#step 3

The hum of the city dies all at once.

Streetlights flicker, stutter— and fail. Neon signs sputter off. The rhythmic buzz of power that keeps Gotham alive goes silent. Within moments, the entire city is in the dark.

Hospitals fall eerily still, machines flatlining in unison before emergency generators strain to life. Sirens wail and cut short. Cars stall mid-street, traffic lights dead, skyscrapers hollow silhouettes against the moonlight.

Then, one by one, every screen in Gotham flickers to life. Billboards. Storefronts. The GCPD command center. The old clocktower. Even the shattered monitors lining Crime Alley.

A green glow spreads, static crackles. A low, glitching hum fills the air. Then—

“Good evening, Gotham.”

A visual. His voice cuts through every radio, television, and phone signal at once.

“Miss me?”

He pauses, letting the silence drag before breaking it with a short laugh. His gloved fingers tap against the desk before him as he spoke.

“Oh who am I kidding? Of course you have! I hope you’ve all enjoyed your peace. Your quiet streets, your working lights, your illusion of safety. For, tonight, I’ve decided to…”

He leans closer to the camera, the grin widening.

“…Oh. No spoilers.”

What if Mr. Suitor for a Season got a chance to show some care during the boat trip?

Here goes another short edit/mod of Our Life: B&A, this time of Step 3 Moment Boating. It contains spoilers regarding Step 3 and Baxter's DLCs!

🐞Enjoy✌️

Hopefully I'll redraw this art soon (I made the original post private in my other blog, it was posted Jan 10th 2023). Reminder once again if you seen these sketches: It's a "repost" from a blog i'm not always/active in anymore, and made private.

Ashe (oc for OL: NF) excused herself to the bathroom, while Tamarack offered to take their order for boba tea. She gets back and overhears two guys hanging out in the cafe far longer than any customers, planning to make a move on her best friend, both at the same time, Ashe wasn't having any of it.

Guy 1: Hey, check her out. Isn't she cute?

Guy 2: Definitely

Guy 2: She looks distracted

Guy 1: Looks like she's ordering for two. Though I don't see anyone with her.

Guy 1: Let's go talk to her.

Guy 2: You think we can ask for her number?

Ashe: *Intercepts the loiterers*

Ashe: Buzz off (she's with me)

Ash: Thanks for the tea, Tama!

Tamarack: My pleasure

*Extra*

Tamarack: Got something on your mind?

Ash: No, why?

Tamarack: You look a bit upset earlier

Ash:

Ash: ...Nope

OL2 Oc’s name: Ashley “Ash” Valentines