JUNJIE X ELI! this is only ch2 - i split up this chap so this is more of the bromance chapter but i hope yall enjoy all the same
im so powerful when i procrastinate -
oh I made another graph as well, very relevant to that first one as you will see
cross-examining this totally accurate to canon data charts will lead us to some marvelous conclusions
And please note that eli's mom, burpy, and the goon are not factored into the data, simply because we do not have enough data to place them anywhere concretely.
Also note that I tried to stick to canon - we all have our own theories about those three, and maybe different opinions of the vibes of those depicted above, but I attempted to keep all HC's out of the charts. Feel free to make your own headcanon chart about his situationships, or leave a comment here, i dunno, lmao why did i spend an hour on this, im kinda proud of this but also like, why did i do this-
Hey what secret Santa did ya join? 🥺
xcyansparksx here on tumblr made one! I'm excited! You might be able to ask if u can still join if u want to, I haven't gotten prompts yet so it might not be too late? There was a deadline though so idk
i'm not writing this exact scene, but i am writing something very similar.
...lowkey, ive been writing for 12 hours straight....
Going back to the questions that tad and twist are in how much you want to bet that when junjies comes to visit and brings his master with him ( to see the western part) twist instantly gets ptsd just from seeing her?
Yes
Twist is not okay he has not been okay, and seeing Junjie's Master, Lian is not helping him.
Obviously, he knows they are different people, but they look alike. And for the entire visit, Twist can't look Lian in the eyes and does not want to be left alone in a room with her.
He needs therapy so badly
Eventually, I think he gets cornered and has a mini breakdown about his part in what happened to Unbeatable Master Shanai and his overall guilt.
...I'm gonna be SO clear about this: this is NOT the fault of Eli, obviously. He's a kid and trying his best.
but, when Eli got to Slugterra, he COULD have made it his life's mission to find out what happened to his dad, or find all the secrets that supposedly died with him. He didn't. He took up being the Shane and left the past buried unless it smacked him in the face in some current situation. He never once looked for what his dad left him, didn't even go looking for Will's remaining allies. They all just found him, and he only went searching when he needed to - Redhook, the elementals, etc...
it could also be that Will left some things, as much as he could (tho he still should've told him stuff about his enemies), but Eli wasn't interested in unearthing it. He wanted to move on, make a path for himself and not focus on what happened. That could also influence why he never even looks for his dad - he wants to, but he's been in a "look to the future" mindset for so long it hurts to look back and realize all he's missed out on in being a Shane.
personally, I think he did take the right route. That would have driven him insane, and he knew that. There's something really refreshing about such a possibly vengeful character strictly choosing to be a force for good and stick to current bad guys instead. Just...remember. We got no will/Slugterra answers partially because Eli never truly looked for them. I think he was going to...but in the future, when the current fires are put out. Or after therapy, whichever came first.
I BEG YOU TO READ HER WIKI PAGE
honestly, i only know her because in America if you look like a girl and can shoot well its our sacred tradition for the coach/range officers to call that girl "annie oakley" at least once a month and explain who she is to the unsuspecting kid lmaoooo, I was called annie oakley so often that its lowkey the only time I like being seen as feminine :)
and at a range her whole thing is being the best shot in american history (at least the best popular one) and thats all i knew till, like, a few years ago, where i read her wiki and like BRO HER LIFE??? very wack, and she kinda seems cool on a moral level too!
here's her young (age kinda debated)
also she was kinda adopted by Sitting Bull and supported Indian Land rights which is cool
and here's possibly her last photo, w her dog and her husband Frank E. Butler (who she met when he challenged her to a shootout and she beat him)
wiki is decent, there's also the Annie Oakley Center Foundation here: Frequently Asked Questions About Annie Oakley
THEREFORE a fic of his convo w blakk would be like the perfect way to explore the Annie Oakley parallels w Slugterra?!?
brb, I have so much to write-
Gifted to Justice! Hope you enjoy reading it, homie! Thanks again to cyansparks for setting this all up.
and MERRY SLUGMAS, EVERYONE!
I will post TOMORROW. We will get my post-shadows eli cries fic. I swear by it. But I am tired and my leftover chicken nuggets need to be refrigerated, im sorry.
*Eli spawns out of nowhere*: you really left off writing tonight in THAT scene??? right before I spill about Tad and right after Trixie tells me about her mom's self-defense murder?!? I'm not even completely healed yet from almost being cut in half?!?!?!?!?!?! BRO WHAT
*me, collapsing on my hands and knees, eating one last chicken nugget* im SORRY MY SON