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i keep seeing suuuch cool AUs, so it's my turn now :) superhero AU anyone???

solarflare is the hip new hero on the block, with a myriad of powers and an almost alarmingly carefree attitude. the sole survivor of her alien planet, andersen, she's ended up making earth her home, and she'll gladly do anything to protect it. when not out fighting crime and saving the world, she's jane "joy" ray, working her day job as a photographer for the newspaper the train of thought, alongside her coworker she often does joint stories with. and while she's good at her job, she's a bit of a klutz and often absent...especially when a breaking story about solarflare is hot off the press. what gives?

speaking of...samira sage is one of the most renowned reporters at the train of thought, as well as the most patient. she's got a near innate ability to hone in on the emotional core of each subject and carry out thoughtful, poignant conversations with her interview questions. it's that very patience, though, that's gotten her assigned to looking after ray. she claims it's "just her luck," but maybe she's also choosing to stick around. not just because ray's sunny disposition has started to grow on her, but also because she thinks she just may have a lead on solarflare if she keeps at it. there's just something about her...

and that's not even getting into kuiper, solarflare's sidekick! originally a college student, xenia merak, who gained super speed from a freak lab accident, she has big dreams of being a hero of solarflare's caliber, but still has a lot to learn about what it means to be a hero. her ambition and enthusiasm more than make up for it, though! or often just land her in trouble. or both! she was the first (and apparently only) person to figure out that jane and solarflare are one and the same. and after sol got over the initial shock, she ended up greatly appreciating that she has someone she can confide about this sort of stuff with. xenia usually hops around from her dorm to headquarters, crashing at either intermittently. sol's home is kind of like a second home to her. they're an odd pair of roommates, but xenia always has her back! plus...it's nice to finally stop feeling like an outcast.

check out my new joyness fic, banned!

Summary: The emotions are all invited to an overnight tour of Dream Productions! And Joy is, of course, more excited than ever about it; not just for a chance to see the place for real this time, but also because the change of setting might get a certain someone to act on a certain something that's been going on between her and Joy. Wink wink, nudge nudge. Except, well, there's just one little snag. Turns out her and Sadness are kind of banned from the premises. Like, for life. (Or: Joy tries to take Sadness on a date. Things go off the rails almost immediately.)

all three chapters are up! read here on AO3!

BONUS doodle:

idk what these are to be honest. some sillies. technically I could've added joyness in there but I wanted disgust to have two ships since fear has two as well. equality <3

then it kinda spiraled into me having more ship thoughts for verte. and by ship i mean relationship in general. and can i derail this by saying we need to have a fandom term for relationships that aren't exclusively romantic? you'd think 'ship' would be the best thing but it's literally tied to romantic ships. which is kind of a shame.

Commission for @notallrobots !!

Thanks for commissioning me! :D

composition sketch vs the final product 💗 art by benjamin su 🎨