This was how Sasuke knew he really was sick, other than the congestion and the ache and general unwellness: it wasn't until he'd set his own bowl down, mostly drained, that he remembered to try to see what Kakashi was hiding under that mask. Even then the effort was half-hearted, given how likely it was that -- and yes, there was already soup missing from Kakashi's bowl, and nearly no indication that the mask had ever moved.

There were times when Sasuke had theorized that Kakashi had to drink liquids through the mask, but the white gauze over his face today showed no soup stain. How did he even ...

His brain, preoccupied with consternated irritation over yet again missing an opportunity, caught up to the question late. "What?"

He blinked, then rewound what his ears had heard. "Oh. No," he said, as fervent as the blocked-up sinuses could allow. "This is still better than before."