#Hiccups

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In this clip grungefoodie scarfs down a double patty burger, milkshake and fries! What a fattening combo! Watch this little piggy chug her milkshake while simultaneously shoving a huge burger and fries in her mouth!! This clip includes •fat chat •belly play •messy eating •shake chugging •hiccups •burps 🍔🥤✨

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shoutout to @dduane for posting about the science behind how a spoonful of sugar stops hiccups in their tracks because i had somehow convinced myself that i had overestimated the effectiveness of said hiccup cure as a child but i just got some bad hiccups and, reassured that it's a real cure, i ate a spoonful of sugar and it stopped them so immediately i almost feel like i imagined having them in the first place lol

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Zack stuffed with tacos and beer 🤤 I wanted to draw him in a button up again 😩

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[marlynnofmany]

The Indignity that is Hiccups

I leaned against the broom and yawned, tired in more ways than one. The mess in the storage hold was going to take a while to clean. And just because the universe has ironic timing, I hiccupped while my mouth was wide open. It echoed off the metal walls. Luckily for me, none of my alien crewmates were there to hear it. 

Or so I thought. A bundle of tentacles and a curious squid face peered around the doorway. 

I sighed, hiccuping again. “Yes it’s me; no I’m not doing it on purpose.”

Mur eased into the room, stepping carefully around the snowdrifts of flour from where a storage crate had broken. “Why are you making that kind of noise on accident?” He was carrying a bundle of something wrapped up in one tentacle, but seemed more interested in conversation than in whatever that was.

“It’s called hiccups,” I said. “I suppose it’s too much to hope that other species have to deal with this to-o?” As much as I tried to get the sentence out smoothly, I was betrayed at the end.

“None that I know of. So what is it? Some kind of compulsion?”

“No, nothing like that.” I went back to sweeping with irritated strokes of the broom. “It’s a muscle spasm that’s never been fully explained. It usually goes away pretty quickly for me, but it’s annoying. Much like this flour.”

“I bet,” Mur said, looking around the room. He uncurled his tentacle. “I brought batteries for the big gravity wand.”

“Oh, Paint just went to get some! Thank you. She’ll be back soon.”

“Good,” Mur said, wiping at the flour dust that was already settling on him. “Ugh, this is unpleasant.”

“Sure i-is,” I hiccuped, followed by an exasperated noise. “At least I don’t get acid reflux with the hiccups. Small mercies.”

Mur asked, “Get what?” as Paint arrived, wielding the big gravity wand like a broadsword.

“Stand back! Oh, hi Mur. These batteries are only half charged, so I’m going to clean as fast as I can!” As short as she was, she looked like a scaly child waving a grownup weapon that she had no business using. Which wasn’t entirely wrong.

“I am standing ba-ack,” I announced, taking my broom to the doorway where the air was clearer.

Paint gave me a sideways look, finger hesitating over the power button.

I sighed and brushed flour dust off my sleeve. “It’s a stupid human thing.”

“Muscle spasms,” Mur put in helpfully. “Apparently sometimes they come with acid?”

“With what?” Paint demanded.

“Not like that,” I hurried to clarify. “Some people get stomach acid splashing up their throat, just enough to hurt.”

“That’s terrible,” Paint said, concern all over her scaly orange face. “What causes it?”

“No one’s really sure. My favorite theory is that it’s evolutionary history, our brains trying to breathe with gills, but—” I paused for another hiccup. “—Pretty sure that’s not actually it.”

“Wild,” Mur said. “Here, Paint; I brought fresh batteries.”

“Oh, thank you! No wonder I couldn’t find them.”

That would have been a great time for the hiccups to stop, while the conversation had moved on, but no such luck. I leaned against the door frame and tried to breathe evenly.

Paint juggled batteries, finally setting the gravity wand on the floor to swap them out properly. After another loud hiccup, she asked, “What makes the muscle spasms go away?”

“They usually do on their own,” I said. “Some people get them for a long time, but I’ve been pretty lu-ucky.”

“Sure,” Mur said, picking up the old batteries. “Lucky.”

Paint stood back up. “Nothing makes them calm down faster?”

“There are a few things,” I admitted. “Mostly stuff to distract the person from paying attention to them, really. Drink water from the far side of a cup, get startled by something, hold your breath a long time. I usually just take a lot of deep breaths, and they go aw-ay.” I grimaced. “Not today, apparently.”

Something hard closed around both shoulders and yanked me backward into the hallway, to where open mandibles hissed in my face, surrounded by shiny black exoskeleton and terrifying faceted eyes.

“Ahhh! Good gods, Trrili!” I stumbled upright, gasping for breath as she released me with far too much smugness.

“You arrrre welcome,” Trrili purred. “Wasss that enough of a ssstarrrtle, orrr ssshould I find a nice hiding placcce to jump out frrrom?”

“I’m good; thanks!” I said. My heart was beating dangerously fast, but the hiccups were long gone.

“Hm. Disappointing,” Trrili said, dropping the hiss. “Let me know if you require further medicinal terror.” Then she glided off down the hallway on many quiet bug legs.

I shuddered a little. “Yeah. Sure. I’ll do that.”

Paint was wide-eyed, crouched to pick up the gravity wand where she’d dropped it. I’d dropped the broom too, and I hadn’t heard either of them fall. The batteries had fallen out again.

Paint asked, “Are you going to tell her next time you have those spasms?”

“Ha! No, I don’t think I will.”

“I might,” Mur said with a grin.

“Hey now,” I said sternly, bending to pick up the broom. “Don’t make me sweep flour on you.”

He laughed and danced out of range, and the three of us got back to work cleaning up with nary a hiccup.

I did sneeze at the dust, which started a whole other conversation, but at least they knew what those were.

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Hiccups

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Okay I am taking the NSFW out of this prompt.

https://www.tumblr.com/worm-writes-hicfics/757388510855593984/hey-its-the-same-person-who-asked-about-a-luci

It may or may not be a hot take- but..

-~-~-

Lucifer can’t get hiccups.

A shame really-Because he finds them absolutely ADORABLE. They are the mortal version of a rubber duck squeak.

So tiny. So precious. So human.

Oh- He has tried to trigger his own hiccup-fit; but after a millennium or two, Lucifer has begrudgingly accepted that it’s never going to happen. It’s disappointing, but He is not mortal and his angelic body doesn’t need to randomly spasm in such a way. (After all this time, He’s still not even sure why humans bodies did it. Seriously- besides being cute- it served no purpose whatsoever)

The hotels resident radio demon however? For all his sense of propriety and self-control; is NOT immune to the condition.

A fact Lucifer gleefully discovered after a night of drunkenly swapping puns and terrible dad jokes with his daughter’s creepy hotelier.

Alastor’s laughter ringing through the hotel lobby; before dissolving into a fit of unrefined snorts, hiccups, and -“Apple of Eden, was that a BLEAT?”

Oh; that had no right being as adorable -interesting-as it was. And it was definitely not something Lucifer would exploit for his own amusement in the future.

Now he just needs to figure out how to make the sinner laugh like that again.

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Hiccups (Bungo Stray Dogs)

One Shot

Summary: Akutagawa gets the hiccups. Atsushi helps him get rid of them with tickles. ^^

Word Count: 894

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A tiny noise like a squeak came from the direction of the kitchen, and even though they’d been living together for a few months now, Atsushi’s first thought was – huh, do I have a mouse in here?

Until the second squeak came. Then a third, all evenly spaced out. By the fourth, the weretiger was on his feet and heading to investigate.

The fifth squeak came at the same moment he saw Akutagawa’s body jolt slightly from where he stood leaning against the counter with a glass of water in his hands.

Their eyes met.

“Akutagwa—”

“Shut up.”

A few months ago Atsushi would have been offended. Now he just laughed. “I didn’t even say anything yet!”

“I said shut - *hic* - up.” Akutagawa took a quick sip of water, attempted a deep breath, and was thwarted again. “Everyone gets hiccups. Don’t act like I’m some kind of anomaly.”

“I’m not! It’s just…that’s really cute, actually,” Atsushi replied, moving further into the space despite his partner’s cold glare.

“What have I told you about calling me that?”

“Oh, please. You know you love it.”

Akutagawa put his glass down on the counter so hard the water sloshed, pushing up to his full height – a whole two centimeters taller than Atsushi – and growling, “If you say one teasing word to me right now, Atsushi Nakajima, I will - *hic* - have Rashomon slice you into a thousand pieces.”

Atsushi giggled, wrapping his arms around Aku’s neck, though he knew that his boyfriend was entirely serious given the use of his full name. “I promise I won’t tease you. But I do think it’s cute.” He kissed him before he could protest again, gazing lovingly up at him in such a way that he got to witness Akutagawa visibly falter, any angry retorts dying on his tongue, replaced with another hiccup instead. “Want me to help you get rid of them?”

“You have some kind of cure-all for hiccups? If you’re hoping to - *hic* - scare me, I’m sorry to inform you that won’t work on me.”

“We’ve known each other for years. You think I don’t know I can’t scare you? I’ve tried a million times.”

“Then what - *hic* - do you propose?”

Atsushi cupped Aku’s cheeks with the palms of his hands, brushing his thumbs along his cheekbones, smiling at the way it made the usually serious man melt a little. Then he curled his fingers inward and gently scribbled along his neck.

Akutagawa fell right into the trap.

“Weretiger!” he snapped, lifting his arms to grasp at the empty air where Atsushi’s wrists had just been, leaving his torso open for the real attack aimed at his ribs. He let out a yelp and shot his arms right back down, lips turned upward in a traitorous smile. “No! S-Stohohohop - *hic* - thihihihis at once! I’m wahahaharning - *hic* - you! Weretiger!”

“Seems it’s not working quite yet,” Atsushi said with a smile, quickly moving to stand behind Aku and pull him against his chest, wrapping his arms around him in a tickly death trap that worked every time. He grinned into his boyfriend’s back as he screeched and began flailing in earnest, the giggles he’d been trying to hold back turning into loud, raspy laughter as Atsushi found the bottoms of his ribs and dug in mercilessly.

“Stahahahahahahahap! Ahahahahahatsushi!” Akutagawa clawed desperately at his arms to no avail, twisting and writhing in his grip. Luckily for the weretiger he wasn’t wearing his coat right now, which meant he had to rely on his own strength to get out of this situation.

There wasn’t much to begin with, nor was there practically any left now.

“Dahahahahammit weretiger, cut it ohohohohohout! They’re gohohohone! My hihihihihiccups are gone now stahahahahahap it!”

Atsushi hummed in contentment, smiling as he hugged him closer and tickled even more, leaning forward to plant little tickle bites along his neck and make Akutagawa go absolutely crazy.

“Ahahahahahahaha! Stahahahahahahap!” The older man cried, changing tactics from trying to pull his partner away to slapping his hand against his arm instead. “I gihihihihihihive! Please!”

“Aww, so soon?” Atsushi pouted but stopped anyway, knowing he couldn’t push too far if he wanted to be able to keep getting away with tickling him at all. He kissed the back of Aku’s neck, relishing the shudder that went through him in response. “You good?”

“Shut up,” Aku muttered, turning in Atsushi’s loosened grip so they were facing each other. This way, Atsushi got to see all of him right up close – his blushing face, his bright eyes, the ghosts of dimples in his cheeks. The aftermath of what a little tickle now and then could do for his boyfriend’s spirits.

Atsushi smiled. “I’ll take that as a yes.”

Akutagawa scoffed. “See what I do to you next time you get hiccups.”

“Joke’s on you. I can shift into my weretiger form to get rid of them.”

“Fine. Then I’ll take my revenge now.”

Akutagawa’s eyes suddenly lit up with a different kind of light, and Atsushi had only barely processed it before he was squealing with his own round of giggles as his boyfriend squeezed up and down his sides. He didn’t mind – it was beyond worth it to have a little bit of playful fun with the Port Mafia’s Hellhound.

[crownedghostprince]

Thorin’s Company reaction to Modern!Reader w/ Hiccups

Thorin’s Company x Modern!Reader w/ Hiccups

Fandom: The Hobbit

So recently I learned that humans from our world probably only experience hiccups due to our fish ancestors, so I thought: ‘how would the dwarves, elves, hobbits, humans and wizards of Middle Earth react to Modern!reader with hiccups as none of them would ever have experienced it?’  Y’know, because they were born from Gods/Goddesses?  So expect more of this but for the others lol <3

Requests: Closed. Requested: no.

Warning(s): None other than the occasional mention of reader being a woman but other than that this is simply some fun headcanons.  :D

Note: Enjoy these headcanons <3

Word Count: 4,366 (roughly)

[Second Person Perspective]

(This image is from ‘Elrond’s Daughter’ a tumblr account from 2012 and 2013 ish.  This was posted by them in 2012 so check them out if you like this <3) (You might also recognize this from my previous ‘Thorin’s Company’ fanfic, it’s just very convenient to use).

Thorin: (Romantic):

♡  Thorin didn’t care that you were basically from an entirely different world when he met you through Gandalf at the start of their quest for Erebor.  He was more focused on the fact that you were his One and you were human which he felt meant you needed extra protection and support.

♡   Even though you reassured him you’d be fine and you could handle yourself in battle.  You were trained by the Elves of Rivendell themselves afterall.

♡  Thorin knew what to expect with women more so than the other dwarves so he wasn’t surprised when you - his significant other - had stomach cramps or mood swings.

♡  He felt prepared for anything you might need or want.  He almost always knew how to help you even if it was just hugs that you needed.

♡  That was, of course, until the first time you started making weird, jostling squeaks.

♡  Every time you made one of these squeaks your body would shake a bit, sort of like a flinch.

♡  He was so confused.

♡  What was happening?  Why were you making weird noises?  What should he do?

♡  Was this a human symptom of death?

♡  Did you need food?  Water?

♡  You had to reassure him that they would stop on their own eventually.

♡  He didn’t believe you.

♡  So you said “I am not a fish” and your hiccups stopped completely thus proving your point.

♡  ??Why did you say that??  Did you need to rest?  Are you overtired?  Are you insane?

♡  You answered “yes” to that last one.

♡  He wasn’t amused.

♡  It took a while but he eventually got used to them.

♡  He still offered Oin’s medicinal remedies whenever you started to hiccup again, but you always declined because they’d just go away on their own anyway.

♡  His concern was so sweet but don’t think for a minute he would let you fight with those things.

Fili: (Romantic):

♡  He thought you were weird when you first met.

♡  But in a good way.  Weird in a good way.

♡   You both hit it off the instant you met and shared lots of jokes and pranks with Kili.  Mostly minor pranks that do no damage but are enough to just be funny.

♡  Thorin doesn’t mind unless you delay the journey a few extra minutes.

♡  Luckily you guys never actually get in any real danger or trouble, and when fighting you’ve got each other’s backs.

♡  Kili thinks you’re great and knew you two would eventually court.

♡  As soon as the company had the guts to tell you what their courting traditions were, but until then you had been left to your blissful ignorance and just happily braided Fili’s hair and played with it at the end of long days.

♡  He did not mind one bit.

♡  The company didn’t say anything about it, they thought it was cute and knew you were clueless to its meaning.

♡  After all the adventures you two had been on and all the time spent together, he felt he knew your every quirk and habit.

♡  Fili could read you so well, he knew when you were tired and hungry before you even did.

♡  He’d share his food with you, you’d reciprocate.

♡  So you can imagine his bewilderment when you two are hanging out and you suddenly start squeaking out of nowhere.

♡  He wasn’t really concerned, but he was definitely confused.

♡  Fili knew if it was hurting you, you’d speak up about it but you remained silent in regards to the squeaks the whole time.

♡  After they’d settled and he’d gotten you some water, he decided to ask about them as politely as he could.

♡  He didn’t want to cross any boundaries.

♡  So you happily explained what they were and how you couldn’t control or stop them.

♡  He was honestly glad you were fine, but gosh you’d had him a bit worried.

♡  “Is there anything I can do to help?”

♡  “Actually, water is nice and does help a bit.”  You smiled.

♡  So he made sure to always bring you water whenever you had the hiccups.  He was really sweet and attentive.

♡  You weren’t about to reassure his worries more than you had.  Let’s be honest here, you liked having his attention whenever they occurred.  It was so sweet.

Kili: (Romantic):

♡  Meeting Kili was very interesting.

♡  That’s it.

♡  Nah, totally kidding, here’s the story!

♡  Gandalf had decided to head to Rivendell to find you and have you join the company.  His plan was to leave with you after a good rest and receiving Lord Elrond’s help.

♡  Unfortunately, you’re incredibly unpredictable and constantly climbing trees and buildings like a cat.  Like all the time.

♡  So two days after arriving in Rivendell, the dwarves were getting settled and having fun just relaxing.

♡  The two Princes (Fili and Kili) were casually wandering Rivendell, just exploring the area by themselves, not causing any trouble or bothering anyone with minor pranks for once.

♡  It was a very quiet and uninteresting day.

♡  Until you slipped from your spot on a tree - trying to catch a squirrel - and you fell landing directly on top of Kili.  Just...absolutely destroying this prince’s poor spine with your weight and fall.

♡  Luckily, you were uninjured as a soft, cuddly prince broke your fall!

♡  And that’s how you both first met and Gandalf finally found you and invited you to join the company.

♡  I say “invite” but he dragged you along no matter your answer.

♡  Despite such a rocky beginning you both got along really well and Fili even liked you.  Especially because you apologized a lot for falling onto Kili and he quickly forgave you.

♡  You guys had made good time travelling to Erebor by the time you first had hiccups around the group.

♡  Kili started panicking and began gently shaking you by the shoulders.

♡  “IS THIS HELPING!?”

♡  “no?”

♡  “WHY!?”

♡  It took some time and lots of Fili pulling Kili off you and Thorin pulling the brothers away from you and Balin checking on you and my God you didn’t have a single chance to catch your breath I’m so sorry--

♡  Once you had a sip of water and two whole minutes of quite, your hiccups stopped and you felt so much better.

♡  You gave the best explanation you could and a very better summary.  Because the explanation wasn’t good enough for Kili, he seriously needed to know how to help you next time.

♡  The next time they attacked you, he was ready with honeyed tea and cinnamon.  It didn’t help the hiccups, but it did help your dry throat from the snowy, cold air so you didn’t say anything about it.

♡  Besides!  Kili makes a damn good cup of cinnamon and honey tea.

Dwalin: (Romantic):

♡  This tough, gruff man could not easily trust or care about some stranger he just met for the first time.

♡  Everyone had hidden motives and intentions until proven otherwise by lots of conversing and close watching.

♡  He could easily weed out any spy, evil person, selfish aristocrat - you name the evil, he could spot it and scare them away.

♡  Dwalin had this skill from protecting the line of Durin and serving Thorin for a long time, basically being his bodyguard and most trusted with Balin being the second most trusted and Thorin’s advisor.

♡  So you can bet he wouldn’t care for some strange woman Gandalf forces to join the company.

♡  Right?

♡  Wrong!

♡  To be honest he fell for you the moment he first laid eyes on you and watched as you walked directly into a solid brick wall.

♡  It was kind of funny.

♡  You both got along very well and he found you were actually very knowledgeable and had lots to add in conversations.

♡  He never had to worry about small talk ever again when you were near.

♡  You could handle all the small talk for Dwalin and then just hold a normal conversation with him.  It was perfect, he just got to stand there and politely nod when needed until the person left!

♡  This man is incredibly strong with very good reflexes, so every time you trip, slip or go to walk into a tree he’s there to catch you and redirect you.

♡  You have long-sighted vision, so you’re one hell of an archer, but you can’t see shit three feet in front of you.

♡  Literally you learned to read from 6 feet away from the damn book, but hey it worked for you!

♡  Dwalin is thoroughly impressed by your ability to see so far so perfectly when his own vision is becoming quite the opposite.  It gets harder for him to see long distance every decade that passes.

♡  After months of travelling, adventuring and laughing together you finally started courting.

♡  And it was a month after this that you first experienced hiccups around Dwalin.

♡  Dwalin grew quite concerned and quickly got you water, food, a dog to hug, he gave you his coat, started the fire in your room.  Your hiccups lasted quite a while but after some water and food they died down.

♡  A gentle conversation about how much you appreciated him ensued.  BUT you also explained how all of that wasn’t quite necessary as hiccups go away on their own.

♡  You could explain how hiccups occur to this man as many times as you want and he will forget every time.  But he does remember that they’re uncomfortable, uncontrollable and involuntary.

♡  So he makes sure every is very respectful whenever you have the hiccups and no one dares to even flinch or cough until you’re both a safe distance away or the hiccups stop.

♡  Very protective man, but very fun to tease.

Bofur: (Romantic):

♡  You and Bofur make toys and trinkets together (he taught you) and this is how you spent a lot of your time.

♡  Out on a date?  Gathering materials for your creations.

♡  Spending time together just relaxing?  The room is decorated with your trinkets and jewelry.

♡  Sometimes he’d create the items and you’d paint or tweak them, making sure that there were no missed spots or details.

♡  One day, whilst painting you began hiccuping and had to take breaks between painting the trinkets so you wouldn’t ruin it.

♡  Bofur grew concerned after a minute.

♡  At first he was certain it was just a strange cough, but it kept going.

♡  He checked on you multiple times and you reassured him you were fine until he finally gave up and stood up.

♡  He offered to take you to Oin and when you said ‘no’ he offered a walk in some fresh air.

♡  You needed a break and said ‘sure’ and decided to explain the hiccups during your walk because he kept questioning you all about them.

♡  He was surprised to hear it was normal and common for you.

♡  He’d never encountered such a mysterious little squeak in his entire life.

♡  Bofur made you some tea after the walk and picked you some flowers for your room.

♡  You put them in a vase and sat them on your bedside table.

♡  He continued to offer aromas and scented things in case they helped, but you didn’t mind because the smell of lavender was actually very relaxing.

♡  Whilst you and him had time apart he came back looking a little more excited each day and soon you found out why.

♡  He was making you a toy that makes a little ‘ding’, or bell sound, when you press a button on it’s back.

♡  “It’s like your hiccups”  He explains with a cute smile.

♡  Please marry this man.

♡  You gave him a big hug for the cute little invention and it sits right beside your bed all the time.

Balin: (Platonic):

♡  Balin had seen many things in his time in Middle Earth.  From Erebor before Smaug and after they took back the mountain and Thorin reigned king.

♡  Balin taught you a lot of things, especially about Dwarven culture when you took a liking to Thorin.

♡  He could see the relationship blossoming between you two and always looked out for you and helped teach you anything you wanted to know about.

♡  He was wise, gave great advice.

♡  So you can imagine the fear and worry he feels when he encounters something he’s unfamiliar with that appears severe.

♡  Like your hiccups.

♡  He first saw these when Fili and Kili startled you awake as a prank and you were all laughing.

♡  Until you started hiccuping and the laughter quietened.

♡  You reassured them everything was okay but the poor brothers thought you were experiencing a heart attack and desperately tried to help you.

♡  You were pushing them off until Thorin and Balin shooed them away.

♡  Balin gave you some pats on the back and a “you alright, lasso?”

♡  Even when you nodded he didn’t believe you and helped you stand up and pack up your gear.

♡  He decided to give you some room to breathe and once they died down he checked in on you again.

♡  After a thorough explanation he still didn’t quite understand but he nodded anyway.

♡  “It is what it is, no use dwelling on something we can’t change.  I’m glad you’re alright.”

♡  He gave you another pat on the back and off you were back on the road with the group and some apologies from Fili and Kili.

 Bifur: (Platonic):

♡  You can’t tell this man anything.

♡  He struggles to communicate because you don’t know his Dwarvish sign language and he doesn’t know your English sign language.

♡  You can speak, but you’re mostly mute and non-verbal.  But you make an excellent fighter and cook so the company loves you.

♡  They met you when they picked up Bilbo actually and during the journey were quite surprised when anti-social “i only like my family” Bifur hung around you.

♡  He started acting like a protective uncle despite the communication barrier and always brought you food when you were busy setting up camp or gathering firewood.

♡  The company watched intriguingly as you and Bifur slowly learned each other’s sign language through constant, but slow, communication.

♡  When he talked it was only Dwarvish and when you talked it was only ever very quietly.

♡  You sort of bonded over this and fought together, like watching each other’s backs.

♡  He made sure you got extra food, showed you how to sharpen your weapons and polish your armour.

♡  Made sure the group didn’t give you trouble by making sure it was clear you were family to him.

♡  So when you squeaked and ‘flinched’ during a sign language discussion he flooded you with Dwarvish questions both out loud and in sign language.

♡  He was high-tailing it to Oin and Bofur whilst carrying you on his back like a log of wood.

♡  He was also shouting a string of Dwarvish insults at anyone in his way which happened to be poor Nori and Kili trying to set up camp.

♡  You took the medicines Oin made you and appreciated Bofur’s comfort, but needless to say, communicating the hiccups and what they were took all night.

♡  That’s not exaggerated this man is stubborn, needs a translator, Bofur needs time to process what the fuck you’re saying to then translate it.

♡  Everyone else is asking so many questions.

♡  By the end of the night you got halfway through the explanation.

♡  The next day was spent traveling and explaining the rest.

♡  Yup, the entire day.

♡  And then you had to re-explain during the night.

♡  The stubbornness of Dwarves to receive new information was going to be the death of you but you got through it.

♡  Not a fun experience, 2/10, but just because Fili and Kili laughed for two hours making jokes about your world’s strangeness and Bofur sung songs about fish.

♡  Bifur was super understanding by the end of this three day, yes three day, adventure though.

♡  He gave you several hugs and pats on the back which is high praise from this man.

Ori: (Platonic):

♡  PLease, the first time you began to hiccup around him he was so startled he messed up his drawing of a flower and you felt so bad.

♡   It was a constant back and forth of “I’m sorry!” and “do you want help?” and both of you were saying those to each other.

♡  He was worried, but he felt bad that his concern might be overwhelming you and you felt bad you messed up his drawing and were offering to help him fix it.

♡  It was great.

♡  You were both crying by the end of the moment and you still had hiccups.

♡  Ori took you to Dori because he had no clue how to help you and you were still crying with him so you couldn’t explain it.

♡  Dori was startled from his work by two crying - practically children - young adults covered in dirt.

♡  He had to give you both cookies and milk until you calmed down.

♡  Once you explained the situation and your hiccups, Dori left you both with some big brotherly advice and a slice of cheese each before leaving you two alone again.

♡  You and Ori enjoyed your cheese and you helped him fix up his drawing.

♡  From then on Ori was more aware of your hiccups and didn’t mind when they happened.

♡  He mostly ignored them unless they went on for like five minutes straight, then he’d look at you pretty concerned.

♡  He decided to write poems about the hiccups and draw cute little mini-yous hiccuping in his books.

♡  Come on now, you found this absolutely adorable, I mean who wouldn’t want to read Dwarvish poems about how hiccups startle and frighten the hearts of young men in the midst of fierce battles.

Dori: (Platonic):

♡  Dori is like the eldest of his brothers, Nori and Ori.

♡  So when you meet and join the Company on their quest for Erebor, he starts treating you like his younger sibling.

♡  Although he’s super protective, caring and considerate, he also gives you a glass of wine whenever he can if you’re feeling even slightly under the weather.

♡  “Wine and cheese cure anything” he reassures you.

♡  Ori and Nori nod their heads in agreement and even admit during your travels that every time they were sick Dori would, in fact, give them a slice of cheese.

♡  So when you first hiccuped around the company, Dori immediately snuck you a piece of cheese.

♡  You thanked him and gave him a sort of ‘sliced cheese in hand’ salute.

♡  He nodded.

♡  The cheese did not help.

♡  You were still hiccuping.

♡  But rest assured!  He was a fast learner!

♡  He had more cheese <3

♡  You didn’t know where he finds his cheese until you see Nori going out of his way to steal the cheese and then give it to Dori like a cheese-dealer.

♡  At the end of the day you just explained what they were and why they were happening.

♡  He was relieved it wasn’t an illness you were hiding from them or anything.  He reassured you that if you did have an illness you could tell them.

♡  Again you thanked him and he gave you a glass of wine.

♡  So, as softly as you could you told him the cheese didn’t really help, although you really appreciated it.

♡  “Nonsense!  Cheese always helps.  Especially sharp cheese.”

♡  “Ohh, sharp cheese, you can never go wrong there (Y/N).”  Bofur agreed with a chuckle, sitting across from you both.

♡  Look, let’s cut to the chase, you were there all night explaining hiccups until you finally made progress with Dori.

♡  The next time you experienced hiccups he didn’t give you cheese.

♡  He gave you wine.  :)

Nori: (Romantic):

♡  You and Nori often commit minor cases of thievery together like any normal average couple would.

♡  That was until you began to make silly squeaking sounds that gave away your location and you two had to book it out of there.

♡  You ran for miles and by the time you were both safe, you both collapsed in exhaustion.

♡  He let it go for the night in case you were sick, but mostly because he was tired.

♡  The next day he questioned you at like, the crack of dawn with a candle hovering over you head.

♡  The candle was newly stolen.

♡  “This could have been us stealing it together, but you had to almost die.”  He sighed dramatically.

♡  You calmly, but tiredly explain your hiccups.

♡  You couldn’t get him past the ‘evolved from a fish’ part because he was laughing hysterically.

♡  “Imagine entering Aule and greeting your first ancestor!!”  Nori cackled.

♡  “My dear, please.”  You begged.

♡  “BLUB BLUB BLUB BLOB PFFFTTT”

♡  It took a lifetime and a half but once he understood it, he let it go.

♡  Before you went thieving together though he would always ask if you were feeling “fishy” just in case you could tell when you’d have the hiccups.

♡  You remained patient through his comments but salted his water the next day claiming it to be an ‘ancient fish tradition of showing love’.

Oin: (Platonic):

♡  He thought you were sick when you first had hiccups.

♡  You were his medicinal apprentice and he was teaching you everything he knew so you could protect and help the Company when he wasn’t around.

♡  So when you had the hiccups on a cold winter night just before bed he immediately jumped to making a little sleeping aid, a cough calmer, a throat soother and a hot cup of tea to warm your chill.

♡  You were so grateful for your master (apprentice’s boss) but you felt bad he was doing all this for nothing.

♡  Well not entirely, the sleep aid actually really helped as well as the throat soother.

♡  So at the end of the long discussion you were sleepy and warm so you didn’t really mind anymore.

♡  From then on every time you started to have bad hiccups he’d give you a throat soothing mixture and if they were particularly violent he’d make you a cough calmer anyway.

♡  Very caring, but pretty hard to explain anything to because of his slight deafness.

♡  You could tell this man 100 times over that you didn’t need rest or medicine but he still would need you to tell him again.

♡  At least you get a nice cup of tea at the end of the day though,

♡  He makes the best teas.

Bombur: (Romantic):

♡  Poor sweetheart.

♡  He thought it was his food the first time you started hiccuping.

♡  This was because it happened as you were halfway through a nice lunch he cooked and oh boy did he panic.

♡  Bombur thought you were allergic or something, he’s heard cases of people being unable to eat certain foods.

♡  He felt so bad no matter how many times you said it wasn’t the food.

♡  “I am not a fish” you reminded your brain and the hiccups stopped.

♡  “It was the fish?  Was it the river bass or the salmon?”  He asked.

♡  “No, no it wasn’t the fish at all!”  You reassured him.

♡  “It was the salmon wasn’t it?”

♡  “Bombur, no-”

♡  He actually cares about you so much.

♡  Every time you experience hiccups, even if it’s not during a meal, he’ll give you more water and food.

♡  If you hiccup during the day’s journey he’ll sneak you like two extra spoons of food and a cute smile.

♡  If your hiccups seemed particularly violent or long he’ll share some of his own bowls of food.

♡  Let’s you choose most of the meals and spices just in case the food is the problem, because you’ll know what food to avoid.

Gloin: (Platonic):

♡  He’s literally married.

♡  He knows everything a dwarf needs to know about women and the many problems they can suffer with.

♡  But he didn’t know that was a fucking thing??

♡  You were practically his child, he always made sure you were safe and healthy and got a good share of food before anyone else.

♡  Dwarf dad™.

♡  The panic he experienced when you started making strange squeaking sounds and flinching.

♡  He thought you were in danger until he got closer.

♡  Then he thought you were dying.

♡  “Oh no, my wife’s gonna kill me if I let you die, child.”

♡  “I’m an adult?”

♡  “Oh sweet child” He cried and hugged you tightly.

♡  Once you explained to him you weren’t dying and it was just an occasional thing that happens he calmed down but still needed a very long explanation.

♡  After you explain hiccups at least five times he continues to ask if you need medicine.

♡  Regardless of your answer you are given medicine. :)

♡  He pretends not to mind if you don’t take it, but you catch him glancing at you throughout the day or during mealtimes until you take it and he finally calms down.

♡  Overall, he gets used to it pretty quickly.

♡  But every time you get hiccups he will be giving you more medicine.

♡  You’re pretty sure the medicine is a pain killer.

♡  You’re grateful for his concern anyway.

[writingforfishes]

Superheroes/Superhumans and Hiccups

The hiccup hyperfixation is STRONG today, so congratulations to everyone who gets to see all my rambling. /s

As I was looking up a character from DC someone posted on my feed, I had really curious thought about superhumans/mutants with specific biological abilities/conditions. (Not my nonbinary ass literally unable to write a sentence without trying to find the most general way to say something without indicating its quality level.)

It made me consider individuals with elastic abilities and what those abilities would do (if anything) if one of those people had the hiccups. I would assume elastic abilities (stretching abilities...whatever you want to call them) would make hiccuping exaggerated.

Would it make hiccups harder or easier to induce/get rid of if one's body was able to stretch past the point of the average person? I know that one of the unfortunate symptoms of EDS is anecdotally having hiccups more often and those hiccups being painful. But if a stretching ability (and dislocating ability) didn't come with pain/instability, would that person still experience a prone-ness to hiccuping?

I suppose one of the things EDS does is create instability which might trigger hiccups. Someone with stretching abilities not hindering their body's stability might, in turn, not have any additional vulnerability to getting hiccups unless they were careless, I suppose. I haven't thought about the details of what would create stretchiness and what it would incorporate in the body (do bones stretch too?).

I read a fiction once about T0ny St@rk getting painful hiccups because of the location of the arc reactor in his chest. I thought this was an interesting concept, though ultimately flawed in anatomy. If the arc reactor created pain during hiccups, we can also assume it arrested his ability to breathe properly which would have been ultimately ineffectual at giving him a healthy life as his heart would be compromised by the reduction in oxygen intake.

In my limited anatomical knowledge, it wouldn't make sense for a hiccup to hurt because there was a device in your chest as a hiccup is just as deep as one would be able to breath inward. But I could be wrong, and it defeats the purpose of a good hurt/comfort story! Anyway!

(Caveat to say if you have EDS your bone structure connections are insecure, and a hiccup CAN cause pain because your soft tissue is being stretched further than it should and possibly dislocating or straining ligaments holding your bones together, but a structure in your chest which is static and exists pain-free while breathing normally shouldn't create pain when you hiccup...in my, again, limited and too literal opinion...)

I've strayed so much from my original thought. Are you still reading? Goodness, why?

At any rate, meta-human/mutant/superhuman beings and their presentation of hiccups or possible proneness to hiccups fascinate me in theory. Perhaps I'll explore this at some point. I like the idea of marrying a "super ability" with the annoyance of a side effect like hiccup proneness and then watching the individual find a person who doesn't mind that at all...not at all...

[jvgsjeff]

They were arguing. About hiccups.