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Hi anon! Absolutely! I hope this is what you’re after! I wrote this super fast on my phone so I apologise in advance lol

Regressed Ghoul!Reader + Caregiver!Mountain

Notes: Completely SFW of course, Gender neutral reader.

Tenderness.

You woke up feeling different this morning. You couldn’t put your finger on what it was exactly, you just knew that your head felt fuzzy. Swinging your legs over the edge of your bed, you frowned. Something didn’t feel right; your head felt fuzzy and your body felt too big and clumsy. Carefully, you stand up on wobbly legs and make your way out of your room and to the common room as you felt tears welling up in your eyes.

Looking around the common room, you could see Rain, Dew and Swiss cuddled up on the couch. You suddenly jump, feeling a hand on your shoulder; looking up, you see Mountain smiling down at you.

“Hey, Y/N. You okay?” He asks, his voice gentle.

You think for a minute, but you’re struggling to form words and the tears in your eyes spill over. Mountain’s smile falters and he’s immediately wrapping his arms around you, rubbing your back.

“What’s wrong, honey?” He asks, his voice laced with concern.

“F-feel.. wrong. Fuzzy. B-bad.” You manage to stutter out. Your voice doesn’t come out like you want it to; you stumble over the simple words, struggling to pronounce them.

Mountain seems to catch on immediately, just from the tone of your voice. He puts his hands under your arms and lifts you up with ease, resting you on his hip as he puts one arm under you to support you.

“Oh, bug. You feelin’ small?” He asks, moving to the armchair and sitting down with you on his lap.

You bury your face into his shoulder and start sobbing, your entire body trembling.

“D-don’t like it, Mounty. F-feels weird.” You stutter in between sobs. Mountain sighs and wraps his arms around you tightly, bringing his hand up to gently stroke through your hair.

“Shh, shh, shh. You’re okay, baby bug. Can you take some deep breaths for me?” He shushes softly, continuing to hold you.

You try your best to do as he says, taking in deep breaths and then slowly exhaling. After a while, you feel yourself start to calm down and you snuggle up more into Mountain’s embrace, nuzzling your face to his neck.

“That’s it, bug. You’re doing so well.” He praises, kissing your forehead softly.

“Don’t feel right, Mounty…” You mumble against his neck.

“I know, baby bug. Your head feels fuzzy? It’s okay, bug. You feel little, huh?” He says, his voice sweet and caring.

“Mhm… feel… little. Head not working right.” You mumble, still struggling with your pronunciation. You bring your tail up to your face, putting the spade into mouth. It feels… soothing, almost.

“Well, that’s okay, bug. It happens sometimes. Nothing to be scared of, okay? You’ve seen it happen to Dew before, haven’t you? And Rain?” Mountain reassures, still running his fingers through your hair.

“Mhm… Dewy and Rainy go little? They feel like this too?” You question, looking up at him with wide eyes.

“They certainly do, baby bug. It’s nothing unusual or scary, sweetheart. It just means you need a little extra help right now, okay?” He smiles, looking down at you with a kind smile as he strokes your hair away from your face.

You nod, suckling on the spade of your tail as you look up at him with glassy eyes.

“You’re okay, bug. I’ve got you. Maybe Rain or Dew will let you play with some of their toys, huh? How does that sound?” He coos, softly stroking your cheek.

“Maybe… Not now. Want you now, Mounty.” You mumble, your tail muffling your voice.

“Got it, play later. For now, I’ll just hold you, hm?” He smiles sweetly down at you.

You nod, letting out a little happy chirp as you nuzzle your face back to his neck. Mountain chuckles and wraps his arms firmly around you, cradling you against his large frame.

Regressed!Phantom + CG!Swiss.

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Swiss was sat on the couch, minding his own business as he flipped through a book he had been reading. His attention was suddenly flipped to the ghoul now stood in front of him, tapping his knee.

“Swissy?” A small voice speaks.

Phantom was stood in front of the larger ghoul, his hair a mess and one of his hands clutching a blanket. Swiss tilted his head at him, immediately recognising the look on the younger ghouls face.

“Oh hey there, sweetheart. Are you okay?” Swiss asked, his voice quiet and kind.

Phantom nodded, staring at the ground as he nervously chewed on his bottom lip.

“Are you sure, bug?” Swiss repeated, sitting up slightly to reach his hand out to Phantom, gently hooking his finger under the smaller ghouls chin.

“I had… had bad dream, Swissy.” Phantom mumbled, looking at Swiss with slightly watery eyes.

The multi-ghoul frowned, looking at Phantom.

“Oh dear, little one. Did you get scared?” Swiss asked with a gentle voice as he slowly stood to his feet.

“Y-yeah… I was big when I went to sleep, but woke up scared and little.” Phantom stuttered out, looking up at him as a tear rolls down his cheek.

“Oh, sweetheart. Do you want me to help you get back to sleep, hm?” Swiss asked, gently wiping Phantom’s tear away with his thumb.

“Pwease, Swissy.” Phantom pleaded, moving to outstretch his arms, his hands making grabby motions at Swiss.

The taller ghoul chuckled, not hesitating to pick him up. He wrapped one arm around Phantoms back, the other one supporting him under his thighs.

Hey anon! I would love to <3 This is a little Phantom x Reader for you :)

I’m sorry it’s so short! I don’t know why I struggled so much with this one, got intense writers block. Hope you enjoy!

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You’re sat on a couch in the common area, mindlessly flicking through the channels on the TV. It’s late, and once again, you just couldn’t drift off to sleep. Sighing softly to yourself, you stand up from the couch and make your way to the kitchen to make yourself a cup of tea. You hear shuffling footsteps enter the kitchen and you turn around, seeing Phantom stood in the doorway with a sleepy smile on his face.

“Hey, Phantom.” You mumble quietly, too tired to acknowledge him properly. Phantom is still pretty new, freshly summoned from the pit; and he had seemed pretty quiet as he took his time to settle in.

“Hi… Why are you up?” He replied sleepily, his tail swishing behind him slowly.

“Oh, uh, I couldn’t sleep.” You answer, taking a sip of your tea as you look at the ghoul. His wavy hair was a mess and his eyes were half-lidded, like he just woke up. He had a blanket wrapped around his shoulders as he tilted his head at you.

“I hope I didn’t wake you…” You add, sheepishly.

Phantom shrugs in response, looking at you with that same sleepy smile.

“Don’t worry, just wanted to check on you.” He says, stifling a yawn.

Making your way out of the kitchen, you sit back down on the couch with a sigh. The couch dips next to you as Phantom sits down, immediately snuggling into your side. You let out a chuckle; you always adored how affectionate the ghouls can be, especially when they’re tired.

“You aren’t gonna go back to bed?” You ask curiously, your hand coming up to run your fingers through his hair.

“Nah… M’gonna keep you company.” He mumbles, draping his arm over your waist as he settles in against you. As you stroke his hair, you can hear a low purr rumbling in his chest. You let yourself lean back into the couch, pulling Phantom slightly closer for comfort.

“Anythin’ bothering you? Or you just couldn’t sleep?” He asks, his voice quiet but sweet.

“Eh, I don’t know. Nothing in particular…” You respond, still running your fingers through his hair.

“You sure?” He mumbles, turning his head to nuzzle his nose to your neck slightly, making you shiver.

“M’sure…” You reply, your voice barely above a whisper. The ghoul hums quietly, nuzzling his nose up closer to your jaw as his hand gently strokes across your side. You sigh contentedly, relaxing into his touch. He purrs quietly, staying snuggled into your side.

Hi anon!! Sure thing, we all need more Cirrus! Hope it’s what you’re after!!

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Sick.

Cirrus Ghoulette x GN!Reader

Warnings: basically just fluff, mention of feeling sick.

A/N: This is so short I’m sorry!! It’s been a hectic couple of days lmao. Hope you enjoy though!

It’s almost 1pm, and you’re still snuggled up in bed- the covers wrapped around you tightly. You woke up feeling awful; stomach ache, feeling sick and absolutely freezing. Your phone had pinged multiple times, but you simply didn’t have the energy to answer it, groaning softly every time you heard the loud ping.

“Y/N? Are you in there, honey?” You heard Cirrus call out. You’re just about able to muster up a whine, loud enough for her to hear.

Cirrus cautiously opens the door, looking over at you curled up in bed. Frowning, she makes her way over to you.

“You okay, Y/N?” She asks as she makes her way to sit down on the edge of your bed.

Letting out another whine, you shake your head slightly.

“Hmm..” Cirrus says as she gently placed the back of her hand to your forehead. Her eyes widen ever so slightly at feeling how warm you are.

“Sweetie, you’re burning up…” She mumbles as she goes to pull the covers off of you.

“Cold.” You murmur, your hands gripping the top of the covers.

“Feel sick…” You add, unable to get full sentences out.

Cirrus sighs and swings her legs over the bed, shuffling to lay down next to you; the ghoulette puts her arm around your shoulders gently, moving your head to gently rest against her. Immediately, you adjust yourself so you’re snuggling into her side, whimpering quietly.

“I know, dear. Can I do anything? Have you eaten yet?” She questions, her free hand gently coming down to stroke a stray hair out of your face. You shake your head, staying pressed to her side.

“How about I put on a movie, hmm? I’ll stay until you feel better…” Cirrus suggests, still looking at you with concern. Seeing you nod, she reaches over and grabs the TV remote, switching through the channels until she finds a movie that sounds somewhat interesting. She gently wraps her other arm around your waist, softly tracing circles on your side with her fingers.

“Cirrus?” You mumble, lifting your head up slightly to look at her.

“Yeah, honey?” She responds, her eyes focused on the TV screen.

“Will you stay for a while?” You mumble again.

“Of course, I’ll stay here as long as you need me, sweetie.” She replies, leaning her head down so she can press a gentle kiss to your forehead.

“M’thank you.” You murmur, nuzzling yourself back against her.

can we get at mountain x reader?? i feel like he needs more love. maybe one where him or the reader can’t sleep and they go to each other and just cuddle or something? can be nsfw though i don’t mind lol

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Hello there anon! Absolutely, the big guy needs more love. I wrote this quickly so it’s kind of short, I hope you enjoy it!

This one’s for all the Mountain lovers out there <3

Sleepless Nights.

Mountain Ghoul x Reader

Warnings: Brief mentions of nightmares, but that’s literally it; the rest is fluff!

You woke up with a start, your heart feeling like it’s going to beat out of your chest. Groaning to yourself, you sit up in bed as you rub your eyes, letting them adjust to the darkness of the room. Taking a few deep breaths, you swing your legs over the side of the bed; there’s no way you were going to get back to sleep by yourself tonight. You stand up, stretching slightly as you make your way to the door. The chill of the night spread through you, making you shiver; you were only wearing pyjama shorts and a top after all.

You sigh, shuffling out of the room and into the hallway. Making your way out of your dorm section, you head down some stairs, going down to the ghoul wing. It was always kind of creepy at night, but you knew that the second you screamed; you’d have eight ghouls by your side, ready to fight for you. You walk up towards the ghoul’s rooms and as you walk, you come to a stop at one particular door. Gently knocking on it, you call out quietly.

“Mount? You awake?” You ask, your voice slightly shaky. At first, you can hear some shuffling about before a very sleepy looking earth ghoul opens the door, looking down at you curiously. His hair was a mess, sticking up all over the place and he was only wearing some sweatpants; his usual sleeping attire. You let a smile creep on your face as you looked at him.

“You alright, petal?” He asks, his voice raspy since you’d just woken him up.

“Mhm.. I just… Can’t sleep again…” You mumble, looking down at the floor as you speak. He sighs, smiling sleepily at you as he steps aside to let you in the room.

“Nightmares again, petal?” He asks, following you back into his room once he’s closed the door.

“Mhm…”

Mountain lays back in bed, holding his arms out to you. With no hesitation, you lay next to him; immediately snuggling into him and resting your head on his chest.

“Sorry to wake you, Mount.” You mumble as you nuzzle your face into his neck.

“S’fine, petal. C’mere.” He reassured, his arms wrapping tight around you, one hand going to your head so he can run his fingers through your hair.

Shivering slightly, you press yourself closer to him to try and warm yourself. He glances down at you, then pulls the covers up to cover you almost completely as he tightens his embrace. You let out a happy sigh, humming quietly as you feel the warmth from him surround you.

“Wanna talk about your nightmares?” He asks, his voice sounding slightly more awake.

“Not really… I just want to stay like this. Is that okay?” Mumbling against his neck, you feel him press a gentle kiss to the top of your forehead.

“‘Course. No worries, petal. I’m here if you want to talk about it though, okay?”

“Mhm, I know. Thank you, Mount.” You respond, bringing a hand up to rest on his chest.

Thank you 🖤

Hi anon! I hope you’re doing okay and can relax a bit this weekend. Hopefully this is what you’re after! <3

Sorry it took a little while and it’s short, but I hope you enjoy it though!

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Let Me Hold You.

Autistic!Reader x Sodo Ghoul.

Warnings: Description of being overwhelmed, exhaustion.

Shakily, you stand up from the sofa in common room, your hands covering your ears. Swiss and Cirrus had been yelling back and forth at each other for a while now, it was getting way too much for you; you could gradually feel yourself getting more and more overwhelmed. You run out of the door, heading straight for your room. Suddenly, you run into something, almost sending you tumbling to the ground.

“Hey, woah. What’s the rush, Y/N?”

You look up to see Sodo, his face displaying a look of concern. You feel him place his hand softly on your shoulder, seemingly worried about you. His gentle touch just sent you over the edge and you feel tears you’ve been holding back spill over, as you let out a sob. At first, Sodo seems confused, but wraps his arms around you and pulls you into a tight hug. Burying your face into his shoulder, you start sobbing, unable to control it anymore.

“Talk to me, doll. I’m right here, I’ve got you.” He murmurs, his voice soft.

You shake your head as you let out another sob, burying yourself further into his embrace.

“Okay, alright. I’ve got you. You’re okay.” He reassures, soothingly rubbing your back as he holds you close to him. It doesn’t take too long for you to calm down, and when you do, you look up at him with tears still in your eyes. Sodo gently brings his hands up to your face, wiping your tears softly with his thumbs.

“You want to go lay down, doll? You look exhausted.” He asks, looking at you with sweet eyes.

You nod in response, sniffling slightly. He smiles, taking his arms from around you and holding out his hand. You look at him, a small smile on your face as you take his hand, as he begins to walk you to his room.

“Sodo… I’m sorry…” You mumble, squeezing his hand as you walk.

“Hey, you don’t need to apologise. You did nothing wrong, okay?” He reassures you, finally arriving at his door.

The fire ghoul looks down at you with a smile as he opens the door, letting you in first.

Walking in, you go and sit down on his bed, looking at him with wide eyes. He closes the door and moves to the other side of the bed and lays down, holding his arms out to you. Warily, you lay down next to him, shuffling closer as you rest his head on his chest.

“That’s it, c’mere.” He mumbles as he wraps his arms around you, planting a soft kiss against your forehead. You feel yourself grow warmer as you cuddle into him; something you know he’s doing to comfort you. Sodo starts gently running his fingers through your hair, humming quietly to soothe you.

You let out a small yawn and nuzzle closer to him, bringing your hand up to rest on his chest as you start playing with the ends of his long hair. He looks down at you, a comforting smile on his face.

“You can fall asleep, doll. I’ll be here when you wake up, okay?” He says, continuing to run his fingers through your hair. You look up at him, your eyes half-lidded and sleepy.

“Promise you’ll be here?” You mumble, still playing with his hair.

“I promise, doll.” Sodo smiles, pulling you in closer to him.

thanks 💕

Hello there! I hope you’re feeling a bit better and managed to get yourself some rest <3

I hope this is what you were after anon! Sorry it’s a little short, this is the second time I wrote this because it deleted itself the first time lmao.

I’m also autistic so I’m kind of writing from my experience, remember everyone experiences thing differently!

Noise.

Autistic!Reader (GN) x Aether Ghoul.

Warnings: Description of a panic attack/autistic meltdown/shutdown. Reader goes non-verbal for a while.

You ran out of the common room and into the hallway, sliding yourself down to the wall and onto the floor. Bringing your knees up to your chest, you rest your head there, bringing your hands up to pull at your hair. All you could hear in your ears was ringing; everything felt way too much. Rocking back and forth and pulling at your hair, you really tried to calm yourself down.

“Y/N, darling. What’s going on?”

You could barely hear Aether’s voice, let alone make out what he said, so you just let out a small whimper, still pulling at your hair. Feeling a hand come to rest on your wrist, you slowly looked up at him. A slight feeling over relief washes over you as the ringing in your ears quietened down a little.

“That’s it, keep your eyes on me. Can you talk right now?” He asked, his face soft and his eyebrows knotted together in concern.

Shaking your head in response to Aether, you slowly reach a shaking hand out to him, gripping his shirt tightly. He nods, sitting down cross-legged in front of you, close enough so you could cling to the fabric of his shirt.

“Okay, honey. Is it okay if I stay here with you?” He asks, searching your face for an answer.

You nod, your other hand still pulling at your hair. He reaches up, taking your hand into his and taking it away from your head. He holds it tightly in his hand, knowing that light pressure will only make it worse.

“Can you look at me, Y/N?”

You slowly lift your head up from your knees to look at him again, blinking away tears that are threatening to spill.

“Would a hug help? I know last time you said that deep pressure-”

Before he can finish his sentence, you crawl into his lap, pressing your face into his neck. Aether wraps his arms tightly around you, resting his head on top of yours.

“That’s it, I’ve got you sweetie.” He murmured softly, holding you tight to his chest.

You could feel yourself trembling slightly in his arms, but the longer you’re there, the better you feel. After around ten minutes, you untucked your head from his his neck, looking up at him.

“Aeth?” You mumble quietly.

“Yeah, darling?” he responds, brushing a stray hair from your face.

“m’sleepy…”

“I bet you are, Y/N. You wanna go take a nap?” He asks, a smile on his face. You nod, looking up at him with a small smile on your face.

“Right then!” He exclaimed, standing up with you still in his arms. You let out a little squeak which made him chuckle as he started walking to your room. Once you got there, he opened the door and walked in, putting you down on the bed and putting a blanket over you.

“Aeth? Can you stay?” You ask, a slight whine to your voice.

“Of course I can, Y/N.” He smiles as he crawls into bed next you, pulling you to his chest again.

“How’s that, darling?” He asks, his voice soft and sweet.

Plus-size Fem!Reader x Swiss Ghoul

Warnings: Insecurity about weight, some negative associations with being bigger, smutty towards the end.

A/N: You can’t tell me Swiss wouldn’t be into bigger girls??? He definitely would be. (Just adding the fact that I’m plus-size myself… yes this may be an entirely self-indulgent fic.)

Y/N was stood in front of the mirror, examining herself. Letting out a sigh, she groaned as she wrapped her arms around herself. She hated how she looked in this damn dress.

“What’s up, baby?”

She saw Swiss approach her in the mirror, wrapping his arms around her from behind as he gently pressed his lips to her neck. Y/N sighed again, putting her hands over his.

“I hate this, Swiss. I feel disgusting…” She mumbled, turning around in his arms so she was facing him.

“What do you mean, my love?” He asked as he looked at her with his head tilted, slowly moving his hands from her waist to her hips.

“I just… I look so… awful and chunky.” She said, bringing her hands up to rest against his chest. Swiss looked at her, his brows furrowing in confusion.

“You’re joking, right?” He asks, being completely serious. He did not see anything wrong with the way she looked at all.

Y/N shook her head, her eyes flicking to the floor. He sighed, tilting her chin so she was looking at him again.

“Y/N, baby, you are literally the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. And trust me when I say, tonight you look absolutely breathtaking.” Swiss said, planting a soft kiss on her forehead.

“But… this dress, it just… it shows off everything… everything I don’t want it to show.” She mumbled with a sigh.

Swiss spun her round to face the mirror, standing behind her with his hands still on her hips.

“Y/N, are we seeing the same thing?” He asks, making her look at herself.

She moves her arms back across herself, covering her stomach as she sighed.

“My tummy, my thighs… everything looks massive.” She groaned, clearly feeling awful about herself.

“Baby, I think you look amazing. This-” He says as he moves his hands up to her stomach. “Is beautiful..” Swiss moves his hands back down, to her thighs this time. “Lucifer knows that you know how I feel about your thighs, my love.” He mumbles, nuzzling his face into her neck as he lets out a quiet purr.

Y/N chuckles slightly, shuddering as she feels his lips graze over her neck. A light blush spreads over her cheeks as she turned around to face him once again, her arms wrapping around his neck.

He wraps one arm around her waist, the hand other moves down to caress her ass. He lifts his head to look at her, a slight smirk on his face.

“How about I show you just how beautiful I think you are, huh?” He mutters, dropping his head to whisper in her ear. “How about I spread those pretty thighs?”

Y/N feels herself shiver, leaning into him.

“I, uh- we have to leave in half an hour…” She mumbles, tripping over her words, clearly flustered.

Swiss shrugs, looking down at her with a smirk on his face.

“I’m sure it won’t matter if we’re a little late…” He says, his voice low.

Y/N flushes a darker shade of red, her fingers rubbing the back of his neck. Before she knew it, Swiss’ lips were on her own. Kissing her softly at first; although that didn’t last long. Their tongues battled inside of their mouths and Swiss’ hands were roaming all over her body. He pulls away for just a second, looking at her.

“Do you want this, baby?” He asks, a twinkle of lust and desperation in his eyes. Y/N nods eagerly, pressing her lips back to his.

Swiss slowly guides them towards the bed as they kiss, laying Y/N down on the bed. He straddles her, looking down with a smirk.

“Now, as much as I love this dress on you, can I take it off of you?” He asks, his voice sickly sweet. She nods in response, moving her body as he removes it from her; leaving her in just her bra and underwear.

He moves up the bed slightly, bending his head down to kiss her lips. The multi-ghoul slowly moved down, kissing her jaw, then her neck. He gently nips at the skin on her neck, leaving a few marks on her. Y/N let’s out a tiny whimper, craving more of his touch.

Sitting up slightly, Swiss looked down at her, examining her body.

Nameless Ghouls x Fem!Reader

Warnings: None! Just fluff.

Summary: You fall asleep in the library, waking up in a ghouls arms. You then end up in a ghoul pile.

A/N: This is quite short, I’m sorry! Hope you enjoy though!

Trying to keep my eyes open, I groan as I sit up in my chair, stretching my arms out. I’m so, so incredibly tired; but Sister Imperator is insisting that I get this task done before the end of the day. Looking around the library, I realise there’s no-one else here. Surely a little nap won’t hurt? I set an alarm on my phone for twenty minutes, and I rest my head on the desk, allowing my eyes to close.

~20 minutes later~

I feel my phone buzzing in my pocket. Confused, my eyes flicker open. Suddenly I realise I’m being carried. Looking up, I see a familiar, friendly face.

“Hey, sleepyhead.” Aether smiles at me, still walking whilst carrying me.

“Aeth? I- What?” I mumble, still sleepy and confused.

“You’re gonna come back to the ghoul den, okay? You’ve been working too much, and we miss you.” He said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“But- Sister Imperator-” I start, looking around in slight confusion.

“Don’t worry about her. We’ll take care of it.” He smiles at me again, entering the common room. Putting me back on my feet, Aether shouts out to the others, alerting them of my presence.

Before I can do anything about it, I feel a strong pair of arms lift me up again, carrying me to the couch. I look up, being met with a toothy grin.

“Hi there, baby girl.” Swiss grins, sitting on the sofa and positioning me so my head is on his lap. Still sleepy, I look around, not really knowing what’s going on. I feel Swiss start to scratch my head gently with his claws, making me relax a bit.

“Mhm, that’s nice…” I mumble sleepily, letting my eyes close again.

I feel my legs be lifted up, then put back down. Opening my eyes again, I glance over to see Aether, who’s gently massaging my calves. Before I know it, Dew jumps on top of me, promptly snuggling his head into my neck, wrapping his arms around my waist, immediately purring.

“Oh, hey Dewy.” I chuckle sleepily. He responds by giving me a little squeeze and nuzzling into my neck.

Mountain walks in, ruffling my hair, as he sits down by Swiss’ legs, leaning against him. I smile at him, just accepting what I now knew was happening. A ghoul cuddle pile.

I hear excited chattering, I look up to see Cirrus and Cumulus walk in. They both grin at me and Cumulus settles down next to Swiss, leaning against him, and Cirrus plants herself on top of her. Then comes Rain and Phantom; they sit either side of Mountain, snuggling into him. Rain holds his hand up, clutching mine and giving it a little squeeze. I feel Dew raise his head slightly.

“Are you warm enough?” He asks, sounding tired himself.

“Yeah, but guys-” I start talking but am immediately interrupted by Dew snuggling his face back into my neck.

“Then sleep.” He mumbles simply.

Warnings: Feelings of not being good enough, hurt/comfort.

Pairing: Phantom/Dewdrop.

Summary: Phantom keeps messing up his parts on stage. He’s afraid he’ll never be able to fill the huge shoes he’s been put in.

A/N: Apparently all I ever write is hurt/comfort fics lmao.

Feeling tears well up in his eyes, Phantom avoids Dew’s angry gaze. He messed up again, clumsy fingers fumbling over the strings, hitting the wrong notes. He was breathing shakily under his mask, staring out at the crowd. Phantom felt it as hot tears made their way down his cheeks; in that moment, he was thankful for the mask.

After the show, the ghouls all exited the stage, excitedly talking amongst themselves. Phantom was dragging his feet behind them, his cheeks felt wet from the tears. He could feel Dew’s gaze on him from across the hallway, but then he felt an arm being slung around his shoulder, and he looked up to see Swiss grinning through his mask.

“Great job, Phantom! You did so good!” Swiss smiled, looking down at the younger ghoul. Phantom mumbles a ‘Thanks, Swiss’, trying to make his voice sound even.

The others all headed to the dressing room, but Phantom just headed straight for the bus, going to his bunk. He sunk into it, pulling his mask off as he let his tears fall. Knowing that he had at least 20 minutes before the others came back, he just let it all out.

He felt awful; he was not doing Aether any justice- he was messing up every show so far. Phantom’s breathing was uneven and shaky as he cried, he was trembling, letting out little whimpers.

Upon hearing the door of the bus open, he pushed his face into his pillow, attempting to stifle his sobs. It wasn’t much use, he couldn’t stop himself. Phantom heard footsteps making their way to the bunk area and he held his breath, but accidentally lets out a small whimper.

“…Phantom? Is that you?”

It was Dew. His voice much softer than Phantom could have ever imagined; he breathed a shaky breath as a sob made it’s way out of his throat. Hearing the curtain being drawn, he didn’t move, keeping his face pressed tightly into the pillow as he tried to catch his breath.”

“Oh shit… Phantom, bug…” Dew sighed, seeing his new packmate cry made him feel a slight amount of guilt.

Phantom whimpered at the nickname as he slowly bought his head up, looking at Dew. Sighing, Dew crawled up into Phantom’s bunk, leaving a decent amount of space between them, shutting the curtain behind himself. The younger ghoul’s breathing was rapid and uneven as tears streamed down his cheeks.

“Okay, bug. I need you take a deep breath, alright? You’re freaking yourself out.” Dew said, his voice soft.

Phantom tried, but his breathing just got worse as he sobbed. Dew sighed again, gently reaching a hand out to touch his shoulder.

“Can I hug you, bug? Is that okay?” Dew asked, trying to calm him down. Once Phantom nodded, Dew pulled him closer and wrapped his arms around him. The younger ghoul pressed his face into Dew’s chest as he kept sobbing, his entire body trembling.

“Come on, Phantom. Breathe with me, okay?”

He kicked up a purr, making it so that Phantom could feel and hear his breathing rhythm. Eventually, Phantom’s breathing became more even and his crying slowed.”

“D-Dew, I’m sorry- s-sorry I’m not Aether.” He mumbled into Dew’s chest. The older ghoul tensed up at hearing Aether’s name, but then he sighed and brought his hand up to Phantom’s head as he gently ran his fingers through his hair.

“You’re your own person, bug. Stop trying to be someone else.” Dew muttered. He had said those words before, but this was the softest he had ever said it.

“I- I can’t do-” Phantom started, but Dew interrupted him as he kept stroking his hair.

“Yes, you can. I’m sorry I’ve been a dick to you, bug. That probably hasn’t helped, huh?”

The younger ghoul didn’t respond, just nuzzled further into him. Dew sighed, holding him closer as he continued to stroke his hair soothingly. He heard the bus door open as the other ghouls piled in, chatting loud amongst themselves. He heard Phantom whimper at the sound and tightened his grip on him, rubbing his back to soothe him.

“Hey, it’s okay. It’s just the other guys, alright? Keep taking deep breaths for me.” He reassured.

Phantom takes a few deep, shaky breaths as he clung onto Dew.

The curtain suddenly opened, and Swiss was standing there, a mix between a grin and a smirk on his face, just as he opened his mouth to speak, Dew glared at him, putting his finger to his lips.

“Swiss, don’t say a word.” He muttered. Swiss put his hands up in mock defence, closing the curtain again as he walked away. Dew felt it as Phantom pressed his face into his collarbone. Bringing his hand back up to his head to stoke his hair, Dew mumbled.

Pairing: Mostly Swiss x Fem!Reader but it’s a poly!ghoul situation lol

Warnings: Angst, comfort, touch-starved reader

A/N: This is incredibly self-indulgent because I’m ridiculously touch-starved lmao.

Swiss had only recently noticed the way Y/N seemed to react to touch. Even little touches here and there- at first, she would flinch; then eventually leaned into the touch. She looked on with a look of what appeared to be envy and sadness when she saw the affection the others gave and received.

The ghouls very rarely touched her; her initial flinch response had made them wary; they didn’t want to make her uncomfortable. It hit Swiss the other day when he watched Mountain cleaning up a cut that Y/N had. Mountain touched her with such gentleness and sincerity; she leaned into it, her eyes glossy and almost desperate. That hit Swiss like a ton of bricks.

Y/N never really got upset to the point of tears in front of the ghouls, she seemed to just display anger. Despite that, Swiss could detect a hint of fear, sadness and longing whenever she would lash out at anyone; she’d storm off after, tears in her eyes. If anyone tried to follow her, they’d get immediately shut down and shut out.

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Swiss watched intently from the table as Y/N washed up from dinner. The others had gone back to the den, but he had decided to stay and keep her company. She had seemed slightly snappy at dinner tonight, her responses to everyone were short and sharp. Despite this, Swiss had noticed that her hands were shaking anytime she picked anything up, her legs anxiously bouncing under the table.

“Fuck! Ow, shit.”

Swiss was bought out of his thoughts by Y/N’s string of curse words. He stood up, walking over to her as he noticed her wrapping a hand towel around her now bleeding finger.

“You okay? Let me see-”

“It’s fine. I’m fine.” She snapped, not even looking at him.

“Y/N-” He started as he put his hand up to her back.

She quickly flinched, moving away as she practically glared at him.

Swiss frowned, looking down at her as he stepped back a little; his features laced with concern.

“I’m just trying to help.” He said, studying her face. He watched as her expression changed from irritated to a strange mixture of regret and sadness. He gently reached out, resting his hand on her shoulder. Y/N flinched, but didn’t move away from him.

“I’m sorry, I- I didn’t mean to-” She started, her voice no longer snappy, instead it seemed… fearful? Swiss took a step closer, his hand still gently on her shoulder as he studied her face.

“You’re okay, Y/N. Don’t apologise.” He said, his tone was sincere and caring. Taking another step closer, he looked down at her as he felt her starting to lean into him; she had tears in her eyes.

Slowly, Swiss gently wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a comfortable, but not suffocating embrace. He felt Y/N relax into him slightly, her breathing ragged and shaky. The ghoul brought his hand up to her head, securing her in the hug.

“You’re okay, sweetheart.” He mumbled as he heard a raspy sob come from her as she started shaking. Y/N pressed her face into Swiss’ neck, her hands clinging to his shirt for dear life. He stroked her hair softly, holding her close to him, he felt his heart break as she sobbed into his chest.

“Y/N, honey, listen to me. Breathe in… And out… In… and out.” His voice was almost pleading with her, but it didn’t work. She clung so tightly to him, almost like she was afraid that he would disappear. He kept stroking her hair and holding her, just letting her get it out of her system. After a little while, she began to calm down; she still had tears running down her face but she was breathing more evenly.

“Good job, sweetheart. I’ve got you, okay? You’re alright.” Swiss soothed, rubbing gentle circles on her back. Y/N finally pulled her face away from his neck, looking up at him with watery eyes and tear stained cheeks. She didn’t let go of his shirt, the fabric was still balled up in her fists. Swiss moved his hands to gently rest on her waist as he studied her; he brought one hand up to gently wipe away her tears with his sleeve.

“What happened, love?” He asked, his voice gentle and soft.

“I- I don’t really know.” She mumbled, looking up at him with a desperate, sad look in her eyes.

Swiss nodded in response as he stroked a stray hair behind her ear.

“Y/N… Whatever happened to you before, it will never ever happen here, okay? We will take care of you. All I want is for you to trust us enough to be honest when you’re struggling, okay sweetheart?” He said, his eyes sincere. She nodded as tears started to well up in her eyes again. Swiss pulled her back into a tight hug, quietly shushing her as he rubbed her back whilst she cried.

In one swift motion, he pick Y/N up- her arms wrapped around his neck. The ghoul had one arm under her thighs, supporting her as her legs wrapped around his waist. His other hand was soothingly rubbing her back in small, comforting circles.

“I’m gonna take you to the den, okay? You’re going to be okay.” Swiss said as he started walking, carrying her. She didn’t say anything, just letting out a quiet sob into his shoulder, gripping him ever so slightly tighter.

Once at the ghoul’s den, Y/N was practically swarmed by them.

“Hey! Give her some space, would you?” Swiss said, a slight edge to his voice. She nuzzled her face into his neck, almost embarrassed for the others to see her like this. He slowly let her down, her feet now back on the ground; she was hesitant to let go at first, but she felt a large hand resting on her back, and she slowly unwrapped herself from Swiss, turning around to see Mountain offering a small smile.

“We’ve got just the thing that will help, buttercup.” Mountain said, his voice soft and warm. The tall ghoul led Y/N to the couch; he sat down and patted the space next to him. Once she sat down, they were quickly joined by the others; Swiss sat the other side of her, wrapping an arm around her, Sodo just sat himself right on top of her, snuggling in closely as he started softly purring; Rain sat on the floor below, using Swiss’ legs as a pillow, whilst he wrapped himself around her legs, gently rubbing her knee with his thumb, and Phantom sat down on Mountain’s lap, squishing close to both him and Y/N.

Warnings: Anger, Forms of Self Harm, Self Hatred.

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Angst.

Pairing: Mostly Sodo/Swiss.

A/N: Includes Poly!ghouls, Ghouls are not human (Have horns/tails, purr and growl.) This is Sodo’s POV of the same story from my last post, which can be found below: https://www.tumblr.com/sodoshame/724281882958807040/deliver-me-into-my-fate

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"Back off Phantom, just stop, okay?"

As Sodo spoke, the aggression was clear; venom was practically dripping from every word. His tail was flicking wildly behind him as he spoke. Phantom looked at him, his shoulders drooping slightly, as well as his tail.

"What do yo-'

"You know what I mean. You are nothing like Aether, and you never will be. You are fucking useless."

Sodo's insults cut right through Phantom, leaving him trembling. Sodo spat in his direction and stormed off, radiating heat. He headed outside, hoping the cool evening breeze would calm him down.

Taking deep, angry breaths, Sodo’s eyes dart around. He can only feel himself getting more and more worked up; with a deep growl, he slams his fist into the brick wall. He pulls his hand back, inspecting his now slightly bloody knuckles. Not satisfied, he slams his fist back into the wall, breathing heavily.

He knows he shouldn’t have said what he did, but Phantom had so many similarities to Aether- Sodo just couldn’t take it, so he took it out on Phantom. Just as he goes to slam his fist back against the wall, he feels a strong hand grip his wrist, stopping him in his tracks.

“Hey, hey, Dew! What are you doing?!”

It’s Swiss. Sodo shakes his hand off, stepping back from him.

“Piss off, Swiss.” He hissed, looking at him with half-lidded, angry eyes. His jaw was clenched, his bloody hands in fists. Swiss tilted his head to the side, looking at Sodo with concern.

“Dew, darlin’… come here.” Swiss says, as he reaches his hand out to Sodo again. The ghouls only ever called Sodo, Dew or Dewdrop, when they were worried or angry at him.

“I said, piss off.” Sodo spat, pushing Swiss’ hands away and beginning to walk the other way. Swiss grabbed Sodo by the sleeve and pulled him close, trying to embrace him in a hug.

At first, Sodo fought against it, pushing against Swiss, trying to wiggle out of his arms as he mumbled a string of curse words.

“Dewdrop, I’m here to help. Talk to me.” Swiss managed to keep a decent grip on the smaller ghoul as he looked down at him, nothing but sincerity in his eyes.

Just like that, as Sodo looked up at Swiss, he felt tears well up in his eyes. He stopped struggling against him, finally giving in and leaning into him. He tried to speak, but was interrupted by a heartbreaking sob. Burying his face in Swiss’ neck, he let everything go, unable to stop himself from losing it in front of him. He felt strong arms wrap around his shoulders, holding him close.

“Breathe, Dew. It’s alright. Whatever happened, we’ll sort it, okay? Just breathe. In… Out… That’s it, good job, firefly.” Swiss soothed him as he cried, rubbing circles on his back. After a short while, Sodo seemed to calm down a little, although tears were still running down his cheeks.

“Let’s go inside, let me take a look at that hand, yeah?”

Sodo nodded in response, trying to wipe his face with his bloodied hands. Swiss kept a protective arm around his shoulders as they walked inside, into the kitchen. He picked Sodo up, putting the smaller ghoul on the counter whilst he searched for the first aid box.

Once he found it, Swiss walked back towards him, setting the box to the side. Sodo silently held out his bloody hand to him, as another tear slipped down his face. Smiling sadly at him, the taller ghoul gently wiped the tear from his cheek. Picking up his hand, he began inspecting it closely, wincing as he did.

“Okay, sweetheart, this is going to sting, okay?” Swiss mumbled quietly as he gently wiped a wet washcloth over Sodo’s knuckles. Flinching slightly, Sodo hissed in pain.

“I know, Dew. It’ll feel better in a minute, okay?”

Swiss’ calming voice seemed to be helping him feel a little better, the tears becoming less frequent. After wrapping up his knuckles, he took a clean washcloth and gently wiped Sodo’s face; cleaning the mix of smeared blood and tears on his cheeks. Once he was done, he gently placed his hands on the fire ghouls knees, staring at him with a concerned look on his face.

“You want to tell me what happened, sweet pea?” Swiss asked, his face soft.

“I- I… I was such an asshole. I was just so pissed off, I didn’t know what to do and I-” Sodo’s voice cracked slightly as his breathing quickened again.

“Hey, take it slow, Dew. Breathe for a second.” The taller ghoul reached his hand up to caress Sodo’s face, gently stroking his cheek with his thumb. Taking a deep breath, the shorter ghoul leans his face into Swiss’ hand.

“I… I yelled at Phantom. I was such an idiot. Fuck, I really didn’t mean it.” He said, his gazing going down to his knees.

The multi-ghoul keeps stroking Sodo’s face gently, nodding patiently.

“Okay… What did you say to him, Sodo?”

Just as he was about to respond, the door to the kitchen slams open, revealing an apparently rather pissed off water ghoul.

“What the fuck did you do to Phantom?” Rain hissed, glaring at Sodo, his eyes flicking down to the fire ghoul’s knuckles.

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⚠️ Warnings: Self-harm, arguments, overall angst.

Pairing: Phantom/Rain, Phantom/Mountain, Mountain/Rain

Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Angst.

A/N: Includes Poly!ghouls, Ghouls are not human (Have horns/tails, purr and growl.)

Summary:

Sodo really needs to learn to think before he speaks.

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“Back off Phantom, just stop, okay?”

As Sodo spoke, the aggression was clear; venom was practically dripping from every word. His tail was flicking wildly behind him as he spoke. Phantom looked at him, his shoulders drooping slightly, as well as his tail.

“What do yo-”

“You know what I mean. You are nothing like Aether, and you never will be. You are fucking useless.”

Sodo’s insults cut right through Phantom, leaving him trembling. Sodo spat in his direction and stormed off, radiating heat.

Hot tears were stinging Phantom’s eyes, beginning to run down his cheeks. He choked down a sob, violently wiping at his eyes as he walked down the hallway. He ran into a bathroom, slamming and locking the door behind himself. Slowly sliding his back down the wall, he began fully sobbing, bringing his head to his knees.

Fucking Useless.

The words ran through Phantom’s brain on repeat; it wasn’t the first time he’d heard them and he doubted it would be the last. He shakily pulled his sleeve up, staring at the scars up his arm. He’d managed to stay clean for a whole month- the longest he’d managed so far.

Fucking Useless.

As the words echoed through his head, he pulled out a small lock-knife from his pocket, flicking it open. Tears were blurring his vision as he slowly put the knife to his skin, watching as the blood started to appear. Phantom’s tears dripped down to his arm, mixing with his blood. He was completely sobbing now, his shoulders shaking violently.

Knock knock.

“Phantom? Is that you in there?”

It was Rain.

Phantom panicked, eyes darting round the room.

“Y-yeah?” Phantom’s voice came out shaky, cracking slightly as he spoke; not at all like he wanted it to.

Rain’s voice grew more concerned as he knocked again.

“What’s wrong? Let me in, Phantom.”

Phantom frantically scrambled around, rolling his sleeve up and pocketing his knife. He wiped at his face in attempt to stop himself from crying.

“Uh- I-I’m fine, Rain.” His voice cracked on the last word as he let out a loud sob, doing his best to stifle it.

“I’m coming in.”

Phantom looked at the floor, noticing drops of blood on the floor. He quickly tried to wipe it away, but only smeared it more. It was too late; Rain was stood in the doorway, looking down at Phantom as he was sat on the floor, sobbing. His eyes flicked to the smeared blood on the floor and then Phantom’s blood-soaked sleeve.

“Phantom? Oh, honey…” Rain whispered, as he dropped to his knees in front of Phantom. He wrapped his arms around Phantom’s shoulders, pulling him close in a tight embrace. Phantom fell into Rain, burying his face in his chest. Phantom sobbed into Rain’s chest, his hands clinging on to his shirt.

“S-Sodo.. He…”

As he struggled to find the words, Rain put his hand up to Phantom’s head, gently running his hand through his hair.

“Shh, you’re okay. I’ve got you.”

Phantom nuzzled his face into Rain’s neck, his tears soaking through his shirt.

“Phantom, sweetheart, I need to look at your arm.” Rain said, his voice as sweet as can be.

Phantom shook his head, whining quietly as he continued crying. Rain sighed, rubbing his back soothingly.

“What if I get Mountain? He can check it over whilst I’ll keep holding you?”

Phantom shrugged, not saying anything in response. Rain sighed, then took his hand from Phantom’s hair and reached for his phone in his pocket to text Mountain.

Rain:

Mount, can you come to second floor bathroom? It’s Phantom.

Mountain:

Yep, on my way rn.

It only took a matter of minutes for Mountain to appear in the doorway, the tall ghoul looked down at the two huddled together on the floor.

“What happened?” He asked, bending down to be at the same level as he put his hand on Phantoms shoulder, rubbing it soothingly.

“I don’t know, he won’t talk. Can you just look at his arm? He’s bleeding and I don’t know w-what to do-” Rain rambled, clearly slightly panicked.

“Take a breath, Rain. We’ll figure it out, okay?” Mountain responded calmly as he sat down cross-legged on the floor, reaching his hand out to Phantom.

“Hey, let me take a look, Phantom. I’m not going to hurt you, okay?” Mountain soothed, slowly picking up his arm.

Phantom whimpered into Rain’s neck, who was still running his hand through his hair.

Once Phantom’s arm was taken care of, Mountain stood up, slowly taking him from Rain’s lap and picking him up into his arms. Rain stood up, looking at the two.

“I’m going to find Sodo, I’ll find out what happened.” Rain said, his voice seemingly void of emotion.

Mountain nodded at him, reaching out an arm to stroke his arm briefly.

“Alright, I’m gonna settle this one down, come find us later, yeah?” Mountain smiled sweetly, his voice reassuring.

Rain nodded and left; once he did so, Mountain carried Phantom all the way to his bedroom and laid down with him. Immediately, Phantom curled up against him, nuzzling into his chest. He didn’t want to speak, but Mountain understood that, he pulled Phantom close to him, running his hands soothing down his back.

“I’ve got you, bug. You can rest now. I’m not going anywhere.”

Phantom purred softly as he got comfortable in Mountain’s arms.

A/N: I wrote Sodo’s point of view as well, go check it out; https://www.tumblr.com/sodoshame/724291902308040704/if-im-alone-i-cannot-hate