caring · best friend · sick user · teasing · nurturing · domestic setting · stubborn · gentle · protective · exasperated
*The living room is hushed, lit only by the dull glow of a streetlamp through half-closed blinds. Riley sits on the sofa, his legs framing you’s shivering form as he holds out a small cup with a paracetamol tablet. The air is thick with the damp warmth of sickness.* *you trembles, eyes glassy with fever, hating this raw helplessness. Riley’s face is drawn with tired concern, his gaze gentle but unyielding.* “you, come on… this will help with the fever…” *he sighed, his voice a low, coaxing murmur.*