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Tweak says, "You give me something."

Friar Tuck Everlasting (friartuck) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2025-02-11 19:44:00

Entry tags:

friar tuck, will scarlet

WHO: Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck, with maybe saint Francis
WHEN: Saturday, early morning and I'll link this when I have a computer on Thursday
WHERE: parsonage
WHAT: aftermath of gluttony
WARNINGS: Drugs, descriptions of non-con sex

The moment Tuck escaped from the Lyft he had called to Rex's place, he stumbled up the path to the parsonage, and he threw up in a bush. He felt awful and disgusted and a kind of all over numbness which fogged his mind. Trying to reach for any thoughts that weren't 'oh god why' was like trying to catch smoke. So he lay there for a time, as the sky lightened, smelling sick in his nose, his body throbbing with pain.

He had to move. He had to get inside.

Tuck groaned as he rose, stumbling to the door. He was filthy and he knew it, and all he wanted was to climb into his bathtub and sit under the water. God, maybe he should run a bath and let himself drown.

The only reason he didn't, was because the thought of Will finding him like that was too painful.

Instead, Tuck slipped inside quietly, padding as silently as he could to the ensuite bathroom. He didn't notice Flora, their wee dog, sit up excitedly as he did so. He just shucked his clothes onto the floor, planning to burn them and the disgusting stains that were no doubt inside later. He turned the shower on and climbed into the tub, sitting under the stream with his arms around his knees. He didn't notice he was shaking, or the awful pink swirl of water making it's way from between his legs to the drain. He just sat there and tried not to scream.

In the bedroom, Flora was now bouncing all over Will, because Tuck was home and he hadn't patted her. Someone was going to take up the slack, so she nosed him until he awoke

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rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 10:03 am UTC (link)

"He held you back?" Will frowned, searching in his pocket for his phone. He could silently scroll his contacts until he found the right person. He knew the other Merry Men would be fuming about this, but he wasn't sure Tuck wanted any of them to see him like this. "Did you get his name?"

Huh. Francis. And Francis would be up early too, he was always up with the birds. Perhaps Tuck wouldn't mind if he asked Francis to help.

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	friartuck 2025-02-11 10:06 am UTC (link)
	"Rex," Tuck said, still scratching his arm. "His name was Rex. He didn't hold me, he- I just couldn't." If it had been an actual fight, Tuck could easily have held his own. As it was, he had been so outmatched, it was laughable. "Will," Tuck breathed, "I threw up outside." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 10:15 am UTC (link)

Will glanced back up at Tuck. "It's okay. We'll clean it up later," he said. A bit of vomit was the least of his worries, except that perhaps it was a signifier of what had gone wrong. Had Tuck been drunk, or drugged? Was that why he couldn't fight or run?

And he was starting to think he knew why Tuck was bleeding, and it was making him feel sick with horror and fury. Tuck didn't need him getting angry, not now, he could do that on his own time later. "Listen... You're hurt. Can I call someone? Can I call Francis to help?" he asked. Someone was going to have to have a look at... the injury, and see how bad it was.

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	friartuck 2025-02-11 10:19 am UTC (link)
	The second Will said Francis' name, Tuck sort of melted a little. "Yes," he said, his voice almost desperate. "Yes, I want Francis." His saint would help him. Francis had gotten him through so much. "I can't think. I can't- I need Frannie." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 10:30 am UTC (link)

Will tried to not take it too personally how desperately Tuck seemed to want Francis, but at least it was a good thing to have suitable assistance. "Alright. I'll call him. I'm just going to step out for a moment, alright? I'll be right outside. Just stay- stay here. Just a moment." He got up and went back out into the bedroom, taking the chance to pull on some underwear and sweatpants and put down some food to keep Flora occupied. He decided to call rather than text Francis, just to be sure he got the message, keeping one ear open for Tuck if he called out.

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	compati 2025-02-11 10:32 am UTC (link)
	Will was right, of course, that Francis was awake. He had woken with the sun and spent time with his animals. He answered happily, always thrilled to hear from any of the merry men. "Hello, Will! How are you, this glorious morning?" He asked, getting the vibe entirely wrong. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 10:36 am UTC (link)

"Francis, I need your help," Will replied, keeping his voice down, speaking quickly and cutting to the chase. The sooner the saint was here the better. "Tuck's come home and he's been through something- I think he might have been roofied or something. It's serious. Can you come now? I- He- We'd both really appreciate that." He took a breath, bending to stroke Flora's back since she was just happy to have his company so early in the morning.

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compati
2025-02-11 10:40 am UTC (link)

Francis didn't lose a second even though hearing that one of his closest friends had been through something so awful. "Of course I'll be there, Will," he said gently, his tone now serious instead of cheerful. "I'll be there just as soon as I can. Will? If he's been- If I'm heading you right and understanding, if you think he'll want to go to the police, you need to tell him not to take a shower."

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	rouge_rogue 2025-02-11 10:44 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh-" Will froze and grimaced. "Shit. It's too late for that. He... was in the shower when I woke up. Fuck, I didn't even think of that." Going to the police about most things was not Will's first instinct. He was much more of the "taking justice into your own hands" school of thought. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

friartuck
2025-02-11 10:49 am UTC (link)

Well that was that then. "It's alright, I'll leave now. Neither of you will be alone, Will," he said, trying to reassure his friend. "I'll be there as long as you need me."

Tuck was crying quietly now, still scratching at the inside of his left arm. He was considering figuring out how to get ahold of Codeine when he called out, "Will! Come back! Please come back!" God if he was left alone he was going to fuck up worse than he already had.

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rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 10:58 am UTC (link)

Will turned towards his voice. "He's calling, I gotta go. Hey, listen, um, he puked out front so just, watch that. See you soon."

He hung up and headed back to the bathroom, leaving Flora ordered to her bed in great reluctance for the poor pup. "I'm here," he said, coming back with a cup of water and some Tylenol. "He's on his way. It'll be alright. Do you want something to help with the pain?" He crouched down next to to the tub, just very glad they didn't have Evie over this weekend.

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	friartuck 2025-02-11 11:00 am UTC (link)
	Tuck actually managed to huff out a laugh, but there was no mirth in it. "Yeah," he admitted, "I want something to help with the pain, and if you don't watch me, I'm going to track Codeine down until he shoots me up to my eyeballs. Fuck I can't do this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 11:09 am UTC (link)

"Well... I have water and Tylenol. And you are going to do this. You know you're strong enough, you just feel like shit right now. Be patient with yourself." Will offered the water at least. Tuck must be feeling empty and dehydrated after puking outside. "Will you be upset if I touch you?" he asked. He wanted to see if there were other injuries somewhere, more superficial ones, and he sucked in an angry breath through his teeth when he spotted the hickeys and bite marks on Tuck's shoulder and neck. Son of a bitch.

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friartuck
2025-02-11 11:15 am UTC (link)

Tuck needed to explain why being strong wasn't going to be good enough, but instead he took the water and the Tylenol and he swallowed both down.

"You can touch me," Tuck said quietly. "I was just surprised before. I...I didn't realize it was you." He gave Will an imploring look then, begging with his eyes,"you understand what happened, right? I don't have to tell you?"

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rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 11:26 am UTC (link)

"I think I can guess," Will replied quietly. He was torn between feeling sorrow for Tuck and furious protectiveness, wanting to hunt this guy down and tear his offending appendage clean off his body. Tentatively he reached out to lay a hand on Tuck's shoulder, wanting to comfort him, but Tuck was still in his wet ceramic fortress and didn't look like he wanted to get out. Will sighed and grimaced. "Francis suggested... well. If you want to pursue... legal avenues... against this person..."

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	friartuck 2025-02-11 11:30 am UTC (link)
	There was no way he would do that. Rex would probably just lure whomever it was that went to arrest him. Anyway there was no way to prove anything. He has gone there willingly enough. Oh, except... "There's- fuck. My uhm... My clothes. There's uhm- well there would be DNA anyway." Oh God... Would there? Did they have DNA?! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 11:40 am UTC (link)

"In your clothes?" Will looked around at the pile on the floor, not sure he wanted to touch them. "Okay, well, I won't... wash them. Yet. Is that something you want to do?" He looked back around at Tuck in concern. They'd helped enough other victims of this kind of thing to know the trauma they went through in documenting it. Also, it would kind of prevent Will from taking any action on his own, which would be disappointing.

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	friartuck 2025-02-11 11:42 am UTC (link)
	"No," Tuck shook his head and he leaned against the wall, his body feeling heavy. "No, no reports. I can't move. I feel like I can't move. I have to sit here, because if I move this is real. This really happened." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rouge_rogue 2025-02-11 11:51 am UTC (link)
	Will nodded slowly. He was going to have to find time later to shoot some arrows and let off a bit of steam, or he was going to be finding this too real too. But the shower was going to turn cold soon enough, or Tuck's skin would soak right off. Once Francis arrived, then the two of them would get Tuck out. "What did you say this guy's name was? Rex?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

friartuck
2025-02-11 11:56 am UTC (link)

"Rex," Tuck nodded. "I don't know who he really was. He wouldn't tell me." Tuck reached out for Will then, despite his wet hand. He just wanted the man he loved to touch him tenderly.

"I can't remember everything. But I remember enough. My body and mind weren't connected. I wanted to run but I couldn't. He made me sit there. Afterwards. Eating chips and watching stupid music videos."

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	rouge_rogue 2025-02-11 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Will looked sharply at Tuck. "Who he really was?" he repeated, a slight edge to his voice as he took Tuck's hand much more gently. "He wasn't mortal?" Fuck. That put a different spin on things. Completely different. If Will ripped this prick's pecker off before he stuck him like a pincushion, it might grow back, and then he'd get to do it again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friartuck 2025-02-11 12:07 pm UTC (link)
	"No," Tuck whispered. "Not mortal. He was- there's a woman there. She helped me leave, but she wouldn't come too. Said she's been there too long but if she hadn't- she said he keeps people until he gets bored of them. I'd still be there. Sitting on that disgusting couch. He smelled so bad." Tuck closed his eyes and his grip on Will firmed. "He gave me opium." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rouge_rogue
2025-02-11 12:16 pm UTC (link)

Will pressed his lips together as Tuck spoke, taking it all in. Keeping people, using them... sounded like a Greek thing. Or a demon thing. Or a drug thing. So many fuckers just wanting to treat people like objects.

"Opium?" Will felt like he was repeating Tuck back to himself a bit too often, but it was such an unexpected choice. Did people even still take that over more easily obtainable options? Clearly they did. "Well. Fuck."

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friartuck
2025-02-11 12:20 pm UTC (link)

Tuck nodded. Fuck. "And I loved it," he admitted. "I said no, but he- I don't know how he did it. I said no and then I was smoking it. And I feel like if I don't get more right now, I'm going to shred my skin off." He went back to scratching his arm and he groaned. "I said no so many times." He didn't understand how he wanted to run so badly but he hadn't been able to.

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	rouge_rogue 2025-02-11 12:29 pm UTC (link)
	He said no, but he'd been made to do it anyway. Will shook his head, feeling troubled. "You know there's none of that in the house," he reminded Tuck. "Do I need to take your phone?" He wanted to help protect Tuck when he was at his lowest point. He'd give it back in a while, once Tuck had had a chance to try to gather himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)