#lipreading practise

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Leverage: Redemption 2x02 'The One Man's Trash Job'

The crew's mark is at the auction showroom. Parker needs to lip-read to find out what he plans to do.

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[the-fiction-witch]

Signed P2

Media The Maze Runner

Character Newt

Couple Newt X Reader

Rating DARk + CUte

Warning SA + ABUSE / VIOLENCE

I shifted a little and began to stir in my hammock a little. I already knew I was wide awake but I wanted to cling to this sweetness for as long as I could. I opened my eyes and saw the gentle grey of the day, that strange grey colour from where morning had come as light flooded the glade grass but the sun had not yet peaked over the walls. The fires all burning out soldering and smoking, the sound of twigs and crickets over the boys snoring. I looked down to the most beautiful of sights, I laid on my back on my hammock in my vest and my shorts, and my shoes kicked off before bed, around me were Y/n's sweet arms as they enveloped my torso protectively, she wore my hoodie that hits her thighs and her panties her shoes kicked off too. Her Y/H/C hair was up in a messy bun strands falling in her face, her eyes closed and her lips parted as every so often she let out adorable sleepy little wheezes. My arms had been around her all night keeping her safe and close.

I did my best to keep still and just enjoy the moment but she stirred a little on me her head nuzzling into my cheat before she shifted sitting her chin on my sternum and her sweet Y/e/C eyes fluttered open.

I smiled at his beautiful she is, I blew her a kiss and she blew me one back.

She giggled a little and signed to me

“Good morning newt”

“Good morning Y/n”

“How did you sleep?”

“Perfect, I got to cuddle with you all night”

She smiled, “is it that cosy?”

“Always” I sighed with a smile “How did you sleep?”

“Very well, shall we get up for breakfast?”

“Five minutes?”

She nodded and closed the gap between our lips, I happily kissed her back stroking my hands up and down her back as our slow gentle kisses became more passioY/ne and it wasn't long before we were just laid in the cradle of the hammock making out.

“Get a room!” Minho complained ashe jogged past,

“Slim it min!” I yelled back

He laughed at us as he ran and Y/n sighed at him “Hey! I know what that means girlyglader!”

She squealed and hid herself in my arms so I wrapped them around her tight to protect her and kissed her little head as he ran off leaving us alone again,

"Love you," she signed,

"Love you too," I signed back

After a while, we did get up and we headed to the kitchens hand in hand as usual even if she was refusing to give up my hoodie.

“Morning” I smiled to fry,

“Morning,” he nodded, “hold up. I wanna see if my practice has been paying off” he smiled before he faced Y/n fully and slowly signed to her as she had been practising still speaking out loud so she could lipread and I could hear him make sure he wasn't messing up, “morning Y/n how did you snooze?” He sighed

“Sleep, not snooze” I corrected showing him the sign,

“Ah- sleep sorry” he sighed

She smiled so widely so happy she could actually talk with people now “Very well, thank you fry. Newt is a good pillow”

"ughh what did she say?" Fry looked at me,

"she said thanks," I smiled, "And that I'm a good pillow," I chuckled kissing her,

"what's for breakfast fry?" She signed,

He struggled a little but did his best for her, "Hashbrown and bacon,"

She looked confused and looked at me so I signed it for her,

"Hashbrowns and bacon, your fave Y/n."

She smiled and clapped her hands with an excited giggle,

We got our breakfast and went and sat under our usual tree signing as we ate,

"Should be nice weather today,"

"I think so, very warm,"

"Not too hot though like last night,"

"Last night was far too hot,"

"I didn't mind, so long as it's still cool enough for you to want to cuddle with me, Y/n,"

"I always want to cuddle with you,"

"I know you do, but aren't you too hot in my hoodie?"

"Cosy is worth the hot,"

I chuckled, "If you say so, Y/n," I signed, "I just don't want you to get too hot love,"

"I'll be fine, I'll just have to have extra strawberries to make up for it,"

I rolled my eyes, "That's not an excuse for extra strawberries Y/n,"

she didn't answer just ate her bacon avoiding my eyes,

"Hey!" I signed more aggressively, "Do not ignore me just cause you don't agree with me," I laughed,

"Can't hear you," she signed,

I laughed and kissed her lips, "Don't be cheeky,"

"You love when I'm cheeky,"

"No, I just love you all the time. Come on finish up and we'll get on with some gardening,"

"And strawberries?" she gave me her sweet pleading Y/e/C eyes,

"yes, strawberries,"

I finished up my gardening work for the day so I returned my tools to the shed with Zart and grabbed my pad to make the list up for the box, of course, went by Y/n and kissed her on the lips which she happily returned,

"bye-bye,"

"bye-bye,"

I headed off and got on with my list, everyone was busy in preparation for the box to come up today as everything was dangerously low. I made up some notes counting supplies in the slicers when I spotted something out of the corner of my eye, My hoodie.

I smiled and turned towards the deadheads, aww she must have come to see me on her break, she is so sweet. But the moment my eyes met her I knew something was wrong.

She was limping, her legs bruised, her shorts gone, her hands clamped on the hem of my hoodie to cover her, the hoodie all she had, her Y/H/C hair dirty and pulled out her bun, her sweet face... her pale skin stained with tears, her Y/e/C eyes flooded by them, she cried silently as she hobbled over.

"Y/n!" I yelled dropping everything to rush over and take her in my arms, she was trembling, and frightened, I didn't ask what happened at first I just held her, checked her over for all her little scrapes and bruises, giving her a million kisses to soothe her and make her feel safe and protected in my arms, as I checked her over I got more and more worried, I thought she had just taken a tumble in the gardens but her injuries where worse than that. I gently took her jaw in my hand and pulled her up to see my eyes, I was shaking now too as I signed and mouthed to ensure she understood me, "Y/n... did someone hurt you?"

She nodded but her hands could only sign the same thing over and over as if it was all her mind could make, "Please no, Help me,"

I took her hands in mine protectively and kissed them all over tears welling up in my eyes, I checked we were alone and slowly I moved my hand up her thigh which made her cry more intensely but I whispered against her skin, "It's me. It's me. It's just me." I muttered, making her feel my lips forming the words against her skin, I lifted the hoodie and saw her panties had been ripped off her too. Rage boiled inside me and I signed as fast as I could, "Who did this?"

She didn't answer she just whined and cried as she held my chest, I wrapped my arms around her one on her back to soothe her and the other in her hair giving the top of her head little kisses making sure she felt safe and protected.

"Who. Did. This. To. You." I signed,

She didn't answer, instead, she pointed. She pointed her arm and fingers trembling as she pointed towards the deadheads where a boy emerged, he was new only came up last month and named Tyler.

I nodded and kissed her once more,

I gave her a good squeeze and took her back to the hammock to get her some fresh clothes once she was there I tucked her into the hammock with another kiss letting her get some much needed rest,

"I love you so so much," I signed to her,

She still trembled but she just about managed "I love you too,"

"Bye-bye," I signed,

"Bye-bye," she signed back,

"I'll be back soon, and I'll bring you lots of strawberries," I told her kissing her again before I turned and marched into the glade in pure rage,

Minho saw me and seemed confused as he was running back from the maze,

"Ughhh what's happening?" He asked,

"I'm gonna kill him," I muttered,

"wha-" he tried to come after me but I found Tyler having his lunch so I slapped the ever-loving shit out of him knocking him off the table and onto his ass,

"Ahhhh! shuck! what the hell newt!" He complained,

I didn't say a word I was too full of boiling anger, I kicked him forcing him on his back, and my vision became a tunnel to see him and only him, to think of all he had done to her, I was a silent violent menace as I sat top of him and punched him over and over and over and over,

"NEWT!" Minho forced me off him,

And I saw what I had done, Tyler lay on the grass bloody, likely with a broken nose and maybe worse, coughing up blood, a crowd had formed around us other gladers who were called over by his screams, and blood covered my hands, vest, hair and face. I had been relentless... a ... a monster... I lost all track of everything and just lost it on him. I felt awful for a second, but only a second as I knew he deserved it for what he did to her and I lunged at him to attack again but Minho held me back.

"What the shuck is going on you shanks!" Alby yelled as he arrived he was shocked to see me, "Newt? Your second in command you're better than this what's going on?"

"Y/n..." I said her name coming out my lips like a growl,

"What about her..." He asked,

"it was just harmless fun," Tyler spoke up and it took Minho and Ben to hold me back from losing it on him again,

"Never harm another glader we all know these rules," Alby said,

"He's harmed alright." I nodded,

"And you just harmed him back-"

"No... No I didn't." I answered, "There is so much I could do to this piece of klunk!"

"What. Happened." Alby demanded,

"Tell him." I demanded, "Tell him what you did to her you SHANK!"

"It was nothing..." Tyler answered drying some blood,

"What did you do?" Alby asked,

"Me and Y/n just had a little fun, he got jealous," He smirked at me,

"FUN! YOU ARE A BASTARD!" I screamed breaking free and punching him across the face but Alby forced me away, "You raped her! You are cruel! Selfish! and an abuser!"

"Is this true?" Alby demanded,

"It was fun-"

"You LIAR!"

"Where is Y/n?"

"In our hammock. Resting. Crying her eyes out becuase of you!"

"She never said No,"

"And she didn't say yes either! she's mute! She doesn't speak you bastard!"

"I came up and flirted with her,"

"She's deaf!"

"so you admit you did this?" Alby glared,

"Yeah! I did it! She didn't say no. She just kept signing over and over Yes. Yes. Yes." He growled, "she loved it," he smirked as he signed the motion she must have been doing,

"That's not yes." Alby glared as even he knew enough to know Tyler was wrong,

"What?" he asked the colour drained from his face,"

"That's No. Stop." I told him, "You fucking Rapist!" I screamed but Minho held me back again,

"Pit Now." Alby demanded so Gally and fry grabbed Tyler to force him to the pit no matter his protests, "He'll be banished at sundown tomorrow."

"Thank you Alby," I nodded,

"You're not off the hook for this." he said, "Never harm another glader. I know what he did was bad... and I don't blame you for defending her. But this can't work with a second command on a hair trigger." he said,

"I understand," I nodded,

"You're demoted, to third in command, Gally will replace you as second. Take care of Y/n and once she is better you have a week in the pit."

"...Okay," I nodded, agreeing to such terms, Minho let me go so I straightened up and got clean, everyone returned to their business and I fetched as many strawberries as I could and took them to her where Y/n sat in the hammock still awake but her tears drying up, "Hey Y/n,"

"Hey newt," she signed back slowly,

"How you feeling?"

"... bad,"

"I understand, he's in the pit. Banishment tomorrow. and I broke his nose."

A small smile cracked across her lips, "Thank you newt,"

"You're welcome, I love you too much to let someone hurt you. In anyway but like that esspecially."

"I love you too, I'm sorry I should-"

I stopped her taking her hands and kissing them, "You have nothing to be sorry for, all I want is for you to feel better."

"Okay..."

"Good, I brought you strawberries, you can have as many as you like," I smiled,

"Thank you Newt, could I have a cuddle too?" she signed

"You May," I kissed her head and left the strawberries by the hammock before I climbed in spooning her and giving her a good squeeze, I moved and whispered against her skin letting her feel the words my lips made, "I love you so much, I promise you I will keep you safe. No matter what." I kissed her neck and she nodded before she turned to face me and wrote back on my hand,

"I love you too, thank you my love,"

My heart melted and I gave her lips a soft little kiss holding her as tight was I could to make sure she was safe. 

[of-beasts-and-blood]

Location: St Mungo’s Present: Fyodor & Anna ( @anna-wit-locked​ )

With each passing attack, the unease in Fyodor’s house grew. Declan was busier, working overtime some days to deal with the vast influx of patients that came in after each disaster. A lucky few only needed one-time appointments, but most people suffered longer lasting damage. Like Anna.

Fyodor could see the toll it took on her, losing her full range of hearing. She tried to stay positive but there were times she slipped. When Declan mumbled, or there was a loud noise she couldn’t place, her smile tightened. Fyodor had been doing his best to try normalise things. His pronunciation was crisp enough for her to lipread, but his sign language gestures were atrocious. He had hands for hauling cattle, and not for anything nearest intricate.

His fingers twitched as he subtly practised one of the basic phrases Anna had taught him. How… are… you… doing. Doing. Doing. The last word always tripped him up, with its fingering and circles. Do-ing. He was still rubbing circles on his chest, brow furrowed in confusion, when Anna came out of her check-up. He stood up and made his way over to her, eager to get them out of the hospital and doing something mundane. “What did the Healer say?”

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[agonized-aloo]

practising my lipreading by watching tiktoks on tumblr with the sound off