Chronic Pain/Chronically Ill Rumi headcanons since no one else will
There's no specified diagnosis, I'm just out here throwing my symptoms at Rumi as someone who's potentially chronically ill
Internalized her symptoms as flaws, and therefore never sought help and preferred to pretend they weren't there, much like with her patterns
Doesn't get diagnosed until post-movie(only ever saw a doctor for shots and stops going when patterns spread to both arms)
Was really sickly as a child and often ran insane fevers for insane amounts of times(once ran 104Β° for two weeks)
Hid her symptoms as best she could even from Celine because she already felt bad for "burdening" her by just existence
On bad pain days, she'd cry in bed, secretly wishing Celine would come in and ask what's wrong so she wouldn't have to hide this too. Celine never came in
Was chronically underweight as kid due to a mix of persistent nausea, getting sick and not wanting to eat, and training when she could
Being underweight like that often garnered her praise, and it's something she took pride in because of that
As she got older and got sick less(still more than the average person), she was able to eat more, putting on weight. This led to a lot of online criticism that evolved into an eating disorder
Mira and Zoey don't know about the ED persay, but they have their suspicions. They dont want Rumi to push them away, so they sort of just pretend they don't notice and trick her into eating at least a little when it's bad
Places with the most pain tend to be her wrists, knees, hips, and lower back. Shoulders, neck, and feet also hurt but a lot less
On bad days she pushes more than she would normally because she feels she should be "better than this"
On really good day, like basically no pain good days, she also pushes too hard, leading to days of agony to follow
Shit at recognizing her own limits
Lightheaded queen. Has only actually collapsed a handful of times, but she will move too fast and need to lean on something or sit down
Sun sensitive, it zaps her energy and makes her dizziness worse
"Do you have a headache?" Better question is when does she not have a headache? Sometimes gets migraines and has to just turn her room into a D.I.Y sensory deprivation chamber
Gets random bouts of extreme shakiness, making it hard to hold things and is just generally uncomfortable because of how awful it feels to walk on unsteady legs
Mira and Zoey are so on top of Rumi's health but not more on top of it than Bobby
Post-Canon Derpy is the uncertified service tiger we all need. He makes Rumi lean on him for support, makes her sit and lays on her so she stays there, gets Zoey and Mira when needed
Is very insecure about her illness and often needs reassurance from her girlfriends about not being a burden.
Doesnt go public about her struggles with her health for awhile but when she thinks of all the people that listen to Huntr/x and would feel less alone knowing their Idol also struggles them, she makes the decision to be more transparent
It receives a weird amount of criticism because the industry isn't kind to its idols, and some incels are upset that their perfect image of Rumi got "ruined"
Post-Reconcilliation Celine is Rumi's second biggest advocate(first being Mira)
She often feels guilty that Rumi didn't get diagnosed sooner because of her flawed parenting
Is almost overbearing in checking in on Rumi, always sending a texts like "have you eaten?" "Did you take your meds?" "I hope the concert wasnt too harsh on your body"
Rumi has a habit of taking in almost dead plants and nursing them back to health because she feels connected with them and helps her feel a little more hopeful about herself
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