cotton candy skies, why can't you be mine?

[mermaidcursed]

WHO: nene yashiro and you!
WHAT: non-event posts and private starters!
WHEN: the month of december!
WHERE: all around yogen!
WARNINGS: depression, more added as needed

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[mermaidcursed]

( nene lays there, staring in unmasked surprise before she manages to push herself up ever so slightly, nodding. eating... would be nice. and the sheep plush is just as soft and comforting as always. where's her phone... to talk... give her a moment, sorry, there are so many stuffed animals she's been buried in-- THERE IT IS, underneath the knit demon. give her a sec. )

i do
thank you
what kind is it?

[carpevinum]

Chicken noodle. I believe that's common fare for humans, is it not?

[He doesn't know Japanese cuisine... sorry.]

I reasoned it would be light enough for you to eat without risking upsetting your stomach.

[mermaidcursed]

( nene nods- he's correct on both accounts, and not for the first time wishes there was a tray or something they could grab. ... maybe they should... make one? man, she's learning a lot here in yogen. so... p. props to the school? she guesses? she takes a moment to adjust the pillows and stuffies beside her so that she can sit up properly, and holds out her hands once that's done. she will accept soup, yes. )

[carpevinum]

[Little hands are graced with Soup. There is a spoon as well because Lucifer is not a monster (debatably). He sits down near her on the edge of the bed, though, careful not to disturb anything but also he's in Dad Mode right now so he's not just going to fuck off about this.]

Have you been drinking water? It's been a long time since I've taken care of a sick person, so I'll admit, I didn't exactly remember to bring you any.

[Not that the water here is... good. But he would have boiled it three times at least, like he did with the water making the soup. It would be useful to have purification magic instead of hexes. Sadly the one hex Lucifer has relating to water is a hex of flooding, and therefore is completely impractical for soup.]

[mermaidcursed]

( nene remembers, vaguely, her own dad doing something similar once, patting her head and tucking her back in once everything was good and done. she remembers hot milk with honey and cinnamon, and warmth. ... the last one is a bit harder to achieve in a room where the ceiling is glass, of course, but given how loaded she is in blankets, the curtains helping block off cold air and the many stuffed animals, it's probably fine actually.

the soup is delicious and nene doesn't even consider where the broth's watery base was made from until lucifer says something, and nene makes a face instinctively at the question- a clear contrast from the easy bliss of Good Soup. no, no she has not had water today. )

[carpevinum]

[He sees that face.]

I boiled the water several times over. Unfortunately, we have to work with what we have to work with...

[There's a beat, and Lucifer considers that maybe something like canned tea would be better for her.]

If you tell me what sorts of teas you prefer from the vending machine, I can get you that. It will at least have water in it. [Really can't risk too much here.]

[mermaidcursed]

( oh-- hrm. tea does sound really good... but the water in the vending machines isn't treated, either. what a conundrum. also her hands are unfortunately full, which really is... maybe if she's careful she can set it on her lap. keeping as still as possible, she tries that and goes for her phone again. )

don't trust the vending machine water either :(
but if we have normal chamomile bags, i like it with honey, please? i trust you treat the water properly

[carpevinum]

I understand. I'll take care of it.

[And that he does, you can trust Lucifer to treat water properly not because he's his brother who I'm just now realising would be really useful here hey what if Levi was here to fix the water, someone app me a Levi but because he knows how to boil the shit out of it. Does blood boil out of water? Wouldn't that be cool, anyway.

He comes back with chamomile tea with honey! Lucifer mentally complains about the quality of the tea leaves the entire time because he's a snob like I am but it's fine.]

Here you go. I hope it doesn't taste too odd with the soup.

[mermaidcursed]

( nene takes a sip and beams- it's just right, for.... you know, murder school purgatory. about half the soup is gone by the time he's returned, with nene sitting contentedly petting the sheep plushie's wool. her chest burns a bit from a previous coughing fit, but she managed to not spill anything so that's a win in her book honestly. )

don't worry, its good
thank you

[carpevinum]

You don't need to thank me. Just try to get better soon for those of us who care about you. And...

[He makes the dad face. The one he makes on his brothers from time to time.]

...stop trying to take care of others without taking care of yourself first. People don't want you to care for them if you're simply going to burn yourself out like this and inevitably end up ill because you work too hard. That will, in fact, make everyone feel worse. Guilty, even.

You remind me quite a lot of my sister Lilith, always working herself into the ground for others. I will not see another family member succumb to that.

[mermaidcursed]

( his words catch her off guard- as much as the soft, pleading sorrow does. it's such an earnest declaration... that she's not sure she can bring herself to tell him that this was because she was stupid and napped on the school's roof with only jason's body heat and a jacket in the middle of november while having a weakening constitution from her curse. ... probably just her curse. depression does things.

... she's not tearing up at being called family. she's not. (she totally is.) nene looks down at the soup bowl in her lap and feels her chest tightening, her vision blurring- )

[carpevinum]

[Lucifer just assumes she's sick because she works so hard, because he's done it to himself in the past. He knows nothing of this rooftop soiree. But he assumes that his words at least struck a chord somehow, so he reaches out to pet her head, a thin smile forming on an otherwise stern face.]

You're not the one responsible for everyone's health and wellbeing. They themselves have to change. [LOOKS REAL HARD AT THAT NOAH BOY] All you can possibly do is offer a shoulder to lean on, but trust me when I say that you cannot possibly expect to change fundamental truths about someone. You're a good kid, but don't be so good it damns you.

[Like it did with Lilith.]

[mermaidcursed]

( after a moment, she nods. she understands, even if her first impulse is always to help. but the pat- the affection is what gets her because it's just like her dad would do, and while she's careful to not spill the remaining soup, nene pulls lucifer over to cling to him. it's not the same- he's strong where her dad is soft and pudgy, tall where her dad is short- but god, that head pat.

... she's paying attention to what he's saying, too. but like. sometimes you just have to have a moment. )

[carpevinum]

[It's a surprise, but not unwelcome, and Lucifer returns the hug — being equally careful not to spill anything.]

I appreciate the hug, truly — be careful not to spill anything, though. And let me know if you need anything else.

[For lack of anything else to say, really, but it is a genuine offer.]

[mermaidcursed]

( nene nods quietly, not yet detaching... she needs this don't judge her.

she misses her parents, so, so much. so much so that she's started searching for them in anything she can- in kazuki's quiet wisdom, in lucifer's care, in clamor's earnest but clumsy warmth. and yet, it's not enough. it may never be enough. especially when, as the only adults, they have others relying on them too- and they need to care for themselves as well. )