‘ AHH —– mister rick sanchez of c137 . ‘ impressed is he , to bring yet another companion to his SUPERJAIL! another fine edition to his masterpiece for the world’s worst criminals . yes , this is sure to be an exquisite visit . arms stretch to either side & begin their familiar noodle-like state . ‘ WHAT BRINGS you to my little piece of heaven ? ‘
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let rick wash beth's hair pls
nonsexual acts of intimacy.
silence permeates through the room once she’s done playing , plastic boats and ducks discarded among the white foam , looking so much like the snow she won’t have to wait much longer to see again . she’s boisterous , even for a girl only a few short weeks into first grade , but she’s still amicably settled into the quiet , turned warm , heavy and tired by the bathwater . and by her father’s hands ; volunteered for the duty of washing her hair on this particular monday afternoon . a task that’s nearly complete . she doesn’t normally need anyone to wash her hair for her , these days . too big . she also doesn’t normally get blood in her hair .
she traces the porcelain of the opposite side of the tub with a slow finger , draws nonsensical shapes in the foam there . “ i’m sorry , daddy . “ she offers , hesitant , soft . tone offbeat with the secret her young mouth’s keeping hidden , and she feels the bony fingers in her hair still . comforting hands resting against her scalp . the best hands .
she’s never been in a fight before . beth’s always so well - behaved . but big kid school is different , first grade kids are very different . mean . none of it had been her dad’s fault . he’d been nervous on her first day , weeks ago now , that’s what she thinks , because that’s what she was . had smelled like his bottle , had swayed and nearly tripped when he held on to her too long and too tight when it was time for her to go . she hadn’t wanted to , either . had cried when she found her seat . she understands ; starting first grade is really hard . other kids don’t get it , though . other kids aren’t like her . so her dad’s said , and he’s the smartest there is , so it must be true . other kids , not all , but enough , think her dad’s weird . she didn’t realize that until today ; her mistake , one she won’t repeat .
the biggest boy in class had walked up to her at recess , had answered her greeting with an ugly , pathetic grimace and sputtered d - d - don’t g - go , b - beth and it had felt like the bath does now , only cold . it had taken her a moment to even understand . to process that anyone , ever , could disrespect her father . then she’d launched herself at him , element of surprise allowing her to knock him over , and she’d laced her delicate fingers together into one mighty fist and struck down with all the strength in her nearly seven year old body . more than once , hard and vicious enough to bloody the mouth and the nose before an adult had pulled her off . she hadn’t said a word , though she’d spat and kicked at the boy . hadn’t said a word until her father had collected her . somewhere in that silence , she decided she’d never , ever tell him what the boy had done ; it was too awful , too cruel . enough to break her little heart and sting her eyes with tears , even now , hours later .
she still doesn’t know how the blood got in her hair . “ i’m sorry . “ she offers again , and it’s not the fighting she’s sorry about . “ not supposed to hit people . “ she mumbles in addition , bare shoulders wilting , and maybe she does feel a little bad ; it’s her mother’s words she’s reciting , and she is supposed to listen to those . wanting to be heard , afraid of being scolded , she raises a hand to place it atop one of the much larger ones still covering her head .
“ d - don’t worry about it , sweetie . “ comes from above , comforting and absolving , and she thinks that she’ll never understand them , any of the kids that laughed at the poor imitation of her father’s voice until she lunged . she’s suddenly glad to be done , glad to finish bath time ; wants to get dressed and make him hold her , snuggle herself close to the chest that voice comes from . “ little ass - asshole probably had it c - coming . “
he showers her in water one last time , a quick sneaky gush from the shower head that makes her squeal with laughter , before she’s to stand and the tub is to be drained . soon enough the world’s disappeared on the other side of a large white towel . he shakes her head as he dries it , tells her this is it , this is what going in a spaceship is like , sweetie ! until she howls with delight . when she emerges , ruffled , she accepts the old flesh curtains shirt , turned nightgown on her , without question ; familiar fabric with familiar dad smells . warm socks , too . he picks her up then , lets her put her head against his cheek even with her still - damp hair , and she’s sure she did the right thing .
“ beth ? “
“ mm . “ she murmurs , barely . feeling the ache in her hands now , the exhaustion in the arms wrapped around his neck .
“ no witnesses next time , a - alright ? i can’t … don’t want another call from y - your principal . “
she can hear the joke in his voice , the smile it draws right out of her wide against his shoulder . giggles almost deliriously with a sudden burst of sleepy affection . “ okay , daddy . “
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c137th replied to your post: the indie station i listen to has played “the man”...
I’M THE MAN
I GOT GAS IN THE TANK
I GOT MONEY IN THE BANK
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU BABY, YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE MAN
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sweater town used to be happy , used to be a place full of her favourite things where she could have anything she wanted , because the real world had become too ... wrong . not these days . it’s just as comforting to her , as she sits almost completely bundled up within the soft wool , but now , sweater town is real things . things that feel bad . rain when all she wants is to go outside on a summer’s day , the feeling in her gut when she can’t find waddles , bleeding knees , grunkle stan’s frown . harsh words , like the ones that had made her run upstairs and pull her sweater around herself in the first place .
she sniffles in her cocoon , crying much quieter than it would have been a year ago , utterly miserable . when her cheer and kindness falls flat she never knows what to do with herself , hollows out inside like the world’s saddest , saggiest balloon . she hears steps , the creak of their door opening , and manages to stifle her sobs . doesn’t shy away because she expects dipper with almost absolute certainty . maybe stan , or ford . she waits , almost expectantly , just wants to hear any of their voices and feel better again .
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