NINI'S SHIT DUMP

Stuck Halfway

by nxlx_96 on ao3 | 7073 words

Max's other hand comes up to Oscar's face and grabs at the little tab of his visor, pulling it up.

"I don't know wh—" He starts to say, but Max interrupts.

"Shit." The helmet visor gets closed right away, and the movement is a little less than gentle. Oscar whines and goes to grab his head because the ache has come back with the jolt. "We need to get you back—"

"What's—"

"Your eyes, Oscar!" Max hisses back, so close their helmets almost bump.

"What's wrong with my eyes?"

"You've got cat eyes, Oscar."

or; Oscar gets into a crash and gets… stuck halfway. Maxie helps more than he realises.

also. please. i really really really need to know. the part with oscar sniffing the keychain and asking where it was packed. was it because it had max’s scent on it. im dying to know. 🙏😭

see, i wanted to make this angstier but my need for comfort still softened the edges of it. thank you so much for your messages anon, i really like them and look forward to them after every update <3

i could yes, i often reread that fic, whenever i'm feeling sick myself, so i could see myself writing some more.

though tbh i have beef with the 2025 season.

if he were to go along with it, i think he'd just buy one singular button, record himself saying one word and then put it down (unlabeled) somewhere.

then, the next time max makes him mad, oscat meows loudly at him, and then goes to find the button.

"what does it say?" i hear you asking

cunt.

see, i've definitely thought about it, i am a very big fan of @/elsiewants on instagram; so i've definitely thought about giving oscat buttons, too, but i think part of the charm of these two's bond is having oscat have very complex thoughts/things to say, and only being able to meow. I also think his meows are quite expressive at times, so even if you're getting max's pov it's not thaaat hard to figure it out. and besides, to me max, is a very knowledgeable cat owner, so he identifies things from oscat's tone and body language that reveal more things about his mood.

and also, now that i think more about it, i don't think oscar would want them, because one of the bigger reasons why he goes into 'cat mode' as he calls it, is to distance himself from his human self, so abandoning verbal communication is also part of that. besides, he really like being able to cuss max to his face without him knowing 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Or!!!! Max fails to convince alex, because alex knows that max is a responsible cat dad and would at least have collared his cat, or chipped it. And oscar is responsible as well, so if it was his cat he def would have tagged it. So alex thinks max just wants to steal his cat (very reseonable, his a lovely cat) so oscar has to reveal his shifter status to alex. Cue alex becoming part of oscar's small circle of trust, joining in on rides on airmax where they just dote on oscat.

I have many more thoughts and can't decide. I just want alex albon animal lover extrodinaire to be part of every shifter au

okay anon, i'm not gonna lie to you i'm actually foaming at the mouth trying to not reveal my plans.

rest assured, alex albon animal lover extraordinarie will have a VERY interesting role in this, but i can't disclose what it'll be just yet because it'll ruin the surprise. though i am sure you're gonna love it very much .

Last song: Candy Scar (from zombie stage)

Last song I sang out loud: i have no idea, probably some stupid clip of some song while i was with my friends earlier today

Favorite colour: sonflower yellow or pastel blue

Last book: last finished was Catching Fire (re-read, but this time in english); currently reading Mockingjay (also in english for the first time)

Last movie: The History of Sound (which was also the first and only movie i've watched this year)

Last tv show: uhhhhhhh Go for it nakamura?

Sweet/spicy/savory: Sweeeeeeeeet

Last thing I searched up: roallercoaster tycoon (an old game i used to play)

Tea or coffee: both! i've just finished a mug of loose leaf tea and already had a coffee for breakfast

Current craving: Oscar Pia- a nap

Current obsession: hmmm journaling?

Earbuds/headphones: wired headphones for the win

Last place other than home: my friend's home where i spent the night last night

Favorite crisp flavor: ham

Colour that looks good on you: i've gotten told that dark green looks good on me, though i don't have many clothes in that colour

Working on: my maxcat series, and also crochetting a scarf for my mum

Looking forward to: writing some more and staying inside all day :p

snip snip from the next work in my Maxcar series:

"Oscar?"

"Mh?"

"Are you feeling okay?"

Oscar nods, "Mhm. It wasn't that big of a crash."

"Then why…?" He leaves the question in the air but his eyes drift to where Oscar knows his ears must be twitching under his balaclava.

Why is this happening?

"I don't know," Oscar's eyes roam around them. The marshals are hovering around them, but most of them are distracted by their duties to be constantly on top of them now that they have confirmed their welfare. There are flags to wave and cars to retrieve. "Maybe I hit my head…"

can you guess what's happening? 😈