#do not eat other forms of raw meat they Will make you sick

[species-dysphoria-culture-is]

i crave meat alot, just pure meat. i dont know what theriotype i am that craves pure meat (maybe canine, i also have urges to growl and i have phantom ears, could anyone help?)

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[bonny-kookoo]

Jungkook

𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓬 [Drabble]

He's technically well enough to live on his own and, most of all, live his own life. But he's chosen you as his home- and that means he has to learn more about you.

Tags/Warnings: Alien!Jungkook, Human!Reader, mentions of eating raw meat, suggestive, Jungkook's.. interesting way of flirting, mentions of period, small moment of insecurity, fluff

Length: Short

A/N: THERE IS NO TAGLIST. THERE IS NO TAGLIST FOR THIS. THERE REALLY ISN'T. DO NOT ASK.

-> Masterlist

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Jungkook has recovered completely at this point.

He's technically allowed to roam free and go live his life again- alone, that is- but he refuses. He's taken on a job at a local supermarket, helping in the warehouses with the heavy goods, and he tells you that it's actually quite fun to him to help the people around him.

He's also still living with you permanently until it's clear whether or not he's gonna stay on earth or go back to his home planet- because It's not all too clear yet, though you're not too worried about the future. If he wants to leave you behind, it'll be sad, sure-

but it's his decision. You've got no right to tie him to your side.

So for now, you'll just enjoy the time you're able to spend with him- from lazy mornings to the routine cuddling session he practically demands every night before bed, like a ritual he has to go through or he just won't sleep at all.

And an odd sight to you is, that you're still catching Jungkook snacking on very much raw meat at your fridge occasionally, just like right now- his sheepishly large eyes all round and caught off guard as he looks from side to side, before he looks at the small cut of red meat in his hand.

He wants to ask you if you'd like to share, but he's learned that humans actually don't eat raw meat at all. It can even make them sick- something that made him worry, so he's since started to look up tutorials on how to properly prepare it so it becomes safe for consumption for humans.

He wants to take care of you properly after all.

So he started learning how to cook proper human meals that have good nutritional value for their bodies. He also began researching how to help you through your monthly cycle, and how to otherwise court you.

Humans apparently really don't court each other- they kind of just send each other messages on their phones, and then they meet up for food or alcohol. They do that once or twice to see if they like each other, and then they start 'going out'- which funnily for some doesn't involve walking anywhere at all.

Where's the proving one's value? He's got to show you how capable he is in providing; whether it be comfort, safety or even physical valuables such as food. How would you know whether or not he'd be a good time investment? It's no wonder so many humans whine and complain about 'wasting time' on the wrong partners when they just choose them on nothing but a 'feel of the moment'.

Humans are truly weird.

Then again, humans are also very emotional beings. They choose a lot of things based on their feelings alone, and they cherish opinions and other people's emotions a lot, even if they don't know each other. They make many friendships quickly, form huge social circles, and some of them even have relationships with multiple partners. Everything a human does is connected to feelings, it seems like. Apparently, they need to check if they're emotionally compatible first before they even think about mating.

Oh god, mating.

Humans are horribly complicated he's come to learn- it takes some of them months and even years of emotionally connecting before they get together for the first time. And when they do, it's sounds so complicated.

Some like certain positions, others have so-called 'kinks', and then some have a favoritism for certain acts that actually have nothing to do with reproduction. Jungkook had been horrified when he read something about 'eating someone out'- until he learned that it had nothing to do with actual cannibalism.

Human beings love pleasure. For Jungkook, that had always been somewhat of a luxury- but here on earth, humans see it as a necessity even. It makes him eager to prove himself as a lover who can match the capabilities of a human one- maybe even exceed them.

"Would you consider me someone you'd mate with?" Jungkook asks as he watches you pout hot water into a cup filled with a little bag. Tea is what you're making.

He doesn't like it- he burned his tongue on it a few days back. Why would you drink something that hurts?

"I- uh, what?" You stammer, having to put the kettle down as you're clearly caught off guard.

"Mating. Sex, is what you call it here right?" Jungkook hums, leaning on the kitchen counter almost innocently. How can he look at you with his stupid round boba-ball eyes while asking you if you'd like to fuck him?!

"I uh- I mean, you're.. really attractive, and I guess we're a couple?" You stammer, a bit caught off guard, and he nods.

"I believe that we are in a partnership at the moment." He agrees, putting the meat away into the fridge, before he washes his hands and dries them off. "And humans regularly participate in intercourse in most partnerships, right?" He wonders, and you shrug, before you nod.

"I mean.. most of the time, yeah." You agree.

"See?" He smiles, looking at you. "We should as well. I heard from a friend that it can strengthen the bond of a relationship significantly." He tells you, and you're caught off guard, as you can't help but stare at his bare arms for a moment, dirty thoughts invading your head as you look at the way his hands move to rest on the kitchen counter behind him.

Great. You're really happy he's making friends, sure- but do his friends have to tell him that he needs to have sex with you to make you like him more?

"Do you not want that with me?" He wonders. "That's fine too. Some only enjoy doing that by themselves.." He shrugs, and you freeze.

"What-" You start, terrified of the truth. "What do you.. mean?" You ask.

"I know you're pleasuring yourself sometimes, mostly at night before you shower. It's hard not to notice it, really- your scent is all over the place." He laughs easily, as if he's just talking about the weather. "I wanted to ask you if you wanted my help sometimes. You seem a little frustrated on occasion." He offers.

So he noticed that. Awesome.

"Yeah I just-.." you cringe at yourself, before you just shut your mouth.

"If you're worried about me not being able to pleasure a human woman, I can assure you- I'm pretty knowledgeable." He prides himself up. "I've only ever received compliments."

"You've had sex with humans before?" You ask, and he nods.

"Yes. Multiple, actually- so I have good experience." He agrees, and now, you feel a bit intimidated. If he has this much experience, what if you bore him? What if you can't provide what he wants? And he clearly seems to sense your distress growing, because he immediately tries to backpaddle his statement. "Though none of those experience involved any actual emotional connection!" He tells you, trying to reassure you that he doesn't want to come off as if sex with you wouldn't be something special to him. "You could almost say that it was practice-" He attempts, but you just sigh, shaking your head.

"You don't have to justify yourself, Jungkook." You say, and he visibly deflates at the fact that you don't use his nickname in your sentence.

"Do my past actions make me undesirable to you now?" He asks a bit softer, and you groan in agony to yourself, shaking your head as you sit down at the small kitchen table.

"No- no that's not it, it's me that's the issue." You huff, laying your head sideways on the cool surface of the plastic tabletop. "I'm just not.. as experienced as you." You shrug, not moving as he sits down across from you. "I'll probably be super lame and disappointing." You mumble.

You can feel his hand reaching out to pet your head, fingers running over your head in a similar way that you tend to do to him. He's probably trying to comfort you, and in a way, it makes you upset at yourself for being upset at him. He did nothing wrong. Why are you being such a bitch?

"You know.." He chuckles softly, and you move your head a little to look at him. "..my friend said that humans can be really confusing and emotional when they're ovulating." He offers, and your eyes widen as your head snaps up. "He was right." He laughs at your shocked expression.

"But I'm not-" You start, because technically, you really aren't. Are you?

"It's really faint but pretty noticeable." He chuckles, and you just sigh, accepting things for now. At the very least, the awkwardness has left for once, so that's a good thing down the line. "Oh!" He suddenly perks up, looking at with excitement.

"I heard that sex helps with cramping though!"

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[otakusheep15]

How Likely I'd Be to Eat TWST's Characters Favorite/Least Favorite Foods, Except I'm a Picky Eater

I've decided that from now on, all of my titles are going to be anime title length, and no one can stop me. Anyways, I'm bored and haven't done Twst content in a while, so I thought I would today. Feel free to share y'all's opinions in the comments/reblogs if y'all want.

Riddle

Favorite: Strawberry tarts

Literally 10/10. I love strawberry tarts, or anything with strawberries really.

Least favorite: Junk food

Also 10/10. I eat a lot of junk food (especially on depression days), so I'm all for eating it.

Trey

Favorite: Candied violets

3/10. I don't like eating flowers, but I'd consider it since they're candied. I probably wouldn't like them though.

Least favorite: Mustard

8/10. It's not my favorite condiment, and I'm very picky about what I put it on, but I love mustard.

Cater

Favorite: Spicy ramen

7/10. It depends on how spicy and what brand of ramen. I only eat a very certain brand, and my spice tolerance depends on the day.

Least favorite: anything sweet

5/10. Depends on what sweets and how sweet. I do have a sweet tooth, but I'm more picky about sweets than any other flavor.

Ace

Favorite: Cherry pie

0/10. I cannot stand cherries. The texture and flavor makes me sick and I can hardly even look at them.

Least favorite: Raw oysters

0/10. I also hate seafood, but especially oysters. Again, it's all about the texture. They're too slimy.

Deuce

Favorite: Anything with eggs

10/10. Eggs are my favorite form of protein, and I could honestly eat them with every meal. I love eggs a lot.

Least favorite: Bell peppers

4/10. I can only tolerate them when they're cut super fine and mixed in with other things. I grew up in Louisiana, so it's common to find bell peppers in basically everything, so I've grown somewhat immune to them.

Leona

Favorite: Meat

6/10. Depends on what kind of meat and how it's prepared. There are some meats I love, and some I can't stand, especially things like steak or roast.

Least favorite: Vegetables

7/10. I live veggies, but I'm super picky about them. I only really like lettuce, carrots, and broccoli, and I have to have them prepared very specifically. I will also only eat lettuce in a sandwich or in a salad, and I only eat carrots and broccoli raw with ranch.

Ruggie

Favorite: Donuts

5/10. I like donuts, but only on very specific occasions. I also prefer donut holes because I find regular donuts too filling and sugary. I love blueberry and red velvet donuts the most.

Least favorite: Anything rotten

0/10. I've eaten rotten food before, and it is not pleasant. I don't know who would honestly enjoy rotten food.

Jack

Favorite: Pear compote

0/10. Pears are on par with cherries for being one of my least favorite fruits. I cannot stand pears.

Least favorite: Green onions

9/10. I love green onions, but only in soups and stuff. Potato soup with green onions is always a winning combination to me.

Azul

Favorite: Fried chicken

11/10. Fried chicken might actually be my favorite savory food. I live right next to a Popeyes, and I eat there religiously. Fried chicken cannot be beat in my eyes.

Least favorite: Health food

4/10. Some health food is okay, but i can never stick with it for too long before I'm either bored or sick.

Jade

Favorite: Octopus carpaccio

0/10. I hate seafood, and I hate raw food even more. I genuinely have no clue why people enjoy eating raw meat/fish.

Least favorite: Conger eel

0/10. Again, I cannot stomach seafood. Also, eel? You can eat eel? Idk but it sounds gross.

Floyd

Favorite: Takoyaki

2/10. Okay, I know I've been talking about how much I hate seafood, but I've always wanted to try takoyaki. Will I hate it? Yes, but I still want the experience.

Least favorite: Shiitake mushrooms

-10/10. Mushrooms might actually be my least favorite food ever. The texture and taste are both awful, and even the look and smell are enough to make my gag.

Kalim

Favorite: Coconut juice

5/10. I'm not a fan of coconut, but I've never tried the juice, so I'm not sure if I'll like it or not. I'd be down to try it at least.

Least favorite: Curry

6/10. Would depend on spice levels, what kind of curry, etc. I can't remember if I've ever had curry, but it doesn't sound unpleasent.

Jamil

Favorite: Curry

Same as before.

Least favorite: Dates

3/10. Absolutely not. I refuse to touch dates. I'll give them a slight chance because I've had worse.

Vil

Favorite: Homemade smoothies

8/10. I really like smoothies. My favorite is strawberry and banana. I'm a little more hesitant about stuff like kale smoothies, but I still like smoothies overall.

Least favorite: Mayonnaise

9/10. My house always had mayo in the fridge, and I refuse to eat sandwiches without it. I love mayo, and it's definitely a top 5 condiment for me.

Rook

Favorite: Liver pâté

0/10. Why do so many of them have an interest in raw meat? That's why all of them are so weird. They keep eating raw meat.

Least favorite: Garlic

8/10. Yes, I am that guy who enjoys garlic chips. And, yes, I put garlic in basically everything I consume. I just really like the stuff.

Epel

Favorite: Grilled meats/Macarons

7/10 for grilled meat. I like grilled chicken, but only sometimes. 10/10 for macarons. I am obsessed with macarons, especially fruity flavors.

Least favorite: Apple pears

2/10. I don't like pears, but I'd be more willing to try them since they're somewhat similar to apples, which I do like.

Idia

Favorite: Sweets

10/10. I love sweets, even if I am picky about them. I prefer stuff like pastries over stuff like candy, but I like candy too.

Least favorite: Raw fish

0/10. Again, raw meats/seafood is just such a strange concept to me. I think I've said enough on the topic by now.

(skipping Ortho bc both his fave and least fave are literally nothing)

Malleus

Favorite: Ice cream

7/10. I'm sort-of picky about ice cream, but it's mostly a flavor thing. When it's a flavor I like, ice cream is one of my faves. But if it's a flavor I don't like, it's one of the worst foods ever.

Least favorite: Full-sized cakes

3/10. Cake is okay, but I could never eat a full-sized cake. Also, cake is one of the desserts I'm pickiest about, so it's not a preference for me.

Lilia

Favorite: Tomato juice

5/10. I don't like tomatoes, but I do like smoothe tomato soup (never chunky), so maybe I'd like tomato juice.

Least favorite: Marshmallows

10/10. I love marshmallows so much. The texture makes me very happy, and I especially love the big ones that take multiple bites to eat.

Silver

Favorite: Mushroom risotto

0/10. Again, I cannot stand even the thought of mushrooms, so I doubt I'd like it in a risotto. Maybe I'd try it for Silver though. Maybe.

Least favorite: Lilia's cooking

-10/10. Absolutely not. I refuse to even humor the idea of trying Lilia's cooking.

Sebek

Favorite: Salmon carpaccio

1/10. Seriously, why is there so much raw seafood mentioned in this game?? I gave this one 1 point because I do like salmon, but I still wouldn't eat it.

Least favorite: Black coffee

2/10. I do not like coffee, black or otherwise. I'd be willing to give it a try since it's been a while since I've had it, but I doubt I'd like it.

Grim

Favorite: Canned tuna

7/10. I like tuna, and I honestly wouldn't mind it from a can, but it's not my favorite type of fish.

Crowley

Favorite: Wild game

5/10. Depends on the type of game and how it's cooked, but it wouldn't be the worst thing to try.

Crewel

Favorite: Raisin butter

1/10. I dislike raisins very much, but I'd hesitantly try it in butter because I do like butter.

Trein

Favorite: Vichyssoise

3/10. I don't like leeks, but I do like potatoes, so maybe it's balance out and I'd like it. However, I'm also a pessimist, so I'm giving it a low score anyways.

Vargas

Favorite: Raw eggs

2/10. Here in America, eating raw eggs is very dangerous, so it's a no from me, but I do know people in other countries eat raw eggs, so maybe I'd like it.

Sam

Favorite: Chicken gumbo

10/10. Like I said, I grew up in Louisiana, so of course I love gumbo. I don't like seafood gumbo, but chicken gumbo is easily top tier for me.

[bonefall]

re: the last Warriors Bites, is there any advantage to cooking meat? /gen

ik for humans we can’t process a lot of raw meat w/o infections, but cats are pure carnivores

Several!

Human evolutionary history is actually fascinating in that we HAVE to eat cooked meat, it marked a moment in our evolutionary history where our brains were able to get bigger because we needed less space on the skull for a massive chewing muscle

So for a Warrior Cat, which is clearly a species capable of advanced social dynamics, it could be likely that something is biologically going on in that skull of theirs for which cooking is an advantage.

But even for a normal cat living out in the woods? There's still benefits.

Preservation

Drying food can store it for weeks or months. In the books we've seen prey going bad after only a day; there's definitely a lot of food waste that can be avoided if the excess prey is cooked and stored by the assigned "kitchen patrol" after dinner.

(On that note; @hey-its-quill requested an entry on "Who cooks and prepares food?" so this question, including what a 'kitchen patrol' is, is on the official Warrior Bites to-do list.)

Nutrition

Some forms of cooking would cause nutrition loss, but it's easily countered by collecting the juices and serving them as a gravy. For the most part, cooking is just an easy way to break down connective tissue, which would actually make it easier to digest.

ESPECIALLY for kits and elders, who aren't able to chew their food very well.

One thing I will be mentioning when I get to a bird entry, though, is that large birds are rarely roasted. This is because cats eat bones as part of their diet, but when bird bones are cooked, they can splinter and cause internal damage.

(Which is why you should never let your cat eat cooked chicken bones. Raw are fine though.)

Sanitization

And this is the primary reason. Avoiding food poisoning and infection is more important than you think; being an obligate carnivore does not make all food safe.

(CW: Past here, I talk about foodbourne illness, parasites, and animal death. If these topics upset you, I've summed up everything already!)

It's actually a misconception that cats can't get salmonella, e. coli, or listeria poisoning. They're just better at not getting it because food spends less time digesting in their shorter, carnivorous intestines. A lot of people actually switch to a raw food pet diet thinking it's healthier (and in some ways it is, afaik) but then improperly handle the pet food for this reason. Always freeze raw pet food and wash your hands please.

Salmonella poisoning in cats is sometimes called "Songbird Fever" because a house cat gets it by killing and eating a native songbird. In fact I'm going to use my little soapbox for a moment to please ask, if you don't keep your cat inside (which is the only way to completely prevent the death of songbirds), please, at the very least, only let them outside with a birds-be-safe collar cover.

(Salmonella poisoning is also why I've decided that ShadowClan would logically be the Clan that cooks the most. As Marsh and Pine hunters, well over 75% of their diet is birds and reptiles, which naturally contain salmonella)

So that's JUST farm animals and wild birds. Hantavirus, leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, even the goddamn bubonic plague can be caught from wild rodents.

That's not even to mention tapeworms, roundworm, and other digestive parasites specifically evolved to live in an animal's stomach!

I remember someone made a joke about how these wild cats are eating random mice and walking away fine while their housecat throws up from getting the wrong brand of cat food. And... well... truth is, the wild cats are not fine. They're getting sick constantly.

Warrior Cats is just, ultimately, a young adult fantasy series about romance and political drama that chooses not to accurately portray feral cats dying horribly of preventable foodbourne illness.

SO TL;DR COOKING WILL HELP A LOT.

[that-one-weird-simp]

KNY Monster AU

Yeah, i made another AU... Lol also some of these designs will not be based on their canon.

The monsters are the demons.. Hashira are the researchers... More on them later..

Muzan: he is basically his finale form, just the teethy mouths on his body replace his mouth on his face, his ears are pointed and his legs are animal like, yes he does have his Tentacles.

He has a tail that looks like a spinal cord with a blade at the tip of it. He has spikes at the base of it, his hands and feet are more animal like.

His calls are growls and screeches like a banshee.. His diet is raw animal meat and fish. But only certain species of Invasive fish or else he won't eat it.. He pick, the fish also have to be fresh water.

He must be fed 400 pounds of meat twice a day, or he'll get bitchy and screeches till someone feeds him.. He needs 800 pounds daily cause he burns alot of calories from how active he is.

His containment contains a shallow to a 20 foot deep pool, long grass and spider lilies to keep him calm (also his favorite flower) ropes of cable and chains for him to climb on.

He is is like a ferret.. Crackhead then a power nap.. Then more crackhead shit..

Behavior: oddly very playful, friendly and doesn't mind if any of the researchers, he would just be curious and check them out before doing his own thing.

Kokushibo: Basically his monster self just the weird ass appendages all over him are split into two rows on his back, His mouth is normal but he can unhinged his jaw like a snake and his hair is still in its nice pony tail, he does have two horns, but the right one is bigger then the other.

His is shirtless and he has thick furr from the waist down, his legs are also animal like and he has big cloven hooves. he has a thick based tail with a wipped thin end with some furr tuff at the end of it and its about 2 ft long while is tail is 6 feet long. He keeps his normal hight.

The noises he makes.. He is like a cheetah.. He meows and purrs, he can also chirp too..he did have a twin yoriichi but he unfortunately gotten deathly sick and passed. Other then that he is like an orange tabby cat..playful and loves it when you pet him.

His containment contains really long grass, a fresh water pool with some dummies so he can practice his hunting skills. He is a speed demon so everyday they would release him into a speed way type of room for him to run around and go wild in.

He also needs 800 pounds of beef daily. 400 pounds twice a day

Douma: he has a more disturbing appearance. His ScleraI is black, while his irisis are still rainbow with a slit pupil that is also black. His spine is visible and basically is sticking outof his bosy and is made of ice, same with his boney tail with a stinger at the end of it, his mouth is not normal.

Thats what his face looks like..

He needs to eat as much as kokushibo, he burns allot of calories crawling around in the vents that are present in his containment. He has to be kept in cold temperatures, he is pretty isolated so he gets bored and lonely easily, the researchers are making him a new location so he isnt so lonely. His diet constists of fish and pork, so 800 pounds of pork in the morning, 800 pounds of fish at night. He needs the calories for climbing and crawling at a fast pace.

He is very friendly around females, males don't faze him much, he tries to charm them and cuddle em.. The researchers are currently trying to find someone who is willing to spend the time with him.

He still wears his canon cloths but the back is ripped open for his patruding spine. his legs are animal like but are built for climbing and crawling, his claws are built like that too.

His calls are a number of shrieks and screams.. Basically a distressed demonic cat that is high on crack..

Akaza: he has the skull of a mountain lion, he does have long fluffy dear ears, the rims of the ears are blue. His blue stripes are made of fur, he still does have his hair but it trails down his spine and along his tail. His tail is thin but long. Like a crocs tail. He is a Quadruped and his he has paws.

His calls are like a lions mixed with a snow leopard. His containment contains things he can climb on, punching bags for his hunting skills. a pool so he can swim in. And a grass patch so he can role in it. He is neutral around others, doesn't mind anyone much.. Unless its kyojuro who is responsible for preparing the food..

Bro is all over him liie a touch starved puppy. He is disappointed when he has to leave to feed the others. He is not picky about his food he will eat any kind of meat. At least 200 pounds a day.. 100 pounds in the morn and 100 at night.

Hantengu and his kids (clones):

All of them are quad and bipedal. Each of them have animal skulls as their faces. Urogi should be obvious..

Urogi: hawk skull, his wings are fused with his arms and he does not have the pearl belt around his waist and he has the hawk tail feathers

Karaku: fox skull, ears are long and torn, his fox tail has the leaf shape at the tip (like his fan,also they are all naked but have fur down there waist and arms and have the feet of the animal they represent)

Aizetsu: cougar skull, the tip of his tail is the tip of his spear thats in canon.

Sekido: bear skull.. Nothing much to say about him..

Zohakuten: he is ligit just a nightmare fuel wooden dragon that slithers around.. Like the traditional japanese dragon

Hantengu: he is just a wooden goblin creature that just cowers in the corner and is close to dying of old age.

They eat together and need the same amount of food... 4 tons of beef daily. there exhibit is currently in repair cause urogi decided to be a shit and reck the AC because it gets hot. So they are in a empty temporary.. Room...

Gyokko: nothing much changed about his second form he just has more monstrous features and has a croc like face and his colors are different, he is more piebald with a gradient of blues and purples. His also has betta fish fins at the end of his tail.

Gyutaro and daki: gyutaro was almost a successful experiment, he is a mix of a utah raptor, but he doesn't have the feathers just some spikes that replace them.. Instead of a pony tail on the top of his head its actually a low pony tail. He has his original torso, but his arms and legs are ones of a utah raptor.

Daki, or ume. Was almost successful.. Her genetics were mixed with what were supposed to be Kaigaku and Nakime.. She was given clothing but she is almost fully human, she can eat human food, but her behavior and biology is different..

We don't have an enclosure for them yet since we are still doing testing.

Enmu: He is an interesting one.. He has a lion like nose, half his face is metal, both sclera are black, but he kept his blue irises. His pupils are shaped as X's. There is fluff along his right arm and metal on his left. He has long fennec fox ears that are really fluffy, he has Quadruped legs, one leg is fluffy while the other is metal.. We took some pictures for reference.

The little hairs that grow from the back of his head.. They were replaced with his ears.. His tale is a long, thick table cord attached to a grappling hook like device.

His enclosure is full of metal scraps and things for him to climb on.. He eats the metal scraps and we refill it once a month.. He screams as comunaction.. Like a baby snow leopard and a fox.. he has screaming matches with rui since the enclosures are next to each other..

Rui: he is the only one that is 95% successful.. His structure and everything, no mutations or any monstrous features.. But his biology still needs work and his vocals.. He sounds like a fox mixed with a cat.. He does haves screaming matches with enmu.. We do put them together, they seem to get along well..

*NOTE: all of the creatures shown are in the juvenile stage. This is not their final form and may mutate further*

This was one of the reported documents we found in the ruin building.. It seemed to contain immataions of beloved characters from the series kimetsu no yaiba.. Or known as demon slayer.. We have received information that the substances and technology used to make these creatures, also made the half the staff.. Their names were

Iguro obanai Shinobu kocho Kanea kocho Kanoa Tsyuri Mitsuri konroji Kyojuri rengoku Gyomei Himejima Muichiro tokito Yuichiro tokito Senami shinzugawa Genya shinazugawa Giyuu tomioka Tengen uzui Tanjiro kamado Nezuko kamado Zenitsu agatsuma Inosuke Hashibira

There has been video footage of the staff getting infected by the same substance used to create the demons. Since there is no trace of them we can assume they are all on the loose.. No doubt that the staff are also mutated creatures as well..

[lawlietscaramels]

This may be a weird request, but I wanted to combine one of my favorite anime’s with one of my favorite mythical creatures so here we go lol. Sfw please! Also I hope all who are reading this have a nice day and God bless!

Do you think you could write a Death Note scenario where L (and if you want to add any of the other characters you can too!) finds out that the reader (who is a member of the task force) is a werewolf? However they aren’t naturally evil or aggressive in any way, but they are afraid that people would become afraid of them or try to capture them if the world found out. Since many stories focus on werewolves being bloodthirsty monsters. So they try to hide it. What would L think of them? Would he be afraid of them? How would he find out? Would he help them keep their secret or would he tell the others about it? Would the reader give him a strawberry if he kept it a secret?

Werewolf! ╾ L

reminder to all I don't write sexual NSFW. (Well, I suppose I am a risk of writing gory NSFW.) but I'm pretty sure this ask was sent before I wrote of α and β, so, yeah, nonsexual is all I write :P

Content warning: menstrual cycle & L being weird about it mentioned in dot points 2 & 3.

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Werewolves watch out, because if you think L won't notice that one of the very few people he's working with is conspicuously absent every month... you are dead wrong

Though, if our werewolf is liable to have a menstrual cycle, L is probably going to assume it's something to do with that.

Until he gets weirded out that it's only one day, not two or three, and starts tracking your mood, and then........ it doesn't always seem to align. Suspicious.

So.

I wonder what you would do, actually, if you were trying to hide werewolvishness from L? It'd be hard. You'd probably have to leave the building entirely, because mans got cameras, but that'd be quite suspicious too.

All this to say, the wolf is not in the bag for long. (like. like letting the cat out of the bag. but. werewolf. i think I'm funny)

Though, even having had to acknowledge the existence of Shinigami, I think L is likely to kind of hide from the logical conclusion of "werewolf" as long as he can. His world has already been tipped on his head. What's next, fairies? Money at the end of rainbows? Unicorns? Well, those things aren't as bad as werewolves or gods of death.

All that to say, he wouldn't let himself come to the conclusion until he actually saw you in wolf form. I think he'd shriek, kick your nose, and climb onto something.

he's so silly. i love him.

Anyway. L is definitely wary.

He probably wouldn't say scared, as much for pride as for anything else, but he also figures if he hasn't been violently attacked yet it's unlikely an animal much stronger than he is trying to trick him when it can use brute strength.

After being reassured and calming down – which only happens once you are in human form and he's 50 metres away from you – L is very curious. He asks 1001 questions.

He also understands why you'd want to keep it secret. Anybody would have a bad reaction to a werewolf, right? He wouldn't tell others – except maybe Watari and the Task Force, though for the latter he'd strongly encourage you to do it. It's not smart to be a dangerous-looking wolf around men with guns, you know. But apart from that, it's your secret.

L remains very curious. Every day he seems to have a new question.

What about vampires? Sirens?

Does your fur shed? We might need to keep you outside.

Do you ever eat raw meat? Does it make you sick in human form, or is your body as strong as a wolf's either way?

I think the reader should really give L a strawberry cheesecake for keeping a secret like this.

But yes! Terrified initially, but in the end reasonable. I was initially going to say he'd probably confine you, and he'd definitely do this if there was any possibility of the werewolf in question attacking someone or losing their human-mind, but thinking over it while writing I figured 1) he couldn't overpower a wolf haha and 2) if there was no reason to, he wouldn't want to. It's not very nice. If there was reason he would, of course. Safety above all else.

This was fun, thanks for the ask!

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𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖙 ˏˋ⋆˖⁺˖⁀➷ 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖗𝖊𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖌 + 𝖋𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜

[fucked-up-beyond-repair]

Emeto prompts for mythical creatures

Dragons

Can temporarily change their stomach content to elemental damage. Untrained individuals can suffer side effects, like bloated stomachs if they are a wind dragon etc. They can also fail the abbillity all together. A water dragon might just produce water without using it and will just feel full.

Specifically for a cobber dragon/acid dragon: Can produce more acid by eating food that contain acid or make their stomach produce more naturally. Due to the high level of stomach acid side efffects are bloating, nausea and stomach pain. Worse on an empty stomach and doesn't get better before neutralizing their stomach with for example milk or water. As one of the strongest beings they don't get sick often, but due to the acid environment being good for bacterial growth they get hit extra hard when first ill.

Due to a dragon's side placement of the eyes which is compansated with a wider field of view, makes people with dragonblood prone to motion sickness due to sensory imbalance of their human sensory organs can handle.

Wyverns

Since they are smaller and faster variants of a dragon their healing abbility, although weaker, makes them endure sickness faster.

Werewolves

Inexperienced werewolves can suffer from transformation complications like muslce aches, stomach issues or headaches. Those with good control over their transformations can regulate between their form better and can for example eat raw meat in human form or candy in wolf form. Those not skilled at this should be cautious about transforming with a full stomach. Extra important during a full moon where all werewolves have reduced control. Severe allergic to wolfsbane.

Caladrius

Are drawn towards sick people. The more powerful a caladrius the easier can they get rid of someone's illness. Very good immune system that quickly kills baceteria and viruses they absorb. Certain caladriuses can't experience normal sickness the same way others do, in return they also can't remove the same symptoms they can't experience. For example if a stomach flu is causing a fever, they may only remove the fever and only feel hot, but if they can't throw up they also can't remove bacteria that causes nausea.

Hybrid animals

Hybrid animals unlike wereanimals they constantly have the characteristics of their respective animals are stuck with those drawbacks all the time. A deer hybrid can't handle excessive amounts of meat and are used to throwing up due to extra large stomachs and extra sections in their stomachs. A wolf hybrid can"t eat large portions of sugar and their sharp teeth causes them to cut their food rather than chewing making it hard to eat softer food. They are less powerful, but since they are always exposed they know their bodies better than werepeople and can utalize themself faster.

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If you liked this its the base for my characters that I will post soon

[blackberrybrambles]

What kinds of food do the far eat?

What do they wear for clothes?

Do they have familiars?

Can the fae feel the forest? Like, if someone picks a flower or hurts a tree, can they feel it?

That's all I can think of at the moment, I'll probably come up with more questions later

Firstly ily thank you for the questions but also rhtjmj,hngbdfvdaethg THER'S SO MUCH TO DROP HERE so under a cut cause its over 2k of information!

What kinds of food do the Fae eat?

Excellent question! And there’s a lot to establish here.

Lore wise, the Fae Folk are omnivores and are able to eat a wide range of foods. However, the established culture of the Fae Folk has put some pretty strict dietary restrictions on the bulk of the population. So I’ll briefly discuss these believes and restrictions first before I elaborate further on what they do eat and what they’re capable of eating but usually don’t.

For reasons relating to spiritual beliefs (and prejudice), the general population of Fae have very unusual behaviors revolving around meat consumption. That being that they largely avoid eating meat, and when they do so, it must be cooked a particular way or even aged for a specific amount of time before it is considered socially acceptable to consume it.

As a result, consumption of meat is not only rare, but it is generally reserved for specific special occasions. All forms of meat consumed by the Fae are expected to be fully cooked. Different types of meat are expected to be aged for specific amounts of time; meaning that there is a whole curing process involved in preparation of many meat products that are consumed by the Fae.

Consumption of raw meat or carrion is reason for ostracization and individuals caught consuming meat are likely to wind up completely isolated from society. These ostracized individuals will not be allowed to establish proper homes, they will not be allowed to marry or have children, and by and large they will be denied access to any offerings left to the Fae by humans.

If a Fae is caught consuming meat and they have already partaken in these luxuries, then they will be immediately stripped of these luxuries. That meaning that they will be denied access to their home or that their home may be flat out destroyed. Their spouses will abandon them and their Love Garden will be completely uprooted in order to prevent future offspring from being born to the Forsaken. They will also be denied access to any children that they have already managed to produce.

Thanks to these many, many potential risks associated with meat consumption, it has grown more and more common for Fae to refrain from eating meat entirely in order to avoid any accidental mishaps.

Additionally, consumption of anything which thrives off of the consumption of carrion is also considered taboo. So insects that most notoriously consume and break down rotting bodies are not considered edible. Nor are many types of mushroom as they are notoriously known to grow upon rotting corpses. There are even types of bee whose honey can be considered forbidden, as these bees readily consume carrion.

So in other words; no eating raw meat, no eating carrion, and no eating anything that constantly eats carrion. Or you’ll wind up isolated from society and stripped of most of your rights.

Now, with all that being said, I will point out; meat will not make the Fae sick. Their refusal to eat meat specifically comes from prejudice born of negative association with a specific group of their own kind. Meat is actually very good for the Fae, and among those who do endure the isolation for the sake of eating meat, it is said that the meat tastes best raw. But among these individuals, carrion is less likely to be eaten and is generally indirectly consumed through eating something that feeds on rotting meat.

With that explanation out of the way, we’re free to discuss what the Fae actually eat!

The Fae live on a largely vegetarian diet (but may eat meat so long as all rules pertaining to its preparation are followed).

As far as fresh, uncooked foodstuffs go, they eat fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, seeds, milk, and honey. Rarely they might consume raw eggs.

They eat a wide range of cooked and prepared foods. So to quickly summarize, these foods are made up using a base of something like bread, yogurt, or cheese. Often by combining these items in some way. But largely Fae prefer sweeter dishes, so pastries, custards, and sweet puddings are readily made and consumed.

The dietary preferences of Fae Folk are so well known that, more often than not, offerings left for Fae perfectly suit their tastes. Milk, honey, bread, and pastries make up the bulk of these offerings - with items like cheese or eggs being less common but still considered acceptable.

As an additional note! Fae can actually survive on nothing but Milk and Honey. Everything else they eat is more to supplement their diets for the sake of their own happiness. Because a happy Fae is generally going to be a healthier Fae. And healthier Fae are less likely to suffer from physical or mental sicknesses which could destroy them.

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What do they wear for clothes?

Very good question! Fae clothes are actually made primarily of plants. Usually. Sometimes they might be made of insect or animal parts.

They use a magic process to take plants and turn them into thread. This process revolves around putting them into a special machine powered by a magical crystal, which then turns the plants into thread.

These machines snag hold of the essence of an item and then unfurl it at the seams. Then this essence is carefully reworked into a more suitable shape. Then ta-dah! Thread! Some of these machines even have an open system that allows you to watch the items inside being converted into thread, and its really cool from a human perspective.

You could compare the process, visually, to how something in a video game might grow more and more translucent as it de-loads from the environment. It’s just there, then it’s not fully there, and then it’s gone. It’s essence having been completely reworked to be shaped into thread, which is then made into clothes.

But the process doesn’t have to specifically be used to convert plants into clothing. Rocks, crystals, feathers, insects, and other such items can be put into these machines and converted into thread.

Plants are most commonly use because they create the most comfortable clothes. Flower petals produce fabric which is softer than silk. Fruits likewise produce very comfortable clothing.

But items like rocks produce clothing that feels heavy and uncomfortable. Clothes made from rock are likely to be scratchy. If you were dumb enough to try and make clothes out of meat, then the clothes might not feel horrible but you’ll quickly notice the smell given off by the fabric.

Because these items are broken down to their essence and converted into thread, the resulting thread will still contain evidence of what it once was.

Sweet smelling items will produce thread that gives off a sweet smell. Items that were heavy or unpleasant to the touch will produce thread that makes for very, very uncomfortable clothes. Rose petals might produce a fragrant, comfortable shirt. But if you use its thorny stems, you’ll wind up with a shirt that will be uncomfortable, if not painful to wear because you’ll effectively feel like you’re constantly being pricked by invisible thorns.

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Do they have familiars?

Another wonderful question! The answer is... Yes! But also no, depending on the scenario. I will elaborate without going into to many details. But basically, Fae CAN have familiars but those familiars will not be other Fae.

A Unicorn, for example, is a natural born Fae and is ergo its own independent creature. It might live as a common horse in the wild, but it cannot be treated as such.

A Unicorn which is being ridden by a Fae is either doing so willingly, or it has been enslaved. You’d be able to tell which is which based upon whether or not the Unicorn is without riding equipment.

A Unicorn which is being ridden bareback without a bridle or a harness, is free, and is simply doing another Fae a favor.

A Unicorn which has been dressed in the attire of a working horse, has been enslaved and can only be freed by the removal of the bonds used to enslave it.

Fae cannot take other Fae as familiars, regardless of how animalistic the Fae is. An animalistic Fae is still a Fae, and is ergo considered free.

But Fae can take everyday animals (people included), and bewitch or enchant them to turn them into familiars or servants, often called “Nixies”. These familiars are “Fae Touched”, meaning that a master has willingly given them a connection to their own soul and magic in order to grant them immortality and the ability to use magic.

Note that this does NOT mean that Nixies cannot be killed, it simply means that they cannot die of old age, and that they will not age even if in the mortal realm. Nor does it mean that they die automatically should their master be killed. It simply means that so long as their master lives, they in theory, will not die of natural cause.

The magic that they have access to will also only ever be magic that their mastic could access. That doesn’t mean learning the same spells, but it means the same type of magic. If a Fae can use fire based magic, then their Nixie could potentially learn any magical craft pertaining to fire magic. Some Nixies even master aspects of the magic that even their masters struggle with, which is the main benefit of having them.

By all accounts, Nixies (Specifically the human ones) are technically enslaved by the Fae that command them, but they are not considered slaves. Nixies are also not helpless or without means of getting revenge, it only takes knowledge on how to turn the tables on the Fae to escape them if they are genuinely unwilling to be servants.

It must also be pointed out that by simply existing exclusively in the Fae realm for a long period of time, a mortal creature can become naturally Fae touched. Meaning they themselves become partly transformed into a Fae due to the magic of their environment.

This does not grant them the same status as a Fae or prevent them from becoming enslaved, but it does mean that they naturally gain the ability to use magic independent of a master. Which means that they can theoretically use magic to defend themselves and prevent themselves from becoming enslaved simply by displaying their power. These special cases are called “Nix”s, and they are effectively allowed to fight for their freedom to stand on equal grounds as Fae.

Additionally! As a fun sort of bonus - because of how the Fae realm works, anything born in the realm is automatically considered to be a Fae. A great number of Fae races (especially the non-humanoid ones) are actually the distant descendants of Nixies, aka Fae familiars. So a completely normal mouse, enchanted by a Fae, will give birth to actual Fae creatures if it goes on to reproduce. This same applies to humans.

In these cases, the freshly born 1st generation Fae are fairly sub-par in terms of ability, but the magical capabilities only increase with ensuing generations.

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Can the Fae feel the forest? Like, if someone picks a flower or hurts a tree, can they feel it?

Yet another great question!... Er, questions! The answer is sort of. Can the Fae feel the forest? In a way, yes. They can connect to the Earth itself, and through that connection monitor everything in their territory. The more territory that a Fae has control over, the larger the amount of space that they’ll have a connection with.

They can form a connection with their environment by going still and listening. They can take hold of a nearby tree or plant, or press some manner of wooden tool into the soil. The connection they form allows them to check the status of their territory as a whole.

But can they feel the plight of an individual flower being plucked? No. Plants are consumed every moment of every day. Constantly. From animals as large as elephants to creatures smaller than the eye can see. The ecosystem is a vast, complicated thing that is fairly well at maintaining its own balance. The ecosystem is built on a foundation of consuming and being consumed.

The everyday battle for survival goes unnoticed, as it is mundane and a process that exists to keep the wilderness in check. The plants grow, the animals eat the plants to keep them from getting overgrown, predators eat those animals to keep them from over-grazing, and so on and so forth. A single flower is not going to be noticed if it’s plucked. Being able to detect ever minor detail like that would be maddening, even to something like a Fae.

However, if a large section of the forest starts to suffer for whatever reason, that IS noticed. If a lot of plants start getting sick or dying all in one spot, they’ll sense it. Their territory can cry out in pain. As can the animals that live upon it. The land they inhabit is as alive as they are, and it will communicate with them its needs by telling them about its problems. The Fae detect these problems as a pain in the back of their head. The greater the pain, the more urgent the matter at hand. So they’ll deal with these problems in order of most urgent to least urgent.

[the1975attheirverybest]

the rebranding thing seems a kinda logical though as i think due to the newfound popularity etc there has been this like blending of him and the character almost? like i struggle to know when hes being serious vs joking especially when he does something racist like on the podcast and especially because he was talking in atpoaim about how art shouldn't hurt people and you should preserve your relationships it seems logical that he would want to be more sincere? especially when the bfiafl was about sincerity which was lost a little with the stage performance because to me atleast i was double guessing if he was being serious or joking when he would make jokes about trans people in sport and it definitely felt like he had undermined a lot of what he has said previously yknow? like if im being a bit vague and cryptic tell me but like obviously i dont think hes a truely awful person but it feels like he is dancing on the line sometimes - 🐸

No, I think, you’re 100% right. Though, with Matty, there are always contradictions and a million sides to each thing, hahaha. I mean, it’s part of what makes him who he is, and I love him for it, but it does feel overwhelming at times.

This is how I’ve always understood things (and please someone correct me if I’m wrong! I actually like discussing this stuff, especially with other fans):

The stage persona seems to be primarily about criticizing and/or testing liberal/ leftist values. And it includes EVERYTHING that he does onstage. From the eating of raw meat, doing push ups shortlist, consuming tons of media in an exaggerated format of having several TV screens at once (some of which played political coverage, some had commercials trying to sell you stuff, etc.), to the couch scene where he touches himself, the drinking excessively, the speech he would do about how he doesn’t know what it means to be a man in leftist culture anymore. And how it’s troubling but understandable that men tend to run to right wing nonsense because at least, over there, they have a set of very defined ideals for what masculinity should be.

BFIAFL is, itself, a deconstruction of masculinity in many ways. So it would make sense that the band wanted to explore these leftist values further in the show/concert. With all that in mind, I interpreted the whole “the thing about trans women in sports,” or “I had this Indian taxi driver today” or whatever where the band cuts him off with the song before he says something horrific, as him saying two very important things to us as an audience.

1. Even though the show SEEMS very loose and weird because he’s essentially just doing whatever he wants. It’s really not. It’s very constructed. There are people in charge. It’s very thought out, and if things went wrong, we would be able to tell.

2. All of his performance is about critiquing liberal values, but he himself doesn’t know what the answer is and finds himself still trapped within leftist ideology. The second that he “threatens to cross the line” like saying that shit about the cab driver or trans women in sports, the boundary is re-asserted with the art (in the form of his band mates cutting him off making him stop his contemplation and get back to being the musician).

Does any of this make any sense or do I sound completely crazy, hahaha???

I think the podcast thing is a separate conversation. I’m down to have it, but I know that most of us are sick of it at this point.

The thing is, though, Matty has said that “if you’re always sincere all the time, you get ever diminishing returns.” Like people stop believing it after a while and it gets boring and less interesting. So, it’s weird to me that he would lean into the sincerity fully? Idk friends. HES AN ENIGMA.

[that-angry-noldo]

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)? (mostly because of the epic brainrot <3 but pick something else if you prefer!)

and

15. What’s your favourite AU that you’ve written?

8.

oh boy which song would make a great au? fair lady allow me to RAMBLE

since you asked about epic, i'm gonna say it. i would MURDER to read epic / odyssey inspired children of hurin fic!! it's on my "to write" list and i WILL get to it someday. Just think about the potential!! Morwen as Penelope, surrounded by a crowd of merciless men in dangerous situation yet still unwavering; aerin as her servant, in dire circumstances herself but still holding a torch for morwen when she unweaves her work during the nights; sador as euricleya - he watches over young turin (telemachus) while morwen is busy with the suitors; rian, who passed away from grief after the news of huor's death (was he eaten by cyclops as polites or did he die later as eurylochus?); and HURIN, the odysseus, the MAN HIMSELF, who will do EVERYTHING to return to his wife and family (you want more bloodshed? then set him free; to get to his homestead, he'll make everybody bleed!)

If we're talking about a singular song, I'd pick "God Games" from Epic and make it about Finrod - maybe one of the Valar (Aulë? Ulmo?) thinks Finrod should be an exception from the Doom and be allowed to become alive again. I picked this song mostly because it would allow me to use the lines "what kind of sick coward holds back his power while his friends get devoured?/he didn't even fight scylla - didn't even try to kill her!/hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done!/never handles things upfront!/pathetic and weak like his son!" in relation to Finrod and oohh boy does it SLAPS in relation to Finrod

also a minute of shameless self-promotion but i do have a fic in progress that is finarfin-centric and is inspired by the cyclops saga - it's called "Hey Cyclops" and is the only tolkien fic i posted on ao3 :D

15.

I think I'm not going to surprise anyone by saying "werewolf au"?

It's not perfect and it's a horrible mess, but I enjoy writing it. It's basically a giant sandbox for me to play in! I can write anything anytime because i feel like it, without worrying about style or form. do i want to write finrod having an Absolute Worst, Bad, No Good day in Angband? Do I want to write Maedhros not letting Finrod eat raw meat? Do I want to write Finrod spending time with Hurin's family, or being Dior's godfather, or sleeping with his pack? This au and format makes it all possible and I love everything about it. besides, i'm glad i get to have fun creating something other people enjoy. also i think werefinrod slaps.

thank you for the ask! hope you had a good day today <3

[artforsimps]

Do vegans think we’ll just make a big grave yard for animals that died at old age? Do they think we’ll rip up forests and dig individual graves for each animal on earth with a head stone? They’d love that. They already don’t have a problem with habitats and rainforests being ruined for agave and whatever vegan “alternative” is popular. They don’t even bother with the cruelty of humanity being abused to produce their almond milk and raw sugar and chocolate

When do we stop farming? We make enough food to feed everyone on earth as is the only thing stopping us is the price. When we stop farming animals there won’t be leather that will last decades compared to fast fashion coats that rip within a single year of ownership. We won’t have wool either. What will they feed their precious rescue animals? Or should they be let loose to rip up some wild animals for fun? Loose dogs probably cause more harm to farm animals than the fucking butcher. A dog will get in the pen running around ripping out fur until they find one weak enough that they can tear into. They won’t even eat it. It’s entertaining for pets. The farmer is forced to kill the dog so it won’t get loose again because the owner won’t discipline it. Sure the dairy industry has its faults it produces green house gases and there are bad farmers but the same goes for the vegan food industry. who’s going to root for the vegan calling for the starvation of species and supports pets which literally kills hundreds of animals a year. When should vegans stop the death of animals? It’s part of a natural cycle. We’re born, we work, we eat, we die and mushrooms eat us. Animals are born they make milk they have kids they die we eat them then we die. Our pets eat meat and they can’t eat anything other than that and live off of it. Eating vegetables would make them slowly starve to death. A pet would eat their dead owner out of desperation we can’t just feed them every dead person on earth they’d get sick and die. By regulation and rules around raising and eventual humane slaughter we reduce suffering. Meat is a way of life.

Don’t even get me started on how vegans appropriate cultural foods as alternatives or hop onto whatever knew food is cool and claiming they invented it or how exclusionary it is for people with allergies or eating disorders or the fat phobia and entitled-ness or the wealth gap from how expensive their appropriation makes everyday food.

Mug you wnat to reduce harm to animals raise them yourself so you aren’t the one creating a demand for abuse or sorce your products through your own research. If you wnat happy chicken eggs raid happy chickens they’ll lay as much eggs as they are wel taken care of. Take. A class on how to butcher humanely without drawing it out. Use every part of the animal. Leather can last shears longer than plastic. Sheeting wool in the summer prevent heatstroke on sheep and creates sustainable clothing or even wall insulation. Milk can make cheese and butter to use as fat in cooking just like animal fat can be used kn cooking without needing to grow large plots of land for oil. Properly rendered tallow can moisturize the skin and be used for soap. Tools made form bone get stronger with age. Thousands of cultures have used bone tools for centuries for a reason. Plastic lasts for ever but breaks in a week. Bones are found thousands of years after the animal dies just imagine how long it could last after being processed into a tool. We have tools named after the use of bone as a material form how will it works like bone folders. If you want to be sustainable be sustainable but don’t creat an entire hierarchy of something as important as food to feel good about yourselves. It’s behind pay walls, it’s inaccessible to people with multiple allergies or eating disorders. Grandma and grandpa can’t raise a hoe and sow corn to survive winter. Don’t tell people they should starve because they can’t afford to and aren’t physically able to reach your “moral” high ground.

Build a fucking homestead and leave us alone

[nirnrootic]

for @oneiira, mierre.

Markarth was a pale and heartless city. Plenty suffered under the watchful eye of the Silver-Blood’s. They burrowed food into their swollen bellies, collected unfair coin into their greedy pockets … Indeed, they were solemn during outside ventures, but for those who caught glimpse of the Treasury cavity after dastardly deeds had since sailed: their teeth were grinned, and their eyes were mirthful. They took glee out of taking from those who needed it more.

Erosandros didn’t need to eat. At least, not in the traditional sense. Yet still did he acquire hearty grub for his assistant, even if he sometimes needed a poke or prod from Mirvon’s end to remind him to do just that.

It was Tirdas and it was cold. The trot to the markets was mundane. People fussing over prices, those who couldn't afford such slinking their hands where they ought not be, desperate to soothe the hackles of their grumbling belly. Erosandros made an effort to pay fully, especially for the farmers, whose fields had found their taxes painful and laden, rather than haggle. It was the least he could do.

On his way back, a small child, they must’ve been five or six, tops, looking as frail as could be, stared up at him. Ungainly bones stuck out where they ought be cushioned by fat and muscle, and their eyes big, pleading, yet sunken by hunger and stress. They fidgeted with their fingers. Erosandros was almost surprised he didn’t hear the clacking of bones as digits played with one another—but he knew what they were after.

The modest mountain of food in his basket.

He gingerly knelt. The child scooted back some, as though anticipating some reprimand, but quickly scuttled back forth when he offered no malice.

“What would you like?” he asked, a small, fragile smile forming upon his lips. “Perhaps a bit of fruit and meat?” The child nodded, their bobbing so rapid and eager it looked like their head might just fling off skyward. “Remember, you need to cook the meat a bit before eating. You might feel sick if you eat it raw. A small fire will do that fine.”

As Erosandros dove into his collection, procuring a hearty handful of apples and some fatty meat, tautly wrapped to prevent juices tainted anything nearby, he stilled. A feathery touch, fingertips gliding over bare chin—yet none were to offer the touch. None that could be seen, that was. The sensation was warm, a glimpse of summertime through winter-bound chills, yet still did Erosandros feel a shiver scamper down the columns of his spine, bumping headlong into the tailbone.

It wasn’t the first time he’d encountered a spirit. And he doubted it’d be the last. Living thousands of years opened plenty of opportunities—some which curled soured lips, others which cushioned a smile upon sharp cheeks.

Slowly, he departed the foodstuffs unto the child, who grinned broadly. It would’ve been a nice sight if it didn’t showcase the gaunt of their cheeks. Erosandros stood and waved, slowly making his way back to the clinic—but the nagging notion of being followed haunted him.

“Can I help you?” he asked to nothingness, once and only once he was sure he was alone.

Yet, he knew he wasn’t truly alone. Not really.

[nakachuchu]

Tiger Twins | Itadori Yuuji + Ryomen Sukuna

part nine

SYNOPSIS: You have a fever.

READER: gender neutral

WORDS: 796

WRITTEN: 02/27/2021

NOTES: Thank you for requesting! I combined these requests because they were similar to each other.

You knew you shouldn’t have gone to work today. You were feeling light-headed and feverish, but you were too greedy to see the twins, thinking that you would feel better once you saw them in the morning. 

You convinced yourself to feed the twins their lunch, then asked your boss if you could leave for the day. You were sure she would say ‘yes.’ At least you did some of the work instead of completely missing a day of work. 

You realized you should have just gone home and let your coworker feed the twins. You could barely carry the bucket of raw meat and unlock the door to their habitat. 

You knew it was a mistake as soon as the door opened and you fainted in the middle of the entranceway. 

Moments later, your boss rushed in once she saw the open door. She was afraid that the twins had escaped, but stopped once she saw your unconscious body. She lifted you into her arms and placed her hand on your forehead.

Moments later, your boss rushed in once she saw the open door. She was afraid that the twins had escaped, but stopped once she saw your unconscious body. She lifted you into her arms and placed her hand on your forehead.

Moments later, your boss rushed in once she saw the open door. She was afraid that the twins had escaped, but stopped once she saw your unconscious body. She lifted you into her arms and placed her hand on your forehead.

“She has a fever,” your boss said to the twins. She picked up her walkie-talkie and placed it near her lips. “We need a medic. Just a fever, but we can’t bring her home like this. Get some fluids ready.” She put the walkie-talkie and looked between the twins. “I’ll talk to the city hall about your good behavior. I’ll take care of Y/N for now.”

Once the medic arrived, your body was carried off and your boss locked the door to the habitat behind her. The twins glanced at each other in worry. Sukuna was too worried to even push Yuuji away when he came over for comfort. 

Once you woke up and had enough energy to walk, your boss sent you home in a company car and told you to take at least three days off work.

You were glad to have an understanding boss and all you could do was nod as you trudged to the company car. 

You took three days off to yourself, making rice porridge and eating that as all your meals. You made sure to take your medicine and drink lots of water as well.

You were sure the twins were worried about you, but you didn’t want to see them while you were still a bit sick. You wanted to show them that you were perfectly fine and healthy again. 

You felt much better on the fourth day. You called your boss to tell her you weren’t coming in for work, but you would visit the twins that night. 

The door to their habitat slowly creaked open. The twins were moping, knocking over pebbles with their paws in boredom and worry. It was all they could.

You poked your head in, and they didn’t notice you until you called out their names. Immediately, they rushed over to you, transforming into their human form halfway, as you walked into the habitat.

“Y/N!” Yuuji cried, tackling you and embracing you. 

You would have toppled over if it wasn’t for Sukuna holding you from behind. 

“Are you okay?” Yuuji questioned. “We got so worried. We didn’t know what happened and we thought you— You looked like you were dead and—“

“I’m okay. It was a fever. I feel much better after resting for four days straight. I’ll be back for work tomorrow morning.”

“Take another day off,” Sukuna demanded.

“But I feel better.”

“Take another day off.”

“You know I don’t get paid—“

“Do it.”

You pursed your lips and decided to ignore him. “What did you guys do while I wasn’t here?”

“Nothing,” Yuuji answered.

“Ah.”

You were sure your boss was crying over the loss of revenue and popularity because of how inactive the twins claimed to be. 

“Sorry you had to go through that,” you murmured as you patted Yuuji’s head. 

Sukuna grabbed your free hand and forced you to pat his head from behind. He tucked his head into the crook of your neck, rubbing his cheek against it and licking it to scent you since you had been away for too long. 

Your cheek was pressed against Yuuji's chest while he rubbed the small of your back. 

The three of you stood there for a while in a comfortable silence.

[luckyspacerabbit]

drell diaspora meta <3

as told by me! a mixed diasporic chindo (chinese-indonesian) :)

preface: bioware failed to flesh out Drell culture and heritage to my satisfaction so I wrote this meta for both my personal reference and because I wanted to represent Thane and Drell as people who suffer from a history that invokes parallels between real world colonization/imperialism, as well as portray his personal conflict with this accurately because it's very painful and I think gets naturally overlooked by people who lack this background!

Contents:

The Family Unit

Food

Music

Customs

Hanar Intervention (honestly read this bc I think it's the most important section!!)

1. The Family Unit

Size: They're small by necessity: as in there is no room on Kahje to support. This is a bit of a complicated topic. Drell families are likely to lose their children to the Compact giving them incentive to have more than one or two but it’s probably very expensive to provide for them. I can see a lot of cultural tension here. There are pressures in either direction. There's a lot of sadness too. It makes every child extremely precious.

Values: Independence is an important quality-- but not to a fault! Because family units can be taken apart at any time, being able to take care of yourself is a survival skill. In addition, spiritedness is a closely held value-- To make up for the loss of large family trees and ability to be in close quarters (due to the constant coming and going of family members) it becomes very important to showcase your passion-- whether to each other or about any matter of things in life. Overall, spiritedness is most important! caring and wanting to improve upon yourself as well as self-discipline and hard work.

A.N: Probably because, as evidenced by Thane’s dialogue, they've come to view what happened on Rakhana as like, self-inflicted or weak of spirit ( :( this has me extremely messed up. The whole situation is based on Colonialist propaganda honestly so this conflict to me is so personal and painful to watch in real-time because you can see it very plainly in Thane and you can tell he carries that generational trauma)

Carrying on: The ability to be vulnerable is not as important as the ability to show that you care, which can come from action or words, but usually, this means vulnerability and passion go hand in hand. Finally, homecoming is very important. Everyone is so scattered all over the galaxy, time together is time that counts. Bonding circles (An old tradition) have become “Bonds,” a colloquial name for annual family gatherings.

Read on Under The Cut <3

2. Food

Drell are born with a full set of teeth but they can’t be that tough yet. There must be specific dishes for each age to celebrate. That means as they age, softer meats-> harder foods are part of a traditional practice to track development! (Age 1 Birthday Food: Beetle Based Dish, so on till age 16/17)

Rakhana Diet: I also think that on Rakhana insects would have been popular! Because it’s an arid world and it would have been a very nutritious and accessible source of protein. It also strikes me that their recipes may have been very paste-based because it’s an easy way to flavor things when food is scarce! Also, paste flavoring like sambal (spicy chili). Other Foods:

Eggs? Eggs. It’s just a lizard thing but also! Really simple and easy to make.

Desert fruit! Water-based fruits that are similar to cantaloupe and citrusy things like calamansi.

On Kahje: Their diet must have to shift, so lucky they’re omnivorous.

Probably fish. Likely the main source of protein there.

This is off topic but I think that eating kelp runs as a joke for Drell on Kahje because of the similarities between their colors and striping. I don’t know what kind of joke. But I wonder if Drell teens will order fried kelp and point at each other like “cannibal”

Sauce…………. Dark sauces…...

You can tell the difference between a Kahje Drell and a Rakhana Drell (If they are still in existence? Most likely but very hard to find) based on their fish opinions

Raw fish consumption is normal on Kahje but Drell are not technically “built” for that diet so they may get sick with overconsumption! It must be well cooked to avoid illness.

3. Music

There's a natural inclination to communicate verbally due to their distinct biology.

Drell anatomy (throat) allows for unique sounds and trills

Highly present in language and utilized in music (On Rhakana there were probably dialects that incorporated certain clicks and trills as part of the “alphabet” just like irl, but I imagine those that can still speak it are very limited and it must be passed down or retaught through preservation efforts)

Rhythmic dance and music to tell stories and legends! Especially of great creatures that transcended into infamy. Like a big old serpent that through storytelling became a mythical dragon type of thing.

Clothing/Robes, loose-fitting and comfortable to work in Arid environments and allow for movement (tight ass clothes not the norm ashdjfk esp for dancing, Thane’s just a career man who thinks he looks good and he lived on Kahje so--)

4. Customs

The Pursuit of Life a.k.a Perah (I made this term up)

It's a cultural value centered around making the most of life through boldness. Seizing the moment because not every Drell gets the opportunity to call their life their own— this is in reference to both the compact and the death of Rakhana. Therefore if you ARE lucky enough to have ownership over your own life, you must not squander it. There are a number of purposeful benefits to Perah, such as:

Leading Drell off of Kahje (avoiding Kepral’s)

Giving Drell an “Adventurous” reputation due to far journeying and mixed work

A lot of Drell are able to form community ties outside of the home due to this norm! Because a lot of them have long and wide and journeys across the galaxy to share with each other and cultural commonality, they have an immediate kinship with each Drell they meet.

Puppetry/Masks

The Drell face is shaped like a mask so it only makes me think there must be culture-specific dances or plays utilizing masks in order to tell traditional stories and celebrate moments of life

There seems to be a lot of reverence and appreciation for the different and diverse, including animals and other species, leading me to believe that there are masks based on different creatures!

5. Hanar Intervention

Loss of Population: Effects

Destruction of the family unit, disjointed/fractured because of the Compact and limited living space on Kahje

Death of Rakhana leaving entire generations and specific regions behind, permanent severing between sects of Drell society

That means the inability to read certain texts as well as languages dying off between generations.

The disappearance of traditions, including many religions

Loss of understanding of Drell language and terminology

A.N: Thane is a rare case with access to high reading material and close ties to “hidden” communities/pockets of people; Most Drell do not know the meaning of Siha due to Hanar assimilating via Enkindlers

Most also do not know about traditional religion! I imagine these pockets must be so small. Thane probably had to work very hard to recover this knowledge which goes to show his complex relationship with his heritage.

It’s likely that there are factions of Drell who attempt to preserve and celebrate their culture despite being uprooted.

Possible rebellions/isolationists who reject the Compact which has mixed reactions by the majority of Drell community, not limited to shunning and disownment (:/ bc these things are sadly complicated)

A.N: Thane comments that it's an honor to fulfill the compact, which naturally implies it's shame to reject it. Let your imagination on the consequences of that rejection sink in.

A misconception is that Drell like to adopt whatever culture they live in but it's more like most of them lack the access to return and reclaim their own roots or have been shamed out of it

[sunflowerdaisybee]

hiya, I hope you’re doing well! if you have a spare moment, I was wondering if I could request a small continuation of froggy anon’s werewolf ask? :D I’m freaking obsessed with the concept and I have so many ideas..ok so firstly I think Karl would just start hanging out with wolf reader since he’s so close with human reader and super interested in learning more. I feel like he would probably end up falling asleep on reader while watching netflix or something because reader’s fur is so soft and warm, he finds it incredibly soothing. wolf reader instinctually watches over him while he’s vulnerable asleep like this because their bond is still very present in wolf form, just different. like,, have you ever seen one of those movies where the loyal dog lays at the main character’s feet while they sleep and stays alert to keep watch over mc?? it’s like that ! because you’re so sweet to him in wolf form he just kinda..forgets..that you are in fact a beastly, technically wild animal and ends up impulse buying you a bunch of stuff made for big dogs because he’s like ‘omg I know you can’t respond to me in this form but I got you this..it made me think of you 🥺🥺’. he 100% still views reader as the same person though, so it’s not in a patronizing way, more like ‘I know you have trouble navigating our house during the full moon, so I thought this might be more accessible to you while you’re in wolf form!’ he notices you can’t comfortably curl up in your human bed? there are at least three giant dog beds in different places so you can have your pick! he notices that you like to eat on the floor and prefer raw meat? he’s cooking for both of you now, and when he goes to cook meat for himself, he puts half off to the side to save raw for you and he’ll serve it to you on the floor! sometimes he’ll even sit on the floor with his plate next to you so you can still enjoy eating meals together! since he doesn’t stream super frequently, I think he’d try to avoid streaming during the full moon entirely in order to insure that your secret is safe with him. I imagine that reader can probably still understand him as a wolf, you just can’t speak back to him, so if he did stream he gives you a big warning in advance, but he can’t help but worry about your privacy and safety, so he ends up just skipping that month. he knows that you’re a very powerful supernatural being and he doesn’t have to take care of you, it just makes him feel useful. and you still do have some instincts that are out of your control, so he worries too much about the potential of reader howling at the moon in the other room when he streams at night since it would be nearly impossible to explain..

I’m so sorry that was insanely long, feel free to not respond if it’s too much ^^ -I’ve never requested before but perhaps I can be feather anon? :DD

Welcome Feather anon, and this came out as more headcannony but I already know I'm coming back to this at some point because I'm in love with this so don't worry, it'll make it's great return

Summary: Things Karl does for his werewolf roommate

Pairing: P!Karl X Reader

Pronouns: He/him

[A/n]: Requests are open <3

Full moon after full moon, Karl found himself hanging out with wolf you more and more. He just couldn't help it, after the first time he found himself more and more entranced.

In the days leading up to full moms Karl would make sure to stock up on meat, he would also insist on cooking it for you so you wouldn't get sick. He knows that you're too tall to properly sit at the table so he'll make his food and then sit beside you on the floor or on the living room couch.

When he started streaming he would always make sure to take of the day or leave the few days around the full moon open. He wanted to make sure that he was always available for you. He even goes as far as to tell friends that he can't stream during that time.

He knows that when you go dog mode that you still have your human intelligence but you can't properly communicate so he'll do the talking for both of you, carrying out whole conversations while you just sit there and listen. He loves to cuddle up with you and just talk about what's on his mind, it's therapeutic.

He also loves to cuddle and watch movies, you're so soft that he doesn't even need a blanket, he just wraps himself up in you. He has found himself accidentally treating you like a dog sometimes, looking at collars and dog beds but he quickly dismissed that upon realizing you're simply too big. He does buy you a bigger bed though, that was you can comfortably sleep in it while in wolf form.

One time though he gave into the impulses and bought this rope toy for big dogs and a huge dog bone. You loved both of them and would play tug of war with Karl via the rope, and obviously, you used way less strength than you had in you as you didn't want to hurt him.

Overall he just finds it like dog sitting every once in a while and teases you about it.

"You don't have to do all that stuff you know."

"Oh yeah because you're gonna cook a chicken for yourself when you're shifted."

"I don't need to cook it, I can eat it raw."

"You are only part wolf, you're still human and humans can't eat raw meat so no you cannot. Not in this house."

[bitchassbucky]

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Word Count: 2k

Warning/s: toxic/abusive relationship dynamics, gaslighting and manipulation, abduction, injuries were mentioned, stalking, dark!bucky x dark!reader, emotionally/mentally unstable!reader, dismemberment (not gore-y but still), three very special character mentions, shady corporate stuff, career sabotage?, food mention, sedation/drugging, f-words.

A/N: oh my god, this is the final chapter of CTRL. to all who read from the start, thank y'all so fucking much - from the bottom of my big-ass heart, thank you so much for coming along with this journey. this is my first FINISHED series, oh my god. to @babyboibucky (CTRL's number one fan), @sarge-barnes-sir, and @borikenlove thank you so much for indulging my inner degenerate GHJSDFG and for screaming (affectionately) at me when i first let y'all read the finished draft.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE END (just yet), i will be uploading TWO epilogues very soon: the explicit version and the not-so-explicit version. stay tuned!

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Your demeanor, character, even tone, changed.

Calculated, cold, unnerving.

But you sat there like a housewife in front of her husband, eating spaghetti and meatballs. Acting all dandy like there isn’t a man strapped onto the chair four feet away from you.

“C’mon, darling, eat! I made your favorite,” your eyes twinkled as Bucky helplessly tugged on his restraints, “oh, sorry, you’re tied up.”

Hm, sick in the head, bad for the heart.

“What do you want?” Oh, wow, even talking hurts for him. His throat is all dried up, he tasted something bitter under his tongue.

You chuckled, moving half a meatball around your mostly empty plate, “for you to stop treating me like I’m stupid.” You spear the meat with your fork, swirling it in the sauce, “I know you’ve been… checking in on me, Bucky.”

Oh, fuck.

“Look, I’m sorry, okay? I was-- I mean, look at you--” He’s making it worse. You’re mad. You’re angry because he was being a good friend.

He only did that because you were lonely and he’s right: you are lonely.

So lonely that you’re willing to kidnap a grown man to keep you company, “I’m so sad for you.”

“You’re aware you’re the one’s been tied up, right?” You’re curt as you should be, scooting over near Bucky to feed him.

“I can’t eat that—” If he wasn’t sitting down and tied, Bucky would’ve vaulted over you and called the neighbors, she’s fucking crazy!

You giggled, rolling your eyes as if he had the freedom to make a choice right now, “if you’re thinking of screaming… More than half of my neighbors are felons or on parole, I doubt that they’ll call 911.”

Jutting forward the fork, you let the prongs gently touch Bucky’s lips, “now, eat! We have so much to talk about.”

“No. I don’t-- I’m not hungry.” He shakes his head, the fork hitting his chin and clanking down the floor.

“Just eat the fucking food, Steve!”

Bucky flinched at your sudden outburst. The words—the name—seeping in a moment later. Steve? Who the hell is Steve? Was he your husband? Boyfriend? His head throbbed again, his mouth filling with saliva like he’s about to throw up.

You kneel down, pulling a napkin from the table to wipe the meat and the sauce from the floor.

“This better not stain.”

—

He promised thrice.

Once over pasta and meatballs, once over dessert, and once when you were clearing the table.

You relented, of course. Half because you love him and half because it’s getting annoying.

“As long as you don’t leave me, okay?”

“Yes, I promise. I won’t leave you.”

Bucky’s still seating on the dinner chair, slightly slumped without the ropes holding him up, “look, I’m really sorry about the anesthetic, I went overboard with it.” You look over to him—at least he’s regaining his fingers and arms again.

“It’s okay, babe, I wouldn’t trust me either.” If he could stand up, he’d go over and hug you. Helping with the dishes, peppering you with sweet kisses.

A genuine laugh slips out of your lips, “ugh, still… I’m really sorry.”

The last of the plates were neatly stacked, cups and cutleries were placed gently on a drying rack. It was getting late, you could tell.

“I’m not mad, by the way.” You muse, prompting Bucky to lean forward, listening to you.

“What do you mean?” He takes your hand into his, ever so gently.

“You did that,” you squeeze his hand back, gazing into his soulful eyes, “because you love me.”

Did you know that some people could read microexpressions well? Bucky went through a whole lot of them before answering, “of course, I do.”

Contemplating whether you call him out on it or not, you hum, placing a gentle hand on his jaw, “it’s okay, you’ll learn how to love me.”

He has to. He has no other choice.

Bucky clears his throat, “have you seen my phone?” His tone was hopeful, upbeat, maybe he can reach out to someone, anyone, before you can do any more damage.

“Yeah, ‘s on the couch.”

He tried to move, he really did. Bucky’s fairly strong, he can bench an easy 140 on a good day. But even the beefiest motherfuckers have no match for Propofol.

“Don’t worry about your friends, they’re not worried about you, Buck.” The coolness of your tone sends Bucky into a panic—again. “D’you wanna check your messages though? There’s a lot of ‘em.”

Grabbing his phone, you asked Siri to read him his latest notifications.

Urgent: Notice of Immediate Termination

From Joaquin: Where are you, man?

From John W.: Do you have copies?

Urgent: Notice of Immediate Termination

Urgent: Gross Misconduct

From Joaquin: Bucky, what the fuck?

From Samuel Wilson: Pick up the phone, Barnes. You’re fired.

17 missed calls from an unknown number

From John W.: I knew you were a freak but holy shit, dude!

72 text messages from an unknown number

Bucky never really liked horror movies. It made him jumpy and anxious. Too paranoid, even. But now? Now he’s sure that people have never experienced sheer fright before.

His toes cramped inside his boots, his feet were cold, sweating. The little hairs on his legs stood up, goosebumps littering the entirety of his body. If he held his breath, he’s sure he could hear his heart hammering out of his chest. The blood rushes past his ears and onto the base of his skull—he’s gonna be sick.

“What,” he gulped back the saliva pooling in his mouth, “what did you do?”

You’re irritatingly calm, “well, I mean… We’re already together, what do you need those for, right?”

Putting a warm hand over his forehead, you cooed, “poor thing, you look sick.”

—

Bucky thinks it’s well past midnight when the anesthetic wore off.

His limbs were heavy, he had to lean on the wall every couple of steps to regain his balance. Helpless. He’s helpless and you both know it. As if it’s a bear trap, Bucky carefully took his phone from the coffee table.

Why would you leave it unattended?

The screen lights up as soon as he picked up, his lock screen littered with ‘fuck yous’, ‘sicko’, and his personal favorite, ‘motherfucker.’

Ignoring the glaring messages, he went straight for the emergency dialler and—you took out his SIM card, snapping it into two neat pieces, placing it beside the phone.

Bitch.

The golden surface of the card was scratched too, he can’t do anything, use it as a toothpick, maybe? His phone was just as good as a paperweight.

He looks out of the window, limping towards it. Even if he could climb over, it would take him forever to get onto the street. Your neighbors would probably think that he’s just on a bad trip.

“It’s bolted shut. Perks of living alone as a single female.” Your voice made him flinch back, like a kid whose hand was halfway down the cookie jar.

Bucky plays it off with a cough, he can’t be weak now, “no, babe, I was checking out a noise. You ready for bed?”

You smiled softly, taking his hand and draping his arm on your shoulders as you prop him against you, “almost, big guy. Gotta get you settled in bed first. Are you tired?”

Nodding, Bucky kisses your temple, “yeah.” He just needs to play with your sick little games until he regains his strength.

Where would he go? His reputation and his job are besmirched, his apartment is probably crawling with forensics too.

“You fell down and banged your head earlier. Nasty cut on your head too. I told you to not tire yourself much.”

You hit and drugged me but I digress, “Yes, darling. ‘M sorry.”

“You scared me, Buck. I thought you were dead.” Are these tears forming in your eyes?

“I’m not leaving you, not by any chance. I promise.”

He promises a fourth time.

—

Your bedroom was bigger than he thought. But of course, he only saw your desk and your bed through the webcam.

Save from the Ted Bundy-esque corkboard you have in front of your workspace, he feels weirdly at home. You tucked him in, reminding him to wake up every two hours for the painkillers.

“You’re not going to bed?” He muses from behind you, all cocooned in your blankets.

“Just need to take this phone call real quick, babe.” Your back was turned from him as you work on your company laptop. He noticed that the webcam is covered with white tape.

The sound of an incoming call filled the room before you quickly answer it, your voice turning hoarse and raspy as if you’ve been crying.

Hi, Mr. Wilson. I’m so sorry for the late call. Do I- do I need to come in tomorrow? I just... I don’t feel comfortable facing everyone—I used all my home hours this week and—

Miss L/N, I’m glad you reached out to me. Is it okay if I record this call for security purposes? It’s just for you, me, and the HR department.

You turned to Bucky, your face is stone-cold but your voice belonged to someone so utterly helpless.

No, you don’t have to call into work tomorrow… Or any other day.

A dainty gasp and a fucking sob comes out of your mouth, your eyes were telling a different story.

Am I fired?

God, no. Please, Miss L/N, don’t worry about that. We want you with us through this entire debacle. We want you to take some time off—paid. We’ll also grant you… a grievance package.

You could almost hear what he would say next.

As long as you don’t talk to any members of the press or any journalists until our friends in the PR department can clean this up.

A triumphant smile creeps on your bare features, putting a finger in front of your lips, you mimic a ‘shh’ gesture to Bucky.

You round up another mirthless sob as the CEO drones on about the bureaucracy of this whole thing.

He was really nice to me, you know? He took me out on dinners and lunches. He even brought me to his place and I– nothing happened but I can’t stop thinking about it.

I’m really sorry, Miss L/N. I thought he was…

A good guy? I really thought so too.

Please stay offline for a bit, just for the weekend, alright? Someone from the HR department will be in touch with you for the process. We don’t wanna be a hassle more than what Barnes is. On our behalf, please accept our deepest apologies.

Jesus, this guy had the PR department cook up an apology letter.

Thank you—thank you so much, Mr. Wilson. I’ll keep in touch.

You burst out in laughter a second after the call ended. Hearty laughter, the one where you can feel your belly tightening.

“Did you hear how good I was, baby? Oh my god, we had them fooled.”

We? Fuck your ‘we.’

You slide over the covers, propping up yourself with your elbow as you turn to face Bucky, “don’t worry, you don’t need them anymore. You have me, yeah? We have each other.”

—

Out of the most bizarre things that happened to him last week, finding dismembered fingers in the fridge was the least of his concerns.

“Honey!” Bucky calls out, holding the ziplock bag with a pair of tongs.

You bound down the stairs, your laptop in hand as you squint, “what am I looking at?”

Bucky hesitated, maybe he’s going insane too, “fingers. Dismembered fingers—are these yours?”

Setting down the laptop onto the table, you peck him on the cheek, smiling as if him holding a baggie with human remains is just your Sunday normal, “god, I hope not. I need my hands to do things.”

As soon as you look back at him, you dropped the facade: “those are Steve’s. Well, used to be.”

Bucky’s afraid to ask the question where’s the rest of him?

“You know the term pinky promise, right? Well, it has a dark origin.”

Just as fast as a bustling train, Bucky rakes his brain for all the times he promised you something. Hoping that he won’t end up with a stump for a hand.

One vividly bright memory is seared into his brain though, the days blurred together with sharp edges and mismatched colors: we love how we were taught to love.

So, who taught you how to love like this?