Icon from a picrew by grgikau. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.

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1. A type of turtle called a Coastal plain cooter (Pseudemys floridana) is hit by a car near my apartment

2. The injured turtle is brought to my veterinary school for medical care while I am on rotation in the wildlife ward

3. The turtle is assigned to my classmate (not someone I know terribly well) as a patient

4. The turtle is treated for a minor shell fracture and my classmate spends two weeks taking care of the animal (in addition to a box turtle)

5. The turtle with the shell fracture recovers very well and is cleared for release into the wild, in a pond near where it was found

6. While birding at the pond some time later I see a turtle of this species out sunning itself and am excited to think it is my classmate’s former patient

7. Next time I see my classmate I say, at full volume in front of people, “hey I think I saw your cooter!”