Would you read this fic, if I actually finished it?
Summary
Darry and Ponyboy had been in a wreck. Both were laid up in hospital, hurt so bad they were not even awake to provide a tiny modicum of reassurance to the middle Curtis, who was fretting himself into an early grave.
Eventually, three days later, Darry opened his eyes. Weak and groggy. In pain and barely able to move.
But alive.
Soda hugged him for 10 minutes straight, sobbing in relief, thanking whatever deity was listening. Darry held him as tight as he was able, apologising for no reason, promising not to scare him again.
Things were finally seeming brighter, the clouds looming overhead not so dark.
Then Ponyboy died.
The youngest of them, gone from the world.
Another tragedy to befall the Curtis family.
You may think that's what this story is about. The dreadful hand that was dealt to our favourite family that night.
But it's not.
It's about the terrible events that occurred after.
After Ponyboy dies, Soda contemplates suicide. And inadvertently nearly causes Darry's death instead.
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Snippet of Lando Summoning a Djinn (Oscar) to Help Him Win a Championship
But just as Lando’s about to head off to find a bin bag for the dead mouse, a blue puff of smoke erupts in the middle of his living room.
Lando can’t help but let out a scream, clutching his chest in shock.
When the smoke fades, there’s a very normal-looking boy sitting cross-legged in the middle of Lando’s living room, frowning at him.
“Uh, hi?” Lando says.
“Why do you sound confused?” The boy asks, still frowning. “You summoned me, yeah?”
Lando gapes at the boy.
It’s just—this extremely normal-looking boy with floppy brown hair and fucking moles and an Australian accent can’t possibly be a djinn. He looks like someone Lando might see at the supermarket.
“Sorry, just—” Lando pauses, trying to figure out where to start. “Are you Australian?”
The boy’s frown softens and he laughs. It all feels way too fucking normal for what’s supposed to be an extraplanar being.
“Yeah, nah,” the boy says. “I can look and sound however I want. Would you prefer it if I was British? Irish, maybe?” He's flipping through different accents as he names them. “I can do South African if you want.”
“No, just like—go back to the Australian, maybe,” Lando squeaks out, still a bit overwhelmed by having a djinn in his living room.
“Sure,” the boy says easily, and he sounds Australian again. “What’s your name, by the way?”
The djinn sounds casual, but Lando knows there’s power in a name. He’s not going to give it up that easily—
The djinn grins at him. It makes the djinn's eyes go all squinty and he has these adorable teeth that sort of remind Lando of a bunny, and Lando finds himself saying, “Lando.”
“Didn’t expect it to be that easy,” the djinn says, laughing.
“No, like—” Lando sputters, trying to defend the indefensible. “I’m not, like, scared of you or whatever.”
“Clearly,” the djinn says, still grinning. “Never took practical magic in school? Reckon they tell you not to give your name to someone like me.”
“Homeschooled,” Lando says, flushing.
“Ah.” The djinn doesn’t say anything further, just leans back on his hands, giving Lando an assessing look.
The distress Lando’s feeling at how poorly he’s handling this situation must show on his face, because the djinn’s expression softens and he adds, “The name thing’s a load of bullshit, anyway. Just something you lot tell yourselves to convince yourselves you’re still in control.”
“Am I not, uh, in control?” Lando says nervously. “I summoned you here. You’re, like—supposed to serve me, yeah?”
The djinn just laughs. “Sure, Lando.”
Idk, is there something here, friends? My little Aladdin-loving heart says yes.
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Current Suguru WIP
hey guys, more Suguru content is coming, trying to be more active while drawing
i wanted to get practise in coloring and define the style i am comfortable with, so hope this will be done, let's see~ gonna finish tomorrow maybe (trying to work faster)
PLUS
this will be a part of huge secret AU, and here you can see a small hint for it >:) guessing time
and finally
SUGURETTE to the masses
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