I fear I may be genuinely cooked this time, because I managed to get what is pretty much the most generic sickfic plot idea stuck in my head for smitwitch.
Witch getting sick and doing the cat thing of not communicating that to anyone and trying to go about her day while feeling horrible and cranky, only to fall asleep on Smitten while they’re hanging out. And he thinks this is adorable at first until he brushes her hair out of her face and feels how hot her forehead is and freaks out a little. So the next thing Witch knows, she’s waking up under a mountain of blankets and pillows with Smitten ready to care for her every need, completely smothering her with affection and probably going a bit overboard about the whole ordeal. Naturally, Witch gets a bit overwhelmed by all this because she’s a little embarrassed and isn’t used to someone caring for her while she’s vulnerable. As a result, Smitten learns to tone it back a bit (but only a little) and Witch grows to accept the situation since she knows he’s just trying to show her love. And she starts to realize that she actually kind of likes being taken care of and appreciates her silly and doting bird for all his affection. And there is so much fluff and sweetness and I die of death ten times over.
But! It’s not over yet! Not too long later, Smitten catches her bug (of course) and we get to have the turns table and Witch attempting to take care of him! And she is trying her best to return the favor with the same level of tenderness that he did for her, but she’s basically completely out of her depth here. But Smitten doesn’t care, since he loves just getting to be near her and is absolutely overjoyed for her to even be showing him that she cares about him, even if she doesn’t express it in the same way he does. So we end up with witch snuggling her pathetic bird as they wait it out.
