#everett brax

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Picture this: Wren, about 6 to 8 years old, scrawny, gap-toothed, with messy hair; on a school field trip to an aquarium. He quickly slips away from the group, wandering the faintly illuminated hallways. A tour guide finds him with his face pressed against the glass, his bright eyes following the flitting tropical fish. They gently lead him by the hand back to the class, on the way complimenting his knowledge and telling him even more fish facts.

Hi Erin I Loved This So Much I Did A Lil Thing

CW: I don’t know how to properly warn for this, just, being mean to someone who’s excited

 Elias had spent the ride there bouncing in his seat excitedly, not fully aware of how it bothered the girl next to him. He’d been excited for this trip ever since it had first been announced, he loved the aquarium, he’d been on edge all week just waiting for the day to get there. 

 “Did you know there’s over thirty- there’s over thirty thousand types of fish?” He said to the girl next to him, Isabella Bradley. They weren’t exactly friends, but their last names meant they’d been sitting next to each other from kindergarten, first grade, and now into second grade. Whether they liked it or not, they were always together- and right now, Isabella didn’t quite seem to like it, he’d been rambling the whole trip.

 “You already said that.” She said with a huff, though he’d been talking so quickly he hardly remembered saying it to begin with.

 “Oh! Well, you-you know jellyfish? I love jellyfish, but they aren’t actually fish! Even though “fish” is in the name!”

 “Elias!” She snapped. “Do you ever shut up?” She asked, and his mouth instantly shut. He’d been asked that before, by other kids, by his mom, by teachers, he thought he would’ve learned by now. She seemed satisfied with his silence, and he told himself he’d keep his mouth closed from here on out, having to grit his teeth to do so. He was fidgeting in his seat, bouncing his leg anxiously, and he was so relieved to finally get off the bus, gathering around his teacher with the other students.

 He cringed as he heard her tell them to partner up, those words always made him sick. He inched off to the side as much as he could, trying to fall behind the other kids getting into line in pairs. When he tried, he was good at going unnoticed, small and quiet. He’d rather have no partner than have one assigned to him, they never seemed to like him much anyway. He was happy to be looked over, following his class inside at the end of the line.

 All of his excitement came back once they were inside, he was once again reminded just how much he loved this place. He couldn’t help but smile as they followed one of the tour guides into the first, large room, he stared up at the large tank ahead of him with wide eyes. He tried to listen to what the guide had to say on the fish, but he was quickly bored, he already knew all this. At one point he asked a question, and Elias wanted so badly to answer, but he remembered that he told himself he’d be quiet this time, forcing himself to keep his hand down. 

 The tour wasn’t as exciting as he was used to, rushing from exhibit to exhibit with his brother. By now he knew the things the guide was telling them, it wasn’t new information to him, and even though he knew he shouldn’t have done it, he found himself separating from his class, lagging behind until they turned a corner and he simply didn’t follow. 

 He waited a few moments to make sure they hadn’t noticed, before heading off on his own, feeling much better about this now. For the most part, he knew his way around the aquarium, and he first stopped by the large tank with the moon jellyfish. He loved moon jellyfish a lot, and he knew they were even safe to touch. He wanted to touch one really bad. He eventually tore himself away from the tank, wandering through the other exhibits. 

 At some point, he came across the tank full of tropical fish, he couldn’t help but press his face against the glass as he watched them, standing on his toes to do so. Whenever he came with Everett, they’d sit on the bench in front of the tank, and Everett would listen as he tried to count how many fish of each color there was. He was happy to be there, but he couldn’t help but think the aquarium was a lot more fun with his brother. 

 “One… one, two, three, four…” He murmured to himself, slowly counting the yellow ones he saw. 

 “Oh- Are you lost from your class?” He jumped when he heard a voice, turning around to face the girl who’d spoken. She was young, her pretty blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, but it was clear she worked there. 

 “I’m-I’m not lost...” He started, though he knew he wasn’t where he should be. For a brief moment he was scared he was going to get in trouble, but she just smiled as she approached him. 

 “Here, let’s get you back before they start to worry.” She said, taking his hand. “What’s your name?” She asked, as she started leading him away.

 “E-Elias…”

 “Do you like the aquarium, Elias?” She asked. 

 “Mmhm! My b-brother, he brought me here for my last birthday, and the one before that! I love it here!” He said, a grin spreading across his face as he got excited again. “I-I know a lot about fish and sea animals! Like-like manta rays- those are my favorite- they can-can be more than twenty feet across!”

 “Wow, you’re smart, aren’t you?” She laughed, and he was so relieved that she didn’t sound irritated like people tended to. He took that as a good sign to keep rambling as they walked, and sometimes she’d add something, telling him things he hadn’t learned yet, but was excited to know. He was almost sad when they reached his class again, sad he’d have to leave the nice lady who talked with him.

 His teacher thanked the girl for bringing him back, and he was almost immediately scolded for wandering off. He tried to enjoy the rest of the field trip though, and at the end of it they were even allowed into the gift shop, having been told to bring money for it specifically. He didn’t have much, but he didn’t want much anyway, he already had his shark stuffed animal he cherished so much. He found himself poking around the keychains, he had a manta ray one already, but he was happy to find a jellyfish keychain, snatching it up and rushing to buy it. Even though it wasn’t as fun as when he was with his brother, he was still excited to have something he could add to his collection once he was home.

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 “And-and then- and then I went and saw the tropical fish, the ones with the pretty colors!” He said, sitting on the counter while Everette made them dinner. He knew he was listening as he worked, his brother always listened. “A- uh- a nice lady, she took me back to my class, and she told me more stuff, like-like goldfish can live for decades, and a decade is ten years s-so that’s a long time.”

 “It sounds like you had fun.” His brother said with a smile, pausing what he was doing to reach up and ruffle his hair. 

 “I did! Oh- Ev! I got this!” He dug the keychain out of his pocket, holding it out for his brother to see. “It’s a-a jellyfish, I’m gonna put it on my backpack!” He said happily, kicking his legs as he spoke. 

 Everett let him ramble all the way through dinner, even when he repeated himself. Sometimes he’d ask questions, which would just get him going all over again, and by the end of the day he hardly even remembered being told to shut up that morning.

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Aw, Ev, don’t you just feel useless having to stand by and watch your brother break down because of these people?

You can’t even try to comfort him or let him know you’re there because you might scare him at this point. What a shame. :)

“It- it’s not fair!” He snaps. “They’re being cruel to him for no reason, what the fuck is wrong with them?! He’s just a fucking kid! I know- I know I can’t comfort him, that’s all I want to do and I can’t just- just fuck off!”

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Okay here's the questions best I remember them;

For Wren, Ev and Zander.

Their favourite colours and why?

Favourites animals and why?

Annnnnnnnnd...

Their favorite male, female and gender neutral names.

(I feel Wrens is either Eli or Wren but still)

Oooooo :3c

Favorite colors:

Wren: Blue! He’s always loved blue since he was old enough to have a favorite color lmao (much to his mother’s frustration). He always justifies his love for it by listing things that are blue, the ocean, blue butterflies, blue raspberry candy ect.

Zander: Purple. It used to be red. *gestures to Vanessa to explain why it changed*. He’s not a very colorful person though so most of his things are black and grey

Everett: Green! He explains it with aliens, several kinds of bugs, and green apple candy.

Favorite animals:

Wren: Manta rays, sharks, and jellyfish!

Zander: Cats, bats, and rats :)

Everett: Capybaras, crows, and black cats specifically

Favorite names:

Wren: Eli is definitely his favorite male name, despite the fact he really never cared for the name Elias. Wren was his second option but he Uh. Avoids that one now. Other favorites however included Noah and Aiden! Those fall under both his favorite masculine and gender neutral names. When it comes to feminine names he likes Bella, Dottie, and Abigail. He likes cute names like that.

Zander: he likes the names Astrid, Venus, Vega, and Orion.

Everett:

Masculine: Emmett

Feminine: Lilith

Neutral: Quinn

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I feel like Everett had exactly two talents and they were:

Beating the shit out of people in the ring

And unintentionally disrespecting any owner he spoke to every time he opened his stupid mouth

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I’ve been having a lot of weird dreams lately. I developed a terrible migraine while at work and so I passed out once I got home, in one of those deep sleeps with very vivid dreams. Today’s weirdness and most vivid instance was me dreaming that I was Wren, who was dreaming that he was me. He was having other dreams though, including one that was apparently a recurring nightmare involving a staircase and his mom and his dad. Everett was also there, which causes me to think I may have been dreaming I was Everett because “I” was older than the other Brax brother who was little

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I doodled they

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Somehow the thought of BTL Wren dancing with Nicholas led me to the image of baby!Eli dancing with Everett but he’s so little he has to stand on his feet and he thinks it’s the most fun thing ever

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Incorrect Quotes but with the Brax brothers

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Nobody asked, I just wanted to put Picrews of Wren and Everett side by side

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Despite being significantly less pathetic than anyone else, Everett Brax is MY poor little meow meow

1 // 2 // 3

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listen the brax brothers only had one brain cell between them and everett took it with him when he died

Everett had been borrowing it that day so he died and then was like WAIT NO THIS NEEDS TO GO BACK-

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Brax bros if y’all had one last thing to say to any of your parents what would it be

Wether it’s cursing them out or whatever no consequences

Eli seems to hesitate, before quietly saying, "I don't... I don't want to speak to my dad, ever... but I... I guess I would want to apologize to my mom, for not being there... I don't... I'm not sure she deserves that, but I think it would make me feel a lot better..."

"I would cuss my dad out." Everett says without hesitation. "That's something I wish I always did, just, cuss him out and... and demand to know why he wasn't there for Eli..." He says, looking disappointed. "I would've liked to say goodbye to my mom though... I know she wasn't a good person either, but, her and Eli were my family, I took care of them, or I tried to anyway, but... I guess I'd also like to tell her how hard it all was... raising Eli even before she got sick, taking care of everything myself, if she ever realized how hard I was working she... never acknowledged it..." He says quietly. "

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OKAY SO IN THE SPIRIT OF VAMPIRE WHUMP

We know Zander’s a werewolf. We know Nicholas and (I think) Cain are vampires. WHAT ABOUT EV, WREN, VANESSA, AND (if there’s a difference) PUPPY CAIN.

If you’ve already said this sorry for the spam—

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Okay so if we're going for a funky fresh monster AU you are correct that Zander is a werewolf and Nicholas and Cain are vampires. Vanessa is ALSO a vampire (i have Vampire Vanessa art somewhere on my blog), and puppy Cain would remain a vampire. As for Ev and Wren,,,, because they're brothers I'd like to think they'd be the same thing and I am honestly torn because. Sweet puppy werewolf wren,,,, but also,,,, little baby bat vampire wren with him lil fangs,,,, both are so good,,,,,

And both work for Ev too,,,, excitable but often aggressive wolfy Everett, or a hot mess of a seductive vampire,,,, it's hard to decide for the brax boys

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Allen... Please... Please bring Ev back from the dead so he can get married. I love him. I'm 😔😭💔

I wish I could 😭

In the timeline where Ev survives, his death turns into a near-death experience that he survives. He realizes the risks he’s taking and he retires from fighting, getting a normal job in the meantime. Him and Jayden begin dating again shortly after he retires. They’re both at Elias’ graduation shouting and cheering when his name is called. Eli still takes the job with Azure just because it’s the best option for him. He’s close with both his brother and Jayden, who is a huge support to him when he begins to medically transition.

Everett and Jayden would only date for another year before Ev proposes to him. Their wedding is very small, at that point their mother would’ve passed so Eli would be the only family he has (even if she was alive, their mother would’ve disapproved of the marriage). Eli is still his best man. Jayden comes from a very small family, which is made up of more close friends than blood relatives. It’s one of the happiest days of their lives.

Their first child, their son comes along only about a year later. Eli thought that after raising him from such a young age, Ev wouldn’t want kids, but Everett is ecstatic to be a father. Two years later they have their daughter. Everett was very insistent that their kids don’t have a large age gap, he never, ever, wanted his son to be put in a position that he had to parent his baby sister. They absolutely adore their kids, and Eli loves them just as much, he’s their favorite uncle. He’s never been good with kids but he loves them to death, and he’s always ready to babysit whenever he has the time. He has a particularly close relationship with his niece as they’re both very similar to each other, and she idolizes her uncle Eli.

Everett is an artist, and Jayden gives music lessons. Both their children are loved and supported in their hobbies and interests, their fathers want to give them every chance in life they can get. Jayden loves to play music while Everett sings, and Ev cannot sing to save his life, but Jayden finds it endearing. They’re an incredibly happy family, and while Eli is still very close with Everett, he has a much easier time becoming independent, especially knowing his brother and his brother-in-law will always be there if he does need help. It’s one of the most ideal ways for the Brax boys’ lives to end up.

Brb. I need to go cry now.

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Flashback for Ev

YEEESS a dumb lil moment for 16 year old Ev-

This got long but it’s 99% dialogue. Just. The Brax Family ladies and gentlemen.

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“Mom, really, it’s not that bad-“

“Yes it is!” She cried, absolutely distressed by his horrible decision... to get an eyebrow piercing. He didn’t think she’d even notice, and that if she did, she wouldn’t really care, she hardly ever cared about what he did while he was out, but he’d known he was fucked as soon as she yelled “Everett Liam Brax!”. He figured now would’ve been a bad time to tell her about the tattoo on his ankle as well. “Where did you even get the money to get this done?!”

“Oh, my friend did it.” He said, hoping that would help. It didn’t.

“Are you fucking kidding me?!”

“Mom, not in front of the kid.” He said, gesturing to Eli, who was sitting at the other side of the kitchen table and watching this quietly, used to her yelling by now. He knew he’d be repeating that later, which would absolutely be hilarious to hear, but not so fun to deal with.

“How could you be so careless?! I know you’re smarter than this, Everett! What if you get an infection, what the hell made you think this was a good idea?!”

“What-what did you do?” Eli finally spoke up, not fully understanding this. Everett turned to him and grinned, pointing out the new piercing.

“I got a ring in my face!” He said, and Eli gasped, standing up in his chair and putting his hands on the table to lean forward.

“How?!”

“My friend shoved a needle through my eyebrow.” He said with a nod.

“A-a n-needle?!” He cried, jumping back and raising his hands to cover his eyebrows, as though he thought somebody would come and stick him with one. “I wouldn’t- I wouldn’t let suh-somebody put a- a needle in my face...”

“That’s right, Eli.” Their mother said sternly. “Don’t ever ever let somebody put a needle near your face.” She said, and he nodded quickly, though Everett couldn’t help but laugh.

“It’s not any different than an earring, it’s just, in my face.” He said, and his mother groaned in frustration.

“I can’t even look at you right now.” She snapped, turning her back on them and storming off. Eli had hopped off his chair and come over to Everett, and he lifted him up onto his lap, the boy still staring at his eyebrow, still curious about this thing that sounded so awful. He even reached up to touch it, but jerked his hand back when Everett flinched, it was still newly done after all.

“I’ll let you watch the next one I get.” He told him, mostly joking, but their mother could still hear him across the tiny apartment.

“No! No you will not!” She snapped, and Everett held back a laugh. He looked at Eli and gave him a nod, and the boy grinned, giggling softly over this “secret plan”. He was still surprised that she was so angry, she rarely ever got angry with him, but at the same time, he found it so, so funny it was over such a minor thing.

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I want to read Allen's writing one day, really! But for now I can't really follow😅. Who's Brax? Who's Everett?

That’s a really fair question and I’m very glad you asked it, because it does need to be addressed!

So here is Peggy’s “super quick” rundown of @spookyboywhump’s wonderful story for those who don’t know.

Spoilers for Wren/Zander’s/Cain’s story ahead.

Everett Brax is a cool, hot, bisexual older brother, who accepts the offer of shady businessman David to become his fighting dog. In return, part of the money Everett makes from winning the fights will go back to his little brother Elias and supporting him while he studies. He is also permitted to occasionally visit and make phone calls. One night at the arena, tragedy strikes and Everett dies as the result of an accident while fighting. As the drabble states, David goes to visit Elias in order to deliver the money he owes and explain what happened. Elias, who had no idea about the dogfights is left in shock with no family or friends to help him through this.

A little while later, Elias accepts a job as an Azure Agent, an organisation dedicated to arresting pet-owners and saving pets. Elias is chosen to try and infiltrate the high-society slave-owners as Wren Holloway, a fighting dog. He is bought by Cain Whittaker, who has his own dog, Zander King, who’s father was also an Azure agent and was killed because of it. Zander and Wren become very close over the course of their captivity.

David and Elias meet again, when Elias is dragged out to a party by his master. David saves him from a stranger who had drugged him, but is unable to recognise the same boy who’s life he ruined, due to them meeting in darkness. It’s fortunate that Elias is drugged, because he still holds a grudge against David for owning and killing his brother. David has no intention of serving time for his actions despite his regret.

Shortly before Zander and Elias escape, Dollar and Ryker are captured by Arleen. After they leave, there’s an upheaval, as their master Cain, owner of the training facilities and the dogfighting arena, is captured and turned into a lapdog himself. There’s a huge shift in terms of power, and who holds it.

At this point in the story: Zander and Elias are trying to Undo the Pet Industry, Dollar and Ryker are Suffering and David is Regret and Denial tm.

Hope this helps?