#guys sorting out having a chronic disability

[liketolaugh-writes]

So when I was in middle school, I dislocated a rib by looking up while wearing heavy binoculars. I’m unclear on how this works.

Anyway, my mom took me to a chiropractor. (Having an extensive history of chronic pelvic pain, she had a deep distrust of traditional doctors.) He talked to me for a while, explained what he was doing, and popped my rib back in. Didn’t take an x-ray or anything, and he did the same for my mom’s shoulder a few years later.

None of which is to say that this wasn’t dangerous.

Repeat: he didn’t take an x-ray. He just sort of felt around to try and see where the bone was.

He also told us, pretty explicitly, that the ER does not relocate bones. I believed this for years. He said that the ER gives you pain medication and sends you home, and… doesn’t put it back. But he does! He’ll fix it for real.

Which I know now is peak homeopathic bullshit. They want you to believe that traditional medicine is designed to make money, and that’s why there’s no cure for anything. When the truth is: there are many things without a cure because the field of modern medicine is like, a hundred and fifty years old. 75 years ago, we thought you could just cut off pieces of the brain and people would be fine. You could even cut the mental illness out!

Guys, the field of medicine is not out to get you. The insurance industry is, and certain doctors don’t care about you, but the field as a whole is not some grand conspiracy to make you sick so they can take your money. Disabled people actually exist without conspiracies. Lack of access to healthcare is actually, y’know, one of the leading causes of death in the world. Modern medicine is not your enemy.

(By the way, in 1900, 30% of children would die before the age of five. In 2020, it was 0.7%.)

Anyway. When a cure is known to work, doctors DO want to give it to you. And if you dislocate your shoulder, the ER will put it back.

And believing that a chiropractor would do more for my headaches than a doctor kept me from going to the doctor for my daily migraines for several years. Once I did, I started a medication regimen that cut my headaches down from every day to once a week, something the chiropractor never managed, no matter how much he talked about neck strain.

The chiropractor is, in fact, the one trying to take your money.

Periodic reminder that you should never trust a chiropractor with your body under any circumstances

[mars-ipan]

was super overwhelmed earlier trying to schedule out my meds bc i have 6 new prescriptions plus my standard home meds i’m trying to keep track of. took a nap which helped and i’m less freaked out now but i am for sure still waugh frazzled

[hellyeahsickaf]

Low Spoons and Hygiene

Sometimes being disabled means struggling with hygiene and that can be embarrassing, even though it's not your fault or a reflection of you as a person. Nobody wants to be stinky or feel dirty, especially when a lot of illnesses and disabilities can entail symptoms like excessive sweating that can make the issue of struggling with hygiene a million times worse.

But smelling bad is the least of your worries, as poor hygiene can lead to things like skin infections. Bacteria and fungi like hanging around in stagnant, often damp areas that collect sweat. And most people have folds- even if just a little, which can be the ideal habitat for dangerous microorganisms. Not changing your underwear/bra or washing your body for an extended period can lead to things like jock itch, intertrigo, yeast infections, athlete's foot, UTIs (anyone can get one and they can spread to the kidneys within days or even hours- and you need those little guys!), all sorts of complications. The existence of foul or sometimes even a slightly "sweet" odor on your body or even in your urine tends to indicate the existence of bacteria (it's why armpits stink) or fungi like candida. Dental hygiene is equally important- an infected tooth or excessive cavities can be bad news. If you experience these things or struggle to regularly care for your body, it's not something to be ashamed of. All of those complications can and do happen to people who do everything right.

Note that issues like UTIs or dental infections don't tend to just go away on their own and need to be treated as urgently as possible.

However, I'll share some things that may prevent or remedy issues like infections and odor that's gotten out of hand and hopefully some may find this list helpful in some way. Any products I've listed may be found at other retailers or at different prices, they're just examples. Feel free to add on to it.

The bare minimum is always better than nothing. Brushing with just a dry toothbrush, using disposable body wipes or a washcloth/sponge instead of a shower, dry shampoo (the sprays are actually pretty bad for you, I'd stay away from those if possible), leave in conditioner, also whole body deodorant is a thing. If the most you can do is change your clothes- hell even just change your bra and/or underwear, it can be the one thing between you and an awful infection.

If infections are a concern, like if say you suffer from chronic UTIs or yeast infections it's advisable to wear breathable cotton underwear.

If you can't get up to brush your teeth or struggle to do so, it may be helpful to purchase disposable toothbrushes. These ones have floss picks attached.

Flossing is just as, if not more important than brushing. If you only have the energy to floss on some days, do that. If you need to keep floss picks and a place to dispose of them near your bed, then that's fine (just don't let it pile on without disposing of it and create a biohazard). it can help remove food particles that help create a breeding ground for bacteria. Also gently moving in and out between your teeth with slight movement if needed is ideal, don't roughly saw across your gums, ouch.

If you struggle with wiping say due to mobility issues, there are products for this. Wiping back to front as an alternative risks yeast infections and UTIs. It's a very common cause of these diseases due to bacteria like e-coli. We do not want that.

Crashing and can't wash your sheets? Out of shirts with no energy to do the laundry today? Antimicrobial fabric spray may help with the odor and bacteria that accumulates on fabric as a temporary fix until you can properly wash it. Try not to wear clothing or interact with fabrics like blankets and couches that are still wet from the spray, as that can irritate the skin.

Try to avoid "feminine wash" products if possible, you don't need the fancy Summer's Eve premium strawberry hibiscus blush scented whatever, it can fuck up your PH and kill good bacteria despite claims to do otherwise. Same with PH wipes. It's recommended not to use soap on your genitalia, especially scented and especially if you have a vagina. If you must use some sort of soap, dermatologists typically recommend the most basic, unscented wash. And do not put it in your body by any means.

Rinse free shower sponges have been a life saver for me, especially the ones that also work as shampoo (it's probably not color safe tho). You just add water, lather, and make sure you dry off well. If it helps you determine how much to buy, I normally find myself using maybe 3-5 sponges each time.

OTC jock itch cream can work for some fungal infections on the body not limited to jock itch but if you see no difference or worsening within a few days of using it, consult a dermatologist as you may need something different or stronger.

Unscented pads and tampons are best and should be changed every 4 hours or so ideally. Never leave a tampon in for over 8 hours. Despite common fears, 9 hours won't give you toxic shock syndrome, that normally takes a few days and is quite rare with tampons but that doesn't mean that 13 hours or something is good or safe. I've just heard some say that sex ed scared them away from tampons after being told stories of TSS. I hear that menstrual cups are also a great alternative that many don't consider.

Monistat and similar yeast infection products often come with different options like 3 day treatment, 5 day treatment, 7 day. I know you want to feel better ASAP, but just take into account that 3 day will be highly concentrated and can cause more burning than the 7 day. Longer treatment may also be more effective in some cases. Penile yeast infections exist as well. Just be aware that some products are more potent than others regardless of birth sex. Antifungals in general may cause itching and/or burning, which some are more sensitive to than others or may even find triggering in cases where it must be applied to the genitalia.

Hydrocortisone cream is your best friend if you're experiencing itchiness due to things like skin infections, contact dermatitis, yeast infections, etc. But please don't use it to mask the symptoms of an infection without treating it.

How frequently you need to wash your hair varies by hair type. This can vary between every 2 days for some and every 1-2 weeks for coily and textured hair. Make sure you look into what is ideal for your hair type. And again on days where you cannot wash, disposable sponges and dry shampoo can be a life saver.

If something is discolored, odorous, itchy, inflamed, bumpy, producing moisture, warm to the touch, oozy, weepy, splotchy, sticky, burning/painful, it may likely be an infection or in some cases an allergic reaction. Familiarize yourself with what different skin infections and diseases may look like on your skin tone. Ringworm and other fungal infections for instance may appear red or pink on fair or lighter brown skin, but on darker skin may appear gray or darker brown.

Fungal infections are also super fucking contagious. To other parts of your body, other people, even to pets. Wash your hands well with antibacterial soap, especially before and after applying any topical treatment or touching the area in any way. After a shower, PAT the infected area dry and do not reuse that towel or use on other parts of the body.

Invest in a shower chair if you feel it may help you, it's one of the best things I've ever bought. I didn't want to get one at first because it felt like I was "giving in" to my disability more and more but that's the internalized ableism talking. Get the shower chair.

A bar to help you stand from the toilet/tub/shower chair may also be helpful.

Again, feel free to add to the list if you want!

[cas-backwards-tie]

I'm new to you page and wa wondering if you had discontinued the pack plan series as its brilliant:))

Ahhh, well, welcome! 💖🥰🫂 We’re so glad to have you here! I want to thank you for reaching out and asking 💕 I always appreciate asks! Even when they’re not related to my fics.

TOPP is definitely still in the works! And because you asked so nicely and cared to inquire, I feel like I owe it to all of you all to post a snippet of the next chapter! 🙌🏻 Because I definitely realize and know how long you guys have been waiting! I’ll post the snippet and then I also can give you an update about the fic/where I’m at, at the bottom.

Snippet of Ch.2:

"Why wouldn't you just tell us?!" Soap grits out, his voice taking on a dark tone as he turns his once sky blue, now stormy, eyes on you. "Do you realize what position you've gone and put us in?"

“Yeah, and what position’s that?” You engage, turning to square off against Johnny, the both of you only a foot apart since you’d been standing next to each other in line.

You’re met with a low warning growl, the motion of his hand balling up into a fist at his side not being missed by your peripheral vision. Despite your defiance not being unusual within the team, your designation now, is known, and an Omega standing up to an Alpha? Not taken kindly upon. Nor is it taken lightly. Regardless, they’re not your Alphas, and that means they have no claim over what you do or say. And while there’s always the risk of an Alpha disciplining an unruly, unclaimed Omega, you’re willing to take it.

"It's your fault, really," Ghost eggs on, making everyone whip their heads in his direction.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[If you don’t know what this is in reference too, here’s the masterlist for the series in question!]

So the reason why I haven’t posted the chapter yet is for a few reasons 💕 One, from a writing standpoint this one is quite longer, and I want it to be amazing for you guys! When I was writing the first chapter I had a friend to help me with the dialogue (which is why I feel I really struggle) and rn I don’t, so I think I’ve been nervous about that a bit.

But also, because in my real life there’s been a lot of major changes recently. In September I found out that I have CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) which, is basically like mold sickness but, like, permanent. So I’ve been trying to find somewhere safe to move/detox from the mold w meds bc my body can’t on its own, and I’m actually just finally moving into my new apartment on Sunday! 💖🙌🏻 so that’s cool.

Besides that, I also got diagnosed with, like, idk, I guess it’s a disability, technically, and the fact that I’ve been struggling my whole life with it but never knew has been… kind of mind blowing tbh? Like I haven’t told anyone except one person about it—not even my best friends yet—bc it’s been a lot to work through since… I guess I’ve technically had this my whole life but only now know at 25? 😅🤯

So it’s been a lot of working on my health both physically, mentally, and with moving, my family, Christmas coming up, and trying to find a job/support myself even day-to-day, it’s been kind of taxing tbh balancing everything. And that’s not even mentioning the little social life I do have 😅😭🙈 So while I know it’s frustrating waiting, and I’m sorry that it’s taken so long, I do want to be open and tell you guys what’s going on behind the scenes 💕 Granted, I know not everyone necessarily cares, and that’s okay! If you did read all this, though, I appreciate you and hope you have an amazing day!

Your ask, though, Nonnie definitely is inspiring me to sit down and really finish the next two chapters bc I have both laid out- one nearly finished, the other will be shorter (I think?) because of the plot point it’s mostly about 💕 I will say though, too, it does make me a bit anxious not having had a whole plan for this fic unlike the others which I’ve sort of started writing with a whole plot in mind 😂🙈💖 so I just hope you guys will continue to love it ask much as you’ve loved the first chapter! I genuinely have never received as much love on a work than that one chapter, alone! So I am truly grateful 💖

[thecutestgrotto]

Happy June Besties:

I usually wait for the first of the month to reset the queue post and make the monthly update (do you guys actually like the monthly updates?) but we’re doing this a little bit early and I’ll get into that in a second

This past month has been pretty pleasant! I really appreciate everyone following the rules for the most part and being kind in my inbox 💗 it makes a big difference for me and I genuinely appreciate it.

All lists are updated, there are still a few that aren’t alphabetized just because of the sheer size of them. I promise I’ll find time to get that together eventually probably maybe don’t hold your breath I’ve been putting it off this long

Also, happy pride month!!

The unnecessary stuff you don’t need to read:

Not to give my entire life story but it’s relevant information: If you’ve been following me for a long time then you know I originally made this blog while recovering from emergency reconstructive surgery in my knee, it was a very traumatic, honestly gruesome injury that happened spontaneously due in part to my physical disability and even 18 months later I’m still rehabbing slowly but steadily for the most part- until the last few weeks. Long story not short, I’ve been having complications where I might have a soft tissue injury in that knee and I’ve just been in a lot of pain. It’s halted my physical therapy and a lot of my daily life, I still am working through the PTSD surrounding the situation and any kind of increased pain or unfamiliar feeling really just sends me spiraling. I could go on an entire rant about the utter incompetence of some medical professionals but we don’t need to break into that because i’ll never shut up and we’ll be here forever lmao

I have some things coming up that will hopefully give me some answers, and I might be having a permanent nerve ablation because my chronic pain is resistant to medication, which is so on brand for me 💀 anyway, just expect less creative activity from me in the coming weeks. Requests will still be open, and I might do some things that are on the simpler side.

I know I don’t owe anyone an explanation for why I might not be active but getting some of this out is helpful. And it’s my blog so I don’t need to explain myself on that either I suppose? This is a little awkward now… I’m just not gonna explain anything ever again.

Now that’s sorted, let’s have a happy, kind month! 💗

[purple-striped-shirt]

Alrighty! aa im so happy that you're happy, the sailor moon gif made my day ufdhfeuirogeh

Anyways... *cracks neck*

What movies does she like? genres, tropes, ect? (feel free to name movies and to make movies up). what about music taste? (same). can she sing? does she like singing?

What was her experience in school like? did she slip under the radar, become a target, was she popular? does she regret anything or resent anyone?

Did she grow up in england with the boys or did she move there? where from? when? how long has she known them, how did she meet them, what were everyone's first impressions and how have their friendships developed?

Is Red Eyes her only sibling? What was their dynamic growing up? How about with their parants- who are their parents? what kinds of things did they teach her, intentionally or not?

what's her favorite hamburger helper meal? if shes never tried it, tell her Tide from the distant planet Prime reccomends beef stroganoff (and that i reccomend Prime Defenders by JRWI). and whats her favorite fast snack in general?

Can she cook? anything, nothing, only certain things? does she have any allergies, food or otherwise? how about any hidden disabilities, eg asthma, joint or muscle problems, chronic illness? how strong is her immune system? and how gremophobic is she, is she sufficiently hygenic, or unclean, or washes-hands-with-bleach freak (like me sometimes hrgbbjkfjbgb)?

Could she take me in a fight? we know Red is, like, a trained assassin, but what abt Coda? what are her combat skills, if she has any?

...i think i might have overdone it o///o sorry if thats a lot, dont feel pressured to answer right away! and you can make separate posts detailing some, if youd like, i know some of those are just straight up backstory chunks. have a good day!!!

Alright a little bit about Coda 101. Here’s what I got.

Coda’s brother who most refer to as V is her only sibling. The relationship is a bit strained due to his unique job choice. (She doesn’t approve and worries) But both do deeply care and love each other even if V has trouble showing it. (Super overprotective and freaks out when he finds her living with 3 men). Coda has learned to fight like her brother but just so she can keep up with him. They both learned from the same guy…They don’t talk often and it frustrates Coda with her brother constantly vanishing and popping back in her life. Arguments happen frequently.

As for Coda’s Parents meet Marisol and Winston! Both are still very much in love. Unaware of there Son’s secret life. Marisol is very bubbly, doting and loving but has issues with being overbearing towards her daughter. Constantly pushing Coda to settle down and get married asap. Winston is a very patient and understanding man which helps reel back Marisol’s invasive tendencies. When Coda voices any of her own opinions they just bounce off her mother as if she never heard them. Coda is a daddy’s girl but has a few issues with her mom to the point where she refuses to come home and sets out on her own becoming a backpacker of sorts.

Coda learned quite a few things though. Her mother was always a fiery and confident woman who never backs down from a fight. But she was also a homemaker who could cook and keep her house in pristine condition. Her father on the other hand was a rugged outdoorsman who showed her a thing or two about survival skills. In other words Coda is fiercely independent. But she doesn’t realize her mother’s overbearing nature rubbed off on her…

As for Coda’s initial meet up to the boys… Coda was born and raised in England after her father moved there and met her mom. Coda and V are half Russian on her father’s side. It was basically a build up for when she met Edd and the others. Despite living in England her whole life she didn’t officially meet them until few months after Tord moved out of the house and taking Tom’s old room as he moved into Tord’s. So she’s known them for a good few years.

Meeting Tom was a quick exchange after dropping a precious toy resulting in lil Tom quickly picking it back up and handing it back.

As for the others…

Coda had a brief passing with Edd and Tord during their edgy years with Tord trying and failing to flirt. (She literally didn’t even notice him). Then a few years later Coda saves Matt’s life from walking straight into oncoming traffic. The two didn’t even exchange words as Coda was in a hurry and ran off.

Even after all the years of living together they never realized she’s met them all at one point in her life.

The way they met was chaotic to say the least. After all meeting someone in an abandoned Mall is certainly a hell of a first impression. (I’m actually hoping to do an origin comic on how they met). But long story short Coda admitted she was kinda-technically-maybe homeless and Edd without thinking invited her back to live with them much to Tom’s dismay.

Tom of course wasn’t too happy Edd invited a stranger they found squatting in an abandoned mall back to their house. Was a bit standoffish at first but warmed up to her due to her genuine nature and he liked her no nonsense attitude.

Matt was pretty welcoming as Coda shared common interest of cooking and collecting weird trinkets. Plus she was super motherly to them which Matt loved especially if she ever defended him.

Edd’s thoughts consisted of yay! New roomie! And she had a little cat friend. Now Ringo finally has someone to play cards with besides that teddy bear. And she tolerates his puns so it’s a win!

Now some fun facts!

Favorite genres: Comedies and Horror movies are her favorites. Loves the old Horror movies from classics to the worst ever to make fun of them.

Hobbies: Magic, very good at cooking, karaoke (surprisingly good singer), if there’s a dance dance revolution game she’s there.

Job: Barista/ has a severe addiction to coffee

Music: Pop, Metal, Rock, Edm

Favorite Foods: Stews, strawberries, peppers, literally anything spicy, huge sweet tooth. Allergic to shellfish unfortunately and refuses to be anywhere near it.

Fears: abandoned buildings, being trapped, tapping sounds and not knowing where it’s coming from. May trigger a panic attack

Very clean person if someone is sick they try to hide it as Coda will break down the door and efficiently put them on lock down doesn’t matter what they have. One cough and their being placed back in bed Coda plays nurse. She’ll be wearing a mask and rubber gloves much to everyone’s dismay.

I Hope this satisfies your curiosity, friend!

[psychomusic]

fuck it let's ask tumblr.

I'm trying to create a jedi character that, during the clone wars, can't join the fight. i need some reason that can make him not go to war But! he must be able to go on smaller mission for his research.

I've gathered some reasons but i feel meh about many of these and some are just. quite terrible honestly. here are some of them - if you have any idea or opinion please tell me!! even about those below here, it'd help me sort out how i feel about them.

i initially thought of a disability but idk why i can't come up with something that would make a jedi incapable of sustaining a war. like. blindness? chirrut fights well and isn't even a fully trained jedi. limbs missing of course not. then i thought chronic pain could do but I'm still not 100% sure about that. seems like the best option tho (my brother suggested narcolepsy but that's a no because I'm gonna place the guy in a killik hive at some point and that'd be too dangerous).

for a moment, i thought. he's just old? but at the same time. wasn't dooku like. 80 in rots?? i mean i can age him up even more but he's still going to have to go on missions and he can't be a kind of tera synube type of character for some of them. but. that's not a super terrible idea, i might use it.

a mental obstacle like a ptsd. BUT in the stories he collects (sometimes even experiencing it firsthand through a guided meditation) there are some wars going on and that would complicate things a bit too much since he's only the vessel through which the many stories are told.

i always wanted a voss in tcw era!! i thought maybe the mystics proclaimed that the voss couldn't get involved in a war for n years and that's it. but it sounds stupid

last one is also stupid probably but. maybe he is of a species that just can't fight. like. idk. a tree - i know some exists! i may find one that fits all the criteria. but idk. i think most species that can physically move enough to do small impervious missions would be suited for a war, too.

IDK AAAAAA I'm running out of ideas

[vsa-pieldepapel]

You have very interesting thoughts! I really appreciate getting to see into where your mind is at regarding various issues, despite often disagreeing with you.

I'm probably what you would consider a "wokie", although I try to maintain some level of self awareness (you know, in the same way Joyce Messier does.) But regardless, I do try to seek out differing opinions now and again, make sure my morals and ideas aren't becoming too calcified.

In particular I have to admit that despite being transfem myself, a lot of your criticisms of the broader community do echo thoughts I've had on occasion. Sometimes these opinions are associated so called 'truscum?' But even then, that community has its own problems.

Although I will say, despite the fact that being trans can get you clout or protection in a few obscure online spaces, the fact that I have a very real chance of being lynched in the next few years does make it hard to appreciate that small bit of 'privilege.' But I'll try all the same, for there are always those out there who have it far worse than you!

I suppose I just wanted to say thank you for speaking your mind. Being on the fringes certainly does seem to offer some sort of freedom.

Perhaps I'll ever gain the courage to try it myself one of these days! But until then, at least I may speak my thoughts via anon.

First of all: my sincerest thank you for the diplomatic approach, even with disagreement.

I'll jump right into it, since I have a lot of things to say lol.

I was "truscum" when I identified as a man. Transition was very much a fix to better mesh in socially because growing up where I did I was often asked if I was a woman or man, treated as undesirable and an alien by peers both male and female, and generally addressed as some sort of child that would eventually grow out of it and become a "proper woman". The reasoning behind it was basically, if everyone is going to call me a man, may well be one. I didn't pick one of the stupid names you see everywhere online like Sock or Kai or whatever, and found those people embarrassing. My goal was to just be Some Guy. Already when I considered transition in 2016-2018 there was this conception that "truscum" was bigotry and had no place in the community, the cult mentality was in full swing like it continues to be today. So even by having the thoughts you have and are expressing here, you are already a bigot, per a chunk of your own community, and this has been true for almost a decade. What is that if not control?

as I mentioned previously in passing in another ask, in 2019 I went to a psychiatrist, got diagnosed with autism, and got remitted to a geneticist who spotted the clinical signs of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and over a couple months it was differential diagnosed until confirmed. Grieving began, I finally had an explanation for a bunch of things I chalked up to just being weird but all of this meant there was no curing it, no solution.

It was in the process of that grief that I was introduced to radical self acceptance and all I knew shattered because I immediately noticed how different the approach was with chronic illness to how it was about minority identities in these spaces. Where the line of thought with acceptance of disabilities is "that’s how the cards fell, I had no choice over this but I have agency over how I navigate the world with my condition, it is not a reason to self isolate and wallow" what I had been exposed to with transition was denial all the way, denial of your birth sex, denial of any person that didn’t see you exactly as you demanded, denial of anatomical terms, denial to the point that there were guides on how to lie to your doctors to get a gender dysphoria diagnosis and how to threaten your parents with suicide to get them to take you by force. Every time there was any questioning, immediate hostility, every small suggestion of unhappiness with being a stereotypical gender conforming man/woman a sign that you're trans and you have to transition NOW NOW NOW. Also how people absorbed in wokism reacted to disability (because many of them claim both a disabling mental illness or physical condition and a gender identity); the same intense denial, almost basking in the suffering of illness, insisting that it means you can never work, or lead a fulfilling life, constant self victimization— the antithesis to the holistic approach to disability, but very much in line with the approach to gender.

Then after having to see vitriol from fandom over anything from the ideological to what ship you enjoy- all after having been kicked out of the house by my mother and navigating migration and bunking with a friend- I just… grew up. I had to exist with normies and challenge my previous conceptions of them. Here you’re made to be paranoid of any random person. Everyone is a potential bigot out to get you. I was forced to contend with the fact this is a lie. Most people don’t want to be hateful and aren't. They are convinced to be hateful by appealing to the well being of the people they love (this was how Nazi germany happened— people feared for their families going hungry because of economic stress and the Nazi party simply gave them an ethnic group to scapegoat and a solution to their plight), or don’t commit to hate in any way that matters and can be swayed. Most are simply ignorant. The truth is that normies don’t really believe in transgenderism in any significant way and they’re “agender” by those terms, in that they don’t have a gender identity at all- they look at their birth sex and what society expects of it and act accordingly. The way they operate is “oh yeah that's that man who wants to be a woman/woman who wants to be a man, because that person is nice to me and suffers mentally I will call them how they asked so they don’t suffer.” most “neutral” people to try to accommodate you the best they can (often clumsily but with good intentions).

It works the same with disability; a social contract: please accommodate my condition and I in turn will do what is within my reach to inconvenience you the least possible. That social contract flies out the window the minute you are disrespectful, entitled, threatening, violent etc. Being an asshole is an excellent way to confirm the negative biases of people who are prejudiced AND to get neutral parties to not care about your plight. Ignorance is also not necessarily violence. Unfortunately you have no control over every person on earth. You cannot know, or dictate, how you are perceived and spoken about when you're not there. To obsess with doing so- not just that the normies have to respect your pronouns in speech but also that they have to 100% fully see you as indistinguishable from your target sex and any deviance from that means they want to kill you- will disturb them and come across as a severe over-reach. People will refer to you as your agab when you're not there. People will know you're different. Tough luck; to anguish about that causes both apprehension from them and will make you spiral with self obsession. The normies have no time or reason to care about your gender dysphoria unless you're sympathetic.

Finally, I'm not convinced by your lynching comment at all. The first reason is "boy moding": transfems KNOW to act in accordance to masculine gender roles to reap the benefits of male privilege, and I don't doubt a bunch of them would just do that under any real threat. The second reason is more detailed.

I'm going to assume, because of tumblr demographics, that you're a white person from the United States. There is this constant rhetoric about genocide and violence around transgenderism that, when you scrutinize it, is not real. it's not!! So I made math for you. Let's start with this sensationalist headline here "2021 deadliest year for transgender people" that once you scroll down says a number of deaths: 47, and another headline that claims a second, slightly higher number: 56.

now, let's start nitpicking from the language itself. Record transgender homicides sounds horrific until you read the actual number: 47. 47 is also the homicide number, not specifically the number of homicides motivated by hate. So, all deaths. Drug related, violent spats, gang violence, etc. Double the trans people murders sounds terribly concerning until you read the totals: 29 to 56. So how many transgender women and black transgender women existed in the US in 2021? let's see:

Here we have the distribution for adults and younger zoomies, like you'd see on tumblr dot com and probably the demographic a lot of the activists here belong to. Now, the way you calculate the rate of people per number of something is by dividing the number you want the rate of by the total population and then multiplying it by the base you want to find. So if you want to find the rate of murdered transgender people with these numbers, you'd do 47/ the number of tw you want to account for * 100.000 to find the rate of murders (again, JUST murders- not hate crimes) per 100.000 transwomen in the US.

So I did it-- And compared it to cursory data found on google of homicides of women in the US in 2021 (all information from google first page, very easy to find):

So, all rates pulled, you're at worst slightly under rate of murder as afab women, a smaller rate than even the US base homicide rate, and if you're white a basically microscopic rate. It's likelier you would get killed for being a male white person sealing a drug deal in the hood than you are to be murdered- not even hate crimed just murdered as a white transwoman.

Why the emphasis on race? Because race in the United States intersects with poverty and all the associated crimes of poverty like drug dealing, prostitution and gun violence. Let's look at these two other charts:

Initially alarming, right? Until you take into account this is the total number of homicides since January of 2017. It has been eight years since then, and the amount of transgender murders is 1)disproportionately toward black tw, who are the demographic that is often a former gay man and is probably doing prostitution and being affected by gun violence, and 2) not even 500- aka not even one eight of the total amount of murdered women in the united states in just 2021. Not to mention, compare the rate of gun deaths on black people vs white.

Every murder is a tragedy, but none of this is indicative of the sensationalist headlines. If you're anything other than a black trans woman in an impoverished area of the United States offering full service sex work, your rate of homicide by all causes is vastly below the U.S base rate.

Finally, I decided to look up if there were stats specifically for hate crimes and found this wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_killed_for_being_transgender

As you can see, every victim of a distinct hate crime directly linked to being transgender is named and their case described, even with the list dating back to the 90s. You cannot do this with femicides (misogynistic hate crimes) because there's so many of them there is no room. In this article from November 2024, it was estimated every ten minutes worldwide a woman is killed, half of them in intimate partner violence motivated by misogyny. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157386 Most of these cases happen in Africa, or in war zones. They do not pertain to me exactly. The closest stat I have to my existence in Latin America to show is Mexico, where ten women are killed on average every day in a misogynistic hate crime.

why, then, do you earnestly believe you are gonna be lynched? Because of a cult recruitment tactic: fear indoctrination.

Being in the community, how many times have you heard that detransitioners are a threat to transpeople everywhere? That tomorrow you're gonna get rounded and thrown into camps (Ironically, something already happening to Latinos via ICE)? That every woman who doesn't bend to your every whim wants you dead and is thinking about you with disgust? How many inoffensive social faux passes are exaggerated into being deadly violence? If you are afraid, you seek safety in the in-group and retreat from the world.

Now, this is not to say that nothing will happen or that people cant be assholes. I am not a victim of a femicide or know one (thank goodness) But I have been harassed, groped, cat called, chased around in cars several times... But I cannot let that impede me from GOING OUTSIDE. I have to implement measures of self protection, like every woman on the planet; after all, 1 in 3 women worldwide will experience some manner of misogynistic violence in their lifetime. Similarly, I have been scorned for being gnc and gnc is scrutinized harshly in amab people, because to associate with the woman-things is to debase yourself below your status for a lot of conservatives.

That's Just How The Cards Fell. Resilience is necessary, and resilience also includes being able to bounce back from the smaller things.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for expressing your thoughts on anon and being so civil. : ) I hope anything new here is enriching, or at least something interesting to disagree with. Have a good day!

[lastoneout]

New Pinned/Intro Post!

Hi, I'm Loo(or Alex), I'm a disabled queer artist and writer as well as a furry vtuber who streams four days a week on twitch(mostly Minecraft but also Soulsborne games and a variety of other stuff).

You may know me from The Tuna Post, in which several thousand of you came together to "force" me to buy damn near 30 American Dollars worth of imported fancy canned tuna to eat and review live on stream. If you're here for it, said live review can be found on twitch and on my youtube channel. TL;DR: 10/10 would recommend.

I currently can't work, so if you like what I've got going on here and want to help me out, I take donations over on my ko-fi <3 Aside from that, follows on twitch help a lot, even if you never end up watching!

(Also, I sell my twitch emotes as stickers on redbubble!)

As a general heads up I am heavily introverted and have ADHD, and between those and my disabilities eating up my energy I often take a while to respond to messages/tags/reblogs/DMs and sometimes forget entirely. This isn't anything against you, and I'm working on it, but just something to keep in mind if you plan on interacting with me a lot.

You are welcome to put screenshots of my text posts on other sites/in your little tiktoks and youtube shorts, but I have rules.

(Note, this does not apply to my art. If I find you reposting my art I will do everything in my power to destroy you.)

Above all else, I would simply appreciate it if you asked first. I am almost always okay with this sort of thing if people are actually willing to reach out and ask permission.

Do not crop out, censor, or otherwise remove my username from the post.

If it's on a site I have an account on, I would love to be tagged in it. I'm a small creator, the boost would really help. Links are in my caard!

Do not edit the post or purposefully leave parts out, you must repost it in it's entirety with the words I actually used. The first post of mine that got big enough to get reposted ended up having an entire paragraph that summarized my point cut off, and that's just rude. (Exception: If you ask first we can talk about editing the post to remove swears and such.)

No AI. If you use AI for any part of the video I do not give you permission to use my content in any way.

FAQ:

Do you take commissions?

Not at the moment, but hopefully in the future!

What do you use for art?

Wacom Intuos tablet + Clip Studio Paint on the PC, though these days I mostly use CSP on a Samsung Galaxy Tab s6 since I can use it in bed on my low spoons days.

What do you want to go to school for?

Digital Art and American Sign Language!

You talk about being sick all the time/having health problems, what's wrong with you?

Too many things to list <3 but the most notable ones are chronic migraines, hEDS, and ADHD.

Queer?

I'm ace, bisexual, bigender, and butch. I'm also polyam but currently in a very happy monogamous relationship and don't have plans to change that. My pronouns are she/they, and while I would prefer to not have people use he/him with me you are highly encouraged to use masculine forms of address(sir, guy, dude, king, man, my guy, grandpa, dad, etc.) whenever appropriate. My assigned sex/gender at birth is none of your business.

Who's Yotsuba?

Yotsuba is an adorable little gremlin and the main character of my favorite manga, Yotsuba &!, and you should go read it right now seriously it's amazing go read it go read it GO READ IT-

What's "ask to tag"?

The tumblr equivalent of "author chose not to use archive warnings", I put it on anything that seems like it could use a trigger warning but where no one has specifically asked me to tag for that trigger yet. Things I currently (try to) tag for: flashing lights/eyestrain, insects, suicide, fatphobia/diet culture/disordered eating, my hero academia, gore/body horror, current events, us politics, politics, covid, cats, and anything nsfw goes under nsft.

I can't promise to be 100% consistent with these tho, between the ADHD and the migraines I am very forgetful, so slip ups are bound to happen.

Loo? Like the bathroom??

LOO is short for LastOneOut, I'm american and forgot people call it that, you can write it as Lou or just call me Alex if it makes you feel better.

LookingForLoo?? Like looking for the bathroom??

On websites where LastOneOut is taken I'm LookingForLoo because I'm literally looking for LOO, LastOneOut. I thought it was clever T_T

Sideblogs?

I have a nsfw alt @looafterdark (18+ only I swear to god I keep a loaded gun pointed at the follow list) and a writing inspo blog @last-scrapbook. I also once ran a couple of character ask blogs, though I don't plan on starting them up again, and I was the mod behind @pokeprofshowdown.

Who's Eugene/Ophelia/Sasha?

My ocs from an original story I'm working on. I get brainrot and post about them a lot. You are ALWAYS allowed to ask me about them!

What's your fursona/can I make art of you?

I'm a dog, kinda like a papillion but not really, and yes you may. My ref sheet is here.

Can I repost your funny text posts to twitter/insta/reddit?

Sure, all I ask is that you include the entire post and leave my username visible. You can also tag me if you want, I'm lookingforloo on twitter, insta, and reddit <3

Can I repost your art/writing?

Absolutely not.

Can I plug your art or writing into an AI program?

Absolutely not under any fucking circumstances.

Can I use your art in an amv/fandom board/as a cover for my playlist or fic/ect.?

Depends, DM me first.

Can I write fic/make fanart based on your fics/art/HCs/AUs?

Absolutely <3

Can I write fic/make fanart based on your OCs?

Art yes, fics no.

What's your stance on the discourse?

There is no amount of posting online about contentious topics that could ever match the sheer power of simply going out into your community and finding a project that helps other people that you can dedicate your time and energy to. Also wear a mask, vote(if you can), and listen to marginalized people when they speak about their experiences.

How old are you?

29

[thefandomlesbian]

So no pressure at all not to answer if you don’t want to. Just if you do know…

*could* House still have his leg amputated? Would it help?

Initial disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I don't claim to be, any misconceptions are my own!

So we know that amputation was originally on the table in 1999/2000 when House initially had his infarction and then brought back into the limelight in 2011 when he committed bathtub butchery. But outside of those two acute incidents, could he have an amputation in the interim?

It's sort of a multipronged question because amputations, particularly above knee amputations (AKA) are pretty involved, risky surgeries. There's a lot of significant vasculature in the thigh that can be difficult to control. The femur in the thigh is the strongest bone in the human body, breaking a healthy adult femur is the equivalent of cracking concrete. Contrary to what House says when he claims surgeons are going to err on the side of "caution" and take his leg to protect themselves from complications, there are a lot of risks involved in taking a ~70 lb limb from the body. Patients after an AKA are 4x more likely to suffer a cardiac event. It's not just about preserving function if at all possible (though that is a concern). AKA is lower risk than, say, allowing a necrotic muscle to continue to rot inside the body, but if a healthy person with a mobility device walks into a surgeon's office and says, "I would like to have my leg amputated because of chronic pain," many surgeons are resoundingly going to say no.

That is especially complicated by House having had an infarction, a blood clot. Muscular infarctions are rare and almost exclusively happen in diabetics, so for House to have had one as a nondiabetic man in his late 30s/early 40s, he probably has something unusual going on in his blood to cause atypical clotting factors. He should be taking bloodthinners to prevent another infarction from occurring. By definition, that makes him a higher risk patient for any surgeon--he comes off the bloodthinners for surgery, putting him at risk for another infarction, or he doesn't and he's now at risk for hemorrhage.

Add to the equation that House is American in the world run by insurance--no insurance company is going to approve an amputation in a guy who's walking with a cane. Some would probably try to slide it by as a cosmetic/elective surgery to escape any financial responsibility, so he'd be looking at around $50,000 out the gate for surgery alone.

But the question will it help? is one that... really can't be answered. Again, contrary to what the canon displays, phantom limb pain is seldom easily fixed and can become chronic, plus the physiology is extremely poorly understood, so it's much more difficult to treat than standard acute or chronic pain. There's a pretty good chance that, with time and healing after amputation, House would have a fairly normal, pain-free existence, given he'll always be disabled and he'll face the struggles of using a prosthetic/walker/crutches/whatever mobility aid he chooses. There's also a chance that he could continue to live in chronic pain, now less treatable, while healing a surgical incision and learning how to walk again. It could fall either way. (And potential complications, ie a second infarction, cardiac event, no limitations, there's a lot to work with.)

All of that said--this is just in terms of my experience and limited knowledge. I think amputee!House is something that should be explored more often in fandom, from all sides of the equation (1999, 2011, favorable outcomes, unfavorable outcomes). It's worth mentioning that within the scope of the House MD universe, House does believe that he would be a happier person in less pain if he had had his leg amputated.

In terms of fanworks, anything goes! (I mean I literally wrote a soliloquy on how/why Wilson's cancer is considered terminal while simultaneously writing my WilsonLives!AU, so it's safe to say we should all be comfortable hurling realism in the toilet for the sake of Fix It FanFiction.) There are no rules, medicine as we know it doesn't exist, you can do Whatever You Want for the sake of the narrative.

[severedfortress]

MOD NOTICE:

"A few days? It's been weeks! What happened?"

An Explanation. TL;DR at the bottom if you don't want the extended cut.

Hello Severed Fortress fans! I'm finally breaking the silence after (checks calendar) three long weeks of no new content. So what did happen? Regretfully, I don't have some wild AO3 author story about a tragic incident occurring or anything of the sort, I (Mod Fish) am just disabled.

The first week was mostly me trying to catch up on some writing commission work I had to get done, which quickly it became very apparent that I'd accidentally burnt myself out a bit more than I'd expected. Nevertheless, I got my most pressing work done and intended to get back to it after the first week. I even started the beginning of the next companion fic chapter! All was going fine.

Then in the second week of hiatus, my chronic migraines came back for revenge. It's something I've been dealing with for over two years now, and thanks to two different medications, it's usually pretty manageable. But something with the change in weather or just my body choosing to explode made this flare up particularly bad.

I'm talking migraines every day sort of bad. Which means I can't focus on anything properly, have to lay down for most of the day, and all that fun stuff. So I was pretty much crumpled up like a piece of paper for awhile. Mod Bird actually came from the far away land of three hours away to stay at my place for awhile and can attest to just how crumpled I was.

Just maybe two days ago I finally started feeling a little bit back to my baseline normal. I finished another, smaller writing commission I got in the meantime, and then I realized I hadn't updated my main fic in about two months because someone sent me an ask to my writing sideblog asking me what happened.

So that brings us to today, May 18th, exactly three weeks since I went on break. Does this mean Severed Fortress is coming back soon? Well, kind of. I don't have a return date yet. I'd like to update that fic I mentioned (Kill Me, My Dear) with a new chapter first since those readers have been waiting twice as long. Which I've written about... (checks word count) 1/4th of so far.

So... Severed Fortress will be back soon! I haven't abandoned you guys. So long as my health chooses to cooperate for once, all will return soon enough.

There may be some changes to format and scheduling in an attempt to stop myself from getting burned out so easily though. I'm still working that out, but I might do scheduled days or times where asks are open. I'm trying to find a solution that's still fun for everyone that doesn't have me glued to my screen for the majority of the day and until 3 am at night.

Thank you for your patience though and I'm sorry for not updating sooner!

TL;DR: A few days break turned into a week due to burnout, then more weeks due to health issues. Severed Fortress will be back soon once I finish the chapter of my other fic readers have been waiting two months for. There might be some changes though to when asks are open / what time or days Severed Fortress is "live" when I do return to avoid burnout. Sorry for the wait!

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

hmmm. You know. I think Brain could’ve been really interesting as a disabled character

I’ve made a post before with the concept of him being visually impaired, and others in the khux community have thought about this kinda thing before with Brain (and other characters) too! With some thought, I think him having some type of physical disability could make sense in canon, and would have been really cool disabled keyblade wielder rep

Here we have this keyblade wielder who rarely ever summons his keyblade (by extension, being someone who doesn’t fight often, but can fight nevertheless since it’s practically required for anybody living in Daybreak Town) and isn’t questioned when he designates himself as the member of the group who stays in the base. He’s good with tech and crafting and research, yes. But maybe he also can’t be out in the field for too long, and feels more comfortable contributing where he can sit when he needs to and doesn’t need to exert too much physical effort on a day to day basis.

In fact, this is the guy who’s sitting down in like 75% of his cutscenes. This is the same guy whose walk animation tends to look a bit slower as well, like when he arrives at his seat at the same time as Ven even though Ven’s was farther away. Plus he’s the only one to hold onto the table as he takes a seat, maybe to steady himself (seen below)

This is the guy who says “Thought I’d be the last to arrive. Guess I’m not so lazy after all.” in one of his first scenes. With the lens of disability, I like to interpret that as him making an offhand joke or expressing a bit of self-deprecating humour for being physically slower in general, or both. And it’s quite interesting, because even though he says that, almost everything Brain does after this scene shows that he’s incredibly hardworking and determined. He doesn’t give himself enough credit, or he’s playing things close to the chest, or he’s matured into someone who strives to do better.

Maybe he has chronic pain. Maybe he’d be an ambulatory wheelchair user, and/or a cane user. Making all sorts of cool mechanical additions to them, and finding ways to make the Daybreak tower more accessible (he’s a big fan of the gear elevators!)

I dunno, I’m starting to ramble here. tl;dr I just think it would’ve been so awesome to have disabled rep with Brain, and in kh in general. If anything, khux allows us to say that keyblade wielders come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and that should include disabled wielders as well

[cayenne-twilight]

I think I’ve brought something like this up a long time ago, but I’ve always had this headcanon that Flora has some sort of disability or something that causes people to infantilize her.

Her dad has a bunch of robots built so she’ll always have guaranteed friends who’ll treat her nicely, people who can’t get her sick or do anything against their programming. He gives her an isolated tower to live in when he dies, and puts his inheritance behind a treasure hunt to make sure someone else will come look after her, so she’ll never have to work a job or live alone outside the village.

When Layton kinda “adopts” her, he tries to leave her behind on adventures. He says he’s worried about her safety, but then, why is it okay for Luke to come with him? He behaves like looking after Flora takes more work mentally than looking after Luke, which could just be because of her lack of life experience, but what if he doesn’t want her to start having symptoms of something while they’re out?

They both treat her like she’s very fragile and younger than she probably is. I don’t have a specific condition in mind really, it could be anything from autoimmune problems, chronic illness, a developmental disability, neurodivergency, mental illness, whatever. I just think something like that would recontextualize the many moments when people treat her differently from others. What do you guys think? Does anyone have similar headcanons?

[new0bsessionss]

I wish more diehard Captain America fans realized and acknowledged that Steve Rogers' backstory is a eugenist wet dream.

First of all, Steve wasn't picked because he was special, he was picked cause he was disabled and willing to throw his life away for others. The Captain America movie reinforced this multiple times by mentioning how Steve tried to enlist but was rejected due to his chronic illnesses. Do you know how bad your disability has to be for THE UNITED STATES MILITARY to reject you during a time where people of color, women and children were enlisted???? And even when he lied to get they were thinking about kicking him out until this moment.

Where he straight up proves that he is willing and able to put other's lives above his own. And most importantly that he knows nothing about proper protocol cause if we get down to it, the Super Soldiers Program was borderline if not straight up illegal which is why they were so sneaky about it. And it was still in the testing phase.

In America there's a certain order in which dangerous stuff is tested to make sure it's cleared for the public (Aka white men).

It's a person of color, usually black.

Isaiah Bradley

Then it's a disabled person

Steve Rogers

And James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, (I picked this image in particular because this is the moment that disabled him)

Followed by a woman

Margaret "Peggy" Carter, (and I think Natasha mentioned something about how the first Black Widows were enhanced in her movie)

Followed by literally everyone else! And when Steve was on his press tour to hype up the super serum one of the selling points of it was literally that it could cure your disability and make you The White Supremacy Standard™! And it was shown through Bucky that even if it didn't cure you it would make it possible for you to have these highly invasive and painful procedures that would basically make it so it's like you're not disabled at all! Whereas a normal person wouldn't be able to undergo these procedures cause they'd literally die.

The only time they acknowledged this in the cannon was when Isaiah Bradley was talking to Sam Wilson. This is why I'm so glad he took up the mantle of Captain America without some sort of whatever that made him enhanced because every Captain America that came before him was a fucking eugenist wet dream and unlike them he's a human who rose to the ocation and he's actually standing up for the little guy.

TLDR YOU CAN PRY SAM WILSON'S CAPTAIN AMERICA FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS CAUSE EVERY OTHER RENDITION IS A FUCKING EUGENIST WET DREAM!!

[sprunki-hcs]

So. Garnold! First: He codes!! In my mind. He doesn’t build physical machines.

I like to think he didn’t actually make his suit himself; Clukr did. Either they were coworkers or sort of distant froends, and Garnold got really injured in some life-altering, disabling way; really reduced mobility, chronic pain, impaired vision and hearing. Etc etc. And Clukr thought “Well shit, it’d suck so fucking bad if this guy wasn’t able to do this job he loves (and is really good at) because of something he couldn’t ever predict. I could help this” and started working with him to make his suit.

So yk. Metal protective suit thing plus; insulation/tempurature regulation, recording of vitals and general health, technology to help his senses and MAYBE. AAC tech. And of course; had to be made easily-removable so he can eat/drink, and in case of a medical emergency (plus, due to reduced mobility; he’d have to be able to get in and out of the suit himself). Seeing as theres a lot of electrical things in this suit: very important that it does get wet, and that the outer protective layer of it don’t get too damaged cause. That could set off an internal bit of tech. And that would be very bad. Wink wink.

Also just as a little added thing: Like to think the suit has a respirator inside, and it works kind of like a hazmat suit. Keeping with my habit of giving every applicable sprunki at least ONE inherent condition: Garnold has a some autoimmune issues. The suit has an added benefit of protecting him from a lot of illnesses. So yeah :)

-Owakcx Cane Guy

🎶.

[queer-eggman]

Rocket Raccoon headcannons in no particular order (here u go @subtlesurise )

Note:

-I have many more

-this takes place in my sort-of-au of the comics where Rocket is married to Lylla, has his 3 sons, and is still a member of the guardians. Let’s begin.

Plays League

Homophonic but only towards Quill

Demisexual & demiromantic

Chronic pain

Insane alcohol and drug tolerance

Super acrobatic but not flexible

Multilingual

30min+ showers

Afraid of hospitals and all med things

Autism, ODD, CPTSD, and ADHD

Can’t swim

Working on generational trauma

Pretends to not love Lylla when others are around

Loves slasher films

Mediocre at best at cooking

Sleeps gun in hand

Can plug himself into a computer to browse it like Nebula

Uses a lot of disabled slurs

Acts of service love language

Total penny pincher

All bones including teeth are metal

Neglects self care for work

Feels like Lylla is the only one who understands him

Only really hates Quill for the bit

Kleptomaniac and pathological liar

Night owl

No biological relation to a raccoon

Shoot first talk later kind of guy

Not very sensitive to others’ problems

Near immortal if parts are replaced

Has been sa’d

Past suicide attempts unsuccessful due to the fact he’s immune to too much shit

Music taste ranges from classic rock the death metal

Fav song is Feel It Still

Publicly slanders the Avengers on Twitter

Eats mangoes with hot sauce (based on a dream I had)

Refuses to take any kind of pain meds

Lets his sons paint his claws (secretly)

Night vision

Constant angry gym teacher attitude

Can never go through airport security

Could not give less of a damn when his son came out

Really hates Shocket bc she didn’t go through the same pain

Sees physical affection as a sign of weakness

Does not know what a furry is

Him and Groot are basically brothers

Doesn’t celebrate his birthday

Had an English to Spanish book with him while Lylla was in labor and when his kids were born he just flipped to a random page and named them like that (she doesn’t know)

Pirates parenting books and then doesn’t follow the advice

Seeing him outside his work area is like spotting a cryptid

His earth ID surname is ‘Rakzoon’ bc he thought raccoon just sounded too on the nose (ref to that one comic where he starts a cult and calls himself Lord Rakzoon)

Sticky note and duct tape obsession

Has no idea Blackjack hates him

Kill count in the hundreds

He’s black like how Piccolo from DBZ is black

Cat person

Doesn’t believe there’s a riotous God bc if there was it would have saved him

If y’all want part 2 or just more info on my au (which connects to my halfworldbuilding posts) just lemme know