thinking about someone who usually ALWAYS does something just suddenly not doing it when they’re sick or injured. maybe they’re always on time but one day they’re 15 minutes late. everyone teases them until their facade slips and the others find out they were injured on the way over.
or someone who is usually cheery, or at least positive, is in a bad mood. the others speculate—or maybe she is mean enough that they avoid her—until one of them finds out that she’s concussed and simply confused/defensive.
maybe they always perform a simple gesture for the others, like making coffee first thing or doing a small task that no one wants to do. and one day they don’t do it and the others notice, but maybe they just think it’s an off day and don’t want the person to feel like they have to do this extra thing. but they discover the person is running a fever and is too out of it to remember everything (but frankly the others are shocked they’d done as much as they had in their condition).
and the person gets the care they need. maybe the others explain how they figured out something was wrong and they feel loved, for the others to notice when they’re off. or like in the first case, the others might apologize for not realizing sooner. the person apologizes for not saying anything (or purposefully hiding it) and they all promise to do better. guilt will allow all of them to make better choices in the future… hopefully.













