#really just using the comic as a jumping off point
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do you ever remember an old oc you have and want to bring her back but you've lost most of your sketchbooks and had a computer that fully broke down and you lost literally everything on it TWICE!! so you don't think you have anything left of her really
#this actually happened to a lot of my really old ocs but like. i cant even remember what she looked like really sigh#i miss you chrys....#i have 1 old comic i posted on instagram in 2018 that might be her but i dont even actually know bcs i had a couple catgirl ocs at the time#& i think chrys was one of them but i honestly dont remember!!!#maybe ill just use that old comic as a jumping off point but redesign her based on 95% personality#not a bad move i guess#also my girl amaya i miss you.... i have a chibi version of her casual clothes but she had a much cooler second outfit that is lost to time#life is pain
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Why I Love Hanamusa
I get this question very frequently but have never given a really in depth, definitive answer. All just kinda implied through my comics and spread out asks. So here's this I guess! Long post ahead:
First, as a PokĂ©mon fan in her mid 20s, I love seeing a ship where the characters are both in their mid/late 20s. Already, theyâre much more relatable to me and my current experiences. Most PokĂ©mon ships are between preteens, which can be cute but ultimately donât interest me as much as they used to when I was a kid myself. Not enough to get super invested in and draw a lot of fanart for anyways haha.
Iâll also start by saying that canon doesnât always influence whether or not Iâll ship something. Iâm much more drawn to potential. Could the characters work together? Do their personalities work together in a nice way? I feel like this so much of fanon is anyways. Especially with queer relationships because theyâre rarely depicted in the first place. A lot of the context for these ships is usually up to the fans to piece together or make up in general. And thatâs the fun part to me!
Jessie and Delia have only met in the anime a handful of times. Any interaction theyâve had has either been pleasant, or just a typical Team Rocket interaction, with Delia dismissing them/not seeing them as a threat. Already a great jumping off point for me since, truly, they donât have any actual beef or true, ill feelings towards each other. Itâs not TOO out of the realm of possibility for them to potentially fall for each other. âBut Jessie chased Deliaâs son around trying to steal his PokĂ©mon!â Thatâs where that dismissive and aloof attitude that Delia has comes into play. Iâll go more into Deliaâs whole deal a bit later but I do think this aspect of her personality is a large reason why this ship can work. Itâs not that she doesnât care that Jessie has a bad past, but she can tell that, on the inside, Jessieâs a good person. And, in a scenario where Jessie is trying to become a better person, is forgiving enough to give her a shot. I feel like this is such a solid foundation for a ship. A character who has done wrong but is trying to be better and another character who is willing to help them be better. A classic dynamic!
Itâs not just one-sided though; where Jessie is the only one benefitting and learning from the relationship. I believe Delia could get a lot out of being with someone like Jessie. To understand why, I think itâs important to know these charactersâ respective backstories.
Jessie is an orphan/foster child who grew up in poverty. Her mother Miyamoto (from The Birth of Mewtwo) was a Team Rocket operative herself, who went on a mission to find Mew. In order to do this, she had to leave Jessie when she was just a toddler. Unfortunately, Miyamoto went MIA on her mission leaving Jessie to more or less fend for herself. Jessie went through life with zero stability, evident by her MANY different careers and constant moving around. Itâs implied in the show that she went from foster home to foster home, and later in life tried being an idol, weather girl, florist, wine connoisseur, actress, most notably a nurse and finally a Team Rocket field agent. And even while in Team Rocket, she, James and Meowth were always doing odd jobs to get by. We see that Jessie used to be a sweet kid, and even adult, but the world and her circumstances repeatedly did her dirty, leading her to become the character we know today. Hot tempered, mean, selfish, etc. But despite this, her soft side does still shine through for the people and PokĂ©mon she cares about. She is incredibly loyal.
Delia, unbeknownst to a lot of fans, also had a rough past (see Pocket Monsters: The Animation). Like Jessie, she had a lot of dreams and aspirations like wanting to be a model and even a trainer. But when she was 10, her mother didnât let her, telling her that she had to stay home and learn to run the family restaurant (sheâs an only child). Deliaâs father left her and her mother to be a trainer, and never returned. When she was 18, she married Ashâs father and became pregnant shortly after. But right after Ash was born, he also set off to be a PokĂ©mon trainer. And soon after that, her mother passed away, leaving Delia with just the restaurant and baby Ash. This gives so much context to Deliaâs attitude in the show. We see that Delia is pained whenever Ash leaves on a journey, but she never shows that pain to anyone. ESPECIALLY Ash. Sheâs very quick to shoo him off when he shows any sign of wanting to go on another journey and even when he returns home, she acts more excited to see Pikachu than him almost every time. Without all this backstory, itâs easy to just read this as a funny gag, BUT with context, I think it really shows how quickly Delia shuts down and detaches in order to not confront her own feelings. Sheâs afraid of losing people and getting hurt again.
All that said, I think Jessie and Delia provide each other with EXACTLY what the other needs.Â
Aside from becoming rich and famous, Jessieâs biggest aspiration is to get married. In my opinion, this is more so an underlying want for love and stability. There is no one more stable in the show than Delia. Deliaâs lived in Pallet her whole life, sheâs worked at the same restaurant since she was young and she is always there when Ash comes back home. She has all the love, patience and stability Jessie needs and craves. While forgiving, Deliaâs not stupid and can keep Jessie in check. Deliaâs also just an angel, which I feel, would make Jessie want to be better. And on top of all this, on more of a surface level, Deliaâs a chef and excellent cook. She shows love through cooking and Jessie, who grew up poor, regularly starving and eating snow, happily receives that love. Jessieâs able to live a happy and healthy life with someone like Delia.
Delia, as stated, is very stable. Likely pretty monotonous and solitary, especially living in such a small town like Pallet. This isnât a bad thing but itâs a little sad when you consider that Delia also had dreams of traveling, being a model and a trainer. She had to give up so many dreams in order to fulfill her duties as a restaurant owner and mother. And even now, when Ash is off on his journey, she feels the need to always be home and be that stable pillar, leaving behind any ambitions she had, thinking itâs too late for her (sheâs only 29 btw). But then along comes Jessie, dangerous, passionate, an absolute firecracker. Someone whoâs whole life has been about chasing dreams and either, never giving up on them or finding a new dream to chase. Upon learning about Deliaâs past aspirations, I could see Jessie pushing her towards them, letting her know that lifeâs too short and she has nothing to lose from trying. On top of this, Jessieâs also loyal. She, James and Meowth are depicted as doing anything for anyone who gives them food or shows them kindness. Delia does both so thereâs no way Jessie would leave her. This fulfills an essential need for Delia, who is afraid of the people in her life leaving her.
Thereâs so much potential for mutual growth and learning between these two and I adore that. They compliment each other, they help each other and they bring out the best qualities in one another.
Iâm not really sure how to end this and I could truly talk about them even more but I donât want this to be tooooo long haha. OH I could end it with maybe the most funny aspect of this ship that I've brushed over and also what drew me to it in the first place. Jessie. As Ashâs stepmom. THE END.
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Midnight Guest
Pairing: Vampire!Law x Reader
NSFW
Summary: Your roommate is strange, youâve always known that. Most of his habits seem like harmless eccentricities. His insistence that you lock your door when you sleep, due to his âsleepwalking,â confuses you more than anything. But when you forget one night and awaken to him standing over your bed, teeth bared, you start to think maybe thereâs more to Law than meets the eye. Warnings: AFAB!Reader (no pronouns or gendered language used), Smut, Vampirism, Biting, Blood Drinking, Possessive/Obsessive Behavior, Vaginal Sex Word Count: 3.2k Halloween Special 2024
Your roommate was a strange man.
You had always known that, of course, from the moment you stepped foot into the house. It was old, built to be so beautiful and grand you could have confused it for a temple, a place of worship. And the rent he offered was far too good to be true. You couldnât afford a studio for what he asked you to pay, let alone half of a gothic mansion to be shared with a mysterious and handsome man. There had to be something wrong with him, some reason he would give this offer to you of all people. He insisted it was just too big of a house to live in on his own, too lonely for one person.Â
âI justâŠhate being alone,â he had admitted.
You didnât believe that, not from someone as quiet as him.
You were extra sure he was strange when you had your first real conversation. He remained flat and reserved until you mentioned you had seen his comic collection, which made him light up like a Christmas tree. He told you about Sora, Warrior of the Sea for two hours after that, with a boyish enthusiasm you had never expected from a perpetually exhausted man covered in tattoos. It was cute, though he didnât appreciate it when you pointed that out, cheeks growing pink and lips growing into what he would insist was not a pout. Yes, you had always known Law was strange, but in a fun way, the kind that brings more fond smiles than exasperation.
But some of his habits were starting to make you think he wasnât quite as harmless as you had convinced yourself.
The first time you awoke with him standing over you, eyes flashing in the dark, you screamed. He had the nerve to jump back as well, as though you had scared him. Sleep walking, he had called it. You donât know many people who sleepwalk with their eyes open and their teeth baring down on you. But he was so apologetic, you couldnât help but let it slide.
âIâve just been so tired from work lately,â he had admitted quietly, cheeks pink and voice tight with embarrassment. âThat hasnât happened since I was a kid. Iâm sorry. IâŠdonât really know how to stop it, but Iâll try. Maybe I need to get more sleep.â
âI think you should,â you had agreed, dripping with good natured concern. âI donât mean to be rude, but you look like you havenât slept in years. Iâve been worried about you, honestly.â
He chuckled. âI appreciate it. Maybe I do need a bit more rest. ButâŠmaybe you should sleep with your door locked. Just in case I sleepwalk again. I wouldnât want to give you such a rude awakening twice.â He had said something else, but frankly you were a little too focused on his hands flexing nervously, showing off his long, tattooed fingers, to catch whatever it was.
And since you had taken his advice, you hadnât woken up to any more men lurking over your bed. You had, however, woken up to the jiggling of your door handle more than once. One time, you had even heard a knock echoing through the room, though he didnât answer when you called out to ask him what he wanted.
You also couldnât help but notice how empty the fridge and pantry were, or how little you saw him eat. He had a small snack here or there, but he seemed to subsist mostly on coffee and whatever he keeps in those tumblers he always has nearby. You had asked once, but he brushed it off, changing the subject not-so-subtly. You assumed they were protein shakes, or some other supplement he used to avoid having to sit down and enjoy a real meal. A lot of Lawâs life seemed like he was actively trying to avoid living it. He had his hobbies and friends, of course, but any of the mundane pleasures of life, like eating, sleeping, or even human interaction outside of his chosen few people he avoided like the plague. He focused on his work, and anything else was either carefully penciled in or discarded entirely.
Every conversation you had about it was unproductive. He insisted he was fine, that this was just how he was, but there was always a tension around him, one you canât help but think would disappear if he would only allow himself to live for once. But you canât say that to him. How can you ask a man if he even enjoys being alive?
But tonight was the night you would learn your concerns were all for nothing, due only to a lack of information, and nothing more.
You try another conversation about your concerns when he wanders into the kitchen while youâre cleaning up. You know it wonât lead anywhere, but you have to try. âDo you think youâve been sleeping better, Law?â
He hums noncommittally.
â...Have you actually been trying?â
âIâveâŠhad a lot to deal with.â
You frown, turning around to face him. âHas work not let up at all? Youâve been running yourself ragged for months.â
He avoids your eyes. âItâll pass soon.â
âThatâs what you said two months ago.â You reach across the counter for his hand, fingers brushing lightly against his, and he frantically pulls his hand back as though heâs been burned. You try not to show your hurt on your face, but from the guilt on his, you know youâve failed. âIâmâŠIâm just worried about you. I feel like things have only gotten worse for you since I moved in. Maybe I should justââ
He jumps at that, quick to correct, to move you away from that train of thought as fast as he can. âNo, no, thatâs not true. And you shouldnât do anything different. Having you around has beenâŠthis is the most alive the house has felt in years. Iâm just tired, really.â
âYouâre still sleepwalking.â
He tenses. âAm I?â Something about his tone is strange. He doesnât seem like heâs surprised, or at least not surprised that he is. More surprised that you know.
âYeah. You really didnât start doing that until I moved in?â
âWell, no one would be able to tell me if I had.â He still isnât looking at you.
You sigh. Even knowing how unproductive these talks are, itâs always a disappointment to learn he wonât open up to you. You honestly canât figure out why he keeps you around. Your presence clearly stresses him out, even if he wonât admit it. âJustâŠtry to get some rest, please. And eat a real meal for once. Youâre a doctor, you should know how to take care of yourself.â
He finally looks at you again, self deprecation radiating from his tight smile. âRight. Iâll try.â
He wonât.
But you can. After you finish wiping down the counters, you get ready for a long night of sleep. No point in staying up worrying over things you canât control. A long, warm shower and comfy pajamas are sure to fix your problems.
And they do, really, for the few hours you remain asleep.
But then you hear the door open.
No jiggling handle, no knocking, nothing. Just the quiet creak of the hinges, and footsteps approaching. Youâve barely opened your eyes before you can feel the bed start to shift, and you look up to see the same sight you did months ago: Law, eyes feral and needy, his mouth open, teeth looking particularly long and sharp in the moonlight. Before you can open your mouth, you can feel his body against yours, every inch of him stiff, his hands clutching your shoulders, his teeth growing closer and closer to your neck.
âLaw?â
His eyes are still hazy, his mouth still approaching.
âLaw!â You try to push his arms away, but you find youâre not strong enough to make him budge for even a moment. But the fear in your voice when you realize youâre about to feel his teeth against you makes him stop midair, his eyes focusing a little.
âHuh?â He looks down at you in his arms, staring up at him with wide, frightened eyes, and he throws himself back with a speed and strength you didnât know he had. You can hear him slam against the wall behind him, knocking all of your wall decorations askew and making the wall make a concerning creak. He stares at you, arms out, as though something is pinning him down, and he looks absolutely beautiful bathed in the moonlight that sneaks through your curtains. His eyes are hungry, and you can see his canines peeking out from his lips, almost looking like fangs. Heâs naked except for a pair of gray sweatpants, hair mussed and tattoos on full display.
âLaw?â He stares at you, still torn between hunger and fear. As you shift to sit up, you can see his eyes flicker between your neck and your breasts, your pajamas giving him a clear view of your cleavage. Normally you would be embarrassed, but the tension in the air makes you forget your vulnerability for a moment. âAre you alright?â
âYou forgot to lock your door,â he murmurs, voice thick and deep. He hasnât looked away from you for even a moment, and he hasnât moved an inch.
âYou were going to bite me.â
He licks his lips, something he often does around you. You had always thought it was a nervous habit, but combined with the look in his eyes, youâre starting to suspect perhaps thereâs another reason. âI told you to keep your door locked.â It sounds like speaking takes effort, and you notice his hands trembling slightly.
âWhy were you going to bite me?â
âI need to leave,â he says, not moving, staring intently at your exposed skin. Heâs breathing heavily. His canines seem to have grown even longer. âOr maybe you should leave.â
âYouâreâŠyou havenât been sleepwalking at all. Youâve been trying to get in every night. To bite me. With your teeth.â
âIâŠhave.â
âAre youâŠâ You canât bring yourself to say the word, even with all of the evidence in front of you. It feels unreal, so ridiculous you feel as though youâre watching someone else live through it all.
âYes.â
âAnd youâre hungry?â
His chest is heaving with the effort of holding himself back. âVery.â
âAnd you asked me to live with you anyway?â
He forces his eyes closed, pushing his head back against the wall. âIt wasnât very smart of me. IâŠI knew I couldnât let you leave the moment you walked through that door. I needed you to stay. You donât know what itâs like. âŠI thought I would have more self control than this, really.â He sounds like heâs trying to convince himself more than you.
âWhy couldnât you let me leave?â You hate that your voice has a tinge of hope in it, like you arenât in terrible danger, like your silly little crush on your roommate is more important than the very real threat he poses.
âYouâreâŠyou. And god, I need you.â He huffs out another breath. âYou need to leave, really. Before I lose control.â
That should not have sent a shiver of excitement up your spine. âWhat if I didnât?â
âThen Iâd bite you.â
âAnd what if I wanted that?â
His eyes shoot open, and before you know it youâre pinned to the bed, a starving animal holding you down, every muscle in his body taut. âYouâŠyou shouldnâtâŠâ He struggles to even get the words out, to keep up his good guy act when you can see the hunger in his eyes.
You lean up, exposing your neck fully, and just smile.
Youâre pierced in a second.
The sensation is colder than you expected, and for a moment it really and truly feels like youâre going to die. Like youâve made some horrible mistake for a pretty face and youâre going to pay the price for it. But before long, the ice in your veins fades away, leaving behind a pleasant warmth. It almost feels like youâre drunk, as your eyelids droop and an easy smile comes to your face.
You can feel every inch of Law pressed into you, from his warm tongue against your neck to his solid chest against yours and, most importantly, his hard and aching cock rutting against your thigh as he drinks. He hardly takes any time away from your neck, but whenever he does heâs panting, practically moaning against you. One of his hands goes to your chest, palming clumsily at your breasts, which easily spill out of your flimsy top. He looks down to see them, and groans from deep within his chest. âGod, look at you.â
You try to respond, but in an instant heâs against your neck again, suckling, while his hand finds your nipple and pinches it between his fingers. You moan, far louder than you would ever admit, and your hips rut up into his. You can feel a wetness soaking easily through your pajama shorts, which he finds as well as he rubs against you, forcing the fabric between your folds and rubbing it against your clit. Your nails find his hair, gripping for dear life, and you hear him moan again. You canât see them, but you can practically feel his eyes rolling into the back of his head. You try to speak again, to tell him to please fuck you, to complete the pleasure of the moment, but the only thing that leaves your lips is a pathetic cry of, âLaw!â
He pulls himself back from your neck, lips dripping with your blood, staring at you ravenously. You fear he might swallow you whole. You fear you might enjoy that. His hand comes up, fingers gathering the blood dripping from his lips and chin. He maintains eye contact as he slowly and deliberately licks his fingers clean, refusing to waste even a drop of you. You clench your thighs together, which once again rubs the fabric against your clit just right, making you moan softly. His pupils blow out even further at the sound, his eyes nothing but inky blackness and desire.
You arenât sure if itâs the warmth in your veins or your desire for Law that leaves you so pliable, so vulnerable underneath him. Either way, you find your thighs falling apart and your arms wrapping around him, begging him to take you. You whisper to him, âPlease, Law, please. Finish what youâve started. Have me.â
He leans down to clean the rest of the blood off of your neck with his tongue. âI want you,â he groans. âI have since the moment I saw you. God, youâre so delicious.â You feel his teeth graze against you again, desperate for a second taste. âYou taste even better than I imagined, better than I dreamed.â
âYou dreamed about me?â
âEvery goddamn night. Youâve been haunting me.â He nips at your neck gently. âI couldnât let you leave, no matter how much better it would be for you. Iâm sick.â
You thrust your hips against his again, making his eyelids flutter and a soft choked noise escape his throat. âIâve wanted you just as long.â
âIâve never lost control over myself like this. Youâve done something to me.â He says it almost like an accusation.
You wrap your thighs around his waist in response, forcing your hips together again. âYouâve done something to me, too. Iâd like you to finish it, if you donât mind.â
He growls against your skin, something feral finally unleashing from him, and in one smooth motion heâs ripped off your pajama pants and underwear, leaving you bare and dripping for him. He thrusts into you in one smooth motion, making you nearly scream as your eyes roll back from the sensation. His pace is frantic, like if he stops for even a moment youâll change your mind, or heâll come to his senses, and it will all be over.
âNeed you,â he mutters. âNeed you to stay. Say youâll stay.â Thereâs some deeper thread of desperation here, his voice pleading, nearly afraid. Like after all of this youâll see him for what he is and leave him all alone in this house again, to be forgotten by time and left to rot.
âIâll stay,â you moan. âI wonât leave you, Law.â
His hand finds your clit, a reward for giving him what he needed. His hands are as skilled as you had always hoped they would be, callused and moving exactly how you want them to. He makes you clench around him, ready to come undone so quickly under his attention. âYouâre so alive,â he whispers. âSo beautiful. And mine.â
âYours, yes, yours!â
âForever,â he insists.
âForever!â
With your promise, his thrusts quicken, growing sloppy as he loses what little control he had left. His fingers and hips work frantically, bringing you to the edge easily, causing you to tighten around him as your vision goes white. At the same time, his teeth come down on your neck again, and he spills inside of you, filling you to the brim as he freely takes what he wants.
Youâre panting, your heart pounding out of your chest, your blood flowing freely into Lawâs waiting lips. Once heâs had his fill, he licks you clean again, before raising his head to look you in the eyes. âForever?â He asks again.
âForever,â you confirm.
He smiles. You watch as he bites his bottom lip, his fangs easily piercing the soft flesh, and he kisses you deeply and desperately. The taste of iron fills your mouth, at first repulsive but quickly growing into something sweet and irresistible. You lean further into him, sucking on his lip, taking whatever you can get, only stopping when he pulls back, pinning you down so you canât chase his lips.
âForever,â he whispers, tone filled with wonder. He kisses you again, tenderly, almost worshiping. âAnd you wonât have to spend a moment of it alone.â
Youâre starting to grow unbearably hot, but even as you squirm, Law doesnât allow you to move. He holds you there, under him, cock still inside of you. âLaw, itâs hot. I needââ
âI know. Itâll pass.â He grins, teeth flashing dangerously in the light.
âWhat?â The haziness from blood loss and whatever endorphins came from a vampireâs bite start to wear off, and you start to tense. âWhatâll pass?â
He doesnât give you a straight answer. âIt wonât hurt much, I promise.â
âLaw, what did you do?â
He smiles, nuzzling you affectionately. âIâll teach you everything you need to know. You wonât have to try to figure it all out alone. Itâll be the two of us, figuring it all out together. And weâll have forever to do it.â He kisses you again as the heat overtakes you, turning swiftly from discomfort to pain.
But youâll be alright, of course. Law is right there to walk you through it.
And he will be forever.
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BATMAN AND ROBIN (2023) #14 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Javier Fernandez! rambling about the new team and arc!! a jumping-on point for anyone wanting to read recent Bruce and Damian comics đŠđ„
setting the stage with action!! mystery and intrigue!! expectations for further character exploration for Damian!!
if that's not enough to pique interest, here's a rendition of one of the many cute grumpy Damian panels
first of all THE OPENING ACTION SCENE OH MY GOD (this splash page hello!!)
i love...the collaborative effort in comics...it shines through right from the start, especially when it involves traditional inks đ
using this single panel as an example from Fernandezâs ig:
Fernandez lays out most of the groundwork in his inks - the fully inked silhouette of the driver in the foreground, the shading suggesting the lighting, the white ink/paint lined and splattered for the rain!!
then off to colors with Marcelo Maiolo!! he elevates the panel to emphasize how it's a shot from within the vehicle looking out the windshield - the lightly tinted inks, the bright lighting from headlights, and the slight window sheen + bokeh!!
one more similar example, with comparison by the man himself - Fernandez already implying the glare, scraping white against Batman and Robin's silhouettes. then punched up with Maiolo's colors/lighting!! WOW!!
OKAY SORRY ONE MORE along with Steve Wandsâ consistently lovely lettering, Fernandez included his own sfx in his inks of this page!! not sure how often he does it past this, but SO cool!! ever since seeing Juni Ba's sfx lettering in his inks, it's such a sick extra detail to me đ
ANYWAY i can go on about what i love about each panel for this scene but gotta move on from the explosive intro of Batman and Robin to the more grounded side of Bruce and Damian (which ends up being just as explosive)!! đ„ș
there's small details carrying over from Williamson's run like Bruce making Damian vegan meals and Damian creating comics; otherwise, we have a much more engaging writing of the two almost reminiscent to Tomasi and Gleason's run!
one example being his attitude towards a fancy event interrupting his and Dick's patrol in Batman and Robin (2009) #20
the first line from Bruce and Damian's disregard for a fundraising event is a bit of head scratcher to me when Damian is plenty compassionate, BUT for the sake of a jumping-on arc for new readers itâs a clear point of reference for Damianâs character - a kid who believes more in Batman and Robin work than what could be done outside of those masks. it becomes a matter of how Damian's perspective might change around this subject and how he'll take action in helping outside of Robin đ€
another similar Tomasi-esque moment is Damian's snark about his grandfather lol, a sentiment that carries over from Batman and Robin (2011) #1
PKJ references his Ra's al Ghul story from Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant! especially curious when the final line by Talia is "...you will see my father again", when Ra's is currently dead. a fun lil callback or also a convenient nod to future plans? đ
NOW THE MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE OF IT ALL...
Bruce's attention is caught by this man shouting "You sit atop the wheel" which i'm guessing is in reference to the Wheel of Fortune, especially if we're going by a literal interpretation of the rich and poor (depicting the group among tents and carts).
i'm really reaching here, but wondering if Bruce calling himself âJackïżœïżœ at some point is also related to the arcana. the only relation i could find is the Page of Wands, and the Jack once being referred to as a "knave"
EDIT: an anon reached out to inform me that Bruce called himself âJackâ during his training! seems to be first introduced in Batman: The Knight (2022) #4
THE REVEAL OF THE NEW VILLAIN, MEMENTO...the first page opens on a deceased person's face, and the last dialogue is "We will see your face again." AND OH BOY WE CERTAINLY DO! đ
the flames casting a harsh light against the plaster (or stone??) of Memento's mask, and how he looms over Bruce...SO EERIE...
FINAL RAMBLY THOUGHTS
Damian being colored with noticeable melanin...đ„ș i can only assume this was a deliberate choice made by PKJ since the editors haven't changed, and for the past issues Damian's colors have been independent to the colorists - the only edit being after Rex Lokus gave him green eyes in #5 but were returned to blue in #6 (for consistency ig). along with the classic teen asian haircut, this feels intentional on PKJ's part and i hope Damian will continue to be colored brown here and other books đ„șđđ
one of the things PKJ teased in an interview was the idea of Damian wondering if he even wants to still be Robin, much less Batman (begging this is where main canon Damian gives the Batman mantle up lol). so presenting Damian here as someone absorbed in that life makes me wonder what triggers those thoughts - is it going to be this incident or later? more currently, will Damian be able to protect the civilians that Bruce entrusted him with? especially after getting familiar with a few, however reluctantly?
anyway, a banger first issue that leaves you with just enough crumbs to know what you're expecting but still beg for more: what's the mysterious new group/villain, and their connection to Bruce? will Dr. Bashar and the Wayne grandparents have more to do with the story? how will this all affect Damian outside of being Robin? Talia and Raâs?? so many questions!!
#rambling#damian wayne#i'm hilariously busy now but really wanted to give some attention to the new arc!! it's new reader friendly!!#this is ofc a Damian focused ramble but Bruce SHINES in this!!#thereâs a scene of him in action that screams Bruce and Batman being one and the same + a reminder how badass he is đ#anyway not sure if iâll have the bandwidth for rambles past thisâŠstaring at my final two boy wonder ramble draftsâŠ#but i hope people take the chance to pick this up!
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Hello your magical girl story looks really intriguing, the premise feels very creative, the art style is simple but good with its own identity, and the characters seem to be fleshed out with depth, personality, and backstory. In short, I love it, and I do have a few questions.
One: Is the story character driven, story driven, or something else
Two: Is the story rated G, PG, PG-13, or something else
Three: Would the story be a web comic, web show, or something else
Four: Will there be a lot of lore and world building, yes or no
Five: what other inspirations did you have for the story's characters, plot, and art style
Six: What humor do you use for the story
I'm only asking these questions out of curiosity. This is just because I love your story, and would like to know more about.
So please be free to not answer all the questions if you want. I'm also fine if you ignore this ask. so please, no pressure.
At the end of the day, please have fun, relax, work hard, take your time, and have a nice day.
I'm so glad! Thanks so much for your interest <3
Character driven (always)
PG/PG-13
Dunno! I've been reached out to already for a few opportunities but right now, I'm just trying to have fun with it and keep it mine until I feel like the idea is fully realized and ready for something bigger. Right now, I'm shooting to make a lil pilot animatic mostly on my own with help from a few friends
Depends on what you mean by a lot but I'd say a soft yes
For Aika, just generally other anime protagonists from shoujo and shonen. I feel like when you're doing a spin on something you do have to rely on the tropes from the genre at least a little bit. For Zira, Toko Fukawa was the jumping off point but they're very different. They're also both based off of aspects of myself (I feel like most artists do this with their ocs tho). Style and story-wise, I was definitely looking at Doremi and Panty&Stocking. That chunky cute look that's distinctly anime but takes some notes from Western cartoons. But mine's flipped where it's more based on my own style from working in Western animation but then having anime influence. And story-wise I like how they're more episodic with an underlying story. The magical girl stuff is more a backdrop that helps the story move forward and enhances the slice of life stuff that's being focused on.
I'm not sure what kind of humor to say other than my own? But my sense of humor has been shaped by Big City Greens (obviously) Adventure Time, Jimmy Neutron, Bob's Burgers, Smiling Friends and many other things but hopefully that gives you the gist
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Fun fact! This was the real tipping point that made Edgeworth run away after AA1, they just couldn't show it on screen because they didn't have the rights to Chappell Roan's music <3
(A spiritual successor to my "Hot to Go" joke from this post. Image description under the cut below)
[Image ID: a four page black and white comic of characters from ace attorney.
The Judge stands solemnly at his podium holding a gavel "Mr. Miles Edgeworth, you are on trial for the murder of blah blah blah..."
A cheerful Maya Fey leans over to Miles Edgeworth, who is staring straight ahead and looking very concerned
Maya: "Psst! Mr. Edgeworth! If you win your trial, can I show you Chappell Roan?
Miles: "What the hell, sure." Internally he thinks "Oh God I am going to jail"
A box saying "later" in the top corner of the next panel marks the passage of time.
The Judge smiles as he says "I declare you... Not Guilty!"
We see a full body shot of Maya dancing excitedly while Miles looks on, emotionless
Maya: YIPPEE omg you're going to LOVE this
Miles internally thinks "oh no, the consequences of my actions.
We see Miles standing in between Phoenix Wright and Maya looking apprehensive. Maya beams in excitement, while Nick puts a reassuring hand on Miles' shoulder
Miles: Alright, so what is this exactly?
Nick: She's a pop musician Maya really likes
Maya: You promised you'd let me show you, and it's legally binding because you said it in a court room!
Miles: That is not how the law works Ms. Fey
Maya: Shh just listen!
We see a panel of Miles' pensive face concentrating as he listens to "Hot to Go". He thinks to himself "hm".
Another panel zoomed in more. His pensive expression has grown more tense/confused as he listens to "Red Wine Supernova". he again thinks to himself "Hm" in a larger thought bubble.
We zoom out again to see Nick, Miles, and Maya standing together again. Miles stares forward blankly, eyebrows raised. Maya excitedly leans in.
Maya: Ok, that's her whole discography. So! What did you think?
Nick looks at him, waiting for his response
We get a panel of Miles, looking bewildered. He starts to speak "I..."
We cut again to see the three of them standing together.
Miles: I... don't think I like women?
Miles looks shocked and confused. Nick is bent over laughing, using a hand on Miles's shoulder to support himself. Maya looks outraged and appalled!
Maya: MR. EDGEWORTH! Just because you don' like her musi it doesn't give you an excuse to be sexist!
We see a panel of Miles looking stressed and confused. He leans his head on one of his hands, which messes up his hair, showing how he isn't his normal put together self.
Miles: I should rephrase that. What I mean is, Ms. Roan is clearly VERY assured in her feelings towards women. I was... unaware that anyone felt that strongly. I thought we all viewed these things with a vague sense of distaste and unease but collectively ignored it. Like how we do with climate change.
We zoom out again to see the three of them. Miles stands in the middle looking deeply uncomfortable and lost in thought, vibrating with unease. Nick and Maya exchange deeply concerned glances across from him.
With lingering unease, Miles begins to walk away.
Miles: Well, I should be going then. Goodnight.
Nick hesitantly raises a finger to point out an inaccuracy in that statement
Nick: It's four in the afternoon-
he gets interrupted by Miles who repeats firmly: I said Goodnight
Nick looks in the direction Miles walked off in.
Nick: ...He'll be ok, right?
Maya reassures him: Of cours Nick! I mean, what's the worst that can happen?
Jump cut to a closeup of Nick's hand holding Miles' letter which reads Miles Edgeworth chooses death in all caps. Then, below in smaller font, it says Also femininomenon was really good, thanks.
We see a panel of Nick glaring wordlessly at Maya as he holds the letter in his hand. Maya leans against the wall and looks away, whistling, trying to look innocent to avoid blame.
As a bonus, we also have a page that takes place a year later. Miles and Nick stand talking. Miles looks calmer now, and Nick smiles encouragingly.
Miles: In my time in Europe, I've been examining myself and my approach to law. Ultimately, the most important focus must be justice. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve
Nick: Wow, that's really inspiring Edgeworth. And, uh, hows the... the other thing going?
We get a zoomed in panel of Miles glaring menacingly at a suddenly nervous Nick
Jumping out again, Miles turns his back to Nick as he continues to talk
Miles: So as I was saying, justice is truly so important...
Nick nervously rubs the back of his neck wearing an awkward expression as he sweats nervously. He thinks to himself internally "Ooookay then, clearly still working through some things there"
/.End ID]
#Miles can handle horrifying truths about the death of his father and the nature of his guardian#but he draws the line at questioning his sexuality!#also. serious moment for a second#I think we focus a lot on moments of queer discovery stemming from attraction to the same sex#like that being the moment of panicked âoh no I'm differentâ. Which makes sense and is valid!#But I think it's also compelling to explore the opposite but similar twist in your gut that is:#oh my god I don't feel anything in this situation where others do. oh no something something is wrong with me#and this is something that gay and lesbian people have in common with ace and aro people!#I feel such tenderness and kinship to everyone who has been in that situation#and it's why i will never understand why aspec folks are pitted against gay or lesbian representation#we are drawn to the same characters bc we had such similar experiences and isn't that lovely that we can find solace in media?#so NO FIGHTING. We should all be BEST FRIENDS. my brothers in arms. I'd die for you.#all that is to SAY: I personally read edgeworth as asexual and like demiromantic/gay.#but YOU can read him as just gay in this comic if you want <3#Also. i just thought it would be funny if it took a lesbian to make him realize he didn't like women#I think he would have no clue how to react to chappell roan. Same vibe as giving a victorian orphan a baja blast and a crunchwrap supreme#ok sorry shutting up now#ace attorney#ace attorney comic#ace attorney trilogy#gyakuten saiban#phoenix wright#naruhodo ryuichi#miles edgeworth#mitsurugi reiji#maya fey#ayasato mayoi
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Sorry for the long ask! I don't know if you are still okay with fancomic type things but i made one, because i really appreciate yours. Im also not too familiar with IDs so I hope i did it right. But I based red on a little of my own experience with gender identity and a little on what articles I've seen/how people treat detransitioners, im definitely not the most politically educated though, so let me know if this is in any way harmful.
[ID: Four panel comic with crudely drawn stick figures based in the pills that make you green universe.
Panel 1: Two characters are seen talking. One of them is a slightly desaturated red person with a blue bandana around their neck, and the other one is a grayscale stickfigure with a bookbag. Another grayscale figure is hiding behind a bush off to the side.
Red: "I liked being red a lot, but I've realized that I don't really know what I want to be, and I don't like being called anything specific. Red is my favorite color, but I don't always want to be red. Sometimes, I want to be blue or purple. But pursuing the pills for my whims isn't exactly affordable for me, so I'd rather be decisive about that kind of thing. So I've decided to just desaturate. I realized I can just wear whatever color clothes I want, and it won't make me less pretty if I don't have the same color chromatic skin."
Grayscale with bookbag: "Oh, okay, that's cool. What should I call you now?"
Panel 2: Zoom in on red with their arms out to their side, explaining.
Red: "I don't really care. You can still call me red, because I'm used to it, and I like the name, but others might call me grayscale and that's not wrong either. So, whatever works for you works for me too."
Grayscale with bookbag: "Okay, thank you for telling me, Red."
Panel 3: The grayscale person behind the bush jumps out and points at the other two. Red has their hands over their mouth and is visibly stressed, and their friend with the bookbag has put a hand on their shoulder reassuringly.
Grayscale by the bush: "There!"
Red: "Huh?"
Grayscale by the bush: "You admit that becoming chromatic is a waste of our tax money and medical resources when people can change their minds easily, or just wear clothes!"
Red: "That's not what I was saying at all, oh no."
Panel 4: Bush Grayscale has their arms up and is passionately yelling as the other two characters walk away.
Grayscale by the bush: "I'm going to use you as an example for why transition isn't regulated or restricted enough!"
Red, crying: "Oh no, oh no, what have I done?"
Grayscale with bookbag: "It's not your fault, let's get out of here."
End ID.]
pretty good, commentary on the misrepresentation of detransitioners is great
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Johnny cage and mayB some others being mind numbingly in love
Like they talk to reader and everytime just feel so stupid afterwards because theyre so in love and do stupid shit to impress
i love stupid men anon this works so well for me
johnny, raiden, kung lao, syzoth > stupid in love
warnings: big stupid hot sexy men (what else is new?), bojack horseman minor spoiler?? LMFOAMOF
+ bonus surprise character at the very end
masterlist
johnny >
âą have you guys LMAO have you guys seen the. DLGHSDKJ the episode of bojack horseman where bojack gives diane the D in from the hollywood sign?? johnny is SO extra like that and for WHAT.
âą OR YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN TODDLERS LIKE REALLY WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING AND THEY JUST KEEP SAYING "LOOKIT" LMFAFOIFMOA
âą "reader, reader are you watching - reader, reader watch -" as he's like about to absolutely FUCK UP a nerds rope or some stupid shit
âą okay i'll be fr. johnny is by far the most concerningly extra of the entire group. he will put himself in stupid danger just to impress you.
âą "watch me take on all these guys at once!" he'll call out to you during your time at the academy, surrounded by a dozen monks. he's in a sling and bandages the next day.
âą "kenshi, i bet you sento that i can jump from the roof like bi-han did!" BAM.
âą he'd randomly give you expensive gifts out of absolutely nowhere. or he'd give his one of many glasses away to you because he "has no use for them" or they're "out of style" (he's lying, he just wants to see you wear something that's his).
âą oh? you briefly mention you're a tad chilly during training? oh no, johnny's top fell off, i guess he has to give it to you now. you know, to stay warm. oh, you don't want his top? okay, here's a comically fluffy, expensive coat! and it just so happens to be your size...!
âą lowkey i headcanon johnny as, despite being an actor, pretty blushy if someone matches his energy or really gets under his skin. you'll pass by him with a witty comment about his fighting style, or even just to tell him he cleaned up nice after getting his ass kicked by raiden. johnny just stands there with steam spitting from his red ears, hand on his chest as he fights a stupid grin.
âą he is down ASTRONOMICALLY. not even the elder gods can stop this man from being so drunk in love when you're around. he makes it everyone's problem.
raiden >
âą we see how flustered he gets when he's called out by kitana. he's a grown man with dick and balls but he's also flustered very easily! he'll be decently vocal about his affection for you, but then word trickles down to your ear, at which point it's so over for him.
âą walks into walls when he's so entranced by you training. like face first into a wall, his hat fluttering to the ground. kung lao loses it.
âą he can't even hear what you're saying when you speak to him, it sounds like an angel muffled by the clouds of heaven. raiden's also not the greatest with his powers granted by the amulet. if you go in to touch his arm playfully, a jolt of electricity pricks your palm and you yelp. raiden can only sputter apologies as he bows down, his cheeks tinted.
âą he's the type to do little favors for you, ones you barely notice. your spot at the table is tidied, the training dummy is prepped for your fighting style, or he's the first one to bring you something if you forget it. that, and tiny favors to butter you up to him.
âą "reader, you said you were nauseous last training. i prepared you some tea," he'd slide the small cup over to you, fighting a goofy smile. he rehearsed his script a few times, so he sounded more static than intended.
âą will ask you questions about training or the weather just to hear your voice. he couldn't even recall what you were saying, he just loved the way your lips moved.
âą kung lao pokes at him for this often, nudging him or making comments about you being his partner when you're not. raiden will stomp on his foot to keep him from talking about his infatuation if you're around. as if you don't already know.
kung lao >
âą he's totally the bouncing on his heels type of man. he'll stare at you with a stupid grin, like a kid in a candy store.
âą "was there something you needed, kung lao?" you'd ask as you tended to your own duties, organizing various equipment into baskets.
âą "ah, no, not at all," he'd wave you off with a grin. "just enjoying... the view."
âą you cringe at his words, chuckling to yourself as he speaks you in a daze. his mouth runs off before his brain can stop it from happening, so his biggest downfall with his crush is yapping. he'll sit there and explain his family history to you, or how much he hated farming cabbage, or his favorite meal at madam bo's just to keep you around long enough.
âą kung lao always has this desire to keep you close by, so he continuously does stupid shit to keep you by his side. including but not limited to accidentally slicing his hands on his hat, one that he swore was a genius idea. in concept, probably.
âą he wants to impress you so bad. SO BAD. anything he does is deserving of a bragging right if he's the one to do it. lao would totally try to shrug it off so you could gas him up more. any compliment, forced or not, was music to his ears.
âą "yeah, i totally beat raiden," he'll check his nails nonchalantly as he leans against the wall, telling you the story of the cabbage competition for dinner against his best friend. "really swept him."
âą "that's just not true," raiden would try to interject when he heard lao's version of the story. kung lao just holds eye contact with you, grinning, as he shoves raiden aside by his face.
syzoth >
âą im sorry IM SORRY BUT I JUST LOVE THE HC THAT HIS TAIL WAGS I KNOW THATS NOT HOW THAT WORKS JUST- JUST BEAR WITH ME.
âą you hear thumping when you're around, though you're never able to find out where it's coming from, so you chalk it up to the monks landing blows against the wooden dummies.
âą but the sound lingers when you're at dinner. the table is... rattling.
âą you look up to see if anyone else notices or if you were hit too hard during training. but, you see everyone staring past you. just down the table, syzoth is sitting with a pile of bugs on his plate, his tail thumping in and out of view.
âą "syzoth," kenshi will gently say, leaning into his ear to whisper something. syzoth flushes a green tint and tries to resume to his meal, the bugs scurrying out of his chopsticks as he struggles to keep it together.
âą out of respect for his dignity, you hold your tongue at his obvious affection. syzoth tries to keep it under wraps but he can't help it when you're just so cute!
âą he'll stand close by you, inching closer and closer until you notice. he'll slip you little trinkets and flora with a small smile. anything from a rock that matches the shades of your eye, to a flower he picked by the gardens, to a stick. a nice stick, to be fair! you wonder if this is zaterran courtship.
âą "it reminded me of you," he'd lean into your ear. your bedside table is decorated with various... outside decor.
BONUS! kitana >
âą kitana knew she couldn't get entangled with the umgadi after seeing how risky mileena is with tanya, but my god were you breathtaking.
âą you would often accompany her in the carriages as she waved to her people, eyes transfixed on her. you're devoted to her protection. it is your god-given duty. your eye contact was too much at times, and kitana would often catch herself staring at you, her hand suspended in the air. she'd forget to wave.
âą "is everything alright, my princess?" you would ask innocently, in a low tone to avoid raising suspicion. kitana's mind short circuits when you call her... yours. even if you're referring to the umgadi's worship. she shakes her head and clears her throat, pulling her mask up higher to conceal her blush.
âą if she were to give speeches on her mother's behalf or otherwise, she'd find herself forgetting what the rehearsed, or hell, struggling to rehearse. you were the one she'd come to for help with speeches, yet you made things ten times harder when you'd lean in to listen to her better. it makes her mind absolutely numb.
âą "and you tell me to steer away from the umgadi," mileena would rasp into her ear as the sister sat on their thrones, you positioned by her side and eyes forward. "it seems you picked a favorite, sister."
âą "i'm not the only guilty one," she'd hiss back to her sister, nodding at tanya. "it won't get in the way of duties, as long as mother doesn't know."
âą you'd fight to netherrealm and back for your princess. as you fight off intruders or threats, kitana forgets to escape, instead transfixed on the way your muscles would contract and flex with each blow.
âą she wants to be the one to care for your wounds. the power imbalance means nothing to her, you're her equal.
#mortal kombat#mortal kombat x reader#johnny cage#mk1#johnny cage x reader#syzoth x reader#syzoth#syzoth mk1#kung lao#kung lao x reader#raiden mk1#raiden#raiden x reader#kitana#mk1 kitana#kitana x reader#mortal kombat x you#marley writes â
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false hope (part two) | peter maximoff
ă»â„ă» summary: after getting turned down by peter, you hide away and he has to grapple with his feelings ă»â„ă»word count: 1K ă»â„ă»warnings: none, i think. use of she/her ă»â„ă» authors note: soooo @jazz-berry gave me the idea for this one and i added a little extra angst to be evil. there might be a part three eventually đ
* PART ONE *
Peter understood not seeing you the day after the whole incident but when a day turned into two then into four, thatâs when he grew concerned. Usually, he saw you at least once a day but since heâd shot you down, he was certain he hadnât seen you leave your room. He would know, too. Heâd spent the days since speeding down the hallway of your room, hesitating to knock. Heâd always raise his fist then second guess himself. What if you didnât want to talk to him? What if you hated him? So, heâd always speed away and repeat the cycle the next day.
It wasnât like heâd meant to hurt you. Peter cared about you but he didnât like like you. He was sure of it. Not that he had any experience to go off of in the first place. Nope, he was a bonafide virgin whoâd never had a girlfriend. It wasnât without trying but he just couldnât ever find someone that could, well, put up with him. He knew he was a handful, that much was obvious. The only person who had accepted him for everything was you and now heâd gone and screwed that up.
The days felt like there was something missing. It was weird that he couldnât come and find you and whisk you off on some adventure or make you smile with one of his stupid jokes. Come to think about it, you really were the best part of his days. When did that happen? When had you become so important to him and how hadnât he realised until now? It was totally just in a friendship way. At this point he wasnât even sure he could have feelings. If it hadnât happened for him by now, he had the feeling it never would.
Without you, he spent the days either at home playing Pac Man in his basement or talking himself up to try and talk to you (and miserably failing everytime). Peter didnât make friends easily. He was a likeable guy but he wasnât everyoneâs cup of tea. He felt lonely without you although he wouldnât be admitting that to anyone. Today had been a training day at the mansion so he was hanging about in hopes that youâd finally make your grand reappearance.
His headphones were around his neck, his walkman clipped to his jeans as he dashed past the common room coming to a comical halt when he saw everyone sat in there. Everyone but you.
Peter made his way into the room, jumping over the back of the couch into the free space beside Hank. He sighed dramatically but everyone kept talking between themselves, ignoring him. He just couldnât have that. With furrowed brows, he sighed louder - and much more dramatically causing them to look at him. Finally, the attention he wanted.
âWhat?â Jean said.
âSoooooo, just throwing this out there, casually asking but⊠any of you spoke toâŠâ Peter was cut off before he could finish.
âYeah, I did yesterday. Sheâs fine,â Hank shrugged. For some reason, Peterâs insides did a little flip that he didnât enjoy one single bit. Why would you speak to Hank of all people? Heâd never even heard you talk about him before let alone know you were friends with the blue, hairy nerd.
âGreat,â he said, his tone clipped, jaw tightening a little. His fingers tapped against the arm of the couch ïżœïżœïżœ a sure sign he was a little frustrated. Peter, the chillest guy on the planet, rarely ever got annoyed. It was the way that Hank had cut him to talk about you like he was your new best friend.
âYouâre an idiot, you know?â It was Jeanâs turn to chime in now. âShe isâŠ. or well, was crazy about you and you completely embarrassed her.â
âI didnât mean to! I⊠didnât want to hurt her. I would never want to. Sheâs my friend. I didnât realise she liked me like that.â
âReally? It was kind of obvious, Peter. We all could see it. Kind of thought you were into her too with the way the two of you were always together,â Jean tilted her head to look at him, like she was trying. to read him. Nah, Peter was getting out of there as soon as he could. He didnât need her poking around in his head.
âWhatever, man. Itâs none of your guysâ business anyway,â Peter got to his feet with a huff. âJust tell her Iâm thinkinâ about her, yeah?â
He pulled his headphones over his ears letting the music calm the nagging feeling in the pit of his stomach. As he walked out of the room, just as he was about to head off back home, he caught sight of you at the bottom of the stairs. His hands fumbled with his walkman pressing the button to turn it off, throwing his headphones back around his neck as he walked over to you.
âHey,â he said almost nervously.
âHi,â you spoke quietly, eyes avoiding looking at him.
âIâve missed you.â
âSorry. Needed some time.â
âYeah, yeah,â Peter nodded, scuffing his shoe on the floor. âI get it. Not felt the same without you around. You good?â
âI am. Uh, I⊠have to go. I said Iâd finally come out of my room to get dinner with Hank soâŠ.â Without another word, you walked past Peter into the room where everyone was. He turned around to watch as you wrapped your arms around Hank in a big hug. Peter felt it again â the tugging in his chest, the plummeting of his stomach. Seeing someone elseâs hands on you was making him burn up from the inside, his fist clenching and unclenching at his side. It was a new feeling for him, something heâd never experienced before but he knew exactly what it was.
Jealousy.
He was jealous.
âWell, shit,â he mumbled to himself.If the feelings he was feeling right now were any indication then Jean was right. He was an idiotâŠ. and he had feelings for you.
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Little guard
Pairing : dad!Charles Leclerc x wife!mom!reader
Theme : Fluff
Charles wasnât used to share you with your little guard that he couldnât go a minute without getting slap from touching his own wife.
Short one! Not proofread!
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"Mommy mommy!"
You had been sitting on the bar chair, scrolling through your TikTok for minutes while your husband played and kept your son entertained. Sounds of laughter and giggles could be heard from the playroom while you were minding your own businessâthat was, until your little one waddled all the way to you and tucked on your shirt.
"Mommy? What are you doing?"
Your phone was put aside as you pulled the bar stool a little away from the kitchen counter so he could join you. "Iâm watching videos, love. Why arenât you playing with daddy?" You kissed his chubby cheek as he made himself comfortable on the chair.
"I want to keep you company!" He tilted his head a little to catch the screen of your phone on the counter that seemed to be playing the next TikTok video in line as you set the auto-scroll on. "Thatâs funny!" Noah giggled and pointed at your phone.
"Whatâs funny? Oh, this?" Taking your phone back in hand, he leaned over to look at your phone, still giggling as the video went on. It was a video of a couple who did a prank where they cracked an egg on each otherâs forehead. Noah obviously didnât know what it was all about, but he found the reaction comical, which put him into a fit of laughter. You had to physically restrain yourself from squishing his chubby cheeks as he kept on covering his mouth with his little hands, making his cheeks puff up as he tried to cover his laugh.
"Do it to daddy!"
"Should we?" You widen your eyes in excitement as he nods his head eagerly with his mouth wide open from a silent squeal.
"Okay, go get daddy while I take the mixing bowl and eggs. Careful!" You lifted him off the bar stool as he quickly made his way to his dad.
Charles nearly fell asleep on the animal-printed rug as he was left alone in the playroom when the little one was suddenly overwhelmed by the feeling of missing you so he had to make a quick run for a hug.
"Ow!" It only felt like ten seconds of peace when a sudden hit coming from something small yet full of force which made him groan and curl on his stomach as Noah crashed on him. "Slow down, baby. You just gave me a bruise."
"Uh-oh! Sorry, daddy! I canât stop my feet!â He pushed his little hand into his dadâs middle to stand back. "Iâm sorry, daddy! It hurt a lot?" Charles laughed as the little hand started patting on his clothed stomach to soothe the pain.
"No, it doesnât hurt now. Have you hugged mommy? Did she say anything about missing Daddy?"
The last question was asked on purpose because his son always made it into some kind of tournament between him and Charles for who you love more. He wasnât really sure since when did he felt competitive over the topic, but it had been an ongoing silly banter between them both. "Nope! Mommy only misses me! Daddy, come and see this!â Noah insisted, pulling on Charlesâs finger to get him up.
"Let me lay down for a while. How are you not tired?â
"No rest, daddy! Come on, come on!â He jumped in place while hugging Charlesâs arm, which seemed very heavy with his little body. "Mommy wants to see you!"
"Is she? You should have told me earlier.â Charles immediately sat up as Noah dragged him to the kitchen.
"Hi, honey!" You greeted your husband as he was getting dragged while leaning against the kitchen counter that was now prepared with a carton of eggs and a small mixing bowl. To not make things suspicious, you even took some flour out just so it looked like you were making pancakes like you always did for breakfast.
"Hi, baby. Are you trying to bake something? Why didnât you ask for my help?â He brushed his lips on your forehead before sitting down on the bar stool while the little one climbed on the one by his side, refusing to get any help from the adult.
"I wanted to try this new recipe I saw on Tiktok just now, but I need you here to watch me.â You moved to his side while Noah let out a giggle, causing Charles to laugh along without knowing what it was all about.
"Whyâs he laughing, honey? Whatâs going on?â He moved one hand on your waist as you got closer to the egg, worried you might trip on the chair leg. "You want me to watch you from where? Like, here?"
"I wanted to try the new pancake recipe."
"Why? Your pancake is perfect, right, Noah?â He tilted his head to the other side and brushed his fingers through the little oneâs hair.
"Yes! Itâs very yummy!â Noah exclaimed.
"See? I told youâ"His head jerked back as you suddenly hit the egg against his forehead, but it didnât crack that much because you didnât have the heart to hit it that hard.
"Iâm sorry, honey! You hugged him while Noah broke into a fit of laughter.
"Did you just hit the egg on me, baby?" He looked at the eggs in your hand and looked at Noah in surprise. "Were you in this too? Is that why you kept on laughing? He pinched your chubby cheek while still keeping one hand on your waist.
"Mommy saw it on the video and wants to try it on Daddy!" He jumped on Charles and sat on his lap. His hands went on to touch the eggs in front of him.
"It didnât hurt, though?â
"Because I didnât hit it too hard! Look!â You showed the egg you had been holding, and there was barely a line on it. "I felt so bad because you were hyping up my pancakes."
"Mommyâs no fun, right? I should have done it hard.â He bended his body aside to hug the little one on his lap and flinched as you made another attempt at hitting the egg on his forehead. Way harder than before, you immediately had to bring the mixing bowl closer before the yolk started dripping. "That hurts, honey!"
Noah squealed in joy when he saw the egg in the bowl and giggled at seeing his dadâs reaction. "Yay! It opened!"
"You asked me to hit it harder!â You laughed and stroked your thumb on his forehead, which was now a little red. "I hope it doesnât leave a bruise."
"Let me try it on you.â He grasped your wrist as you tried to get away and take a new egg from the carton. âItâs your turn.â
"No!" You chortled and tried to free your hand from him, but it was useless as he was much, much stronger than you. "Honey, stop it. Okay, Iâm sorry!"
"Daddy, donât hurt mommy!â Noah cried out and took the egg from Charlesâs hand to place it back in the carton before continuing to slap him on the chest. "Daddy, no!"
"Okay, okay! I was just kidding, Noah." He grimaced from the sharp tingling as one of the slaps eventually hit his skin.
"Aw, my baby. You cooed and leaned down to kiss Noah on the cheek. Charles was looking at you with a sullen look, which made you giggle. "He thought you were going to hit me for real, honey.â
"Did you see how far he went from trying to stop me from hitting the egg on you? Charles leaned against your body while your hand went to the back of his neck and gave it a knee.
"Daddy said we canât hit girls. Mommy is a girl.â He called up and hugged Charles by the neck, feeling bad for hitting him earlier. "Sorry, daddy."
"Itâs okay, sweetheart. I wasnât even gonna hit mommy. I was just playing around.â He caressed on the little oneâs back and put him down as he ran around while Charles pulled you closer against him, finally having you all to himself without Noah in between.
"Does it still hurt?â You cackled and gave his forehead another kiss.
"It doesnât hurt, but I think I deserve a real pancake now, donât you think so?"
"At this hour?â You raised your brows and took the mixing bowl closer to start making an actual pancake with the ingredients you had in front of you but your partnerâs act seemed to be contradict with his needs. "Let me go, honey. I need to move to make you the pancakes?â
Charles shook his head and dipped his head into your middle as he kept you locked in between his legs. "I miss you, baby."
"Stop being silly! You are acting as if we havenât seen each other!"
"It felt like I couldnât even touch you for a minute becauseâow!" He winced again when a tiny hand cracked him across the leg.
"Daddy! Let mommy go!â Noah chided his dad again, making you titter.
"See? I canât even touch you now without your little guard slapping me here and there. Noah, let daddy have mommy for a while." Charles begged as he pulled you to sit on his lap as your arms went around his neck while your little one kept on asking Charles to let you go.
"Let mommy go! Let mommy go!"
âNoah, Iâm not hurting mommy. Look?â He caressed your leg as you rested your head on his shoulder. âCanât believe there would be days I get bruises from touching you? Ow, that one hurts, Noah.â
"Noah, baby, mommy is yours.â You assured him and held his little hand to stop from hitting your husband. "Iâm just giving daddy a kiss because daddyâs forehead is hurting from the egg, remember? Go and get your toys. Iâll play with you after this, alright?"
Noah chuckled and ran to his playroom, leaving the parents alone again. "When is his bedtime again, baby?â Charles queried and laughed as you softly pinched his nose.
"We have all the time we want in a few hours! Letâs go and play with him."
"Wait, what about my pancakes?"
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YOU...YOU CAN DO THAT? âa spider-reader x team"
WARNINGS/TAGS + sfw, they/them (gender neutral) reader addressed as spider cause if you can't tell i'm very creative, inspired by miles morales spiderman cause hes my fav, no beta we die like aunts and uncles in spiderman movies/comics, canon-typical violence (not heavily detailed).
A/N + to the anon who requested this nearly a year ago, i'm so sorry pookie the writer block put me in a author coma of sorts. despite this being a year late and trash, i hope you enjoy regardless, and i'm hoping to get more active with my writing again! enjoyyyyyy!
REQUEST + "Oops here I am again (the same anon who requested a reader with spider like abilities).. I forgot to specify đ but like maybe could you do idk a first meeting between the YJ and the reader (they/them btw)? Would they be creeped out with the readers' abilities or would it go like 'oh wooooow. Show us how it works!'?"
KFÂ & AQ "Kid!" Kid Flash turns to Spider as he sprints across the buildings adjacent to them. They struggle to match his pace, but as he slows to stick his landing, they manage to catch up and yell at a simple instruction that nearly has him freezing in his tracks out of horror.
"Jump!"
"What?" They flinch at the loud screech that pierces through their earpiece. "No way- are you crazy?!"
"Just-"
Their eyes widen as they watch the monster they've been trying to lead away from the populated city centre leaps into the air behind him.
"-do it!"
Kid Flash hesitates for a moment, they can see it on his face, ready to ignore their request when the creature lets out a rumbling roar.
The ground shakes under his feet as the monstrous thing lands on the building behind him and his face drops into a comical expression.
He spares it a glance over his shoulder, and with its claws reaching out from him, he takes the leap, narrowly avoiding the sharp nails, but as he flails around in the air, weightless, he wonders-
does he really prefer concrete over nails?
He shuts his eyes, readying himself from an impact that- never comes. Rather, there's something sticking to his stomach before he's being yanked to the side, and then-Â up.
Instead of the smack of concrete, he hits a person, their arms wrapped around him as they roll both of them through the force.
Kid Flash, finally, shoots up and opens his eyes.
Spider and Kid Flash are sat on their asses with matching shellshocked looks, staring down at the building across of them, where that beast shares a similarly confused look as it watches the street below them.
The two turn to blink at each other, shuffling to their feet as they let out joyous cheers that sound almost like screams (poor Kaldur's ears can testify), arms wrapped around each other as they jump with like two middle aged men who's football team just scored the final point.
"Dude, we did that!"
"Right?! I thought I was gonna fall to my death but then you just-!"
"I didn't even know how I did that! It was sheer animal instinct-"
Needless to say, Kaldur was less than happy, and no more "jumping-off-the-building-and-praying" was permitted or attempted.Â
Not around Kaldur anyway.
ARTÂ & SUP Superboy fails to punch through it, the cage simply folding and stretching around his fist before it pushes him, his shoulder bumping into Artemis'.
"Are we stuck in here until Robin gets back?" Artemis asks with a irritated sigh, turning to look at Spider.
They seem mystified, a mischievous glint in their eyes that she can make out through the big cartoonish eyes of the mask as they take in the strange cage.
Their hands press against the cage, palm flat as they give it a little experimental shove before she can make out their eyebrows rising.
Their palms start to spark, and the red hue of the cage begins to light up a pale blue, "Nope."
The crackles of electricity grow louder and Artemis and Superboy step back just as an awful cracking sounds and-
The cage bursts around them, Spider's sent flying back into Artemis, who's then sent back into Superboy and the three hit the floor with matching grunts.
There's a moment of silence, before Artemis is shoving Spider off of her and rolling off of Superboy herself. As the three sit themselves up slowly, Artemis can make out Spider nodding to themselves with what she thinks is pride.
"I didn't know you could do that." Superboy comments plainly as the three slowly get back to their feet.
Blinking at him, Spider wiggles their fingers at him with a smile.
"Me neither."
MG &Â ROB With a grunt, Robin sits up with a grimace, hand on his head as his eyes readjusts when he manages to make out Bane stood just in his eye-line.
Bane isn't looking at him though, instead the man's eyes are trained on Miss Martian floating in the air, hands outstretched out in front of her.
She's clearly too busy managing her telekinesis to notice the hulking man anger as he grabs onto one of the many large pieces of machinery lying around the abandoned factory and prepares to ambush her.Â
Miss Martian, watch out!
Robin's voice rings out in her head, and M'gann whips around, eyes landing on Bane.
Before either of them can react, something is suddenly flying through the air and with a loud thwack- Bane is lying on the floor, looking a lot less angry and unconscious. Now up on his feet, Robin slowly approaches Bane, M'gann landing on his side as the pair blink down at whatever hit him.
Upon inspection, it's the barrel tank that those cement trucks carry. Empty, sure, but Robin's not surprised that guy was put to bed.
What's more surprising?
"Woooo, my aim's getting good, no?" Spider grins, bouncing on their feet as they approach the two.
"You... you threw that?" Miss Martian asks carefully.
"Duh, who else?"
"Oh. Well, thank you." She offers, a little dumbfounded but Spider doesn't seem to notice.
"How?" Spider blinks at Robin, who's been silently gawking at them as they approach.
"What do you mean, 'how'? I just threw it. "
Robin sputters at them, left eye twitching under his mask as he watches them stretch their arms out over their head with no care in the world.
"That's not- that's impossible?"
"Nuh, uh! Just grab, do a couple spins to get some speed and let go- works pretty well."
"I don't believe you."
"Why not?! I'm plenty strong!"
Safe to say that Robin made them perform a couple of strength tests when they got back to the cave, and now Robin's worried Spider might not be aware of the fact that most people can't just throw around cement trucks.
all work n' writing is work of @httpsobi. i ask you please do not copy, rewrite, translate or post on other platforms without my consent.
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Something I don't see enough people talking about is how Deadpool and Wolverine isn't so much a starting point as it is a send off to an era of movies of which we will never see again.
I recently watched the first Xmen movie and it feels so completely different to what we have today. It was almost like it was embarrassed to call itself a superhero movie and instead was going for sleek action movie, which was quite popular in the late 90's and early 20-aughts. It felt like everyone was wearing black jumpsuits because they were afraid they wouldn't be taken seriously by mainstream movie goers. (Another common theme of the time period).
Jump to 24 years later and it is a very different world. Not only do we have grown people crying in theaters over Wolverine's classic yellow suit, but people went wild when he pulled on his mask...could you see people in 2000 having that kind of reaction to that mask? No. The movie would have been dead on arrival. Comic fans would have ate the shit up. But I don't think mainstream audiences were ready for that sincere of a choice in wardrobe. It took us 24 years to get to where Hugh Jackman could wear that suit, and I think it was worth the wait.
The credit scene clips from the past 25ish years of Xmen movies and other Fox productions made me cry, not just bc of the song choice (the universal song used to invoke nostalgia) but because you saw how much they loved making those movies. That they were always fun to make. And even though no one had yet cracked the formula on how to put superheros on film, they put their whole pussies into it. And some results were great and some we still kinda use as punchlines to this day. And yet, both were represented in Deadpool and Wolverine in a loving way. Electra was not nearly as beloved as Blade. But I still heard both characters getting a cheer when they appeared.
It is possible they will make a second Deadpool and Wolverine movie. But I don't think it was the intention. Ryan Reyolds and Hugh Jackman both met on the set of Xmen Origins: Wolverine. Ryan was so taken with his character he spent the next 7ish years trying to force it into existence. Whereas Hugh spent those same 7ish years playing the same character and was happy to put him to rest. It just so happens they both wanted to make this movie together. And bc they were some of the original actors from the beginning of the genre, the movie ended up being about their friendship, with some sendoffs to old favorites who maybe never got to be in the limelight the way they did.
This movie deftly mixes sincerity with humor. It doesn't make fun of the audience for what they like. Instead it respected our love for these characters and their stories. No matter how weird or ridiculous they may seem on the surface, there is a heart and a love there between writers, actors, and audience.
And they got that. Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman really got it. And so this movie was a love letter to all superhero movies: the ones we hold dear to our hearts regardless of how "succesful" they were.
It is like what Movies with Mikey says, "Every movie is a miracle," and Deadpool and Wolverine celebrate that.
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pet names
[ID: Black and white comic of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum. Vash overhears a conversation from a nearby table at the restaurant they're seated at, the unnamed character saying, "Honey, can you pass me that?" Their partner says, "Sure thing, angel." The unnamed character begins again, "Say, did you hear the news from earlier?" In response, "Haven't got the chance. Tell me about it?" Vash smiles fondly, listening in as the conversation continues, "You'd never guess, babe! The runner--" Abruptly, the conversation is cut in by a "Needle nogging", Vash's expression changing instantly and no longer smiling. The panel cuts to Wolfwood who smiles lop-sidedly, pointing at Vash's plate and says, "If you're not going to eat that. I'll take it." Vash grabs the plate and holds it away and says, "Mine" while Wolfwood clicks his tongue. He pauses for a moment before asking slowly, "Hey, is there any reason you don't use cute names with me?" Wolfwood lifts a cup of water up to his lips, looking confused. He says, "I do though." Vash cuts in, "Spikey and needle nogging aren't cute!"
Vash continues with a shy expression, "Since we're together now..." he trails off and Wolfwood picks up, taking a sip of water as he says thoughtfully, "Together, huh..." Vash pauses in his sentence with a look of confusion before reaffirming, "We are together, right?" Wolfwood nods, "Right." Vash says, "Right", before continuing, his shy expression returning, "Then you can use stuff like... honey or-" Wolfwood cuts in this time and says casually, "You're not a honey though." A panel cuts of Vash's expression changing again, shocked. He asks, "Huh? Then who is?" Wolfwood says immediately, "Milly." Vash exclaims, "Milly?!" Wolfwood continues, "She's sweet, just like honey." A bubble pops up of Milly smiling as Wolfwood speaks. Vash continues, "Okay, true... What about sweetpea?" Wolfwood responds, "Kids. Kids are sweetpea. And pumpkin too." Vash continues, "Okay... What about baby?" Wolfwood says without hesitation, "Meryl." Vash exclaims again, "Meryl?!" Wolfwood explains," Noisy, like a baby." Vash mutters, "Hey, that's a bit mean..."
Vash continues persistently, "Then what about babe?" Wolfwood shrugs with a grin, "You are not a babe." Vash looks at him, slightly frustrated before exclaiming with flushed cheeks, "Then what am I?!" Wolfwood points at his hair and smiles softly, "I told you. You're the one and only needle nogging." A panel closes in on Vash's widen eyes, cheeks still red, pausing before he ultimately resigns, planting his face into the palms of his hands and muttering, "I give up..." At the same time, Wolfwood sneaks and grabs the plate of food that Vash left unattended, saying in response, "You get up cuaght up about the dumbest things, y'know that?"
The comic then picks up again to a jump in time, after they've left the restaurant. Wolfwood muses to Vash, "You said all that about the names earlier, but I don't hear ya using them for me." Vash looks to him excitably and asks, "Did you want me to?" Wolfwood looks at him with an uncertain expression, "Not really, but I guess I am curious..." Vash beams, "Then let's try some, okay... dear?" He fingerguns Wolfwood with a grin, little hearts surrounding him. Wolfwood just looks at him neutrally and says, "Okay," while thinking to himself, "Cute..." Vash exclaims, "So unenthusiastic!"
The next comic picks up at a different time, but on the same theme of pet names. Vash hugs Wolfwood and says to him, "Thank you, my love." A panel close up of Vash steadily opening his eyes before he sees Wolfwood's reaction up close, his eyes glancing away, cheeks flushed, and the smoke out of his cig forming soft hearts as he mutters, "Sure..." In a smaller, cartoonish style, Vash has a comedically exaggerated expression of shock and widened eyes as he grips Wolfwood by the shoulders while Wolfwood still wears a shy expression. He then nudges his head to the side of Wolfwood's with a close eyed happy smile, hugging him close and says, "So, there WAS one you liked!" Wolfwood, still looking away, but now with an irritated and embarrassed expression, grumbles, "Shut up..."
The final image is a short sequence. Wolfwood is working on something, spacing out as he does, while Vash from off screen calls for him, starting with "Babeeee? Babe? Beautiful? Honey? My love?" All of which gets no reaction from Wolfwood. Vash pauses for a moment before piping up again, "wolfwood?" Wolfwood turns around, finally noticing that Vash was calling for him and asks, "What?" A box at the bottom of the page says, "Unresponsive to anything other than his names." END ID]
#vashwood#vash the stampede#nicholas d wolfwood#trigun#trigun maximum#ULTIMATELY the most convenient is to stick to needle noggin and wolfwood because it just makes the most sense to them. i also think the way#they refer to each other is such a like.. distancing manner at first.#because i think wolfwood DID call vash by his name at first right?? i mean it was spiraling from vash the stampede to vash and then to#spikey in that one town near the beginning of maximum#i dont know how to word it but the fact they call each other these particular monikers that dont get regularly echoed by others#IN PARTICULARLY needle noggin being SO specific to vash from wolfwood really pushes in the special place wolfwood has in vash's life.#wolfwood doesnt get the name wolfwood used for him often too. hes been called priest chapel nicholas nico....#but vash uses wolfwood out of all of them. kills me every time#its just like the safest name for him. the thing about wolfwood is that it still is universally used for him too. he introduces himself as#nicholas d wolfwood to others as seen from when he first met vash.... regular citizens or kids mightv called him mr wolfwood and stuff...#so it kind of settles itself as a name for the mundane for safety for comfort.#but then they call each other by their first names in vol 10 and i . shatter sfx. needle noggin and wolfwood are so Precious to them for#each other but they're capable of using each other's first names too in such a gentle manner. i mean when vash used nicholas#it was in comforting gesture too. nicholas is who melanie and the kids know and that nicholas is still very much there even pass#the bloodshed. and when ww uses vash so his family knows of vash and his identity and the safety the name vash reflects...
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Seconding the "you'd love the High Republic" anon, it's truly fantastic Star Wars.
The characters are incredibly diverse (and not just in that tacky shallow "oh look at us, we're inclusive of everyone" way, there's genuine care being put into it) the setting is fascinating, the main villain is complex but still clearly evil in a not mustache-twirly way, and you really do see the Jedi in their golden era, the peak of them being a force for good before they start drifting into the Jedi we know from the prequels.
And also, there are some truly deeply goofy characters and moments that I adore. One of them is literally a rock. There's a Jedi healer nicknamed Buckets of Blood, who at one point hosts a bakeoff on the main space station. One Jedi Master, in an attempt to teach his Padawan how to use the Force to assist in landing from a high jump, shoves him off a cliff, then cheerfully tells another Jedi to push him out of her shuttle to help him learn the lesson. He's one of the most respected and revered Jedi Masters of the era.
Like it gets pretty grim and intense in a couple places, but it's still very much Star Wars, and the sense of humor reminds me a lot your comics. XD
LMAO???? ok the high republic sounds amazing where do i sign up
#realised i hadnt answered this bc my brain just mentally skips over long asks when im lookin for smthn to draw LOL#thanks for the ask!
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Yearling No Outbreak AU - Ch. 1: Rodeo
When Ellie sees you riding at a rodeo, she knows you have to teach her. Chapter 1 of the Yearling No Outbreak AU found on Tumblr here.
Pairing:Â Joel Miller x Female Reader from Yearling
CW: Fluff, Joel is a really dedicated father and we love that for him and for us, friends to lovers, no use of Y/N. Minors DNI 18+ Only.
Length: 4.1k
AO3 | Main Masterlist
Sunday, November 2, 2025
âNo freakinâ way.âÂ
Ellieâs eyes were wide and she was smiling bigger than Joel had seen her smile in what seemed like forever as she watched the rodeo.Â
It had been his idea to take her to the fair. He thought it would be good for her - get out, have some fun, take her mind off things for a bit. He offered to bring along a friend of hers from school, too, but she just gave him a look.Â
âWhat,â she said. âGoing to fly Riley in from Boston?âÂ
âWas kinda hopinâ someone a bit more local,â he said, awkwardly cupping the back of his neck. âMust have someone youâd like to hang out withâŠâ
âWelp,â she said, flopping back on her bed and holding her comic book over her head. âThen Iâm afraid youâre shit outta luck, old man.âÂ
He wasnât sure how much fun sheâd have just hanging out with him all day but sheâd seemed to be having a good enough time. He showed her how to shoot the air rifles at the games and she dragged him through a fun house and they both delighted in all the deep fried snack options.Â
It had been Ellie who wanted to go to the rodeo. Joel hadnât been to one in years, not since he was close to Ellieâs age and heâd gone with his dad at this same fair, but it was something that Ellie wanted to do. And, after the last few years, he was happy to do whatever made her happy.Â
He just hadnât expected her to fall completely in love with the horses and one rider in particular.Â
âWe got a real special treat for yâall here today,â the announcer had said. âNow, she ainât competing today - and let me tell you, every man in the building is thankful she ainât because theyâve all lost to her at one time or another - but we have the one, the only queen of the rodeo scene doing a showcase in a few events today, startinâ with trick riding. Five time world champion -âÂ
There was a loud whoop from behind Joel and he missed your name but he watched as you rode out into the arena, standing on the backs of two horses, a foot on each animal, one hand on the reins and the other high in the air waving at the crowd as you guided the horses past the stands. He watched - just as in awe as Ellie - as you jumped the horses and threw your body around on them as though you were a gymnast on a bar and not a 2,000 pound animal.Â
He was awed again when, between other events, you stayed on the back of bucking bronco far longer than any of the competitors and again when you demonstrated roping calves. He didnât think the announcer had been joking when he said the men here were thankful you werenât competing, he had a feeling you blew them out of the water every time.Â
âHey Joel,â Ellie said when a girl who reminded Joel of Sarah when she was younger was doing her trick riding routine. âSheâs out there again! I think sheâs a coachâŠâÂ
He looked where Ellie was pointing and she was right, you were standing at the edge of the arena, switching between fidgeting with your necklace and yelling as the girl nearly dragged on the ground from the side of the horse.Â
âThink youâre right,â Joel said.Â
âThink she teaches lessons or something?â Ellie asked, looking up at him with wide eyes.Â
âI dunno baby girlâŠâ Joel said, hesitant.Â
âCan we find out?â She looked back out at the arena. âBecause that looks so fucking cool.âÂ
âLanguage,â Joel said and he caught her eye roll out of the corner of his eye. He sighed. âBut yeah, we can see if we can track âer down after the rodeo, see if sheâll teach you. She may not be anywhere around here, thoughâŠâÂ
But Ellie looked so fascinated, so happy, Joel knew that the location didnât matter much. Heâd figure something out.Â
After the rodeo, the two of them made their way around, against the flow of people, finding the entrance to the place where the livestock and competitors were and Joel caught sight of you, talking to the girl who reminded him so much of a young Sarah. A man stopped to talk to you and you gave him some direction before he came toward where Joel and Ellie were standing and watching.Â
ââScuse me,â Joel said as he went past. He stopped, frowning slightly at Joel. âSorry to bother you but⊠well, we were wondering if you knew that woman there, the one who was doing the showcase riding before.âÂ
âOh, yeah,â he laughed. âI know her alright. Thatâs my sister.â
Joel tried to ignore the way his heart beat a little faster knowing that this guy wasnât your husband.Â
âCan I help you with anything?â He continued. âSheâs also my boss, I work at her ranch.âÂ
âWas wondering if she did any teachingâŠâ Joel said.Â
âBecause I really want to learn how to do that shit,â Ellie cut her off. âSo fucking cool.âÂ
âEllie!â He gave her a look. âCome on, baby girl, language.âÂ
âSorry,â she flinched.Â
Joel looked back to the man.Â
âAnyway,â he said. âWas hoping she was taking new studentsâŠâ
âShe is,â the man said, reaching into his back pocket and pulling out a business card, handing it over to Joel. The words Triton Ranch were embossed on the front. âIâm Richie, you can email me there and I can help get you all set up forâŠâÂ
âCan you believe this shit?â You stalked up to Richie, arms crossed tightly over your chest. âBeen out here for 30 years and thereâs still this sexist bullshitâŠâÂ
You seemed to notice Joel and Ellie standing there then, looking them up and down before raising your eyebrows to your brother.Â
âSome new potential clients,â Richie said. âInterested in riding lessons.âÂ
You looked between Joel and Ellie again.Â
âWhich one of you?â You asked.Â
âMe,â Ellie said, sounding almost giddy.Â
âGood,â you said. âNeed more women out here, some of these men⊠Weâre based near Austin, that work for you two?âÂ
âPerfect,â Joel said, trying to not stare at you because damn were you pretty, especially this close. âThatâs where we are, too.âÂ
âTuesday, 5:30 p.m.,â you said. âCome with boots with a one inch heel on âem, you need something to help you stay in stirrups. I got other safety gear you can use⊠HEY ASSHOLE!âÂ
You stormed off mid-sentence, stalking up to a man who didnât look remotely prepared to deal with you grabbing him roughly by the shoulder and yanking him around to face you before shoving him back.Â
âAlright, thatâs my cue to go rein her in before she does any real damage,â Richie said, going to follow you. âSee you Tuesday, 5:30!âÂ
âTuesday, 5:30!â Ellie called back before turning to beam at Joel. âThis is going to be awesome.âÂ
Joel watched as Richie pulled you back from the man you were trying to pick a fight with, your eyes going wide like fawn, a look of almost innocent indignity on your face as your brother stepped in. Joel resisted the urge to smile a little, the idea of something like Bambi picking a fight. You were⊠something.Â
âThink youâre right,â he said.Â
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TuesdayÂ
âSavvy, that horse is gonna walk all over you if you keep lettinâ her do that,â you said, watching her from near the fence, your thumb looped through your husbandâs wedding band that hung from a chain around your neck. You fidgeted with it, sliding it back and forth as you tried not to panic at your daughter being on the back of a dumb broke horse, tried to remind yourself that youâd been on unbroke horses younger than she was now, tried not to hear Markâs voice in your head, already nervous about Savvy wanting to go into the same line of work as you. âYou gotta be firmer than youâre used toâŠâÂ
âSheâs not responding though,â she said, huffy.Â
âBecause sheâs not well broke yet,â you said. âYouâre the one who said you wanted to try your hand at breaking horses, you gotta keep them under controlâŠâÂ
Nova, the horse Savvy was on, started pawing anxiously at the ground, tossing her head.Â
âSavvy,â you said cautiously, stepping closer and gripping the wedding band tightly now. âEase up, sheâs gettinâ restless, dismount if you canâŠâ
She nodded but when she adjusted, the horse bucked and you shot forward as Savvy gave a sharp shriek, ending up on her back. You had to jump to grab the reins out of the air and did your best to pull Nova into a one rein stop from on the ground as Savvy scrambled out of the way. Nova stilled quickly, her nostrils flaring.Â
âYou OK baby girl?â You called to Savvy, keeping your eyes on Nova, staring her down.Â
âIâm OK,â she called back weakly. âBut ow.âÂ
You laughed a little.Â
âTold you you were gonna get thrown at some point,â you said before reaching a hand up to pet Novaâs muzzle. âAnd whatâs your excuse, young lady? Hm?âÂ
She huffed.Â
âCanât go throwinâ people,â you said. âYou think you get treats when you behave that way? Hm? Because now I gotta get on you and take you around real quick to make sure you know you canât get out of shit by doinâ that and neither of us is going to be happy about it.âÂ
She huffed again.Â
âWell, sâlong as weâre in agreement,â you said, keeping the reins in your hand as you ran it over her side. You mounted her and she tossed her head. âSavvy, back behind the fence.âÂ
She sighed.Â
âYes, Mom.âÂ
You kept a tight hold on Nova, your knees tighter to her ribs than they usually would be. You eased her into a walk, then a trot, gradually up to a gallup as you took her around the pasture before realizing that you had an audience, the large, handsome man from the rodeo a few days earlier with his teenaged daughter standing at the fence with Savvy and Richie as you rode back around. You brought Nova over and pulled her to a stop near them, the man watching you with a small, crooked smile on his face and fuck, he was handsome. Tall, broad, tan. Exactly your type when it came to men.Â
âNow I know you didnât forget,â Richie smirked a little and you wanted to kick him. Just because he knew this guy was your type didnât mean he had to rub it in. âThis is Joel and Ellie, theyâre here for her lesson.âÂ
You nodded, catching your breath a little before introducing yourself.Â
âAnd I didnât forget,â you said, shooting Richie a glare. âJust had to get wild thing here under control before I put her away for the day. Donât worry, Ellie, not putting you on her. Iâve got just the horse to get you started on.âÂ
You dismounted and gave Nova an approving pat before turning to Savvy.Â
âCan I trust you to get her settled?â You asked, brows raised.Â
âI can do it!â She said, a little defensive.Â
âAlright,â you said, and she climbed the fence and took the reins from you. You shed your hat now that you needed to look up at Joel and jerked your head toward the barn. âFollow me.âÂ
Ellie was on you like glue and you looked down to see that she was in a pair of cowboy boots.Â
âGood,â you said, nodding at the shoes. âYouâll be thankful for those when youâre trying to get a grip on a horse. You ever ridden before?âÂ
âWe did a trail ride once,â she said. âBut that was a few years ago, right?âÂ
She looked back over her shoulder toward Joel.Â
âYeah,â he said. âBefore⊠Yeah, it was about three years ago now.âÂ
You nodded.Â
âTake it you like animals?â You said as you made your way through the stables, going for the stall of the horse youâd had Richie get ready for this lesson. âSure hope so, since you want to learn riding.âÂ
âHell yeah,â Ellie said.Â
âEllie,â Joel said, a warning tone in his voice.Â
âSorry,â she said, rolling her eyes. You smiled. âYes. I do. Even though Joel wonât let me get a dog.âÂ
âWe can talk about it when youâre off school for the summer,â he said and you tried not to frown. If she was calling him Joel, he wasnât her dad. You hoped this girl hadnât been through too much, she seemed like a good kid.Â
âWell,â you said, coming to a stop at the stall. âYou can come hang out with Shimmer here even if he doesnât let you get a dog.âÂ
Ellieâs face lit up, looking at the horse with a huge smile on her face.Â
âShimmer is a rescue,â you said, reaching up to scratch behind her ears. âGot her when she was a yearling a few years back from an unlicensed breeding operation. Poor thing was underfed and skittish as hell but she came around. Sheâs a real sweet, gentle horse and she loves when people can be real sweet and gentle with her. Think you can do that?âÂ
âYeah,â Ellie said, smiling at you. âDefinitely.âÂ
âGood,â you smiled back, reaching to a bin mounted between stalls and pulling some feed out. âHand out, palm flat.âÂ
She obeyed and you gave her the feed. Her eyes went a little wide.Â
âNow keep your palm real flat and hold it out for her,â you said. âYouâll feel her teeth kinda brush your skin a bit but she wonât hurt ya.âÂ
She obeyed and looked on in awe as Shimmer ate from her hand.Â
âGo ahead and give her a pet,â you said when the feed was gone. âLet her smell you first and once she nudges your hand, sheâs OK with you touchinâ her.âÂ
Ellie did as she was told, Shimmer pressing her nose into her hand almost immediately now that sheâd associated Ellie with food. You smiled a little as Ellie beamed.Â
âHey Shimmer!â Ellie said affectionately, petting her gently. âArenât you just the prettiest thing?âÂ
Shimmer chuffed happily and Ellie looked back at Joel.Â
âShe likes me!âÂ
Joel chuckled.Â
âYeah, think she does.âÂ
âHow about we take her out, get you on her,â you said before turning to Joel. âJust assuming Richie got you all set with the paperwork and whatnot?âÂ
âHe did,â Joel nodded.Â
âGood,â you said. âThank God for him, lord knows I donât got the mind for the paper pushing side of this operation.âÂ
You nudged the two of them back and got Shimmer out, giving her an affectionate pat as you led her toward the pasture.Â
You worked with Ellie for two hours and she was a natural. She was very in tune with her horse, learning how to apply pressure and how to work with her body weight quickly. Before too long, she was ready to do more than walk her a little and you got your favorite horse, Perseus, out of the stable, only putting a bit and bridle on him before jumping on him bareback so you could keep pace with Ellie on a trip around the pasture at Shimmerâs natural walking pace.Â
To your surprise, Joel didnât go and sit in the car or even scroll on his phone while you worked with Ellie. He just watched, leaning against the post fence with his hands lightly folded in front of him, a small smile on his face as she made progress. You werenât sure youâd ever seen a parent - or parent figure, you supposed - quite so engaged, especially for a first lesson.Â
âAlright,â you said as the time was up and you dismounted your horse, taking the reins from Ellie. âHop on down, we can take Shimmer back to her stall and you can say goodbye until next time.âÂ
âI can ride her next time?â She asked, eyes bright.Â
âCourse you can,â you said. âShimmer can be your horse for a while.âÂ
âHear that, Joel?â Ellie called, more jumping off the horse than anything else. âShimmer can be my horse!âÂ
She started running for the fence without paying much mind to where exactly she was running, slipping on a puddle and going down quick into a pile of mud.Â
âShit,â you swore, running over to her, just catching Joel damn near hurdling the fence to do the same out of the corner of your eye. You got to Ellie first, kneeling beside her, and she was laughing, flat on her back and covered in mud. You breathed a sigh of relief. âYou alright there, kid?âÂ
âIâm good,â she laughed, sitting up and looking at her mud covered hands. âDonât know if heâll let me in his truck now, though.âÂ
âScared me, baby girl,â Joel said, joining you. âYou hit your head or anything?âÂ
âNah,â she said. âJust got nice and grossâŠâÂ
She reached out and smeared some mud on his arm, near his watch. He tried to look irritated but didnât quite manage it.Â
âAlright, kiddo,â he said, standing up again and offering her his hand. âThink there are some towels in the truckâŠâÂ
âIf youâd rather,â you said quickly. âYou can shower before you go. Iâm sure Savvy has some sweats you can borrow until youâre back.âÂ
âOh yeah, thatâs way better,â Ellie said before Joel got a chance to respond, taking Joelâs hand and wiping her hands on her jeans. It didnât seem to make much difference. âBecause this is - sorry, Joel - fucking gross.âÂ
You laughed.Â
âYeah, welcome to ranch life,â you said. âCâmon, weâll go up to the main house, get you cleaned up a bit.âÂ
You cut through the barn and asked Richie to get Shimmer and Perseus settled before getting Savvy from where she was sitting and reading, perched on a stall door next to Nike, your oldest horse that youâd bought off your old boss when you started your ranch 10 years earlier.Â
âSavvy, this is Ellie,â you said, introducing the girls. Savvy looked like she was stifling a laugh and waved. âEllie, this is my daughter Savvy. Savvy, do me a favor, weâre goinâ to the main house to get Ellie cleaned up before she heads home, can you show her where your bathroom is and get her something to wear home?âÂ
âSure!â She said, hopping down and walking up to Ellie. âNice to meet you. Are you learning how to ride?âÂ
âYeah!â Ellie said brightly. âIt was so fâŠfreaking cool, I was on Shimmer and she was so soft andâŠâÂ
âOh yeah, Shimmerâs the best,â Savvy said knowingly, the two girls walking ahead. You smiled a little, watching them as they talked, fidgeting with Markâs wedding band again.Â
âYou really donât gotta go through this much trouble,â Joel said, staying alongside you as you followed the girls to the large white farmhouse you called home. âIâm sure Iâve got some towels in the truck and Iâd hate to get your house all muddyâŠâÂ
You scoffed.Â
âThis is a ranch,â you said. âThe house sees mud every day. Itâll live. And itâs no trouble. Iâd much rather send you home with a bag of muddy clothes than a muddy kid.âÂ
Savvy led Ellie upstairs, a little trail of mud behind them that made you smile. Youâd clean it up later but, strange as it was, you loved the little signs of the life you led now. The one where you worked with horses that were yours or that you picked who to sell them to, got to work with passionate kids like Ellie and got mud on the floors of the house your husband had fixed up for you when youâd bought it for a steal years earlier. You kicked off your boots at the door.Â
âCâmon,â you said, jerking your head toward the kitchen. âLet me get you a drink.âÂ
Joel just stared at you for a moment before following you, stopping at some of the pictures on wall as you went to the fridge.Â
âSweet tea?â You asked. âI got stronger stuff, too, but not sure how much of a drive home youâve gotâŠâÂ
âTeaâs good,â he said. âThanks.âÂ
You poured him a tall glass and got one for yourself before joining him at the pictures and handing him the drink.Â
âThank you,â he said again and you just nodded, taking a sip yourself and looking at the pictures that you so rarely noticed individually anymore. Savvyâs school portraits, pictures of her on podiums, you at the world championshipsâŠÂ
âThis your wedding day?â He asked, nodding to one of the bigger pictures, one of you in an floor-length white eyelet lace dress, the toe of your best pair of boots peaking out the bottom as you smiled up at your husband, who was standing beside you in his black jeans, a button down shirt and tie.Â
âThatâs it alright. Me and Mark,â you smiled, toying with the ring around your neck again. âEleven years ago now. Doesnât feel like that long but damn has a lot happened.âÂ
âEleven years is a long time,â Joel said. âCongratulations.âÂ
âThanks, but we only made it nine,â you said, taking a sip of tea and looping the ring onto your thumb. Joel frowned and looked over to you. âHe died, just over two years ago.â
âShit,â he said. âIâm sorry, I didnâtâŠâÂ
You shrugged.Â
âItâs fine,â you said. âI mean⊠well itâs not, it is shit, but it is what it is, you know?âÂ
âI do,â Joel nodded. âMy wife, Tess, died, too. September, 2023. Cancer.âÂ
âShit,â you said this time. âThatâs so hard. Iâm sorry.âÂ
âLike you said, it is what it is,â he replied.Â
âWe could start a club,â you said. âThe âit is what it is society for young widows.â Membership fees are fuckinâ high but hey, at least he company is good.âÂ
Joel snorted.Â
âWhat, too soon?â You asked, teasing lightly. You werenât sure why you felt so comfortable talking like this with a virtual stranger but you were. There was just something about him that felt familiar, comfortable. It was something you hadnât felt in a very long time.Â
âNah,â Joel said. âJust right.âÂ
âGood,â you said, taking another sip of tea.Â
âTess is part of how we ended up here,â Joel said. âEllie taking lessons here, I mean.âÂ
âYeah?â You asked, brows raised. âWas she a horse girl at heart?âÂ
âNot really,â Joel laughed. âNo, she was from Detroit and not much of a naturalist but⊠well, her dying hit Ellie real hard. We adopted her about four years ago and her and Tess were real close. We were gettinâ on fine just the two of us for a while but then I had to move back here to help my brother out with his business so she lost the closest thing she had to a mom and then less than two years later left all her friends, too. Itâs been a rough time for her. Watching you ride at the rodeo was the happiest Iâve seen that kid in months and lord knows Iâd do anything to get her to smile again.âÂ
You smiled at him.Â
âTurns out, all it took was a horse,â you said.Â
âAnd you,â Joel said, watching at you with an almost uncomfortably honest look on his face. You realized then just how close you were standing to him, how fucking good looking he was - noticing him in a way you hadnât really noticed a man since your husband died. Your heart sped up.Â
âOK way less gross now,â Ellie said from behind you, making you jump and you and Joel turned to look at her. âAlso, way more pink.âÂ
You stifled a laugh, Ellie in a pink sweatsuit of Savvyâs.Â
âWell ainât you pretty,â Joel teased her lightly and she glared at him. He smiled. âAlright, now what do you say?âÂ
âThank you for the shower and the clothes,â she said. âSeriously. I was gross.âÂ
âYeah,â Savvy scrunched her nose. âYou really were.âÂ
You walked the two of them out to Joelâs truck, Ellie already telling him excitedly about everything she learned with you that day.Â
âSounds like Iâll see you back same time next week?â You said to Joel as Ellie got in the passenger seat.Â
âYeah,â Joel smiled. âWeâll definitely be back.âÂ
âGood,â you smiled back. âLooking forward to it.âÂ
Joel looked like he thought for a moment before he nodded.Â
âYeah,â he said. âMe, too.âÂ
A/N: I hope you enjoy what will be a pretty short look into how things go in a no outbreak reality for Joel and Bambi! I went ahead and tagged everyone on the Yearling tag list, I hope that's OK! Thank you for reading and caring about these characters, I really cannot thank you enough for this journey we've been on together. It's been such a blessing to share it with you. Love you!!
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What if... Tashi wasn't the only one who suffered from an injury. What if you, a random girl from Stanford, that somehow became close with all three of the messy lovers, went on to have a successful career, that ended within a moment, just like Tashi's.
You became close to Art and Tashi during your Stanford years, having proven yourself as a sweet and yet equally as talent tennis player. Art had a bit of a crush on you, finding it slightly conflicting, especially since the main point of his interest used to be Tashi. The two have introduced you to Patrick as well, as he basically came like an inseparable part of the 2 + 1 pack. Eventually, it was you plus them, them plus you, and you became their little thing.
After Tashi's injury, her and Art's break-up with Patrick and all the events at the end of the school year, you found yourself in the middle of the mess. You couldn't really bear it, the intensity of Tashi's desire fueled by the need to be as close to tennis as possible, Art's indecisive and idiotic persona, and Patrick's bleeding, solving-everythin-by-sex attitude.
You lived with Patrick for a few months, the two of you fucking every so often, but the moment he began slacking off and turning to alcohol and nicotine for comfort, it was enough. Even after Patrick's heartbreaking promises and Art's unsuccessful attempt to reach out, you completely distanced yourself from the three. Then, it was just you.
Unfortunately, you couldn't escape the three fully. Patrick would bombard your phone with long messages and voice mails, sometimes accompanied by low quality videos of him jerking off and saying how much he missed you. He'd show up at your place a few times as well, and you had to physically kick him out. Art and Tashi were equally as difficult to avoid, as they were now the player-coach duo, attending the same matches as you. Luckily, they never spoke to you.
All in all, you were living your life. Yes, with an aching hole in your heart, but tennis was big enough to fill it. Until it leaves a hole even bigger.
"She's trying to get her to twist her own feet. Look, that ankle's gonna roll, I can see it." Tashi mutters anxiously, slipping her own hand into her husband's. The two have been watching your match against some australian player from the bleachers, not liking where it's been going at all.
"Right," Art agreed with a gentle squeeze of Tashi's hand. It really doesn't look good. You're constantly jumping from left to right, and the playstyle characteristic to yourself makes you swing on your right foot while you just move your left one over it from wide to side. They've seen you pull this move at Stanford a million of times, with you insisting it saves breath from moving too far, but they've also heard you whimper when you couldn't walk properly. "We told her to stop doing that ages ago."
And then it happens. A fraction of moment, when something snaps, the top of your foot kissing the pavement, and then you're on the floor, clutching your leg in pain.
Tashi is, surprisingly, is the first person by your side, pushing everyone away and just holding you in her arms. You sob and sob and sob, the weight of it all falling onto you, and the Donaldsons accompany you to the hospital. They stay with your for days and then take you home - to their home - because they know you can't be left alone.
And they call Patrick too, something they have sworn to never do, but eventually Art is the one to break the no contact rule and calls his former best friend. The guy is in their residence within hours, not caring at all that he had to fly from the very other side of the state.
It's almost comical, absurd and ironic even, how your sudden injury cause the three to reconcile. All the fights are long forgotten, and nobody even gets the chance to throw a jab at one another, not when they see you finally asleep in Tashi and Art's bed, clad in one of her silk pyjama sets, your poor, swollen ankle wrapped in a tight layer of white, heavy plaster cast. At that moment, all three of them hold hands and comfort one another because they know that you need them right now, that they have to be strong and mature for you.
You don't speak, you don't eat, and Art has to physically carry you to the bathroom so you can at least take a piss and wash your teeth. After Tashi successfully manages to push a few spoons of mashed potatoes past your lips, Patrick sits next to you for hours, just silently stroking your back and telling you that you're beautiful every so often.
Suddenly, you have everything you have hoped for, everything you missed and mourned, but at what cost? You've lost what was most important to you - your tennis career, even more successful than Tashi's, full of more accomplishments than all the three players combinwd - and what do you have now? Nothing, or everything?
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