Been suffering from the monthly horrors this week so can I request Villain breaking into a sick/injured Hero's house to deliver supplies and a bit of care possibly?
Hi Anon! Thank you for your patience, I know this ask has been sitting in my inbox for a (very) long time. Here you go!
You're Sick, You Know That?
Hero stirred to a hand over their mouth. Their eyes flew open and they immediately began to struggle.
“Shush!” a familiar voice hissed.
“I am gonna pull my hand away, do not scream,” Villain warned.
The criminal above them did as promised, and Hero promptly sucked in a breath to scream. The hand went right back over their mouth.
Hero scowled, then licked Villain’s hand.
“I’m wearing gloves, idiot. Listen. Listen! I’m not here to kidnap you or whatever else you think I’m here for. I’m trying to help, so calm down already.”
This time, when Villain’s hand came away, Hero did not try to scream. Instead, they tried, unsuccessfully, to sit up. Villain caught them when they fell back; they adjusted the pillows so Hero could be in an upright position.
Villain climbed off the bed and turned the bedside lamp on. Hero’s condition was now plain to see. Fever-flushed skin, beads of sweat clinging to their forehead, glassy eyes, the labored rise and fall of their rattling chest. No doubt about it, Hero was sick.
Villain opened a backpack at the foot of the bed. Out came a thermometer, a few medicine containers, cans of soup, tissue boxes, washcloths, bottles of water, and a little bell.
“I know you aren’t taking care of yourself,” Villain went on, “I mean, it’s written all over your face. You need looking after night now, and if your stupid hero friends won’t do it, I guess I’ll have to manage.”
“My friends-*cough*-my friends don’t know,” Hero rasped, “I didn’t tell them.”
“Hero. Look at you. Anyone with eyes can see you’re sick as a dog.”
Villain opened the first medicine bottle and dumped two large pills into Hero’s hand. Hero’s eyes widened at the size of them.
“I know, but you gotta,” Villain said, scanning their features.
Hero sighed and tossed the pills into their mouth. They choked them down with a bottle of water, then stuck their tongue out, grimacing and sputtering.
“That was awful,” Hero said.
“Not as awful as being hospitalized,” Villain said.
They stuck the thermometer in Hero’s mouth. It took a painfully long time to start beeping, and when it did, the little screen was bright red.
“Mhm, burning up,” the criminal remarked, “I thought so.”
“I don’t ‘burn up’,” Hero protested.
“Well, obviously, you do,” Villain said, showing them the number on the screen, “when is the last time you had a meal?”
Hero glanced out the window. The stars were so pretty, weren’t they? And the moon, too. Yep, all very nice.
Hero mumbled a response that surely even someone with enhanced senses wouldn’t be able to hear.
“I said I had a few crackers!” Hero admitted.
“You’re kidding me. You’ve gotta be kidding.”
“I’m tired, and eating hurts!”
“Dying hurts too, Hero! Moreso than swallowing food! That’s it. I’m not leaving you until you’re better. I can’t believe this.”
“Don’t scold me,” Hero said quietly.
Villain huffed, then crossed the room to the door, soup can in hand.
“I’m gonna make you something to eat,” they said, “don’t leave the bed, got it?”
Hero watched as Villain stormed out of the room.
“Which way to your kitchen?” they called.
“It’s down the hall on the right,” Hero wheezed.
Their voice was so hoarse, Hero doubted it actually carried out of the room. Sure enough, Villain came rushing back in.
“Down the hall on the right,” Hero said more slowly.
Hero took a deep, shuddering breath. For all their claims of being a devious criminal, Villain sure wasn’t acting like a villain. It was weird, but it was also kind of sweet. Hero settled down against the pillows, and in a few minutes, Villain would be back with a huge bowl of soup and more admonishments for their beloved nemesis.
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