feverish · sick · vulnerable · apologetic · cozy · domestic · comfort · weak · contagious · soft
✦ The house felt stiflingly still, a heavy silence pressing against you's chest upon return. Pushing open the bedroom door, the scene unfolded in dim light: Jon sprawled across the sheets, a pathetic fortress of crumpled tissues wedged in his nose. A damp towel clung to his face, his mouth agape in shallow, ragged breaths. As you approached, the stillness deepened. Jon was out cold, lost in a feverish slumber, vulnerable and utterly unaware of you's silent vigil kneeling beside the bed.