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Tweak says, "kiss my grits"

Daniel LaRusso (seekingbalance) wrote in museful,
@ 2021-07-29 22:22:00

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[meme], [rated] nc17, [rated] r, [warning] possible triggers, crack, dark, fluff, gen, hurt/comfort, love, nsfw, romance, shipping

Minor Injury Meme

A meme for those minor injuries that won't leave you down but make it hard to live your life. The breaks, sprains, and the hurt/comfort that comes with them.

⇥ Post with your character (note the name and fandom and any preferences in the subject line).
↠ You or the people replying roll once for type of injury and again for the scenario or pick your own.
↠ Have fun.

INJURIES

1. SPRAIN: you stepped the wrong way, twisted the wrong way, and something has gone terribly wrong. Just remember RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

2. FRACTURE: You step off the sidewalk, working in the backyard, and suddenly BAM!! But it's not a sprain, oh no, you're in a cast for the duration. Good luck trying to get to work.

3. PULLED: It's not bad enough for medical attention but it still hurts something fierce. Break out the tiger balm or someone to give you a hand because you've pulled something. That awkward moment when you think you want vicodin...and nobody will give it to you.

4. MIGRAINE: Light hurts, air hurts, moving hurts. All you can do is lie in a darkened room and pray for the pounding pain to go away behind your eyes.

5. THE FLU: Maybe you're physically fine – well… all your limbs are working. You just feel like death warmed over.

6. WILDCARD: Anything else you can think of.

SCENARIOS

1. INJURED! WHAT NEXT?: You're out working, you're out having fun, you're out doing something when suddenly you step, twist, move and our bodies demonstrate just how fragile they really are. Quick! someone call the ambulance!

2. THE EMERGENCY ROOM: All the fun of a waiting room with rewards that include crutches, casts, X-Rays, vicodin, and sometimes just that one nurse who says "Yeah there's nothing wrong with you that'll be 400 dollars."

3. HOME AND SETTING UP THE NEST: Hurt, trying to make a space for you to get around. Hopefully someone is there to help you get to your crutches so you can go to the bathroom and make yourself something to eat.

4. PHYSICAL THERAPY HOME EDITION: The obligatory smut option. Do you not see that I'm wearing this cast?

5. OH GOD HELP I'M GOING TO DIE: That awkward moment when the fact that you are bedridden is crushing down on you and you're terrified you'll do something to make the injury worse. Snappish, angry, and rude - who are you going to take it out on?

6. DRIVE ME TO THE DOCTOR THIS SHIT IS COMING OFF: It's time, they say you can come in, take it off, and begin the next stage of recovery. Failing that, you’re going to grab a saw and cut the damn thing off yourself! Will there be joy, laughter, crying, happiness?

7. WILDCARD: Anything else you can think of.

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innerbalance
2021-08-09 01:17 pm UTC (link)

Whatever facade of bravado Daniel had been able to pull off completely shattered. All these years later and Terry Silver still had an iron grip on him one way or another. His chest ached, he felt like his heart was going to break, and his lungs crush.

Those big, brown Bambi eyes settle on Terry, begging, imploring him. "Mr Silver... please... where is she? Please just make it stop... I'll give you anything. Just please... spare her..."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-09 11:45 pm UTC (link)

Silver looked at Daniel, the eyes weren't going to work on him. Thor's huge muscles flexing, preparing to hit him again, that might work. He looked at Thor, measuring up if he wanted to be struck again, and he really didn't.

Sighing, he turned his gaze back to Daniel. "She might already be dead. One of my associates went to her house, was instructed to kill her."

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	innerbalance 2021-08-09 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Tears rolled down Daniel's cheeks as he thrust his phone at Terry. "Call them and tell them it's off. Tell them to back off, that there's been a change of plan. Please, Mr Silver..." His chest ached, feeling tight. He was sure this was probably what dying felt like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bringsththunder
2021-08-10 12:07 am UTC (link)

"Look at it this way, Silver, do you want to be on the hook for two murders?" Thor asked, still pressing his hammer into the older man's chest, and giving him a glare. That was true, and he hoped that Silver would take that into consideration.

Sighing again, Silver took the phone, and said, "Look, I'm not going anywhere, I think your little girlfriend needs some comfort." He looked at Thor briefly as he said this, and brandished Daniel's phone. "Look, I'm calling, so don't hit me. I can't talk with a broken jaw."

That was true, and Thor hated it. He removed his hammer from Silver's chest, and tugged Daniel to him, he was crying, and Thor hated for him to be so upset, even if he knew that the situation warranted it. "It's going to be okay, love." Thor whispered to him, wrapping his arm around Daniel's waist tightly.

"Graves? It's Silver. Call off the LaRusso thing." Silver was saying into the phone, A beat of silence, and he said, "Okay. Sorry, man, we just got caught. I'd suggest you run. First degree murder is a bitch." He handed the phone back to Daniel.

"Sorry, little boy. Too late."

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innerbalance
2021-08-10 12:19 am UTC (link)

"You sonofabitch!"

Daniel saw red. He tore himself free from Thor's grip and flung himself at Terry, fists flying. He poured every ounce of his anger and pain into that one-inch point of his knuckles, driving into Terry, over and over. With that same relentless, venomous ferocity that Terry himself had unlocked in him all those years ago.

"You fucking sonofabitch."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-10 12:36 am UTC (link)

Thor let him hit Terry, but then he had to pull him off. "Baby, you don't want to have to deal with the fact that you murdered someone, okay?" He said, easily lifting Daniel off of the older man. Who now looked like he couldn't stand up. Which Thor thought was justified. He hopefully was going to spend the rest of his life in jail, however short it may be.

He wrapped his arms around Daniel. "It's gonna take some time... and it will never be completely okay. But it won't hurt as much." Thor told him, both of his parents were dead, and he knew that he could reasonably say that, and it was relatively true.

"Plus, sweetheart, do you want Lukas to be able to suss that out? That you killed someone? However justified it may be." Thor told him, crushing Daniel to him tightly, completely understanding the impulse.

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	innerbalance 2021-08-10 01:29 am UTC (link)
	Daniel went limp against Thor, like someone had taken all of his bones and replaced them with jello. His mind shut down. Those usually so expressive baby browns dull and devoid of any emotion. He had well and truly clocked out. The lights were on, but no one was home. He didn't even seem to acknowledge the sirens as the police showed up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bringsththunder
2021-08-10 02:11 am UTC (link)

The police asked a million questions, which Thor knew that Daniel wasn't really present for. Not that he blamed him. This was awful. And it was only going to get worse, there was going to be a trial eventually, and Thor knew that losing both his mother and his cousin on the same day was going to pack a huge wallop.

Not to mention Daniel already had PTSD. Thor left the police and CSI team downstairs to do their job and then insisted that his boyfriend was going to need some time to adjust to what had happened, and took him upstairs.

Thor settled Daniel on the bed, ignoring the pounding in his head. Lukas and Sam had been waiting for them to come up, and Thor could tell they had questions. "Sam, why don't you take Lukas to his room and play? I promise, I will come and answer questions in a bit, okay?"

Looking at Daniel, Sam nodded. Holding Lukas, she went over to Daniel. "Dad, whatever happened, we're here for you. Anthony will be when he gets home from next door, but you know we love you." She held Lukas down so he could kiss Daniel's cheek and tell him that he loved him, and then they left the room.

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innerbalance
2021-08-11 03:27 am UTC (link)

It was that bad that Daniel barely even acknowledged Sam and Lukas, just gave a soft sound to let them know he had heard them and appreciated it. Once they were out of the room, he curled up in the fetal position and cried himself to sleep.

When he eventually awoke, he made no attempt to move. He still felt numb and listless. "... Did they find my Ma? Do I need to identify her?"

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bringsththunder
2021-08-11 04:41 am UTC (link)

Thor hadn't left Daniel's side more than he had to. He was at the dresser, his long blonde hair hanging down his back, wet. He was only wearing a towel, he had just gotten out of the shower. "No, baby, but we need to go and answer some questions at the police station. You've been asleep for twelve hours." Thor told him, turning to look at him.

"I was trying to let you sleep as long as possible." Mostly because he knew that once you woke up, it was still real. Thor leaned down to caress Daniel's cheek. "Are you okay? I mean, I know you're not, but can you handle what you need to handle?"

Thor ached for Daniel, but he ached for Sam and Lukas. They wanted to be there for Daniel, and Lukas understood what Daniel was going through, to a degree. He just wanted his papa.

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innerbalance
2021-08-11 04:53 am UTC (link)

Daniel didn't want to move and he definitely didn't want to have to face the police, but he knew he had to. He still looked ashen, his usual olive glow faded. He had huge bags under his eyes. Oh and those baby browns were lacking their usual sparkle.

He withdrew from Thor's touch and pushed himself up and out of bed. "I'll get ready." He grabbed some clean clothes and headed into the en suite. He got washed and changed. When he came back out, he didn't look much better. If anything, he looked worse. The whites of his eyes were red. He'd definitely been crying again.

"I should call someone to watch the kids but... I haven't... I don't have anyone to call..."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-11 05:14 am UTC (link)

Thor had changed while Daniel was gone, and he said, "I called my friend Tony. He's bringing his kids, they can help keep Sam company too." He said, his long hair was held back in a half braid, the rest hanging down his back in a beautiful golden wave, the longest hitting the small of his back.

He crossed the room, he was working to be to strong for Daniel. It was hard. Thor wasn't far away from when he'd lost his own father. Thor willed the tears in his blue eyes to go away. He wrapped his arms around Daniel's waist.

"I know it doesn't seem that way, but it will be okay. It just takes time." Thor told him, kissing Daniel's forehead.

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innerbalance
2021-08-13 01:16 am UTC (link)

"Thor, babe, I know you're trying to help but please... don't. Right now I don't feel like anything will ever be okay again. That sonofabitch is still breathing while my Ma died alone and probably terrified. And she died hating me."

He knew Thor was only trying to help him feel better and he appreciated it, but right now everything was too raw. He had lost his cousin and his mom in brutal ways. Both of them died hating him. His whole world had fallen apart.

How was he supposed to even start to explain it all to Sam and Anthony when he could barely make sense of it himself?

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bringsththunder
2021-08-13 01:32 am UTC (link)

Stepping back, Thor was hurt. He was trying to make Daniel feel better. "My mother was killed, too. And I wasn't there, either. I couldn't do anything to stop it." Thor gave up on the tears, they fell. He backed up even further. "I do know a little bit about how you feel." He told him, and turned his face away.

He said, "I'm going to go and start coffee." He left the room, feeling guilty, even if Daniel had told him to stop trying to make him feel better. Thor went downstairs, and he fell at the bottom, he had been crying and hadn't seen the toys Sam had been getting out in anticipation of babysitting the kids.

He cried out. "Fuck!" Hoping that little ears weren't near.

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innerbalance
2021-08-14 04:42 am UTC (link)

Daniel appreciated Thor's attempts to help him, he really dd. But he needed to process this in his own way first. His entire world had been flip-turned upside down. He needed time to grieve and mourn. He needed time to be angry - at Terry, at the world, at himself.

He frowned when he heard Thor yell. He took a breath, steeling himself to exit the bedroom. He made it to the top of the stairs.

"Thor? You okay?"

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bringsththunder
2021-08-14 04:55 am UTC (link)

"I think I broke my leg." Thor said, he was still fighting back the migraine, too. He knew Daniel had other things on his mind, and so he wasn't thinking of what might lay ahead. Thor had to, because he was concerned for his family.

He wiped his eyes with his free hand. His leg was twisted at an odd angle, and he was sure it was bruising underneath his jeans.

Sam had heard, too, and she came running in from the kitchen. Anthony and Lukas were set up with pancakes and bacon. "Daddy, you okay?" She asked Thor, and gasped when she saw his leg. "Oh shit." She said, hands going up over her mouth.

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innerbalance
2021-08-16 02:06 am UTC (link)

The angle of Thor's leg was definitely unnatural. Daniel had to fight back a wave of nausea. Could this day seriously get any worse? He swallowed down a mouthful of bile. "We need to call an ambulance... We better not move you in case we make it worse."

Daniel was practically operating on autopilot, tone devoid of emotion. "I still need to talk to the police but I can do that after we get you to the hospital."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-16 02:27 am UTC (link)

Thor didn't look at Daniel, he kept his gaze on Sam, who was just as upset as he was. She seemed to be schooling her features to try and not have an issue with Daniel's reaction. He grit his teeth. "It hurts, I don't think I've broken anything since I was a kid."

Sam pulled her phone out of her pocket, and after giving Daniel a glance that was unsure and a bit wary, she knelt by Thor to call, once the phone was by her ear and shoulder, taking one of Thor's hands in hers and holding on. Thor held it, reminding himself not to squeeze too tightly, he might break her hand, and they had enough to deal with.

He had noticed Daniel's tone, too, and he was trying not to take that personally. Thor felt like Daniel didn't even love him anymore, and he knew that was crazy. But it kept niggling at his brain and wouldn't stop.

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innerbalance
2021-08-17 01:30 am UTC (link)

Daniel needed air. The room felt suffocatingly small. He needed to get out of there. Needed to breathe. He felt like his lungs were being crushed. Sam seemed to have things in hand. He knew it was wrong to pile so much responsibility on his teenage daughter but he was spiralling and he didn't know how to stop.

"I'll wait outside for them. Flag them down at the gate..."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-17 09:23 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, because it's not your fiance that's lying here or anything." Sam said, trying not to sound bitchy. She knew that Daniel was trying his best. That's when there was a voice in the foyer, and the sound of crutches.

"Where's my baby boy?" Lucille called out, doing a pretty good job of managing the crutches, her right leg was broken, she had face lacerations, and there was a long cut in her left side that was stitched up. "Daniel!" She said, as soon as she saw him. "Can you forgive me? I'm so sorry, it doesn't matter who you love, as long as you're happy."

This was quite a development. Thor's eyes widened, but it was a good thing. Things were still bad, but Lucille was alive, and here to see Daniel. That could only mean good things.

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innerbalance
2021-08-18 01:33 am UTC (link)

Daniel's breath caught in his throat when he saw Lucille. His knees buckled beneath him and he had to grab the sideboard to keep himself upright. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Was he hallucinating? Was he still asleep? Was this all a cruel dream?

"Ma?" His voice came out as barely a whisper. But just that one word held so much emotion. His eyes welled with tears.

"We thought... I thought... Mr Silver said..." He couldn't form the words. It was all too much. "I thought you were dead."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-18 12:26 pm UTC (link)

"He probably thought that was true." Lucille said, shrugging a shoulder as she came to a stop beside Daniel. "Nona?" Sam asked, her eyes wide. "I'm... I'm so glad you're okay." She said, and she found it was true. Lukas came careening into the room, and he stopped short when he saw what was going on.

"Papa?" He asked, seeing Lucille and the tears in Daniel's eyes. And then he saw Thor. "Daddy?" He asked, and made his decision, Sam had Thor covered, and so he ran at Daniel's legs, peeking at Lucille from between them. He gripped tightly, and looked up at Lucille from under dark curls and his blue eyes were shining.

Lucille smiled at him. "Hello, little one. I'm your Nona." She told him, as she moved to settle herself on the couch, putting the crutches on the side, leaning up to it. "Come on, both of you." She looked past them to Sam and Thor.

"I'm sorry, both of you. I hope your break is clean." She told Thor, tears shining in her brown eyes.

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innerbalance
2021-08-19 04:34 am UTC (link)

Daniel's chest ached. It was taking all his effort not to break down in a full-blown panic attack. He focused on his breathing. Lucille looked awful. Thor was in pain. But they were both alive. That was something to cling to.

"Ma... Louie..." Daniel didn't want to say that he had been murdered, not in front of Lukas. "... He didn't make it."

He reached out to take her hand in his, kissing her knuckles before leaning to kiss her head. "We'll talk about everything as soon as we get back from the hospital."

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bringsththunder
2021-08-19 04:54 am UTC (link)

"The ambulance is on its way." Sam said, she had stayed with Thor, and he was holding her hand. Lukas crawled onto Daniel's lap. He touched Lucille's side lightly, and he could see her memory of Silver's friend cutting her with a knife. His brain didn't know how to process that, so he looked up at her. "Papa is glad you're okay, Nona." He said, black curls falling over his eyes.

Brushing them back, she said, "I'm glad that you're all okay, too. He told me he was going to kill all of you. I'm glad that you're alive." She looked at Daniel then, as she brushed her fingers through Lukas' curls. "You look just like your papa, Lukas." She hoped she was conveying to Daniel that she understood he would tell her about Louie later.

Then she dropped her gaze back to Lukas. "You just wait till I'm healed up. I'll make you my chicken." He grinned at her, and said, "I can heal you, Nona!" At this, Thor looked at his son, arching an eyebrow. Since when was this a thing?

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innerbalance
2021-08-22 01:58 am UTC (link)

Daniel wrapped an arm around Lukas to balance him on his knee so he wouldn't tumble off. His heart was racing far too fast. So much had happened so quickly, he could barely process it all. Lucille was alive. Louie was dead. Thor was injured. Silver was more psychotic than ever. There was a lot to unpack and digest.

He stroked Lukas's side gently. "Sweetheart... what do you mean you can heal Nona?" He asked, keeping his voice soft. Prying as carefully as he could without trying to make it overwhelming.