#cuts and scrapes

[hookaroo]

Laden of the Torn (7 of 25)

AO3 link Catch up on tumblr: One Two Three Four Five Six Tagging @priscilla9993 @cocohook38 <3 Chapter 7 notes: Short update this time but I will try to post a more substantial chapter 8 within the next day or two. As mentioned in the beginning notes, this location is loosely based on a real-world place in Madagascar called Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. There will be certain artistic liberties taken; just keep in mind that it isn't supposed to be the exact location in our world, just something like it :)

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The wagon rolled to a stop in the shadow of the jagged rock face they had been approaching for two days now, and what had been fairly obvious before was now a near-certainty. Blackbeard dropped to the packed earth and stretched lazily.

“All ashore, Hook. Your first-class voyage ends now. Afraid it’s going to require a bit of effort from here on out.” With a nasty grin, he inclined his head toward the intimidating rock formations. “Now shift yourself; give me one hand with these horses.”

Killian grudgingly moved toward the back of the wagon, preferring to disembark under his own power and not give Blackbeard an excuse for physical abuse. “What makes you think I’m in any fit state to be scaling mountains, mate?”

“Mountains?” Blackbeard repeated with an incredulous guffaw. “Good lord. Dramatic little whinger, aren’t you?”

Killian dangled his feet over the edge, carefully lowering the ball and chain to hang from his burning ankle, and waited for the world to stop spinning. Impatiently, Blackbeard added,

“It’s been nearly a whole day since you last attempted to splatter your entrails all over my wagon. You’re nowhere near death’s door.”

He grabbed Killian’s wrist and pulled him roughly to his feet, continuing, 

“That’s hardly Olympus looming before us, old man. And there will be no ‘scaling’ involved, I can promise you that.”

As he headed toward the front of the wagon, he called one final comment over his shoulder.

“Rumor has it those rock formations are rather perilous, though. So I recommend proceeding with caution.”

***

‘Perilous’ was a marked understatement. Killian reluctantly followed his captor into a narrow canyon between towering spires, and immediately, they were surrounded by nothing but razor-sharp stone as far as the eye could see. Barely any flat surface existed anywhere, including the rugged path before their feet, which was frequently littered with loose gravel or miniature peaks ready to slice their toes off if they weren’t careful. And appearances were no mere deception, either: not long into their trek, Killian unthinkingly used a waist-high projection for balance when his foot slid on unstable pebbles, and he came away with a smarting graze on his palm and wrist. 

He could not fathom what would motivate Blackbeard to drag them both into such a hazardous wasteland. Riches of some kind, no doubt, though the man was not known to be so industrious in his schemes. He would gladly make others do the work for him--perhaps he intended for Killian to pack-mule whatever treasure they were seeking out of this place--but putting himself in danger of injury had to be a rarity. It must be one valuable prize indeed.

Killian’s only interest in wealth these days had to do with its ability to pay magic-experts for their assistance. And there were plenty of safer ways to earn some coin for that purpose. But even though Blackbeard marched on ahead, allowing Killian to follow at his own pace, the scrape of the heavy weight attached to Killian’s ankle provided ample opportunity for monitoring. He would know fairly quickly if his captive were to stop or turn around, and his array of armaments would hardly even be necessary to halt an escape attempt. Until Killian could rid himself of the accessory, he had no hope of outrunning Blackbeard. And so he followed, carefully picking his way past the needlelike towers, deeper into the mysterious landscape.

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Transcript:

Girl help!

I got my dick and balls stuck in V1's hinges!

I shouldn't have fucked the machine! AHG-

Audio source

[valtsv]

i want to talk about my VAL design's halo actually because yes it is primarily a symbolic object but i also hc her as being some form of psychotic and as a fellow psychosis haver i have passionate feelings about the idea that just because something isn't "real" doesn't mean that you don't experience it. it's real to her and that's why it's always present in every drawing i make of her.

[willoftrees]

the cut near my inner knee took the longest to stop bleeding, and it looks /much/ better now than compared to earlier. just now noticed the bruising on it.

i am a little heartbroken that stella has chosen this path. seen some real friendly roos out there but i guess she chose violence.

i am sorry but if you attack me, ima love you a lot less. esp if it's fucking unprovoked.

that bitch is dinner once we rly got our rotissary over open flame down. gonna practice on some storebought chicken before we do stella. she's special so i wanna get it right.

my rooster is becoming a real dickhead so her days are numbered.

today she attacked me as i was letting her and the girls out of their run to free range, and she cut up my leg pretty good. she's been getting bolder and bolder lately, has been eating daisy's eggs, and bullying daisy to the point of it messing with her plumage.

stella, i loved you girl but you sealed your own fate and you gotta go some day soon.

she will be tasty tho. 🙏

[roscoe-me-and-this-fuckin-kid]

the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it. the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me but you know i wouldnt let it.

[enden-k]

taru, somewhere in the waters for who knows how long after he broke out from underwater jail, possibly reliving abyss trauma or smth, while fontaine is about to be flooded :

"yea hell be fine"

my bbg falling and scraping the entirety of his ass in a tournament :

[tricoufamily]

added tattoos and some skin details :)

[justm3h]

♦️Cold Resistance

[detentiontrack]

Do you guys ever think about how violated and detached from her body Anne feels after dying and receiving a new copy of her body. It looks the same, but certain things are different enough to the point where she feels like she’ll never be the same again.

[spiderzlover]

SMALL CUT i love them so much😭😭😭

[pink-flame]

You're my neck of the, neck of the woods Leave you, babe, I never could Ginger and gestures of goodwill go forth, let go Of sorrow and sadness and spite I'm somebody taller tonight

Neck of the Woods - Maisie Peters

[lietwice]

¹³⁾ using as gentle a touch as possible to clean them off and feeling your heart break each time they still suppress a pained whimper ((okay, but Julian cleaning up Essan when he's finally given up on any chance of maintaining proper patient-doctor boundaries with the poor kid)) ~@jsbashirmd

HIS SCALES FEEL WRONG. They've felt wrong for a long time, now. Since the Bad Day, when everything fell apart and he got hurt the first time, and he's only collected more injuries since then, which have gotten progressively dirtier and more painful as time has gone on. They're better now than he remembers, but this is the first bath he's been awake and cooperative for. He does want his scales properly clean, with all the dirt and dust and blood scraped away. It's just that it's terrifying to let someone do it, and it hurts.

THEY STARTED WITH HIS HAND. Just his hand, nothing else unless he says it's okay. Dr. Garak has been careful and very gentle, even when Essan flinches and when he has to try really hard not to make any pained noises. His hand does feel better now that it's clean. It helps that he already knew what Dr. Garak's touch feels like. His hands are soft and warm, and his touches don't feel rough or rushed. That feeling always seems to stay the same, even if he's touching somewhere that hurts. Essan was initially hesitant to agree even to letting him clean his hand, but now that he's done it... now that he's seen how gentle he can be... he thinks it might be okay if Dr. Garak cleans up the rest of his body. Essan looks up at his face to double check that Dr. Garak isn't cross with him for his flinching or his hesitance, and then, when he's convinced himself, he slowly offers the rest of his arm.

[wildsaltair]

who took care of Maximus after he was wounded after gladiator battles??? who tenderly washed his wounds and tended his bruises and kissed each one with the gentleness of a loved one??? who stood close enough to feel his heartbeat and his pulse and his breath??? who held his face in their hands and caressed him and embraced him and told him they loved him??? who did it if I couldn’t do it???

[trianglesimpfordpines]

i've been up all night, let's stay awake push it further, you know i'll never break

[spitblaze]

If you guys could talk about the existence of generative software and nerual nets without suggesting artists nuke their portfolios off of the Internet for their own safety (the datasets have Already Been Scraped btw so that won't even help) that would be very nice. Thanks

[buwheal]

Anon that was probably saying sorry, I said sorry because I find what clown roll was saying judgy, it's not easy being broke and not being able to afford food, the last thing a poor person needs is a lecture on how unhealthy their lifestyle is. Like of course it's not healthy, you think someone would CHOOSE to live like that? To eat nothing but trash? Pretty sure if spamton could be eating something not out of the trash he WOULD, he doesn't need someone rubbing how awful his life is in his face when he doesn't really have a way to make it better, like "oh yeah just get some food not in the trash" for free??? Or if you're expecting him to pay, with what money??? I swear financially well off people seem to just forget you need money to do almost anything because of how much they have. If clowny roll really cared so much they should give him some damn money to buy something, granted maybe they can't because of askbox rules, but still.

THAAANKK YOU DUDE arrghhhhh,, frustrates me a little because theres some people in this box talking to him like he has a choice!!! HE DOESNT!!! I already did a WHOLE nasty thing with a whole bunch of the asks rubbing that shit in his face as if it were an apology,, reminding CONSTANTLY with stuff like "I had trouble finding sucess once!" sorry but that doesnt help guys... This isnt some one time thing where hes down in the dumps cause he got fired or smth HES HOMELESS... thankfully ive stopped getting those, but now its THESE ones about how unhealthy his lifestyle is............... like yeah......... hes not fucking stupid he knows....... they talk to him like hes a child waaghhh /lh Like, heres some examples, sorry to these anons, but if i had chosen your ask you'd get yelled at by Spamton AND the audience anyways,, so heres some that i think maybe... they forgot he cant really do a whole lot....

...do you see the irony in this one......

guuuyyyysss do you see the freaking issue here???? "EAT HEALTHER!"

huh.

what.....

WITH WHAT FOOD????? WITH WHAT OPTIONS???? sorry lmfaoo... but like. "doesn't mean you shouldnt try to do better!" WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOUSAYING RIGHT NOW... HES NOT CHOOSING TO????? HES ALWAYS "TRYING TO DO BETTER"... DID YOU GUYS MISS THE POST POINTING OUT THAT HE EVEN HAS TROUBLE FINDING SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT /REGULARLY/??? pleeaaseeee dude save me pleese wauughh

But. Dont go after anyone,, esp Clowny Roll!!!!! I think a lot of them dont ....really think about it. I also have a tinge of a feeling that Clowny Roll has a bit of bait intention with theirs!! nothing wrong with that!