#I'm just vibing with Munto being out of his mind with fever and wanting affection from Yumemi

[milkmynk]

Munto, small HC

Continuation of this, quick sketch

Yumemi wakes up the next morning with a stiff neck and muscle ache in her shoulders

Munto is still holding her, his arms looped loosely around her; he doesn't seem to have moved an inch from when he'd dropped dead asleep last night

She spares a moment to blush, before realizing there was an unhealthy flush to his cheeks and a slightly labored quality to his breathing

She presses her hands to his forehead and the pulse of his neck, and he's alarmingly hot

Calling his name only elicits a frown, and his arms tightening like a vice around her

Somehow, she coaxes and wriggles until she manages to slide off his lap. His frown deepens and a dissatisfied noise rumbles in his chest, but he still seems to be deep in slumber.

Yumemi bumps into Rui as she exits the throne-room in a hurry, he calls for Shuza as he checks on Munto, and they carry him to his room as she hovers worriedly

Shuza diagnoses him with exhaustion, and to let him rest

Rui comments that he has never seen Munto sick, except for when they were children... Jokes that the last time he was ill, he was still a whiny crybaby who insisted on being cajoled by the previous Qu-

He stops abruptly

They all fall silent, understanding that perhaps Munto had never allowed himself the luxury of being ill since his parents returned to Akuto

Rui coughs, and turns the topic to Yumemi

"So, why was Yumemi-hime together with Munto in the throne-room this early?"

His demeanor was as respectful as ever, but there was a knowing sort of amusement in his eyes

She went deep red

The amusement was evident in his voice. "Ah, I see."

Wait, what did you mean by 'you see'??

"It's not like that, it's just... Munto wanted some company... That's all!!"

Rui held up his hands placatingly, his expression virtuous. "No, no, I apologize. It was untoward of me to query you on your... private matters."

Before she could find the words to refute / explain, though, there was a soft groan from beside them

They all turned to see Munto stirring, his golden eyes opening. He looked dazedly at the ceiling for a moment before his eyes swiveled towards the others in his room

There was a chorus of his name as they hurried to his side, and he squinted at them in fevered confusion. "What... Why are you all... Yumemi?"

She took the seat by his side. "Munto, how are you feeling? You were unconscious from your fever..."

Instead of replying though, he looked aggrieved, almost petulant. "... You left. You said you'd stay, but you left."

"I... What? When did I leave?"

As though fatigued, he lay back on his pillows and closed his eyes. His hand, however, shot out with surprising speed and grabbed hers. "I tried to... hold onto you, but you disappeared... Stay."

She heard what sounded suspiciously like a smothered chuckle from behind her, and her face sizzled. Way to not beat the allegations...

Rui whispers something gleefully to Shuza along the lines of "I need to prepare my congratulations to Munto" and Shuza murmurs something reproachfully back

Yumemi decides to be selectively deaf. Swallowing her embarrassment for the time being, she squeezes his hand back. "I won't leave. Don't worry, sleep..."

Munto gradually relaxes and his breathing deepens