#A Promise to Keep
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renee-writer · 1 year ago
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A Promise
Written for @flashfictionfridayofficial This is loosely based on my real life.
In memory of my mom and with love for my brother.
She meant to keep it, she really did. When the promise was made, it was easy. After all, she expected nothing to happen. The cancer was caught early, the prognosis, good.
“If something happens, you must take care of him.” She nodded automatically. Her mom ‘s hand tightened on hers, “I mean it.”
“Yes mom. I know. I promise. Nothing will happen though.”
Less than a year later, she is dead.
Not from cancer, but it's treatment. Her blood thick as the relentless vomiting caused the level of blood thinner in her body to drop, a stroke did the rest.
Now, her life is on hold as she struggles to cope with both the grief and the promise. Her brother,  just two years younger than her, but with a mental illness that makes a caregiver necessary. He is the promise.
“You will inherit your brother.” She had joked, long before the cancer was diagnosed, “ something to happen to me.”
Did she know? Have a premonition? Does it matter?
He is her responsibility. Can she keep her promise? 
She must. At least she must try. 
They weep together at her service and then struggle to work through the grief and the reality of their new life. 
She has grown children. He isn't a child but needs to be looked after. He will overeat, overspend, forget his meds. 
A weight, it seems, that she must beat. Until she gets sick herself. Many tests, a diagnosis made by exclusion. Fibromyalgia. 
“Don't worry. I will take care of you.” he says.
“No, that is my job. I promised mom that I would.”
“Me too. We have each other.”
She cries. It seems Mom had extracted promises from them both to see to the other. Promises they will both keep.
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cronchy-baguette · 1 month ago
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I promise
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wishfulsketching · 1 month ago
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This is what the dynamic was like
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lizluzz · 9 months ago
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reblog to give more people the chance for one last boop!
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purplecatghostposts · 2 months ago
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Chat Noir: Hey, my lady? Quick question: why was Argos multitasking during patrol and trying to solve a cryptex? He said he got it from you.
Ladybug, casually: Oh, it’s from my latest treasure hunt I made for him.
Chat Noir: …You give him treasure hunts? Why?
Ladybug: I still don’t totally trust him not to pull another ‘Red Moon’ incident so I figured if I give him enrichment, he’s gonna be spending his time solving puzzles and figuring out clues that take him all over the city instead of potentially becoming a supervillain again.
Chat Noir, who watched Félix spend several hours to solving riddles last night: …Huh. Does he know..?
Ladybug: 90% sure, yes. I don’t think he cares that much, he’s pretty invested in it and I’m great at creating complex systems with clues to follow so— it works out. Plus usually there is something to find at the end of the trail. Usually Kagami.
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le-fils-de-lhomme · 10 months ago
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evgar · 3 months ago
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guess who's back in her wenclair era
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akanemnon · 2 months ago
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It could get worse and it DID get worse
FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT
MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)
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arcanegifs · 28 days ago
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ARCANE: TIDDIES OF PROGRESS: Caitlyn's 🧁🧁 in Season 2 (2024)
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hinamie · 6 months ago
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sry i have chronic only draws megumi disorder the doctor said it's terminal :/
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pixlokita · 2 months ago
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(`ω´)👌
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daisybell-on-a-carousel · 24 days ago
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Being someone who read Under The Red Hood and came out with the firm belief that, for Jason, it's not about killing Joker, it's about Jason wanting proof Batman would choose him over the Joker (bc shelia chose the joker). Makes seeing any other media where it's all about just wanting the Joker dead is a teeny bit frustrating. to be honest
Jason could've killed the Joker himself, really, really easily. Jason kidnaps the Joker before the confrontation. I can't open my comic for a reference right now, but it felt like he had the Joker for quite a bit before the confrontation. He had him. He beat him up with a crowbar. He had every single opportunity to kill the Joker himself, but he didn't because that wasn't his goal. Make no mistake, he did plan for the Joker to be dead by the end of it, but do you see what im trying to say here
Edit: If I knew this post was gonna get 1000+ notes I would've tried to word it better or something, this was a rant I made on the way to the grocery store 😭
It's not about making Batman kill either. When Batman says he won't kill, Jason adjusts and goes, 'Let ME kill the Joker or kill me to stop me' instead. The test is all about Batman choosing him. The whole final confrontation is Jason's first death again. The parent, The Joker, and the explosives. It even ends with Jason unable to move as a bomb goes off right next to him again because the parent didn't choose Jason. And instead tried finding an option that'd benefit them and (consequencely) letting the Joker walk, again, lol, lmao <-in agony
#the final confrontation was basically his first death again#and YES he Does want the Joker dead#and it would've been really really nice if Batman was the one who did it#but when batman made it clear he wouldn't kill the joker. Jason easily switched to saying “LET me kill the joker” to accommodate#because he Wanted batman to pass his test#he gave a test to dick too. and technically tim but it wasnt the family test it was a different one so it doesnt rly count#AFTER utrh and the reveal and the batarang you can go hog wild about it. i care less about it then#granted i do believe they make jason more scared of the joker after it at some point#i guess because hes a bit too willing to kill the joker and ive heard jason wasnt meant to live after utrh#my watsonian explain for that is he was so fixated on his plan he cpuld override his fear. or maybe the pit. either work#i prefer the fixation bc i dont like the explanation that the pit was the /only/ reason he could get all plan together and done#BUT THATS UNRELATED!!!#dc stop putting the joker in jason stories im begging you please please please. lock him in a vault for the next 20 years or something#it Cpuld be good and i understand. but also. after so long of people that dont know or go for jasons need for family and parents#that love him and he can trust#the joker starts to feel like?? hm. words. a cop out? oh haha its that guy that killed him woagh hes here#i bet you dont even know that jaybin got beat until unconsciousness by an angry mob#while asking batman to save him only for batman to have to walk away#anwya. where was i going with this#i think i got off topic#jason todd#dc comics#batman#ADDED AN EDIT. SORRY. this post has been haunting me it keeps me awake. what if people misunderstand#they cant read my tags where i ramble more depth. thisbis the only option#EDIT EDIT: hiii#removed the sentence abt jason having the joker for several days bc i misremembered some things#go read its-your-mind 's addition instead also#ok no more i wont edit this post anymore i promise
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rogueshadeaux · 9 months ago
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“I hate the script, the vault dwellers sound so cheesy—“ my Brother in Steel you realize that’s the point, right? They were bred to act like the physical embodiment of an HR e-mail. Did you not catch the memo that Vault-Tec put out regarding their experiment facilities?
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nanmeo · 2 months ago
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costume party!
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pastabaguette · 3 months ago
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humanstuck…
i keep drawing them
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chaikachi · 5 months ago
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four cheers to the show that just can't be stopped! 💖🤍🖤💛
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