#tw: unsafe binding

[itsabird-itsaplane-nopejustabird]

DPxDC Prompt

I've had this idea for a while (since seeing that art of Johnny and Kitty robbing a bank so Danny can get Top Surgery lol) but I haven't even had the brain to work on my own fic recently (sorry about that btw) so I'm writing this instead

So the concept:

T4T Johnny and Kitty, who died in the 80s after running away together.

Johnny was the kid of some rich asshole automobile mogul from Bristol, and Kitty was one of the workers' kids from the Narrows. They become friends, fall in love, both realize they're trans around the same time and then decide to run. They know that being trans on top of tax bracket difference gives them almost no chance of making it. Johnny steals a bike and a fuck-ton of money from his parents, and Kitty's parent(s) helps them leave.

They're still toxic and spiteful as hell, but nothing the other does can change the fact that they know and understand each other better than anyone else could.

They travel around the country being menaces together for a while until they decide to settle down in a strange city called Amity Park. They figured it could handle a couple more anomalies. But before they can get there, they get into a bike wreck with their final thoughts being of each other and Johnny specifically cursing his bad luck in life.

The next thing they know, they're in the infinite realms being given the chance to stay together and the freedom to simply exist with no strings attached. (Other than each other cause I firmly believe that they're mutually the others' obsession)

About 20 years have passed, a portal to their old world is permanently open and this scrawny little ass kid ghost that they've never even heard of keeps stopping them from going through it.

It isn't until Johnny actually starts paying attention a few months into it that he notices that first, the little shit can actually fight, and second, HE WAS FIGHTING THEM WITH A BINDER ON. (Johnny also vaguely wonders why Danny looks so much like his old neighbor Brucie, but that's less important than the binder thing). Johnny lets out the universal ghost fight timeout signal and vaguely explains the situation to Danny, who seems confused about the noise he made and why it made him stop.

Johnny gets Kitty to spread the word that if the timeout isn't called off by the next morning, stay TF away until they get an all-clear.

That night, *after yelling at him a bit*, he starts teaching Danny how to reshape his ghost form to his preference and even his vocal cords.

From there, Johnny and Kitty sorta ghost adopt him as a sibling and then take him to Frostbite to make sure his T-shots are ecto compatible.

(I hope this was coherent it's 4am for me and I haven't slept lol)

[someonehasgiventheratsapen]

Did a series of doodles of variations on "double black" and I'm posting this separately bcuz it's a comic.

Remember to bind safely, kids.

Lmk if this is confusing or anything it was kinda late when I came up with it and I'm not sure if the "dialogue" reads lol

[zip-zap-sylph]

Yes beautiful?

[They kiss all around her face finally stopping with a proper kiss]

[Gaverin bursts into the shared house, he’s clearly pissed off]

SLYPH VENTURA!!

@garments-and-sparkles

[Sylph looks up from what seems like drawing on their arms]

Yes beautiful?

[leafyduckwebs]

my dumbass courier, who consistently refuses to bind correctly. take that thing off sometimes man

[purble-the-bi]

More zuiyo snufkin

[arecaceae175]

for the pride month prompts:

trans sky.

he can't breathe? maybe he should take off his binder and stretch? has he got cramps? does he wanna sleep? the chain just supporting him. mentions of t4t groozelink?

twilight cheering him up and showing off top surgery scars???

HI HELLO I WENT BONKERS WITH THIS ONE

Summary: Twilight and Legend notice Sky struggling with his binder, then Sky grapples with jealousy. 2.2k words, angst and hurt/comfort.

I hope this is ok! It's a bit more angsty than I intended, but oh well. I fit quite a few of the prompts in here. And it also got way longer than intended, but that's a good thing lol.

Warnings for lots of dysphoria and discussion of unsafe binding practices.

Excerpt under the cut :D

"Sit," Legend commanded, then plopped onto the ground herself. Twilight followed, concern still clearly displayed on his face. Sky grimaced as he sat, his binder pinching one of the rolls in his skin. He kept his eyes on the trees so he wouldn't have to see the way his body settled. It was always worse sitting. He couldn't easily adjust the tight fabric of his binder underneath his layers of tunics and chainmail, so he wiggled until the pinching stopped.

"Everything okay?" Warriors asked.

"I'll holler if we need anything," Twilight said. Sky appreciated the lack of audience as he sniffled and wiped his nose on his sleeve.

"Ew," Legend mumbled. She pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket and threw it at Sky. Sky caught it with a wet laugh and used it to wipe the snot and tears off his face, though they weren't quite finished yet.

His chest ached. Crying always made the pain worse.

"Can you tell us what's going on?" Twilight asked.

Sky turned his head away. There was a bug hopping across the forest floor. He followed it with his eyes as a hand absentmindedly rose to rub his ribs.

"Shit. When was the last time you took off your binder?" Legend asked.

"Oh," Twilight hummed in realization. "I knew you looked out of breath after the battle this morning." 

Sky choked on a sob. He knew he wasn't supposed to wear his bonder during exercise. With the speed Warriors was leading the group with, the hiking itself qualified, and he was already overworked and out of breath after the run-in with monsters. Sky had thought for a long time about whether or not to wear the binder when he got dressed that morning, but one look at his reflection in the clear lake water and his decision was made for him.

"I'm sorry," Sky mumbled. His head dipped forward, chin resting against his chest. He desperately wanted to curl into a ball, but the fabric of his binder was digging into his skin enough just sitting upright.

"Don't apologize," Twilight said softly. "It's okay."

"I don't even know why I'm crying," Sky said through his tears.

"Do you want to change out of your binder for a break?" Twilight asked.

Sky shook his head as another sob broke through. He winced and a hand flew to his ribs. They were already bruised, and the crying hurt.

"Twilight was trying to be nice about it, but you don’t actually have a choice. You need a break." Legend's voice was harsh, but not unkind.

Twilight leaned forward and put his hand right in front of Sky's leg, as close to physical comfort as he could get. "Bodies are bodies, nothing more. Yours has carried you this far, so it deserves a break, yeah?"

Sky sniffed and nodded, reluctantly. He knew he was well over the recommended wearing time, and that was not counting the exertion of the day. Plus, Sky admitted to himself, his binder was really hurting. "Yeah."

[withered--s0uls]

More Trans Varian stuff?? DEPRESSING ASS HC FOR PRISON TIME

Varian not being allowed to keep his self made binder in the dungeons, so he binds with bandages.

If we go with the common fic interpretation that Varian was mistreated by guards in prison, he specifically uses bandages intended for his injuries to bind instead.

Varian invented binders in Tangled-verse btw I don't make the rules.

[thatsadgrungykid]

CW: IMPROPER BINDING, BREASTS

"cw: breasts" lol

I'm starting to get really creative with binding

Is it comfortable? No, but I hate myself anyway

[vintagesweatersnchocolate]

dude’s really living all the quintessential trans experiences in this fic i’m reading

[homocidalpotat]

i love binding safely (im wearing a sports bra 2 sizes too small. and a vest. and another sports bra.)

[thelunarsystemwrites]

Damn it...

[i-never-grew-up]

I'm hopefully gonna buy a "binder" today!

(quotes BC it's basically just a skin colour high impact sports bra that I'm gonna yank the padding out of but oh well)

(cracked ribs here we come lol)

[mewos-laptop]

DYDE I JUST TOOK OFF MY TAPE DRY BC I THOUGHT IT WAS WIGGLY ENOUGH FROM MY NATURAL OILS AND OWWWWWWW NO IT WAS NOT

(Yes, I know this was not smart, but frequently I take off my tape dry since I produce enough oil that using additional oil doesn't rlly do anything. Do not follow my example if you're using tape, pls 😭😭)

[someones-here-for-sure]

bro

bro my chest hurts so fucking bad because I’ve been semi-binding for like 12 hours but I don’t wanna take it off because my dysphoria is so fumking bad

[frog-sorta-speaks]

Frog has be bind unsafe for lot time (dysphoria and safety and forget take off) and am feel the consequence of. It hurt so bad but is own fault and will just make worse because no can stop do it. So so ow

[bisexualenbyblueberry]

FIRST POST I'VE SEEN ABOUT TERRY SLEEPING IN HIS BINDER BESIDES SEVERAL OF MINE YOU GET ME

So Terry is wearning a binder!!

TERRY NO DON'T SLEEP IN YOUR BINDER