Day 26 [Steven/ Dog/ Aligula]

Day 26 [Steven/ Dog/ Aligula]

Prompt: "Why are you here?"

Steven

Hours ticked by, time lost on the dark-haired man as keys clacked rhythmically. Endless lines of code for God knows how many times this month.

You stood in the doorway, seven on the dot, arms folded with a very clear scowl across your face. Steven had taken one too many days in a row staying at the office. While you did have Klaus's word, which was better than the gold standard, you still doubted that Steven was actually resting properly... despite being locked in one of the spare rooms at the office.

Clearing your throat as you approached the long table in the middle of the office, You set a lunch bag right next to the key board Steven was still working tirelessly at.

And yet none of that got his attention...

"Steven!"

He jumped in his chair, blinking up at you as you frowned.

"Huh? [Name]? Why are you here? Its.... its..."

"Yeah, it's seven in the morning. You look like you haven't eaten anything of substance in days. And you promised you'd behave while I was on mission."

Steven hung his head, "For what it's worth, Klaus has been locking me in one of the rooms upstairs every night. But the lock is on a timer so five a.m. I get back to work."

You blinked slowly at Steven, frown deepening. He realized all too late how badly he just tattled on himself and was a mess trying to back peddle what he said versus what he meant.

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Dog

How did you let things get this late? Trying to surprise Dog on his birthday was going south in a hurry, especially as you had underestimated how long it would take to fill so many balloons by hand.

But he shouldn't be here for another hour yet so...

You checked the cake again. Finally cooked all the way through thankfully, and with enough time it could cool and be iced before...

"Wow! Something smells tasty!"

Too late...

"Dog!" You tried to steer him away from the kitchen, hoping he wouldn't look in the living room, "Why are you here? And so soon... I haven't had a chance to clean up."

"Huh?" He tilted his head, "What do you mean? Your place is always clean, Peach."

You didn't want to tell him what you were doing, "Most of the time, but I had friends over last night. I just need another hour..."

"I don't mind helping you clean, Berry!" Dog smiled, "It'll be done in half an hour if I do!"

Think... think... think...

"Uh, actually I needed to get a couple of things." You panicked, "Would you mind doing that? Pretty please?"

"Sure!"

The door closed and you felt like sliding down it. Instead, you pulled your phone out and called K.K. she'd be able to help.

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Aligula

This plan would go perfectly smooth, if only these meanie jerk-faces of Libra would stop getting in Aligula's way, she'd be happy. They only made her life harder, yelling about civil casualties and order and whatever else they seemed to care so much about.

"Object of Interest in view. Error, Object of Interest in path. Error."

Aligula scratched her head. No, you shouldn't be out and about today. You said something about needing to pick up a couple things, but that should be on the other side of town. Right? Aligula was going after Deldro and Hummer after all, you shouldn't be anywhere nearby.

Unless those meanie jerk faces kidnapped you too!

But no. You're little bike was just in the middle of the road. You weren't anywhere near it. Or you were in the store. Something like that.

Aligula parked, as well as one could park a tank in the street. You were just stepping out of the store when Aligula landed a few feet to the side.

"Aligula?" You tilted your head at her, "Why are you here?"

"I should be asking you that!" She huffed, "I thought you weren't going to be over here!"

"Oh, that." You held up the bag in your hands, "Well Jenik's didn't have the right thing so I had to come over here for it. I sent you a text."

"Huh. Guess I never saw it."

"I should have known. You check your phone maybe once a day, if that."

"Hey!"

Poppets [Klaus x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 🧸

Klaus couldn't help but be mesmerized by your entire process. He didn't know exactly how your Blood Technique worked, but he knew what the basic effects were. That being any puppet or plush toy you created would behave like a little soldier and fight for you, or carry out whatever little tasks you asked of them.

It was plain adorable how varied you made these little things. Though your main style was more reminiscent of Paddington Bear and the original Winnie the Pooh. Lots of vests and little hats on vaguely humanoid animals. And you'd long since confided in Klaus that you were opposed to the idea of making one too human-like.

And yet, the one you were working on right now was very similar to a small puppy. Somewhat more anatomically correct with how its little joints would move, but overall just cute.

Shing!!

Zapp jumped back about three feet, clutching his hand as if it had just been stabbed. But you knew your knitting needle had just barely missed him.

"Oi! Watch it Sock Puppet!"

"Don't give me a reason Renfro." You tugged the needle out of the hardwood to place a 'healing' talisman over the hole, "Stay away from my creations."

This was, sadly, a normal feud. As Zapp enjoyed teasing everyone about everything and you had the strangest ability set on the whole team. Let alone the fact one that requires near constant upkeep at that, meaning you frequently sewed clothes or knitted a new doll into a semblance of sentience while you sat around the office. And as much as Klaus wanted to tell Zapp off for such behavior, you were more than capable of keeping the silver-haired man at bay.

Though, Klaus had absently set down a small plate with little thumbprint cookies in front of the small gathering of your other creations as they sat awaiting their 'sibling' to wake up. The little toys looked at the plate, up at Klaus, and back again a few times. Klaus had already moved on without thinking. Though when he looked back, he saw that the little bear wearing a top hat and a bow tie was holding a single cookie and waving it up and down.

The way you giggled at them acting like they were eating the cookies made Klaus's heart flutter. He hadn't been able to tell you how he felt because he only just figured that out himself. And telling you so soon after the feelings began settling in was almost too much the big man.

One day he would, but the day that you were giggling over him attempting to feed your little creations was not that day.

Day 20 [Chain/ Dog/ Aligula]

Prompt: "You're bleeding... badly"

Chain

Upon hearing a loud shout from the kitchen, Chain rushed in. Not entirely sure what to do, or even how she could help. All she knew was to make an attempt. However, the scene she ran into was not pretty.

You had cut part of your finger open while slicing onions.

Chain winced a little, "You're bleeding... badly."

"You think?" You were already sobbing because of the onions, "Could you just get some bandages? And the neosporin."

Chain didn't really know how you got so distracted, but at the very least it wasn't an extremely deep wound. Just one that would sting for a couple days and require extra care.

And Chain would have to be the one to finish cooking. Something she wasn't very good at in the first place. ...at least most of it was done already.

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Dog

Being part of a group like Libra came with certain expectations. One of which was being injured on the job. Unfortunately for you, that also extended to your slightly oblivious lover. And boy was he a damage sponge.

So it was no surprise when the dust settled, that Dog was completely ignoring the gaping blood stain running down his side. Only bothering to look when you backed away from his hug.

"You're bleeding." You pointed at his lower ribcage, "Badly. You should probably get to a doctor to have it looked at."

Dog blinked, looking down at the growing stain, "It could also be Deldro trying to play a prank."

Regardless, Dog lifted his shirt and revealed that NOPE! he had somehow burst open a whole bruise and Deldro was trying to stem the bleeding, to very little sucess.

You really needed to start carrying around massive rolls of bandages. Though thankfully Gilbert was always prepared for situations like this. Now you just had to hope he wasn't infected... that would make everything 100x worse.

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Aligula covered in blood so can't tell if it be hers or something elses

Looking up from your book you nearly jumped out of your chair. Aligula was standing there, covered in blood. While this was normal on some level, it was still deeply disturbing. Needless to say, you had several questions...

"Why are you covered in blood? Who's blood is it? Are you bleeding?"

Aligula looked down at her ruined clothes, "Huh, on right. I forgot about the blood."

You couldn't help but facepalm. Of course, she 'forgot' about the blood on her clothes. It was a simple matter of forcing her into the bathroom to make sure she wasn't seriously injured... and enduring the flirting about "taking advantage" of her.

Shaking your head and kissing the top of hers, you stood back so she could strip and step into a warm shower.

"Uh, Lily... you're bleeding." You placed a gentle hand on the small of her back, just under a large wound, "Badly."

"Where?"

She twisted in the shower, trying to see where you had your hand. You moved so she could see herself in the mirror.

"There. What happened?"

"I dunno. I was trying to fix something and heard a loud crash."

"So then something must have fallen and scraped you." You sighed, "But that doesn't explain the rest of the blood."

"Oh that," Aligula smiled, it was kinda creepy, "I was working on the cutest little thing. It should be waking up soon."

You tried, you really tried to not be surprised that Aligula would go back to living being experimentation. But all you could do to distract yourself was help her bandage the thankfully shallow cut on her back.

Klaus doing the boba challenge 🧋 by artist @ AFpocketbee on Twitter (highly recommend her!)

I legit busted out laughing at this... its perfect.

Poor Sonic trying to help make it work too... poor baby

Hibernate [Klaus x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 🐻

Finding out that you were part Beyondian, one that hibernated through the winter, was a bit of a shock for Klaus. But it was something he quickly skated over, until you actually prepared to sleep the winter away.

He could only sit back, asking polite questions to make sure what you were doing was healthy. Occasionally checking on you while you slept. At first, this meant keeping a key to your apartment and acting as if he needed to house-sit during the time.

Though he still remembered the first time he opened the door. He could have sworn you said you'd be fast asleep at the time but...

"[Name]? What are you doing up?"

Klaus checked his phone calendar. He had marked it properly, yes? His schedule said to stop by bring in the mail and make sure no one could get in.

"[Name]?" Klaus was confused, you should be able to hear him, yet you weren't responding, "Is everything okay?"

He watched, following you around in his attempts to figure out what was going on. Though once he stepped close enough, he could hear a soft snoring noise coming from your open mouth. Then everything clicked into place. Klaus knew better than to wake a normal person from sleep-walking, so he did his best to field you back into your bedroom. Waiting in the door until you curled back up in the covers. For good measure, Klaus tucked you in tightly with another comforter from the chest at the foot of your bed. Worried your sleeping mind was seeking more warmth.

When this occurred at his own house, several months after the two of you moved in together, Klaus and Gilbert nearly had a field day trying to keep you away from any and all stairs in the house. While none of them were steep persay, Klaus still worried about you rolling, twisting, or outright breaking an ankle, or worse.

"Master Klaus, I'm afraid Mx. [Name] is up and about once more." Gilbert was trying to remain calm, "At the moment they are trapped in the small roadblock maze. Though for how long, I cannot say."

Klaus felt like he was trying to guide a toddler around with as much as you'd listen to him in this state. Your feet were still moving, but you had your face pressed against the wall as if you were going to break through it with enough determination. Gilbert was stationed at the nearest staircase, barely three steps into the living room, hoping that you would turn toward Klaus instead.

This winter Klaus wanted to try and avoid as much of this as he could. You knew about your sleepwalking and even had a solution. Baby gates. It was such a simple solution that Klaus was kicking himself for not thinking it up. Well, that and locked doors.

Not that Klaus ever told you he knew about your sleepwalking. You thought your little problem adventures were stopping. But no, apparently they had gotten worse.

In all honesty, he felt confident going through this year's hibernation. Certain doors had been locked, others merely blocked off with a knee-high, wooden baby gate. So when you managed to sneak up on Klaus, he nearly had a heart attack.

To be fair, Klaus had been focused on a round of Prosfair and Gilbert wasn't at home when you got up. But when Klaus felt something resting on his head, two arms wrapping around him, he jumped up... pulling you up with him. You had a surprisingly good grip for someone fast asleep.

Klaus settled back into his chair carefully, clutching his chest and just... letting you cling. It wasn't hurting anything... not now at least... and Klaus didn't mind you clinging in general. He quite liked how clingy you could be at times, especially during your hibernations as he himself fell asleep quickly knowing how deeply you trusted him.

Though you were not in a proper state of mind to know what you were doing right now. Combing Klaus's hair into his face and muttering about... something. It almost sounded like a period drama to Klaus. And he didn't know if he should record your musings or just listen.

"No, no, no Butternut..." "That isn't how pineapples work..." "Why would I go figure skating on a swan?"

Klaus could only piece together bits and pieces of what must be going on in your mind. Thankfully your mutterings slowed, and Klaus caught you before you could loll off his shoulders onto the floor. He had not been prepared for any of this. But tucking you in tightly as he always did, Klaus pressed a soft kiss to your forehead.

"Please stay in bed, Liebling." He whispered, "For all our sakes."

Day 24 [Zed/ Lucky/ Raju]

Prompt: Missing limb

Zed

While Zed had always known humans to be very resilient, at least the ones he worked with, he wasn't prepared to see you in the hospital for something like this. He wasn't even sure if humans could bounce back from this. Losing a limb was usually too extreme.

And yet, despite Zed tailing you all day after you were released from the hospital, you proved him incredibly wrong.

Outside the motioning to use the left hand that was no longer there, you were adjusting to the missing arm fairly quickly. At least, that's how it seemed at first.

"Ow."

Zed stopped, looking at where you were. Though you had only bumped into the doorframe, Zed was by your side in an instant.

"What is it?" He was checking for what could have possibly happened, "What hit the doorframe?"

You were embarrassed to admit to this but... "Nothing. I just, I remember how much it hurt to knock my wrist into this doorframe. And because of how close I am to the edges, I had a little phantom pain."

Zed blinked a couple times, "Is... is that a common thing?"

"I don't know. It just happened though."

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Lucky

No matter how many times Lucky saw you, the fact that you were missing an arm never quite set in for him. Sure, part of that was the low-grade prosthetic you wore, but you didn't wear it all that often around the apartment. Not that he ever looked at you with anything other than love. The look that on so many others felt like pity, felt like sympathy from him...

"How does this look?" You stepped out, wearing a loose jacket over your tank top, "Should cover up my arm well enough, right?"

Lucky had a small frown, to you he looked like he was thinking up a critique to say. Though, without a word, he walked closer, gently pulled the jacket off your right shoulder, and kissed at the squishy tissue just above the attachment base.

"Blitz!" You smacked him playfully, "That doesn't answer my question!"

"I know." The older man sighed, looking you in the eye, "But you shouldn't have to cover it up at all."

You couldn't help but look away, "It isn't that I have to do anything. I just hate how people stare. How they treat me when they know..."

"That's what I'm saying." Lucky tucked your head under his chin while he hugged you, "You are an amazing person. And you shouldn't need to cover up anything just because others can't see that. I'd stop them if I could."

"Blitz..." You nuzzled against his collarbone, just letting yourself feel normal. Because that's just how Lucky treated you... normal.

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Raju

Landing in the window, Raju was looking for you instantly. This was completely normal for him to do, but when he saw you perched on crutches... his heart almost stopped. At first he thought he was just not seeing something, as if your leg was just up in front of you or something.

But no.

When you turned and Raju could see that you just didn't have your right foot or any leg under your knee for that matter, he felt dizzy.

You had to figure out how to drag Raju into your shared bedroom while on crutches. He had taken one look at you and fainted, but you weren't in a position to really carry anything. Part of you was dreading when he would wake up. This would not be an easy conversation.

It was dark by the time Raju finally stirred. One look around the room and he understood what must have happened. Staring at the glint of the silvery-grey crutches by your side of the bed, Raju didn't want to believe his own memories. But, quickly flicking the covers up proved it was all true. It also woke you up.

"Raju, can you not?" You reached for the covers to pull them back, "It isn't good to have sudden chills on the scars."

Raju lowered the covers, smoothing them out over you.

"Why are you scarred [Name]?"

"I was caught in the middle of something a little over a month ago." You yawned, dangerously close to falling straight back to sleep, "I passed out before I could even think. And woke up amputated because my leg had been severed by... something."

As much as Raju wanted to poke you awake for a better telling of the story, he knew not to do so. Not only would you be too pissed at him to tell him the full story, but you likely didn't know half of what was really going on.

But his students certainly would know.