Hello!! Saw that you're doing disabled reader requests...
May I request Jason Todd with hypermobile reader?
Lately I've been feeling a little dumb about my hypermobility since most rep I've seen is just talking about being extra bendy, and not the pain it can cause like... I have a lot of pain in my legs from standing and walking to the point where I now have to wear knee braces
It feels kind of silly sometimes that it takes me so much effort to do basic things like hold myself in a position that won't mess my joints up
Like logically, I know it's a disability, but it sometimes doesn't feel like enough to "count" (which is dumb, cuz it hurts, but brains are silly like that)
Anyways this is like half a vent/rant (I'm sorry) so thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice day!
this is such a good pairing!!!
i did some research on eds and hsd since i didn't really know what caused it and how it impacted day to day life. then i found this document on how to support friends and family with hyper mobility conditions, and i think it could be pretty useful in case anyone reading has a hyper mobile loved one!
in the early stages of dating, jason notices that you never seem capable of staying in the same position for a long time.
if you're watching a movie together, you start to get squirmy part way through before relenting and taking a break to stretch your legs.
then if you're ever waiting in line with him for something, he always picks up on you locking your knees back, planting a foot on the opposite leg's calf, jutting one of your hips out.
at first he just thought you were restless—but then on a day when your joints felt particularly sore, you confided in him about your hyper mobility.
he definitely never thought that what he always assumed was a rare talent could, in reality, be so debilitating.
he'd listen to you explain how you'd accidentally push your ligaments passed the safe extent, causing your surrounding tissue and joints to be in excruciating pain. he asked you about what activities you found made pain the pain worse, and the list you gave sounded like existing at all could be unbearable at times.
from then on, jason fell down an extensive internet rabbit hole on hyper mobility in hopes of finding ways to help you better.
he didn't want to treat you like somebody incapable of looking after themselves, but he now knew how some everyday things could be risky for you to do because of your risk of loose joints. whenever he saw you about to do something even marginally strenuous (opening a jar, lifting an object he deemed a little weighty, cutting lots of ingredients in a period of time), he'd glide into the room and take over the task for you: "i got it, babe", or "don't worry about it sweetheart", he'd always say.
he'd get you more things like knee braces to help. he got you some wrist compression sleeves that kept your wrists in place and avoided overextension, and then he got you some kinesiology tape that was supposed to make movement a little bit easier.
one of your favourite things that he'd do was pay so much attention to you that you felt like you were the only person that he knew existed. whenever your posture slacked, he planted a gentle hand to your back to remind you to try and keep it straight. he'd try every night to massage you with some heat-rub cream to relax your muscles. selfishly, he also just enjoyed having his hands on your body.
it felt so good to have somebody close to you who recognised your struggle and empathised with it. you never felt disregarded or invalidated. you felt like jason was the first person to really see you in a long time. <3
hope you like it, @mouse-anon!!
