Vodka in My Tea
As always, click here for Master List of Fics.Title: Vodka in My Tea
Characters: Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen
Rating: Yellow Flag
Summary: Sebastian takes care of a sick Kimi.
Disclaimer: Not real, didn't happen - all in my head.
A/N Inspired by this prompt, posted on Motorskink.
Kimi was sound asleep when the knocks on the door woke him. “Go away” he mumbled still half asleep. The knocks persisted. “Go the fuck away” he said louder. Kimi heard the visitor pull at the door a few times unsuccessfully. Kimi rolled over, pleased he remembered to lock the door. He had almost fallen back to sleep when a loud thump startled him just as a flood of sunlight was let in. Sebastian had crawled up a window but clumsily fell to the door, ripping the curtains in the process. Kimi buried himself under the blanket as Seb growled, nursing the soreness from his fall.
“Kimi, you’re just like a kid” Seb muttered to himself in German. “Kimi, you’re going to miss testing, what are you still doing in bed?” Seb said as he pulled on the blanket the Finn was still desperately clutching. “I feel like shit” groaned Kimi, pulling back on the blanket, “give it back”.
Seb had to admit, Kimi did in fact look like shit today. His face was much paler than usual and looked clammy. Seb put his hand to Kimi’s forehead. “You’re burning up man”. Kimi groaned again “Told you. Feel like shit”.
Seb started rummaging through the motorhome until he found the first aid kit. He grabbed a few aspirins and handed them to Kimi with some water. “Here, take that. Should help with the fever”.
“Hate pills” Kimi pouted, holding the pills. Seb rolled his eyes at Kimi. “The first aid kit has aspirin in suppositories as well if you prefer those” he jested. Kimi just looked at him confused. Seb shook his head. “Nevermind, just take the damn pills”, and Kimi finally did.
“Want tea” declared Kimi, still buried under the blanket. Seb let out an exasperated sigh. He didn’t expect to be playing nurse when he came to check up on his friend, but he couldn’t bring himself to just leave, so he prepared a cup of tea for the Finn.
As Kimi took a sip, he yelled back “This is fucking hot! You trying to burn me?” Seb just stared at the Finn, at this point simply wanting to pour the cup of tea over Kimi’s head, as his patient reached under the bed, pulled out a flask of vodka and poured a generous amount into his tea.
Seb facepalmed himself “Kimi are you serious? Scheisse! Now you’re really not going to be able to drive!” Seb told him, taking away the flask. “I’m sick. Allowed. Romain can test” Kimi shrugged before drinking some spiked tea.
“You are such a kid! I’m leaving, find someone else to care for you” he informed Kimi as he let out a loud sigh before heading for the door. Kimi suddenly sat up and stared at Seb, looking more alert than he had been this whole time. “Stay!”
Seb gave him a stern look, really not in the mood to be ordered around any longer. “Please… I…I don’t want to be alone” said Kimi sincerely. And all the anger that had been building up in Seb was suddenly gone, replaced with tenderness towards the Finn at the sight of him so vulnerable.
“Okay, I’ll stay” Seb told him as he made his way to the bed and sat next to Kimi. Kimi settled back into place, his head resting on Seb’s laps. With the soft touch of Seb caressing his hair, Kimi fell asleep quickly, murmuring “Thanks for being here” before he drifted off.
Seb smiled. If he was honest with himself, there really was no other place he’d rather be at this moment. “Anytime Kimi.”