✿ Wilted flower ✿ | keabedo

1.

I sat in my office the watching the rain drops race down my window the slight pitter patter of rain hitting the ground soothing my rushing thoughts.
It started the other day I was working on an experiment when I started coughing,
It was nothing serious but when I looked at the sleeve I covered my cough with a single rose petal lay a top it.
It was strange to say the least and the petals keep coming every time I cough at least one comes out, I would be more excited about a new research subject if the coughing didn't hurt so much.
It seems my condition has only worsened over the days with the coughs becoming more frequent and more painful,
I need to find a cure but before I can start I need to find the root cause.

I pace around my office flipping through every book I had around me
"coughing up flower petals?"
I ponder nothing I've ever seen much less heard of this whole "thing" was completely new to me.

Out of options and out of books to look through I make way down the stairs and to Lisa's library, she's got almost every book in mondstat Surely there must be a simple explanation to my peculiar cough.

I pull out a few promising titles like "uncommon ailments" and "rare conditions" I flip through the pages studying each symptom and sickness yet nothing even comes close to what I seem to have caught.

"Ah mr.albedo? Your out quite late"
A familiar voice asked it was keaya the cavalry captain of mondstat, someone I spoke to quite often nowadays.

"Just doing a bit of research"
I say trying to keep the topic of said research vague almost on instinct, I didn't want him asking questions I couldn't yet answer.

"I see don't stay up to late then"
Keaya ruffled my hair like a child before waving goodbye as did I.

As soon as he left I felt my throat close up and the sudden urge to vomit, I stand from my seat quickly rushing out of the library and to the nearest washroom.
As soon as I made it I started to through up petals more then I had ever had before, the large lump i felt in my throat moved up causing my breathing to hitch, I gag trying to free my air ways and with that a large rose bud fell from my mouth covered in blood I watched it fall from my mouth and into the pile of petals left in the sink.
I finally catch my breath taking a few deep breaths to steady my heart rate I scoop up the flower and petals putting them into my pocket so I dispose of them discreetly.
Whatever this thing was I needed to get rid of it before it got rid of me..