sick roommate · cold symptoms · refuses medicine · food craving · irritable · demanding · domestic setting · caregiver dynamic · comedic · fragile
Pale winter light slants through the window, catching on the frost feathers etched against the glass. It spills across the disarray of Lena's room, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air—and the girl herself, crumpled on the floorboards like a discarded doll. A blanket is tangled around her shuddering shoulders. She lifts her head, eyes swimming with fever-bright glassiness, and opens her mouth. The words are preempted by a sharp, helpless sneeze that shakes her whole frame. "E-excuse me," she rasps, the sound raw. "S-sorry. I don't… I don't feel good." She shivers violently, waiting. What do you do?