#family dysfunction

dcxdp fic idea

Poison Ivy is Sam's Aunt.

This is not something that was talked about in her household. The mere mention of "that woman" causing Pamela to break whatever was in her hand and go deathly pale.

Sam had only met the woman a few times, and not once since she had moved to Amity. She never even told her friends. Not that the going- ons of Gotham or the inner workings of her family came up very often-especially after the portal opened. And she knew her friends would badger her about it. And then badger her mother when her answers were lacking. So, for all she didn't get along with her parents, even she wasn't cruel enough to put that look on her mother's face on purpose.

So she held her tongue and did her best to keep her family stuff away from her friends.

Once the portal opened (once Danny died)(once she killed her friend), it was even easier. None of them had any time to breathe, much less inquire into the inner workings of each others families.

It didn't matter that the infamous Gotham Rogue (or was it anti-hero or morally grey reformed citizen? these days?) was related to her. Amity had its own brand of crazy. And what was a human criminal (however reformed) when you had ghosts coming out of a hole in your friends basement? What was theft and kidnapping compared to possession and being pulled into another dimension? What was her Aunt being crazy compared to her friends own parents shooting at him? What was whatever her Aunt did to put that look on her mom's face compared to her killing her best friend? What was a rogue to a superhero?

So, it didn't matter. It wasn't relevant. She did her best to forget about it.

And then she was at a gala in Gotham.

You threw me to the wolves, so I became one. But I do not run with a pack. I am a lone wolf, treading through the cold, dark night that is my life, with the moon following close by my side.

Moon became my mother. Moon has nurtured me and to her I scream. She held the light you never gave, and taught my heart how to be brave through every phase.

My howls echo leaving ripples through this empty space. All I wanted was to find a place to call my home. But you showed me how to be alone. You taught me survival through every cold denial, and from the scraps of what you left for me, I built the strength that you would never see.

“Good Kid, Bad Kid”

Hey everyone! I decided to try my hand at TMNT 2012 art, so this is my first time trying to draw these guys but I was pretty happy with how it turned out. The Japanese translates to “Good Kid” on Leo’s side and “Bad Kid” on Raph’s side.

I genuinely love these two’s dynamic, like how each had struggles in this unhealthy family function but some were more hidden than others. For instance, yes Leo was favored by Splinter but he was also given the task of being like a father to his brothers and had to be willing to sacrifice himself at any point. Raph, on the other hand, was clearly known as the rebellious and impulsive brother and had to watch his father give Leo more attention along with the leader role, watching with envy from the outside in and not knowing the full picture—just knowing that he was hurt.

Both harmful roles to play, yet both hard for the other to understand.

Okay, I have another fic prompt that no one asked for but im sort of obsessed with. Forgive the pic, its one I threw together with Google pics to drive my idea. [ Also, I know that Ilya's niece is unnamed in the show but i kind of adore the name Ekaterina, not only does it end close to Irina, but it means pure and the short version (Katya or Rina) is too cute. ] So, if anyone is up for writing this please please please let me know because id love to read it. [ Also, I am not Russian so I did have to research the krestnye roditeli verbage and tradition for godparents, so the Kum is a godfather and that is what Ilya is to his niece in this drabble.]