#i was bleeding profusely and there was a chance they would come for us

[continuousmeowing]

I fell asleep on the couch and had a dream that kind of freaked me out

[luvpookie02]

He's into YOU || Sano Manjiro x Reader || SMUT || YANDERE || 18+

005: Blood and Betrayal

You shook your head while your hand blocked Mikey's face from kissing you. "NO, MIKEY, PLEASE, DON'T DO IT!"

A dry chuckle escaped his lips as he removed your hand and placed it back on top of you. Anxiety flooded through your veins as the horrifying thought of him impregnating you crept into your mind.

You gathered your strength and brought your leg up to kick Mikey off. The kick was hard enough for him to fall onto the bed. Seizing this chance, you bolted away from the bed.

As you slowly ran towards the door, your eyes caught a glimpse of a golf bag. Without thinking, you grabbed it and took some wedges before flinging open the door.

Meanwhile, Mikey stood up, searching for you on the bed. When his sight didn't catch yours, he began to curse angrily and stormed outside the room.

But what Mikey didn't know was that you were still outside the room, waiting for an opportunity to hit him on the head to knock him out.

And you did. As soon as Mikey opened the door, you swung the golf club and hit the back of his head, causing it to bleed profusely. Blood streamed down his neck, soaking his shirt until it started to turn red.

"Fuck!" he cursed, leaning against the wall before passing out in front of you.

You were scared. Even though he had hurt you, you still had precious memories of him that you couldn't shake from your mind. He was your first love, after all. You stared at his body as tears began to form in your eyes. "I... I'm sorry."

You broke down, crying, but stopped when you saw Mikey's hand move. "He's alive!"

A whirlwind of emotions surged through you: happiness that he was still alive, mixed with fear of what he would do next. You quickly stood up and ran away from him.

Feeling the cold breeze against your skin, you stopped and looked at yourself; you were only wearing your undies. Your eyes scanned your surroundings, and you noticed a familiar backdrop with different rooms. "Wait, I'm in a hotel?"

You continued to walk around, finding a stairwell. You couldn't help but notice that the hotel floor was an empty suite floor. "Mikey really is very successful now, huh?"

You flinched after hearing a bunch of voices coming from a nearby man. You quickly hid behind a hotel cart, hoping they wouldn't see you, especially since you were only in your undies.

"That fucker Sanzu really spilled on my hand!"

You gasped upon hearing the familiar name. "Sa... Sanzu?"

A husky laugh erupted from a white-haired man. "Well, he's high after all."

"He's always high," Kakucho giggled.

The two men exchanged laughter before Kokonoi revealed a card that seemed to be a room key.

Entering a room, Kokonoi gaped at Kakucho. "What are you doing?"

Kakucho shook his head before closing the door. "Nothing; I just feel like we're being watched."

Confusion crossed Kokonoi's face, and he wanted to ask a question, but Kakucho cut him off, saying, "It's nothing; maybe I'm just imagining things."

You took a deep breath when the two men entered the room. You stood up and started to look for stairs, knowing that there was a high risk of being caught by Mikey's men if you used the elevator. The stairs were your only safe option.

Stepping down three floors away from Mikey's room, you knocked on a random door. A male around your age opened it, surprised by your appearance.

The guy blushed hard as he looked at your angelic face. "Wh... who are you?"

Pushing your way inside, you fell on the floor, trembling with fear. "Please... please help me!" you cried.

Without hesitation, the man quickly ran to his drawer and handed you a loose hoodie and pajama set. "Wear this; I'll call the front desk."

You smiled at him and headed towards the restroom while he dialed a number on the telephone.

After five minutes, you came out and faced the man to thank him. He couldn't stop blushing at the sight of you. "Thank you."

You sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the floor while tears streamed down your face. "I'm sorry, but can I ask what happened? Who did this to you?"

You struggled to form words due to the trauma. You still felt terrible about what you did to Mikey, even though you were sure he was alive. Your conscience nagged at you to check on him.

"It... it was my e-... ex. He kidnapped me and tried to rape me." The man gasped, unable to believe what he was hearing. He clenched his fists and stood up.

"How can someone do that? That's horrible!" He turned his gaze to you and continued, "Don't worry; you're safe now. I already called the front desk, and they said they would send someone here."

You formed a smile, grateful for his help, and continued to tell him what happened after you got kidnapped while waiting for the hotel staff.

"Do you want to call someone? A family member, perhaps?" he suggested. You nodded in response. The man quickly stood up and handed you the phone.

You decided to call your friend. After three rings, she picked up, but you could clearly hear loud moaning coming from the line. "Shhh! Shut up; you're too loud! I'm talking to someone!"

You rolled your eyes before shouting her name. "YORU!!!"

"Y/N, is this you? Where are you? Why are you using a different number?"

"I need help!!! My ex kidnapped me!"

"What?"

"I said my ex kidnapped me! Can you go to my house and ask anyone to locate me? My brothers can't help s—"

"Huh? Did you just say that your ex kidnapped you?"

"Yes! So please help—"

"Look, Y/N, it's just your ex. Just do whatever he wants, and he'll release you. Stop acting like you haven't slept with him..."

"But—"

"Stop being a bitch and just sleep with the man! Trust me, that's what I do, and it works. Man, these days are really horny, y'know."

"YORU, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! HE'S A PSYCHO! HE WILL KILL ME, EVEN YOU!"

"That's just a threat to scare you; he won't really do that! Just f**k him! Anyway, I'm gonna hang up now; I'm busy."

"No, Yoru—"

You couldn't finish your sentence when Yoru suddenly hung up, leaving you dumbfounded. Tears began to form in your eyes as you thought about the fact that your so-called friend avoided helping you.

You knew that Mikey's organization was as big as your family's organization, so calling the front desk, security, or police wouldn't help. Your only chance of escape was through your own family.

But your hope crashed after hearing Yoru's refusal to help. "If only my brothers weren't out of the country," you thought.

Your two older brothers were the most wanted criminals across France. Even though they were Japanese, they managed to grow the organization significantly. Just a single call, and there would be a hundred men or more in front of you.

But that wasn't going to happen since there was no way to connect with them.

The man stared at you, gently caressing your back to help calm you down from your intense crying. "Shhh, it's gonna be okay. Help is on the way."

Both of you flinched when the doorbell rang.

"That must be them. Stay here; I'll open the door," the man volunteered.

You forced a fake smile, but it quickly faded away after hearing a gunshot from the door. You peeked gradually and saw the man who helped you covered in his own blood.

Your gaze shifted to the doorway, and you gasped upon seeing Mikey holding a gun, flanked by Ran, Rindou, and Sanzu. They blocked the entrance.

"Yahoo, Y/N! It's been a while," Sanzu said, waving his hand.

You averted your gaze and quickly ran to the edge of the room. You tried to hide your body, but it was useless since Mikey had already seen you.

He slowly walked towards you, still holding the gun in his hand.

His dark irises bore into yours as he gripped your throat, blocking your airway and making it hard to breathe. "You have the nerve to run away from me, Y/N."

"You better make sure you have strong stamina because I'm gonna f**king rail you until you're unable to walk." His emotionless eyes didn't leave yours until he gestured for Rindou to come forward and handed him a syringe.

"Remember this, Y/N. There's no escape," he said before injecting the syringe into your thigh.

Suddenly, you felt dizzy, and you closed your eyes, succumbing to the darkness creeping in.

(A/N) lmk if you want to get tagged!

tagged: @itsruki @reiners-milkbiddies @emilymikado @strawberrycheescake3 @theblueslytherin @dolledupformanjiro

[supergirlfics]

B!D takes a kryptonite bullet for Kara basically dies, but they revive her.

A/N: It's been forever, but I'm procrastinating homework (in school for television writing) and happened across this old thing. B!D has taken on a life of her own at this point - she has a name, a backstory, a fiance . . . everything. So please excuse my not using 2nd person. Jacquelyn Danvers wants to be heard.

The pointed gun blazed a sickly emerald green. Kryptonite.

And it was aimed right at Kara.

Jacquelyn looked from the gun's barrell to her sister. Kara had her hands raised, she was saying something, but Jacquelyn's ears were ringing. She couldn't hear anything besides the pounding in her heart. She had to do something. She had to stop it.

"Supergirl, move!" Jacquelyn called. She only allowed her sister half a second to get out of the way before her body reacted to seeing Kara in danger. She shot forward as quickly as her legs would go. Arms outstretched, she shoved Kara out of the way just as a BANG filled the air.

Jacquelyn felt a searing pain rip through her chest. The force of the bullet sent her flying backward several feet and she rolled across the pavement.

Her entire body felt like it was on fire. Her head buzzed, and she was struggling to breathe. She could hear a commotion, but nothing made sense. The world became blurry. And then it went black.

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Kara stumbled sideways when Jacquelyn pushed her. She heard the gunshot, and in that moment, she had never been more terrified.

That was, until she realized her baby sister had been shot instead of her.

"Jacquelyn!" Kara glanced at her sister and back at the man who made the shot. "Alex . . . Jacquelyn's been shot. Hurry!" She wanted desperately to run to her, but she knew she couldn't help Jacquelyn if she herself were dead. She had to take care of the shooter first.

She whizzed forward, her fist contacting her man square in the jaw. Kara hadn't ever hit that hard. At least, not on a human. He flew back and landed limply on the ground. Unconscious or dead, Kara didn't really care.

Within a second, she was at Jacquelyn's side. Her sister was passed out and bleeding profusely. Kara put pressure on the wound, blinking back tears as she looked at her sister's pale face.

Footsteps sounded behind Kara and moments later, Alex was at their side. "Oh god . . . you need to get her to the DEO now. I can't do anything for her here. I'll meet you there."

Without a word, Kara pulled her baby sister into her arms. She somehow seemed even lighter than usual. Like when she was a little kid. Just as helpless. Just as small and scared.

And Kara flew. She zoomed across the sky at record speeds - Barry would be impressed. But she didn't care about that now. All she cared about was her dying family.

When she lay Jacquelyn on the bed in the med bay, a team was already waiting. They got to work immediately.

"Is she going to be okay?" Kara asked.

"Supergirl, it's best you leave," an agent said. "You did your job, now it's time for us to do ours."

"I can't just leave! I'm not leaving her. She -" Kara's voice caught in her throat and she couldn't continue. She couldn't fathom the idea of losing her baby sister. "Just fix her."

J'onn walked in and placed a steady hand on Kara's shoulder. "She'll be okay, but you have to give them space to work. There is nothing you can do for her right now, Supergirl. You got her to safety. Come, let's go sit down."

Kara didn't want to leave, but she knew J'onn was right. She didn't have any medical training. "It's my fault. She pushed me aside! I should have gotten hit with that bullet."

"That bullet would have killed you. Jacquelyn at least has a chance. She knew that when she threw herself in the way."

Alex ran into the room. "Jackie! Oh my god. Jackie . . . What the hell happened out there?!"

"We were attacked," Kara explained. "He had a kryptonite gun and Jackie - she saved my life. I swear, Alex, if anything happens to her. If she doesn't make it, I will never forgive myself."

Kara was crying now. J'onn wrapped her in a reassuring hug as Alex moved to Jacquelyn's side.

"She'll make it," Alex said. "She has to."

The monitor started beeping rapidly.

"Shit!" Alex said.

"What's happening?" Kara asked. "What's going on with her?"

"She's coding. Get me a defribrillator. Now!" The doctor's worked in tandem with Alex as they quickly prepped Jacquelyn for the shock. "Everybody, clear."

Jacquelyn's body jolted as electricity surged through her. But still, the monitor beeped in rapid succession. Alex charged it again, and again they shocked her.

But the monitor continued its quickened pace.

Until it stopped.

"No," Alex said. "No, Jackie. You are not dying on me. Don't you dare die on me!"

Kara pulled away from J'onn to rush to Jacquelyn's side. "No, no no no," she sobbed.

Alex interlocked her fingers and positioned them over Jacquelyn's heart as another doctor placed oxygen over her mouth and nose. Alex furiously pumped her sister's heart. Though steady in her movements, Alex with nothing short of terrified. The only thing keeping her together was knowing she was Jackie's only shot.

Alex kept this up for several minutes. She refused to give up. She refused to give in to the possibility. The world spun around her and she felt like she would pass out. But she didn't stop.

A slow, steady beep started on the monitor.

Alex took a step back, her eyes filled with tears and heart full of relief. "She's not dying. Not today."

The doctor's took Jacquelyn to surgery to fix the damage. The bullet hadn't gone all the way through, so it had to be removed and bones and organs repaired.

Alex and Kara sat outside the room the entire time.

"I'm scared, Alex. Is she going to be okay?" Kara asked.

"She was in bad shape . . . but our doctor's are the best." Alex was just as scared as Kara. But she was the oldest. She couldn't show it. She had to be strong for all of them.

It seemed like hours before anybody came to get them. "She's stable. She should be waking soon. You can go see her."

Kara jumped up and threw her arms around the doctor before zooming to Jacquelyn's bedside.

Jacquelyn looked pale and sickly.

Both sisters sat by her bedside, holding her hands. "Oh Jackie, I am so, so sorry," Kara said. "I should have been faster. This is all my fault."

"Stop beating yourself up, Kara," Alex said as she gently stroked a stray piece of blond hair from Jacquelyn's sweat-covered face.

With a small groan, Jacquelyn opened her eyes.

"Hey, Jackie," Alex said softly. "How do you feel?"

"Ow . . ." Jacquelyn scrunched her face and turned her head from the light.

Alex immediately got up to turn it off. "Is that better? You were badly hurt, so it's normal to feel some pain, but we can try to ease it as much as possible."

"Kara?" Jacquelyn asked. "Is okay?"

Kara squeezed Jacquelyn's hand in both of hers. "I'm right here baby girl. I'm okay."

"It was kryptonite . . ."

"I know. You saved my life. Don't ever do that again, Jackie. You could have died."

Jacquelyn squinted up at Kara. "I had to protect my family."

At her words, tears welled up in Kara's eyes again. Her sister, her baby sister who had always been so soft, so sweet, so . . . nervous. Had been brave enough to nearly get herself killed for Kara's sake. It was both touching and terrifying.

"And now," Kara said after a long pause. "We protect you. It's going to be a while before you're well, but Alex and I aren't leaving your side."

Jacquelyn reached for Alex's hand, who grabbed it quickly. "That's right," Alex said. "And it's ice cream and The Land Before Time as much as you want until you're well. How does that sound?"

'Great," Jacquelyn forced a smile. "Better if everything wasn't throbbing . . ."

Alex exchanged a worried glance with Kara. "Let's up your pain meds."

"No," Jacquelyn said, though her voice was strained. "I'm fine. I don't need it."

"Jackie . . ."

"No! It'll make me high. I want to remember.'

"Okay," Alex sighed. "But if it gets too bad, I'm doing it no matter what you say. Got it?"

"Got it."

[mithraeris]

He Who Was Quotes

I was so intrigued by the note carried by He Who Was that @isolationstreet posted that I went through the script to see if there was more juicy content. And there is! Turns out he's not just a Shadar Kai, but a rogue Shadar Kai.

There is tons of content for Dark Urge and different classes. Also you can get a lot of Astarion approval for being awful here.

For a "random NPC" it's kind of a lot. Anyway, here are some highlights. Bold emphasis is mine.

Seems like the best outcome for people kinky over He Who Was is to have Madeline stab herself, but only once!

SCL_ServantOfTheRaven_AD_Idle

File description: An idle AD playing from time to time after the ritual. This gives hints that He Who Was and the raven are not actually supposed to be in the shadowlands

He Who Was (to Raven, cold and irritated): If you do not approve, you can leave.

Raven (this is a raven mimicking human speech (look it up on youtube, it's cool and freaky!). Emotionless and freaky. Getting louder and louder.): Not. NOT.

He Who Was (smug): I thought so

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He Who Was (discussing the player. Sounds a little sinister): We are fortunate to have found a companion.

Raven (this is a raven mimicking human speech (look it up on youtube, it's cool and freaky!). Emotionless and freaky. Getting louder and louder.): Companion. COMPANION.

He Who Was (speaking to the raven, sincere. He would be lost without his companion raven.): Be at ease. None could ever replace you.

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He Who Was (irritated, speaking to Raven): Do not look at me like that.

Raven: Caw.

He Who Was (cold and irritated): Our orders do not matter. We make our own destiny now.

SCL_ServantOfTheRaven_ShadarKai

Player [Bard]: It is an honour to meet one of the Raven Queen's scions. What brings you here?

He Who Was: For your kind to know Her ways is rare. You will suit the task at hand well.

SCL_ServantOfTheRaven_Memories

File Description: The player has delivered Madeline's ledger to He Who Was. The shadar-kai uses the book to channel her spirit. Player can punish her, making her stab herself the way her friends died, verbally admonish her, or forgive her.

Some things he can say that have interesting context about him manipulating the player:

He Who Was (trying to manipulate the player with a compliment, he doesn't really mean this): Your soul is lit with a grace few possess. It is… blinding.

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He Who Was (cold and calculated, trying to manipulate the player (totally does not hope the player sleeps easy)): You have denied her victims any chance of rest. I pray you sleep easy at night.

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He Who Was: The raven was right, we were fated to meet. Break her, my friend - most thoroughly.

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After having Madeline stab herself once:

He Who Was (Breathy laugh at the beginning and excitement in first sentence. Bloodied knife in his left hand, which he drops. He's shaking, blinking as he takes back control of his body. Returning to calm cold and calculated by end of second line. Cruel smile): That was genius, my friend. You have broken her in ways I could not have imagined.

He Who Was (wry sarcasm as he looks over his bleeding body, does not seem bothered by the pain): Though I'd have preferred not bleeding quite so profusely.

Player: That was fun can I do it again

He Who Was (deadpan and sarcastic): Not until I have recovered, if you wouldn't mind.

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After emotionally breaking Madeline

He Who Was (returns to his body with a jerk, smiling as he looks at his hand. Breathy with excitement like he's on a high): Ah! Glorious. Look - my hand still shakes.

He Who Was (delighted and cruel smile, little breathy as he comes down from the high. Collected and cold by "well done"): You broke her - most thoroughly. Well done.

Player: This was just some perverted fantasy of yours, wasn't it?

He Who Was (Cold and calculated): Perhaps, but we both got what we wanted, didn't we? Player: That was fun.

He Who Was (cruel smile, he believes him and the player to both we weirdo perverts): It is pleasing to see we are of one mind.

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Player [Cleric of evil-aligned deity]: Perhaps I will finish what the Dark Justiciars started

He Who Was: I thought I the teacher. But I have a feeling I will learn much from you.

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He Who Was (this sounds like it could be either a threat or a compliment depending on how you look at it. Cruel smile): The raven was right about you. Your name will be remembered

[tgrailwar-zero]

ASSASSIN ran.

This is what ASSASSIN-class Servants were good at. Running. Hiding. Striking from the shadows.

Your adversary, however, seemed unfazed and unsurprised.

'BOWMAN': "So it's death then."

The BOWMAN fired one arrow.

The sounds of the heavens themselves ruptured, bright light filled the area like the sun itself had burst to life between the two Servants as ASSASSIN narrowly dove out of the way. Despite his fast movement, the arrow landed heavily against his shoulder as he dove into an alleyway and continued to sprint away, his breath heavy and panicked.

[ Damage reduced to 3 thanks to a Great Success with Agility A! 4 HP remaining! ]

This.

This is why this Servant's face is burned within your mind.

Why you remember his expression so clearly as he stated his True Name. Disappointed. Somber. Determined.

KARNA: "My True Name is Karna. My bow, Vijaya, is the absolute pinnacle of its kind. Crafted for and wielded by Shiva, it ensures absolute victory. You were given a chance to live. That chance is gone."

The bowman's words rung as clear as church bells, even as you drew further and further away.

An announcement of an incredibly powerful Servant, and perhaps an even more incredible Noble Phantasm.

ASSASSIN: "Dammit… dammit!"

Eventually he found a homestead, slipping and ducking inside. The home was filled with the dissipating data of a small family. Digital corpses. Ones and zeroes, and yet the macabre sight began to feel a bit nauseating.

ASSASSIN found himself shaking, which frustrated him more. Even with the arrow skimming off his body, his shoulder was bleeding profusely. A direct hit from that was certain death. Of all the Lair Servants- of all the people to fight- it had to be this one? Caster was easy, his head rolled cleanly off his shoulders. But that was after extensive fighting and wearing him down. Near perfect strategy- this was their ambush- they weren't supposed to be the ones in this situation.

He felt the strength of the T-Summon waning, which didn't do anything to calm his nerves.

ASSASSIN: "I'll be damned if I die here. Caster-- can you hear me, Caster--!"

No response. Was the signal being jammed? The code cast you were using to communicate was top of the line. They'd need to have an ally incredibly versed in magecraft or curses in order to effectively jam them in a situation like this.

This was only the first Lair Servant. This was supposed to be easy. An assassination- an ambush- and now ASSASSIN found himself on the back foot.

You could hear the sound of his footsteps as he walked around. His lack of urgency made the hopeless reality of the situation even more palpable. He spoke, with the same even, dry tone.

KARNA: "I promise to make your death swift... or perhaps that isn't a convincing reason to come out. Hm. It would be easier if you revealed yourself on your own. Trying to communicate isn't my forte."

SERVANT: SLAYING ASSASSIN

T-SUMMONED: [PHANTOM COUNTESS]

Strength: C

Endurance: D

Agility: A (Raised from B)

Mana: C (Raised from E)

Luck: D (Raised from E)

NP: B (Raised from C)

HP: 4/5

MP: 3/7

Maximum Damage (Strength): 7 (Increased due to the amount of blood present!) Maximum Damage (Mana): 7 (Increased due to the amount of blood present!)

[bird-likes-to-fandom]

Borough What Gave Me Birth (Friendliest Place on Earth)

Ao3 is down, so I'm posting this here! It's a newsies (Specifically uksies!) one-shot based on an idea/joke one of the ensemble actresses had for her newsie, Splint, dying after the rally. It features all of the Brooklyn girls, but mostly Splint, Scope, and Spot.

Enjoy!!!

The rally is over, the newsies have won, and Scope is almost ready to celebrate. Almost.

She hadn't wanted to come here at all. She hadn't wanted to risk her friends. She told Spot not to come — of course, Spot overruled that decision and came anyway (a little later than expected, but still came) and saved the day like she always did. Scope supposes that Spot's gut was right, because the other kids would have been up the river before you could say "strike" without Brooklyn.

Scope came to follow orders and protect her friends. She'd do anything for Spot, even when she didn't want to. And she had to look after the other girls. There weren't many of them, but the only person who watched them just as sharply as Scope did was Spot, and Spot had business to take care of.

When all is said and done and Brooklyn reunites with the addition of Stray's Manhattan brother and the infamous Racetrack Higgins (holding Joey's hand in one of his and Spot's hand in the other), Scope notices that one person is missing: Her bunkmate, Splint.

Alarm bells sound in her head. She interrupts whatever triumphant smiley conversation the other newsies are having to inform Spot about Splint, and they all run off to look for her.

It's not like Splint is defenseless. In fact, she fights well when she's not injured. It's just that she's always injured. The only time Scope has ever seen her completely healed was when she picked a fight with a boy who looked at Pips wrong, and she won the fight but fell on her face and rebroke her arm immediately after. 

Spot, Joey, and Race come with Scope, and it takes them a while to find Splint, but eventually they locate her in the back of a dark alley, and she doesn't look so good.

Stray and her brother are already there, crouched over Splint. A dog is sitting next to Splint and resting its snout on her chest. Her broken arm is elevated and resting on the dog's back, except it's twisted the wrong way and bleeding profusely. There's a gash on the side of her face, from her cheek all the way to her neck. Stray is holding Splint's good hand in her own, telling her a story. Scope rushes in and takes her spot, trying not to cry.

"What the hell happened?" Spot asks, her voice cold as steel with rage. Spot's anger is never warm like fire or wet with tears, always cold as ice — or a blade.

"I got soaked," Splint croaks, and just hearing her speak was painful. Blood dribbles out of her mouth, and Scope wipes it with her sleeve.

"Two on one… no — no chance." She says.

"Im going to rip this city down brick by brick," Scope promises. "Let's get you back home." She says, trying to lift her friend up. Splint is limp in her arms, and seems to be fading far away. Scope stifles a sob and sits down, Splint draped over her knees. 

"Hildy! Lucky! Ritz! Raf! Pips!" Spot calls to the rest of Brooklyn, who stand at the mouth of the alley. They run over and Pips hides in Rafaela's side when she sees Splint, and Hildy claps a hand over her mouth. 

"Splint's hurt. Bad." Is all Scope can manage to say. She doesn't say that Splint might die right here in her arms partly because she doesn't want to scare Rafaela and Pips, who are the youngest of them, and partly because the child part of her brain reasons that if she doesn't put that thought into the world, it won't come true.

"Girls?" Splint asks weakly, and Scope gives her a squeeze as Spot assures her that they're all there. 

"Stay with us, Splint, please stay." Scope murmurs. 

"'m gonna be fine. C'mon, let's get to the… let's go home. Scope'll fix me right up again like always." Splint says. She tries to sit up but barely makes it halfway before falling back into Scope's lap. Scope cradles her head in her arms.

"It's alright. We don't hafta go anywhere just yet. I don't think it's such a good idea."

"Whatever you say, Scopey. Your gut's always right." Splint smiles and laughs to herself. "Except that one time. Remember when you thought — ow, ah, gee it hurts to talk —"

"When I thought there was a man outside of the lodge house and it was just one of Stray's dogs? Yeah, of course I do." Scope says quietly. She'd woken up after a particularly bad nightmare from her life on the streets and got paranoid about the noises outside. It was the only time she'd ever been wrong, and the other newsies wouldn't let her live it down. Especially not Splint, who she'd woken up in the middle of the night to warn. But Splint was also the only person Scope told about the nightmare, and had comforted her the rest of the night — even letting Scope climb into her bunk.

"That gave us all a good laugh," Stray chuckles.

"Don't let her forget." Splint coughs, and more blood spills out of her mouth. 

"We won't." Spot promises. She's trying to hold it together. Scope can see it on her face. She's trying so hard to be strong for her girls, but what about herself? She needs to feel, too. Then again, Scope knows Spot doesn't like to feel. She thinks feelings get in the way of her purpose. Scope knows because she feels the same. She needs to be strong for Splint. She doesn't want to be a blubbering mess in her best friend's last moments.

"Don't go. You don't have to go, do you? You said I'd — You said I'd bring you home and fix you up. Maybe…" Scope whispers, but she trails off when Splint lifts a finger to her lips.

"I know what I said. But I ain't no fool, Scope. You know that."

"Oh, Splint…" Scope watches a tear fall from her own face onto Splint's and wills herself to stop crying. She remembers a story a young woman told her while she was on the streets about a girl crying onto her dying love — her tears had been magic, and brought her love back to life. That was a child's story, though, and Splint didnt magically heal.

"Don't let Ritz take my bunk and keep you up all night with her tapping and singing."

"Splint, don't talk like that…"

"I can talk… however I like, thank you very much."

"Damn right." Lucky says, and when Scope looks up at her, she's holding onto Ritz for dear life, who's covering her face and shaking.

"I —" Splint says and reaches out with her good arm before wincing and settling back down, looking more pained than before. 

"It's okay, Splint. If it hurts, you can let go." Joey murmurs, moving forward to push Splint's hair out of her eyes.

Spot nods. "Brooklyn's here." Her voice trembles as she speaks.

"Loud and clear." Everyone repeats softly.

Splint smiles. "I love you all." She closes her eyes, and they don't open again. Each newsie come up and says their goodbyes, and Scope finally lets herself cry.

[readingandwritingandreading]

The Day Before You ~ Part 4

My Blurb: I have a new method of writing and I am thrilled that it seems to be helping me move parts quicker. Also that Celtic Warrior Workout added some mojo. As always if you didn’t write it don’t post it anywhere. And if someone else is interested in being added to my lil tag list feel free to message me!

Disclaimer: This is loosely based on the events of Smackdown last week.

Summary: Forced into an awkward dance with a stranger at Sheamus’s wedding, Ridge doesn’t think he’ll ever see her again until she turns up at a show a few months later with Sheamus’s wife and he gets a second chance.

Pairing: Ridge Holland x OFC Lyssa Hutchinson

Warnings: mentions of blood, a few cuss words.

Tagging: @pioched​​ @snarkandsarcasmftw​ @pikapuff316​​  @moxskitten​

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“He’s in a pretty bad mood right now.” Butch tried one more time to get me to head home with Isabella.

“You mentioned that, but I want to wait. I absolve all of you of any of the consequences.” My hands on my hips and my head held high I stared down the three others in the locker room. 

Butch shrugged, grabbing his bag and headed out the door. Sheamus sighed but followed suit telling Isabella he’d pull the car around. I lowered my defenses a little when it was just me and her left. Smackdown was airing live only an hour away so we had driven down to surprise the guys. They had spotted us easily in the crowd when they came out, both of them grinning at us.

The plan had been for Isabella to drive back with Sheamus and me to ride back with Ridge. But then Ridge had gotten injured in a match against the Viking Raiders. He’d been shoved into the stairs and while I wasn’t sure exactly what had happened, his head was bleeding profusely and he wasn’t able to get back in and break up the pin resulting in them losing. Butch and Sheamus had helped him to medical while we rushed to their locker room to wait for an update. Sheamus had come back and informed us he’d busted his head open on the stairs and they were working on getting him stitched up. Butch had followed a while later with the news they were checking for a concussion and he had wanted me to head home, he’d call later. 

I adamantly refused. Our relationship had been going really well over the last month, he had agreed to come with me to the wedding without hesitation and I had never felt more comfortable with someone. I didn’t feel right about leaving him when he was injured. Plus if he had a concussion he shouldn’t drive himself home. Isabella seemed to read the worry on my face, stepping forward and grabbing my hand. “I’m sure he’s ok, they have top notch medical staff. But if he’s in a bad mood, do you really want to be here for that?” 

“I’m not afraid of him Isabella, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I just left him here alone? Would you leave Sheamus?” I stared at her pointedly, already knowing the answer. Sheamus had suffered several injuries in his career and she had always been by his side. 

She smirked in reply, nodding her head. “So girlfriend? Pretty serious.” 

I rolled my eyes in response, blushing a little. We hadn’t exactly put a label on what we were yet. “He makes me feel safe, like nothing bad can happen if he's around and I don't have to be so on edge with him. I can just relax and be me.” 

She stared at me for a second before responding, “Alright, let me know when you get home though.” I nodded in agreement, hugging her before she left the room and flopping down on the couch to wait. 

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I stalked down the hallway after being released from medical. The remaining people backstage moved out of my way quickly. No sign of a concussion, thankfully, just a nasty cut above my eyebrow and the guarantee of a black eye in the morning. I rubbed my hand down my face as I headed to our locker room. I hated losing but losing and getting injured in a match that Lyssa was at made my blood boil. Reaching the door I slammed it open harder than necessary, not expecting the startled squeak that erupted from the small couch in the corner. 

“Jesus, Ridge! You scared the shit out of me!” Lyssa jumped up with wide eyes, clutching her chest. 

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were still here. I told Butch to tell you to head home.” I groaned, plopping down on the couch she had vacated, my head was starting to hurt. 

She put a hand on her hip, turning to face me with a raised eyebrow. “He told me, I told him no.” 

“You waited for me?” I leaned forward looking at her with a grin. 

She sat down beside me, leaning her head against my arm. “Of course I waited for you. I wasn’t going to drive back by myself with the newlyweds. Plus aren’t you like my boyfriend or something?” Lifting her head she gently tilted my head to inspect the stitches on my brow.

I chuckled, my injuries forgotten at her question. The warm feeling that always accompanied her presence flowing through me, “Ya, I guess I am.” I pressed a kiss to her forehead.

She blushed then grimaced, “You need a shower, you smell.” I laughed in response pulling her, despite her squeal, into a hug before standing up and heading to the attached shower room. 

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I heard the shower turn on and pulled my phone out. My heart had finally returned to normal after Ridge had burst into the room scaring the crap out of me. The joke about being my boyfriend had been meant to lighten the bad mood he was obviously in after being injured and losing. It had helped though, plus we got to skip the awkward what are we conversation. 

Pulling up my Doordash app, I paced the room while ordering some food, finishing right when I heard the water stop. A second later Ridge appeared in the doorway, a towel wrapped around his waist and another rubbing his hair dry. He draped it around his neck when I approached, holding the ends in his hands.  

“Smell better now?” he smiled and I stepped closer to him, taking an exaggerated whiff of his chest. 

Before I could answer, I caught sight of a drop of water running down his neck, between his pecs and across his abs, disappearing when it hit the towel. My mouth went dry and I resisted the sudden urge to trace its path with my tongue. Several makeout sessions with me on his lap had given me a decent idea of what Ridge was packing under the towel. I didn’t think I was quite ready for that and he never pushed. Clearing my throat I tore my gaze from the spot the drop disappeared to find Ridge staring at me, his pupils dilated. “Much better. I um, I ordered some chinese, it will be delivered to my place in about an hour and a half.” 

“Your place?” he questioned, raising an eyebrow. His normally gravel town had taken on a growly edge that made me shiver.

‘Is that ok? You have a head injury.” I pointed to the stitches above his eyebrow. “You aren’t supposed to be alone or go to sleep right?” Why was I so nervous all of a sudden? 

“That’s for a concussion. Which I don’t have.” he grinned at me. 

“Oh, well…if you’d rather just go home and get some rest, I can get an Uber.” I was blushing and babbling but I couldn’t seem to stop. I had seen him in his ring gear for goodness sake. This towel was covering more than that did. Get it together Lyssa. 

Ridge reached for me, placing his hands on my shoulders and rubbing them down my arms. “I’m not letting my girl take an uber home and eat alone after she waited this late for me after a show.” he pressed another kiss to my forehead and I took a minute to bask in his warmth. “I'll get dressed and then we can head out.” 

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Lyssa insisted on driving on the way home. She countered my argument of it being my car with her own of me being injured and needing to rest. Anyone could say I let her win but there was no competition when she looked up at me with a determined look on her face. It was either hand her the keys so she could skip to the driver side or press her up against the passenger side and show her how not injured I was. I hadn’t missed the way she looked at me in the locker room and my body had reacted, making me wonder if I needed another, much colder, shower.

The past month had made it abundantly clear that Lyssa’s love language was physical touch. She liked to be touching me when we were together and I would be hard pressed to find a reason not to enjoy it. Even now while driving, she had snuck her hand over into mine once we hit the interstate. She sang softly along with the radio, clearly trying to let me get some rest. I rubbed my thumb along her hand, bringing it to my mouth and pressing a kiss to the back of it. She looked at me with a smile and a slight brush. She always had that reaction and it made me think her last boyfriend must not have been into small gestures of affection. 

The ibuprofen had kicked in and I was feeling better by the time she pulled my SUV into the spot beside her car. She stretched when I opened her door and she hopped out, immediately taking my hand as we headed up to her apartment. 

“I’m going to go change, the food should be here any minute.” she tossed her jacket on the counter before heading to her room. I took off my boots and hoodie before heading to the kitchen to grab drinks. Setting them on the coffee table right when a knock on the door signaled the arrival of our food. Thanking the delivery girl I turned to see Lyssa appear from the bathroom wearing leggings and the hoodie I realized was missing a few days ago. My third one to be exact. 

“You stole another one of my hoodies?” I asked, carrying the food to the coffee table. 

“You left it here, it’s mine now.” she shrugged, opening the containers before grabbing one and sitting back on the couch with her legs up. “Plus it’s warm. How are you not cold right now?” she pointed her chopsticks at my shorts and t-shirt. 

I joined her on the couch, pulling her legs onto my lap before grabbing my food. “It looks better on you anyway. I don’t get cold easily. I’m a big guy.” I flexed an arm to illustrate my point, causing her to laugh.

By the time we had finished eating, she had made her way into my lap, telling me about the new author who just could not string a sentence together and had no idea how to write a woman. “If he mentions her “buxom bosoms” one more time, I’m throwing it across the room.” she sighed dramatically, laying her head on my chest with a yawn.

“You should get to bed. It’s late.” I chuckled, rubbing her back. 

“I don’t want you to go, you’re warm.” she paused. “And I was worried about you.” She wrapped her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. 

“Injuries are part of the job, but I can’t help but like that you were worried about me cor meum” I admitted as she settled more comfortably against me. 

“She yawned before asking, “Why do you call me that?”

“It means ‘my heart’ in Latin. It’s what my dad calls my mum, I never understood why until I met you. It just seems to fit you.” I looked at her nervously, but she had a soft smile on her face. 

“Will you stay with me tonight?” she asked then tensed immediately, “I don’t mean like sex…not that you aren’t or I don’t want…I just mean…sleeping...ugh” she tried to crawl off my lap clearly embarrassed but I held her to me tightly. 

“You should be warned, I've been told I cuddle like a koala.” I laughed standing while still holding onto her. 

“Sounds like I can get rid of a few blankets then.” she reached for the lights as we made our way down the hall. 

[ask-the-boogeyman]

[Room]

"Heard someone thought they could take you on in a fight, Myers."

Word spread around the ballroom fast of a fight already starting in the garden, the designated sparring grounds where you could kill and maim at your leisure. Which is why the Ghostface didn't pay it much mind at first, thinking it was just a couple of killers unable to contain themselves and letting out some energy on some of the guests. But to hear one of the participants had a halligan immediately set off alarm bells and he barely managed to scramble past the growing crowd of witnesses standing at the very edge of the garden to catch the end of the bloodshed.

Michael Myers standing victorious at the cost of the outfit he'd help put together reduced to shreds and stained with blood, both the killer's and his opponent's. Danny was the first to step out into the Garden as things began to calm down, not worried about facing the wrath of the Boogeyman unlike the rest. He's gotten a chance to see past the mask he wore and managed to settle himself on the "tolerable" spectrum of people Myers wouldn't kill on sight, which to his knowledge included only two people.

And so here he was, gingerly checking the damages the Shape had sustained and running his gloved hand across the blood soaked fabrics. "... Motherfucker..." His lips were pursed as he was both pissed off that his hard work was ruined and upset over the man who was now bleeding profusely and injured himself. For as much as one should be treated with higher concern over the other, he knew Michael would be alright. His rush to check things out wasn't of concern for his well being necessarily, because he was confident enough in him not to underestimate his abilities. But it was the fact that internal bleeding was probably gonna make Myers regret even coming here.

"Let me take you to one of the quiet rooms here, alright? I'll patch you up myself and see if I can work with this."

~ @insidious-journalist

The crowd gathering furthered his agitation, but not before he found another's presence arriving. His head lulls forward, his footing staggering for a moment as his breathing remains ragged and forced. With faint huffs that rise and fall with the movement, Michael takes notice of the approach and at first, he readies for another fight before he notices the attire and the lack of self-preservation at this moment.

The man was the Ghostface he has let into his walls, just as another has been allowed to grow close. Tolerable is a word that could be used but it grows far deeper than that if one sees just how much Michael has changed his behavior behind closed doors, from the soft moments to the moments where he'd protect them... They clearly have made a heavy impact on the older man.

Being checked over grants a grunt of his own, especially as he hears the 'motherfucker' being muttered from the fellow killer's lips. Despite the bad turnabout of this event so far, he reluctantly gives way to a nod before taking the time to clip the halligan to the belt at his side.

Of course, there is the manner of fixing the attire but he doubts it will be very salvable as he was dealt a decent amount of damage. More scars for his weathered skin, more stories for the two he cares for to explore. Without a word, he begins to walk towards the quiet rooms, keeping in tow with Danny despite the trail of blood he's leaving with each step.

@insidious-journalist

[cloudgremlin]

I know Donnie is lauded as having a fragile back, but I would like to think that it’s not as bad as we make it out to be. Turtle (and Rise!boys) anatomy time!

BUCKLE DOWN THE TMNT SPECIAL INTEREST MEANS I INFODUMP SO MUCH, seriously there is. So much. Under the cut. Read at your own risk.

Although turtles with a hard shell are indeed much more protected than softshell turtles, I think we all worry about Donnie a bit too much. Softshell turtles still have a carapace- albeit smaller than a hard shelled turtle and made of bones fused with cartilage. You can actually see the carapace in some pictures of softshell turtles underneath their leathery shell, like in this photo:

(Courtesy of this incredibly unhelpful article which just says the same thing over and over again in different wording) (Cloud why are you using smooth soft shell turtle photos for everything. Well it’s because it’s a lot easier to find pictures of smooth soft shell turtles and as far as I know they’re fairly similar in the bone department, it’s just that spiny soft shells have those cartilaginous ridges along the top of their shell near their necks)

And there’s an absolutely lovely picture set of the bones here:

https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/87085421-no-reserve-price-chinese-softshell-turtle-carapace-on-a-custom-stand-bone-pelodiscus-sinensis-40-cm-18-cm-5-cm-non-cites-species

showing that softshell carapaces are indeed no joke!

Now the whole reason to be a shelled being is that you get to have all your musculature and important squishy bits enveloped all nice and neat and tidy inside of this carapace- for hard shelled bois this means a full metal set of plate armour except it’s, ya know, bone- for a softshell it’s more like a light armour set; ya know, a good solid metal cuirass an a nice gambeson that someone confusingly put on like a surcoat sir why did you do this, no, nooo, gambeson goes under the metal- oh why do I bother, it’s a turtle it can’t understand me. In any case, that leathery shell? It don’t have any important stuff. It’s just skin. The important stuff? Still under that bone carapace.

Anyways, this puts even soft shell turtles at a very distinct advantage when it comes to slashing back injuries- namely, the muscles and tendons and innards and everything are underneath a nice lil gambeson/surcoat and cuirass! Sweet! On humans we just have our back muscles hanging out there! Back injuries suck!!! Also, as far as I know, softshell shells do not bleed profusely so the danger of bleeding out is probably slim even from a large gash. There is more danger from crushing or bludgeoning, as soft shells do not have quite the structural strength of a hard shelled turtle’s scutes and larger shell and plastron.

Sidenote: I will not be getting into spinal injuries because this ramble is already so long and I’ve literally just gotten to my spec-bio of the Rise!tmnt boys but TLDR is that I believe spinal injuries would be harder for a turtle to acquire thanks to a much thicker bone structure around the spinal nervous system, but Any of the boys having a cracked carapace across the spinal area would be devastating because that’s where the nerves are, folks and when you sever nerves, it can get all bad and that’s when we get into stuff like paralysis! Fun times! Donnie would probably be a little more prone to spinal injury again due to not having quite as much structure as the hard shelled boys, but he would still have a lot better chance than a human to slashing blows. Again, bludgeoning/crushing is another ballpark, and I would argue that humans would actually win against turtles in bludgeoning at least as humans can bend and absorb that force, where turtles have a big solid bone piece that cannot flex to take some of that force away.

So, with this in mind, let’s review the footage. On one hand, the Shredder completely obliterated a TITANIUM battle shell, just ripped right through that thing. He would have no trouble going through bone! But if that was the case, any of our shelled bois would be having a bad time- scutes are hard, but not harder than titanium. If we were to agree that the boys’ hard shells would survive impact (I mean, they do in the movie… man what are those shells made of, plot armour?) then we should agree that Donnie’s carapace, the bone underneath that leathery shell, would still be intact as well.

OF COURSE, let’s remember these silly lil dudes are human-turtles not turtle-turtles and that comes with some very interesting facts. My favourite of which is that the boys can, in Rise only, bend their shells. Not only do the Rise teenage turtles have shells that follow the s curve of a human spine- if exaggerated- but it’s shown numerous times that the slimmer, bottom part (lower back area) of the shell can FLEX and TWIST which is SO COOL GUYS, we have given the turtles lower back movement insert Fire Elmo emoji here. Which means. These boys do not have the Full Fused Bone Carapace of regular turts all the way down their spine. Indeed, they have in my spec-bio opinion some weird amalgamation of a much smaller fused/full bone carapace covering the upper back, and what I can only assume is a horror story of scutes connected to a cartilage-like structure on the lower back, allowing for flexibility much closer to a human, with our more rigid ribcage at our upper back and thoracolumbar fascia + plethora of musculature down in the lower back. This means their lower backs would be more sensitive to damage, and could possibly mean Donnie doesn’t have ANY extra protection down there- he could just have the bone carapace on his upper back and then fairly regular human musculature underneath the leathery shell “gambeson” on his lower back. Which, if hit, would be very very very very very very bad, as Mikey would say. Much worse than the other boys, with their horror story scute and cartilage situation.

So let’s review the footage one more time. I would put forth that if a slashing blow came to his back when Donnie was standing upright, a lot of that blow would tear through his leathery shell and scrape across his bone carapace, possibly cracking/fracturing it. Due to the curvature of the boys’ spinal situation, it’s very unlikely that the blow would cause much damage to the lower back. And in the case of anything bulky worn on the upper back, the drag on the shoulders and upper back would sorta crumple the spine inwards unless you were already leaning or bending forward. Speaking of, if Donnie was in a leaning forward or curled position, such as protecting one of his siblings, THIS is where it would get all bad. Still not as bad as a human, again: thick leather shell and the boney carapace, but the lower back would be much less protected and there’s a good chance a lot of damage would be done to the musculature and nerves and spine, which means Big Long Term Injury Time.

With the show’s full coverage battle shell, I do think Donnie would be okay with only minor injuries to this kind of attack. BUT if he were attacked in this curled position with something only covering the upper back, there’s a good chance that cover would be mangled and dragged across the upper and lower back along with whatever slicey dicey instrument started the whole thing in the first place, causing extreme shrapnel-like damage and even tearing away full pieces of shell, which would spell even MORE trouble than getting just the slicey dicey on a naked shell. Remember kids, a clean cut is much better than a messy one. Both are very bad for your health of course, but like, one can be quickly tended to and stitched up while the other includes extensive medical attention and skin grafts and bone/shrapnel fragments picked out of places they’re not supposed to be and… yeah.

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Okay, TLDR time, what have we learned? 1, even soft shell turtles are protected by a boney carapace that covers their important bits like musculature and innards. 2, the boys have plot armour because a Shredder slash like we saw in the show could easily tear through scutes if it could tear through a titanium battle shell. 3, the Rise boys specifically have a crazy horror story s curve lower back cartilage shell game that allows them greater movement and much more agility than the tmnt iterations with those full domed shells. 4, a purely upper back covering such as tizeline’s au Donnie’s amazing jet pack could potentially get caught by the blades and tear/gouge/mangle all the way down the lower back, causing even worse damage than no armour at all. All in all, Donnie is fairly better off than a human taking a big blow to the back, and the injury would most probably not be fatal- especially if that blow was a clean slashing cut like the Shredder so gave him in the show. Healing that leathery shell ain’t gonna be fun and there might be some fractures or cracks to the bone carapace, but it’s much better than having your ribs broken seven ways to thursday, your spine in shambles and your innards becoming outards.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, I know all of this because my own au’s Donatello gets ko’d right across the back by the Yoroi Kuroi and Don has ZERO shell protection at this point in my au so I have been fiercely researching soft shell turtles and softshell shell injuries to try and figure out something at least somewhat plausible since both my Don and April’s mom in this au are medic nerds. I can’t believe my special interest in tmnt is making me learn so much turtle facts. Anyways, goodnight, I have to get up early tomorrow and I gotta make tea and drink it before bed.

Helloo! I have interesting question >:]. So you know how Donnie's battleshell gets absolutely shredded in the first shredder battle in the show? (pun intended) Welll since his battleshell is way less protective, will his shell actually get hit and scarred? Also will Raph, Leo, and Mikey see this if it happens, maybe even making Mikey rethink his morality a slight bit? (Not fully probably but just a small lapse in judgement). Also I love this AU!

ARGH okay so I'm having a real hard time figuring out how the events of the beginning of season two is gonna go down in the AU!!

Cuz like. Yeah. If Donnie isn't wearing proper armour then uh YIKES. OWIE. And here's the thing, I really like the headcanon that Donnie in canon actually did get hurt but Shredder in that scene, not very serious injuries, but that his shell still got a bit sliced lol. Again, Shredder absolutely DEMOLISHED his battle shell so it wouldn't be particularly suprising.

But also uh if Shredder attacks TSAU!Donnie as fiercely as he does in canon then uh I think that would actually just fucking kill him lmaooo his softshell doesn't stand a CHANCE. So regardless, that scene would go down differently in the AU anyway. And I don't want to give Donnie a life-threatening injury anyway (well at least not until the movie teehee) so IF he gets injured it'll probably be pretty minor. But regardless of the severity, Donnie's brothers would probably freak out anyway haha.

[optimizche]

Missing (Part 4) [Aemond Targaryen x Reader]

Warnings: Angst angst angst.

A loud groan left your throat as you came to, after remaining unconscious for what felt like a few minutes. Or a few hours, you couldn't tell.

The first thing you registered was the warm crackling of a fire nearby, the sound of the storm still raging outside. Using your arm to prop yourself up, you leaned up against the closest support, realising as you looked around that you were in a cave.

"Ah, you're awake, little dove," came Aemond's voice and you glanced at him. He sat across from you in the cave, a bandage of torn cloth, perhaps from his coat, wrapped around his head.

Trying so desperately to stanch the blood that still wept from his wound. He looked rather pale, his lips a lighter color as he held on to his head with a hand.

"Firstly," you began, swallowing the dry lump in your throat as you leaned back against the wall for comfort, fighting against dehydration. "That bandage is a recipe for a festering wound that will kill you from the infection's fever. Secondly, head wounds always tend to bleed rather profusely. And finally, I am not your 'little dove.'"

Aemond stared at you, his good eye widening incredulously, while the firelight danced across the sapphire shining in his lost eye socket. "I carried you all the way to this cave, started a fire to keep you warm and this is how you repay me?" he asked, sounding almost hurt.

"I'm actually surprised we're not halfway to King's Landing on the back of your dragon," you remarked, running your hand across the large, dried bloodstain on your waist.

Your wounds and fractures had healed themselves rather well as you remained unconscious, only the slightest hint of residual pain accompanying each movement you made of your torso. It was nothing unbearable.

"Wouldn't it have been nice to have King Viserys' personal healer and the ward of Queen Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon as your hostage?"

Aemond looked at you with barely hidden disgust. "Have you lost your mind? I would never hold you hostage. I am not a dishonourable man."

"And yet you fucked your sister while she was married to your brother," you scoffed, rolling your eyes at him, feeling your strength grow with each passing second.

He watched as the blood returned to your cheeks, your full lips curled into a cruel smile as you remained on your side of the cave.

Refusing to make a single move to heal the head wound that had weakened him with blood loss.

"So, this is your game," he said, coming to the realisation that you were not going to heal him until you had the truthful answers to your questions. "You'll let me bleed?"

"Until you speak the truth."

"You'd allow me to die?"

"You almost tried to kill Lucerys! And you thought a few sweet words would turn me?" you sneered. "It is too little, far too late, Aemond Targaryen. You should have slit my throat while you had the chance."

He let out a disbelieving chuckle. "Is that how heartless you've become while you remained at Dragonstone? What happened to the girl I once knew?"

You looked at him with a hardened gaze.

"She died when you forsook her for a dragon and your sister."

Aemond stared at you, knowing that he had reached an impasse in this conversation. He could now see, from the fierce determination on your face in the firelight, that there would be no further reasoning with you. The anger and hurt he had caused you all those years ago had festered into bitterness and cruelty.

He leaned back against the wall, wincing slightly as he continued to bleed from his head. "State your terms, My Lady," he said and you grinned at how petty he sounded, returning to formalities.

"Gladly, Prince Aemond," you said, making sure that he took note of you avoiding the customary 'My Prince' honorific. "You answer my questions and truthfully. The whole truth and nothing but the truth. You swear under oath, not to attack me once I've healed you. Once you give me the answers to my questions, I shall heal you and depart, the both of us heading our separate ways."

"So that you can return to those bastardous whelps at Dragonstone?" he asked, smirking. "Your baby Lucerys who took my eye and your precious Jacaerys, who you took to your chambers that night in King's Landing?"

You blanched at his words. How did he know about Jacaerys?

"Have you been spying on me, Prince Aemond?" you asked, grinning openly now to cover how flustered you felt. "Is the one-eyed Prince jealous? Of his own nephews? Tsk, such a shame…."

"Hold your tongue-"

"You hold your tongue when you speak of my family, Prince Aemond!" you interrupted him, harshly. "Their mother and stepfather gave me a home when I had none. Lucerys cut your eye when he was trying to defend his own brother and cousins against you needless taunts. And if you are implying that I took Jacaerys to my bed, you are sorely mistaken. My maidenhead remains intact. I am nothing like you with your precious Helaena-"

"Shut up!" he roared. "You take advantage of my generosity and test the limits of my mercy? I should've beheaded you while I had the chance!"

You stood to your feet, brushing off the dust from your riding leathers. "I'm glad we've finally shown each other our true colours, Prince Aemond. I'll see myself out. Try not to bleed out and fall from your dragon in this nasty storm as you fly, half-conscious, to King's Landing," you said, taking a few steps towards the exit of the cave.

"No! Wait!" He cried out, suddenly desperate and very much in pain. "Please! I agree! I agree to your terms."

"Well, well," you said, sitting back down in your corner of the cave, crossing your ankles and leaning back leisurely against the wall. "So you swear under oath not to hurt me after I've healed you after you've truthfully answered my questions?"

"Yes! Gods be good!" he said, urgently. "I swear it."

"Wonderful," you said, with barely hidden elation. "First question. Which Baratheon girl did you betroth yourself to?"

Aemond gave you a look of pure loathing, remaining silent.

"Come on," you prodded. "Maris? Floris?"

He closed his eye in defeat. "Cassandra. Maris is a heathenous bitch."

You felt you heart skip a beat, feeling a pang of pain that you carefully did not allow to make its way to your face. So he had betrothed himself to another girl…

"Next question," said, far too quickly. Trying to distract yourself from how intently Aemond was looking at your face for some kind of reaction to his betrothal. You weren't going to give him the satisfaction. "Jaehaerys and Jaehaera-"

"Do you really wish to hear this?" he asked, raising a brow. "All of this?"

"Yes," you breathed, almost defiantly, trying to ignore how your heart was already sinking.

"Fine. Have it your way," Aemond said, sounding resigned. "I had always harboured feelings of affection for Helaena. But after her wedding to Aegon, I saw how badly he treated her. Barely acknowledging her presence, let alone respecting her as his lady-wife. She turned to me for comfort, as she had, since childhood. But this time, it wasn't so innocent… And I ended up bedding her."

You blinked, staring into the fire still crackling away merrily, feeling the weight of a million bushels suddenly fall on your heart, crushing it. Why did you still feel pain? Why did you still feel anything for this man?

"So," you began, carefully ensuring that your voice remained steady and did not break. "While Aegon was fucking handmaidens and serving girls, you were in bed with your sister?"

"Yes," Aemond sighed, running a hand over his face. "Helaena and I justified it as a Targaryen tradition," he laughed ruefully. "The twins are mine, I admit it."

Eyes moving to stare at the wall above him, you blinked rapidly, trying to keep the tears from falling. It almost made you feel lightheaded, hearing him speak the truth at last. But more than feeling hurt, you felt a sense of anger.

Had he truly never felt anything for you? Ever?

Before you even knew it, you had asked him the question aloud.

"I did. I still do, whether you believe me or not," he said, making a move to get closer to you but you held up your hand, wanting to keep your distance. "You were my best friend and I loved you more than I loved my siblings. All those days we spent together under the weirwood tree are still some of my fondest memories of you. When you left, I felt like there was an immense void left behind in my life. I tried to keep myself busy with combat training, dragon-riding and studying. I tried to lose myself in Helaena. But somewhere in my mind, you always remained."

You chuckled mournfully, feeling the tears freely falling down your cheeks. "Your love for me was not enough to stop you from fathering your sister's children. You call Jace and Luke bastards, when your own sister's children are-"

Aemond looked at you, hearing you trail off into the silence as you stared into the fire.

"There is no going back for us now," you said, your voice ringing with finality. "We're both on opposite sides of this war."

"That we are," he admitted. "But I desperately wish it didn't have to be this way."

You raised yourself to your feet, brushing the hair away from your face as you made your way to him.

To fulfill your promise.

Kneeling down before him, you drew his face into your palms. "I'm sorry, I wasn't there to heal your eye. And I'm sorry that my love wasn't enough to keep you faithful to me," you said, running your thumb down his scar, caressing the sapphire underneath it.

"Thank you for being truthful to me," you said, before bringing your lips to meet his.

For how many years had you longed to kiss Aemond, to know what it felt like. You had always gone to bed with a smile as a young girl after imagining how happy you'd be to be able to kiss him.

But now, you felt like your heart had hardened into stone and even the warmth of his lips moving feverishly against yours wasn't enough to break through it.

You could feel every wound that he had sustained in the fall heal itself, the gash on his head sealing itself like magic.

It was only when Aemond's own hands found their way to your face that you drew back with a gasp, pushing his hands away.

"There. You're healed," you said, forcing yourself to your feet even as he stayed sitting on the floor. Seemingly dazed by the kiss.

"I wish the wound you left behind in my heart could heal just as easily," you said, walking away from him.

"Goodbye, Aemond."

He called out your name, asking you to wait, asking you to stay, but you made your way out of the cave, shouting for Aquerion to come get you…

Through the flight to Dragonstone, your mind was racing. You could feel your sorrow turn into anger, blistering through your soul.

Your eyes were dry, far too tired to shed any more tears in the name of Aemond Targaryen.

This was a war that you found yourself in the middle of.

This wasn't child's play.

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When you arrived at Dragonstone, you received a welcome befitting royalty.

Prince Daemon hugged you and told you how proud he was of you. Queen Rhaenyra almost had tears in her eyes as she clutched your hands in hers, thanking you for rescuing her dearest Lucerys.

"You were right, my dear," she said. "I should've never sent Lucerys alone to Storm's End. You saved my son's life and for that I am forever indebted to you."

You embraced Lucerys, Joffrey, Rhaena and Baela, laughing happily at being reunited with your family.

But it was when you hugged Jacaerys that the anger you felt against Aemond Targaryen morphed into a thirst for revenge.

Grabbing Jacaerys' hand, you asked him to take you to the rookery at the Sea Dragon Tower. Immediately.

"But, sweet one, don't you want to rest?" he asked, looking at you with worry in his dark eyes. "You've just arrived from battle. Surely a warm meal and a good night's rest-"

"Jace," you said. "Please take me to the rookery. Now."

Acquiescing to your request, Jacaerys took you to Sea Dragon Tower where you met with Maester Gerardys.

"I will need a quill, a pot of ink and parchment. Plenty of parchment," you said, seating yourself at a desk. "And sealing wax."

"Right away, My Lady," Maester Gerardys said, going to his study to fetch the supplies.

Jacaerys could see the gears turning in your head as you stared at the sea before you from the tower's window. "What are you doing, sweet one?" he asked, grasping your hand.

"Jace," you said, giving his hand a squeeze. "What I write in these letters, you mustn't breathe a word of this to anyone. Not your brother, not your mother, not Prince Daemon. No one. Swear to me."

Jacaerys looked perturbed at your request, but swore that he would remain silent.

Once the Maester arrived with the supplies you needed, you made him swear to secrecy as well, before getting down to your work.

With Jace sitting on the chair beside you, you asked the Maester that you two were not to be disturbed, at any cost, as you confined yourself to the room.

Quill and ink in hand, you took a sheet of parchment and wrote. Carefully writing each word, each alphabet, so that your handwriting would remain unrecognisable to the one person this letter was going to hurt the most.

As you wrote the letter, you could feel Jace's eyes growing wide with shock beside you, scanning the contents of the letter.

You wrote and wrote. The same letter in multiple copies. One for each major and minor house of Westeros.

Denying yourself any sustenance, save for some tea that Jace almost forced you to drink, you sat at the desk, writing for hours. Well past sunset and well into the night, leaving it to Jace and Maester Gerardys to seal and dispatch each letter with a raven.

Ravens flew to the Vale and Winterfell, your letters going to Casterly Rock and Highgarden. You wrote to the Citadel and to the leaders of the Faith of the Seven. Even Dorne.

You wrote to the Great Houses, Noble Houses, Knightly Houses and Masterly Houses. You wrote to Shield Houses and Sistermen Houses.

You wrote and wrote until your hand hurt and until you felt like you were seeing words swim before your very eyes.

You wrote, ignoring Jace's protests that you should rest, you should eat…

You wrote well into the next morning, watching the sun rise as you finally grasped your quill, pulled out a fresh piece of parchment and wrote your last, most important letter.

To Aegon, worded slightly differently, but its message remaining the same in essence as your other letters:

I am a writing as a concerned citizen of your kingdom. You, of all the people in Westeros, deserve to know the truth that has been concealed in plain sight by your own kin.

The children you call your own are bastards, Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, fathered by Prince Aemond, not you. Your Queen, Helaena, lay with your brother Aemond, giving birth to bastards born of adultery. It is my duty to bring light to these sins and falsehoods that have been hidden from you.

Your legacy is a lie, and you in your own heart know that the true queen of the Seven Kingdoms is your half-sister, Queen Rhaenyra, the firstborn child of King Viserys and his proclaimed heir.

Strike your banners, swear fealty to the rightful Queen and give up your throne before plunging the realm into war.

Sincerely,

Your well-wisher.

As you watched the last raven depart, you slumped down in your chair, looking at the rising sun, knowing that your actions would change the tide of this war.

"Do you think I've done the right thing?" you asked Jacaerys, finally allowing the exhaustion that you felt to creep into your mind.

"The realm needs to know the truth, sweet one," Jace said. "You have just done the most difficult thing one can ever do. I'm so proud of you."

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Part 5 ➡️

[avidfics]

Meeting Vi

A/N: I literally love Vi and made this account after watching Arcane. This is kinda a slow burn.

Summary: You get to meet your crush, Vi, for the first time, but she thinks you’re a bad influence on her sister. 

Warning: cursing, some simping 

Word Count: 2.1k 

The wind whipped across your face as you rode through the busy streets of Zaun at night.

“What happened to you promising a fun night with absolutely zero explosions!” You shouted at Jinx, whose arm was bleeding out from where she sat on the motorbike behind you. 

She, on the other hand, was acting as if she wasn’t bleeding profusely. Instead, she used the sides of the bike to stand up, making her sway from side to side. 

“I said prepare for a fun night FULL of explosions!” the she-devil let out an excited shout in the air. 

“I’m pretty sure I would’ve remembered that distinction.” You scoff to yourself. 

“Just sit still.” You plead with her as you try to not hit the many people walking. “And please explain to me why you’d rather get patched up at a gym than get a real doctor? I’m sure Silco has someone on staff.” Not that you wanted to be in the same room as the most dangerous man in Zaun. Your, already queasy, stomach lurched just at the thought. 

Jinx finally sits on the seat and lets out a dramatic sigh. “Silco would make a big whoopie doo and send a hit squad after the idiots who caused this little scrape.” Said ‘little scrape’ was still bleeding The warm blood was sticking to the back of your shirt from where she rested. “No way will I let him in on my heist, it’s my business, not his.” 

Abruptly she tries to stand and, once again, you lose control of the bike. “Those ugly bastards better hope I bleed out because they won't get a second chance!” 

“Can the mega ass-whopping be paused so we don’t crash!” Your efforts to calm Jinx down are wasted. A pole comes out of nowhere and the front wheel crashes right into it.

The bike lands on your ankle at an odd angle, but you are more concerned with Jinx. What if she landed on her injured arm-

“Great steering skills, chief.” Jinx groans out sarcastically. 

“Smart-ass”. “Well, you shouldn’t have dragged us to some back alley doctor.” 

Somehow Jinx is able to crawl from under the motorbike easier than you. “I’m just fulfilling my role as an awesome friend - “ Your eyes bug out at the audacity. “I promised a fun night so I delivered you on a silver plate to someone I know you want to have fun with.” She comically wiggles her eyes at you, who is still, lying under the bike. 

“What are you talking about -” 

Your words are cut off by angry boots slamming against the pavement toward both of you. 

“Powder, what the fuck?!” 

Without looking up, you know the owner of that voice with every fiber of your being. Your assumption proves correct when Jinx gives you a slow, shit-eating grin. Obviously, the little mischief picked up on the seismic crush you had on her sister, Vi. 

“Powder, please tell me that isn’t your blood dripping from your arm.” 

“It’s Jinx, and it’s not all my blood. Some of this belongs to the lovely gentlemen Y/N and I played with tonight.”

Vi’s vibrant pink hair whips down at you. The accusatory glare is hard to miss. You squirm under its weight but, you know her mood will change once Jinx actually shares what went down tonight with her sister. 

Subconsciously you also wanted Jinx to clear the misunderstanding because you’d hate for Vi to have a negative view of you since you’ve admired her from a distance for some time. It started when a couple of teenage thugs were spray painting obscenities on the window of your tiny bakery. Not to be underestimated, you had a small knife and a bat underneath the cash register that you were prepared to use, but then you’d have to step away from your customers. 

Just as you were preparing to take off your apron, Vi came jogging along, hoodie pulled over her head, sleeves bunched at her elbows, and wraps circling her knuckles. The last thing you expected from a complete stranger was to take all four boys down to the ground, groaning in pain, as their paint sprays rolled away on the sidewalk. You stood in shock and watched as she lectured them for five minutes and when she finally let them go, the boys came inside the bakery and apologized. 

Those boys still come in twice a month to wash the windows and scrub the floors. 

From that day on, you monitored the sidewalk outside your shop everyday at 10 am to watch as Vi went on her morning runs. 

Jinx called you a stalker. 

Still, you never got a chance to talk to her and it had been eating you up inside. Even now, as she stood less than four feet away from where you still sat on the pavement, scolding Jinx for her recklessness, her proximity was sending your stomach in turmoil.

Being this close to the boxer made your lungs constrict in a panic. Her wide, determined stance with both arms crossed over her chest in a way that made it hard not to notice her well-defined muscles. Just seeing the way her black tank top clung to her made you want to send a prayer of thanks to the heavens for the high temperature.

God, you were no better than a dude. You were supposed to be worried over Jinx, not lusting over her sister. 

“Jinx, head inside the gym. There’s someone inside who can patch you up. I’m going to speak to your friend.”

The troublemaker herself rolls her eyes but not before sending you an over-the-top wink. “Sure, you two spend some time being ‘friendly’. Maybe invite Y/N over for a sleepover while you’re at it” 

Fuckin Jinx! You wanted to be more upset, but you finally were going to have a conversation with Vi. 

“Hi, I’m-”

“Not interested.” The cutoff was a slap to the face. “I only want you to tell me what is Silco trying to use Jinx for now. Don’t look confused, I know you are a low-level thug for Silco. So what? Is he giving you a paycheck if you convince Jinx to mess with gangs on the east side?” 

Vi was totally heated; somehow it was turning you on. It wasn’t your fault! She stood over you with full attention on you, a snarl on her beautiful lips. 

You shake away the nervousness you had about talking to Vi to try to make sense of what she was saying. “First, I’m no one’s low-level thug, I mean I had skill. Second, I have no clue what you’re talking about.”  It sucked that you were still sitting underneath the bike so try standing up, but your ankle wasn’t having it. A sharp pain shot up from your ankle and sent you back to the ground where you started. This might’ve been the most embarrassing moment of your life. 

You sheepishly peek up at her. “Mind giving me a hand before we continue?” 

One bandaged hand extends down. You have a slight hesitancy, but you place your clammy hand in hers, and that heated warmness returns to your stomach as she grapes your hand in a punishing grip. In a move so fast you miss, Vi yanks your shoulder forward to encroach in your space. Her steel boot finds footing on the bike. Ever so slowly, she steadily adds pressure as it presses into your injured ankle. 

Renewed pain burns through your ankle. A startled scream chokes in your throat. 

You look up at Vi, incredulous that she would be this violent to you, and what you see back makes you freeze. Vi is kind, gentle, and a tad sarcastic, but she is also protective. No matter how hard you tried to yank your hand away, she kept yours in a vise, squeezing so hard her arms flexed. You can’t help biting your lip because it was kinda hot. 

“Shit, what’s your issue!?” Her foot remains constant on the bike. The struggle against her was futile and damning because you had never noticed the cut on her lip before. There was an intense urge to lean up a few inches to run your tongue along it. 

Your blatant simping, unfortunately, does not go unnoticed. Vi’s gray eyes had followed yours, bringing that hardened smirk back to her lips. 

“Focus darling.” Literally swooning, while being stepped on, a new low. “Everyone knows you work for Silco, so tell me, why are you using Jinx to steal equipment from gangs?” she asks, followed by another intense press of her foot into your injury. 

Crap, this was not how you wanted to meet Vi. She was treating you like one of those mischievous boys who spraypainted your bakery and it was pissing you off. “Ow! What part of I don’t know don’t you understand? I worked for Silco, as in, PAST tense. Which, hello, everyone’s sister or brother has in some way or another worked for that maniac. I’m a freaking baker now, my only scheme is trying to pay less for sugar and flour. I’m freaking retired and your sister knows this but somehow she roped me into helping her a few times as a getaway - I have a soft spot for that crazy girl.” 

You manage to wrestle a small knife from your waistband and tap it against Vi’s side. “I don’t plan on snitching about Jinx’s plans, now get the fuck off of me so I can check on Jinx.” You dig the blade a smidge deeper. 

Vi doesn’t hide her surprise look at you pulling a knife on her. Her shock doesn’t last for long as she smiles, almost looking proud. “Looks like the baker has some edge. Sweet and then sour.” Her smile disorientates you for a second, and that’s all she needs. Her free hand covers your hand that grips the knife. “You seem scared, kitten. Do you know how to use it?” Her thumb gently rubs against the pulse at your wrist. 

Your breath shutters as you exhale. “Let go of my hand and you’ll find out.” Secretly you hope she doesn’t call your bluff. Vi wasn’t your favorite person at the moment but you didn’t want to harm her. 

Seconds tick by as Vi’s eyes don’t leave yours. Until they do and they go down, lingering at where your v-neck shirt had dropped down, exposing more of your cleavage than you normally show. 

You shake your hand from Vi’s to readjust your shirt. 

Vi awkwardly clears her throat and places her hands in her pockets as if she suddenly became self-conscious. “Let’s get this bike off of you.” The harsh Vi is gone in a cloud of smoke and the Vi you recognize arrives, but which one is the real Vi? 

With one hand she lifts the bike up and puts down the kickstand. She gently lifts you up next, despite your protest. “Let me help walk you inside.”

“First you cause my injury and then you want to make it better?” You shake off out of her hold, completely peeved.

“Cupcake, sloppy motor skills caused your injury -” you let out an irritated sigh. “However, I sure didn’t help it heal. Sorry?” She ducks her head down to give you an apologetic grin. Your heart skips too much to give a reply so instead, you offer her your arm so she can help you limp inside the gym. But Vi must’ve had other plans because she bends until her knees touch the concrete, and looks up expectedly. 

“I’m protective of Jinx because she’s the only family I have, but sometimes I go too far. I know Jinx considers you a friend so I am sorry for hurting you.” A gentle hand tugs on your calf. You let out a startled yelp and feel your face heat at how close her face is to the tops of your jean-clad thighs. Her neck is angled straight back to look at you with puppy eyes. “Let me take care of you to show how sorry I am.” 

You literally stop yourself from moaning. Vi had a way of making every nerve feel alive and buzzing like a live wire. You believed that she was just looking out for her sister, but you still were going to sulk for a bit. 

“Fine.” You wobble around to her back and wrap your arms around her neck. “I don’t want to hear a peep if I’m too heavy.”

A playful pinch on your thigh makes you let out an embarrassing giggle. “Cupcake, I could give you a piggyback ride all week.”

You tried not to think of other kinds of ‘rides’ as she carried you inside the gym. 

[trendywaifus]

Can we see some HC when Aoi, Mitsuri, shinobu, and nezuko see there lover S/O got there arm cut off for Protecting them from a Fatal wound from a demon

spoilers! beware!

— nezuko will react more violent in this instance. seeing someone so dear to her get badly wounded right in front of her will be the fastest way to make her become feral. she will not stop until the demon is erased from existence.

— but even if she ends up killing the demon, nezuko would still be on a rampage since she can’t control her intense rage. so tanjirou will have to be nearby to calm her down or you, if you still have energy left. luckily, when she has calmed down, she won’t waste anytime to come to your aid and would cry and whimper when she sees that your bleeding profusely from your fatal wound.

— when help arrives, she stubbornly sticks by your side until you get to safety. if she’s able to stay in the sun, she’ll watch over you like a hawk. if she can’t, then nezuko will somehow insist to her brother to let her box be in your room so she can be near you.

— honestly, witnessing her expression change from shock to fear then to great anger in less than a second terrified you because you had never seen your lover express anything else outside of her usual smile. in her mind, she’s tied in between snatching you up to get you to a safe place or torturing the demon in the most painful way possible.

— despite shaking with anger, she holds herself back from losing control of her emotions and instead just kills the demon swiftly so she can tend to you. shinobu feels tears pricking her eyes when she tries to stop you from bleeding out. the whole time, she outright demands for you to focus on your breathing while she wraps bandages around your wounds. she bites her lip as the flashback of her sister dying in her arms runs through her mind.

— she refuses to let the kakushi take over and picks you up and flees off to her estate as fast as she can. shinobu doesn’t care if her arms are aching, she needs you alive and her weakness won’t get in the way of it. shinobu makes it her mission to nurse you back to health. hell, she can’t even sleep at night without checking on you.

— mitsuri’s heart shatters when you pushed her out the way from getting gravely injured. she’s bawling her eyes out when she discovers that your missing an arm. she would of forgotten the demon was right in front of her if you hadn’t told her to ignore you and focus on killing the demon. so she did before scrambling back to you, still sobbing.

— she uses her haori as an desperate attempt to stop your bleeding. even you had to calm her down because it didn’t help that her tears were dripping on your face like a running facet. poor baby cradles your head to her chest until help comes which luckily didn’t take too long. though, it had to take three kakushi to pull her away from you. ngl, it would be a funny sight to see!

— mitsuri is stuck to your side like glue when she gets the chance to. she kinda turns into a crybaby whenever sees your missing limb so you constantly have to assure her that you’re really fine with losing an arm for her. mitsuri insists that she feeds you, bathes you—yk generally. .being your. .second hand(ha?). of course she tries not to be on you 24/7 but she WILL help you when she can!

— honestly, out of them, she’s the most helpless. i love aoi but she will be panicking because one, you’re fatally wounded and two, she is not very skilled at fighting at all. but even if you scream for her to just run away, aoi stubbornly refuses to leave you alone with that frightened look on her face. how can she still be like this in a life or death situation?

— so instead, she tries her best to stop the bleeding with her handkerchief and have you in her arms as if to protect you. just as the demon is drawing closer, kanao comes in time and saves the two of you. aoi is relieved that not only is the demon gone but kakushi are now present. she tries to ignore the frustration creeping into her heart. aoi absolutely hates the fact that she was so weak to the point where she couldn’t do anything and you almost died because of it.

— during your recovery, aoi is by your side. but whenever she sees you, a look of dread and frustration is present on her face for a moment before she tears her gaze away. please please reassure this girl and tell her how brave she was to choose to stay by yourself when she didn’t even have to; that speaks for itself.

[omori-aus-archive]

Chapter 30: Arc 9: I’ll Face Myself: Overcome Your Fears

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(RED BREADBASKET: BOTTOM LEVEL: CONTROL ROOM)

“You shouldn’t be here, you know.” Hikki said, only to receive silence from Mari. “You should’ve stayed in your fantasy. You would’ve been much happier.”

The woman tightened her fists, taking a sharp breath, “A fantasy where I would continue being tormented by you? Not a chance.” Her doppelganger merely pulled the violin out in response, before swinging it across Mari's face.

Mari collapsed to the floor, her bad knee finally giving out, before kicking her doppelganger away. Snarling, the gray-scaled young woman stood on her opponent’s arm, before beating the violin on her abdomen.

Mari barely had time to react as her creation tossed the violin aside, before essentially pummeling the woman in the face and ribs. There was a painful thud as Hikki literally threw across the room, resulting in her crashing in the desks with a hiss and groan.

Mari was losing…and remembered that she wasn’t going to get help this time.

Hikki sighed, walking over to Mari and putting her boot on her creator’s abdomen. “Gods, you’re so pathetic. You make the gods sob in shame. Waste of skin.” She mocked, kicking the injured woman in the ribs.

The doppelganger glared at the woman, before sneering, “You’ve failed so many people…and thus, you’ve earned nothing.” Mari felt her blood run cold as Hikki reminded her, “You could’ve EASILY saved your baby brother…and yet, he’s dead.”

“And what do you think about the others? How long are you going to stand by and continue to fail them?” The doppelganger asked, smacking her creator across the face. “You might care, but you’re so pathetic that you can’t do enough for ANY of them!”

“People like you don’t deserve to live.” She snarled, grabbing Mari by the neck and lifting her up. The woman struggled to breathe as she tried to free herself of Hikki’s death grip, while the monochromatic woman sneered arrogantly, “You’re a failure. Sunny’s a failure. Your friends are failures.” 

Hikki then threw Mari into the main control panel, sending a painful shock through her upon impact. Mari found herself fading in and out of consciousness as she attempted to recover from the various attacks.

She coughed out a bit of blood, shakily sitting up as her doppelganger walked up to her with a glare. “If anything, they’re more useful as tools.” She mocked with a wicked smile. “But they’re just parasites and fuel in the end.”

Mari’s creation grabbed her by the hair, causing the woman to wince in pain yet again. The doppelganger grinned, poking the woman’s stomach, “Come on. Admit it. I mean, you DID eat that fake Hero and digested him pretty good. He was delicious, right?”

Hikki then grabbed onto the woman’s leg by her bad knee, “Just admit it and all this will be over. You can’t save that brat of a brother of yours anyway.”

….

….

There was silence as something in Mari’s heart snapped. She gave a fierce glare, receiving one from her double in kind. “Have it your way, Mari. I’ll just devour you too and take your place.” The doppelganger snarled, tearing off Mari’s leg.

Even with the ungodly amount of pain, Mari did not scream. Even though she was bleeding profusely, her stare did not waver. Instead, it only intensified.

Hikki’s eyebrow twitched in frustration, “You are REALLY starting to piss me off, bitch.” “That makes two of us.” The woman retorted.

As her creation stomped towards her, the woman took a shard of glass from the broken control panel before throwing it at Hikki’s cheek, cutting it. The doppelganger roared in pain and fury, before glaring at Mari with pure bloodlust.

Mari slowly sat up, grabbing a few exposed wires as Hikki lunged towards her, who only successfully tripped on her creator’s severed leg.

Now that Hikki was practically on top of her, the woman grappled with her creation, before using the wires to send a painful shock through her double’s body. The taller of the two merely glared at her creator, before giving her a chokehold.

“DAMN BITCH! YOU’VE WASTED MY TIME LONG ENOUGH!” She roared, watching as Mari released the wires in order to attempt to get Hikki off of her.

She’s losing….

She had to break free…!

She needed to do…SOMETHING to give her one more chance to win this!

Soon, Mari blacked out….

….

….

The doppelganger grinned as Mari slowly went limp, only to lurch back in shock as the woman suddenly lunged forward, grabbing Hikki’s head and biting her eye.

The taller woman screeched in pain as Mari had her left eye locked in her jaws, before feeling her creator rip it out of her skull and spitting it to the floor.

The taller of the two, now on the floor, struggled to sit up as an unconscious and desperate Mari pinned Hikki under her. As soon as Hikki went to punch her creator in the teeth, her opponent only grabbed her wrist and bit her fingers off.

The unconscious Mari went ahead and did the same with the doppelganger’s other hand, before lunging for her opponent’s neck, biting down on it and tearing her jugular open.

The death of Hikki, as painful as it was, was also quick.

It would be a long few minutes of silence before Mari eventually came back to her senses. Attempting to catch her breath, she leaned back, sighing with exhaustion before looking at the carnage she gave her creation.

Almost immediately, the woman got off the dead doppelganger in shock and fright. She could make an easy guess as to what happened, given the taste of Hikki’s blood in her mouth.

….

….

What the hell was she thinking…!? The woman was desperate, yes, but….

Mari took several deep breaths before simply curling up….

The woman sat there for God knows how long…. She was trying to decide what she should do now, besides destroying MEMENTO MORI, of course.

She remembered what Hikki said about Sunny and her friends…and with Hikki technically dead, she also knew everything she did in this hellhole. What she made Mari do.

It made Mari sick. It made her furious!

Mari looked at her double’s corpse, narrowing her eyes. “You hurt Sunny. He harmed him when all he was doing was trying to help you.” The woman said firmly. “Hero loved me and you hurt him. You abandoned him.”

…..

She then rubbed her eyes, questioning herself as to why she was continuing to blame herself for this…. Hikki was corrupted by an outside force. Mari thought that letting Hikki live would be beneficial, not knowing this would happen….

….

….

Huh….

Suddenly, everything about her emotions made sense now…. The woman was still feeling responsible for these horrible events, despite it not being the case.

Despite how cruel it was, something like this with Hikki…was inevitable, unfortunately. Just like with the rampaging demon Sunny was dealing with. Just like Aubrey and Basil’s struggles regarding their feelings for her little brother.

As much as Mari hated it…. As unfair and unjust as it was…. Sunny’s death was…also inevitable.

She wouldn’t have been able to change anything. She couldn’t change the past, no matter how desperately she wanted to.

….

….

A small smile formed on Mari’s face, before turning to resolve.

Despite all of that, she certainly didn’t have to like it. Even though she couldn’t change the past, she could certainly try to change the present.

….

….

Mari then turned towards HIkki’s body again, saying, “Like it or not, I can’t let you come back.” She then grabbed another shard of glass, once again kneeling on top of her double.

“I wish I was more merciful…. But I can’t let this madness between us go on. Plus, payback’s a bitch….” The woman explained. She then prayed to any sort of Heaven out there that Sunny would forgive her for what she was about to do.

Sighing, Mari grabbed a hold on Hikki’s violin, keeping it on standby for what she was about to do. A look of embarrassment and disgust formed on Mari’s face as she reluctantly cut open Hikki’s shirt to expose her chest, before cutting open the double’s chest as well.

She then took the violin and began beating down on the doppelganger’s sternum forcefully, before hearing the bone shatter from the impact. Closing her eyes, Mari reached her hand into the wound and to the doppelganger's chest cavity, scouring for her heart.

Eventually, she grabbed an organ and tore it out, before opening her eyes. She sighed in relief as she had Hikki’s heart in hand, before tensing up in shock as the area around her began shaking violently.

Now that Hikki was successfully purged, all of MEMENTO MORI began collapsing in on itself…with Hikki’s heart as the strongest point of gravity. Everything collapsed in on the heart and was completely absorbed into it.

Everything became louder and darker with every passing second. And just as the woman’s field of vision became darkest….

…There was silence.

Mari was left in an empty void. Alone. Completely healed. And with her doppelganger’s heart in her hand. The woman sighed. She guessed that she needed to take ALL of MEMENTO MORI back into herself, so she could be free from her own inner madness.

After taking a deep breath to brace herself, she opened her mouth wide before taking large bites out of the organ, forcing herself to swallow each one-

Mari then found herself lurching up in her bed, feeling extremely nauseous. She rushed to the bathroom, hunched over as she tried to take several deep breaths to forcefully settle her nausea.

“Fuck, that was awful….” The woman whispered, before giving herself a once-over. Her stomach felt empty, thank god, and there was no metallic taste in her mouth.

She took notice that her bad knee was feeling relatively well…however, she chose not to question it for now. After what happened to her in her sleep, she had a lot of questions that she would need to talk to Sunny about….

….

….

It was strange…and yet, enjoyable.

She felt…at peace. Like her mind was finally cleared for the first time in ages. It was like she was finally on the road to recovery back to how she was before everything.

A brief sense of joy and fulfillment washed over the woman, believing that she could finally be herself again.

Then Mari jolted in shock to the sound of her phone ringing.

She sat up in her bed, answering the phone with a quiet “Hello…?”

She then flinched at the sound of Aubrey’s panicked voice, “Where are you!? We need you with us now!” “It’s Sunny…. He’s gone missing…!” The pinkette said.

Mari froze, immediately getting out of bed in fright, “Aubrey, I swear to God, if you’re pulling a prank…!” “YOU AND I BOTH KNOW I WOULDN’T JOKE ABOUT THIS!” Aubrey shouted in emotional distress. The woman took a few deep breaths, her stomach sinking deeper into her body before she responded, “I’m on my way. Stay put.” She then hung up, getting a new change of clothes before rushing outside to meet up with Aubrey.

Mari prayed that Sunny was still in the town….

Omori: My Only Sunshine (HIKKI/OMARI AU)

(Cover art by @leggyre and edited by me.)

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Prologue: Life and Death of Sunny Hinode Nisshoku

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From his birth up to age 9, Sunny's life was as happy as he could’ve wanted it. He had amazing friends in Hero, Kel, Basil George, and Aubrey Qaletaqa. He has two great parents. And of course, he had the world's best sister, Mari Ame Shitsuren Nisshoku.

However, at age 10, he began to have....issues with his health. It wasn't too serious though. Just severe exhaustion. Though he wasn't the only one to notice them either....

So did his friends and family....

Mari tried to suggest that he should see a doctor, but decided not to argue with her brother on it. She knew how much he hated arguing. If it became dangerous, she'd immediately let their parents know.

The siblings' parents managed to convince Sunny to see a doctor, but found nothing abnormal....

This continued until he was 12.

Then during the fall after his birthday, while practicing for a recital, Mari began to notice that her brother was struggling. Not just with his practice, but his health as well.

He was feeling pain in his chest....

She tried to convince Sunny to relax, only to panic as her brother fell unconscious in her arms. Laying her brother on the couch, she quickly grabbed the phone and called for an ambulance.

She then called her parents about what happened....

Sunny was diagnosed with a heart defect and the doctors explained that he'll live to 18 at most, if he didn't receive a surgery.

And just like that, Sunny's life went downhill....

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Sunny's bedroom was moved downstairs to help his heart....

At age 13, Sunny was recommended to use a wheelchair. He ended up having frequent visits to the hospital and Mari, in spite of the doctors' wishes, managed to bring Sunny outside to hang out with his friends.

Their parents were VERY proud of them, on the other hand. The siblings' father would start working from home, so that way he could help his son and spend time with him.

He felt like he was a poor influence on his children....and realized he needed to fix that....

Mari would follow his example and completely quit playing the piano and doing college prep so that she could focus on helping and spending time with her baby brother.

She hoped that, in doing so....just maybe, he could recover. And if he couldn't, would at least be able to do whatever he still wants to do....

Unfortunately, by the time he's 15 and a half years of age....and after new years, Sunny was then stuck at the hospital. His defect was getting worse....

Realizing that he probably didn't have much time left, he did the only thing he could do. He had conversations with everyone, spending as much time as possible before his time came.

In that early-January, Sunny spoke with Hero, making him promise to make sure that Mari was safe and treated well. In mid-February, he talked to Basil to let him know how much he meant to him.

He was somewhat aware of Basil's crush on him....but couldn't bring himself to break the blonde's heart.

In late March, he spoke with Mari. He immediately noticed that his dear sister was not doing great. She was beginning to become very anxious....and tired....

She had not been sleeping well....

Mari then brought up her idea to potentially donate her heart to Sunny, so that he may live....

Of course, Sunny was immediately against it, not wanting to live in a world without his sister. Mari, on the other hand, refused to live in a world where Sunny was dead.

The conversation was cut short as visiting hours were almost up for the day....

Mari and Sunny both felt awful, as they thought they only made things worse....

In early-April, he told Kel that he would always be a brother to him and pleaded with him to keep their friends safe. In late-May, he finally confessed his feelings to Aubrey....and shortly afterwards, agreed to having a heart transplant surgery.

Finally in June....and on his birthday, Mari and Sunny had more conversations.

Sunny could tell that Mari is scared of losing him. He was scared of not returning as well. He tried his best to reassure Mari that he lived a happy life, even though it hadn't been what he thought it'd be....

However, he knew that Mari was too scared and saddened to be convinced otherwise. The rest of the visit was spent with Sunny holding his big sister in his arms, whispering to her that this wasn't her fault....

That she was the best sister he could ask for, regardless of her flaws....

That he loved her....and was proud of her with everything that he was....

The two of them fell asleep at the hospital....

Mari was brought home in her sleep. Sunny was still asleep by the time he's brought to surgery the next day.

He realized that his last birthday present was he and Mari being by each other's side.

Despite everything, Sunny was content with it...

....

....

The next day, Mari arrived at the hospital in panic, demanding to know where Sunny is.

When she was told that her brother didn't make it, her panic turned to shock....that he didn't survive the surgery. Then into anger....that "nothing" could've been done. Then finally, heartbreak....that she's lost her baby brother.

....

Aubrey arrived some time later to return her feelings to Sunny....only to see Mari sobbing in the visitors room. She then cried with her after finding out what happened.

Basil, Aubrey, and Kel were 16. Like Sunny.

Mari and Hero were 19.

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In July was Sunny's funeral. Mari's last gift to him was a moon necklace, so that a part of her would always be with him as he headed to the afterlife.

In August, the young woman began to go through a depressive process of creating a dream world and a doppelganger named Hikki, so that she could live in a world where she didn't lose Sunny.

For Aubrey and Basil, they talked about Sunny and their regrets....before Aubrey unintentionally revealed that Sunny confessed to her.

Basil left without a word, becoming jealous and cold towards her as a result.

Kel eventually became the brother-figure of the group while Hero and Mari were at college.

In September, Mari and Hero did indeed go to college. However, Hikki was mainly in control of Mari's body, letting Mari spend time in her dream world named Headspace.

As a result, their relationship began to strain.

....

....

Mari then remembered that she had been living a lie in her head.

In tears, she reluctantly said goodbye to her Headspace's version of her baby brother, hugging him one more time before he disappeared. Hikki didn’t stop her, letting her take control of her body once more.

Mari then took a look at the college calendar, finding out in shock that she had been living a lie for almost a year.

In the following April, Mari did her best to determine what she was going to do. Ultimately, she decided to return home to family. She quickly signed up for online learning in May, before talking to Hero.

They officially broke up....

Mari couldn't risk straining their relationship any further....

She couldn't continue their relationship when she wasn't herself for months....

Mari then returned to her parents, before explaining them to what happened. And in spite of everything, she was welcomed home in loving arms.

She then called Aubrey, successfully wishing her a happy birthday, before agreeing to meet up with Sunny.

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(Early June....)

"Hey, Sunny...." Aubrey whispered, sitting in front of Sunny's grave. "Mari will be arriving soon. I know you miss her." She tried giving a small smile, "She misses you too...." It had been one whole year since he passed away.

She couldn't believe it had already been a full year....

He would've been 17 now....

"I hope you're doing well....and staying safe, wherever you are...." The teenager said. She then lowered her head, letting out a sad sigh, "I'm so sorry....for not returning your feelings sooner...."

She still hated herself for not confessing to Sunny before he passed on....

She regretted....not sharing her first kiss with him....

She regretted not saying "I love you" to him....

"I....may be in a relationship with someone...." Aubrey admitted, before taking a deep breath. "But YOU....will ALWAYS be my first love...." She felt a few tears run down her face as she whispered, "My heart....will ALWAYS belong to you.... I....hope you know that...."

After a few moments, the teenager wiped her tears, before filling Sunny in on what had been happening since her last visit.

Mari soon arrived and joined her. Aubrey could tell she was miserable....but her eyes looked....far more clear.

It was like she realized something....

The young woman leaned against Aubrey, explaining what had happened last week. Firstly, she had broken up with Hero. The relationship was becoming strained....and Mari didn't want Hero to suffer more because of her....

Secondly, she had stopped trying to live a lie.... She explained that she had tried to create a false reality in her head.

A reality where Sunny was still alive.

Where he wasn't sick.

Mari stopped....because she realized that Sunny wasn't going to come back....

All Aubrey could do for her was comfort her as the young woman cried....

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After an hour or so, Mari and Aubrey went back to Mari's house as a storm began to arrive. Aubrey called her father about the situation, before hanging up.

The high-schooler helped Mari get out candles and flashlights, before sitting on the couch. "I'm guessing....the break-up went poorly?" She asked, receiving a small nod from the college student.

"To me, yeah.... I feel guilty about it. Like I just broke Hero's heart...." Mari explained. She then sat next to Aubrey, curling up as she said, "I think he hates me for it....even though it was for the best...."

Aubrey nodded, before hugging the young woman, giving a remorseful expression. "I'm so sorry, Mari...." She whispered, rubbing Mari's shoulder to comfort her.

There was a few moments of silence as Mari leaned against the teenager, before asking, "Has Basil talked to you yet....?" "No...." Aubrey sighed. "Still giving me a judgmental glare...."

Mari nodded. She wasn't sure if she should tell Aubrey that Basil was jealous....

....

....

Maybe she should....

"He's jealous of you....because Sunny loved you...." The college student explained. The teenager blinked at her, before sighing, "I....figured.... He was very close to Sunny, so....."

She then rubbed her eyes, whispering, "I guess....Basil should hate me...." "Because I LOVED him...." Aubrey admitted. "I LOVED Sunny...." Mari sat up as she gave a shocked expression.

The teenager lowered her head, "I loved him....and I wasn't able to return those feelings...." "My heart....will ALWAYS be his...." She explained, feeling tears run down her cheeks.

Aubrey then felt Mari cup her cheek and wipe the tears away. She was smiling for the first time in a whole year....even though it was small.

"I'd be honored....to call you my sister-in-law...." The college student explained.

....

Without another word, Aubrey hugged Mari tightly, feeling the college student hold her. "Thank you for loving him...." Mari whispered. "Thank you....for being here for us...."

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The next year after Sunny's death is....slow.

Mari was desperately trying to reunite with Kel and Basil, even while she and Hikki debated as to whether or not Mari deserved Sunny in the first place.

....

....

She always wondered how her baby brother was doing....

Ever since he died, Mari always hoped that Sunny was happy.

That he was safe.

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So here's the prologue! I was told that one would be good, so here it is. This shows you what Sunny's life was like before his death and is told from a third person perspective.

[lexinympho]

Indulgence

[NSFW, MDNI]

Kunigami Rensuke x f!reader

Summary: Rensuke convinces you to let him play the role of a good boyfriend when you're on your period.

WC: 9.3k

Tags/Warnings: Fluff (Rensuke is boyfie goals), a sprinkle of angst, smut (unprotected sex [wrap it before ya tap it] shower sex, vaginal fingering, mentions of male oral receiving, service dom Rensuke I guess), blood (obviously), a crap ton of inner monologuing, possible incorrect usage of semicolons

A/N: First time posting a fic in a while, and first time posting smut ever. So don't expect much😎If you saw this posted 3 times already, you didn't. You saw nothing.

Rensuke never considered himself the type to be into period sex, but there's a first time for everything.

Well, rather than not being the type, it's more like he never felt strongly about the idea, and he always took into consideration how you would feel. He heard one comment from a girl in class a while back and used to think that most women wouldn't be on board with the idea of period sex, reasons ranging from the potential mess or just a dislike for blood in general. He didn't completely understand the stipulation of guys not wanting to do it (especially after hearing certain conversations in the locker room), but he also knew where it stems from. Now that he's older however, he's well aware of the women who desire to have sex when on their period, once again a result of him coincidentally being around to hear the conversation (or someone having little to no TMI about their interests).

Rensuke personally feels he's neutral on the matter: he'll indulge his lover if given the opportunity to do so, but would also refrain from any intercourse during that time of month if denied. He has no problem either way.

It took him until a year after having asked you out to realize that he'd start singing a different tune.

When you were on your period during the early days of dating him, you tended to be a bit distant. Not in the sense that you avoided his mere presence, but you felt like he wouldn't want to be around you when you're...bleeding everywhere (you had to reassure him at first that you weren't trying to discreetly leave him). You soon confessed your worries over bleeding through your clothes near him, the possibility always having you on edge and checking behind yourself. With some reassurance and persuasion, Rensuke was able to extinguish your unspoken disquietude and be as close as possible to you.

Touching you in some ways took a while to happen. Of course you'd let him hug or hold you in certain positions, but anything further required mulling over on your end. He would see you on a few occasions trying to relieve the ache of your breasts and offered to do it himself, but you naturally shot him down the first time he asked. You eventually gave in after some time of him looking like a kicked puppy, and that effectually granted him the chance to rub his warm hands across your abdomen when you have cramps.

Then there's the time you accidentally bled on the sheets a little. He'd grown used to seeing you flustered, but that time you awoke to see the small mess you left behind exceeded his expectations. It was quite the sight watching you pull on the sheets while he's still on them and profusely apologize with each tug. You attempted to put a towel underneath yourself the next time you laid down with him, but he promptly threw it to the side and remarked that he doesn't mind cleaning the sheets for you. He made sure to tack on, It hardly ever happens anyways (which is true), so there's no cause for concern.

You still fervently push him away when it comes to bathing or showering together when on your period, a decision he respects but found a part of himself wishing you didn't come to. To be fair, you only started to feel completely comfortable doing something that intimate with him at the 6 month mark of your relationship, and sex was but a thought until a month afterwards. Now however, Rensuke could feel himself slowly getting restless the more you evade anything further than cuddling, particularly when it's clear as day to him that you're craving more intimacy. When you start to feel needy and initiate a kiss that becomes more heated by the second, Rensuke attempts to grind you over his hard-on, but you'd put a stop to that and give him a blowjob or handjob, maybe intercrural once or twice. You basically leave yourself high and dry while you satisfy him for a week's time.

He never thought this would turn into a problem (?) since it only occurs once a month, and it's not like this has plagued his mind way back when you first went further with him (that didn't start until 3 months ago). He figures it has to do with bottling up his frustrations over the whole ordeal. He felt it inappropriate to tell you something like, "I'm upset we're not sexually active when you're on your period," primarily after you've repeatedly made it apparent you don't want to.

But he's a grown man with desires that aren't being totally satiated, one of those desires being your own pleasure. It certainly doesn't help when he recalls that one time he accidentally heard you in the bathroom tending to yourself as though he were unavailable to help you. Even outside of when you're feeling horny, he heard that sexual activity does have its health benefits when you're on your period, and he's made it his lifelong journey to relieve you of any pain or stress you're going through. Rensuke treasures the moments when you're honest with him and making it known what you are and aren't okay with, but he just as equally treasures the moments when you let him take care of your every need and don't hold back.

He'd rather not seem pushy, but it seems that telling you he "doesn't mind" regularly translates to "I don't really want to, but I'll do it for you" in your brain.

He finally decided on a more direct approach one evening when you both were sat at the couch watching movie, bellies full from the takeout meal you ordered beforehand. You were snuggled up under his left side and unconsciously rubbing your hand over his thigh ever so slightly, internally driving the 6'2" man crazy as his interest in the movie began to dwindle. It didn't help that you were wearing one of his shirts that swallowed your small frame with a pair of loose-fitting sweatpants. That coupled with the focused look you wore on your face gave him an ultimately adorable image of you he could never grow tired of.

He waited a moment to collect his thoughts before asking out of the blue, "Can I shower with you?"

You were intently watching the movie the moment it began, so it took you a few seconds to jump in place at the question and swiftly respond with a question of your own, "W-Why?"

He looked down at you and said, "We've showered together before."

"Not when I'm on my period." You kept yourself facing the TV, not daring to look at Rensuke's face lest you give in too easily, and added, "It's unpleasant."

"I don't mind. Besides, it's not like you can help it."

You took a moment to relish in the feeling of his arm around your shoulders, all the while acutely aware of his thumb rubbing your shoulder in a comforting manner. It tears you up a little everytime you say no to your gentle giant of a boyfriend, but you can't help thinking that he'll be put off at the mere sight of blood. Even though he says it never bothers him any other time, you worry that he'll change his mind when it comes to him actually doing it.

Rensuke seemed to be able to read your mind as he swiftly pulled you from under his arm and placed you on his lap. You yelped at the sudden change of position, the blush you donned at the start of this conversation darkening upon feeling Rensuke's half hard member under you. "Ren-"

"Sorry."

"Eh?" Despite your current bashfulness and urge to avoid his gaze, you kept yours on Rensuke at the sound of his apology and saw the conflicted look he's giving you. You placed your hands on his broad shoulders to steady yourself and asked, "W-What are you apologizing for?"

He pulled you closer by your hips and proceeded to bury his face in your neck as he explained, "For asking so much. I know you'd rather not do anything right now, but I don't like when you walk on eggshells for my sake."

You tried to ignore the pleased feeling that ran through you from his actions and said, "I-I know, but...it's...I dunno. Shouldn't it bother you at least a little? I mean..." You trailed off upon hearing Rensuke mutter something quiet enough for you to not hear over your own voice and inquired in a low voice, "What did you--nh!"

He cut you off with a bite to a sensitive spot on your neck (being sure to lick at it in apology) and spoke up moderately louder with a warm face, "...I want to." I might've overestimated myself for assuming I could say that smoothly. He clears his throat and presses on though, "It won't bother me, I think I made that clear with how many times I've said so. If anything, I'm bothered you think I'll be averse to your body over blood of all things."

"..."

At your lack of response, he was ready to give up for the night and tell you to drop it for another time before he felt you lightly tug at his hair, forcing him to look up and be met with your lips eagerly meeting his. He didn't take long to reciprocate, pressing you closer but being sure not to put pressure on your tender mounds, and reacting accordingly to your tongue prodding at his lips. This increased appetency of yours would've caught him off guard before, but he'd long since grown used to how easily you get turned on before and during your period.

You parted from his mouth with a pop and watched as a string of saliva kept you and him connected. He watched as you blinked to attention to clear your mind and say in a small voice, "Sorry. For making you repeat yourself so much."

It's a bit tough keeping his head on right after that kiss, but he responds, "It's fine. I feel better when you aren't just going along with my every wish and actually feel up to it instead after thinking it through." He then flicked your forehead in a lighthearted manner and said, "Though I don't like when you start thinking too hard and get the idea that I don't know what I'm signing up for."

You pouted at his words, but fixed your face and accepted the truth to them. You feel silly, but you're compelled to still ask to be sure, "You...really don't mind?"

"Really."

"...Really really?"

"Really really." That assured answer coupled with the soft peck he landed on your forehead was enough to crack down on your walls of insecurity. Funny how you were being so stubborn for the longest and yet Rensuke managed to get you to break. You couldn't find it in yourself to be at all upset though upon seeing the tenderness in his auburn eyes you'd become so familiar with. A part of yourself was getting frustrated with your reluctance anyway, so that could very well be another reason for your compliance.

"...N'kay..."

"It's beneficial for you anyways since it increases bloodflow and-"

"Really?" You cut him off with a pout that fails to hide the smile underneath.

"What? Showers do that."

"I know that's not what meant you pervert." Most people would never guess he's like this with how respectful he behaves.

He snickered and responded affectionately, "It's fine if we don't do anything, but you are in the mood, and don't think I forgot those cramps you complained about at the start of the movie." He'd be lying if he said he was totally fine with doing nothing, his hard-on poking through his shorts can attest to that. But he'll gladly go along with whatever you want. The fact that you agreed to the idea of a shower in the first place is a big enough win in his book.

You looked around with a hum to mull over your choices, only to shortly come to a decision with how your hormones are basically screaming at you to do something about the heat between your legs.

"...Fine."

Though it took him a second to piece together what you said 'fine' to, Rensuke showed his elation over your agreement in the form of 3 quick pecks to your lips.

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For the both of you, the process of making it to the shower is a bit of a blur, but you vividly remember Rensuke asking if he should look away while you get undressed. It felt kind of embarrassing being asked that, but you were thankful; you weren't trying to show him the literal crime scene that took place on your pad. You were skittish trying to figure out which way you wanted to face, and Rensuke watched your little dance show as he stepped in with you. Cute. His intention is to let you set the pace or change your mind about letting him touch you down there if it isn't okay, but watching your thighs squeeze together upon seeing his stiff cock has him wanting to take over. That was enough right there, but no sooner did he catch a dribble of blood dripping down your thigh when you began washing yourself.

You're killing me. He spent a fair amount of time washing himself as a form of distraction, with the occasional moment of looking at you cleanse yourself, until you asked if he needed help getting to his back. He said yes faster than he could ever kick a ball 20 meters across the field, and silently thanked you for not calling out his avidity (even if it is with reason).

Rensuke more or less zoned out during the procedure to relish in your small hands running across every inch of his skin, hyperaware of the kiss you gave to his right scapula after having finished. He didn't let you even consider asking for his help when he immediately turned you around and started returning the favor. He may or may not have slid his hands across the sides of your breasts at one point (a massage, he reasoned).

The silent atmosphere you both unintentionally cascaded the bathroom in was broken when Rensuke spoke up, "(Y/N)."

You gave a hum in question, throuougly relaxed from his ministrations and the warmth of the water, but your breath hitched as you felt his hands began to roam a bit lower. He let go of your figure a moment later to turn the water off, to your displeasure, but your line of sight was then directed to him pointing towards the bath stool in the corner of the shower.

"Could you..." He started to say, but glanced away as a bit of timidity seeped in when he glanced away. He feels like his mind regressed back to the first clumsily time you two had sex. It's not as though he feels awkward, not by a long shot, but there's that familiar sense of his nerves getting to him out of excitement.

His current state gave you enough confidence to make your way to the stool and sit down, already having a vague idea of what he wanted, though you registered upon sitting that the hardest part was spreading your legs for him to see the view you'd been hiding from him for the longest. You know he asked for this and you agreed to it. And you'd seriously be lying on yourself if you said this didn't excite you (because it really does). But you linger on the concern that you'll get so caught up in your delirium that you'll become none the wiser of his unease and he'll just force himself to deal with-

Rensuke moved forward to kneel in front of you before you started to clam up on him, placing his hands on your knees and wordlessly commanded 'Relax' through the look he was giving you.

It's something how this man can placate your heart and simultaneously make it beat 100 times a minute. You fumbled with your hands as you wondered what to do with them, opting to settle one on the stool while the other stayed covering the lower half of your burning face.

He took that as a go ahead and coaxed you into opening your legs for him, you sliding down a bit to give him a better view. He didn't bother hiding the shudder that ran throughout his body when he finally saw your pussy. Sure, he's seen it a good number of times by now, but the bit of redness he sees around your entrance is really doing something to him. "Pretty..." he muttered under his breath before pulling your puffy lips apart with his thumbs, shamelessly groaning as your clit twitches and a drop of blood pushes it's way out of you.

Is it bad that I'm finding all of this hot?

If so, he couldn't care less. He's used to seeing blood whenever he or someone else got hurt playing soccer, but he figures the biggest difference between that and what he's experiencing right now is that it's you in all your arousal.

All for me.

He already knows he's too far gone to take his time like he initially wanted to. He was already worked up before coming into the shower, so it's no surprise that his restraint is considerably low.

"Ren..." You whined from above, blinking your glossy eyes and getting fidgety from the concentrated look he's directing towards your womanhood.

"Shh, just let me take care of you, pretty girl." He didn't waste any more time and gently ran a thumb over your clit, biting his bottom lip at the positive jolt your thighs gave, and began rubbing slow circles over the bud. He still had your lips spread, so he got a perfect look at your tainted slick flowing out like a stream in response to the stimulation you so desperately craved. He caught himself staring for a little long and forced himself to look away from your cunt to take in the blissed out state you've fallen into. Your body was fairly tense at the start of this, but now your hips buck uncontrollably while your face depicts the pure ecstasy you're currently experiencing. He could see you'd been biting your lips, so they looked kind of puffy when you opened your mouth to whisper out, "M-More..."

His thumb unintentionally began moving faster at the observations he just made and he almost slowed back down until you reacted strongly to the pick up in speed and cried out, "Th-Thank you~"

"I should be thanking you." He said with a breathy groan. He felt his pulse pick up at the thought of you trusting him enough to do this for you. Heck, this whole situation has his heart doing somersaults, and he's not 100% sure if he's feeling water or precum drip from his dick right now. He can deal with that later though. Right now, he needs to see you fall apart for him, which he knows won't take too long given your body language and nonstop whimpering.

He applied more pressure on your clit and hastened his circular gesturing on the swollen point of pleasure as he let his mouth run, "Is this good? C'mon, baby girl, tell me." It's a pointless question when you're leaking this much, but he likes hearing you say it.

He memorized how many changes your expression went through to formulate a response, "Good, i-it's so good! 'm gonna cum-"

"Oh yeah? Be a good girl and cum for me." He requested in one breath.

Your orgasm finally hit you in waves and gains strength with each movement of Rensuke's thumb, seeking to drag your pleasure out. He shook his mop of orange hair to snap himself out of his mind when your knees began quivering, removing his thumb so as to not drag your pleasure into a territory of pain. The soiled nectar that trickled out of your convulsing opening has him gritting his teeth and running his hands along your thighs to ground himself. Keep it together.

His pep talk was cut unbelievably short when you moaned out his name. He watched your worn yet peppy expression as you asked in a low voice, "Can you...um..." You paused to collect your words and gathered enough courage to finish the question, "Y-Your fingers. Can you...put them in?" You clenched your eyes shut in embarrassment, squeezing out the small amount of tears that gathered at your waterline from the orgasm. With the way your shoulders curl in on you, you seemed as though you were preparing yourself to hear Rensuke say no. When has he ever?

With an exhale (and a silent 'thank you' to the deities above), he started dragging his index finger around your entrance and said in a raspy yet taunting voice, "You want me inside pretty girl? Your pussy look like it's practically begging to be filled."

You let out something akin to a sob as you whined, "Please, I need you!" You couldn't bring yourself to be concerned about getting blood on him, your need to feel something inside is your main priority.

He's wholeheartedly whipped for your begging, a fact he rarely speaks of out loud but most certainly makes known thanks to the adoration in his eyes. Well, that, and him saying, "Good girl."

The sweet spoken praise sent a wave of heat straight to your core and elicited a whine from you.

He finally pushed his finger in and nearly lost it with how little resistance he was met with, the mixture of blood and juices providing him with a more than adequate amount of lube for how tight you are. Then there's your insides, God help him, you feel hotter than usual. He can just imagine how this would feel on his dick.

Well, he thought to himself, that's if she'll ever let me go that far. His mind went off the rails at the mere thought of that one as he maneuvered his finger to slowly work you up.

After a few hardly contained moans and a sultry "Mm, so good..." fell from your lips, he saw you moving your hips the slightest bit closer. "Ren~" You needn't say or do more to get your message across, though a part of Rensuke wanted you to beg more. He slipped in a second finger and moaned with you the deeper he went, biting his lip as his fingers mingled with the mess inside of you for a minute.

Speaking of going too far, he wouldn't tell you this (at least not for a while), but there are certain scents you always give off when you're on your period. It's weird to explain, let alone understand, but he now knows where one of those scents come from: the very oasis that resides between your legs. He can feel himself getting a high from it just from inhaling as he moves both fingers in and out of you, his mouth watering at everything your walls leave behind on his fingers.

I wonder how it would taste-

He pushed the thought aside for now, feeling that may be a bit much this soon and should be discussed another time. He feels bad for getting so into this when you're the one he's supposed to be focused on. But at the same time, the sounds your pretty little cunt makes are way too good, and he can tell you're getting close from how you're dripping all over his hand and the stool beneath you.

He's glad this is just as enjoyable for you as it is for him.

You could faintly hear Rensuke's groaning over your own noises and the fuzziness that threatened to make your mind go blank, but you saw stars when he added a third finger and curled up to hit a sweet spot. "Oh God, oh-" You grabbed at his shoulders for purchase while you lose your mind at the immense pleasure he's giving you is, and you can hear (and feel) the sloppy noises your pussy is making. The combined feeling of him working his magic on your insides and outside causes your back to arch a bit as a few tears ran down the apples of your cheeks. "HN, R-Ren, I-I'm cumming again--OH!"

"Let it out doll face. Cum for me, shit, y'look so pretty." Your legs threatened to close, but were held open by Rensuke as your mouth forms an 'o' while pleasure washes over you for a second time. Your hips repeatedly jolt in place when he continued to pump his fingers in you and flick your abused bud, dragging your orgasm out longer. He only stopped his assault on your clit when you weakly attempted to push his hand away from it in your daze, but still selfishly kept his appendages mobile to massage your velvet walls.

He watched you eventually come back to Earth to catch your breath, cooing at your shiver when he pulled his fingers out and essentially unplugged your pussy. It usually doesn't feel great when everything comes rushing out like this, but somehow knowing that Rensuke caused it to happen made you fall in love with the sensation.

You wiped the tears from your face while Rensuke got up to detach the shower head to rinse you off. Before he could do so, your eyes landed on his dick, which looked excruciatingly hard (and enticing) with how his veins appeared more prominent than normal and the how flushed the shaft looks the further your eyes travel upwards. Your eyes then widened at the sight of his balls, appearing heavy from how much cum has built up in them just from him fingering you. You lightly grabbed his hips before he moved too far away from you, paying no mind to the slick mess underneath you, and said, "I need to take care of you, baby."

Rensuke felt his dick jump from the warmth of your hands and responded, "Well, I figured you might want to get cleaned up a little. It's not like it's bothering me, but it I thought might not feel comfortable..." He paused his rambling at the ravenous look you sent him and couldn't help pull your leg a little more by asking, "Are you tired? We can stop if you'd like-"

You squeezed where your hands lay upon him and interrupted in mild frustration, "Ren! I'm fine, really. I just...I wanna...", but fell silent as apprehension took over to stop you from openly requesting something as dirty as what you have in mind. He waited to see if you'd eventually finish what you wanted to say, but was instead lead by you to sit on the shower floor as you stood over him. Before he could question you, you squated and placed yourself on his lap, wrapping your arms around his neck as you ever so slightly grazed your clit across his shaft. You sighed at the feeling and peered up from under your lashes to silently plea for his permission to do this.

You still manage to get bashful on me after what we just did, huh?

You can get on him later for intentionally walking away like that to mess with you (he knew very well you're still hungry for more), but it does make him feel good knowing you want to rely on him. He begins running his hands up and down your back as he asks, "What do you need pretty girl?" He leaned closer to your ear to nick your lobe and ask in a deeper tone, "You need me to stuff you with my fingers again? Or do you need something else? I can't help you if you don't tell me."

"Mm...baby..." Your hips jolted at his words, but you tried to get your words across by pressing your pussy on his shaft and moving the slightest bit back and forth. "Can you...um..."

"Hm? You want me to run that wet pussy of yours across my cock? You wanna do that baby, make me feel good?" Kissing a trail from your collarbone and landing on your lips, only to pull back before you could really get into it, and saying, "I need you to tell me what you want or I won't be able to help."

You whined in frustration from his teasing and pull his head down towards yours, getting the kiss he denied you of seconds ago. His hands found their favorite spot on your ass and squeezed as he let out a needy grunt that got muffled between your locked lips.

You parted for air with speckles of tears in your eyes and finally spoke up in a small voice, "I need...you. Inside."

"Shit, doll. You sure?" He's a minute away from shoving himself in.

"I'm positive, please, j-just put it in already, I need your cock!" You grabbed it and lined it up with your sopping entrance, sighing with relief as you slowly push his swollen cockhead in. Despite soaking him in your essence as you go down, it's a challenge trying to take his entire shaft. Not only is it tough because of its obscene length, but it's girth makes it difficult to slide in with ease, too. You don't think you'll ever in your life be able to take him without feeling stretched and filled to the brim, but you'd have to be stupid to ever complain about it.

Rensuke's mouth hangs partially open as he groans extraneously and tries to control himself from cumming on the spot. Not only is he so pent up right now that the slightest thing could probably make him burst, but he's also undergoing something he'd only imagined ever happening to him. He hissed a little when he felt your pussy getting impossibly tighter around him, opening his eyes (When did I close them?) to see you cumming a third time when you slid down his entire length. You appeared just as flabbergasted as him, shoving your face into his chest and clinging to him to control your writhing body.

"Nn-" His soul nearly left his body when he felt your teeth sink into his collarbone, greatly adding to the euphoria flooding his body. His hands (still on your ass) squeezed tightly as he took breaths to keep his orgasm at bay and he savored the way your walls fluttered from his actions. Doing that made his dick press deeper into you and he knew he was all the way in when his tip kissed your cervix. He caught the small wince you tried to play off when that happened and reminded himself not to fuck you too hard.

"Rensuke~" You dragged his name out upon feeling him roll his hips a little, a few tears dropping from your lashes from the stimulation. Suddenly, your vision tilted and you found yourself on your back, blinking and looking up to see the stunning sight of him looming over you while his well-toned arms hold himself up. A chill ran through you from the coldness of the shower floor, but it soon felt heavenly from how feverish you body is. Your mind pushed the thought aside when you choked on air from the effervescent thrusts he started giving you, becoming vaguely aware that despite the strength, he's being careful not to go at it as hard as usual and softens the blow each time he reaches a certain depth.

This should leave you craving more to the point that you'd tell him a little pain might be worth it, but the small action strangely piled on to the pleasure. You felt tears of gratitude mix in with the tears of pleasure that made a home on your cheeks minutes ago.

Must be the hormones. You thought as you involuntarily let out a mewl from being split open by his cock.

You wrapped your legs around his waist and clawed at his back as you whimpered, "So big....'m so sensitive--mmph--don't stop, please!" You felt yourself getting closer to the peak of another orgasm, feeling like you're underwater but on fire at the same time.

"I wouldn't dream of it! S-Shit, you're so tight. It's not hurting, is it?" He managed to ask in the midst of his heavy breathing.

"I-It doesn't hur--OH!" You didn't think you could be hit with such rapture this far in, but Rensuke has a habit of proving you wrong, that fact holding true when he pulled you with him into a mating press, curling his dick up to hit a spongy spot with precision as his balls slap your ass. Your brain was reduced to a pile of mush, rendering you unable to utter any words as you babbled incomprehensibly and felt your eyes roll to the back of your head. The sensation of his thick veins dragging back and forth against your rigid walls had you literally quaking underneath him.

Rensuke is in no better shape as he fills your ears with desperate sounds he doesn't have the energy to hold in, slipping in sweet nothings you can only partially make out through your muddled mind. The one hand he moved to your thigh without notice squeezed with enough vigor that is sure to leave a mark tomorrow; he'll most definitely litter the area with kisses later. The arm he's using to hold himself up shakes with each squelch that echoes throughout the bathroom. It's downright torturous how your tits jiggle right in front of him, but he's doing everything in his power not to touch the tender mounds and accidentally get too rough. He doesn't think he has any self control left in him to make an attempt.

"F-Fuck, it's like your pussy was made for me! Tell me I'm fucking you good pretty girl! 'm making you feel good, right?"

He almost feels ashamed for how vocal he's being, but his words gave him the desired result of you wailing out, "You're f-fuckin' me so good, I feel s-so full-" You wanted to say more, but your sobs put an end to that sentence when Rensuke began playing with your clit again. It felt neglected at for a bit, but you didn't call attention to it because you knew it'd feel as overwhelming as it does right now.

"N-No, stop, Ren!" You flailed around and whined with a hiccup, "T-Too much! Too much!!"

"Oh fuck, I-I know you can give me one more, baby! You can take it."

A shake of your head with you pathetically saying, "Nnnh, I can't, p-please!" had him stop moving altogether at your pleading, making your brain confusedly teeter between relief and distress.

Rensuke dropped his voice to a lower octave, steadying your head so he can meet your eyes, and said insistently, "You can cum one more time for me, I just wanna make you feel good. You're my good girl, right?"

Your body impulsively betrayed you with a visceral reaction to his words, and you knew he felt your pussy quiver around him from how his eyes darkened with lust, leading you to defeatingly nod. His unresponsiveness made you keen as you realized he's forcing you to look at him until you answer verbally. You blinked to gain some alertness, swallowing and answering clearly, "I...am. Please-"

"You're what?" He didn't bother hiding his pleased smirk.

"I'm your good girl! Please, Ren-" You cut yourself off and impatiently moved your hips to get Rensuke to continue after working you up so much.

With a kiss to your nose and a, "That's my girl~" that sent shivers down your spine, he went back to playing with the small bundle of nerves in tandem with his thrusting. Much like before, you're losing your sense of awareness as pleasure shrouds you.

In your stupefied state, you didn't get the chance to tell Rensuke you were cumming again before a spring snapped without warning and caused an orgasm stronger than the last three. "W-Wai--NH--feels weird!" You felt a sensation similar to peeing and realized too late that you're squirting all over Rensuke's lower half. The only things that slipped through your lips were broken moans and a garbled but heard, "I'm s-sorryyy!" You would've covered your face in shame had your hands not been preoccupied with scratching the hell out of his shoulders or pulling at his undercut. You swear you can see hearts in his eyes as he stares down at where you're connected to see the dirty mess you drenched him in.

The arm Rensuke used to hold himself up finally gave out as he moaned out with a lovestruck smile, "Ah, s-shit, you squirted all over me! God you're beautiful, I'm almost there--mmph--hold on-"

He hides his face in your neck and presses wet kisses everywhere, being sure to leave a hickey at every other spot he crosses over. He continued ramming into you with more intensity than earlier, still keeping his brawn in check, and grunting out comforting words to soothe you through the overstimulation as he chases his own high. "So fucking *tight*, doll! So wet jus' for me, I love you!"

You involuntarily arched your back and a slight cramp made itself present, but you could hardly sense that right now. Your last orgasm barely finished washing over you, so your nerves are especially receptive to Rensuke's every move that leaves your skin buzzing. "Ren, fuuuuck, love you, sho good ta me--hngh!!" Your wrecked voice combined with your slurring of words in your drunken state made it impossible for you to speak coherently.

Rensuke's hips stuttered at your consistent clenching around him and he spoke in a rushed breath, "Wait, I-I gotta-"

You didn't let the guy finish before you answered in a similar manner, "I-Inside, love! Fill me up!"

Huh? His brain went into static upon registering your response. He always either uses a condom or pulls out when he neglects to put one on, but you giving him permission to give you everything he has to offer pushed him over the edge. His pelvis developed a mind of its own and decided to give an unnecessarily hard thrust to your sensitive insides. He let out a strained grunt and said, "Fuck, sorry-" at the sight of you flinching from his action just now. He caught your lips in a sloppy yet apologetic kiss, at the same time stifling the noises both of your voices fought to let out.

Once your trembling legs finally slackened their hold on his waist, he placed them further down in a more relaxed position around his hips and moved one of his hands to your abdomen. He felt a commonplace bulge where the head of his dick resides, not missing the occasional jolt it gives as it shoots streaks of cum in you. His balls feel infinitely lighter from finally releasing the load he'd been holding in for your past four orgasms.

"Hah..." Rensuke regrettably had to part from your mouth with a pant when he began to feel lightheaded, and he knew you needed a break much more than he does judging from the laboured breaths you're letting out.

He opened his glazed over eyes and glanced down, transfixing on the mixture of yours and his pink tinted cum as some of it pooled onto the floor, but he directed his eyes back to you when he noticed you moving. You gingerly brought a shaky hand down upon his and keened at the feeling of his hot cum swarming your insides. "...So warm..." You whispered with a fucked out smile. Your face is flushed with a sheen of sweat and tears, making you look all around messy yet glowingly beautiful.

...Well, shit. He felt his dick try to jumpstart itself for another round, but the sleepy look in your eyes made him think against the tantalizing idea. Pulling out of you and purposefully not looking down (he's trying not to go back on his word here), he playfully pinched your thigh and said resolutely, "Let's get up already. I think we've been in here long enough, princess." His body (and likely yours as well) doesn't feel like moving just yet, but a bathroom is a less than ideal place to fall asleep at. Getting you to stand and keeping you upright is a chore, which he knows is mostly his fault with how your legs still tremor from the aftershocks of your previous orgasms.

An 'I'm sorry' was on the tip of his tongue for tiring you out like this and possibly going too hard at some points (he commends himself for not throwing your legs over his shoulders despite the compulsion to do so being at the forefront of his mind). He held in the expression of regret however when you fondly nuzzled your head into his chest, deciding to alternatively say while turning the water on, "You're wobbling a bit."

You heard the concern that weaved it's way into his voice despite how nonchalant Rensuke tried to sound and answered with a fatigued yet resounding, "Don' worry, 'm okay. Jus' sleepy." Your eyelids felt heavy when you looked up to him, but you forced your eyes to stay open when you saw him looking at you worriedly. You gave him a reassuring mien and spoke clearer than a second ago, "Really, I'm fine, Rensuke. Y'know how quickly I get drowsy when I'm on my period."

"Well yeah but I'd assume you're tired from what we just did, too."

"...'f course...my legs feel like jelly. 's been a while since you made me cum that many times."

His chest swelled with pride at that, but he still feels the slightest bit bad for wearing you out when you aren't feeling your best to begin with. He grabbed a soap bottle and asks (though it sounds more like a statement), "Guess I should make this quick then, huh?"

"Mhm." You went back to nestling into his chest and shortly added, "I jus' wanna lay down with you..."

He automatically smiled over the shared sentiment and got to work, staying true to his word and giving both you and him a swift but thorough cleansing in record time. There was a bit of difficulty reaching some areas with how you absolutely refused to detach yourself from him, but he made it work so as to not disturb you.

Your dozy state had you dead to what's happening around you, until it was broken by a sudden gasp jumping out of you in response to a cold chill on your bottom.

"Sorry," he said with a laugh as he released his grip on you, "I had to sit you somewhere since your legs stopped working on me."

"Ah." You blinked slowly and realized he placed you on the counter.

"Sit tight for me." He said with a peck to both of your cheeks before walking out, presumably to get towels.

At least that's what you though until you stretched and felt the pile behind you, remembering that he'd sat towels out on the counter before the shower. ...No wait, you thought with a yawn, we have towels in here- You got the answer to your unspoken inquiry in no time when he came walking back with clothes and placed them beside you. You sensed an innocent blush making it's presence known on your cheeks, but made no move to hide it. Rensuke knows very well how his acts of service make your heart skip a beat.

You regained some mental clarity and became cognizant of your lack of coverage, consciously moving your arms over your chest. Rensuke had to chortle a little at your sheepish demeanor and spoke as he grabbed a towel for himself, "You act like didn't just fuck."

"Well! Y'know I..." Your attempt to answer drew your eyes to his figure.

Oh...

Your once innocent blush took a sinful turn when you looked down by chance and spotted the same dick that brought you to tears minutes ago. Seeing it erect is always a sight to behold, but it's flaccid state is just as alluring and serves as a reminder of how hung he is. You're still on the brink of lassitude, but the thought of working his soft member back to hardeness has your stomach doing flips.

"Careful, I might throw you on the bed if you keep staring so hard." Rensuke spoke in jest as he wrapped a towel around his waist, but the titillation that drenched his words made it known that he'd be willing to turn his joke into reality.

You pursed your lips from being caught staring, a sliver of taunt shining through the shyness you had just a minute ago, and say, "It's only fair with how much you stared at me earlier."

"Touche." After nabbing a towel from behind you and wrapping you in all its fluffiness, he added, "But can you blame me for liking what I see?"

You promptly flung a towel over his head and said with a smirk, "Y'know, for how much you went on earlier about giving me a break, you sure are talking like you're trying to get me in the mood again."

He gave a knowing smile in return and asked as he lifted the towel from his visage, "Is it working?"

"Almost. But I'm still sleepy." You emphazised your point with another yawn as you pulled your towel closer to your body for warmth.

"So no." He said before running the towel over his drenched hair.

You simply rolled your eyes and let out a chuckle at the playful banter he just initiated. You said as you began toweling yourself off, "I'm not surprised you aren't all that tired."

It wasn't obvious, but Rensuke knows you're referring to him only finishing once in comparison to his usual pattern of going at it until he's physically spent. "Well," he started as he pulled the damp towel from his now dry head, "today was about you-"

"I beg to differ-"

"and I think I got my fill for today." He's being honest when he says that. He in essence edged himself while he savoured your body, in turn making his orgasm hit harder in the end (most notably when you begged for him to not pull out). Not only that, he's still in a post-orgasmic haze and gets a fuzzy feeling looking at the speckles of hickeys he decorated your neck with. The way you pull your towel back over your frame and avert your eyes tells him he's been longingly gazing at you a little longer than intended. He dropped his towel from his waist and said as he slipped a pair of boxers on, "I'm satisfied."

"Is that so?" You absentmindedly asked as you slid off of the counter, being sure to land on the mat to avoid delivering a shock of frost to your feet.

He took a step forward and pulled you closer to himself, bending down to plant a kiss on your lips, and responding with a soft smile, "Yeah." He admired the sparkle in your eyes and luxuriated in the feeling of your (almost) bare body pressed up against his, but the tender moment was shortlived when he snatched your towel from your figure without warning, pulling a gasp out of you in the process.

"Ren!" Your arms immediately flew back to your chest.

"What?" He mixed in a breathy laugh while handing you his shirt, watching as you swiftly pulled the garment over your head while he turns and picks up his sweatpants.

"Haven't you seen enough of me for one night?" You asked with a huff as you eyed him putting on his last article of clothing.

"Do you ever feel like you've seen enough of me?" He asked in response when he felt your eyes roaming his backside.

Your lack of an answer said it all.

The rest of your time spent in the bathroom consisted of you two getting prepared for bed as the room was filled mindless rants and talks of the unfinished movie from before. The main highlight was the back and forth flirting between the two of you, Rensuke more often than not being the one to initiate it. Moments like these baffle you because Rensuke's told you you're the first person he's ever dated, and he's your first. But his current behavior tells a different story and leaves you wondering how someone as inexperienced as he claims to be still manages to seem more well-versed with dating than you. Even aside from knowing the in's and out's of a relationship, he's more gifted than you when it comes to reading minds, picking up signals, and trusting your judgement.

Something you still have trouble doing for him.

That exact scenario is what happened tonight: You didn't want to read too deeply into his expressed desires, fearing there'd be a change of heart on his end when you gave in. You know he was growing tired of your constant skepticism and evasion, and it's a true wonder how he dealt with you-

"Ah!" An unanticipated pinch to your butt halted your thoughts, forcing you to turn in bed and see Rensuke looking at you in displeasure. You already know what the issue is, but you still narrow your eyes and ask as you rub the attacked cheek through your shorts, "What?"

"I could hear your brain from here, what's up?" He asks while pulling you closer to him by your waist.

You consider unloading all of your thoughts upon him, telling him how blessed you are to have a boyfriend like him, and how you wish you could be better for him. The temptation to spew out every word clogged in your chest is strong, but...you figure those words can be saved for when neither of you are on the verge of slumber. And when you're actually ready to tackle these thoughts.

"Nothing really." You snuggled up to his bare chest and moved a hand over him to pinch his butt in retaliation.

He jolted at the hint of pain, but didn't fight it since he deserved it. He laid a warm hand on the small of your back, his other shoved under your pillow, and tentatively asked once more, "Are you sure?"

"Mhm." You finally allowed your eyes to close and tangled your legs with his as you added, "Just...thank you." You're too good for me.

He predictably discerned to the best of his abilities what exactly you were thanking him for, arriving to multiple conclusions in his head, but he yawned as he plainly and softly said, "You're welcome. And good night."

"G'night. Love you."

"Love you too." He sealed his declaration with one last kiss to the top of your head.

With the warmth of his words and arms surrounding you, you give in to the pull of a good sleep, lulled by the sound of Rensuke's deep breaths and soothing heartbeat as he follows suit.

"...Can we take a bath next time-"

"Go to sleep already."

A/N: It strangely got personal towards the end there lol. Anyways, if you made it this far, thank you so much for reading! Let me know what you thought about this if you'd like⭐It felt kinda basic picking a shower as the destination, but that is a common place to do the deed during that time of month-

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Cold hearted Love Part 2

A/N: This is part 2 to Cold Hearted Love, I hope you all enjoy it. Requested by: Anonymous Warnings: Mentions of death, mentions of sex, swearing, Blood & Gore Word Count: 2719 Also slightly OOC Chishiya

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It's impossible to predict how much a bullet will hurt until it hits you. You can watch as many movies as you want, and witness people being shot and dying. But you have no idea how bad it hurts until that bullet collides with your skin and more blood than you thought you had starts pouring out of you. When Y/N felt the bullet strike her body, she assumed that death would be the next step, that the pain and blood would inevitably transport her from this world to the next. She couldn't say she blamed anyone for leaving her to die. She would leave too if one of her teammates had been shot, staying behind could get you killed. And no one here wanted to die, they all wanted to return to the real world, to their families. If one of her teammates was shot, she would leave as well; staying behind could result in death. And no one here wanted to die; they all wanted to get back to their families and the real world. That opportunity would never come to Y/N. The game was held at the Tokyo Sky Tree, which is located quite far from the Beach. They'd driven there a few hours before, and y/n knew that even if the gunshot wound didn't kill her, she'd die before she got halfway back to the Beach on foot. The game was a scavenger hunt in which each player had to find five objects in twenty minutes. There were no other dangers besides a laser to the head if you failed to find all five objects. Y/N had been doing well, having found 4 out of five objects when she bumped into a very stressed Niragi, he had only found 3 items and the game had only 10 minutes remaining.

He had demanded y/n give him her objects so he could get out and when she refused, he shot her, taking two objects from her completing his collection and clearing the game. Now you may be wondering how y/n had lived after the timer went off, in her adrenaline filed state y/n had managed to find the number of objects she needed to clear the game, with only thirty seconds remaining. She had finished the game and was now lying on the floor, unsure why she had continued. It was pointless; she'd been shot and was bleeding profusely. But the prospect of being killed by one of those lasers terrified her more than the prospect of dying slowly and painfully. Maybe she was hoping to make it back, that if she cleared the game, she'd be able to drive back with the others and be treated by Ann. But by the time she got to the bottom floor, everyone had already left. Y/N was doomed from the start. She'd never see her friends again, and she'd never get the chance to return home and see her family. In this fucked up world, she would perish. She heard hurried footsteps approaching her, perhaps a guardian to take her into the next life, as her vision began to blur and her mind fell silent. If that's the case, why was her Guardian dressed like Chishiya? It had the same white hair and dark eyes as he did, and spoke in the same manner. The Guardian Chishiya lookalike was crying, and its mouth was overflowing with jumbled words. Only a few weeks ago, a mouth y/n had been addicted to.

“Chishiya…” she mumbled, reaching toward the look-a- likes face, a bloodied sob escaping her chest. The guardian began to speak, using Chishiya’s voice, but y/n couldn’t quiet pick up on what it was saying. But before her mind shut off and her vision blackened, she hears him say:

“Y/N…I’m sorry”

To say Chishiya had gone insane was an understatement. He had been running around for the past 30 minutes gathering medical supplies and shoving the into a bag. He had stolen keys to one of the Cars that belonged to the Beach and had dragged Kuina from her spot at the bar to be his driving buddy to make sure he didn’t crash on the way due to his erratic behaviour.

“Chishiya she’s dead.” Kuina said, as she watched Chishiya pack his things into the back of the car. “There is no point on going after her.” She argued, crossing her arms to protect herself from the cold night air. A bikini wasn’t the best bit of clothing to keep you warm.

“For someone who claims to be her friend, you sure don’t seem to give a shit.” Chishiya scoffed checking his bag for what seemed like the hundredth time, making sure he had everything. Bandages, alcohol, needles…

“That’s rich, coming from you.” Kuina laughed. “You don’t care about her.”

“I do-“

“You don’t, you don’t think she told me everything?” Kuina asked. “The lack of sex or any kind of physical affection, oh and the notebook” That fucking notebook was going to be the death of him. Of, course y/n had told Kuina everything, the two were practically joined at the hip. She wasn’t going to believe him if he told her that he loved y/n, that he had stopped showing her affection when his heart would race every time, he was near her, when the only way he could sleep at night is if she was there. And she certainly wasn’t going to believe him if he told her that the moment, he realised his feelings that every single one of the plans in the notebook involving y/n had become redundant.

“I’m not going to waste my time explain myself to you, but I have to find her because if she is by some fucked up miracle alive…I have to save her.” He sighed. “It’s for my own selfish reasons, I need to apologise, I can’t let her die without her knowing how I really feel…”

“If she is alive, do you really want to hurt her like that?” Kuina asked. “By telling her you love her, after everything that you’ve put her through? It’s just going to confuse her.”

“I know, but I have to try.” Chishiya replied, sliding into the driver’s seat. “Are you coming with me or not?” he asked Kuina. She nodded, getting into the passenger seat, doing up her seatbelt.

“Do you even know where her game was?” she asked. Chishiya looked over at her with a look that said, ‘I’m not stupid’. The first thing he had done was demand the other players in her game to tell him where the game had been located.  They had told him where it was, what the rules where, and what would happen if you didn’t complete the game. The chances of her survival where low, but when someone had mentioned hearing a gunshot his interest peeked.

“Last I checked she was with Niragi, then I heard gunfire…” They had said, that was particularly interesting. Chishiya had no doubt that Niragi had done something to her, to benefit himself and win the game. And it disgusted him how his ways of thinking were not so different to those of the trigger-happy militant.

It took them about half an hour to get to the Tokyo Sky Tree. Chishiya saw no need to follow the speed limit as it had become redundant the instant everyone disappeared. So, it didn’t take as long to get around the city. Once they had arrived Chishiya told Kuina to wait in the car, not wanting her to see her best friend most likely dead. He grabbed the bag of medical supplies and ran inside, screaming y/n’s name. When he saw her laying there, in the middle of the lobby he froze. There was blood everywhere and she didn’t look to be breathing. Snapping himself out of his frozen state he rushed over to her, falling to his knees by her side. Analysing her for injuries he saw the gunshot wound in her shoulder bleeding profusely. Checking her for a pulse, he found one and although light that meant that she was alive. There was hope.

“Y/N can you hear me?” he asked, softly tapping the side of her face, her eyes fluttered slightly, and he swore he could see the hint of a smile pulling at her pale chapped lips. Slowly he flipped her to her side, checking for an exit wound in her shoulder. There was none, which was a good sign, he could try and stop the bleeding long enough to get her back to the beach. But she had lost so much already. He placed her back onto the floor and noticed that she had paced out. He checked for a pulse again, relieved it was still there while he went to work. First, he grabbed the alcohol and poured it over the wound, praying to whatever god was out there that she wasn’t awake to feel the pain, and that her bikini top had made it so easy to get to the wound. After he grabbed the needle and thread, if he could close the wound, she stood a better chance at making it to Ann, who could heal her wounds properly. At one point she had woken up and called out his name, obviously recognising him, but passed out again soon after. He readied the needle, praying the pain would not wake her.

“Y/N…I’m sorry” he winced as he pushed the needle through her bloodied skin.

Her skin was easier to push the needle through than he liked, each pull of the thread splashing blood onto his hands. Once that was done, he wrapped the wound tightly and carried her back to the car where Kuina helped him place her into the back seat.

“Kuina, I need you to sit back there with her, check her pulse every few minutes. If you can find it at any point, I’ll pull over and perform CPR.” He explained, getting into the drivers seat, starting the engine.

“How do you know all this stuff?” Kuina asked, placing y/n’s head in her lap, stroking her friends hair.

“I went to med school,” Chishiya replied. “Now stop asking questions and keep her alive!”

Y/N awoke cold and stiff as a corpse.  Which was understandable given the fact that she was almost certainly dead. She hadn't expected the afterlife to resemble Ann's makeshift lab at the Beach when she opened her eyes. Y/N had expected something akin to endless fields and a clear blue sky. A forensics lab that isn't cold and damp. This could be the afterlife; the place was eerily real and reeked of death. It was exactly the same as she remembered. Everything was too perfect and disgusting to be the afterlife. How had she gotten here in the first place? She pondered as she craned her neck to scan the space. Niragi shooting her was the last thing she remembered, and then nothing. How had she made it through the game? Y/N attempted to sit up, but the extreme pain in her shoulder prevented her from doing so. She hissed and slumped against the cool table she'd been laying on. Getting shot fucking hurts. Someone groaning beside her caught her attention, immediately recognising the white-haired man beside her, his head laying against the metal table, sound asleep. It was a rare moment when anyone could catch Chishiya in such a vulnerable state, Y/N being lucky enough to witness more than a few. Including this moment right now.

His cheeks were a light shade of pink, and his white hair covered half of his face, but y/n could still see that his mouth was open, and drool was pooling on the table. Chishiya was completely out of it, and y/n wished she'd brought a camera with her, a laugh escaping her. His eyes fluttering open slowly as he lifts his head from the table, brushing his hair away from his face, it appeared that her laughter had jolted him awake. Y/N forgot why she had been so angry with him before the game because he looked so adorable. How could she ever be mad with someone so cute. Her giggles continued, as rubbed his eyes like a child.

Chishiya froze at the melodic sound, slowly turning to look at the girl on the table, who had been asleep for the past 3 days, sighing in relief as he watched her laugh. “Thank God you’re awake.” He said, grasping her hand. Y/N giggles ceased at the sudden contact, Chishiya pulling his hand away fearing he had hurt her. “I’m sorry, did I hurt you.” Y/N shook her head, turning her head away from him. “Y/N?”

“How did I get here?” she asked, not looking at him.

“Kuina and I came to get you, we were told you were dead, but I needed to make sure.” Chishiya answered. Y/N scoffed; she could remember now why she had been so upset with him. She remembered the notebook, she remembered how cold he had been toward her, and she remembered ending things with him. She may have been shot, and he may have been an adorable sleeper. But her mind was not dead, she remembered everything.

“Was it because if I was dead then I would ruin your plan to steal the cards?” Y/N asked, turning back to glare at him.

“Fuck.” Chishiya scoffed. “No y/n don’t be so naïve! I went after you because I care about you, I didn’t want you to die without knowing that.” He explained, reaching into his jacket pocket, pulling out the tiny notebook that had been the cause of so much heartache. He could see y/n’s eyes darken at the sight of it. “I was waiting for you to wake up,” he started, “It’s been three days and I was starting to lose hope…you lost so much blood.” A flash of a memory appeared in Y/N’s mind, it was of Chishiya leaning over her, blood covering his favourite white hoodie.

“You saved me…” Y/N said, “You were really there…”

“Mhm…Anyway…” Chishiya muttered. “I’m sorry about your shoulder, you’ll probably have a bad scar. The stitches I gave you were rushed.” He explained, “Anyway…” he began taking a lighter out of his other jacket pocket.

“Wait…you know how to do stitches?” Y/N asked.

“Yes, I was training to be a doctor before-“

“You went to med school!? How could you never tell me this?”

“Well-“

“What else did you not tell me?” Y/N asked, her anger flaring.

“Y/N can you shut up for one second I’m trying to be romantic and you’re ruining it.” Chishiya snapped, y/n stopped talking, mumbling a small apology before Chishiya continued holding up the small notebook. “I regret ever involving you in my plans, the truth is I wanted to use your feelings against you. For my own advantage. I spent time with you, I slept with you…and I didn’t mean to fall in love with you, but I did. And I got scared so I distanced myself to keep you safe.” He sighed. “Every plan involving you became redundant the moment I realised my feelings for you and so…to prove it” he said, holding the lighter under the notebook. “I’ll burn this stupid fucking book.” With that, the lighter was turned on and the book began to burn, Chishiya throwing into an empty bucket nearby. “I don’t expect you to forgive me…” He said, “But I couldn’t let you die.”

“Kiss me..” Y/N mumbled.

“What?”

“I said kiss me you idiot!” Y/N laughed. Chishiya waisted no time, leaning down to kiss her softly on the lips. Not all had been forgiven, there was a lot of talking that still needed to happen for both of them to heal and allow Y/N to fully trust him again. But he had saved her and shown his love for her by burning that stupid book. That deserved a kiss.

Little did the two know that Kuina had been watching them, a small smile on her face. She knew that Y/N had changed Chishiya for the better, and Chishiya had changed her. There were no means perfect for each other, but their love was true.

They would protect each other no matter what.

As for Chishiya, he would never lie to Y/N ever again.

[poptimus-prime]

My disease professor let us write meta re: the treatment of infectious diseases in pop culture for extra credit, so I screamed about the Prime episode "Sick Mind," AKA the one where Optimus is wasting away with the Plague.

TL;DR-- Ratchet, what are you doing? You are going to get everyone infected.

Also, there's a description in this of how Bubonic Plague is spread and what the symptoms are if that will bother you.

    The episode featuring a disease I’ve chosen to do is the thirteenth episode of the first season of Transformers: Prime (2010-2012), titled “Sick Mind.” The episode starts with Ratchet alerting Optimus that he’d managed to lock onto the location of the Nemesis, the Decepitcons’ warship. He also finds an Autobot distress beacon on the same frequency, and he and Optimus go to scout it out. The beacon is coming from a plague ship that crashed centuries ago. Optimus ends up infected with Cybonic Plague, a viral disease created as a biological weapon by Megatron that has no cure and ravages the Cybertronian population. Arcee and Bumblebee go to the Nemesis to find the cure, as they figure that Megatron would have one in case he got infected, and find that Megatron is still alive and on life support. Bumblebee agrees to go into his mind via a procedure known as a cortical psychic patch to convince Megatron to give up the cure. Meanwhile, Starscream and Knockout conspire to convince Soundwave to “pull the plug” on Megatron so they can usurp power over the Decepticons. Eventually, Megatron is tricked into giving up the cure, Optimus gets cured, and everything is fine…except that Megatron’s subconscious is now in Bumblebee’s head. I’m sure everything will be fine, though. :) 

Cybonic Plague is meant to be inspired by Bubonic Plague, a bacterial infection transmitted via fleas, typically from the flea biting an infected animal and then biting a human. Symptoms include fever, bloody cough, swollen lymph nodes, headache, and delirium. 

Optimus presents with extreme fatigue and a mottled, swollen faceplate, especially around one of his optics. Ratchet scans him with an unknown medical device that I honestly interpret as a thermometer, given that the screen looks almost like a heat map. In this interpretation, it likely shows a fever. His optics’ lights flicker, which suggests extreme injury or illness in Cybertronians within the canon of the series. He is also seen ‘breathing’ deeply, which is another thing that is used to show Cybertronians being ravaged by illness or injury. He can barely turn his head, let alone move from his position on the medical cot.

I have a lot of criticism about how Ratchet and the other Autobots handle Optimus’ infection. Not with regards to them looking for a cure, but with efforts made to reduce the potential risk of infection to the other Autobots, especially given that the disease is spread through contact made with infected Energon (IE, bodily fluids.) Ratchet makes no effort to protect his pathways of entry (Optimus was infected when infected Energon dripped into his optic/eye) or keep the other Autobots away from Optimus. (At some point, Bulkhead is literally RIGHT NEXT to Optimus, and it’s like. Primus, dude, he has The Plague.) It should be noted that Ratchet is the Chief Medical Officer, so this is something he would reasonably know to do. The human children of the series are at least kept high up away from the infected, but it still kind of sucks that the Autobots made no other efforts. 

Arguably, there’s a chance that there is no way for a Cybertronian to potentially aerosolize their Energon via sneezing or coughing, as they do neither in this series. Still, they have coughed up ‘blood’ before, and given the Cybonic Plague’s clear inspiration being Bubonic Plague, there is a high chance Optimus would have begun coughing up ‘blood.’ There’s also a chance that Optimus would have just straight up started ‘bleeding’ profusely, as the Cybertronian dead seen in the plague ship was seen with puddles of Energon underneath them. However, it’s unconfirmed if that is a symptom of the disease or if the crash damaged their frames. Just because they died due to illness doesn’t mean their bodies could have sustained more damage.

Of course, these giant robotic organisms can play hard and fast with epidemiological rules. Still, I’d give them an F for containing the infection if it were humans or some other organic being. More attempts needed to be made by the, again, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE AUTOBOTS, to prevent the spread of disease by making everyone maintain adequate distance (QUARANTINE OPTIMUS) and using personal protective equipment.