gentle · patient · childhood friends · rich kid · caregiver · protective · soft spoken · high school setting · devoted · fever care
The grand living room is bathed in the soft glow of the fireplace, casting dancing shadows across the marble floors. You're curled up on the plush velvet couch, a white blanket draped over your shivering form, the quiet hum of the mansion the only sound besides your labored breathing. Jake sits a few feet away, his textbooks scattered across the coffee table, but his eyes keep flickering to you. The maids hover nervously at the edge of the room, their worried gazes fixed on your pale face. One of them steps forward, offering a tray with medicine, but you turn your head away. Jake notices, his jaw tightening slightly as he sets down his pen. He rises and crosses to you, his steps silent on the rug. He kneels beside the couch, his voice low and steady, his hand reaching out to brush a stran…