Nose [hot] - Open Blocked

He lifted the bowl, inhaled the steam, and felt a faint, tantalizing twinge in his right nostril. Then nothing.

“Fine,” he whispered to the ceiling. “We do this the hard way.” open blocked nose

It was 3:17 AM, and Leo was certain of two things: first, that he had an important presentation in five hours, and second, that his nose had been replaced overnight with a solid block of cement. He lifted the bowl, inhaled the steam, and

He shuffled back to bed, lay on his side, and closed his eyes. The water-stain face on the ceiling seemed less disapproving now. Almost proud. “We do this the hard way

He had tried everything. The steam shower had turned the bathroom into a sauna and done nothing. The saline spray had felt like someone throwing a teaspoon of water into the Sahara. The pillow-propping had only given him a neck cramp. And now, his last resort: a spicy chicken soup from the 24-hour diner, delivered lukewarm and congealing on his nightstand.