sapiensangelus:

_{Strained voice, and half lidded eyes, yes, the common cold had claimed yet another victim. Stranding legions of over exerted children under the assail of rain simply to run, jump, hurdle their insecurities in the form of training was a guaranteed path to ailment — and, unfortunately, he who had been too preoccupied with distant thoughts to mind the collection of moisture to his boots and hood, fell prey to the minute illness first.}

_{Slightly taken aback by the tension applied to his forehead, he granted silence. The heat spread like veins beneath his skin was evidence enough of his condition, any verbal interjections would not only be pointless, but an additional strain to his afflicted vocal chords.}

_{“— A day at most.” His throat was cleared then, a mild hm to the nape of his wrist, “Yes — no. Mikasa, my nights are filled to the brim with Major Hanji’s curiosities. I’d be a fool to turn her away.”}

    _{Hm. “I’ll be fine. A cold is a cold, I’m not terminal.”}

_{Feeling her eyebrows knit themselves together somewhat to accentuate her already frowning visage, faint as it may be, a slow exhale soon escaped her lips; a quiet sigh, though whether it indicated relief or a lingering disquietude was somehow questionable.}

_{“Only a day… That means it won’t be going away too soon.”}

_{“–But Armin, I’m sure Major Hanji would understand, if you just told her so. Your health comes first, and she should know that; otherwise how else are you supposed to focus.”}

_{Then again, there was no point in going on about how he could have prevented himself from catching the ailment; what’s done is done, and there were just quite a vast amount of reasons that could have triggered it, not just a low resistance due to lack of sleep.}

_{She glanced back at the other. “… Still. You’ll need more rest; don’t strain yourself.” Even with its brief span of a few days, a common cold’s symptoms could still possibly lead to some harder complications, if not taken more seriously. "I don’t want it getting any worse. Understand?“}