#kind stranger

[animeomegas]

NOOOOO MY BABIES

You can't do this to me man! I need them to be happy! (in reference to the kind stranger story)

Seriously though, good work!

-Ghost Anon

Hehe, just for you Ghost anon, I'll add a second part ;D

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Naruto and Sakura had fallen asleep about an hour ago, apparently such a pitiful sight that the mednin had allowed them all to stay past the end of visiting hours. Or maybe the nurses were just so shocked to see Kakashi willingly in the hospital that they just forgot to kick him out.

He was staring out the window now, just watching the cycle of Konoha lighting up in the evenings, only to slowly darken again as the night crawled in. He wondered briefly at which part of Konoha Sasuke was currently sulking in. He debated going after him but-

"-shi," a weak voice followed by a weak cough startled him. He turned around instinctively, almost going to his weapons pouch out of habit.

You were awake.

Kakashi forgot how to move.

"Water," you croaked, unable to move under the weight of two genin snoozing on your already weakened body.

"Water," Kakashi repeated, hurrying to pour a cup from the jug on the nightstand. His hands were shaking and it took more concentration than it should have for him to refrain from spilling it everywhere. "Here."

He helped you sip the water, gently supporting your head up as his mind reeled. The mednin had said that gaining consciousness would be a great sign of recovery. Through the crashing relief clouding his brain, he then belatedly remembered to press the call button.

You smiled at him and, before the nurses began filling the room, gently nudged Sakura and Naruto awake.

"Mmm, five more minutes," Naruto grumbled, snuggling closer.

"No, Naruto, you need to wake up now, the nurses have to check on me," your voice was weak, but the amusement and affection was still blatantly understandable.

Sakura shot up, eyes swollen and hair wild.

"You're awake!" she said, wrapping her arms around your neck.

That seemed to be enough to wake up Naruto, who shot up, wiping the drool off his chin as he did.

"YOU'RE AWAKE!" he yelled, crashing into you and eliciting two 'oofs' from you and Sakura.

Tears and sniffling started up again, but this time Kakashi didn't find them to be nearly as uncomfortable. On one hand, because these were happy tears, and on the other, because you were there to deal with them.

"Where's Sasuke?" you asked, looking around like he might suddenly pop out of the bathroom or from under the bed.

"Teme left a few hours ago," Naruto grumbled, nuzzling into your neck with abandon.

"I think... it was too much for him. Hospitals trigger bad memories for him," Kakashi said slowly, automatically looking up at you for approval. He was rewarded with a smile that told him he had likely understood the situation correctly.

"Can you two go and find him for me?" you asked, nudging Sakura and Naruto. "I need to have the nurses check up on me now. And Kakashi, can you see if you can find anywhere still open to grab us all some food?"

Kakashi hesitated and he could see Naruto and Sakura doing the same; none of them wanted to leave you alone after what had happened. You only smiled and rolled your eyes.

"I'll be fine, but I want some privacy for my medical exams, okay, so scram, all of you. The faster you complete your tasks, the faster I'll let you back in."

That was all the encouragement Sakura and Naruto needed. They both leapt off the bed, falling a little as they went, and shot out the door, already bickering about who was going to find Sasuke first.

After they were gone, Kakashi sent you a one fingered salute, pulled open the window, and slipped out into the night, remembering to close it behind him in case you got cold. He had a feeling that convenience store food was going to be the only thing he would be able to get so late, but he really, truly didn't mind, because they'd all be eating it together.

As a team.

As a family.

[aymanetto]

Today we summoned Oreo!

Thank you all that helped me in this silly yet important endeavour. Especially you Maggi! I was so happy, and besides all things that upseted me today, this was a small beam of happiness today, especially that I wanted to summon him for a while now!

[choobelette]

A kind stranger is not the blue moon but instead one of the numerous stars in the distant galaxies. Make eye contact through your telescope and smile. They’ll smile back.

She watered my plants for me while I was away. I walked her dogs when her health got bad. I didn't know her. I never will.

1. Small Kindess - Danusha Laméris / 2. The Book of Delights - Ross Gay / 3. Bodega Cat - Simone Johnson / 4. Commute - mine / 5. Welcome to Night Vale - Joseph Fink / 6. photo by Bernd Dittrich / 7. @viridianmasquerade / 8. Moomin (1990) / 9. Sesame Street

[darkroomnerd]

Yesterday I was in my library's used book store in the classics section looking for this book. I was complaining to my partner about being unable to finish reading Crime and Punishment because someone kept checking out the library's copy and I was bummed that I couldn't seem to find one here either, when a stranger said, "Oh, here!" and handed me the exact book I was looking for (?!). Apparently there was a banned book event where they gave out free banned books, and this gentleman grabbed a copy of Crime and Punishment before realizing he already had one at home. It was such a fun surprise and I was giddy as I walked home with my spoils (I also found two Agatha Christies at the used book store that I somehow haven't read yet).

Thank you random kind guy in the book store, I hope you get everything you want out of life. 📖

[unevenpatterns]

I feel like we talk about people being cursed or blessed, but what about those of us who are both at the same time? And the curse and blessing are either working against each other or with each other (depends on the point of view I guess)

I am cursed to lose my things. It started with sweaters, gloves, lunch boxes and school books as a kid, then developed to keys, cards, phone, bags etc.

And we're not talking at a normal level here. I am known for it amongst both family and friends (I am not neuro spicy, but I did drop myself hard on the head as a kid. There might be a correlation...)

I always had to check the lost and found box by the end of the school year. Had to go and visit friends a second time to get back what I lost on the first visit. If someone found keys/phone/jacket at the complex I lived in they just went straight to knock on my door.

And that brings me to the other side of this coin.

I also happen to be uniquely blessed to somehow find my shit again. All the cards in my wallet I dropped in the middle of a random street? Nice person picks them up and finds me on facebook (variations of this has happened 3x so far). The phone I lost off pist in knee deep snow on a skiing trip? Oh, someone else just happened to fall in the exact same spot and landed on it. The keys I couldn't find for 3 weeks? They had fallen into a secret compartment of the bag that I had turned upside down and inside out without finding them.

It will find its way back. Eventually. After much stress and despair and usually with the help of kind strangers.

It's a rather turbulent way of life. But I guess it's own kind of universal balance? 🥲

[mushroompoisoning]

she fear on my hunger till i funger

anon. I don't even know. I don't know what to say. you win. sure. she does that.

[froggyforest]

Yesterday I was at the flea market selling stuff (I made around 50 PLN) and told one guy that I liked his pins and he said they're from Pyrkon (biggest con in Poland). I said i wanna go there and at the end of the market he asked which pin I liked the most, I said the cat and HE GAVE IT TO ME and told me that fellow Pyrkoners gotta support each other (me and the squad are going next year) 🥺🥺

[animeomegas]

I have to ask for kind stranger angst like omgomg, since requests are open could you do a drabble or hc (which ever you wanna do!) About either them getting worse in the hospital(I want them to survive cause cmon you can't have them leave their family!) But I wanna see everyone's reaction to the doctor telling them they might not make it out, sorry for the long text bye! Thanks°

You're very welcome and I hope you enjoy <33

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Everyone had frozen in the wake of the mednin's prognosis. Naruto was laying beside the alpha that had become a parent figure to him, resting his head on their slowly rising and falling chest. Kakashi was standing at the other side of the bed, one hand on Sakura's head and the other on Saskue's shoulder.

"I'm sorry," the mednin said after delivering the earth-shattering news. "We will do everything we can, but it doesn't look good."

Seeing that there wasn't likely to be any verbal response from the people in the room, the mednin excused herself and quietly left, leaving behind the oppressive gloom that permeated the air.

It was Naruto that broke the stupor, by breaking into heavy, choking sobs. He shoved his face into their chest and Kakashi didn't have the heart to tell him to be gentle.

"You promised," he sobbed, fisting their shirt. "You promised you wouldn't leave, you can't!"

That seemed to be enough to tip Sakura over the edge too, because her shoulders started shaking in little sobs as she nudged Kakashi's hand off her head and went to take vigil closer by their side. She kept her head down as she took one of their hands, but her sobs were audible.

Kakashi felt more than heard Sasuke take in a deep shaky breath, before he turned towards the door and swiftly walked out of the room, Kakashi's hand falling off his shoulder and falling limply to his side.

"Sasuke," Kakashi called out, but his voice was much too weak to even make Sasuke falter, let alone convince him to stay. They would have been able to get him to stay, to try and process his emotions in a healthy way. Kakashi couldn't do anything but close the door behind him.

"Sensei?" Naruto suddenly croaked, pulling his attention.

"Hm?"

"You... You can make them better, right?" Naruto asked, false hope and tears both gleaming in his eyes. "You can make them wake up? Or find someone who can?"

Kakashi's heart squeezed painfully in his chest. He didn't know what to do, what to say, without your guidance. He had been starting to think that maybe he wasn't that bad a teacher, but the second you weren't there to help him, everything crumbled, so clearly he'd thought wrong.

And kami, he wanted to help. He wanted to help so bad. But he couldn't. He didn't know how. This wasn't the first time in his life that he wished he was a medic and it probably wouldn't be the last. The weight of his failure to help felt like it was crushing him and he had to consciously suppress the urge to run like Sasuke.

"Naruto, I'm sorry," he said, turning away like the coward he was. "There's nothing I can do."

Kakashi heard rather than saw Naruto crumple, his sobbing starting up once more. The crying only made Kakashi feel worse. In a way, he was almost jealous. Maybe if he could mourn like them, weep like Sakura or sob like Naruto, then he would feel better. All he could do is suppress the burning pain into the back of his mind to fester alongside every other tragic event of his life.

How broken was he, to be jealous of his students' mourning?

Kakashi turned back around and looked at the kind stranger, not much of a stranger anymore, and swallowed harshly. They had to get better, to wake up, because he couldn't do it without them. They were the glue on this little family... without them, everything would fall apart.

[thebabekwena]

Thank you, kind stranger <3

[r0ttente3th]

You put so much tf2 on my feed today and it’s filled me with absolute joy 😭🥺 so glad to see tf2 still getting so much love

THIS MADE ME SO FUCKING HAPPY THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

[crystallizedtwilight]

People I met for a few moments that live in my head forever.

[elgringo300]

elgringo300/755369471785517056

Baby, intellecshual, and JORTS

Well we all crave violence, darling, I'm not special. I'm glad I give off such hospitable vibes on here, I wish I was as nice in real life

I was never into Dark Academia, and by the time I had heard of it, I think was past its age demographic? I don't know. I was really into Harry Potter, does that count? and uh, yes. "bright but you could reach higher" is the chapter title of my childhood. I would say I am taking care of myself but I don't think I'm going to bed before 12 tonight, I really appreciate the thought tho.

I would be an awesome court jester. I genuinely think my psych eval would confuse and disturb mental health professionals, just because I seem very different from everybody else. I took a personality test for a leadership class once, and I scored 5 on neuroticism. The high range of my school was apparently 2. Thats probably not good. Hm.

Please introduce yourself! I always want more friends. I can't know if you exist unless you tell me!

yeah i'm not like this in real life

[aru-and-leopard-cat]

I feel like this has to be said, since it’s becoming increasingly popular to be extremely rude to ppl and trash on their interests (especially on tumblr)

You can enjoy any media you like despite what losers on tumblr tell you that you should and shouldn’t enjoy, be it music, books, or shows and movies. If you’re having fun and enjoying yourself that’s all that matters, lame ass ppl on this site will try and make u feel guilty about what you enjoy and I think that’s stupid as fuck

Listen to pop, watch that popular show, read that book that everyone claims is bad. Who cares, ppl are way too obsessed with being different and unique that they’ll try and squash your interests and enjoyment to make themselves seem interesting

Bottom line, just treat people with kindness and don’t diminish their interests, it’s such a shitty thing to do

[lazylittledragon]

if i had a nickel for every au spawned from twitter that i SWORE i was going to be normal about

[strawberryyyenthusiast]

Diabetic Steve who is at a Dairy Queen with Robin after he went with her to an all girl punk band that’s she’s been wanting to see for years. Steve had been feeling weird all day but he didn’t want to bail at the last second because he knew that Robin would just cancel everything to take care of Steve.

(Steve would do the same for her).

Steve plops down into a booth while Robin goes to order them food. He pulls out his pod and winces when he sees his glucose level.

64 and going down. Not a good sign.

Just to be sure he pricks his finger and holy shit, he’s actually at 43. It’s at that moment, when Steve is wiping his finger with the alcohol wipe, that his phone decides to loudly beep to alert him that, “hey you’re crashing pretty hard and fast— take care of it soon!!”

Steve is rifling through his bag while Robin is already trying to rush their orders.

“Shit,” Steve mumbles to himself. “I’m out of fucking juice.”

His hands start to shake and Robin begins to freak out. Steve is always so in control of his diabetes, she’s never seen him like this. So, Robin does what any other person would do and grabs the largest blizzard she has ever seen on the online orders tray and runs over to her best friend.

“Here! Have this, I’m going to try to get you some apple juice!”

Steve just nods his head and slowly spoons some of it into his mouth.

“This tastes like shit, by the way.”

“You’re welcome, dingus. Now shut up and eat.”

The worker behind the counter comes over and starts talking to Robin after she sits in front of Steve. Steve can’t really make anything out right now since he’s trying to focus on making his hands work. But, he thinks he hears the mention of calling 911 and an ambulance.

Time passes a little slower after that. Steve somehow manages to get down enough of the ice cream that he is slowly rising again.

57 after he pricked. Thank god.

It’s at that moment that Eddie Munson, lead singer of Corroded Coffin, walks in. He went to his best friend’s, Chrissy’s, show and needed a pick-me-up after helping her lug all of her equipment back into their vehicle.

He goes over to the online orders tray and it’s empty. He doesn’t really mind waiting. He walks over to the counter and sees that the worker is extremely frantic as she sorts some shit out.

“Hey,” he starts, his fingers tapping the fake granite counter top. “Just checking, I’m here to pick up an order for Edmundo and it’s not on the tray. Do you know when it will be ready?” He flashes an awkward smile and the worker just points to the table behind him.

“We’re working on it. Your nightmare of a blizzard was needed for something else. Give us five minutes.”

Eddie nods and slowly turned around, where he sees the most gorgeous man eating his blizzard. Reluctantly, he might add. The man has on a light pink t-shirt and brown corduroy pants, thick lensed glasses sliding down his nose. The woman across from him was clad in funky colors and had a dirty blonde bob. She was talking extremely fast and gesturing with her hands a bunch.

Chrissy would love her.

He walked over and tapped the man on the shoulder.

“How’s my blizzard?”

He slowly looks up and Eddie is met with honey brown eyes and beauty marks for days. A straight nose and an angular jawline. Jesus Christ.

The woman looks like she’s about to say something, but the guy beats her to it. “It tastes like if a unicorn threw up in my mouth, but it prevented me from passing out. So… thanks.” He smiles. “I’m Steve.”

Eddie needs to become Steve’s husband immediately.

“And I’m in love.” He pauses and then sees the look of glee on Steve’s face. “EDDIE. My name is Eddie.”

“It’s nice to meet you Eddie. Are you free tomorrow?”