Jhin, Zed & Shen - ZED Comic Concept Art

Jhin, Zed & Shen - ZED Comic Concept Art

you only get what you grieve

Sketches of @kittlesandbugs's Riley who is an awesome garbage possum. 😌❤️

Dr. Mortum + a noodle of her and Aya (Mashda's puppet)

anyway this is literally the only time i've textposted on tumblr and it's to whine about barbie trending among queer ppl, posts about it being tagged as lgbtq but feeling out of place because lgbtq is you so why aren't you enjoying the thing you should be enjoying

there's something so alienating about being queer but not in the designated way of being that identity. being gay but not in the fun poppy way feels like being in the corner of the party again, though this time you were sure this is the group where you'd finally be at home and included

Title: Scrubbing old wounds (AO3 Link here) Pairing: Chargestep Warnings: PSTD, medical trauma, canon-typical angst, end of Retri spoilers Word Count: 1691 Summary: At some point after the wreck and moving into Ortega’s apartment to heal, Sidestep has to tackle how to get clean.  It dredges up a lot of old memories and fears.

You drag your hand back through greasy hair that feels almost plastered to your skull. How long ago was your accident, since you were clean? Showered that morning, before everything went to absolute shit. Was it two days earlier that you arrived at Ortega’s apartment?  You aren’t sure how long you were in the hospital before you woke up again. Three days maybe? Four? 

Fuck. You haven’t had to go longer than a day since you got back to the city. You can’t walk. Can’t get undressed by yourself. Can’t even piss by yourself. How are you supposed to manage a shower? The frustrated groan drags itself from your lips. 

“What’s wrong, Ry?" 

You turn to find Ortega peering at you from around the kitchen doorway. You must have been louder than you thought. 

"I… feel disgusting,” you admit, rubbing the back of your neck. Your hand sticking in dried sweat makes you grimace. “I need a shower but…" 

His lips quirk in a half-smile. "I was wondering when you’d ask.”

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