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My old account got sent to the shadow realm so I'm back in the saddle with a new one, now with a new name (for me, not the account, the name chestcongestion was too good not to take again)

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B/axter creating some kind of plant monster, but the mutations it goes through change the properties of its pollen, and he finds out he’s allergic to it

And it spreads its pollen all over the lab. Now he can’t run his experiments without pausing to sneeze or blow his nose

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Kicking my feet because I managed to get a cold at the tail end of cold and flu season and I can do field research on my own stuffy talk.

Getting sick is fun cause you can LARP as a vanilla, "I'm sick so my favs are sick too" >:) They'll never knowwww

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Commission for @chestcongestion

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Commission for @chestcongestion

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Commission for @chestcongestion

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I love that clipped double cough that happens when the person had no chance to prepare for it and probably didn't want it to happen, but they literally didn't have any time to even try to stop it

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Commission for @thesoundoffallingsnz

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Here's something I've always wondered, how come you and other Tumblr writers put /'s in the characters' names or in the title like H/azbin or Ch/arlie? Does it have to do with the algorithm?

It's because we don't want regular fans seeing our content and post keywords show up in searches.

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Ba/xt/er 's voice actor was in a musical (obviously), and his character (who has basically the same voice as Ba/xt/er by the way AAA) had his big entrance song where he proceeded to say THIS FUCKING STANZA.

And the fucking ensemble goes "awwww :') " after the last line!! IT HAS BEEN REPLAYING IN MY HEAD FOR HOURS, MAKE IT STOP.

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I have a vanilla fic that I'll likely never finish where Ni/ff/ty and Ba/xt/er are going on a big fun snow adventure and fish man just happens to have a cold while they're out and about.

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It’s not QUITE in B/ax/ter’s main interests of scientific pursuit (which ig include software engineering in addition to bioengineering), but may I pitch the idea of him getting fed up with everyone else (or himself) getting sick and setting his sights on developing a cure for the common cold?

He could use himself, Pen/tio/us during their omg they were roommates era, or hotel members in the present day as subjects for observation and testing, documenting symptoms in objective, detailed notes,,,

Mayyybe he tries to catch a cold on purpose for his experiments even, whether from Pen or hotel members or elsewhere (from work from work from work please give it to your hot tv boss B/ax do me this one simple favor please— 🥺)

And uhhh excuse for talking about symptoms in-depth,,, smth smth “ooh, you seem to be afflicted with a particularly vicious strain of rhinovirus! How… perfect” with a way too evil-looking smile and giggle. Smth smth “and how do you feel right now, my dear? Oh, that bad? Fascinating…” smth smth counting sneezes smth smth keeping hourly records of fever smth smth documenting progression of the illness maybe even of contagion

After quite a lot of long, studious nights overworking himself in an already ailing state, he sure he’s finally done it! His symptoms seem gone—he’s succeeded! He’s created a cur—

“Ieh’kxchht! Aah-hah—! Iht’txshhiew! Sndf, sndff… Nguhh, dammit…”

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Yes yes yessss this is gorgeous! Little silly nerd fish <33

I have a book about the common cold specifically that details researchers giving themselves, one another, and paid human subjects colds in an attempt to test treatments, and there's a WHOLE section of the book dedicated to this pursuit it's lovely.

But also the fact that there is no cure for the common cold because over 200 unique viruses are responsible for it and they're constantly reproducing and evolving.

Bax does all of this research and as a result he has a collection of live cold bugs of varying strains in stasis in his lab that he can weaponize at his whim, even if he's had no luck with a cure.

It's his prized collection, over 100 unique live virus cultures, some he's immune to, MANY he is not. It's like a fun little side project of his that he adds to every so often.

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This is just for me and only for me, but just picturing V/ox repeatedly clearing his throat while troubleshooting his audio settings in the finale. Y'know how you can click "Test audio" when fiddling with audio devices on your computer and it plays that little sample noise? Clearing his throat is just spamming that button while sifting through the advanced audio options.

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Al/as/tor getting his handkerchief stolen and having to face the indignity of his nose running, eventually resorting to the humiliating act of wiping it on the back of his sleeve with no greater alternatives, static hissing in complaint at the dark stain on the arm of his coat.

V/ox teasing him, "D'awww, somebody catching a cold?" as he pulls out his own handkerchief and waves it teasingly in Al's face, "Wanna borrow mine??"

A few wet sniffles as Al/as/tor turns his reddish-pink nose up in offense, struggling not to wince as he feels moisture shifting in his sinuses, a trickling running down that makes him want to cover his face with both hands and run into traffic.

"Hhn'Kxhht! Hhn'Kkkxht!"

A gurgling blow into the just-offered handkerchief makes Al pin his ears back in disgust as V/ox dabs blearily at his screen, sniffling.

"Uch...mnghh...where'd that come fromb? sNff-Snfff!"

"Before your little interruption, I was going to say that I already have a cold...you seem to be coming down with one, however, if that stuffy nose is any indication," Al/as/tor responds, batting his eyelashes and pressing two playful fingers against the center of V/ox's screen, smirking when he responds with a damp sniffle.

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based on those couple of 'the vees go see Christmas lights/go on a Christmas walk but vox is, increasingly, sick' posts

sketchy drawings below (and a little bit of fic-ish-ness)

they've been walking around, looking at lights and decorations, all Vox's idea of course, something something synergy and being visible to the lower sinners to show that the heads of voxtek also enjoy voxtek products (cause of course they also have a lights and decorations department) (also, it was all corporate bullshit, Vox just wanted to enjoy Christmas shit, cause he grew up in, like, the golden age of Christmas)

but he's been sniffly and ignoring it. and then he just keep ignoring it. even when he has to stop and sniffle more and more.

and finally Val and Vel are like...

and obviously they have to go home now cause it's not a good look for the head of voxtek to, you know, destroy Christmas for everyone.

Vox whines the whole way home, how it's not fair that he's sick on Christmas of all days.

"I thought it was December 10th" wonders Val

"it is, babe" sighs Vel, patting Val's arm reassuringly "Vox is just being a dramatic little bitch"

Vox pouts "you can't be mean to me if I'm sick, Vel"

She flips him off, even as she's ordering so many supplies online for delivery, while Val wraps his wings around Vox protectively and promises that he'll be feeling better by actual Christmas

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The pavlov V/ox AU is leaning heavy into just an overall like...vulnerability kink??? territory and I'm having a great time but I just want to acknowledge it while I shove this menace to society into cozy sweaters and have him weakly acknowledging how sick and helpless and delicate he is.

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"Papi, I brought you some more cough drops, I have to work a little overtime tonight so I'll be late coming upstairs," V/al leans over V/ox's shoulder and squints at the crude doodles on his digital sketchpad, "What's this?"

V/ox coughs harshly, rubbing his chest and unwrapping a blackberry mint cough drop to slip onto his tongue, "Ehh, I forget, I think I had an idea and then I got this weird chill...think I dozed off."

V/al squints harder, adjusting his glasses and reading the line 'Becoming CEO again: Step 1- R', only to smirk as the letter R trails off to the bottom of the canvas, likely where V/ox lost focus and began to fall asleep. Brilliant.

"It looks like you did doze off, amor... Such a detailed plan, you're stressing yourself out, no wonder you can't shake this cold," V/al coos, kissing V/ox's warm forehead before checking him for a fever with the back of his hand, "Tienes fiebre, you stay right here and rest. Forget the overtime, I'll be right up when I'm done working."

V/ox muffles another fit of coughs behind clenched teeth, still bracing his chest with one hand. While he's distracted, V/al quietly wipes the digital canvas clean.

"You're wheezing a little, Babe... How about you take a nice hot shower and let the steam open you up? I have to go, but you get comfortable...draw something pretty for me and text me what you want for dinner," V/al insists, tilting V/ox's head up to face him, "Pobrecito, you're so cute... If you were like this forever I wouldn't mind... I like taking care of you."

V/ox lets out a hoarse whine as V/al presses a kiss to his sensitive throat, "I don't- He-eght-hrmm- scuse me... I don't mind it, but I don't understand when I got so...weak."

"You're just tired, your body's forcing you to rest...you'll be back on your feet in no time, papi...I really gotta go, but I'll be back~" V/al says, giving him another kiss goodbye and shutting the door behind him.

V/ox's brain pops and fizzles trying to remember his plan...but he sighs, letting out a dense sniffle and settling into his blankets, turning on a favorite show of his and doodling his beloved shark.

"I'll be waiting," he replies with a yawn and a cozy smile, his frustration and his plan quickly forgotten.