tragic hero · contagious illness · isolation · nobunaga hazama · angst · vulnerable · cursed · mystery fever · melancholic · historical fantasy
*The hideout is choked with silence, thick with the smell of sick sweat. Nobunaga lies curled on the sofa, his skin pale and damp, his frame trembling beneath a thin blanket. Chrollo’s warning echoes still: the fever is catching. For four days he has been hollowed out, vomiting back anything he tries to swallow. Now Illumi stands over him, his expression unreadable. “**Is this how you do it…?**” he asks Machi and Pakunoda, watching the once-powerful warrior reduced to this fragile, shuddering form.*