No writings yet but here are some more art (I am after all an artist first unfortunately), one more fleshed out and colored while some more neutral colored ones too
I honestly just picked Bruce's tone since it was a shame if I didn't try and fully color it. I liked my WIP too much that I got carried away.
Here's some headcanons just to make up for the lack of story building:
Just to reconfirm, Reader got their hero name, Pinkie, from their hair. While building up their own persona, they had cycled a bit through different names and nothing quite felt right.
Since Reader is more acquainted early on (during the time of simply being an apprentice more than an official JD member) with Dark and under the wing of Zatanna, you certainly met Constantine who's got irritated by your ever changing names. He started referring you to Pinkie. Much to Zatanna's protests who say you should think more about it, you love it and absolutely roll with the name. Pinkie (you jokingly say Pie when people ask if there's more)
Your ultimate villain? Music Miester.
You both thrive on being wild and (since this is based off a party pony in a musical magical world) you're both pretty great singers. You're chaotic good. He's chaotic evil. Your dynamic is like that one episode of Wander Over Yonder with Doctor Screwball Jones (if you know then you know)
You take Music Mister on with ironically more seriousness and Joker wishes he had what you have with choir boy.
If this was a yandere batfam route? Then it's pretty obvious that they're gonna try to connect with you, much to your discomfort.
You're all grown up and they didn't notice. And now you have powers? Are you a meta? A magic user? It's another thing that wedges you apart.
You're too different from them. They think you're too immature and ignorant with your cupcakes and bunches of hugs and obviously you don't need much effort.
They probably keep you in the dark of their nightly fight against crime. You're silly, not dumb so you probably don't say anything. They most likely wouldn't take you seriously anyway if you insisted on joining in or helping. Your place is upstairs smiling.
You're seen as a natural built sibling who is happy and is just always here when they're home like a excitable dog. So they give you a pat on the head and move on. You don't need to be a Robin and they can work on the more troubled souls in the family, thinking you'll be okay on your own. You're low effort compared and while yes, it hurts and creates future problems for them.
They're idiots and unfortunately for them, you're a real person who can stray when you find something(or someone) that treats you like one
More clarification: your powers!!
Cartoon physics. Your magic makes it easier to bend yourself a little bit of the world around you. You have both villains and heroes questioning where you got a full size canon or that random piñata. Was it your hair? Some believe your hair is magic pocket dimensions with how big it feels sometimes and you're found holding cups with your strands with a tuba that wasn't there before.
Pinkie sense. It's probably not as strong as the original pony's but you sometimes get a premonition that something is gonna happen.
Knowing you're gonna have a good or bad day when you have a tingling feeling from your head to toes or unable to stop twitching your hair and being prepared a head of time is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes you don't get a feeling at all unless it's unsettlingly wrong. You tend to listen close to the signs after living in a house full of night crawling, paranoid detectives.
Your wand is sometimes for decoration but you'd argue it's for important for the vibe and...
...the few spells you can do. Nothing too big by yourself yet and without the right book but some minor things. Perhaps a minor illusion or a light spell, a quick small fire bolt, the ability to mold earth or water (I'm thinking along the lines of DND cantrip spells).
They don't seem like much at first glance but you're learning and might even have more under your sleeves and have your wits with you. You use your magic in creative ways that have people scratching their heads but you get the job done.
N/A: if you made it this far, thanks for reading!! I've been having fun writing and drawing these kinds of things and honestly it's understandable how easily you get hooked on neglected reader stories. I know I'm a sucker for them and I hope this makes sense and it's been enjoyable so far like it has been for me.
I didn't think it would be so much lengthy ngl. It was only supposed to be art but I got carried away ha
To celebrate 'Your Power' getting close to 3,000 hits on ao3, I and @bemyemxx have decided to release the concept/brainstorming art for the fic! Thank you for the love and support! Enjoy!
Before we begin, the cookiesona we designed for reader (what we like to refer to you, the audience) is a design we stuck with to better help us visualise and draw! Feel free to imagine yourself in the clothes, hair, and accessories that you'd like!
Character sheet made by me!⤵️
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Brainstorming art for chp. 1, the end scene!
Made by @bemyemxx
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Brainstorming art for chp. 3, the picnic scene!
Made by @bemyemxx ⤵️
Made by me!!⤵️
(In the end, we went for the scene we have now!)
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Scene art for chp. 3, the crack on the floor!
Made by me! ⤵️ (A bit wonky and silly but in my defense, i was sleepy while drawing this :"))
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W.I.P for chp. 2, discovering the moonstone statue!
Made by me!⤵️
There will be a next post focused more on just the fun/exploring art that me and bemy made! Our love and passion for this book in seeing it loved, supported, and end runs deep ❤️🫶 thank you all for taking the time in reading our story, and here is to another 3,000 for the future of the chapters!
(Oh, and chapte 4 will be released soon, stay tuned !!~)
I genuinely don’t even know what to say right now because I still feel emotional every time I look at this 💚
This incredible fanart of Fox from Protected by a Gentle Monster was made by the insanely talented Soap (@stacyyyystami) 🫶
So many of you have asked me over time how I imagine Fox, what she looks like, what kind of energy she has…and honestly, I don’t think I could describe her as perfectly in 1000 words as this fanart somehow does. The mask details, the atmosphere, her expression, e v e r y t h i n g…this genuinely feels like looking directly into my own imagination.
This is also the very first fanart anyone has ever sent me for one of my stories, which makes this even more emotional and special to me 😭❤️
Thank you again for trusting me with something this personal and beautiful, I think I’m going to treasure this forever 💚❤️
YOU! I FOLLOWING YOU FOR FUOR YEARS!! I SHOW APPRECIATION BY TURNING THAT ONE CHARACTER OF YOURS INTO A PAPER CRAFT!! THE DESTINY CHARACTER!! IS THAT HER NAME!?!? I FORGET!! I APPRECIATE UR ART!! GOOBYE NOW!!
Oh gosh, this is a cute Destiny paper craft!! Thank you for showing me! ✨
Your return genuinely had me so excited I made two pieces of fanart (also side rant but dude I loved your fic so freaking much that by the time you came back the vet was already my own oc and it’s so funny cuz I put them through so much 😭😭)
Anyways I’m gonna go explode out of cringe now see you l8tr 😚😚
WAHHH FANART ALERT!!!! B'WAHH (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )づ♡
literally i love you so much, i know i literally dm'd you about it but thank you again for sending such adorable freaking art
i'm kind of debating on printing all of them out and eating them so they stay with me forever hrkdgjk
I'm gonna go ahead and show the one you sent way back in 2024 like right after i disappeared off the internet too because the time you've taken to create art for me is making me roll on the floor okay? okay ;u;
also idk if i told you already but seeing art from the same people over the span of like years honestly gives me life in a way i can't explain ❤︎
