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This or that: sickfic tropes I enjoy edition

Fever nightmares or fever confessions / angry about being sick or in denial about it / craving physical touch when sick or rejecting it. / Delirium or passing out / cold compress or ice bath / persistent cough or sore throat / multiple caretakers or multiple sick characters / hand to forehead or mouth thermometer / "You're burning up" or "Are you okay?" / Dizziness or pale face / overheating or hypothermia / sick at a formal event or sick during important activity / enemy caretaker or crush caretaker / caught in the rain or caught in a blizzard

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worst thing about this kink is it will have u reading, like, the symptoms list on allergy medications or webmd and getting all hot and bothered. super embarrassing tbh

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when you go into the sickfic tag and you see a fic titled “Sick” and you know its about to be basic as hell but youre thirsty and this will just have to do

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You guys i am so weak for shivering 

character A waking up character B by shivering and B feels A’s forehead and notes how A is burning up

A and B walking outside on a late November evening and B did not dress for the bitter wind. B proceeds to tell A that they are fine despite the shivering and chattering teeth 

A comes home late from work after getting caught in a storm. A quickly changes into dry clothes but is still shivering like mad. A crawls into bed where B is already sleeping and B wakes up at the chilled body being pressed against them

i could go on for years probably 

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A character whose beat, bedraggled, or woebegone state is further emphasized by their hair having fallen out of its usual styling, looking limp or lank or locks of it falling across their forehead- whether sodden with water, or blood-caked, or tousled by wind and weather, or gripped by adversaries, or hands run distractedly through it, or too preoccupied to deal with it

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Pspsps this is your sign to get real self-indulgent and design a fictional drug or illness that only does your favorite things, bc it's super fun and you don't have to do any research

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i think the weak “thank you” after you bless someone who just sneezed is one of The best things about the experience

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I'm obsessed with the idea of a sick whumpee being so tired and miserable that they just start sobbing. They can't even explain to caretaker what's wrong because they're so out of it, so caretaker is just left to trial and error.

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Random incredibly specific Taryon Darrington whump headcanon but I think the point you know that torture is really getting to him is when he STOPS screaming

We all know he quite literally screams and cries and throws up at the slightest provocation, so I imagine a classic torture whump fic would have him doing exactly that, but the whumper will have made no progress until nothing they can do elicits a sound more dramatic than a whimper

Because screaming and begging and bribing means some kind of hope, and silence in this case in not stoicism, but total overwhelming fear

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something i don’t see much of and want to see more of is the sounds of audibly shivering/being cold

it might be neglected because it’s harder to convey in writing without sounding kinda goofy, but i’m always a fan when something conveys sounds like:

the clatter of chattering teeth.

those short breathy bursts when someone gets a chill and shudders.

the little waver in someone’s voice as they battle the deep shivers in their core.

the rustle of fabric as someone tries to chafe warmth into chilled bones.

pls add more if you have any bc i just really like these details

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When a character who's been gravely ill or injured is judged to now be 'strong enough' to be permitted to go outside- bundled warmly in extra layers and a scarf and perhaps a blanket to keep them from catching chill, escorted out to sit in the sun and fresh air that will do them good but cautioned not to overtax themselves.

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Yoooooo characters who rush recovery. Passing out because they’re trying to run around the day after a high fever breaksssss 💖

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who was it

which one of you fuckers did this

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Really craving some soft, soft stuff.

Soft, hands-on caretaking. Fussing. Are you cold? You look kinda chilly. Bundling someone up. Soft bossy caretaking. No you're not going out that sick. Embarrassing questions - have you been sneezing like this all day? Is your nose still all stuffy?

Being upset because someone else is feeling so miserable. A caress mixed with a frown. A gentle but intense hug, a sigh muffled into the curve of their neck. Exclamations - christ, you sound ill.

Comforting someone in distress. Holding someone who is crying, giving an extra squeeze just to express the intensity of one's compassion. Tears of relief becoming outright bawling, like a delayed breakdown.

Grabbing a hand and kissing it. Kissing the top of someone's head. Kissing the bridge of a sneezy nose.

Poor sweetheart. Poor thing. Poor creature. Poor bastard.

Just soft, I need soft.

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Someone deciding to take a nap while sick with the hope of recharging, but then they wake up feeling so much worse.

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I love a scenario in which several people end up being exposed to the same thing - getting very chilled in bad weather, falling into cold water, an obviously contagious person or several, etc.

But only one of them comes down with s cold for it.

It's so hot to me because that one character gets singled out as a weakling. It might be a prideful character for whom being That Person would be grating; or a ridiculous one stupid things always happen to and their cold is adorably comedic; or of course the person responsible for the ordeal; etc. So many possibilities.

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Whiew, it took me a while to get to those commissions, sorry for that, I'm right back on it though! And still willing to accept some, but just a heads up, my uni schedule and deadlines are quite unpredictable. The charms of art education I guess.

For now, thank you once again for commissioning @shamefilledsnzblog! It's always super fun to draw Perry ♥