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2025-11-03
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2025-11-18
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5/?
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Red Stains on Carpet

Summary:

Grian is a trauma surgeon living in Hermitopia. Underpaid and overworked, he is one of three surgeons keeping the people of the lower districts out of an early grave, despite their own disgruntled protests. Dealing with traumatized patients in a terrible state at the hospital is normal. Dealing with a not so traumatized patient in a terrible state in his own home is less normal. Especially when said patient happens to be the leader of a villain gang. And the rest of the group is there too.
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Scar is a supervillain, albeit a bad one. He could blow up the city if he wanted, he didn't need to get in fights with heroes, he could easily rule the city without much hassle. But that would be no fun. He was a supervillain because he wanted to break laws in style. He wanted publicity. But... sometimes he goes too far and forgets that heroes can in fact, attack back. In one unfortunate case, his teammates learn that a simple gauze wrap won't always work, and hard times call for breaking and entering... into a sleep deprived doctor's home.
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In other words, Grian is a civilian surgeon and Scar is a reckless supervillain. They do some shenanigans.
...Oh, also the government is trash.

Notes:

Little disclaimer chapter! Real chapter out in a bit.

Chapter 1: !NOTICE!

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Welcome to Red Stains on Carpet! This was made on a whim after logging in for the first time in months and seeing that "add new works" tab staring at me! Fair warning, I am a horror writer. I write actual stories* filled with murder, cannibalism, and other gore. This fic will obviously not have all of that, but if it fades in, my bad.
Will I update consistently? Probably not. My bad part two. I am a high school senior and have a crap ton of work to do such as theatre, chemisty, and my actual job.
Will I try my best to update as frequently as possible? Of course.
Will there be days where you get five chapters in a row before I disappear for three months? Probably.
This fic is heavily inspired by works such as Midnight Strangers and (There's a different fic, but I have no idea what its called, I'll try to find it) so if you see something and go, "Hey, this is familiar", that's why.
The fic may also evolve to be a Dead Dove. It may not, but with my writing style, I wouldn't be surprised. It isn't in the tags yet since I'm still undecided, but I figured I'd warn everyone right off the bat.
I currently don't plan to kill anyone, but also like, if something happens then idk. Just check the tags frequently.
I do currently plan for a happy ending, so there's that!
(I also have like, nothing planned sooooo...)
Happy reading!
Comments and critiques are always welcome!

Side Note: This isn't about the real people. This is about the characters. I wanted to make that clear before I saw any "They deserve respect and privacy". You're right, but this doesn't encroach on any of that as this is a work of fiction about fictional characters they created.

*Stories do not mean books. I am by no means a professional but I do write a LOT.