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Sleepy Cuddles

Just some headcanons of mine that I have for whenever you want to sleep on them

Characters- Alhaitham, Diluc, Kaeya, Zhongli, Xiao, Childe

Warning- Slight spoilers for Diluc and Kaeya’s backstories

Notes: I didn’t expect my Capitano oneshot to get so much love! Thank you all! I might make a part two to this but I don’t know yet.

Alhaitham

It takes him a little while to warm up to it, but he loves cuddling with you when he’s about to fall asleep.

He’ll be reading a book while you lay down on his chest, an arm draped over your back as you sleep.

He occasionally looks down to make sure that you’re sleeping peacefully.

Yes, he will throw the book at Kaveh if he comes into the room to say anything. No, it doesn’t matter what it is that Kaveh wants to say, he’s still getting a book thrown at him.

After a while of reading, Alhaitham also gets tired, and decides to call it a night.

He always whispers words of comfort in your ear as you drift off, and plays with your hair once you’ve fallen asleep.

Another habit of his is that he’ll run his fingers through your hair as you sleep, which soothes him almost as much as it does you. It helps with the stress he feels after a long day of work.

Diluc

You have to drag him to bed the first time you want to do this with him.

However, once he finds out how warm and fuzzy he feels inside every time he holds you like this, he’s willing to go to bed with you the moment you ask.

He loves physical touch, it’s comforting to him when he can make sure that you’re there and that you’re really, truly in his arms.

If you run your fingers through his hair while you lay on top of him, he’ll absolutely melt.

It generally takes him longer to fall asleep since he’s so alert all the time, but it’s also because he wants to make sure you’re alseep before he is.

His bird has a perch by the window in case it ever needs to leave the Winery. The window stays slightly cracked open unless it’s Winter and it’s freezing outside.

Then again, the cold is all the more reason to snuggle up to him, isn’t it?

Kaeya

He immediately falls in love with the idea of cuddling with you when you fall asleep, and instantly starts doing so.

Kaeya always holds at least one of your hands, but will also have the unoccupied arm around your waist.

He’s actually very warm for someone so lithe. You’d expect him to be freezing most nights, but it’s usually quite the opposite.

However, he has mean bedhead, and he also moves around a lot in his sleep.

He likes to cuddle after a long work day when he’s absolutely floored because of how much he had to do.

Kaeya also likes to trace little shapes in your back and see if you can guess what they are.

He’s just a romantic like that.

Zhongli

He’s a very good cuddle buddy. He’s very warm, and his voice is what puts you to sleep most of the time.

That’s not to say that he doesn’t treasure the quieter moments between the two of you.

Nine times out of ten, you fall asleep in his lap while he’s reading a book.

The other times are when he’s telling you a story or talking about his day while the two of you lay in bed together.

His love language is physical touch and I will die on this hill.

If you’re having trouble sleeping, he’ll make you some tea or read you the book he’s reading.

He’ll also run his fingers through your hair as he’s speaking to try and soothe you further to sleep.

It almost always works.

Xiao

He’s scared to have you sleep on him at first.

Xiao doesn’t want to harm you in any way with his Karmic Debt, but eventually, after you persist for weeks, he obliges, and lets you lay down against him.

He warms up to the idea of you sleeping on him very quickly, and soon enough, he starts asking you to join him when he sleeps.

He likes it when you run your fingers through his hair. If you do it long enough, he’ll fall asleep before you.

Sometimes, whenever his Karmic Debt gets to be a little too much, he’ll lay down on you and hold onto you until it passes and he starts to feel better.

Xiao also likes to massage your back to try and soothe you if you let him, acts of service is his love language.

He cherishes every moment he’s with you, and moments like these are the ones he holds closest to his heart.

Childe

Good luck getting him to stay still. He needs to be doing stuff every waking moment he has.

However, if you ask really nicely, he’ll join you in bed and hold you.

He likes to talk, so get ready to talk even if you’re only half awake.

All jokes aside, he loves physical touch. That and acts of service are his love languages.

Childe is grateful for the times that you take care of him after a particularly rough day of work and fighting, and it shows in the way he holds you so close to him when the two of you rest together.

He likes to rest with you directly on top of him or with your head on his chest, while he has his arms wrapped around you to keep you close.

After all, he cherishes you like family, and the way he holds you reflects that perfectly.

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Look, I can explain

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"I might be disabled, but at least I'm not that kind of disabled" is an ugly sentiment that we as a community need to lose asap.

I got told today by a disabled person who doesn't need carers that my life is "depressing" because I need help to use the toilet. It's not the first time I've heard something like that from someone with fewer care needs. And people are way too comfortable saying shit like "I may be unable to walk/autistic/ neurodivergent but at least I'm not [slur for intellectually disabled]"

It needs to stop

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Autistic people with medium to high support needs aren't the enemy.

Stop treating us as less then.

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A heated rant from a pissed off, severely autistic adult to low support needs autistics that have a fuckton of aspie supremacy.

Tw: a bunch of swearing, “aspie” supremacy, ableism, violent meltdowns and a brief mention of autistic trauma.

Low support needs autistics/so-called “aspies”, this is directed HEAVILY AT YOU and I’m not fucking around. Listen.

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I’m starting to really get fucking sick and tired of the ✨aspie supremacists✨ literally anywhere on this god-forsaken earth.

Let me explain:

They’re so bold and got the audacity to think they’re the main representatives of the autistic community all while shoving other autistics with higher levels of supports aside and become derogatory at us.

I’ve had my fair share especially with cis yt autistics that call themselves so-called “aspies” and it’s fucking grating and insufferable.

Like, no Zach. I don’t fucking care that you think you’re better than any autistic person that’s NOT a carbon copy of you, who doesn’t need someone to keep you safe, who has the advantage of navigating the world with a couple of road bumps AT FUCKING BEST.

There’s a reason WHY it’s a spectrum in the first place.

Your amount of privilege is so fucking outstanding and the fucking audacity you have thinking that you’re the victim while already throwing the people that are on THE SAME SIDE.

One side note: Trying to make it look like it’s not disabling and only quirky is just gonna fuck us over.

It’s this shit mentality that has caused biases on who gets support and who doesn’t.

It’s the shit mindset that causes more ableism for us to deal with. Both within our community and with non autistics.

It’s the shitty idea that means you’d get away with your ableist actions AND NOT GET HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

I was in fucking denial when I found out I was severely autistic and even with a fucking full-time job which is the ONLY DAMN THING that gives me a structured routine. Without it, I’m not able to fucking care for myself independently or keep myself from spiralling off into distress very fucking easily.

But no one wants to talk about the violent meltdowns where you lose control of yourself and the ability to keep yourself safe.

No one wants to talk about the the inability to care for yourself without ongoing assistance.

No one wants to talk about the extreme difficulties in communicating with others, the ability to handle change without always a crisis happening, the unbearable sensory issues that FUCKING LIMIT YOU EVEN WITH ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS!

I’m SO FUCKING TIRED OF IT ALL!

I’m fucking tired, pissed off and just DONE with all the aspie discourse that happens EVERY DAMN TIME! I don’t fucking care anymore.

For once. For fucking once, I don’t want someone with fucking privilege using my support needs and autistic trauma as their trump card in a argument. For once I don’t want to be treated like an outcast for literally shit that’s out of my control and can’t fucking change. For once I just want to be heard without someone openly speaking over me and being so fucking vile and ableist.

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serious post. start combating any misinformation you find. monkeypox is not an sti. monkeypox spreads through *any form of contact*. it is not exclusive to gay people, and it is *not* gay people's fault. we can not let history repeat itself. don't let flashy headlines take the place of medical facts and information.

conservatives are already itching to start a witchhunt against LGBT people and monkeypox is something they are going to latch onto.

don't let them. don't let this turn into a repeat of the AIDS crisis.

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why autistic/adhd people may not ask for help

i’m not sure where to start and i don’t even know what questions to ask that would help me understand any of this

i want to ask you but i’m deathly afraid that you will hate my guts and resent me forever

i feel stupid and embarrassed for not knowing/understanding this

i wasn’t paying attention/i zoned out/you were talking too fast while going over this

“oh my god are you serious? it’s obvious, weren’t you paying any attention?” thanks for confirming i’m as stupid as i feel, appreciate it

i forgot about this deadline and i should’ve done it sooner but now it’s too late and awkward to say anything

your criticism will cast me into despair

i have no idea how to articulate my concerns so i will sit here silently until i can

i feel horrible about not doing it and not asking you initially and so i’m avoiding talking about it in the hopes that i will miraculously and suddenly understand it instead of doing the walk of shame to your office and risking the chance that i’ll piss you off and ruin your night

i’m working up the confidence to ask you

i’m formulating in my head a way to ask that doesn’t make me sound like i didn’t care enough to do it sooner, and that i actually have the willingness to do it, and that doesn’t place any blame on anyone except maybe me

autistic/adhd people feel free to add on! obviously this will vary from person to person, but this is my personal experience as an autistic and adhd person. if you’re neurotypical, please don’t try to offer tips for how to get around this because i can almost guarantee it will not be helpful :)

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Not gonna like but I feel like Derek would probably be a good coach.

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Meeting Jeremy in Step 2: In a nutshell.

(Punk_Autistic is my alias. I’m the same creator-)

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Me: Idk man, maybe the autism support needs fluctuates and I might be over exaggerating?

Also Me: *coming back down from a critical outburst after the amount of changes, sensory input and anxiety I faced today* okay fair point.

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Me: *expects to be around moderate support needs/level 2*

Psych: You actually have higher support needs and would require very substantial support. Oh, and also you meet criteria for social anxiety disorder.

Me: *failing to see the obvious signs of it and having internalized ableism about how my autism is*

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When the autism re-assessment debrief comes in less than 2 hours

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Hayloft II by Mother Mother is one of the many anthems in super hell for she/they crimes as well as actual patricide!!!

requested by: Anonymous

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me making a playlist, adding 153 metal songs: hmm. maybe i'll add one mother mother song.

spotify, immediately in the recommended section: you like MOTHER MOTHER, you little SHIT? so yOU like LEMON DEMON too?? i bet you DO, you FUCKER. HOW about SOME CAVETOWN ??

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dni if you: don’t need glasses, are under 6’0, live in the city, don’t have seafoam green hair, don’t like aquariums, like crowded places, know how to dance, don’t know how to surf, can’t drive, don’t like the ocean, like wearing lots of layers, don’t live near the beach, don’t have a scar, have no piercings, don’t wear jewellery, aren’t clingy with your partner, aren’t cove holden