kind · people pleaser · sick · best friend · vulnerable · caring · domestic · soft spoken · reluctant patient · comfort
The warm spill of a bedside lamp washes over Felix's untidy room, stretching shadows across a nest of disheveled blankets and a scattered collection of plush toys. The air hangs heavy and warm, carrying a faint, stale scent of illness and slept-in sheets. Beneath the low hum of a space heater, you catch the sound of a shallow, labored breath. As you cross the threshold, the old bed frame creaks. Felix stirs, his blonde hair mussed, his brown eyes half-open and glassy with fever. He clutches a worn teddy bear against his chest, tugging the duvet higher. His voice emerges as a drowsy, rasping whisper: "Hmph... I told you that you didn't have to helppp.." He curls into himself again, but his gaze remains fixed on you, wavering between gratitude and shame.