Medwhump May 2024

Day 27 - Pain meds

TW: minor whumpee (17), torture (vaguely described), blood, abuse, manipulation

@medwhumpmay

Erick was dependant on Fetch for a lot; the clothes on his back, daily meals, entertainment, busywork, healthcare... He was grateful for everything, patient with his antics, and turned a blind eye to his illegal activities...until they got too bad to ignore.

Medwhump May 2024

Day 26 - Oxygen mask / Poisoning

TW: coughing up blood, open ending, tobacco

@medwhumpmay

Fetch didn't just like to smoke, he needed it. He wasn't afraid to admit it was an addiction, but it was the lesser of two evils, so he allowed himself to have this one thing. Was it still unhealthy? Of course, but he would worry about that when he was older and hopefully less stressed due to work, or his idiot teenage roommate getting himself into trouble.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Riley Finn/Buffy Summers Characters: Buffy Summers, Riley Finn Additional Tags: Fluff, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Stitches, Post-Canon, Not Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Comics 1998) Compliant, Drabble, Established Relationship, Shippy, Romance, sympathetic Riley Finn, Hurt Buffy Summers Series: Part 31 of MadeInGold’s MedWhump May 2024 Summary:

Riley treats Buffy’s injuries after a rough mission.

for @medwhumpmay alt prompt 14: stitches

Restless far from a Wine Dark sea - I'm so sorry

Tw captivity, guilt, fear

31 days since Nathaniel’s capture, and he wishes something will change in this stagnant bubble of captivity.

Something changes

Nathaniel is so fucking sorry

The last installment of @medwhumpmay

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“Do you recognise this person?” Logan turned his pad to let Nathaniel see the face upon it.

His blood turned cold.

Marc.

No no nononono not them, please not him, anyone but Marc.

“N-n-no…” he gasped out, a fruitless denial.

Logan stared at him, emotionless, disapproving. He was waiting for Nathaniel to crack, admit the lie, to tell him everything.

Sorry Is The Easiest Word - Tamerlane Usher/Penny Blake

A/N: Day 31 for @medwhumpmay , GIFs made for me by @whoreofthecottage

Tamerlane isn’t sure what makes Penny apologize to her, but if she’s honest, she doesn’t care. She’s just thankful for having someone who cares about her.     “I’m so sorry...”    The words are soft and Penny’s voice warms her heart even as Tamerlane moves to nestle into the woman’s gentle arms, her sigh soft even as she lets herself relax, she’s needed to feel safe for months, now, finally, she is.     “Don’t be... at least you stayed.”    She means the words even as she sighs, nestling deeper into Penny, soaking up the affection. She is, finally, home. Safe and completely loved.

Medwhump May '24 Masterpost

List of prompts by @medwhumpmay. Chose to stick to mostly drabbles/short chapters of around 500 words for this challenge. Ranging from angst to fluff with a few full length stories which I’ve noted with *! My second monthlong writing challenge I have managed to complete :D

Day 1: Under anesthesia (Al/Theo)

Day 2: Running out of time (Al/Theo)

Day 3: "Squeeze my hand" (Shu, Alex)

Day 4: Sedated (Cliff/Elliot)

Day 5: "Stay with me" (Al/Theo)

Day 6: *Doctor turned patient (Ryo/Alex, full length with day 7)

7. Unresponsive (Ryo/Alex)

8. Going into shock (Cliff/Elliot)

9. *Bedside vigils (alt, Rey, Felix, full length with day 13)

10. Emergency surgery (Cliff/Elliot)

11. *Passing out (Shu, Alex, full length)

12. Broken bones (alt, Shu, Alex, Julian)

13. "You've been very sick" (Rey, Felix)

14. Seizures (Cliff/Elliot)

15. *Infection (alt, Cliff/Elliot, full length)

16. *Coma (Cliff/Elliot, full length with several parts from both here and Whumptober 2023)

17. Forced to stay awake (Ryo/Alex)

18. *Appendicitis (Ryo, Alex, Shu, full length)

19. Blood loss (Cliff)

20. Surgery recovery (Cliff, Elliot)

21. Nausea (Ryo, Alex, Shu)

22. Sirens (Ryo, Alex, Shu)

23. Resisting treatment (Ryo, Alex, Shu)

24. Not breathing (Cliff/Elliot)

25. High fever (Ryo/Alex)

26. *Exhaustion (Shu, Alex)

27. Pain meds (Cliff, Elliot)

28. *Head injury (Shu, Alex, Julian, full length and supplemented with days 3 and 12)

29. Extended hospital stay (Cliff/Elliot)

30. From the brink of death (Cliff/Elliot)

31. "I'm so sorry" (Cliff/Elliot)

Medwhump May Day 31- "I'm so sorry"

The poll now sits favouring the alt prompt, but @chipadip decided "I'm so sorry", which is coincidentally exactly how I feel about this fic.

Heed the tags. Heed the TWs.

For the last day of Medwhump May, we went dark.

The bedroom is empty. Dennis’ bed is attentively made, the corners of the sheets crisp, like they haven't been slept in at all. Everything in his room is spotless and unusually detached from any kind of warmth or emotion. It's a vacant shell, hollowed out. A spectre of something once living but now long dead.

Mac scans it for proof, for clues, and all that his eyes land upon is the light spilling out from beneath the adjacent bathroom door. 

Day 31: "I'm so sorry"

And that concludes @medwhumpmay! My second completed month long challenge and I'm quite proud, woohoo! Here is part 8 and the conclusion of the Cliff coma saga - which I've decided to overall name "Turning Page," as it's one of the very special songs Elliot sang to Cliff in part 5 [YouTube link]. Parts 1-7 here: Fever | Flatline | Coma | Coma (#2) | Not breathing | Extended hospital stay | From the brink of death.

Recovering from a coma of nearly two months was no easy task. Cliff was so weak, he couldn’t do anything for himself. He was in pain a lot of the time and easily frustrated. As hard as it was for Elliot to see, though, he remained far more grateful that Cliff was awake at all.

Speaking was difficult for the first few days, so Cliff didn’t say much. All of his muscles had deteriorated and his memory lasted only minutes at a time. But by the end of the first week, he could at least consistently remember what had happened and was putting together longer than one word sentences.

Elliot believed that if Cliff could wake up after so long, that he could do anything. It would all come back, because Cliff had already fought so hard. He told Cliff how amazing he was, constantly encouraging him. He promised himself that he’d never take any health they did have for granted again.

“You’re different,” Cliff said softly, about ten days since he’d woken up. “I scared you, didn’t I?”

Elliot’s breath caught in his throat and his eyes filled with tears. He didn’t want to cry, because he wasn’t sure he’d be able to stop if he did. “I was scared,” he answered, his voice wavering. “But it’s okay. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“I’m sorry,” Cliff said. “I’m so sorry, E. Thank you for waiting for me.” 

It was too genuine after two months of barely keeping himself together. The tears came whether he wanted them to or not. “You did all the work,” he sniffled, covering his face with both his hands.

“I was asleep,” Cliff said. “But you had to watch it. That’s harder. Forgive me.”

“Don’t do it again,” Elliot said, shoulders heaving. “It was really hard, Cliff.”

“I’ll do my best,” Cliff promised. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Elliot said, reaching out to hold his hand. It was warmer now than it ever was when Cliff was unconscious. Elliot swore he'd never let go again, not for a million years.