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hurtthemgently · 2 years

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Tiny whumpee, capture, creepy/intimate whumper, non con kissing and touching, restraints, captivity

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This is the same whumper who has that immortal chained up in a cavern, and also has some undefined plant powers

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Maze pulled against the vines wrapped around his wrists. Getting caught by a plant was not something he’d planned to happen today. In these gardens, it was quite possibly the worst thing that could happen to a pixie like him. at least from what he knew of its caregiver.

The more he struggled, the more the vines twisted and curled around him. He took a breath and held still, hoping the vines would stop. They slowed but held tight. Maybe he could slowly untangle them? He moved his hand to uncurl one of the vines, but it tightened around his arm.

He was well and truly trapped.

The vines that wrapped around his chest gradually constricted, making his breathing difficult. His vision blurred as he focused on getting enough air.

He gasped as the grip around him suddenly loosened, and the vines around his arms lifted him above the rest of the bramble.

“Well aren’t you just the cutest.”

His heart sunk upon hearing that voice. He looked up to see their hair, curly and wild, with leaves peeking in and out of the strands. And their eyes, dark and adoring, taking in every detail of him.

Maze started pulling and struggling when he felt the vines move to drop him in a basket, where the gardener held the lid ready to trap him

“Please- I— I won’t come back, if you let me go, I’ll— I’ll do anything-”

“Oh but you’re too adorable to release.” They fastened the button down on the basket and Maze curled in on himself, the weight of being captured wracking him with sobs

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Briar opened the basket to see their new prize sound asleep, arms tucked to their chest. They scooped up the sleeping pixie, careful not to jostle and wake him.

They would need to get better housing for him, but for now a bowl full of soft cloth would have to make a suitable place for him to doze. They had the bowl sitting within sight of their workspace, so they could keep an eye on him while working.

Readjusting their glasses, they stepped over to an open alchemy book, going over the reagents one more time. They would need to thoroughly crush the dried dreamfoil root before adding it to the ichor.

They ground the pestle smoothly, subconsciously matching the rhythm to the pixies steady breathing.

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Maze woke to the sound of a sparker, and the small woosh of a lighting fire. He scrambled to get away from the gardener, just across the room. They poured various ingredients into a small cauldron above a burner. As he backed away, his hands slid over the cloth, and he ended up tangled in it.

The gardener glanced over, their eyes lighting upon seeing him awake. “Well hello there sleepy head.”

He tried desperately, grabbing at the side of the bowl, to get away from their approach. He couldn’t help a small squeak as their hand wrapped around him.

“Have a nice nap?” They softly ruffled his hair with a finger, while he squirmed and panicked.

“Please” he gasped.

“Doesn’t quite look like it. Well, there’ll be more time for sleep later. I wanna get to know you.”

By this point the pixie had tears down his cheeks, and Briar set him down on their desk. “Awe, what’s got you so scared about?”

“Please don’t— I d-don’t want to-” he looked over at the cauldron, trembling.

“Wha- well of course you aren’t gonna be put in there.” They placed one hand on their hip and the other to their rested under their chin. “Darling, I’m not planning on using you for any kind of potion or concoction, you are way too adorable for that.”

The pixie gulped and looked up at his captor with wide eyes. He tried to shuffle away when they reached to pick him up again, but he was nowhere near quick enough to get away.

They raised him up, pressing a kiss to the whole side of his head.

Of course being kept as some kind of pet, like a pretty bird in a cage, was better than being boiled into a soup. But it was still a terrifying prospect.

Seeming to realize that he wouldn’t be able to say much in his current state, the gardener set him in a small cage hanging in the window.

Maze almost started laughing, exhausted and incredulous. A literal gilded cage. Instead he fell to the floor and cried until he couldn’t anymore

#intimate whumper #tiny whumpee #restraints tw #non con kiss #the gardener and the bug

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headspace-hotel · 2 years

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I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.

I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."

Feel free to repost, no need for credit

#random #ecology #shitpost #sorta #gardening #plants #lawn alternatives #anti lawn #pro biodiversity #biodiversity win #bugs tw #ticks

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julianplum · 10 months

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🌿 🌹 🌱 🥬 ✨ // nasturtiums // gouache on hot press paper

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elbdot · 10 months

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LITTLE COMIC based on how I made a friend at 1 am while crawling on the ground, picking up Maybugs to save them from getting squished by cars.

PRETTY SURE I must've looked like a strange little gremlin to any onlookers passing by. Also yes he held a bug like a CHAMP. He passed my test. We still hang out 😂

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#comics #comic #artists on tumblr #drawing #comic art #digital art #bugs #insects #mod #Also yes by now I'm known in my neighborhood as the BEE GIRL #I'm always taking pictures of wild bees during spring and summer hanging around the front gardens of my neighbors #Now they all know me and greet me with a smile but I STILL DON'T KNOW THEIR NAMES #It's really fun to own this reputation tho I LOVE IT #I made a lot of friends this year thanks to my hobby #Hope this trend continues LMAO #my art #elbdot art #elbdot

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creative-chaos-apparently · 8 months

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I made a little friend last night

#Bugs #green lacewing #insects #flying bugs #garden bugs #cute bugs #i looked up the species and in my area it is a very good friendly species!#They keep away garden pests and help control harmful species in gardens #I let the lil’ buddy go free outside!#my art

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onenicebugperday · 3 months

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Australian common garden katydid, Caedicia simplex, Tettigoniidae

Although normally green, erythrism (a condition causing excessive production of red pigments) is not incredibly uncommon in this species or in grasshoppers and katydids in general.

Photos 1-2 by coffey09, 3 by lisa_bennett, 4 by william-harland, 5 by helenmacky, 6 by ssw-burlg, 7-8 by flossiepip, and 9 (normal coloration) by dougalt

#animals #insects #curators on tumblr #bugs #katydid #erythrism #australian common garden katydid #one nice bug #camouflage

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artistaspiring · 2 months

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#please don't step on them #stamp #graphics #old web #geocities #critters #snail #snails #slugs #slug #worm #worms #bugs #animals #cottagecore #mori kei #forest #garden #animal #nature #Earth

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bebx · 5 months

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y’all does this mean I won the food lottery?

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lycomorpha · 1 year

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An elephant hawkmoth warming up it's wings. May we forever have moths like this in the world 🦋💖

Edit: for those wondering - yes, this is very definitely A Moth. (Not a butterfly, bee, hummingbird, any other bird, or an extremely smol plane... Though they do sound a bit like tiiiiny planes when they vibrate their wings.) There's more on the elephant hawkmoth here, here, and here. If you love it and you have a garden then don't overdo the weeding, bc it eats rosebay willowherb (UK)/fireweed (US).

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leafie-draws · 3 months

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leafie dragon 🍃

#leafie draws #tiny bug digging in your garden #planting fruits and veggibrls #steals ur pickles #oc #leafie

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hurtthemgently · 2 years

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19 for maze

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19 (stress position)

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Cw: tiny whumpee, stress position, restraints, creepy/intimate whumper, mild lab whump, non con touching and kissing, burning

The vines that encircled Maze’s wrists pulled him up to where he could stand flat on his feet. He squirmed against the restraints. Kicking and swinging, Maze was able to lift himself up, but couldn’t get out of the vines.

The metal panel that he stood atop was thin, and he was almost scared it’d bend under his weight. Briar lit a candle and lowered it under the panel, and he sobbed, realizing what was happening.

The metal warmed under his feet. Quickly becoming unbearable. He pulled himself up by the vines, grabbed them as the restraint wasn’t enough to lift him, holding himself above the heated surface. The second his feet left the surface, they clicked a timer.

“Wait— please! Don’t leave me like this!” Tears fell, and he writhed to get out of the hold.

“Oh but how else will I find out how long you can hold yourself up? You’re so light, and can lift much more compared to your body weight. I want to know if you have the endurance to match that strength.”

“Please.” His eyes were wide, glassy with tears. A vine wrapped to fit between his teeth. “Mmhh!”

They left the room after checking the timer was working.

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His arms burned. He couldn’t hold himself up for much longer, but the prospect of the burning metal beneath him was too terrifying to contemplate. He was shaking with effort.

Briar returned, and stopped to examine him with a magnifying glass, checking for burns. He strained as they circled behind him. Without warning, they pressed a soft kiss to his back. The movement pushed him, straining his arms.

He almost fell at this. They went to sit in an opposite corner of the room, reading a book in a language he didn’t know.

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When he finally fell, his arms were ablaze moreso than his feet where he touched the hot surface. He heard a small sizzle before being lifted. He could only scream behind the gag, barely enough strength to keep his eyes open, much less try and move.

They tilted his chin with a sharp nail, and every little nudge sent waves of agony through his arms, through his stomach. He collapsed to the table when the vines let go.

Laying there, he wanted nothing more than to drift of to sleep, for the fiery ache to fade. Briar marked down the time, and put a gel on his feet.

“This’ll get those burns healed quick and clean, ready for us to test again tomorrow!” They cheered, blowing out the candle to save it for later.

#the gardener and the bug #tiny whumpee #stress position #restraints tw #burning tw #referenced lab whump #non con touching and kissing #creepy/intimate whumper

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cottageaesthetic · 10 months

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