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guild members’ relationships with makarov headcanons!
Omg this is gonna get me so emotional! This post is gonna be so long holy shit
Makarov knows that these kids are super traumatized when they come to him. That's why he dresses like a funny little jester man. He doesn't want to scare them when they first join
He always takes the time to get to know and work with each kid that joins the guild. Makarov will take that child under his wing for the first week just to make sure they are comfortable
A lot of the members genuinely refer to him as their grandpa/dad (depending on which generation).
Makarov was still figuring out how to deal with children when Cana first joined. He feels he didn't do a good job at helping her when she first came
Cana, of course, disagrees and thinks the old man did a great job at helping her out when she joined
Cana has a ton of respect for him so when he asks her to cut down on drinking. She does so without question. (cutting down meaning drinking one barrel of liquor instead of two)
The two of them do regularly drink together tho
Gray goes to Makarov for advice the most out of the guild members. He really struggles with making the right decisions and Makarov is always there to listen with only minor judgement
Gray feels super indebted to Makarov. Even tho Makarov tells him all he wants for any of his kids is to live long and happy lives
Erza gave Makarov the most trouble when joining the guild. He had no idea how to get through to her. She was always polite and listened to him, but he couldn't get her to open up for the life of him
He just desperately wanted to make the little girl smile. The first time Erza smiled at him, he bawled his eyes out
Erza always makes sure to shoot him a smile when she enters the guildhall now
Natsu decides that since Makarov found him, he now owes Makarov his life. Makarov nearly has to beat it into Natsu that he does not owe him anything and that he is not to lay his life down for Makarov
Natsu then decides to live by the rule: 'you saved my life so now I'm your problem'
Natsu has so much respect for Makarov it's not even funny. But Natsu's love comes with a price. And that price is constant headaches
Mirajane actually didn't like Makarov all that much at first. She appreciated him bringing her family to the guild but she thought he was too lax with how he ran the place
The two of them really bonded after Lisanna's death
Lisanna adores Makarov. She's one of the few people who can catch him off guard and tackle him in hugs (it happens a lot. you'd think he'd catch on by now)
Elfman views Makarov as the perfect man. He wants to be like him. Makarov insists Elfman should find better role models
Mystogan views Makarov as his father. He cannot imagine anyone else who deserves the title
Mystogan's biggest regret was not being able to tell Makarov how much he appreciated everything he did for him
Bisca and Alzack were so upset that Makarov wasn't there for their wedding that they ended up getting remarried just to have him be a part of it
Every time Makarov compliments Gajeel, Gajeel has to fight back tears. He worked so hard to earn Makarov's trust and respect so now every time the guy is nice to him its almost enough to send Gajeel into a sobbing mess
#okay I had to stop myself because this post could go on forever#I would love to talk more about Makarov and his kids if y'all want any specific characters?#ik i missed a lot of characters#loved doing this :)#anon <3#fairy tail#fairy tail headcanons#makarov dreyar#master makarov#cana alberona#gray fullbuster#erza scarlet#mirajane strauss#lisanna strauss#elfman strauss#bisca connell#alzack connell#gajeel redfox#mystogan#request
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Keeper Sexymen 2025: Artist Portrait Signups
The Sexyman Contest is back for its 3rd year! Each year, artists sign up to make portraits of all of the men for the Keeper Sexymen Contest. This form will be open from Nov 21 - Nov 29, and I'll release the portrait assignments on the 30th. You will have until Feb 9 to complete the portraits and turn them in!
(alphabetized) List of men + Info about portrait submissions and rules below the cut! If you have any questions, feel free to message me :).
Alden Vacker
Alvar Vacker
Barth the Reaper
Behnam Aria
Blur
Boobrie Dude
Coach Bora
Bo
Brant [REDACTED]
Councillor Bronte
Bullhorn
Cadfael
Cassius Sencen
Councillor Darek
King Dimitar
Durand Redek
Elwin Heslege
Councillor Emery
King Enki
Ethan Benedict Wright II
Fallon Vacker
Fintan Pyren
Gethen Ondsinn
Grady Ruewen
Greyfell
Iggy
Jurek
Councillor Kenric
Kesler Dizznee
Marty
Mr Forkle
Mr Snuggles
Mr Sweeney
Councillor Noland
Prentice Endal
Quan Song
Quinlin Sonden
Ruy Ignis
Sandor
Councillor Terik
Tiergan Alenefar
Timkin Heks
Trix
Watson
William Foster
Woltzer
Wraith
Yuri
When you finish your portraits, you can post them and tag me in them and/or message them directly to me! The choice is yours <3 as long as I get them sometime before or on Feb 9. If you think your submission might be late or you need to drop out, please message me as soon as possible!
RULES:
I dont care how big it is but please use a SQUARE canvas. This makes the posts a lot easier to format <3
Portrait is a broad term- you can draw however much of the man you want in whatever post you want, whether it be full body or just the head
It does not have to be entirely canon accurate! You can add your own hcs (ex. poc vackers), it just has to be identifiable as the character
Have fun!!!
#round dates + pairings will be released. at some point.#maybe mid december once i read unraveled and know whether there were any new sexymen in it or not#there are a few new men on the list this year!#quil if ur reading this.. i included watson for you <3#if anyone really wants a man added but doesnt see them on the list lmk!#i pick men based on relevance to the plot and/or whether or not theyve been talked about on keepblr#thats why some characters like yuri and watson are on there#ik i say this a lot but genuinley i love running the sexy polls. it feels like a part of me is missing#between the best keeper character and sexyman comps#and for those of u who participated before. ik i didnt do a form last year but i have a feeling this will probably be a lot more organized.#im also trying to give artists as much time as possible so hopefully they get done in time!!!#kotlc#keeper sexyman 2025#<- using that tag makes me so excited!!!
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the final evolution
#accidntally dressed adult stella like me…. literally been wearing an almost identical outfit all week#only difference is i had 3 coats on bc it is cold lol#anyway. hi. hello. how are we doing#i finally registered for my winter classes. i’m not particularly excited for any of them#i was having a Situation tm with my registration so a lot of classes were full by the time i got around to signing up#luckily i managed to get the one class i actually needed but the other 2 i’m taking are just kind of whatever#all 3 are english classes#unfortunately i do have one class that goes until 5:30 in the evening but#my other choice was taking one at 8 in the morning#so compared to that… it isn’t so bad#i do not wake up nice lol#all i want to do today is draw but i need to catch up on some school work#ik i said i was gonna save the boys for last but i have a Vision for dhes’ character sheet so#i might do his next#other than that…. i might try to catch up on all the posts i’ve missed#i haven’t been on a whole lot except here & there so ik i’m way behind on everyone’s cool stuff#need to get a q goin again#n e way#artwip#rainyrambles
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reblog to gently feed him a cheese puff out of the palm of your hand
#scribbles#bungou stray dogs#bsd#goncharov bsd#ivan goncharov bsd#ivan bsd#ivan goncharov#blood#head trauma#gore#hes my fav minor character of choice#i love characters who have fucked up brains. the dominus fan says#i have a highly specific vision of after the cannibalism arc goncharov is taken to some government ability hospital-prison#because i think something a lot of ppl miss with him - or rather what compels me to him - is his mental vulnerability and lack of autonomy#whatever fyodor did to his brain? FUCKED UP!! i honestly just feel Bad for goncharov more than anything else#im rly not a fan of the whole shippingbrained take that hes just another like. villain yaoi guy you can ship with fyodor#when his circumstances of like. all things considered being completely unable to think properly much less consent#make him waay more dubious to ship with than like. idk shibusawa or whoever#i love goncharov tho hes really intriguing. ik he just kinda exists for shock value and a fight scene and making fyodor scarier#BUT i like him:] and people have been obsessed with characters for less so i get him#he gets a pov scene in a fic im writing with my friend dark and im excited to get to share that
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I saw Wicked yesterday and it was pretty cute, I’d have liked it more if I were normal about The Wizard of Oz, but I am not. So, it was cute.
I like the strange little poly thing they have goin on, tho it feels close enough to the ol love triangle trope that I was a little irritated, but it was fine
It was very well produced, and as far as modern major Hollywood movies go, it was very good
#wicked the movie#I was really skeptical at first when I heard it was like “a wizard of oz backstory’#but i thought#hey let’s keep an open mind#it’s a very popular musical and has been for a long time#so the musical numbers will probably be fire and that’s the most important part#tragically most of those songs were not my style#I like maybe 3 songs and thats a maybe cause it may have been 2#maybe I’d have enjoyed it more if it were marketed to me as a wizard of oz alternate universe#since so much of it is just#wrong#ik ik that kinda thing is just part of art#but like I said#I’m not normal about the wizard of oz#I was really hoping I’d love it#and I was willing to overlook a lot#but there’s only so much I can overlook#like how Oz in the movie basically is a wizard#he doesn’t master in illusions and magic tricks#he’s one of the best goddamn mechanics out there#some steampunk level skill#and the emerald city is ACTUALLY green#missing the point they were missing the point#that’s not all but that’s the main thing I will not be getting over#unless they completely obliterate the emerald city and have to rebuild#and the wizard gets a lobotomy#but I mean half the point of the wizard of oz is that its all a dream so#that’s fine alternate universe whatever you can add depth to characters that shouldn’t have it#as a means to use them as a vehicle to tell a story you want to tell through characters people recognize I get it#but the Oz part makes me so mad cause it would have fit into the theme perfectly and they changed it cause why???
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the imagery and audio of the opening scene of s1e1 of arcane is just insanely well done for the set-up of the show’s themes and central conflicts. this is just a quick analysis (that spiraled) of what i notice as i’m re-watching, but—
a) the POV of “jinx” with the scribbles overlaying the aftermath of destruction and devastation lay the groundwork for not only what represents her POV to us, the audience, but also to where it originates. this is one of the first things we see in e1: the scribbled faces appear on the enforcers and on the dead bodies even as powder herself has her eyes covered. the echoes of violence reach her even as she tries not to look. retrospectively, we are meant to notice how "jinx" was already forming years before she started “jinxing” jobs with vi and the gang—the violence of her circumstances and the impact they have on her as a child played a key role in what the show calls her "instability," in what we understand as her development. her scribbled vision is first associated with violence done to her and those around her before it is associated with her later choices, which arguably can be rooted in her circumstances (more on this later). this is central to what arcane as a show wants to establish wrt their commentary on violence as a cycle and consequences that cannot be undone regardless of one's actions.
b) the most striking imagery to me: blood running down the faces of the statues on the bridge between piltover and the undercity, being made to look as though they are crying. the bridge is a key piece of imagery introduced in this opening sequence that arcane returns to throughout later eps. the expression of these statues is still, solemn, and silent. they are guardians of the bridge between piltover and the rest of the city. the tears of blood, however, have moved the unmovable. this can be interpreted in a couple ways, but here's mine. the blood as tears represents the ongoing mourning for those lost to violence. vander's resistance failed in multiple ways in that it did not end piltover's rule over the undercity, nor did it save those who fought in the resistance. moreover, this bridge is revisited in e2, and we see the bloodstains never left. they cannot be washed away; the memorial to those who were lost—vi’s parents—remain, and we see vander ask vi if she’s willing to lose powder to a war, just like she lost her parents. later on in the ep when vi approaches deckard, a drop of blood runs down her face like a tear. she, too, steps into the role (or tries to), as a stone-faced guardian, but violence moves her. particularly, it moves her out of powder's life, contributing to jinx's development.
c) when vi is about to cry, it looks like she’s holding herself back before she breaks down, and only then does powder also cry. there are a couple subtle moments throughout this first scene that express the extent to which powder revolves around vi, and this is one of them. powder takes her cues from vi: just minutes ago in the scene, powder only looks at the bodies because vi stopped. so we have this interpersonal level of reliance between these two, but the show doesn't want us to forget where the cues for vi come from. powder looked because vi stopped. vi stopped because the devastation around her made her stop.
d) throughout this scene, music is the dominant auditory experience. however, there is one sound that breaks through the music: the weight of vander’s gauntlets dropping to the ground. the break in the music is meant to express the weight of this decision. it's the only sound of an action that reaches the viewer as he throws the gauntlets down in favor of picking up the responsibility of vi and powder. with this action, he attempts to abandon his cause in hopes to protect vi and powder,
e) but vi looks back. we see her glare back across the bridge towards piltover, her eyes narrowed, and we understand that a key part of her character will be resistance. and to cross that bridge, she must put on vander’s gauntlets. we see her try to embrace this legacy throughout the first ep and beyond—“this is the exact job vander would’ve pulled when he was our age” is what vi says to her friends when on that first job to steal from jayce's workshop. and throughout the first few eps we see vander’s legacy called into question, with a focus on his legacy of resistance against piltover. that's the legacy those around him prefer, including vi herself. but it’s also a legacy he’s rejected in favor of another: his work to protect the lanes through non-violent means. silco’s later criticism of “you’re willing to die for a cause but not fight for it” towards vander perfectly encapsulates vander’s decision to put the gauntlets down, and why he still fails to prevent violence, particularly against vi and powder.
overall: the opening sequence is vital for establishing the link between vi's and powder's relationship and the violence enacted against the underground by piltover. the show's theme expresses that the former would not exist without the latter. the tragedy of jinx isn't just an interpersonal tragedy. it's a circumstantial one. it's an environmental one. it's a societal one. remember: mylo first drops the name jinx when he says powder jinxes every job. but there wouldn’t be any jobs to do--the coins coming into the lanes wouldn't be "only from crime"--without the violence piltover has enacted against the undercity.
there’s a lot of pain in asking ourselves the “if only’s” of these first few episodes. but if the alternative for powder killing claggor and mylo was for her to come on the mission to save vander anyways, to fight anyways, then there was never a choice. when powder says, “I’m not a fighter,” and vi responds, “you don’t have to be,” vi fails to understand the consequences violence has already had on her sister. in powder's mind, you don't have to fight translates as you don't belong here. the only way powder knows how to help is to fight--it's what vi (and everyone around her) taught her, even inadvertently. the show tells us that there was never a real choice in any part of this sequence. the real legacy was the violence topside enacted and continues to enact against the underground. what prevents vi from coming back to powder is ultimately marcus, regardless of his motivations.
what the opening sequence, and those first three eps, tell us about the show’s defining conflict is this. in a system built on inequity, its defining characteristic will always be violence, and whether those subjected to that violence try to fight it, live within it, or take advantage of it, the consequences cannot be undone. there is no going back.
#arcane#arcane vi#arcane jinx#jinx#s1 rewatch before s2 teehee#arcane analysis#this is p surface level and it’s been years since i’ve seen s1 so ik I’m missing a lot but I had to evacuate this from my brain#but I think every single character has a unique relationship with violence which is rly great thematically#also all of this contrasted with fuckin. viktor and jayce working on synthesizing “magic” to make the world a better place. god.#I have so so so much more to say but I gotta study#marcus and silco lowkey function as narrative foils and i think it'd be really interesting to analyze the generational relationship#between vander/silco and grayson/marcus and then vi and caitlyn and perhaps even jayce and viktor#AUGH SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.#for me personally i am also hoping and praying ekko has a bigger role in s2#also tho#i hate caitlyn's speech to ekko in e7. it makes me want to scream.#i understand thematically what the show is trying to say and it does a great job of expressing these themes#but placing the responsibility of the cycle of violence on ekko and his people pisses me tf OFF#but i also understand that she HAS to be wrong about this. the show subverts our expectations that caitlyn is right#just. thinking. thinking so much
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Day 5 oc-tober
Prompt: [Relationships]
#Yes I am aware I missed day 4#I had no ocs to draw plus homework took up the entire day#Uh Ik I've been posting Serif a lot but since he's the main character I kinda wanna get people attached to him???#so uh yeah#ocs#oc tober#bweirdoctober#oc_tober#my ocs#oc#oc art#original characters#original character
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COOKIES OF DARKNESS NATION WE ARE OFFICIALLY BACK 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
(long rambling in tags if u care)
#cookie run#licorice cookie#red velvet cookie#affogato cookie#I KNOW im late to this but i was at school ok 🙄 anyways i have a lot of thoughts#first off LICORICE UGH I MISSED HIM SO BAD IM SO HAPPY FOR HIM#his stats are so fascinating to me. i don't think anyone was expecting his strength to be that high#its pretty average but its still his best stat surprisingly#im shocked his strategy and puzzle solving are only 3. i think that's a strange decision to make them so low but I'm open to accepting it#maybe his avoidance/lack of ability to see the big picture contributes to the low scores?#his stats are so unexpected but I could get used to it. still i want an elaboration from devsis on these#i want them to show his strength in the show because i was expecting his strength to be like. 3 or 4#but anywho. i think its very funny how affo is 0 strength. i love how its canon licorice could easily kick his ass in a fist fight#i really do love affo and im SO happy to see him with the cod fucking finally all we got with him as a cod until now was ODYSSEY 😭#im so excited to see him work with the cod as an actual member. he's a very fun character for me#i cant wait for them to actually make him feel like one of the cookies of darkness its been over a year since he joined by now c'mon#im just so ecstatic that the cod are back. hopefully this is a good omen and will pave the way for more cod appearances soon#bcs u all know how i feel about the lack of cod for the better part of the past year. this better be their comeback i believe in them#😁😁😁😁😁😁 IM JUST SO HAPPY THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME IM SO HAPPY U HSVE NO IDEA I LITERALLY SCREAMED#btw ik crepe is there. but they're in a weird grey area of being a cod so i didn't post them BUT IM VERY HAPPY THEY'RE THERE TOO ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️#♦️charlie's miscellaneous
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I want a scriptwriter tsukasa event
#i want to see how he writes the plays snd struggles with it. i wanna learn more abt this#ik hes mostly an actor and all but i think you also learn a lot from how you write characters for a play#smth about havung each of them feel like a different perosn and alive. like they arent the same. you have to know how to portray that#and that could be helpful for him as an actor too? since he hss to be able to portray those different personalities and emotiosn too#at least i think so#also i miss scriptwriter tsks content#keri rambles#tenma tsukasa
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#i don't write fanfic and don't have an interest in it but i kinda wish i did bc i'm a writer and i feel weird posting original work that i#legit want to submit for publication on like. ao3 that is nawt my territory. but also. specifically it's so easy to build a fandom bc there#already is one so if you write enough fanfic then fans of that media will translate to fans of...you...anyways. airing some#confusion about self promo...wouldn't call it frustration per se bc i have somewhat aggressive insecurity abt my work. this also applies#to traditional art bc i'm a painter but i don't put a lot of effort into fanart (not disdainful i just have a lot of personal concepts i#prefer to develop bc ik i have the tools to do so) so when i post my paintings they basically get stranded#bc they aren't always of a popular character which is not tumblr's fault i get wanting to see art of specifically your Blorbo#BUT WHERE DO I POST ABT MY JOAN OF ARC PAINTING I'M ALMOST DONE WITH...#LIKE THERE IS NO TUMBLR FANDOM FOR MISS JOAN hnnngrrrhrhh#en ee ways idk if this is necessarily a vent but how tf do i build an audience who wants to see my original work without starting from a#place of derivation...should i just suck it up and make arcane fanart and write homophobic athlete gay sex#WELL. that was really long kiss kiss mutuals.#me yapping
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i can feel myself drifting from the TTCC community .. like i still love the characters and their dynamics, but ive been thinking less about toontown as a whole and just some of the characters are lingering . this usually happens towards the end of my obsessions
plus i just dont feel in touch with the community LOL i just kinda stick to my own stuff and sometimes like the art and stories ppl make .. but im in this awkward spot right now where im MENTALLY not engaging as much. idk if this is anything
#i dont think anything specific is causing it. im just not super deep in my toontown phase like i was in the beginning#i like the characters . but have been thinking less abt the actual toontown story#and i think im starting to dislike some things abt the canon to the point i resent it slightly#it feels like theres soo much missed potential in some parts and ik i have to just be patient but . bc of that my obsession is fading i fea#and theres a lot of messy lore and its become disengaging to follow#they say theyre fixing it but continue to indulge in these non-canon social media posts that i rlly like but. theyre not canon theyre just#kinda made for fun it seems . like maybe filler content in the meantime for big canon stuff idk#ive just become less invested in the whole toontown story recently ! still love it :] but#im in that awkward end of an era phase#the phase is lingering#many of the characters are floating around my brain and i adore them very much#just not thinking abt them in the context of the toontown story as much#and i feel more disconnected from fandom lately which isnt helping . theres a lack of connection on my part#im still gonna post art and reblog toontown stuff btw. nothings really gonna change#just felt like rambling?? im not even gonna properly tag this LMAO#any of yall have this kinda lingering feeling at the end of ur phases? cuz i do
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WAIT A DAMN MINUTE.
UNCLE CHUCK?!?!?!?! IS THAT YOU??????
#ik it’s just a silly bg character but it’s nice to see them try to sneak him in#i miss him#i miss him a lot#idw sonic spoilers#idw sonic#mar says a thing#he looks so peepaw with this design i love it
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Cal: *climbs walls*
Me: What in the Infamous!?
Cal: *Wall runs*
Me: What in the Prince of Persia!?!?
(Okay really in love with this game lol how dare you remind me of two of my comfort games and think you can get away with not making me nostalgic!)
#ik these mechanics are in a lot of games but its those two that personally came to mind#ALSO THE LIGHT TRAIL BEFORE HE WALL RAN REMINDED ME OF ELIKA AND HER LIGHT POWERS! aksnslsns#awee...I miss Eli...;;^;; one od my favourite characters ouhhh an Kaileena.. ALRIGHT IM GETTING DISTRACTED SORRY#Kaden plays Fallen Order
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i know i haven't been as writing as much as i used to but man, getting radio silence on the stuff i do make really does puts a damper on my motivation TO write (;′⌒`)
#incorrectcev#ik people don't particularly care for ocs#but it still doesn't make it sting any less yk#i miss old tumblr#the ask blogs#the art of stuff people just found neat#even though my canon character stuff gets some bites#no one wants to read what i care a lot about#it's just a bit disheartening#don't mind me i'm just a bit down on myself and my work rn
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The Beginning
Zombie Apocalypse Lesbians | Claire, Joan, Valerie, Clover | One-Shot | Drowning | Hurt/Comfort | Lots of Comfort | LESBIANS!!! | CW: Drowning How it all began... not the apocalypse though, just the gay stuff.
Taglist: @whumpinggrounds @wondero28
The river was a vacuum. It sucked and swallowed, lapping at the shore like a cat drinking milk. It raged and tore the stones away from the bed. The winds howled along with the water’s roar.
When Claire gasped, her lungs took in the storm. It weighed her down further.
She scrambled under the surface, trying to find anything to regain her footing with. She thrashed her arms around, waiting for air to hit the tips of her fingers so she could find the surface in the deep black of the rushing current. The rampaging pebbles threatened to leave permanent marks on her body, as though the river needed to claim her before it could let her die.
Panic squeezed in Claire’s chest. Her throat protested as more water assaulted her. Her bones stayed chilled.
Something snagged on the collar of her shirt and soundlessly she cried. Her airflow was completely cut off. As much as she hated breathing in the water, not breathing at all was worse. She wrenched a hand on the fabric around her neck and yanked hard, but whatever she was caught on was stronger. With her other hand, she grabbed the thing holding her in place.
It was warm.
It was warm.
With a new sense of direction, Claire fought to follow the warmth. Her shirt loosened. A hand took hers. She let it pull her up.
The air was warm. The overcast sky felt like summer sunlight on Claire’s face. The rocky riverbank was warm against her stomach.
“Are you okay?”
With a single movement, the slightest request of her mouth to form a word, Claire convulsed. Her chest squeezed hard with a coughing fit, water streaming out of her nose as her lungs tried to get rid of as much liquid as possible. A hand landed on her back, rubbing in circles. Weakly, Claire rolled over to lay on her back. The warm air made her cheeks rosy.
The person who’d pulled her out was a stranger, a beautiful woman with her hair pulled back into a low ponytail. Her complexion was rich, like a warmer, more comforting version of the dark water she’d just been pulled from. She watched Claire with an unreadable expression.
“You…” Claire winced at the rasp in her voice.
She cocked her head to the side. “Don’t hurt yourself.”
“You saved me.”
The corner of her lip turned up.
Claire shuddered as a breeze went by. “Why?”
“Your fiance is looking for you.”
Valerie.
Claire pushed an arm back to try and sit up.
“Whoa! Go slow, it’s okay.”
“Is she okay?”
“She’s fine.” The woman took her sweater off and offered it to her. “She’s with my partner at our base, but she’s worried sick about you.”
Claire took it and wrapped the fabric tightly around herself. “You’re awful friendly, all things considered.”
The woman averted her eyes. “How is anyone supposed to survive if we don’t help each other?”
A weight lifted from Claire’s shoulders. “Claire.”
“So I hear,” she said. “I’m Joan.”
“Pretty.”
Joan’s eyes widened a bit, but only for a second. “Thanks.”
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Claire wasn’t sure exactly what she was expecting when they arrived at Joan’s home, but it was not a Walmart. Most department stores had been completely ransacked. Here though, there were few windows on the ground floor, and the ones that were there were boarded or otherwise secured. The outside walls were greasy to the touch, probably on purpose. Can’t climb something slippery.
Joan pulled back the sleeve of her shirt to reveal a lanyard turned bracelet with a key. She held it up so Claire could see. “Opening manager. Always went home with a set of keys.”
She opened the employee door and ushered Claire inside. The hall before her was eerily silent, but Joan trekked forward with unbridled confidence. Claire trailed along behind her, still wrapped in Joan’s sweater as she started warming up. Even without working heat, the walls did wonders to block the wind. Her boots clacked along the tile floor. The sound echoed just a bit.
Joan opened a door, and the storefront revealed itself. The shelves were an organized chaos of empty boxes, cans, and pieces of furniture that had been taken apart for supplies. Claire didn’t have any time to gawk. Joan kept a fast pace.
“I’m back!” She called, skirting around the end of an aisle and heading for the clothing section, “and I brought Claire!”
“Claire!” She almost melted when she heard Valerie’s voice.
“Val!”
She turned the corner and they were face to face. Claire scanned her face, counted her piercings, searched for the flecks of gold in Valerie’s eyes, everything to make sure she was really standing in front of her.
“You’re soaked,” Valerie breathed.
Claire tucked Valerie’s hair back gently. “You’re here.”
“Christ.” Another stranger appeared to the left of Valerie. “You’re shaking.”
Valerie pulled Claire into a tight hug. She relaxed into it. “Thank God you’re here.”
“C’mon, let’s get you a blanket.” Joan nodded them further into the clothing section, then glared at the newcomer. “And a fire. That’s supposed to be attended.”
“It’s fine.” The newcomer brushed her off, but scurried back over to a flickering light. Valerie gave Claire a once over, then stepped back and gestured in the same direction. “It’s warm.”
The clothing section had been contorted into a blanket fort, a full fledged childhood wonder blanket fort. There were piles of clothes under comforters to make beds, and sheets created walls that trapped heat inside. In the center, a small fire burned. It lit up the whole space.
Claire sank into a warm, fuzzy blanket, her toes peeking out to bask in the firelight. Valerie’s arm laid across her shoulders.
She finally had a chance to get a good look at the other woman. From the quick glance she saw from her peripheral, she already knew she had short, dark brown hair, but now that she was looking more closely she recognized a strong curl pattern and a high bun. Her visible skin was spotted with freckles, complemented beautifully by the orange firelight. Her arms though…
Wow.
The straps of her tank top showed off her muscular shoulders and beefy arms. Claire had to fight to keep herself from staring.
Joan too glew in the firelight. She’d changed into a loose pair of pajamas, her hair in a satin bonnet. It had felt like forever since Claire had even thought about getting comfortable, but this Walmart was like an elementary school slumber party.
“We have first aid kits, some food, lots of blankets, bottled water, it’s been pretty easy to ration with just the two of us,” Joan explained.
“But we’re starting to hit a wall,” the other woman added, “what we have in resources, we lack in practical skills.”
Claire nodded slowly. “So you’re looking for someone to teach you what you’re missing?”
“Not exactly.” Joan tossed the pair a package of beef jerky. “We’re looking to be a bigger group. More eyes, more ears-”
Valerie raised a brow. “More mouths.”
“More minds.” Joan challenged. “More ideas, more security. Imagine how much safer we could be if we could always be in pairs? A pair holding down the fort while another pair goes out. Nobody’s stuff gets stolen and nobody gets stuck somewhere alone.”
“I like that.” Claire decided. “But that’s a lot of trust to put into strangers. Why us?”
“Because you’re gay.” The other woman said behind a mouthful of apple.
“I’m sorry, what was your name?”
“Clover.” She waved. “Lesbian.”
Valerie snickered. “You wanna form a GSA?”
“I want to have some solidarity, yeah.” Clover used her lips to point to Joan. “And Joan’s right, there are things we just can't do with only two people.”
Claire shifted to whisper to Valerie. “I like them.”
“I do too,” she whispered back, “but let’s ease into this.”
Maybe it was the food, the fire, or the way Claire’s muscles could finally release their tension, but she could think of very few objections. From the calm, small smile on Valerie’s face, she could tell Val wasn’t too apprehensive either. Call her naive, but Claire really did trust these girls, at least for the night.
Clover slipped into a toothy smile. “Let’s get to know each other first though.”
#zaples#sorry julie fans but julie joined the group last#they gotta leave walmart to find her#ik i haven't posted writing for these characters in a while but BAM!#WRITING!!#anyways i missed them a lot#wtoriginal#zombie apocalypse#whump#cw drowning
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sniffs. what changed 😢
#doing a dcshg v1/v2 comparison#v2 is def stronger in almost every way#i’ll give v1 some credit it does have some good designs#karen and hal here for example#karen’s side braids are striped like a bumblebee?? i mean cmon that’s just character design genius#and you KNOW i gotta appreciate a pilot jacket hal (not pictured)#but the storylines and pacing and animation and voice acting are a lot better in v2#the girls are kinda uninspired in v1 but the boys feel more in-character (less boys vs girls the way v2 is)#v2’s girls have a lot of variety and distinct roles but the boys as we know are. well they’re a hit or miss#ivy is sooo much better in v2 she might be its best character besides barry#carol is unfortunately not great in both versions and ik that’s the comics’ fault#but it still feels dismissive. like you can make a hopeless romantic character without misogyny#anyway personal biases (and also weird moral lessons) aside i’ve been enjoying both!#obviously the show is called dc superhero GIRLS so i have to give my vote to v2#but also bc barry is kinda just perfect in v2 like the update was clearly made by someone that loved him specifically#but also hates hal specifically it’s weird#like how are you gonna be a flash fan and not know that flashes have a history of friendship with green lanterns#v1 makes him a slapstick character too but it’s actually funny. so there IS a difference#but i’m starting to like v2 hal anyway :( i can’t fault him for the show’s misgivings :(#danbles#dcshg#karen beecher#hal jordan#green lantern#dc#i’ve now seen 1 season of v1 and a random mish mash of episodes of v2. sighh i’ll go back and watch them in order to compare 😔#no one is asking for this i just love comparing and contrasting things#oh and btw v1 cheetah is exactly like toralei monster high. i wonder if they knew what they were doing#btw x2 barry and hal share the same VA in v1. just putting that out there
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