Okay that head canon about y/n getting sick and J worrying over her was precious 🥹 What if the tables were turned and J got bad sick and refused to take care of himself?
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My beloved 🍄 anon!! How I have missed you!
You stay providing me with amazing ideas! sick!reader was fun to write! So let’s explore a sick!Joker! This big baby… I’m gonna have fun with this one. 🖤✨as always enjoy enjoy!!
Joker does not get sick. He is far too busy to be bogged down with such a trivial thing as germs. Who do they think they are anyway?
Sure he's not superhuman but you would think all that time spent messing with chemicals and stuff would make him immune?
NOPE! Baby boy gets hit with the common cold and he’s out for weeks. It’s almost funny if not for the fact that Joker fighting for his life.
If only Batman knew a common cold could have J waving a white flag. 🥴
Unlike you Joker accepts rather quickly that he's sick and needs to sit his butt down somewhere.
That doesn't mean that decision is instantaneous. He ignores minor symptoms too. 🙄🙄
Like an itchy throat, watery eyes, a splitting headache. HE'S FINE. Joker powers through as if nothing is wrong. 👀 (sound familiar?)
Frost is the first to raise an eyebrow as the days progress and Joker doesn’t improve. He hints that J might be coming down with something only to be ignored. Frost tried to warn him.. 🤦🏾♀️
Just imagine Joker hosting a meeting like mid theatric speech and suddenly.. he sneezes.
Mac secretly took a video to send to you later because Joker looked too cute!
Joker and just about everyone in attendance was shocked at the comical (and adorable) sneeze that comes out this scary man.
👁️ 👄 👁️ them goons were shooketh girl lol
Joker threatens to murder anyone if they laugh but a snicker does escape when J sneezes again and almost bangs his head against the table (I'm fighting back tears anon! 🤣)
One glance at Frost has the meeting adjourned because they gotta drop Joker off at your place. He can't terrorize Gotham City like this!
That poor baby is a mess! Joker is sweating through his greasepaint, his nose is running like Usain Bolt, and he swears that Bane is punching him in the head. 😀 yup he’s sick.
It's time to go when Joker passes out in front of Frost, Mac, and Neo after one sneeze too many.
There's only one person they trust to look after Joker. Are you up for the challenge?
Frost is a big guy, but even he is struggling to carry Joker into your apartment. He called earlier explaining that Joker wasn't feeling too well so you left the front door unlocked.
You thought that meant Joker got hurt while out being a menace to society. That you could deal with. Some bandaids and a proper scolding, always did the trick.
You weren’t expecting Frost to dump your semi-unconscious lover onto your couch like a sack of potatoes. Joker looks almost unrecognizable and you fear the worst seeing how weak he is.
His hooded eyes take you in and a groggy, "Bunny.... I'm dying!" escapes his lips before you lock eyes with Frost.
"He has a cold."
😀 Lawd help us. If you thought Joker was a drama queen before Chile.. This grown man acts like a child staying home from school with pneumonia rather than a cold.
J has transformed himself into a blanket burrito with only his freckled face exposed. And he look so pitiful.
He can't breathe out of his nose anymore which has turned scarlet red since he doesn't use the tissues you bought him, (you yell at him to stop using his sleeves!) and he takes random naps as his immune system tries to fight off this infection. It’s doing a terrible job.
A common cold last a few days at most. A full week and a half later, and Joker is still in the trenches.
This is when you start to worry and take his illness more seriously.
Feed a cold, starve a fever so you work overtime to nurse your man back to health. You prepare the best homemade soups, arrange all the tv marathons J could ever want, you even sneak him medicine with tried and true motherly tactics.
J refused to take medicine so you cave and buy him jello, applesauce, pudding etc. as a compromise.
Little does he know, you crushed the pills inside 🤫 In short, you watch over Joker like a hawk.
He orders you to stay away stating, 'he doesn't want his Bunny getting sick' but in the same breath, he makes you cuddle with him on the couch. J falls asleep using you as his personal teddy bear and you are totally okay with that.
Anything to help him sleep and recover faster.
The worst phase comes along when you wrestle out of Joker’s arms to grab the thermometer, and his voice stops you in your tracks.
"Ma? Is... is that you?"
Joker is delirious and you shouldn't take advantage of him when he's so out of it but what's the harm in feeding into his delulu? Its not like he'll remember anyway..
You weakly smile and reply. "Hush baby, I'll be right back."
J begins another coughing fit and has air remaining to steal yours with a single sentence. "No, I don't wanna be alone."
He sounds so weak, like a child confessing their worst fears to an adult. What kind of person can ignore a plea like that? You can't that’s for sure.
You’ll check his temperature later. Right now, Joker needs you. You crawl back into Joker's arms and he immediately wraps them around you.
"Don't... l-leave." His voice is breaking your heart, he sounds so scared!
You smooth J’s hair away to cup his face. You washed away all the harsh makeup and sweat days ago so you’re free to admire his natural beauty in all its glory.
Even fighting a cold, he's so handsome looking up at you with those glassy eyes of his. You doubt he recognizes you right now. Only you are allowed to see Joker so vulnerable.
Only you can take care of him and it’s an honor you’ll never take for granted.
