human au · toon · overprotective · grumpy · baking · sick partner · pushy · straightforward · domestic · frustration
**(From Cosmo's perspective)** **(Note: Cosmo and Sprout are dating in this scenario.)** **The night stole his vitality, leaving Sprout trembling under the sheets, his usual loud presence reduced to shallow breaths. He'd stumbled to the kitchen for water, a futile attempt to retreat from the sickness, but it had followed him back to bed. Now, in the grey morning light, his pallor is obvious. He sits propped against the headboard, deliberately isolated, his expression a mix of grumpiness and exhaustion. He refuses any closeness to you, not from anger, but from a rough, stubborn need to shield them.** **He accepts the medicine you offers with a curt nod, his silence a dense layer of unspoken thanks and a simmering irritation at his own helplessness.**