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quotemenevervore · 2 years
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Ok, so here me out. What if Phil or techno made the potion for whenever Phil has nesting instincts(or techno; I think you said that he and Phil had similar instincts).
So I have plans for fics involving sbi in the au, but I’ll go ahead and talk about them here too :)
They knew about the potion before it was even introduced to the manhunts or the SMP. As both have similar instincts, they both use the potion to help the other out when it gets bad. Both are unfortunately too stubborn to let the other know when it’s getting rough, so it’s usually the one playing prey to initiate it since they’ve both gotten very good at reading the other.
Tommy and Wilbur sometimes get involved with noms too, but not to the extent of some of the others on the server. Wilbur is also an avian hybrid, but his instincts don’t get to a point where he loses control, like Quackity. Usually, someone’s willing to help if he explains the situation to them. Usually it’s the other sbi members, but once he started pestering Quackity upon Las Nevadas being made and accidentally let slip to him that he had instincts, and Quackity straight up went “oh shit you need help with that?” He explained upon the shocked look he received that he and Sapnap have been using the shrinking potion and helping with instincts the other was fighting with. He didn’t mention his instincts hitting him harder than the other avians, but Wilbur has once found him borderline feral once, so he knows. The duo even begins to help each other out if Quackity’s so bad he wouldn’t be able to find anyone else.
Tommy is not an avian hybrid, and he gets nommed constantly for time outs. Sometimes when he’s getting overly rowdy, or he does something that makes others mad, he gets time outs by being nommed. He’s never been scared of it, but sometimes he craves the comfort it brings him sometimes. Wilbur’s the first to find that out, and slowly more people who can safely nom figure it out. Quackity and Sapnap have both also nommed Tommy at some point when the kid was going through a rough patch.
Phil and Techno wind up being the ones who nom Tommy and Wilbur the most, and nobody noms Techno or Phil other than the other.
Sometimes Techno wakes up at night cold thanks to them living in the arctic and can’t fall back asleep, or the voices become too much for him to handle. Phil wakes up pretty easily, makes them tea, puts the shrinking potion in the other’s cup with his consent, and they’ll spend the night curled up by the fireplace, Techno resting peacefully in the avian’s crop. Techno never really catches Phil in a bad state, but sometimes he does find the other upset about something of the past and he’ll do the same thing.
There we are! I know the question had originally been about techno and Phil but they are kinda a package deal with the family dynamic, so I went ahead and introduced the other two too!
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deeva-arud · 2 months
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So, about that one AU that's been marinating in my mind for years
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quadrantadvisor · 1 month
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Alright new Jason Todd headcanons in a dpxdc setting:
Danny is a "liminal" ghost, rather than a "half" ghost. He's alive and dead at the same time. (He's like Jesus Christ (in the church denomination I grew up in), fully ghost and fully human.) Danny, in human form, can go through a ghost shield, because he IS a living human.
Jason, however, is a reanimated corpse. He isn't a ghost, wouldn't have a ghost core, etc, he has a normal human system that runs ON ectoplasm. Jason CANNOT go through a ghost shield, because he is always an ectoplasmic entity. Danny can go through the Fenton Ghost Catcher and be split into a ghost and a human; if Jason went through the ghost catcher, he would straight up die.
(For my purposes I'm gonna say that Jason became an ectoplasmic entity upon his resurrection, but wasn't very stable. Dunking in the Lazarus pit stabilized his system but also poisoned his ectoplasm.)
I do think that Jason could learn certain ghost abilities if he learned to harness his ectoplasm, especially if they detoxed him off the Lazarus waters. He's probably already enhancing his stealth and strength in ways he hasn't really noticed. I think he's held back by the amount of physical matter he's lugging around, so maybe he couldn't fly, but I'm imagining temporary invisibility, or intagibility of like, a limb at a time. Maybe he can't walk through walls, but in a fight he can dodge by instinctively making the targeted part of his body intangible.
#i saw someone call jason a 'revenant' in a fanfic once and that is juicy as hell so I'm stealing that- that's what he is in this au#Jason's ectoplasm does react to other ectoplasmic entities so they can sense eachother#but for ghosts he's fucking weird because he doesn't have a core for them to resonate with or w/e#danny would probably think that he's another halfa/liminal at first but the more time they spend together the more that doesn't add up#so I know that I'm trying to give Jason ghost powers but honestly this whole thing is kind of a bum deal for him#he gets all of a ghost's weaknesses and barely any of the benefits#honestly I'm conceptualizing this as more of a disability than a superpower#discovering that youre less alive than you thought you were and you're technically just a walking talking corpse running on supernatural goo#is fucked up and creepy and upsetting!#and it's something that he would have to come to terms with before he could start exploring what new opportunities it might give him#and i think that's really interesting#it's part of why I love messing with Jason in dpxdc stories so much#danny is fully ghost and fully human and he never feels like he fits in anywhere already#Jason is not quite human and not quite ghost so you can imagine how that would go for him#anyways i think they should be best friends and visit frostbite in the realms to make sure jason is healthy and also they should maybe kiss#and listen to the black parade together and talk about dying and stuff#danny fenton#jason todd#dp x dc#dpxdc#danny phantom#dc#batfam#my rambles
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kagoutiss · 2 years
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so ive been thinking about an AU loosely based on the whole ‘sheik was a double agent also working for ganondorf’ thing in the oot manga and. basically here is a bunch of stuff so tonally different that it gives u whiplash
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voiider · 5 months
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fake psychic Tim but its just. its just psych. Jason dies and batman goes off the deep end so Tim (instead of becoming robin) starts going ham on the 'tips to the police' bc if the police can deal with the smaller crimes then Tim doesn't have to worry about batman killing a petty thief.
Except he's running himself into the ground and he starts getting sloppy bc he's giving the local police info, and bludhaven info (bc dick) AND probably giving Nightwing info when he can and someone catches him or he leaves a paper trail and then Officer Dick Grayson apprehends him and takes him in for questioning and Tim is like "you can't talk to me without my parents or a lawyer present, I'm a minor. And my parents are in Guatemala, so you better call my lawyer."
and Dick is like "kid you're not in trouble i just need to know who's giving you this information." Because there is NO WAY this kid isn't working with someone. Someone who is using a child to drop off information, which while noble to help the police, is putting this child in danger and tim is like, pretty offended actually. That it's being implied that he COULDN'T do this himself.
So he's like "im not working for anyone."
and Dick is like "you have to be getting the info from somewhere. I just wanna help."
and Tim is like AUGH ADULTS "I just- i figured it out on my own" and its CLEAR that Dick doesn't believe him which is, first off, super insulting, never meet your heroes, and second he shouldn't be talking anyway or admit that he goes out at night or Dick will do something stupid like try to make him stop. So he's like (rolling eyes) "I'm psychic. Are you happy? Can I have my phone call now?"
#batman#tim drake#Cue Dick ALMOST not buying it but he's like 'okay kid'#if you're psychic prove it.#And Tim is like oh he thought i was serious??? Uh#“you're favorite animal is a bat.“ And Dick looks at him confused but then sorta pales a little and is like ”... what.”#and tim is like “and you really like nighttime... walks.”#And Dick like turns off the recording and is like “kid what are you saying to me”#and Tim is like “I know you're Nightwing. The ... spirits told me.”#and honestly it's more believable that a 12 year old kid is psychic than that he figured out who Nightwing was on his own#ted talks#anyways lots of fun hijinks can ensue. Tim is technically a security rick and even though dick REALLY doesn't wanna talk to bruce#he should tell him about this... psychic child#Which can just be more questions and Tim answering them and is like#if i wasn't psychic how would i know this.#and Bruce.... doesn't know. So they have no choice but to believe him#psych tim au#also including: bruce being like “.... can you tell my son (jason) i love him?”#tim would actually be pretty good on the field with moments notice observations#he's been trained his whole life to read people at parties and know what they want from him and what they mean#regular people are MUCH easier to read than the elite who say everything backhanded and all have like poised masks of perfection#raye was telling me their psychic tim au and i was like 'ok but what if just psych'#catch us out here both writing separate fake psychic tim aus
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b0nelessdoodles · 12 days
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me? making a silly animatic thing from the silly au me and my friend made? more likely than you think. (there is a second chunk i did but idk if i wanna post that one too or not)
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koszmarnybudyn · 1 year
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Finally finished my magical girl au refrence sheets. I have been working on it for soooo long! (It was honestly suppose to be a chill project because i had artblock when I started but then 400 something layers later here we are).
Feel free to use these if you do anything for this au (or as inspo to make your own designs) and you can absolutly tag me I love to see it :).
I might honestly info dump about these designs later because there is a lot of thought behind them for me.
We have the normal magical girl outfits, the power up outfits, everyday outfits and some others (all of hermie phases and normals identity crisis outfit), oh and some prop designs.
These might honestly still change a bit, because this au is still very much just an idea in my head, I also plan on doing some other charakter designs for it if I have the will and energy.
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Wait, but what is it about wally in the human au that makes him so weird?? Is it just an ableism thing or does he have like strange habits/interests
mmmm it's a bit of both kinda? more so the latter honestly! i mean by social norms & standards he's already a quirky guy, and i think he'd have a plethora of 'odd' mannerisms & habits on top of that. so yes, he's genuinely strange, but it's up to others to view/treat that as a negative or a positive or a neutral yk yk
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stabbyfoxandrew · 2 months
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*my European ass checking what the hell 10 inches are* Well, that sure ought to kill whoever stands in front of it. Would all angels have knives, or is Neil special? I'm starting to think about all the angel politics, and I have questions. Angel Neil for this week <3
WIP Wednesday (4/17) | Guardian Angel Neil AU (Part 169)(nice)
Neil’s eyes go huge. “What?”
“Kevin and Nicky at least,” Andrew says. Aaron shouldn’t meet Neil anytime soon. If he catches the way Andrew looks at him, it might prove him right.
“Andrew—”
“As long as you don’t pop your wings out or perform a miracle, they would never know. You look like a human,” Andrew says. A beautiful, ethereal human…. “You could watch games with Kevin and sit in on practices without worrying about it.”
“I guess you’re right, but… I’m not allowed.”
“But—”
“Andrew, I can’t.” Neil says. Andrew can tell from his tone that it’s his final answer.
“Okay,” Andrew nods. “That’s fine. This is enough.”
Neil doesn't look certain. "Is it?"
“Yes. I just... would like if you could be with me like this everywhere else." Andrew says, feeling like an idiot. This is way too close to admitting his feelings. Goddamn, he could've just brought a ring up with him.
"I'm sorry you have to keep me a secret. It's just... I don't know what would happen if I broke that rule. I can't risk hurting you. I won't risk hurting you. Not over an exy game. Not over anything."
All at once, it seems Andrew's heart has taken up residence in his throat. He clears it, tries to force it back down. "I’m— I didn’t mean to make you upset earlier.”
“I know you didn't."
"I shouldn't have said anything. I definitely should've have brought up Nathan."
"No, you shouldn't have."
"Sorry." Andrew can barely say the word, but he manages it. For Neil.
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qcomicsy · 1 year
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About the nicetimeline!au I'm excited to hear about Dick in the future!
me too lol
okay. okay. I'm joking
I've been planning a lot around the Nicefuture!au. Given how I stopped posting as much as in the beginig.
It started as this cute joke I thought in the beginig, this very fun concept of "What if Damian and Tim was just ended up very fond of each other over the years in the future and present Tim had to confront that?" and "What if the future was just so fucking nice that if they ever had time traveling shenanigans everyone would just start losing their minds about it?".
But I've grew very fondly of it as I was writing it and I've also grew very fondly of Damian as I was writing it (who would even though?), so I've been putting much more though on it then I previously planned lmao. I'm still working on how the future presents itself and trying to make it justice for the characters in a way that makes me satisfied.
I'm going to be very honest with y'all. I'm a casual reader, I initiate and put on hold comic runs and generally just read what seems interesting to me at the moment. Nicefuture!Au it's a mix of what I've read from the cannon and what are the best outcomes I could imagine from each character in a way that just brings me the most amount of joy. I'm still working around the edges, and what would that it mean for each character, what does a nice future holds for them?
And the best part? I don't know any of it! It's a great and entertaining work in progress.
So yeah! I'm also very excited about what future!Dick is up to. What person he became? What does he do with his life? What shenanigans he got himself in? It's all very blur yet in my mind but I'm getting there.
Also I'm going to take this ask as an opportunity to give y'all little updates. As I said I've been planning around and making little projects in this mean time that might or might not see the light of the day, so it could get a little radio silence from there but not promises!, I've got a little ideas for Tim, Terry and Jason but the others might be given me a little of work (god there's so many people in this fucking family lololol it's stressing but in the best way possible).
But as soon as I get to conclusions that makes me satisfied I will be updating in my blog and bringing more shenanigans to y'all.
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kiitruss · 8 months
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hi my name is kit, ive been hyperfixated on detco for almost 3 years now and im here to make an insanely long intro post because i wanna post stuff and the other detco artists here are so cool and i dont see them on any other platform (for the most part)
Detective conan fans/the people ive adopted as my mutuals even tho theyre not ! (i follow them, they dont follow back, but i interact with the detco content they post so much that i might as well be that one guy in the corner watching the rest of the mutuals talk) HELLO- some of you have probs seen me in ur rbs/tags (depending on who sees this) , and i dont really ever post my Own things, but i do draw ! a lot ! ive done a lot of things and i want more fans to see bc everyone here is so cool 😭 this isnt an interest post more just a "hey whos out there thatll see what i post" kinda deal- ill attach some art under the cut but pretty much what im trying to say is,, (literally choose whatever speaks to ur heart)
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these vary in recent-ness,, im in school and im left with very little time to draw, so some of these are from a month or two ago ;; but i only picked what i think still looks good ^^ some are quick doodles, others are unfinished, or even just drawings to test techniques (like the colored shinichi one)- and the second drawing isnt even detco LMAO
the 3rd and 7th doodles are from my project sekai au, thats an explanation for a different post,, and the last 2 are APTX!Heiji doodles !! the last ones part of a mini comic i made a bit back about him first waking up shrunk, which i can make a post with the whole thing later (maybe- it looks a little wonky)
but thats all for now ^^ sorry long first art post but i wanted to let this be sort of also me introducing my art and myself a bit,, and part of me is that i talk way to fuckin much LMFAO- detco is such a huge hyperfixation, and its so important to me and i just adore it so much- so i ramble and ramble and ramble on and on about it
im really excited to maybe meet some people and yeah ! happy scrolling ^^💚
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raindropren · 6 months
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I can't help but Headcanon Grian as a Terrible Gift Wrapper
He sees Wrapping paper and Shivers thinking about the terror He feels while Wrapping gifts.
Everytime a Hermits Birthday comes around He has to get Gift Bags instead because He literally can't wrap without the paper getting torn and then getting everywhere
teehe
My Grian Design has sharp talons so I think they'd mess up the pretty Wrapping paper and he'd get all sad and >:(
He trys to use them as scissors each time he trys again and it never works because they just aren't.
If he ever has a Gift he just REALLY wants wrapped he gets Scar or Pearl to do it!!
I headcanon Scar to be really good at Wrapping Gifts, He knows all the proper ways to cut and fold the Paper and actually uses Scissors, He makes them all Fancy too, It's really easy to tell when Grian got Scar to Wrap the Gift. I think they'd hang out together while wrapping gifts during the Hoildays and Grian would watch Scar Wrap a gift, get motivated to try again and then fail miserably, Scar would cheer him on the entire time.
I think Grian asks Pearl to Wrap gifts out of Habit, Since I headcanon them as Siblings, Grian and Pearl used to always Wrap Gifts for their Family and Friends together(Before Grian went missing in Evo(Headcanon)) Since they were Kids, It was harder to get Gift Bags and their Parents already had Wrapping Paper so it was just easier to Ask Pearl to help. I headcanon Pearl to be at least Decent at Wrapping Gifts, All tho I also think She perfers Gift Boxes, She likes how easy they are to open and Opening Wrapped Gifts always made her think of how wasteful it could be, She was the one to very nicely open the wrapped gift and putting all of it in a Bag to use next time. She still does it with Gifts she gets. You can find her repurposing Boxes, and Using the ripped Pieces of Wrapping paper as Tissue Paper. Grian always tore up the Wrapping paper with his Talons so they're kinda opposites in that way lol. Grian tends to hang out with Pearl when they just have Gifts to put in Bags or Boxes either way.
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qcoded · 5 months
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Now that I've checked, i have way more asks than I thought 😭 ill try to get around to them tomorrow!!
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incorrect-fnaf-quotes · 2 months
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More Sona discussion? Why, yes, that’s exactly what’s happening :) I want to talk more about it—though I have no idea how long this’ll actually be.
Styx was made and fully completed, at best, about a year after Glamrock Freddy and the others were—nearly two. Though, it wasn’t made for performing/shows like Glam. Freddy and the rest.
Rather, he was for something completely different in the Pizzaplex. He doesn’t really mind—Anubis would never exactly want to perform or anything, anyways.
It never really went to the Daycare all that much, but one day, something weird happened when he accidentally fell through the ballpit. This is stuff mentioned briefly in the other post, and stuff that @squidthechaotickid and I talked about when the art was being made.
After falling through the ballpit in the Daycare, Styx ends up finding itself at Fredbear’s Family Diner—sometime before everything went horribly—exactly a few years before the Bite eventually occurs.
Now, this is where I basically end up having two AU’s for this situation:
One: After ending up at the Diner, Styx discovers that it is trapped—unable to return to the Pizzaplex, no matter how hard he tries to go back through the ballpit.
Stuck there, the rabbit meets the first animatronics—Spring Bonnie and Fredbear, and bonds with them, becoming friends—especially with the other rabbit.
Although missing everyone back at the Pizzaplex, he just assumes that it’ll turn out fine—and everything was—until a certain day in the past finally arrived.
Two: Rather than actually being stuck at Fredbear’s Family Diner in the past, it discovers that it can freely go back and forth between that place and the Pizzaplex—so it frequently visits.
In #2, he usually tries to stay hidden from others—such as Henry and William, because it doesn’t really want to go try and explain to the two how he happens to be there. Can’t really hide in #1, though.
Now... here comes the situation with the bite. No matter the version of the AU, Anubis would still be there to witness it as it happened. Whether it just arrived through the ballpit or not.
He knows who Fredbear and Spring Bonnie are—back at the Pizzaplex, he’d seen little things here and there about the two. However, there was still a lot that he didn’t happen to know.
It knew about the situation with the kids way back then—but never happened to discover the whole ‘William wore Spring Bonnie’ part of the situation.
It never knew about the bite—so, when actually seeing that happen, it’s not like Styx has a reaction of: “Oh... this must be that horrible event in the past that someone mentioned/that I read about/etc.”
No. It never knew—so seeing that whole bite is just a complete shock—and a horrifying sight to end up seeing.
Now, back to more general things rather than the ballpit deal—back at the Pizzaplex, it never really happens to hang around the others all that much—it’s just a rather nervous rabbit.
It still likes the other animatronics, but just doesn’t know how to really hang out/talk to them/etc. Before managing to befriend Spring Bonnie+Fredbear, you’d probably see it the most with Glam. Fred.
And while, on occasion, it does feel like watching the group’s shows, it hates the crowds and all of the noise, so... just imagine him from a really good distance.
That was already a lot that I ended up mentioning—I think that’s it for now. I just said whatever was on my mind.
If anyone does have any questions though, feel free to send anything—I love answering stuff.
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diamancris · 9 months
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haha what
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softquietsteadylove · 5 months
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During the show the tightrope breaks and Thena falls. Luckily Gil catches her but gets injured. The whole crew protects both of them when kro is very angry that Gil touches Thena. Some drama for the circus one
"Thena!"
It felt as if it happened in slow motion. Thena was in the middle of the routine as usual, and things were going well. She and Angus were both strong and ready for the show.
But something wasn't right. Gil had watched as Thena froze on the tightrope, her whole body locking up on the spot. He had looked to where her eyes were anchored, running out from behind the scenes. Something was wrong with the joint where the line was attached.
Then it snapped.
"Thena!" He ran as fast as he could. There were no nets, as per a certain ringleader's demand (because it didn't instill the right excitement in the crowds). There was no protecting Thena from a bone shattering fall.
He plowed into her, just barely managing to catch her as they both rolled and skidded from his momentum. He somehow managed to keep a hold of her within his arms. His shoulder was most certainly jostled from where it was supposed to be, and he wouldn't be surprised if he had a number of bruises along his ribs and arms.
The crowd was up on its feet, women and children screaming. Kro was already trying to assure them and tell them there was no need to panic (no need to ask for their money back).
"Gil?"
He opened his eyes, scared to look at what happened. But he grunted as Thena leaned over him, her hair pooling on his chest as he lay on his back. Her hand trailed over his cheek. "Are you okay?"
"Oh Gil," she whispered, her hand sliding down his cheek and neck and over his chest.
Gil looked around them. It was chaos, and this was definitely a worst case scenario. At least Thena wasn't hurt, but the repercussions would ripple through the whole crew. They had to check the equipment, they would have a meeting with everyone from every department. And Kro would be furious.
"Hey!"
Gil saw from somewhat upside down as Kro caught sight of them. He didn't know why the guy was anywhere but by his wife's side, but he was too tired to think about that now. He watched as Kro began the process of storming over to them.
"Get your filthy hands off of her!"
Oh, he was talking to him. Gil blinked, feeling as if he were hearing everything underwater, and his head hurt something fierce. But Thena was unharmed, that was all that mattered to him.
"Gil," Thena whispered to him. There was a flurry of motion around them, the crew rushing to talk to Kro about what to do about the broken highwire. They would serve as a barricade for them. "Can you see me?"
He could only ever see her. He nodded, groaning as he tried to sit up.
"It's okay, easy," she cooed to him as she helped pull him up. "We're going to get you some help."
Gil tried to hold himself up, but damn it felt hard. He didn't think he was really this heavy, but he couldn't keep his feet straight. He was like a newborn colt trying to walk for the first time.
"Come on, big fella," some of his friends from the crew got on either side of him. Of course Thena couldn't be the one to help try to walk him to the medical tent. But she smelled nicer than these guys.
"Gil," she called to him again, dragging his eyes up to hers. "Just look at me. You can't fall asleep."
Why not? He was dead tired and he felt like he'd been wrestling with the elephants.
"Just keep looking at me," she whispered, leading him with the sweet lyricism of her voice. Like a damn angel, that woman.
Gil sighed as they finally got him to the medical tent and seated on a bale of hay. He really was ready to lie down, but he let Thena drag his head upright again. Although he did whine a little as she shined some kinda light in his eyes.
"You can't sleep like this," she sighed, and then put something cold on the top of his head. His eyes naturally rolled upward, not that he could see whatever it was. She smiled, "it's just from the icebox. We have to keep the swelling down."
Oh, it was his head. That made sense why his ears were ringing, at least. "Are you okay?"
Thena looked at him in a way that made his heart melt. She sat beside him, even letting her knees in her sparkly stockings brush against his in his regular, ratty old trousers. "Thanks to you."
Gil looked at her, now that the chaos from the main tent was behind them. She did look fine, which was a relief. "Couldn't just let you fall."
It was almost not within his control, that was to say. But Thena took his hand in hers. "I know you couldn't. But I owe my life to you, all the same."
His mind was a few steps behind his mouth as he blurted out, "where's your husband?"
Normally he wouldn't bring him up, even just so as to not upset the lady.
But Thena didn't even blink, rubbing her thumb against his, "don't worry about him, for now."
"I wish you didn't have to worry about him," Gil mumbled out. He really was saying whatever was on his mind, huh?
Thena sighed, though, looking at him with those stunning green eyes. "I know. I wish so, too."
Gil closed his eyes as she adjusted the cloth bundle of ice on top of his head. It did feel nice, but it also gave him the chills. "He's gonna blow his top if we can't get the highwire restrung."
"That man would blow his top at the sky if it were the only thing around."
Gil chuckled, although it made his head hurt something awful. He groaned.
"Sorry." Thena brushed the backs of her knuckles over his temple, soothing the ache from the outside in.
Gil looked at the cloth walls of the tent. It was just some canvas, and it was far from impenetrable. But he looked at Thena, feeling like he really did have this moment to keep just to themselves. "Thena...if he ever hurts you, I swear-"
His eyes slid closed as she leaned forward to kiss him. Her lips were as soft as the light of first dawn. If he never believed in heaven before, maybe he did now.
Thena leaned back, her thumbs on his cheeks, "don't worry about me, Gil."
But he did. Every second of every day, he thought of her.
He was painfully in love with someone else's wife. "But-"
She kissed him again, more softly, and more chastely too, leaning back even quicker. "No buts, just try to rest. I can handle Kro."
Gil tried to protest again but Thena stood, leaving him alone on his little hay bale island. He blinked as she exited the tent, the warm glow inside contrasting the cold, blue light outside.
"Is he in there?"
"He's resting. Leave him be, Kro."
"Like hell I will. Bastard thinks he can put his hands on my wife?!"
Gil tried to get to his feet, stumbling to his knees at first. He tried again as the crack of a palm against a cheek sliced through the air. "Th-Thena?"
"He saved my life! More than you've ever done, and if I see you bothering him, I'll give the crowd something that will really scare them away and right out of your greedy hands."
He had never heard Thena raise her voice. He had seen her stand her ground with Kro, and he had no doubt she was as tough as a lady got, even with that brute of a husband. Maybe because of that brute of a husband.
"Ungrateful little whore."
"Call me whatever you want. Gilgamesh is not to leave his own sleeper car until he's healed."
She only ever called him Gil when they were alone.
"Fine, but the show goes on, even if the vet starts bleeding from the eyes."
Gil tried to stand again. He had to say that he would be fine. He couldn't let Thena be left alone with that devil. He groaned, managing to stand and take a few steps.
He only made it out of the tent in time to see Kro all but dragging Thena away, probably to berate her for talking back to him in front of the crew like that. But she turned and waved to him, assuring him of her well being.
Gil stood there, watching the woman he loved get dragged away by her husband. He couldn't make out any of the words his fellow crewmen and friends were chattering at him. All he was thinking about was how Thena had kissed him, and in such a way that could only mean that she loved him too.
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