#nail biting

[coyotecam]

I’m not a writer so the froyo line may or may not not be cringe but that’s okay

Extra stuff something something Elliot being forsakened the longest and beginning to forget his family

[super-oddity]

i tried to find a gif to react with and they were all grainy asl so

[twisted-typo]

Bad Habits Bite Hard || Vil Schoenheit x reader

You have a really bad habit of biting your nails. You keep trying so very hard to kick it but fail, once again, and are devastated. You go to Vil, sobbing, looking for comfort and help with fixing your problem.

Tags: SUPER self indulgent fic, I'm having so much trouble trying to grow out my nails and I want comfort from Vil, reader is a chronic nail biter, established relationship, reader cries, Vil calls the reader so many terms of endearment, Vil has really good intuition for some reason

AN: Dw I will be writing the Malleus fic I just wanted to write this real quick because I needed comfort

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Vil actually enjoys his daily skincare routine. All that work would seem like such a hassle to some people, however he typically looks forward to it.

Although today feels different. Nothing special is happening, nor is there something for him to be worried about, but he feels off nonetheless. There's a small ache brewing in his chest; it's upsetting, but not overbearing, at least not yet.

He settles to finally use the record player his father gifted him on his last birthday, and listens to a simple classical music record to try to push away the thoughts of something being awry.

His concerns turn out to not have been for naught when you slam open the door of his room. Before he can chastise you for flinging the door closed, he sees your face, and how you look absolutely devastated. So instead of being angry he gets up promptly.

As he strides across the room towards you, you slowly slink to the floor and start wailing. He is rightfully stressed right away, and of course hurries to you. When he reaches you he can't help but to ask anxiously, "Dear? What's wrong?".

You answer with additional, even louder, wailing. So he determines to hug you properly, even going to the lengths of wrapping you in his robe with him as you babble about something he can't quite make out.

"My love please tell me what's wrong," he looks into your eyes as he gently pleads for your answer.

You prattle on, as he only understands a few of your words. Nails......failed............sorry..?

"Darling, just breathe with me okay? In and out." He holds you gently on the cold wooden flooring as he tries to get you to calm down enough to help him understand.

After a few minutes of breathing with him you finally mellow out enough to speak.

"I bit my nails all the way down to the finger again! I was doing so well! I'm so tired Vil, I just want to have pretty nails!" You sob into his chest. He finally understands your panic and upset, and knows just the thing to make you feel better.

"Sweetheart, it's alright. Your nails will grow back, that's a guarantee. How about I give you a manicure? It might take your mind off of your 'failure' and make you feel good," He takes your hands and assesses the damage before rising to his feet and offering his palm to assist you with standing as well, "I hate to see you so unhappy."

As he leads you to settle on the foot of his very cushioned bed, his love and care for you is painfully obvious. He holds your hand so gently as he urges you to sit fully on the mattress.

He takes your nails into his hands and he begins to apply oils and creams, ones with names you can't even pronounce, to aid in the healing of the exceptionally damaged areas. There's absolutely no judgement in his eyes as he takes care of you, he truly wants to make you feel better.

He gives you the whole nine yards, he cuts back your cuticles, cleans the nail beds, polishes them, and gives you a tender hand massage afterwards.

"There, Darling does that feel better?" When you nod, he leans forward to capture your lips in a delicate kiss, "Good. I'm glad I could be of help. The polish I put on those should help you to not bite them for a while, and if it doesn't, I will keep an eye on you. I will even tell you when you are doing it, I know you tend to do it unconsciously."

A sense of contentedness washes over him as you finally smile for the first time since you shambled into his room. The love for you that he feels in this moment is monumental, and he's never felt more like he wants to spend the rest of his life with someone until right now.

[nemfrog]

A nail biter's fingers. The human body and health, revised. 1924.

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[bruhshelifts]

“i smoke to deal with my anxiety” cool i bite off my fingernails and the skin around them until they’re bleeding

[sabertoothwalrus]

do you do any/multiple of these

hair pulling (trichotillomania)

skin picking (dermatillomania)

nail biting/picking

chronic lip/cheek chewing

compulsive knuckle/joint cracking

nose picking

multiple of these

none of these

Voting ended onAug 16, 2023

I feel like BFRB’s are REALLY common despite being so stigmatized, and I wanted to see how many of you are out there :)

[izzypaw]

CW FOR GROSS

how to stop biting the skin around my nailssss >_>

[incognitopolls]

Do you find it gross/disgusting when someone bites their nails or fingers? Are you a nail biter?

Yes, I think it's gross; I'm a chronic nail biter

Yes, but only when someone else does it; I'm a chronic nail biter

Yes but only when I do it; I'm a chronic nail biter

No, I don't think it's gross; I'm a chronic nail biter

Yes, I think it's gross; I bite my nails occasionally

Yes but only when someone else does it; I bite my nails occasionally

Yes but only when I do it; I bite my nails occasionally

No, I don't think it's gross; I bite my nails occasionally

Yes, I think it's gross; I don't bite my nails

No, I don't think it's gross; I don't bite my nails

Other complicated answer

Voting ended onJul 13, 2025

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