#callum will be perfect

[whump-it]

So it, uh, looks like I finally wrote some of Callum's story! Enjoy!

The patient had narrowed their eyes at him when he had walked in, three student doctors and two trained nurses trailing in after him.

"I know you from somewhere," the patient had said.  "We haven't met have we?"

"I don't believe we have," Callum had answered, holding out his hand to shake.  "Dr Callum Morrow, consultant surgeon."  The patient had looked at his hand then back at him.

"Oh that's it," they'd said, not taking his hand. "That's why I know you.  You're the one on the TV that time going on about how bad the Collection Programme is.  That's it."

"Hmm," Callum had hummed; a noise of practiced polite, non-commital doctor-answering. 

"I don't want you operating on me," the patient had said.  "No way.  The things you've said about that family.  They lose their parents first, and then if that's not enough, that poor poor girl gets murdered.  Then her brother dies in a car accident and you're the one saying how bad you have it!?  You asked to be a Donor.  There's not one of that poor family left to defend themselves.  My cousin had a BP and they got on like a house on fire.  I don't trust a word you say."

........

Sitting in the hospital restaurant, the conversation played over and over again in Callum's head.  He had picked the restaurant quite deliberately over the harsh silence of his office.  It was as anonymous as a man in scrubs with scarred arms and a scar around his throat could get in a hospital.  Too many other people all caught up in their other people drama to notice him.  He doesn't think that he'd have said anything for the patient to complain about, but the truth is that he's not sure exactly what was said after that.  He would have been polite.  He'd not have risked his record at the hospital or his registration as a consultant by being rude.  That much he knows is true. 

Quite what his students must think about him though was another matter entirely.  His past isn't a huge secret and every new person that he meets, every patient, every new recruit, every student he trains and mentors, they all eye up his scars and whisper when they think he's not looking.  But to hear the way that the patient had spoken to him can't have inspired a huge amount of confidence in him.  Patients hardly ever tell a surgeon that they don't want them to be the one performing their surgery.

In front of him, the plate of chicken curry and rice was getting colder by the minute.  It wasn't even that he was particularly hungry, but the restaurant staff weren't overly keen on people coming in and taking up room that paying customers could use.  And so, chicken curry it was.  He had mashed it down with the back of his fork into a lumpy puree.  A cold one, which he sat and stated at.  To the side of the plate, the small dish of melon and custard that he'd picked up for literally no reason suddenly had a use.  He tipped the melon and custard into the curry and mashed it all together.

Perfect.

Just like Master Hayden would have made for him to eat.  Something with vitamins and nutrients and very little consistency.  Something just right for a little wretch who has atoned.  And with very little appetite, Callum ate the whole plate.  Ingratitude is not to be even thought of.   Someone had taken the time and effort to cook this.

And manners cost nothing.  He sighed as he pushed his chair back and took the plate, bowl, cutlery, and tray to the rack where they are meant to be stacked by whoever used them.  Not left at the table for the staff to clear away.  Yes, manners cost nothing, he thought as he muttered thanks to anyone in a uniform on his way back to his office, keeping his head down and eyes on the floor as he went.  Getting to the office and closing the door behind himself was a blessed relief.  Straight away he went to the shelf where Haz was always sat, ready should he be needed, and picked the teddy up.  Pressed him to his face.  Breathed in the smell of his fur.  It smelled like home.  Like real home.  Not like atonement in a basement, covered in blood and mud, a cracked masquerade of perfection that never really was. 

The knock at the door was unwelcome, when he had only been in there for less than a minute.  On instinct born of stress and panic, the noise made him flinch and twist Haz's ear.  He chewed his lip and whoever was on the other side knocked again.  Carefully, he placed Haz back on the shelf, unwilling to let him go so soon, and opened the door to find his favourite nurse, May, stood the other side.

"I heard what happened," she said with no preamble.  It was part of why he liked her so much.  She always had his back and always had her ear to the ground.  And always got straight to the point.  "Did you put Haz back on his shelf when I knocked?"

"Yeah," Callum said, rubbing at his forehead, at the spot where his bruise always used to be.  Where, if someone really looked hard enough, they would see a slight dip that was left from his brain surgery, another step along the road to recovering from what Master Hayden had done to him.

"Do you want to get him?" 

"Umm... yeah.  Yeah I do,"

"Well, come on then," she said, hustling him gently back into the office.  He didn't need to be told twice, hurrying back to the shelf and grasping Haz hard.  "Better?"

"Much," he said, pausing for a moment.  "I...I never lied May.  Never.  It's all true.   I can't lie because it's not allowed and rules like that stick.  They stick when they've been carved and burned and beaten and broken into you."

"I know," she said, coming to him and taking his hands in hers, Haz squashed up in between them.  "Everyone who matters knows.  And anyone who doesn't know?  Doesn't matter."

Callum looked down at their hands.  At Haz. 

"If this bear could talk," he said with a sigh.

"If this bear could talk," May said.  "He'd tell you how wonderful you are.  And how proud he is of you.  And he'd say thank you for keeping him safe all this time.  Most of all, he'd say we'll done and thank you for telling the truth to the whole world."

He could feel his throat getting tighter and thicker with the feeling of tears as he listened to May speaking.  As she stepped in to keep him from sinking too far back into the past where all he had to rely on for safety was a list of ten rules and the tenuous safety of atoning for temporary perfection, knowing that one day his luck and his time would run out. 

The past was not the place to be.  Anything that had dressed itself up as safety back then had been a lie.  He didn't have to rely on those lies anymore.

"You want to call Rory?" May asked quietly.  Callum nodded.  He wanted to do that very much.  Very much indeed.  May squeezed his hands before letting go, standing on tip toes to press a kiss to his forehead.  "You be back for ward rounds on time Dr Morrow, you hear?"

He smiled at her and kissed her back.

"I'll meet you down there."

Tagging the old team but it's been a while. Please say if you want off the list! No one is more surprised that this got written and posted than I am! @haro-whumps @grizzlie70   @castielamigos-whump-side-blog @bloodybrambles @iaminamoodymoodtoday @burtlederp @my-whumpy-little-heart @pepperonyscience @faewhump @whump-tr0pes @spookyboywhump @finder-of-rings @liliability @whumpfigure @girlwithacoolcat @tears-and-lilies @inpainandsuffering @whumppsychology @ashintheairlikesnow @justabitofwhump

#whump #oc callum #the collection box #oc callum morrow #collection box #oc rory #whump community #oc rory linden #whumpee #whump recovery #oc nurse may #oc master hayden #where do people go when they've had enough of their lives? #the Collection Programme #Callum will atone #Callum will be perfect #oc haz

[rcbertleckie]

CALLUM TURNER as JOHN ‘BUCKY’ EGAN masters of the air · part five

#masters of the air #mota #motaedit #hbowaredit #hbo war #edits #tvedit #hbowardaily #ronsparky #violaobanion #olympain #userstaud #john egan #callum turner #buck is gone and he is an emotional wreck #BUT his hair is STILL perfect like dont piss me off

[acciohunks]

These are some great photos posted on contourbygettyimages

#callum turner #his hair looks perfect too #masters of the air

[nottrusttworthy]

Callum Turner — someone in the mirror

#HES ACTUALLY MY DREAM BOY #i would let him do unspeakable things to me #callum turner #hot people #hes just so perfect #hes so babygirl #hes so pretty #he looks like an angel #beatiful #black and white #british man #actor #justprettypeople

[jordanllynch]

olivie blake should have never give me that last crumb, now I'm going to eat her whole marzipan house and live rent free in the space between delusion and canonical events

like: "a glimpse of platinum blond winked before the lens." ???? that useless pathetic blond man is totally alive and peeling oranges for the love of his life tristan caine.

#the atlas complex spoilers #the atlas complex #callum nova #tristan caine #tristan x callum #novacaine #ta6 #the atlas series #lit #ch: callum nova #otp: he'd peel an orange for tristan #series: the atlas #the series as a whole is trash but novacaine? perfection. #ch: tristan caine

[eaion]

#I wanted to make a thirst post from the high def ds eps :D #though it didn't succeed very well but I don't care :D #due south #ray kowalski #callum keith rennie #duesouthedit #my gif #due south 3x10 #perfect strangers #anyway it's a perfect episode too

[moeblob]

New OCs

(briefly, humans and supernatural beings have to team up for building better relations with each other and all the supernaturals can shapeshift and take on human appearances but also have their 'original form'.)

OK so I was GOING to draw fanart today - I had a fun idea and everything! But health anxiety (and anti-anxiety meds) wore me out so I kinda .... slogged through OCs as a treat to me. I am going to go to the doctor tomorrow so HOPEFULLY it's all okay.

#my characters #also kite is the worst socially and says things he thinks are surely fitting for a human conversation #but ends up insulting grady with 99% of the comments and that makes grady not fond of him #but then grady is like super pleasant to others and doesnt know how to act around kite and flubs a lot too #its a disaster and the twins are like oh no this is painful #mr tengu that was so tacky you cant say that to a human #mr tengu you cant DO that to a human STOP BEING LIKE THIS #while callum is just like wow this is hilarious thanks for bothering my younger brother its adding character to his life #and kite is stressed because thats the least encouraging thing to hear ever thank you v much hes TRYING to adapt #but also kite isnt his real name and he doesnt know squat about humans BUT he knows they have the internet #and so hes like well the problem is i dont want to actually say my name to you all because what if i am Online (TM) #and so he asks for a new name and then is like he should name me - the tiny one who wants to kick my ass should name me #so grady is like ....... nooooo...... dont............ and then suggests kite bc he's done google research #and kite is a type of bird and according to wikipedia has some familiarity to tengu so therefore yeah #and kite is like !!!!!! DOES HE ! KNOW THINGS ! and happily accepts the slightly researched name while the other humans #are like grady stop that is bullying the poor guy leave him alone pick a normal name! #anyway not drawn yet but there is a human guy partner for the twins and he immediately is like perfect #i know which is which lets go out and explore the human world for your research #and they dont understand how he knows them apart so fast and none of the other humans seem to tell em apart #but then none of the humans are shocked at the guy who knows so the girls are like sir howst do you know #and hes just v casual oh right yeah younger identical twin sisters - i have Practice ! and they are endeared to him haha #anyway if you read all those tags ty #and yes in his tengu form he does actually have the long nose please do not be mad #i just dont draw noses normally and im too tired to practice rn so #i only drew the second one today anyway - the first pic was done a couple days ago but i didnt wanna post on main #but then here i am posting on main #im sorry

[imminent-danger-came]

(YOUTUBE LINK)

Hey guys they let me into the s5 writers room

#I PLAY WITH MY FAVORITE SHOWS LIKE DOLLS #it. okay so the audio/dialogue isn't like 100% perfect but that's not the POINT #THE POINT IS I HAD FUN #AND ALSO. FATE VS FREEWILL #anyways #worked on this for like #a week straight #Honestly I've been chipping away at 3 animatics at the same time #this is the shortest of them since the other two are to like. songs #oh wait should I explain the ''plot'' of this? #ummmm think 2x08 and 2x09 #think of this as like. Callum's inner ''mindscape'' so to speak #me @ the end: NEWS FLASH. IT WAS RAYLLUM THE WHOLE TIME #felt wrong to not include rayla in some way #she's like how callum is gonna break free from mind control in the show #God this is the MOST self indulgent thing I've made in a while #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp callum #tdp rayla #tdp ezran #tdp art #tdp fanart #tdp animatic #the dragon prince art #art #my art #tw flashing #cw flashing #teehee I sit in my silly little corner and point out MK and Callum parallels.

[raayllum]

don't get me wrong callum is undeniably a prince and it plays into his family dynamics and his initial sense of unworthiness when the story starts a lot, but i'll never fully understand the hang up that it's a Big part of his ongoing story when his own brother, the king, says "remember who you are" and just refers and reiterates his mage identity (4x06), and that's the only one that callum seems to significantly care about either (5x07)

#tdp callum #like he's The Prince in arc 2 but only when it's Funny/Convenient for him to be at any given time #& y'know what good for him #tag ramble #like none of his arcs have ever been Informed by him being a prince since like. s1 #and i would not be surprised if by the end of the series he's not living in katolis #like Who Knows obviously. he totally could be #but like. he is very clearly a prince bc harrow & ezran Needed to be royal for Their Storylines #and callum being a 'step prince' was an easy allegory for 'you feel external pressures & like u don't fully belong in your family' #in a court dynamic #like i'd love a 'callum is acting king while ezran is off doing something else' i would eat that shit up #5x01 was a perfect opportunity. they Did Not do that and i think it's so funny #meanwhile ezran is The King and that's like. that's his arc y'know?

[saturnville]

I need Shonda Rhimes to snatch Callum up with a quickness. sick of waiting

#shondaland #shonda rhimes #callum turner #the way she’d have him in the perfect role

[stylespresleyhearted]

#i find myself weirdly obsessed with this couple #they’re perfect??? #i want them to get married and have children??? #callum turner #dua lipa

[0multifandomweirdo0]

Let me introduce you to three men written the same but in a different font;

#the dragon prince #callum #tdp callum #sokka #atla sokka #avatar the last airbender #avatar the legend of aang #lance #lance mcclain #voltron #voltron lance #same person different font #tv series boys #theyre so silly #theyre so cute #i love them #written same but different font #the dragon prince callum #boyfriend material #theyre perfect

[harrytheehottie]

Callum & Dua 🥹 they look so good together!!!!

#the way they’re just talking amongst all the crazy of the paps like OKAY perfect #callum turner #dua lipa #2024 best year of celeb couples 🤞🏽

[joseopher]

wait omg

GUYS, I THINK SOMEONE ISN'T DEAD!! ATLAS COMPLEX SPOILERS!

Page 91 (on my kindle):

"They watched Callum Nova make eye contact with the camera, the corners of his mouth setting up in a smirk like the careless flick of a lighter."

Page 457 (on my kindle):

"A flash of light, like the flick of a lighter, caused a moment’s distraction. From the monitors through which James had watched Tristan Caine breach the building’s protective wards, a glimpse of platinum blond winked before the lens."

#the atlas six #callum nova #the atlas complex #the atlas complex spoilers #What do you think at that L? This is my perfect victory! That’s right I win!”

[raylasgf]

‘dark magic has its consequences, and he knows that’

for snake boi callum week 🫶🏻 i absolutely love seeing my blorbos getting mentally challenged. /j

(also abt the title, im pretty sure i saw aaron say something like that in an interview?? not 100% sure)

#snake boi callum week #had this idea for so long now #and the sbcw is literally perfect time for me to post it!!! #tdp #callum #the dragon prince #tdp fanart #fanart #traditional art #by me #flop era #my art

[library-ghost-adjacent]

parisa kamali is just zoya nazyalensky in a different font tell me i’m wrong

#and they’re perfect #maximizing their joint slay accross fictional universes #parisa kamali #the atlas six #the atlas paradox #queen zoya #zoya nazyanelsky #grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #rule of wolves #libby rhodes #nico de varona #callum nova #tristan caine #reina mori