#redunk universe

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Young Milo and Darlin cause parents are hard to understand, and it feels too weird to go to your friends whose parents are loving, stable, and happy.

A wip for now.

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Imagine naming your Darlin' after a biblical whore because you thought:

Their lover's name is Sam and it brings the implication of them being his downfall.

You thought it would be funny to hear Asher sing "Hey There Delilah" or for him to have that as their ringtone. Just to absolutely irritate the hell out of Darlin.

Hear me out. They go by "Del". They get real pissy if you use any other version of the name cause like, it's a soft and pretty. Too nice of a name for them. They don't feel like it suits them. But when it comes to Sam using the name....

But yeah... Couldn't be me.... Never....

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Connection

I headcanon that everyone who goes into the Lazarus Pits is forever connected to them until death. And even then it'll taint their souls. That to me means that Jason and others will know when someone else is dunked in or redunked in like Ra's. So if someone he ever knows is submerged into the pit he will automatically know. Also since the pits never leave him that means that it is forever whispering things to him. Weather it's when people are supposed to die or not, secrets long forgotten, and stories of old. It is what drives people mad as they are not supposed to know the universe's secrets. However over time Jason gets used to it and can now effectively ignore it for the most part restoring most if not all of his sanity. If he ever decides to listen it will drive him mad. This I headcanon is what Joker fell in and he has not yet stopped nor ever will stop listening to the voices. And since he was alive it took sonething from him... His looks, it depends on the person you are and what you value most. Someone like Joker would priz his looks most. This plus the voices drove him bat-shit crazy. It changed Jason's hair, a small thing as it can't effect things outside of it, but it also gave him bloodlust and a need of revenge. Something he gets over eventually but it also took away his most important thing to him his family. For Ra's it changed his eyes, and it took his sense of mortality and his ability to love. The most important thing to him was his first wife, and his "empire" which he was originally going to use for good.(my headcanon within a headcanon) He kills his first wife and when he realizes what happened it was to late. This and being redunked in the pit more than once twists him and leads down to the Present day Ra's al Ghul.

Also since they are connected they know each other in ways Jason didn't wish he did. And this plus his murder(among other things) leads him to hate these two the most.

Their eyes also turn green, a flouresent green at night, another reason for Hood to wear his mask, and helmet.

They can also see spirits if you talk to them especially the bad ones it will also tax on you sanity...

They can if they learn how(none haven't) talk to each other due to this connection. And talk to people of the past dunked in too(avatar style ya know how Aang talks to his reincarnation selves?)

This is all I got now hope ya enjoy...

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Country Lovin Darlin and Rambles.

Is this gonna be self indulging? Very much so. I'm starting to realize no one can stop me, but hear me out real quick. Forgive me if you do decide to read all the way through. It's a lot. 🥲

Before moving to Dahlia, Darlin' used to spend half their summers with their grandparents in Texas. Sorta old money/ retired folk. Big land, but not too much on it. Plenty of room for the shiftsr grandchildgren to play. Passively still making money via whool sales. Yeah, there's other animals, but it's not a giant operation. They do have other empowereds working as ranch hands for them, though.

Anyways, a good moth or so out of each summer as a child, Darlin would help around the ranch, learn to cook and bake, and even participate in town events. (I'm telling you the fucker can cook. Just not for one person.)

Lazy Sunday mornings were spent in front of the TV with their grandfather watching old westerns or things like "The Andy Grifith Show," "Little House on the Prarie," and "Tales of Wells Fargo".

Not even halfway into they stay, they'll have developed a country accent. They still struggled to get be friends with most of the kids their age. Was it because they picked up a garden snake like it was just a piece of rope? Was it because they alegedly chased a kid girl with it that had been giving them hell? Who knows.

I wholeheartedly believe that Darlin was a pageant kid at some point in their life. Regardless of how ruff and tough they are, they were a cute kid. Don't pay the bandaid brand character bandaid any mind.

This is where I say this is really just my version of Darlin and a little bit of Sweetheart. It's Redunk Time.

Specifically for my version of Darlin (fem), "Southern Bell" like fair competitions are what her grandmother would enter the kids in. The one day out of the year she's happy to put on a frilly dress and bows. Not a whole lot of confidence for themselves on stage for the most part, though.

Diving more into the idea that Darlin and Sweetheart used to be friends before the move idea. Sweetheart has gone with them once or twice. Especially when the older cousins were visiting for less time, if at all. The old wolves like a full house, so they had no problem hosting another empowered child.

Sweetheart loved taking pictures and video of their adventures. Still currently holding footage to a misshap of sorts that they swore to never tell anyone about. They also have footage of competitions from the fairs. Including the pageants. Do they plan on telling the pack? Yes. (That's a post for another day)

The duo thought it was weird that the they would be leaving at separate times. They noticed the soured moods of the grandparents but the older wolves couldn't bring themselves to say anything on it in the days leading to their departures. Sweetheart took the flight home alone. Darlin was under the impression that the family was taking a short trip to California before summer ended.

Much to their distraught, their parents had either been moved and or found new jobs in Dahlia. The move was in the works for nearly half a year and they had no idea. Their older siblings knew, but they did everything their parents told them. They got no warning that they wouldn't see their friends anymore. That they wouldn't be attending school that fall with the same kids. That they wouldn't even get to say goodbye to their old house. No proper goodbye to Sweetheart.

Summer visits to Texas were just about haulted. Their parents wanted Darlin to better acquaint themselves with the other pack children. This was a struggle for years.

Sweetheart moving to work for the department and finding themselves with Milo was one thing. But the first time they happened to see each other in a pack meeting was rough. They knew almost instantly who each other were.

Sweetheart had seen a photo in Milo's living room. It was framed next to a lamp. The picture was of Christian and Amanda who awkwardly sat side by side. Hands just nearly touching. On one end of a log. David sat facing forward while Asher sat crooked with an arm thrown over David's shoulder. Both had been laughing. Milo and Darlin had been on the ground and back to back. Darlin had thrown up a rock sign with a small smile, attempting to no ruin the picture with their resting pitch face. Milo sat leaning on one knee, trying his best to look cool and composed.

To make a long story short. Both played dumb as to knowing each other for one reason or another. It wasn't till the Quinn situation, and Darlin coming back to the pack did the two start to speak. It took it all being over for them to finally become close again.

Back to the country thing

Hearing Sam speak for the first time really took them back especially at the end of their conversation with "Didn't your mama teach you not to talk to strange men in the dark, all alone?"

It felt familiar. It disarmed them and put then at ease. Sam's voice is something Darlin couldn't and still can't get enough of. They slip into an accent every once in a while. To them it feels right. Some slips happen in front of the pack and they've been teased for it. Sweetheart knows thr truth and is waiting eagerly to spill the beans on their country loving friend.

So... didn't mean for this to be as long as it is. Really putting a lot into Darlin's character cause it feels right. I like old TV. I mean sorta staticky box tv vibes. My grandfather was into a lot of it. My mom started me on LHOTP and I recently discovered a live channel for it and only it.

I really do apologize for how messy this all looks. It was an accident. Anyways, some bits and pieces of this will eventually be drawn out. Got weeks worth of stuff to do for this Fandom alone 😭