"Fight in Victory Square Is City's Own May Day Uprising." The Province (Vancouver). May 1, 1934. Page 1.
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Victory Square, pleasant acre of flowers and sunshine, was the scene of Vancouver's own little May Day disturbance this morning.
It all started when one of the gentlemen frequenting the square became involved in argument with another, and substantiated his contentions with a hefty swing at his adversary's head.
The latter retaliated and the fight was on. A large crowd of loiterers cheered the gladiators, disappointed, however, by their obvious lack of technique.
Nobody knows how the disagreement started. Red letters painted on the Cenotaph during the night asking "We died for what?" and "Fight war, Fascism," may have been a clue to the secret. Civic employees were busy erasing the lettering when the argument concluded.
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Vampire!Takuma has infiltrated my head, specifically Modern AU Vampire!Takuma. I think he suits a werewolf a lot better but listen...
Vampire!Takuma that's just very awkward with the whole vampire business. Vampire!Takuma that thinks he has everyone fooled but forgets he's supposed to hide the fact he's a vampire. He's grinning with his fangs out. He's talking with blood in the corners of his lips. He's rambling about vampire facts - and you know that man loves to explain.
He thinks nobody knows but the entire apartment complex is onto him. They don't tell him though. No, but they are mindful. Everyone is suddenly closing the curtains whenever he visits, or when he's invited for dinner it's meals high in blood-rich foods.
And then when he decides to come clean to his neighbours, starting the sentence with "I have something to tell you..." all the neighbours jump in with things like "you're moving out?" // "you're gay?" // "you're a serial killer?"
He's startled, "what? No, I'm a vampire" to which everyone is just there, having thought it'd be something serious but since everyone knew for so long they don't really react and if anything they're extremely underwhelmed.
And he's just left there puzzled.
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Hello friend with the super cool OCs and great Hobie and Miguel takes! Thinking about Hobie helping getting Miguel back to his original ‘Spiderman overthrowing corporate tyranny’ roots and then causing chaos and doing graffiti together. I am manifesting bc their dynamic is so interesting they are both similar yet different. What do you think?
Honestly, I love this! And I'd love to hear from those who have read the comics.
A short blurb about Miguel, Hobie, and a Graffiti War:
Because with Miguel's home life, and his past as the less-chipper older brother - I could definitely see him needing an outlet. Half acting out, half a reason to get out the house, doubly a coping mechanism.
I could see him having a sharper style - whereas Hobie would have more freeform style
I could see Hobie being a tagger (a person who just writes their name everywhere for the fun of it) and one who prefers to draw cool looking characters - pictures and art.
While Miguel is more focused on writing words, and detailing the lettering.
Hobie could probably throw down paint REAL quick because like - cops. He lays down the paint and is gone before it dries.
Where as Miguel probably likes to take his time, so he went to the underbelly of Nueva York, in the dark spots.
Hobie picking the most visible, inconvenient spot for the establishment. Trying to use eggshell stickers and things he KNOWS are super permanent and not removable. He wants to be a little shit with his graffiti.
While Miguel doesn't really care if it's gone next week.
And Hobie being impressed with how cool Miguel is about it, how he has his paints organized whereas Hobie just throws the cannister in the back.
But the best part of graffiti by far, is having a name for youself - but of course it's anonymous.
When other taggers start mentioning your handle, cause they see it all around the city. Trying to spread your work farther and farther.
Even better if Hobie and Miguel start a tagging war. Miguel obviously knows where Hobie will tag next - cause tracking watch - and the two go back and forth throwing up art in spots around Nueva York where only Spider-people could get.
Miguel tells himself that it's a healthier outlet for Hobie - that if Hobie is doing that at least he's not tampering with Miguel's shit.
But he's doing it because he's competitive. And it's like - the only non-violent way he can challenge Hobie.
Hobie will compliment Miguel's work - only to tell him "Yeah, looked great when I was painting over it." And Miguel is PISSED.
Tagging over others is a NO-NO. Hobie doesn't care - he just wants for turf beef with Miguel lol
(Uhhh, I kinda have/had an interest in Graffiti not too long ago lol not me admitting to anything *shiffty eyes*)
Sorry if I got too hung up on the graffiti thing I LITERALLY become Miles for a moment . But like I LOVE the idea of Miguel having an art talent that he treats very nearly, versus artsy fartsy Hobie who does EVERY medium.
Miguels sharp and bright red murals - Hobie's cute little cartoons and jokes and anarchy symbols across Nueva York LOVES IT
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