Story: "Splash" (Part 2 of 7)
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ysabetwordsmithThis story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: No standard warnings apply.
Summary: Bilgesnipe make for messy fighting. It takes a team to get Hulk clean again.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. Fluff. Trust issues. Skin hunger. Comfort. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Non-sexual ageplay. Communal bathing. Cuteness. Personal growth. Family of choice.
Begin with Part 1. Skip to Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.
"Splash" Part 2
"What's wrong, Hulk? You look unhappy," soft voice says. Uncle Phil is here. He will fix this problem. He is very good at that. Hulk knows so from playtime.
Hulk never gets to go to playtime himself, but Bruce does. Hulk knows that Bruce needs to let go more. Bruce does not mean to hurt but sometimes he squeezes Hulk too hard. Playtime helps. They hurt each other less now. Hulk likes playtime because he remembers it in feelings: happy-fun-safe-better. Feelings are easy. Words are hard. Hulk reaches for words anyway because Uncle Phil wants them.
"Hulk stink," he grumbles.
"You sure do," says Uncle Phil. "Okay, let's see about getting you clean."
"Just turn a firehose on him," says one black-clothed man.
"Are you out of your microscopic, painfully inferior mind?" Tinman snaps at him. "We are not hitting the Hulk with a power-jet of cold water."
"Maybe start with tomato juice?" says Birdie. "It doesn't work as well as people think, but it helps. One of the circus lions got sprayed by a skunk and I helped scrub him clean."
"Yeah, it's a weak acid, that's a good place to start. Let me get a sample of this crud and I'll whip up a more specific remover for it. JARVIS, start pulling base recipes for me to modify," says Tinman. Hulk can hear Voice talking back to Tinman in long boring words, but he ignores.
Tinman is gentle and careful as he scrapes some stink off Hulk. Then he goes away. Hulk likes how Tinman treats him. Gentle is good in different ways than smash.
"Thor was right. Bilgesnipe are repulsive," says Uncle Phil.
"Any sign of him?" Star Man asks.
"No sign of Thor, Loki, or anyone else from Asgard -- just the reeking alien wildlife. However, it indicates that someone has a viable mode of travel again," Uncle Phil says. He waves his hand in front of his face. Then he brings big box that whirrs and makes its own wind. It does not get any stink off Hulk's body, but at least he does not have to smell himself so much now.
Small people in black are watching Hulk. He hates that. Their eyes feel like bugs crawling over him. Some of them laugh at stinking Hulk. He roars at them.
"Cut it out, you jerks!" snaps Birdie. He swipes his hand along Hulk's leg and flicks drops of stink at them. "See how you like it." They don't like it at all.
Star Man grabs two no-longer-laughing men, his hands strong behind their necks. "I don't like bullies," he says in his leader voice. "Go make yourselves useful cleaning up the bilgesnipe remains."
"But we don't have any tools for that," one whines.
"Boo hoo. Get to work," says Star Man. They get.
Hulk is smelly and also bored. He sits down beside one pothole and picks at its edges. Pieces of road crunch as they come loose. Hulk tosses them at another pothole. Some hit, some miss.
"Hulk, would you like me to tell you a story while we wait?" Uncle Phil asks.
* * *
Notes:
It's important to deal with problems and upsets when they happen. It helps to talk about feelings. Problems that aren't discussed rarely get solved. Encourage a problem-solving mindset.
The relationship between Bruce and Hulk resembles sibling abuse, and it goes both ways in different manners. They are making progress toward a healthier relationship; that's mostly due to Hulk's emotional fluency, now that he has more interaction with other people. There are tips for dealing with fights among siblings. Largely it helps when adults model positive behavior. Making connections is also valuable.
Bullying causes problems at school, at work, and everywhere else it happens. There are ways to intervene and stop it.
Boredom shows in body language. It often causes misbehavior. Parents can help children relieve boredom. It's also possible to address the emotional aspect. There are many things to do when bored. Storytelling also helps deal with emotions.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: No standard warnings apply.
Summary: Bilgesnipe make for messy fighting. It takes a team to get Hulk clean again.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. Fluff. Trust issues. Skin hunger. Comfort. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Non-sexual ageplay. Communal bathing. Cuteness. Personal growth. Family of choice.
Begin with Part 1. Skip to Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.
"Splash" Part 2
"What's wrong, Hulk? You look unhappy," soft voice says. Uncle Phil is here. He will fix this problem. He is very good at that. Hulk knows so from playtime.
Hulk never gets to go to playtime himself, but Bruce does. Hulk knows that Bruce needs to let go more. Bruce does not mean to hurt but sometimes he squeezes Hulk too hard. Playtime helps. They hurt each other less now. Hulk likes playtime because he remembers it in feelings: happy-fun-safe-better. Feelings are easy. Words are hard. Hulk reaches for words anyway because Uncle Phil wants them.
"Hulk stink," he grumbles.
"You sure do," says Uncle Phil. "Okay, let's see about getting you clean."
"Just turn a firehose on him," says one black-clothed man.
"Are you out of your microscopic, painfully inferior mind?" Tinman snaps at him. "We are not hitting the Hulk with a power-jet of cold water."
"Maybe start with tomato juice?" says Birdie. "It doesn't work as well as people think, but it helps. One of the circus lions got sprayed by a skunk and I helped scrub him clean."
"Yeah, it's a weak acid, that's a good place to start. Let me get a sample of this crud and I'll whip up a more specific remover for it. JARVIS, start pulling base recipes for me to modify," says Tinman. Hulk can hear Voice talking back to Tinman in long boring words, but he ignores.
Tinman is gentle and careful as he scrapes some stink off Hulk. Then he goes away. Hulk likes how Tinman treats him. Gentle is good in different ways than smash.
"Thor was right. Bilgesnipe are repulsive," says Uncle Phil.
"Any sign of him?" Star Man asks.
"No sign of Thor, Loki, or anyone else from Asgard -- just the reeking alien wildlife. However, it indicates that someone has a viable mode of travel again," Uncle Phil says. He waves his hand in front of his face. Then he brings big box that whirrs and makes its own wind. It does not get any stink off Hulk's body, but at least he does not have to smell himself so much now.
Small people in black are watching Hulk. He hates that. Their eyes feel like bugs crawling over him. Some of them laugh at stinking Hulk. He roars at them.
"Cut it out, you jerks!" snaps Birdie. He swipes his hand along Hulk's leg and flicks drops of stink at them. "See how you like it." They don't like it at all.
Star Man grabs two no-longer-laughing men, his hands strong behind their necks. "I don't like bullies," he says in his leader voice. "Go make yourselves useful cleaning up the bilgesnipe remains."
"But we don't have any tools for that," one whines.
"Boo hoo. Get to work," says Star Man. They get.
Hulk is smelly and also bored. He sits down beside one pothole and picks at its edges. Pieces of road crunch as they come loose. Hulk tosses them at another pothole. Some hit, some miss.
"Hulk, would you like me to tell you a story while we wait?" Uncle Phil asks.
* * *
Notes:
It's important to deal with problems and upsets when they happen. It helps to talk about feelings. Problems that aren't discussed rarely get solved. Encourage a problem-solving mindset.
The relationship between Bruce and Hulk resembles sibling abuse, and it goes both ways in different manners. They are making progress toward a healthier relationship; that's mostly due to Hulk's emotional fluency, now that he has more interaction with other people. There are tips for dealing with fights among siblings. Largely it helps when adults model positive behavior. Making connections is also valuable.
Bullying causes problems at school, at work, and everywhere else it happens. There are ways to intervene and stop it.
Boredom shows in body language. It often causes misbehavior. Parents can help children relieve boredom. It's also possible to address the emotional aspect. There are many things to do when bored. Storytelling also helps deal with emotions.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
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Hulk
Date: 2013-04-03 01:35 pm (UTC)I love the idea to of exploring Hulk as a separate and valued spirit. Bruce isn't going to like it, but I do.
Re: Hulk
Date: 2013-04-04 05:05 am (UTC)Yay! That's my practice point for this story.
>> It's very toddler-esque, the short simple sentences and names (Birdie, Tin Man, etc.).<<
Yes, that's my model for how Hulk talks. Short phrases, concrete terms, and a fairly straightforward approach to most things. He has a more sophisticated grasp of some things, like complex physical motions (remember him catching Iron Man at escape velocity) and emotions. The nicknames come from the concrete aspect.
>> That appeals to the part of me that loves kidfic and ageplay.<<
I thought that would be a good match.
>>I love the idea to of exploring Hulk as a separate and valued spirit. Bruce isn't going to like it, but I do.<<
Bruce hates it. He feels downright threatened when other people like or admire Hulk and think of him as a person. There's really no safe category for Hulk inside Bruce's head. If Hulk is part of Bruce, then all the damage is Bruce's fault. If Hulk is a mindless monster, then not only is Bruce still stuck with the mess but also people like General Ross have more of a point about him being dangerous. If Hulk is a real person, then he has rights and that should impact how Bruce treats him.
What Bruce doesn't realize is how much time Hulk spends cleaning up after him.
The real ruckus is going to come when the other characters start taking issue with how badly Bruce treats Hulk. Which amounts to emotional abuse, neglect, and locking him in a closet 95% of the time. Well, that's a common result when abused children grow up and then try to have relationships; their model is bent to hell.
I love the complexity and the potential here.