Slavery RP Post XVIII

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This post is for prompts that focus on crossovers between various slavery AUs, with the crossover wizards.

Please put the use name of your slave Matt in the subject line of your comment eg. "Feral: Fuck or 'die' AGAIN!"

I'll move a couple of prompts over to start us off, but feel free to ignore them and put your own.

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Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Hendrick wrapped his arms around Toffee's waist, kissing him deeply and sweetly, trying to convey his absolute gratitude. "You are so sweet, so good," he murmured. "So perfect. I'll be so good to you forever, I promise. And you--you bring us all together. And you remind us to be better too. I work harder, I try to be kinder, because of you," and he kissed him again.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Want to be good for you all." He said with a smile, kissing Hendrick back.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"You focus on getting better," Barba told him as they passed treats around, Ivannya gnawing on a bar of peppermint bark, and himself taking a cup of fruit and whipped cream. "That's your job right now, and I expect you to do your best," he said firmly. "And, when you encounter problems, or need help, or want us to change something, to bring that up. It's the same when Jamie needed to replace the dishwasher, or if Ivannya's having flashbacks or panic attacks--you help us help you."

"When one of us is suffering, we're all suffering," Jamie said quietly but fiercely. "We're a family. You have to act like it. I know you were alone before, and it took extraordinary courage and strength to survive like that, but you aren't alone now."

Ivannya wordlessly nuzzled him, humming under her breath--a soft, soothing song, a deep lullaby.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Will, I promise." And he kissed everyone in reach before starting on his own cup of fruit and whipped cream.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Jamie settled back with the rest as they began to distract themselves with the show. He had to admit, watching bakers make baffling decisions and ruin cupcakes (who could forget how moist beets were?) or brilliantly succeed with them (he wouldn't have thought to put white chocolate and taro together at all). He thought about tomorrow and how that would be for him in particular--he could start teaching and cooking with Toffee immediately in the morning, by showing him how to make the perfectly fluffy scrambled eggs that the whole family loved when he bothered to make them. (It involved dijon mustard and shredded cheddar.) And of course Toffee had physical therapy, and if Barba intended to go with him they might come back and have lunch together afterwards, or Toffee might need a nap.

And then he could just sit and relax with him, let Toffee knit as he folded the enormous pile of towels that would be dry in the morning, and they could watch Pets reruns together. It abruptly occurred to him that perhaps Toffee had never seen the beloved sitcom Pets, which involved six pets living in the neighboring households (with their owners rarely being seen) and having various adventures, and he felt sad and then joyful at the idea that he could introduce Toffee to it. It was always sweet, had been really quite scandalous when it aired for its warm and beautiful portrayal of the pets, and neatly avoided many of the worst consequences that could have befallen the friends.

And if Toffee hadn't seen it, it was okay--he could just show it to him, and hopefully they could share more together, grow closer together. And then, instead of dragging him to a pet-park or exhausting him, Jamie firmly planned to watch for signs of sleepiness and respect them. He felt like an absolute idiot for not realizing how he wasn't helping Toffee with what he really needed at all, and he intended to rectify that right away.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

He put his cup aside as he finished it, then cuddled in with the others, glad that he'd had enough rest not to need to immediately slip away into sleep.

"Matt likes this sort of thing because he doesn't need to worry about any of the people in shows like this."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"He doesn't have to think that they might be having a hard time, or he doesn't worry about the characters?" Ivannya asked to clarify. "I like some of the shows we watch because nothing really bad ever happens to the characters--like in Pets. Not all the books or shows are like that though."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Doesn't have to worry about the competitors, because nothing really bad's going to them."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Ivannya nodded thoughtfully. "Do dramatic TV shows upset you then, like my Russian soaps? Or the ones where characters get killed and stuff?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Not really, but they're not good for relaxing to." He clarified for Ivannya.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She nodded. There was quiet for a time.

"We never did take you to somewhere safe so you could tell us what happened before you were ours," Jamie said quietly. "Do you want us to?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Uh...not just yet. Maybe, in a month of so?"

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

They nodded solemnly. "I think it will help us understand you, but it might help you too," Ivannya said carefully. "Telling the story of a tragedy can make it easier to live with."

"I love your scars/as much as your warm hair on the pillow," Hendrick quoted.

Barba's eyes smiled, and he quoted more of a famous poem, this one a master to his beloved pet. "And I adore/even your blood/for you are mine."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Yours, yes." He agreed with a soft smile. "My skills and talents/laid at your feet in offering." He quoted a poem he remembered from the pet literature class.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I admire you in all things/your pomegranate heart," he said softly. "In all my jewels, wine, fine tapestries/I have only one irreplaceable--my pet."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Oh!" He didn't have any sort of answer he could give to that, just blushed and ducked his head.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Ivannya had caught on to what they were doing now. "My paintings that hang above the fire/cannot compare to your smile in front of it/as you offer me the furs, the warmest spot/though I need it far less," she recited. It was from a beautiful collection, and this one in particular was from a younger, more beautiful pet reassuring the older housepet of their admiration and desire.

"When I walk during the winter/to get wine and oil for you/I am undaunted by the snowdrifts/and do not sleep in them/for I want only your blanketed warmth," Jamie added after a minute, his recitation much slower, stumbling and careful. But he meant every word.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I don't...I can't quote back to you yet, but I want to, so, so much."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"We can give you the books, and teach you our favorite poems," Hendrick promised. "We hope you love us too."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I'd like that. And I do love you all." He stretched to kiss each of them in turn, master last.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Barba let Toffee guide that kiss, understanding its significance. "We can arrange for you to tell us more when you're ready," he promised. "We can find a place in a different borough, a place we'll never go to again."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"That would be good." And maybe when he'd purged those memories a bit he'd be able to have the brand dealt with.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Barba glanced at Hendrick in a silent order, and he nodded. Ivannya squirmed even closer, holding Toffee tightly, very tightly, legs tangled with his own.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

He giggled and wrapped his arms around Ivannya, burying his face in her shoulder.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She squeezed him rhythmically, to help him feel secure, and burrowed in safe and warm.

(OOC--want to play the next day/Toffee coming to terms with dropping out, or skip to him actually telling them his trauma + dealing with his brand?)