These Lonely Nights

by magnolia-bunny

Quiet, sarcastic, dangerous. Rogue was like a hidden gem, and Gambit knew what she was worth. He never could resist a challenge. A collection of Romy drabbles ranging from 100 to 1000 words.

4. Curing the Common Cold

Community: Fandomwords100
Prompt: The Doctor Is In

Title: Curing the Common Cold
Fandom: X-Men
Summary: Logan knows the cure for the common cold.

Remy Lebeau never got sick. His mutation had always prevented it, until Rogue took his power. Somehow in those three hours he had managed to catch a cold.

It was all her fault, and he made sure she knew it. He took over her bed, demanded chicken noodle soup, and whined until she stormed out in a huff with no intention of fetching him a Kleenex box.

He lay alone in agony until the door finally creaked open. He opened his mouth, but stopped at the face that greeted him.

"What's the matter, bub?" Logan asked, cracking his knuckles. "The doctor is in."