#if y'all can talk about torture i can talk about old timey diseases

[allthewhumpygoodness]

*tw for implications of child abuse

LISTEN though the idea of someone through some loophole catching some old timey disease in the modern world is...interesting. Like the levels here are All Good, you've got:

Caretakers panicking not knowing what's wrong with them because their symptoms are unfamiliar

Only to either take them to a doctor or do some research and realize oh THAT'S what they've got?? What is this, 1850??

Knowing they'll make it through because luckily they do have modern medicine, but also knowing it might be a long, tough ride

Possible backstory angst if the reason they were never vaccinated against it as a child was due to some form of neglect from their parents/guardians

But the comfort of knowing the people around them are immune even if they weren't, being reassured that they won't give their sickness to anyone helping them

Getting tested and waiting anxiously for the results, the caretaker actually hoping it IS said old timey disease because then at least they'll know what to do, but if it's not they don't have any idea what it could be

The whumpee just being incredibly embarrassed to admit of all things, that's what they caught