#it's been a hot second since i've truly gushed about fics

[kessielrg]

🥺

[writingsofmax]

taking care of you

hi! I've been smitten with the riddler for a hot second and this is my first attempt at fan fic so please do not throw rocks at me. this is super fluffy words: 970 story summary: Your day doesn't go as planned when you get one of your chronic migraines, luckily you have Eddie there to take care of you. tags: fluff, caretaking, established relationship, headache

You had planned it all day. When Eddie got home from work that day you were going to take him out. It had been so long since the two of you had been out anywhere together on a proper date. You had researched all the best places to go, parks, pretty areas in Gotham and a nice restaurant. Eddie always did so much for you, you wanted to be able to return the favor today. You put on a cute outfit and spent an hour on your makeup.

Then you felt it. The familiar ache in the jaw and the base of your neck, the twinge above the eye. All the familiar symptoms of a migraine starting. No no no! You had planned too much for this to be happening right now! You took some medicine and drank water immediately, had a bit of caffeine but the feeling continued to grow. Within 30 minutes your vision was becoming fuzzy around the edges and the pain was growing sharper. 

You laid on the couch in the living room, defeated, the pain distracting you from hearing the familiar footsteps coming up the stairs to the apartment. The door creaked open and you sat up determined to ignore the pain. 

“Hi baby!” You gushed excitedly.

“Hello sweetheart, ugh work was-“ He stopped when he saw you, looking you up and down,“You look AMAZING” his face and the tops of his ears turning pink.

“You think so?” 

“I always think so” his smirk vanished when he realized something about you was.. off. Eddie was an extremely observant person, always analyzing and noting his surroundings. When it came to you, the only person he loved in all of Gotham, it was heightened. He could always tell the slightest changes. You winced with pain, trying to stretch your neck muscles. 

“Baby?” He asked softly, “Are you alright?” Your face fell. 

“Yeah, I.. ugh,” your head throbbed. “I wanted to take you out today and do something nice but I’m getting one of my migraines.“  

The idea that you had gotten all dressed up for him and wanted to go out with him made his heart leap in his chest. He felt himself blushing even more as he rushed over to you. 

“Oh little sweetie, again? I’m so sorry” he had helped you with your migraines before and hated how much they hurt you. They always made you so out of it with pain and it broke his heart to see you like that. 

“I- I think I’m going to go lay down and see if it helps and maybe we can still go” you smiled weakly. Your head and jaw were on fire. He gently took both of your hands while you stood and pulled you into a hug, gently kissing the top of your head. 

“Of course sweetie, is there anything I can do for you at all?” 

“No.. I already took medication, I think I just need to lie down. Maybe some water? 

“Of course” he helped you to the bed as you bundled down and tightly closed your eyes. You heard him moving about your room, muttering to himself, 

“The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?”

A few minutes later you felt a familiar weight on the side of the bed.  You opened your eyes and saw that he had closed all the blinds and drew the curtains so the room was dark. You smiled, he had been saying a riddle about darkness earlier. Despite his eccentricities he was always so thoughtful and caring of you. 

“Alright baby, you have a full water bottle next to the bed and some more meds if you need them. Is there anything else I can do?” He truly hated seeing his angel in pain. It was so much easier when he could protect you with quick violence, or solve your problems with logic and methodical steps, but this was entirely different. 

It was hard to speak that much because moving your mouth and jaw exacerbated the pain but you softly asked, “Could you rub my back for a while? To help me relax?” Honestly, any time you asked him to touch you made him melt, the thought that his touch relaxed you? Made you feel safe? Heaven. 

In a gentle low voice he murmured “Of course my angel, do you want me to snuggle you?” You made a soft affirmative noise in response.

 “Do you want a massage rub or a nice rub? He asked, settling in next to you, gently pulling you close. 

“Massage and then a nice rub” 

You felt his cool hands touch your skin, gently kneading the knots in your shoulders, moving up to your neck. Always so gentle but precise. He knew all of your tense spots and worked on them slowly. Then he switched to a gentle circular rub on your back, waiting until your breathing slowed. 

“I love you sweetie…. I love you.” He tucked you in so gently, kissing you all over the side of your face and your neck. 

“I’m sorry…” you mumbled “I really did want to go out today” 

He gently took one of your hands that wasn’t in the covers in both of his. 

“No no no no…” he whispered “Don’t apologize, it’s okay baby I love you. I will always take care of all of your needs. I can promise you that.” He smoothed your hair gently. “What can you keep after giving it to someone?” he asked. You tried but couldn’t think of an answer, your head hurt too much. 

“Mmm?” Was all you could give in reply. 

“Your word, baby. And you have my word that I will always take care of you. Always.” You smiled, feeling so safe and secure, as you drifted off to sleep.