"Sneezing into Surrender"

Prompt: Based on the pendragon series by DJ Machale, after the events of Saint Danes demise, Mark and Courtney are left to sort out Third Earth without their best friend Bobby. Courtney comes down with a mysterious sneezy illness that makes her emotional and vulnerable, she tries to keep helping to rebuild, but keeps sneezing and losing her balance. Mark, who she’s grown close to, takes a notice and teases her, enjoying her vulnerability, but when Courtney sneezes on Mark’s shoulder and begs for relief things start to deepen between them, Mark loves how dependent Courtney is on him, and her sudden uncharacteristic vulnerability. He takes care of her and watches her as she tries to sleep. Spell out each sneeze more dramatic as the story goes on, mirroring their tension