#brennifer

I used to be such a Khalil and Jen fan but now I ship Jen and Brandon.

I think the ship has sailed with Khalil. They literally have way too much traumatic history between them to ever heal from all that and move on in a healthy way. Especially if Painkiller is still going to be a part of him forever. He literally killed her dad (under Tobias’s orders) and tried to kill her (!!!!!) because Painkiller was in control. Even if he completely gets Painkiller under control and mostly returns to himself, I still think that’s a LOT of trauma to overcome to be together. He’s gonna feel all sorts of guilty. I just.. can’t see that working out in the long run.

I actually think Brandon and Jen have an adorable dynamic. Their bickering and the way they always have each other’s back reminds me a LOT of Bamon. Their powers balance each other out which is just what they both need. Brandon’s revenge has dominated his storyline so far (rightfully so! I would literally be out for blood if someone did that to my mom) so I’m interested to see what his character will do now. Anyway, I just know (or maybe I hope?) Jen will be there alongside him, kicking ass (including his!), taking names, and grounding him.

Author’s note: So I wrote some of this before the season premiered so I changed some things to adjust to the more current storylines. I’m not a professional writer so don’t be too hard on me.I’ve never posted any writing here. I wish there was more fanfic dedicated to this show soooo I figured I’d take a stab at it.Comments, reblogs and likes are greatly appreciated. Let me know what you guys think and if I should continue! :)

Jennifer seems to have taken solace at Brandon’s apartment. She liked she could “be herself” around him.“You got anymore ice cream?”Jennifer asked while rummaging through Brandon’s freezer.“Uh, yeah it should be some behind the waffles”he replied heading over to the couch. Jennifer grabs a small pint of vanilla ice cream and a spoon then joins Brandon on the couch.

”You know you’re gonna turn into a pint of ice cream soon.”he chuckled.Jennifer smiles as she eats a mouthful of ice cream.“Meh, shape shifting doesn’t sound so bad” she slyly replied.“Like you need another power” Brandon chuckled. Jennifer looks over to Brandon with a smirk on her face. She squints her eyes and raises her finger, zapping him playfully.Some of his hair strands stand up “Ayee!” Brandon reacts.”Static hair is a good look on you” Jennifer laughs.

Brandon was really enjoying all the time he’s been able to spend with Jennifer lately. He liked that he had someone dealing with the same things.

Brandon smiled “Is that right?”. 

The way Brandon looked at her sometimes she felt something she hadn’t felt in awhile.The occupation hadn’t been fun for anyone and the way things have been at home she couldn’t have felt more alone.It also didn’t help that he was charming to a fault.

“Sorry, impulse” Jennifer shrugged.”You always got jokes” he shook his head. “Who me?”Jennifer touches her chest as if she’s been insulted. “Yeah! you!” Brandon snickers.Jennifer continues to feel her chest, patting her neck area. The energy shifted as Jennifer began to panic.“Oh my gosh!” Jennifer stood up distraught.Brandon observes her as he tries to figure out what just happened.“Jenn, what’s wrong?!” Brandon asked with a concerned tone.“My necklace!...My necklace!” She yelled.Jennifer continues grabbing her chest worried she may have lost the heart necklace Khalil gave to her. Brandon was still very confused standing up with her “What necklace?” he asked. Jennifer was so stressed she ignored his question.“I have to find it! She says as she drops down on the floor looking for the golden heart.Her heart rate increases as she grows more frantic. “Jenn, Jenn!” Brandon tries to get her attention but his calls out to her become distorted. Her eye color transitions to a bright glow.“Jenn! Jenn! Calm down!” Brandon says as he squats down to her level.Jennifer’s hands start to the generate electricity as her emotions take over.Brandon looks around and notices the golden heart necklace behind her on the floor.He reaches down to grab it. “Is this it?” he dangles the necklace in front of her.

Jennifer looks up at Brandon with tears in her eyes. She shifts off her knees to sitting on the floor with her  knees up.He looks in her eyes and sees how upset she is.She was practically a big glowing ball at this point. He scoots over to comfort her.He grabs her and gives her a hug while absorbing the energy surrounding her.Jennifer hated showing her vulnerabilities but as much as she’s been through it gets hard to hide. “I’m sorry, I’ve been doing so much better with controlling that”. “Hey, look, it’s okay, I can handle it.” Brandon said reassuring her. “What’s the story with this necklace?”. Memories started to flood back to Jennifer’s mind of Khalil giving her back the necklace while they were on the run. She looks up trying to hold back tears. “It’s the last thing he gave me”. She tapped her foot to distract herself from her impending feelings. “The last thing who gave you?” Brandon questioned.

 He had never seen Jennifer so emotional. For the most part she’s always been pretty guarded, with a lot of their conversations remaining surface level.He thought she looked beautiful finally expressing something….. feelings. Part of him felt like this was a way to get closer to her. He felt like maybe she would trust him more now, like he had reached some new level of intimacy. “Khalil” her voice cracked. “It makes me feel like I have a part of him with me”. Brandon took in her response and nodded while sliding his tongue across his front teeth, thinking of what to say.He kind of felt a way because he knew dead or not that this Khalil guy had a strong hold over her heart.How do you compete with a dead person? He thought. He brushed past those feelings and redirected them to what he knew she needed to hear. 

“Trust me, I know what it’s like to lose someone close, especially when that person was lost due to the evils of someone else... just remember that... necklace or not, they are still with you. That kind of love never dies”he reassures her. That last part triggered him some, as if he just reminded himself that she might be stuck on this guy forever. “ I know I gave you a hard time when I met you and I’m sorry about that--She’s interrupted. “Jenn, it’s cool , it’s all water under the--He is interrupted. “No, what I’m trying to say is  between my mom , dad, my sister, this occupation and dealing with Khalil’s death I haven’t been able to breath.Being here with you is like a breath of fresh air.” “Well I do have a lot of plants in here” Brandon jokes. “See, that’s what I mean, it’s nice to laugh. I haven’t been able to do that in a really long time.” There was something magnetic happening.Neither of them could really explain it.Brandon takes her hand. “I know we haven’t known each other for a long time but just know, I got you.” Her eyes were so warm and brown as he gazed at her.They both felt the inevitable about to happen. Brandon leans into her and cups her face with his hand, kissing her slowly.

A loud boom erupts suddenly taking them both by surprise.Then another from the apartment above them. “What was that?!”....

TO BE CONTINUED....................

Struck By Black Lightning Podcast season 3 episode 8 recap

https://anchor.fm/struckbyblacklightning/episodes/BL-3x8-I-need-my-bag--Ft--Arms-of-anger--BRUH-e9aulh/a-avm5u4

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