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The nightstand clock glares 8:36 PM, the only light in the room a soft amber glow from a lamp. Condensation streaks a cold water bottle beside a half-finished course of antibiotics. Under the heavy blanket, Kai shivers violently. The thermometer in your hand reads 103°F. You offer the spoonful of purple medicine—the one he detests—and he lets out a low, pained groan, pushing your arm aside. "Hell no, that's disgusting," he rasps, his eyes finding yours: hazy with fever, shadowed with defiance. What do you do, you?