What about rdr2 van der Linde Gang with a reader who stutters? I can imagine the reader being mostly quiet because of it, but at sind point they have to talk and I know people especially back then would make fun of it (Micah) and the gang standing up for reader.
He had it coming ( Camp x Fem!Reader)
Thank you for the request! I did do some research before i wrote this to make sure it was as realistic as possible. But i do apologies if it isn't so please let me know if i wrote it badly!
Warnings ! Micah, bullying, name calling.
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The sad truth that a lot of people had to face during this era, was that nothing outside of social norms was taken seriously. Things like disabilities, appearances, or even sexuality, greeted with a mocking laugh or worse. Far worse. If you were lucky enough, you'd only be laughed at. But that didn't make it any better. The stereotypical cowboys that you were stuck with didn't make it easier. It's just one of those things you'd either accept or suppress over time.
In this situation, y/n suppressed it. Heavily. Growing up being beaten with insults, or fists because of it. The van der linde gang was somewhat outside of stereotypes, though. A lot of the members from all across the world; black, natives, Hispanic. Then there was Bill, everyone knew he played for the other team, despite the harsh denying and homophobia in return. But the point it, y/n got lucky with falling in with this specific group. Making judgements hard to give.
Y/n's 'issues' lied in her speech, being born with a stutter. It wasn't cute or dainty, it was annoying. What made it worse, the anxiety surrounding it. Sometimes she didn't stutter at all, around people like Arthur or Hosea. But around Micha, it was so much worse. Unbearable, even. The ignorance surrounding that man was almost unbelievable, even for the 1800s.
"Mornin, miss l/n" She was approached by a muscular shadow blocking the sun light from her position on the floor.
"Morning Arthur" Her smile infectious as he took a seat next to her, leaning back against a tree and pulling hit hat over his face. Shielding his eyes from the light. "Busy day today?"
He grunted, shifting in the soft lemoyne mud. "Uncles got a job set up" he failed at suppressing a laugh "Dunno how well it's gonna go."
Y/n chortled, imagining old Uncle out doing some real work. "We-well good luck. I'm glad I'm not joining y'all" her eyes returned to the easy reading of her book that Mary-Beth had lent to her.
Arthur hummed, relaxing in the hot air for as long as he could before his name was called to action.
"Arthur!" That wasn't uncles voice. He lowered his hat to see a nasty looking individual unfortunately strolling towards his direction.
"What do you want, Micah" His voice held hostility, reasonable hostility, as the greasy haired mans face was blinded by a ray of sunshine. Y/n huffed, clutching at the book harder to distract herself.
"Wanted to know what you're ta-ta-ta-talking about" He mocked y/n, without any subtleness about it. Y/n remained quite. It was sad to admit in any situation, but she had grown used to the constant mocking.
"Theres no need for that, is there?" Arthur raised to his feet without hesitation. Moving to get in Micahs face. Any excuse to punch him in the nose was a good excuse in his eyes,
"Now, now, Mister Morgan" The rat put his hands up in surrender, backing away with that smug grin still on his face. "It's just a harmless joke. No need to go out guns a blazin'"
"It's not supposed to be harmless, is it?" Arthurs fists clenched under his anger. Y/n rising to her feet behind him and putting a hand on the back of his shoulder.
"I-it's okay. Ar-Arthur" She mumbled, to which Micah laughed. Before he got the chance to get in the last word. Arthur had landed a heavy hit square in his face. Not wasting any time to wind it up before landing on his nose. Micah fell to the floor and began wailing about how his nose was broken. An audience soon formed around the rat writhing on the floor. Not much sympathy to be shared, but knowing glances at one another. Quiet laughs and 'he had it comings' shared between them before Dutch marched over. Clearing the group and making sure he was ok.
"Arthur, we've talked about this"
"I know, i know Dutch but-"
"The last thing we need right now is our gang turning against each other!"
Y/n could hear the two arguing in Dutch's tent, biting at her nails with worry. It was her fault, she thought. A hand landed on her back, spinning to see tilly with a sad smile.
"Its okay" She offered. "That rat had it coming. Arthur did everyone a favor" just thinking about him on the floor, in pain, brought serotonin to her.
"I-I guess" y/n mumbled
"No need to be ashamed, darlin" she took y/ns hands in hers. "you're perfect as is".
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Unlocking the 8 Secrets of Web Novels
If you’re looking to try something new this Camp NaNoWriMo, why not a web novel? Participant Eitan Estheim talks about what a web novel is and how to get started on your episodic writing adventure!
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All I'm saying is the reward for twelve days' worth of chest-hunting and weathering the local wildlife probably should have been a little bit more than one bandanna. 😅
It was also just cute of Scott to call the person who's been a vagrant and living in the wilderness and abandoned buildings for years "soft" and "used to cushy ranch life and indoor plumbing".
Don't go near that neigh-haw, man. Lailo is ready to take names.
A follow-up to Chicken Nugget.
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I had a thought the other month that I think about like every single day
Nobody even reported Jasper missing.
The camp has had missing/dead campers before and it’s still running but hear me out.
He died on Spooky Island, where Campbell arguably keeps most of his incriminating evidence, and while the cavern exploded there’s still at LEAST the stuff in his summer home from Night of the Living Ill. Any sort of lawsuit and investigation on his “disappearance” would’ve had authorities come across at least a few things that would’ve had him put away and/or the camp closed. Remember Campbell isn’t a criminal mastermind, he’s just stupid.
Campbell could barely keep the camp going by the time Jasper died so one wrong move (a disappearance) would’ve completely sank the whole thing no matter what new scam he came up with to get attendance back up, and judging by examining the timeline, the flashbacks took place in around 01/02 so the internet still definitely existed so it wouldn’t be easy to cover something like this up.
Also, if there was paperwork about his disappearance, David or Gwen probably would’ve found it (and if Gwen did it would’ve come back to David) and it would’ve been a very public thing, but by judging Campbell’s expression when Max mentions a “kid who died on the campgrounds all those years ago” he has a “how the hell do you know about that” expression, and you’d think this is because he successfully covered it up, but
You can’t hide a kid’s disappearance from a family that actually cares about him
Imagine him having to see the camp that he accidentally killed himself trying to shut down start back up every summer for 14 years and have no investigations done and slowly realizing nobody in his life even cared he never came back home
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