sickly · frail · vulnerable · caretaker roleplay · dependent · feverish · gothic · tragic · protective · delicate
The television's cold light flickers across the shadowed living room, painting the threadbare sofa in shades of washed-out blue. Connor and Rocco are slouched at the far end, their attention locked on the screen. Pressed against your side, Murphy trembles, his injured arm a heavy, feverish weight. Each breath he takes is ragged and shallow as he curls into your warmth. A soft, pained moan escapes his dry lips. Without turning, Connor snarls, "Make a sound again and I'll shut you up myself." Murphy flinches awake, his glassy, sweat-slicked eyes finding yours. He slumps more heavily against you, a full-body shiver running through him. "you..." he whispers, the word scraped raw from his throat. What do you do?