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A Keenswimmer2025 Week 1 Story — Heroes/Villains

The first post for Stricklake Month 2025 features our two lovebirds dressed as heroes!

There’s also a short fic to go with it, and the sketch is a little illustration from that story.

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A lighthearted, slightly sweet Stricklake story centered around a Halloween party.

Set during the time when Jim and the others are away on their journey to find the Heartstone, this is a little moment in the lives of those waiting for their return.(Only Stricklake appears in this one—sorry, not sorry!)

🎃 Here’s the story to go with the doodle! ⬇️⬇️

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=25487203 Bats, Bravery, and Bath Towels

kobujime #pixiv

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Okay, I’m asking this in all sincerity:

Do trolls even have crotches?? 🤔😂

I mean, every time the “Third Rule” kicks in during the show, the one getting hit always looks like they’re in serious pain! Someone please enlighten me!!

Also, let’s be honest… the Batman suit definitely needs a bit more of a heroic bulge.lol

⬇️This drawing shows Barbara and Claire’s dads teasing Strickler, egging him on to strike classic Batman poses. 😂

stricklake kiss💋

I really like the character Walter Strickler, but I always get stuck wondering whether to call him Walter or Strickler! Personally, calling him Strickler just feels more natural to me—calling him Walt kinda makes me feel shy, haha… (totally not important). But then I realized, I do usually call my favorite characters by their first names—like Zoro of "ONE PIECE". (Wait, is Zoro’s family name actually Roronoa?????) I don’t know, it just makes me feel all embarrassed somehow!!!! Anyway, never mind!!! 😂

But more importantly—don’t you think Strickler’s profile is insanely hard to draw!?!? His nose totally pushes up Barbara’s glasses…

Enjoy the summer ~~~~~~~~~~~🏖️🍹☀️🕶️

Mr. Strickler, make sure to stay in the shade!!!!!!! lol

Keen Swimmers 2025, Week two : Mundane

Week 2’s prompt came with both a fic and an illustration from me! Took me forever to finish, lol.

If We Dare to Dream

Caption : Walt, who rarely breaks anything, has just shattered a glass. Sensing the awkwardness that has lingered in him these past few days, Barbara finally decides to speak.

A story of two people from different worlds, facing the difficult question of “children” and reaffirming their love and their future together.

Written to portray a warm, mature relationship built on the sincere wish for each other’s happiness.

Set during the time when Jim and the others are away on their journey to find the Heartstone, this is a little moment in the lives of those waiting for their return. (Only Stricklake appears in this one again!!)

⚠️This story contains conversations about family and children, as well as fictional elements of magic. Please enjoy it purely as a work of fiction.

You can read the full story here! ⬇️⬇️

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=25559391 If We Dare to Dream | こぶじめ #pixiv

These are sketches for the fanfic.

It’s a parody of Wolf and Diane.

The Bad Guys 2 is coming out this August—so exciting!!

I’m not sure if it’ll be released in Japan though, haha.

Still, I can totally see both Strickler and Barbara looking amazing in suits!

“The Shape of Our Water”🫧

This week, I went with a crossover! The theme is The Shape of Water. In the end it turned into more of a parody! 😂 Painting with heavy shading is tough… definitely a challenge for me going forward!

In the drawing below, I put Walter in Strickland’s shoulder harness (…I think that’s what it’s called?). I’d love to put this on other fave characters too—it just looks so cool!!

Though in my version it kind of ended up looking like backpack straps, lol.

Here’s Barbara as Elisa, giving him that look of pure disdain ⬇️

Bonus ⬇️

That scene with Elisa was so cool, right? I was like, “Yes, you tell him!!”

I felt a little bad, but I just had to recreate it with Barbara and Walter 😂. Poor Walter was so shocked his eyes totally went blank 🤣

In my country’s gag comics, characters often roll their eyes back like that when they’re surprised or in shock—but I wonder how it comes across in other countries? I just hope the expression makes sense!

Keen Swimmers 2025, Week two : Fae

“This Can Only End Badly”

Barbara, tending to her garden, spots a pixie and—showcasing her incredible reflexes—manages to trap it inside an empty jam jar. She happily reports it to Strickler, unaware of the situation, while in his mind he’s screaming, “Please, just… don’t open that jar.”

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How are you doing??

Actually, my Week 4 prompt for Keenswimmers2025 is still in progress—I’m only about one-third done! 😂 I really, really want to finish it in time for the final wrap-up!!!! 🤣

Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!

Finally！I finally made a post! Yay!🎉⬇️