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I feel that there is no chance that Griffin's relationship to this, now infant, was not filled with at least some resentment and anger.

He already would've resented his father, I imagine in a similar way Ash does. Additionally, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the presence of Ash's mother is what drove Griffin's mother away.

It would be unnatural to go through all that, and immediately embrace your baby brother, a product of this mess and now, evidently, YOUR problem.

And I truly believe that's all Aslan is to him as first. A new problem, a responsibility, and an infuriating one because it wasn't fair. This boy is 15-17 (Guessing based on Max's age for comparison) and he already has to take care of himself. Now because of his idiot father, he has a baby to take care of.

It doesn't matter if he knows logically that it's not the baby's fault, there's nowhere to put all that emotion, no one there to validate how unfair this is, he's just alone, him and this baby.

Now, I do believe Griffin begins to love his brother genuinely, I think it's inevitable, since he is his sole provider for his earliest years. I just don't think it could be spontaneous, and I think it's definitely something that comes WITH the work of caring for little Aslan.

I believe he comes to love the silly baby/toddler things he does.

More importantly though, I think Griffin soon realizes how similar of a position they are both in. They were both on their own, with only each other. Their mothers had both left, and they had the same useless father.

I didn't know I could draw anything not banana fish related anymore :0

I didn't grow up with the series, but it's iconic ofc. Don't know the next time I'll want to do something like this :p

Some low-effort poly ShorAshEiji doodles. I've never made them all date, and they should. In this particular au, they're in college, so they're studying at a diner (Not rlly, they're getting distracted and being gay)

He does eventually meet Eiji though, once he gets into college, which is why this is just a Pt 1. Now I hope I finish Pt 2 lol

Or maybe I'll get distracted and wanna do something else

I didn't know if I would finish this in time, but since I have an awesome epic boyfriend who came in clutch with multiple details and the BACKGROUND, I was able to finish in time ❤️

This is definitely an art piece by us both, so thanks sm mylove!! :0

Original meme I found while prowling Pinterest like the creature I am

Since Yue has hairstyles that are often used as a metaphor for his current mental/emotional state, (Loose braid, my fave) I thought I'd follow suit the best I could.

It's a significantly different length to symbolize his freedom, and taking his life and physical being back into his own hands. The uneven cut is meant to represent a change in his personality, being more easy-going and not as uncompromising as before.

This is kind of a part 2 to my Yue and Eiji piece from before, but I thought Yue deserved his own spotlight, because I'm proud of the rendering on the hair

Here's the full thing

I love them

🌤️ ASH 🌤️

Full name: Flash SwiftTrotter

He shortened his name to just "Ash" when he ran away from his hometown.

Like most ponies from a small town, he's an earthpony, and SwiftTrotter is a family name. Being an earthpony he is often underestimated, even though he has a very wide range of skill, which is unusual for a pony of any type.

🪻 EIJI 🪻

Full name: Heiwana Yūki (Peaceful, Courage)

(sorry if the translation is wack lol)

His family has always called him just "Ei" for short, so that's what he goes by.

From a distant part of Equestria, he traveled to Canterlot for school hoping to become a magic student. Unfortunately, he discovered his magic was stunted and wasn't strong enough to progress his studies.

Unable and unwilling to go home, he works as a reporter for the nobles and was sent to report on Ash's criminal activity.

🪽🌤️🌾ASH'S CUTIE MARK 🌾🌤️🪽

Ash got his cutie mark while alone at the bay, watching the sun hit the water. He decided then that he was running away. After his last walk home, he looked down and realized a mark had appeared on his flank.

He believes his cutie mark is an omen that he's meant to be alone.

🕊️🪻🫧 EIJI'S CUTIE MARK 🫧🪻🕊️

Eiji got his cutie mark during a pretty dark time in his life. One of the first times his father fell badly ill, and the morale was very low. Eiji assumed the role of keeping hope alive until things got better. When his father came home and he felt the air lift and saw his sister smile, he got his mark.

He doesn't know what his mark means completely, but doesn't remember this time fondly as it was exhausting.

🪽🏹 ASH'S BOW 🏹🪽