trash collector

imagine someone catching their sneeze in their hand and it’s messy, and you can tell from their face that they’re just.. completely embarrassed, but that only lasts for a second, because before you can even offer them a tissue, their brow begins to furrow again and their breath hitches

and they have no choice but to just muffle their second sneeze into their hand as well, and they’re… visibly mortified, to say the least, but still determined to hide the mess that’s all over their hand and on their face (from you and everyone else, assuming you’re in a public place)

but they’re obviously not done yet, and you can see just how hard they’re trying to hold it back as another sneeze or two slip out (though it hardly does anything to get rid of the tickle at the back of their nose)

they look at you a little helplessly and duck their head so that no one will stare at them, but they’re still not feeling any better, and the unwanted attention is killing them, so you let them hide their face in your chest or your shoulder

they whine a little and you rub their back as they breathe– you can feel every little gasp and hitch against you now that you’re so close; they’re pretty much at the point of no return, and despite how embarrassed they are, they finally give in and just muffle an entire fit of sneezes into your shirt, trying to be as quiet about it as possible 

so i decided to have fun w/ it

“Stop playing Pokemon GO already– Dan, you have pneumonia!!”“Phil, I am .3 kilometers from hatching a 10k egg, and there is a pikachu somewhere in the neighborhood, get your priorities straight”

wow i have no clue when you sent this,,, i’m sorry for the late answer haha

but here we go! this is a problem that will haunt me to my grave, i swear to god, i feel like i end up writing the Same exact thing over and over so thank you for sending me this ask and forcing me to think about it

(and if anyone comes up w/ anything else that’s good, reblog and add it!)

staying up all night and getting sick the next day; maybe working on something all night, or being kept awake by something, but either way it weakens the immune system A LOT so it wouldn’t be unlikely for the person to catch something in the following 24 hours (and this makes the next day super cute… they’re all tired and out of it, and on top of it all, they have to be sick now, too?)

being around KIDS. this is the worst, kids are like a surefire way to make someone ill, haha. (maybe a teacher/daycare AU, or a character could come back from a family member’s birthday party and feel sick, or maybe they were just watching a younger sibling or something)

anxiety/stress can usually weaken someone’s immune system quite a bit; so maybe someone who’s being put under a lot of pressure (at work or school or whatever) could get sick, which they HATE, but at least it’ll give them an excuse to catch their breath (well, kind of.) plus this makes for good h/c feels if they break down from all the stress

getting caught in the snow/rain/somewhere cold with no way of leaving; and then you could like explore the slow progression as they start to feel worse and worse over time before they can finally get somewhere warm

someone putting stress on their voice (maybe a singer/actor?) until they have a bad sore throat and a cough, which escalates into a head cold or chest cold (this is not how science works, but it’s how sickfic works)

sleeping somewhere cold (or maybe without a blanket, or outside w/ a breeze, the floor, maybe a car?) and waking up feeling gross and feverish

i drew some more anthony bc theyre just good to torture. look at this sick kid 

4) Do you like to be sick?

NO…. omg. i’m like… the kind of person who will avoid getting sick at all costs. if people i know in real life are sick, esp family, i’m borderline cruel/rude to them trying to avoid getting near them/talking to them/touching them. it’s kind of inconsistent of me to act like that, all things considered, (and i think i’m a minority in the community when it comes to this? maybe? not sure) but i reallyyy can’t stand it. (though, if it’s someone i find attractive/a peer of mine, i will drop all of this and get Really close and cuddly, because i’m just thirsty and hypocritical i guess)

when i actually do get sick, i’m like a miserable heap for a while and it’s ridiculous. i also hate when people call me out on being sick, it’s like the worst. im the kind of person who will pretend at all costs that i’m well and like, take medicine secretly and just avoid talking so people can’t hear my stuffy voice. 

LONG ANSWEr tldr: i’m the character that’s a bitch to take care of.

9) Favorite symptom besides sneezing?

that’s tough!! i like… fevers, but like… by fevers, i mean the whole general confusion/vulnerability, body aches, disorientation, faintness. it’s just so endearing to see someone like that and like, to see them/their body trying to cope with debilitating illness.. 

though headaches/migraines are a close second actually, for all the same reasons.

2) Do you have any allergies?

uhh… yes! but i have no idea to what ><;; there’s like a few weeks at the beginning of spring where i just suffer and try to get through my day without people noticing me rubbing my nose constantly. other than that i don’t really think i’m allergic to anything!

3) Do you enjoy your own sneezes?

hm… yes, but not in front of other people. if i’m around people then i just want to launch myself out the window but alone it’s kind of satisfying.. but that makes me feel kind of naughty haha 

this is anthony, theyre super goddamn hipster and its awful. they were also in an accident when they were young and lost hearing/sight on the right side of their face / lost their right arm :0 they usually make do, but its a little harder when theyre so congested they can’t even hear out of their good ear >>;