#its not talked about enough

[theaverewrites]

Dead On Your Feet - Whumptober 2022

Why was it so hard for them to tell him anything?

Xiao told them time and time again: if you're in danger, call me. I will protect you. And yet, the only time the Traveler ever seemed to call upon him was for frivolous matters such as food-tasting. Not only was such a thing an insult to his skill, it was worrying. As far as Xiao knew, the Traveler was a mere mortal. One of exceptional caliber, yes, but mortal nonetheless. Why did they always seem to drag themself into the problems of the divine?

This time, the Traveler had visited Wangshu Inn after a prolonged stay in Inazuma. Xiao had never left Liyue, but he would've if it meant keeping them safe from what they'd go through there. They told him all about their multiple showdowns with the Raiden Shogun, the death of the 8th Harbinger, the war, all of it. 

They usually never spoke of their problems, of their journeys nor their frustrations. So Xiao sat and listened, not wanting them to shut themself down again. Perhaps that was when he should've noticed it. But he didn't. 

He also should've noticed when they became so uncomfortable with their own body. The two of them would sit and talk in the rain on the balcony. But after Inazuma, the traveler avoided the rain. They said they didn't want to wet their clothes. If that was the real reason, it was unlike the Traveler to be so materialistic. 

Most importantly, he should've noticed their newfound fear of lightning. With every strike, every rumble of Thunder and every flash of light that filled the sky for but a moment, he could feel their fear grow and manifest.

As they were hunched over, asleep, he noticed.

Crawling down the back of their neck, the rest covered by their clothing, was an untreated burn mark. No doubt from lightning. They must've noticed that he saw it, because they stood up instantly, their clothing once again covering the injury.

"Traveler."

They didn't turn to look at him. He couldn't see their eyes, so he could only assume that they'd widened. 

"You're hurt."

Once again, no response. Xiao furrowed his brows. Why were they ignoring him? He moved in front of them, his own eyes widening at their pale complexion. Without warning, they stumbled backwards. Xiao was behind them quickly, his chest providing support for them. He gentle scooped them up, disappearing with the wind.

He lay them on his own bed, quickly calling for Verr Goldet to call a doctor. The Traveler's breathing was irregular. They had flushed red. Was it an infection? Could burn injuries even become infected? 

Xiao didn't even realize he'd been pacing until Verr Goldet arrived with Doctor Baizhu, a man he didn't exactly trust—ethics wise, anyhow. He knew Baizhu was of incredible skill. But still, he had no other choice but to allow him to see them. 

"It's possible they've developed Sepsis," Baizhu told him after the examination. "Their neglect to get it treated led to dead tissues not being removed. That leaves them vulnerable. It's not certain, but it's a possibility."

Xiao didn't know what Sepsis was, nor whether or not it was fatal. But after Baizhu let him into their room, he took a seat next to the Traveler’s unmoving body. Their breathing had steadied, their chest rising and falling. A frown adorned Xiao’s face. He would remain here until they woke.

Whenever that may be.

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

being a student during peak pandemic was so fucking surreal like. "it's not an excuse to fall behind" I cannot stress enough to you how much A Worldwide Plague Upending Life As We Know It is literally one of The Top Three Reasons to fall behind

[hinamie]

morning glory

[densewentz]

When a cunty witch beats you to death then steals your boy toy for eternal torment 😢 (based on that 'don't you miss her???' meme)

[3rdsday]

Tommy basically said "the DSMP was good because it was, and still is, loved" and that basically sums up my feelings on the matter too.

[stil-lindigo]

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[idolomantises]

i never liked the idea that good trans rep has to be so subtle its easy to miss. nothing wrong with a character saying "im trans" or dealing with their experiences as a trans person.

just let them have a personality too, don't tokenize them. And make them a weird freak. we need more trans characters that are weird freaks.

[feelo-fick]

OH WAITER!!!!! WAITER!!!! MORE PINING LAIOS AND CLUELESS CHILCHUCK PLEASE!!!!!!!

[sonicaspeed123]

You don't get to misgender people yes even if you think they're cringe (get over it), yes even if you don't understand it (get Over It), yes even if you think they're a terrible person (irrelevent), yes even if they have done objectively horrible harmful things (still irrelevent,) and yes, even if you think they "can't really know for sure" because of their disability (that's fucking ableist, shut your goddamn mouth.)

[messiahzzz]

it’s been almost a year now… is the bg3 fandom finally ready to talk about how gale’s “hubris” is the sole product of actively feeding his insecurities further and straight up denying him help & guidance when he was at his lowest and needed it most. it’s not one of his core traits and never was. he isn’t some closeted power hungry monster that is just waiting to be enabled. what he wants is admiration, recognition and acceptance. which is also what he sought from mystra before the orb disaster happened. he had no desire whatsoever to become a god himself or challenge her rule, he simply wanted to be seen as sufficient in her eyes (“to serve her better”). to be as equal as he could possibly be in a relationship with a literal deity. he has a deep passion for magic and knowledge that affects almost all areas of his life and enjoys the display thereof. he wants to be the smartest person in the room and enjoys when his work is recognized. he may be perceived as arrogant when it comes to his skill, but he IS NOT hubristic. it truly takes so little for him to be wholly content.

[tmos-time]

the funniest thing erisolsprite can do to eridan and sollux is attempt something new i think

[superhell]

house md is wild because house tells wilson that he’ll sacrifice many things but never himself and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he

[halalchampagnesocialist]

This was just a random thought but thinking about the way Zionists act like lineage is always linear (when as Jews they should know its not for a variety of reasons) and therefore they keep making the argument that Palestinians are directly descended from Arab settlers from the peninsula which is such a weird hill to die on. Because if you put aside the fact that there is evidence of Palestinians being descended from peoples existing in the region prior to the conquests who at that time were very diverse themselves!

There is also evidence that Arab settlers did in fact settle in Palestine both prior to and during the conquest, but so did Kurds, so did Turks during the Ottoman era, and so did many other ethnic groups during different periods… after all it was quite a cosmopolitan and religiously important place with many people such as pilgrims and traders passing through… however for the people who chose to make Palestine their home, over time they converged to become culturally and ethnically Arab (of the Palestinian variety) prior to national identity existing, and then later that became Palestinian in name.

But the reason why it’s such a weird hill to die on is that this was not unique to Palestine at all. If you look at Europe, so many countries as we know of them today constituted many ethnic groups within their borders including many languages spoken but simultaneously there was steady migration too, but over time those groups also converged to form a common ethnic, racial or national identity.

And I understand in some cases people were forcefully assimilated and forcefully converted, regardless of where in the world, but the point is why are Palestinians the only ones denied their homeland based on this argument despite it not being a unique case to Palestinian Arabs?

[imaybe5tupid]

Touden observations

(I hc them as fantasy Norwegian)

[clonehub]

Tell me what y'all think of this headcanon:

CCs get their own quarters, but sometimes they'll sleep in an empty bunk in the barracks.

It's an unspoken thing. CC will check the logs and see which squad might have a space open, which happens on occasion. Regs say that clones can't be swapping bunks and rooms all the time, but this is one of those things that a command clone is kind of above.

Getting your own quarters is a privilege. The privacy is novel. The silence can be unbearable.

The clones spend almost their whole lives falling asleep to the sound of their brothers breathing. So sometimes a commander will bunk with a squad. I headcanon that after Teth happened and the 501st went from a formidable foe to just six men, Rex and those six men all slept in the same barracks.