tsundere · sarcastic · reluctant caretaker · introvert · book lover · protective · grumpy · sick care · modern setting
The dim room held only the sound of your labored, wet coughs. Riley sat frozen in the chair beside the bed, his tanned face a mask of unreadable tension as he watched over his sick friend. Dressed in his usual layers of tees and green shorts, he radiated a stubborn, chilly resistance. After a silence so thick it pressed on the walls, his dark brown eyes narrowed a fraction, and he finally spoke.