smoking & nicotine patches
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little_detailshello!
I have a character (scandi noir detective) who's a heavy smoker considering maybe quitting smoking because he's discovered the person he's into is using nicotine patches and he's like, wait, should I...stop smoking?? he is aware that he smokes too much but he's also a Mess with Issues so he's never thought about quitting smoking before.
he's some flavour of neurodivergent and has sensory issues with clothes, so he wears the same type of clothes every day (a suit and tie). he is also potentially allergic to the adhesive in generic plasters - I've not decided on this yet - could this be an issue with nicotine patches?
he smokes primarily when he's frustrated (which is often) and when he needs to think (ditto) or as an excuse to get away from an uncomfortable social situation. I don't know how nicotine patches work aside from the fact I think you're supposed to wear 1 patch for several hours? and this guy probably would not bother reading what the box says, he'd just buy a box and slap on a patch and go on about his day, so I'm also envisioning him slapping on a new patch anytime he wants to light a cigarette, potentially ending up with like 6+ patches on his forearm over the course of a day.
what would be the potential consequences of this? is that even realistic? is there anything I haven't thought of?
eta to clarify: I'm looking for pointers on how to torture this already tortured blorbo rather than a feasible way to give up smoking :D
thanks!!
I have a character (scandi noir detective) who's a heavy smoker considering maybe quitting smoking because he's discovered the person he's into is using nicotine patches and he's like, wait, should I...stop smoking?? he is aware that he smokes too much but he's also a Mess with Issues so he's never thought about quitting smoking before.
he's some flavour of neurodivergent and has sensory issues with clothes, so he wears the same type of clothes every day (a suit and tie). he is also potentially allergic to the adhesive in generic plasters - I've not decided on this yet - could this be an issue with nicotine patches?
he smokes primarily when he's frustrated (which is often) and when he needs to think (ditto) or as an excuse to get away from an uncomfortable social situation. I don't know how nicotine patches work aside from the fact I think you're supposed to wear 1 patch for several hours? and this guy probably would not bother reading what the box says, he'd just buy a box and slap on a patch and go on about his day, so I'm also envisioning him slapping on a new patch anytime he wants to light a cigarette, potentially ending up with like 6+ patches on his forearm over the course of a day.
what would be the potential consequences of this? is that even realistic? is there anything I haven't thought of?
eta to clarify: I'm looking for pointers on how to torture this already tortured blorbo rather than a feasible way to give up smoking :D
thanks!!
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Date: 2024-04-23 07:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
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