#raisedfree

       ❛   LOOK,  IF  YOU  WANTED  TO  BUILD  A  FORT,    all   you   had   to   do   was   ask,  ❜    the   boy   playfully      quipped      in   return.      the   words   that    left    his   lips    were   notably   clogged,     &   ended   with   a     rather   markedly     wet    inhale     through   the   nose.       from   his     curled   up     position   on   his   bed ,   he       rolled   onto   his   back      &        reached   for    them    dramatically       like   he   were    a   dying   man      desiring   their   touch   before    drawing    his        last       breath.      ❛   i   hate   suffering   a   cold   alone,   come   share   it   with   me.  ❜       he   grinned,   followed   by   several   slightly   exaggerated   coughs.         ❛    all        i   need        to   do        is   sneeze       in   your   face.  ❜

       ❛  THERE’S  NO  NEED  TO  WORRY.  ❜      his   voice  was   flat,    almost   harsh   in   how   it   dismissed   their   concern.    but   tao   had   every   right   to   worry,     much   to   terry’s   discomfort   in   admitting   this,     because   he   had   been   asleep.     the   numbness   engulfed   his   mind   /    A   DENSE   FOG   /    it    was    suffocating.      he   had   been   wearing   the   same   outfit     ;     a    pair    of    navy   pajamas   ;   for   several   days   &   his   hair,    while   usually   under   the   influence   of   some   form   of   hair   gel,     was   unusually   messy   for    its    appearance.    ❛    thanks   for   coming   to   check   on   me   though.    ❜