16. bad caretaker
“don’t leave…” whumpee whimpers from their knees. they reach out to grab caretaker’s ankle and caretaker turns around in a flurry, fury evident on their face.
“i told you, whumpee…” caretaker grits out. they shake their foot but whumpee holds on tight, lip trembling with desperation.
“caretaker! please, don’t leave, don’t leave—” tears wet whumpee’s cheeks as they dig their nails into caretaker’s pant leg. caretaker rolls their eyes. they pull out their gun and whumpee jerks back.
“you are a pain in my fucking ass, you know that?” caretaker’s voice is thick with vitriol. a wave of guilt goes through whumpee. they didn’t mean to bother caretaker. they just thought— caretaker had rescued them, let them stay, taken care of them when they were sick and hurting and bloody. whumpee thought—
“i don’t give a crap what whumper did you, whumpee. you’re only here because you’re useful.” a hurt sound grinds past whumpee’s throat without their control. they didn’t mean to bother caretaker. they just wanted to be good, to show caretaker that they appreciated their kindness. they just want to be safe, like they were promised.
caretaker takes the safety off their gun, cocking it before pointing it right at whumpee’s forehead. whumpee freezes. they stare up at caretaker with wide, terrified eyes, trying to make sense of the situation.
“now back off, or i’ll make you.” caretaker growls, their eyebrows knitted together in a threat. whumpee swallows hard. they slide back on the hardwood floor, leaning back against their bed. whumper never gave them a bed. whumper never fed them. but caretaker does, caretaker always makes sure they're clean, well-fed, healthy. whumpee should be more thankful. whumpee should apologize—
"goddamn punching bag, making my life hell." caretaker mutters as they click the safety back on their gun and stow it away in their belt. they sigh and give whumpee a look before they leave.
"be good while i'm gone." they order, and then they walk out. whumpee doesn't move. they barely breathe. they make sure they're good for their caretaker until they come home again, because after everything caretaker does for whumpee, obedience is really the least they can give them.
prompt by @whumpay
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Fandom: Star Wars
Relationships: Darth Maul/Ahsoka Tano
Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Angst, Post-Order 66 (Star Wars), Canon-Typical Violence, Aged-Up Ahsoka Tano, Touch-Starved, Eventual Smut, Slow Burn, Minor Character Death, Darth Maul Needs a Hug, Maul can't keep his eyes off Ahsoka, Maul secretly has a sense of humor, Mutual Pining, Bisexual Ahsoka Tano, Bosoka if you squint, Enemies to Lovers, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Interspecies Romance, Alien Biology, Maulsoka, Ahsoka Tano Needs a Hug, Maul is a wisdom bitch
Summary:
Ahsoka had defeated her opponents and survived—yet she had lost everything. In the aftermath of Order 66, she wakes up to find herself saved by an unexpected ally – Maul. Now they travel together, light and dark, bickering their way through a galaxy in desperate need of balance.
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The catchiest of all the little recitatives of this show, lol. Decided to do them both and fortunately Tumblr now allows multiple audios, so why not? I also took the trouble to learn Fleur-de-Lys’ harmony, which actually sounds nice on its own. Neat.
Phoebus’ Name (Le mot Phoebus)
Esmeralda
Now, good sir, if I may inquire
The name of he to whom I am bound?
Gringoire
I am Gringoire, poet and squire
Troubadour and prince of the streets
Esmeralda
The prince of Paris’ streets, very meet
Gringoire
I am not a rake nor a lout
I would never wander about
With you as my lady
My queen
Esmeralda
If you’re scribe, then you can read
Then Gringoire, if you’d please heed my need:
What does Phoebus’ name mean?
Gringoire
Jove above me! Joking aside,
Who’d dare wear that name with such pride?
Esmeralda
One whom I do love above all
Gringoire
My Latin’s rusty, but I recall
Phoebus is the god of the sun
Esmeralda
Phoebus’ name means the sun
Lovely Like the Sun (Beau comme le soleil)
Esmeralda
He’s so lovely, like the sun
Bright and strong, a prince of love
Deep within me wakes a love
That grows and soars the skies above
For he’s lovely, like the sun
Bright and strong, a prince of love
My prince…my one
Fleur-de-Lys
He’s so lovely, like the sun
Strong and fierce, a rogue, a knight
In his arms, he holds me tight
It feels so wrong, it feels so right
But he’s lovely like the sun
Strong and fierce, my day, my night
My knight…my one
Both
He’s so lovely, like the sun
Bright and strong, my prince of love
He is mine, I’m all he is
And someday soon he’ll make me his
He’s so lovely like the sun
Wondrous man, my love, my one
He’s so lovely like the sun
Soon
He will be mine!
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Omg she’s pulling a Gone Girl. I can’t wait for the next part I’m on the edge of my seat rn. Stunning!!!
Thank you 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
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