#Ambrosius being disabled in this universe too but different

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LOOK AT ME BALLISTER!

I’M A MONSTER!

I’m liquid smooth, come touch me too-

WHAT WHO SAID THAT?!!!???

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A Long Way Down to Heaven When We Raise A Little Hell | Not Rated

Written by @ilivelikeimtrying

Art by Star! | @starburstsobsessions

After a storm breaks out on what was supposed to be a sunny morning, Ballister makes a break for any shelter he can find. However, after being denied entrance to different shops for being soaked by the rain, the University robotics science professor finds that his only salvation is a new Café Bakery in town that opened just that day, seemingly out of nowhere by two people no one in town had ever seen. Owned by the sweetest, most anxious and handsome man Ballister had ever seen, and his feisty part-timer sister who adorned a smile as sharp as her teeth. He never expected that entering the Café that day would change his life forever. Now Ballister needs to navigate his life with a new routine thrown into his everyday as he attempts to make any and every excuse he can to visit the Golden Sparrow, dragging along with his rebellious sidekick and foster child Nimona, his partner in science and the only friend he really has, Dr. Meredith Blitzmeyer. However, as the history of the mysterious siblings begins to unravel, they all soon begin to see that perhaps there is more to the story here than only cupcakes and rainbows.

Content warnings and additional tags below the cut:

Rating: Not Rated

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, M/M

Fandoms: Nimona (2023), Nimona (Webcomic)

Relationships: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Ambrosius Goldenloin, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Nimona, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Ambrosius Goldenloin & Nimona, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Meredith Blitzmeyer, Ambrosius Goldenloin & Original Character(s), Meredith Blitzmeyer & Original Character(s), Meredith Blitzmeyer/Original Character(s)

Characters: Nimona (Nimona), Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart, Ambrosius Goldenloin, Meredith Blitzmeyer, Original Characters, Ambrosius Goldenloin's Parents, The Director (Nimona)

Additional Tags: Suggestive Themes, Non-Explicit, Meet-Cute, Canon-Typical Violence, Self-Harm, Drugs, Alcohol, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Classism, Trauma, Childhood Trauma, religious trauma, Stalking, nothing really gets too heavy until past chapter 3, Trans Male Character, Canon Non-Binary Character, Genderfluid Character, had to cut a few things out because of time, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe, Fluff, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Religious Themes, Found Family, Slow Burn, but also not really, More like Idiots to Lovers kinda deal, Canon Disabled Character, Love at First Sight, Nimona Big Bang 2024 (Nimona), Nimona Big Bang

Words: 19,721

Chapters: 3/6

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Happy pride, Nimona fandom :3

I gotcha some sketches! Gotta place them in different parts of the post so that you read everything

It's not just drawings I got HEADCANONS for you too!

Off topic but I love Nimona's design SO MUCH it's so AMAZING TO DRAW AGHHH

So

⚧Nimona LGBTQ+ specific headcanons of mine🏳‍🌈

• I've made a conclusion that if queer flags exist in Nimona universe, as well as gay drag bars (so was confirmed in the artbook), then labels DO exist. As well as good old homophobia??? I suppose????

• Nimona doesn't have a specific label because she thinks they are sorta restrictive. Also she just doesn't need one lol, if somebody asked her about her gender she'd say "Nimona"

• She'd wear the heck out of a "protect trans kids" shirt she bought no she ain't feeding into the capitalist machine she stole it

• There was something between Nimona and Gloreth but Nimona can't exactly say what for sure. Not exactly romantic but not strictly platonic. Homegirl had that toxic doomed kindergarten yuri going on😭

• Nimona doesn't look for romantic relationships. She explains it as "romance is for sappy dumb-dumbs" but in reality she just doesn't want to date and romantically love somebody who'll. Eventually die and leave her all by herself again yk (oh this got angsty real fast)

• Maybe one day Ballister tried to help her find her label (because he still tries to put things in boxes) and she just waved it off

Speaking of Ballister

• My man is transgender. Do I even have to explain. Read one of those posts that explain his transness better LMAO

• He started his medical transition as a teenager and had to fit right in not to disrupt the Institute's function. If he's a man then he has to transition QUICKLY so that others don't notice

• Because of that he's a transmedicalist and probably an enbyphobe at the start of the movie, thinking only one type of valid transness exists, and it's the one that is very binary and restrictive

• At the end he realizes the wrong of his ways and works on the internalized transphobia

• He came to terms with his homosexuality a bit easier. "It's always been boys" yk the drill

A couple of words about his boy lol

• Ambrosius is a painfully cisgender gay man. I genuinely apologize to all Transbrosius believers but he gives off STRONG cis vibes can't have a character with this surname dickless

• He's a trans ally but his opinions on trans issues were like. Very closed-minded. He supported but didn't entirely understand. Of course it changed as he went through ✨character development✨

• He was fully supportive of Ballister on his trans journey. Reassured him when Ballister felt like he wasn't enough, tried to make his boyfriend as secure as possible, loving every part of him

There should be a bunch of rather suggestive headcanons but this isn't that type of post LOL

No but think about Ambrosius kissing down Ballister's body and across his chest scars. This is my ultimate dream as a trans man

• Ambrosius also rocks a "protect trans kids" shirt that's for SURE

• He came to terms with his queerness as a teenager and had a whole crisis about it. As a Goldenloin he had the expectations of ✨continuing Gloreth's bloodline✨ thrown at him back in childhood so he sorta internalized that. Then boom, my boy is g a y and oh how gay he is!

• Click here to read about my headcanons on goldenheart when they had only started falling in love :D

• Ambrosius made inoffensive jokes about Ballister's transness. Like yk those goofy puns like "baby you put men in MENstruation", "omg does this make your parents transparent". Ballister smiled at them and rolled his eyes but also silently appreciated his bf's support, although expressed so stupidly

• He also made sure Ballister took proper care of his body because you know Ballister would not bind safely, being a dumb teen

Anyway yeah gay people

Unpopular opinion but we as a fandom should start drawing Bal with a disability queer pride flag

Side characters headcanons, anyone? XD

• Diego came out as nonbinary after the events of the movie. He got that he/they swag going on

• Also Ballister was his queer awakening FIGHT ME ABOUT IT. He had the stupidest, most childish celebrity crush on Bal. Maybe Bal formed Diego's type in men fjfhhx I like to think Diego got a boyfriend whose attitude is similar to Bal's

• Remember those news anchors? (they are so underrated omg) Well Nate Knight has a husband and Alanzapam Davis is a bi queen🙏

• Speaking of queens. Valerin is a straight ally💪💪 I imagine her being quite iconic on the Kingdom's queer side of the internet. They call her "mother" and stuff aajjaj

• the Director is homophobic, need I say more? So is Todd but I actually imagine him being a type of guy to reject his queerness

Haha mailman *winks at yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt*

• Todd had NO idea Ballister was trans. NONE

• The Kingdom has pride events!! Ambrosius and Ballister were very happy and excited to attend those as an official couple once they were out :}

• Nimona attended them every year, ofc she had to hide her true nature but it was fun for her to march along! And it was even more fun when everyone accepted her!!

Anyway yeah this was very fun to make!! Happy pride y'all, lmk what you think ;D