#it’s kind of an experimental style but. ya know. I like it so. screw your

[fowlaroundtown]

Heyo! This is just a lil comic I thought up while watching Big Hero Six again (specifically this scene). Idk it just made me think of Donnie and Shelldon. I know their relationship isn’t the most perfect thing in the world but brainworms happened and here we are.

I think Im going to call it ‘Through Another Lense’. Idk tho I stayed up way to late working on this. The rest of part one is under the cut because of got. Obnoxiously long. Anyway. Enjoy.

PART ONE

PART TWO

[incorrect-kidge-quotes]

Day 2: Dealer’s Choice

 Written for kidgetober 2020, for the 2nd day “free space”

Summary: Pidge has really wanted to start spending more time with Keith lately, and she finally thinks of a way for it to be subtle enough to cause suspicion.

This is a direct copy-and-paste repost from my FFN account: FatesDescendent.

Day 2: Dealer’s Choice

She didn’t know when it struck her, but she knew it hit her hard. Keith was awesome! She always knew that, but lately she’s found herself wanting to spend more time with him, to stay close to him. However, she also knew that if he wasn’t so darn oblivious, Keith would think she was desperate. She was, but she couldn’t afford him thinking that.

Pidge needed to think of a way for them to spend some time together, but for it to seem natural at the same time. They already agreed to spend Halloween together, but that was a whole month away.

“The fall festival!” She shouted, flipping off her bed, hitting the floor without a loud thud.

“Katie! Everything alright?” Colleen yelled from the kitchen downstairs.

Pidge ran downstairs, sliding into the kitchen “Mom, can Keith come with us to FallFest?”

Colleen just smiled, she knew of her daughters little crush for months now. “That’s perfectly fine with me, but there’s still a few fellas you might need to convince.”

Her eyebrow rose up in confusion “Who?”

“Firstly, your father. He’s accepted it, but still isn’t the biggest fan of his ‘little girl’ having her first major crush. Matt will just give you a hard time, but he’ll encourage it. Especially considering he’s bringing Takashi.”

“Oh, Shiro’s coming?” Pidge asked, just the smallest hint of disappointment able to be heard.

“Geez, don’t sound too excited kid!” Shiro laughed as he, Matt, and Sam walked into the Holt household. “So, why don’t you want me going to the festival? You used to love it when I went with you and Matt.”

“Yeah, sorry Shiro…” she chuckled “I just wanted to hangout with Keith… just the two of us… away from the group.”

“Oooh, and why’s that little pidgeon?” Matt asked poking his little sister playfully.

“Oh, screw you! Like you’re not pining for Shiro here.” Pidge barked, causing both men to go into coughing fits from their drinks.

“Ever hear of subtly Katie?” Colleen sighed.

“I’ll learn to be subtle when Matt learns when not to speak. Anyways, dad? Can Keith come with us to FallFest?”

Sam crossed his arm, tapping his foot while thinking. “Hm, I guess the boy can go. Granted, your mom has to agree, and he has to want to go too, of course.”

Pidge ran up and hugged her dad, thanking him as she ran upstairs to give Keith a call.

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Keith didn’t know how he got to this point, for some reason he and Pidge began hanging out together a lot more than normal. With that being said, part of him wasn’t surprised when he was invited to go to FallFest with her and her family.

But he wasn’t going to complain, he was more than happy to spend time with her, and she seemed to want to spend time with him.

That didn’t make him feel any less awkward being crammed in their car, not too mention it felt like Sam was glaring at him constantly. Did he do something to offend him? He couldn’t think of anything that may have upset Sam, but there was definitely something up between the two of them.

Thankfully, once they reached the festival Pidge almost immediately pulled him away from the others for a full tour of the grounds.

“Hey, Pidge?”

“Yeah?”

“Did I do something to upset Sam? I just feel like he didn’t appreciate my being here with you guys… This- this wasn’t supposed to be a ‘family event’, was it?” He asked.

“What? No! He might just be a little grumpy though, from the bits and pieces he’s shared at dinner, progress has been mostly stagnate at the garrison.”

“Ok, good.” Keith smiled, as he let Pidge continue to pull him along.

“So, where do you want to go?” she asked, hopping on her tiptoes. “We have the cakewalk, the pre-halloween trunk-r’-treat, the dunk-tanks. Plenty of fun options all around.”

“Hm.” Keith thought about it for a minute “Dealer’s choice.” He smiled.

“Cake walk it is. Best part is, they do all kinds of desserts. At this point it’s only called that for traditions sake. So, if you get any-“

“If I get any peanut butter cookies, I’ll let you have them.” He cut her off.

“Good.” She smiled back “Now come on, we have desserts to win.”

I think this is going to be a fun evening.

A/N: So, as you can see these stories will be a lot smaller compared to my normal works (as much as it pains me, haha) those of you who have followed me for some time know that my works are normally 10k+ words per chapter, per story. So this month will be very experimental for me and my writing style.

Normally I ask you all to leave a review, but since this is a month long event with a new chapter each day for 30 days, I ask you all to give the story a follow so you can read each update for each days topic.

Stay safe, everyone

See ya!

[prawnlegs]

WEBCOMICS

I think I broke my links page with too many links, so it’s about time I made a rec post for some of my favorite webcomics! MAYBE YOU’LL FIND SOMETHING NEW TO LOVE.

This will always and forever be an incomplete list as I am always finding/looking for more stuff to read. I’ll probably reblog it every so often when I add more.

COMPLETE: Lady of the Shard by Gigi D.G. - I still haven’t gotten to Cucumber Quest but you had better believe I read this the day it came out. Follows a temple acolyte who is in love with the goddess she serves, and all the complicated turns of events that come out of this. Drawn in a loose, experimental pixel art style that makes it all the more immersive to read. The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal by E.K. Weaver - Eisner-nominated gay roadtrip romance you’ve probably already heard of. Some of the best character acting I’ve ever seen. The Muse Mentor by Amy King - Artistic muses (and one vague notion) try to find their purpose on the astral plane, which happens to look sort of like a cute fantasy version of San Francisco. A sincere and kind-spirited read, highly recommended if you struggle with feeling adrift and inadequate. Also, many drawings of delicious-looking food. Power Ballad by Molly Brooks - I just started this but it’s really fun and funny. A masked vigilante/pop star’s personal assistant develops a crush on her boss. It’s gay, it’s got superheroes, and it’s complete! IN PROGRESS: Agents of the Realm by Mildred Louis - I had a couple false starts getting into this one, not having grown up on Sailor Moon, but then I picked up the first volume at a con and I’m really enjoying it. The unclear, complicated intentions of the mentor figure(s) are intriguing, and I love how the artist draws faces, especially funny reaction faces. Alice and the Nightmare by Misha Krivanek - A magical uni/boarding school piece with super cute art, compelling mysteries, and a Lewis-Carroll-inspired world that’s fresh and fun I.E. not another Hot Topic rehash. FINALLY. Away to Nowhere by Ezra Shape - Monsters and magical beings adapting to life in our world (or a world like ours)--currently just scratching the surface of what seems like some really cool worldbuilding. Features Zio, my nonbinary dragon grandma. Balderdash by Victoria Grace Elliott - Cute coming-of-age witch adventures. Beautiful colors and a richly-textured world. FOOD. So much good food. Banquet by A. Szabla - [coming soon]

Beauty by Eric J. Lee and Rhiannon Rasmussen - From the about page: “Bugpunk Beauty and the Beast” and honestly WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW. Okay I’ll tell you some more: There’s a baroque alien bug civilization rendered in incredible detail. It’s gorgeous.  Blackwater by Jeanette A. and Ren Graham - Episodic supernatural comic set in the small fictional town of Blackwater, Maine. Just started, but the art is extremely polished, expressive, and atmospheric, and the characters are cute. Also it’s queer and full of monsters. Sold.

Brainchild by Suzanne Geary - Paranormal mysteries on a college campus with supremely cool monster designs and great art. The monsters: So cool. I also really like the attention to fashion details on the characters--you can tell a lot about each of them by how they present themselves. Demon Street by Aliza Layne - All-ages fantasy adventure starring queer kids with magic powers! Great use of vivid, saturated color to set otherworldly scenes. Excellent queerification of folkloric tropes.

False Edge by M. R. Shaw - Just started, but a long-awaited comics debut with fantastic art. Features adorable big-cat shapeshifters. Warning, it’s supposed to get nasty (there’s an advisory page with specifics when you start). Feast for a King by Kosmicdream - I just started this (”just started” = 300+ pages in) but HOLY CROW it’s one of the most bizarrely creative comics I’ve seen. Warning for like, unrelenting gore/body horror (and eventually monster sex I think?) Gotta admire the scope of this one. Galanthus by Ashanti Fortson - [coming soon] Goodbye to Halos by Valerie Halla - Fantasy/action-adventure with an all queer-and-trans cast! Huge-scale, trans-dimensional cosmic plot stuff. The art is supremely cute and the color design is fantastic. Harlowe Vanished by Amy King - A lonely teenage girl accidentally finds herself in some kind of oceanic fantasy world! Scary military stuff is going down! BEAUTIFUL scenic art and a colorful cast that we’re currently just getting to know. The latest from Amy, who did The Muse Mentor, rec’d above. Heirs of the Veil by Phineas Kaldinski and Jassy Klier - Urban fantasy with lots of cool magic, a queer cast, and amazingly detailed environments that feel lived-in and full of history. Can’t wait to see where it’s going. Hilga from Below by Val Wise - This just started but that means I’m COMPLETELY CAUGHT UP on the  archive and so far I can tell that it has: Excellent colors, a cute dog person, a fallen angel or alien or something, and some really unsettling stuff lurking under the surface. How to be a Werewolf by Shawn Lenore - Another one I just started, but really enjoying it so far. After twenty years of isolated lycanthropy, an urban werewolf is mentored by the first of her kind she’s ever met, amidst a mysterious lurking threat to their kind. Kidd Commander by Aria Bell - This is the most fun I’ve had reading a webcomic in a long time. Kidd Commander is an epic shonen-style adventure with an immensely likable cast. Seriously, I love every last one of the characters, and their perils and triumphs and misunderstandings hit me right in the emotions like a ton of bricks. I’m probably gonna cry at some point in this comic. I KNOW I’m gonna cry at some point in this comic. But it’s also hilarious, with really well-timed comedy beats and expertly deployed reaction faces. The world also feels HUGE and full of interesting lore. This is just one of those ones where you can tell it’s an absolute labor of love and the creator enjoys every minute of making it. I could gush about KC forever. But I won’t. This time. I’M DONE. Kids These Days by Noora Heikkilä - Fresh webcomic from the creator of Judecca and Letters for Lucardo, which, if you’ve read either YOU’RE FREAKING OUT TOO, RIGHT. It’s about a group of young adults in the eighteenth-century-flavored city of Osk, refusing to fit the molds society has created for them. And it’s already great. Killjoys by Woods - Criminal mayhem set in a squishy cartoon circus toyland. Had me at “Fluffy hot-tempered clown bunny with they pronouns, in a suit.” Something about this one speaks directly to my id. Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson-Morgan - SPRAWLINGLY EPIC action-adventure in hell with vast-scale environments that will make you fall to your knees weeping. Also, like everyone in it is super hot and also a monster or some kind of divine construct. Violence. Lots of that. Larkspur by Grace Mulcahy - Post-apocalyptic action/crime/comedy piece centering on girl gang rivalries. Everyone is some kind of really cool-looking post-radiation mutant. Lush, vibrant colors set against dark comedy. Warning for some sex trafficking stuff at the start (not explicit) and general CRIME/VIOLENCE. Log Date by H. Kasof - [coming soon]

Monster’s Garden by Ash G. - Urban sci-fantasy about a misunderstood prizefighter (who happens to be a lizard-man) who just wants to be left in peace--but is suddenly faced with the challenge of caring about others and having them care about him. Full of cute and sympathetic characters. Monster Pop! by Maya Kern- Light and fun college dramedy with a cast of colorful monsters (and some humans), including a cyclops, gorgon, and witch. The art is super cute. Queer and trans characters! Never Satisfied by Taylor Robin - A group of flawed, complicated teens compete for a prestigious role that is basically something like State Wizard. The characters are SO GOOD, sympathetic across the board even when they’re being misguided jerks, and the comedy highs and dramatic lows are equally prime. The main character is nonbinary and they are my sweet, emotionally stunted child. Oglaf by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne - Everyone’s favorite bizarro-comedy-porn medieval fantasy comic. NSFW, as if I had to tell ya. Parhelion by R. Smith - Sci-fi adventure featuring a huge and hugely-gender-various (and queer) cast with a lot of choice trope subversions. The writing is super witty and I find myself laughing out loud a lot. Puu by Ashkay B. Varaham - An own-voices slice-of-life webcomic about gay/trans roommates and the people connected to them, set in India. Look, I am a huge goopy romantic and this comic has EVERYTHING that feeds my soul. The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron - Lonely, environmentally-conscious goth girl with a jerk boyfriend makes the acquaintance of a MUCH BETTER (girl?)friend in the shape of a mermaid. Another one with very cute art and an interesting, creative mermaid design. Everything teen me ever wanted in a comic. Warning for the boyfriend being an emotionally abusive jerk. String Theory by Dirk Grundy- Probably the comic I’ve been reading the longest. Sci-fi/post-apocalyptic/alternate history/crime stuff centering around morally sketchy characters on their path(s) to super villainy. The art is frigging phenomenal and the comic has been going for like, ten years so if you wanna see some art evolution, check it out. Laurence is my fave. Superpose by Kieran and Han - [coming soon] Unconvent by Emil N. Tót - Romantic historical fiction about queer nuns in eighteenth century Brazil! I like how simple and straightforward this comic is. We are promised happy endings. (Update: Unconvent is now on indefinite hiatus but the author has started a new comic, Dead Scholars’ Whispers) That’s it for now! Let me know if I screwed up any of the links or attributions.