#it's really not that big of a deal

[serickswrites]

It’s Really Not That Big of a Deal

Warnings: hidden injury, bruises, escape

“It’s really not that big of a deal, Caretaker, let’s just get out of here,” Whumpee said pulling their arm away from Caretaker. “I’m fine.”

Caretaker eyed Whumpee warily. They were not so certain. But they couldn’t risk Whumper walking in. “Ok, but if you start to feel unwell, we’re stopping. I don’t care if we are just outside Whumper’s gate. We’re stopping. Am I clear?”

“Crystal. Now can we just go?” The bruises on Whumpee’s face made them look paler than usual. 

Caretaker nodded and quickly made their way back to the entrance. It was a long way and they needed to get out of there as quickly as possible. “How are you doing?”

“‘m fine,” Whumpee said as they huffed and puffed behind Caretaker. “Just a little out of shape.”

Caretaker eyed Whumpee, but kept going, not wanting to waste precious time. 

It was only when Caretaker returned their focus to escaping that Whumpee let their mask drop. The pain from their ribs was incredible. But they had to keep it a secret from Caretaker. At least until they were both to safety. Because if Whumpee stopped to say they were having a tough time breathing, or that the world was spinning around them, Caretaker would stop and both would be trapped with Whumper. 

I can rest. After. After we’re free. Just a few more steps. Whumpee was so focused on putting one foot in front of the other that they didn’t realize they were in fresh air. “Oh,” they said as they ran into Caretaker’s back. “That is nice,” they muttered as their knees gave way, adrenaline finally leaving their body. 

“Whumpee!”

[toastingpencils37]

Remember how on May 31st, the Dragons Rising Part 1 episodes released in Chinese? And how a ton of people where throwing shitfits, crying about how "they were leaked"?

I'm sorry. But they weren't leaked. It was June 1st in China, meaning that they were officially released, meaning that people shouldn't have been complaining like they were.

[hummingbird-of-light]

June of Doom Day 29

29. “It’s really not that big of a deal.”        

| Bruises | Secret | Acceptance |

TW: dolls, hypothermia, major character death

A/N: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

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"So... it's really not that big of deal, laddie. But... no one is allowed to know, okay?"

Montgomery Scott felt very agitated as he led his wee co-worker down into the basement of the outpost. He had found the secret door by accident, when he had stumbled drunk into a huge shelf and somehow had activated a hidden mechanism.

Never had he expected to find such a huge secret on Delta Vega. He had thought of the planet to be his punishment, when actually it was a gift.

Keenser followed him without a word. Well... of course without a word. After all, the lad wasn't very talkative. But maybe that would change as soon as he saw what Scott had found in the basement.

Like he had said, it wasn't really a big deal, but he still felt kinda proud of his discovery. 

When they reached the dark room, Scott couldn't help but ask his Roylan friend if he was ready. He got a grunt in response.

"Okay, okay. Three... two... one... bam!"

The Scotsman switched the light on and as soon as he looked at his surroundings, his smile faded.

"What the-"

Keenser blinked a few times, before he looked up at the human. He grunted again in a questioning way.

"It... it was right here! Where is it?"

He had seen it! How could it have disappeared just like that?!

"What?"

Oh, Keenser had found his voice apparently. He eyed the empty room once more, as if he'd find something hidden anywhere.

"The doll!"

At that, Keenser just cackled quietly.

"Doll?"

Scotty, who had searched the room over and over again, furiously turned around to look at him.

"Aye! It... it was a life-sized doll of a human being! Someone must have hidden it down here as a joke or something!"

It had sat in a corner of the room. Scotty had even touched its body which was made of porcelain. It had been there!

"Imagining things," Keenser just said, shaking his head.

"Nae! I'm not! I'm not imagining things. It was right there!"

He pointed at the now empty corner. A doll couldn't just vanish like that, could it?

Keenser still didn't believe him. He kept on laughing as he left the room, leaving behind a flabbergasted Scott.

"It was here..."

++++++

It drove the engineer nuts. For the next three or four days, all he could think about was that doll.

Whenever he closed his eyes, he saw it in front of him.

Pale skin. Black hair. Blue eyes. It had looked just so pretty. And he really wanted to see it again.

Almost by themselves, his feet carried him down to the basement again one night.

He had to take another look. He had to see that pretty face once more.

However, Scotty was disappointed. The room was still empty.

He ran a hand through his hair. It was impossible! It was just crazy! It had to be somewhere!

The Scotsman was just about to leave again, when he saw something strange from the corner of his eyes. It looked like... light.

Slowly, he walked over to where the light was coming from. The glow came out from behind a cabinet. With all his strength, Scott pushed the piece of furniture aside and he couldn't believe what he saw.

There was a tunnel behind it!

As if in trance, the Scotsman moved through the tunnel. He knew what was waiting for him at the end of it.

He knew that it was the most gorgeous thing he'd ever seen. And he was right.

The doll.

It was standing right there in the light, its arms outstretched. There was a bright smile on its face.

As the doll's arms wrapped around him and they started to dance, Scotty felt like he was flying.

He was free! He was as happy as he'd ever been.

He didn't feel the snow beneath his bare feet. He didn't feel the cold starting to swallow him whole.

All he could feel was the warmth of the doll's body pressed against him. It felt like... heaven.

++++++++

When Lt. Keenser found his co-worker Montgomery Scott outside the outpost in the morning, frozen to death, he didn't understand how the man had ended up out there. It would forever stay a secret.

[paranoillusion]

very slightly annoyed at an au that's becoming increasingly popular in a friend group (10 wounded)

[captainkirkk]

Concept: Peter actually got bitten by a totally normal spider. It's just a coincidence that his mutant powers were awakened around the same time

[coolxatu]

hey got some important news. the affordable connectivity program that helps poor and disabled people afford internet is going to run out of funding by april 2024 if we can't convince congress to renew it

i know emailing and calling politicians often seems like a waste of time, but this is gonna hurt alot of people (myself included) if this program is allowed to disappear. we really need to raise some awareness and get this program the funding that it needs. ACP is a game changer for literally millions of people. this is the only way many homes can even get internet, and in this day and age internet access is pretty much a necessity for almost everything. its gonna be a huge blow to have this vital program taken away from those who depend on it.

[redsray]

i love the (slightly cracky) premise that the newer batkids like duke who weren't around during jason's genuine "i hate the batfam" era would sometimes forget that it even happened so there'd be times where it would go:

Tim: where are you going

Jason: got a call from a friend in the alley, some fuckers need bullets in their knees. tell B and i'll kill you

Tim: no you won't

Jason: i dunno, i almost did it twice, third time's the charm

Tim: boooo you'll have to try harder

Jason, flipping him off as he leaves: watch your back, timmers!

Duke, who was sitting next to Tim the whole time: ??? he almost did it twice???? i thought he's joking when he says that????

Tim: oh, he is joking whenever he says that now. try a few years ago and it wouldn't have been as much of a joke

Duke: ???????????

Tim, snorting: i'd like to see him try again, anyway. once you realise that spends 80% of his free time in the local library he becomes no better than a nerdy loser who happens to be a bit dangerous

Duke: DUDE

Tim: what? do you find jason scary?

Duke: not usually but DUDE?!?!?

[uncanny-tranny]

It's honestly frustrating that I've seen non-Russian queer people almost bragging about how they would be illegal in Russia, labeled an extremist or terrorist. Russian queers are in danger, their government has made it clear where it stands, and it's made this effort for the better part of a decade (even longer, perhaps). This will kill people, don't mistake this for a quirky little proclamation from a government, akin to somebody saying the sky is pink. Russian queer people were already expressing their fear, and the least we can do now is express our love for them, and advocate with them.

Russian queer people, I love you. I love you all so much. I am so sorry, I cannot begin to express the grief that I feel, and I hope that you are safe. Words cannot encapsulate how I feel as a non-Russian, and I cannot hope to comprehend how it feels to actually be in this situation.

[bixels]

tarpit site.

[juney-blues]

when you're part of a group with structural power over another goup, you really do gotta just learn to say "i am not exempt from 'fuck 'em' when relevant" whenever someone expresses frustration with you or people like you.

[cozylittleartblog]

worst way to start my new year, thanks. i have a lot of things to say about these companies but i'm tired and just keeping it focused to the pin side of things for this one. do not ever buy pins from these companies, literally ALL of them are stolen from small artists like me. if you want to buy enamel pins, check out etsy, and artist's personal websites and shops! (though even Etsy has some bootleg pins that ship straight from china, so tread carefully…)

Every pin I've designed is, thus far, EXCLUSIVE to my etsy. if you find it anywhere else, it's been ripped off! and once these stupid bootlegs pop up, it's basically a never ending game of whack-a-mole trying to get them all taken down...

[orbbo]

For fanon swap, possibly eldritch etho?

feelin' casual (its another one you click)

[halfghostwriter]

“… so basically just about everyone in my life has tried to kill me at least once, it’s kinda become my go-to way of making friends, just striking up a conversation with anyone who shoots me. It’s worked with just about all of the rogues in my hometown, including my clone-turned-sister who I had brunch with just last week. Even my parents used to shoot at me, but that was only for like a year or so and in their defense they didn’t actually know it was me, haha. It’s kinda funny, the only person who ever managed to actually kill me was a friend of mine who didn’t technically kill me the first time, and then only did it a second time to fix some rewritten timeline stuff, and I still dated her for a while after that. Oh, speaking of dating, my first girlfriend tried to kill me WHILE we were dating, but again, in her defense, she didn’t know it was me haha. But yeah, that’s kinda why I kept talking to that guy while he was pummeling me, just a bit of a pattern I’ve wound up developing. Anyway, what was the question again?”

“… How did you get in my safe house, and do you need medical attention.”

“Oh! I crashed through the window, and probably. Also, I’m gonna pass out.”

And then Danny passed out.

[2hoothoots]

been chatting with a friend who's playing through PN2 again and i want it to be known i will not hear anyone say a WORD about Hollis giving Raz a hard time at the beginning of the game. if anything she is OUTSTANDINGLY accommodating to this random ten-year-old who wandered in unattended off the plane in the middle of an extremely tense situation

[clairenatural]

okay but you see sam has ALSO fallen for dean's act. sam also believes dean to be the macho, daddy's soldier, beer boobs cars guy he presents himself as. this is why sam makes fun of dean whenever he even lightly steps out of that mold and thinks it's harmless banter instead of attacking an insecurity. it's why he laughs when john talks down to dean in the early seasons and it's why he seems surprised when dean is more comfortable with himself in the later seasons. it's why he just scoffs but doesn't push it when dean puts up a front and refuses to talk about his emotions and just accepts whatever excuse he makes at face value. it's why he offers dean a strip club to make him feel better when cas dies. and this isn't his fault!! dean has spent a very long time perfecting this image in front of everyone and ESPECIALLY to sam because along with it comes safety and security and stability and the only person. who has consistently been able to see through it. is castiel

[artemismoorea03]

DP x DC Prompt: Chilly

Danny doesn't feel the cold at least not natural cold. Sure, sometimes when his Core acted up he would feel cold but the weather in the Mortal World couldn't reach that level of cold with the closest thing being space, and even then it wasn't that close to the chill of an Ice Core. This made it easier for Danny to travel light after things went South in Amity Park because he didn't have to worry about packing heavy coats or thick blankets. Just a jacket, a spare change of clothes, a phone and charger. This worked best for him.

Unfortunately he didn't consider how this may look to people, especially when weather reached record lows in Gotham City, snow reached record highs, and people were looking concerned. But nobody looked more concerned than a guy with a red motorcycle helmet and more corrupted ectoplasm in his system than was probably helpful.