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Would you look at that, another book where Stevie doesn't need to work out the plot for more than one chapter!

Will I still write injury/sick fics if they're requested in the regular Oneshot book? Yes. But that is all that will be written here.

For requests, I'd like specifics this time around:

- Wrestler name(s)
- Ships included?
- What type of injury and seriousness (For injury fics)
- What type of sickness and seriousness (For sickfics)
- Anything extra

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Rhea winced as she hit the barricade, sucking in a quick breath to try and mask her pain. Shit. It was only supposed to be a brief segment of her returning to screw over Liv Morgan in her title match with Zelina Vega but as Liv shoved her post match, after losing her title, Rhea hit the barricade wrong and now her shoulder felt like it was on fire as the pain seared her arm.

"Mami- You're back." Dominik grinned, running up and hugging her.

Rhea did her best to keep her return a secret, even from her boyfriends, which was difficult considering they all lived together but she found a way. She put her suitcase in the car while they were asleep and drove them to the airport, catching the next flight over. Genius.

"Of course I'm back, you boys can't be trusted alone." Rhea rubbed his back with her good arm, doing her best to ignore the pain.

"Can't be trusted? Mami, yes we-" Dominik tried.

"Dom Dom, do not even try." Rhea pointed as she wrapped her good arm around his waist,"Now come on, you can't have me all to yourself out here."

"Aw, I can't?" Dominik huffed as they began walking backstage.

"Do you want the others to get jealous?" Rhea raised a brow.

Dominik pouted as they reached the top of the ramp, walking through the curtain,"No, Damian gets all bitchy when he's jealous."

"Is that so?" Damian cleared his throat, stood with his arms crossed.

Awaiting them in gorilla was Damian who was stood awaiting an answer from Dominik, an overjoyed Finn and JD who looked like he was two seconds away from jumping into Rhea's arms. Usually she'd love that but.. Right now she couldn't risk it.

"...Fancy seeing you here, mi amor." Dominik chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck,"Don't you look so handsome-"

"Flattery won't get you out of this one, hombrecito." Damian smirked, pulling Dominik in by his collar,"I get bitchy, huh?"

"I can't tell whether you're going to make out or fight." Finn commented, nudging JD in the ribs,"What do you think?"

"Oh- They're gonna make out." JD shrugged.

Damian chuckled as he pulled Dominik in closer, their lips inches apart as Dominik squealed, his face flushing red. Rhea chuckled at the pair and their antics, quietly managing to slip past her distracted boys as she made her way to the bathroom.. She needed to check on herself. Rhea was quick to enter and look at herself in the mirror, lowering the strap of her top to see the bruising..

"That doesn't look good.." Rhea swallowed, taking her good arm and gently poking her injury.

She immediately winced as the pain surged through her shoulder and down her arm. Luckily it didn't feel like anything had separated or was in the wrong place but that didn't mean she wasn't in immense pain. Rhea grimaced, she'd just starting getting better. She wanted nothing more than to get in the ring and there was no way they'd let her in this condition... Liv got her a second time, this time unintentionally or.. Rhea quickly shook her head, trying not to think too hard about the matter as she left the bathroom, only to come across.. JD?

"Jordan- What are you doing here?" JD blinked.

"Well.. You left without saying anything and I got worried." JD admitted, averting his gaze.

Rhea chuckled softly as she looked up at JD, the look of worry slowly leaving his face. She loved how despite his cold character on screen, he was almost the exact opposite once he grows to trust someone. Rhea felt like she should've expected this, given how good JD had gotten and sneaking off when they weren't looking.

"Sorry, sweetheart." Rhea hummed, her eyes darting down to the hoodie around his waist,"Can I.. Borrow that hoodie? It's pretty cold out."

"Of course." JD nodded, almost immediately handing over his muted purple hoodie,"Keep it, y'know, if you want to."

"That's a tempting offer, Ace." Rhea smirked, quickly pulling on the hoodie to cover up the bruising that she knew her boyfriends would notice.

JD smiled and took her hand and Rhea tensed, not that hand. He gently tugged on her arm but she winced as pain shot down it once more. JD immediately stopped, turning to look at her as his worried expression returned.

"Don't give me that look." Rhea sighed, leaning into JD and wrapping her good arm around his,"Come on, let's go home."

"Yeah.. Yeah, let's go home." JD nodded slowly.

The pair didn't speak much and Rhea bit her cheek, hoping JD didn't say anything when they reached the others and luckily, he didn't. She laughed and joked around with Damian and Finn and made sure to poke fun at the on-screen disagreements they were having.

"He's the one talking to Liv backstage." Damian shrugged.

"For the last time, she won't leave me alone." Finn groaned,"I tagged with her once in 2022, I'm a different person now."

"Yeah, you wear more clothes." Dominik hummed.

"Shut up." Finn rolled his eyes.

"I mean.. Where's the lie?" Dominik chuckled.

"He's got a point there, love." Rhea teased, gaining another sigh from Finn.

"Come on, Jordan. Back me up here." Finn looked back at him.

Although JD was staring out of the window quietly. He was never usually this quiet and.. It made Rhea nervous. Was he thinking about earlier? Why couldn't he just be oblivious? Why did he have to be so observant?

"Babe." Dominik poked JD's side and he blinked, looking around,"Woah, you were pretty zoned out, huh?"

"What did I miss?" JD mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

"Nothing, princess." Finn assured him, shaking his head,"But we're nearly home, okay?"

JD nodded, resting his head against Dominik's shoulder. Dominik chuckled, rubbing JD's arm while Finn looked back, slightly concerned. Rhea knew why JD was acting off, well, she had an idea but now Finn knew something was wrong with him. He always got flustered and embarrassed by the 'princess' nickname. Rhea tried to avoid detection as they continued the drive but it was.. Uncomfortable as her shoulder practically throbbed the whole way home and when they did arrive home, Rhea was quick to excuse herself to her room and she let out a long sigh.

"Thank God.." She groaned, pulling off JD's hoodie with.. A slight struggle thanks to her shoulder.

The pain had eased slightly, although maybe she'd just started growing numb to it. Rhea glanced over her shoulder at the bruise but she couldn't tell if it had gotten worse or not.. It didn't look great-

"Rhea?"

Rhea froze, slowly turning until she made eye contact with Damian who was stood in her doorway. Shit- When did he get there? How long had he been stood there?

"Damian, I-" Rhea tried.

But Damian was already at her side, his hands gently resting on her hips,"What happened?"

"Nothing. I'm fine, I promise." Rhea sighed, looking up at him.

"Mi amor, you're in pain." Damian cupped her cheek,"Just tell me what happened."

"I didn't want you to get worried.. Or mad." Rhea looked down, but Damian gently lifted her chin so she was still looking at him.

"Tell me, I won't be mad." Damian kissed her nose.

Rhes smiled softly, but it quickly fell,"When Liv shoved me after he match I.. I landed bad on my shoulder and I hurt it again."

Damian sighed softly and scooped Rhea up in his arms, walking through to his bedroom as she struggled, albeit weakly.

"Damian." Rhea whined,"I'll be fine."

"Nonsense." Damian pointed,"You sit tight, I'll go get some ice... And the boys."

"No." She groaned,"They'll make a big deal out of it when I'm fine."

"Make a big deal out of what?" Finn asked from the doorway.

"Rhea hurt her shoulder again, so I'm going to get some ice." Damian answered.

"Finn, I'm fine, really-" But Finn was already sat on the bed beside her.

"You're hurt? Who do I have to kill?" Finn questioned.

"Nobody, unless you count the barricade Liv shoved me into." Rhea shrugged, wincing afterwards.

"I'll take any excuse to get Liv away from me." Finn pointed,"Hurting my beloved girlfriend twice surely has to be good enough."

"Beloved girlfriend." Rhea rolled her eyes, chuckling at how ridiculous he sounded.

"Well, that's what you are." Finn kissed her cheek, seeming quite pleased with himself.

The pair were soon joined by JD and Dominik, the latter sprawling across Rhea's lap and letting her run her fingers through his mullet while JD stood beside the bed, much to Rhea's annoyance.

Damian entered with his ice pack before furrowing his brow,"JD, get your ass into bed now."

"But-" He tried.

"Jordan, I was hurt before you touched me. This wasn't you." Rhea pointed,"Now get over here and hold me.. Please."

JD climbed into bed and sat behind Rhea, wrapping his arms around her waist as she leaned back and relaxed into him. As she did that, Damian sat at her other sighed and carefully placed the ice pack on her bruised shoulder. Rhea hissed at the sudden coolness but.. It did ease the throbbed pain in her shoulder.

"Rhea, it's okay to let us care for you, y'know." Damian reminded her.

"I know.." Rhea sighed,"But I'm supposed to be strong and look after you idiots."

"You can't be strong all the time, love. You need to rest, you deserve it after everything you've done for us all." Finn gently placed kisses on her good shoulder.

"..I love you guys." Rhes sniffled, rubbing her eyes as she smiled softly.

"Hey, no tears, Mami." Dominik reached up and poked her cheek,"We're here to make you happy remember?"

"Oh baby, you do make me happy." Rhea shook her head,"All of you.. I'm so glad I met you all."

"You make life so much better, Rhea." JD told her.

"He's right, we really don't deserve you." Damian agreed, gently kissing her forehead.

Rhea smiled at her boys, feeling so grateful.. She wanted to protect her boys from Liv, she wanted to handle business but... Maybe being looked after for a chance wasn't so bad after all.

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JD groaned as he rolled out of bed, literally. He landed on the ground with a thud and another softer groan escaped his lips. For once, he woke up alone and in his own bed and.. JD didn't like it. The light shining in through his curtains only amplified the dull pain in his head as he forced himself up on his knees.

"Fucking hell.." JD winced as he held his head, using his other hand to pull him to his feet using his bed.

JD began making his way out of his room, slowly but surely walking downstairs and into the kitchen, making sure the lights stayed off. He let the natural light slip in through the kitchen window, but it was still relatively dark and most importantly quiet.. Was it hot in here or was that just him? JD's hand brushed against the counter and by the sink, grabbing a glass and he filled it up at the tap before quickly downing the cool liquid. The water granted him some momentary relief from his headache and high temperature but it was short lived as the lights were flicked on, causing JD to wince and shut his eyes tightly.

"Mi amor, what are you doing?" Damian asked softly, a small smile on his face,"You aren't usually up this early."

"Thirsty." JD turned, sitting his empty glass down and gripping onto the counter to keep him steady.

Damian furrowed his brow,"JD, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Damian." JD rolled his eyes.

"Jordan." Damian crossed his arms,"Do I look stupid to you?"

"No." JD mumbled, massaging his temples.

"Then just tell me the truth." Damian nodded.

"I am telling the truth, I'm fine-" JD took a step forward, although his knees buckled beneath them.

Damian hurried forward, managing to catch the collapsing JD and held him close. He sighed, placing JD back on his feet while still holding him close before gently placing his hand across JD's forehead.

"You're burning up, mi amor." Damian sighed, lowering his hand to cup JD's cheek.

"..Lemme go." JD put up a weak struggle to escape Damian, eventually resting his head against Damian's shoulder.

"Not a chance, you're going right back to bed." Damian shook her head.

"No.." JD whined,"I'm fine, I promise."

"Shh, come on. Once you're in bed and I get you some medicine, I'll give you cuddles, okay?" Damian offered, gently running his fingers through JD's hair.

JD huffed, his body relaxing into the large arms of Damian. No, he wasn't admitting to bring sick- He wasn't sick! He just.. Wanted to be held by Damian. Who wouldn't want to be held by Damian? Damian scooped JD up to carry him bridal style back up to his room, despite JD mumbling about how he could walk. He gently laid JD back in bed and sighed, looking down at him.

"What?" JD mumbled, looking back up at Damian.

Damian smiled softly, carding his hand through JD's damp curls,"I'm gonna look after you today. No, we're going to look after you today."

"We..? No- No 'we'." JD insisted,"Having you on my ass is bad enough."

"Even if I didn't tell them, you know they'd find out eventually." Damian told him,"Because we love you."

"I know.. I love you, too." JD sighed.

Damian pressed a soft kiss to JD's forehead before he left him alone. He'd barely been gone a minute before JD forced himself into a sitting position, his head still throbbing as he slid his legs off the side of the bed. JD managed to pull off his shirt, tossing it into the corner as a light draft of cool air brushed against his skin. Better. He glanced down at the sweat-soaked shirt and smoothed his damp hair out of his face that it was determined to stick too. Unfortunately for JD, before he could make his grand escape, his partners walked inside.

"Not so fast, Ace. Lie your arse back down now." Rhes pointed, the hint of a smirk on her face.

"Make me." JD shot back, trying to prove that he was just fine.

"Whatever you say." Rhes hummed.

JD could barely react as Dominik launched himself at JD, tackling him back onto the bed. Dominik pulled JD close before letting him go and lying him down as he sat beside him.

"You're.. Really hot." Dominik told him.

JD smirked,"I know."

"God, JD, he meant your temperature." Finn sighed, his hand resting against his forehead,"And he's right."

"So what? I'm fine." JD insisted.

"Jordan." Rhea sat on the edge of the bed, taking his hand and squeezing it,"You're allowed to get ill, it happens to everyone. You just need some rest and-"

"I don't need to rest, just let me go." JD tried to sit up again, but Finn pushed him back down.

"This isn't an argument we're having. You're going to rest and that's final." Finn stated, his voice firmer than the others.

JD didn't like it, being told what to do. He wanted to get up, even if it took him ten minutes. He wanted to do something, to be useful.. But here he was, lying in bed when JD knew he was capable of working just fine. Although, that's when Damian walked in with another glass of water and something else behind his back.

"Now JD, you need to take this okay?" Damian took out the bottle of medicine and a spoon.

"Hell no- That stuff is vile and I'm not taking it." JD managed to push Finn off him and tried to make an escape.

But JD didn't get far, being grabbed and physically restrained by Dominik and Finn, both men trying to hold his arms and legs, as Rhea tried to comfort him. If they were going to do this then fine, he just wouldn't open his mouth.

"Jordan, please." Damian poured out the medicine,"I'll be quick and there's water right here for you. It's not as bad as you think."

JD quickly shook his head, they can't force him to go through with this.

"You'll feel better, princess." Finn mused.

"Finn, I'm not-" JD made the mistake of opening his mouth.

Damian took full advantage of JD's brief moment of distraction and shoved the spoon in his mouth. JD's face instantly soured and he begrudgingly swallowed, shaking his head as he resisted the urge to gag.

"Works every time, what can I say?" Finn shrugged.

"There, see? All done." Damian handed the glass over the glass as Dominik and Finn let go of JD's limbs.

JD downed half of the glass, glaring daggers at Damian before handing the glass back to him, all silently. He then laid down on the bed, rolling onto his side as he curled in on himself.. It did make him feel a little better.

"Come on, JD. You'll feel better now." Dominik rested his hand on JD's side.

JD sniffled, swatting away Dominik's hand as he continued to lay there quietly. God.. He probably looked pathetic. The pain in his head had begun to dull and he just... Wanted to be held. JD tried to mask his sniffling as he edged closer to Finn who was quick to notice and pull JD into his arms.

"Hey, you're okay." Finn rubbed his back, letting JD rest with his head on his chest,"Shh.."

"I'm sorry.." JD looked down.

"Don't be sorry, sweetheart." Finn carded his fingers through his hair.

JD held onto Finn's shirt tightly, not wanting to leave him. He felt.. Bad and he knew Finn would make it better. Finn sighed softly, gently kissing the top of JD's head as the others got into bed with him.

"..You'll all get sick." JD mumbled, looking back at them.

"It'll be so worth it." Dominik told him, resting against Finn's side.

"No.. I don't want you to get sick because of me." JD shook his head.

"Let us be here for you, Ace." Rhea leaned against Finn's other side, her hand resting across JD's lower back,"You know we love you."

"Mhm.."

"And you know what happens when people love you?" Damian asked, wrapping his arms around Rhea and managing to reach JD,"We take care of you."

JD sniffled, refusing to cry because he was sick and especially refusing to cry just because he loved his partners so much... Why were they so nice to him? He didn't deserve them. JD found himself curled up in Rhea's arms as she gently played with his hair and he slowly began to close his eyes.

"Good boy." Rhea kissed his forehead,"You need your sleep."

JD felt Rhea's grip around him tighten as he drifted off while Damian managed to get underneath and wrap his arms around all four of them as they fell asleep in the safety of their little bubble, a tangle of limbs all held together by the biggest and sweetest guy they knew. This was.. Nice.

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Damian hissed as he staggered up the ramp, pain searing up his ankle and through the rest of his leg. He was cursing at himself for botching his dive and getting caught up in the ropes. He knew something was wrong as soon as it happened, the pain was instant. Sure, Damian continued the match and retained his championship but that wouldn't matter if he had to relinquish his title on Raw... Like Finn.

God, Finn. Although he wanted desperately to collapse into his arms and make Finn carry him, as a joke because he definitely wasn't hurt that badly, he couldn't even see him. Damian stubbornly asked for all the Judgement Day to stay home while he went to Scotland for his match with Drew, to prove that he could do this on his own and, with much persistence, they actually listened to him for once. Damian wished at least Finn had gone against his wishes. He immediately grabbed his phone after reaching backstage and it was ringing... Finn.

"Mi amor." Damian answered the phone, trying to mask the pain in his voice.

"Damian! Shit- Are you okay? I saw what happened, we all did- Are you in medical? Do you need me to come get you?" Finn questioned, clearly panicked.

Damian sighed,"Don't worry, I'm sat in medical right now. They said I should be alright, it's not as bad as it looks."

Damian didn't want to lie to Finn and he already felt terrible for it but.. He didn't want anyone in the Judgement Day, especially Finn, to worry about him.. He didn't want them to see him as weak. Damian was supposed to be the strong one that held their family together, not someone who was weak and breakable.

"Now, look, it's a long flight so don't wait up for me." Damian pointed,"You should rest up, make sure the others do too."

"I will." Finn told him,"But we'll pick you up at the airport tomorrow, okay? Then we can all celebrate."

"Rhea better not be throwing a party." Damian rolled his eyes.

"Well... I'm sure she isn't doing that." Finn cleared his throat,"Look, I'll see you tomorrow. I love you."

"I love you too, cariño." Damian blew a kiss down the phone and hung up, his leg almost buckling beneath him.

He knew he still had the press conference to do and luckily, despite the pain he was in, he managed to finish it with no issues before getting a checkup at medical. The prognosis was good but they advised resting and trying to avoid matches, but in the end, he was still cleared. Damian managed to get a ride to the airport with Cody who showed immediate concern about his injury and the ropes but Damian assured him that he was fine.

The airport was a nightmare. Just having to sit and wait around in pain for a plane while various fans came up for photos.. It was only an hour or so which was honestly a miracle but Damian only dreaded the flight and rightfully so. He did try and sleep but he wasn't able to, he couldn't get comfortable and the pain in his leg persisted. It wasn't.. Getting worse, was it? Nine hours was not fun on that plane and as he made his way off to where the Judgement Day were picking him up, he couldn't help but laugh.

Awaiting him were all four of his teammates with Rhea and Dominik holding a handful of black and purple balloons and JD holding up a sign that had 'He's Our Champion! ' written on it in bold lettering.. With the 'ion!' seemingly tacked on at the end, all squished in. Damian did his best to cover up his limp as he approached them, trying not to chuckle.

"You said no party so.. We decided to do this instead." Rhea told him,"Dom and I made sure to get plenty of drinks for later."

"And I appreciate it." Damian smiled before turning his attention to the cardboard sign, holding back his laughter,"So JD.. Did you make that yourself?"

"Yeah, Dom helped a bit but it was my idea." JD started proudly.

"Did you run out of space?" He let a chuckle slip out.

JD looked down at the sign and back to Damian, clearing his throat,"I just- I thought it looked good like that."

"I'm sure." Damian hummed.

JD lowered his sign, crossing his arms,"This is the thanks I get for being nice, eh?"

"Jordan, how about you and Dom head back to the car so the adults can have a talk, yeah?" Rhea rubbed his arm.

"Adults- I'm older than you." JD pointed.

"You don't act like it." Rhea teased, handing him Finn's keys.

"Wh- Don't give those to JD." Finn shook his head.

"It's just so he can unlock the car." Rhea assured him, sending a warning glare to JD,"Isn't that right, Ace?"

"That.. Yeah. Yeah- I'll just unlock it. I won't touch anything else." JD swallowed, nodding quickly before he looked to his side,"Dom, don't you-"

But Dominik had already ran off, with JD able to spot him thanks to the balloons. JD groaned, running after Dominik with his sign in hand as the others laughed. God.. They really were children.

"In all seriousness, are you sure you're okay?" Rhea asked Damian softly,"That looked rough.."

"Relax, I'm medically cleared and I'm not even in much pain anymore." Damian assured her,"But you should probably catch up to those two, don't want them to do anything stupid."

"As long as your sure." Rhea nodded, patting his shoulder before hurrying off after JD and Dominik.

Although previously smiling, Finn's face fell slightly as he placed his hands on Damian's waist, looking up at him with a worried look in his eyes. He thought he had everyone convinced but.. Apparently not. Damian hated how well Finn could just read him like an open book.

"I know you're hurting, love. I can see it in your eyes." Finn sighed softly, pulling himself closer to Damian,"You need to rest."

"Finn, I'm fine." Damian insisted, gently pushing Finn off himself as he started to walk off.

"See- Damian, you're limping." Finn sighed.

"Finn, enough. I'm fine." Damian groaned as he continued.

"Damian-"

"Enough." Damian snapped

He didn't like snapping at Finn- He didn't want to snap at Finn but.. It just slipped out. He was in pain and desperately trying to avoid letting him know.. Damian wasn't weak. Finn sighed and followed as Damian walked off towards the car where the other three were waiting and, despite offering, Finn practically forced Damian into the passenger seat.

"Damian, you just got out a nine hour flight." Rhea chuckled,"There is no way we'd let you drive."

"Yeah- I'd rather have JD drive than you." Dominik agreed.

"Wh- Hey! What did I do?" JD questioned, crossing his arms.

Dominik shrugged,"I don't trust you to drive."

"I've never driven with you before- I'm a great driver." JD rolled his eyes.

"Do you boys ever stop arguing?" Damian questioned as Finn began to drive.

"You know the answer to that, Damian." Rhea shook her head,"It's like babysitting two children."

As the days passed, Damian continued to refuse to rest or take a break despite his injuries. Everyone believed he was fine, absolutely eveyone.. Except Finn, who he continued to snap at. At least Finn seemed to be alright afterwards, continuing to urge Damian to take a break and.. Look after himself. Finn, on the other hand, while usually being able to shrug off Damian snapping at him, was unable to sleep as the words replayed in his head.

"I told you, for the last time, I don't need anybody- I'm fine! Stop fucking worrying about me!"

Finn sighed softly as he forced himself out of bed, rubbing his face. How could he not worry about Damian- His boyfriend, the love of his life! He scrubbed at his eyes as he stood up. Coffee. He'd need something to keep him going. Finn headed downstairs, creeping into the kitchen and.. Noticing the lights on. Stood in front of their coffee maker was... Damian.

"You up too, huh?" Finn hummed softly.

"Finn-" Damian turned to him, gripping onto the counter to support himself,"What are you doing up?"

"..Just thinking about you." Finn sighed as he slowly approached Damian, cupping his cheek,"It's not just the fact that you're injured-"

"I'm not injured." Damian pulled his hand away, still holding it.

"Damian." Finn put his hand on Damian's chest,"It's not just that.. You're overworking yourself too."

"Finn- Just drop it." Damian looked down at him, now holding both of Finn's hands away from his chest,"I'm not hurt, I'm fine."

"No. You're not." Finn leaned up, gently kissing Damian's jaw,"Please.. I won't think any less of you- None of us will. You're allowed to take a break-"

"No!" Damian pushed Finn away, tears burning in the corners of his eyes,"I'm not vulnerable- Or breakable... I'm not weak."

"I know, love, you're the strongest person I know." Finn stepped towards him again, holding out his hands,"But that doesn't mean you shouldn't take care of yourself."

Damian took Finn's hands and squeezed them,"I just.. Finn, I'm sorry.."

"Don't be sorry, Damian." Finn chuckled softly,"Just let me help you. Let us help you."

Damian swallowed, looking down at Finn's hands. He didn't want to be seen as vulnerable but.. Finn gently kissed his knuckles as smiled up at him. God, his smile..

"I love you, okay?" Finn looked into Damian's eyes.

"I know." Damian smiled softly,"I love you too."

"Good." Finn quickly kissed his jaw again,"Now, let me take your ass to bed."

"Wow.. So forward." Damian hummed.

"Hush." Finn pointed,"You know exactly what I meant."

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Dominik awoke that day, ready to prepare for Monday Night Raw that evening but.. His throat felt scratchy and sore, and it almost hurt to swallow. And- Woah.. Why was it so hit in his room? Was it always this hot? As he tried to force his aching body out of bed, Dominik slowly began to come to the realization that he was sick and he didn't like it.. They couldn't just pause a storyline because he was sick, he had to be there!

"Dom, you still in there?" He heard Damian's voice on the other end of the door,"Breakfast is ready."

"Right.. I'll be th-" Although Dominik cut himself off with a dry cough into his forearm, desperately trying to clear his throat afterwards to finish his sentence,"I'll be there."

Damian opened the door and Dominik glanced up at him, already able to see his concerned dad instincts kicking in. It was weird.. Damian started sounding more and more like his dad on Raw, even Finn had acted protective over him a few weeks back. Damian sighed, arms crossed as he looked over Dominik.

"I'm not doctor, but even I can tell you're sick from here." Damian pointed, his voice firm but laced with concern.

"Dame, it's just a cold." Dominik shook his head,"I'll be fine, honest."

"I don't believe that for a second." Damian told him, approaching the bed.

"Well, you sh-" Again, Dominik was cut off by a coughing fit that.. Okay, it really hurt and he winced afterwards.

"See? That's not a normal cold, Dom." Damian sighed softly, reaching down and pressing his hand to Dominik's forehead,"Jeez- You're burning up, Dom."

"Damian." Dominik whined, pushing Damian's leg back, although there wasn't enough force to even move him,"I'm fine.."

"Yeah, I'm gonna grab you some water and I'll call Triple H, tell him you won't be there tonight." Damian nodded as he walked out.

"Wh- Damian, come on! I can still-" Dominik broke into another coughing fit and he curled in on himself.

He hated this feeling, feeling weak and in pain.. He felt awful and he didn't want to let anyone down. Dominik didn't want to be a disappointment. He was one of the main reasons people tuned in on Mondays, to see Dominik and his shenanigans with Liv. Even if he hated every second of their time together, Dominik knew it was good for business. He heard rapid footsteps running up the stairs and.. The only person he wanted to see ran in. Rhea.

"Dom, are you okay?" Rhea was immediately at his side, rubbing his back,"Sorry, that was a stupid question. What do you feel? Are you in pain?"

"Throat.. Head." Dominik mumbled, still curled up as whatever he was feeling felt like it got worse the more he acknowledged it,"..Stomach."

"Oh, my poor baby." Rhea gently kissed his cheek,"Look, Mami is going to stay with you all day and look after you."

"But, what about-" Dominik tried.

"No, you won't be able to wrestle or deliver a backstage segment like this. Even if you tried, you might just hurt yourself." Rhea shook her head,"Nobody else is going to bother you today, it'll be just me and you."

"Not even JD?" Dominik asked, his voice already beginning to sound hoarse.

Rhea sighed,"He can have a quick visit later, but not right now."

While Rhea was his girlfriend and both Finn and Damian were like his older brothers, maybe even father figures, JD was his best friend. Sure, Damian said they only had one braincell to share between them, they always had fun and even with the occasional argument, both of them always made up. Dominik knew he'd miss JD and that JD would probably also miss him.

Damian returned briefly, handing Rhea the glass of water and medicine,"You sure you'll both be okay?"

"We'll be fine." Rhea assured him,"I'll make sure my Dom Dom is okay."

"Alright, well, get better soon." Damian pointed before looking over at Rhea,"I'll make sure to keep our other child far away for now."

"Much appreciated, Priest." Rhea sighed softly, as she handed Dominik the glass,"Drink up, but leave some for after your medicine."

Dominik eagerly drank the water, the liquid cooling him down and making his throat feel slightly better as Damian left the room. Like Rhea said, Dominik left some water to drink after he'd taken his medicine.. Which he didn't want.

"Right, it says.. This much." Rhea poured it into a spoon,"Now, open your mouth."

"Do I need it, Mami..?" Dominik asked slowly, looking right up at her.

"Don't even try with those puppy eyes, Dom Dom. They won't work." Rhea shook her head,"And yes, you do need it."

Dominik groaned as he leaned back in bed, usually the puppy dog eyes worked,"But why?"

"Well, it'll bring that fever down for starters." Rhea answered,"And it'll help with that cough of yours."

"What co-" Of course said cough had to interrupt Dominik, only furthering proving Rhea's point.

"That one." Rhea hummed, holding out the spoon,"Now open up and swallow."

Dominik sighed but he did what Rhea asked, begrudgingly swallowing the foul-tasting medicine, grimacing and sticking out his tongue.

"I know it tastes bad, Dom." Rhea sighed softly, holding out his water again.

Dominik quickly finished his water, before crossing his arms,"I think.. I deserve a cuddle after that."

Rhea chuckled softly and gently wrapped her arms around Dominik, kissing the top of his head as she sat the glass down on his nightstand. Dominik smiled softly and leaned into her arms, that being the only thing that made him feel better.

Rhea then left him alone to rest which, in Dominik's defense, he did. Although when he woke up again, he had no clue what time it was, he was still alone, there was a bowl of soup growing cold on his nightstand that looked like he'd at least tried to eat some of it and everything inside of him hurt. His head was throbbing and his stomach twisted and turned.. He was going to be sick. Dominik forced himself out of bed, somehow managing to cross the hall and make it to the bathroom which was, in his defense, only a few steps from his room.

Dominik wretched, throwing up whatever he'd managed to eat of the soup and he clung to the edges of the toilet for stability. God.. Why was it so bright here? It only irritated his headache and the sickening feeling that rose up his throat and again, he threw up. Before things could get worse, Dominik felt a hand gently start to rub his back and hold his hair put of his face.

"Shh, you're okay." Rhea hummed, doing her best to soothe Dominik,"Just get it all out, baby."

"I don't- Mami, I don't like this.." Dominik coughed out, not moving from his position.

"I know, sweetheart. But I'll make sure you feel better, okay?" Rhea sighed, still rubbing circles on his back.

The pair remained together, Rhea not leaving Dominik's side and holding back his hair as he practically coughed his guts up in the bathroom. Dominik must've blacked out from either exhaustion or the pain but the next thing Dominik knew, he was curled up in Rhea's arms with his head against her chest.

"Mami.. I don't want you getting sick." Dominik mumbled, looking up at her.

"Hey, even if i do get sick, it'll be worth it." Rhea kissed his forehead,"We'd just get to spend more time together."

Dominik smiled softly, nestling his head in the crook of Rhea's neck and the pair slowly began to drift off, with Dominik to a lesser extent due to the dull pain that remained in his head.

"I love you, baby." Rhea yawned, her eyes closed as she held Dominik tightly.

"I love you too, Mami." Dominik grinned.

But before Dominik could fall asleep, he heard someone from behind the door and immediately recognized it as the voice of JD, as well as Damian.

"Come on, Priest. I'll be quick." JD groaned softly.

"No, we have to go." Damian told him,"Dom and Rhea need to rest."

"Please? I just want to make sure he's okay before we leave." JD whined,"I won't bother him- I swear."

Dominik heard Damian let out a long, drawn-out sigh and smirked, knowing that Damian always did that before giving in to one of them. Usually himself or Finn.

"Fine- Five minutes. But then we have to go." Damian sighed.

Dominik blinked and the door was suddenly wide open, with JD stood in the doorway. Sure, the light hurt his eyes but.. It was nice to see his best friend. JD looked him over, and sighed as he turned to leave. He must not have realized Dominik was awake and, true to his word, didn't want to bother him.

"Jordan." Dominik coughed.

JD immediately turned to him,"Dom- I didn't wake you, did I?"

"I was already awake." Dominik assured him, cringing at how hoarse his voice sounded,"It's nice to see you."

"I missed you, but I'm glad you're resting." JD crossed his arms,"You better get well soon, because it's not as fun messing with Priest without you."

"I'll try " Dominik hummed, his eyes starting to close,"Have fun at Raw. Don't let Strowman hurt you too badly."

"Strowman doesn't stand a chance against me." JD pointed.

"I'm sure." Dominik chuckled, although it turned into a brief coughing fit.

"Right- No more talking." JD told him,"Just.. Get well soon."

Dominik nodded, watching as JD cracked a small smile before hurrying out to Damian and shutting the door tightly behind him. Dominik allowed himself to sink into Rhea's arms and closed his eyes, feeling at least a little better. Being sick was the worst but at least he had Mami there to make him feel better.

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Home. Dominik just wanted to get home.. He'd had a bit of a headache since this morning but decided to go to work regardless. Although he was fine for the most part, the pain was now almost too much for him. His head was throbbing and he didn't really know where he was.

"Dom- Dom, are you listening?" Rhea asked, her brow furrowed in maybe confusion or concern. Dominik couldn't tell.

In fact, opening his eyes to the light of streetlights they passed only seemed to make him feel worse,"Mm.."

He knew Rhea was still speaking to him, but he only really focus on the ache in the left side of his head, like someone was drilling into his skull.. Please make it stop-

"Dom?" Rhea gently shook his shoulder.

Dominik whined, the sound and movement only exacerbating his pain,"Too loud.."

Damian sighed, glancing back at Dominik before he spoke,"We're nearly home, okay? Then we can get you all sorted in a dark room."

Dominik was so grateful for Damian, knowing he sometimes got pretty bad headaches, probably because he was always dealing with him and JD. His voice.. While everything else cut through him like a knife, Damian's voice... He could listen to it no matter how badly his head hurt, it was just so soft when he needed it to be.

He could hear the others questioning Damian on what he thought was wrong with him and the older man did his best to answer the questions. The thing that hurt Dominik more than all the talking was the sudden jolt of the car when it stopped. Dominik winced, curling in on himself.

"Sorry, mi amor." Damian sighed as he got out of the car, opening the door for Dominik.

Dominik didn't think twice, taking in a deep breath before practically launching himself into Damian's arms. He curled up, hiding his head in the crook of Damian's neck as he desperately clung onto him. Damian rubbed his back, carefully carrying Dominik inside the house while the others followed, doingbtheir best not to ask any more questions that might worsen Dominik's headache.

"Okay, I'm going to need a cold compress, some water and painkillers." Damian instructed quietly as he headed for the stairs,"And keep quiet."

Damian headed upstairs to his room, Dominik still cligning desperately to him like a baby koala. He gently kissed the top of his head as he entered his room, making sure the lights stayed off and that his curtains were shut tight. Damian carefully laid down on his bed with Dominik curled up on his chest, opening his eyes slightly.

"Shh, cariño." Damian ran his hand down Dominik's back,"I've got you."

"It hurts.." Dominik smiffled.

"I know, but we're going to make it all better." Damian assured him.

Dominik closed his eyes as the door opened, the hallway light seeping in as Rhea entered and sat down the glass of water and painkiller on the nightstand and handing the wet compress to Damian.

"Mami.." Dominik reached out and gently squeezed her hand.

"I'm here, baby." Rhea spoke quietly, smiling softly.

Dominik managed to force a small smile and Rhea blew him a kiss before she left the room. Damian gave Dominik the pill and water which, with some persuasion, Dominik took and promptly cuddled back into Damian. As he did that, Damian held the wet compress against the left side of Dominik's head, all while still rubbing his back.

"Dame.." Dominik looked up at him,"..Thank you."

"There's no need to thank me, I'd do anything for you." Damian hummed softly.

Dominik and Damian lay there together for.. Well, Dominik didn't know for sure but when he opened his eyes again, the pain in his head had lessened. It still hurt but.. Certainly not as bad as before. Dominik slowly looked around and couldn't help but smile. Against Damian's side was Finn, his head buried against his neck. Rhea was at Damian's other side, her arm draped across Dominik's back. JD was also there, sprawled at the bottom of the bed, half of his body falling off the end. All four of them asleep, all four of them were there for him.. God, Dominik loved all of them so much.

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Rhea winced as she tried to sort things out in the kitchen, the growing pain in her head proving to make things difficult. She told Damian that she wanted to sort out the cupboards and, with him close by, she had done just that. The kitchen was always Damian's space, he adored cooking and baking especially for the five of them, but no matter how many times he tried to explain, Rhea could never find anything! It was Damian's system, really.

But Rhea had made lots of little labels and equipment lists that she would stick up on cupboard doors which would mainly be for her benefit as she didn't exactly trust Dominik or JD in the kitchen.

"Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea, mi amor." Damian walked up behind Rhea, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I'm always bringing good ideas." Rhea told him, barely managing a smirk as she leaned into Damian's chest.

"You sound tired, love." Damian furrowed his brow, leaning down to kiss the side of her head,"Are you okay?"

"Damian, I'm fine." Rhea assured him, trying to remain calm Damian let go of her.

Rhea crossed her arms as she turned to face Damian and.. Woah- Spinning. The room was spinning. Rhea quickly closed her eyes, gripping onto the counter for support.

"Hey- Rhea, I'm right here." Damian put his hands on Rhea's shoulders,'Talk to me, what's wrong?"

"Fine.. I'm fine." Rhea pushed Damian back, causing hero stagger back against the counter.

Rhea slowly opened her eyes as she slid down the counter to the floor with Damian kneeling in front of her, keeping his hands on her shoulders.

"You aren't fine, Rhea." Damian shook his head, gently cupping Rhea's cheek,"Come on, let's get you back to bed."

"No.." Rhea groaned, again pushing Damian back as she curled in on herself.

Rhea.. Was supposed to look after everyone else, take care of them, not the other way around. She knew none of the boys would hesitate if it meant helping Rhea, she knew how juch they loved her.. But Rhea couldn't help but feel guilty.. Maybe it was the feeling of weakness, of being vulnerable..

"Hey, look at me- Look at me." Damian carefully lifted Rhea's chin,"I'm going to get you some water, okay? Then I'll take you upstairs. Does that sound good?"

Rhea closed her eyes, leaning her head back against the counter,"Yeah.. Yeah, that's good."

Damian smiled softly and stood up, walking to the sink and getting Rhea a glass of water. He bent down in front of her, carefully handing it over to her as he hovered close to her. Rhea drank the water slowly and it did seem to ease her headache, at least momentarily.

"Thank you." Rhea mumbled.

Damian smiled, pulling Rhea up and into his arms as she wrapped her legs around his midsection,"Hey, we're all yours, all day. Anything you need, we'll do."

"Can.. Can you hold me?" Rhea asked softly.

"Of course. Your room or mine?" Damian raised a brow.

"Yours. It's warmer.." Rhea told him, nestling her head in the crook of Damian's neck.

"My room it is." Damian hummed as he headed upstairs to his room, Rhea held tightly in his arms.

It was still relatively early so Damian assumed that the others would still be asleep. What he didn't expect to see however was.. Dominik and JD curled up in his bed. When he left this morning, they weren't there but now, here they were. Both men were fast asleep, Dominik holding JD close to his chest and Damian couldn't help but smile.

"Dom." Rhea looked to him as Damian laid down beside the other two.

"He's right there, mi amor." Damian gently rubbed her back.

Rhea smiled softly, despite the pain in her head as she reached for Dominik's hand, grabbing onto it. Dominik opened his eyes slightly and squeezed as he saw Rhea.

"Mami." Dominik grinned sleepily, scooting closer to her as JD continued to sleep.

Rhea began to run her fingers through Dominik's hair and he leaned into her touch. Damian grabbed his phone while the pair were distracted, sending a quick message to Finn who practically bolted into the room not even five minutes later.

"Rhea- Are you-" Finn began.

"Shh." Damian put a finger over his lips as Rhea buried her face in his chest,"Headache."

Finn nodded slowly, sitting on the edge of the bed and crawling over to Damian's side, resting his head on his other shoulder so he was beside Rhea. He put his hand on Rhea's back and promptly fell asleep, much to the amusement of Damian.

"I love you, babygirl." Rhea yawned.

"You're only getting away with that because you're unwell." Damian shook his head.

"I know." Rhea looked up, kissing his jaw,"Now give me cuddles."

Damian chuckled, rubbing Rhea's back and she couldn't stop smiling. Rhea didn't want to be seen as weak to her partners but.. Being taken care of by them was nice and.. Maybe she could get used to it.

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Dominik's winced as he sat in medical, his outfit ripped and his chest red and raw.. Challenging Gunther was probably one of the dumbest things he'd ever decided to do, he wasn't proving anything if he lost! He was only confirming what all the fans thought, that he didn't deserve to be there..

"Dom- Sweetheart, are you okay?" Rhea questioned as she ran in, immediately at his side.

"Mami.. It hurts." Dominik looked up at her, feeling his eyes start to well up.

"I know, baby." Rhea's faced softened as she cupped his cheek.

Dominik sniffled, leaning against Rhea's chest and hiding his face in her shoulder. He just wanted to go home and curl up in bed with his partners.. But he knew full well that they were staying in a hotel that night. Rhea gently tried to soothe Dominik, rubbing his back as JD ran in, out of breath.

"They haven't killed anyone, have they?" Rhea looked up at JD.

"No- No, just.. They tried shouting at Imperium but I.. I stopped them." JD panted, leaning against the wall before looking sadly at Dominik,"..Are you okay?"

"JD.. Come here." Dominik sat up properly, wincing as he did before holding his arms out.

JD bit his cheek before walking over to Dominik, just barely reaching him before Dominik clung onto him. JD held onto Dominik, rubbing his back. Both he and Rhea hated seeing Dominik in pain, but JD just felt so.. Guilty. He was at ringside, he could've stopped this. JD was almost immediately trying to comfort him in the middle of the ring before helping him to medical and running to get Rhea.

"Look, we'll make sure you're all bandaged up and then we'll get you to the hotel, okay?" Rhea kissed the top of Dominik's head.

"Okay, Mami.." Dominik sniffled.

Rhea stood with JD, holding him close to her side as the trainer bandaged Dominik's chest. Just seeing the redness and thinking about how much pain Dominik was in.. It hurt them both. Rhea held his hand the whole time and, as soon as she was allowed, picked Dominik up and carried him out of the medical office where Damian and Finn were waiting outside.

"Mi amor, are you okay?" Damian asked quickly, placing one hand on Rhea's back and the other on Dominik's shoulder as they walked.

"Mhm.." Dominik nodded slowly.

"Does it hurt? Can I get you anything?" Finn questioned, practically running to keep up with Rhea who was walking with so much force.

"..I want cuddles." Dominik told him.

"Hey- We can do that.' JD nodded quickly.

"We can, and we will when we get to the hotel. Finn, when we get there, try and get some ice as well." Rhea pointed.

"Consider it done." Finn agreed.

The drive to the hotel was filled with Rhea whispering little reassurances to Dominik who was curled up in her arms. Finn tried to lighten the mood with jokes but it didn't help and he eventually stopped. When they arrived at the hotel, Damian took Dominik off Rhea's hands to give her a break... And also because he wanted to cradle Dominik in his arms, pressing gentle kisses to his forehead as they walked. Finn split off from the group to try and find some ice while the others headed to their room, Damian quickly laying Dominik on the bed.

"There you go, Dulzura." Damian whispered.

"Thank you." Dominik mumbled, wincing as he pushed himself up on his elbows,"Can.. You guys help me out of this?"

They'd all practically forgotten that Dominik was still in his torn ring gear and Rhea nodded, carefully removing it as Damian undid his boots and sat them aside before helping Dominik into one of Damian's shirts. Soon after, Finn entered the room with his ice wrapped up in a cloth and he walked over, placing his homemade ice pack on Dominik's chest.

"You feeling any better?" Finn tilted his head.

Dominik nodded slowly, holding the ice pack against his bandaged chest. It eased his pain but he would've preferred the cuddles. Almost like she could sense it, Rhea climbed into bed beside him and held Dominik against her chest.

"I'm not going to let him hurt you again, baby." Rhea assured Dominik, kissing his forehead.

"I love you, Mami." Dominik nestled his head against her neck.

"And I love you too." Rhea hummed, running her fingers through his hair.

"Don't leave us out." Damian pointed, crawling into bed beside Rhea and ruffling Dominik's hair.

"Yeah, we want to look after you too." Finn smiled, sliding onto the bed by Rhea's other side and placing his hand across Dominik's back.

"JD- Get your ass in bed." Damian grabbed JD by his shirt and pulled him into bed, between him and Rhea.

"Jordan." Dominik grinned, looking over at him.

"Hey, love." JD smiled softly.

Dominik quickly kissed him, before again hiding his face against Rhea,"Goodnight."

The others chuckled, holding Dominik close as they fell asleep together in their hotel bed. Not one of them could say they enjoyed seeing Dominik in pain, but they all loved their cuddle sessions, snuggling against each other like a game of Tetris. Rhea was going to make sure Dominik never faced Gunther again, make sure he would never be hurt like that again.. Mami loved her boy.

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It was a bad idea, a spot Damian instantly regretted. In front of all those people, the doubters who believed be was a paper champion, someone who didn't deserve the title.. And now Damian was caught up in the ropes, pain searing through his ankle as he hung there unable to move. Drew nearly broke character, going to help him before going on the attack.. Damian gave him the signal to keep going but he really shouldn't have. Even after being freed and put through that agony, Damian didn't stop the match. Hell, Finn made it through a match after dislocating his shoulder three times!

Although it didn't matter in the long run, as Damian retained his title thanks to an assist from CM Punk. Drew sighed as he limped up the ramp and to the back, he wanted to check his phone desperately, knowing taht all it would be filled with were hateful messages and hurtful posts made about him and his botch... Maybe they were right-

"Damian!"

Before Damian's thoughts could spiral, his attention was caught by one of his boyfriend's calling his name as he ran to him. Finn. Damian was proud that they finally managed to listen to him, staring out of his fight but.. He could tell that he was in for a long ass lecture from Finn or, if not him, Rhea.

"Mi príncipe-" Damian tried, forcing a smile onto his face.

"No- None of that. No Spanish sweet-talking." Finn pointed as he finally reached Damian, the panic clear on his face,"..Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Damian chuckled softly.

"Dame, you were limping." Finn recalled, rubbing his face.

"I was just selling." Damian shook his head.

He hated lying to his partners but.. Damian felt like he had no choice. They shouldn't have to worry about him, he was supposed to look after them.. God, Damian couldn't even do that right. What sort of a boyfriend was he, worrying all of his partners for no reason.

"Right.." Finn nodded slowly, and Damian could tell he didn't believe him,"Can you at least go get checked at medical?"

"No, I-" Damian snapped back, quickly stopping himself,"Finn, I just.. I think I'm fine."

"Please?" Finn sighed, gently taking and squeezing Damian's hand,"Remember when Logan Paul knocked JD's lights out and you demanded he get checked out at medical immediately?"

"That's different, JD was injured and I'm not." Damian told him.

"Damian, please?" Came the voice of JD as he approached the pair,"For us?"

"Guys, I-" Damian tried.

JD gently headbutted Damian's shoulder,"You have to take care of yourself."

"Rhea and Dom are already waiting." Finn added.

Damian sighed, resisting the urge to comment on how cute he found JD's little headbutt while the two Irishmen lead him towards the medical office, supporting him when he got overzealous and believed he could walk alone. Rhea was practically glaring at Damian when he arrived and sat down.

"..You scared the shit out of me there." Rhea told him, although her face quickly softened,"Are you okay?"

"Of course, mi amor." Damian assured her, reaching out and cupping her cheek,"I'll be fine."

Rhea crossed her arms, looking away as Dominik cuddled into her side. Damian looked down.. He really scared them, didn't her? And Damian wouldn't say he was scared of doctors but.. He certainly hated being in medical, it reeked of failure. His partners though sensed his unease, not leaving him alone.

Luckily, after his examination, it turned out not to be so bad. Damian was right and he would be just fine... If he got some rest and avoided being too physical. Great. Now he didn't have a choice and was forced to accept the help of his partners. Although Rhes offered to carry him, Damian turned that and a wheelchair down in favor of a pair of crutches that ended up continuing to smack JD in the face in the car.

Damian would've preferred being in his home but.. A hotel room would suffice. Despite protests from Dominik and JD mainly, they ended up booking a room with two beds, just in case not everyone wanted to cuddle that night. Damian was laid in one bed, wide awake with some ice wrapped in a towel over his ankle. Rhea and Dominik had gone for a.. Shower together, Finn hurried off to grab snacks from the shop across the road and JD was rambling on about.. Well, nonsense on the other bed.

Damian meanwhile.. Decided to check his phone, just a little peek. That little peek was a horrible mistake. Every other message tagging him just dragged him fither down into his pit of despair. Useless. Worthless. Undeserving.. Each message drove a dagger into his heart, wondering if he really was all of those things. Shit- Damian felt himself tearing up and mentally cursed as he sniffled in the near silent room. Damian prayed that JD hadn't heard him but.. the Irishman's head turned to him sharply.

"Are you alright, love?" JD quickly stood up, falling right onto his face and crawling to Damian's bedside,"Are you hurting? Can I-"

"Jordan, I'm fine." Damian quickly rubbed his eyes, sitting his phone down.

JD climbed onto the bed, hovering over Damian before grabbing his phone and tossing it, luckily, onto the other bed. Damian couldn't even protest before JD placed a finger over his lips.

"Hey.. I know what it's like to be berated online, don't look at it." JD rested on Damian's chest.

Damian wrapped his arms around JD and held him close, rubbing his back. While not exactly what he was receiving, he couldn't even count the amount of times JD was ridiculed for his physical appearance, mainly his head.

"You.." Damian sighed softly as the water stopped,"Look, I'm fine. And Rhea and Dom will be out soon-"

"Damian." JD sighed,"Your feelings matter, we care about them just as much as you care about us."

"Jordan, I'll be okay. I just need rest." Damian leaned in to kiss JD's cheek but JD grabbed his face.

"And will you rest?" JD raised a brow.

"Of course-"

"All the time, not whenever you feel like it?"

"..You drive a hard bargain, McDonagh." Damian shook his head as Rhea walked out in one of Damian's hoodies, Dominik following suit in one of Rhea's merch shirts.

"My darlings, can you help me convince Damian that he needs to rest?" JD asked, nestling himself against Damian's chest.

"I'm sure I could certainly try." Rhea nodded as Dominik jumped onto the bed.

Dominik chuckled as he laid beside JD, managing to wrap his arms around both Damian and JD.. Leaving the latter slightly squished but he wasn't exactly complaining.

"You gonna tell me what's up or do I need to get my Ace to snitch on you?" Rhea raised a brow, flopping onto the bed and rolling against Damian's side.

Damian sighed softly,"Just idiots on the internet.. They're all talking about my botch- They're never going to care about me as champion."

"Now that's not true." Rhea pointed.

"What's not true?" Finn asked as he walked in, dumping the bag of snacks on the counter.

"The jerks on the internet think Damian's a bad champion and we're trying to-" Dominik began, but Finn had already joined in on the cuddle party.

"Damian, it doesn't matter what those shmucks on the internet think." Finn reminded him,"We're all gonna love you regardless. Besides, your championship reign has been a lot longer than mine."

Damian kissed Finn's forehead, keeping his arms wrapped tightly around his partners as one by one they dozed off around him. He would protect them, no matter what. Their words comforted him but.. The dull pain that worked its way up his ankle kept him awake. God, he just wanted to-

"Sleep."

"What..?" Damian rubbed his eyes.

"Big man needs sleep.. We'll help."

Damian furrowed his brow as he listened to the uncanny voice, thinking he was going crazy with sleep deprivation. It sounded like Finn but.. Not Finn at the same time. Deeper. Rough, and gravely. Before Damian could question anything, the pain seemed to seep put of his leg and.. He began drifting off into a happy sleep... Leaving The Demon proud of It's work.

"Big Man is happy, we love the big man!"

"Shh.." Finn mumbled, burying his face in Damian's chest.

"You always complain but we was good! Now you all sleep happy."

"..Thank you." Finn forced out, although he was so close to unconsciousness.

"Night night, Vessel. We hope you have good dreams, especially about the Princess! Ooo, or the Princess and the Big Man!"

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In hindsight, it was a bad idea. Stupid, even. But it was Dominik and JD, so no one in the Judgement Day was really surprised. They were all inside that day since the weather was awful, rain battering against the windows and it was relatively peaceful... Until they heard the two younger men of the Judgement Day bickering about something, then the door opening and closing. When they went to check, JD was on top of Dominik outside in the pouring rain as he tried to wrestle something, that later turned out to be a stress ball that Damian gifted JD.

Although they thought they managed to get both boys inside and into some dry clothes quick enough.. Apparently they were wrong as in the morning, both of them were sniffling, coughing messes.

"I thought they said going outside in the rain doesn't actually give you a cold." Finn crossed his arms.

"It doesn't, but it makes you more susceptible to catching one." Damian sighed,"Now-"

"I'm checking on Dom." Rhea spoke up quickly, heading for the stairs.

"Hey- I don't want to check on JD. He's a bitch when he's sick." Finn crossed his arms.

"Tough shit." Rhea called to him as she climbed the stairs and entered Dominik's room.

Inside, Dominik was curled up under his blankets, sniffling to himself. Rhea sighed and walked over to him, gently running her hands through his mullet which cause Dominik to roll over and look at her.

"Mami.." Dominik mumbled, his voice hoarse, although he still looked up at her adoringly.

"You feeling okay, Dom Dom?" Rhea asked, her fingers still trailing through his hair.

"Not great.. But I'll be okay." Dominik assured her with a small smile.

"I'll go get you some water and medicine, okay?" Rhea tilted her head and Dominik nodded slowly,"You try and get some rest."

"I will." Dominik coughed as he rolled onto his side, closing his eyes.

Rhea gently kissed the side of his head before she headed downstairs to grab some cold medicine as well as a glass of water. Both Finn and Damian were still downstairs, having not gone to see JD yet, much to the annoyance of Rhea. She knew JD could be a handful, especially when he was unwell because he really struggled accepting when he needed help and expressing his feelings.

"Look, if you guys just try once, I'll go see him after I've sorted out Dominik." Rhea caved in as she filled up the glass.

"Why don't-" Finn began before Damian stopped him.

"Deal." Damian nodded as Rhea walked through with her supplies.

"Good." Rhea nodded as she returned to Dominik's room as quickly as she could, noticing he was in the same position she left him in.

Rhea sighed as she approached his bedside, not wanting to wake him but she knew she had to. Luckily, Dominik stirred before Rhea could even tough him and he blinked sleepily at her.

"Hey baby, I've brought your medicine and some water." Rhea told him.

Dominik smiled softly,"Yay."

Rhea chuckled as she sat the water down and poured the medicine into the spoon,"You're going to need two of these because my spoon is too small, okay?"

"Okay, Mami." Dominik nodded.

So unproblematic, probably because he was so tired, but Dominik was never really a fussy patient. When he was more awake, sometimes he would try to give puppy dog eyes to get out of taking nasty tasting medicine but he never put up much of a fight. Dominik took the first spoonful with ease, although he did cringe at the taste. Before Rhea could pour the second, she heard a bit of a commotion coming from JD's room and she sighed. Was it really that hard to deal with him?

"Is JD okay?" Dominik asked reaching for Rhea's hand.

Rhea sighed, taking his hand and squeezing it,"He's a little sick like you, baby. But.. You know how he gets."

Dominik nodded slowly and Rhea brushed some stray strands of hair out of his eyes.

"Are you going to check on him?" Dominik asked.

"I will, because apparently Finn and Damian can't handle our oversized toddler." Rhea shook her head.

Dominik couldn't help but chuckle although it soon broke into a coughing fit and he curled in on himself. Rhea hated seeing him like this and she rubbed his back.

"I'll be back once I've sorted things out with Jordan, okay?" Rhea told him.

"Okay, Mami.. Love you." Dominik forced out.

"I love you too, sweetheart." Rhea hummed before heading along the hallway to JD's room.

When she entered, both Damian and Finn were back up against the wall, eyeing JD cautiously. JD was sat against the backboard of his bed, glaring at the pair.

"Right, what's going on?" Rhea looked between them.

"Well, he's tried to escape twice and refused to take any medicine we offered to get him." Damian sighed.

"Don't need medicine.. I'm not-" JD was cut off by coughing into his elbow,"..I'm not sick."

"You are, bug. And that's okay." Finn told him, walking closer,"We just want to help you get better-"

But a pillow was promptly launched into the face of Finn and he staggered back into Damian's arms as the taller man held back a snicker. Rhea knew they weren't getting anywhere with this and so she walked towards JD's bed. She knew he was an idiot but he wasn't stupid enough to throw anything at her.

"Ace.." Rhea spoke slowly, trying to keep her voice calm,"What do you want to do?"

"..I want to sleep in Dom's room." JD crossed his arms, averting his eyes from the others.

"Come on then." Rhea beckoned him over and, much to the surprise of Damian and Finn, JD listened.

"Oh come on, it was that easy?" Finn groaned.

"I really should've seen that coming." Damian shook his head, arms still around Finn as Rhea lead JD along the hallway.

Almost immediately after entering the room, JD crawled into bed and curled up against Dominik's side. He could be a nuisance but.. Rhea loved JD. They all loved each other, no matter what antics went on.

"Now JD, I want you to get better.. So you're going to have to take some medicine like Dom." Rhea explained to him as she grabbed the medicine once again.

"No- I don't want it." JD buried his face in Dominik's shoulder,"You can't make me take it!"

"You're right, I can't." Rhea sighed, turning her attention and gaze to Dominik.

"JD, will you take it if I take it first?" Dominik asked him.

"..Maybe." JD nodded slowly.

Dominik grinned and kissed the top of JD's head as Rhea poured him out the second spoon of medicine. Again, he took it no problem and did his best to ignore the taste to reassure JD that it was just fine. Rhea could tell JD was hesitant as she poured out the medicine for him but Dominik took it so.. With Dominik patting his back, JD took the spoonful.

"That tastes like shit.." JD mumbled, rectilinear back after he swallowed.

"One more, babe." Rhea told him.

"No." JD shook his head.

"Just try, okay? I'll hold your hand." Dominik told him, grabbing onto JD's hand.

Eventually JD did take that second spoonful and he rolled over onto his side, with Dominik rubbing his back to try and comfort him.

"See? There you go." Rhea smiled softly,"You did good, sweetheart."

"I never do good.. I'm always a fucking pain." JD told her, trying and failing to hold back his coughs.

"Look, we know that this stuff is hard for you. But that doesn't mean we're going to care about you any less." Rhea pointed,"You boys try and get some rest, I'll be back soon."

Although Rhea did curl up on the couch with Damian and Finn to watch a film, all her thoughts were consumed by JD and Dominik.. They'd both been so quiet, no one could hear the sound of coughing either. So, when the film ended, Rhea shot up and practically ran upstairs to check on her boys.

Thankfully, when she got there, both JD and Dominik were just fine. Both were fast asleep with Dominik holding JD tightly as he curled up against his chest, face covered by messy curls. They looked.. So peaceful. Mami really did love her boys and she was going to make sure they both knew that when they were feeling better.

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JD rolled over in bed, sleepily reaching out for Finn. They'd fallen asleep together in Finn's bed that night after he comforted JD after a nightmare.. He did his best to hide them from the others because why would he burden them with his issues? The only person that knew about everything was Finn.. The only person he could truly trust with it. What if the others didn't want to be with him after? What if they didn't want to deal with all of his problems? What if... They saw him as weak?

JD quickly shook his head and sat up, realizing he was alone in bed. Finn must've already gotten up which was a little odd since they usually got up around the same with JD quaking up before Finn most days. They'd wake up and cuddle until they inevitably had to get up and eat.. Maybe JD needed some extra sleep after the events of last night. He pushed himself up out of bed and ran his fingers through his hair before deciding that he needed to get ready.

JD tossed his clothes from the night before aside and pulled on some black jeans and one of Finn's t-shirts that didn't actually fit either man. It was too big and, in reality, was probably stolen from Damian earlier in the relationship. Talking... JD could hear voices downstairs and wandered out of his room, pausing as the voices became yelling.. He could feel his chest tighten and gripped the banister tightly, taking in deep breaths just like Finn taught him. JD needed Finn.

Although, when he reached the living room there was no sight of Finn. It was just Dominik and Damian playing WWE 2K24 with Rhea watching. They were just getting excited.. Nothing was wrong. They're fine. You're fine.

"Hey, look who's finally decided to wake up." Rhea chuckled as she noticed him and winked,"Good afternoon, Ace."

JD smiled softly as he looked over at them,"Hope you weren't having too much fun without me."

"Don't worry, we weren't." Damian chuckled,"I was kicking Dominik's ass at 2K."

"You weren't kicking my ass." Dominik crossed his arms.

"Yeah, I was." Damian shook his head,"I figured since you and JD are always up late playing this thing that you'd be better... But apparently you just suck."

"Mami." Dominik whined, looking back at her,"Tell Damian to be nice to me."

"Stop bullying my Dom Dom." Rhea shook her head.

"Your Dom Dom?" Damian raised a brow, wrapping an arm around Dominik and pulling him close.

"Behave." JD teased as he walked towards the kitchen.

"I'll show you me behaving next, pretty boy." Damian hummed.

"Pretty boy, that's a new one." JD grinned, trying to ignore the blush rising in his cheek.

"You like it?" Damian called through to him.

"Maybe." JD answered as he pulled a glass out of the cabinet.

As JD began pouring water into his glass, Dominik entered the kitchen and began to gather some mugs, presumably sent to make drinks for the group. It was commonplace in their house for the loser of the game they're playing to be sent to get snacks or drinks.

"So.. Where's Finn?" JD asked, turning to Dominik.

"Oh, he went on a run and said he might stop in at the store to pick up some things that Mami and I forgot last time." Dominik explained.

JD nodded slowly, Finn was a little obsessed with his health and staying fit. He kept trying to convince him that breaks were okay but the Irishman wasn't a fan of that idea. Something he passed on to JD.. Although not to the same extent.

"Do you think he'll be back soon?" JD bit his cheek, hoping he didn't sound too.. Clingy.

"Why? Do you miss him?" Dominik raised a brow,"You totally miss him."

"Oh, shut up." JD rolled his eyes, of course he'd deny it.

"Aw, that's cute." Dominik chuckled, accidentally knocking one of mugs off the counter.

As the mug shattered on the ground, the sound echoed in JD's ears. He swallowed harshly, trying to calm his racing heart and quickening breath.. Fine. He was fine. Just- Just a mug. A mug. Dominik made some comment about his clumsiness before starting to clean up his mess and JD took a sip of his water. See? There. You're fine.. Just breathe.

"JD.. Are you okay?" Dominik asked, putting the pieces of the mug in the bed,"You look kinda pale."

"I'm fine." JD forced out, sitting his glass on the edge of the counter,"Yeah.. Yeah, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Dominik took a step closer, tilting his head to the side.

"Dom, I'm okay-" JD reached out to him, only knocking over his own glass to the floor.

"Damn, guess we've both got a case of butter fingers today." Dominik joked, chuckling to himself,"Right, JD? JD?"

But JD wasn't there, not mentally. His body was trembling yet his thoughts were racing. An overwhelming feeling of dread washed over his body and his heart pounded in his chest. Drowning. He was drowning. He needed to get out as the world darkened around him. Breathe. JD couldn't breathe as his chest seemed to tighten. Was he dying? He was dying. JD desperately clawed at his neck, his chest, anything. Leave. His body refused to move- His legs buckling beneath him and leaving him stranded. JD's eyes darted around the room unable to take in anything- Dominik.. He could hear Dominik's garbled voice from beside him but he couldn't make out any words. He felt so close, like JD could just teach out and touch him but his limbs felt heavy, unwilling to move. Nausea began to fill him. Bathroom. He needed a bathroom- Or outside. Fresh air. JD just needed some air. Breathe. He still couldn't breathe. His clothes were soaked in sweat, sticking to his body. Finn- Where was Finn.. Finn would help him..

Dominik didn't understand what was going and hurried through to the living room where Rhea and Damian were sat, almost oblivious to what was going on.

"Mami- Please, I need help." Dominik told her, bouncing on his feet.

"Dom.. What's wrong? What happened?" Rhea furrowed her brow.

"We know you broke something, we heard that but-" Damian looked over.

"It's JD, he really needs your help." Dominik pointed.

Rhea looked between Damian and Dominik before entering the kitchen and seeing JD on the floor. Rhea's face softened and she hurried to his side, keeping Dominik behind her as she sat down in front of JD. She'd had panic attacks before and had a feeling that was what JD was going through.

"JD, can you hear me?" Rhea kept her voice soft,"I think you're having a panic attack, but I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere."

All Rhea wanted to do was pull JD into a tight hug and protect him from the world but she knew that might agitate him further. If she didn't help him control his breathing, she was scared he'd end up passing out.

"Jordan, can you try and breathe with me? In through the nose, out through the mouth." Rhea demonstrated,"Do you think you can do that?"

JD was still shaking but he managed to force a nod. He shut his eyes tightly, choking back sobs as he tried to breathe. It wasn't working..

"Jordan.. Can I touch you?" Rhea asked.

Again, JD managed to give her a small nod and Rhea carefully took JD's hand. She began drawing circles on his hand with her thumb, still trying to help him through his breathing. Eventually he did seem to calm but God, he looked exhausted.. He must've tired himself out.

"Rhea.." JD mumbled, struggling to keep his eyes open.

"I'm here, Ace. I'm right here." Rhea assured him.

JD leaned forward, resting his head on Rhea's shoulder and she rubbed his back. It only took a few moments but JD fell silent, his breathing slow and heavy.. He was asleep. Rhea sighed softly, kissing the top of his head before she turned to Dominik who still looked on with a worried expression.

"He'll be okay, baby." Rhea assured him.

Dominik nodded and Rhea slowly got to her feet, still holding JD as she walked back to the living room. Damian was awaiting them, looking on with concern and he instinctively held out his arms. Rhea smiled softly, handing over JD before she sat beside Damian with Dominik cuddling into her side.

"What happened?" Damian asked, his arms tightly wrapped around JD.

"A panic attack.. Dom, you were with him. Do you know what could have triggered it?" Rhea looked over at him and he shook his head,"It could be anything."

"Well, he seemed.. Off after I broke my mug but..." Dominik stopped, looking down,"After he broke his glass he went unresponsive."

"Poor thing." Rhea sighed softly, gently patting JD's arm before pulling Dominik closer to her,"And you're okay?"

"A little shaken up but.. I'm just worried about JD." Dominik admitted, leaning into her shoulder.

"He'll be okay, we'll make sure of it." Rhea kissed his forehead, smiling softly,"Right, Damian?"

Damian was silent as he held JD close to his head, playing with his unkempt curls and trailing his hand up and down his back. He felt so.. Useless. JD had been struggling with this and he had no idea. Had it been going on for long? Did JD not trust him?

"Damian." Rhea put a hand on his shoulder,"JD is going to be okay."

"I know." Damian nodded slowly, kissing the top of his head.

The group waited eagerly for Finn's return, assuming he'd have the answers they were looking for and that he'd be able to truly comfort JD.. But he was still nowhere to be seen and he hadnt sent any messages. Although JD did begin to stir, just as Rhea stood up to call Finn.

"Damian..?" JD mumbled, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Mi pequeño diablo.. There you are." Damian hummed, smiling as he held him,"You gave us quite the scare, but we're so glad you're alright."

"Sorry.." JD buried his face in Damian's chest, slowly starting to remember what had happened and he grabbed onto Damian's shirt,"I didn't mean-"

"Hey, none of us are upset at you, Ace." Rhea told him, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder,"We just want to make sure you're okay."

"I will be." JD couldn't bring himself to look at any of them, his face still hidden,"..Is Finn home yet?"

"No, but I'm just about to call him." Rhea told him as she took out her phone.

Rhea headed to the kitchen and Dominik was quick to take her place on the sofa and hug both Damian and JD. She smiled at them and called Finn as she began cleaning up the second broken glass. After a minute or so, he answered.

"Hello, love. Did you really miss me that much?" Finn chuckled, blissfully unaware of what had taken place.

"Of course." Rhea rolled her eyes,"Babe, where are you right now?"

"Just about to head to the shops, why?" Finn asked.

"..JD had a panic attack." Rhea told him, putting the shards of glass in the bin,"I managed to calm him down but-"

"I'll be right there." Finn immediately hung up.

Rhea sighed and wiped up the puddle of water on the ground before heading through to her boyfriends, all still curled up together on the couch. Considering Finn had been gone for around an hour, she didn't expect him home within the next ten minutes... Until he burst through the door, out of breath and covered in sweat.

"Jordan.. Jordan, are you okay?" Finn hurried to his side.

Damian loosened his grip on JD and he practically flung himself into Finn's arms, not caring how gross he was at the time. Finn gently began to soothe JD, he was their resident expert.

"Shh.. I'm right here, princess." Finn kissed his forehead,"She won't hurt you, I promise. You're safe here.."

"Who's 'She'?" Dominik asked slowly.

Finn looked down at JD,"..You haven't told them, have you?"

"I can't- They won't.. They'll-" JD stammered.

"No one will think any less of you." Finn assured JD who shrunk in his arms,"Look, how about I take you to my room and.. I'll tell them."

JD swallowed, but slowly nodded. Finn took him upstairs and the others followed... Who the hell was 'she' and what had she done to JD? After making sure he was settled, Finn carefully closed the door behind him and looked around at his partners.

"She... Is JD's mother." Finn spoke slowly, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed,"He was physically punished for any mistake he made and.. JD still gets nightmares about the things that happened."

"That's probably why him breaking the glass freaked him out." Damian nodded.

"God, the glass breaking.." Finn sighed,"I didn't know about any of this when I trained him but.. One time we were traveling together and he woke up in floods of tears about some glass.."

"Oh, my baby.." Rhea covered her mouth,"Finn, is-"

"Nothing happened to her.." Finn shook his head,"JD didn't want me to."

"Can I..?" Rhea looked to the door.

Finn stepped aside and Rhea headed inside, quick to curl up beside JD in bed. JD smiled softly, nestling his head against her neck. They weren't alone for long and soon were joined by Damian, Dominik and Finn, with the latter holding onto JD the tightest.

"I'm sorry.." JD whispered.

"Stop apologizing, none of what happened was uoru own fault." Rhea pressed a gentle kiss to his forehead,"I'm going to look after you, we all look after each other here."

"Because we all love each other." Damian hummed,"And nothing can change that."

"Nothing?" JD asked.

"Absolutely nothing." Dominik nodded, a smile on his face.

"And that's a promise." Finn told him, gently playing with his hair.

"Thank you." JD mumbled, relaxing in the arms of his partners.

He was safe here... He would always be safe here.

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Dominik was pacing anxiously in the living room of the Judgement Day house, all his thoughts on his boyfriend. Despite Rhea trying to reassure him that everything was fine, Dominik couldn't help but worry. Logan flicked up the spot and hit JD for real, the doctors said he was lucky not to be concussed. Sure, he was fine in that regard but.. Hearing JD in pain hurt Dominik and he just wanted to run in there and make sure he was okay.

"Why can't I see him yet, Mami?" Dominik questioned.

"Because he wanted some time with his big brother." Rhea told him,"As soon as Finn comes out, you can go in there and give him all the cuddles you want."

"..Are you sure he's okay?" Dominik asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Dom, the doctor said everything was fine. He's just going to be in a bit of pain, but there shouldn't be any long-term damage." Damian explained, putting a hand on Dominik's shoulder,"Besides, you know that JD's a stubborn piece of shit. He'll be okay."

Dominik chuckled softly,"Thanks, guys."

"Just doing our job, Dom Dom." Rhea hummed.

Dominik smiled and finally let himself relax, sitting on the sofa as he waited for Finn. He still continued to think about JD but it was less so about worrying if he was okay. His boyfriend was a nightmare when he was ill and when he was injured, insisting he would be just fine and that he could keep working.. It had to hurt if JD was letting himself be taken care of. Finn didn't have to be in the living room for five seconds before Dominik shot to his feet.

"Finn, can I-" Dominik began.

"Dom, trust me, he's desperate to see you." Finn pointed,"Good luck."

Dominik hurried past Finn, straight up the stairs and into JD's room. All the lights were off, leaving the room mostly in darkness and Dominik could hear soft groaning.. JD.

"Dom..?" JD looked over at him the best he could,"Is that you?"

"It's me." Dominik smiled softly, climbing onto the bed beside him,"I'm right here."

JD whined, reaching out to Dominik who was quick to carefully pull him into a close embrace. He had a damp towel over the left side of his face and Dominik, well, he was a little curious to see how it looked. Dominik went to move the towel but JD quickly pushed his hand away.

"Just a little peek?" Dominik tried.

"No- No, it looks bad.." JD shook his head, instantly wincing at the sudden movement,"..You'll laugh."

"Come on, mi amor." Dominik chuckled softly,"I won't laugh, okay?"

"Fine." JD huffed,"But put it back on after, it stops it hurting as bad."

Dominik smiled and pressed a kiss to JD's cheek before removing the towel from JD's face. Oh god. Over his eye and over quite a bit his face was purple and red bruising. In the nicest way possible, it looked awful.

"Damn." Dominik blinked.

"See? I knew it was bad." JD looked down,"Just cover it back up."

"Jordan, it's not that bad." Dominik assured him as he put the towel back on his face, trying to resist giggling.

"You promise?" JD asked slowly.

"I promise." Dominik nodded, letting a chuckle slip out.

"I knew it- You're such an asshole." JD groaned, trying to push Dominik away.

"Come on, I still think you're pretty. Maybe your new on-screen character could be like Two-Face, y'know, from Batman." Dominik hummed.

"Dom!" JD whined, crossing his arms and looking away,"I'm in pain and you're making fun of me."

"Look, I'm sorry, okay?" Dominik sighed, rubbing JD's back,"Is that better?"

"..A little." JD mumbled.

Dominik smiled softly, running his fingers through JD's curls. It was something that both men enjoyed, it calmed them both and Dominik couldn't help but smile as he watched JD relax in his arms. He loved it. Although as Dominik stopped, JD looked up at him and pouted.

"It still hurts.." JD told him, reaching up and holding Dominik's cheek.

Okay, it was a bit of an exaggeration. His head was still in pain but it definitely wasn't as bad as JD was making it out to be. He just liked Dominik taking care of him.. It felt good and JD rarely let anyone else do things like this for him. Dominik didn't know what else to do as JD continued to whine.. Before he pulled him in for a kiss. That shut JD up quickly and he completely melted into the kiss. Gentle. Dominik did his best to be gentle, not wanting to hurt JD further and they slowly pulled away.

"Woah.." JD breathed out.

But Dominik didn't give JD enough time to gather himself, tugging him back into the kiss by his waist. Their foreheads pressed together and neither man could get enough, both practically trying to devour the other. JD raked his hand through Dominik's mullet, pulling his closer into the kiss as Dominik slid his hands into JD's shirt, massaging gentle circles against his back. As they pulled apart again, breathless, neither man could open their eyes for a few moments afterwards.

"Do you feel better now, mi pequeño diablo?" Dominik mumbled, his lips inches away from JD's.

"..I feel good." JD swallowed, his voice hoarse as he laid on top of Dominik.

Dominik smiled softly, kissing JD's forehead as he rubbed his back. That.. Wasn't how he expected their interaction to go but Dominik certainly wasn't complaining. And now, neither was JD! All he needed was a little kiss to get him to forget all about the pain. At least Dominik knew for next time. For now, he was going to enjoy this moment.. It wasn't often that the group had moments of peace so Dominik wasn't going to take this one for granted.

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Wade groaned, furrowing his brow as he blinked his eyes open. God, everything hurt.. The light that filtered in through the blinds was far too bright and it burned his eyes. Where... Where was he? As Wade began to gather himself, he soon realized that he wasn't in his bed.. Had he gone home with someone? He didn't remember that.

"There you are." Sheamus hummed, leaning against the doorframe,"Drew, he's awake."

The sound of Sheamus' voice irritated his headache but.. Wade was so glad to hear him, to see him. At least that meant he didn't make that many bad decisions. Clearly.

"Sheamus.." Wade rubbed his face with his hands.

"I know, you had far too much to drink last night." Sheamus pointed as he walked in, trying to keep him voice down.

"How much?" Wade asked slowly.

"Well, I don't know. You were already hammered when Drew and I got there." Sheamus chuckled softly,"Do you need anything?"

"Coffee." Wade mumbled, grabbing a pillow and covering his face.

"I'll see what I can do." Sheamus nodded.

Sheamus walked out of the room, presumably to go make the coffee as Wade laid in bed. He should've asked Sheamus for an aspirin or something while he was there. Maybe... Wade removed the pillow from his face and winced at the brightness before he forced himself into a sitting position, doing his best to ignore the wave of nausea that smacked him in the face. Just stand up- But Wade had to catch himself on the fall as his knees buckled beneath him.

"That's not ideal.." Wade muttered, resting his forehead against the wall.

Despite the weakness in his legs, the pain in his head that began to seep through the rest of his body drove Wade forward. Just one step at a time, he'd reach the kitchen and grab the painkillers.. But Wade hesitate as the nausea swung at him again, hitting even harder. Shit. Wade forced his legs in the direction of the bathroom and fell to his knees once he reached it before throwing up.. He was so close.

Wade struggled to remove his shirt, trying in vain to clean up the vomit on the floor before crawling to the toilet. It was probably a pathetic sight, a 6'7 man hunched over his best friend's toilet, completely hungover. Everything still hurt.. His whole body ached, the lights were too bright. Why was everything awful?

"Y'know, I did leave a bucket in your room for you." Came the smug hum of a Scotsman.

"Shut up." Wade croaked, he knew Drew would never let him live this down.

"..You feeling like shit?" Drew asked as he walked over, crouching beside him.

"What do you think?" Wade scoffed.

Wade tried to keep up his 'tough guy' front with Drew, at least. He knew he couldn't fool him, Sheamus has always been able to see through him. Drew.. Was easier to trick, or so Wade thought. He didn't expect it when Drew placed a hand on his back, gently rubbing it. Before he could react, Wade threw up again.. Wincing as his throat burned.

"Let it out, alright?" Drew continued rubbing Wade's back,"You'll feel better."

"All I need it some coffee.. And painkillers." Wade forced out.

"You're more stubborn than I am." Drew shook his head.

"You exaggerate." Wade rolled his eyes.

"He's not far off, Wade." Sheamus hummed, now stood in the bathroom doorway,"Look at you both, getting along."

"Get along? With him?" Drew blinked.

"Don't even start, Drew. You're the same guy that held onto Wade like he was going to disappear when we drove home and the one who got up multiple times in the night to make sure he was okay." Sheamus crossed his arms.

"Sheamus-" Drew tried to stop him.

"You.. You really did that?" Wade blinked.

Sure, he and Drew were friends, he knew that. Both men fought and bickered like children but they both cared for the other. Wade let Drew rant to him for hours about Punk and Drew knew that he could count on Wade to fight by his side but.. Wade again didn't expect that amount of care from Drew shown towards him.

Drew did always make him feel.. Different, he and Sheamus did- But it made sense for Sheamus! Wade and Sheamus had been, well, a sort of couple while Drew was off in Scotland trying to sort things out after his WWE release. It wasn't super serious or anything, but they slept together and.. Well, they comforted each other. It would've never worked out. Wade was scared of commitment and Sheamus, despite trying to deny it, clearly still had feelings for Drew... He wished things could've been different.

"Let's get you back to bed." Drew shook his head.

"Hey- That doesn't answer my question." Wade put his hand on Drew's shoulder.

"Fine- Yes. I made sure you didn't fucking die." Drew pushed his hand.

"Drew." Wade winced at his sharp tone.

"He's still hungover." Sheamus pointed, carefully helping Wade to his feet,"Come on."

Wade let Sheamus lead him back to the spare bedroom and he happily crumpled up on the bed. Being hungover was the worst- How come Drew and Sheamus got off so easily when it came to excessive drinking. He always ended up the worst.

"Right, I've got you toast and bananas, some water and painkillers." Sheamus told him,"Not a chance I'm giving you coffee, considering how bad that headache is."

"Worth a shot." Wade shrugged, immediately going for and starting to drink his water after taking the painkillers.

"Do you remember.. Anything from last night?" Sheamus tilted his head.

Wade thought for a moment before shaking his head,"I remembered getting the the pub but.. Not much after that."

"What about the kiss?" Drew questioned from the doorway.

"Drew-" Sheamus looked back at him as Wade practically choked on his water.

"The what?" Wade blinked.

"Well, last night at the pub you.. Well, you basically told Sheamus and I that you fancied us and then you kissed me." Drew explained as he walked over, arms crossed.

Wade froze... He really did that? As he kept thinking back, the memories slowly crept back to him. Sure, they were cloudy and a little fuzzy but.. Oh god- He kissed Drew... Wade kissed Drew in front of Sheamus! What was wrong with him?

"Christ- I am so sorry, I don't know what I was thinking.." Wade rubbed his face,"Look- Can we just.. Forget about it? I'll sober up and leave-"

"Not so fast." Sheamus put his hand on Wade's shoulder as he sat beside him,"Drew and I.. We talked last night and, if you're alright with it, we're interested in incorporating you into our relationship."

"What..?" Wade furrowed his brow.

"We like you too, dumbass." Drew rolled his eyes,"Obviously we'd talk it through more once you're not hungover but.. The offer is open."

"Are you serious?" Wade asked, unable to contain his smile.

"Is that a yes?" Sheamus raised a brow.

"Yes- I'd love too." Wade grinned, just the prospect of being in a relationship with both men seeming to lessen his headache.

"Fantastic. Now eat your toast." Drew pushed the plate towards him.

"Right- Right, I will." Wade nodded.

"Good." Sheamus cupped Wade's cheek, kissing his forehead,"Now, you eat that and get some rest."

Wade nodded, immobilized by the kiss and the sheer tenderness of Sheamus and even Drew. Was he a burly, 6'7 Englishman? Yes. But did he like being taken care of and treated so gently? God, yes. It was nice.. But Wade would've preferred if Sheamus and Drew stayed with him longer. Wade... Was in love. Wade was loved. Maybe.. Being in a relationship wasn't as bad as he thought it was.

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Pain. Kaiser woke up to a dull pain in his ribs, nothing he hadn't been experiencing throughout the past few days. Gunther's arms were still carefully wrapped around his waist, holding him close to his chest as he slept. Kaiser, on the other hand, rolled over to check the clock on his nightstand.. It was the middle of the night.

He carefully escaped Gunther's embrace and forced himself to sit up. Breathe. Just breathe, in and out. The pain should eventually lessen and Kaiser would be able to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, this didn't seem to be the case. Each breath became harder and more painful, his chest was on fire.. Kaiser winced, holding his chest as he just tried to stay as quiet as possible.

Despite trying to stay silent, a faint whimper escaped his lips. Kaiser froze for a moment, praying that he wasn't heard.. But Gunther began to stir. He panicked, holding his breath in the hopes that Gunther would just to back to sleep. He didn't want to bother him- He shouldn't be bothering Gunther with any of this!

Look what you've done. You're disturbing him, you know he needs to rest.

"Kaiser..?" Gunther asked slowly, rubbing his eyes,"Liebling, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Kaiser shook his head quickly.

"Kaiser." Gunther sighed, looking up at him.

"I'm fine- Just go back to sleep." Kaiser forced out, hunched over as he held his ribs.

Gunther wasn't taking that as an answer and was quick to get out of bed, walking over to Kaiser's side. Kaiser tried his best to mask the pain on his face as Gunther gently raised his chin. His boyfriend looked over him with concern eyes before kissing his forehead.

"Just lay back down, I'll get you something for the pain." Gunther told him.

"It's really fine, I'll just go back to sleep." Kaiser shook his head.

"Liebling." Gunther gently cupped his cheek,"You're in pain, I can see that. Let me help you."

Kaiser looked down as Gunther left the room, carefully lying back down. He rolled onto his side, curling in on himself as he desperately tried not to cry.. The pain was nearly unbearable but for Gunther he would have tried to sleep through it.

It can't hurt that bad, Marcel. Get over yourself. Stop bothering me with that nonsense. You're fine, you can still wrestle.

Kaiser let out a shaky breath as he covered his ears in vain, desperately trying to block out the negative thoughts.. Yet the just kept coming. He could still wrestle, he was fine. Clearly Kaiser was just overreacting and he shouldn't have bothered Gunther with it. Before he could get carried away, Gunther walked back in with a glass of water and painkillers for Kaiser.

"Here, these should help." Gunther held out the pills to him.

Kaiser was a little hesitant but he did as Gunther asked, sitting up and taking the painkillers. He drank about half of the water which soothed him a little, although not a lot. Gunther soon got back into bed beside Kaiser, holding his arms out for his boyfriend.

"I'm.. So sorry." Kaiser looked down,"The pain isn't even that bad- And I interrupted your sleep."

"Kaiser, what matters to me is that you are being taken care of. If you're in pain, I'm going to help you." Gunther told him,"I wouldn't be able to sleep properly if I knew you were hurting."

"But-"

"And don't give me any of that stuff about me being 'more important' than you are." Gunther sighed, carefully pulling Kaiser close to him,"I know that's what He wanted you to think, but it's not true. You... You are the most important thing in my life."

Kaiser fell silent, leaning into Gunther's embrace. It didn't seem.. Possible. How could he be the most important thing in anyone's life? He barely thought he deserved all he had now.. He didn't understand how Gunther could hold him in such high regard.

"Liebling, are you okay?" Gunther asked, gently running his fingers through Kaiser's hair.

"You're so good to me.." Kaiser bit his cheek.

Gunther smiled and kissed the top of his head,"Of course, it's because I love you and you deserve to be treated like this, with care and respect."

Kaiser felt some stray tears rolling down his cheeks and Gunther thumbed them away, his hand resting on Kaiser's cheek. The pain had slowly began to lessen and Kaiser closed his eyes, his head resting on Gunther's shoulder.

"There you go, you're okay." Gunther hummed softly,"I'm right here for you. Don't be afraid to wake me if you need anything else."

It sounded silly to Kaiser, 'don't be afraid to wake me', of course he was afraid to wake Gunther and disturb his sleep. Kaiser was never to do that before, with Bernhard. The thought of purposefully waking Gunther for his own benefit..

"I won't be." Kaiser nodded slowly.

Gunther smiled as he continued to pet Kaiser's hair, knowing the calming effect it had on the German. Before long, he'd managed to soothe Kaiser back to sleep and began to drift off himself, still holding Kaiser close.

"Ich liebe dich." Gunther whispered, kissing his forehead.

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Wade was worried as he came to pick up his boyfriends from Raw, knowing neither of them would be able to get themselves back home. Sheamus got his hand injured by Pete Dunne and Drew was flogged by CM Punk and his own belt. Wade.. Assumed one of these two would be easier to deal with than the other. Wade was proven right when Sheamus walked up to Wade and kissed his cheek, thanking him for coming for them without either having to ask and Drew.. Drew didn't acknowledge Wade as he walked to and got into the car. It hurt but.. Wade knew that Drew was probably in a lot of physical pain and he shouldn't let his feelings get so easily hurt.

"Are you okay?" Wade looked back to Sheamus.

"Nothing some painkillers and ice won't fix." Sheamus assured him,"Just give Drew some time, he'll come around."

"As long as you say so." Wade sighed, patting his shoulder,"Now let's go before Drew tries to drive home without us."

Thankfully when they reached the car, Drew was still sat in the passenger seat and he didn't say a word as they got inside. Sheamus looked to Wade before he got in the back with Drew, deciding that maybe he could try and calm him down while Wade got in the driver's seat.

"Drew-" Sheamus began.

"Don't." Drew stopped him, wincing as he leaned against the window,"Just leave me alone."

Sheamus sighed and put his hand on Drew's shoulder, feeling bad as he heard him wince. Wade anxiously looked back at them both as he drove back home, already planning out how he was going to look after his boyfriends. When they arrived home, Drew practically jumped our of the car and was already at the door before Sheamus and Wade had a chance to move.

"I'm worried about him." Wade sighed.

"Everything's going to be okay, love. He's just.. Not used to being looked after and he thinks he can handle everything alone." Sheamus leaned forward and kissed his cheek.

"Will you be on your best behavior?" Wade looked back at him.

"Scouts honor." Sheamus hummed.

Wade smiled softly, gently cupping Sheamus' cheek before they both got out together with Wade's arm wrapped around Sheamus' waist. The pair entered the house and Wade was almost immediately on the job, making Sheamus sit down while he gathered some ice and painkillers. Sheamus had other ideas though, having followed Wade through to the kitchen and hugged him from behind.

"I thought I told you to sit down while I got you these." Wade looked over his shoulder.

"I know." Sheamus sighed into Wade's back.

"Tired?" Wade hummed, turning in Sheamus' arms so his boyfriend was now pressed against his chest.

"You know it." Sheamus nodded,"Tyler really needs to book Pete in for therapy."

"I'll book him in for therapy, because if he hurts you again-" Wade began.

"He's like a little brother to me, he's just.. Angry, okay?" Sheamus sighed softly.

"Here, take these." Wade handed over the painkillers and quickly filled Sheamus a glass of water.

"Cheers." Sheamus took the pills with the water, downing the whole thing.

"And.. Here." Wade carefully took Sheamus' injured hand and held his homemade ice pack against it.

"Thank you." Sheamus smiled, kissing Wade's cheek.

"Now, you head to bed, darling. I'll go wrangle Drew." Wade hummed, pressing a kiss to Sheamus' forehead.

With that, Wade made his way upstairs and began his search for Drew. It lead him to the bathroom where the door was shut tight and he could hear the annoyed grumbles already.

"Drew, I-"

"Piss off, Wade. I'm fine." Drew insisted.

"I just want to help you, Drew." Wade sighed.

"Well, I don't need help." Drew told him.

Wade shook his head and took out his phone to see a Twitter notification from Drew that he'd posted an hour or so ago. It was a picture of his back after the flogging and Wade could barely hold in a wince. His back was red and you could clearly make out the imprint of the belt. After that, Wade knew he didn't want Drew in the bathroom alone and managed to force the door open, praying that he hadnt just broken their door.

"Wade- What the hell?" Drew cursed, stood as far away as he could.

"I know you don't like the idea, but I just want to help you." Wade told him,"It might seem weird to you, but I don't like it when my boyfriend is in pain."

"I am not in pain, I'm fine." Drew shook his head.

"Oh really?" Wade raised a brow before sighing,"Just let me have a look and-"

"Hell no." Drew pointed.

"Drew- You posted a picture on Twitter, I've seen what he did to you." Wade crossed his arms.

"I don't need you help." Drew looked away.

"I know you want to prove that you're strong, darling." Wade sighed as he walked closer to him,"But admitting that you need help takes a lot of strength too."

Wade cupped Drew's cheek but the Scotsman still refused to look him in the eyes. All Wade wanted to do was look after his boyfriends and protect them from, let's face it, their own stupidity at times. He couldn't keep them safe from harm so the least he could do was to take care of their injuries.

"Andrew." Wade pressed a kiss to his forehead,"It's okay."

"Thought you were going to full name me there." Drew scoffed.

"I'm not above it and will if I have to." Wade shrugged, tilting Drew's head so they were looking at each other,"Just let me have a look, I don't want you getting an infection."

"I won't-" Drew began.

"You don't know that, you might. I've already seen a picture, but it might look worse in real life." Wade pointed,"Now take off your shirt."

"..Fine." Drew mumbled, slowly taking off his shirt.

"And turn around." Wade nodded.

"Just.. Don't touch it. It stings." Drew turned around.

Wade could feel the anger bubbling inside of him as he looked at Drew's injuries, the marks on his skin.. What gave CM Punk the right to think he could go out of his way to hurt his man? This wasn't happening again- Wade wouldn't let this happen again.

"Not like you to be so quiet, Bad News." Drew commented, looking over his shoulder.

"If I get my hands on CM Punk, he's not walking away." Wade shook his head.

"Y'know.. I kind of like it when you get all protective." Drew chuckled slightly,"You should talk to Pearce about that, he'd eat it up."

"You know he wouldn't." Wade shook his head,"Pearce is one bad week away from having a stroke."

Wade grabbed Drew's arm, gently turning him back around before he opened the bathroom cabinet and pulled out a first-aid kit. Drew was about protest but Wade put a finger to his lips.

"You go to bed, okay? Sheamus is already there." Wade instructed.

"Come on." Drew groaned.

"I'm not taking no for an answer, I'm going to help you." Wade pointed,"Go on."

"Wade, I'm not-" Drew tried.

"Not scared, are you?" Wade raised a brow.

"Scared- No. Look, see, I'm going." Drew walked off towards their bedroom much to Wade's amusement.

Wade hummed as he followed after Drew. When he reached the bedroom, Sheamus was sat in bed with his ice pack resting on his hand and Drew had flopped face first onto the bed beside him. Sheamus began using his free hand to runn his fingers through Drew's hair as Wade sat on the edge of the bed and took out some ointment.

"This is probably going to be cold, Drew. And I make no promises about it not stinging." Wade warned him.

With that, Wade did his best to gently apply the ointment to Drew's red skin. He felt his boyfriend tense with the slightest movement of his hand and he heard him wincing. Sheamus held out his hand and it was quickly squeezed by Drew who was burying his face in the duvet. Once he was done, Wade leaned over and kissed the side of Drew's head.

"See? That wasn't so bad, was it?" Wade hummed.

"I hate you." Drew mumbled.

"I love you too, darling." Wade smiled,"But of you."

"We both love and appreciate you too, Wade." Sheamus told him.

"No we don't." Drew stated.

"Keep telling yourself that, Drew." Wade chuckled.