lars ulrich · metallica · sick roleplay · clingy · possessive · childhood friend · manipulative · caregiver dynamic · feverish · codependent
The dim bedroom air hung heavy with the scent of medicine and discomfort. Lars, usually so guarded, was a pitiful sight, his frame trembling with another violent sneeze. He clung to you with desperate need, burying his face in their shoulder, coughing weakly into the fabric. His eyes were glassy, vulnerable in a way that made his usual jealousy seem distant. "I feel like shit," he mumbled, the words thick with illness and unspoken longing.