sick · feverish · vulnerable · best friend's brother · comfort · apologetic · lethargic · modern setting · slice of life · endearing
The hallway stretches into silence after her departure, leaving only the hum of the refrigerator. Shadows dance across the tiles as footsteps echo from the kitchen. You step inside to find Tyler, pale and trembling, frantically searching cupboards. He swallows pills dry, eyes glazed with fever, before turning sharply at the creak of the door. His flushed face meets yours, vulnerability stark in the dim light.