felt very inspired by yesterday's post, so here you go guys, a tiny treat from me while i work on the main story.
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Bleach, Sprite; all the same!
DESC: achlyss stores weird things in even weirder places. one thing leads to another, and thor just so happens to mistake bleach for soda.
WC: ~1400 words (this was supposed to be max. 800 words im so deadass)
WARNINGS: mentions of sui attempts; (mildly) suicidal achlyss. no other warnings (i think) !
teenie weenie bit of angst at the end, idk if that can rly be considered angst tho lol. achlyss is a crybaby what else is there to say
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What had Achlyss *not* consumed at this point? Heâd eaten soap bars, forced chunks of lithium down his throat, and ingested many chemicals that no one knew where he got them from. Everyone was aware of his eating habits â and they could easily guess *why* he had them: He searched for something that would ultimately kill him.
So far, he had no success regarding that. Not that the others minded; in fact, it had become a running gag. Every other day, Ruler would come out of his room, or come back after a suspiciously long mission, looking like a kicked dog, and someone would always ask him what it was he tried to kill himself with this time. Usually, it was Banner, giving him a smile that looked both amused and pitying at the same time. But the news spread fast, and by the end of the day, everyone would have found out about Achlyssâ most recent try at dying. They usually laugh about it, seeing how it harms no one. Besides, basically all the Avengers had humor as one of their coping mechanisms. And Achlyss never minded them making fun of his silly attempts. No â not at all; it actually made him feel accepted and normal. A reason his attempts werenât as frequent as when he was âjustâ a SHIELD agent. No wonder he had so much trust in Furyâs Avengers project. It really served as a bridge to a better life for him.
Achlyss kept his food stored in the kitchen â the only problem was that it *wasnât* food. He usually put it in food containers, into bottles that previously held something drinkable, sometimes even into empty snack packages. Hell, heâd once put radioactive â but very edible looking â goo into a sauce bottle. Natasha had given a heads-up to everyone about the boyâs odd habit of putting non-edible and hazardous things into food packages, but sometimes it still slipped past oneâs thoughts. I mean, come on, are you really going to spend ten minutes figuring out if the Oreos are real or made of some life-threatening chemicals when youâve just come back after a mission and crave cookies like *crazy*? Thankfully, for such cases, Achlyss had a camera stored in the fridge that notified him when there was movement, preventing any kind of unfortunate accidents from happening.
Until today, that is.
That Sprite bottle had gotten into the fridge only last evening, when Ruler filled it up with his favorite brand of bleach â âThe one that burns just right,â as he liked to say. Or rather, excuse the obsession with annoying the shit out of Virus by forcing it to keep him in a constantly healing state by drinking bleach every day. His goal was for it to get exhausted healing him passively all the time and stop for once â then he would die. Perfect plan; flawless, amazing â *genius*, even. Regardless, he prided himself on his smart ideas. What he *hadnât* expected, however, was his cameraâs battery going out and a certain Asgardian mistaking the thing for normal soda. Just as Ruler started feeling safer with his food-related habits around the other Avengers. Great.
Now Achlyss had to figure out how to deal with a passed-out bulk of muscle lying in a spilled puddle of bleach. Well, damn him. Who told him it was okay to touch othersâ stuff, anyway? The thing had Rulerâs name written on it in thick, readable letters with a Sharpie. Then again, could Thor even read English? Ah, nevermind that â what kind of stupid question was that? Of course he could.
Achlyss felt terrified. He hadnât ever been involved in something like this; it was usually *him* experiencing death, not those he considered his only friends. What if he died? His heart nearly jumped out of his ribcage at the thought, his binder suddenly feeling very constricting. He couldnât just let his favorite blondie pass like that. Especially since it would be his fault entirely â so much that he could be called a murderer. So, Ruler rushed towards his room, remembering he kept some medicine there for emergencies (othersâ emergencies, not his), leaving Thor unconscious on the ground.
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âOh, *fuck*! Guys! Does anyone know what happened to Thor?!â Clint called out, eyes wide at the sight of Thor lying on the floor, gurgling something intelligible. He was *way* too sober for this; âUgh, it reeks of bleach â what the hell, dude? Did you drink that? Thor!â Hawkeye leaned down, crouching as one hand brushed the princeâs forehead, checking for fever, then moving down to assess his pulse. Seemed alright, he noted.
Natasha and Steve were the first ones to arrive at the crime scene; together, they lifted the God off the ground, helping him onto a nearby couch. He coughed. Once, twice. It sounded painful. Very much so. Banner quickly strode into the room, followed by an evidently unamused Tony. âNow, which one of you is the culprit? Do you want trouble with Asgard, murdering their Prince *oh-so* heartlessly? Shame on you,â He cooed, stepping in front of Thor and snapping his fingers multiple times in front of his face.
âHeâs not dead, Tony,â Steve retorted firmly, brows narrowing, shoulders tensing. The billionaire only shrugged, smirking â of course Cap would get all bothered by his words. Who else, if not him?
âYour⊠so-called Sodaââ Thor groaned, throwing an arm over his eyes; âis brutal, friends.â Bannerâs brows narrowed. When had soda ever been an issuâ Oh. He exchanged looks with the others, eyes landing on Steve, who shot both a pleading and concerned look into Natashaâs and Clintâs direction. She shrugged, sighing; âWeâll get him.â Clint nodded, jogging toward Achlyssâ quarters with Nat close behind him.
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Achlyss frantically rummaged through his shelves. Panic rose within him at a rapid pace, making his movements clumsy. Where had he put that damn med kit again? Heâd been so sure that it was in his room that he hadnât even considered the possibility of it *not* being there. His hands trembled. He couldnât be *killing* his friend. No, no, no â he simply wouldnât allow that to happen. Just *why* did the situation have to unfold like that? At least it was Thor who drank it, he thought, a foolish attempt to cheer himself up. Surely it wouldâve killed anyone else â maybe not Banner or Steve, but you get the idea. Dang it, that thought didnât comfort him in the slightest. In fact, it worsened the panic: What if someone else tried the drink? Fuck. He needed to get going. âNobody drink that Sprite â itâs bleach â guys; *bleach*!â He yelled, standing up and bolting out of his room after the unsuccessful search and the painful realization that worse things could happen any moment; âThor, hold on for me, Iâm coming to save you!â Just as he turned the corner in the hall, he ran headfirst into Clint â stumbling backwards as Natashaâs hands reached out to steady him, doing so with practiced ease. Ruler had quite the history of colliding into people, or other things such as furniture or even walls.
âOh, *boy*, do you have some explaining to do,â Clint crossed his arms, a deep sigh escaping him when he noticed his guilt-ridden expression. The two gave each other perplexed looks as Natasha smiled lightly at him, tilting his chin up when heâd lowered his head in shame; âCâmon. Weâre not mad. Just worried. Thorâs fine. Well, mostly. Heâs talking about some brutal soda.â That pulled a snort out of Achlyss, his heart rate steadying moderately. The Widow had a way of calming down, thatâs for sure.
âIâIâm sorry,â He started, feeling his throat lock up; âI didnât mean any harm â he⊠he took it, I didnât even know! MâMy camera, it was off andââ His words faded into a broken sob, a gentle hand on his back anchoring him as he cried. Conscience gnawed at him. He had meant no harm, really. These stupid, stupid habits of his â it was all his fault for not fixing them, for not even attempting to fix them at least once. Self-loathing snuck into his thoughts, making him blame Virus for everything again. That dumb thing; it was its fault that Thor got hurt. If Achlyss had been dead, none of this would have happened! If Virus didnât constantly hold him back from dying, he would have just quietly disappeared and no one would have to deal with his antics *ever* again. His tears wouldnât stop falling as the two had led him to where Thor was. Thor, who had already mostly recovered, safe for the noticeable croaking in his voice. And the burning pain in his throat, which he did not mention.
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there we go ^_^ !!! big big thanks to @capturedmorn for giving me the inspiration to write this đ„čđ„č it is not exactly as youd said it im sorry im bad to sticking to a storyline 100% </3
i mighttt consider giving this a second part, but that one will definitely involve some more angst and pain for achlyss because hes js stupid like that lol
feedback/rbs appreciated ^_^ im still improving, and id be grateful for any form of criticism !
guys listen to me. avengers + loklyss baking a big batch of cookies together. imagine how chaotic that would be.
scott: "DID YOU JUST MIX THAT SUGAR?"
achlyss: "....the book said mix sugar with butter"
rhodey: "IT SAID POWERED SUGAR . NOT NORMAL SUGAR YOU IDIOT"
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wanda: "ACHLYSS DONT EAT THE RAW EGGS YOURE DISGUSTING"
achlyss: "THOR JUST DID THAT TOO NO ONE BAT AN EYE"
thor: "..i needed my protein âčïž bruce told me its good for muscle"
loki: "you OAF youre built of muscle you do NOT need any more- achlyss no more eggs STOP THAT- NO DONT YOU DARE-"
rhodey: "soo whos volunteering for a trip to the grocery store . we definitely to stock up on eggs now"
(more shenanigans under cut <3)
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peter, concerned: "...guys achlyss just ate the baking powder"
bruce, jokingly: "i bet ten bucks he explodes"
bucky, serious: "eleven bucks he gets the worst cramps ever"
tony, even more serious: "twelve bucks virus makes him pass out within ten mins"
loki: "WILL YOU STOP BETTING ON MY PARTNER. *quietly* fifty bucks if he passes out in five minutes"
tony: "we'll see about that, reindeer games"
vision: "is this what they call an auction?"
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achylss, eating the dough: ^_^
collectively: "WE WANTED TO USE THAT"
achlyss, grinning, eating the last bits of it: "did y' say something??"
Clint: "CMONNNN MAN"
sam: "we turned away for ONE second. ONE."
bucky, patting sams back: "his greed sickens me"
wanda, sighing: "i knew this would happen, so i had vision buy extra ingredients"
vision: "i would highly recommend we have loki put a spell on the dough against ruler"
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achylss: "Take of the spell"
loki: "No"
achylss: "Loki."
loki: "Achylss."
achylss: "CMON JUST LET ME EAT IT . I WANT TO GET SICK"
loki: "no"
achlyss, taking a deep breath: "PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLE-"
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achlyss: "GUYS I NEED THIS WHY ARE YOU SO AGAINST IT . PLEASEEUUHHH GIMME A BITE"
nat, who prepared new dough just for him: "here you go"
achlyss, takes a piece of it and eats it: "..."
everyone thinking: (natasha our lord and saviour. please let this work)
achlyss, shrugging: "...that just doesnt feel the same anymore"
collectively: groaning/sighing
sam: "oh come ON. DUDE JUST EAT IT WHO CARES IF IT HAS ONE MILLIGRAM OF SUGAR LESS IN IT"
achylss: "YOU GUYS ARE NO FUN"
clint: "oh i PROMISE you'll have fun once the cookies FINISH BAKING"
loki: "i bet yall hell be standing in a corner looking sooo sad at these cookies and when hes calmed down, there will be NOTHING left"
bruce & peter in unison: "but we promised to leave some for may"
steve: "you still have time to hide some"
peter: "lets go dr. banner, quick, while loki distracts him!"
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thor: "i suggest we just buy some poptarts"
nat: "we all know youll hoard them"
Thor: "lies ! i would never ! brother, tell them !"
loki, from the other corner of the kitchen: "you're digging your own grave asking the god of LIES for this kind of favor!"
achlyss: "i can assure you guys, thor would never eat poptarts all by himself-"
tony: "just like youd never eat dough, yardstick?"
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these are mostly ooc but i thought it wld be really fun to post these ^_^ also ignore the amount of spelling / grammar mistakes in this...... i kinda rushed it </3
might even write a chapter like this for my happy au fic lololol
(thank you @misswritealot for writing some of the parts from this with me <3<3<3)
achlyss has really poor eyesight (cant see far). and he never mentions it to anyone because he was shamed for that back in the #labyears.
this leads to him having little to no idea what his family/friends look like in detail. theyre just blurry spots most of the time, unless theyre standing at least like. 50ish cm close to him. this means that he doesnt know if anyone has some kind of special mole. or if one of them has wrinkles. or their eye color (accurately). or if they have any scars (anywhere).
so, when natasha dies, he doesnt even remember her face properly. he just remembers the color of her hair, the sound of her voice, her hand on his back. this is also because hes spent the 5 yr gap alone in complete isolation. no contact to her (where hed see her face). he doesnt even have any pictures of her when hes away after endgame. so eventually, the memory of what shes looked like fades alltogether.