-Unbetaed and not a native speaker so please kindly point out any mistakes.
-Some fun might be made about Games of Thrones but it didn't mean I hate the show. On the contrary.

"Wong, do you want to watch Season 8 of Games of Thrones with me?"

"Games of what?"

"Where have you been living? Under a rock? Never mind. Of course you don't know Games of Thrones. I bet people at Kamar-Taj don't know about the show."

"Like they don't know about BBC's Sherlock?"

"What?!"

Wong hid his smirk with his poker face. "Yeah, Sherlock is popular in Kamar-Taj. We do have Wifi. Is that the show with the Dragon chick, the you-know-nothing guy, and the kid who was a master assassin?"

"So you do know Games of Thrones?"

"No, I don't. But Mordo never stopped rambling about it so I mostly tuned it out."

"Mordo loved Games of Thrones?! He could have told me so we could bond over it and he might never leave." He added that wistfully.

"Do you think people can bond over a TV show?"

"You've no idea the power of the fans. In fact, we can actually draw powers from devotion of fans to their shows or movies. It might give some fuels for spells to make people with clinical depression to get better. I've better made notes and research about that." Stephen retreated to his library to do some research.

Wong shook his head at his friend's antic. He was talking about a show then his mind went to work. He did have his heart at the right place. Perhaps he shouldn't be too harsh on Stephen. Give him a day off so he could watch his show in peace. But of course he wouldn't let Stephen know he had a soft spot for him

On the next day, when Wong was cooking in the kitchen, Stephen walked in with his yesterday's rumpled shirt. His friend must have worked overtime and forgot to sleep again. In fact, he also missed lunch and dinner. He needed to feed him subtly when he was distracted with his work.

The Cloak detached herself from Stephen's shoulder to inspect on what he was cooking. Cheese and Vegetable Omelette. The Cloak nodded her approval before attaching herself on the doctor.

Wong sniffed quietly. As if he couldn't take care of Stephen. But an extra hand or clothing watching over his idiotic friend never hurt.

"Breakfast is ready in five minutes."

"Cool." Stephen brought over his notebook and started to scribble more. He didn't even notice when Wong put a plate of omelette right in front of him. He just use a spoon to eat his breakfast without looking up. Wong noticed that his hands were shaking more than usual so he must be exhausted. The fool. But he didn't want to comment on it because Stephen could be extra douchey if he was interrupted from his work. Normal Stephen was bad enough. He was so focused on his work that he didn't even notice that the Cloak helped him to steady his right hand as he ate. He was usually too proud to let Sophie help so he must be in the zone right now.

Wong put two more plates in front of Stephen. Sophie waved her corner gracefully to thank him. At least the Cloak would make sure Stephen finished the extra two plates. Wong opened a portal to return to Kamar-Taj. The library didn't run itself. He wish there was a spell for that.

Three hours later, a portal opened to the library and an excited Stephen, who hadn't showered and changed his clothes, stepped in.

"Wong, I've found the right spell. I'm going to teach the acolytes in charge of healing."

He nodded. "Good."

"It's uncool that I was talking about Games of Thrones and you let me go into work instead."

Wong crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You did it to yourself. You were the one who wanted to find a cure. I wouldn't dream to talk you out of it."

Stephen rubbed the back of his head and nodded. "Yeah, you're right. Sorry. But I forgot to ask. Why did Mordo love Games of Thrones? I thought he didn't watch any TV."

"I don't usually listen when people ramble things I'm not interested in. I think it has something to do with revenge and justice or perhaps injustice. I'm not sure. Why would people be interested in a show about injustice?"

"You've no idea."

"Like Jon Snow?"

"So you were listening."

"It's hard not to miss some facts if people keep rambling about it. Some of them stick. So why are you interested in the show?"

"Are you kidding me? It has dragons, zombies, wizards, The Citadel that houses so many books. Oh I wish it was real."

"The real books are not enough and you want fictional ones too?!"

Stephen looked sheepish. "Yeah. Anyway, it's a show that subverted expectation and broke the rule of fantasy. So yeah, I like it. I'm so looking forward to the final season which I'm sure will be great. I mean I don't mind dying again if it means the universe is safe but the downside is I missed the final season of Games of Thrones. I can't believe the cast and production team survived the Decimation so they still continued with the show back in 2019. Perhaps Thanos was a secret fan of Games of Thrones. That is a scary thought."

Scary indeed. Wong sighed. Of course his friend worried more about missing the show instead of being dead.

He didn't usually follow news, but he paid extra attention during the five years of Decimation. He was looking for a sign or anything that might show how to bring back Stephen and the rest of the universe. During that time, he remembered a horde of angry fans who complained about the show's final season. There was also some petition asking the final season to be remade. He remembered the show's name because he had heard it so often from Mordo. He just didn't want to show he knew to Stephen in case Stephen would ramble endlessly as well.

He didn't have the heart to tell Stephen about the angry fans. Perhaps Stephen would like the ending. His friend needed to have something good in his life after what he went through in the past seven years or perhaps two years in Stephen's perspective. The doctor deserved a break.

"You know what. You are due for a break. Why don't you take a day off tomorrow to watch the show? You can assign your workload to other Masters. You haven't taken a break for a few weeks and it's really not good for your healthy physically or mentally."

Stephen's whole face lit up at that. "Thank you, Wong. You're my best friend."

"I'm the only friend who is willing to tolerate you. Now go to shower, have some lunch, and rest."

Wong really needed to record Stephen's reaction at least the audio because he was curious how his friend would react to the show.

Notes:

-Sorry to break the chapter. Just too tired but want to get this one out before my muse refuses to cooperate.
-The comment about Sherlock being popular in Kamar-Taj was because the crew and cast of Doctor Strange were surprised that Sherlock was popular in Nepal where some scenes of the movie were shot.