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This is an old picture from my "Needs to Finish" folder, but it fits for Halloween.

I liked the idea of a sort of Casablanca scenario with Charity and Drake, but I'm not sure if Drake knows how to play the piano. I can imagine him getting lessons as a kid, but can only play a few ditties now, perhaps one or two intermediate pieces.

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Another pic that was in my "Needs work" folder and sitting there for a long time. It was when I wasn't drawing ducks in pants as much as before.

I love my love-triangle. I'm sad that it's no longer part of my story because Charity's curse is broken, but I think that the one thing I loved the most about it was that Drake and Fenton were rivals even before they met Charity. The love-triangle thing wasn't even a factor in their love-triangle. In fact, if it wasn't for Gizmoduck, Fenton and Drake would probably be good friends.

But I think that one of the ways people should refer to love-triangles is "sitting on the fence." I thought it was a good comparison.

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One of the Halloween requests that I’ve been given was to have Charity dress up as Darkwing Duck and Gizmoduck and show Drake and Fenton’s reactions.

Here’s Darkwing Charity:

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Halloween Costume Request: Drake Mallard as Gomez Addams Charity Loveatte as Morticia Addams

This was a fun request. The Addam's Family movies (back from the 90s) are some of my favorite Halloween movies. I love the mixture of horror and humor they have. And of course, having Drake and Charity as Gomez and Morticia was great, although I gave Charity's dress a more reddish coloring for contrast against the black suit.

If anyone has a Ducktales Halloween or Fall art request, there are only a few days left to make them. Look in my archives for the rules.

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I’m working on another short comic. I finished this panel and I had to post it because I really liked how it turned out.

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Couple names

I drew lovey-dovey pictures of my love triangle (or as my husband likes to call it, my love square because of the alter-egos).

Drakity (Drake X Charity) hasn’t shown up much in my fanfic since Drake has kept his mask and cape on most of the time (and who could blame him.) I do plan on having Drake without costume be in the story, but for now, Darkwing takes center stage.

Probably my favorite of all the pictures, Darkity (Darkwing X Charity). Because they both love Darkwing Duck, they can both geek out together, but there is also a strong physical attraction between them that really throws Charity through a loop. And Darkwing knows it. Being an actor and a good-looking one at that, he’s had his share of girlfriends and knows how to flirt. When Darkwing flirts with Charity, it’s like an olympic running racing against an amateur, and Charity can’t keep up with him.

A lot of Darkwing’s feelings stem from a chivalrous idea that Charity needs to be protected (and to his credit, sometimes she does). As Darkwing, he feels protective about most people, but with Charity, there’s added guilt that came with her curse that adds to his over-protective behavior. While not the best way to begin a relationship, if Darkwing can chill a little, their friendship can grow and perhaps even deeper feelings will blossum.

Fenity (Fenton X Charity) Unlike Darkwing, Fenton met Charity under normal circumstances. In fact, it could have been the opening of a great chick-flick, but with a curse, love-triangle, and the Duck family involved, their lives could be anything but normal. While Fenton does have a sense of responsibility for the results of Charity’s curse, he doesn’t channel them into guilt like Darkwing feels. Instead, he concentrates on solutions.

Shy at first, Fenton feels he cannot compete for Charity’s attention against the charming and charismatic Darkwing, so he takes a step back. He has a few self-esteem issues as well as feeling wary since being betrayed by Gandra. However, his sweet and caring nature may win out in the end.

Gizity (Gizmoduck X Charity) There’s not much to say about this couple. Having fallen in love with Gizmoduck after meeting him for two seconds, she had too little information to know what kind of person the mecha-duck was. She had preconceived notions as to who he was, so when it was revealed that Fenton was Gizmoduck, it was a pleasant surprise. She finds Fenton a lot less daunting and intimidating that Gizmoduck.

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If you should choose between one ship, Which ship would you make canon between Drake x Your OC and Fenton X Your OC ??

Oh, wow. You practically picked my favorite subject to talk about. I love my OC, and I love the romance she has with both Drake and Fenton. They are both amazing characters, and I enjoy writing both of them. But they are, when it comes to romance, two completely different people.

Fenton and Charity (Fenity) together are a sweet and loving couple, and I can imagine them starting out a little shy around each other. As I've written them, neither Fenton nor Charity have been in a serious relationship. They both have dated in their past, but Fenton was too busy with his education and getting the internship at McDuck Enterprise to have dated. Charity didn't date, not from choice, but because she didn't want anyone else involved in her family's curse. Her mother also kept her away from the world with small, controling rules, and Charity sort of just complied because it made sense.

I can imagine Charity and Fenton learning together about what love and romance is, and learning about each other. Charity gets Fenton to open up about small and simple pleasures and to have fun, and Fenton shares the world as he sees it, both the scientific side and the heroic aspect of his world. Music is a big factor in their relationship. Not only is Charity talented in singing, but (my headcannon) Fenton's family has a lot of dancers, musicians and singers, so he always grew up learning to do all of these things. He's a great dancer and can play the guitar, so he takes Charity dancing frequently.

Their biggest trouble comes from that in the beginning, Fenton's lack of confidence often makes him feel inadequate to date Charity. He feels that someone as beautiful as her would have chosen him (he doesn't know how adorkable he is) and his lack of confidence sometimes gets in his way. As for Charity, she often wonders if Fenton would eventually get board of her. He is a brilliant scientist and inventor (not to mention, he's Gizmoduck), but she's a twenty-five-year-old woman who lives with her parents, hasn't held a job, and only has a high school diploma. However, when she gets depressed, she can easily bolster up her confidence and work toward changing her situation. And when Fenton brings his concerns to her, she is more than willing to sing his praises and tell him how lucky she is to be his girlfriend.

Drake, on the other hand, is experienced in the romance departmen, having had multiple girlfriends in his past. He is very confident and knows he is good-looking. He is not a playboy, but he does have an ego. Charity is confident in herself as well, but her lack of experience in romance often has her second-guessing her actions with Drake. She also is a bit intimidated by dating him, more because she wants to take things slow and is worried that he wants to go faster.

But once they get things figured out, they tend to be in sinc with a lot of things. They are both passionate people when it comes to their morals, their work and their friends/close family. They both have their hang-ups, but they always come through with each other.

When it comes to Darkwing Duck, Charity has patience and understanding to Drake's situation. She has watched the old Darkwing Duck show, and has prior knowledge that Drake could be called on a moment's notice and the danger he would put himself through. She understands that she'll be stood-up for dates and events, she understands that she may stay up many nights, worrying over him (and Launchpad and Gosalyn, of course), and she knows that Drake must be Darkwing Duck. There is no changing that. However, sometimes she might resent it, but she understands.

But which one would I choose to have be made into Canon? Well...that is a complicated question. Mostly it's because I've never considered Charity's story (Twisted Strings of Fate) to ever be canon. It's not really a big desire for me to make it canon. I liked the show how it is, and I wished that it could have gone for season 4 (or have a Darkwing Duck reboot based off of it), but I'm not hung up on the fact that things are as it is.

But if I got to chose, like Disney came to me and said I was able to do either DT season 4 or a DWD reboot and that Charity would be a main character, I probably would choose the DWD reboot. I didn't much care for Gandra Dee at first (but she's slowly growing on me) and I wouldn't change the FentonXGandra relationship just for my own hubris. So it would be DrakeXCharity (Drakity) as my choice.