Any other chronically ill husk head cannons or thoughts as a husk/hazbin fan and a chronically ill person thank ya
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I actually really enjoy doing these chronic illness headcanons for Hazbin characters, I might expand into Helluva Boss characters too😋
Chronically Ill Husk [Part 2]
On his bad days, Husk uses a cane. He hates it and complains that it makes him feel old, so he only really uses it on the days he can hardly move on his own. After hearing him complain about the cane making him feel old, Lucifer actually made him a custom cane. Husk was honestly shocked, not only by the fact that the king of hell himself made something for him of all people, but the fact that it was clear how much thought Lucifer put into it. From the functionality of it to the card themed design, it was one of the best things he’d ever received as a gift.
He trained Keekee and Fat Nuggets to open doors and fetch things for him. Angel was extremely confused when Fat Nuggets started bringing him bottles of booze when he seemed stressed, and Charlie and Vaggie now have to deal with Keekee flickering the lights when she wants their attention.
So much joint cracking and popping. Although he sometimes does it to try to relieve some of the pain and stiffness in his joints, sometimes things pop and click involuntarily when he moves, even if it isn’t painful. Vaggie has suggested he maybe try going to a chiropractor multiple times, but Husk is honestly a little scared to let anyone else manipulate his joints. It can be painful enough when he tries to pop something himself and he knows his limits, so he’s lowkey convinced someone else would break something if he let them do it.
Although he doesn’t buy things for himself often, he did invest in some small things to make his life slightly easier for himself. One of his favorites being something similar to a tab buddy that works for cans and bottles.
Knowing about her friend’s poor mobility, Niffty actually often offers to clean his room for him. Husk feels bad about it, and tends to try to pay her but she never accepts.
Because his arthritis severely limits his mobility, Husk arranged his room in a way meant to be completely accessible for him. Niffty hates it because she often can’t reach most things she needs to clean, but she brings a stool and does her best to make sure she puts everything back exactly where it was.
In the spirit of keeping his room as accessible as he can for himself, Husk has a little rolly cart that he keeps things on for days his pain is worse than others. Pain killers, an emergency bottle of booze, various joint braces, heating pads and ice packs, and some easy to open snacks. He rolls the cart around wherever he needs it and it helps a lot to have everything in one easy to reach spot.
The cart was an idea Charlie got from hell’s version of pinterest. She even helped him put it together, and whenever she’s in his room for any reason, she often checks to make sure he isn’t running low on things for it….. She may also occasionally try to swap out the booze for water but Husk continues to add it back when he notices. He’s compromised by letting her add the water bottles to the cart, but he refuses to axe the booze.
When they got together, Angel actually started cleaning his room more and trying to make it accessible for his boyfriend…. Did this happen because Husk took a couple of falls and had severe flare ups after staying the night and having to bend or reach more than he was used to, yes. Did Husk still almost cry when he realized that his boyfriend actually made that type of effort, also yes.
Angel actually took a massage course so he could give Husk massages to help with pain. Husk has found that having an extra set of hands during a massage is wonderful.
He’s used to handling things on his own and he’s still getting used to the idea of being part of the hotel’s little family, so he does grumble and complain, telling everyone that he doesn’t need coddling when they bring him ideas or gadgets meant to aid him or worrying about him when his pain gets worse….. But he actually really appreciates the help and he tries to give back whenever he can.
Sir Pentious often tries to make gadgets to help Husk somehow. Most end up being unhelpful, and in a few cases downright harmful, but he actually made an amazing portable massage device when he found out how hard it could be for the hell cat to save to go to a massage parlor. Husk loves it and he uses it almost daily.
No one really likes being sick, but Husk absolutely hates it and can sometimes come across as a germaphobe with how he avoids things that may get him sick. He’s achy enough already, he doesn’t need a stuffy nose or headaches on top of it and he does not need more aches and pains that tend to come with colds.
Much like avoiding flying because it causes pain flare ups, Husk avoids driving at all costs too.
Despite being in pain 90% of the time, Husk often helps bring in groceries for the hotel, or just generally helping the women with carrying things. He feels its a sort of gentlemanly thing to do, but he always grumbles about it and says “I’m too old for this shit” before doing it. No one ever really asks him to do it, but Charlie thinks its cute in the same way she would find a little old man shaking when pouring juice cute. Vaggie has advised Charlie to never let Husk hear her comparing him to a little old man.