frankie.a Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 A few years back I stayed round my friends' house one weekend. I'll refer to them as S and A. S is tall and dark-haired, with a slim build. A, his wife is a sort of honey-blonde and averagely built. When I checked in with A a few days before I arrived, she wrote back "Just a heads up, S has been feeling kinda under the weather, nothing serious- just a cold I think- but he wouldn't want to get you sick so please don't feel bad about taking a rain check!" I wrote back assuring her I didn't mind- she and I were going to see a band I'd been dying to see for ages, plus I couldn't pass up the opportunity to witness some sneezes.. I headed to theirs that Friday evening. A opened the door and pulled me into a bear hug. S was sitting in the lounge in a tracksuit and dressing gown. When I came in he stood up. "Good to see you- A probably warned you.." His voice was stuffy and I could see his nose had a pink tinge to it. "Don't worry, I won't get too close!" A gave his shoulder a sympathetic squeeze. "S always does this- overworks himself til he's run down, don't ya bub?" S looked at me sheepishly. "She's right.." A picked up my bag despite my protesting. "You better take it easy tonight, no getting the work laptop out!" S thrust his hands in his pockets and sniffled. "Yes, ma'am.." I told him I hoped he'd feel better soon and A and I went upstairs to get ready for the concert, leaving S watching a movie downstairs. As we did our hair and makeup, I filled A in on my week. She gathered her hair into a ponytail and secured it with a scrunchie. Then suddenly she froze and an itchy expression crossed her face. "Oh.. one sec, I'm gonna.." she hitched briefly "Ahh.. ahh" and her nose went a soft pink as her nostrils flared. Then she snapped forward and released a big sneeze into her cupped hands. It was breathy and elegant with three syllables, sort of like AH-KSHH-UUU! "Wow, bless me!" she said. "My nose has been bothering me all day. I hope I'm not coming down with S's cold.." I had nothing to say, I was too busy trying to hide my excitement at that display.. We had a great time at the concert- we got a taxi home and got in at 2am. We crashed pretty much straight away and woke up around noon. We ate a late breakfast with S, who seemed a little better than yesterday. "How was the concert?" he asked me, and I told him how they'd played our favourite songs, the joyous crowds and A and I singing along all night. "Ah, so that's why you're so hoarse today.." he teased her. "Ha ha." said A, mock-seriously, and I noticed a roughness to her voice. "You feeling any better today, babe?" He ran a hand through his hair. "Kind of.. I slept for 12 whole hours last night!" A looked at him, feigning shock. "Wow, 12! That's really something." S is famous for his chaotic sleep schedule; he once stayed up for two days straight during exams at college. "I know right, I think I'm headed for the World Records.." It was clear S wasn't fully recovered though, because I was soon treated to a display.. The two of them were cleaning up at the counter, her washing dishes and him drying when S took a sharp breath, put down the plate he was holding and turned to the side. "Ahhh.." he looked up at the light with a wonderfully sneezy expression. "Uh oh, here we go.." said A. S took another hitching breath, looking like the tickle was torturing him. He appeared to lose it, then suddenly exploded with a wet, powerful: AHH-KCHOOO! that bent him double and left him dazed. "Bless you, baby!" said A, but he was already gearing up for another. "Ahh.. ahhh.. HISHOOO! PSH-OOO!" these he muffled into his sleeve. "Gesundheit.." I said, trying to act concerned, but it was very hard. S looked spent by the sneezes- he pulled out his handkerchief and blew his nose thoroughly. "Thank you.." he said stuffily. "As you can see, this cold is still kicking my ass.." A turned to him. "Go lie down, S" she said, and I offered to take over drying from him. He didn't take much convincing. But as he was crossing the kitchen he was seized by the tickle again- he stopped in his tracks and tilted his head to the ceiling in helpless anticipation. "Gonna.. snee.. HUP-TISHOOO!" this time I saw a little spray escape his mouth. "Bless you- poor baby" said A. We spent the rest of the day watching films, the two of them curled up together on the sofa with a blanket, me in the armchair. From time to time, S's nose would start tickling and he'd have to turn away to let out a big wet sneeze into his battered handkerchief. On one such occasion, I heard his breath catch- I was trying to focus on the movie, but I couldn't help but steal a sneaky glance at S- his strong nose was tinged dark pink and he rubbed it irritatedly as he tried to fight the tickle. Then, I heard A start to hitch. "Ahhh" she went, and I was spellbound, watching them both suspended in sneezy desperation. "Oh.. I think I'm gonna.." said A breathlessly, but S beat her to it, spraying loudly into the handkerchief he held to his nose: "HA-TISHH-OOO!! HAH-RISHH-OOO!!" I was amazed but managed to stammer "Wow, God bless you.." Meanwhile, A's tickly nose was still teasing her. She fanned a hand in front of her face. Then, she sniffed and this seemed to set it off; all of a sudden she exploded with a powerful, feminine and uncovered "AHH-KSSHH-OOO!" S was looking at her with a concerned expression. "Bless you, A.. sounds like you're catching my cold.." I could see A wanted to deny it, but she and I knew he was right.. Link to comment
honkmaster Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Great obs, thanks for sharing. I hope your friends feel better. Link to comment
snowshie Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 They sound like an adorable couple. Thank you for sharing this. Link to comment
Trynasneeze Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Sounds like a great experience. Nice to hear your friends use handkerchiefs as well Link to comment
jensenkate Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Is this amazingly written! Thank you for sharing! Link to comment
Lady Blessington Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Oh my goodness 🥰 Link to comment
MidnightCatK Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 What a blessing to be able to witness all of that! Thank you for sharing, and I hope you don't catch the cold yourself! Link to comment
Gemmia Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 That's so amazing ! I love the way A takes care of S when he's sick. And S is so cute trying to hold his sneezes ! Link to comment
GuitarPlayah Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Great obs! Let us know if you catch the cold too...🙃 Link to comment
FireFlower3013 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Did you end up catching the cold? Link to comment
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