#NTNE

[icedteaandoldlace]

⭐️

Oh, thank you so much! This is going to be fun! Gonna dig a little into my favorite moment from Reversing the Damage (chapter 1 of Nights That Never End). I have the snippet here, for context. I think it probably speaks for itself, but I'm gonna elaborate on it, anyway.

So what's happening here—and throughout most of the chapter—is that Cisco is trying to explain his Reverse Flash trauma to Kamilla without oversharing and making her uncomfortable. And when she has an emotional reaction to learning about both what happened and how it still affects him, he tries to play it off like it isn't as bad as it sounds. He doesn't want her to be upset, or to feel obligated to listen and be supportive every time something bad from his past crops up again.

My semi-canon headcanon is that Cisco knows exactly the kind of relationship he wants, but doesn't feel entitled to expect or to ask for the amount of effort it would require from his partner to achieve the level of closeness that he wants. So he's in this place where he feels like giving 70% and receiving 30% is a reasonable exchange, because that's what he's used to (see: asking Cynthia if they could work out a better arrangement than the one they had, instead of asking her to leave the collectors and move in with him, which is what he really wanted). He doesn't really know how to have a girlfriend who is truly a partner. So he tries to convey to Kamilla that he's fine, and she doesn't have to take on all his emotional baggage, and he makes the joke that he doesn't expect her to hold his hand every time he has a nightmare, both in an attempt to lighten the mood, and as a subconscious deflection; he's basically offering to shut up and not bother Kamilla with his problems if she'd be more comfortable not knowing about them, before she has the chance to make the suggestion first, that way her setting that boundary would feel less like a rejection.

But of course, that's not what Kamilla wants. And she knows exactly what he's doing, even if he doesn't fully realize it himself. And she kinda wants to argue with him about it, but she doesn't know how to reassure him that she wants to be emotionally available for him, without sounding like she's just saying that to be polite. So instead of saying anything, she just holds his hand—literally—because that was the thing he said he didn't expect her to do. Without saying it outright, she's telling him that he should expect support and comfort from her when he needs it, because that's what loving someone means.

And Kamilla doesn't even consciously realize she's in love with him yet, but she's about to. Yeah, I know, canon says she knew he was the love of her life the moment she met him, but I see that more as her being instantly attracted to his personality, and recognizing that he was different/better than the guys she'd dated before, and someone who had the potential for her to be truly happy with. But actually falling in love with him was a process that required spending time with him and getting to know him. And my intent with the last line of this chapter is that this is the night Kamilla realizes she's in love with him. Because this isn't easy for her. Secondhand trauma is a very real and very not-fun thing, and the chapter ends with her lying awake, still thinking about the fact that Cisco's life almost ended before she even got the chance to meet him, and about the danger that the Reverse Flash still poses. Knowing what Cisco has been through and knowing that he isn't safe from it ever happening again is going to haunt her for a while, and that's gonna take her some time to emotionally recover from. But she is actively choosing to be Cisco's confidant and to go through all this with him, because to her it's worth it if it helps him heal. That's the thing that causes her to realize that she loves him, because she wouldn't be choosing this if she didn't.

As a final note, when I wrote Kamilla holding Cisco's hand as a way of telling him that she would be there for him whenever he needed her, it was 100% meant to be a precursor to this moment:

Because I LOVE this little moment so much and I wanted to give it some layers, and expanding on where Cisco's head is at the beginning of their relationship, and connecting that to where it is when their relationship is more developed shows just how good having Kamilla in his life has been for him.

[adnormal]

hggmhgnhggnn iv scose poiseeeemnmnmnnnnn

[dsdstho]

Say！ cheese！

[mothsbakery]

you wanna know how fucking long its been since I actually drawn this fucker? Or NTNE in general? Or even posted about mother related content?

To the people behind the NTNE au, Im very sorry for being a cringe filled 13 year old. I am now an 18 year old plauged with thinking about Captain Ness whenever I have my eb fixations

[ask-captain-ness]

As for my dad... Well... I don’t know where he is... I can’t call him anymore...

[squigqutts]

You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round  

[oldartacct10101]

Was using Aggie.io with friends and i did some NTNE doodles bc i still love that AU

[reversearth]

+Let's Have Tea or Something+ Old birthday gift for a friend

[bonnenuuy]

Wanted to draw something for the AU I helped create 10 million years ago

Had a few redesign sketches for C!Paula that I never ended up using so I put them together! Woo!

[icedteaandoldlace]

Draft one..........is complete.

[no-tears-no-end]

Idk if anyone still cares about this... I was just wondering if there's an offical desgin for Frank.

OH! I am so sorry if we didn't get back to your earlier message. But! Yes! He does! This is an old one of course, he might be updated eventually. But! This is Missy's art of him, the one with the shark head haha!

[preacherjr1996]

NTNE Ness : I'm the real deal because I'm awesome. ReBound Ness : Pity. Pride oneself is not healthy. NTNE Ness : Like that aura of yours? ReBound Ness : *Ticked off* I'm going to torture you the likes of hell itself! NTNE Ness : Yeah good luck with that. *PK Teleport to annoy Porky* ReBound Ness : ... NTNE AU TM by @skulltopus ReBound AU TM by Comm-Ninty @ Tumblr #mother #earthbound #au #Mother2 #mother2ness #earthboundness #captainness #NTNE #ReBound #digitalart #myart #instagramartist #artistofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPKBp1pV40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=167gpdid5d5k

[skully-drawls]

NO TEARS NO END RPG

An RPG maker game based on a dark little tale of woe, fallen heroes, broken friendships, and time travel. 

Play as Captain Ness, Janitor Lucas, and more as chapters reveal the twisted fates of those whom all live in a world brought down by a chaos no one saw coming.

What will you find at the end of this tale? 

Is there still a chance to save the world and bring everything back to order...?

[2-player-gay]

Some recent sketches, mostly vent art because college has been a fucking nightmare, but Janitor Lucas and Captain Ness belong to the No Tears No End AU by @skully-drawls , the other commander Lucas's and shit is from an au of my own that I'd love to expand upon sometime in the future if I'm able to.

Tanetane Islands gives such good content for vent art hdjshskhdjd i fuckinh hate myself for everything here guys

[dsdstho]

Porky from NTNE.

I thought it was cool that Porky from NTNE had become an old man with the dignity of a villain, so I drew it.

[ask-captain-ness]

It’s true, I’m dying over here!