Ok so, I haven't posted anything nor come back to tumblr in YEARS but here me out...
Everyone knows of fictional illnesses like the Hanahaki decease, the star tears, and other stuff but what if I propose a mix of both with something of my own?
The decease starts when a person succumbs far too much to a cruel person, a red flag if you will, and insists on turning a blind eye and saying they're good to the point that they get punished for their ignorance.
An itch will begin to appear in their ear before turning into an agonizing pain of aching.
For continuously ignoring the pleas of their friends and families, plants will begin to grow from their ears, damaging their hearing permanently, as a punishment of some sort. It's like saying "You don't wanna listen? Fine, I'll make it so you can never listen ever again."
Additionally, the more the person keeps themselves around the redflag, the more the plants will grow out of their ears, until it eventually circles their head like a flower crown of death. The plants, now blooming into flowers, will spin itself around the person's eyes, the thorns and leaves digging into their sockets.
It's essentially, "Don't want to see the red flags? Then just don't see at all!" type of thing.
Eventually, if the person remains in contact with the redflag by taking their shit, the thorns and leaves will dig so deep into their eye sockets that it touches their brain and basically just off-ing them.
As always, there needs to be a solution to this so here it is:
1.) The first and most ideal solution, personally cutting the red flag off. If they can strengthen their will and confidently prove that they won't succumb to any more manipulation, the leaves will weaken on their own until the person can freely trim them off.
Of course, if the growth is already too severe, damages are irreversible. Hearing and eyesight won't be magically fixed since it's your fault for letting it go that far anyway.
And 2.) Magically fixing the red flag and getting them to apologize sincerely to you. If they whisper the apologies enough and continuously, the plants will eventually wither away naturally until it has all fallen off from the infected person. (I know you angst lovers will eat this up)
Once again, damages won't be fixed even if the plants are dead.
I have no name for the disease yet so have fun thinking one for it if you want! If you have any ideas for a name, feel free to suggest :))
