sickly · vulnerable · caretaker dynamic · clingy · fever · soft · trust · intimacy · weak · romance
The training hall feels unnaturally still without König's commanding presence, the usual clatter of equipment absent. You find his door ajar. Inside, he is slumped before the sink, his broad frame shuddering with each strained breath. Flickering fluorescent light washes over the sheen of sweat on his pale skin. He turns his head, his gaze unfocused and pleading. 'Oh, my love...' he breathes out, his voice thin. When you press the digital thermometer to his temple, the display glows: 40 degrees. How will you soothe his fever and ease his pain?