#also partially a “how tf do I write Hunter” exercise lol

[saturn-sends-hugs]

"Arcturus Beaming" UHHHH OK CRANE WIVES FAN. PERSON WITH GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC SPOTTED. that one right there officer. anyway for the wip game pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase tell me about either that one or whichever one you're most excited to talk about!!!!!

anyway bye. good job beating emperor ing first try btw

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA TY SIBLING i am. gaymer.

anyway yeah ummmmmmmm so! Arcturus Beaming is basically a song fic thats also VERY loosely inspired by an artwork of Hunter watching over an injured Echo on Pabu (if the fic turns out closer to the vibes of the og artwork then I'm definitely gonna link it cause OUGH its good).

It starts out and Echo is! shockingly! injured! and on Pabu being watched over by Hunter, and he's seeing just how good life has been to the rest of the Batch there. He's never considered leaving the fight or not being a soldier anymore, mostly due to a debt he feels he owes to Fives, (Fives died trying to save their brothers, Echo feels like he has to continue that fight no matter what it's doing to him) but he's starting to wonder if that's what he wants. Omega is growing up and he's missing it.

The fic focuses pretty much solely on Echo's internal conflict; whether or not being in the rebellion (at least full-time) is what he wants, or just something he thinks he has to do. (He did hurt a lot of his brothers after all. Shouldn't he be trying to make up for that now?) Hunter helps him through some of it and while the other characters are there, they're mostly just relaxing on Pabu while Echo tries to understand what he's feeling.

It's a pretty chill, character-exploration-y fic, and is 100% just an excuse to tie my favorite character to my favorite song lol but!! I think it would be a really fun one and probably just something I should write for the sake of writing more :P