#hatchethawked

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Ryder had not anticipated the Spankoffski brother's apartments turning into some kind of second home for him. He spends a large amount of time there when he is not in school or doing the usual high school senior activities. It comes as no surprise, though, that he is far more comfortable lingering around the apartment than he is quietly existing at his father's home. No matter if the man is home or not. It has come to the point that Pete doesn't even have to be with him for the young Dunbar to show up. He practically lets himself in, as well, before making himself comfortable.

@hatchethawked never seems to mind when he comes home to find Ryder in the living room or the kitchen. A new semi-permanent fixture in their lives and homes now.

"I don't think you'll be able to do it." The words come with Ted's second attempt at pulling him away from his spot on the couch. In true younger sibling fashion, Ryder has chosen to go limp and dead weight to make the process harder. He remains stubbornly impassive to the older's attempts at moving him: Half carrying, half dragging him away from the couch. "This is kind of pathetic, man."

[mischieflawed]

sender leans on receiver for support from peter!

bloody prompts:

Stiles made sure his arm was securely curled around Peter, keeping him upright as best he could. He was worried, and that much was clear by the look on his face that he failed to hide. ❝ I am starting to think that being Spider-Man is hazardous to your health. ❞

Slowly, he led Peter inside, leading him over to the couch and helping him down onto it. ❝ Tell me what hurts. Do I need to get the first-aid kit? ❞

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@hatchethawked asked : i thought i saw something ... i - i must be going crazy .

any remaining warm haze lingering in the periphery of wilbur's mind from a morning spent in worship with his most devoted disciple disappears in a fraction of a second, leaving a pit of cold in his stomach so profound that the air around him chills by several degrees - an unintentional effect, like most of his magic these days.

in the space of a heartbeat his eyes flick around the 'temporary observation quarters' that have become their home: the shadow beside the closet, the place by the twin cots shoved together where ted's laundry is piled haphazardly, the box of his own old things johnny had brought by a few weeks before, any place something could be hiding - an instinct so human it might humble him if there were space in his mind beside the alarm.

he finds nothing because of course he does, because even if whatever ted saw wasn't a product of his own mind, the lords are tricky bastards who get off on fucking with people, multidimensional lions that have fun playing with their prey. there's no way to win, not really - ignoring them won't change the inevitable, and might in fact make them angrier - wilbur knows as much to the core whatever remains of his soul, but he'll be twice damned if karaxis gets the indulgence of ted's attention.

long fingers find the back of ted's neck, nudging the base of his skull, physically redirecting his attention off the rest of the room, off the distraction, and back to him.

"he ain't here, ted." he says its like it's obvious, like ted's stupid for worrying about it, like there's not a blade made of ice lodged in the pit of his own stomach. there's no such thing as safe - not really, not from the lords - but he does remind himself of peter's deal. this ted, his ted is supposed to be safe. off limits. it's not comforting, and he doesn't even attempt to extend the reminder to ted, who will no doubt only be upset by the reminder that his baby brother sold his soul away, but it's something.

"you're fine."

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❝ If I don’t support my drinking habit, who will? ❞

Ryder has long since made himself at home in the Spankoffski's lives. After he began to hang out with Pete, it had become a somewhat normal thing for him to be around their home at various points throughout the week. Something that had only been exasperated once Ted had stepped into a figurative older brother role for him. Now, the young Dunbar spends just as much time at their place as he does his own home with his father. Maybe even more.

All of this means that he is familiar enough with certain habits of Ted's that did not set the best example for Pete or him. But he did not grow close to the older male with the intentions of having him as a role model.

"I don't know, man. Maybe someone who is praying on your downfall." Ryder is not actually trying to stop the other in any real way. Just, perhaps, making an observation in the moment.

[sorevivals]

@hatchethawked gets an abigail starter

It's supposed to be her and Nick's graduation party, but in reality, it's all just used as an opportunity for her family to show off and gain more influence. At least it's more casual than most of the Goodes' gatherings: an outdoor cookout, although still more extravagant than what most would have. The picture-perfect American dream, at least until everyone else leaves again; then it attention will shift to whatever the siblings did wrong while they had company here.

For now, though, Abigail is trying to make the rounds, make sure she's talked with everyone who attended. When she gets to Kurt, she does relax slightly. At least this time it's someone she actually doesn't mind talking to. "Thank you for coming," she starts with the usual script, and then a bit quieter, "I mean, especially when you were like, the only thing keeping me sane those first two years on the cheer team." A team Abigail had never wanted to be a part of in the first place, and tried everything to get out of.

And then, a little louder again, "Are you looking forward to camp? I heard someone's getting to be head counselor this year." As if members her family aren't some of the ones who decide that sort of thing.

[sorevivals]

@hatchethawked gets an ollie starter

Ollie doesn't bother hiding the face she makes as she sees Kurt approaching. She has her opinions on the Sunnyvalers, and she's yet to be proven wrong about them. Not that she's given them much of a chance to. It's a fairly common sentiment among Shadyside counselors, though, hence why it's usually Tommy or Cindy giving them directions. As such, she's even more guarded seeing Kurt. At least she's not smoking something this time.

"What do you want?" She asks, arms folded.

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Stay with me. Stay with me. (kurt)

The hand gripping boyfriend's own is white.

Ryder knows that he should not be up and moving around too much so quickly after waking up. Doctor's orders had been to stay in bed and get some rest. Wait until one of the nurses came to check on him to see how he is doing and to clean the bandages. Give him more drugs to keep the pain at bay. They tell him that he is healing well and that he is lucky, actually. Things could have easily been a lot worse.

"I'm right here. 'M not going anywhere." He will not move from Kurt's side unless forcibly dragged away and back to his own room. (Just a mere two doors away but it felt more like genuine miles away now). Thankfully, the current nurses on shift are kind enough to allow the couple a brief and peaceful visit for the time being. It is what they deserve after the shit that they had gone through. Ryder gives a squeeze to the hand currently fisted in his hospital gown.

"I even brought you some contraband," Ryder jokes with a nod toward the chair beside the bed. Where, upon entering, he had unceremoniously dumped an armful of snacks there before joining Kurt on the bed.

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I didn't think taking a desk job would have me bleeding this often.

"I don't think that it has anything to do with the job." The words come out as a mutter, Ryder's head bent as he focuses on digging through the first aid kit to find more disinfectant wipes and gauze.

Most people would have more questions as to how Ted managed to get injured in such a way during the last twenty minutes of his shift at an office job. And, to be honest, if it had been anyone else? Ryder might have questioned the same thing. But he knows the older Spankoffski and just how clumsy he could be. (In Ted's defense, the same trait can be applied to Pete, as well). "It probably has more to do with you being the way that you are."