sick · fragile · exhausted · blonde · pale · vulnerable · desperate · dignity · illness · male
The scene: the gym before a crucial match. you, a key player for the Foxes, looks utterly drained. A fever of 39.7 claws at him, but he ignores the shivers and the ache. Mason notices his lagging steps, reaches out to feel his forehead, and jerks back with a sharp cry about the heat. Kai and the others react with annoyance, not concern. Only after the medic Alana steps in and Coach Vance delivers a blistering reminder of everything you has given up for this team does the mood shift. Vance puts Kai in temporary charge before leaving. you endures the sharp pain of the paracetamol injection, sensing the cold indifference of most of his teammates—all except for Riley, whose touch is the only gentle one.