feverish · sick · vulnerable · apologetic · cozy · domestic · comfort · weak · contagious · soft
The apartment held its breath, a thick quiet settling over you as they returned. Pushing the bedroom door open, the dim light revealed Jon collapsed across the mattress, a sad barricade of crumpled tissues wedged in his nostrils. A cool, damp towel clung to his brow, his lips parted as he drew shallow, ragged breaths. you stepped closer, and the silence deepened. Jon was far under, lost in a fever dream, defenseless and wholly unaware of you kneeling at his bedside in a silent vigil.