#texas yang

Fellas… is it gay to- Yes

Lineart by rroketa colouring by me (:

thinking bout they're actually very similar, at least in my perception

and it's not visible at first glance, they seem like polar opposites, actually - Chuck, anxious, withdrawn, kinda insecure; Texas, loud, confident, certified bragger and bullshitter

but that's not entirely true, when you get into it

from Texasify, I think it's safe to say that Texas does all that - constant boasting, coming up with a million ideas that no one really asked for - cause he feels like the team, or specifically Mike doesn't appreciate him enough and take him seriously. and honestly, isn't that what Fearless and Blonde Thunder tackle, but from Chuck's perspective? He takes the booster cause he feels like, because of his fear, he isn't on the same level as the other Burners, and in Blond Thunder it's even more obvious. He even pulls a Texas move at the beginning of the episode and starts bragging about how good of a driver he is, even though he's never been behind the wheel. He's scared the Burners will think he's a joke if they knew he wasn't as good at driving as them. These episodes (Texasify, Thunder and Fearless to an extent) are literally about the same thing except in relation to two different characters.

And the thing is, both Tex and Chuck ARE right - the Burners DON'T take them seriously. In Amazons we see that the Burners dismiss Texas's idea to infiltrate the other gangs from the get-go and only humor him because they think it's funny. Even Mike is very opposed to Texas's ideas (which I thought was kinda out of character honestly but let's not get into that), basically treating him like an annoyance, or even a hindrance to his own plan.

Chuck ALSO doesn't get treated seriously by the gang. In Fantasy Vans, they start out making fun of his hobby, cracking jokes and basically laughing at him instantly. And yeah, okay, guess you can say it doesn't rly matter cause it's just a hobby (even though it's clearly important to him), but in Fearless we see them sat around a table and laughing at him screaming in fear for his life, very obviously making him the butt of the joke.

What I think is especially interesting is that Texas is probably most guilty of this (making fun of Chuck), with him laughing at Chuck the loudest and even making snide comments. And then what makes that even MORE interesting is that Texas very clearly recognizes Chuck's intelligence while not thinking he himself is smart (very evident in the texasified intro where "Texas is intelligent" is the only claim he backtracks on)

I think it's safe to say that Texas feels a kind of insecurity cause of not being as academically gifted as the others, ESPECIALLY Chuck. Idk if I'd go as far as to say he feels resentment, but it's definitely a neat idea to explore.

What is ALSO important to point out that the show itself doesn't take them seriously. Both Texas and Chuck are often made to be the comic relief character - Chuck with his screaming and clumsiness and Texas with his outlandish ideas and lack of understanding of situations he finds himself in.

BUT that's not where the similarities end. I like how both of these characters don't seem to have problems with... let's say departing from the truth. Obviously, Texas just makes up stories that never happened to make himself look more heroic, or overexaggerates his abilities, but Chuck does that too, to an extent. Like I said before, he lies in Blond Thunder, he also has no problem with taking the booster and not telling anyone about it, or not admitting that his first LARPing win was due to him tripping, essentially taking credit for something he didn't really do (a thing that Texas also does, most visibly in Threat level)

Another thing, which is maybe less important but present nonetheless, is that both of them have negative rizz. Texas, thanks to his over-confidence comes off as douchy and, dare I say, misogynystic, whereas Chuck is so insecure he basically forgets how to speak around Claire.

They both also care very deeply about Mike's opinion. Texas clearly feels inferior to Mike and feels like they're in a constant competition, resulting in him trying very hard to impress him. With Chuck, it's a little different - his need of Mike's validation pushes him to try to be better. He comes clean to Mike about the LARPing thing (even though he didn't need to) and takes the booster mostly because of Mike also, then, of course it's Mike who gets him to take it out. It makes sense, of course, since Mike is the leader of the Burners, placing him directly above Tex hierarchically, and Chuck's best friend, but neither Dutch nor Julie feel that need to prove themselves to Mike constantly (Julie feels the need to prove herself in Off the rack, but I think it's mostly targeted towards the team as a whole and not Mike specifically)

Also also, little thing, but it's funny how they both don't have canon last names

Had a thought about motorcity but Mike stays commander. That idea kind of spiralled into the thought, that things could ned up super differently.. :0 Calling it 'no burners au' :^) Extra rambling below

if I had a nickel for every time two of my fav ships were essentially the same ship I would have two nickels

I used to dream of this crossover in high school LMAO

(The Picrew is because I can't Draw and have No Money)

Ethnically Hungarian.

Trained in Medicine in Deluxe.

Hanna bowed out after discovering Highly Unethical Shit and was like, "Yeah, not for me."

Her mother (Lily) is still living in Deluxe and works as a doctor.

Ended up running flat out and jumping into Motorcity. Is only alive because Tennie caught her.

Met the burners because Mike got injured and tried to escape the hospital she worked at (she body slammed him and cuffed one arm to the bed).

Annoyed TM.

Hanna speaks and swears in three languages : Hungarian, Spanish, and Tagalog. The latter of which she picked up on from a former co-worker and Texas teaches her more words because he finds it funny.

Is referred to as "Medic" or "Doc" by the Burners. Hanna Hates This.

Hanna bitterly plays a Healer whenever Chuck manages to convince her to LARP with him. His group Loves It.

Ends up being The Burner's medic. Wears a red cross armband instead of a burner patch to lessen the chance of her being targeted by other gangs/cadets.

Hanna thinks well on her feet and tries to outwit her opponents rather than fight them head on.

Gets along well with Julie and Tennie, who both introduced her to many new foods including ethnically Hungarian food and pizza.

Hanna loves Jacob's homemade tomato pizza with basil. The Burners think it's disgusting and are baffled by her liking it. Dutch blames the food cubes for her taste buds being so ruined as to like Jacob's food.

Carries a sig sauer p320 and will use it.

Mike and Texas Or Miketex 👀

Can’t believe I haven’t drawn them in awhile.

I feel disgraced…

My brain is currently all over the place, trying to do math and figuring things out. Because I may start selling art.

Perhaps maybe some Motorcity stickers, prints…. Maybe I already done that…