#unsafe binding

[freddesbokhylla]

What an incredibly transmasc book, really

[arecaceae175]

for the pride month prompts:

trans sky.

he can't breathe? maybe he should take off his binder and stretch? has he got cramps? does he wanna sleep? the chain just supporting him. mentions of t4t groozelink?

twilight cheering him up and showing off top surgery scars???

HI HELLO I WENT BONKERS WITH THIS ONE

Summary: Twilight and Legend notice Sky struggling with his binder, then Sky grapples with jealousy. 2.2k words, angst and hurt/comfort.

I hope this is ok! It's a bit more angsty than I intended, but oh well. I fit quite a few of the prompts in here. And it also got way longer than intended, but that's a good thing lol.

Warnings for lots of dysphoria and discussion of unsafe binding practices.

Excerpt under the cut :D

"Sit," Legend commanded, then plopped onto the ground herself. Twilight followed, concern still clearly displayed on his face. Sky grimaced as he sat, his binder pinching one of the rolls in his skin. He kept his eyes on the trees so he wouldn't have to see the way his body settled. It was always worse sitting. He couldn't easily adjust the tight fabric of his binder underneath his layers of tunics and chainmail, so he wiggled until the pinching stopped.

"Everything okay?" Warriors asked.

"I'll holler if we need anything," Twilight said. Sky appreciated the lack of audience as he sniffled and wiped his nose on his sleeve.

"Ew," Legend mumbled. She pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket and threw it at Sky. Sky caught it with a wet laugh and used it to wipe the snot and tears off his face, though they weren't quite finished yet.

His chest ached. Crying always made the pain worse.

"Can you tell us what's going on?" Twilight asked.

Sky turned his head away. There was a bug hopping across the forest floor. He followed it with his eyes as a hand absentmindedly rose to rub his ribs.

"Shit. When was the last time you took off your binder?" Legend asked.

"Oh," Twilight hummed in realization. "I knew you looked out of breath after the battle this morning." 

Sky choked on a sob. He knew he wasn't supposed to wear his bonder during exercise. With the speed Warriors was leading the group with, the hiking itself qualified, and he was already overworked and out of breath after the run-in with monsters. Sky had thought for a long time about whether or not to wear the binder when he got dressed that morning, but one look at his reflection in the clear lake water and his decision was made for him.

"I'm sorry," Sky mumbled. His head dipped forward, chin resting against his chest. He desperately wanted to curl into a ball, but the fabric of his binder was digging into his skin enough just sitting upright.

"Don't apologize," Twilight said softly. "It's okay."

"I don't even know why I'm crying," Sky said through his tears.

"Do you want to change out of your binder for a break?" Twilight asked.

Sky shook his head as another sob broke through. He winced and a hand flew to his ribs. They were already bruised, and the crying hurt.

"Twilight was trying to be nice about it, but you don’t actually have a choice. You need a break." Legend's voice was harsh, but not unkind.

Twilight leaned forward and put his hand right in front of Sky's leg, as close to physical comfort as he could get. "Bodies are bodies, nothing more. Yours has carried you this far, so it deserves a break, yeah?"

Sky sniffed and nodded, reluctantly. He knew he was well over the recommended wearing time, and that was not counting the exertion of the day. Plus, Sky admitted to himself, his binder was really hurting. "Yeah."

[withered--s0uls]

More Trans Varian stuff?? DEPRESSING ASS HC FOR PRISON TIME

Varian not being allowed to keep his self made binder in the dungeons, so he binds with bandages.

If we go with the common fic interpretation that Varian was mistreated by guards in prison, he specifically uses bandages intended for his injuries to bind instead.

Varian invented binders in Tangled-verse btw I don't make the rules.

[transmangains]

This is your sign to use oil when removing trans tape. I just ripped off a piece of my nipple

[peepeepy]

little comic based on a convo with @peppersoxmin666 on my side blog :)) bind safe

[lowkxytears]

as someone who really embraces being feminine and love my boobs, i feel like that i do not deserve a binder and that i would be just wasting resources that nonbinary and trans ftm folk need. but then i remember the time in my life where i wore six old training bras and one sports bra that was two sizes below my usual all at the same time every day to school when i was twelve, how i couldn’t breathe and was getting red angry marks on my shoulders and sides because of how tight it was, but also how happy i was to be flat-ish chested. i still crave that feeling.

i feel like i’m in a constant cycle of deserving and undeserving

[faggotfungus]

Crazy that I have to feel my ribs shifting under my skin and my spine compress under added pressure just to feel comfortable going outside. But no, top surgery is an unnecessary, purely cosmetic procedure.

[buysomecheese]

Sometimes you accidentally set yourself up to bind for 13 hours straight

[herciawillstealyourgender]

Been wearing a binder since sunday last week lol

I think im too cool to have broken ribs, but now i have a headache :/

[white-cloaked]

Their second favorite weapon: their own body. ((LINK.))

[theiceemperor]

POV: You didn't notice you've been wearing your binder for way too long because the suffocating feeling is like an anxiety/panic attack so you thought nothing of it.

[son-of-pendragon]

If throwing your sword doesn’t work... ((LINK.))

[jeremiah225]

This is not what you expect and it's messed up wrong

[lookingforthesilverstars]

Just had a bit of hands on experience regarding running with a binder. Can't recommend. 0/10. I'm dying. Help me.

[metalchairz]

Just looking.

I fucking typed up a whole thing, something that got things across well, I try to copy it, and it didn't fucking copy. Bullet point list instead:

Feeling dysphoric today, so I wrapped tensor bandage around my chest to neutralize it. I did not wear it, it's not safe too, I just wanted to look.

I don't want a chest and nipples, I am uncomfortable with them.

I can't wear anything on my chest, no bra, no binder, because of pain.

I came out a year ago to the world at large. Very few people are respecting or acknowledging that fact. Everyone uses "she" "her" "girl" "ma'am" "miss" "lady."

I want to exist. I have no courage or bravery to speak up or correct anyone.

My bone structure is far too slight to pass as anything but GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRLGIRL.

I do not want to take testosterone.

I speak in a very high voice.

I don't want to cut my hair short, but even if I did, all people would see is GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL STUPID GIRL.

Why can't I exist as a nonbinary person, ae/aer, they/them, not a man, not a woman, not in between, just a person.

I can't bring myself to be brave and even mention dysphoria to my counselor, or my mom.

My doctor has no idea, not sure if she'd believe me when I say I've been this way for years.

I'm autistic, that makes me more open to criticism and attack.

[spider--hyphen--man]

Me, for years: "I prefer to prioritize my physical health over relieving dysphoria. I would never bind unsafely."

Me, now that my gc2b binder doesn't fit anymore and haven't been able to lose weight to make it fit again, wearing 3 sports bras to flatten as much as possible: "shut up."