Tattoos as a Form of Self Harm
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Inked by NotEvenCloseToStraight
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadpool - All Media Types, The Amazing Spider-Man (Movies - Webb)
11 Nov 2018
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Peter Parker got his first tattoo after Uncle Ben died, a spider inked over the bite mark that had ruined his life. It was an admission of guilt, something permanent to remind him of what he'd done, what he'd never forgive himself for.
It is his first tattoo, but it isn't his last.
Everyone that he didn't save is tattooed on Peter's skin from his ankles to his waist. A big one for Gwen, a tiny for a security guard that maybe hadn't been Peter's fault but he felt guilty anyway. Over and over, dozens and dozens of spiders until Peter is almost covered, drowning in guilt and the anger of not being good enough to save them all.
Then he meets Deadpool, and the mercenary shows him that for every life he couldn't save, there are more that he did. Busloads of kids. A mom snatched away from a runaway taxi. A store saved from a gunman.
Now Peter gets tattoos for another reason, each spider proof of the lives he's saved, something permanent so he won't forget all the good he's done, black ink to remind him on the dark days that he's enough.
And as Peter heals, as he learns to cope with Wade at his side, he finally starts to believe it.
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- Part 31 of Short Stories!
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The Moon That Strayed from its Orbit by notree_dame
Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
17 Jul 2024
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"After losing his parents, Getou enters the Jujutsu Intelligence Bureau, where he encounters a boy with chilling eyes. Despite his desire to be closer to him, Getou finds the boy guarded, distant. Every night, Getou relives his trauma, until Gojo steps in as a place of comfort and solace. As their bond deepens, Gojo becomes the sun Getou desperately needs, a guiding light in the darkness of his grief.
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Deinen Namen Stech Ich Mir (Dann Bist Du Für Immer Hier.) by StarsnatchedFuture
Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)
28 Jan 2025
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Deinen Namen Stech Ich Mir,
Dann Bist Du Für Immer Hier.Meaning:
I will engrave your name on myself,
Then you'll be here forever.Nam-gyu confides in Thanos about his past heroin addiction, explaining that he hides his hands in his sleeves to make sure no one sees the marks left from it. Thanos writes his name over them, making Nam-gyu think of him when he sees that area from then on. After Thanos is killed and the games end, Nam-gyu decides to get the name tattooed so he will have that association forever.
This fic is in English!! It's only named after and based on a German song.