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Redemption Au will Shane! Lore/Character explanation! (PAST)
INTRODUCTION/DIFFERENCES
Redemption!Will Shane has his differences to Canon will or any of his counterparts, though in this version, he is very more laid back.He wishes to protect Slugterra well, but that also means protecting the people, not just the slugs, and even if someone is a criminal, he will do his best to get them any help he can and support them if they do.
Sometimes it works or sometimes it doesn’t, he has hope that Slugterra will never be destroyed, hopefully. A very nice and compassionate man who only wishes to protect and care for his loved ones and friends. He may be a little flawed but he atones for any actions he has done…and will do anything to make sure everyone else is happy. But sometimes he forgets about his own Happiness.
He’s always tired while working, but he manages to keep a smile on his face and keep his kind and bubbly personality! He doesn’t like when things are too serious depending on the situation, many people of the caverns in the redemption Au respect Will Shane for his hard work, even some of the criminals for his respect for them as well, and kindness of them too.
Many can’t count how many times he has helped others, even when there were no criminals involved, simple troubles, he helped out with carrying stuff for others or doing small work, even helping others with poverty when needed. Many call him a man with a golden heart for everything he does for Slugterra.
His disappearance for 5 years made everyone heartbroken in Slugterra, but they didn’t lose hope due to thankfully blakk protecting the caverns in his place.
So once Will was found, many celebrated and kept on for a week for his return since the people loved him very much for the things he had done for him, now for his past.
BACKSTORY
Will grew up to what he presumed into a loving family, Will was raised by two loving parents. (Both slight OC’s) Delilah Kennedy and Jackson Shane, will Shane being named after his Grandpa. Many are unclear about them, but they do know that Jackson Shane used to be in his prime, until he was fatally injured, making his brother Jimmo Shane take his place. Everything seemed to be going fine, Will was happy, his parents and uncle and other relatives were. It all seemed to be going well!...
Until Will Shane turned seven years old.
By now was the required age for Will to start knowing how to be the next Shane in his father and uncle’s place, he already was getting told this once he was five, by then Will was excited! With the things his parents told him.
…until it became…repeated and shoved down his throat everyday was when his excitement faded.
It didn’t help that he was now starting combat training with his uncle, he couldn’t even focus on anything else other than school and training to be a Shane. Every time he tried to do something else it was repeated that he had to focus on his Shane training, only giving him one day to have a break, he felt exhausted and sick from it.
Now it felt like his parents and uncle only cared about the Shane legacy that they stopped listening to what he wanted. Becoming emotionally neglectful of will.
…any idea he wanted to do other than being a Shane was shut down, that couldn’t happen, he was always reminded he was the only one left to continue the Shane legacy, and all his other old relatives agreed.
After all..it was a Shane rule. He had to follow it.
Until he tried not to.
The arguments started when he was 10, he couldn’t take the pressure and tried to avoid all of it, but it was met with arguments with his parents and even with uncle jimmo, it was always told that it was the best thing for him.
. . .
He really had no one to turn to after the arguments started. As he grew up, he grew more anxious, stressed, but despite all of it, he still managed to try and be happy, somehow. Though it wasn’t until he was 13 was when Will's life turned worse. A big argument started now that Will was reaching closer to 15, and he was getting ready to become a Shane despite his stubbornness. But this argument was bigger than the rest, and without thinking ,will shouted whatever came to his mind.
“…I wish I was never in this stupid family! I wish I wasn’t here! I wish I was never in a Shane family in the first place! I wish the Shane’s didn’t exist!”
. . . And many other things were said that were harsh but the truth from will, before it was ended with a large slap from his father, almost a punch.
Which made Will shocked and hurt physically, his parents almost never laid their hands on him, only shouts. This was the start of a long lecture from his father before it ended with the silent treatment.
Will was disowned by his parents by then even his mother refused to look him in the eyes, and the only family who still continued to talk to him was Jimmo Shane, his uncle who was clearly disappointed in him, which left Will even more ashamed but upset at his uncle. By then Will stayed the two years loathing himself as he had felt like he had ruined his family, and felt as if there was nothing else to do, he at least wanted to help people for the rest of his life. It’s not like he had nothing else going for him.
And thankfully, he met thaddius.
. . .
Meeting thaddius Wasn't exactly what will was supposed to do, he was supposed to stay focus and train in Slugterra, but then by pure accident will bumped into thaddius one day in a slug slinging tournament, They don’t exactly become friends during this time, as Thaddius is aggressive and hostile towards Will after several attempts by Will to become his friend.
After almost getting violent with will, and still showing kindness to Thaddius was enough to make him confused with himself and after a while, Thaddius avoided will more often, until they were training with the unbeatable master is when Thaddius made the decision to become
Will's friend.
After that, they became closer like family.
His uncle jimmo did not like this one bit, often thinking thaddius was going to get will into bad habits, or crimes, causing multiple arguments between thaddius and jimmo, which will could only watch or defend thaddius, he was too tired to argue with his uncle any further. He was scared to argue either way, scared he would say something worse again.
Once growing older, uncle jimmo did retire soon enough, but it did end in a bitter note with will being tossed the blaster and no words were spoken, will just staring at his uncle disappointedly, after that will didn't talk with any of his family anymore.
THINGS HE DID DIFFERENTLY/STUFF THAT CHANGED
Will acknowledges he has made mistakes, or regrets certain choices from time to time, he will try anything to fix what he has done wrong, but sometimes it does not work in his favor, or sometimes it does.
Tom pour and twist are one of those examples. For Tom pour, it was complicated, they were like family, a great team! Until they weren't. Will did keep a few secrets but he was more honest to Tom pour in this AU than canon. Once the argument between them began, with Will trying to de-escalate it, Tom pour challenged Will to a duel angrily, but will Shane refused. This just made Tom pour more upset, after a few insults, he tackled Will to the ground, planning on fighting him head on and physically.
Will, being startled and in the heat of the moment, his reflexes had kicked in.
Grabbing the sharpest thing nearby on the ground and without realizing it, he was hoping to maybe punch Tom in the face to get him off, but it resulted in something worse. Stabbing tom pour by accident in the eye, which cost him half his sight, it was enough for tom pour to get knocked off as he cried in pain and screamed in pain. Will, now managing to breath and know what was going on, quickly went to tom pour to see if he was alright, but tom pour was enraged and yelling at will as his injury bled more. Will tried to help, but it was useless and Tom Pour walked off. Will was living with the guilt with what he had done after that incident.
They haven't seen each other since then. Thankfully Tom's anger has subsided over the years, and now he lives with his daughter Dana pour happily, she has her dad.
With twist, the mistake was small but he did feel very guilty, it was by pure accident, he was just going to confront twist’s father and maybe lead him off with a warning, but then it led to a chase, as twist’s father fell of the cliff, he tried to save them both but it was too late. It was awkward for a minute or two, while Twist stared at the edge of the cliff, seeing as his father fall to his death, it was traumatizing.
Will couldn't blame the early anger the boy had when Will tried to make sure he was okay, but quickly it settled down when Will apologized and reassured him nothing bad was going to happen to him.The first week was tough, having to stay in the shane hideout for Twist, with Will Shane trying to be understanding and not rush Twist to try and get accustomed to his new life. But Will Shane being busy with his duties and raising Eli, he confides in Dr.Blakk to take care of Twist for the time being until he figures something out.
Dr.blakk is hesitant, unsure if he can even take care of a child, but he agrees and takes Twist in for a few weeks, it was a bit awkward for Twist, but after those two weeks, twist slightly gets accustomed. Though dr.blakk manages to find a couple, who really wants a child, Mr.gate and Mrs.madden, in the 99 caverns. They seemed very happy and excited to take in twist, really wanting a child of their own.After a bit of discussion, will and dr.blakk both agree and hand of twist to his new parents, twist being a bit scared but their sweet and happy faces and loving arms were enough to make him leave dr.blakk’s side.
Will tries to help anyone he can, even bad guys/villains, once throwing them in jail, he confides in them, being there for them, trying to make them have a second chance and a better life, only wishing to help whatever they have going on, or giving them another chance not to do any bad things in life.
Sometimes it works and sometimes he does not make any progress. A 50/50 chance at best.
He even tries to help anyone with money issues, or struggling in general, he even helps the mall cops here and there, he wants to protect all of Slugterra.
EX-RELATIONSHIP
. . .
Abigail Garcia-
Will’s ex wife…he has complicated feelings about her…he loves her deep down but doesn’t want to think about her even in the present time.
Back then in Will's days of being Shane, they met through work, will was helping some people with labor work and she was among them, helping too, for will it was an immediate crush on her, as she happily waved towards him, her eyes making him admire her.
Soon it developed into something more once he asked her to spend more time after catching her cleaning near a home, soon it blossomed into a relationship, and they were in love for a while until they got married! Until it withered into something worse for them both.
Abigail was from both worlds, Slugterra and the surface, so she knew about life on both too.
After Eli’s birth, even despite will shane making more efforts to put his duties aside and raise Eli and spend time with her than in cannon, that wasn’t enough, of course she felt neglected, but she had some issues in her life too, family friends, it flipped when she began drinking to ease away her complications in life. This..soon led to arguments with her and will…so she went out more, she’d even become a bit more obsessed with will in a way, creepily which was making will feel off and uncomfortable. She was struggling and so was will, so soon will could not take it, especially after she began neglecting Eli and not wanting Eli to be subjected to any of this further.
Instead of the age of 10, it was 5 for Eli Shane, as he divorced her and he hadn’t seen her since.
Thankfully when Will was away, one of his uncles from his mother’s side took care of him when no one else could.
To this day, Will's heart hurts thinking about her…
PRESENT
Will is doing fine physically and mentally now, he still is dealing with some of his issues, but he’s feeling better, especially with Eli and blakk by his side, he might not be the old Shan he used to be in his prime, but all that matters is that he’s with his family now and friends, but thinking of the past hurts sometimes. Especially thinking of his parents.
AHXIDHJWJSGX OKAY THERES THE PAST LORE FOR WILL🗣️ there will be a present/older design for each of the Au main characters! I will post them after finishing with the main ones who got a redesigns! So hopefully be patient for that! While doing that I will go back to post scenes from the redemption au! And more about something with Au blakk future 👀 and an incident but ANYWAYS THATS ALL, also hopefully this explains wills character, he is very different from his counterpart 😅
Hehe
Redemption!Au Dr.Blakk! Lore/Character explanation
INTRODUCTION/DIFFERENCES
Dr.blakk’s character in redemption!au is more complicated in a way from his canon version, but it is very clear the two are different, while canon blakk is…a cold man…and wants power, control over Slugterra….All Redemption!Au blakk wants…is just peace…He has very many differences compared to his canon counterpart, even the people of the caverns have trouble understanding him…they don’t really know his goals…or motives really…all they know is no harm will come to them…and his reputation around Slugterra is…rather decent…and respectable.
But..he is a very tired man…Only criminals fear the man, others fear the man only for his short fuse..but even then…it is only a small fear many of the caverns have…they know that he is…a man with good intentions at heart.
They can’t help but feel anxious about the man. He is quiet for the most part, an intimidating presence, but others could describe him as being peaceful. Dr.blakk knows he confuses people, due to how he is like, on one hand he is calm and quiet, Even peaceful.Then he is vicious and can be brutal when battling, depending. He is short tempered way more easily than his Canon counterpart, and stronger physically.
Dr.blakk knows he’s an unstable individual… , he is a broken man deep down too, he knows it…and he hates it.
In redemption Au! He is far more physically stronger…any criminal is terrified to come across the man, scared for what will befall them if they do, many have lost count at the times he had made many slingers take a break due to almost critically injuring them….only the very arrogant ones that is…no one is brave enough to actually insult the man. Well..no regular citizen that is…he may appear as a tough and cold man..but he’s just soft in the inside…and very..nicer..and sweet in the way….which is why none of the people in Slugterra fear him when they see him out and about.
PAST/LORE
PAST/LORE
Blakk’s early childhood…was…complicated to say the least…he can’t even remember his early memory of his mother…was she caring?..nice…? Cold and uncaring like his father?
He didn’t even remember what she looked like. He wasn’t sure…it feels like his early memories are fading and he hates it…it feels like he had blacked out that past the moment his life was guided to the light, now he struggles to remember, and feels like each memory from his childhood is erased. He despises the feeling.Blakk grew up as an only child…having his father and mother..until his mother left him as a little child…His father having custody of him…blakk could only remember he was young and crying as she left…and blakk could remember him asking his father why his mother left.
He could still remember the cold glance his way. Being told his mother was too weak to carry such a burden of life and abandoned them.Blakk never knew what to feel after that.
His father wasn't…the best either, he does not remember his father ever getting physical with him, but his father had a short fuse too and he could remember the shouts of disappointment whenever he did something wrong, sometimes it hurt Thaddius, but then he felt numb, like it did not matter and nothing else mattered.
His childhood could've been better.
. . .
His childhood could've been better.
Could've been was an understatement for him.
He could remember the day when his father, Dr. Harlan E. Blakk was promoting that stupid product he didn't even remember what it was.
The blast, the fall of his father by the stupid gangster which was viggo dare.
All of it felt fuzzy in Thaddius' head, but back then it felt like everything was going slow and adrenaline was kicking in, but he just…froze and did nothing.
Then his father left him…all for his own life? Thaddius' view on him was changed after that, now his father is a blurry image in his head after all of it. Honestly everything felt a blur, was that even how it happened?
. . .
All he can remember clearly is the days of labor right after such an event. The work of slag rock cavern was tough, Thaddius could remember the scrapes and burns he felt on his hands after moving each rock and the hard like stone scraped against his arms and hands, so many tears shed from pain, and the words of the others stuck in his head from the day he began working.
“Get used to it kid. All you have is meaningless hard labor for the rest of your life..”
He could remember those words clearly as he would work in the dusty and cold environment, coughs and sneezes, crying on the cold stone floor after each day felt sick, he felt sick. He even wanted his father back, his old and tarnished home sounded better than this.. . . he knew someone would save him…right? The Shane's would. He hoped. He had hope.He could remember seeing a shane when he was little, his father unamused while he was amazed, the courage and talent like them saving lives each time.
Now they would be the one’s saving him right? They had to.
After endless cycles of work, finally it felt like he was going to be saved. A shane had entered the Cavern! This was it for little Thaddius! He could remember seeing the shane taking down some criminals, now was his chance, he had to get the attention of the shane he could also remember, Jimmo Shane. After what seemed like eternity, he managed to throw a rock in Shane's direction, and it hit him, looking over, Jimmo Shane saw Thaddius and that was his glimmer of hope, this was it, he would be saved!..But he was not. Even through the plea in his eyes.
Jimmo Shane just looked at him before walking off on his mecha, not caring at all. Not even at the boy’s plea, Thaddius felt like he was frozen.That wasn't right, he was supposed to be saved! He had to be, in desperation, Thaddius chased after the shane, his little hands managing to grasp onto the side of the mecha, and his pleas started, begging, he needed to be saved from this!
“Please! Help me! I'm trapped here! I need help please!” Jimmo looked at him, his face was…filled with disgust before driving off in his Mecha, leaving poor Thaddius by himself as he fell to the ground, shock and hopelessness filling him, feeling like everything he believed in was a lie.
Now he was left to rot here, for who knows how long…
. . .
Teenage years was not easier for Thaddius in the slightest, he had to always watch his back for anything, in case someone was going to go after him, at first he began slug slinging to be the best but then it started to develop into one of protection for himself, after all, every stare thrown at him felt like a dagger and if he didn't move quickly, he knows he will be getting a dagger thrown at him next.
Soon he was recruited for viggo dare, and for a while he felt like he was on top of the world, until…the special treatment began for him. He was not stupid, he could see the way Viggo dare grab at his arm for a long period of time, came so close that he could almost feel his breathing at his neck, but..he was just doing his duties and his boss was proud of him. Right?
He lost count of how many times he had said that to himself and with viggo dare to him.
He could hear those words constantly.
“...You would never let me down, right Thaddius?”
“...You would never fail me right…”
“ ..I’m the only family you’ve ever need..”
It did not help that Viggo dare kept…rubbing his shoulder and getting very close while saying that…at first he'd tried to make him stop, with some type of lie or excuse but it was quickly shut down before he could and he just kept his mouth shut. He felt powerless in this all. But.what could he do?…he kept doing what Viggo dare told him to do…even if it meant blood would be shed from others or himself.
. . .
. . . then the confrontation of Jimmo shane came…he was furious, now..he wasn't going to challenge him..it was stupid to even try…now..in this AU, he did not challenge him out of thinking he could stand his ground and prove his worth…he did not know what he was trying to accomplish anyways…he was just angry and furious, just the sight of the shane brought back memories to when he cried alone in the dusty cavern of slag rock.
Wanting someone to save him, the imprisonment for 6 months didn't help either.
Being chased out of the cavern was not the worst thing in the world, after all, he at least would be as far away from that man, from this cavern as possible.
This was not his home, it never was. His home was nowhere and now he just needed to survive.
. . .
Once growing slightly older, Thaddius' mental state was getting worse, but he was getting stronger each day, fighting men twice his size to practice his skill. Even if it meant killing some…which absolutely made his mental state go down even more from it.
Fighting tooth and nail each day. He'd train so much he'd pass out or until his knees gave out. Eventually, he grew overwhelmed everyday and he needed to stop for a while, he knew his body needed a small break or else he would die and all of this would be for nothing…each day…he felt these nightmares plague him…one of carnage and bloodshed..it felt weird..even to him..when he awake and he panicked and sweating..even..crying.
What was his life at this point…
Thankfully…it was not so shortly after that he began to meet will..even if it was a rocky start at first…will was the best thing to happen for him..sometimes he wonders if he never met will…he probably would…
. . . he doesn't want to think about it…the thought makes him feel anxious.
At first…he was..annoyed beyond belief…who was this boy and why couldn't he leave him alone? He just wanted to be left alone! After all..the boy could have just been pretending anyways…but after multiple attempts and meeting at the slug tournament, Thaddius felt uneasy…he was flattered by such kindness. But even if the boy was genuine…
he felt as if he did not deserve such kindness in the first place. And after all, each time he raised his fist, the boy would flinch as if expecting to receive such a hit. Thaddius decided then that he did not deserve such a kind person in his life…
he could do better anyways…but after getting selected as the only few…he tried practicing, but his hands were so sore, one of them gave out and he began to bleed from his hand…and even then….the boy….who now he learned was will….helped him?..and still smiled at him..it felt like he had been being too…rude..maybe..being friends with the boy…wouldn't be so bad… ? He could only hope…
. . .
he was right…for once..and it felt nice…
CHANGES IN LIFE
With will Shane being there for him, the only family he truly had, it felt less numb and better in life for him…waking up and going out…and seeing will visit him…it felt nice…even visiting will felt nice too. He could smile at that with no issue, at first his home was with will Shane…In the Shane hideout…but thaddius decided he could use his own place, to have more room for his stuff and work he would do. Since he didn’t want to bother will Shane with it.
so he made the citadel, as his new home…but the shane hideout is always considered Thaddius home too..he wont forget that. Ever.
Thaddius builds his citadel in the jungle cavern though, and mostly under a glowing mushroom tree, usually one who would see the citadel and blakk’s industries, it is a nice sight. Since there is slug energy around.
His home is still a black/gray inside, but there's nature all around, vines surrounding the walls beautifully, the environment feels welcoming inside, even in blakk’s office. Dr.blakk now just creates experiments and focuses on science to try and improve slugterra in any way possible, or will try and make slug’s more powerful in less..dangerous or evil ways…he does work on mecha’s too, and mostly works on experiments or focuses on shipments and anything with payment in slugterra.
(His recruits are different people, he does not have the workers as his canon counterpart.)
Overall Blakk is way more calmer when will is present, and is stable when eli is around. He considers them family, and in a way they are the only ones fully able to make him fully calm and in peace, even if he doesn't look like it.
He is just overall a grumpy scientist with a short fuse.
Though after the final fight arc, he does feel better mentally and is trying to recover, is more calmer, and less to lose his temper.
RELATIONSHIPS-
Blakk has no current interests of love, over all he does not think of himself as deserving as one, he's kinda insecure about himself to go and chase love so he focuses on work instead.
He does dream of having kids…that feeling of becoming a father sounds wonderful to him, having a family of his own, but its only dreams he can chase, he does not wish to have children at the moment, he is scared he will keep the cycle of the trauma he has and either become a neglectful parent or be terrible or harsh, but yet, he does not seem to realize how good of a second father figure he is to eli.
He is too harsh on himself sometimes.
ELI SHANE-
He considers him like family, in a way he pictures eli as his nephew in a way, but..after the training he went with eli, even eli admits to seeing Blakk as a father to him too, and Blakk can't help but admit he sees eli as a son too. Over all, he confides in Eli as a son/Nephew to him, and likes to sometimes share stories with him, whether it be of adventures of him and Will's experiences in patrolling slugterra or of old tales of slugterra that he can remember from his early childhood days.
Eli always likes to listen to them, even if Blakk struggles to tell a story, Blakk is a parent to him in a way.
They have a good relationship with each other.
WILL SHANE-
Will and him are very close, some even think of the two as brother’s, best friends? Family…anything of the sort, no one in slugterra could think otherwise of the two.
Will and Eli are mostly allowed to walk in the citadel with no trouble, the guards shrug them off, due to knowing that their practically family is to Blakk, even if Blakk seems annoyed by their simple presence, he isn't actually, that's just how he is. Will is probably the only one (besides eli, and maybe the shane gang) to be able to hug Blakk randomly, sometimes blakk will hug them back but if he is busy, he will pat them on the back or shoulder, head.
Blakk cares deeply about will, and in return, will cares deeply about him, will even brought down eli when he was a baby to let blakk hold him, when will disappeared, his mental state was..not the best, that his workers were concerned and a little scared, but even more so worried, and even a few of the people in slugterra could notice, eli shane could notice, the shane gang could notice.
As much as blakk tries to hide it, he feels more empty when will is gone, and if eli were to be gone, his mental state would go down more, to the point of just snapping. Blakk is already unstable as it is. He doesn't need to lose any more people he cares about. He's a broken man. No matter what.
PRESENT
Overall…blakk’s mental state is recovering just like will’s, especially after Will is found and alive, he still is a bit unstable, but he is doing better. He stayed by Will's side, even if Will was sleeping, he had to stay by Will's side due to fear and anxiety overtaking him. Things are getting slightly better in his life, especially after the final battle…he still has some issues he needs to fix…but…he knows he will be fine..especially with his family.
…he’ll recover….especially with his family…
. . .
SHCIHDJENE OKAY SORRY IF THE POST IS VERY LONG…JUST REDEMPTION!BLAKK CHANGES IN HIS STORY ARE A LOT..SO YEAH…AND MOST OF IT IS KINDA TOLD IN HIS PERSPECTIVE SO ITS A LOT..AND I TRIED TO SIMPLIFY WILL AND BLAKK’S POSTS SINCE THERES A LOT THAT THEY GO THROUGH SO YEAH…ELI IS NEXT ON THIS AU🗣️💖 THEN TWIST THEN A BIT OF THE SHANE GANG I THINK THEN ILL SHOW THE FINAL FIGHT ARC OF THIS AU WHICH WILL BE BASICALLY BE A RECOVERING AFTER A BATTLE SO STAY TUNED I GUESS?😭😭 aight! Peace…
Bro cannot catch a break😭😭😭😭
How would your character handle a hug right now?
Poor bug man :'(
Are you doing the emotions post. I feel like Beetlejuice, A4, in existential crisis could be fun.
when ur dead and no one can see u, so sad
Cameron doodles
Both arms cradle you now.
Did this short edit of Niko and his younger self. He was a very lonely kid and turned into a very lonely adult. </3
I can't stop thinking of him every time I listen to this song
Three Year's Past
Imagine: It's the third-year anniversary of the anniversary of Weathertop, and the pain in Frodo's right shoulder, obviously, comes back, and the reader has to comfort him in any way she can.
Today was like any other day in the Shire. It's been almost four years since we saved Middle-Earth from further destruction from the once-mighty Sauron.
The entire Shire was quiet, like it usually was. I sat in my usual chair in the living room of Bag End. While Frodo and I aren't married, we're both really close friends. But recently, we've confessed our feelings to each other. He said that I am the reason why he'd delayed his voyage to the Undying Lands (aka the Valinor).
He said that I was his rock.
His support.
His lifeline.
It was quite quiet, until a sudden crash came from the room that Frodo and I shared. That immediately caught my attention, and I immediately realized, with a jolt in my stomach, that it was the third "anniversary" of the night on Weathertop when Frodo got stabbed by the Morgul Blade. It had been a really stressful time for all of us at the time. For me, especially. We were all desperate for Frodo to make it out alive when he got stabbed.
"FRODO!" I cried out in alarm. I set down my book, only to have it drop to the floor. I didn't bother putting it back on the chair. I was much more focused on getting to Frodo quickly than worrying about a simple book.
I reached the room the two of us shared, and immediately found Frodo tossing and turning in the bed. His eyes were squeezed and closed in pain, his body wrapped tightly in the bedsheets that we had, trying to prevent the cold from becoming too much. I hated to see him be in pain.
I stepped carefully over the broken glass cup that I'd set down for him last night when he had one of his gruesome nightmares, and I was at his side in an instant. I held his hand, preventing him from messing with his mostly-healed wound. Slowly, Frodo opened his eyes, which were full of pain. He relaxed slightly when he saw me.
"Frodo," I murmured softly as he stared up at me with his big blue eyes. I put my other free hand on his cheek as he struggled to breathe properly. I could tell that he was trying to focus on me. I held his hand tightly and he squeezed it back for support. "Focus on me, sweetheart," I tried to reassure him. "Focus on my face." He tried to focus on my face, but ended up giving another cry of pain. He squeezed his eyes shut, and whimpered with pain. A tear slid down his cheek and I gently wiped it away with a shaking hand.
"His blade," he managed to choke out. "I-I can feel his blade."
"Miss y/n?" said the sudden, concerned voice of Samwise Gamgee.
My ears pricked up whenever I heard Sam's voice.
"Sam?!" I said in a hopeful voice.
"Y/n? Where are you?!"
"In the bedroom, Samwise!" I shouted in reply. "I need you here for a second! It's urgent!"
Sam's hurried footsteps sounded across the hall and into the room. When his eyes fell on Frodo, his face immediately went pale. His eyes then went up to me.
"I'll get the Athelas plant that Aragorn sent with us. It won't take me long, I'll just need to boil the water with the Athelas quickly, and I'll bring it over here as soon as I can."
I nodded hastily.
"Alright, Sam. And can you bring me a washcloth as well?"
Sam nodded. "Of course, Miss y/n."
And with that, he took off. The entire time Sam was gone, I continued to comfort Frodo with the best of my abilities. I held his hand and ran my fingers softly through his hair, as he once admitted that this action made him relax. I often brushed my fingers gently through his soft brown curls whenever he felt stressed, when he felt sick, or when he had just woken up from a nightmare. His breathing shook as he took in each pained breath.
"Y/n. . . . y/n. . . .," he whimpered as he gripped my hand tightly again. He seemed almost delirious with pain. His blue eyes clouded over and his eyes rolled into the back of his head momentarily.
"Shh," I whispered in a soft voice. I got down on my knees and placed a hand gently on his cheek, stroking his cheekbone softly. I wiped away another stray tear that slid down his skin. "It's alright, sweetheart. I'm right here."
"Everything hurts." He squeezed his eyes shut tightly, to get rid of the pain.
"I know," I murmured, still trying to keep my voice soft. "Sam will be here with the Athelas plant soon. The Athelas should help soothe the pain."
A few minutes later, Sam came back with the bowl of Athelas-infused water, and a washcloth.
"Thank you, Sam," I said in a grateful voice as I took the bowl and the washcloth away from him.
"Of course, Miss y/n." He glanced anxiously at his best friend. "Call me if you need anything. I'll be here around the house."
I nodded and Sam walked out of the room.
"Okay, Frodo," I cooed in a soft voice. He glanced up at me with pain-filled, wide eyes. "I'm going to treat your wound. You can hold onto my hand if the pain becomes too much for you, alright?"
He nodded, whimpering slightly, and he managed to shift his body, wincing as he did. I unbuttoned the first few buttons of his shirt (without trying to feel embarrassed), grabbed the washcloth, dunked it in the boiling water, and gently placed it on his wound, gently massaging it. He winced but managed to keep himself calm. I could soon see the look of relief washing over his face as the Athelas plant began to get into effect, and he relaxed a little bit, much to my relief.
Once I could see that he was no longer in any pain, I put away the bowl and the washcloth and climbed into the bed that we shared. In an instant, Frodo snuggled up to me, resting his head gently on my chest, and an arm around my waist. I returned the same favor by wrapping a gentle arm protectively around his waist, bringing him closer to my side to keep him safe. I smiled softly to myself, getting rather comfortable. I began to drift off to sleep again before I heard Frodo's sleepy voice speaking.
"Thank you, y/n."
I chuckled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to his forehead. He responded by snuggling further into me.
"You're welcome, sweetheart," I cooed softly. I ran my fingers through his hair, comforting him with the best of my ability. "Anything to make my sweet hobbit feel better. I will do anything to protect you, and to keep you safe. I promise."
Can I just say..... Frodo Baggins is a VERY underrated character and he definitely deserves more credit 🥺🥺🥺.
as much as I adore the Logan in DP3, this guy will always be my favorite Logan
"my life is the crown and yours is politics and i will NOT trade one prison for another."
Damn son
Not me thinking about how granted for dex is taken all the time- and I think Dex also just thinks he is for granted like- AAAAAAA
Like imagine- he just keeps working on gadgets and wot not like 24 7 and people just keep telling him to make more and more and he tries to even add things like the panick switch and the thing he made for keefe and just sjsjnssnsnsnsjsjs
Dex baby you dont HAVE to work that much but he does- because he might think that's all his value is- and if he doesnt he will be out of the group or irrelevant so he keeps working without question or complain and keeps adding on and on and on and never even stops to think that all the fatigue hes been taking- its not that necessary-
Like Dex is expected to nonstop use his ability, whereas all the others dont just nonstop keep working and using their abilities they have limits- but dex is expected to just keep on making stuff without question or any hesitation and hes just taken for granted by everyone. Damn son- aaaaaa I just wanna give dex a hug and a good nights sleep and tell him that he deserves everything in the world even if hes not working on something or making some gadget to help others😭
Like imagine if dex fell sick or in coma or smth and he cant rly work and hes like dw you can find another technopath I'm replaceable ahhahah because yes- I'm pretty sure he feels that way like all the time :') and maybe the others even find another technopath and then they realise wtf dex had been doing because the normal technopath tells them that they cant just use their abilities non stop and keep making stuff for them- they have their limits and they need rest too- and the speed dex had been working on was probably not healthy. And the technopath makes em realise that dex had just been doing so much more and putting so much effort into everything- just- dex deserves a break okay- he deserves everything my baby-
Everyone overlooks how hard dex always works and just :')) I'm gonna go cry someone go give him a hug and tell him he can sleep at night without having the worry to always finish something and do something for the others that marks his worth T_T
EXCUSE ME YOUNG MAN
HE DESERVES BETTER
Oh Crowley…
Crowley is less of a villain, more of a reluctant frenemy who refuses to admit he writes Crowley❤️Winchesters in the margins of his notes and sends taxidermy dioramas to their secret hideouts for holidays.
"Maul ate his evening meal as usual. He was not confined to a sensory-deprivation suit or forced to sleep on a hard floor. The atmosphere controls in his quarters were not turned off." (Windham, 50).
Just a little taste test of the types of punishments Maul received.
This detail, right here-
Is the reason why I love Maul as a victim, not just a character/person.
Being scared of (and/or even loving) your own abuser SO much that you predict what they're going to say/do when/if you tell your abuser about something, and weighing the possible outcomes.
The whole "idk if I should tell my dad master about the fucked up leg part since it's hardly a problem anymore anyway" coming from Maul is so well written.
Being torn between not wanting to lie to your abuser, but not wanting to face their scrutiny is so real, istg.
This hits home, and makes me feel so recognized. I love Maul SO much. <3