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Jon Kent Week 2023, Day 4: Alternate Universe | @jonkentweek

1950s Superboys, with and without their costumes. Inspired, of course, by "Superman Smashes the Klan", which is why I did my very best to imitate Gurihiru's artstyle. I think I did good with the faces.

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Todays's prompts are MAMA'S BOY or HANDHOLDING.

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I think he likes chickens. Another illustration for the day 2 “working on the farm” because I just love the idea of Jon surrounded by farm animals

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Jon Kent week Day 4 (the day that this whole thing was actually meant to be posted on, but I missed it)

Kryptonian culture or Alternate universe

Okay, so this au of mines is called Bed boy au

It's about Jon and the Superfamily being these special beings called "Dream saviours" who live in another realm. Their job is to visit the dreams of many humans everynight to give them joy and good sleep, especially to those who are very sad or depressed and are going through hard times as well

One day Jon is given his first ever assignment to go into Damian's dreams on his first day of the job and is very excited about it. Once he finally interacts with the Boy Wonder in the dream, he can see that he's not really doing so well because of certain things that are currently going on in his real life, so he does his best to cheer him up by using his abilities to create a wonderful dream for him to enjoy that night. After that, they both end up bonding well with eachother, and in the morning Jon goes back home feeling proud of himself at a job well done, while Damian is able to wake up with a smile on his face

Days later, Jon is curious to know how Damian's been doing now and sneakily tries going back to visit him again to check up on him and asks Chris to fill in for him on his other current assignment this time as a favor, which his brother thankfully does for him

Jon meets up with Damian and sees that he's not doing so good once again, so out of concern, he decides to continue visiting Damian's dreams everynight instead to make sure that he's always doing okay, causing himself to not pay attention to his other assignments later on in the future after this decision

In Damian's dreams, they both always go on imaginary adventures together and do many other fun things with eachother as well, and become best friends. Jon begins to wish that he could hang out more with his new friend in the mortal realm, but his kind aren't allowed to visit there though due to the rules in his world, which is a problem for him

And Damian begins to start wishing that Jon was actually real, since he thinks he's only someone who's just apart of his imagination (which is what he actually thinks at first), so he starts to become saddened about it

So after Jon tries escaping the Dream saviours realm one day to try and hang out with Damian in the real world, he unexpectedly gets caught in the act and is banned from visiting Damian anymore after that

Though, after a good while, Jon, not being able to put up anymore with this punishment getting in the way of his friendship, later somehow meets up with Damian again in his dreams and reveals to him about what he actually is and whats going on and they both figure out how to fix all of it in the end. After that, they both have a happy ending where they get to hang out together in real life all the time like they had wanted, without any kind of restrictions holding them back like before

Fun facts:

For the Superfamilies abilities as Dream saviours, they all have the magical power to do many creative things in a persons dream, they can also all float/fly, they never have the need for sleep, so their energy or day schedules are never messed up by their night job because of that, but they could do it if they wanted to, and they can also physically heal others as well, especially humans when they visit them in their dreams, actually healing them in real life while they're asleep so that they can wake up feeling physically better again

While Jon's suit is all pink, especially in his skin and hair, Lois is purple, Clark is light blue, Conner is a greenish blue, Chris is orange, Kara is yellow themed, and Krypto is the lightest blue

[Image ID: Two images of two digital drawings for day 4 of Jon Kent week, which is for the prompt "Alternate universe". The first image is a reference sheet of Kid!Jon Kent who is a "Dream saviour" in an au called "Bed boy au". He is standing in the middle of the drawing with a happy smile, wearing a Superboy suit that is in the colors pink and red instead of his usual red and blue color scheme. He has a gittery pink, see through cape on. The sleeves and collar are also pink and see through with glitter on them too. He also has a yellow, glittering belt on with a red, round jewel as buckle in the middle, along with long red fingerless gloves on both hands, red boots, and the Superman symbol on his chest. He also has pink, glittering skin. His eyes are still blue, but with pink sparkles and his hair is still black, but has pink shine in it now. The background is pink and has little notes about his outfit, which were just described. There is also a white text box on the right next to Jon's head, saying "Jon and the Superfamily are these special beings called "Dream saviors" who live in another realm. Their job is to visit the dreams of many humans every night to give them joy and good sleep, especially to those who are very sad or depressed and are also going through hard times as well.". The artist's signature @spider-jaysart is written next to Jon's left foot. The second image is a digital drawing of Dream saviour!Jon in Damian's dream. Jon is in the left corner of the drawing, happily pointing at himself, greeting Damian, who is standing in the right corner facing his back to the viewer, saying "My name is Jon! I'm here to bring joy to your dreams!". He is wearing the same suit from his reference sheet and Damian is wearing a black sweatshirt. The background is colored light black and the artist's signature @spider-jaysart is written above Jon's right shoulder. /.End of image ID]

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jon kent week day 1, ray of sunshine.

sometimes i wonder what it was like to feel the sun for the first time after six years

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Jon Kent Week: Found Family

This is a little something I pounded out for #jonkentweek, prompt: Siblings. This is based on the idea that Teen Jon traveled the multiverse, not just Earth 3, and learned to be stronger. This takes place in an alternate universe and is not Tom Taylor's Jon Kent.

--Doc

      Jonathan Samuel Kent pouted in the way that only 11-year-old boys could.  His nostrils flared with irritation, which only served to remind him that dinner was waiting.  At the stove, his father was making the last few touches on the stew while his mother tapped away at a story.

      “Mom, he’s late,” Jon whined.  “I’m gonna call him.”  He reached for the heavily modified phone at the center of the table.

      Lois raised an eyebrow as she glanced meaningfully at him.  Jon retreated from the phone.

      “He’s not late,” she corrected him, noting the time.  “He still has ten minutes.”

      “He’ll be home, Jon-o,” Clark promised.  “If not, I’ll have a word with your brother’s boss.”

      Jon grunted, defeated by logic.  He glared at the fourth, empty seat at the table.  Maybe he could somehow wish his brother to appear right now.

      It was such an odd concept, having a brother.  For most of his life, he’d been an only child.  Then again, for most of his life, he hadn’t been aware that his father was Superman, nor did he have powers.

      And then, there had been that little “roadtrip” with Grandpa Jor-El.  It was supposed to have been a 2 week-long affair.

      Looking back, even Kelex couldn’t figure out what had been in that black hole.  One moment, he’d been skimming the surface just before the event horizon.  The next, he’d been flung lightyears away, nearly colliding with Space Cabbie.  He also felt like he’d been torn in half.

      Low on power, he basically begged the cabbie to bring him home.  He figured that he could at least get to the Fortress and send out a signal to say he was OK.

      It had taken a week to get back to Earth, Space Cabbie grumbling the whole time.  His onboard AI navigator kept the peace, but everyone was glad when they arrived.

      The happy moment lasted until Jor-El’s ship appeared before them.  A very contrite, sorrowful grandfather requested that Jon come aboard.

-----

      “Jon, something happened while you were away,” Lois said.  She looked like she was on the verge of tears.

      “Is everything okay?” Jon asked.  His parents were here, as well as his grandfather.   Everyone looked unhurt.

      Jor-El waved some kind of scanner up and down Jon.  He frowned at the results.

      “There was some unknown element in the black hole,” Jor-El began.  “From what I can tell, it split you in two.”

      Jon blinked.  “Okay, I’ve had that happen before.  Where’s the other me?”

      “Right here,” came an unfamiliar voice.

      Jon’s jaw dropped.  Before him was…him.  Well, he was an older version of Jon, though not the paunchy, middle-aged version he’d encountered before.  This Jon was lean and maybe seventeen years old.

      “Hey,” Teen Jon greeted him nervously.  “Look, you’re probably thinking that I’m some kind of fake, a clone, a dimensional counterpart or a time traveler.”

      “Yeah…” Jon agreed uneasily.  “You’re not?”

      Teen Jon shook his head.  “Grandpa scanned me down to the subatomic level.  We’re—we’re both Jon Kent.  I just spent the last six years bouncing around dimensions, learning from every Superman there.  For everyone else, it’s been about a week.”

      Jon looked lost.  His heart thudded against his chest as he looked at his mother, then his father.

      “Mom?  Dad?”  Jon’s voice was raspy.  “Am I—am I the fake?”

      Lois shook her head as she knelt down and hugged him.  “No,” she whispered.  “You’re both mine.  Both of you.”

      Teen Jon and his father knelt down as well.  There were whispers and mumblings that he didn’t remember, but he felt…safe.

-----

      It hadn’t been easy adjusting to the new family status.  There had been friction and squabbles, but nothing apocalyptic.  Young Jon would keep going to Reeves-West while Teen Jon opted to transfer to Metropolis University.

      More than a few favors had been called in to create “Finn Connors,” Teen Jon’s new identity.  Thanks to glasses with a holographic projector, “Finn” wouldn’t need anything like a wig.

      Of course, there was the matter of Teen Jon’s part-time job.  He hadn’t mentioned it at the time, but the guiding force for his dimensional travels had come from the guardian of Hypertime himself—Hyperman, aka another Jon Kent.  Hyperman had offered Teen Jon the opportunity to become a dimensional troubleshooter—with the caveat that it was a dire emergency, and that weekends were off-limits.

      Teen Jon had agreed.  The arrangement had been working out well, so far.

      He had to admit, it was kind of…nice having a brother figure.  Every once in a while, they’d go on patrol and take a break on a rooftop.

-----

      The patrol had been fairly uneventful.  There were a few robberies, a mugging or two, but it had been a fairly slow night in the city.

      They sat on a rooftop overlooking Hob’s Bay.  Teen Jon had bought ice cream cones for both of them.  They ate in relative silence.

      “What’s bugging you?” Teen Jon asked.

      Young Jon didn’t look him in the eye.  Teen Jon knew that tactic very well.

      “I missed this, you know,” Teen Jon said.  He gestured expansively to the city.  “I missed Hamilton, too.  Other worlds…it’s just not the same.”

      “But you got stronger, right?” Young Jon asked.  He still didn’t look his brother in the eye.

      “I learned a lot,” Teen Jon acknowledged.  “There wasn’t any version of Dad that wasn’t willing to help me out.”

      There was another bit of silence.  After a few minutes, they finished their cones.

      “Do you think I’ll be as strong as you?” Young Jon asked.  His voice was shaky and tentative.

      Teen Jon shook his head.  “Nope.”

      Young Jon glared at him.  “Really?”

      Teen Jon smirked.  “Really.  You’ll be stronger than me.”

      Young Jon blinked.  “Wait.  Really?”

      Teen Jon nodded.  “Absolutely.  You won’t have to hop dimensions to learn what I know.  And you’ll have Mom and Dad around, too.”

      “Huh,” Young Jon grunted.  “So…when can I learn that super ventriloquism thing?”

      “I wouldn’t recommend learning before your voice breaks.  It really strains your vocal chords before then.”  Teen Jon glanced in the direction of home.  “Mom’s really tapping away at the keyboard.  We’d better get home while she’s in the zone.”  He paused and winked.  “And we never stopped for ice cream.  Got it?”

      Young Jon managed a smirk.  “What ice cream?”

-----

      “Jon.”  There was no mistaking the warning in his mother’s voice.

      He blinked.  He looked at the slight dent in the table he’d created by tapping his finger impatiently—at super speed.

      Jon chuckled nervously.  “Sorry.”

      Lois sighed.  “Fine, you can call your brother.  I’m sure he’s okay, though.”

      Jon heard the slight skipping of his mother’s heartbeat.  She’d been nervous, too.

      He dialed the first preset in the HyperPhone.  A holographic rendition of Teen Jon’s face appeared.

      “Hey, Big Brother,” Jon greeted Teen Jon.  “When are you coming home?  Dinner’s almost ready.”

      Teen Jon smiled.  “I’ll be there in a little bit.  The Chief had me detour to talk to someone.”

      “`Big Brother?’” came a voice to the side of Teen Jon—the same voice as the dimensional troubleshooter.  “You have a brother?”

      “Um, yeah, it’s a long story,” Teen Jon said.  Then he turned his attention back to the camera pickup.  “I’ll be right there; I just have to say a few things.”

      “It’s beef stew night,” Clark said.  “I made extra.”

      “I’ll be right there,” Teen Jon promised.  Then the holographic display winked off.

      Moments later, Clark and Young Jon heard the faint whine as the dimensional walls were breached.  Teen Jon sped through an open window and changed into jeans and a polo in a blur.  He gave his parents a hug, then ruffled Young Jon’s hair.  This elicited a squawk of protest before they got settled for dinner.

      “Sorry I cut it so close,” Teen Jon said over his second bowl of stew.  “The Chief wanted me to talk to another version of myself who had it rough.  I think he’ll be okay, but he really needs to open up and maybe get some non-super friends.”

      “I’m sure he’ll be fine as long as he talks it out,” Clark said.  “Which reminds me…your therapist called.  He wanted to make sure you were still good for Monday.”

      “I should be,” Teen Jon confirmed.  “I don’t think the universe is going to end on Monday,” he joked.

      “Isn’t your Journalism project due this Monday?” Lois reminded him.  “Jane called and asked ‘Finn’ if he’d done his part.”

      Teen Jon’s eyes widened.  There seemed to be a palpable aura of dread surrounding him.

      “Is that a ‘project isn’t done’ dread or ‘talking to Jane’ kind of dread?” Clark asked.

      Teen Jon squirmed a little.  “Not so much the first, but more of the second,” he admitted.  “We broke up because I saw a lot of red flags.”

      Lois leaned forward.  “I get it.  It’s kind of hard to talk to the ex, but at least you’re trying to get along.”

      Teen Jon rolled his eyes.  “It’s trying all right, Mom.”  Then he diverted his attention to his little brother.  “Learn from my mistakes, little brother.  Exes are not to be trifled with.”

      Young Jon shrugged.  “I dunno about that.  I haven’t had one yet.”

      Teen Jon affected an expression of doom.  “Yet,” he said dramatically.

      The table broke out in laughter.  Thankfully, nobody had snorted stew out of their noses.

      Young Jon just smiled.  It had taken a lot of work on everyone’s part to get to this new status quo.  They lived a crazy life, but moments like this were worth it.  It was good to have a brother.

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Tear Me to Pieces, Skin to Bone

Fandom: DC Comics

Ships: Jon Kent/Jay Nakamura, past Jon Kent/Imra Ardeen

Ratings: T+

Warnings: Past Child Abuse, Angst, Body Horror, Romance

Story Synopsis: Jon reminisces on past loves and new ones, and how over the course of time his lovers have taken to his network of scars, both inside and out. [Canon compliant up to the end of SOKE, Warworld & Steelworks; disregards AOS:JK, written for 2023 Jon Kent Week, Day 3 - Scars and Marks]

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Wanted to make sure at least one of the week's fics was dedicated entirely to Jon's love life LMAO. Hate when they forget my boy's got game. Who else can boast they scored both an alien girlfriend and pinkette boyfriend in the same lifetime? Only Jonno.

Don't forget to leave a review! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

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Jon Kent Week 2023

Day Two: Kryptonian Biology

Title: Muse

Rated: G

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Day one completed. I love these guys so much <3

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Jon Kent (pretty much) Complete Reading Order

Compiled first for my personal use and tidied up for @jonkentweek ! Goes up to June 2024 and includes every appearance of this character that I could find. I used ComicVine's archive to track these down, which is both fallible and constantly being updated, so there might be some mistakes. Also, I did my best to highlight the occasions where Jon was a significant character in a story and to skip the ones that were just a non-speaking, one-panel cameo, but those were personal judgements and your mileage might vary.

Color key (and apologies for the eye strain): Red are issues in which Jon is a central character, not just a cameo, Blue are crossover events, Orange are stories that take place in alternate universes/are non canonical

Optional stuff you can read for historical context:

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1997) a classic possible future story, which is, to my knowledge, the 1st time a character named Jon who is Superman’s kid appears

Son of Superman (1999) a self-contained, now AU, story about a teen Jon Kent, very classic 90s young adult comic with all the tropes that come with that, but enjoyable as the proto-iteration of Jon as an idea

Canon appearances start here

The Final Days of Superman crossover event: Superman (2011) 51-52, Batman/Superman (2013) 31-32, Action Comics (2011) 51-52, Superman/Wonder Woman (2013) 28-29 (This is the origin story of the Clark, Lois and Jon that the comics follow in Rebirth. Largely ignored by writers, as it was written to patch up New52 weirdness, but there are occasional references that might be confusing if you skip it completely.)

Convergence (2015) 5, 8

Superman: Lois and Clark (2015) 1-8 (Establishes Jon and his family in the DCU)

Superman (2016) 1-11, 13, 17-28, 30, 32-36, 38, 40-45, Special 1

Action Comics (2016) 957-972, 974-978, 980-983, 985, 987, 989-1000, 1002, 1005, 1016, 1022-1035, 1042, 1045-1048, 1050-1057, 1059-1060, Special 1, Annual 2023

Justice League (2016) 3-6, 15, 18-19, 22, 28

Trinity (2016) 1-6, 16

Super Sons (2017) 1-16

Dark Nights: Metal (2017) 3, 6

The Man of Steel (2018) 1-6 (central from issue 4 onwards)

Superman (2018) 1, 4-12, 14-16, 20, 29-32

Adventures of the Super Sons (2018) 1-12

Justice League (2018) 9, 23-25, 34, 52, 75, Annual 2022

Super Sons/Dynomutt Special (2018)

Super Sons: The Polarshield Project (AU trilogy of graphic novels)

Supergirl (2016) 8, 30-33

DCeased (2019) 1-6 (what if DC but zombies?)

Super Sons: The Foxglove Mission

Lois Lane (2019) 3-4, 6

Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium 2

Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) 1-12

Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child

Green Lantern: Blackstars 2-3

The Terrifics (2018) 25

Teen Titans (2016) 15, 43, 45-46

DCeased: Hope at World’s End (2020) 1, 4-5, 9-15

Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (in the short Super Sons story)

DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) 1-7

Super Sons: Escape to Landis

Batman/Superman (2019) Annual 1

Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) 1-14

Dark Knights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe (2020) (in the Superman short story)

Dark Knights: Death Metal The Secret Origin (2021)

Dark Knights: Death Metal The Last 52 War of the Multiverses (2021) (in the Superman parts of the story)

DC Nation Presents Future State (2020) (intro, information and behind-the-scenes for Future State)

Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021) 1-2 (Future State is another possible future, meaning that it’s not necessarily canon, but it takes place in the future of the main canon, not in a complete AU, like say, Dark Knights of Steel. Technically not necessary to understand main universe stories, but a few popular characters and characterizations were brought over to the main universe.)

Future State: Justice League (2021) 1-2

Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman (2021) 1-2

Future State: Kara Zor-el, Superwoman (2021) 1

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes (2021) 2

Infinite Frontier (2021) 0 (establishes the main universe status quo from this point on, feat. a synopsis of Jon’s life up to here)

Challenge of the Super Sons (2021) 1-7

Superman: Son of Kal-el (2021) 1-18, Annual 1

Shazam! (2021) 1

Superman Red and Blue (2021) 6 (in the short story The Special, but this mini series in general is cute and I recommend it)

Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2022) 1-6

Superman & Robin Special (2022) 1

DC’s Round Robin (2021) 2 (in the short story Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow)

Nightwing (2016) 89, 91-92, 101-104, 110, 112-113

Earth-Prime (2022) 2 (story based on the CW show Superman and Lois)

DC Pride (2022) (in the short story Super Pride)

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis (2022) (in the short story Team Up)

Dark Crisis (2022) 1-7

Dark Crisis: Young Justice (2022) 1

Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League: Superman (2022) 1

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods (2022) 1, 4-5, 7-8

DC’s Terrors Through Time (2022) (in the short story Trick or Treat)

Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green (2022) 1

The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special (2023) (in The Life of Superman short story)

Dark Crisis: The Dark Army (2023)

Superman: Kal-El Returns Special (2023) (in the short story Distractions)

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton (2023) (in the short story Electric)

Batman (2016) 131-132 (in the Tim Drake Robin chapters)

Superman (2023) 2-3, 9

Lazarus Planet: Omega (2023)

Power Girl Special (2023)

Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent (2023) 1-6

Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow (2023) 1 (edited version of the story in Round Robin)

DC Pride (2023) (in the short story My Best Bet)

Titans: Beast World (2024) 3-4, 6

Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis (2024)

Trinity Special (2024) (taken from the backups of Wonder Woman 2023 plus some extra)

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Jon Kent Week 2023 Day 4 Alternate Universe

I'm so proud of this one! It's super lord Jon and demon's head Damian, but they're allowed to be happy because I said so. Jon is flying to hug Damian. Also I swear to rao I was just intending to draw super lord Jon but I was struggling with coming up with a pose so I added another person.

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Jon Kent Week 2023, Day 2: Kryptonian Biology | @jonkentweek

Belated entry for Day 2! Jayjon's first sleep-over, lol.

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Jon Kent Week will be held from September 23rd until September 29th. So you have lots of time to prepare, here are the prompts:

DAY ONE: Super Sons OR (Ray of) Sunshine DAY TWO: A New Trinity OR Kryptonian Biology DAY THREE: Love Languages OR Pride DAY FOUR: Bi Panic OR Siblings DAY FIVE: Symbol of Hope OR Civilian Life DAY SIX: Mama's Boy OR Hand-Holding DAY SEVEN: Family OR Free Day

GUIDELINES | ASKBOX

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I miiight have misread the day two prompt and only did three drawings for the same one . Senior year it’s more tiring than I anticipated, Apologies to the Jon Week creator for fumbling 🙏 I love Jon Week

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Jon Kent week Day three!!!

Scars and marks or World's finest

So for a bit of explanation, the scar is a reminder of all the past trauma Jon's been through back when he got lost in space and was held hostage by Ultraman for so long, and because of that, Jon's inner child still mourns for the childhood that he missed out on, especially since things in life are so hard for him now as an adult, so it just makes him wish he could get it back somehow even more

(Also, I can't believe that comic artists even forgot about that important scar overtime like it never existed lol)

[Image ID: Two images of a digital drawing of Older!Jon Kent observing his old scar in front of his bathroom mirror, while seeing his kid self in the reflection. In the first image, Older!Jon is in his bathroom, slightly touching his scar on the corner of his face, observing it in the mirror above the sink there with a calm expression on himself. His kid self is in the reflection, looking back at him with many tears pouring out of his eyes, fully touching his face with his hand over where the scar is supposed to be, all while giving a very disheartened expression. The sink below the mirror has a blue cup in the left with a red tooth brush inside of it and there is also a tube of toothpaste sitting in the right corner. The second image is completely the same, except Older!Jon's hand isn't present in it at all this time. The artist's signature @spider-jaysart is written below the mirror in the right corner in both of the images. /.End of image ID]

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Reaching The Other Side - a JonDami fanfic

Tags: Jonathan Samuel Kent/Damian Wayne, Jonathan Samuel Kent, Damian Wayne, Childhood Sweethearts, One Shot, established relationship

Word count: 875

Day 1 of @jonkentweek!

I had a thought one night, what if Damian and Jon were dating before Jon got aged up, how would that change his return?

Read On AO3 OR on Tumblr under the cut!

"Hey Dami? How long do you think you'll love me for?" Jon said, asking a rather mature question for an eleven year old boy. They were both very mature children, forced into being that way. Like Damian only let himself be childish around Jon, Jon only let himself act mature in front of Damian.

"I don't think I could stop if I wanted to." Damian said. Other people would be dismissive or worried, but not Damian. Damian took anything Jon wanted to give him.

"Then… forever?" Jon asked, fidgeting with the blanket on his lap.

"If you'll have me." Damian said, his face blank; a tell he had that showed how much he feared rejection.

"I will! I don't think you could do anything that would make me love you any less. Isn't that a scary thought?"

"I feel the same."

Damian and Jon were laying toe to head opposite each other on the twin loft bed, though they had both propped themselves up to look one another in the eye. Jon's eyes were shining with moonlight. Plastic stars glowed overhead. Sometimes in meditation Damian would visit this place, and moments like these. Times he felt safe, for once.

"Does it scare you?"

Damian shook his head. "You're not scary, Jon."

"Well neither are you! I just… I dunno… I don't think I've ever felt that before. I'd follow you anywhere. Places that scare me alone don't seem so bad with you. But I don't know where you'll take me, and I might get lost…"

Damian grabbed Jon's hand. "I'll find you. Always. I promise."

"I believe you."

+-+

Jon used to love how big space was. From before he knew he was an alien, he wanted to visit the stars. When he actually got to… well, it was kind of ironic he'd ever wanted to go in the first place, considering.

He missed Damian. Like, a lot. Jor-el had told him that he was a man by kryptonian standards, had promised him answers to questions there really is no answer to, but that we all look for as self aware beings. And Jon wanted to grow up faster, because he worried that Damian would notice how much more immature he was and leave him behind. He should've listened when they said to be careful what you wished for.

Jor El was crazy, and wouldn't let him go home.

Two years since he'd last seen his boyfriend. What was he doing right now? Was he looking for him? By now missing home, family, Damian, Kathy, was a constant companion. Jon wondered if Damian had moved on. He didn't seem the type, but it had been a long time, and they were young. Damian would be sixteen.

Jon didn't know if it was fair or just but he decided he would be mad at Damian if he wasn't looking, if he found someone else. Getting mad at Damian was something he'd been good at, once upon a time.

-+-

When the wormhole took him, he thought he'd come home. But that hope was dashed on the igneous rocks in the volcanic prison Ultraman kept him in. By now, Jon was sure of it; nobody would come for him. He'd have to find his way home on his own.

He broke out of the volcano, riding an eruption. He hid from Ultraman, doing the right thing when he could. He snuck into the crime syndicate headquarters. And then his grandfather found him. It wasn't a happy reunion.

But he got home. He saw his parents first, because he needed his dad's help. His dad needed his help. He got invited to live in the future. And he still hadn't seen Damian!

On the way to the Manor, he saw a huge blue explosion. He saw Damian nearby with his telescopic vision.

"I thought that explosion might be you."

Damian whipped around when the unfamiliar voice spoke his name. "Who-"

"It's me, Damian. It's real. Take it in."

Damian shook his head and threw a batarang. It bounced off ineffectually. Jon had a deep scar on his cheek. Damian's eyes caught on it. "Wwwwhhhat happened?!"

"It's a long story."

"Gold Kryptonite? Kryptonian puberty?"

"No. Why does everyone ask that? I went to space, it took me years to get back, I'm back, and I'm going to hug you now."

"No! Do not hug me."

"Too late." Jon said as he engulfed Robin in his arms. And well, Jon still hugged like he used to, just bigger.

"You're so tall!" Damian flipped out of his hold. "No. No! You can't be taller and older! This is a trick! You're leviathan!"

"OR, I went to space, it took me years to get back, I'm back!"

Damian's face crumpled. "Did you– miss me?"

"Only all the time."

"You made it back to me, Habibi. You did that. Be proud of yourself."

"Heh, thanks…"

"How old are you now?"

"I lost track of time for a while, but I think I'm about seventeen."

Damian sighed. "Our age gap is reversed, then. It could be worse."

"Ever practical, Damian."

"Speaking of practical, I'm never letting you out of my sight again."

"Not even for the bathroom?"

Damian gave Jon an unimpressed glare.