#scars and healing

[aventurineswife]

Hello! How are you? I hope you're well :) I really love reading your work! I have a request, Aventurine x Reader.

(If this request is uncomfortable to you do ignore!)

Aventurine and reader are in an established relationship for almost 2 years, until one day readers disappear. Aventurine was wondering what went wrong that this could've happened, he hasn't given up searching for reader, this goes for 3 years looking for them. Aventurine also has changed as to who he is from before when he was with reader. Months later he saw them trying to break-in into a save that he kept for a project, what are they doing? But he wasn't sure if that was actually reader or shapeshifter trying to mess with his head.

Aventurine points a gun at the back of the reader and asks them to turn around or he'll pull the trigger, reader taunts him to do it. Here's where Aventurine knows that it's actually them since they never take a glance when they're taunting him. Aventurine then put the gun away, stepping forward, putting his hand on their shoulders still asking them to turn around in a more gentle tone this time, and so they did turn around leaving Aventurine shocked seeing their face.

Their left eye is blind as their right face has a burn scar. Aventurine gently put his hand on their face gently rubbing their cheeks with his thumb. Aventurine asked them where they had gone for the past 3 years, turns out they have been kidnapped and were attacked Which is why their eye and face were damaged. Reader then asked if they were still together or if Aventurine was already in a relationship with someone else. Aventurine was dumbfounded of course, what kind of nonsense are they talking about? Aventurine reassured them that they're still together, Aventurine could never be with someone else when reader is the only one that makes him feel alive. Readers also feel a bit insecure because of the damage on their face but Aventurine loves them regardless and he'll make sure that reader know how much he love them.

The only reason why readers try to break in to take the information is because they were forced too, reader tried to ask for help but couldn't because if they do, something bad will happen and they don't want that to happen. Aventurine was secretly trying to track them down of course, reader doesn't need to know that.

Untold Stories

Summary: After three years of relentless searching, Aventurine finally reunites with his long-lost lover, only to discover the scars—both physical and emotional—that they now bear. As they reveal the truth behind their disappearance, Aventurine reassures them of his unwavering love, vowing to protect them and bring their captors to justice.

Tags: Aventurine x Reader, Hurt/Comfort, Established Relationship, Emotional Reunion, Angst with a Happy Ending, Protective Partner, Scars and Healing, Found Family Dynamics, Mystery and Intrigue.

Warnings: Mentions of Past Kidnapping and Violence, Survivor's guilt and Trauma, Descriptions of Scars and Physical Injuries, Emotional Vulnerability and Insecurity.

The room was quiet save for the faint hum of machinery. Aventurine stood in the shadows, his eyes gleaming in the low light, focused on the figure hunched over his safe. Their movements were precise, desperate, and far too familiar. A cruel thought twisted in his mind—was this another enemy’s ploy, a mimic wearing a face he couldn’t forget? Or had fate finally let their paths cross again?

It had been three years. Three years of hunting, of second-guessing, of cursing himself for failing to protect the one person who could see beyond his mask. And now, here they were—or someone who wore their shape.

Aventurine stepped forward, drawing his sleek pistol in a single fluid motion. The cold barrel aimed squarely at the figure’s back. His voice, sharp and commanding, cut through the silence.

“Turn around,” he said, low and cold. “Or I’ll pull the trigger.”

The figure froze. Then, with a tone as razor-sharp as his own, they replied, “Do it, then.”

His breath hitched. That voice—it was them. He knew it. He didn’t need to see their face; the way they taunted him, unwavering, refusing to turn around… It was their tell. It always had been.

Aventurine lowered the gun slowly, his hands trembling despite himself. His mask slipped, replaced by raw vulnerability. “It’s you,” he breathed, stepping closer. “I know it’s you.”

He reached out, his hand hesitant as it landed on their shoulder. “Please,” his voice softened, almost breaking. “Turn around.”

When they did, it felt as though the world stopped turning. Their face was scarred, a burn marking the right side, their left eye milky and unseeing. But it was them—every fractured piece of them that he had yearned for.

“By the stars…” Aventurine whispered, his hand instinctively rising to their cheek. He traced the jagged lines of the scar with his thumb, his touch unbearably gentle, as though afraid they’d vanish if he pressed too hard.

“Where have you been?” His voice cracked with emotion he rarely allowed himself to feel. “Three years… I thought I lost you forever.”

They swallowed hard, struggling to maintain composure. “I was taken,” they said, their voice barely above a whisper. “They… they attacked me, Aventurine. This—” They gestured to their face, their blind eye. “This is what they did.”

His jaw tightened, a flicker of rage flashing in his eyes before softening again. “Who?” he asked, voice like a blade. “Who did this to you?”

“I can’t…” They looked away. “If I tell you, they’ll hurt someone else. I couldn’t risk it.”

“That’s why you were trying to break into my safe?” he asked. “You were being forced.”

They nodded, guilt etched into every line of their expression. “I didn’t have a choice. I—I tried to find a way to contact you, but they were watching me. I couldn’t let them hurt anyone else, not because of me.”

His hand slid down from their cheek to their hands, holding them tightly. “You should’ve known,” he said, his voice both tender and firm. “You should’ve known I’d find you. That I’d never stop looking.”

Tears welled in their eyes as they looked down at their intertwined hands. “I thought maybe… maybe you’d moved on. It’s been so long. I mean, look at me—”

“Don’t.” Aventurine’s voice was sharp now, brooking no argument. He cupped their face, forcing them to meet his gaze. “I could never move on. You’re the only one who ever made me feel alive, the only one who’s ever mattered. Nothing—nothing could ever change that.”

They let out a choked laugh, a mix of relief and disbelief. “Even now? Like this?”

“Especially now,” he said with conviction. He kissed their forehead softly, his hands trembling as he held them close. “You’re here. You’re alive. That’s all that matters to me.”

They leaned into his touch, letting the warmth of his words and presence melt away the years of fear and pain. But something still lingered in their expression—hesitation, doubt.

“I’ll protect you,” he said, as though sensing their thoughts. “Whatever mess you’re in, we’ll fix it together. But first, let me take care of whoever did this to you.”

They shook their head. “You can’t. It’s too dangerous.”

Aventurine smiled, though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “When have I ever played it safe?”

His mind was already working, strategizing, calculating. He wouldn’t let them know that he’d already begun tracking their captors, that he had leads and plans in motion. They didn’t need to bear the weight of his schemes—not when they’d carried so much alone.

“You’re staying with me,” he said, his tone leaving no room for debate. “No more running. No more hiding.”

They nodded, tears spilling down their cheeks as they finally let themselves believe it was over. Aventurine held them close, pressing a kiss to their hair.

“I love you,” he whispered. “Scars and all. Nothing will change that.”

And for the first time in years, they believed him.

[miriam-heddy]

A REDEMPTION ARC is an ARC: Tommy Kinard & Tyler Durden.

I keep seeing this argument in defense of Tommy Kinard, and it’s bafflingly wrong,

@powersuitup wrote:

Just gonna make my own post because I keep seeing people saying the opposite—

Tommy's redemption arc happens on screen. Even when they thought he was only going to be in one episode, we see him going from being antagonistic to Hen to shaking her hand and complimenting her at the end of the episode.

When they asked Lou to come back they took that even further and deepened it from coworkers to people who spend time outside of work in Bobby Begins

Again. This is SHOWN.

It's minor, because Tommy was just a side character then. But it is very much shown on screen and intended as a redemption.

It’s wrong. A “Redemption Arc” is an ARC. It has stages. And a big part of it involves the character struggling with their own flaws and coming to recognize they hurt people, wanting to change, and then doing better, including owning the harm they did to others. On TV/Film, it cannot be done IMPLICITLY, off-screen. And the signs that others have accepted the change can’t be the result of coercion.

In the case of workplace bullying/harassment, when there are penalties to the victims speaking out and seeking justice/restitution, it’s not enough to say, “Look, the victim shook his hand at work” to demonstrate that perpetrator has done anything to redeem himself. And when coworkers spend time together outside of the office, it’s very tricky, because they remain colleagues within organizations with hierarchies.

To be more specific, the oft cited “Bobby Begins Again” (2.16)

Look at how Hen is sitting at the table with Chim and Tommy. She’s smiling, yeah, but her body language— legs outside and not under the table, body turned—is poised to leave. She’s also on the far end of the table, so the camera has to move between her and Tommy.

When Bobby arrives and pulls up a chair, Tommy says, “Didn’t expect to see you here, Cap.” And Bobby responds, “Wilson-ah-Hen invited me.”

Chim smiles and says, “Oh did she now.”

Then the waitress arrives and Hen and Chim have a wordless back and forth exchange that Tommy is NOT a part of.

Then they discuss scars. And after showing theirs to each other, Tommy says, “I don’t want to die without any scars.” When Hen looks baffled, Tommy says, “Tyler Durden” and Chim adds, “C’mon, Fight Club?!”

Heads up? Tyler Durden is NOT a good guy. He’s not a hero. He’s the embodiment of Toxic Masculinity. Yet Tommy—like a lot of men— doesn’t know that.

Notice in the book that the body before scars is a “cherry”? It’s virginal. It’s a waste till it’s been used, violently. Not by making love but by collision. Notice that someone without scars is “like a woman”? And that hazing (improperly called Buddhist) is a method of testing whether you deserve entry to the club?

Notice that in the film, the scar quote is set within a fight scene, which Tyler sees as necessary to being a man?

This is a man who still has no idea why he was wrong. You think Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear picked that movie accidentally?

[valtsv]

i did actually attend a catholic school as a kid because it was the only school within walking distance and my parents worked all week so they couldn't drop me off elsewhere and while i was there one of the other kids stabbed me through the hand with a pencil during a fight so i guess i'm like. 1/5th stigmatic.

[noka-exe]

different eras

[ayyy-imma-ninja]

healing scars

so bit of an angsty headcanon with these:

he can't touch them--and by that I mean he shouldn't

because then he gets instantly reminded of the pain of being ripped open "like a can of tuna".

I do also think he still has that memory suppressed because the pain was so horrible, and touching where Puppet's magic had healed him would more or less unlock that memory. QwQ

alt. under the cut

[an-established-butt-dent]

“Lines on a map we’ll learn to memorize again and again.”

> Solas discovering how many new scars Lavellan has since they were last together

This promps @varricscheticles send me, made me lose my mind!!!!

[hinamie]

congrats on your recovery n all yuuji but unfortunately for you I thought the scars were cool >:/

[tillydouspart]

"no one can remember what happened in the previous seasons"

(except scar was totally playing dumb)

[neodiekido]

the long-ass pigtail sisters

(inspired by makis interaction with kotoko in danganronpa s, them both liking sweet things, and my neverending desire for both the warriors of hope and maki to be able to heal from their trauma)

[deersoncupcakes]

I think about starflight the normal amount

[knockfell]

Was looking through old art OUGHH I MISS HIM I miss him lots. He is my all time fave but I kind of. Forget. Still love this art tho and it has so many headcanons in it that I hold dear. I really need to draw him more (Lyrics from here <3)

[amelia-yap]

good lord

[the-nothing-maker]

Holy blemishes

(Mel is my main D&D guy from @luposlipaphobya's campaign, Val Cardinal !)

[pien-art]

Remember how at the end of The Dragon Reborn, Ishamael wrapped Moiraine in black lightning and she screamed and Ishy hurled her across the room into a column where she lay unconscious for the whole duration of the book's final confrontation and then that was just never mentioned again and she was completely fine ?? Not on my watch 🤨

[astrowarr]

i honestly don't think grian betrayed scar in the finale at all, even by final killing lizzie and jimmy

grian was abundantly clear from the start who his alliance was with: scar, and scar alone. he outright told scar on multiple occasions not only that his friendship didn't extend to scar's allies, but even that he still intended on killing jimmy as revenge. scar knew full well where grian stood with his teammates; if he didn't know, it was because he was being intentionally ignorant about it.

grian kept his promises. the closest he gets to a betrayal is when he first sets up the trap and says "we could get a triple kill," but even then, he doesn't. he goes to great lengths not to kill scar; after scar has lost his final life, he laments as to how the bloodlust made it so so tempting to just kill scar, but he couldn't because their alliance was "too strong." grian avoids using the bambunker trap until after scar is dead, and says "my only issue with this trap was that i was going to kill scar."

grian didn't betray scar. he went out of his way not to. he lived up to every single promise he made, and he didn't even force scar to feel it. because he knows how badly it hurts to watch everyone you love die in front of you. so he made his intentions clear, and in the end, he even managed to spare scar the survivor's guilt that clings to his hands like blood and gunpowder. a small mercy that was, perhaps

[chloesimaginationthings]

Mike's mouth scars looking fainter and more healed in that pizza sim art ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's so cool! Continuity

Pizzeria simulator Michael crumbs!!