#and ty btw! super happy to know i've inspired someone!!

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I love your art so much, it's such an inspiration :D

2 questions about your champion au

First of all, Who would Romeo transform into after he forces Lukas and Jesse to fight? I would imagine Jesse because he needs that sort of power to do stuff to Beacontown. I could be wrong-

Second, would there be a confrontation scene in your au? Like that one scene in episode 5, Lukas confronted Jesse. Would that happen? I'm curious because Lukas also got teleported to the sunshine institute.

ooh ok so for the first, romeo still turns into jesse bc as you said he needs to have jesse's status as hero in residence to have the power to run the town as he wants- but i think this impacts jesse a lot more than it did in canon bc it literally happens right after he goes through the whole being romeo's perfect champion hell. like imagine going through all that, realising you've finally escaped and reunited with your friends, just to get hit with another immensely stressful situation that involves not only your friends but also your townspeople and possibly the world? everything just keeps getting worse for him

also i have this scene in my head where after romeo disappears and drops them all to the ground, the gang rushes to jesse to check up on him. but all he can do is sit there with his head in his hands, shakily mumbling that he needs a moment while he breaks down a little and processes everything. it's like he took one step forward and two steps backwards. the weight on his shoulders just got heavier and he's the only one who can lift it, but he's just...so, so tired. (everyone sits by him during this, and lukas gently wraps him into a hug, rubbing circles on his back until jesse feels better. once he's mentally caught up on everything he perks right up and frets over them instead, espcially lukas since he just had to fight him. typical jesse :,) ) i have no idea if i'll draw this later though so i'm putting this out there in case i don't sdjghf

for the second q, the confrontation still happens but this time it's with axel and olivia who's formed the dead enders (or whatever team name you chose in season 1). just like lukas they did that in hopes to remind "jesse" of what they, and most importantly he was like before they had any sort of fame, when they were just a bunch of nerds from a treehouse. also i kinda wanted to give them a more prominent role in the story since they barely had any screentime in s2 lol.

the difference between them and the ocelots tho is that the two aren't really fighters- not in the sense of power but in the sense that they didn't straightforwardly rebel against "jesse". some passive defiance was definitely there like telling him that he's not doing the right thing, but they didn't form the rebellion team until romeo threw them into the admin tower prison. that was their last straw and the final proof they needed to see that the new jesse no longer cared for them.

oughh this got so long im sorry ghfdjk. tl;dr, romeo still becomes jesse, and yes the confrontation happens but with axel and olivia. the thing about this au is that the major plot points stay the same: they go to jail, romeo terrorises beacontown, they find the weapon, romeo gets beat down etc- its just how they get there that's different. i just really like exploring how one small change in canon events affects everything else :]

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I've been really sad lately and I honestly don't know why but you're stories always make me feel inspired and makes everything relatively at ease than before. I've just been down because my grades aren't in an equal result as my effort I put for them and I feel like I basically can't ever achieve my dream to be a screenwriter because my work/writing probably isn't on par enough for it to be considered as "unique/talented" to be recognized you know? (1)

And so I've basically been feeling down because I don't know what to do. Everything's kinda just falling apart in my head. Your writing and movies will always put me at comfort, but I can't help but remember that I can't possibly be so great to achieve my dream because my grades and stuff prove that hard work doesnt always guaranteed that I'll get what I want exactly. Idk I've just been in the slums ;__; and idk what to do with my helpless self and ty for your beautiful writing!

!!! I feel like I’m about to go preachy here (and I apologize) but if life has taught me something, is that grades will never define who you are. it’s the hard work you put and the way you grow and overcome your struggles that do. I believe it’s also statistically proved that those without a stellar academic record do better in the real world than those who do. and you know why that is? it’s because the ones who struggle with grades know what it’s like to go through hard times, they have doubted their abilities, they have had to put double the effort, so real life is a piece of cake for them. they know what is like to hit rock bottom and they’re the ones who come out the strongest in the end because they eventually pulled through. in my opinion, being called a hard working person is a thousand times more respectable than being called lucky or talented. the only difference is that it might take you a little longer to get there than those who have already a spotless record (since that will put them in a good spot right off the bat) but who says that’s a bad thing? that will just turn you into someone inspiring, with a past you will be able to use to inspire others :^)

and lastly, I’d like to add that I have this classmate who absolutely loathes our major (engineering), probably much more than I do haha. during our first year she passed two, three subjects out of fourteen. she’s now in her last year and she’s passing everything with amazing grades and she already finished her dissertation. I hope this manages to inspire you a little ^^

(btw, I am glad my stories are also able to help you in some way! that makes me feel super happy and accomplished, really 💖)