FrieAme AU where Friede's a paediatrician and Amethio's a terminally ill inpatient. Friede's in charge of Amethio's care and keeps telling himself not to get attached but oops Friede gets attached. So does Amethio.

Contains main character death, obviously!

Thanks to my good friend for always contributing great ideas! <3

Early on when Ame's transferred to the hospital Frie's at, Frie sits down and asks Ame about his medical history since his file's pretty blank. He's curious about when Ame's symptoms started etc and if he can gather any info on how long his illness has been there
[Me] But Ame won't tell him anything. He seems uncomfortable talking about his body. Frie reassures Ame that like, he's a doctor, he's hardly grossed out by the human body anymore, but Ame still refuses to budge
"[Me] Frie has to ask very specific yes or no questions.

Frie: When did you start feeling unwell?
Ame: ...
Frie: 6 months ago? 12? Longer?
Ame: More than 12 months... Probably...
Frie: And how did you feel at the time? Tired? Weak? Light-headed?
Ame: ...Mostly just... unwell. I could tell something was wrong. Some days I was really exhausted for no reason, too"
"[Me] Frie: Did you ever faint?
Ame: Yeah, a few times... But I was told that was just low blood pressure, so I didn't think anything of it...
Frie: And nothing was done to ever get your blood pressure back up?
Ame: ...Not really, no"
"[Me] Frie: Any vomiting?
Ame: ...There... was. I thought it was stress.
Frie: Diarrhoea?
Ame: ...!
Frie: C'mon, don't be silly. It's a common sign something's not right with your body.
Ame: N-No, I... I didn't really..."
"[Me] Frie: Any cramps? Abdominal pain? Headaches?
Ame: I would get headaches frequently... I assumed that was because I wasn't sleeping enough... Sometimes I'd get stomach pain but it'd go away...
Ame: And I-
Ame: ...
Ame: ...Never mind"
"[Me] Frie: I'm not gonna judge you. Even if it's something embarrassing, you can tell me, okay?
Ame: ...
Frie: [Sigh] Alright. I won't force you. But I need to know these things. This way we have a better idea of what kinds of complications to look out for, and we can minimise any pain and all that"
"[Me] Ame: ...
Frie: Can I take some guesses?
Ame: I won't answer, but go ahead.
Frie: Any problems peeing?
Ame: ...

Frie can tell by Ame's expression that he's hit the mark. It's usually the case. Teenagers don't like talking about such things, after all. Frie can't blame him. It's pretty awkward"
"[Me] Frie: So. What happens? Pain? Blood? Weird colours? Nausea?
Ame: I-I'm not telling you!
Frie: Why not? What do you think I'll do if I know?
Ame: ...
Ame: You'll... get mad at me. You'll think I was stupid for not telling anyone. That I'm... a coward..."
"[Me] Frie stares at Ame blankly. Why is this kid so... insecure? Why does he assume Frie's there to insult him and judge his every decision?

Has he had bad experiences with doctors in the past?"
"[Me] Frie: Absolutely not. I don't judge, okay? I'm here to help. It can be hard to talk about your body sometimes when it's being weird. I know I'm asking a lot of you but... you can trust me.
Ame: If I tell you, will you then tell anyone else?
Frie: Only if I need advice from one of my superiors about something."
"[Me] Frie: It'll all go on your records, but it's confidential. That means I'm legally not allowed to tell anybody unless I absolutely have to
Ame: So... So that means you're not going to tell my family about any of this?
Frie: Er...

Why was he so scared about his family knowing his symptoms? He already had the diagnosis, and his family knew too"
"[Me] Frie's starting to suspect that there's something going on at home, but it's not his place to get involved, so he doesn't ask.

Frie: No. I'll be sending them a report each month about any changes to your overall health, but that doesn't go into detail. The stats and numbers mean nothing to most people anyway"
"[Me] Ame seems to relax slightly.

Ame: Alright. In that case, I guess... I guess I can tell you. But if you tell ANYBODY, I'll kill you
Frie, who can tell Ame could never actually kill someone: Uh-huh"
"[Me] Ame admits to Frie that sometimes he'd have pain when peeing, but he was always way too embarrassed to ask about it. He thought it might be a puberty thing, too, but it never went away even though the other things did.

It wasn't all the time. Just sometimes."
[Me] Ame: I... did go to ask my brother about it once, but he promptly told me he was too busy studying to be bothered talking to me, so I never got the chance. There's no way in hell that I would ever ask my father, so...
"[Me] Frie: And you didn't consider going to a doctor?
Ame: That would require me talking to my father and explaining exactly why I wanted to see a doctor. I wasn't going to do that.
Frie: Ah. Right."
[Me] Frie then suspects that maybe Ame's father is a bit strict. If he's unwilling to let his son seek medical treatment, then maybe that's dissuaded Ame from talking to anybody as well... Frie included
[Me] Frie decides it's probably best to stop asking questions there, since he's bombarded Ame with a lot of stuff, and he feels kinda guilty for pressuring Ame into talking to him when Ame clearly didn't want to
"[Me] Frie thanks Ame for trusting him, writes down several notes on his clipboard papers, and goes to leave

Frie: I'll shut up and leave you alone now. I appreciate you telling me, Amethio
Ame: ...Hmph.
Frie: I swear I won't tell anyone. And I'm not judging you. I've seen this kinda thing before. Not your specific illness, but the symptoms, y'know?"
"[Me] Frie: Also. I know what it's like being a teenage boy. Bodies are weird, huh? Penises especially...
Ame: S-Shut up!
Frie: OH RIGHT I have one more thing to ask-
Ame: Go away!
Frie: Any problems ejacula-
Ame: LEAVE!"
"[Me] Frie grins apologetically as he does actually leave this time

Ame sits there in bed, his face red. Why is his doctor so open about all this stuff?! How can he happily joke around about such gross things?!"
[Me] Ame wouldn't have an answer for Frie anyway. He doesn't do... that. It's gross and awkward and makes him feel disgusting and he hates it. Besides, how the hell is he supposed to know if he's doing it as intended, anyway?
"[Me] Ame's family: If you speak about your genitals you will be in a lot of trouble
Frie: PENISES ARE WEIRD HUH
Ame: What the fuck is wrong with you"
[Me] (I love the thought that Ame goes from "I am not talking about my genitals with Frie" to "I want Frie to fuck me" lol)