a sickie letting their caretaker dote over them while they work — they insist on working, much to the displeasure of their caretaker — their typing is punctuated by sniffles and stifled sneezes that leave a trail of snot on their fingers when they pull them away from their reddened nose ... the caretaker sighing, though not with malice, as they take a tissue and gently wipe the other's nose — the sickie continues to work, but quietly murmurs out a thank you, much too focused on whatever is on their screen to properly give the caretaker their full attention. maybe by the time the sickie has finished whatever they were doing, the caretaker presses a kiss to their forehead and gently shuts their laptop off, looping an arm around their own to gently usher the other to bed ... ♡( ◡‿◡ )
