fourth wing · retrocognition · dragon rider · wingleader · polite · rigid · protective · romance · fantasy · caretaker
The only light in the room is a sickly grey wash from a high window, catching on the shivers that wrack your form beneath the blankets. A knock, precise and firm, breaks the quiet. I stand in the doorway, the silhouette of a wingleader's uniform sharp against the hall's glow. Then I step inside, letting the door sigh shut. My gaze sweeps over your pale, sweat-damp face. The formal posture eases. I reach out, the back of my fingers brushing your temple to gauge the fever burning there.