01. “maybe this time i’ll just shake it off.”
02. “you’re sure you’re dying but it’s actually just a sore throat.”
03. “i refuse to take medicine like an adult. i want to suffer.”
04. “you cough once in public and suddenly everyone looks at you like you’re patient zero.”
05. “getting sick is like… oh right, i am mortal.”
06. “i swear i only get productive when i’m sick. fever-brain be writing novels.”
07. “i love when your temperature is 103° but you’re still like ‘i’m fine tho.’”
08. “the way i dramatically collapse on the couch like i have tuberculosis.”
09. “nothing humbles you like a really bad cough.”
FLU SEASON PROMPTS — sick + stubborn edition
02. receiver tries to work through a fever; sender keeps catching them wobbling or leaning on furniture to stay upright.
03. receiver refuses to rest, so the sender steals their laptop charger — anything to force them back into bed.
04. receiver swears they’re totally fine… until they pass out mid-sentence into sender’s arms.
05. “stop fussing over me.”
🍜 FLU SEASON PROMPTS — comfort edition
06. sender shows up at receiver’s door with homemade soup, medicine, and that ‘i told you this would happen’ look.
07. sick receiver is too tired to eat, so sender coaxes them with small bites and gentle teasing.
08. sender wakes up to find receiver asleep at their bedside, still holding their hand.
09. sender quietly doing chores around receiver’s house because receiver is too sick to keep up with anything.
10. “don't come near me. i’ll get you sick.”
🧦 FLU SEASON PROMPTS — cozy domestic vibes
11. receiver wearing three pairs of socks and a blanket cape while the sender attempts to take their temperature.
12. both characters stuck inside together, wrapped in comforters, watching terrible TV and sipping hot tea.
13. sender trying to cook soup for the receiver but nearly falling asleep at the stove.
14. sender gently massaging receiver’s sore shoulders after a week of coughing.
15. sharing a nest of blankets on the couch because “it’s warmer this way.”
😷 FLU SEASON PROMPTS — comedy chaos
16. receiver is absolutely delusional with fever and says wild things; sender is trying so hard not to laugh.
17. two sick muses dramatically fighting over the last cough drop.
18. “why are you outside in the cold?”
19. receiver insists they can still cook dinner. they cannot. sender stops a kitchen fire.