#badgerverse

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Whoops posted this early by accident lmao

Anyway, here's the Rarity and Capper fankids! Their description is under the cut.

I've been wanting to redesign these two for ages tbh. I was never that happy with Sparkler's colors and I had designed Snow Belle before I really figured out her personality. So I tweaked them a bit, to make Belle more sporty and spunky (also swapped out her back paws for hooves and her unicorn tail for a cat one) and gave Sparkler tuxedo coloring! And also a scarf, since she likes making clothes with her mom. 

Here's their updated bio info: 

Name: Sparkler Nickname: Sparky (Capper's really the only one who calls her this), Sparks    Age: Teenager  Pronouns: She/her  Parents: Capper Dapperpaws and Rarity    Bio: Rarity and Capper's adopted daughter! They spent quite a few arduous years filling out all the correct paperwork and doing interviews but they were finally able to adopt their daughter Sparkler as a very young kitten. Rarity was overwhelmed with joy at finally being able to hold her daughter, and spent the next few weeks bursting into happy tears every time Sparkler purred beside her. Sparkler discovered very early on that she preferred being a girl over a boy, as she was initially gendered, and her parents happily accepted her change in pronouns (Rarity took to it without any trouble, but Capper does tend to trip up now and then much to his embarrassment). Sparkler is spunky, cheerful, and down to earth; she enjoys sewing clothes with her mother, though she doesn't have as much interest in trying the outfits on herself. She and Rain Shower (Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash's son) have been friends ever since they started at Twilight's school, because she was never interested in fawning over him like many of the other students. She has a big unrequited crush on Bowtie, Pinkie and Cheese's son and Rarity's Canterlot assistant, that she enjoys sighing dramatically over a tall glass of milk at the end of the day. 

Name: Snow Belle  Nickname: Snow Ball, Belle Age: Child  Pronouns: She/her Parents: Capper Dapperpaws and Rarity Cutie Mark: Athletics  Bio: Capper and Rarity's little surprise kitten. They had no idea that they were biologically able to conceive, having briefly talked to a doctor who shot down any possibility of it happening. Yet low and behold when Sparkler was around 5, Rarity realized she was pregnant. It was a hard pregnancy and Snow Belle was born very fragile and weak, having to spend the first months of her life in the hospital. As she grew older though, she was actually very outdoorsy and athletic. She has a cheerful outward disposition, but suffers from pretty severe anxiety. She desperately wants to be accepted by everyone and tends to use her sports prowess as a way to endear herself to the other ponies at her school (though she just as often uses sports as comforting stress relief; can't have an anxiety attack about everyone hating you if you run so many laps you pass out). She loves sports of any kind, but has a particular fondness for tennis and gymnastics. Snow Belle's horn is very undersized and the only magic it can do is glow and pick up objects. It serves her well enough in sports so it's underpowered aspects don't bother her much. She's good friends Clover (Soarin and Applejack's youngest daughter), Silver, and Ruby (Gabi and Spike's kids) and they have a pretty tight nit group. She and Silver are especially close, with very clear crushes on each other. Ruby and Clover are disgusted with this. 

Relationships with each other: Sparkler and Snow Belle are very close, though Sparkler wasn't sure what to make of her at first. First she was worried that Snow Belle would take all of her parents attention away, but then she just never showed up! After quite some time in the hospital, Sparkler was finally allowed to visit her little sister and her first thought upon seeing the undersized kitten was "I would kill a man for you". Snow Belle idolizes her older sister, but sometimes to the point of not wanting to bother her with her fears and anxieties. 

Relationships with their parents: Their whole family unit is very close as a whole! Sparkler and Rarity are especially close, sharing a love of gossip and clothes making. Snow Belle and Capper love to race through Everfree Forest and he's very proud of her athletic abilities. Capper understands how his daughters sometimes feel like outsiders and does his best to support them in any way he can. Rarity can and will fight other parents at Parent Teacher meetings if they turn their noses up at her kids. 

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Photo process of my personal Jonathan in his Scarecrow get up. I think I may have made him too hot 0///0

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Almost everyone uploaded now! Here's my Spike x Gabby next gens.

Descriptions under the cut!

Alright next up we got Spike and Gabby's adopted kids! Birds are uuuuuh very hard for me to draw, so I apologize in advance for any wonky looking or samey griffins laksdjfal

Name: Silver Age: Child Pronouns: He/him Parents: Spike and Gabby Siblings: Ruby (younger sister) Bio: Spike and Gabby's older child, Silver has lived his whole life in Equestria. He is gentle, kind, and artistic; very daydreamy and often lost in thought. He tends to get targeted by pony bullies a lot, being an easier mark then Snow Belle or Ruby. Silver's gentle nature keeps him from earnestly fighting back, and honestly he'd prefer if they went after him then his sister and friends so he tends to just lie there and take it. Ruby has no such qualms and will fight extremely dirty anytime she catches the bullies beating on her brother. The two of them are very close and are friends with Snow Belle (Rarity and Capper's daughter) and Clover (Soarin and Applejack's daughter). Silver and Snow Belle have pretty big crushes on each other, though Silver hasn't had the guts yet to admit it to her.

Name: Ruby Age: Child Pronouns: She/they Parents: Spike and Gabby (tentatively playing with the idea that Garble is her bio dad) Siblings: Silver (older brother) Bio: The younger of the siblings, but clearly the boss around the house. Ruby is tough and extremely protective of not just her fluff brained brother, but also her dopey kind-hearted parents. Someone around here CLEARLY needs to be in charge and Ruby's the one to do it! Seeing just how bad the bullying of her brother could get is what gave her that intense protective streak, to the point that she's very distrusting anyone she doesn't know well. By some miracle she managed to make friends with Snow Belle and Clover, and the four are often seen spending time with each other at Cheerilee's school and planning what classes they'll all take once they're old enough for Twilight's magic academy. Ruby and Clover get on especially well, probably sensing kindred pain in the ass spirits in each other.

Relationships with their parents: They all get along quite well, though both Spike and Gabby can be a bit bemused by Ruby's bullheadedness. Spike can better handle Ruby when she's in one of her moods (he's long since gotten used to Twilight's meltdowns after all) while Gabby can get a bit flustered by her daughter's bluntness. Silver is a huuuuuge mama's boy and also spends hours with Spike baking in the kitchen. He begged Ruby not to tell their parents how bad the bully situation is, convinced that it'll stop once they're old enough for Twilight's school; Ruby's not so sure, but Silver so rarely begs for anything she reluctantly agreed.

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16 and 34 for your own ask meme :)

16. Do they have any disabilities or disorders? Mental and/or physical

Badgerverse Jonathan mentally deals with anxiety, bipolar disorder (particularly cyclothymic bipolar disorder), and severe paranoia. While he got his anxiety and paranoia from years of toxin exposure, he's been bipolar for most of his entire life. It was especially bad while he was younger as he had no means of combating it. Thankfully now any hypomania and depressive episodes are few and far between but still do occur.

34. Describe their ideal perfect day

Rain. There has to be rain, preferably the kind that lingers around all day as a soft drifting mist, occasionally picking up in intensity. A day when the city is less busy as more people have opted to stay inside from the chilly rain. Jonathan enjoys the rain more than the usual person does so expect to him to be outside for a good chunk of the day. A trip to a favorite bookstore is a guarantee to happen, as well as a short visit to the Gotham Zoo. You'll often find Jon there sketching animals and scenery on his days off from Arkham. Just those three things makes Jon's day a perfect one

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For the ask meme: 25 - "Where did they grow up? Georgia, Gotham, or somewhere else?" 👀🙏

Jon grew up in ol Arlen, Georgia. He lived there for the first 2 decades of his life before flying the nest. Sadly now, Arlen doesn't exist on the map, the town long since abandoned. It was found that the town was built about a slowly enlarging sinkhole and was promptly evacuated. The remains of Arlen are slowly crumbling inwards as the hole widens. Within 5 maybe 8 years the entire ghost town will be lost. Thankfully the Crane farmstead is not within danger of falling inside the awakening pit though Jonathan still worries about the possibility of that happening.

Eerily enough, many things were left inside Arlen. A few homes still have furniture, clothes, even fridges still have food left inside. Families wasted no time in evacuating, only a few deeming it still safe enough to spend the time taking their precious belongings. It's an urban explorers' paradise.

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Badgerverse Jonathan originally wanted to be a university professor. He graduated top of his class and he truly believed himself to be worthy. Just a few days after Jon’s professor died of a fatal heart attack at the age of 63, Jonathan applied to take over the position. He was so hopeful that he would land the job that he went through the trouble of getting lesson plans, and his class requirements set up before he even started. He was so damn excited!

Then the results of his application came.

Denied.

Instead, the job was given to the second-best of his psych class. Jonathan found himself so in the throes of rage, he made plans to kill the soon-to-be professor. If his enemy were to suddenly, disappear so to say then the job would HAVE to be given to him! There was no choice!

But before he could go through with his plans, an offer came to him.

The position of the new psychology teacher at Gotham Central High. With the job came a bonus as well; being the new chemistry class assistant. As a assistant, he would help the actual teacher with classes and would assist with students during lab work. 

Deciding that the effort of killing his university rival was no longer worth it, and with an added position at the high school (that would ultimately allow him to create his first toxin), Jonathan took up the offer. And that’s how Badgerverse Jonathan became a high school teacher and did the things that even his high school teachers never did; stand up for the forgotten and bullied. 

Jon made himself a beacon of hope and safety for students who’d much rather stay home than go to school and vice versa. He knew what it was like to feel alone, with no comforting help from adults you were supposed to go to in case of trouble. 

His classroom was a safe space for everyone. Whether you were LGBTQA+, POC, suffered from mental illness, came from a low-income family, it didn’t matter who you were, you were guaranteed safety in his room.

Not only was his classroom a place of sanctuary, but it also served as an after-school work area as well. For students who had issues doing work at home for whatever reason, Jonathan’s room was free for them to use to study, or do homework. He was usually the last teacher to leave the building, but it was greatly appreciated by the students who needed that quiet workspace. 

When Cassie eventually came around, Jonathan remained to stay after school hours to watch over kids who were working in his room. To combat Cassie staying around later in the afternoon alone, Jonathan had arranged for either Jervis, Edward, or Harley to drop her off at the high school to hang out in Jon’s classroom. Students who stayed after loved to play and talk with Cassie after their work was finished. 

Not only was Jonathan’s classroom a place for learning for the high school students, but it was also a learning place for Cassie as well. While Jervis and Edward would teach Cassie reading, writing, and math, Jonathan gave her a head start in learning basic chemistry and even some psychology. Of course, he made it easier to understand when she was younger and eventually “leveled up,” as she got older. 

Despite being The Scarecrow, Jonathan was an amazing teacher who put his students’ comfort, safety, and education very seriously.

((I should also mention that Jon did eventually kill his "rival" that got the Professor of Psychology position instead of him. Now its very difficult for the GSU to have a steady psychology teacher. Most quit within the first year in fear of The Scarecrow laying his wrath upon them. Kind of like how the Defense Against the Dark Arts position in Harry Potter is rumored to be cursed, so is the psychology class at GSU.))

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11 and 13 for your Jon?

11. How do they align themselves sexually and gender-wise?

Jonathan is bisexual and trans gender! He discovered his sexual and gender orientation in his early 20s while at college. He sticks to masculine pronouns and is very proud of who he is!

13. How old are they? When were they born?

As of 2020, Jonathan is currently 43 years old! November 16th, 1977 is his birth date with 11:42 PM being the exact moment he was born.

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10 + 15 for your Jon?

10. Favorite color?

Most would think some shade of red or deep orange, but Badger Jon's favorite color is actually lavender! It's a calming color and reminds him a lot of Cassie as that's also her favorite color and scent

15. What would they be like if they weren’t ever a Rogue?

So many things would be different, for better and for worse. Two things that wouldn't change is working at Arkham and having Cassie, those would be the only constants. He wouldn't have met Jervis, Eddie, or Harley otherwise, but he also wouldn't have to deal with the whole Scarebeast thing which is a whole other story for another time. Long story short, he wouldn't have all the friends (and significant other) that he has now if he weren't a Rogue.