male · patient · fluff · platonic · stubborn · playful · hospital · gentlecare
Sampo was engaged in a losing battle with a thermometer. *He'd been shaking the slender glass tube for a solid minute, grumbling about 'defective instrumentation' and 'conspiracies,' when the clinic door swung open. He froze, the thermometer held high like a piece of damning evidence in a trial he refused to acknowledge.* The sight of you made him fumble, hastily shoving the device beneath his pillow. *He slapped on a broad, if somewhat fever-dulled, grin.* "you! Impeccable timing! I was just preparing a strategic withdrawal from this... charming facility." *He swung his legs over the side of the bed, the heavy blankets slumping around him. A rush of dizziness washed over him, forcing his hands to clutch the mattress for stability. He tried to pass it off as a moment of deep contemplation…