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Maybe 45 with tiny!karl and giant!sapnap and or quackity??
Hey guys! Sorry that I've been MIA for so long! Had some mental health struggles and have been super busy with classes and working so I can pay bills haha!
Anyway! I hope you enjoy it! I was thinking about working on a ton of different prompts and releasing them all at once, but I feel like it's already been too long...
Prompts are CLOSED but from here!
Warnings for: near-drowning experience, language, fear, injuries, mentions of blood (as usual, let me know if I missed anything!!)
Word Count ~1500
--------Caught in the Rain--------
Karl had always made it a point to at least find shelter, shabby as it may be, during a storm. Storms were dangerous when you were on your own, after all. He really wished that he had followed that advice, but instead here he was, trying desperately to stay alive.
The storm had hit unexpectedly, so he wasn’t entirely to blame, but he really wished that he had prepared for this a bit better. He usually moved from place to place, never taking up residence for more than a couple of months. He told himself that it was safer that way. After all, it lessened the chance of a human finding him if he wasn’t there long enough to arouse suspicion. But he’d chosen a bad time to relocate, apparently, because now he was struggling against the current of roadside water, traveling toward a gutter.
Icy fear gripped him as the water sloshed and hit him square in the face, going up his nose and in his mouth. Sputtering and coughing, trying desperately to take in a deep enough breath before it happened again, Karl kicked his legs. It wasn’t much use. Even where his little legs managed to reach the bottom, the current was too strong for him to stay stationary.
He was at the mercy of what most humans wouldn’t even consider being anything more than a minor annoyance.
Karl was knocked back out of his thoughts as a rather large drop of rain fell and hit him on the head with enough force to push him under the water for a moment. His neck hurt as he surfaced again, coughing and scrabbling for purchase against the concrete nearby. A hiss of pain escaped him as the wall dug into the flesh of his palm, slicing it open and drawing blood. It was dark outside, so he couldn’t see much, but he managed to see an outline in the distance, a silhouette.
Of a human walking down the sidewalk adjacent to his current predicament.
No, no, no, no, no, Karl kicked desperately, hoping he could at least hide from the human. His body was exhausted, running mostly on adrenaline and fear. But it was enough to at least grip onto the top of the grainy pavement, arms straining as they managed to find purchase on the rough material. His hand stung, and he grimaced, trying to get a look at it in the darkness. A distant flash of lightning illuminated the cut, blood running and blending with the water that still occupied his hand. It also illuminated the human, who was looking straight at him.
Karl’s eyes widened as he locked eyes with a human with fluffy hair pushed back in a beanie. Dread pooled in his stomach as he quickly fought against the petrification that the human induced. If he stayed here, the human would get him for sure. But if he let go…he shook his head slightly to clear the thought, hopelessly stuck as the human drew closer with an awed gaze. Karl didn’t have to end up making a decision, it turned out, because as the human crouched near him, a particularly powerful gust of wind managed to make him lose his grip. A sharp gasp was ripped from him as the current took him again, forcing him under and making his body spin in the water. His head slammed against something in the water and his vision went dark.
He came to just a moment later, shivering and noticing a distinct lack of water surrounding him. A sinking feeling registered as he felt whatever he was on shift and lift him higher. A whimper left his mouth as he struggled to move, his body not quite cooperating in his dazed state.
“Shit! Holy shit, are you okay?” The booming voice made Karl cringe and he tried futilely to protect his head, his body complaining from the movement. “Okay, shit, uh... Sap will know what to do. He’s better at this kind of thing. You know, he rescued a duck once,” the human was walking now, seeming to ramble more than really address Karl, “but I guess that doesn’t really matter, huh? Sorry, this is really stressful, and... Hey! Stay awake for me for a bit, okay? I think you hit your head pretty hard there.” Karl gasped as something large brushed over his hair, bringing his attention to the aching feeling there. He weakly tried to push at the offending digit, but it moved away before he managed to get there. His heart pounded. What did the human want with him? Why was he taking him anywhere, to begin with?
God, he felt so tired. Shouldn’t he sleep? But, hadn’t the human said not to? Why? A few minutes won’t hurt, he thought as his eyes slipped shut. He jolted a moment later at a slam and a sudden change in temperature. It was warmer here, in the human’s house. Maybe Karl should have been screaming at the thought, but he couldn’t bring it upon himself to care quite that much.
Frantic words were exchanged above him before he was transferred into another human’s hands with more gentleness than Karl could have ever imagined possible. They were noticeably warmer, and Karl wanted so badly to just get some rest. He shied away from the human as light was shined into his eyes, cringing with a whine. But they must have decided something because the light was moved away with an air of relief.
His eyes began to slip closed, but he jolted again at the reminder that he was with humans. He sat up slowly, warily watching the humans. Another shiver wracked him, and perhaps it was his mind playing tricks on him, but the hands seemed to warm more, soothing Karl and taking the chill from his bones. The one holding him seemed to notice how much effort it was taking to stay conscious, because his gaze softened, and a small smile appeared on his face.
“We’re not going to hurt you. You’re okay.” A noise of garbled, scared protest left Karl’s lips as he was gently pushed into a position to lay down. The human shushed him, not unkindly, the warmth of the hands relaxing and welcoming, beckoning him toward unconsciousness. “We just need to take care of your injuries there, okay?”
Karl looked up at the concerned face above him with tired eyes, the exhaustion from being awake for so long coupled with the exertion from nearly drowning making him shudder weakly. He gave a slight nod in response, watching the human’s response carefully. Not much changed, but there was a flickering of awe and understanding there as the human slowly curled a thumb over his middle. Karl winced, shoulders tense. But nothing happened. The human just began to move slowly toward the counter, using his free hand to grab something before placing it on the counter, Karl soon following.
The hand was placed on the towel, tilting slightly to deposit Karl on the plush surface. The tiny looked up, shrinking back slightly at how the human now loomed over him. He was reminded once again about how powerless he was. He didn’t have the energy to run, and the human seemed to be trying to help him, at least. He just had to hope that he’d be okay and that this wouldn’t kill him.
He felt a stinging pain in his palm, pulling away quickly and jolting out of his inner turmoil with a hiss. Karl’s gaze shot up to the human’s with wide, scared eyes, then to a white stick with soaked cotton on the end. A Q-Tip, his mind supplied, as if that mattered. His gaze shot back to the human and his forehead scrunched in confusion. The human looked guilty.
“Sorry! Probably should’ve warned you, huh?” His apologetic smile faded at the fear still lingering in Karl’s eyes. “Hey, I really am sorry. I wasn’t trying to hurt you, I just wanted to clean out that cut before it got infected. Or something.”
Karl just gave a slow nod, the adrenaline still in his body but beginning to drain a bit. His body was sluggish, and his mind was too. His eyes landed on a bit of bandaging, and he just pointed at it with some hesitance, not trusting his voice. The human seemed to understand, offering it with a gentle smile. He wrapped the fabric around his hand, securing it with practiced ease. He spotted a bit of lifting in the wall nearby, and, fueled by instinct, darted toward it.
A wave of exhaustion him, and his vision darkened. Ears ringing, he barely registered the human scooping him into his hands, feeling the warmth spreading through his body. His eyes drooped with exhaustion, his body going limp as the energy drained from him. A whimper escaped him, and he flinched as a massive finger brushed gingerly against his still-damp hair. “Shh…just sleep…you’re safe.”
And Karl did, eyes slipping closed as an odd sense of security overcame him.