Hi! This is my first ask so I'm a tad bit nervous. I was wondering if you could do something where a hero has a migraine but fights villain anyway because they're stubborn? Thank you!
Hi megreads22! Sorry it took forever to get to this, but I tried my best! Here you go!
Hero cursed the sunny day, trying to stay out of the light. It only made the stabbing pain behind their eyes that much worse. It felt like someone was taking an ice pick to their head right through their eye. Even so, they had a job to do, and they weren’t going home until they had finished it.
“Villain,” Hero called, “party's over, get down here before I make you!”
Villain turned from the electrical fire they had caused across the power grid. The crackle and fizz of sparks could be heard as they trotted over to Hero. They snapped their fingers, causing more little sparks to fly.
“Here to stop me? Did I interrupt your Netflix streaming, little Hero?” Villain cackled.
Hero was much less amused. They let the ice crystals form in their palms, a chill whipping through the otherwise hot power plant.
“Turn yourself in while I put out these fires, and then- agh!”
Hero stopped mid-demand, putting a hand to their head. The ice pick pain had increased with a vengeance. Now the other side of their head throbbed and pulsated.
“One second,” they winced through gritted teeth.
The flames whipped around the grid, but the only thing on Hero's mind was their head and how much it hurt. Orange and yellow licked up metal coils while wires frayed. Before they knew it, Villain was at Hero’s side.
Hero went to throw a defensive punch. Villain caught their hand gently.
“Hey, easy, easy,” they said, “why are you out here if you're having a migraine?”
“Because you're out here,” Hero said, fighting back another cry.
“Well we can remedy that right now,” Villain said.
Villain picked Hero up in a bridal carry and fled from the power plant. Sirens wailed as firefighters arrived on the scene to take care of the blaze. While a few of them questioned where Hero was, all of them got to work anyway.
Villain set Hero down on their couch, then rifled through their medicine cabinet for pain relievers.
“You really shouldn’t have come to fight me if you were feeling this bad,” Villain admonished.
Hero only groaned in response. Villain handed them the pain relievers and a glass of water. Hero chased the pills with their drink, then slowly lowered themselves down, letting their aching head rest on a pillow. Villain pulled the window shades so that it was dark inside the living space. They knelt down by Hero’s side.
“What else can I get for you?” they asked gently.
“I don’t know, nothing helps,” Hero whimpered, screwing their eyes shut.
“Can we try a hot compress? I know your powers kind of cancel heat out, but it’s worth a shot, right?”
Hero held out a thumbs-up, as nodding would only make things worse. Villain left and returned shortly with a hot washcloth. They held it up against Hero’s head, applying a little bit of pressure. Hero sighed, feeling the slightest bit of relief.
“You stay here and rest. As for me, I guess I’m putting my evil schemes on hold for now…”
Hero, despite the pain, let the ghost of a smirk cross their features.
“Don’t get used to it, Hero,” Villain huffed, “this is only because I like you so much.”
“I am very likeable,” Hero agreed weakly.
“No more talking,” Villain said, “rest.”
So Hero did rest, and a few days later, they were back to normal, thanks to Villain and their caretaking. The next time they got a migraine, Villain would make sure Hero rested properly.
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