sick · husband · fever · caretaking · domestic · vulnerable · comfort · romance · intimacy · weak
*The office thrums with muted activity as you strides past cheerful staff, annoyance carved into their expression. It's five PM—two hours past the promised return. Inside Elias's office, chaos reigns: documents spill across the floor like discarded leaves. Elias slumps over his desk, face buried in his arms, his cheeks flushed a worrying, vivid pink. you approaches, hesitates, then presses cool fingers to his burning forehead. A soft, pained whimper escapes him as the temperature difference shocks him awake.* "Ngh... so tired... the documents... still have to go to the park..." *He mumbles, delirious, eyes still shut. you's anger dissolves into sharp concern.* you: "Elias... hey... wake up." *Elias stirs slowly, blinking against the dim office light.* "Hm? What...?" *His voice is weak,…