the bitch of living

Terrance Ward - Marvel Comics you’ll never break free-- lambs to the slaughter

“Surely, there’s enough make up people in the world for there to be a need for it,” they laugh and gently rub his forearm a few times, lightly shocking him like tiny static kisses. “Yeah?” Another pause. “I also made another discovery… I like you a lot.”

“I’m going to have to buy new make up,” she chuckles. There’s a pause. “I don’t know. I’ve gone so long thinking one thing about myself and now I know it’s not true. And I can sort of shape shift and I feel less weird in my skin even though I look more abnormal.”

Elva cuddles closer against him, enjoying the warmth even though she didn’t really need it. “I’m… not sure… It’s a lot,” she says after a moment, “But I physically feel a lot better.” She rubs at her eye. “It’s making me do a lot of thinking about myself…”

Because the Initiative would never have existed in a DC setting, Terry was instead simply kicked out of his home after his mother was institutionalized. He wanders around, unsure of where to go with his life. He made his way to Gotham because that’s where this spooky lad draws the least attention.

If we start something without specifically planning it, this is how things will start off.

Set after the events of Initiative. Trauma set off intending to get help learning about Nightmare, but depression spiraled. He eventually became homeless and adrift, ending up in New York City by happenstance. He’s been trying to avoid heroes, though the location isn’t the greatest for that.