autistic mel king [insp]

Sorry I have to go back to this do you mean to tell me Langdon pinned Mel as autistic from implications alone based on one fucking case despite being relatively ignorant beforehand and not knowing her that well on the first day they worked together AND REMEMBERED IT THROUGH REHAB???

I aim more for the platonic read of them but even in that space

*POINTS LOUDLY*

S O U L M A T E S

Dennis who has significant hearing loss after a farm accident as a kid.

Dennis who can’t afford working hearing aids, so makes do with a pair he found on Facebook marketplace.

Dennis who favours one side significantly, to the point of being convinced that everyone knows (they don’t), and they all must hate him for being useless (they don’t know).

Dennis who uses these janky hearing aids despite constantly giving him a migraine, because he can’t let anything compromise his chances of being a doctor.

Dennis who completely understands that Abbott needs a break from his prosthetic, and is often the first to volunteer to cover his charting in the middle of the shift.

Dennis who cannot give himself allowances, because he’s not properly disabled; not like Abbott is anyway.

Dennis whose hearing loss is “self inflicted” and therefore needs to deal with the consequences of his actions (he was six).

Dennis who absolutely will not let himself have hearing breaks in the middle of a shift, no matter how much pain his ears are in.

Dennis who can’t take his aids out at night because he sleeps in shelters, and his hearing is the first line of defence against an attack.

Dennis who recognises the symptoms of an ear infection, but can’t afford antibiotics and the hospital cracked down on “borrowing” medicine.

Dennis who collapses mid shift after a particularly bad bout of vertigo.

Dennis who doesn’t really remember much after this because the floor was suddenly very, very close, and he was suddenly very, very cold.

…

Robby who sees Dennis pass out on shift.

Robby who curses these damn med students for drinking too much caffeine and not eating enough food.

Robby who walks over to Dennis and tries to rouse him.

Robby who thinks Dennis looks a little too out of it for it to just be low blood sugar.

Robby who touches Dennis and notices he’s ice cold.

Robby who holds Dennis as he starts seizing.

Robby who catches a glimpse of white in his ear, surrounded by red, angry tissue.

Robby who swears loudly and violently when he realises “god-fucking-dammit he’s deaf”.

Robby who curses every god he knows the name of (and he knows a lot) for putting Dennis in this situation.

…

Dennis who wakes up with a very stressed Robby next to him, saying words like “septic shock” and “septic encephalopathy” and “infection spread” and “potential brain damage”.

Robby who raises his voice in frustration, and Dennis who flinches imperceptibly.

Robby who drags Dennis to audiologist appointments and forces him to pick multiple different types of aids so he’ll be comfortable wherever.

Robby who pays for the new aids, but lets Dennis think insurance covers them.

Abbott who forces Dennis to take hearing breaks whenever he takes leg breaks because he’s “bored” and “needs company”.

Abbott who, for the first time in Dennis’ life, sits him down and teaches him the ASL he learnt from his vet friends.

Dennis, who when he formally attends ASL lessons, realises he’s been taught to swear like a sailor, and his vernacular is entirely comprised of military slang.

Dennis who doesn’t understand why Robby and Abbott are being so nice about being deaf, and explains all about how it was his fault that he lost his hearing (he was six).

Abbott who gives Robby a look, and signs him up for therapy the next day.

Dennis, who comes to the realisation that the factors surrounding his hearing loss are heavily consistent with signs of child abuse.

Robby, who can only hug Dennis as he breaks down, mourning the childhood he thought he had.

Abbott, who makes him hot cocoa when he wakes up from nightmares and rocks him back to sleep,

And Dennis.

Who finally feels, for the first time in his life, he is not just tolerated, but wanted too.

i admit i can't improve on bucky's catfa jacket

you just say the word sweetheart and daddy will snipe the motherfucker at 800 yards. please. please say the word instead of running in by yourself. daddy is begging you kitten--

this is so delicious!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhh you're a literal genius with words!!! the screams i have scrumpt!!!!

shoutout to AO3 authors who write 100k fics for free while juggling mental illness, academic burnout, 3 jobs, and a deep-rooted need to fix fictional people.

Some really really rough preserum!steve’s in lingerie, and Bucky daydreaming it up, as I’ve become all mopey with my move. But Steve in panties makes it all a little better.

Sometimes you need Ayda Aguefort.

Sometimes is ALWAYS

america's greatest soldier vs his silliest battle (he loves his short angry wife)

SAM WILSON BIRTHDAY!!!!

you jumped into a river for me once

"hot murph week is every week,” i say into the mic. the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.

"they're right," they say. i look for the owner of the voice. there in the 2nd row stands: emily axford.

Bucky Barnes Headers for @persuaison

more variants under the cut :3

someone followed me with “proud zionist” in their bio and i immediately removed and blocked them. in my real life, i am very vocal about my support for palestine and i will never be silent during a systemic and deliberate cultural genocide. so i will gladly repeat this as many times as i need to.

this is NOT a safe space for zionist’s.

this is NOT a safe space for israeli apologists.

get the fuck off my blog you absolute clown.

do not engage with my content. do not read my fics. do not follow me because i will block you. mind you every character i write for would HATE you.

free palestine until palestine is free and FUCK israel.

Steve as a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative mirroring Bucky as the Winter Soldier, TWS ends with the fall of both S.H.I.E.L.D. &= HYDRA, thereby allowing Steve and Bucky to reclaim their identities.

A mood