#I'm sleepy if you can't tell

[sickwhispers]

PLAYING FAVORITES

Pairing: Dandy x reader

Relationship: romantic

Warning: no warnings surprising, are you guys shocked

Type: headcanons + drabble

It's no secret that he picks favorites

"Dandy, I appreciate the sentiment but..." you stare at the medkit in your hands, a confused look on your face as you attempt to understand just why he had given it to you. You definitely didn't need it, and you certainly had all your hearts intact. The only wound you had received during the last floor you had ventured into was a tiny scratch you had made yourself. Which had been a complete accident when you found yourself tripping over a capsule and onto the floor. "I don't need this..."

"Nonsense! Take it, free of charge! We don't want our greatest friend dying any time soon, do we?" He winked, nudging the first aid further into you. It seemed like he wasn't taking no for an answer.

"Hey, uh- I need one too." Oh god, Vee looked terrible. Normally, only one of her antennas would be bent. But, this time, it had looked like a twisted had tried to forcefully rip the other one off her head. And when that didn't work, decided to scrunch it up and tug at it until sparks came flying out of its base. The left side of her screen had been cracked, a long line running down from top to bottom with tiny strands breaking off near the edge. Just one look at her and it was almost obvious that she had lost a heart, and probably would've lost the last one had she not gotten into the elevator on time.

Dandy took one look at her, his smile never wavering as he spoke. Although, if you looked close enough, you could see the strain behind it. "Two hundred tapes."

Safe to say the others would catch onto this little trend after a while

He pretended he wasn't biased when it came to you

Acting dumb like there was no difference in the way he treated you, compared to how he treated everyone else

Sure, he would smile and wave, act nice just to keep the tapes rolling in

He was still their friend, he couldn't just be mean

But, he couldn't doubt how special you were compared to them

Day one he was practically at your beck and call, even before everything had turned to ruin

He knew things were different now, he knew you probably wouldn't let him do all the things he used to back when you didn't have to worry about the possibility of having some corrupted version of your friends tear you to pieces

But, he could still dream, couldn't he?

He couldn't help but indulge in fantasies every now and then

Letting his head rest in his hands as he watched you interact with the others

Sure, he would've preferred if your attention was on him

But, he could pretend he didn't mind sharing

Although, sometimes he wasn't so good at it

He'd miss the days when you'd let him just lay beside you

His head on your stomach as he'd pick at the floor beneath you both, mindlessly staring up at you in an almost dazed like look

The others used to tease him about it

About how well known his feelings for you were, and yet he never wanted to admit it

After all, what would happen if he did?

There were risks he had to consider when it came to telling you how he felt

And he never liked any of them

He almost preferred keeping them a secret, letting them fester inside until they were practically pouring out of every crevice in a desperate attempt to keep himself sane

Maybe you were the reason he hadn't gone crazy yet

But, if you kept your attention straying from him for a bit too long, there's a good chance he might just lose it

Make sure to talk to him every round

Say hello, tell him about the twisteds you encountered, share how you made a mistake when extracting ichor from a machine and almost run into a wall while trying to hide

Anything. Just anything.

He needs it.

[moronic-validity]

I have been up for two hours and all I can think about is texting best friend Gaz like dude, fuckin tired. Can't sleep. Weighted blanket missing. SOS.

(just some thoughts bc I'm tired and not used to being awake before 10. 18+ due to a singular comment, but this is self serving fluff)

And Gaz replies, because he always does when it's you.

Be there soon.

You don't even check your phone when it dings, you know he's already on the way.

You try your hardest to try to get yourself back to sleep, but all the blankets and pillows in your house simply don't have the weight to help you relax enough to sleep.

He parks his car next to yours and lets himself in with the spare key you made him (in case of emergencies), and he kicks off his shoes at the door before making his way back to your bedroom.

You were covered in pillows, blankets, and every vaguely soft item you could find.

He snorted. You flipped him off.

He pushed all the pillows and various other items off of you (why the hell did you have a pair of slippers mixed in with all the pillows) and got comfortable, laying his chest across yours.

You sighed happily, finally comfortable enough to fall asleep. He was heavy, warm, and everything about him radiated safety.

"Need me to tell you a bedtime story too?" His chuckle reverberates against your chest and you nod, making him laugh again.

"Alright so, have I told you about the time I fell out of a helicopter?" You can distantly hear his voice as you drift to sleep, a welcome rest after 18 hours of stress.

You wake up at some point later in the day, Gaz's arm wraped around your waist, holding you close. It's comfortable, familiar.

You nudge him.

"Ky... Lemme up, need t' pee." He grumbles, stubbornly pulling you closer against him.

"Kyle, I'll piss on both of us, lemme up." Your threat means little to him. He's been covered in worse and it would just leave you with a mess to clean up.

You sigh.

"Kyle. I can feel your stiffy against my back, lemme up." His eyes snap open and he lets go of you, holding up his hands in surrender while trying to explain the concept of morning wood.

You wave him off, walking to the bathroom.

Single easiest way to make him wake up.

[thrassa]

While I fully agree with the overall point, I still personally think that we can't say for certain that his war prize(s) (plural, if we also include Hekabe) were used as concubines by him or if they were treated similarly to house servants or anything of the sort because we don't have sufficient information on the matter, just a passing mention.

War Prizes were, of course, either stolen by the men themselves (how Achilles took Briseis, after murdering her family) or given to them as gifts for their contribution to the war and of course we know that oftentimes they were used to satisfy their captors sexually but we do have instances were the war prize remained untouched for different reasons (Agamemnon and Briseis, Odysseus and Hekabe).

In any case, though, it makes very little difference if he did use his war prize as a concubine or not, because he was allowed and even somewhat expected to, given the society of the era (the Homeric Era, at least as we can't be too sure about fidelity in the Mycenaean times). It wouldn't matter. Maybe not even to Penelope.

Side note: I still would personally like to believe that he remained faithful to Penelope, given their connection and the way they reflect each other, so I'm going to keep telling myself that he stayed faithful - but that doesn't mean that another interpretation can't be valid. It's just dumb of people to oversimplify the morality of a cultural figure based on . . . Whether he followed his time's cultural practices or not.

So, yeah, I'm not making much sense right now, I guess, but at the end of the day, Odysseus was just as flawed and complex as all other figures depicted in the Epics. He was neither bad nor good, he had layers and I know thats hard for people to understand, given all the whitewashing they're used to when it comes to their "faves", but come on. It's 2023, and the poor ancient people that did things you consider fucked up (due to your own time and society) are one with the earth right now, let them rest ffs.

I keep on reading and reading so many people so far saying "Odysseus didn't have a concubine in the Iliad uwu he is good" and I'm like.... people, please, PLEASE, read the Iliad. Read it, it's a precious book, and you will love it.

Summary: Agamemnon threatens to take the concubine of Ayax, Odysseus, Achilles, or whoever he chooses.

[halinski]

rant in tags about perscription medication and withdrawals

continued here bc i reached tag limit and i'm still??

it's kinda scary tbh

like i was scared for years now of what would happen off my meds and

when i tried tapering off my antidepressants oof i was breaking down every day and now i /know/ i'm dependant on them and idk if that's better or worse

and with the antipsychotics it's like i thought they were helping my depression too bc when tapering off i was also so panicked and depressed (tho my situation is kinda stressful rn)

but idk i've been trying meds on and off for half my life now and most of the time i'm like 🤷

but the truth is

it's fucking scary how it messes with your body

it's fucking scary when you're dependant on a pill

OR ALSO

when pills fuck your body up to the point you can only eat one thing

bc that's the reason i'm going off the antipsychotics and guess what, i'm able to eat more again now

idk if it's just in combination with the hormon pill tbh i'm just going off both now and we'll see how my iron levels and migrains deal lmao

i feel like i can't think straight anymore

gonna have to get new docs anyway so we'll see what they say if(/when) i go anemic again or if going off the antipsychotics will actually fix the issue??

if so, then it'll be like how did this sneak up on me, i've been taking them for 2.5 years like

??

and now i've lost 20lbs despite trying everything to maintain or gain some the past year and a half and i'm at my lowest weight since i was like a preteen lol

and that's all bc of a med that didn't feel like it had an acute effect

or maybe i'm so removed from my body i didn't notice until i got the acute gastritis ??

i mean i can't even be sure its the meds or not until i'm off

and tapering the rest off is gonna be so fun fuck

i dont wanna

i wanna be able to eat more than bread i guess but at this point the thought just scares me and like i associate it with pain and nausea

which as long as i can manage it is fine

but i've only tapered off half, i still have to taper off the other half of the dosage 😭

and with the hormon pill gone again the worst menstrual pain will be back and idk how to manage that, i guess hopefully with the meds gone i won't go anemic again but who knows at this point??

also praying my migraines don't come back but uh... i am pessimistic. i don't have much hope

anyway

moral of the story.....

ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO TAPER OFF YOUR MEDS KIDS BC EVEN JUST TAPERING IS SCARY AND GOING COLD CHICKEN IS PROBABLY HELL

doctors can be annoying (and make things harder, like in my case bc i literally asked if it could be my current meds MONTHS ago, and everyone was like noooooo but guess who was RIGHT) sometimes BUUUUT you should listen to them avout certain things

like

tapering off meds

[wolfpuppygirl]

I'm an eepy ouppy, I take an ouppy nap

I'm an eepy ouppy, sleeping in your lap

I've got my cozy stuffie and my blanket too

I'm ready for my nap with my favorite person, you ^_^

[nyckie]

I can't be the only one who thinks the whole "older heritage poultry has more flavor than young commercial birds!" thing to be bogus marketing ploy.

[quietlyblooms]

open to mutuals | she's a lil rascal ♡

" oh, i'm trouble? " her laughing eyes crinkle at the edges, and chiyo leans forward to prop her chin upon her palm. the smell of fresh coffee wafts from her cup, warming the artist from the inside; quiet, relaxed music lazily drifts in the background, creating an atmosphere that nearly has her eyes falling shut. it feels perfect. this morning feels perfect with them.

" y'gotta elaborate on that, " she presses and curls her free hand around her mug to bring it to her lips. " i've been an angel this morning. "

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

yuri i am reminded by your girls again and.

i.

flops on the floor pathetically

well i sure hope you didn't forget about her then >;) <3333

[rainbow-arrow]

talked to a vendor at the con today and when i mentioned miraculous, they said 'i just finished season five last month' to which i said, 'oh i'm sorry.'

first time ever someone was confused by that reaction

[politemagic]

i'm in that stage of anxiety right now where i can't focus on anything except for my anxiety.

i want to just take a nap, but i'm too anxious to sleep. i can't write because my brain will destroy every sentence it sees, i can't watch tv because my brain won't stop running long enough to listen, i can't call anyone because my support system are all busy or frustrated with me and even if i could, i have no idea what to say. everyone's just gonna do the "it's okay, don't worry" maneuver on me and i'm just not fucking here for it. i know that. i know that. it does not help. it just makes me feel like a bigger burden for bothering you about it.

[silverselfshippingchaos]

I can't sleep... I bet being sandwiched between two sexy space soldiers could help though!

[advisorsage]

I think I've fucked up

[slippery-minghus]

ebery time i let myself doze off on the couch then wake up gasping, i tell myself i need to stop doing it.

but, reliably, every night, i get too sleepy and too comfy and can only convince myself to get up after i've dozed a little. i need a little sleep to give me the strength to get up. but then. i wake up. panicked and out of breath. i'm so fucking sick of it.

[starscreamingg]

[wereh0gz]

Oh my god. What a ride

[keeps-ache]

i have been BETRAYED. i've been thrown to the grappling arms of damnation and i've found that the exit was merely a dim recollection of another place !!