, pancakes… now please Joshua, get back to the couch before you pass out,” she suggested as Joshua nodded slowly. He parted from Tooth Fairy’s embrace and made his way back to the couch.

Tooth Fairy yanked a blanket from his bed and laid it upon her partner’s body. The horror nerd shivered in comfort as the blanket was finally wrapped around his body. He let out a light whine as he closed his eyes over the soothing sensation. Tooth Fairy sat beside him and caressed his hair, watching him as he was on the verge of sleep.

Tooth Fairy played a bit with his hair as she hummed a tune of her favorite song of her homeland. Horrorpedia hummed in relief also as soon as Tooth Fairy’s fingers caressed his hair. A feeling of nostalgia lingered in the air and it was like the universe roped the two of them together. A mother bird landing on a random nest amidst a storm. Of course, Tooth Fairy always saw herself as Horrorpedia’s mentor, but sometimes she considers herself as something more. The urge boiling inside her to protect Horrorpedia at all costs, to protect his well being, the urge to always keep him safe had been planted within Tooth Fairy’s heart. Of course their feelings were mutual, but Tooth Fairy liked the idea of being the one taking care of Horrorpedia. She had major motivations in life and protecting the ones she loved was one of them.

Horrorpedia adjusted himself on the couch and Tooth Fairy leaned in to kiss his forehead.

“Sweet dreams, Horrorpedia,” she muttered with a beam. Half-asleep, Horrorpedia raised his head and let out a grin as soon as he heard Tooth Fairy. “You finally call me Horrorpedia,” he whispered as he went to sleep.

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