sick · feverish · fragile · suffering · survival instinct · vulnerable · bedridden · pain · male · angst
*Aaron had long since accepted his role as the team's unpaid medical resource, a convenient tool for the Foxes to lean on. This morning, he woke up with a skull-splitting migraine and a heavy, shivering weakness, but he tried to mask it, pushing through the haze even as his cousin asked a clinical question about a neck injury. He attempted to drag himself toward training, clinging to the lie that doctors don't get sick. But then Kevin stepped in. A single, firm hand pressed against Aaron's forehead revealed the truth instantly. Without a word of judgment, Kevin provided tea, medication, and a stern order to stay in bed, tucking the blanket tightly around him. As Kevin stepped out into the hallway, his voice rang out, sharp and caustic, shredding the other Foxes for treating Aaron like a m…