❝ you’re gonna lose a finger if you don’t get outta my sight right now. ❞ // frank @weaponid
of course, frank would show up like this. LIKE A THREAT, like a memory she hadn’t invited but couldn’t forget. gloria doesn't flinch, she never does. not for violence, not for men like frank, and certainly not for words spat like warning shots. but still, there’s a shift in posture, a tension strung too tightly in her spine, her jaw locked up. the man was smart enough, at least reading the tone far from idle in the promise of action. he walked off with a bruised ego and utterance of a half-assed apology in his wake. gloria doesn't watch him go; her eyes are on frank. ❛ fuck sakes, frank, you don't get to do that! ❜
her palm is firm, flat against his chest and pushing back on the immovable force. she'd gotten good jabs in before, but there was no need to cast a larger spotlight on them. and she presses into that rage humming inside him, steps in rhythm and away from prying eyes and forming bodies around the commotion. the part of herself that still aches for him wrestles with the anger towards that feeling. past bone and marrow, cutting into her dna and whatever the empty sky deemed sufficient for a soul. it all stirs beneath her ribcage, something that wants to remember instead of survive on scraps. ❛ you can't threaten everyone that breathes near me, you don't have that kind of privilege. ❜
you take care of everyone else, BUT WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU ?
an independent, highly selective and private original former special forces combat medic turned emergency room physician ( and mercenary in alt verse ) DOCTOR GLORIA DE LIMA. established in 2018, revamped 2025. this blog features trigger themes about war and its aftermath. blair , she/her 25+
❛ i'm going to wait until i'm on my deathbed, get in the last word and then die immediately. ❜
holt & diaz quote starters // @walkeddeath
just getting dinner in then jumping on @docmohan then back here. the muses is screaming.
the only "support your troops" that matters 🫡
she isn't someone who flusters easily. could withstand the force of a thousand storms and still hold her ground against the CARNAGE AND CHAOS. ❛ i've got a hundred thrown-out speeches i almost said to you. ❜ she's at a loss here, in over her head and overthinking because it's not as simple as locking into task or mission. her heart wears too close to her sleeve and clawing its way into his hands.
lyrical sc// @pittmade
her jaw tightens with the kind of tension that comes from holding too much in. too much blood, too much memory, too much of that awful, helpless ache that comes when it’s a kid on the table and the universe dares to keep spinning.
at the sound of mel's voice, she turns to face her. there’s always the undertone of something haunted in her gaze, but it doesn’t waver. not, when the junior staff are looking at her like she’s supposed to make it make sense.
❛ yes, doctor king, please, ask. ❜
Mel doesn't like this. She doesn't like when it's kids; she doesn't like when there are parents, and siblings, just a few steps away.
Eyes daring between Dr. Robby's still frame and the boy on the gurney, Mel wonders what's keeping their boss from sharing a few words of guidance. Whether it's a reassurance or next steps, she'd like to hear it.
But Robby remains silent.
"Uh, Dr. De Lima," Mel tilts her head to the hallway. "Can I ask a question?"
feel free to edit pronouns as needed! content warning for some strong language, threats and implied violence.
to each other:
❝ you’re mine. only mine. ❞
❝ i’m all yours. ❞
❝ mine. ❞
❝ yours. ❞
❝ we belong to each other. ❞
❝ you belong to me. ❞
❝ i belong to you. only ever you. ❞
❝ i just didn’t like the way they were looking at you. like you weren’t mine. ❞
❝ you know i’m yours, right? i only have eyes for you. ❞
❝ no one else is ever gonna have a chance with me. you’re it. you’re all i want. ❞
❝ i chose you. and i need you to trust that my decision is final. trust me. ❞
❝ wait are you jealous? ❞
❝ aw, baby. it’s cute when you’re jealous. ❞
❝ i don’t like the way they keep staring at you. ❞
❝ i don’t like how they keep staring at me. ❞
❝ are they making you uncomfortable? i can do something about it. ❞
❝ no one should even get to look at you unless you want them to. ❞
❝ stop— it’s okay. they’re not worth your anger. just kiss me. ❞
❝ stop saying i’m jealous. i’m not— i just. i don’t like having to share. ❞
❝ i’m not jealous, who said i’m jealous? ❞
❝ well if i’m all yours then kiss me like it. ❞
❝ show everyone who i belong to. ❞
❝ i’m gonna remind them you’re mine. ❞
❝ i want everyone here to see that you’re mine. ❞
❝ i want everyone here to see that i’m yours. ❞
❝ hey— look at me. why are you all upset? ❞
❝ you can’t keep getting your feathers all ruffled when anyone else gives me attention. ❞
❝ they don’t deserve you— i don’t deserve you. but at least i’m aware of it. ❞
❝ i promise there’s no one else. you have my heart completely. ❞
❝ hey, is this asshole bothering you? ❞
❝ tell me you’re mine. ❞
to a third party:
❝ get the fuck away from them! ❞
❝ look at them like that again and you’ll won’t be seeing anything. ❞
❝ don’t you dare touch them. ❞
❝ yeah it’s time to walk the fuck away. ❞
❝ you’re gonna lose a finger if you don’t get outta my sight right now. ❞
❝ you heard them, get lost. ❞
❝ lucky for you, i don’t wanna ruin their night. but i see you sniffing around here again you might not be so fortunate. ❞
❝ you wanna lose a limb? beat it, fucker. ❞
❝ see, i woulda left it alone. but you made them fucking cry. so now you’re gonna lose your eyes. ❞
❝ hey, they said ‘no.’ ❞
❝ hey asshole, shut the fuck up or i’ll make you shut up. ❞
❝ what did you just say to them, you little shit? ❞
❝ oh yeah. now you’re all quiet. not so bold when you’re not the toughest guy in the room, huh? ❞
❝ get lost. ❞
❝ go. ❞
❝ leave. before my patience runs out. ❞
❝ get the fuck outta their face. ❞
❝ hey, that’s enough. ❞
actions:
[ CLAIM ] for one muse to possessively place their hands on their shoulders or hips.
[ HOLD ] for one muse to slide their arm around the other in a possessive way.
[ SHELTER ] for one muse to lean into the other’s side or hug them to seek comfort from a crowd or individual while in public.
[ STAKE ] for one muse to protectively and/or possessively stand behind the other to intimidate a third party.
[ RESCUE ] for one muse to intervene upon seeing a third party making the other one uncomfortable.
[ CHASE ] for one muse to interrupt and make a third party leave the other alone out of jealousy/possessiveness.
[ TENSION ] for one muse to get in a fight on behalf of the other.
[ STOP ] for one muse to break up a fight which started because of them.
[ MEND ] for one muse to treat the other’s wounds they got from protecting them.
[ SCOLD ] for one muse to treat the other’s wounds they got from fighting over them.
[ CARESS ] for one muse to possessively kiss the other in public.
[ TAKE ] for one muse to passionately kiss the other, fueled by jealousy.
[ TAUNT ] for one muse to flirt with a third party to try and get the other to act possessively.
[ REMIND ] for our muses to have passionate sex meant to remind one party who they belong to.
[ EMBRACE ] for one muse to dominate the other due to possessiveness/jealousy.
[ LINKED ] for one muse to hold the other’s hand in public to stake claim.
[ INTERTWINE ] for one muse to hold the other’s hand in public in a comforting manner.
hc + birth
HEADCANONS// ACCEPTING
I think theres a few scattered answers for her on that so i'll break those down. or i'll attempt to…
BIRTH ( medically ); it's another procedure she believes isn't taken as seriously as it should be. she was trained as any medic would be while serving but she didn't actually imagine she would be using this skill. she genuinely thought it would be a simplistic ( and horrifying ) as tournoquits, field procedures and stabilization. but when she was dropped into zones that required extra humanitarian aid, it was something she had to do and i think it was an absolute shock. you can say you understand that not every place in the world has the same access to medical care but when it was right in front of her in a hostile zone, you can't ignore it. she's delivered babies unsure of what happens to the mother and baby once they leave, and that gets brought back home with her. those are the moments that stick with her, and it becomes an advocacy point within her profession. if someone comes into the ER ready to pop, she's in there very calmly and focused on providing the best care with the best equipment that simply wasn't a luxury in a war zone. the matter of care for women, in particular within the medical system, is abysmal at best. the most dangerous thing a woman, or any person with the potential to give birth, can do is, in fact, become pregnant and give birth. alternatively, anyone who comes from a state where abortion isn't legal, she's working with efficiency and empathy to make certain the CHOICE is exercised and they are in control of their reproductive health. while i have not written her verse in its entirety, she would certainly be volunteering days and free time to women's clinics, shelters, veterans' hospitals and planned parenthood. this is an aspect she's willing to go to jail for or be reprimanded for.
BIRTH ( personally ): in saying all this, it's still something she wants for herself. she loves children, and her instincts to nurture are incredibly strong, but she doesn't ever imagine it's something she will get to do. the process itself, she would probably approach as very...clinical and almost obsessive in how she suddenly takes better care of everything within herself because she has a soul bound responsibility to her unborn baby.
she doesn't waste another glance on the brewing storm. she'd spent enough years tending the aftermath of ego; split lips, shattered knuckles, the kind of hurt that clings long after the blood dries. the pressure built from years of silence and pushing war down your throat because it's not man enough to admit it's there. so the marines punch the Green Berets and the SEALS knock both of them to the ground. on and on, like all traditions of broken systems and the bodies they leave behind. it’s an old but familiar ache now, a quiet grief for how easily people throw themselves into ruin, knowing there's nothing she could do to stop it.
❛ smart. ❜ once, she might have stayed. might have tilted her chin up and thrown herself into the fray out of pride or stubbornness, to prove she could survive. it's almost worse knowing she can. worse, even that she might have tried to if she had felt the spark of violence gather close enough to the surface. gloria was grateful for lizzie's presence. a tether to the femininity the former combat medic nurtures within herself as though it might undo every terrible act.
❛ not just that, i have a bottle of zacapa if you think you can handle it. ❜ it's a gentle nudge of words, limbs slipping into her jacket, purse tucked high beneath her arm. gloria bids the rabble behind, leading out the door.
lizzie dons a mask of careful ambivalence, holding the brewing fight in her peripheral as her sights languidly cycle: her present company, her empty glass, the fine lace of condensation wound along its surface. a tattered slice of lime sits at the bottom, sprawled over half-melted ice. she prods at it with the end of her straw, quietly indignant of the acuteness of her awareness so deep into the night, but she avoids the bartender’s eye. tries to stifle the way she stiffens as egos swell, boisterous voices teasing the bounds of violence. she knows this game. could, theoretically, understand its basest appeal: the thrill of a fight projected. life rendered in adrenaline bursts and broken skin. finds herself, suddenly, inwardly, grateful gloria doesn’t seem to share in this interest.
“not much of a gambler.” only in the company she keeps, if murmurs were to be believed— diluting their business to the simple whim of gangsters and murderers. as if she were any better. but, stealing another glance over her shoulder, lips pursing in careful assessment, lizzie inclined to agree. with a little over a foot of difference between them, they weren’t exactly entering on even odds.
“yeah?” she smiles at @medicbled's choice of word, obnoxious, shouldering her purse in silent acceptance.