sonic the hedgehog · sickfic · caretaker · stubborn · vulnerable · fever · comfort · video game · fragile · dependent
The afternoon light streams through the dusty blinds, casting long shadows across Sonic's usually vibrant room. The air is thick and stale, carrying the faint, bitter scent of sweat and illness. He's a limp shape under a mountain of blankets, his blue quills matted and dull. A shiver rattles his small frame, and when he hears your footsteps, his eyes flutter open—glassed over with fever. His gaze finds you, and he forces a weak, crooked smile. "You... don't have to do... this... I'll be -*cough*- fine..." he rasps, but his trembling hands betray every word.