#first timer here

Like father like son (cutie patootie)

Ya boi's participating in ArtFight this year! For a long time, I wanted to try and give it a go, but life and/or other things kept me out of the game. However, this year, I decided to heck with it and am throwing myself into the deep end this year! I'll be going about things at my own pace and the roster of characters I bring with me include a bunch of @stitchtriverse favorites, including the six Royals, Kyohaku Stitch and a few other new faces! I did try to stray from characters I co-created, namely out of respect for their other co-creators, though if they're cool with it, that could change.

Alejandra took a deep, calming breath, staring at the patterns of wood in the door. She was excited. Of course she was, this was the start of her adventure. The new chapter of her book.

But with her previous chapters littered with doubt and anxieties forced upon her by overbearing parents, she still felt her hand faltering before knocking.

Turns out, she needn’t knock anyway.

“Chris, come on or you’ll be late!” The familiar voice filled her with warmth. Not a second later, the door opened and the owner of the voice startled, staring blankly for a moment before recognition registered behind soft caramel eyes- “Allie?”

“Hey big brother,” Alejandra smiled brilliantly at a baffled Eddie Diaz.

“Tía Allie!” Christopher Diaz came bounding towards the door accompanied by his crutches.

Allied beamed at the sunshine personified which also happened to be her nephew, “my little dude! Jeez you get more and more handsome every time I see you!” As Chris wrapped his arms tightly around Allie’s waist, she spun him in a circle before planting an exaggerated to his forehead, “Mwah!”

Eddie seemed to have recovered from his initial shock and was leaning up against the door watching the reunion fondly. Allie and Chris had always had a great relationship, often more like sister and brother than aunt and nephew, possibly due to her being much younger than her other siblings. In some ways Buck's friendship with Chris reminded Eddie of the one between his son and youngest sister.

“You want a turn, Eddie?” Allie proceeded to wrap her arms around Eddie’s waist and attempt to lift him as she did Christopher. She succeeded in briefly lifting him an inch off the ground, and then reached up on her tip toes to try and kiss his forehead too, her lips puckered mockingly.

“Stop that,” Eddie playfully pushed her head away, instead wrapping her in a regular hug. “What are you doing here? I didn’t think we were due a visit until Christmas? I haven’t got the bed made up for you but I can sort it later if-,”

“Hey calm down, its OK Eddie I’m the one that’s showing up unannounced. I can get a hotel room or something for a couple weeks but then I’ve actually got somewhere to stay. Permanently.” She said the last part whilst looking down to where she as nervously playing with Chris’ hair.

“Permanently?, Eddie inquired. “As in, this isn’t a visit? Is something going on? Are you OK, Allie?”

“Yeah Eds, everything is great actually. Look, weren’t you on your way out to get Little Man to school? I can’t wait to tell you everything but it can wait until you’re back.”

Eddie glanced between his watch and Christopher, who didn’t look pleased about leaving his favourite aunt when she only just got here, and replied, “yeah, you’re right. Why don’t you go in and make up some coffee, I’ll be back in a half hour.”

Allie waved goodbye to Chris, promising she would still be here when he got home and that she would build Legos with him.

She started a pot of coffee and plonked herself down at the breakfast bar. What would Eddie say about her decision? Would he be as upset as her parents had been?

im gonna do Inktober this year