#young rt papyrus

[itty-bitty-mess]

Could you do a bitty abuse story featuring a classic papyrus bitty? There's very few of those!

Hi!! Hello thank you for your request! And youre right haha, there isnt much papyrus bitty content out there, so this was pretty fun to write!

As always, I apologize for any bad English. Enjoy!

TW: BITTYBONES AB//USE, BITTY WHUMP, BITTY T*RT//URE

When your sibling had gifted you a Papyrus type bitty you were ecstatic! You had wished to own one of these since you were a kid and finally the adorable little creature was on your hands! You thanked your sibling a million times and once you got to your small apartment you started scrambling to figure out how to make the bitty more comfortable in your home.

Sure, you weren’t exactly rich and all Papy had at the moment was a shoebox with tissue paper at the bottom to serve as his bed and cage, but you had promised him that once you had enough money you would get him the nice things he deserved and he believed you and trusted you fully….

Until he didn’t anymore.

He started whining to you about how uncomfortable his “bed” was and constantly asked you to cook “actual good food” like spaghetti, instead of eating the same bitty kibble every day. You hadn’t expected this random change in behavior, you always heard amazing things about Papyrus types! That they were nice, sweet and caring, etc. But all Papy did was whine all day, though a part of you tried to be understanding, it was still incredibly annoying and completely unlike all of your friends’ Papyrus bitties.

Maybe he was still very young and still had to develop that personality? Or was it partly your fault for not treating him properly? That last question didn’t make much sense to you, as you were always sweet and patient with Papy and tried your best to provide as much as you could, but Papy just kept whining and whining.

“Its fine” you thought to yourself, it was a bit annoying but nothing that couldn’t be controlled and, as long as you managed to treat him with love and care, he would most likely come around and be thankful of your treatment…

Wrong. Papy just kept getting brattier and brattier, and now it wasn’t only at home but also in public! Each time you had enough money to take Papy to the Bitty Store to pick a new toy, he would pick the more expensive options and then whine and throw an embarrassing tantrum if you said no. He would constantly cry for you to buy him the fancy and expensive bitty treats instead of the cheap and affordable ones that your always bought.

It was starting to get out of hand and, no matter how much you tried to discipline him, he never learned. Its like he was starting to forget the meaning of the word “no” as he started to believe that he deserved things no matter what. You couldn’t do much, so you tried to find solace in the idea that hopefully one day you would have enough money to give him a better life and he would stop whining everyday, or that maybe one day that bratty phase of his would disappear. But it didn’t, and in fact it just kept getting even worse.

This day in particular you were coming back from work and were considering the possibility of buying Papy those expensive treats he always whined about, all to make him shut up for once. But the sight that welcomed you as you opened the door horrified you….

Papy had ripped up pieces from the couch to put into his shoebox bed, he ripped up your favorite piece of clothing too, covered your entire mattress with his waste, and worse of all, he had emptied the fridge in its entirety (which didn’t have a lot of food in it in the first place, but you couldn’t afford to buy more groceries at this moment).

You felt your skin turn to ice at the realization that Papy, the stupid little thing you had wanted as a child, had destroyed your apartment, and you would not be able to afford the cost of reparations in a long time… Papy, the ungrateful asshole had basically ruined your life, you had done so much for this fucker and constantly worked your ass off to provide for him and this is what he gave you in return?

Papy just stood there, proud of his accomplishments, probably thinking he had done this to give you a “lesson” on what happens if you don’t give your bitty what he wants. When he looked at your reaction all he did was give you a mischievous smile and make a little “NYEH!” in celebration, thinking you had finally learned your “lesson”.

And then you snapped.

You grabbed the little fucker so hard he squeaked in pain and surprise at the sudden force. Despite his bratty attitude, you were always so careful when carrying and handling him, making sure he felt safe and protected, but not this time.

“WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THIS, YOU PIECE OF SHIT? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?” you yelled at him, not caring to control your volume or vocabulary around him as you usually did.

“NYE-NYEH? BUT HUMAN!!! I JUST GRABBED THE THINGS I DESERVED! MY USUAL FOOD TASTED YUCKY AND MY BED FELT UNCOMFY SO I GRABBED YOURS!! THEN I HAD TO GO POTTY!” the little fucker said, acting like what he did wouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg to fix, acting as if you were made of money…

You squeezed him in your hand, and he squeaked in pain with a loud and annoying “NYEH!! HUMAN STOP!!” but you didn’t stop. In fact, you made sure to keep applying pressure until you heard each and every one of his ribs break and crunch in your hand. He screeched in pain and begged you to stop and let him go, and you did, letting him fall directly into the uncarpeted, concrete floor. You were sure his skull cracked as he impacted the ground, and tiny little tears started to form in his stupid little eyes, while looking at you with pure terror. That made you feel so much better, the fucker was going to pay.

You ripped his cheap clothes off him, and he cried even louder as he laid naked and bruised on the floor. Then you ripped his beloved clothes to pieces and shoved them down his throat as he cried. If he was hungry enough to empty the fridge then surely he wouldn’t mind if what he ate were his own clothes. You managed to make him swallow and then picked him up from the floor, dangling him from one leg as you dropped him on your waste-stained mattress.

“Alright you little shit, listen up. If this mattress isn’t licked clean in 5 minutes I will make sure you wished you were dead and that you had never met me. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?” You yelled at him directly into his ear, making sure that the volume was loud enough that it was painful for his pathetic and fragile body. He shaked and trembled as he cried, and then nodded at you.

In a matter of seconds, the bitty was licking his own waste from your mattress, trying to make sure it was thoroughly clean and hoping once he was done you would spare him. He winced and cried but you couldn’t care less, in fact seeing him so distressed was extremely satisfying and entertaining for you.

Once Papy was done, his face was completely covered in his own orange waste as tiny little orange tears trickled down his eye sockets. The mattress was far from clean but at least Papy had suffered through it all. He looked at you in fear but also with hopes that the punishment was over and things would go back to normal.

Sadly you weren’t done. You wanted the little shit to suffer before you were finally done with him for good. You threw him against the wall with all your might, it was hilarious how ridiculously tiny these things were, no wonder kids today loved dusting stray bitties so much. As Papy hit the wall you heard a very loud “CRUNCH” and when you approached to see the result of you actions you realized that Papy had broken both of his arms, one of them even starting to quickly turn into dust.

Papy panicked and cried for you to help him, but instead you made sure to yank the rest of his stupid little arms off. He screeched in pain, but he was quickly silenced as you shoved half a monster candy down his throat, causing his body to stop dusting but not being enough to regenerate his dusted arms. He panicked at the sudden damage and you just spat on his shitty little face to make him shup up for once, you were tired of his little squeaky voice and couldn’t wait for him to be dead.

You just wanted to be done with this already, so you did the exact same thing as before with one of his legs, ripping it off and then shoving monster candy down his throat to keep him from dying just yet. All that was left was a pathetic and mangled mess of a bitty, he looked at you with such terror that he would probably never be the same again, which didn’t matter as he didn’t have much time left.

At first, you had planned to just kill him off quickly but now you thought that would be too merciful. So instead, you grabbed him (while wearing gloves as he was still covered in his own waste) and then made your way out of your apartment and onto a nearby alley.

Quickly, you found the dumpster you were looking for and dropped him there. You wouldn’t give the little shit the satisfaction of death, he would have to wait for it himself as he rotted in the garbage. You quickly closed the dumpster lid, interrupting Papy’s frantic cries and screams as he apologized and begged for you to take him back. You were done with him, and you could finally start focusing on yourself!

The next day you heard your neighbors talk about how their cat had ran away but was found in a nearby alleyway as it played with a mangled Papyrus bitty, which had turned to dust by the time the neighbors had arrived. They estimated that the bitty had suffered through the entire thing and experienced a very slow and painful death.

You smiled when you heard that, and even considered buying yourself something nice to celebrate.

[teehee-cat-weeb]

Oh no, babies papyruses are

✨ e v e r y w h e r e✨

They are badly drawn-

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Balaeniceps rex

By Olaf Oliviero Riemer, CC BY-SA 3.0 

Etymology: Whale Head

First Described By: Gould, 1850

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Aequorlitornithes, Ardeae, Aequornithes, Pelecaniformes, Balaenicipitidae

Status: Extant, Vulnerable

Time and Place: Within the last 10,000 years, in the Holocene of the Quaternary 

The Shoebill is known from eastern central Africa 

Physical Description: There is no other dinosaur quite like the Shoebill. It is one of the most visually distinctive creatures, with traits monstrous and familiar that make it difficult to really understand exactly what you’re looking at. They stand up to 140 centimeters in height, which yes, is the height of a human being on the shorter side. They can even reach 152 centimeters tall - the same height as a 5 foot tall person. They have very long, skinny legs, with giant toes on their feet that are widely splayed out. Their bodies are huge, with short tails and bulky torsos. Their backs are grey, and their belly feathers are white. Their necks are a lighter grey, and there is some dark speckling all over their wings and right beneath their necks. Their heads continue that light grey coloration, and have small tufts of feathers as a crest on the back of the head. Shoebills also happen to feature yellow, unblinking, perfectly circular eyes, which is unsettling at best. They have heavy eyebrows of feathers over their eyes, giving them a look like they’re always glaring at you - which is even more disconcerting considering the giant, wide, scoop-shaped bill that the Shoebill is named for. The bill is orange, and ends in a small hook, just in case you weren’t terrified enough. 

By Peter Halasz, CC BY-SA 2.5 

Diet: Shoebills feed mainly on fish - especially lungfish, though most large fish are acceptable. Amphibians, young crocodilians, water snakes, rodents, and young waterfowl are also fed upon by these giant terrifying creatures. 

By Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 2.0 

Behavior: Shoebills are calculating bastards - they’ll hover around lakesides and swamps with low oxygen in the water, which forces lungfish to come up to breathe - so that the Shoebill can then lean down and scoop them up. They are loners during the hunt, carefully taking each step as they make sure to not sink too far into the mud and weeds where they live. Their lunging after food is hard to miss - their mouths open wide, revealing how huge those bills really are, and giving it a sinister smile. These lunges are usually startling, as the Shoebill is usually still for a very long time before it goes after prey. It is as if a statue had suddenly come to life. This is especially disconcerting when the Shoebill opts for standing on floating vegetation - just casually going down with the current as though they were a giant Jacana. They tend to defend territories for food, at least somewhat, not coming closer than twenty meters to another Shoebill during feeding. They don’t sense their prey with feel, but entirely by sight - making them very unblinking and focused, adding to their strange aura. Shoebills are also usually silent, which just makes their entire aesthetic even more terrifying. When they do dare to make sounds, they make very raucous cries - usually while they fly. 

By Petr Simon 

Yes, yes they can fly. Shoebills are some of the largest flighted birds today, which does not help. They hold their wings flat, pulling in their necks to their bodies to aid in making their flight more efficient. They have some of the slowest flaps of any bird, at 150 flaps per minute. They fly only a few meters at a time, and usually prefer to glide as much as possible. The farthest any Shoebill as traveled at one time seems to be 20 meters. As such, Shoebills are not very mobile birds, and they usually only move from place to place based on food availability. 

By African Parks/Bengweulu Wetlands Photography 

Shoebills begin breeding depending on the water levels of their habitat at a given time. They lay their eggs when the rains begin to end and the waters start to recede; as such, the chicks hatch and fledge late in the dry season. They nest alone, though there are possible reports that they may form some breeding colonies in South Sudan. They make nests out of grass in a mound that is three meters wide, usually placed on a small island or on floating vegetation amongst dense papyrus. They lay two eggs that are incubated for a month. The chickare cute, fluffy, and grey, with tiny regular sized bills. They then fledge a little more than three months later and, what’s more, usually only one chick survives. The chicks and parents will make whining and mewing to each other to get attention and beg for food. Sometimes, the young will make hiccups as begging calls. The parents are constantly with the young for the first forty days of rearing, only briefly leaving to get food and water or nest material. As the chicks age, the parents spend more and more time away, but they still bring food regularly. The chicks, after fledging, remain dependent on the parents for food for a few more years. They reach reproductive age at around three to four years. Displays often including mooing and bill clattering, which can be accompanied by the shaking of the head from side to side, which is quite the undertaking for a bird with such a large head. Breeding pairs stay together for the season, and break up when the chicks leave the nest. Shoebills can live up to fifty years, which is aided by the fact that they tend to not have predators after reaching full size. 

By Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 

Ecosystem: Shoebills stick to marshes, especially papyrus marshes and those with reeds and cattails. They will also gather around marshy lakesides, especially near Lake Victoria. They go wherever they can find floating vegetation to stand upon, including ricefields. They tend to go where animals such as hippopotamus go, since the hippo can dredge up food that the Shoebill can then feed upon. 

By Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 

Other: Shoebills are currently considered vulnerable to extinction, with 5000 to 8000 birds thought to be remaining in the wild (though that may be low and there may be as many as 10,000). The reasons for this decline in population is partially due to habitat loss - the Shoebill is dependent on papyrus swamps and other wetland habitats, which are targeted by drainage schemes and other development activities. Animals being brought across these swamps and trampling their young also majorly contributes to population decline. It is a very unique bird and a very popular one, so luckily there are some conservation efforts ongoing, especially in zoos. Some hunting is also contributing to population loss. Despite these conservation efforts, only once has the Shoebill been successfully bred in captivity.

~ By Meig Dickson

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