#voidrambles

Crow Reader x Puppy Phainon Hybrid AU headcanons!

Content Warnings: None! This is just fluff mixed in with crack (in a way?) and just my own rambles. Also this is with a gender neutral reader kept in mind too! It’s just headcanons with silliness mixed into it since I’ve been wanting to get this done for a while. Keep in mind this is not proofread and pardon if there are any errors, I am still pretty new to writing (╥﹏╥).

𖤓It took WEEKS in order for Phainon to even get a chance to get you down from your usual tree branch. The only reason you did come down was because he began to offer up some of his treats on by the tree, and even then it was only when he was brought inside by his owner. (Don’t worry he’s looking at you from the window)

𖤓 Another reason as to why it took an egregious amount of time to warm up to him was because several crows around the area had warned you about a dog that looked scary and even chased them. Though as weeks passed by you came to realize that they mistook Phainon for being aggressive, instead he was just a very excited puppy who just happened to be very large.

𖤓 And then after a few months FINALLY, he gets to see you come down from the tree right in front of him. It nearly had him jumping for joy, but for the sake of not trying to scare you he only wagged his tail excitedly with a wide smile.

𖤓 Soon seeing you became a daily occurrence for him as he saw you seated comfortably upon your branch. Sometimes you would even mimick his barks, which had him startled for a moment as he thought there was another dog right beside him.

𖤓 But by far his favorite thing was whenever you would leave him little gifts as thanks for the food he offered. It would range from acorns to coins and even sometimes weird keychains or keys that were lost. The rarest thing he ever got from you was a silver ring that glimmered brightly under the light. All of your trinkets were kept in a box that his owner provided right beside his beds and blankets.

𖤓 Now you get to the point where you join him on his walks with his owner, hovering above them as they tread their neighborhood. You tell yourself that the only reason you do it is for safety reasons, by all means if Phainon got hurt then there would be no more food from him, that’s all (keep telling yourself that brah). Phainon on the other hand takes it as a blooming friendship from you and every time he catches a glimpse of you getting closer he has to remind himself to not get overly ecstatic lest you fly away again.

Bloopers cause why not!

Phainon’s owner: yo why is this bird looking at us like that what’s up bud you got a staring problem pal?

Phainon’s owner just looking from across the window to see their dog giving goo goo eyes to the same crow who keeps cawing outside their house at the ass crack of dawn.

You feel a cold breath on your neck as you get in the car. It won't leave until you fasten your seatbelt. An unseen force catches your foot as you pass the fourth step every time you walk up the stairs. During a renovation, you find out the wood is rotten. You can never find a pack of cigarettes - even ones guests bring disappear from their pockets and are found weeks later on the lawn, empty. Your daughter is giggling and laughing at something unseen, chasing after it away from the cliffside on your family hike. You don't know why, but you feel compelled to leave a spare hairband and some stickers on a picnic table as you leave the park. Tribute? A thank you? The items are gone by next time you visit, and you swear a happy child's hum follows you home on the breeze.

like we are talking about the breeding and spike warming type

A year ago today we lost our pretty kitty, Anthony. I've been breaking down all day today. He was the best cat in the world and super sweet. Anyone who came through the door would get meowed at and rubbed against because he always loved attention. He was the kind of cat that would lay in your lap for hours with a loud purr. Everyday I'd come home and he would sit at the door waiting for me because he knew when I got home and where I'd enter from. We always had a routine at night too, he'd curl up in my arms and a few hours later he'd move down to my feet, but he always had to be touching me to go to sleep.

Want to avoid the action movie effect and make your character's injuries have realistic lasting impacts? Have a sick character you're using as hurt/comfort fodder? Everyone has tips for how to write Dramatic Intense Agony, but the smaller human details of lasting or low-level discomfort are rarely written in. Here are a few pain mannerisms I like to use as reference:

General

Continuously gritted teeth (may cause headaches or additional jaw pain over time)

Irritability, increased sensitivity to lights, sounds, etc

Repetitive movements (fidgeting, unable to sit still, slight rocking or other habitual movement to self-soothe)

Soft groaning or whimpering, when pain increases or when others aren't around

Heavier breathing, panting, may be deeper or shallower than normal

Moving less quickly, resistant to unnecessary movement

Itching in the case of healing wounds

Subconsciously hunching around the pain (eg. slumped shoulders or bad posture for gut pain)

Using a hand to steady themself when walking past walls, counters, etc (also applies to illness)

Narration-wise: may not notice the pain was there until it's gone because they got so used to it, or may not realize how bad it was until it gets better

May stop mentioning it outright to other people unless they specifically ask or the pain increases

Limb pain

Subtly leaning on surfaces whenever possible to take weight off foot/leg pain

Rubbing sore spots while thinking or resting

Wincing and switching to using other limb frequently (new/forgettable pain) or developed habit of using non dominant limb for tasks (constant/long term pain)

Propping leg up when sitting to reduce inflammation

Holding arm closer to body/moving it less

Moving differently to avoid bending joints (eg. bending at the waist instead of the knees to pick something up)

Nausea/fever/non-pain discomfort

Many of the same things as above (groaning, leaning, differences in movement)

May avoid sudden movements or turning head for nausea

Urge to press up against cold surfaces for fever

Glazed eyes, fixed stare, may take longer to process words or get their attention

Shivering, shaking, loss of fine motor control