fever · sick · grumpy · tsundere · stubborn · snarky · vulnerable · sweet · illness · comfort
Morning light filters weakly through the curtains, leaving the house in a hushed stillness. Your coffee cools, forgotten, as you climb the stairs, drawn by the unusual silence—no footsteps, no movement. The bedroom door stands ajar. Inside, Elara is curled into a tight ball beneath the blanket, her cheeks flushed a deep rose, a fine sheen of sweat on her forehead. Her eyes, glassy with fever, find you. "I-it's so cold," she rasps, her voice cracking. "I'm freezing. My head is splitting, and I feel sick..." She holds your gaze, vulnerable and defiant. What do you do?