#familiar caretaker

[clickerflight]

and then because i’m a softie at my core. pls some caretaking for poor gun wizard…./

AHHHHH He's not free yet, but his chimerat familiar (kudos to my friend @dragonfangart on Cara or tumblr for the design) managed to sneak in. While the familiar can't free him, he can provide some comfort and did manage to sneak in a rag soaked in healing potions.

Send asks to continue Torrin's interrogation! Osian still needs that information about guard patterns after all.

If you want to be on the tag list or have a name idea for the chimerat familiar, let me know either in the comments or reblogs or smoke signals or whatever.

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[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 102

 Bruce pinched the bridge of his nose, taking a deep breath. In for ten seconds, out for eight. Alright. Okay. “Let me get this straight,” he didn’t motion to the three teens- or not teens even if two apparently looked like they were- but it was a close thing. “You-” 

 Phantom perked up, white hair flickering with what he was pretty sure were stars as they turned away from the window looking out into space. “-are two years old.” The fae-esque being who looked more like a fourteen year old gave a half-distracted nod. Which, for a toddler, they were paying attention pretty well. 

 “You-” Klarion looked up from where he was fiddling with the cuffs that had been on him, cat sprawled on his shoulder now that it was out of the carrier. “-are six?” Another distracted nod, the apparently-child seemingly enamored with the sounds the cuffs made when they clinked together. 

  “And you-” He turned towards Marvel, who shrank back before seemingly steeling themself. “-are in fact ten.” The… well they had thought demigod but apparently all three were some sort of realms-being, which had apparently made Constantine pale and start cursing before stomping out of the Watchtower. Another nod and shaky thumbs up. 

 Alright. Okay. They had in fact let a ten-year old join the league, which wouldn’t have been so bad if they had known. Especially the fact that apparently Marvel was only half-human, which suddenly explained so much about how he didn’t know so many things about a human life. Which-

 “You,” he turned towards Phantom again to make sure he was listening before returning his attention to Marvel. “And you have both lived at least a year in the human realm with human companions, but your-” He turned his gaze towards the ravenette in the center. The six year old apparently. “-experience with the human realm is literally just with the Light.” 

 Yet another distracted nod. Okay. Bruce was tempted to scream in a room for the entire situation that had cropped up from the single action of taking Klarion’s familiar and then the boy himself into custody. Then again, it was honestly a much better thing they had apparently caught this. 

 “Alright,” he sighed, suddenly feeling incredibly exhausted. “To make sure I have all of this correct-” Because it was already a shitshow and the amount of shouting had absolutely spooked the child. To the point he’d- according to Marvel- made what was apparently some sort of very distressed noise that had made both him and Phantom running. Or rather flying and portaling. 

 “-in the realms, people there make friends through fighting,” Bruce pauses to make sure he got that part correct. The origin of this entire misunderstanding with the chaos-lord. Lordling? 

 All three nodded, Klarion losing interest in the cuffs and starting to pet his cat. Familiar. Everyone had referred to it as a familiar and Marvel had appeared utterly horrified that they had taken said familiar away. Somehow he was the one the trio were currently trusting and weren’t doing the same towards any of the other league members. 

 “And you have been trying to make friends with the Jr team, which they have been taking as an attack due to this miscommunication.” Honestly they should have gotten more information, though he couldn’t exactly blame any of the teens, what with everything they were currently dealing with. 

 “... is there any sort of guardian or something you might have, that can be contacted? Or anyone that could help prevent a situation like this from happening again?” All three avoided his eyes, suddenly finding things like the table and walls very interesting. 

 Oh. Hm. This could be a problem.

[whumpprentice]

you know what trope drives me absolutely feral? Repetition. Just :

"Hey, hey, it's okay"

"Shh, you're safe, you're safe, it's alright "

"Look at me. Hey, look at me"

"Stay with me. Come on, just stay with me"

"It's over. It's over now."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"

"I'm here. I'm right here"

[themastergifs]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHELLE GOMEZ (November 23, 1966)

[sleepy-grav3]

The Most Chaotic Animal to Exist: Ferrets

So, you've seen that one post about how Danny becomes the Ancient of The Void, and it's a ferret? And the reblog of him becoming friends with Space, and it's another ferret?

What if... What if there were other powerful ideas or things or whatever that were also ferrets?

Like, you know how Clockwork is the Master of Time?

What if Time was a ferret? Or MULTIPLE ferrets??? Past, Present, and Future anyone??? Or maybe one for each dimension? Or one that has the ability to duplicate???? Or maybe each thing that represents time is given a ferret: one for a clock, another for a calendar, a sun dial, stopwatches, timers-

Dreams. Each dream is a ferret. Nocturn just loves his ferrets. Or maybe it's sleep in general that's a ferret and dreams are just food for it. AND THAT'S WHY NOBODY REMEMBERS ALL THEIR DREAMS. Scientists say that people have like- 4 dreams on average in 8 hours (might've butchered that, it's been a while since I heard that bit. but it's multiple dreams nonetheless... Fever dreams are starting to make a lot of sense now...)

You know what else would be an Ancient? Luck. Like- Lady Luck. It would be funny if she was just the guardian of a bunch of gold ducks, but it would also be pretty cute if the embodiment of Luck is a ferret.

What else could be an Ancient? Idk.

But I'm thinking that this would follow the headcanon about Ancients being a Concept given existence. The Living thought them up and believed enough, but the concept or base element of it all was always there.

Then when you think about DC with deities, it all makes sense. They need belief for power and they can interact with the living realm because their believes thought they could.

On the other hand, Ancients are old concepts that been there basically forever since time in different dimensions isn't linear. They gain power just from the belief that what they're based on exists, meaning, their power is based on their assigned ferret.

City Spirits- Lady Gotham. Curses! MAGIC!!!

What if magic was a ferret too???

What if each curse residing in Gotham became ferret coded???

What if Danny becomes a shepherd but for ferrets?!

And do you know what people who can herd ferrets are called?

Business.

He's a literal business. Oh my god-

Is this a way he can survive in Gotham?!

[fr-familiar-bracket]

[sysig]

I think I finally figured out why I like him so much

[impossible-rat-babies]

miriam lavellan the woman that u are

[uncreativebean]

I love Asra so much but choosing his route first was my downfall immediately

[maybe-boys-do-love]

Currently watching episode 7 of Last Twilight,* and I’m generally enjoying it. Aof is doing his usual fairytale thing—this time featuring an actual fairytale, too. But no offense to the Jimmy Sea fans out there—Sea’s def delivering in his blind performance, and Jimmy’s got the toughness down—but watching Day scream into his pillow made me realize how tailor-made these roles seem for Gemini (those Tinn affectations) and Fourth (the burdened angst of Li Ming), and the more obvious elements of queerness they bring. As someone who watches more for more legibile queer performances rather than hot bros kissing, Jimmy and Sea, as nice and open as they seem, just don’t deliver for me.

*the nerdy side of me is interested in how the ableist ending aligns with Aof’s broader thematic interest across his work in medical intervention relating to HIV and also his ideas about queer visibility

[motsimages]

A friend of mine gave me an article she wrote about her illness and it mentioned the caretakers around her. She mentioned her husband's coworkers who will cover for him when he goes to the hospital with her. And that's not what comes to mind when one thinks of "caretaker (of a disabled person)".

It made me think of the time I was being too much of a caretaker for everyone around me and decided that I had to take care of myself too. So I looked up "how to care for a caretaker" and it was disappointing. Most of the things I found were like "remember to do something you enjoy, try to find someone to cover for you for an hour or so so you can rest" and it's like... So somebody who is 24h caring for a family member should also be responsible for finding someone to give her some rest or to make time for her own enjoyment. Right. Sure. Nobody will take care of her and she has to take care of herself and someone else. Noted.

I also thought of that theory of sharing worries. It was something like "when someone has cancer, the worries around it have to go outwards: the patient will tell their partner, the partner will tell a friend, the friend will tell someone outside of this circle, etc." This way, the people more affected by the situation are not charged with the extra load of having to emotionally manage the worries of someone who is not going through it. The cancer patient doesn't have to console their friend about how they feel when seeing them in the hospital on top of dealing with the chemo effects, for instance. The friend will share those feelings outside of the patient's life while being available for the patient to complain about the hospitalisation.

In situations when the government fails to provide support for the sick person and their caretaker, it's up to them and the money they might or might not have to find a solution. People like to help but depending on the demands of the situation, it may be outside of what most people can do or are willing to do for love. If, for whatever the reason, the family lives isolated or far from other people, who cares for the caretaker? When do they get a break?

And sometimes, giving someone a break in these circumstances looks a lot like the co-workers covering your shift, the neighbours stopping by to see if you need groceries, or any other seemingly small task that will already reduce the things to do for the caretaker.

Notice how the worries go outwards but the help goes inwards. I let you know I'm tired because I spent the night up caring for my child, you or another acquaintance bring me a Tupperware with food so I don't have to cook today.

It is difficult sometimes to know how to care for a caretaker, particularly if they are caring for an elderly relative, a child or a disabled person with high needs. Where do you start? Well, just lending your ear to listen to their worries and complains, helping out with small everyday tasks related groceries, cooking or cleaning, covering the first hour in the mornings at work so they can sleep a bit longer...

It feels like the only useful help in some cases is actually giving free time from the caretaking by doing it ourselves. And that is certainly a huge help. You are a caretaker by directly taking care. But releasing from other duties, not creating extra layers of work already gives some rest. If the only hour I don't have to be checking on the person I care for I have to spend cooking for the day, there is no rest for me. However, if food had magically appeared, I can just lay down and rest, read a book or watch tv.

My friend's comment made me realise that there are many ways of caretaking and that it is actually a chain. When it breaks, then there is only one caretaker isolated from the world, responsible for her own well being. When it works, there are several caretakers and it is less lonely for both the person who needs care and for their direct caretaker. It takes a village.

[cuntstable]

lucy sbr makes me so sad im trying to like turn her around more in my mind…..

[dearmahiru-archive]

on anon since im not public about this but i say you mention a system oc when i opened tumblr and "!!!" bc i'm! a system as well

aaa sorry for how long it took me to respond!! i saw this ask immediately and was like "aw, this is so lovely. let me think of how i should reply" (paces across room for an hour, muttering to myself, growing increasingly lost in my daydreams) "hm. i feel as though i have forgotten something."

i feel like "neat!" isn't the proper response here but it's my current gut instinct. that's super cool and i'm happy it made you go "!!!"

ohh but i should probably mention that i'm not a system myself. i've had lunar for six years now—seven years in a few days!— and writing to her be apart of a system was simply a natural progression of her character. she's changed almost as much as i have over the years!

when it comes to non-systems creating ocs, from the research i've done, the general attitude seems to be "understand how DID works, pay careful attention to how you represent us, and don't tell our stories for us," but understandably some people are uncomfortable with it so i wanted to be upfront about it. i'm careful not to fall into harmful tropes for any type of character but i'm very passionate about getting lunar right. there's a few things i don't quite understand (mostly things like how to phrase certain stuff correctly) but i'm making an active attempt to learn.

[b0amagination]

hi op!! i'm doing well, this is a lovely instruction! however, i'm mildly concerned that the shooter has followed my blorbo back home and this was their plan all along? blorbo was bandaged and put to bed and now there's a knife to their caretaker's throat? please advise???

hey. you're doing great :) I think that blorbo of yours should be shot in an alleyway with no one around, terrified and alone, and forced to struggle back to their home base trailing blood along the concrete behind them, and collapse in a shocked caretaker's arms, though. that's just my opinion. keep thrivin :)

[sunfaggot]

Oscar has two sides when he's drunk. The obvious one is being angry and violent, smashing things at his nephew, screaming at him until he's lost his voice and passes out. The other one is being depressed; crying to his nephew about his troubles, relying on him to be comforted, expecting gentleness and then yelling at him when he isn't, and then crying again.

[fr-familiar-bracket]