Lyf's Horrible, No Good, ADHD Day and Ivy is An Angel
Lyfrassir can’t move. They need to, they know, they need to shower, or brush their teeth, or change, or literally anything hygiene related. They’ve been too busy and out of energy to take care of themselves lately. They manage to see the reflection of their alarm clock in the window and damn it they’ve been like this for two hours. It’s pathetic. Their stomach growls and they know they have to eat and their whole brain is screaming at them to just move but they can’t.
A knock resounds on their door. “Lyfrassir, it’s Ivy. Your RA gave me a key. I’m coming in.” The door opens as Lyf struggles to figure out how to talk. Ivy comes in and waves, face unchanging. It’s comforting to Lyf. “There was a 87% chance you were burning out last time I saw you, so I made a mental note to visit. I have tea. TS says this kind is your favorite.” She holds up a box of peppermint tea. Lyf wishes they could nod.
“I want to clean,” Ivy says, setting the tea on the one counter in the dorm room. She does this, whenever she needs to just move and not stop, she cleans. It comes in handy on Lyf’s off days. They watch her as she practically dances around the dorm, picking up clothes, washing dishes, throwing away old ramen cups Lyf ate when they didn’t have the energy to go to the dining hall or anywhere else. She makes the tea just how TS told her Lyf liked it and set it on the nightstand in a thermos so no matter how long it took Lyf to move, it would still be warm.
She cooked too, using food from the minifridge and the hotplate Raph stole from the lab and gave to them to use as a stove. Lyf was able to move finally when it was done. Ivy gave them the food and they ate. The tea soothed their sore throat. Ivy picked them out a change of clothes, “Do you think you can change?” They take the clothes and nod, and start changing right there. Neither them nor Ivy really cared. Ivy washed the dishes and gave Lyf some notes from the classes they shared, neatly written and color coded with little doodles in the margins, as always. Lyf writes a note on their phone to pay Ivy back somehow.