#he has to be brave

[crash-bump-bring-the-whump]

Whumptober 2024 - Day 2

Fion belongs to my beloved @whumpr!!

TWs: None! Someone gets tattooed but there are no details about needles

Trust Issues | Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife’s in my back.”

I need a private room, if at all possible. I will pay extra if needed.

Bastian read over the note again, checking over the supplies in the scar cover-up room. Everything was freshly wrapped, he had his sterile packages nearby, his gloves were waiting to be grabbed and put on, and the client was supposed to be showing up soon.

The bell ringing caught Bastian's attention, and their receptionist greeted whoever it was.

"Fion, right? Yeah, just sign right here."

Bastian stepped out to see a person, completely covered head to toe in black layers. A white mask covered his face, just like Fion had said he would be wearing. He looked over, his covered gaze Bastian's grin. "Hey! Come on back, I have the room all ready for you."

Fion nodded, turning sharply to follow Bastian through the door. Bastian shut the door and locked it, waving Fion to take a seat after he spread a medical drape down over the plastic wrap.

"Alright, all I need is your bicep. We'll place the stencil and go from there."

Fion nodded, gloved hands hesitating at the zipper of his hoodie. "Do...do I need to take off everything? Or can I just...take off the sleeve?"

Bastian sat down on his stool, rolling closer. "Just the sleeve is all I need. Don't worry, I promise, whatever I see in this room stays in this room. This is where I do sensitive stuff like scar cover-ups. No one else is gonna come in, and I'll only see what you want me to."

That didn't seem to fully put Fion at ease, but people generally didn't ask for privacy like this if they were easy to soothe. Bastian turned away as Fion adjusted his clothes, just to give him the extra privacy. "There's a medical drape there, in case you want more coverage. Just say when I can look, and we'll get the stencil on."

"I'm ready."

When Bastian turned around Fion was sitting in the chair, the medical drape carefully positioned so that only the area he wanted tattooed was visible. The stencil went on, Fion gave it a thumbs up, and then Bastian set to work.

The room was quiet, with Fion's music playing quietly from his phone as he scrolled casually. He was calmer than Bastian expected, no wincing, no complaining. He was rock-steady as Bastian began lining the D20 he'd wanted for his Dungeons and Dragons character.

"You play?" Bastian asked, voice low and casual, beneath the music. "I've always wanted to. Never been good at math, though."

"...You don't have to be anymore." Fion's voice was quiet, matching Bastian's volume. "There are lots of online sheets and calculators to do the hard parts now."

Bastian hummed. "The rules aren't too hard?"

"Not if you ask questions and have a good DM. It's a lot on paper, but not in practice." Fion said. "And druid is my favorite class."

"What do you like about it?" Bastian began lining the hare--not a rabbit, Fion had been adamant that this was to be a hare--sprinting from behind the die, eyes determined and uncanny as the real thing.

Fion hummed, glancing to watch Bastian work. "I like the flexibility. There's an ability that lets you shapeshift into animals, and that gives me a lot of room to problem solve."

"What's your favorite animal to be?"

Fion lowered his phone, mask tipping up towards the ceiling in thought. "It depends." He was quiet for a moment, seemingly in thought. Bastian began lining the bear exploding out from behind the other side of the die. It was all claws and power and fur, its weight visible in how it rose up onto two legs, mouth open to bite. "I like bear when it comes to combat."

"I can see the appeal, hard to go wrong when you can bring a bear to a sword fight."

That earned a little ghost of a laugh. "I like crows, too, if we need aerial support. Or spiders, if we need someone to be a spy."

Bastian whistled, low and impressed. Those were the other two animals in the tattoo. "I wouldn't have thought about spiders to gather information, that's a good one."

They lapsed into silence as Bastian kept lining. The tension seemed to leave Fion the longer he sat, able to just be on his phone. The two hours ticked by as Bastian worked, not asking for more conversation than Fion was willing to give.

Not everyone was talkative, and that was fine. Fion did wind up starting the first episode of a series that Bastian recommended, though. It was a cartoon about adventurers who have to learn to eat whatever they can on a long journey through a dungeon--one of the kids at Mariano's work had told him about it, and they'd enjoyed it.

"I'll check it out." Fion said, typing the title into a notes app while Bastian wrapped the tattoo. "And I'll let you know what I think at our next appointment."

Bastian couldn't help noticing how much more steady Fion's voice was, or how much easier his gait was as he left. He couldn't wait to hear what Fion thought.

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[revvethasmythh]

He's just like me fr

[ofswordsandpens]

I fear that "fire bending didn't come easy to zuko" and "zuko isn't a prodigy" (both true) has somehow snowballed into "zuko is a bad or at best average fire bender".... which simply isn't true, especially by the end of book 3

[watchyourbuck]

Yeah Tommy was ‘casual’ about it all but have you considered that Buck’s the one who opened his eyes first right after the kiss?? Tommy Kinard you ain’t fooling nobody bby, that blonde boy has your stomach turninggg like a cheap washing machine

[aj-artjunkyard]

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[littlecrittereli]

VERY self-indulgent doodles...

basically my headcannons that I never draw....

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Call that a Cave Story.

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Baela: This is my boyfriend Jace

Jace: ...*waves*

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[sneakyboymerlin]

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[not-a-snowman]

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[peachcott]

[ aa ] reflecting / witnessed

[akkivee]

they've been potentially changing a lot with the shadow manga, but since maria's final words to shadow were how she loves him and amy's conversation with shadow in the joypolis collab was about how he is loved, i like to think sonic team is still hinting at amy's ability to touch his heart lol

[love4hobi]

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[dantesmelancholicshitpost]

SPEND WHAT? ETERNITY? YOUR WHOLE LIFE? EVERY SINGLE MOMENT THAT THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER? WITH THE MAN YOU LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING? YOUR ANGEL? WHAT IS THAT, CROWLEY?!WHAT?!?!

[giotanner]

Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish knows what sacrifice and compromise is all about, but he is still the youngest SAS soldier on Task Force 141 (SUPPORT my entire video on tiktok please)

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[papricots]

Wait, where did Wednesday move?!?!

to a cozy new home where he can watch the cars and snow!!!!!