Henry taking care of Reader (who is in pain or sick) Headcanons!
A/N: Definitely not the valentineโs day post i had planned but thatโs life haha. Finally feeling better myself and not in pain anymore so I thought Iโd be a little self indulgent!
-Henry notices immediately that youโre not seeming yourself and gets super concerned
-So you tell him what happened/whatโs wrong and heโs instantly ready to take care of you
-Heโll ignore whatever he had to do today and for as long as he needs to because you feeling better is now his only priority
-Henry carefully lifts you up and takes you back to bed, taking care to prop up pillows, tuck you in, heโll make sure youโre as comfortable as possible!!
-And then heโll kiss you on the forehead and say heโll be right back.
-So he runs down to the kitchen a throws your fave soup together for you, doing it in the crockpot so when you want it later itโll be perfectly warm.
-And then he gathers whatever you might need. Heating pad, a ice pack, a thermometer, water, any medicine and comes running back to you.
-In pain: if youโre in pain heโll give you pain reliever and start applying heat/ice intermittently. heโs so diligent with it, always asking if itโs too hot or too cold (even testing it on himself first to double check), and watching your face to see if thereโs any change in your expression. and oh how relieved he feels when that crease of discomfort between your brows lessens and you seem a little more comfortable.
-also if your pain is muscular heโs so happy to gently massage where it hurts to try to get the muscle to relax and release
-Sick: if youโre sick heโll take your temperature, and get worried when he sees you have a fever. so he gives you medicine and of course tissue to help your nose. and heโll insist on continuing to check your temperature to see if thereโs any change.
-(And no he doesnโt care if he gets sick, he wants to take care of you)
-Either way! heโll cuddle in with you, holding you in whatever way feels most comfortable for you wether thatโs actual cuddles or even just holding your hand.
-Heโs always making sure youโre drinking water too so that youโre staying hydrated.
-When you start getting restless from having to be in bed heโll find ways to entertain you. Heโll read out loud the book youโve been reading, watch your favorite movie or series with you, or make up completely ridiculous stories to make you smileโฆand then makes you laugh which consequently either hurts or makes you cough and he starts apologizing profusely and kissing your face. but you promise him he doesnโt need to apologize for making you laugh.
-When you start getting hungry he goes down and gets a bowl of soup for you. and then even though you assure him you can eat it yourself he insists on feeding it to you (he loves feeding you, so heโs not going to pass the opportunity up)
-Inevitably when night comes and you feel worse (because why does that always happen?) heโll lay there and hold you, trying desperately to soothe you. He feels awful that you feel like this :(
-To his relief you do fall asleep, but he stays up the whole night in case you need anything
-He keeps taking care of you for as many days as it takes you to feel better. In fact youโre pretty sure he only leaves your side to make you food or grab you something you need.
-And when you finally feel better heโs so relieved and you go outside together so you can stretch your legs and feel the warmth of the sun. and he wraps his arms around you and says heโs happy youโre feeling better and you smile and say โhow could i not? you took such good care of meโ