Pickle for your thoughts? (Dungeon meshi x reader)

You are not yourself when you are hungry

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You were sat on the couch, a blanket wrapped around your body. Your mind was somewhere else, busy thinking who knows what. By your side Thistle sat down with his back against your side, a lyre between his hands as he played the instrument. The room was filled with calm music while Marciille, with her green eyes, looked out of the window, eagerly waiting for any type of news about your party. You had no idea where the demon was at them moment and honestly you could care less. For once you just wanted to close your eyes and not think about anything.

And so you did.

A sudden gasp jolted you awake, blond long hair flew by you as a hand quickly grabbed your wrist, dragging you out of the couch. “Laios!” Marcille shouted, running down the stairs. It took you a second to process her words before your voice boomed through the castle “LAIOS IS HERE!?”

In less than a second you and Marcille slammed open the big entrance door, your eyes immediately fell on a mass of tangled bodies. From the pile a blond head popped out before Laios was able to get out and free all the other adventurers. “Chilchuck! Izutsumi! Senshi! Laios!” Marcille shouted overjoyed with her arms open and tears falling down her cheeks. “Pretty boy!?” you also shouted, looking at the tan boy laying with his face planted on the ground.

“Marcille, ____!” Laios called, walking over you two, seeing his happy face after so long filled you with an unexplainable overwhelming feeling. Before he could take another step you threw yourself at him, engulfing his body in a tight hug. The blonde felt the wind being knocked out of his lungs, having to take a step backward to fall down. “Woah, there! I missed you too” Laios laughed, hugging you back. After a couple of seconds he then nudged you to let go, so that he could breath, however his expression shifted into a confused one when you didnt move.

“____?” he called before letting out a gasp when your legs suddenly gave out and he had to catch you in time before you could fall to the ground. ”What’s happening?” Kabru called out with a worried tone, rushing toward the blond captain.

Was this the demon fault?

“. . .”

Laios looked down at you, blinking his eyes in shook “They. . .they are sleeping” a collective sigh escaped everyone's mouths. It wasn't anything critical. Izutsumi crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing in frustration “Really? Why the heck would they be sleeping in this moment out of all of them?” taking a better hold of your body, Laios lifted you in his arms so that you wouldn’t be uncomfortable.

“Well. . .the dungeon power took a tool on them. The Winged Lion said that it was because of their lack of mana affinity” Marcille hummed, placing her hand on her cheek “Plus they have been stressing out this whole time! They didn’t even sleep!” the deep eye bags were a clear sign “Well, I’m gonna run you guys a hot bath so we all can talk about everything once we are relaxed” Marcille smiled, beaming at her party before turning around and skipping back inside the castle.

“O-Oh. . .yeah. . .” Laios mumbled, shifting his hold on you as his head lowered down to look at your passed out face. You looked so strangely peaceful, sleeping like that, like you had no longer any problems. “I can carry them” a sudden, unknown voice spoke up from behind the blond leader, frightening him out of his mind. Laios jumped away, turning his head with a snap.