Tumgik
#not the top step the actual top of the ladder you shouldnt stand on
pastanest · 1 year
Text
if you’re wondering why I’m having to repost this, or why you were perhaps previously following me but no longer are, please refer to this post. I was able to retrieve this thanks to @iamburdened - thanks so much!! ♡
Daryl Dixon x she/her!reader
spoilers: set in season 3, references to previous locations
Tumblr media
Soft Spot For Ya
Rounding the corner to the only available cell in the block, you throw your bag onto the top bunk.
“Oh, I am totally taking the top bunk, you can kiss my sugar coated ass!” You cheer, looking over your shoulder at Daryl as you climb up the ladder to the second bunk. Your best friend chuckles and shakes his head, dumping his bag on the second bunk.
“Back in a room with you again, as if the end o’ the world couldnt get any worse!” Daryl teases as he sits down on the bunk beneath you.
Gasping, you lean over your bunk to smack him in the head with a pillow.
“Hey, dont be an ass! I am your absolute favourite roommate!”
Daryl rolls his eyes. “Sure ya are.”
You lie back on your bunk with your arms behind your head, smiling up at the ceiling. “If you actually disliked me, Im sure you would’ve kicked me out of your tent, or off of your part of the farm - all this evidence is against you mister, you sure you wanna take this case to court?”
Daryl sighs in defeat. “Alright alright, I get it, I got a soft spot for ya.”
This was a statement that Daryl realised to be true the day he met you. Back at the quarry, while Daryl was out on a hunt, he found you wandering the woods all on your own. You had no weapons and barely any food or water in your bag. When he asked you how you’d made it that far, you smiled bigger than he’d seen anyone smile since the world changed, and you said “Just kept running!”
He led you back to the camp, and as soon as the two of you cleared the trees, Shane dropped whatever was in his hands and marched over, shaking his head.
“Naw, we dont jus’ let anyone stay here.”
Naturally, you had an immediate disliking to Shane, considering he barely glanced at you, let alone introduced himself. Your smile fell from your face, and you stayed quiet, not out of fear, but just to observe the situation for a little longer to figure out the dynamic of this group.
Daryl’s gestures to you. “I’ll take full responsibility for ‘er. She was out there completely by herself, she aint got nobody, ya shouldnt turn her away man.”
You smiled kindly at Daryl to thank him in a way that wouldnt disturb the conversation, and he nodded back at you in reply. Shane’s next words tore your smile from your face yet again.
“Oh, and I ‘spose her life’s been saved by some piece of shit redneck?” He seethed, taking a step closer to Daryl. It fascinated you that nobody else in the group tried to prevent this. Clearly Shane’s reign of aggression had everyone under submission, except for Daryl, and then, you.
You frowned, bravely standing slightly in front of Daryl. “Hey! Dont talk to him like that!”
Shane shook his head at you, laughing without humour. “Oh, naw, see you dont get to speak to me, you aint one of us!”
You throw your arms in the air, making big gestures as you let him have a piece of your mind. “I dont give a flying fuck if you consider me as part of your group, the fact is I’ve been here two whole minutes and in that time all you’ve done is act like an ass, and judging by the faces of everyone ‘round here, you make a habit of that, and that’s not okay! The world going to shit doesnt give you the right to think you own it, asshat. And if you could refrain from insulting Daryl - who has a name, in case all the hot air in your head made you forget - I’ll refrain from breaking your goddamn nose.”
The quarry fell silent, Daryl’s eyes had been locked on you from the moment you stepped out in front of him, and he was utterly hypnotised by you. Nobody had ever defended him like that.
Very slowly, Dale started to clap for you, then T-Dog and Glenn joined in.
Lori, Carol, Andrea and Any couldnt help smiling and laughing, a mixture of shock and of ‘serves him right’.
Shane was scowling at you. Dale raised his hand.
“I, for one, would like to vouch for this girl’s permanent residence!” He offered, throwing you a kind smile, which you gladly returned. “Who’s with me?” Dale called, and within a few seconds, everyone else in the group had an arm in the air.
Daryl walked to stand beside you, lifting his arm in the air to cast his vote before swinging it around your shoulders.
“Looks like yer outnumbered, go cry about it.” Daryl said to Shane childishly, making everyone laugh as he walked you back to his tent.
Ever since, the two of you have been inseparable. When Rick found the group, he actually assumed that you and Daryl had been dating since before the apocalypse, he was truly shocked to find out that you’d only known each other a couple of months, and you werent dating. You kept your word with Shane, and ended up breaking his nose on the farm after he made the mistake of insulting Daryl again. Considering how protective you got of Daryl, you were intending to break more than Shane’s nose, but you were pulled off him by none other Daryl Dixon himself, who took you away to calm you down and bandage your knuckles, while Rick calmed down Shane. Thankfully, it wasnt long before Shane was dead, and with him went the usual cause for your anger.
Now, things between you and Daryl are complicated in a way that is complicated to everyone except the two of you.
“Hey, Daryl?” You call down to him from your bunk after a few minutes of comfortable silence.
“Yeah?” Daryl replies, curious as to what random thought has popped into your head all of a sudden.
“You think now we’ve got a more solid place to stay, you’re gonna take me out to dinner?” You ask him, and Daryl is silent, waiting for something that he cant put words to. After a few lengthy seconds, you burst out laughing.
Daryl scoffs and pushes himself up to stand away from his bunk. “An’ ya call me an ass!”
You roll over onto your stomach you’re laughing so hard, while Daryl shakes his head and searches through his bag. He’s about to walk out of the cell, but you stop him.
“Hey! Where’d ya think you’re going?” You question.
“Anywhere away from you!” Daryl retorts sassily, turning around to look at you from the cell doorway.
You laugh, using your hand to beckon him back over, and he rolls his eyes but strolls back over to you. Daryl stands at your bunk, and you grab the back of his head to pull him close to you, kissing his forehead from your place on the top bunk.
Beaming at Daryl, you let go of him, and he scoffs, blushing and shaking his head.
“Love yooouuuu!” You call as he shuffles out of the cell.
“Yeah, whatever!” Daryl yells back, and you fall back onto your bed in fits of laughter again.
Nobody else could understand what it was between you and Daryl, but they didnt need to. You didnt need to put a name to it, a name makes it too simple, there’s no word to describe the adoration you two have for each other. The world has moved past the need for simplistic relationship titles. All that matters is that you are each other’s best friends, and each other’s sources of comfort, strength, and love. Even if nobody else understood your relationship, they couldnt deny that those things were true in everything you did for each other.
445 notes · View notes
moeblob · 3 years
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Dedicated to that one time years ago when I couldn’t see over a certain wall from inside my workplace and a coworker just picked me up to get a different view. Thanks, man. I appreciate having a year cut off my life in fear as my feet left the ground.
#stardew valley#stardew alex#farmer salmon#literally thought about this situation the other day cause i remembered a different work scenario#moe has an actual job#may as well tag that cause its absolutely based on the work place .... i miss ya coworker that did this#he also told a manager i fell off a ladder when i pushed a box of paper towels onto the ground from on top of the ladder cause IM TOO SHORT#i cannot hold a giant box in my tiny arms and climb down a ladder while on the TOP of it#not the top step the actual top of the ladder you shouldnt stand on#so when the box dropped and i made it down again the coworker just goes to the manager#and tells him i fell off the ladder so i look up to my manager hurrying over like holy crap are you okay#and the mass amount of guilt on his face because he told me he was too busy to get everything for me and then i fell#but i didnt fall and the guy who said so is just looking so smug in the background like haha that was hilarious#he also was protective of me especially when having panic attacks and one time i was crying by the back door#and he was standing nearby not interacting just cutting croutons and this other guy sees me and goes#MAN WHY ARE YOU CRYING WHAT THE HELL#and this guy with a knife in hand stops moving with the knife raised to cut the bread and glanced over his shoulder at the guy#and quietly goes you got a problem with her having a panic attack?#and the other guy left immediately like uh nope not dealing with a guy with a knife okay bye#so thank you sir for helping me and traumatizing me with the same chaotic energy
362 notes · View notes
Text
An Interlude (or: The Groundhog)
I can’t speak for Alex’s point of view of this, i make it a point not to listen in on what people think, or peek at what theyre doing. So ill just have to hope that im doing something good and not something invasive and inappropriate.. i would have asked to be sure but i really want it to be a surprise.. anyways, ive asked them to tell me when they have a few hours they wont be needed or called on. Preferably nighttime. I’ve asked pixel to wake me up if they text me while im asleep. Oh! There it is, alex says they’re home for a while and dont have anything to do. Ok, time for them to open the box. HS: ok, so, do you trust me? AR: yes? Why? HS: because im gonna give you some instructions and i need you to follow them exactly, no questions asked. Can you do that? AR: yeeeess? HS: promise? AR: of course Hs: ok. Open the box. Its extremely heavy dont bother trying to move it all at once. Theres a helmet in the box, put it on and press your hand to the panel on the right side.
I quickly go put on my matching helmet and climb through the door in the wall nearest me, climbing onto a machine and pressing some buttons. Through the headset in the helmet i hear a beep and some muffled rustling. Smiling to myself, i begin speaking “hi alex! These are prerecorded instructions, please follow them exactly, and dont push any buttons on anything unless instructed to do so. Each time you complete one step of the instructions, please press the panel on the right side of your helmet to proceed to the next.” I hear alex intake a startled breath, and make some disgruntled confused noises followed by “okayy…” i wait to hear the beep that indicates theyve pressed the panel “in the box there is a round object, its very heavy but shouldnt be impossible to lift. I call it groundhog. Remember when i asked you where youd put a trap door if you could? Put the groundhog there.” *beep* “lift the cover on the top and press the big green button. Step back, now, you’ve got a minute or so, take it to choose something on your phone to watch thats around twenty minutes long. You’re gonna want it later. Once you’ve chosen something, open it on your phone, look at it with the helmet visor down, and press the left panel on your helmet" i know alex is probably at the moment very confused, i had them carry a medium sized heavy machine to a spot on the floor and press a button on it only to have it suddenly start expanding and moving around, but it will all make sense soon. *beep* “ok! Now next time you hit that left panel it will play the video youve chosen on your visor screen, i swear its a comfortable brightness, the audio will overtake the headset as well. Now! In the box there is also a handle, and a very heavy ladder. Bring the handle to the spot where the groundhog was, put it down, press the button, and it a pull, and push the door to the side.” Im beginning to get a little nervous.. theyre about to push the door to the side and see a fucking tunnel drop under the floor.. “jesus christ Heather..” Ah. Yep. I can hear alex being very confused… they might have to sit a second before prompting the next instruction.. i mean theres a fucking tunnel in their floor.. shit. Maybe this was a bad- *beep* oh.. “ok! Now theres a hole in your floor, sorry about that, you’ll thank me later, i promise. Take the ladder from the box to the trap door, making sure the arrow you’ll see is pointing up, attach the upper end in the clearly designated space at the trap door, and press the release latch.” *bzzz bzzz* i check my phone,
AR: ok i know you said no questions asked but what the fuck HS: sorry sorry sorry just trust me i swear its a good thing i just want it to be a surprise or i’d have asked… AR: okayyyyy HS: i love youuuuu AR: i love you toooo *beep* “ok! So your ladder has extended down the tunnel and lit up, but before you climb down, you’ll need the last thing in the box: the bag of lights. So get that and sling it over your shoulder. Then go over to the door, press the button on the handle again and remove it. Using the same method you used before opening the door, attach the handle to the bottom of the door. Now begin your climb down the ladder, i recommend closing the door behind you.” Oh god here we go. I mean the pauses between the end of my instruction and the beep implies they’re probably actually following them so.. “fucking christ..” Yeah.. “…….what the fuck” Oh they found the groundhog. *beep* “So, assuming you’ve reached the bottom of the ladder, youre now seeing the fully expanded groundhog. On the left side theres a deposit shoot, pour the lights in there. Then stand on the platform. You’ll see a covered control panel in front of you, ignore it, you dont need it for this adventure. You’ll only need the top,uncovered, row of buttons. Once youre on the platform, take hold of the platform to your right-” “take hold of this dick..” Oh my god alex, i struggle not to interrupt my dialogue and give away the game “-and bring it around behind you. It should click into place. Press your heels back into the panel, flatten yourself against it, you’ll, notice a button under your right hand, dont push it. DO push the latch button above the control panel, and please do not be alarmed and remember that you trust me and i promise this isnt gonna hurt you.” I figured i should throw a warning in, since the helmet is going to attach itself to the panel, the panel will inflate and release safety straps. “Oh shit.. ok” Yep. *beep* “Now press the ‘beacon’ button, and then the standby button in front of it, now go ahead and play the video on your headset with the left side panel. Make yourself comfortable, pressed back against the cushion as tightly as possible, and press the button under your hand.” Woosh.. ok, i turn off the microphone on my end and strap myself to the cushion behind my back, “FUCK” I hear alex gasp suddenly.. yeah.. i should have warned about sudden movement.. too late now. i close my eyes, exhale slowly, and press a button. ~roughly 20 minutes later~ I sit in a tunnel, waiting, and hoping i havent crossed a line, waiting for- a rapid rumbling interrupts my thoughts, i jump up and look, to see a large round shap forcing its way through, pushing eath to the sides and compressing it. The machine turns slightly to the left and i watch the helmeted figure try to look around before pressing the right side of their helmet. *beep* i take a deep breath and try to contain my smile “you have reached your destination, to release, press the latch button again. Push the deflated cushion back to the standby position.” I watch them push the button, and struggle with moving the cushion. I chuckle, and say “now turn around and say hello” the figure freezes and slowly turns. I take off my helmet. “And maybe give your lover a kiss?” Alex takes off their helmet and stares at me and disbelief, i shuffle awkwardly in place, “hey darlin, how’ve you- MMPH!” I dont get to finish my conversation starter, having been rushed by my love, lifted off the ground, and kissed soundly. Which is a much better way, to end this story (or start another one?), than “how’ve you been” ❤
0 notes