#I had a lot of energy nd very little pain yesterday

[body-patrol]

When you feel like a normal person does for (24) hours and decide it’s time to make sure you need bed rest tomorrow

[actress4him]

The Barn 4 - The Pole

(Prompt #1 for Summer of Whump)

Yes, I’m coming in at the last minute with one more Summer of Whump prompt, and yes, it’s prompt #1. Also, if you read more than one of my series I’m sorry that this one is kinda like that one chapter of In Irons...? But I actually thought of this one first, and yes, it was inspired by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.

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Warnings: captivity, restraints, dehumanization, references to beating, mild blood, starvation, dehydration, nausea, emeto, fainting, heat exhaustion/stroke, probably medically inaccurate

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Stetson dropped Jacob’s foot, and another puff of red dust went up into the air, joining the cloud that his body had created as it was dragged. It would have been the perfect time for him to leap up and try to run again, but he couldn’t move. His everything ached.

A second later a leather-clad hand gripped his arm and yanked him upright. Jacob’s head swam with the swift change in elevation and his nose throbbed. While he was busy trying to get the world to stop spinning around him, Stetson roughly pulled his arms behind his back and started winding rope around his wrists.

Fantastic. He hadn’t even gotten to enjoy them being free.

Once they were thoroughly wrapped and the rope pulled tight, Stetson stood, taking the tail end with him and jerking Jacob’s arms backwards in the process. He cried out in surprise, and tried to get up. His legs only cooperated enough to scoot him back a few inches, but it was enough to let his arms rest against his back again.

Whatever Stetson was doing, he finished up and came back around to squat in front of his captive, arms propped across his knees and brown eyes studying him just as emotionlessly as ever.

“Maybe a few days of this’ll teach you some manners.”

“Doubt it,” Jacob immediately shot back without thinking. “My mom’s been trying to teach me manners for twenty-six years. I wouldn’t count on a few days making much of a difference.”

Stetson huffed very lightly, something that almost could have been taken for a laugh if Jacob wasn’t positive the guy didn’t know how. “We’ll see.”

Straightening with a quiet popping of joints, he turned and strolled away.

There was no way he was just leaving Jacob alone and able to run off. Craning his neck painfully around, he finally took a look at what was behind him. A post. A wooden post, probably coming up to around his shoulders. And the rope that was tying his wrists was looped through a metal hook in the top and knotted.

Okay, no problem. Jacob was good with his hands, he had nimble fingers from spending all day typing code. Struggling to his feet, he bent over forward so that he could reach and felt his way up the rope until he reached the knot, fingers fumbling around it, trying to get a sense of where it started.

Instead, he found a padlock.

Jacob let out a frustrated scream, the first time he’d actually had a chance to vent his feelings since this whole nightmare began. It felt good enough that he did it again. Then he ran forward, as hard as he could, as if he was somehow going to break the rope or pull the post out of the ground instead of nearly ripping his shoulders out of socket when he abruptly reached the end of his lead.

Tied to a stupid pole like...like a horse, or a dog. He was a human, dang it! Who did these people think they were, treating another person like this? The last…forty-eight? seventy-two? He didn’t even know how many hours anymore...had been completely flabbergasting, just seeing the sheer number of people who thought this was perfectly okay. And now he was stuck, in the middle of nowhere, with some psychopath who thought he was gonna what, train him? To do what, he didn’t even want to know.

Night was falling by then. Jacob was beyond exhausted, and resigned himself to sinking back down to the dirt, resting his back against the pole and getting as comfortable as possible.

The next day dawned with little sleep having been found. The sharp pains of yesterday had given way to stiffness and aches that made it hard to pry himself off the ground. His face was coated with dried blood and who knows what else, making him sticky and disgusted in addition to everything else.

He’d really never liked the outdoors that much. He was much more at home inside, in front of a computer. The outside had far too many things that could get you dirty, like, you know, dirt, for instance, like the kind of dirt he was currently sitting on and covered in. Most of his friends growing up had been your typical rough-and-tumble boys who lived for mud puddles and rolling down grassy hills, but Jacob had never been able to stand the feeling of being dirty.

Sweat was a thing encountered more often outdoors, too, and was just as bad as dirt. He could feel it, collecting underneath his shirt as the sun rose higher in the wide, blue sky. There was nothing in the way of shade in this field. Just dirt, dust, and more dirt, all surrounded by a wooden fence. A corral, probably. Meant for horses, not people.

The heat only grew more intense as the day wore on. There was no sign of Stetson, no indication that he would be bringing food or water or coming to untie him. Jacob hadn’t had anything to eat since this whole thing had begun, and no water since before the auction. His tongue was beginning to stick to the roof of his mouth.

He tried pacing around the pole, circling until the rope was tightly wound one way before turning and going the other way. His brain wasn’t used to boredom. There was always something to think about, always something to do. But now the only thing to think about was how absolutely screwed he was, and that wasn’t helping anything.

He tried pulling some more, too, not running this time, but turning until he could grip the rope in his hands and tugging backwards with all his might. Which, to be honest, wasn’t a lot. He was a computer geek, okay, working out wasn’t high on his list of priorities. The moral of the story was, pulling on the rope did nothing but make his back and arms ache even more.

The heat and the lack of stimulation made the day drag on and on forever. Jacob’s stomach moved from groaning to aching to roiling. If there had been anything in it, he was sure it would have been expelled. His head pounded something awful, and he wasn’t sure whether it was from heat or light or lack of water or having it repeatedly bashed in the day before.

By the time the sun finally started to sink beneath the horizon, his clothes were soaked with sweat, which was not only gross but also turned cold once night fell. He never thought that he’d actually miss the sun once it was gone. But now he was shivering, and the headache hadn’t gone away, and his stomach felt like it was trying to turn itself inside out, and he was pretty sure there was dirt in his mouth, and he was completely, totally, miserable.

Day two was somehow even worse than the first. Jacob tried standing up and stretching his legs, walking around the pole again, but he was so dizzy that he collapsed right back to the ground. Groaning, he dropped his forehead against the pole, grinding particles of dust further into his skin.

His...dry...skin. He didn’t know much about health and science, like, at all, but he was pretty sure not sweating in this heat was not a good thing. He almost felt cold still, like the chill of the night was clinging to his skin.

Hours dragged by. Every time he swallowed, it felt like nails going down his throat. Moving his head in any direction made the world swim around him, the blinding rays of the sun making spots dance across his vision. His stomach kept feeling worse and worse until he finally ended up folding over, retching uselessly again and again until every muscle in his torso was on fire and his head felt like it was exploding.

His only vague thought was, am I gonna die? before he fell face-first into the dirt and passed out.

A blast of cold woke him. He tried to gasp for air, but instead inhaled a mouthful of freezing water, sending him into a coughing fit that racked his sore stomach muscles. But the water just kept coming. It was harsh enough that he couldn’t even sit up against the onslaught, not that he was sure he had the energy to, anyway. The spray scoured every inch of his bare skin, leaving it stinging from both the pressure and the cold.

But it was water. Sweet, beautiful water. As soon as he stopped coughing he tried his best to gulp it in, letting the cold coat his scratchy throat.

He wasn’t sure whether to be disappointed or relieved when the spray finally stopped. Bringing up weary, unbound hands, he wiped the drips from his eyes, blinking blearily up at Stetson, who dropped the hose and stared him down.

“You didn’t last as long as I had planned.”

“M-maybe…” His voice came out as a croak, and he attempted to clear it. “Maybe you should try some...food ‘nd water. Haven’t...had any of that in a while.”

Stetson continued to stare with crossed arms for another moment before walking over and grabbing onto his ankle again. “You just had your water. Maybe you can have food tomorrow. We’ll see how well you behave.”

Ignoring Jacob’s weak protests and attempts to fight, he dragged him away from the doorway of the barn and into a nearby stall. Iron bars reached from the half wall up to the ceiling, giving it even more of a prison cell feel. The only good news was that he didn’t bother to tie him up this time, just threw him inside and left, shutting the door with a deafening creak and an ominous click.

[jayflrt]

akka <3 thank you so much but it's still 22 nd in here, but for the early wish, i appreciate it!! my weekend was the worst and my day was too. i got my vaccine today and my hand hurts, jsjsjdj. did you know that i like jaywon or you just yk like guessed or simply put them, but i love them tho-

i opened tumblr today and i went through your blog and didn't expect a birthday wish 😭😭😭 really thank you saur much T_T i have nothing to say but this weekend i'll write my college admission exam and i hope i'll do good!! also do you have any study tips, these days my motivation for studying is decreasing and i'm procrastinating a lot :(

and the jay tiktok, oh my god! the guitar he had it since highschool 😔 he is so precious :( he's good at keeping gifts. jay is so cute and the en-o clock episode, jay was the mafia and he's like 🤫 i'm the mafia, hahahsh.

yea- tamil, telugu, kanada and malyalam have similar words and tone, so it is easy for me to understand tamil, hehe. my dad knows how to speak like the basic and my mom too, so i visited kanchipuram when i was young, yea- that was the only time i went to tamil nadu, lmao.

most of the girls take medical more than engineering and boys take engineering the most. it's like the majority, right? medical is like, my mom said no because she knows that i can't take much stress and i won't study properly so i'm sticking with engeneering but i'd also study bio just 4 fun, haha.

also please wish your friend a happy birthday too, on my behalf and tell them to have a good day too <3

i was an infp-t but it changed into entj-t lmao and my enneagram type is 5, 9 and 4— 5 is like investigator?? and 9 is accommodator?? 4 is romanti(s)c, tell me what they mean akka...

and i felt so happy yesterday, idk the reason but i was just happy and then fucking sad all of a sudden,😂😂😔 and i always keep seeing this time 11:11, what does it mean? whne i googled it, it said my ancestors are giving me signs or some shit and another one said- it'll make my wish come true!!

also what is your opinion on nmixx debut, i'm disappointed and the music taste isn't mine and i didn't like lily's high notes, it didn't suit in the music, here voice is way more better if she sings alone :) i'm like really disappointed. this is my opinion and i'm not hating them.

how was your trip, weekend and day btw?? hope you have a good day/night!! i have a lot to say but i don't really have the energy to write lmao, it pains (≧﹏ ≦)

bye q(≧▽≦q) *muah*

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heyhey !! omg sorry i didn’t realize i was too early 🤧 but i’m glad i got to wish you regardless !! how was your birthday love? 🌷 omg yes my arm was a little sore after the booster !! i think it was definitely better than the first two rounds tho :’’) and you’ve talked about jaywon before and talked about watching compilations of them on youtube so i thought i’d add them to your little bday post 🥰 

good luck on your college admissions essay !! :o i hope everything goes well with it 💗 also as for study tips, i would recommend writing out your notes so you retain the information better (i type my notes because of time but writing is very useful), and i do active recall by using flashcards to test my memory !! <3 if you’re doing math or science or smthn tho, it’s useful to practice problems until you understand the concept ��� also make sure you take breaks and put your phone away when you study !! i used to be terrible at procrastinating in high school and then my mom took my phone away LOL and i got so much more done 🤩 

AHHH GUITARIST JAY HAS BEEN HAUNTING ME 🤧💕 I REWATCH IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE HE’S JUST THE SWEETEST EVER D; i haven't watched any en’oclock since college started tho sobsob i have to wait until i’m on a break again !! ♡  

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omg rlly ?? 🤧 i used to live in kanchipuram for a little but im a chennai city girl 🤩 yeah usually engineering is very male-dominated but it’s still v difficult so good luck !!! i don’t know how it works over there but here we have to take bio anyway for our GE (general education) courses :’)

ooh entjs have the extroverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging personality types :’)) this is what the website says about it !! <3 omg haknyeon from tbz is also entj 🤧 

i’m enfp-a so we literally only have the extroverted part in common HAHAH but the -t stands for turbulent and the -a stands for assertive and it has to do with how people cope with stressful situations, i believe. the -t refers to being more swayed with decisions and being turbulent under stress, while the -a is more set on goals and deals with stress better i think. and for a little breakdown on the rest of the letters:

i-e - the introvert-extrovert divide determines if your dominant function is introverted or extroverted. (where you focus your attention)

s-n - the sensing-intuition divide determines if the perceiving function, (either sensing or intuition) in your top two functions is a sensing function or an intuition function. (the way you take in information)

t-f - the thinking-feeling divide determines if the judging function, (either thinking or feeling) in your top two functions is a thinking or feeling function. (how you make decisions)

j-p - the judging-perceiving divide determines if your stronger judging function is introverted or extroverted. judging types have an extroverted judging function, and perceiving types have an introverted judging function. (how you deal with the world)

i did this mbti compatibility thing with enha and im not compatible with any of them with the mbti except sunjay HAHAH

i don’t know much about enneagram types but i’ll send what i read on it 🤧 maybe you should take the quiz again tho ?? :o i think people just get one or two types 

type 4 (the individualist) - fours want to be unique and to experience deep, authentic emotions. type fours fear they are flawed and are overly focused on how they are different from other people. 

type 5 (the investigator) - fives seek understanding and knowledge, and are more comfortable with data than other people. the biggest fear of the type five is being overwhelmed by their own needs or the needs of other people.

type 9 (the peacemaker) - nines like to go with the flow and let the people around them set the agenda. type nines fear pushing people away by prioritizing their own needs, and they tend to be passive.

enneagrams are also grouped into head, heart, and body types, and type 4 (heart), 5 (head), and 9 (body) are actually in each of those categories 

heart types - heart types react with emotions first. they connect with other people on an empathetic level, and make sense of the world by understanding their feelings about it. these types are guided by the feelings connected to their emotional relationships with other people. they value things such as emotional support, recognition, and inclusion.

head types - head types react with analysis first. they connect with other people on an intellectual level, and make sense of the world by understanding the systems and theories that underlie what they observe. these types are primarily focused on control, which they gain by maintaining stability, security, and competence.

body types - body types react with an instinctive, gut feeling. they connect with other people based on their physical sense of comfort, and make sense of the world by sensing their body's reaction to what is happening. the primary drive for this triad is to maintain their independence and limit control from outside influences. they respond by being either overly controlling, overly passive, or overly perfectionistic.

omg i experience mood swings sometimes as well love 🤧 it’s okay it’s perfectly normal !! :’)) also 11:11 is kind of a meaning in numerology that’s linked to chance and luck. so that’s why people go “11:11 make a wish” because it’s said you can manifest ✨ at that exact time 

oh goddd i think the girls of nmixx are definitely very talented but that debut song was a little disappointing 😭 the song just seemed all over the place but wow they’re definitely all strong dancers !! :o i just dont know what jype was thinking with that song <//3 i actually had no idea they were a group debuting until i saw that song all over my tiktok HAHAH omg these idol groups are getting younger and younger 🤧 i feel so old sometimes 

also my trip was so so fun tysm for asking !!! 🥰💖 we ate out for every single meal tho so my wallet was dying LOLL and i had kbbq for the first time :o i think all of our meals were in little tokyo or ktown as well so it was v good asian food for once all weekend ♡ we got these really good korean corn dogs omggg i was in love <33 i felt so much closer with my friends after that weekend so i hope we can do something like that again soon :’) 💕 but tonight my roommates and i are gonna get kbbq so it’ll be nice to spend time with them as well !! :’) we’re all tired from midterms so it’ll be good to unwind HAHAH 

how was your week love ?? :o i hope you’re having a great day/night right now and have a great weekend ahead 🥰🌷 take care and i hope your arm isn't sore anymore !! ♡