#cw blindness

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Valentino And His Disabilities

Valentino has never had great eyesight in Hell, but the longer he is dead the more his sight deteriorates. He has perfect vision in the dark and is able to read and do other things, but in any form of light, he is essentially blind. When Vox smiles at him with his big, blue teeth, he also gets what he calls Moon Eyes where he is transfixed and cannot stop staring despite not being able to see.

After the stripping of his left antenna, Valentino's hearing went from being able to hear up to 300hz to only 150hz. He is half-deaf, and though he is still capable of hearing better than any human and most other Sinners, he does not hear as well as he used to. When he watches TV he has it turned up loud, and prefers loud music. He has to really strain to hear whispers if they are not relatively close to him. He does hear a static hum when Vox is around and generating it.

Due to the stripped antenna, his sense of smell and taste were also damaged. He has to get his other good antenna in there if he wants to smell something, and he prefers foods that have a heavier scent so he can taste them properly.

[pcrnstvr]

For the Mercy arc (@singthesongsofsin): Adelard was as close to an institution as most people could think of in Hell, and in Pride, most certainly. His manor on the outer edges of Pentagram City had been home to travellers and wayward souls across centuries, collecting tomes in the library and plants in the garden all the while.

It's why he isn't all that surprised when he-- well, the intern Vox assigned decades ago to digitize the archives, and had become an invaluable asset-- says that the orderlies at St. An's had a patient for him. Usually the hospital called him when they had patients that needed more observation and help than direct medical care as they had at the start.

What does come as a shock is that is is Prince Stolas who is wheeled to his door. "Well then, your highness, you've gotten into quite some trouble, it seems. Come in, come in, I'll get you some tea while I prepare a room."

They couldn't restore his eyesight. The angelic weapons had done their damage thoroughly. Severed all connection between his eyes and any healing ability his body could have offered up. And after several weeks within the confines of a vacant hospital room, he had been transferred out. To something of a halfway house.

It didn't assuage his desire to go home, but perhaps for the better. He didn't need to be wandering around empty hallways and bumbling into what little staff he had on retainer. Octavia would be with her mother for some time. She didn't need to see him like this-- He didn't want her to.

He didn't want to "see" anyone.

And, so, he was wheeled into the front hall of a smaller estate instead. An OLDER estate. And though the sinner Adelard was not entirely unknown to him, he couldn't claim that he had ever been to his neck of the woods before-- had never needed to RELY on him before.

"I'd rather forgo the tea, if you don't mind." Stolas sighed somewhat dismally in reply.

[stars-obsession-pit]

“You have your father’s eyes”

Demon twins AU where Danny was created to be “spare parts” for Damian in case of any need for organ transplants.

Damian wasn’t aware of this at first; he thought they were regular siblings. Even once the first pieces were transplanted, he was lied to about their source.

And by the time he finally realized, it was far too late to change anything.

It should have been an innocuous comment—just a random Gotham socialite saying he had his father’s eyes. But then something clicked into place in his mind, and he sprinted for the bathroom before he emptied the contents of his stomach.

Because these weren’t his eyes. His original pair had been lost, replaced with new ones provided by the League. He’d never asked about the source, never let himself consider the truth that literally stared back at him every time he looked in the mirror.

He’d been given Danyal’s eyes.

[ping-ski]

silly clip in the void, what will he do :3c

[nebula-remnants]

Too much to bear.

Alternative version under the cut

[spicyraeman]

"In times of war, it is better to execute an innocent than to harbor a mole. Nothing personal kid."

[spaceistheplaceart]

once again thinking about @void-dude's static ford. ough.

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[abbyfmc]

Yandere story idea #10:

A totally blind yandere.

The times I've seen the theme of blindness in a yandere story, it's always the senpai who is the victim of said disability, but never the yandere.

The yandere wouldn't be stupid, since by not having the sense of sight he would take advantage of the other senses such as hearing and touch. He would be aware of EVERY sound you make and would even be capable of using his guide dog and training it to attack or bark at you when you try to get away or escape from him.

The blind yandere would depend on you in a certain way and consider you his eyes, so he would manipulate you with his disability so that you do not leave him; although deep down he longs to see you for the first time.

Speaking of manipulation and other bad things, the blind yandere would take advantage of his condition to harass or stalk you however he can, until you explode and reject him in the worst way just to make you public enemy #1, since many people hold disabled people in high regard (and some actually believe that every disabled people is good and incapable of doing evil). This is mostly as a form of punishment from him.

-"I don't need to see you to hit you where it hurts the most and punish you. I may be blind, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to make you mine."-.

-The End.

[odd-chips]

FINALLY got this sequence done! (I've been sitting on it for a few months now HIKLJFD)

Look.

I love characters finding out for the first time that their friend is secretly a monster in a big dramatic scene.

However I'm ALSO a big fan of the characters already knowing about that, and the true severity of the situation not sinking in till they inevitably witness it happening real time.

What if you could never look at someone you're close to the same way (despite wanting to) because, though you understood the monster you saw was them, the stark dissonance between the two always kept them separate in your mind till that moment? That skin crawling change and those bloodcurdling shrieks allowing the gravity of the situation to finally settle in? And now you have to carry on knowing this, involuntarily seeing them either through a lens of horror, abject pity, or compassion? Y'know?!

The crew also finally get to realize the fact that Kid has been blaming himself for "The Incident" this whole time, since he was the one who was [yelling on Assurance], and has assumed he attracted the eyeless dog in the first place.

The three of them are more delicate with Cap'n afterwards, which she notices and feels weirdly othered by it, regardless of if it's well intentioned or not. Things go back to normal eventually, but it's definitely TOUCHY for a while.

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You've written about Val being disabled, but how much does Vox know about it and is he protective of Val because of it?

In Reference To This

[ Vox ]

Vox knows that Valentino was hurt the day his antenna got stripped. He knows that he was aching and hurting for months after. It took a while before it was able to move freely again, and he remembers when Val recognized that it was going to scar. All of this was the physical pain that he was very aware of. He is also very aware that touching the stripped antenna really, really hurts, it's a very sensitive scar.

As far as the extent of Valentino's hearing loss, however, Vox isn't totally sure. He knows that Valentino complains of people talking on his left side because he can't hear them as well. He is completely deaf on that side, and Vox kind of understands that much, but he doesn't know how his hearing works now.

He is not aware of Valentino's tasting issues, though he is very acutely aware of how he smells. He likes to get his antenna right up in Vox's cologne and rubs his face in it whenever he smells it. It's the main/only reason Vox knows about this from Val and not just in theory.

Vox is most aware of Valentino's poor eyesight, and he monitors how it gets worse over time. He's working on solutions for it because he can't stand the thought of seeing Val go entirely blind. It is important to him to do what he can to help Val in the meantime.

Actually, yes. Vox is incredibly protective of Val, especially in a fight. He always makes sure that he's got Valentino's left side since he can't hear on that side and his sight is very poor. Val is a good shot despite his eyesight, but Vox knows there are still weak spots that can be exploited.

That said, he's still trying to figure out how to give Val his hearing back, but he's been playing with a few ideas that he hopes will help.

[just-a-hooman64]

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[ghouleh-ghouleh]

Rite Here Rite Now (2024)

The Trio playing Rats, AKA The Three Blind Mice moment, AKA Cerberus time

[giantkillerjack]

You shouldn't get a wheelchair, walker, cane, shower chair, or any kind of assistive technology mobility aid because then you might become dependent on them. Just like how you also shouldn't get glasses if you have bad eyesight because then you might become dependent on those.

For instance, if you end up stuck using corrective eyewear, you could actually lose your ability to tell what things are even when they are extremely blurry! You need to get used to having migraines from seeing unclearly because if you wear glasses all the time, you are basically giving up!! You don't need to see things coming at you from far away! You just need to get good at dodging, and if you can't, then you have no one to blame but yourself!!

For example, I read a really heart-worming article recently about a girl who was stuck using glasses - just absolutely, tragically trapped in her eyewear from dawn to dusk, even though she was good and never ever complained; and I heard she trained herself to discern the blurry faces of her loved ones with 60% accuracy! - she was even able to walk down the aisle at her wedding WITHOUT forcing the discomfort of seeing a woman in glasses on all her guests!!

Sure, she had to give her vows with a splitting headache, and she couldn't see her husband's expression when he said "I do," but overall, SO inspi-ration-al!!! So up-lifting!!

(She didn't even have to use a seeing eye cane, which would have been the worst-case scenario, obviously, because she worked hard to make sure she looked LESS disabled, not MORE disabled!!! Everyone knows blind people exist solely to be a cautionary tale to sighted people!!)

Also, did you know some people get glasses when they only need them a little bit?? How selfish of them! Sure, there's not a shortage, and an increase in demand would result in overall increased accessibility to glasses--but emotionally it's like taking glasses away from someone who needs them more! After all, if everyone who needed glasses got them, then...... um...... more people would have glasses! Which is probably bad!!!!

I also had a friend who was trapped in glasses who saved up all her money for laser eye surgery, and I don't know why everyone doesn't just do that! Sure, some doctors say some people don't "qualify" and it "won't help" those people, but that's why you can't give up!! You don't want to be one of those people!

After all, what's the worst thing that could happen with an unnecessary laser surgery to the face that comes with crippling debt??? It's worth the risk to gain your FREEDOM back, and I'm so proud of my friend!!

Tragically, she did die later that year while driving Uber and squinting at street signs, but at least now I know my friend is finally free from the shackles of her terrible eyesight. #ripAshley #rippedAshley #justripit 😌😌😌❤😇😇😇

And that's why you shouldn't get used to using a mobility aid!! Because, like glasses, they are inherently embarrassing to be seen with; and - like glasses - it is more noble to suffer silently than to depend on unnatural technologies that force you to rely on them; AND - just like glasses - by abstaining from using them, you DEFINITELY benefit SO many people in tangible life-changing ways!!! (Besides, everyone else will be so much more comfortable if you just look normal! 😊)

I hope you learned something today. 💖

[cyanorth]

ARTHUR LOVES YOU <3

(faith au) alt + doodles under cut

[atherflame-theconcubus]

The two harpies had landed in a nearby cave, the storm it picked up to a point where it was difficult for either of them to fly. The dark blue one would normally have no trouble getting through a storm like this, however, his mate had trouble navigating, prompting them both to seek shelter.

The festive colored harpy stretched its wings the best he could in a tight cave, retreating further into the cave, to avoid being swept away by rough winds. The smaller blue harpy followed, making sure the yellow one didn’t walk into any of the walls lining the cave.

Eventually, the two harpy had reached the deepest point of the cave, it seemed almost as if another creature had hollowed out the cave, as there was more than enough for them to fly comfortably in the giant grot. The inside of the hallow was decorated in bioluminescent flora, allowing the pair to see each crack, though something had caught the yellow harpies attention. A blob of various dried browns with small, colorful splotches in between them.

Carefully, the yellow harpy approached the mass of colors, realizing it to be a nest with three eggs in it. The yellow harpy flapped his wings with excitement, calling his wary mate over. The smaller harpy looked into the, seeing 3 brightly colored eggs surrounded by green, orange, purple, and black feathers.

The blue harpy raised his head, looking around the cave nervously. “Where are the parents?” He quietly murmured, looking back at the nest. “I don’t know, but we can’t just leave them here…” the yellow one said, concern lacing his voice. Suddenly, the yellow harpy gasped, wrapping one wing around his mate & the other around the nest. “Why don’t we take them with us moony? I mean I could carry all of them!” He said excitedly, his soaked feathery crest raising with excitement.

“Sun, we can’t take them, we’re already intruding on the parents den.” Moon said, looking at the tunnel they came in through. Moon had to admit it was suspicious that neither of the parents were even near the tunnel.

“but we haven’t seen either of the parents. What is they abandoned the nest or died? We can’t just leave the little ones alone!” Sun said, looking at the eggs with concern. Sun was right, if something happened to the parents, the eggs would only have about a week to survive without a parent incubating them.

Moon hesitated, but eventually, he gave in, nuzzling Sun’s neck. He knew his mate wouldn’t let them leave the eggs without searching for the parents. “Fine, but you’re going to be extra careful, you already have trouble seeing from the fire.” Moon said as sun climbed into the nest, carefully curling around the eggs as he covered them with his wing.

“Fiiinnneeee” Sun jokingly whined, giggling as he pulled the eggs closer to him, allowing moon to climb into the nest. The blue harpy felt his heart swell, remembering why the two had paired up in the first place. Before the fire, the disappearance of their friends, the separation from the flock.

He might be smaller than sun, but he refused to let anything happen to his new family.

(yes, I decided to do my own prompt. Fight me.)

(Harpy AU )

Sun & moon find an abandoned nest that has some eggs in it, and sun decides to adopt whichever surviving hatchlings there are.

Moon gets dragged along since sun is very near sighted.

(bonus points if eclipse is one of the chicks that hatches.)

(This is a sun x moon prompt btw)

-☀️🌙

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[atlas-hope]

okay... even though no one asked, i have a ton of Blind Faith AU headcanons that I've been stewing on

First and foremost, Stan never gets any of his vision back. burns like that are extremely debilitating.

Stan would rather die than admit it, but he hates fire with a (burning) passion.

Stan's eyebrows never really grow back.

Ford has an unfixable stutter and unshakeable paranoia, so he will not talk to anyone he does not have to. Period.

Both of them are prone to equally terrible anxiety and flashbacks.

Ford is VERY trigger happy!

Both of have intense codependency problems and separation anxiety

One of Stan's worst long-running fears is losing something important (due to his blindness and his nomadic lifestyle).

Ford starts going gray VERY early due to the stress he experienced in the Cave.

Ford is secretly relieved that Stan will never see his tattoos.

The Cave made Ford's somniphobia a thousand times worse.

Ford helps Stan shave :D

Learning how to navigate blindness while in a wilderness dimension was not easy for Stan, especially while he was still healing.

Ford managed to take care of Stan in the few months after they escaped from the Cave, despite how taxing it was on his fragile mental stability.