#pellie

I've mentioned before how in my heart Ellie Perkins and Yefim Bobrov are married. This is true. But let's step out of my heart for a moment.

First of all, Ellie is super smart. But because of this she is also very wary of the outside world and knows her strengths lie in the office. Therefore she doesn't leave DC like Nick does, but whenever he brings home a case, she is waiting in the office to talk through the evidence with Nick.

I can picture him smoking a cigarette, her with her third coffee of the day. He's twirling his pencil and she's got hers tucked behind her ear. They're both staring at the wall where the case is laid out with pins and string and arrows.

And of course this is when Piper Wright waltzes right in, not knocking. She has been doing this since she came to Diamond City, always trying to squeeze some news out of 'ole Nicky' to make into her newest paper.

Something Piper or Nick or Ellie won't say out loud is they all know the real reason Piper comes by. Yes she is hoping for the latest scoop, but she also comes by because Nick reminds her of her late father. Ellie feels empathy for the woman because of this, and therefore is less likely to try and fend her off. She also knows Piper to be an intelligent woman and finds her antics entertaining (though sometimes overstimulating or dangerous when done to thw wrong person).

So by now Ellie has a soft spot for the woman, so intelligent, brave, outspoken... and here she comes, hat and coat wet from the rain and a shine in her eyes.

"Nicky, you're never gonna believe this! I just blew this case wide open!"

Nick starts asking questions like "how do you know what case we're working" or "how did you get a copy of the file" and Piper is fighting off giving him the real answer: she sweet talked it out of Ellie the night before, leaning over her with a toothy smile and a voice that says 'you have all of my attention'.

An older project of mine that fell through, but still remains dear to my heart. Pellie follows an 8-year-old sorceress in a mystical land, who spends her days playing with friends, carving pumpkins, and exploring with her pet rock, Rockwell.  Born with a chronic lung condition, Pellie cannot breathe without help or walk long distances. But never fear!  She has her mystic "Bag O' Breath" and magic cloud to carry her around!  Together with the help of her pals and her father (who works at the Wizards’ Advanced Hospital of Outstandingness, or the WAHoO, for short), Pellie works to show that everyone deserves to live life as magically as possible. Born with a congenital heart defect myself and growing up with a severe lack of representation, Pellie was aimed at a younger audience than my usual work.  It covered disability-related topics such as medical devices, hospital visits, service animals, and scars--as well as the everyday adventures of a little girl who’s just a little different!