The 'Chinatown Wildman' aka 'Sewer Monster' aka “Pete”
John Carpenter originally wanted a cross between a wolf and a vampire, but the final design by Boss Film Studios was based more on the Yeren, a Bigfoot-like creature from Chinese folklore said to inhabit the mountains of Hubei.
Vietnam veteran Noble Craig lost both legs and an arm in the war, yet used his unique physical capabilities to give the monster its distinct, unnatural movement. Craig’s performance along with the complex cable-controlled facial mechanics brought this goofy cult icon to life.
Kurt Russell's Characters Helping With Your Back Pain
Pairing (in order and separate): R.J. MacReady, Jack Burton, Gabriel Cash
Tags: gn!reader, pre and establish relationship, minimal description of back pain, possible ooc macready, Gabriel part is purely self indulgent– sorry!
Taglist: @bonsoir-oiseau I hope this brings you comfort with your current back pain!
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Divider by @solitary-serendipity
A/n: im keeping the back pain saga on! Im not really sure of my style as this is headcanons with some dabbles in-between. Also apologise for any typos!
R.J.MACREADY
★Basing this on my experience for a moment, I actually experienced so many pain flares during this winter due to how cold it got here. I can only imagine how severe the back pain must be in the outpost. Basing this on my experience for a moment, I actually experienced so many pain flares during this winter due to how cold it got here. I can only imagine how severe the back pain must be in the outpost.
★While everyone in the outpost experiences their grumbles about how cold it is, they quickly adapt to your behaviour and don't think much of your groans and moans. Mac at first wouldn't think much of it, probably even roll his eyes at you and label you as dramatic in his head.
★But as you grow closer, Mac would pick up how often this occurs and be quick to recognise that something is off. Watching closer and noticing habits like; how slow you are to move or get up. How you cling to the heater or other methods to stay warm, such as hot water bottles, tea and etc. How snappy you get on expedition, or how reluctant you are to bend down.
★He won't act much at this point, not wanting to make a fool out of himself by a simple hunch. Especially if you haven't told him yet. Leaving it as 'your business', but he will do some small actions, like nudging any portable heater in your direction. Making comments that there's freshly hot coffee made. Along with keeping an eye on you more during any expedition outside.
★But once in a relationship, where either you tell him about your back problems or it gets confirmed by Copper.
"Before you go, Mac." MacReady spins around to face Dr. Copper, wondering what else he could want from him.
He watches impatiently, annoyed to be delay in meeting up with you, as the older man is unlocking the medical cabin and appears to be fishing for some meds. He finds what hes looking for and shakes the bottle lightly as the meds inside rattle. Mac shoulders drops a little as he watches attentively.
"Could you pass this along?" At the sound of your name, MacReady becomes focus on the subject. Realising it's his opportunity to confirm about his hunch. Mac open his hand to receive the bottle, reading the name and dosage carefully.
"Sure. This is for…?" Mac trails off.
"It's for their back."
"For their back. Right. Got it." Mac nods his head and walks out of the room. Giving the bottle another quick read before and tucking it in his pocket. His hand still protective holding it as he leaves the room, going off to find you.
★That's when he really becomes proactive in helping with your back pain, but still in his standoffish ways.
★He first starts by dumping blankets on you at any given moment you mention you're cold. Doesn't matter where you are, in the lab, rec room or in your/his room. He makes a show about getting up, stomping away as his grumbles. You never ask for a blanket, mainly complaining for the sake of it. But Mac still gets up after a swing of his drink.
You snuggle deeper into your bedsheets, hoping to get warm and that it will help ease your tense muscles when a sudden pressure is dump on top of you. You let out a whine of pain and annoyance and struggle to get it off– tangle in your sheets. However, your struggle is cut short as the weight is lifted off and gets readjusted to a more comfortable position.
You can faintly hear a familiar grumbling above you and as your head is free from the blanket. You poke out from under your covers to see MacReady giving you a mocking smile.
"Better?" he ask.
"Yes," you beam happily, grateful for the act as he roll his eyes and he leaves your room.
★If you ask nicely, you could get him to sit next to you to share the blanket, and you have a 50/50 chance of him placing his arm around your shoulders in the rec room. If you ask nicely when you're alone in his or your room, you can get a nice cuddle. If you're lucky.
★He'll give you his sweaters to wear as an extra layer before you go outside. When noticing you struggling to walk, he stands beside you and encourages you to grab him as support.
★Would roughly place some meds on your tablet as he walks past or remind you to take some.
★If you're having a really bad day and need to rest due to the pain. He'll either start any sort of card games with you or just spill any stories to help take your mind off the pain. After he brought you med pains or made sure you took them.
★Depending on how you feel about touch during these painful moments, he offers in his roundabout way to cuddle. For 'extra warmth', of course.
JACK BURTON
☆Himbo Jack Burton
☆Jack will see and notice your signs of pain, e.g, slowing down, sighing, and straightening your posture. But he can be a little oblivious at times and not make the connection that those signs mean you're experiencing back pain.
At best, he'll probably think the weather is bothering you and give you his jacket if it's cold or suggest something to help with the spring/summer heat. At worst, he'll think you're being moody or that he's done something wrong.
☆In the beginning, for Jack to notice and understand what's happening will happen in two ways. Either you have to tell him. Or if you don't like sharing that burden, after enough time, Jack will point-blank ask what's wrong with you.
☆If he had to ask, he would softly scold you. Saying things like,
"Now, there's no reason to act all tough around ol' Jack Burton! If you're hurtin', you shoulda told me!"
But if you tell him, he's giving you the saddest puppy dog eye look,
"Aw, baby, your back hurtin'? Here, let me help."
☆Afterwards, in a relationship, he'll still be slow to pick up that you're in pain, but he'll eventually make the connection on his own and is ready to offer his help.
"What? And miss dinner?" Jack's jaw drop as he watches you, shoulders drop as you curve inward. Back hunch due to pain that you can't even make it to the truck and instead have insisted on return back inside your apartment for a lie down.
Honestly, you feel bad for having to cancel on dinner plans, but you thought your back was only slightly sore. Enough to make it through dinner yet taking the few steps outside is causing the ache in your back to protest loudly.
"Sorry."
"Hang on a bit," Jack shakes his head at your guilt-filled responses. You have no reason to apologisse for being in pain, he huffs softly out of frustration of being unable to help you sooner.
Hearing his footsteps apporaching, you turn you head to look over your shoulder just as his arms embrace you. Reaching around to gently grab your arms to guild them into a cross over your chest.
"What are you doing?" you ask in alarm as you feel Jack press his chest to your back.
"What's does it look like? Helping!"
"What?"
"On three."
" Jack!"
"Three!" Jack then leans back, bring you with. Shock at the sudden action you didn't get enough time to protest or try to escape his hold when a sudden crack is heard from your back. A sudden wave of relief washes over you, the tension in your back fades and you hang limp in his arms to process how pain free you are.
"…You crack my back?"
"I sure did." Jack answer proudly, knowing his trick work as he continues to hold you in the middle of the hallway in your apartment building.
☆Jack's go-to solution is to crack your back. He's been on the road for long stretches of time, and he's had his fair share of muscles cramping and begging to be free from his cap. In Jack's experience, a good stretch to help ease those joints is what works best.
☆When he goes to crack your back, there will be times when he just goes for it. Like a surprise of sorts, if he feels it's what you need. But he will also ask you before laying a hand on you. He has a surprisingly good intuition when it comes to it.
☆He'll be so giddy if you ask him to do it. Big smile on his face, rubbing his hands together and maybe even a cheeky innuendo.
☆During those times when you're feeling sensitive to the touch, or the pain is too much that you decline his offer for a back crack. He'll respect your choice, but will then become lost on what to do. He'll stand uncertainly with his hands hovering until he tucks them in his pocket. So you have to guide him and tell him what works best for you, to which he'll diligently follow every instruction to the letter.
☆He is giving you the princess/prince/ babygirl/babyboy- however you want to call it, treatment!
☆If you drop something and say you can't grab it due to your back hurting, the first few times, he makes a show of picking it up. Saying cheese nicknames when giving it back,
"for my princess/prince/ruler" etc,
but sometimes he'll just hold onto it for you.
☆Giving you every pillow in the house/apartment to ease your back. This behaviour follows in the truck or your car. Either giving you his pillow to place on the seat or having a designated pillow for you. Regardless of how your pain feels, it's easy for him to go overboard with it but the intention is very pure.
☆Jack will even ask Wang if he has any tea or to ask Uncle Chu for any remedies to help with back pain.
GABRIEL CASH
★Gabriel noticed you have back pains even before you two got together. Taking notice during office hours, leaning back in his chair to catch sight of you and mentally taking note how offer you bring a hand to rub your back during a single day.
★In the beginning, Gabriel is pretty open about how willing he is to help you but skilful enough to make it feel effortless. To prevent you from thinking guiltily of needing help or that he's treating you differently because of it. He just wants to help out his crush, that's all.
★He does things like snatching anything heavy out of your hands and making it feel like he's teasing you. Like a game of keep away. Partly it's him helping you, but also getting to spend more time with you in between trying to solve cases.
Your back struggles with the weight of the box, you're fairly sure it's not even that heavy but given how sore your back is. It feels like you're carrying weights not files, but you're determine to get through the busy hallway to the elevator while not hitting anyone with it. You're so focus at the task of weaving and dodging others that you don't notice Gabriel walking towards you until he snatches the box out of your hands.
"Cash!" you gawk at him, shock that he just grab it out of your hands it takes you a moment to realise he's currently walking away with it. "Hey! Give that back!" you shout as you follow after him.
"Oh, this?" Gabriel ask, shaking the box a little with a teasing smile. " I'm taking it upstairs."
"You're going the opposite way!" You whine, yet Gabriel gives you an innocent shrug as he rounds the corner. "GABRIEL!" you shout, chasing after him. You make it around the corner and see the other elevator doors open before Gabriel, taking note of how dramatically less busy this area is compare to where you were.
"After you," Gabriel nods his head at elevator. You huff as you enter before him, too annoyed to acknowledge Gabriel's help.
★He might even point-blank ask you how your back is doing. Checking in on you when he has the chance. Getting you to confirm your back issues on your own terms. But if you dodge his question or don't give all the details, he won't push it.
★He does other small acts like giving you more tea/coffee/water/soda - just general things to make you happy.
★When he sees you throw yourself into your chair and sigh heavily. Letting your whole body go slack, Gabriel is ready to offer any help, asking if you need anything. If he catches you sighing deeper, appearing to mentally prepare yourself just to get up from the chair. He is leaning against your desk and starting a conversation before you get up, all for the sake of letting you rest for a bit longer.
★If Gabriel is busy during the work shift, then he'll place some meds on your tablet as he works past or remind you to take some.
★He's pretty respectful of any boundaries you have in the workplace. That's if you work together. For any scenarios where you don't happen to work together, then Gabriel will check in on you every time you have lunch. Asking how your back is and having over-the-counter pain meds on the chance you need them.
★Once you're together and you tell him about your back problems, these actions still continue and will be followed with a kiss afterwards, on the cheek, forehead or on the lips to give you a boost and general encouragement.
★But now Gabriel is willing to do anything to help you out. This can range from him encouraging you to stretch in any place you are, to finding any empty room for you to stretch, to doing it in public. Gabriel wouldn't care about other people's opinions as he is more worried about your health, and even if you're embarrassed, he'll encourage you and do it with you if needed.
"Gabe, I'm not stretching here! There are people!" you hiss quietly as a couple walk past with their trolley. Out of all times for Gabriel to be stubborn, he chose to do it in the cereal selection all because you made a comment.
"Who cares, it's good for you. Look, I'll do it too." Gabriel shrugs, taking a step away from the trolley that holds some items. He brings both of his arms above his head, out stretching his fingers as if trying to reach up while keeping his feet planted on the ground.
"Gabriel!" you hiss out in disbelief as you look around the isle. Feeling motifly by the display.
"Can't hear you over how good my back feels."
You groan in annoynaces, sparing a glance at him and taking notice how his shirt rise up with his actions, showing the skin of his belly .
"i'm not stopping until you stretch."
"Ok! Fine!" you sigh as you copy him. You feel and hear short little clicks coming from your back as it realease the tension it's been holding. Your eyes close at the satisfied feeling of it. Finally feeling the pain slowly dwindle, you stay in the position longer than Gabriel as it help ease the pain. Once you open your eyes and slowly lower your arms, you see the self satisfy smile on Gabriel face. "well? feeling better?"
"Yeah," You smile bashfully, " Thanks."
"Anytime. Now, what ceral you want again?"
★His favourite method is back massages. He'll spend as much time as you need to work out any knots that could be plaguing you during your day. Either doing a quick over the clothes during your lunch break when you need it, or having more intimate calming moments at his apartment.
★If you have your own preferred methods to help with your back pain. You only have to say it once, and then Gabriel is doing it for you or giving you the items you need before you even have to voice it.
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