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sharkrad08222222 · 6 months ago
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I haven't but I just looked it up. Do you mean the video game or the ttrpg? It looks interesting.
I thought I said hunter the parenting? Or did I say hunter the reckoning
If it’s the latter, then I mean the old TTrpg, not hunter5, stay away form that. If you want to play as mortal hunter with no powers(or be a part of a local org or a bloodline of demon blooded that fight demons, vigils is wide game), Vigil is much better game for that.
for the former, hunter the parenting is a web series about family of monster hunters who travel in Norfolk UK fighting the supernatural, it can be found here.
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onika-t-maraj · 2 years ago
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#we’ve finished the first round of fluids and so far it’s been easy#I’m still not ok with pricking her with the needle to do it but it gets easier#ofc my husband is already expert at it#I was in a daze when the vet tech taught us how to give her fluids but at least one of us was listening#she’s scheduled for a follow up appt in two weeks#the vet called us again and said we can stay hopeful but it’s likely she’ll be on fluids for the rest of her life#even if she retests better than before#the most we can expect to do is give her fluids every three days rather than every day#and that’s just the fluids; she’ll probably have to keep taking oral tablets forever too#we’ve just been numb all week#haven’t been able to cook or clean and I can’t focus on my homework for the life of me#it just isn’t fair#we tried to discuss euthanasia options but ofc the animal hosp doesn’t like that#they look at you like you’re a monster for even suggesting it#as if I’m trying to put down a kitten versus a 16yo cat#I don’t want to be cruel to her but it just doesn’t seem like a way to live#esp when the fluids really only prolong her life by who knows how much and doesn’t cure her kidney disease#it’s still advancing but the medicine and the fluids just keep her living long enough to feel the pain of it all#and it doesn’t feel fair to her#I started looking into places that offer euthanasia at home so that at least she can be home with me#but I just don’t know#I know taking care of pets isn’t supposed to be easy esp. the older they get#but I feel like I’m being shamed for my decision#am I supposed to take the animal hosp’s advice and just relinquish ownership of her back to them?#i adopted her from that place and now she’s supposed to spend the rest of her days there instead of with the only people she’s even known?
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Hi, random comment but Holy shit your half-transformed Monster Tom with the mouth in his chest is so fucking cool! Also, monsterfucker Tord is so real! Can only imagine Tord's reaction when he saw Tom like half-transformed for the first time.
THANK YOU! im like. super happy with how i draw tom, monster form ABSOLUTELY included. i put like. way too much thought into it lmao but ive always been a fan of unique creature designs so what else is new.
RRRAAH RAMBLINGS UNDER THE CUT
so ive been obsessed with the concept since i figured out what exactly happened during PowerEdd, ~2015. tom was kind of already my favorite but i only got more obsessed now that i could draw him with claws and fangs now.
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(lmao old art^ lets all point and laugh)
when i finally got back into eddsworld this most recent time and started thinking about how i'd draw the guys i already knew i wanted tom to be trans, so when i started sketching i drew him with top surgery scars... which kind of looked like teeth... and the canon monster design already has a mouth on its chest/head... it just worked!!
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ok tangent time- i dont like the canon design very much (the combined head/torso is Very limiting for poses. F!!!) but i also have never really liked the popular fanon of just making monster tom a wolf with horns and a single eye. it always feels so reductive!! do you KNOW how many monsters there are out there who are just "big dog/cat plus one fantastical feature"???? MANY!! so i was pretty determined to find a design i liked (one that was both flexible and fairly unique) before putting it in anything.
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...and the partial transformation cliche of just putting accessories on a character is SUPER boring to me. so i wanted something that would be an actual halfway point to a fucked up freaky creature that is only barely humanoid.
ok back on track it took me like fuckin forever to finally get the final ~50% design together. i tried mimicking the merged torsohead of the canon monster and it just left me disappointed. :/
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the single blank eye instead of the rest of the face was a god damn GENIUS move i am so proud of it im pretty sure the first time i drew the design was the actual draft sketch for the comic. because fuck making reference sheets!! the design's in your mind, right???
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oh! as for the second half of your ask, the first time Tord saw Tom half transformed was right here^^!!
then a couple weeks after that i managed to find a 100% design i liked that still looked like a reasonable end point. at which point i actually made a little ref sheet! BEFORE i used the design in a comic!! it hasnt gotten much use but i still like it :)
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i took a much more wyrm-like horizontal approach as opposed to the vertical design of the original, but the arms (connected to top of spine, directly behind head) and legs (close to the bottom, optional) allow it to still match the original's body plan, especially from the front view. then extra legs, big spiky scales, even larger mouth... because who wants just a dog with horns am i right!!
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ahaha so basically im incredibly proud of how the design turned out so thank u for liking it :))
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magicalqueennightmare · 11 months ago
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(Eventual) Elijah Mikaelson x Reader
When you're hurt and it's not a product of a hunt you intend to hide away and lick your wounds in private but a certain Mikaelson begins to worry and comes to your rescue.
The first knock at your door you disregarded. Surely it was your neighbor or maybe someone with a wrong address. You rented a small place just outside of the french quarter after all so people having a few too many and reading addresses wrong was a usual occurrence.
You were sore over every inch of your body. You were fairly sure nothing was broken but that knowledge didn't stop the pain that every slight movement caused. More than the pain was the embarrassment that this injury had come at the hands of humans. How could you have slipped up that bad?
You'd nearly fallen back asleep when your phone started to ring. You groaned from the effort of pushing yourself up to a sitting position and reached for it.  The moment you saw the caller id you cursed. It was Elijah. You'd avoided him for the better part of the last week but one of his siblings must have caught wind that you'd made it back in town. You didn't want him to see you hurt. You'd tried to always have your feet under you around the ancient vampire. 
He knocked you off balance so you covered it expertly with vague threats and sass. You weren't up to the usual repertoire between the two of you.
You took a deep breath and hoped it wouldn't show in your voice how exhausted you truly were “Elijah Mikaelson, to what do I owe the privilege?” “My darling little hunter. I heard from my sister that you've been in town for nearly a week. Are you avoiding me by chance?” You shifted in the bed and a groan escaped your lips. You closed your eyes praying he hadn't heard. “Not avoiding you. Just been busy”
He was silent for a moment and the thought hit you that maybe he'd hung up until he spoke “Care to answer the door then?” shit, he was the person at your door. “I'll come by later. Just make sure Klaus knows so it's not an announced thing”  “Come to the door” you could feel the pull in his voice and tsk-tsked “Now now Elijah. You promised a long time ago to not try to compel me. Besides I've got enough wards tattooed on me it's next to impossible even for a vampire of your age” 
“Please come to the door” he tried again and you could tell how much it took for him to add the please. “Ok” you hung up the phone and glanced around the room. Your oversized hoodie looked like the best option so you tugged it on over the sports bra and shorts you were currently wearing. It hit mid thigh and with the hood up covered most of your bruises along with the black eye and how swollen the left side of your face was. 
You slowly walked across the small space to your front door and unlocked all three locks before swinging the door open to reveal the vampire standing at your door. Elijah was always impeccably dressed, today he was wearing a black tailored suit which fit him in a way that would've practically made your mouth water any other day.  He had some stubble gracing his chiseled jaw which just added to how handsome he truly was. 
A slight smirk started to slip across his face when he looked in your door but it quickly fell when his eyes met yours.  “Invite me in” Elijah had come to your place a few times but you'd never extended an invite. It caused too much of a risk. You were welcome in the home he shared with his siblings despite you being a hunter and them originals. 
You shook your head slowly but that made the room tilt and you were forced to grab the door frame for support. “Invite me in” he repeated. You managed a weak laugh “You gonna finish me off Mikaelson?” His eyes narrowed so you decided screw it if he threw the niceties to the side and did snap your neck at least you wouldn't be hurting anymore “Come into my home Elijah” 
The moment he crossed the threshold he pushed your hood down and you saw the monster that always lurked just below the surface darken his eyes “Did this occur on a hunt?” You dropped your eyes “Yeah” you felt him move before his fingers ever so gently graced your chin, pulling your face up where you had no choice but to look him in the eye “I'm going to ask once more and make my question more direct. Who or what did this to you?”
You swallowed hard under his gaze. You didn't want to tell him. It was a couple dozen dirty cops. They wanted to use hunters as guns for hire. Technically most hunters had faked their deaths already so who better to pull off kills then the dead? “A few people who wanted me to work for them and I refused”
“Humans did this? My dear I've seen you fight” you nodded slightly, a grimace gracing your face due to the movement causing another wave of dizziness “They caught me by surprise and a taser is very much a field evener for us mere humans” 
It occurred to you that he was still holding your face so you tried to move away from him but you swayed slightly and before you could protect he was picking you up bridal style. “You need to see a doctor” “No insurance” you mumbled, trying to fight the urge to lay your head against his chest as he carried you over to your bed, pulling the blanket back to lay you down. 
He sat down gently on the side of the bed and motioned to the hoodie “May I?” You nodded and felt him pull the soft material up your body. His touch made goosebumps rise across your flesh and you hoped he'd mistake the way your heart started to beat faster for pain. “I'll bring one to you. Need to ensure you don't have any internal damage then you're going to tell me who exactly was involved” 
“Why do you care, Elijah?” You asked and he simply smiled before pulling the hoodie back down “Perhaps I've allowed myself to become fond of the fact that you're not afraid of me. Quite the opposite you don't mind reminding me just how many of my kind you've killed. You're a hunter, I've made peace with that but this? This isn't your job, this was an attack that deserves an answer and I will gladly deliver one” 
You nodded slowly then asked “Are you gonna pay a doctor or compel one?” He shrugged “Whichever works better” you motioned to where your jacket laid “Keys are in the right hand pocket. Lock the door when you leave then let yourself back in” “I'll be back soon” He promised and you knew he would. He would come back with a doctor and if you asked he'd slaughter anyone who'd ever hurt you, the question was why? 
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I’m not sure if this goes against any rules so feel free to delete this but would you write about Sebastian with a monster reader? Something like the void mass things that are in lockers maybe. Like the reader escapes the blacksite and hides under his desk without him realizing it and he only notices when he goes behind it. I mean if nobody is around to see him fuck a bunch of sentient tentacles did it really happen?
I love this so much!! I really love the thought of Sebastian ending up with another experiment idk why it’s honestly leaves so many options!
I really hope you liked this I thing I got lost in the prompt and it turned out not the way I wanted (and way longer!) but i hope it’s good!
If it wasn’t what you intended please do send in another request with what you had in mind!
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Sebastian
(Tentacle/Monster! Reader)
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Cw:tentacle monster, size difference, no communication on readers behave though I didn’t specify really if they could talk
It was boring, like usual, the people he was able to trade with today were annoying and took longer than he cared for. He was leaning on the wall going over the new data he’d obtained, he’d lost track of time by the time he heard a thud from his desk. He looked over wondering what he knocked over.
Sebastian looks around the desk to see nothing out of place, with a sigh he circles his desk, but notices as he coils around his desk, a small mass scurried under his desk. He’s armed so…it’s not like he’s in a lot of danger, he’s also fast, strong and good in a panic. It’s probably just a rat.
Without a second thought he flips his desk, and sees…you.
You cower, basically surrounded by Sebastian, to say he was surprised was an understatement, you weren’t like the other creatures he was familiar with here. He had no data on you…were you a well hidden experiment, or maybe one they’d hoped to keep hidden?
While he’s observing you, he notices the tentacles on you, your small from seemed to be able to expand or shrink at will, Sebastian snapped out of his confusion at the odd squeaking sound you make. Whatever you are, it’s clear you’re like him your original species is a past tense.
“So…little thing, you’ve been here…for a while haven’t you? Look…” He paused and sighed. “You startled me I’m not a threat, ok? Can you talk?” He asked, leaning down to try to look in your eyes, you reach out a bit and he offers a hand to you curiously.
You take the hand and gently pull yourself up a bit, there’s a distinct size difference between you two even in the ‘evened’ state, he gently holds the tentacles you offered him, it’s…kinda soft and…warm? Your touch is gentle, he can’t really imagine you’re dangerous. Hell, he can’t even see a mouth in you.
A part of him enjoys your touch a bit too much, he can’t help how his mind drifts as he realizes your tentacles are self lubricating, likely to help you move around and avoid things getting stuck on you, but that doesn’t stop the quick ‘what if’s in his mind.
With another shake of his head he decides to lift you up. He’ll clean up later. He held you up to his chest and gently pets you. “Good…creature.”
You didn’t seem to care about the compliment, you didn’t even react. You watched him, your glowing eyes a contrast to the void like body of yours, no light reflected off your body but your eyes would give you away…maybe you were a sub species of void mass? Or perhaps the prototype to them?
Sebastian was tempted to get rid if you, but it clicked in his head some companion ship would be better…and maybe he just kinda thought you’re a neat little thing.
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As a few weeks pass you’d gotten more comfortable with Sebastian and had fallen asleep on him, though you scurry into your little hiding spots when people come by, no one ever catching glimpse of you. He still didn’t know much about you…but he’d learned a little, you’re a fast learner, and act on your own will.
He’s already managed to piss you off a few times. Since you can’t give him the silent treatment, you storm out of the room and climb somewhere he’s too big to get to. Then you stay there until he apologies or offers treats.
Sebastian was willing to kill any expendable who witnesses him begging the ‘domestic’ tentacle creature to come back.
Then there were times like today, while you both had nothing to do, and were both laying down and just…resting since it was slow, not much to do.
Sebastian had been bored. Deciding he needed something to do he gently grabbed you, with a grin he decided to try a new trick with you.
“Little friend…wanna do me a huge favor?” He asked you, a light grin in his face, he gently picked you up, grinning more as you seemingly try to nod.
“I’m dealing with some…’aching’ down here…”
He gestures to his lower body, though your eyes quickly catch the twitching tentacle like appendages emerging from his pelvis area. Despite his unorthodox approach to the subject, you were surprisingly willing, reaching out to grab his cocks, though he held you just out of range for a few moments.
Sebastian watched you squirm in his grip and held back his laugh, with a sigh he lets you slip down and grope his cocks, it might feel good. He wasn’t sure how…ethical it was to let you practically jerk him off.
Before he could think more, you grabbed onto his cocks, he had expected it to feel good to finally be touched after so long but…you grabbed his cocks like you were going to strangle them, making him squeak in protest.
“W-wait let go! You’re gonna bruise em!” Sebastian protest, wiggling to free his arousals from your tight grip. “Not so rough…they are delicate.”
You seemed confused and grabbed only the smaller cock this time, lightly squeezing it as you pull yourself up, Sebastian groans as you just…squeeze him. “Hmph…you have to rub it, here…”
He gently moves one of your tentacles gently up and down on his cock. Sebastian moaned, after a few strokes and dropped his hand, letting his head fall back as you stroke him on your own. “Yess…like that…”
He lets out a low groan, nudging his other cock towards you he waits hoping you’ll take the hint. You could practically see the relief in his eyes as you grab his larger cock, you squeeze his cocks, slowly rubbing them up a down.
He bucks his hips every few strokes, to his amusement you tighten your grip on him when he does so, almost like you’re trying to ride a bull. With a low groan Sebastian tenses.
“Faster…I’m not getting anywhere…” He complained. You let out a huff and release his cocks, before he could complain, he felt one of your tentacles press into his slit. A loud whine escapes the male in response.
When he bucks his hips again, you quickly grab his cocks to secure yourself, feeling you squeeze his cocks mixed with a few of your tentacles inside him had him whimpering in pleasure.
Your tentacles squirm inside him, he’s sure you don’t know the full effect of what you’re doing to him, but he isn’t complaining, the way you’re filling him feels so good…
And once he gets you to stroke him again he knows he won’t last long, getting a little impatient for you to stroke, he tries to guide your tentacles up and down his cocks, you catch on that he wants both.
You give a little more effort to help his ‘ache’. Your tentacles stroke him languidly, though you’re not too confident of your movements yet, it’s enough for Sebastian to hit his peak, panting he didn’t even try to warn you, not wanting to deter you.
Sebastian loudly moans as he cums under you, his cocks bobbing eagerly as he releases thick ropes of cum, he couldn’t help his trembling, it felt so good to get release, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d even been touched intimately…
His pleasure is short lived as soon after his release, overstimulation kicks in, though you’re not stopping, in fact it feels like you’re going faster.
Part of him doesn’t want you to stop you, but his cocks ache from how fast your rubbing them, your squeezing definitely isn’t helping either, looking down he whimpers watching you squeeze his cock bases then with more pressure as you stroke up his cock.
It looked like you were trying to squeeze the cum out of him!
Sebastian squeaked as your testicles accidentally pinch his now overstimulated tip. But…at least that got you to pause your sweet torture. “I-I’m good…the a-ache is gone…”
Sebastian whines out, watching you still cradle his limp cocks, holding them with just enough pressure they can’t retreat. The way you stare at him has him worried you might not stop, he’s not sure he can pull you away without some…discomfort from where you’re holding him.
Sebastian sighed in relief when you pulled your tentacles out of him and laid on his stomach, his cocks quickly took the chance to escape, retreating back inside his slit
Though you were…a little rough, Sebastian imagined with a little practice with his…’modified’ body, you’d be able to easily ‘help’ him plenty in the future, he felt one of his cocks twitch as the thought lingers.
He could take a few harsh squeezes from you if it ment he got to release his load like that, and it wouldn’t be too hard to help you get better techniques with pleasuring him, maybe next time-
Sebastian flushed as he watched your sleeping firm, he felt a little embarrassed that here he was, an experiment like you, yet, his brain can only think of all the ways you could ruin him, he grunted as he felt another twitch in his slit.
He swallowed and tried to calm, he…might have to find things to offer to you for this, an incentive would definitely encourage you, and he’d feel less awkward…about asking for pleasure…
He blushed as one of his cock was poking out behind you. With a sigh he wraps his tail around it, lightly rubbing it to avoid moving too much and waking you.
One thing was certain, he’s definitely trying more of this with you when you wake…even when he was human, he’d never felt like that before. He was keeping you, fuck it. Whether he gets out of this facility or not, he’s keeping you.
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swampstew · 1 year ago
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Period HCs with Monster Trio + Law, Killer, and Kid
Ya girl is wracked with cramps, overflowing with emotions, and seriously lacking in chocolate :( enjoy this utter nonsense my blazed brain baked as I curl back into fetal position.
Summary: Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Law, Killer, and Kid ranked by how they would handle themselves while you have your period. Implied established relationship♡
Minors DNI.
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The worst actually. Not on purpose but Luffy's lack of awareness or self-restraint makes it difficult to appreciate his efforts. Not to mention he eats your snacks. You'd think with Nami and Robin on board he'd have some idea of what you're dealing with. Nope, you have to explain it again, it'll stick this time but it comes with another round of curious/invasive questions.
All your period comfort foods? Gone. The replacements? Also gone. You're lucky if there's a crumb of your favorite snack left over. Thankfully for everyone involved, his crew lends him a hand to make sure you're (eventually) satiated with alternatives and don't go on a murder spree during your cravings. On the flip side, Luffy abuses his power as Captain to have Sanji bring you both all the food when the kitchen is finally restocked. Good luck and bite him back if you have to!
His saving grace is using Gear 2 to cuddle and keep you warm. Giving you heated massages, foot and belly rubs until you're purring like a kitten. Unfortunately, he can only do the same thing for so long before growing bored. He needs a lot of intermittent breaks.
Has no tact, will ask you uncomfortable questions about your "thing going on" or your "comma" because he's so very curious and maybe also looking for ways to "fix you." Once he finds out about period poops, its over for you - there will be hourly check-ins. He'll make sure you're well stocked up on absorption products so there's that (also say thank you Nami, Robin and Franky)!
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Zoro is shockingly adaptable but I guess if you spend enough time with one girl for two years - and also live with 2 full time - you're gonna learn a thing or two about having a period. Also, surprisingly reliable at getting you what you need, so long as you don't mind 2 hours to 2 business days to get it. Look he's trying ok?!
Be careful with what you say though. If you joke about cutting your uterus out, he'll take you at face value and have his blades ready. No one is a better slice master than he! Why is Chopper having a heart attack? BRB gotta tend to the younger bro.
Is not phased by your bodily changes or anything you might perceive to be "gross." Bodies are natural and they're just doing what they're meant to do, and for what it's worth he's trying to say things that will make you feel better but they don't always land. This comes from a guy who showers maybe twice a week so take the compliments as you will. He means them with his whole heart!
Out of all the guys, he's the only one who will respect your craving habits in a supportive way. That's to say he'll give you everything you want, but he knows when to cut you off before you make yourself sick. He also has a (terrifying) gift of knowing when your body is flushing itself out and he'll be right at your side with a tampon or pad in his hand at the ready. "I'm very in sync with you."
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Ranks third because he's so fucking logical and doctorly. The kind of doctor that expects his medical advice and prognosis to outweigh your personal experience/feelings. Has Law ever experienced intense cramping and a headache while gushing a pint of blood and also pulled a full day's shift? No! "Doctoring" immediately invalid. Unless he gives you paid time off in which case his license is once again formally recognized.
On the OTHER hand, he will always have a colorful variety of options for you to take care of your personal business. He buys all biodegradable products, recyclable ones too! He also offers the best choices in birth control for you. Gynecology wasn't his specialty but taking care of his crew is so he studies and gets his license on the downlow.
Is VERY particular about his time spent and frankly, cuddling in bed isn't something he's entirely excited about. Sure he can do it with Bepo but that's like sleeping with a teddy bear you've had your whole life. Another person is different, especially one that needs his undivided attention and comfort. He'll give it and he won't complain about it, but he's not familiar with it and might be awkward at it for a time. Once he figures out what works best for you and let's himself relax around you, he's got the cuddling and rubbing your belly/lower back down to an exact science.
Questionable palate offerings when he first experiences your cravings. You had to teach him what's what when it comes to comfort eating and nutritional eating when you're in pain and your brain feels a bit scrambled from existing. Ikkaku had tried in the past to broaden the snack closet but it never stuck. With you, Law suddenly remembers to get things outside of his own personal preferences and comforts. It's comfort food for the BEPERIODED, LAW.
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It's entirely because he's a chef and a well-groomed cutie that he ranks this highly. Honestly it was neck and neck between him and Law. His resume in the kitchen makes you forget about his perviness and near-infantilization of you.
You'll never have a craving unsatisfied because Sanji will go to the ends of the Earth to curb your hunger. The One Piece and All Blue can wait, his darling needs a rich, velvety chocolate mousse two minutes ago! He absolutely spoils you which may lead to overstuffing you until you feel worse than how the cramps made you feel.
Sanji waits on you hand and foot during your period. Practically carries you from point A to point B if you so wish. It might get annoying after a while if you don't like a hot blonde popping in your face every 10 minutes to offer you something you knew you needed but didn't know you needed right that second and you're kind of annoyed that he got it before you could even vocalize your own needs! Does that happen to anyone else or...? If you're into that pampered lifestyle, Sanji is the guy for you.
He wasn't around women a lot but living with Robin and Nami he did learn about products used and comfort items sought out, which he gives you in abundance. Sanji's weakness - period boobies. The slight swell has him a blubbering mess and he will always try to sneak a peek. He may or may not be able to smell your pheromones - its unclear but he is definitely sniffing you from time to time.
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The clear winner out of the others its not even a joke. Is the trifecta of caring, supportive, and intuitive. The Period Manager™ everyone else should go back to their ship. No I am not biased.
Killer is the Chef of Carbo-loading but he knows his way around the kitchen and can make anything you desire at any given time. Desserts aren't his strongest suit but its the effort that makes it taste all the sweeter. You will never be without chocolate, praise be.
You've seen him so you know he knows muscles. Yours will become putty in his hands as he gently massages your aching body. With the help of low dose pain killers, Killer will slay your pain one sore muscle at a time.
Killer is so intuitive that he knows you have your period before you. Has your cubby on the bathroom countertop that includes: pads, tampons, flow-cup, aspirin, fuzzy socks, eye mask, and bottled juice. Your robe is hanging behind the door. He loves you so much.
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Haha bitch you though. Kid is the true winner. Killer was the favored winner but you might have forgotten this is me we're talking about and Kid has never done anything wrong in his life ever. I support all his rights and wrongs, and I cheerlead at every speck of effort he puts in.
Where everyone else had mentors or positive authority figures to bond with, Kid had Killer - and Killer tried his fucking best. But not even someone as amazing as Killer can be a single mom and raise a mentally stable, well functioning person in society in a corrupted, gang-ruled regime. HOWEVER - Killer did teach Kid how to treat his period-having partner during their woes and Kid's success is Killer's pride and joy.
Like Luffy, Kid will definitely swipe your snacks and food because he's a greedy, greedy glutton. Prove you can bark back at him to stand your ground and he'll yield to you with a scoff and a pout. He doesn't even LIKE your snacks, he claims🙄 He'll make sure you have enough to satisfy your craving and then have a month supply in the hull of the ship just in case. This is where he'll sneak a few for himself without your notice.
Being the King of Treating Himself, Kid will generously make you things to comfort you. A weighted, heat-controlled blanket; a vibrating teddy bear that hugs your belly; a snack organizer to keep your preferences nearby; a personal cold/hot water cooler; pretty things to make you smile; dirty things to excite you for when its over; the gifts are boundless. So are the period products that he basically just steals from the other women in the crew.
“Captain you better reimburse me for those heavy flow tampons!!”
“I’m busy Quincy. Go bitch to the piggy bank (Wire) about it!!!”
“KILLER STOP THAT MAN!”
In his line of work, he's used to nitty gritty and things better left to the imagination. Also a bit grimy himself on occasion. That said, nothing your body does will ever disgust him. He rolls with whatever you throw at him. Bloodied bedsheets? He'll gently toss you and the sheets in the tub. He'll help clean out your soiled clothes. Buy or steal whatever you need to ease your comfort. Embarrassed by the way you feel or look? He'll give you a reassuring kiss on the cheek and say, "Eh, I've seen/heard/smelled worse."
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darushi-chan · 2 years ago
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MORE HOTD REPTILES AU 🤗 EDIT: After I took a nap I checked the post on my phone and the quality of the image looked like crap, dont know if it is my damn phone or what, but just to make sure I divided the strip in parts, now it looks fine in my phone, I like looking at Vhagar the komodo dragon in good definition ok xD? Also Arrax with his cute little crown. Im in pain, I commited myself and finished this in almost 3 days, never again lol. Headcanons time: -If you follow my other posts you know Aemond and Luceyrs are roommates, Aemond lied and said Vhagar “was friendly” so Luke will stay with them, he had been very careful and nothing happenned for like 3 weeks, but the one time he went jogging and didn’t make sure Vhagar’s enclosure was properly closed something happened.  -His “Lucerys it’s in danger” sense tingled and he came back in time to prevent disaster, but Luke saw Vhagar in his room. -Lucerys knows Vhagar its not “friendly”, but he also wanted the roommates situation to work, so he feigned ignorance and trusted Aemond, after all Vhagar did listen to him, most of the time.  -Vhagar did want to have snack time so bad 😞, but she also loves her almond, so no eathing the tiny dragon, Arrax its “her friend” now, and shes also a new member of Luke’s youtube videos! Plenty of new subscribers thanks to that 😂. -Yes, their silly costumes are a little bit of an hommage to their HOTD real characters, after all we do love to make Luke and Aemond queen and king (Or kings) in a lot of fics 😋. -Also also, yes Luke its wearing crocs with cute charms on them, I also love jogging pants, very comfortable 😌. -Vhagar its inded as tall as Luke when she stands, she’s a full grown Komodo, my doberman its as tall as me when he stands, so I think that makes it possible, I’m like 1.60 m,  5.25 feet, so yeh. -After this Vhagar and Arrax become really good friends indeed, they take walks together with Luke and Aemond, they sunbathe, Luke makes videos with both of them from time to time, they also play catch and chase together, this scares Luke a little, but Vhagar will not hurt Arrax, they are important to her know, Aemond likes them, so does she. -The costumes and videos are a little bit tedious, but Luke makes sure to never do something she hates, and Aemond always gives her special treats and cuddles after them, she also gets a fanbase that sends her gifts! Luke says she’s a star now 😘. -MOre lore that keeps me awake at night: Targ special pet companions Need to be a reptile or amphibian+ blood magic with a Targ blood family member sample, usually blood+ some other secret enchantments. Usually, the parent will bring their baby or child and be shown a wide variety of options, specifically eggs, and if there’s a connection with one or more, they are taken and can go through a series of trials and blood magic rituals, and the one that hatches at the end it’s the one that goes with the client. This process can take some time and specially lots of money from the client. Also, it can only work with people from Valyria, the only ones that can really afford this type of thing are the Targs and their blood family members. They may or may not also have a very restrictive contract with the dragon keepers for this kind of service too, hehe. Driftmark incident and bonding with Vhagar!: Alicent lets Viserys have his way with Aegon and Helaena, they got their pet companions since very young, she agreed since both were also relatively safe options, but then he started to get sick and wasn’t as able as before. She never liked this tradition the Targs had, just looking at Rhaenyra’s Syrax, or even worse, Laena’s Vhagar, the seven forbid one of her kids bonds with a monster like that, so with Aemond she gets more control of what her son get access to bond with, small geckos, frogs, turtles…safe and/or small companions, but none of those take, time passes and then Aemond decides he wants to have a big crocodile like his father, Alicent hates the idea, she wasn’t a Targaryen, so she really didn’t believe it was safe. But no matter what other small safe reptiles Aemond was shown none of them reacted. Aemond knew why, he didn’t want any of those “safe” companions, Aegon and Jace won’t stop bullying him with one of those, he needed something that commanded respect, not something “small and safe”. More time pases and Aemond still doesn’t have a pet companion, Alicent stops trying, and he gives up a little. The day of the funeral the kids dare Aemond to go into Vhagar’s enclosure. He accepts and goes into Vhagar’s room at Daemon and Laena’s house, there he finds this really big lizard he has never seen before. The dragon keepers haven’t shown him anything like it, and even if it’s not a croc, he knows this would definitely do, his excitement goes away when he kind of feels the creature’s sadness. He starts to sing her a Valyrian lullaby (The one Daemon sings to Vermithor), and this catches Vhagar’s attention, she goes out from her enclosure and Aemond touches her snout (Like in how to train your dragon, hehe) while he says Lykiri and Dohaeras (Like in the show!). Vhagar can sort of feel the connection, but we still need the blood for it to be completed. Cue the other children. Aegon and Jace can be a little bit mean and feel kind of “attacked” (Inferiority complex it’s that you?), that Aemond it’s getting a good reaction from Vhagar, they weren’t expecting that after all, and because children can be little shits they enter the room and try to make fun of Aemond for singing Vhagar a lullaby, Vhagar has never seen this other children before and doesn’t like all the noise so she goes back to her enclosure. Rhaena and Baela are not vibing that much with the bullying, neither does Luke, but then Aemond gets mad and lashes at everyone, telling them they have lame companions, how they wish they could have something as cool as Vhagar, especially the idiot Strong bastards. Luke and the girls are sad and crying and answering their own mean things to Aemond and then everyone its fighting. Aegon knows their parents are gonna kill him if something happens, so he runs away in search of the adults. There is some stuff used to feed Vhagar in the room (Gloves, scissors, thongs and stuff like that) and in the struggle those things end up in the floor with Aemond and Jace, Aemond grabs the scissors and slashes them around in desperation and ends up cutting Jace a little. Its then that Luke, that was comforting Laena and Baela after they got punched in the squabble, sees this and gets scared, and ends up pushing Aemond, he trips around the mess and pierces his eye with the scissors, by then the adults arrive and all hell breaks loose. While everyone screams, Vhagar gets close to Aemond and licks some of his blood from the floor, Laena its dead, and she likes this feisty hatchling, so the bonding gets completed. Still, the adults are fighthing, but the kids get to say the truth about the taunting and the mean words and Alicent, Rhaenyra and Viserys see the damage that has been done through the adults mean remarks and hatred. So yes, they are all very mad, and are not in the very best terms then, but they all decide to start going to family therapy, so not everything goes to shit in a couple of years, this way Lucemond and Jacegon can still be a little bit toxic, but nobody needs to die, ok? Also Alicent freaks out and almost passes out when she sees the monstruosity sitting at her son’s side, that makes everyone go back to their rooms, lol. 
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julianalvarez9 · 2 years ago
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maybe reader teaching gavi how to play minecraft instead or sm
headcanons: gavi playing minecraft
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author's note: this is the first hc i post, but i had this req from so long ago and I didn't want to continue postponing it 🥹 hope you like it!!!
gavi's not someone to really enjoy flights
this one isn't even that long -but yeah, he's still unhappy about it
he doesn't tend to carry many thing with him, just his phone sometimes
the absolute opposite to you: you've got a physical copy of a book, the latest episodes of the serie you've been binge watching for the past week, and a playlist full of music
you're not in the mood for any of it though
instead, you turn on your notebook and find the minecraft icon
"¿qué es eso?" asks pablo by your side
he looks a little confused like ????
"¿a qué te referis? ¿nunca jugaste minecraft, pablo?" (what do you mean? you've never played minecraft, pablo?)
he shrugs like you've just asked the most ridiculous question
"¿qué hacías en 2014? (what were you doing in 2014?) you ask jokingly
you remember playing it nonstop when you came back from school
it was everything your classmates ever talked about so you didn't have a choice but to join them to see what was so interesting about it
safe to say you started getting obsessed too
"probablemente jugando fútbol" (probably watching football) pablo said nonchalantly before tilting your notebook so he could see what you were doing
you started playing under his attentive stare
explained the basics
"estoy cortando madera de los árboles, para hacer una casa" (i'm cutting wood from the trees, so i can make a house)
he'd start to pay more attention by then, suggesting where it's best to start building the house and stuff
"¿no sería mejor hacerla cerca del agua?" (wouldn't it be best to place it near water?)
"sí, pero también necesitas carbón y otros metales que están en las minas" (yeah, but you also need coal and other metals that are on the mines)
pablo's face would FALL when you tell him that you have to kill a sheep to make the bed
"¿no hay otra manera?" (isn't there another way?)
also, you turned the monster option off bc you get scared by the little archer one (what's his name????) and he LAUGHS in your face
"ok, juega tú entonces" (ok, you play then) and turn the little option on
safe to say he's dead in less than 1 minute
"¿viste cómo explotó? no es justo" (did you see how it exploded? it isn't fair)
the flight wasn't that long so you arrive at your destination before you expected
"¿podemos jugar otra vez algún día?" (can we play it again someday?)
"si gustas, pablo, seguro" (if you'd like, pablo, sure)
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ganseyenthusiast · 2 years ago
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ok speculation time for why sarchengsey was broken up in greywaren . taking opinions and alternates
1. they weren't. gansey just wore a really ugly outfit at the airport and it pissed Henry off enough that he refused to talk to them for the entire weekend
2. henry had another misogyny moment 💔 and Blue got so mad she refused to speak to him for a week
3. henry spent the first two months of the road trip stewing in girl rage and decided a kill bill esque revenge arc was the only good option. gansey obviously was like What The Actual Fuck, Consider Therapy but he was too gansey about it and it pissed Henry off enough to cut the road trip short because he booked a very angry flight and never called back
4. gansey breaks it up because henry wants a revenge arc godfather style but this time ganseys like. on a moral standpoint i cannot let this stand. I will NOT let you commit MURDERS. that is KILLING PEOPLE!!! MURDER KILLS PEOPLE!! that makes you a monster even if the guy u try to kill kidnapped you ONE time. and henrys like aight bet . bye
5. exactly what Ronan did in cdth. IMMEDIATE childhood trauma induced breakdown. henry breaks up with them like two weeks into the road trip because he realised he really fucking hates motels and driving and being around people. at the same time gansey realises he's always been a heterosexual at heart. blue just wanted to see the giant ball of yarn guys cmon
6. the Sociology degree was the breaking point 💔
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lvrgirlrey · 2 months ago
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Can you do a Noe x reader where her blood smells good to Noe but doesn't ask because he doesn't want to scare he but she's completely ok with it
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𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣’𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕖: this is so cute! thank you for requesting again
𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤: none, hope you enjoy!
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you approached him slowly, offering a small smile. “hey, are you lost?” you asked, trying to break the ice.
he blinked, as if snapped out of a trance, and shook his head. “no, i’m… sorry. i didn’t mean to stare.”
you chuckled softly. “it’s fine. you looked like you were thinking about something important.”
he hesitated, his eyes drifting down for a moment before he looked back at you. “yeah… you could say that.” he scratched the back of his head, clearly embarrassed. “i’m noé, by the way.”
“nice to meet you, noé,” you replied, smiling wider now. “i’m y/n.”
from that moment on, the two of you became close. you found yourself running into noé more often, and each time, he’d offer to walk with you or help you with whatever you were doing. he was kind, always willing to lend a hand or listen when you needed to talk. but there was something about him that was… different. not bad, just something you couldn’t quite put your finger on.
it wasn’t until a few weeks later that you began to notice little things. the way noé would sometimes pause when he was close to you, his eyes glazing over for a split second before he’d quickly recover. or how he’d occasionally take a deep breath when you were nearby, like he was trying to catch a specific scent.
at first, you thought maybe you were imagining it. maybe noé just had strange habits, or maybe he was a bit more sensitive to smells than most people. but as time went on, it became clearer. noé was drawn to you in a way that was more than just friendly.
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one evening, the two of you were sitting by the river, watching the sun set over the water. the soft glow of the sky reflected in noé’s eyes as he glanced at you. there was something different about the way he was looking at you now. not just curious, but almost… hungry. but not in a dangerous way. more like he was fighting something inside himself. “noé,” you said quietly, breaking the silence, “is something bothering you?”
he stiffened at your words, then quickly shook his head. “no, nothing. i’m fine.”
you raised an eyebrow. “you sure? you’ve been acting a little… off lately.”
he sighed, running a hand through his hair. “it’s just… complicated. there’s something i’ve been wanting to tell you, but… i don’t want you to think i’m strange.”
you tilted your head, giving him a gentle smile. “noé, i don’t think you’re strange. whatever it is, you can tell me. i’m not going to judge you.”
he looked at you for a long moment, as if he was weighing his options. finally, he spoke, his voice soft and hesitant. “your blood… it smells… different. not like anyone else’s. it’s… really good. but i didn’t want to say anything because i didn’t want to scare you.”
his words hung in the air between you, and for a moment, you weren’t sure what to say. but then you smiled. “that’s it? you were worried about that?”
noé blinked, surprised by your reaction. “you’re… not scared?”
you shook your head. “no, i’m not scared. i mean, sure, it’s a little… unexpected, but it doesn’t bother me. if anything, i’m glad you told me.”
he stared at you, clearly taken aback. “you’re really okay with it?”
you nodded. “yeah, i am. i trust you, noé. if you say my blood smells good to you, then that’s fine. it doesn’t change how i feel about you.”
he seemed to relax at your words, a small smile forming on his lips. “i… i really appreciate that, y/n. i was worried you’d think i was some kind of monster.”
you chuckled softly. “well, you might be a little strange, but you’re definitely not a monster.”
noé laughed too, the sound light and relieved. for the first time in a while, it seemed like the tension between you had disappeared. the two of you sat there for a while longer, just enjoying each other’s company.
as the night wore on, noé’s hand found yours, his fingers intertwining with yours gently. you glanced over at him, and he gave you a soft smile. there was still that hunger in his eyes, but it wasn’t frightening. if anything, it made you feel closer to him.
“thank you,” he said quietly, squeezing your hand. you squeezed back. “anytime, noé.”
and in that moment, you knew that whatever came next, the two of you would face it together. noé had his secrets, but you had your trust in him, and that was enough.
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personalizationai · 8 months ago
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It appears rookie is going through the horrors...
Can you tell us more about them ? (Both rookie and the horrors!!)
oh man theres a lot. this is going to be long.
rodrigo “rookie” carvajal has been working with cleanup crew for a good few months now. he started his job at 16, is now 17 (his birthday was february 25th)
basic info on why hes here: rookie got a fake ID from a friends friend to be able to apply for the position of a scavenger. In our little ocverse we imagine the company has a minimum age requirement of around 20. the reason why he would do this at all is because he had become dedicated to the idea of “honoring” his (presumed) dead father lee. he believed that he had no other options left forwards, and that he should have been brave like his dad was.
anyways, ill try and condense the insanity that has been his time at cleanup crew the best i can…
- In his first few days/weeks, rookie was a pretty positive and spunky guy. He was very willing to follow around Dopey, as he’s the defacto leader of the group. Things were… Ok, but that all was shattered by one experience: inspector has a hand in this . Before he appeared physically and revived, he was communicating to dopey. a voice in their head tormenting the scavenger, promising things like a promotion and in general a way out of the cycle. Dopey had killed rookie with a stop sign, profusely apologizing and crying. When questioned about what happened, Dopey lied. Said it was a monster outside.
- After this, rookie became much more closed off from other people, mainly only sticking around lieutenant. all the fear and whatnot built up inside of rookie and he snapped and killed dopey back with a shovel for… revenge. he didnt enjoy it. he tried to explain what had happened, but nobody believed him, and dopey had made it out as if he was just unstable. dopey considered them even now, but an experience like that haunted him for a good long while. hes still scared of stop signs to this day. (not to mention that he was beginning to realize then that he IS dying. and he IS being brought back.)
- then, in comes inspector. from even the first few days of his arrival, he provided rookie support and comfort near constantly. dopey had a bad feeling every time he heard the man speak. rookie on the other hand, was like a moth to a flame. teen who lost his dad + scared and vunerable is insanely easy to manipulate. especially if youre presenting yourself now as someone older and more experienced who cares about you and listens to you ect ect ect.
- inspector would intentionally attempt to hide information from him, such as the sigurd logs note. (he noticed the note was being hidden from him). inspector also would occasionally kind of… try to sew distrust inside of rookie towards the other crew members, and especially fostering the distrust towards dopey further.
- eventually rookie does find the logs and reads them with dopey. they both learn a lot, and while rookie didnt trust dopey a lot then, this among other miscellaneous interactions made his thoughts and feelings towards dopey more complicated. he began to feel guilty for going against inspectors wishes of not “looking in too deeply”. because of this guilt, he confesses to inspector about what they had done. “rookie, what did dopey tell you?”. he promised rookie he wasnt mad, but inside he was SEETHING. its at that point that inspector realized how much of a problem dopey will be.
- dopey began to then realize via observation that rookie is being deeply deeply manipulated by inspector. this started a whole thing where dopey would try to forge more trust from rookie and attempt to get him to realize that hes being taken advantage of. later on, eventually rookie breaks down a bit to inspector alone on the company building (lower level). he admits how scared he is of everything. but most importantly: that he shouldnt be here. that hes only 16. he thought he could handle this all, but its starting to break him. they hug, and rookie hugged tighter than ever. inspector stood there. (dopey was secretly listening.)
- ANYWAYS fast forwarding. end of act 1 was essentially inspector enacting his plan of killing everyone on the crew to try and create so much violence and disorder to attempt and break the cycle through destroying the unity of its events and repetition. this doesnt work. brain managed to kill inspector. inspector is gone for a while.
- rookie attempted to try and be eaten by jeb to escape the cycle. overwhelmed, he only saw his way out of here through death. despite knowing he cant die, thought that maybe just MAYBE this way would work. it didnt, of course. but its more complicated than that.
- floating in the inbetween of life and death, a not very lucid post death rookie was offered a deal by thousands of voices from behind the wall: “do you want to forget?” he accepted.
gonna speed run act 2: FAUX IS HERE! ROOKIE IS STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH THE IDEA THAT INSPECTOR DIDNT CARE FOR HIM AT ALL. act 2 was a little fucking everywhere for many characters doing a lot of things, but whats important for rookie is this:
- rookie then could not remember a single thing that happened to him on cleanup crew. a partial mind wipe. but, anything that had reminded him of it would hurt. both mental and physical. eventually when dopey tried talking to him about everything that had happened, he was quite literally killed suddenly, vanishing. the nature of the deal that was made was that he wasnt supposed to recover these memories, and now that he had, he was killed for it. he comes back but… very jaded. there simply is no way out. none at all. he finds everything simply pointless, its quite the soul crushing feeling
- faux at some point comes onto the scene… rookie and faux were on and off interacting with each other, but eventually he ends up breaking down to faux and mentioning how “do you ever want to talk to somebody again, even if you know it would be bad for you?” this leads into faux revealing to rookie his real identity. rookie, both terrified and curious is a bit in a deer in headlights situation. he ends up asking a few things, such as what happened (he only saw the aftermath of all the death.) and if he really cared about him at all. inspector lies to him both times. he makes rookie promise to not tell anybody, and he doesnt.. but but some people manage to overhear… (dopey again for this, though brain and four were also contributers to OTHER OTHER shit about unamsking faux)
- eventually it all climaxs with a plan made by dopey and specs. dopey had presented this plan vaguely to rookie before faux revealed himself. “if i ask you to take a shot, i need to know if youll do it.” rookie says he cant promise that he will, but he’ll try.
- inspector/faux, now realizing that his cover is going to be blown, now rushes to try and get the gun that dopey and specs obtained first. he got it, but dopey managed to knock it out of his hands with a shovel. holding inspector back, dopey screams for him to take the shot. rookie screams back, babbling about how this wont do anything for anyone. about how they wont even die. about how theyll be right back here tomorrow.
-“for once in your life, trust me rookie!”
- he shoots. both inspector and dopey die at the same time to the same bullet. (this malfunctioned the respawn tech, and those two are now stuck in a sort of purgatory for a good long while. but not dead. they wont be dead just yet.) rookie collapses, defeated.
LOL SEASON 3 crick and deacon are here now!
- he waits for them to come back. he knows they will, but the longer theyre gone the more and more he doubts this belief.
- he becomes closer to four, they finally work through the whole lee connection… he confesses to four that he wishes that he was nicer, that he wasnt stupid. “why do i only think of this shit when its too late?”
- he leans into the people he loves and trusts, liuetenant and four being the main people.
- rookie is much more irratable now. hes trying to thrust himself into a leaderly/strong position in dopeys stead, but unfortunately hes not the best at it. he has almost no patience left for anything, and his only option left right now is to try and be stronger. to be more like dopey, like he told four he wished he was. dopey managed to handle so much, managed to be there for so many people. he wants to be that.
- MOST CURRENT SHIT THOUGH uhhhhh rookies best friend lieutenant told him that hes a robot and then a few moons later got fucking struck by lightning so hard it factory reset the guy into not having and memory in the system of who anyone is. or their friendship. this is upsetting to rookie because lieutenant was planning to tell the others themselves. rookie is deeply upset that this choice of his is now stripped away. nobody here has a lot of choices they can make for themselves, and thats just one less.
- also rookie snapped at crick when they started talking about themselves only having one week left. told crick that theyre trapped here basically. crick didnt believe. “maybe you just didnt try hard enough or looked hard enough to get in contact?” (to leave the job). rookie goes “ITS BEEN MY ONE WEEK FOR MONTHS!” once he calms down from searing hot he mumbles about how crick is “going to have to learn some day”. this mirrors what inspector had said when he first killed EVERYONE. “YOURE ALL GONNA FUCKING LEARN!” this is… intentional
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aliquistis · 1 month ago
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New Skyrim playthrough starting with Irem at-Tavani who is a Redguard monster-hunting alchemist from Skaven. I love her but this post is actually bc my new favorite follower is also her husband,
Val Serano
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I am being so serious right now, go play this mod.
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Gushing about Val and more screenshots under the cut
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So the thing I really like about Val as a follower is that he is here for the journey. He does of course have a fully fleshed-out story and personal quests but what I really love is I don't feel like I'm dragging him along to help me with my adventures, he's coming along bc he wants to be in on the adventure too (and, more importantly, the pay out,) I don't know if this feeling is an amalgam of how many lines he has (he has SO many lines reacting to quests) or his personality (relic hunter, knowledge seeker, arcane trickster on the lookout for that next big find that'll have us rolling in septims) but he doesn't just feel like a 'follower', he feels like a companion. The only other custom voiced follower I've really gotten that feeling with has been Lucien, and with how good that mod is I think that's a compliment that speaks for itself.
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His personal quests are also really good and work so well with Elder Scrolls lore. I don't want to get into details bc spoilers but seriously, it's good food.
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And all that is an aside from the romance, which is also excellent. I'm not roleplaying Irem as ace but I do love seeing some good middle-of-the-road options for ace people like myself who are not sex-averse and love a good fade-to-black. When I first started playing the mod I kept thinking to myself that Val reminded me of characters like Han Solo or Atton Rand (if Atton was way more charming and the writers didn't use him as a punching bag) The whole flirty reformed pirate with a heart of gold thing is ridiculously up my alley. The mod encourages roleplaying and has three paths to romance -- I went with the bickering-to-lovers path because I love a Pride and Prejudice plot and it fits Irem's character.
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While your path is locked in at a certain point, you still get dialogue options, which is nice for the relationship I imagine with these two: one which starts contentious and softens over time. An issue I've had with other video game romances is that it treats one selected trait as your whole character (when they even give you the option to roleplay at all). I love that this doesn't see you being a sarcastic bitch 20 times and decide your whole personality is sarcastic bitch. I have layers ok sometimes I'm a sarcastic bitch who cries at the end of tangled
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So yeah. The writing is great. The voice acting is great. The thought put into the character and the world-building is incredible. The romance is easily the best I've played in Skyrim (which. ok. low bar but the compliment stands.) tbh I only downloaded him originally because I had a skyrim itch and the Kaidan Revoiced mod isn't out yet, but I have been simply Floored.
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Anyways mostly I am writing this because hurricane Milton knocked my home on its ass for a week and a half and I had a lot of electronic-less time to philosophize about how far modding has come and to write fanfiction. But also I'm just banging pots on my small corner of the internet to bring more attention to this excellent piece of work.
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the fanfiction bit isn't a joke does anyone know how mod authors feel about cvf fanfic it feels weird to me like I'm playing with someone elses toys--
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light-wolf · 6 months ago
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Now that I've had some time to process yesterday's trailer and all the new info, let's talk about Monster Hunter Wilds!
Ok, so right from the start the game seems much more "cinematic" than usual. I was actually surprised to see them spotlight the story/cutscenes/characters so soon since they usually wait until later trailers for that. We might get a bigger focus on the story this time. The tone seemed a bit too... serious? dramatic? I don't know, it felt a bit off for MH, but it's still far too early to jump to conclusions. To be fair, the trailer debuted in a PlayStation event so maybe they wanted to cater to that audience. I'm sure there will be plenty of the campy humor we're used to, so I'm not concerned.
What I'm not so sure about is our hunter and Palico talking. Sure, our hunter had (optional) voice lines in Rise, but they were limited to gameplay. Having the hunter actually engage in conversation with other characters worries me a little, because I've always felt that MH is one of those games where the player character works best as a blank state. Even some of Rise's voice lines felt wrong to me because they implied a certain personality for my hunter, one that wasn't necessarily the one I imagined. The other reason I'm concerned about this, is that it will very likely further reduce the amount of voice options for both hunters and Palicoes (if we even get options at all) and that makes me sad (I'm not a huge fan of the voices from the trailer), but I'll reserve judgement until we have more details. It's up to Capcom to prove me wrong.
About the other characters, I know Gemma is getting lots of attention (understandably), but I just want to say that I love Alma's design, she's so pretty! Also having MH4 characters (possibly?) returning is great. Cool stuff all around!
I'm very curious about the supposed seamless integration of story and gameplay. Breaking the traditional hub>quest>hub loop that we've always had makes me nervous, but it could be interesting. I wonder what it means for multiplayer, though. How will it even work? The way World implemented it was very criticized, so I hope Capcom has a better solution now.
The dynamic climate/seasons/whatever looks very cool, and I love the amount of small monsters and how they all interact. Large monster herds are also interesting, but I need to see how that works in actual gameplay.
Speaking of large monsters, I don't really have much to say about the two they showed. Probably early game monsters, so not the most interesting (and not the most memorable designs ever either), but they're not bad. Doshaguma has a very fucked up skrunkly face but it's growing on me. Chatacabra looks pretty fun and is my favorite of the two so far. Always cool to see more Amphibians.
We finally have a name for the raptor mount! Seikret! I LOVE these guys and I hope we're able to customize them. They seem like a natural evolution of the Palamutes (RIP) and I love them so much and I need to pet them and cherish them forever. Also them letting us bring two weapons to a hunt has interesting implications, but I need to know how it works exactly before getting hyped.
Other gameplay thoughts: I kinda hated the slinger in World so I groaned when I saw it was back, but we'll see how it works this time. Not sure what to think about Focus Mode and the wounding system, I really need to see actual gameplay before judging. Honestly I feel that way about almost everything, it's all too unclear still.
Overall, the trailer left me with a lot of questions, but I'm still incredibly hyped! Luckily we know we'll get more info during Summer Games Fest next week (including a new monster!), so it'll be a short wait this time!
The biggest question (for me) remains if this thing will be on the Switch 2, which would be the ideal scenario for me. Please Capcom I'm begging you. If that's not the case, I'll probably get a PS5 (there are a few other games I wouldn't mind having access to). I'll have to get a new console either way, but I have some money saved just for that.
That's it for now! Looking forward to next week!
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iiryebreadii · 2 months ago
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EoW thoughts!! I wrote them as I was playing :)
It is Long so it's under a cut!
OKAY these bullet points I made as I was playing, but I stopped writing things down after a while just to focus on the game. and then I got distracted and finished the entire zora section
My first surprise, I went "YOU PLAY AS LINK??" which is an utterly deranged thing to be surprised about in literally any other zelda game
Return of dedicated jump button!! parkouring time
Ganon laughing after being murderized is probably not a great sign I'll be honest
Zelda breaking out!! RUNNING FROM THE CRACKS IN REALITY!! and little golden light to guide us!! Intriguing
She's been gone a week and there have been rifts in that time already? So what link fell into wasn't a new phenomenon
Some of these villager voice lines are very very reminiscent of botw/totk, i wonder if they reused some of the sounds??
okay so the rifts are Really not new, if they been appearing for 'a long time' according to the king, stealing specifically children? and now adults, too, for whatever reason
DAD NOOOOOOO
WRIGHT AND LEFTE TOO?? WE CANT HAVE ANYTHING NICE
ooo this is clever, I was wondering why Zelda was wearing Link's cloak in the trailer, but if the people all think she's the one causing the rifts then it makes sense! She's gonna have to hide her identity (to avoid EXECUTION?? ok nintendo. good heavens). Also, generic King of Hyrule sacrificing his life to save his beloved daughter, king rhoam bosphoramus hyrule could never
TRI!! It's nice to meet you :) you are very casual about this whole execution thing, friend. They feel very inhuman, but in the fun way, like they don't quite understand human limits. like what do you mean you can't phase through these bars? i mean, that's weird, but you can have this magic stick I guess
I really enjoyed the stealth bit getting out of the dungeons! And Impa!!! IMPA!!! I love you badass old lady :') thank you for coming my escape and giving me a musty old dress. maybe taking off the crown would've helped the disguise. whatever. zelda's going through the wringer, she deserves to keep her crown if she wants
This game is very pretty :) also I just got my first piece of heart! Had to do some clever stacking on various objects to reach it, but I managed!! I really like the problem solving so far
second heart piece acquired
LINK'S HOUSE. WAAAAAAAAA I NEED TO SAVE HIM
As soon as I gained access to monster echos I started saying "go my scarab" every time I make one to fight other monsters for me
OK so after all that, I started just playing without writing things down, but I still wanna keep track of my thoughts!! I found a bunch of other heart pieces, and I REALLY like the puzzle solving in this game. The switches to more 2D platformer sections are SO fun and such a great idea, since it has way more of that classic, tightly designed puzzle stuff that zelda is so known for. At the same time, you have so many options for other ways to solve problems and think creatively, im having so much fun with it!
The wealth of options kind of makes me overthink things lol, like the first heart piece I found would have been incredibly easy to access via the water, but for some reason I didn't think that was an option, and instead spent a solid 5 minutes figuring out the right combination to stack items and get on top of something two blocks high, so I could climb the surrounding cliffs to reach the heart piece. But also, I felt so dang accomplished by the end, I wasn't even mad that there was an easier way! Plus, I used the knowledge I gained there in the future, to help me access various parts of the terrain :D
The dungeons!! I've finished the first one, and also the zora questline :) im really enjoying the return to more classic dungeon design, but like I said before, it's still open to plenty of options in solving the puzzles. The still world is very cool, I like the vibes. The fact that a ton of children have been taken there and never returned? Spooky. I'm gonna give my early-game theory now, and guess that Tri's friends come from the lost children that fell into the rifts. Idk those are the vibes rn.
The combat is fun! mostly in the way I'll send out a monster and stand back to watch them rip each other apart. the peahat is my favorite I love that thing
Also!!! Link!! Falling into the rift, but escaping with a few others? Losing his ability to speak from it? The way you meet so many other characters around the world that have met him and been touched by his life??? He's had his own whole adventure before zelda!! That's reflected in his abilities and hearts and stuff in the beginning, but still!! It's cool to see glimpses of what he was up to before saving zelda.
I'm working on the gerudo questline right now, just started the dungeon, and link(?) is here! It might be another shadow like the one from the first temple, but it would be neat to think that he's been working to help from the still world while we help in the original one :)
ANYWAY I'll make another post when I've got more to say but so far im really loving echos of wisdom!! Zelda's characterization in this is so fun, I love her :')
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always-music0 · 11 months ago
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Run Rabbit Run.
Hannah would considers herself the unluckiest girl in the world,having being born into a tangled web of murderers and monsters that live in your closet and under your bed. Until one day an unforeseen issue makes its way into her already fucked life and now if she thought her life sucked it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
Pt.1
A Creepypasta/Twilight crossover 18+
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There went many things that made me scared-
— I mean when you grow up with the people I grew up with you get used to the ice cold feeling in your veins when you cut it a little too close to the edge and death himself is only a few inches away waiting to free your soul from this purgatory plane we call earth. But when your friends are friends with the spirit of the dead the sweet relief of becoming stardust fades into the background, and when god turns his back on your soul just because of the people you associate with you kinda don’t even consider heaven an option anymore.
Now you may be asking yourself ‘how in the hell could someone be so unlucky?’ And I should be honest and admit that it’s sorta my fault and I happen to find myself in the wrong place in the wrong time frequently.
Take last week for example jumping from state to state and school to school with the three looneys I call my ‘caretakers’ even though for the most part I take care of them and I just happened to run into a certain organ eating demon on my way home from grocery shopping it took quite a lot of convincing to keep him from taking me with him and making the looneys fucking loose their shit, even though that would be pretty funny for the first ten minutes, but would ultimately get my ass beat but I also had to cough up the fresh liver I had gotten for the dog.
He was not impressed when I came home without a treat for him to sink his teeth in. Anyways my current situation was even worse cause the three fucking losers I lived with didn’t even believe me when I said the school I would be attending for then next ten months was crawling with vampires.
“Look Tim! You have to believe me!” I wined as I followed him outside the dog at me heels.
The house we were living in was pretty secluded besides a few houses a few acres away Tim scoffed and threw his bag into the back of his old ford f-150.
The old thing was partially rusted out and everything had been replaced maybe more that it should have but like Tim it never seemed to die even with the absurd amount of times they both have been thrown off cliffs .
“Listen here, I don’t give a fuck if they were goddamn transformers. We have a fuck ton of work to do around here and not a lot of time to do it. So your gonna take your perky little ass to that school everyday and stay out of our way and stay safe” he snapped
I flinched a little, I could tell he was getting a little annoyed or stressed one of the two
“ ok so you do believe there’s vampires?” I asked and when his eye twitched I smirked
“NO! There’s no creature like the vampires I know around here and if there were the boss would have already let us know!” He yelled walking over to Brian’s 1976 Bronco and thew the back door open. I trotted after him the dog followed me silently
“Well what if they aren’t like the vampires we know?!” I asked and he groaned took a deep breath and pulled out his cigarettes Putting one in his mouth he turned his head towards me.
I immediately fumbled for my lighter almost dropping it twice, if there was one thing Tim and his counter part loved was a well trained bitc- ahem. Lighting his cigarette he inhaled.
“Look” he started blowing out the smoke he just inhaled.
“If there is for some reason vampires at your school they must be harmless otherwise big man wouldn’t have you here” he tilted his head at me as though to say ‘ya even think about that’ I blinked. of course I thought about that, I would have been shipped off to stay with someone else entirely if that were the case.
“Yeah I guess…” I said slowly looking at the dog, his eyes met mine and his tongue rolled out as he started to pant, this Washington mugginess was getting to him.
“Look at me sweetheart.” Tim said and my eyes lifted from the dog to his.
“ we wouldn’t let anyone or anything hurt you, not only is that our job it would kill us if you were hurt by something we didn’t know about” he said stepping towards me and eventually standing right in front of me. I could smell the cologne I had got him for Christmas and the cigarette smoke the reason I got him cologne. I met his eyes and they flashed darker as he switched and I tried not to wince as his hand shot up and griped my chin and squeezed my cheeks not tight enough to be painful but just to keep eye contact.
“Got it princess?” Masky said I nodded the best I could he grinned as Tim took back control patting my cheek
“Good girl” he said and turned back to the bronco reaching for another bag.
“Now be a good little thing and go bother someone else I have to fix the breaks on the ford and I definitely don’t want your annoying ass around when I do it” he commanded and I sighed flipping him off
“Go fuck yourself Tim” and walked away as he laughed at me The dog at me heels.
I suppose it could be worse, I mean the three fucking weirdos did a good job of keeping me safe although I wouldn’t admit that to their faces. What’s the worst that could happen?
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A/N: Thanks for reading if you did! I know it’s littered with grammatical errors and run on sentences and it’s definitely not formatting correctly but I think meh who’s gonna see it anyways so why the hell not. But if you do read all of this thank you! Your wonderful and I will continue to post more parts as I write them<3
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beth--b · 2 years ago
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I’ll be there for you
It had been a little over a month since Vecna was defeated.
After the nightmare spring break in which they had gone to fight a monster in the crazy Hellscape version of their hometown, the weeks that followed had been non-stop for Steve.
First there were the hospital visits, though he’s not sure it counts as visiting when one spends more of their time there than away. The first week had been the worst. 
After they had dragged Eddie’s lifeless body from the Upside Down, Steve had been so worried that someone would come after him that he’d refused to leave the other boy’s side for the first few days. This of course meant he didn’t get his own injuries seen to, and he then spent his own painful recovery either at Eddie or Max’s bedsides, working, or ferrying kids (and Robin) around town for various reasons.
A few days after the fight with Vecna, Joyce Buyers and Jim Hopper had turned up with their own far-fetched tale of Russian prison camps and peanut butter smugglers. Steve was just happy to see that Hopper was not as dead as they had all believed these past months. They all deserved something good after all.
With Hopper back and Joyce there to light a fire under the government cronies asses, Eddie’s name was cleared, the murders pinned on the long thought dead, Henry Creel.
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To his surprise, Steve found himself enjoying Eddie’s company. He’d never have admitted it out loud, but he’d always thought it was cool how Eddie just did his own thing without a care for anyone else when they had been at school together. Even then he might have found Eddie at least a little attractive, not that he had any idea back then that it was possible, and even ok, outside of Hawkins, to like both women and men.
They had grown closer during Eddie’s hospital stay, with Steve visiting as often as he could. If he thought too hard about the way he was feeling Steve was fairly sure he would just make things awkward, so he stayed quiet and tried to think of other things whenever he found himself paying too much attention to Eddie’s eyes, or his hands, any part of him really.
Max had broken both legs and also had a fracture in her left arm, but she’d be fine in time. Eddie had lost a lot of blood, required a lot of patching together, but was also doing much better.
The main thing was they were all alive.
Steve wished he could have spared them both their injuries, but he didn’t have that option, and at the time their plan was the best they had. So he did the next best thing and invited both Eddie and Max to stay with him.
His house was too big, and too empty for just him. His parents had called around a week after the supposed earthquakes had rocked the town, mostly to check their property was undamaged in the quakes. Steve’s own wellbeing had been a minor afterthought.
Once his parents had been reassured the house was still standing they had told Steve they wouldn’t be back for the foreseeable future. Hawkins was going to hell and they had no reason to stay. Apparently their only child wasn’t enough reason. 
Steve just confirmed he’d be staying in town and his mother had sighed and told him he could continue to keep the house as long as he maintained it, and that had been that. It wasn’t exactly a seller’s market in Hawkins so they had no better use for it.
Eddie and Max both needed somewhere to stay, both of their homes being damaged in the earthquakes that had begun when Vecna had a hold of Max, before the combined efforts of the party had stopped him.
On his next visit to see Eddie, Wayne had been talking about getting a settlement for their trailer from the government, thank you Hopper and Joyce, but was unsure when it would happen. As a result, Eddie was days away from release with nowhere to go. So Steve had taken it upon himself to invite Eddie to stay with him.
Without too much fuss, the offer had been accepted and Steve had gone to visit Max and extend the invitation to her as well. Max’s mother was in no state to care for her daughter, and she readily accepted. 
Once the pair was released from the hospital life got even busier.  
Eddie had doctor’s appointments to have wounds checked and stitches removed, Max needed almost full time care while she was wheelchair bound. Physical therapy and more appointments were steadily being booked in.
With two extra mouths to feed, Steve was taking on more shifts and his own injuries were slow to heal.
Suffice to say that Steve was running himself into the ground.
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The day starts like any other.
Steve wakes when his alarm goes off, he showers and does his hair. Then he heads downstairs and puts coffee on for Eddie, chops some fruit up for Max to eat and puts it in a bowl in the fridge for her to grab when she’s ready and makes himself a piece of toast before grabbing his car keys and walking out the door.
He drives to Robin's on autopilot, clearing his throat a few times on the way. 
It’s a Saturday and they have the opening shift at Family Video. The only upside that at least they are on together and he’s not working with Keith. 
Robin chatters away on the drive as usual, brushing her hair in the car and rambling on about something Nancy was telling her last night on the phone.
By the fourth time Steve clears his throat Robin shoots him a worried glance.
"You feeling ok Dingus?" she asked, reaching out a hand as though to feel his forehead for fever.
Steve bats her hand away while trying to keep his eyes on the road, “Cut it out Rob, I’m fine. Throat is just a little dry.”
Robin eyes him for a long moment as though staring at him will help her decide if he’s lying or not. Finally she rolls her eyes and starts telling him off for not drinking enough water.
By the time they make it to work he has a headache. Between his dry throat and pounding head he does take Robin’s advice, much to her delight, and downs a bottle of water before clocking on for the day.
The morning drags by, spent dealing with families renting a video to watch over the weekend and rewinding what feels like every tape that has been returned that week. 
About two hours in, Eddie turns up. There are a few people giving him odd looks and whispering but mostly people just ignore him.
“Hey Stevie,” he greets with a grin on his face. He leans on the counter across from where Steve had been sorting returns and rests his chin on his hands. “Got any recommendations for me?”
Steve just snorts and shakes his head, “You are more than capable of finding something on your own Eddie. I wasn’t expecting to see you here, Max alright at home?”
“Yeah yeah mama bear, Max is with her little boyfriend. Sinclair won’t let anything happen to her. She wanted me to come get a movie apparently, but I’m pretty sure she just wanted some alone time with Lucas if you know what I mean,” he gave a greatly exaggerated wink and Steve rolled his eyes.
“Gross man. They are like literal children, don’t imply things like that about them.”
“Hmm ok not about them, how about you Stevie? Got any plans? Hot date you been hiding from me?”
“You know I haven’t. You and Max are living in my house, where would I be finding the time for this mystery date?”
Robin chose that moment to come back from her break and immediately started chatting to Eddie about some film she saw that she thought he’d enjoy. Eddie looked like he wanted to reply to Steve’s comments, but was sidetracked by hurricane Buckley before he could open his mouth.
Steve was thankful for the distraction. The conversation going places he really didn’t want it to go. It had been months since he’d been on a date. Quite frankly the only person he even wanted to take anything remotely resembling a date was Eddie. As he was in no way ready to discuss that with anyone, let alone the metal head in question, he’d rather not talk about his love life or lack thereof, at all.
With Eddie and Robin occupied Steve took the opportunity to duck out the back to the break room and down another bottle of water. If he was honest with himself he was feeling worse as the day went on. He was only a few hours away from freedom for the rest of the weekend though, so he was determined to stick it out. Not like Family Video splurged for sick leave after all.
When Steve headed back out to the main storefront Eddie was gone and Robin was serving a customer. Steve was then called on to help someone find a copy of some horror movie he’d never seen and so the day continued on.
Several hours later his shift was over and he thankfully took his vest off, clocked out and let Robin drag him to his beemer.
“How’s the throat?” Robin asked pointedly when they were out of the car park.
He glanced over and winced at the look on her face.
“It’s fine Robin. Maybe a little dry still but I’m not working tomorrow so I’m gonna head home after I drop you off and go and get some rest. Unless you want to come over and hang out with Eddie and Max?”
Robin took her time responding, staring at him before nodding to herself.
“No no, go and get some rest Steve. I’ll call you later though and check in.”
The ride continued in companionable silence, Robin giving him a quick hug and telling him to rest and drink lots of tea and with honey or ‘some shit’ before exiting the car when they pulled up to her parents house.
Steve just mumbled something that sounded like agreement and pulled away once he saw her open the front door.
It wasn’t far to get back home and he was looking forward to laying on the couch and maybe watching a movie with Eddie and Max, Lucas too if was still there. He wasn’t convinced he’d be able to stay awake but he just wanted to relax. The past weeks had just been so busy all the time. His sides still ached if he turned a certain way or did anything too strenuous, and with Max wheelchair bound and Eddie’s injuries so much worse than Steve’s he had spent a lot of time hiding pained winces when helping Max into and out of her wheelchair.
Her arm was almost healed so it was getting easier now, and Eddie was far more capable of helping her than he was two weeks prior but even so, Steve was exhausted. He just didn’t want anyone to know about it.
Especially not Max who, despite her bad ass attitude, needed him right now. Eddie was a close second on the list of people Steve didn’t want to know he wasn’t as alright as he claimed. He had spent many nights now helping Eddie through nightmares, changing bandages and being a shoulder to lean on, literally, much of the time. He didn’t want either of the people he was trying to help to feel as though they were a burden on him. He would push through like he had been, but if he fell asleep watching a movie on the weekend after a long days work, well who would judge him for that? Nobody, at least Steve hoped not.
He had driven the rest of the way home on auto pilot, hardly realising he was there until he almost drove past his own house. He pulled in beside Eddie’s van and turned the engine off, leaning his head against the steering wheel for a moment. After clearing his aching throat a few times he sat back up and got out of the car, heading into the house.
 “Hey Steve,” Max called from her place on the couch when he opened the door.
“Hey Max, Lucas still around?” Steve took his shoes off, leaving them near the door and headed to the couch to collapse beside Max.
“Eddie took him home a little while ago. Apparently his parents wanted them all to have some family time tonight. Sounds gross.”
Steve snorted at her comment and nodded in vague agreement.
“Are you alright Steve? You look…tired?” Max asked, sounding unsure of her own question.
Steve sighed and sat back up forcing a smile. He didn’t like Max sounding like that. Max was always so strong and sure of herself. He didn’t want to be the one to upset her, make her doubt things.
“I am fine Mad Max. Just been a long day and I’m kinda beat. Wanna watch a movie and just hang tonight?”
“As long as there are snacks I’m there. Can’t really do much else right now anyway,” she said with a wry grin, indicating her legs which were both still encased in casts.
“Fair call. Eddie upstairs? I’ll find out what he wants to eat and then we can get some food and a movie going.”
“Yep, he said he was going to read a little while ago.”
“Thanks, let me go get things sorted and I’ll be back soon. Think about what you want to watch, yeah?” Steve said as he forced himself upright again. Max nodded and Steve headed up the stairs to find Eddie.
Eddie was sprawled across Steve’s bed reading a battered copy of Peter Pan that Steve had been given by a relative one year for his birthday. His parents hadn’t cared for fantasy books but young Steve had spent many nights reading the book and dreaming of his own escape to Neverland.
“Afternoon sweetheart,” Eddie said with a smile, looking up at Steve from his place on the bed. He lay the book down on the bed after putting a scrap of paper between the pages to act as a bookmark.
“Hey Eddie,” Steve said, fighting back the blush at the nickname, “Max and I were just talking about snacks and a movie, care to join us?”
Eddie sat up with just a minor groan as his nearly healed body protested the movement. 
“Well I had been planning on going out partying. Smoking some weed, drinking a few beers, you know the usual…But I guess I can hang with you two losers instead.”
Steve stifled a laugh, “By all means Eddie, go to your party, don’t let me keep you!”
With a dramatic sigh Eddie stood and half threw himself at Steve.
“I wouldn’t want to deprive you of my company. Besides, Max is way cooler than anyone at any party in Hawkins. Ever.”
“You got that right. Come on then, let's organise food and get a movie going.”
The pair headed back downstairs, Eddie following Steve to the kitchen where they grabbed a few bags of chips and a coke each.  Steve flicked the oven on to warm it up so he could throw something in from the freezer. He was too tired to cook a proper dinner for them all and his throat was hurting too much to want to really eat anything.
While Steve and Eddie brought out the food Max had changed the channel over to the video player and chosen a movie. She handed the tape over to Steve and he put the video in to start. Fast forwarding through the trailers and promos for other upcoming movies he hit play again once they reached the opening credits of Max’s chosen movie, Return to Oz.
Within ten minutes Steve caught himself nodding off. Much as he wanted to sleep he needed to get some sort of dinner sorted so he stood up and went to the kitchen, opening the freezer to see what was there.
It was slim pickings, he’d need to get some more groceries soon. He found a couple of frozen pizzas and popped them in the oven, setting the timer so he didn’t fall asleep and forget. The phone rang just as he was about to leave the kitchen so he quickly grabbed it, hoping it was only Robin.
“Harrington residence,” Steve started only to be cut off by his best friend.
“Hey it’s just me, no need to be formal. Feeling any better?” Robin asked.
“Eh I don’t know. Maybe a little. I think a good nights sleep is all I need.”
“Alright then I’ll leave you to it. Call me if you need anything alright Steve. I mean it too, don’t just push through. I’m here for you alright?”
Steve sighed and rubbed his temple, trying to stave off the ache behind his eyes.
“Ok ok I will. I’ll talk to you soon Rob.”
“Love you dingus. Get some rest,” Robin said before hanging up.
Conversation over and food sorted he went back to the couch and settled back down between Max and Eddie, Eddie immediately threw his legs over Steve’s and Steve rolled his eyes but didn’t push him away. When the timer went off he poked at Eddie’s legs until the older boy moved them enough that Steve could stand up.
He pulled the pizzas from the oven, quickly cutting them up and putting them on plates to take back to the lounge room. He grabbed himself some water and took a drink before putting the glass in the sink and picking up both plates before returning to the others.
He let Max grab a slice before he put the plates down on the coffee table and then sat back down.
He forced a slice down, hiding a pained wince each time he swallowed. Once everyone had eaten their fill he took the dishes back to the kitchen then ducked back up to his room to change into a pair of sweatpants and a black shirt that may or may not have been Eddie’s. The metal head was technically staying in the upstairs guest room but more of his stuff seemed to be making its way into Steve’s room every day.
Clothes changed, he headed back down stairs and took his seat once more.
It wasn’t long before he once again found himself nodding off. He wanted nothing more than to fall asleep and Eddie’s shoulder was looking particularly tempting. Steve knew he had feelings for the dark haired boy, he wanted to act on them. He was also fairly sure that Eddie was gay. It just wasn’t the right time. 
The closer he got to sleep through the less he seemed to care about appearances and he soon found his head dropping to Eddie’s shoulder. When Eddie didn’t push him away, instead wrapping an arm around Steve’s shoulders, he simply let himself enjoy the other’s warmth. He was in pain and now he was cold. At Steve’s slight shiver Eddie seemed to hold him a little tighter and Steve relaxed and let himself drift in a half sleep state. He could vaguely hear the movie, was aware of Eddie and Max making the occasional comment about something happening in the film, but he was too sleepy and content to worry about any of it.
Steve woke what might have been minutes or hours later, feeling like he was swallowing glass and that he was somehow both too hot and too cold all at once.
He gave a low moan and brought his hand up to his throat, as though rubbing it would make the pain ease off. Eddie, who had apparently fallen asleep half underneath Steve groaned at the movement and slowly blinked his own eyes open.
“Wha’s wrong Stevie?” Eddie mumbled, looking concerned at the sounds Steve was making.
“Throat hur’s,” Steve croaked, voice harsh and painful sounding.
“Shit yeah, sounds that way. Want anything? Should get you to a real bed,” Eddie was helping Steve sit up more and trying to slide out from beneath him, but Steve grabbed onto Eddie’s hand instead.
“No, nothin. Just sore. Tired,” Steve managed to say, voice growing quieter and more pained with each word. He glanced over at Max who was also asleep on the couch. He needed to move her but he felt like he could hardly move himself.
Eddie seemed to follow his line of sight and realised the same thing.
“I’ll get her to bed sweetheart. You stay put and I’ll be back for you soon,” Eddie said quietly, moving to stand. He lifted the sleeping Max carefully, with only a small wince of his own, and slowly walked her to the downstairs guest room she’d been using.
Moments later he was back at Steve’s side, pressing a cool hand against Steve’s heated brow.
“You’re burning up, why didn’t you say you were getting sick Steve?”
Steve shrugged, feeling too tired and sore to really answer. But at Eddie’s concerned look he forced himself to reply. “Didn’t realise, thought I was jus’ tired. Been so tired Eds,” Steve slumped forward in his seat, head cradled in his hands.
“Shit ok, let’s get you to bed. Hopefully a good night's sleep will help.”
Eddie wrapped an arm around Steve’s waist and helped him to his feet. Steve stood slowly and once he was upright almost slumped straight back down. If not for Eddie’s grip around his middle he’d have been straight back on the couch.
“Come on Steve, you need to help me here, at least a little. Otherwise we’re never gonna make it up the stairs.”
Steve mumbled an apology and forced himself to stand under his own power, though Eddie kept an arm around him just to be safe. Between the pair of them they eventually made it up the stairs. By that stage Steve was flagging, his steps growing slower. He all but collapsed onto his bed once they finally made it.
Eddie helped him under the covers and once Steve was tucked in he went to the linen cupboard and found a washcloth. With a quick stop to the bathroom to run the cloth under cool water he made his way back to Steve’s room. 
Steve was mostly asleep, though he was just aware enough to mutter a sound somewhere between a protest and a sigh as Eddie pressed the cool cloth to his heated skin.
Once the cloth grew warm Eddie took it away and put it back in the bathroom, ready for later use if it was needed.
With Steve feeling marginally cooler and practically asleep Eddie retreated to the guest room for the night. More often than not they had been sharing a bed lately, helping each other’s nightmares. Mostly Steve helping Eddie. Eddie wanted to make sure Steve got the rest he clearly needed so thought it better to retreat for a change.
X
When Steve woke up it was still dark outside. He was sweaty and shivering and he was fairly sure his throat was actually killing him. Swallowing brought tears to his eyes. He needed water, so he forced his aching body upright and swung his legs over the side of the bed. He had taken all of two steps when he found himself stumbling sideways, dizzy and unable to walk straight. With a soft thud he dropped to the floor, resting his head on his knees until the dizzy spell passed.
With what felt like an almost insurmountable effort Steve picked himself up off the floor and slowly stumbled his way to the bathroom. Flicking the light on he winced as his eyes struggled to adjust to the brightness. Once he could see again he made his way to the vanity and turned the tap on, scooping cool water in his hands and drinking. Desperate as he was to soothe his throat with the cool water he almost cried with the pain the simple act of swallowing brought. He had hoped the water would help but there was no relief apart from his mouth feeling a little less dry.
After splashing a little water on his face he lifted his head and caught sight of himself in the mirror. He looked…rough, was the first thing that came to mind.
His cheeks were flushed while the rest of his face was pale and clammy with sweat, he opened his mouth to try and look at his own throat and from the little he could see it was bright red and swollen. The glands in his neck were enlarged and hurt to touch.
“Fuck,” he croaked, wincing once more at the pain talking caused.
Steve didn’t have time to be sick. He wasn’t sure he could just brush this off and power through no matter how much he wanted to. He could hardly walk straight, how the hell was he going to drive anywhere? Cursing his luck he shook his head and decided to go back to bed. Maybe a little more sleep would help. It couldn’t hurt after all.
The trip back to bed was almost worse than the one to the bathroom. He felt dead on his feet and now he was shivering, goosebumps breaking out over his skin.
He stumbled a few more times walking back to bed and just as he reached his door Eddie stuck his head out of the guest room, rubbing his eyes and looking confused.
“Steve? It’s 4am, what are you doing?”
Steve tried to brush him off but when he opened his mouth to speak a harsh rasping sound came out rather than the words he was aiming for.
“Ah shit, guess sleep didn’t fix things after all. Come on Stevie, I’ll help you back to bed,” Eddie said, moving to Steve’s side and steering the younger teen back to his bed.
Steve gratefully collapsed onto the bed but groaned as he found he was now both too hot and too cold all at once. 
“You’re not doing too crash hot there huh? Want some company?”
Steve hesitated for a moment too long before shaking his head. He wanted the company but didn’t want Eddie to get sick too.
“I know you want me here Steve. It’s alright, I’m pretty sure you might have tonsillitis and guess what baby, I got mine taken out years ago. Don’t you worry that pretty little head of yours about me. Now scoot over and I’ll tell you a story to help you sleep,” Eddie climbed on the bed beside Steve and made himself comfortable. He started to tell the story of one of the campaigns the Hellfire club had completed a few months prior, embellishing here and there to make it more interesting. 
Despite the fact that he didn't want to get Eddie sick, Steve slowly found himself inching closer and closer to the other boy until he finally had his head resting on Eddie’s chest. The older boy didn’t seem to mind, wrapping an arm around Steve and gently running his fingers through Steve’s sweaty locks.
Between the soothing motions of Eddie’s fingers in his hair, and the illness making him feel like he could sleep for a week, it wasn’t long before Steve fell asleep.
X
The next time Steve woke it was light outside. He was just thankful it was Sunday and he wasn’t rostered on to work because he felt as though he’d been run over by a truck. He glanced over and saw that Eddie had left the bed. He felt a pang of hurt and longing before reminding himself that he had no idea what the time was, he was sick and Max still needed help getting around.
He forced himself upright, pushing sweaty hair off his forehead and trying to convince himself to stand up. After sitting on the edge of the bed for what felt like hours he finally stood up and immediately sat back down as the world spun around him.
He gave himself a moment before making another attempt. Still not great, but he didn’t think he was going to fall straight back on his ass so he focused instead on putting one foot in front of the other and making his way to the bathroom.
With the most urgent needs taken care of he then decided to try and make his way downstairs. He was fairly sure that eating would cause too much pain to even try but maybe tea would help, so with that thought in mind he braved the stairs. He gripped the railing tightly the whole way down but eventually he made it to the ground floor.
He shuffled his way into the kitchen to be met with the sight of Eddie making breakfast and Max sitting at the table, some toast and juice in front of her.
“Morning Steve. You look like crap,” Max stated before taking another bite of her toast.
Eddie turned around at Max’s declaration and winced at the sight of him. “Should you be up? Do you still have a fever?”
Steve just shrugged before collapsing into a seat beside Max.
She gave him a light pat on the back with a murmured ‘there there’ before moving her hand away and sipping at her juice.
Eddie brought his own plate of food over and his morning coffee and put it on the table but didn’t sit down.
“Can I get you anything?” Eddie finally asked after staring at Steve for a long moment.
“Tea?” he asked, voice hardly a whisper and both Max and Eddie looked at him in sympathy.
“Coming right up sweetheart. You stay put. Not that you look like you could go far…” Eddie trailed off, turning back to the stove to boil some water and dig through the cupboards for tea.
Steve was fairly sure he dozed off on the table while Eddie prepared his tea, jerking awake when the steaming mug was placed before him.
“Tea with a little milk and honey. Should soothe your throat,” Eddie explained before taking his own seat and taking a sip of his coffee. “Once you are done with that, you are going back to bed. No arguments. You don’t have work, Max and I are fine and you need to rest and get better.”
Not having the energy to argue, Steve just nodded and silently sipped his tea. He only managed half the mug before he gave up, the pain too much to keep drinking.
Eddie looked at the half empty mug and opened his mouth as though to say something before closing it again with a sigh.
"Want to try something else?" Eddie finally asked.
Steve just shook his head and slowly got to his feet. "I'm gonna lay d'wn," he mumbled, wincing as he spoke.
"Alright Steve, let us know if you need anything."
Steve slowly made his way back to bed, stopping in the bathroom to choke down some ibuprofen. He wanted nothing more than to sleep but he was too uncomfortable to really sleep. Instead he just dozed lightly, listening to Eddie and Max downstairs.
Eventually he gave up on trying to sleep and got up to make his way back downstairs, vague notions of watching a movie in mind. He made it to the top of the stairs only to pause as he saw Eddie was already heading up.
"Hey you're up! Get any sleep?" the older boy asked.
"Mm, not really, tired but just couldn't relax."
"Well unless you need something how about you go lie back down and I'll come keep you company. Maybe that way you'll be able to relax," Eddie had reached the top of the stairs and was gently encouraging Steve to turn around, hand on his lower back.
Steve wanted very much to do exactly that but he was worried about leaving Max alone.
"Wha’ ‘bout Max?" he croaked.
Eddie winced in sympathy at the harsh sound. "How 'bout you rest your voice huh? Sounds pretty painful. No need to worry about Max, she's getting picked up any minute by Mrs Byers. Going to spend some time with El."
"I should go say-" 
"Nope!" Eddie cut him off, "Back to bed. Rest your voice. No arguing." Eddie steered Steve a little more forcefully back to his room. Once he had Steve settled back in bed he pressed a hand to his forehead and frowned. "Still a little warm Stevie. You really need to rest. Let someone else take care of you for a change."
Be it illness or exhaustion Steve wasn't sure but Eddie's words tipped him over the edge and the tears he'd been holding back since the night before broke free, hot tears running silently down his cheeks, trying not to make any sound. If he began to really sob it would only make him feel worse.
Eddie of course noticed right away. He moved to sit beside Steve on the bed pulling the younger teen into his arms. "Shh Stevie, are you hurting? Want me to get you anything?"
At the concern in Eddie's voice Steve could do nothing but cry harder, a few muffled sounds escaping him, making his aching throat burn. He couldn't get any words out, just shaking his head and letting Eddie hold him.
"Alright, you'll be ok. I'm not going anywhere Sweetheart," Eddie just held Steve, rocking him slightly and whispering soothing words while Steve cried quietly in his arms. When the tears eventually stopped, Steve pulled away and dried his eyes on his sleeve.
"Sorry," Steve mumbled, voice sounding even more wrecked. "Never had anyone, take care o’ me b' fore."
Eddie just looked at him sadly at this revelation.
"Oh Steve, I'll always be here for you. As long as you want me and in any way you need. I promise, ok? I don't make many promises Steve but you, well you deserve to have someone to love- ah care for you."
Steve looked at Eddie with a combination of confusion and perhaps, if Eddie hadn't totally lost it, hope.
"You love me?" Steve asked, voice hardly above a whisper.
"Well…shit. I didn't mean to say that, but ah well all cards on the table I guess. Yeah, I think I do. Had the biggest crush on you for years. Terrible for my image," he laughed nervously. "But now I know you, like really know you….Yes, I do…" Eddie trailed off, half expecting the sick boy to laugh or kick him out. 
Steve stared at him for a long moment before moving closer only to awkwardly stop half way through the motion.
"This is where I'd be kissing you if I wasn't so damn sick," Steve finally said before breaking out in a harsh sounding cough.
"Oh thank fuck," Eddie replied in shocked relief. "Thought I'd just screwed everything up Stevie. You sure though?"
Steve just nodded, emotionally exhausted and throat hurting from both crying and talking. 
"Ok. Well you need to get some rest and when you are feeling better you and I need to have a serious conversation. Alright?"
Steve nodded once more, laying back on the bed and pulling Eddie down with him. Eddie went willingly, running his fingers through Steve's hair until the younger boy fell asleep.
X
By Monday morning Steve wasn’t feeling any better. Despite this he dragged himself out of bed where Eddie had been curled up with him after they’d both had nightmares the night before. He didn’t even make it out of the room before Eddie woke up.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Eddie asked, head cocked to one side.
“Umm work?” Steve answered, though it came out as more of a question.
Eddie got up and moved towards Steve, he pressed one hand to Steve’s forehead and shook his head. “You are ridiculous you know that right? I could fry an egg on your fucking forehead and you want to go work. Back to bed. I’ll go call Robin and let her know. Since school isn’t back for another week I’m sure she won’t mind covering for you today.”
Steve tried to protest but Eddie just shook his head and led Steve back to bed.
“Rest Steve! I will be back soon,” he pulled the blanket over Steve and turned to leave the room, Steve listening as Eddie made his way downstairs. Before long he could hear him on the phone, presumably to Robin, then a few minutes later on the phone again. Finally he came back upstairs with a glass of juice and another of water.
“Water is for you, unless you think you can manage the juice,” Eddie explained.
At the thought of the acidic juice on his raw throat Steve just winced and shook his head.
Drinks sorted Eddie sat back beside Steve, handing him the water. Steve took a few tentative sips. Eddie had added ice to the glass, and while it still hurt the added coolness seemed to make it a little more bearable.
Once Steve was fone Eddie took the glass and set it on the bedside table then went to his own small stash of books he had brought to Steve’s house and picked out the Hobbit.
“Now I understand you haven’t read Tolkien before so you sit back and relax and I will read you a story about a Hobbit.”
Too tired to argue, Steve just accepted that he was hearing this story and settled in to listen. 
X
It took a week for Steve to recover from a rather nasty bout of tonsillitis. 
On the Tuesday Eddie had finally convinced him to go to the doctor when his fever kept spiking and he had hardly managed to eat since the Saturday. 
Eddie of course spent the entire time doting on Steve, proving that he was deserving of all the love and care he could handle.
So after several days of rest and some antibiotics to help clear up the infection Steve was finally well. Max was spending the night with El at the Hopper/Buyers household so the two were left on their own. With Steve still feeling tired after a week of being ill they'd opted for another movie night.
They were only half an hour into the first film, Gremlins, when Steve wrapped an arm around Eddie's shoulders moving into the other boys space.
"Stevie?" Eddie questioned.
"The other night when you…accidentally confessed your feelings, there was something we couldn't do. Eddie, would you mind if I kissed you?" Steve asked, looking into Eddie's eyes.
Eddie blushed but nodded at the same time, looking like he was about to burst from either excitement or nerves.
Steve leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to Eddie’s lips. It didn’t last long and it wasn’t the deepest or most passionate of kisses but it was theirs and they both knew it was only the first of many. 
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