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nerd6log · 21 days

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hi buddy, as a normal person who saw the post abt low rimmer and the secret instincts, yep. he looves having authority, being in control, barking orders at people, etc, which he's even admitted himself at least once. as such, (god makes the rules, not me) be patient and let him stumble through his fear and awkwardness for a while, get him in his zone, and be DESTROYED

Not me thinking about this on the bus to work 🫣🤣

A few years back I think I would have had Rimmer down as the whiny submissive type but now I think maybe he's a bit of a switch in that, yes, you could totally get him in his zone and let him wreck you 🥵 but also afterwards, (maybe my brain is switching to Chris rather than Rimmer here but 😅😅😅) he wouldn't mind just resting on your shoulder while you stroke his hair after he put all that energy into being in that kind of role 😇

I think maybe I'm also thinking of Thanks For The Memory Rimmer where he gets all soft and sings that song while being all sad 😔 You know how you could just cuddle him and make him feel loved even after letting him fulfil what could be a very hard core fantasy (depending on how he wants to play it out and how far you're willing to let him go 😈)

#I'm not sure how long this was in my box lol #red dwarf #red dwarf smut #rimmer #rimmer smut #arnold rimmer #chris barrie #red dwarf thoughts #red dwarf fic #red dwarf fanfic #rimmer fic #rimmer red dwarf #red dwarf rimmer #rimmer fanfic #smeghead

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thewronglong · 7 months

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More than once Lister and Rimmer have been jarred from a deep sleep, jumping out of bed because of a loud racket, thinking it was some sort of attack. It wasn't. It was Cat messing around in the middle of the night and knocking stuff off counters.

#red dwarf #arnold rimmer #dave lister #cat red dwarf #fanfic #fanfiction #arnold j rimmer #david lister #the cat #cats

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red-alert-bulb · 2 months

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Not actually drawn all the Wall E Au versions of the boys together yet so here's a lil lineup of them all with their final designs in case anyone wanted to see them all together :]

I really need to get some new pens and pencils lolll I don't have nearly enough flesh tone pencils

Also Tumblr messed with the saturation so everyone looks paler than the drawing actually looks 😭😭

#red dwarf wall e au #arnold rimmer #dave lister #the cat #kryten #rimster #fanfic #my posts #my art

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weltato · 19 days

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Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Category: Gen

Relationships: Dave Lister & Arnold Rimmer

Characters: Arnold Rimmer, Dave Lister, Kryten (Red Dwarf), The Cat (Red Dwarf) - mentioned

Additional Tags: Introspection, Panic, Anxiety, bc ofc. this is rimmer. it's normal for him :), Soft-Light Arnold Rimmer, Episode: s06e01 Psirens, remember how rimmer noticed his charge was going? i sure did, Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, since it hurts him both physically and emotionally i decided, Charging, Battery Power, Angst, Red Dwarf References, (refs to other episodes)

Language: English Chapters: 1/1 Words: 3,360

Summary:

Rimmer reflects on his battery-powered existence. That can't end well. Lister finds him and learns why Rimmer doesn't want to talk about it.

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I DID IT! FIRST RD FIC! I've been in love with this show FOREVER so it's only fitting that I give myself a birthday prezzie and upload this an hour into my birthday (it's 1am lads).

@lilacthebooklover this was the thing I was writing :) I know you don't know the show so I'm not expecting you to read it, but I did actually manage to finish this lol.

Good night, Tumblr. Stay safe <3

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psychidelias · 1 month

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I finally finished writing the talkie sewing machine fanfiction I mentioned (completely didn't think I'd finish it)

Home Sweet Home (3413 words) by chronicallyspored

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Red Dwarf (UK TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

It was Talkie’s turn not to say anything. It didn’t know how to feel, really, but its speaker quivered when it spoke, “I don’t think I can be sad.” Lister looked at it, “That’s okay too, you know.” “Yes, but I’m a machine, I’m made that way.” “You’re intelligent, too. If Kryten can be as jealous as he is about Kochanski, then you definitely have the capacity to be sad.” Talkie considered this. “What if I don’t want to be sad?” Lister spoke softly in contrast to his words, “Well, tough. It’s part of being real.”

#red dwarf #arnold rimmer #dave lister #blue #ao3 #fanfic #i tried #writing #rimster

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a-literal-toaster-wtf · 11 months

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Rimmer couldn’t sleep.

It was nothing new to him, really. He’d carried it over from his childhood - nights spent tossing and turning due to hunger, starved as a punishment for getting astronavigation questions wrong at dinner. Perhaps his body had learned from these experiences; “ah yes, bedtime. That’s when you lie in bed, thinking about everything you’ve ever done wrong and will continue to do wrong. Sleep? What’s that?”

Rimmer sighed, rolling into a more comfortable position. Thinking about his childhood in the wee hours of the night was never a good idea, though unfortunately inevitable. It always sent him down a dark path - if only he’d been better. Maybe, just maybe, if he’d tried - and I mean, really tried - he’d have gotten somewhere, instead of being a dead hologram three million years into deep space with about zero chance of ever getting home.

But, the thing is - he did try. Young Rimmer had poured over his study books until his eyes stung, wrote out formulas and excerpts until his fingers bled. But it was never enough. Not for his teachers, not for his peers.

Not for his parents.

Rimmer squeezed his eyes shut tight. He desperately tried to will the thoughts away, make them disappear to the dark crevices of his mind and never return. But it was never that easy. No - nothing could ever go right for ol’ A. J. Rimmer.

Maybe I just need to walk this off. With an exasperated (and shaky - when had his breathing become shaky?) sigh, he pulled himself up to sit on the edge of the bed. However the all-to quick shift from horizontal to vertical triggered a sudden dizzy spell, causing him to grip the side of the bed with such force his knuckles went white.

Rimmer could feel his breath quickening. Bringing his hands into eye level, he saw just what he didn’t want to see - he was trembling. Oh god, not now. Not here. What if Lister wakes up? God, I’d never hear the end of it. He’d mock me forever.

He quickly realised he could no longer regulate his breathing. Still sitting on the edge of the bed he doubled over, holding his head in his hands. His fingers gripped hopelessly at his hair in a pathetic attempt at grounding himself. No matter how much he repeated that damned “you’re not in danger, everything is okay” mantra he’d taught himself, he couldn’t calm down. Nothing felt real anymore. The room was closing in on him, and yet felt all too big, and all the while spinning. He felt he might faint, and yet was all too alert and aware of the situation.

“Rimmer?”

No. Smeg, no. God, please don’t let this be smegging happening.

“Go back to sleep, Lister.” was what he tried to say, but the words got caught in his throat - and instead, he let out a sort of strangled gasp. This only made Lister more worried.

“Rimmer man, what’s wrong?” Lister asked, voice thick with worry. With a bit of effort (he had only woken up less than thirty seconds ago, in all fairness), Lister swung himself off his own bunk and carefully sat down next to Rimmer, trying not to startle him.

God, Rimmer tried to stay strong. He tried to put on a brave face, tell Lister to get back in his own bed and “I’ll be fine, it’ll pass in a few minutes.” But he knew all too well the minutes ticked by like hours when he was like this, and Lister’s tone was so soft, so caring - like warm rays of sunshine to the hailstorm in his mind. It was enough to make him cave.

“I can’t- I can’t breathe.” he managed to gasp out, the words coming out strangled and unintelligible. But Lister understood. Of course he understood, he always understood. His breath hitched as Lister placed a hand on his back. It was all too much.

“Hey, hey, It’s alright. I’m here, okay? I’m not goin’ anywhere.” Lister cooed, rubbing circles on Rimmer’s back. “D’ya think you can look at me?”

Rimmer shook his head furiously. He couldn’t bare seeing Lister’s face right now. The way his eyes softened with that look he gave him in these situations. Just thinking about it was enough to make Rimmer’s lip quiver.

“Hey, that’s okay. Just focus on ye breathin’, yeah? Try and slow down. You’re okay, Arn.” Lister changed from rubbing Rimmer’s back to squeezing his shoulder gently, ever so slightly pulling his trembling body closer to his own.

Rimmer didn’t understand. Why did Lister care so much? It would’ve been easier if he’d just rolled over in bed and tried to ignore his panicked hyperventilating. Or, better yet, told him to smeg off and have his panic attack somewhere else, because “some of us are tryin’ to get some sleep here.” But that wasn’t Lister. Lister was caring, empathetic. He always tried to help however he could - even when the person needing help was a stuck-up, cowardly smeghead such as Rimmer. It didn’t make sense.

As per Lister’s instructions, he sucked in a long breath through his teeth. It was a struggle, when your own lungs were staging a mutiny against you - but Lister’s encouragement seemed to make them let off a bit. One painful, long breath turned into two, and three, and four. With every new breath the tightness in his chest and throat eased a little, his trembling subsided, and the room seemed to adjust itself back to how it’s supposed to be: still.

In no time he was back to… well, not normal, but a much less panicked state. He still felt like complete and utter shit, but at least he didn’t feel like he was dying (despite already being dead, har har) anymore. Lister still had his arm wrapped around him, keeping him grounded like a lifeline. Rimmer finally felt safe enough to remove his hands from his face, slowly pulling himself upright.

Lister took one look at his haggard features - even in the dark, he could make out the dark eyebags and furrowed brow that seemed permanently tattooed on in recent times - and felt his heart ache for the man. “Are you alright now?”

“Yeah- Yes, I’m alright now. Thank you.” Rimmer managed to croak out, clearing his throat. He shook his head. “God, how embarrassing. You shouldn’t have had to witness that.”

Lister sighed. “Rimmer, how many times have I told ya? I’m not just ‘putting up with you’ or anything. I care about ya, man. I wanna make sure you’re okay.” When this elicited no response out of Rimmer - save for making him decide the floor was so interesting it deserved his full attention - Lister changed the point of conversation.

“So, what brought it on? Did something trigger it, or was it just.. a surprise?” Oh, nothing really. I was just thinking about how much of a terrible smeg-up I am. It’s part of my nightly routine, don’t you know. Of course Rimmer couldn’t tell him the truth.

“It was completely random. I was just trying to sleep! Honestly, I don’t know what came over me.”

Lister clicked his tongue. “Well, Kryten did diagnose ya with a panic disorder. He said these attacks can just happen at random. It’s not like it’s something you have very much control over.” Rimmer sighed.

“Oh, I know all that. It’s just… what’s the right way to put it? Annoying? Childish? It’s too early in the morning for this.”

“Then let’s try to get some shut-eye, yeah?” When Lister made a move to get up, Rimmer felt his heart jump into his mouth - a kind of primal fear gripping at his chest, not unlike how he felt a mere five minutes ago. Oh, no. I’m not letting a round two happen. “Wait!” He reached out to grab Lister’s arm.

Lister quickly returned to sitting beside him, worry etched into his features. “Please. I..” Rimmer glanced away, the words dying on his tongue. He took a breath to steady himself before continuing.

“Do you think.. you could stay here for a bit? I just.. Don’t think I’ll be getting to sleep anytime soon. I’d prefer you to stay with me.” He avoided eye contact at all cost. God, how embarrassing. Like a child who needs his teddy-bear.

Lister’s gaze softened, and returned his arm to it’s post on Rimmer’s shoulder. “Of course, man. Whatever you need. I’ll be right here beside ya.” Despite how crummy he was feeling, Rimmer felt a smile tug at his lips.

And as he sat in that bunkroom, warm in Lister’s embrace, all his troubles seemed to melt away. It didn’t matter that he was dead, or a hologram, or three million years away from home.

No, actually. He wasn’t three million years away from home. The definition of ‘home’ had changed drastically for him over the years. Now, ‘home’ was Red Dwarf - in the dingy, falling-apart bunkroom that he and Lister shared.

God, that’s the cheesiest thing I’ve ever thought.

Rimmer smiled. A genuine, albeit tired, smile. He allowed his eyes to slip closed. Just this once he’d indulge himself in the pleasure of falling asleep on Lister’s shoulder. Sure, he said that the last three times this happened - but really, who’s counting?

In no time, Rimmer was fast asleep. It was the best sleep he’d had in weeks…

…save for the neck pain he experienced the next day due to the unfortunate position.

#red dwarf #red dwarf fanfic #arnold rimmer #dave lister #rimster #cw panic attacks #cw brief mentions of child abuse #there’s not really a set time that this takes place but it’s some time after legion #because rimmer is hard-light in this #mainly for convenience #it is nearly one in the morning so apologies if this is ooc or anything #eat up my friends

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red-dwarfer · 8 months

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HEY GUYS, new blog, i haven't finished setting up my blog yet, so this is pretty basic. BUT I WILL BE POSTING RED DWARF, maybe even writing some fanfics (aka rimster is what keeps me living right now)

edit: ive noticed that the tumblr side of red dwarf is a bit dead right noe but ao3 seems to HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE. IM GONNA REVIVE THIS FANDOM WITH MY BEST EFFORT

edit 2: turns out this fandom is posting like 20 times a day, but ive only seen abt 3-4 people posting all of these

#rimster #red dwarf #kryten #dave lister #arnold rimmer #ao3 fanfic #ao3

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elodiah · 2 months

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My first ever fanfic, in any fandom, ever!

#rimster #rimmer x lister #rimmer #arnold rimmer #lister #dave lister #red dwarf #red dwarf fan fic #red dwarf fanfic #red dwarf fanfiction

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gothwizardmagic · 1 year

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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Fandom: Red Dwarf (UK TV) Relationship: Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer Characters: Arnold Rimmer, Dave Lister Additional Tags: truth virus, unplanned and unwelcome self-reflection, rimmer spends a lot of this one grappling with his humanity or lack thereof Language: English

Summary: A holo-virus picked up on a scavenging trip takes away the one ability Arnold Rimmer needs more than any other; lying.

Set sometime shortly post-Legion.

#red dwarf #rimster #arnold rimmer #dave lister #david lister #rimmer #lister #red dwarf fanfic #my fic #ill be real im not actually sure where im going with this one i have a big list of half-ideas and we'll see what happens i guess #really i just want an excuse to torture them 💕✌#and explore the ramifications of rimmer being an electronic ass ai of a being who has Parts and Programming and Modes

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bisexualmultifandommess · 11 months

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I’ve become obsessed with Red Dwarf again lately and I’ve gone through so many fanfics that I’ve nearly run out 😭 it’s to the point where I’m actually giving chatgpt prompts so it’ll write me some.

I love fics where the crew are in character but also develop them a little. I read a lot of Rimmer x Lister fics because they’re my favourite Red Dwarf ship and I love fics where they develop Rimmer a little so that he can learn to be more confident and learns to love and be loved.

#fics where rimmer is in love with lister and is protective of him but won’t admit it are amazing #like not even torture could get him to reveal he likes him #but then he suddenly starts admitting things when lister returns his feelings #god tier type of fic tbh #red dwarf #red dwarf fanfic #fanfiction #arnold rimmer #dave lister #rimster #rimmer x lister #lister x rimmer

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goblininawig · 7 months

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Smegtober Day 12: Movie

“Oh Listy, not this tot again,” Rimmer sneered, settling into a seat.

Onscreen, Captain Renault tutted: “I'm shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.”

Lister scowled at him and grumbled, “No one’s making you stay, man.”

Rimmer crossed his arms over his chest and sniffed derisively. “In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a distinct lack of choices for entertainment on this ship.”

“Then stop your whinging and listen. Have you ever even seen it all?”

“What’s the point? Everyone knows how it ends.”

“That’s the trouble with you, Rimmer, you never learned to enjoy the journey.”

Words: 100

Prompt: Movie by @a-literal-toaster-wtf

#smegtober #smegtober 2023 #red dwarf #dave lister #arnold rimmer #red dwarf fanfic #drabble

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celery505 · 11 months

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I wish more Rimster fanfics would write kryten being accepting of Rimmer & Listers relationship. The majority I’ve read have him being upset about it or confused that lister would love Rimmer— and don’t get me wrong I do enjoy it. I just wish there were a few more where kryten can see that they can help eachother.

#I feel alot of fanfics base it off of how he was with kochanski #but while again it can be fun to read it that way #he also didn’t KNOW kochanski and assumed lister would spend more time with her #whereas they’ve been living with Rimmer for years #red dwarf #rimster #again I don’t want to be misunderstood here #there are a few and they’re great #and I do enjoy it even when he is a bit annoyed or worried #I just wish there were a few more where he’s okay about it #idk I’m probably rambling on a bit

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red-alert-bulb · 2 months

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Finished writing a lil Rimster Fic from my WIPs cause I was bored today :D

Post Ace/Ace reunion type fic sort of, (it's kinda difficult to explain and I'm too tired to try) first kiss, use of the dream recorder!!, THE DREAM tm is an important plot point

Does this make much sense?? Idk I'm tired and am too impatient to wait to post it lolll

Anyway I hope y'all enjoy it :D :D

#arnold rimmer #dave lister #rimster #fanfic

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weltato · 9 days

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y'know the sad thing about writing for a small/niche fandom? the thing you wrote doesn't get much interaction and in this economy and societal norm that means I don't get a nice hit of the happy chemicals

it's been three days since I last checked my most recent fic and the hits has gone up by like...2

kudos hasn't changed for a week :(

this is the existence I lead and I've made peace with it

(it's because I didn't tag it as rimster, isn't it?)