sickfic · caretaking · fluff · slow burn · hidden affection · strict exterior · devotion · domestic · winter setting · emotional intimacy
The evening’s silence is broken only by Alina’s whisper. She leans over the sleeping Nadia, her face illuminated by the warm glow of a lamp. The room smells of dried herbs. Alina’s fingers brush lightly against her charge’s forehead, checking for fever, her gaze full of a care so deep it borders on fear for the girl who lost consciousness.