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Maggots and Vultures (Feasting On My Memories)

“Henry Hartin?”

The most terrifying thing was waking up to a world foreign to the mind, foreign to eyes.

Blinding white nipped his eyes—it was the kind of force akin to a thumbtack being pressed against skin, sinking so deep that not even blood could escape yet. His eyebags pulsed, and with each throb, it spread up towards his right temple—but it didn’t feel angry, at least not really. It didn’t ache of frustration, of sadness, of happiness; it was a simple feeling, a simple numbness tantamount to the beat of his unfeeling heart.

Briefly, he wondered if this was what death was.

And honestly, he quite hoped that this was it—the end of the line, the end of all suffering.

But he wasn’t dead, and deep down, he knew that.

Eventually, after what felt like years of laying in space, something beat what he’d thought was the most terrifying thing:

He forgot his name.

At least, until the unfamiliar figure walked in, and said a distant name that belonged to distant memories, so far that he couldn’t see them anymore.

He gripped the bedsheets—that had been flush against his palms—until his knuckles blanched.

The unfamiliar figure—a dark-skinned man with a white coat—smiled softly at Henry, and approached him as if they were old friends. “Glad to see that you’re finally awake, Mr. Hartin.”

Henry peered up at the man, confusion raking over his cranium—somehow, it pulsed even harder.

For whatever reason, he felt a strange tug at the name ‘Hartin’, like it was anything but his supposed last name.

Like it was something special.

Or;

Henry falls in love with a freshly widowed man, who always seems to be in the wrong place at the right time.

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The Hartin’s 💜

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Bullseye

“I’m a boy.”

At twelve years old, Henry’s life changed.

Zack Martin—at the time, by another name—moved into the Tipton, flocking into his life like Henry were seeds, and ever since then he couldn’t shake the boy off. Henry, at first, had been annoyed by Zack’s presence. He’d been loud, obnoxious, pulling stupid pranks, and all around being a nuisance.

But… at thirteen, the world around Henry shifted a little more.

Kid Danger happened.

Henry wasn’t sure why becoming this new character altered his brain, but it did, and it was severe enough for him to actually start liking Zack.

Liking Zack… too much.

But that was what happened when you had lady friends, right? Parents start whispering, friends start teasing, and one's future is decided. Always, his own parents would poke fun at Henry, saying, “Z__ is teasing you because she has a crush on you!”

Perhaps it was true.

Admittedly, it was getting into Henry’s head a little.

And, if Henry had to admit it, Zack had been looking prettier and prettier by the day…

But then Zack said that, when they were having an illegal sleepover because their parents put restrictions on it.

Henry could only stare at Zack.

At his growing crush.

And Henry said, “Okay,” with a shrug, because he was beginning to learn about things like this. Things that were perceived as issues when they shouldn’t be; like the racism that Charlotte faced a handful of times that Henry had been ignorant to for a while, like the pair of men he’d seen walking along the sidewalk holding hands with a nervous look in their eyes. And it was the same look that had been in Zack’s eyes, before his blue eyes had diverged from Henry’s face.

Zack had then looked back up, after Henry’s attempt of being nonchalant, with a crease in his brow. “Okay?” he echoed.

“Yeah.” Henry nodded, looking away briefly. “You’ve… always kinda been one of the guys, you know? Now you’re just… official.”

Zack snorted at that. “Official, huh?”

“Certified and everything, bro.”

And it was true, what Henry had been saying. Zack had been considered ‘one of the dudes’ ever since he had landed in Swellview. He’d worn boyish clothes, loose-fitted flannels around graphic tees and baggy pale jeans with vans for skateboarding. Upon first sight, many thought he was a boy, as he always had his hair short like Cody’s.

So, in Henry’s eyes, he had been fifty-fifty.

But, he supposed that Zack was a hundred percent now.

The only thing had been…

His feelings weren’t faltering.

They hadn’t even shifted a bit, since learning that Zack was a boy.

In fact, as Zack smiled at Henry with that usual blinding grin of his, Henry’s heart burned hotter and hotter, his face burning and burning—and since Zack had told a secret, it suddenly made sense in Henry’s thirteen year old brain to tell his own, blurting, “I’m Kid Danger!”

Henry had blamed it on peer pressure, suddenly. Zack’s blue eyes, gorgeous smile, and his stupid, stupid addictive personality were all gathered around Henry, cornering him, peer pressuring him to say it. To admit it. To spill a secret back, because Henry owed Zack that after he just told Henry such an important thing about himself.

And Kid Danger was an important thing about Henry.

Or;

In which Henry and Zack fall in love, distance themselves, get together, break up, get back together, split apart—

But they always find their way to each other, gluing the pieces back together, because people bonded together by fate can never stray too far.

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could you do some more head cannons soon?

Hell yeah, I’m always looking for excuses

Are you thinking anything specific or just like, whatever comes to mind?

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ignore me creeping in ur inbox, just wanted to plop this sketch (inspired by your gazing at the stars (but i only see you) fic <3) i drew a few months ago here… (lysm 💚)

You know you can pop into my inbox/DMs at literally any time 💖 (actually I was legit thinking of DMing you just to say “hey” when you sent this 💕)

No, but the way this is almost an exact scene I had in my head!! You literally always Get It!!!!! I’m legit obsessed with this!!!!! when I first saw it and I couldn’t respond right away, I just kept opening my inbox to look at it ksjdjs

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pretty sure @sunsetcurve tagged me in this like, a week ago but let's just pretend like that's not true lskdjf (love you, bestie <3)

rules of the game are to post one sentence/excerpt from your wip that starts with each letter of the word you’re given. my word is LOVERS

• Light floods the darkened hall, tobacco now burning his nostrils as he’s hit with a rush of cool air, his room noticeably cooler than the rest of the empty house. - gazing at the stars (but i only see you)

• One of the airline workers stationed at the podium by the gate is eyeing him like a hawk, her hand gripping the phone like a lifeline, no doubt so she can call security at a moment’s notice if he causes any more trouble. - i'm here, i'm yours

(I didn't actually have a sentence that starts with 'V" so I'm going with this one. close enough) • A voice that makes Henry’s blood run cold. He glances up just as the voice in question flops down into the empty desk beside him.  Great. And here he was thinking this day couldn’t get any worse.  - my (fake) boyfriend

• Except, he doesn’t think it’s Maya’s. It’s stronger, sharper than her more delicate features.  And his mind doesn’t recall the faint whiff of her flowery perfume.  It’s sweeter. More sugary.  No, it’s more like…. Bubblegum. - my (fake) boyfriend

• “Remember? You needed a place to crash those nights you were drinking or high or something, and you didn’t want to risk your mom finding out?” Zack nods. “Right. Well, yeah, if she caught me sneaking in and figured out I’d been smoking or something? She would’ve killed me dead.” He moves to stare up at the ceiling. “And, sure, that was true for the occasional weekend…” He trails off. -- i'm here, i'm yours

• Still, he had been in Henry’s exact position before, so surely he could think of something--something he wished the other person would’ve said when he was facing the same heartache. -- partners in crime(fighting)

no pressure tagging @happinessismagicc @babbieblabs and anyone else that sees this and might wanna do it! <3 your word is HEART (or HEARTBREAK if you really wanna go for it 👀)

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hi i know it’s been years but im just wondering if you’re still going to update danger on deck?

Hi! I would really really like to.......the thing is, this is, unfortunately (or fortunately, I suppose, depending on how you want to look at it), one of those "learn from your mistakes/failures" situations. Like, I have learned that I absolutely cannot be one of those people that post chapters as they're completed -- I like to change things too often. On top of that, I can't even reread the earlier chapters because I cringe too much, like my writing has vastly improved since I started that project years ago.

So I think the only way my cocktail of mental illnesses/perfectionism would allow me to continue is if I could do a reboot of sorts? Like, rewriting so it's more reflective of my current skill level and enacting some really minor changes so I can stitch up the plotholes younger, more inexperienced me didn't even realize she created. (But, if I did that, I would commit myself to finishing it. I've also done similar things in the past, and the fics still ended up abandoned/discontinued, so I'd learn from past mistakes with that as well, and not allow myself to post the updated version until I have a lot more of it finished).

If I decided to go that route, I couldn't start work on it until August or better, as I have too much going on with life and health to start right now :/

But truthfully, I'd really really like to do that, because this fic is near and dear to my heart, like. I would not have sixty thousand other zack/henry AUs if Danger on Deck didn't exist. And I still have all my notes, and outlines, and my doc with 72 pages of random scenes.

Regardless, I am beyond flattered/honored that there are people such as yourself that are still invested and would like to see more like--words cannot describe how much that truly means to me <3

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Izzy Hartin Practice Sketch 1 :]

reference:

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Icarus, the swan—Henry, the boy—who wielded wings of wax, craved to touch the sun—Zack, the golden boy—whose neck completed his half-heart.

- How to Graze the Dawn Without Embodying Embers (An Ode to the Sun) by @babbieblabs // ☆⭐︎

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Happy Halloween 🫶💞

blab session under the cut

So these were the references for the art, however as you can tell i had a different idea … The pumpkin on the right was originally supposed to be Henry’s! (i got lazy and decided against my original idea)

The background sort of story i made in my head was that there was a pumpkin carving competition, and Henry got really competitive—but he got mad because the pumpkin he was carving wasn’t “cooperative” and he just… cut a square in a fit of rage because he hated the face that much LOL. Another reason why he did it was because he kept looking at Zack’s pumpkin (the left and one used in art) and got hella jealous (and was impressed but he isn’t gonna admit that).

So now that his pumpkin is basically destroyed, he debates on giving up before deciding on joining Zack (and zack of course lets henry join him because the poor boys whipped) because he’s like “wait… i have a chance of winning if i join Zack!” (that is partially true but he’s also in denial—he wants to spend time with zack)

((also zack really wants to win this comp and doesn’t notice that henry’s literally doing nothing but handing him different sized knives to carve the pumpkin 😭))

I think piper would win the competition either through bribery or because she’s just like that LOL (and it pisses Henry off so much)

Also the reason why he is wearing the Kid Danger outfit is because i thought it would be funny for him to go out as kid danger on halloween (to protect citizens ofc) but like his family go “omg henry’s going as kid danger for halloween!” (no idea if that can even happen in the show or something, i just thought that was funny lidndfjf)

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How to Graze the Dawn Without Embodying Embers (An Ode to the Sun)

Chapter 1: Icarus

Tags: Emotional Constipation, Touch-Starved, Major Character Injury, Established Relationship, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Character Study, Alternate Universe - Zenryverse, Swearing, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff and Angst, Slow To Update, Miscommunication, no beta we die like men, Communication Failure, Arguing, unfortunately..., Neglect, im a descriptive writer so prepare… and i apologize if any dialogue is botched, Extended Metaphors, Swellview (Henry Danger), It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

word count: 4,945

dedicated to @zackmartin <3

art process at the very end!

We won't stay, we run

Love like melting suns

Please don't leave, don't run

Why don't you stay in tonight?

Taste my lips, don't let go

I'm in your head

link here

Reference image:

screenshots of wip’s:

speedpaint:

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (again) @zackmartin !!!!

(the quality is NOT the best, i apologize 😔)

(this is also my first time drawing Henry this time, so he kinda looks silly LOL)

Bonus drawing :P!!!

(I, for the life of me, could not get Henry right in this…)

Honestly this is probably how they napped during the honeymoon phase.

I think it’s probably like this when they’re a couple months into dating:

(i see this as either one of them being Daffy and Bugs 😭)

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Whatever their age difference, I like the idea of Felix enjoying when BonBon comes into the flower shop because all of the flowers suddenly "get happy."

BonBon is the baby of the Thunderbolt kids. I presume you realized it but in case you didn't.

Okay I’m very sorry, tumblr isn’t giving me notifications both when I get an ask or when someone answers one of mine, and since I don’t use this blog often, I don’t typically check my notes over here but I’m glad I did eventually see this because 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 you're so right, that definitely would happen

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✯ zenry playlist ✯ » bad for you - midnight kids ft. 90s kids

we can make our own damn rules and baby we can break 'em too i'm living for your every move

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Trick or Treat~! (Ilybitch♡)

(i ain't ever gonna stop loving you, bitch!) (gender-netural aldskfj altho if you'd prefer i didn't say that anymore, please let me know aldksj 💗) also, happy halloween! (again) 🎃💕

this is another scene from this time loop fic!

ask box trick-or-treating: fic writer edition!

“What made you want to invite me along this time?” Zack asked. Henry’s brows turned down, prompting Zack to continue. “I see you sneaking out of class a lot…” Henry blinked. “You see that?” He’d thought he’d perfected the art of fading into the background. He’s at a point now where, as long as he’s in class for attendance, his teachers rarely notice if he slips out before the end. “I guess that sounded weird. Not like, in a stalker way,” Zack amended, though Henry hadn’t taken it to mean that. He twisted his hand around the steering wheel, not taking his eyes off the road as he continued. “It’s just… it’s hard not to notice you.”