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[fightingevilbymoonknight]

"Yep, you got me," he says solemnly, and clearly jokingly. "I need to prove that I'm the better patient than you." He is not the better patient. He doesn't even do sick well when he's too sick to move around.

[scarabwings]

Her expression holds for a few seconds, then the corners of her mouth twitch, and she ducks her head to hide her attempt not to laugh.

"Good thing we have an excellent chance of being fine," she says. "That's one competition no one should have to judge."

[fightingevilbymoonknight]

He chuckles, and strokes a hand down her hair. "Especially since the only judge is gonna be Steven, and I'm pretty sure he'd pick you no matter what," he says.

[scarabwings]

"That's because I'm the charming one," she says, and she doesn't quite manage to keep the laughter out of her voice.

(If it's at least a little bit relief because they have a plan, however loose it might be, well. That's fair, isn't it?)