So I've read your "take my hand" wuko fic and aaaah i loved it!! So soft and mako with chronic pain!! Do you have any more headcanons for wuko/chronic pain mako and maybe some wuko fic recommendations?🥺
Love your work btw it's chef's kiss♡
ahhh thank you! take my hand was a blast to write. and yes, i absolutely do have more chronic pain headcanons w wuko. let’s do some modern au headcanons:
-sometimes when mako’s arm is hurting, he has to keep it in a certain angle/position otherwise it hurts like hell. this makes cuddling impossible, but wu lays his head in mako’s lap to still be close to him as they watch tv on the couch together
-wu has gone with him to physical therapy appointments so he can ask the therapists what he can do to help mako manage the pain. he learns different exercises or ways to massage mako’s arm. mako tried to insist that wu didn’t have to help him, that he was okay doing it alone, but wu just said “let me take care of you, i want to help” and so they started doing these exercises and whatnot as part of their nightly routine. it’s a great way for them to spend time and relax together, and mako falls more in love with wu every single time
-when mako wakes up with a particularly nasty flare up, wu jumps out of bed and makes breakfast so mako doesn’t a) hurt himself trying to cook or b) just skip the meal
-holding wu’s hand can help distract mako from the pain he feels there so he makes the joke that holding his hand is his best medicine. this makes wu feel very soft <3
(as for wuko fic recommendations, i have zero, so here is an invitation for everyone to add to this w their recs!)