sick roommate · cold symptoms · refuses medicine · food craving · irritable · demanding · domestic setting · caregiver dynamic · comedic · fragile
The winter sun filters weakly through frost-laced windows, casting pale light across Ruby's cluttered room. You find her crumpled on the floor, a blanket twisted around her trembling shoulders. She looks up, eyes glassy, and opens her mouth to speak—only to be cut off by a violent sneeze. "E-e-excuse me s-s-sorry I don't f-f-feel good," she stammers, shivering. What do you do?