#the dad who stepped up 👉😎👉

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you're a good kiddo

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imagine of Storm had to have legal custody of Jet because he's only 14

this is sorta what happens in my canon actually!

basically, the way babylonian customs work is that the heir-leader can form the next generation of babylon rogues when he (yes, he) turns 16, preferably 18 though. however, there were a couple things that went wrong with our birds:

1. Storm (who is not the heir-leader) was born first. like, too many years early, his dad is young and tbh kindof a dilf but i will make another post about him later!

2. the mechanic is supposed to be the youngest, but Wave was born in the middle. Also uh, they usually don't want girls unless they're the second-in-command (Storm's position) because it would make the leader-intercessor dynamic "more successful" because heterosexuals etc etc but once again the ages didn't work. Also, mechanics are supposed to be the power type whereas second-in-commands are flight type so they can scope out and help with the planning/collaboration with the heir-leader but Wave (despite being ridiculously strong) is not the power type, Storm is.

3. Jet was born last and also he's trans in my canon so his family just fucking gave up at that point and dropped him off with Storm's dad (who is hated by the other Babylonians bc fuck tradition he was never raised traditionally either and skipped a few steps since his older brother was supposed to have kids and was the traditional second-in-command but he died which is why Storm has 0 knowledge of babylonian culture and traditions in ZG and why he's also the least defined/trained bc he wasn't raised to be an heir he wasn't even on the table neither was his dad so it was an oopsies but OKAY NO MORE LORE TANGENTS MOVING ON)

One more thing first though 😜 Wave's dad also yeets (but we love him okay??? ok) and he didn't have a choice so instead of being burdened with her step-daughter Wave's stepmom also dropped her with Storm's dad.

What's the issue? Well, while Wave and Storm are ready to be full-time babylon rogues, they gotta wait for Jet to turn 16 first... oh and btw they don't get any of their old money either so they're living off of Storm's single dad's prison guard salary that's off of Prison Island 😎👉👉 oh and Bean is there long story just go with it but dw he disappears at one point to do his normal shenanigans

Wave pulls a sneaky and basically prevents Jet from ever having to experience actual AFAB experiences by like, illegally letting him transition at a dangerously young age. But also Jet's dad doesn't stop it because like... he does need a son. Like, they'll all die out and their insurmountable wealth dating back to the dawn of fucking civilization will be given to the mobian government or like, GUN... so fine. Transphobia on the backburner for now, give me a son and we won't talk about it. Wave also uses this as a perfect opportunity to fuck up her own body for a while for funzies and that's gonna have consequences later in one of my fics! But I digress once more

What was I supposed to be talking about....? RIGHT! STORM ADOPTING JET!!! Well, the rogues don't really follow the standardized legal system but they're all allowed to have the airship when Storm turned 16 based on babylonian custom so that's when they start fucking shit up for fun around the world, and also stealing because they don't really have money besides required amenities (so like I should clarify rn that the rogues get money but they have to request it and log their expenses So stuff like gas, food, entertainment within reason, medical emergencies, etc... are covered almost always, but if you want HRT or a nail appointment they're gonna use the request letter as toilet paper)

When Wave turned 16 they were allowed to compete in global or international extreme gear events (mechanic needs to be a certain age— another reason why she hates Tails so much in riders because Team Sonic got to skip all protocol and legal requirements despite being heroes and law-abiding at least in appearance, meanwhile the nomad rogues who don't even count as citizens are forced to oblige. ANYWAYS!) They could do national competitions and off-track races and unofficial stuff to build up their rep but anything comparable to like, how we treat the Olympics or PanAm are off the table until Wave was old enough. Technically this is a win for the rogues because normally you have to wait longer since mechanics are supposed to be the youngest member (bright innovative minds, also as the power-member the careers of the heir-leader and second-in-command will last longer and give them more time to gain experience and seasoned skills). However, since the birth order got fucked up, Jet is a LOT fucking younger than when his ancestors started racing on a global scale (12 instead of 16/18 like WHAT?!? king shit)

So, as a summary of everything I rambled and all the things I didn't develop for the sake of word-count and also just my fingers:

the rogues don't really do the whole "legal custody" thing that everyone else does, but yeah, storm's age and sometimes wave's age counts as custody for babylonian regulations 😌 more like group project supervision with -3 braincells but it counts!!! hash tag found family

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WHEN 😂 I 😩😎 STEPPED 🚶🏾 OUT into 🔍 the ⛓ bright sunlight from the 😱 darkness of 🕯 the 🏿 movie house, 🏠 I had ⚡💦 only 👏💦 two things on 💦 my 👨😤 mind: 🤔 Paul 🙅🙅 Newman and a 🍇 ride home. 🏡 I 💯💯 was 🅰 wishing 👇 I 👈👁 looked 👁 like Paul 🤡 Newman--- he looks 👀👀 tough 😍😤 and 🙏💦 I don't--- but I 👁 guess 😦 my 📖 own looks 👉👏 aren't so 💯 bad. I 👉😋 have 🔒 light-brown, 💡🕯 almost-red 💯 hair 💈 and 🚟 greenish-gray eyes. 👁👀 I wish they were more gray, 🐺🐺 because 😏 I 👁⌨ hate 😡 most guys 😑 that have 😰 green 💚 eyes, 😶 but 💁 I have 🍆👩 to ➡ be 🏻 content ☺💯 with what 😅 I 👁 have. 🅱 My 👨 hair 💈 is longer 🍆😒 than a 🎀👓 lot of 🐙🔥 boys 👦 wear 👗 theirs, squared off 😡💦 in back and 👏👏 long 🍆 at 👨 the 🗺🔊 front 🔝 and sides, but 🍑 I 😎🕵 am 🤷 a 💯👌 greaser and 👏 most ☺➕ of 📀 my neighborhood rarely bothers to 💸 get a 🅰 haircut. Besides, I 👀🌈 look 👀👁 better with long hair. I 👁 had 🍆💦 a 👌👌 long 🕗🕛 walk 🚶 home 🏠👦 and no 😩 company, but 🏼😜 I ♂🙈 usually lone it ➡👺 anyway, for 👏 no reason 🏻♀ except 😮😮 that I like 😻 to 👏 watch movies 🎭 undisturbed so 💯💯 I 😋 can ❗ get into 💦📥 them and 👏 live 😇 them with 🏽😫 the 👏👥 actors. When 👻 I 👁 see a 👌💋 movie 🎥 with 👏 someone 👥 it's 💨 kind ❗🙁 of 💦 uncomfortable, 😨 like 😤 having 😸🍽 someone 🙇 read 📖 your ➡👉 book 🕶 over your 🏻 shoulder. I'm 👨👆 different 👉 that 🙎 way. ↕😲 I 💕 mean, 😏😏 my second- oldest brother, 👬 Soda, who 😂 is 😩 sixteen-going-on-seventeen, never 🏼♀ cracks a book 📖 at all, 🌝 and my 👦👨 oldest brother, 😤😤 Darrel, who ♂😂 we call 😒😒 Darry, works 👩 too 🤡 long 🕗 and hard 🍆🍆 to 🖇 be interested 💦 in 💗👏 a story 😂📚 or drawing a 🏿💰 picture, 📷 so I'm not 🙅 like 😄 them. ❄ And ➕👏 nobody 🤐 in 👉😏 our 🔥 gang digs movies 🎥 and 🍀 books the 👏👏 way I 🙋 do. 💯 For a while there, 🤣👨 I 💧 thought I was the only 💯 person in 👏 the ✊ world that did. 💁🙀 So I 👁👀 loned it. 👏💯 Soda tries 😤😤 to 💦👪 understand, at 😎 least, 😴 which 👏 is more ➕ than Darry does. 😻🏋 But 😤 then, 😒 Soda is 🏻 different ↔ from 😲😂 anybody; 🏻 he 👺🚹 understands everything, almost. Like he's 🏋 never 🙅 hollering at 👨🍆 me 💦😭 all 👦💂 the 👏🍃 time the way ☑😲 Darry is, 🚟 or 💁 treating me 👩😘 as 👍 if 🤷 I 👈 was 💦 six instead 🤷👍 of 👨😤 fourteen. 🔞 I 🚫 love 😍 Soda more ➕ than I've ever 🙅 loved 😍 anyone, 👦👴 even 🆗 Mom and 👏👏 Dad. 🏽👴 He's always ⏳🕔 happy-go-lucky 🤗 and ✊ grinning, while 🏻♀ Darry's hard 🍆 and 🌬🍆 firm and ☺🏽 rarely grins at 😂🍆 all. 💯🌎 But then, 😠 Darry's gone through 😩 a 👌 lot ‼ in 🕶😏 his 💯 twenty 🎊🎊 years, ⏰⏱ grown up 👀 too 👌 fast. 💨 Sodapop'll never ⛔ grow 🆙 up 👆 at all. 💯😕 I don't 🚫🚫 know which 👏👏 way's the 🏆 best. 🏼😘 I'll 👅 find 🔍 out 🏎 one of 💦 these days. 🏖⏰ Anyway, 😍😍 I went 🚗 on 😩 walking 🚶🚶 home, thinking ❓🤔 about 🤔 the movie, 😂😂 and 👏👏 then 😁 suddenly wishing 👇👇 I had some 👦 company. 🤵🏢 Greasers can't 💦 walk 🚶 alone too 💦😡 much or they'll get 👨👩 jumped, or 🚫 someone will come 💦💦 by 👌⚡ and 👏 scream 😱 "Greaser!" at 🕛🍆 them, 😬☠ which 👏❓ doesn't make ✋ you 💦♂ feel 💓 too 😡👎 hot, 🔥 if 👩👏 you 😡👉 know 📚🤔 what 🚫 I 🕵 mean. 👿 We 👶🏃 get 👏🍆 jumped by the ⚰😫 Socs. I'm not 🙅 sure 👍😊 how 🤔🤔 you spell 🔤🔤 it, 🍆💁 but 🍑 it's the 😈 abbreviation for 🎄 the 🏆 Socials, the 💦🏆 jet ✈ set, the 👦 West-side rich kids. 👦 It's like 🗣 the 👏 term "greaser," which ✌🙌 is 📃 used 🚟🎶 to 🌈✂ class 📚🤓 all 👌🍆 us 😍 boys 👮👮 on ♂ the 👏 East 👉👉 Side. ⏩ We're 👨👬 poorer than ♀ the 👏🤥 Socs and the ➡👧 middle 🖕🖕 class. I reckon we're 😱👨 wilder, too. Not like 😄🔥 the 👏 Socs, who jump 🏻 greasers and 👏🏞 wreck houses and 😩 throw beer 🍺🍺 blasts for kicks, and get editorials in 👏 the 🙀👏 paper 🤓🤓 for being 😑😑 a public disgrace one day and 👏 an ☺👹 asset to 💦 society the 💖👏 next. ⏩ Greasers are almost like hoods; we 👥 steal 👮 things and 👏♂ drive old 😓 souped-up cars and 🙅 hold up 😖💁 gas stations and 😏👦 have a

gang 👌 fight 😡 once 🏳 in a 💰🏿 while. I ⭐ don't 🚫 mean I 📺👀 do 👀 things like 😄 that. 👉 Darry would kill me if I got into 🅱 trouble 🆘 with 😍 the police. 👮🚓 Since Mom 🏼👩 and Dad were 👶👧 killed 😵😫 in an 🏻 auto 🤖 wreck, the 💰 three 🕛💁 of 💦 us get 😛 to 🐵 stay together 👨 only ☝☝ as 😥 long 📏 as 🕑 we behave. So 💯💯 Soda and 👏👏 I stay 🚀 out 🏍😬 of 💦💦 trouble as 💰 much ➕💘 as 🖇🍑 we 👦 can, 💸👍 and 🤜👏 we're careful 😨 not 🚫 to 🏽🍆 get 🉐 caught 🐾 when 🕙 we 👦 can't. I 😋👨 only 🕦👏 mean that 😟 most ➕🦊 greasers do 🙂🅱 things 🔱☄ like that, 🍆 just like 🦊👍 we 👉 wear our hair 💈💈 long 🕗😎 and 👏 dress in blue 👁 jeans and 👏 T-shirts, ❌ or leave our 👍👥 shirttails out and ➕🙅 wear leather jackets and 👏 tennis shoes or 💁 boots. I'm not saying that 😤 either Socs orgreasers are better; that's 🚟🚟 just 👏 the 👏😏 way 🤧 things 🕑 are. I ♂ could have 👏 waited to go to the 👏🏻 movies until ⏰ Darry or 🚋🕍 Sodapop got off 💰📴 work. They would have gone 😫 with 🅱 me, 💖🏿 or driven me there, 🗑 or ➕💰 walked along, 🔝🔚 although Soda just can't 💰 sit 💺 still 🚸 long 🍆 enough to 💦 enjoy a 💩👌 movie and they bore Darry to 💦💰 death. ☠ Darry thinks his life is enough 💦 without 🏻👏 inspecting other people's. 👫📣 Or ❌📉 I could 👈 have 😩 gotten one ♿ of 👏 the 👏 gang 💎💎 to come 🍆💦 along, 💁 one of the four 🎧 boys 💼👦 Darry and 😁💰 Soda and I 😍 have 💪 grown up with and consider 🤔🤔 family. 👨 We're 🏻👦 almost ▶💦 as close 😍🚫 as 💰💑 brothers; 👬 when 🕒⏰ you 👸 grow 😀😀 up in a ⚾ tight-knit neighborhood like 😄👍 ours you 😘👈 get 👏 to 💦💦 know 😍❓ each 👏 other 👪 real well. If I 🏻🤔 had 💋🍆 thought 🤔 about it, 😩😝 I 😼🤣 could 🚫💖 have called ☁ Darry and ⚔💡 he 👱 would have come 💦 by on 🙇 his way ➡👟 home and 💃👏 picked me up, 🔺 or 🚻🚨 Two-Bit 💑💏 Mathews--- one ☝ of our 🚟 gang--- 💎 would 😏😍 have 👏 come 💧 to get 🉐💀 me 😐 in his 👏 car 🚘🚘 if 😤😂 I had 😭 asked 🤔 him, 😥 but sometimes 🔜 I 👁👁 just don't 🚫🙈 use 👏 my 👨 head. 🦊 It drives my 👖 brother Darry nuts 🥜 when I 💕 do 💕 stuff 👀 like that, 👉😐 'cause 👱 I'm supposed 👏 to be 🤔🐝 smart; I make good 👌 grades and have 👏💴 a 👌👌 high ☝🙃 IQ and 🎅 everything, but 😜😳 I 🔨👁 don't 😡 use 👏 my 👨⚠ head. Besides, I 👀 like 😀 walking.