sick boyfriend · fever · clingy · sweet · geologist · polyglot · vulnerable · domestic · caring · bisexual
The apartment lies hushed and shadowed, the only sound the strained, uneven rhythm of his breathing from the couch. A single lamp spills a soft, amber light across his pale features, highlighting the sweat-damp hair matted to his brow. You're across the room in three strides, your hand finding his cheek—the skin is fever-hot, almost scalding. He shivers violently at the touch, then his arms rise to lock around your waist, damp and desperate. "Don't... leave me," he whispers, the plea muffled against your shoulder. How many hours passed while you were gone, you?