#Rhythm doctor Cockatiel

[anti-socialexperiment]

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[mystorl]

BOOM the patients :>

[herosplatling-replica]

fun fact: birds cannot eat lactose. this does not dissuade them from trying to beg for your ice cream, however

[crimsondestroyer]

it has occurred to me that i should probably post things i make places other than random discord servers, lmao. hi! i make rhythm doctor custom levels set to ajr songs where i take small birds and inflict severe emotional trauma upon them. this week on The Bird Chronicles, cockatiel has an identity crisis and eats reality

[mystorl]

Dublar and their relationships with the RD cast!

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Ada and Ian: Dublar is really friendly with them, after all they did so much to help them so they want to do as much as they can to help them! Its only fair. They like to play games with Ian (even though they are terrible at them) and might wanna duet with Ada one day (once they get over some...issues).

Edega: Dublar is very scared of the clipboard man, trying to stay far away from him and just avoid him. He reminds them of their dad.

Janitor: Dublar is head over heels for the Janitor, they think he's a cool guy with a hidden soft spot and Dublar wants to be with him someday.

Hugh: Even though the farmer isn't part of the staff (officaly) the two are friendly.

Samurai: One time Dublar accidentally dropped one of their magnets and it stuck on to Samurai’s armor, they’ve been acquaintances ever since that day.

Logan: They think the little kiddo needs to confess to his crush already! But other than that Dublar thinks he’s neato.

Hailey: The two of them are buds but Dublar doesn’t really hang out with her, though they do think her and Logan are very cute together.

Insominac: They’re friends, they don’t chat much. The Birds: Dublar enjoys their presence but finds them kinda scary.

Richard: It’s odd, on one hand they can relate to health secretary on being born with an extra body part, but on the other Richard is very rude.

The Birds: Dublar enjoys their presence but finds them kinda scary.

The Stevensons: Thinks that both of them are really sweet and cute together, and might have called Mrs Stevenson “grandma” once on accident.

Cole: Really likes the musician and hangs out with him a lot. They have a lot in common, being chill, enjoying video games, and being stressed!

Nicole: Also really likes her, they like to relax and chill in the cafe and strike up a conversation with her.

Miner: Their just bros.

Lucky: At first they weren’t fond of each other, Lucky didn’t want to be cooped in the hospital and Dublar isn’t into sports. But overtime the two got more friendly with each other and chat during each other’s work outs. Though Dublar still doesn’t like sports.

Lucia: BESTIES!!! They like drawing together on Dublar’s spare time.

[herosplatling-replica]

drew this for Week of Memes over at RDL! i just think they're neat.

[herosplatling-replica]

loose lips sink ships (featuring @sirwow and @mochiiniko's intern sonas)

[herosplatling-replica]

Birdes of a Feather

General - RD Possession AU, 2553 Words

[ Author's Note: this is what that poll was about lmao. i had a lot of fun writing this but it felt too self indulgent to put anywhere but tumblr hfjgdjfghdfhg so i'm just putting it here for the sake of archiving my writing. jay uses she/they/he pronouns btw. enjoyyyyy ]

It was a bit too quiet today. Jay was still half asleep as he scooped up his pager, rubbing her eyes before squinting at her assignments for the day. There wasn’t anything new, just check-ups with the current patients. They had done it all before, and mumbled to themself as they put their golden button into their coat pocket.

She just needed to see how the other interns were doing, then figure out how best to divide up the work from there. Jay had been making a habit of picking up excess work for the other interns just so that way they could keep themselves afloat. Half of them were still in high school, the others seemed just stressed, and she wanted to help if she could.

Jay didn’t seem to have much left in terms of assigned patients. She huffed as she holstered the pager on her pants, taking a moment to stretch. They had just come off of their lunch break, and spent most of it fucking around playing games on their phone. If they were quick, maybe they could get the last few ones on her list done before the handover took place. That way, there would be even less work for the others.

Just a few more to go, and she could clock out. No problem.

Jay tried not to sigh as she pushed her body to move, just wanting to get it over with. They popped an earbud into their right ear, and started walking with their clipboard in hand. They had to check in on the bird quartet in the plant room, then the Stevensons in their ward, and then from there-

THUMP.

Okay, she heard that over her music. Jay stopped in her tracks, taking her earbuds out to listen in. The hospital lights seemed to drone on in a sort of sinister way, but the noise didn’t make itself known again.

The intern supervisor just swallowed nervously, pulling their earbuds into a loose ball and stuffing them in their coat pocket. For a brief moment, they considered unhooking their pepper spray from their lanyard – before quickly remembering she should be helping people get out of the hospital, not in. Jay bit the inside of his lip, trying to settle her nerves before continuing on the path to the plant room.

Right as she was reaching to open the plant room, there it was again. Another loud thunk as something made impact with glass. This time, closer-

Suddenly, the window that peeked into the plant room was obscured entirely by feathers. Jay yelped and jumped back, before realizing what it was.

It was the Cockatiel. Well, Mrs. Stevensons’ Cockatiel, to be specific. It seemed to have been startled by something, and was flapping around the plant room. Or – was it trapped there? The door was shut soundly, and while the birds were more than smart enough to figure out ways to get around, they didn’t have enough strength to turn a doorknob aside from the Owl.

“Okay shh, settle down. Calmate, pajarito,you’re gonna hurt yourself,” Jay murmured to the glass, hoping the bird would hear her. It did, and seemed to back away from the door to make room for her to get inside. It made a shrill call when she didn’t immediately walk in, to which she responded with a tired “ya voy, ya voy.”

The other interns had handed Jay any examinations with the birds, since they were more comfortable handling them. Even now, she was a bit anxious handling the Owl, but it had a rather intelligent demeanor that quickly made her feel at ease while checking on the bird quartet. However, by now the four birds had learned to identify her shuffling footsteps when she came down the hall. Was that why the Cockatiel was hitting the glass? Because it heard her coming?

She shrugged and creaked the door open, shutting it behind her. Whatever was so urgent apparently didn’t require her immediate attention, as the Cockatiel flew out of sight.

“Okay, very funny. I’m telling your mama to let you have less treats if you keep doing this to scare the doctors,” Jay mumbled aloud. “If you’re just lonely, say so.”

Her words were met with an uncharacteristic silence. Jay frowned at that, taking a few more steps into the room. There wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, as far as she could tell. The plants looked a little worse for wear – what with the kids regularly coming in here to dance and the birds pushing their way around the shelves. The supervisor tilted her head.

“Cotorrito, what’s wrong? You wanna go to sleep, maybe? I can close the blinds if that’s the case, but…” This was starting to freak her out. The other birds didn’t seem to be here, either. The Parrot, Oriole, and Owl were nowhere in sight. Usually wherever one was, the others were, too.

Jay bit the inside of her lip, and went to close the plant room’s blinds. Sometimes her own birds made a fuss when they wanted to sleep already but couldn’t because of light or noise, so maybe this would help?

It was right when she pulled the first one closed that she felt a sudden gust of wind, and a bird hiss. Jay instinctively ducked, feeling the rush of talons above her.

“WHAT THE HELL,” she screeched, looking up to spot the Owl flying back up to the hanging ceiling lights.

Okay, so they’re bored. Jay sighed, reaching into her pocket to pull out her lanyard’s house keys and jingled them for a second. Sure enough, the Parrot swooped out and with another hiss, dove at the keychain.

“What’s with you today, little weirdos?” Jay mumbled affectionately, reaching to provide a perch for the Parrot. However, the instant she got close enough to poke its stomach with a finger, it made a loud shriek that scared her again before flying off.

Dios mio, they’re all going nuts.

Right as she thought that, she heard the flapping of wings again as the Oriole dove at her head. This time Jay was on guard, and gently put her clipboard in between the two. The Oriole landed on the top edge, its beak clacking as it tried to pull something out of her hair. When it didn’t get anything more than a strand, it backed off to join the others.

“Oye, calmate! Qué demonios, qué clase de comportamiento- Oh fuck.”

It was then that she noticed the odd hue in the bird quartet’s eyes. Jay had already memorized every detail of their plumage, their coloration, everything, so she knew what was normal – whatever the hell she was looking at was not. The birds seemed to stare at her with glowing purple eyes, clearly all affected by whatever was going on.

“Okay, that’s not funny. You four need to calm down,” Jay muttered, huffing as she narrowed her eyes.

In response, the quartet let out an angry call. Then, before she could figure out what to do next-

The Owl’s talons swiped at her clipboard, scooping it away. The Parrot and Oriole then grabbed her lanyard, house keys and pepper spray and all, managing to take it while Jay was already bewildered by losing the clipboard.

Then-

Right in the center of her forehead, there was a sudden impact with a hiss from the Cockatiel. Jay cried out as she fell unceremoniously, only barely aware of the sound of the birds backing off once more. Somewhere, her glasses clattered to the ground.

What the hell..? Oww.

She pressed a hand to the point of impact, wincing as she felt what had to be blood. There was no mistaking it. Jay groaned aloud, squinting in the dark as she tried to spot where the birds went.

Something was definitely wrong. What it was, Jay wasn’t sure of, but she knew it wasn’t good. She rested her head back down on the tiled floor, trying to regain her bearings as she felt around with a hand for her glasses.

“None of my birds ever did that,” Jay muttered, wiping the blood off her head. It didn’t show any signs of stopping, but it was a good thing she was in the hospital. She’d have to have someone take a look at it, though it would be embarrassing to admit a bunch of birds got the better of her.

She sighed, squinting again as she tried to spot where they went. Jay could barely spot the figure of the Owl and its gleaming purple eyes, as if it was watching and waiting for whatever happened next.

There was an odd sort of itching sensation in her scalp. She was starting to get a terrible headache – though she figured that must be a sign of a concussion.

Ah fuck. Paperwork on this one’s gonna suck.

Jay grimaced, but tried to wipe at her head with her coat sleeve.

It was when she pulled her arm away that she caught a glimpse of it.

That same purple hue, almost glowing in the dark, was painted all over her sleeve where her blood should be.

What the fuck is-?

Before she could think any further along that train of thought, the pain spiked in Jay’s head. She cried out, hands scrambling to find purchase on anything that was in reach. Her fingertips started to feel numb as she crammed them between the floor tiles, trying to find anything to hold onto.

There was a sickening noise – like bones breaking – and suddenly the pressure in her head lessened. The pain dulled a bit and Jay had a moment to catch her breath. It took a moment to realize that she had screamed.

She blinked and suddenly the room felt a lot brighter. Her vision was still blurry, but it was as if she could see in the dark. The bird quartet seemed to be watching her still.

…What’s… what’s happening?

Jay tried to pull herself up into a seated position, and quickly thought better of it. “N-nope. Staying on the floor a bit longer,” she mumbled aloud. She could feel the blood running down her face and cautiously pulled her phone out, trying to get her camera open.

That was when she noticed the purple spreading across her fingers as well. Jay briefly felt panic, before something else told her to stay calm.

This is normal, just breathe. It’s not over yet, the voice murmured to her.

How is any part of this normal, she wanted to ask, before managing to get the camera up and facing herself. There was movement above her eye line-

The new things on her head twitched, fanning themselves out. It looked like – wings? Wings, on her head? Bird wings.

That must’ve been what the pressure was-

“What the fuck did you four do,” Jay ground out, pushing herself up despite how much her head protested. She squinted at her phone, trying to open messages up. If she could just call Ian, or Ada, or anybody-

As if on cue, the birds made a screech before taking flight again, swooping in her direction. Jay groaned, curling over the device in her hands as she tried to keep it close.

JB: llgjjjdkgdlfg JB: ianIANIANIANIANIAN JB: PLANTROROOM IAN: what?? JB: BIRDSGONENIUST IAN: Jay, I’m really busy with everything going on so if this is an inside joke or something I’m not able to piece it together right now, I’m sorry. IAN: Actually, wait, you’re in the plant room?!

She huffed in annoyance, trying to open her camera again to take a picture of her current state – and it was right then that the Owl gained a good grasp on the phone. It swooped off towards the sink.

“Don’t you fucking dare-”

Plop. Her phone fell into the sink, the device making a final gurgled notification chime as it ceased to work.

Her feathers – no, her hair – stood on end as she seethed, pulling herself up to a standing position. “Do you know how hard it is to get a good replacement phone that isn’t a cheap piece of shit nowadays? They keep trying to sell you the new crap that takes a few months for that planned obsolescence to kick in!”

The Owl, of course, doesn’t respond, for it is an owl. It simply clacks its beak sleepily, then spreads its wings to fly towards one of the shelves again.

Okay, it’s not safe here. It’s not safe… in here, or in the rest of the hospital, if the other patients are like this too. I should get the hell out of here…

And what about the interns you’re supposed to keep an eye on?

Jay froze as she thought on it. The interns, they…

They could probably be dead by now, the voice murmured. There’s those two sword wielding men, and that baseball player… and who knows what else is out there.

They’re our fucking patients, they’re not gonna attack kids-

Then why did those four attack you?

Jay’s head felt too full again, and she shook it to try to clear her mind. They’re birds, that’s just what they do. Maybe I just… intruded on a nest? Birds are really territorial…

Hmm, the voice hummed in response.

Oh, wait. I have to warn them.

Jay started to move, but found something still stopping her. No, not quite. There was something else she had to do. Something more important.

Maybe I should… make a nest too. That way, the interns… Nobody can hurt them.

Atta girl, was all she heard before her head spiked in pain again.

Jay cried out as she pressed her hands to her temples, trying to relieve the pressure. Something cold was washing over her, something foreign- but just as it was getting to be too much, it passed. The supervisor took a moment to regain her bearings. Her back felt odd, and her head still hurt, but she seemed to be fine for the most part. Her vision was a little blurry still – though now she wasn’t even sure if it was because of the concussion or not. Jay briefly considered stopping to find her glasses, but changed her mind.

She had to warn the interns about what was happening- no, she had to make a safe refuge for them. They were already in for the long haul, Jay just needed to make sure nothing worse happened to them. A sort of anxious energy filled her as she reached to open the plant room door again, this time noticing the purple claws that sprouted from her fingertips.

…Just my luck to turn into some bird-thing, huh..?

Well, she’d use it to her advantage.

Whatever it takes, I’ll…

Jay couldn’t help but cackle as she held the door open for the other birds, letting them back into the rest of the hospital. She’d get them back for what they did later – for now, she had some supply closets to raid for nest material. Jay could faintly recall the janitor pointing out one that had spare lab coats.

I’ll keep them safe.

She made her way down the hall, ignoring the dull ache in her back. She had work to do.

I’ll keep all of the hospital’s fledglings safe…

[herosplatling-replica]

had a bad dream the other day so to cope i drew an inny plushie who then proceeded to get hunted by birds

[herosplatling-replica]

Rhythm Doctor Fic Recommendations

it's come to my attention that not a lot of people know about the RD fic scene. i'm here to change that with my list of RD Fic Recs ✨

please keep in mind that this list isn't super extended - as i write this post there are barely 42 fics in the tag 💀 there are very very skilled writers in this community, so i'm taking the opportunity to give them time in the spotlight! read below the cut for fic recommendations!

these are just a few of the fics i've read through and thoroughly enjoyed. please go give the writers some love and leave some comments on their work, especially the incomplete ones!!!

Coffee Break by @rendekobora/ReneeDekobora2042: (Rated G, Cocole centric, 2,575 words; Completed)

Cole has snuck out of the hospital again to see Nicole during work, but he plans to tell her more than just his decreased coffee intake. Or, at least he hopes he will.

Mic Check by @rendekobora/ReneeDekobora2042: (Rated G, Cocole centric, 4,042 words; Completed)

Nicole agrees to meet with Cole one night at the hospital after work. He never said why, but she isn't going to complain about spending time with him.

it is a lovely day at middlesea hospital, and you are a horrible cockatiel by Visjex: (Rated G, fluff, 504 words; Completed)

based on 3-1 sleepy garden, which is my favourite level :D i wrote this at 1am in a sleepy fervor and then never looked at it again here, have some fluff

Clipboard Notes by @emphasis-on-the-oopsie/SnowyShipsLogicality: (Rated G, Paian centric, fluff, 3,425 words; Completed)

“Ian I know I should’ve finished this write-up during my shift but I am straight up going to die from exhaustion, can you write it up please you are very sweet and handsome” A series of clipboard notes Ian and Ada wrote to each other

Ramen and Eggs by @emphasis-on-the-oopsie/SnowyShipsLogicality: (Rated G, Paian centric, domestic fluff, 544 words; Completed)

After a long shift, Ada goes home to Ian cooking dinner for her

Strings of Love by @rendekobora/ReneeDekobora: (Rated G, Cocole centric, 2,356 words; Completed)

Nicole agrees to give Hailey some guitar lessons so she can write a song, but their lesson gets interrupted by someone that she doesnt want to see her play.

Another Roast to Brew by kabii: (Rated Teen, Cocole centric, 6,944 words; Currently marked incomplete)

It's been five and a half years since her romance blossomed within the sterile walls of a hospital. Six of those months, had been spent married to the man she fell for-- Cole Brew, the love of her life. And boy was it heaven. And then she was told that she was expecting.

Art Exercise by cucumbet: (Rated G, Lucky centric, 3,237 words; Completed)

A few nights into his stay, Lucky is having a particularly rough time. He can't get himself out of his own shoulder, but you can always trust Lucia to do it for you. Just, maybe in the most Lucia-way possible.

Phantasmo Crescendo by Emo-Bunny-1317: (Rated Teen, contains elements of Miner Scales, Paian, and Cocole. RDPossessionAU. Clocking in at 8,943 words at the time of this post; Currently marked Incomplete)

It came without warning. It spread rapidly. Nobody knows why they're here. Nobody knows what they want. All Dr. Ian knows for sure is that there's no way on earth he's getting paid enough to deal with this. (Possession AU fic inspired by @possessable on tumblr. Hough.)

water from your broken iris fell towards the floor by skitterskatter: (Not Rated. Contains major character death and grief, Cocole centric. 1,632 words; Complete)

better known by its codename 'Crab'. if you read this in 2021 hiiiii i recently found the doc for it:3 and also this was, in fact, written in 2021 so if you have any problems with the writing it's not my problem anymore the result of asking myself "ok but what if cole died?" that is all you need to know

Rhythm Doctor Possession AU Snippets by @possessable: (Rated G, what it says on the tin. 521 words at the time of this post; Marked Incomplete)

i do not know how to use this site or what i'm doing, Possession AU Be Upon Ye. i don't know if i should explain here what's going on but basically , as the name suggests, it's "What If everyone in The Hospital Got Possessed (Except For Ian, Inexplicably)" also everyone has different types of possession/is affected differently but i think that would take too long to detail in an ao3 summary. i post about this more on my tumblr (possessable) (mostly shitpost doodles) under the tag ''rdpossessionau'' if you want more context

ඞ a better name than that (rdau) by Gh0stless: (Rated T, Paian centric, Among Us AU. 5,316 words at the time of this post; Marked Incomplete)

(OLDDDDD and VERY unfinished!!!) Im working on the title bare with me. This is an among us au for Rythm Doctor idc if its cannon to among us or not im just being silly goofy and like these characters in space. I KNOW I SAID ILL WRITE A PART TWO OF MY LTAA AU BUT AMONG USSSS AUGH anyways this was just a fun little au based on a joke me and a friend have lmao

additionally, here are some of the written works I've made for rhythm doctor.

A Little TLC (Tumblr mirror) by angelictactics: (Rated T, Doctor Trio-centric, can be read as polyrhythmcule. Slice of life, fluff. 4,524 words; Completed)

Ada and Ian have been overworking themselves again. The Intern decides to help out.

Palpitations (Tumblr mirror) by angelictactics: (Rated T, polyrhythmcule centric, Coworkers to lovers. 6,915 words; Completed)

If a god truly exists, he hates Ada Paige specifically. (Ada has a dream, The Intern learns about themself, and Ian is just trying to survive.)

Artificial Arrhythmia (Tumblr mirror to come) by angelictactics: (Rated T, Intern centric, hurt/comfort, near death experience, polyrhythmcule elements. 8,960 words; Completed)

Something's wrong with the Intern.

Winterizing (Tumblr mirror) by angelictactics: (Rated T, Slice of life, domestic fluff, Intern centric, polyrhythmcule and cocole elements. 5,038 words; Completed)

(verb) to make ready for winter or winter use The Intern goes to buy donuts. Their partners sleep in.