Wu never thought he would be king. This was just a distant daydream. There were so many people in the line of succession to the throne that they were in front of it, and some who were behind were passed to the front. He remembers being taught all the royal manners and trained to be king, only to be sent away
Great-Aunt Queen Hou-Ting never had any children. The next in the line of succession was Wu's father. Dated a Middle Ring woman and got her pregnant, all the scandal. The next Earth King hooking up with a unimportant woman from the Middle Ring. Great-Aunt got mad when Wu was born. He remembers some family fights when he was little.
"He will be Earth King! And his mother is from the Middle Ring! She doesn't even has a last name!"
But Dad taught him everything to be King. Dad told him he would be King, doesn't matter what Great-Aunt said. And Wu was young and naive. He believed him. But then Mom died and Dad met another woman, a important one, one that had a rich family and a last name.
They fell in love, they had children and Great-Aunt likes these children. These children look like royalty with last names.
And then it faded away.
The kids with "the most noble heritage" arrived ahead of him in the line of succession and Wu would no longer be King.
When his first half-brother was born, Wu didn't understand why this boy five years younger than him would be King. Traditions were clear when they mentioned the firstborn, but traditions could distort in favor of what the Queen wants. And then came his half-sister (seven years younger) and his half-brother (nine years younger) and it became clear that he would not be King. Not only did he lose the crown, he lost himself from the royal family.
His father was so focused on his new family, new wife, new children, he forgot his firstborn son. Wu was left to babysitters and tutors.
Wu no longer heard his father say, "You will be a great king no matter what great-aunt says." He barely heard his father. His father was always busy with his new family and new children and his noble son who was going to be king. His father has left behind his past mistake of becoming involved with a Middle Ring woman to focus on the true future of the Earth Kingdom.
Wu's father and stepmother and half-brothers were the heirs of the Earth Kingdom. Wu was just Wu and his father didn't stand him. He stayed as far away from him as possible, making as little contact as possible the few times they ended up bumping into each other in the royal palace. The close relationship Wu had with his father when he was a little child has turned into... nothing. His dad even took his stepbrother's away.
The oldest son talked to Wu in a polite way, but never in a family or friend way, it was like talking to a stranger. The middle daughter basically ran away from him. The youngest son gave him birthday gifts, trying to make friends, but they were never close.
When Wu grew up, his father sent him to Republic City University to study. Wu accepted the invitation somewhat happily. He felt much better at University than at home, where everyone seemed to be running away from him or forbidding people from talking to him.
In the time he spent at RCU, he did not write to his family once or receive any letters from them. The only time he received a letter from home was one signed by Grand Secretariat Gun himself, appearing to be sent directly from a dream, saying that Wu would be Earth King.
He would be king.
He would be king, and he would be an admired king, an adored king. Now that he would be king, he would always be in the spotlight. People wouldn't walk past him to talk to his brothers now that he would be king. His father wouldn't abandon him now he would be king. Great-Aunt wouldn't hate him because now he would be... in her place.
The realization of what would have to happen for him to become king hit him like a train. He was sad, but his emotions and thoughts fought. The ones who died were his father and his great-aunt, but his father abandoned him a decade and half ago and his great-aunt hated him.
Between the confusion regarding his family and the happiness of being the future king, Wu thought "This monarchy is really strange sometimes."
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I 100% believe Lois Lane requested the presence of Bruce Wayne in her delivery room.
Nobody, not even the League, understood until it was time to give birth and Clark froze up at her bedside. Bruce was there to coach them both through it, as Clark’s friend and as Lois’ human reinforcements.
(Bruce flew to Metropolis in a helicopter when he got the news. He found Clark ashen and trembling at Lois’ side, eyes clenched shut as she screamed. He slid into place like he’d never been missing, talking Lois AND Clark through it like he delivered babies every day of the week)
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mob tells reigen to shut up accidentally... two!!!
abbreviated ID: An mp100 comic. Teru tells Mob "shut up" can be a reply to something funny. and mob later tells reigen to shut up after he tells a joke, shocking reigen. Full ID under cut
[ID: A black and white Mob Psycho 100 comic. Mob smiles and says something marked as “[funny comment]” and Teru laughs hard, clapping Mob on the shoulder and exclaiming, “Oh, shut up, Kageyama!” Mob sweats and says, “Oh, sorry.” Teru, frowning, asks, “Huh? Why?”
Mob says, “You told me to shut up?” and Teru holds up his hands, looking apologetic. He exclaims, “Oh! No, no, no! That means I thought it was funny!” He flusters, smiling weakly and trying to explain. “When someone tells you to shut up and they’re laughing it means it was funny! Like uh... uh... Okay I can’t explain it but you know what I mean.”
Mob looks away and says, “Not really...” He smiles at Teru. “But I'm glad you thought it was funny.” Teru rubs the back of his head and says, “Ahaa yeah! I did!”
The view cuts to Spirits and Such, where Mob is writing at his desk and Reigen is scowling behind his. Arms crossed, Reigen says a “[snide but funny remark]”. Mob gives a “hehe” and smiles, “Good one, master.” The background turns dark gray as the view zooms in on Mob and he, still smiling with big eyes, says, “Shut up!”
Reigen’s mouth parts as his expression goes to blank shock. The background behind him is stark black. End ID]
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