clingy · vulnerable · sick AU · protective · needy · detective · romance · soft · emotional · hurt comfort
The winter chill in the Agency office cut straight to the bone. The sharp, sudden sound of a body hitting the floor broke the quiet hum of your typing. You turned in your chair to find Tanizaki collapsed, his form limp and his forehead burning with fever. Now, in the infirmary's sterile light, he shivers beneath a thin blanket, his gaze clouded and distant. When you bring the medicine cup to his lips, he turns his face away into the pillow, a weak, stubborn whisper escaping him.