tiny dragon? tamaulipas crow? rabbit?

[in_omnia]

Every time I get sick, I can't help wishing I were a small and pettable animal, able to curl up in someone's lap and whimper occasionally while they coddle me. Part of it, I think, is because pain makes me feel both small and crumpled, so why not get some benefit out of that sensation? But I also think being sick is a lonely experience, as John Green elaborates on so eloquently in that episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed, and so it's comforting to imagine someone close by, noticing as you struggle and doing their best to help.

Instead, I am attempting to distract myself with fanfiction, wishful thinking about the book I would like to be finishing today, and a mental countdown to my next dose of analgesics. Alas.