Superhero Genre Enjoyer

"I'm a slave. How do earn anything?"

dragging him to bake smt. if anyone asks it's enrichment so that he doesn't go insane from constantly being in an infirmary 👍 he gets to pick what is baked

I'm so sorry it took me so long to answer 😔 I put it on my draft and it got drowned by a dozen of posts aaa-

Couldn't figure out if I wanted this as a interactive ask or not... but the answer is always yes. There's no way this could happen, but shhh, I can give my boy something nice.

This was sent right after the interactive scene where Oli ate a marshmallow out of the floor.

"... Bake? I'm not actually a– I don't think there are kitchen UGs. Are you sure–"

Needless to say, Oli was reluctant. A lot.

Awful things happen when you're singled out and taken away from others.

But in the end he never has the right or safety to say no, so he follows you. And is surprised by your "bake something" apparently does mean to bake something.

... Alright?

"What would you like help making, mx?" He asks while looking around the unfamiliar kitchen. He's never really allowed here, doesn't think any UG is.

When told that he is the one to choose, he raises his eyebrow. "... Alright. Uh..." This could still be a trap, this could be so many things-

"We're doing it off the top of our head? Uhm, I think I remember how to do cookies?" Cookies were easy, he didn't need to use knifes, so less of a reason to get 'punished' or whatever, and there are many flavours so there must be one you'd enjoy.

During the process of baking, Oli slowly relaxes. So bake something actually meant to bake something, huh, weird. Why the hell would something single out an UG to bake?

It feels nice to do something new... He's usually scheduled for work hours in camp infirmaries or in the hospital department.

Granted, he did do different things; whenever it was his healing rotation or he was on "full energy", or when the handler just decided so, he was taken to heal, and otherwise he was put on cleaning duty inside the department, cleaning stuff, taking out the trash, helping with inventory replenishment, or whatever the hospital staff needed.

But still, everything is within the hospital department, or the camp infirmaries.

There's UGs who can't even do daily work hours. Who can't even eat in the UG cafeteria. There's UGs who can't leave at all, who stay enclosured the whole fucking day.

He would actually go insane if he was in their places. With no small amount of shame, he is relieved he is not in their places.

Oli doesn't protest when, once the cookies are done, you tell him he can eat them. Even if this will come with a cost, the cost would undoubtedly be higher if he refused, and- c'mon. It's cookies. Yes, of-fucking-course he wants them. He can pay the price just fine, whatever the price is.

It's hard to be grateful for something he should be free to do, but he tries. Feeding into resentment too much can really fuck you up, especially if fed at the wrong time.

Oli knows he's one of the lucky ones, and he reaps what he sows. He's not one to cry over his own situation.

At least the cookies are tasty, and it will give him a good boost of energy.

"Thank you, mx," he says in a sweet voice.

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You are a soldier. You have never had any option but to be a soldier. This is the one thing you were made for. Every other person in your life is the exact same as you. You are a number. (You know this is fundamentally true, just as you know you are all different.)

You are raised in individual teams from a young age. You have been training with, eating with, sleeping beside these same people since you were children.

I am working on de-marveling these guys so they exist in their own universe now. Thats why the designs look a little funny. There is a certain change I made to the lore present here- Izzy is a trans guy. I’m particularly fond of this choice as it gives Gray more reason to view Izzy as his “second chance to save Holly”— and makes it all the worse when the two are ripped apart.

Supervillain forcing Henchman work for them using blackmail/threats

Henchman feeling like they can't reach out for help, as they are a criminal and so not worthy of saving.

Henchman suffering Supervillain’s wrath after accidentally defeating Hero in a fight and taking the fame and glory.

Supervillain always leaving Henchman behind to deal with the heroes.

Henchman having a sickness/curse and only Supervillain has the only cure but it’s temporary. So Henchman has to stay close to Supervillain, or suffer.

Supervillain is Henchman’s parent who will make their kid a criminal AT ALL COST.

Henchman used to be Hero, and is now being paraded around as Supervillain’s little helper. 

Monster Supervillain who used Henchman as a stress-ball/chew-toy when angry.

Other goons putting the blame on Henchman for Hero getting away, just to escape Supervillain’s punishment. Then even after the truth comes out Henchman is offered no help or sympathy.

Henchman being brainwashed to work for Supervillain.

Supervillain’s being Henchman’s possessive lover. (The danger! The power imbalance! THE DRAMA! Gimme! And then have Henchman dump them, before going on a date with Hero! 😈)

Henchman being forbidden from leaving the lair as they know to much.

No one listens to Henchman trying to warn them, and then everyone blames Henchman for not warning them.

Hero keeps flirting with Henchman, Supervillain is not happy. And Henchman knows they are playing with fire.

Supervillain controls everything about Henchman even off work so that Henchman "doesn't destroy Supervillain band”

The classic nightmare scene. Whumpee has never slept with people close by for this very reason. Unfortunately, they don’t have a choice this time, and they do, in fact, scream (or cry) in their sleep, in front of someone/everyone.

The person behind the trauma suddenly reappearing in Whumpee’s life. Whumpee losing it—running away, hiding, refusing to engage with anyone. Or even better, trying so hard to pretend they’re okay until they just. Shatter.

Truth serums, spells, and items. Flippantly asking Villain, “Why do you keep doing this?” only to get a gut-wrenching answer in return.

The mind probe. Whumpee is sick/unconscious, and someone does the magical mind probe (I swear this comes up so much in media) to figure out what’s wrong and stumbles on Whumpee’s tragic past.

Teammates unknowingly triggering Whumpee for a while until Whumpee finally just screams it out. The looks of horror.

Also shout out to intentional trauma reveals. For trusting the found family enough to tell them the things that hurt the most.