He ain't like the rest
- A Eddie Munson x OC Danny (Autistic) short story
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Pairing: Eddie Munson x OC Danny (Autistic)
Summary: a cute friendship with some angst and a twist.
Genre: Fluff, angst, minor friendly
TW: Swearing, Slurs (retard), autism.
Word Count: 3k
A/N: Hi! Hope you like this little story. As always I can add onto this story with another part. Just wanted to show some Autism Visibility for those who don't see it very often. I can make a E.M x Autistic Reader if you guys want.
(Please comment if you liked it! I'd really appreciate feedback. As well as any interaction with this post it's appreciated!)
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Danny POV:
"Yo Danny! Wait up!" Daniel heard as he started toward the woods. A heady set of footsteps behind him before he saw the white shoes next to his own. His eyes were on the ground, almost always when he was walking. Unless he was totally alone, he rarely looked up unless he needed to; for crossing the road and such.
"Hey-" the metal head said slightly out of breath from having to jog over. He spoke to Danny normally though knew to expect no vocal reply. The two had known each other for years yet no one knew that, Danny was home-schooled while Eddie studied at Hawkins High. The two never hung out in town either; no shops, no busy places, no where anyone would recognised Eddie. DNny just stayed to the woods, the long forgotten playground and his own house. The places where no one ever was. Other than his family and sometimes Eddie; like in this instance.
"It's been a while. Thought you had left town or somethin" Eddie commented as he followed Danny through the set of trees where a path was starting for form after Danny's daily visits. Danny looked over only for a second, only enough to show he was listening before he carried on. He hummed in response, a rare thing.
"So uh- did you get all your exam shit done? Heard you had to go into school to sit it. Must've been tough. All that noise and people expecting you to actually talk" Eddie chuckled and Danny nodded in agreement to all of what was stated. You see, Eddie did the talking, Danny listened and nodded. That's how it always had been.
Danny hated crowds, noise, new things which included unfamiliar food and drink, he dislikes too many lights, the buzzing from the fridge which he could hear from his bedroom. He struggled to understand social queues and sometimes sarcasm, he couldn't get his head around unsaid rules and unspoken agreements. He needed things to be stated, made obvious. For instructions even if it was something others could just know to do or took initiative to do. He couldn't. If someone needed Danny to do something, they'd need to spell it out or else he wouldn't do it or stand there like a lemon. Eddie knew all this. Eddie was the only one who accepted Danny and his quirks, who tried to understand him. This included Danny's parents, they and Eddie were the only ones who knew Danny.
"What's today adventure? Trolls? Elves? Dragons? Oh! Maybe...werewolves?" Eddie suggested, his hands moving whimsically as he smiled, trying to guess what Danny was up to this time. Danny shook his head and stopped, moving to pull a large book out from his backpack, a bird book with lots of tags where Danny had been researching, clearly a new interest taking over his life.
"Birds? No mystical adventure today? Shame! I needed some inspiration for a campaign" Eddie chuckled before looking over Danny's shoulder while Danny pointed to a bird he was searching for which would explain the binoculars that hung around his neck.
"Here. Lemme try and find it!" Eddie said and took the binoculars off Danny and held them to his eyes every now and then while they walked. Once spotted he flapped a hand around to try and find Danny and get their attention before handing them the bonus to see.
"Finally! I thought we wouldn't find it!" Eddie explained and watched as Danny pulled away from the boot that Eddie was holding, bouncing a little while humming quite loudly, clearly very happy at Eddie's find. Eddie wouldn't admit it but he lived for the moments he saw Danny like this, happy in his own kind of way. Happy in a way that others usually called him weird for. The bouncing, the hand flapping, the happy hums and squels. Those noises were the most vocal responses anyone would get from Danny.
The day carried on like that. One bird, one rock, one leaf find after another. One happy sound after another, Eddie didn't mind spending his days like this when he was able to hunt Danny down. Usually Danny walked the woods for hours, deep into the woods that most wouldn't even dare to go but Eddie was always fascinated by how well Danny knew the place. After heading back to Danny's, the two found comfort in cups of hot chocolate and some old documentary Danny loved. Of course Eddie had seen this same documentary nearly twenty times before but watching the same things over and over again was comforting for Danny which Eddie understood.
They were at home for no more than an hour before Danny's mother walked through the door, coming home from work, her hair a tangled mess and her face showed how tired she was but she still smiled upon seeing the two boys cosied up on the couch like they had always done since they were kids.
Eddie POV:
"Evening boys. Eddie, good to see you again. Come, we need to chat. Tell me how you've been" Mary smiled softly, something Eddie found comfort in. Mary was the comforting female figure he had so needed as a child, she took him in like her own whenever he came over to hang out with Danny, something he was forever thankful for. Eddie watched from the couch as she placed her bag on the counter and shrugged her coat off, bringing the cool October air in with her. Eddie pulled himself up and moved into the kitchen which was open plan and attached to the living room. He emptied the last of the hot chocolate into the sink and washed it away as well as the cup before setting it aside.
"It's been alright, I guess. I'm gunna graduate this year so I've been tryin to get good grades. Who knows knew school was so hard" he laughed as he looked in the cupboards but ended up just pulling some soup out and a pan, emptying the contents out and adding some water since it was a concentrated soup.
"Oh love, you don't have to do that for me. I can do it. And if you're struggling just ask Danny, he's got load of experience. He's much better than me at all the subjects. He doesn't even need a tutor anymore. Thank god" she smiled, saying "thank god" under her breath so Danny didn't hear. It was saving them a fortune to not have a tutor since Danny was pretty good at most subjects when left to work it out in his own way. Eddie shook his head, continuing to sort dinner out for her.
"It's the least I can do after how you've helped me out over the years, Mrs P" Eddie smiled and stirred the soup while the bread was toasting.
"Well it was the least I could have done after you looked after Danny for me. You know what the other kids are like. Even now" she sighed a little and lit up a cigarette, taking a long drag followed by a small sigh of relief.
"Yeah…yeah." Eddie knew. Eddie knew all too well how mean the other kids were, to Danny. To himself. Eddie was the freak of Hawkins High. He was just thankful they didn't look into Danny too much. Everyone in town knew who Danny was, they just never saw him. Danny was the retarded kid and the only child of Mary and James Pennington. He hated that word, especially agaisnt Danny because Danny was one of the smartest people Eddie knew. Maybe not in social skills but hell, if you needed something fixed, Danny could figure it out. With that said, James was never home. Danny's father worked away a lot on the fishing boat, he was gone most parts of the year and despite their distant relationship, James and Danny had a close bond.
"Hey…I know the kids aren't exactly nice to you either. You know I'm always here or you can come see me at work if it's urgent and you can't get ahold of your uncle. You have me. And Danny. And James when he's in town. Don't forget to ask us when you need to." Mary comforted with a rub on Eddie's back while Eddie just nodded and gave a weak smile, moving to dish the soup and toast up.
"Here…I should get going. My uncle tends to worry" Eddie smiled, giving a quick hug before heading over to Danny and kneeling down, knowing Danny wouldn't look at him.
"Hey…I'm off dude. Maybe you can he brave and we can go get some Halloween costumes tomorrow. We don't have to go anywhere but I think dressing up for some pictures would be great, yeah?" Eddie smiled, his hand on Danny's lower leg, them being crossed. Danny merely nodded and smiled, he liked being involved and Eddie tried which Danny appreciated. Eddie moved away and grabbed one of the spare coats from the closet since it was cold out now. Knowing he was allowed to borrow whatever he needed. Once on he moved back over to Danny from behind the couch and moved his arm around their head, pressing a kiss into the top of Danny's head, Eddie always liked how soft Danny's hair was, and how it smelled of apples.
"Be good Danny boy. I'll see you tomorrow. Later Mrs P" he called as he headed out the front door and borrowed one of Danny's many bikes. Danny had a hobby of fixing bikes but not knowing what to do after fixing them so they were just gathering against the side of the house. Eddie would probably just claim that bike now,
Danny POV:
Danny knew this and didn't mind when it came to Eddie. His face had reddened at the kiss on the top of his head, bring his mug to his lips to drink the last of hot chocolate. Yes, Danny was different but he was still nineteen, he was able to know his feelings and able consent and be like any other nineteen year old. The only difference was that he didn't like to talk and he had different interests.
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Danny POV:
The morning came and Danny chose to wear a variation of the same outfit he always wore, ever since he was a kid; a sweater, blue straight jeans and converse. That was it. His mother could probably line up matching sets from different age groups of the same outfit from when he was five. It was eight in the morning and he was sat with his usual bowl of Cookie Crisp™. Its had been his favourite cereal since he discovered it in 1978, which was about a year after the cereal launched. The house was never without it since Danny refused to eat anything else other than maybe toast on the odd occasion. His eyes were glued on the TV screen, cartoons dancing around in black and white, not minding the rerun of the show. His mother was getting ready to leave, rummaging in her purse before setting a twenty down on the counter. This was more than enough but he knew she always gave him more than he needed incase he and Eddie went out to eat too.
Danny waved without looking over as his mother left. He heard Eddie walk in not ten minutes later and scrape his boots off outside before stepping in.
"Hey you ready? Oh you're still eating. Alright I guess I'll eat too" Danny heard Eddie comment as he walked over, feeling their hand in his hair, messing it up a little just to be annoying.
"You need a haircut" Eddie's statement earned a grunt in response and that was enough for Danny to see Eddie put his hands up in fake surrender. Danny's eyes soon moved back to his bowl of cereal, starting to eat again. Danny would be lying if he said there were no feelings for Eddie. But he knew better than most that no one, not even Eddie would date a "retarded freak" like him. People treated him like a small child, as if he wasn't nearly an adult with wants, needs and desires. Like he didn't want what other nineteen year old boys wanted. It annoyed him.
He noticed how Eddie sat with his own bowl of Cookie Crisp™, hoping that wasn't the last of the box yet he didn't make any sign of complaint. The two just sat in shared silence.
Danny had been making a good amount of progress when it came to interacting with people, he was able to talk just a little bit more like "yes" and "no". As well as hold eye contact for longer than five seconds, which was harder than talking. If course Danny could talk if he really wanted to, for a short period of time he did speak but after the age of six or seven he slowly just became mute. Mainly after people started to bully him for his monotone voice. He became self conscious though would talk to himself when no one was there, home alone or out in the woods. Danny finished up his breakfast and placed the bowl in the sink, hearing Eddie follow suit.
"Off on a new adventure we go!" Danny heard Eddie half shout, trying to lighten the mood. Danny just smiled and grabbed his coat, pulling it on before feeling Eddie put a knitter hat in his head. Though Danny had to readjust it since he didn't like the feeling of it the way Eddie put it on.
"It's chilly out there. Warm enough?" He heared Eddie ask as they grabbed the house keys and turned the lights off while Danny was getting his shoes on. The two set off on bikes toward town racing each other in fits of laughter until they arrived in town, only to see a group at the entrance of the mall. People from Hawkins High. The popular in particular.
Eddie POV:
"Hey. Don't worry. I'm here. If they say anythin I'll just say somethin back and we move along" Eddie reassured as they parked and chained up their bikes outside the mall. Of course if they could get in unnoticed it would be better. But the pair walked in knowing they had been seen and now followed by the assholes who wanted to prey on them. Eddie noticed how Danny was getting anxious, especially with the crowd. He slung his arm around Danny's neck and pointed to one of the shops.
"How about here? Don't worry. The shops aren't as busy. It's just busy in the walkway" Eddie tried to comfort though he knew the assholes were right behind them. He was trying to weave and dodge through people to loose them. He felt Danny shrug, sighing a little before pushing on toward a store with costumes. Nearly in the shop when he was blocked by the assholes.
"Whoa slow down there freaks. There's no need to be rude. We can get along can't we?" The blonde one said with a horrid smirk.
"Fuck off. We want nothin to do with your pathetic little group." Eddie stated, glancing to Danny and seeing their eyes ok the ground like usual.
"The only pathetic ones here are you two. The freak and the retard. A match made in heaven. Is he your boyfriend Danny?" Blondie asked, Eddie watching as they leaned down to Danny to forcibly make eye contact.
Eddie felt Danny tense up and he grit his teeth a bit. The anger bubbling in his chest. He hated these assholes when they came for him but even Danny was involved? That just made it the times worse.
"Enough asshole! Go fuck one of those slots your have on speed dial" Eddie snapped and dragged Danny away. Trying to calm down as he walked.
"He ain't like the rest. As least I have people who want to fuck me. No one wants the freak or the retard. Disgusting!" Eddie heard blondie say just before they were out of normal talking range.
Danny POV:
That last statement was particularly hurtful for Danny, no one would want him. It just confirmed what he had been thinking over the last few years. His eyes becoming teary and his hands locked tightly together.
Eddie tried to cheer Danny up and Danny was thankful but he honestly just wanted to go home now. This was why he didn't leave his comfort zones. Because of assholes like them. But they got their costumes at least.
"I think you're going to look sick in that wizard costume! We can customise it as much as you want, there's a week until Halloween. And all I need is a blue overalls I'm sure I can borrow a pair from the mechanics for the night" Eddie tried to lighten the mood as they way down the street. Dragging Danny off his bike and into a video rental store to find a movie they could watch tonight. The store was dead empty, not even employees since they didn't really care enough to watch and wait for customers, they'd just come and check in when they heard someone in the store ring the bell at the desk.
"Hey don't worry about what those asshats say. They're just bullies. You're just fine to me" Eddie smiled as the two of them were kneeling down looking at the action movies. Danny nodded and looked to the movies and Eddie did the same.
"Plus I'm sure there's someone out there for you. You're kind and interesting, great listener and you deal with all my school drama shit-" Danny was bearly listening as Eddie spoke and laughed, watching them turn to face him though Danny's face was much closer to Eddie's than it had been a minute before. As with Eddie turning to face Danny, their lips almost touched. Danny noticed how Eddie fell silent, a thick silence falling in the store before Eddie started to lean in before stopping and pulling away.
"Danny I- I'm not…I- don't-" Danny listened to Eddie's stammered words and it eas enough to bring him back to reality. His stomach dropped to the floor and a panic arose in him before he stood suddenly, stepping back while finally looking at Eddie, tears starting to show before he dashed out of the store and onto his bike, struggling to get on and push off for a moment as he hopped down the street on his bike. He took off as Eddie called after him, peddling as fast as he could even if it was reckless since he was on a busy street, he managed to miss every car before turning to head down a small hill, a car coming in ahead wasn't paying attention and swerved in a panic at the sight of Danny, Danny's own breaks being pressed but the force of the sudden stop flung him over the handle bars and into the street…
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Aaarrrghh (Tales of Arcadia)
Aaravos (The Dragon Prince)
Ace (Kuni no Alice)
Adam (RWBY)
Adam (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Aden (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Adrien (Miraculous)
Ahanu (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)
Aizawa (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)
Ajali (OC, The Lion King*)
Ajax (OC, Ascension**)
Akabane (GetBackers)
Akei Okami (OC, Wolf Song)
Akira (Persona 5)
Akiru (OC, The Cat Returns)
Akisu (OC, Harry Potter)
Aladi (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Alekai (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Alexios (Assassin’s Creed)
Aljunn (OC, Poison Daggers)
Altair (Assassin’s Creed)
Amani (OC, The Lion King)
Amon (OC, Solomon’s Key)
Anchor (Finding Nemo)
Angus (OC, untitled novel)
Anik (OC, Portal Skip)
Anubis (OC/mythological figure, untitled novel)
Apollo (Olympos)
Aramis (OC, untitled novel)
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Argo (OC, untitled novel)
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Ari (OC, untitled novel)
Arius (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)
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Arten (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Artimaes (OC, The Horseman Series)
Artix (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)
Aspen (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Asra (The Arcana)
Asra (OC, Black Souls Rising)
Asra Fisher (OC, Harry Potter)
Asta (OC, Ascension)
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Auren (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Avel (OC, The Faded Legends saga)
Averin (OC, Firestone)
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Balthazar (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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Ban (GetBackers)
Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
Banzai (The Lion King)
Barik (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)
Baron (The Cat Returns)
Barrel (OC, Pokemon)
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Bartleby (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Batty (FernGully)
Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
Bear (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Beetle (Kubo and the Two Strings)
Beta (OC, Viral Infection)
Black Jack (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)
Black Joker (Kuni no Alice)
Blaine (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Blitz (OC, How to Train Your Dragon)
Blood (Kuni no Alice)
Boomer (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Boris (Kuni no Alice)
Bow (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Bowser (Mario)
Branch (Trolls)
Break (Pandora Hearts)
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Buer (OC, Solomon’s Key)
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Cal (OC, untitled novel)
Cale (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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Camber (OC, untitled novel)
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Canterbury (Black Butler)
Capper (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
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Caster (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Catra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Chardonnay (Sweet Beginnings***)
Charlie (Monsterkind)
Cherry (Sweet Beginnings)
Chester (Tales of Phantasia)
Chouza (Itsuwaribito)
Chris Blackford (OC, Crossover)
Chrono (Chrono Crusade)
Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Colte (OC, Viral Infection)
Conn (OC, The Arcanum Chronicles)
Connor (Assassin’s Creed)
Connwaer (named by me, with permission from crimson-chains)
Cornelius (Thumbelina)
Cranberry Lemon (Sweet Beginnings)
Creek (Trolls)
Cress (Tales of Phantasia)
Crosjando (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Crow (OC, Neverland Fairies)
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Cryptic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Cysero (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)
Dabi (My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)
Dagan (OC, untitled novel)
Daisuke (D.N.Angel)
Daniel (Camp Camp)
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Dastan (OC, Silence Lost)
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Delta (OC, Viral Infection)
Devil (Sweet Beginnings)
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E (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)
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Gizmo (OC, Neverland Fairies)
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Goku (Saiyuki)
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Gray Ringmarc (Kuni no Alice)
Griffin (Quest for Camelot)
Grillby (Undertale)
Guy (The Croods)
Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)
Guy Diamond (Trolls)
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Harrison (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Harrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Haru (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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Hisago (Itsuwaribito)
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Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
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Isaac Vivre (OC, Camp Camp)
Isaiah (OC, Evermore)
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Izo (OC, untitled novel)
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Jace (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)
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Jack (Rise of the Guardians)
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Jax (OC, Misplaced Magic)
Jay (OC, Camp Camp)
Jellal (Fairy Tail)
Jericho (Kuni no Alice)
Jester Ring (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Jinx (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Johnny (Sing)
Joker (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)
Judal (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
Julius (Kuni no Alice)
Jumba (Lilo and Stitch)
Justin (OC, Camp Camp)
Jyugo (Nanbaka)
Kade (OC, Plague)
Kaelan (OC, The Wild Warriors series)
Kagura (Demon Love Spell)
Kai (OC, untitled novel)
Kal (OC, untitled novel)
Kale (OC, Animorphs)
Kaminari (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)
Kanda (D. Gray-Man)
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Karkat (Homestuck)
Karma (Assassination Classroom)
Kasi (OC, The Lion King)
Kaspar (OC, The Tangled Series)
Katsuo (OC, Persona 4)
Kaushal (OC, Desert Sands)
Kavit (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Kazuki Fuuchouin (GetBackers)
Kazuki Muto (Busou Renkin)
Keidynn (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Keith (Voltron Legendary Defender)
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Keturi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Khazroq (OC, untitled novel)
Khireus (OC, untitled novel)
Ki (OC, untitled novel)
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Klein (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)
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Krampus (OC, untitled novel)
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Kuhani (OC, The Lion King)
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Kutal (Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Kweli (OC, The Lion King)
Kyle (OC, Desert Sands)
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Lark (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Lavi (D. Gray-Man)
Law/Lawrence (OC, Plague)
Lawrence (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)
Lawson (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)
Leif (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Leon (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)
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Leraje (OC, Solomon’s Key)
Levi (OC, untitled novel)
Li (CardCaptors)
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Lincoln (OC, untitled novel)
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Lion-O (Thundercats 2011)
Lionheart (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Locien Kei (OC, untitled novel)
Lock (OC, Pokemon)
Lock (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Loki (Kamigami no Asobi)
Lokus (OC, The White Game)
Lotus (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Lowell (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Lucas DuSauvage (OC, Crossover)
Lucian (OC, Catching Smoke)
Lucian (OC, untitled novel)
Lucien (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
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Luke Ainsworth (Sacred Blacksmith)
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Lune (The Cat Returns)
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Lyric (OC, Second Moon)
Lyric (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Mad King (X-Ray and Vav)
Mael (OC, untitled novel)
Majestic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
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Marius (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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Markos (OC, untitled novel)
Marquis (OC, Brightwire)
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Masquerade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Mauti (OC, The Lion King)
Maverick (OC, untitled novel)
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Mikasi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Mikhael (OC, Fall of the Titans)
Mikhael (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Milori (Neverland Fairies)
Mist Flare (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Mitsuhide (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)
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Mizani (OC, The Lion King)
Mkali (OC, The Lion King)
Mogar (X-Ray and Vav)
Momotaro (Free!)
Montague (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Monty (OC, Pokemon)
Morgan (OC, untitled novel)
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Musashi (Nanbaka)
Mushra (Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Muta (The Cat Returns)
Myles (OC, Rewrite)
Mzungu (OC, The Lion King)
N (Pokemon)
Nagi (Deadman Wonderland)
Naro (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Nathan (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Nathaniel (Miraculous)
Natsu (Fairy Tail)
Nephr (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)
Nero (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Nguvu (OC, The Lion King)
Nico (Nanbaka)
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Nicolae (OC, untitled novel)
Nicu (OC, untitled novel)
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Niklaus (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Nikolae (OC, D. Gray-Man)
Nils (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)
Nirav (OC, Desert Sands)
Nix (OC, untitled novel)
Njozi (OC, The Lion King)
Noah (OC, Beast in the Bottle)
Nod (Epic)
Noir (OC, The Cat Returns)
Nora (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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Oga (Beelzebub)
Ojiro (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)
Oleander (OC, Neverland Fairies)
Oriander (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)
Orion (OC, untitled novel)
Orpheus (OC, Edge of Legend)
Orson (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)
Orson (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Orson Gibbs (OC, Plague)
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Ouro (OC, Neverland Fairies)
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Oz Diggs (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)
Ozpin (RWBY)
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Quinn (OC, untitled novel)
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Raito (OC, The Cat Returns)
Raitou (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)
Raja (OC, untitled novel)
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Styx (OC, Neverland Fairies)
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Yasuo (OC, untitled novel)
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Zera (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
Zevran (Dragon Age)
Zigisu (OC, untitled novel)
Zoroaster (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)
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WoW Fic: Edible
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: World of Warcraft
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Aftermath of Violence
Relationships: Tal Runetotem (Tauren OC) + Bynx (Forsaken OC)
Characters: Tal Runetotem, Bynx
Additional Tags: Cannibalism, Vomit, Practical Decisions not Panning Out
Summary: Tal hates waste, and he figures his undead buddy Bynx has a good idea when it comes to finding food after a battle.
Bynx (actually named Daniel) belongs to @thats-so-ravenholm. This fic is like 7 years old, but I just found a flash drive with all my old WoW writing on it lmao.
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As was common among his people, Tal abhorred waste. When he killed game, he used everything he could, even saving bones on occasion to use for carving. All that could be eaten, was, or at least was packed up for later consumption. Skins were collected, generally to be sold, as he’d only ruin them making anything himself. Tendons and sinews make good cord, and while his braiding was often clumsy at first, he found himself utterly capable of making solid rope from twisted strands of animal sinew. Everything in an animal’s body was a gift from the Earthmother, and it was blasphemous to squander such things.
So, despite knowing that most people loathed it, he very quickly came to appreciate Bynx’s occasional consumption of their fallen foes. They were always humanoid, and Bynx only seemed to eat those who had wounded him worst, but other than that the act seemed spontaneous, not malicious or profane.
In a way, Tal understood where the disgust came from, to the average person seeing a Forsaken dine in such a way. Especially those with a more sympathetic build to those being dined upon. There was something about it, a certain graceless voracity; it was messy and crude, just as all desperate battlefield meals were. If you were, say, a blood elf, watching a forsaken devour the flesh of, say, a night elf – or even a human – wouldn’t it be easy to image one’s own corpse treated in such a way? Indeed, even orcs and trolls shared enough basic features with Bynx’s intermittent meals for Tal to understand why they might reel away at the sight.
What Tal saw was an unconscious acknowledgment of the Earthmother’s ever-present gift. Perhaps if ever he saw a Forsaken munching on a Tauren corpse, he too would feel his guts revolt in disgust, but somehow he doubted it. Mostly he was just curious as the regulations of this strange ritual – what drove Bynx to it at such seemingly random intervals, what were the precedents for how much he ate and when? What was the meaning behind the act?
They had been traveling together just long enough for Tal to feel comfortable talking casually with the smaller male, but not long enough for him to even consider voicing a song as they walked. It was hard to work up the nerve at an appropriate moment to ask. There was a distinct chance that, had his wits always completely been about him, he never would have.
But after some time, there finally came a day when, having barely fought their way out of a mob, Tal stood leaning against his axe and panting as he watched Bynx curl over a corpse and begin to claw hunks of meat into his mouth, hot and raw. The smell in the air was foul, between the stench of death and Bynx’s wounds, the enormous Tauren couldn’t even smell his own blood, racing out of him from several rather serious wounds as it was, and he was dizzy and tired enough not to really give much thought to his mouth.
“Ey, Bynx… why does that, huh?”
The Forsaken paused, hand against his mouth as he raised his eyes to regard the larger male. Swallowing thickly, he wiped at the blood on his face, smearing gore more than removing it, before hissing out, “Do what?”
Gesturing vaguely at his companion and the corpse that had suddenly become dinner, Tal offered a shrug. “Eat him. Didn’t eat last time we fought here.”
“Nor did we almost die.” Bynx grumbled, digging his claws into the corpse and scratching up another palm-full of meat. He brought it to his mouth, glanced back up at the Tauren, and seemed to sigh in exasperation upon noting that the other’s curious stare hadn’t wavered at all. “Flesh for flesh,” he grudgingly said, eyes boring into Tal as he spoke. “I eat the flesh of the dead and heal my own.”
Comprehension was a little slower in his wounded state, but after a moment of mulling the words over, Tal’s eyes glinted in understanding. It wasn’t a ritual at all, but it made sense – if he could eat a wheel of cheese or a joint of venison and regain stamina and health, then did it not serve that any meat would do? And what were their fallen enemies then, as he had already noted, but so much meat?
He took a few steps toward the other, the motion shambling and filled with a pronounced limp. He had run out of potions long ago and they’d yet to make it anywhere to restock. As for food, he’d have to kill if he wanted to eat… and yet, it struck him, wasn’t that exactly the problem Bynx was solving right now?
“Ahh, always got a smart thing, you,” he said, looking at the bodies in a new light. One man’s arm had been severed at the elbow, and with the armor gone, the lone limb looked like nothing so much as a scrawny knuckle of meat. Holding onto his axe for balance, worried he’d fall otherwise, he bent to pick up the arm. It surprised him to feel the sharp sting of something striking his outstretched hand; he glanced at his companion, saw the knife that had been slapped against the back of his hand and the serious expression on the other’s face, and furrowed his brow in confusion. “I say ’sa good idea, and I like to try a thing for myself.”
When he moved again to take the arm, the flat of the blade slapped him once more, too fast for the eye to follow. It stung, even through the leather of his gloves. “Not for you.”
Straightening up with a low chuckle, the Tauren shook his head. Forsaken had never seemed territorial, but every race had its proclivity when it came to sharing meals. Especially with newer comrades. Using the axe like a walking stick, thanking the Earthmother for letting him find a weapon with such a stout handle, he limped toward a different body. “There, no need ta make like its theft. I got my own, killed my share and keep to mine then.”
“Tal,” Bynx hissed, his voice a low, unhappy growl, “This is a bad idea. Your people do not eat what mine do.”
Grasping the edge of a life-ending gash in the chest of a dead human soldier, Tal smiled to himself and shook his head. He’d eaten many things that most Tauren – honestly, most people in general – would shudder at. As a warrior and a young bull out on his own, he’d been stuck out in the field with no game to be had but wolves, had eaten bugs when there was nothing else. He was no stranger to raw meat, and while it certainly wasn’t his first choice, there were worse things to eat. He twisted his wrist as sharply as he could, pulling the flesh from the body. In his weakened condition, it took three tries, three sharp jerks, to finally rip the meat free. The rough sound of tearing flesh was incredibly unappealing, as was the stink of human blood and death lingering thick this close to the ground. But here before him was a means to soothe his aching wounds and heal some of his hurts.
He brought the limp, tepid meat to his mouth, trying not to breathe the stink of it, and ignored Bynx’s warning not to be an idiot. At this point, it was almost a matter of stubborn pride; he’d said he would, and by the Earthmother he wasn’t a liar or a coward. Closing his eyes, he opened his mouth, shoved the chunk of meat in, and chewed. The flavor was coppery and gamey and pungent, blood having been allowed to cool in the body before being carved, but it wasn’t all around bad.
Still, it made his guts churn, the unfamiliar sensation of nausea crawling up his throat, but he swallowed it down with the meat and opened his eyes to look at Bynx. It was something of a surprise to find the Forsaken staring intently at him, looking almost anxious. “Not a good meat, but passable in a pinch.” He said, ignoring the way his stomach was still fighting the raw, strange food thrust upon it. “Sure not somethin’ to make habits about, but…” he grumbled, reaching down to rip another chunk of flesh up.
Whatever else he might have said was lost as he bent slightly forward, trying to get better leverage to pull the meat free. His stomach gave a final roil, the sudden pain of a cramp lacing through him, and he opened his mouth with a low moan. Saliva pooled in his mouth, throat working in anticipation as his stomach heaved; his grip on the axe faltered and the weapon clattered over the corpse as he fell to the side, arms wrapping instinctively around his guts. He managed to roll to the side, getting his less-injured arm under himself to push up on hands and knees, before he lost the contents of his stomach on the bloody ground.
Having rarely in life been sick, the experience was novel, in a grotesque way. The vomit was alarmingly red, and the sight and sensation of that foul meat spilling out of him only worsened the nausea; he gagged again, coughing when his stomach finally ran out of fuel to expel. He shuddered, the arm supporting his weight feeling weak and jelly-like, but the thought of ‘jelly’ made him think in a weird way of the soft, seemingly innocuous meat he’d just eaten, and he gagged again, spitting bile.
The careful touch of boney fingers on his bare shoulder surprised him, but he didn’t trust himself to look over his shoulder at his friend. He could tell by the astringent stench of the other’s wounds that it was Bynx; the smell of his vomit mixing with that particular odor causing him to gag again, and he gave a weak, unhappy sound as he tried to swallow back a fresh wave of nausea.
Letting that sharp hand guide him back, he pushed himself to a kneel, up away from the worst of the stink. “I told you it was a bad idea,” Bynx said softly, somehow not making the words sound like a jibe or gloat. Tal could only manage another low moan, nodding his shaggy head because, obviously and as usual, Bynx had been correct. “Get up, away from your mess. C’mon.”
Forsaken were surprisingly strong, but even in this state Tal refused to put any weight on his small companion, instead carefully getting to his feet on his own. As he stood, Bynx’s hand slid from his shoulder to his elbow, and finally off him entirely. He disappeared from the Tauren’s view for a moment, returning with Tal’s axe dragging behind him. Hefting it awkwardly, he thrust it into the other’s hand, before moving to point at a boulder a little ways away from the site of their battle.
“Go sit. I’ll be with you in a few minutes.”
Not willing to argue, probably honestly incapable of it, Tal leaned against his axe again and made his shaking way to where he’d been pointed. Behind him, he could hear Bynx return to his feast. Part of him expected to feel a sharp return of his fading nausea as the sound of tearing flesh, but even when he thought about what Bynx was doing, he only felt the lingering misery of his mistaken meal. For Bynx, such was natural behavior.
For a Tauren, obviously, it was not. Just as some plants were poisonous to man but not the birds of the area, so too, it seemed, were some meats poison only to some. Human was, obviously, on the list of things inedible to him.
It was kind of shame, he thought as he sat, curled miserably over his cramped, aching stomach. The meat was so easy to come by and so often went to waste.
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