#why do these things happen when I'm taking a powernap

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GUYS HOLY SH*T

HOLY FORKS IN ALL MIGHTY SILVER CUTLERY

we did it

idk who made this happen- but we did it

I was literally asleep when this happened but holy moly I'm sobbing. The drawing gained the recognition it deserves.

I blame @silli-illi for this kebdjde tysm

Thank you all for the support you are all so amazing, I really didn't expect this drawing to not only receive this support but to actually even reach the silly person themselves.

I will not spoil what happened next but let's just say you should look forward to a Hytale video when it releases :)

Thank you all again, I'll happily curl up in my artist hole knowing my efforts had finally paid off. Thank you for your support agghhh

Reddoons will never get to see this but I'm so proud of this piece so I'll post it anyway

I basically promised to make a fanart of Reddoons playing Hytale however I struggled to draw in the Hytale blocky style, ig it's my fault

But hey at least I tried to make this piece as epic as possible and learn something new when making it

Rip this piece being buried on the internet and never seen.... it shall forever remain unseen...

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Heart V

Mapi León x Ingrid Engen x Child!Reader

Summary: You're sick

Ingrid knew there would be health issues throughout your life. She knew that routine doctor's appointments would happen every year for you. She knew that the medication you took lowered your immune system.

She knew that at some point, you'd get sick.

She didn't realise it would be this quickly.

You woke with the sniffles which turned into a sore throat and then a headache and a bad tummy. It all spiralled from there.

It started on the weekend.

Saturday was spent going to a check up. Sunday was game day but on the drive home, you threw up all over yourself.

Monday was a day off and it was clear that you had no hope of getting better quickly. You were sniffly and tearful and it was an all-around bad time for everyone.

They take it in shifts with you. Ingrid stays with you for one half of the night. Mapi takes the rest of it.

There's twenty minute powernaps fitted in between it all when they can manage but most of their time is spent up with you as you struggle to find sleep.

"Mapi!" Ingrid calls," Come on, we've got to get to the car!"

She paces the length of the apartment with you in her arms. Your nose is all stuffy and you've woken up with the worst case of blocked ears of your life.

It's clear your ears are giving you the most grief. You whine and huff and desperately pull at them as if it will dislodge the build up in them.

Mapi's getting changed from her evening shift with you and Ingrid can do nothing but pace and pat your back in the hope of settling you back down.

It's been another bad night. You slept in short half an hour bursts in between crying, puking and crying some more.

Mapi skids into the room, still in her socks as she throws things into your bag, stocking up on medicine and water and your favourite toys. She hops around the room as she forces her shoes onto her feet before practically sprinting out of the door.

You make it to training just on time despite your awful wails the entire journey.

Patri and Pina both wince as Ingrid walks in with your sobbing form.

"What's wrong with her?"

"She's sick," Ingrid says plainly," Badly. The doctor said it's the flu."

As if to prove her point, you burst into a violent coughing fit and Mapi is instantly trying to soothe your throat with water as soon as it's over.

"Did you give her medicine?"

Ingrid angrily drops her bag into her cubby. "Oh, wow, Patri! What a revolutionary concept?! Giving medicine to my sick toddler! Why didn't we think of that?!" She snaps.

Ingrid sighs deeply as she looks at herself in the mirror.

"Sorry," She says after a long breadth of silence," I'm tired. I didn't mean to shout."

"No," Patri says quickly," You've clearly got a lot on your plate. I hope the little one feels better soon."

There's a respite briefly during training when you decide the hot Barcelona sun is perfect for napping in and you sleep under a tree nearby, wrapped up in a blanket despite the warm weather.

Mapi learnt very quickly not to fight you when you said you were cold despite the fever ravaging your body. All she can do is hope that the extra warmth breaks your fever so you can feel better when you wake up.

She's kind of happy with the outcome of your nap.

You've sweated out your fever which is good but you still feel bad. Your nose is still stuffy and you keep rubbing at your ears to unblock them.

The worst part of this now is that you've got clingier than ever before. You latch onto Mapi as soon as you see her and refuse to let go.

She's kind of glad all they're doing now is general fitness stuff because there's no way she could do anything technical with you still attached.

It's pushing it doing fitness stuff too but Mapi had come prepared.

It was an impulse purchase when you first fell sick and Ingrid had laughed until she cried when it arrived. Mapi was not dissuaded and she brought out her purchase, ignoring the snickering from Patri and Pina behind her.

With you still clingy and wanting nothing more than to crawl into Mami's skin, you let her manipulate your limbs into the toddler carrier.

She straps you in and then straps it to her chest.

She stands and has to find her balance quickly before triumphantly turning around to show everyone her solution.

They all laugh but Mapi doesn't care, not with the way you relax so easily against her and not when you fall into another fitful sleep.

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So this is gonna sound weird but google isn't rlly giving me answers and I'm curious. Is it normal to want to sleep in a/the/your bathtub, especially when the brain isn't great? I haven't slept in borderline 3 days and everything in me says to grab my stuff n sleep in a (at least mostly) dry bathtub. This thought always appears when my brain's scrambled so I'm thinkin it's bc I'm from the Midwest so tub = safety in (extreme) chaos/confusion? I live w/ other ppl so I can't w/o complications but I'm very tempted so i might. Also I low-key wanna know your thoughts abt this bc I enjoy all y'alls words n theories, amongst other things but this is too many words ✌

“(2/2)  I'm open to talk abt it btw! I don't know much but I'm thinkin it has to do w/ the security of enclosed walls/being able to physically (visually?) Block out the rest (constant overhanging knowledge?) of the physical world. Ik it definitely differs on a personal bias. Mainly asking bc no one ik offline knows n maybe y'all or others know/can expand? It's both interesting and confusing bc sleep deprivation ✌ “

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Huh. That’s interesting. I haven’t heard anything about that and I’m not from the Midwest so I don’t know if that is a cultural / common thing related to the hazards of the midwest, but I could definitely see it being a thing.

To be honest, the bathroom is one of the most comfortable and relaxing places in a moment of high stress and anxiety because of the increased control and security I have when I’m in there among other things, both trauma related and not. In the realm of mental health, I don’t think the desire to sleep in a bathtub is all too weird. Its also I guess kind of crib like and might be helpful if age regression is an issue and the walls help with security or something?

I dunno, its a hyper specific topic that I really doubt there is any research or information on, but that is something really interesting to consider XD

I mean sleep where you can and where you need if sleep is an issue you have. Sleep on the floor, sleep on a dining table for all I care XD Maybe if you think it’d be helpful but are too shy of getting caught or something you could make up some excuse as to why you’d be in the bathroom for a while (taking a shit maybe?) and just take a powernap or something. With sleep deprivation something is better than nothing.

To be honest, a large part of our mental health coping and management in public scenarios is a LOT of expert skills in excuses / cover up stories / half truths. Our mom when she was learning of our messed up mental health would be like “What do you do when this happens at work” and I’m just like “Lel I ask for a bathroom break cause my stomach is mad and then take five to ten minutes to fix my brain” or something XD

We do a lot of weird stuff to self regulate and care for us around physical health / mental health issues and if we are in a place where people might judge us in a way we aren’t able to handle, I just kinda try to come with a sneaky way to still do that and/or risk is cause grabbing those moments of self care and coping - weird or not - is really important when everything is a mess tbh XD

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