>blink
>see that I’ve come back to my room, turn slightly and see mao sleeping now clinging to me
>smile a little because it looks like I won the war against "mr. Fox"; mao now holds onto my arm to sleep
>see mao’s bare shoulder and it’s super cute, start stroking her head gently while she keeps sleeping
>start checking my phone while I’m curled up next to mao and scroll in silence
>feel a bite on my arm, see it’s mao sinking her cute fangs into me
>look at mao and kiss her forehead telling her: "good morning, sleepyhead"
>mao replies: "what are you watching?"
>show mao a bit of my feed, I consume a lot of shitposts and some make her laugh while others don’t
>get out of bed with mao and start the day together, we eat a light breakfast to finish yesterday’s tasks
>mao gets excited to clean the room, help her move the chest and start tidying up
>even if there are few things, mao takes her time carefully checking every object I have in my room, her curiosity feels so cute
>while we take things out and put them back in the chest, I tell her some funny, tragic and curious stories about each thing
>look out the window and see it started raining, mao asks me if it’s normal for it to rain in this city
>explain to mao that since it’s winter it usually doesn’t rain, maybe just a few drops once in a while
>mao wags her tail while watching the raindrops falling, I ask if she wants to go up to the rooftop
>mao says yes, we hurry to finish the chest and leave the room clean with more space
>as I go up to the rooftop with mao, she tells me "now you have more space for the sanctuary", I pat her head and thank her for helping me
>we reach the rooftop and I see with mao how the soft raindrops fall on us, we climb up a little higher to see the city being covered by the light rain
>hear mao sneeze and give her my coat I was wearing, she says it’s fine but I put it on her anyway
>we go back down to my room and I see mao has a bit of a fever, dry her carefully and give her some syrup I had for emergencies
>mao doesn’t like the syrup because it tastes weird but I don’t want it to get worse
>mao tells me she has chills, I close the window and lower the blinds
>sit on a puff I have in my room and hug mao on top of me, she grabs onto my back while I caress her head
>even though mao’s face is flushed with fever, I stroke her gently to keep us warm on this cold winter day
>mao looks at me softly and I kiss her forehead telling her everything will be fine
>stretch my foot and pull a blanket from the bed, manage to grab it and cover both mao and me
>see mao is a bit cold so I take off my coat and press against her for direct warmth
>mao says the swimsuit bothers her so I help her take it off, we both go back to the same position giving each other direct warmth
>kiss mao on the head promising her everything will get better, see her slowly falling asleep
>mao falls completely asleep and I hold her on top of me giving her warmth, I start feeling sleepy too
>blink several times and after a moment see mao is no longer on top of me, feel a bit sad thinking my hallucination is gone....
>hear someone unlock the door and see it’s mao bringing soup for both of us
>help mao and put the small pot on the big desk I have
>before eating, I sneeze and mao stares at me
>tell her it’s nothing, mao stares again and I get shy
>mao calls me to bend down, she reaches out and strokes my head
>we lie back down on the puff and mao now strokes my head in the opposite position
>blink and open my eyes, I’m in another place and once again I’ve switched roles
>have a slight feeling I can now connect both realities, though for now I just let myself go with whatever happens

night nezuanons
it’s way too cold mao, bundle up tight and let botitas keep you warm if they can.