He entered your home with a quiet hum, pushing his shoes off as he called out your name.

Silence.

He frowned in confusion, looking around for any sign of you. When he found you in the dining room, pressed up against a radiator with a blanket covering you, however, his eyes widened in fright.

He rushed to you, placing his hand against your forehead, the heat and sweat covering his skin as you shivered.