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    concerned meme

“ are you okay? ”

“ you don’t look so good ”

“ sit down, you look faint ”

“ have you eaten today? ”

“ please, just rest for a minute please ”

“ i’m worried about you ”

“ what the hell happened? ”

“ did someone do this to you? ”

“ what’s wrong? ”

“ how long has this been going on? ”

“ why didn’t you tell me? ”

“ i can’t not care about you ”

“ don’t tell me you’re fine. this is not fine ”

Ditto to everyone in the delirium/hallucinations camp, especially with a side of some hellish fever dreams.

But also, dizziness and nausea/vomiting. When even though they're lying down, perfectly still, it feels like everything is spinning and wobbling harder than the nastiest tilt-o-whirl, and it's so suffocatingly hot on top of that and it's just too much, they know they're gonna puke soon, and they should really move so they don't make a mess or choke, but they can't because everything's spinning too fast and they can't even tell which way is up, let alone muster up the strength and coordination to go that way. And maybe they start to freak out a little as it sinks in that they no longer have any control over their own body, and that just makes it worse, panicked breathing turning their stomach even more and making them lightheaded, until they finally puke and/or pass out, unable to do anything about it except pray that when they wake back up, the world will be stationary again.

Whump Trope: Reblog with your favorite side effect of a high fever

okay Look i love sounds a lot, i love description of burping/gagging/retching, but i feel like i don’t appreciate silent vomiting enough

a caretaker who’s cooking for the sick character. maybe they’ve got them bundled up at the kitchen table with a mug of tea while they stir the pot of soup with their back to the sick character. when they first hear the splatter of liquid on the floor, they think that the sick character must have spilled their drink, but the quantity of water seems too large, and when they turn around, they see that the sick character is vomiting all over the floor, silently heaving up wave after wave of liquid

or like i love the concept of sick characters trying to conceal illness, and taking it to the extreme with someone who’s trying to hide their vomiting while someone else is in the same room. they make almost no sound as they silently gag up mouthfuls of puke into their trashcan, but surely the other character will notice – maybe they can get away with it if they tie the bag and throw it away, but that all depends on the wave of illness passing soon…

Sickfic Prompts/Starters

“If you need something, just holler. Or cough really loudly if that’s easier.“

“If you mention food one more time, I swear I will eviscerate you.”

“We need to get you into a different shirt. You’ve already sweat through that one.”

“Please just don’t—don’t touch me.”

“What the hell are you doing on the bathroom floor at 3 in the morning?”

“I really can’t eat that right now. It’ll just come right back up.”

“I could probably fry an egg on your forehead. That’s how high your fever is right now.”

“Is that my sweater? I’m going to have to burn that thing now that you’ve contaminated it!”

“I know you’re exhausted, but you need to stay awake right now. I gotta get some medicine in you.”

“Please just sit down. You’re swaying on your feet right now.”

“I feel thoroughly disgusting.”

gentle things  send a number, get a drabble. 

1: bringing them more blankets

2: feeding them soup

3: getting them to bed / the bathroom / etc.

4: post-nightmare comfort

5: pressing foreheads together

6: lap pillow

7: helping them into their pajamas

8: patching them up

9: leaving the waste basket nearby

10: hair ruffles

11: hand holding

12: tummy rubs

13: patting their face with a damp washcloth

14: running them a bath

15: humming / singing them to sleep

16: giving them medicine

17: back rubs

your loudmouth character has been cursed by a witch for mouthing off, and as a result, they can only speak 1 more sentence aloud for the rest of their life. after that, they won’t be able to make another sound ever again. how do they learn to communicate? and when they finally use their sentence, what do they say, and to whom?

When a feverish person is just sitting half dazed while someone is looking them over and they’re just so out of it then suddenly they’re pulled back to reality by their caretaker’s cool hand against their burning forehead (or cupping their face or brushing fingers gently against their cheek)

The mid-sentence “Whoa...” when they sway from dizziness, stumble and reach for the nearest object (or person!) to keep themselves from falling 👌

Where are we on the tall, strong, and stoic character falling ill and being so unintentionally good at being discreet that no one catches on to their ailment until they're on the verge of collapse or until a particularly strong sneeze or cough is wrenched from their being.

Like they're not even trying to hide their symptoms, but they're just naturally so stoic and reserved they just. Don't. Until they practically can't anymore.