"When becoming the ninja at 14, having a support system is very important, but I know these guys got me! glad I have all of them to help me out with this ninja stuff- could you imagine how I'd do if I had to keep it to myself?! Well. And Howard. BUT JUST ME AND HOWARD?!? I mean we'd be entertaining enough for a radio show-"
Based off the suggestion of @artistic-harlom-world made on the original anniversary post!
I'm gonna be so fr with y'all, I made this one last week so this may be the most detailed piece out of the artworks we're gonna get BUT THATS OKAY!! I think the crew scenes will have at least one colored piece- but every other art piece will be in a monochromatic color palette, thank you for listening🫡
After doing a Sasha x Finja High School AU, I went down the AU rabbit hole in typical fashion; which brought me to a handwavey 50s/60s AU, ft. waiter!Kuni & biker/greaser!Sasha. Here's a little snippet:
"Here for your usual, Sasha?" Kuni feels her smile before he sees it, but he glances up from the notepad that's more prop than tool anyways.
If fireworks could be made mortal, they'd be named Sasha Cunningham. Lips chapped from the breeze, because god forbid this woman sacrifices coolness for safety, pull into a bright grin, curving her eyes. Her eyeliner was slightly smudged, as if she'd accidentally rubbed her eyes and hadn’t gotten the chance to notice and fix the blemish. Her purple mane flowed wildly, making her look perpetually in motion even when sitting still.
"You finally called me Sasha. Congrats, you're officially my favourite waiter!" she teased.
"I'm the only waiter here." Kuni pointed out.
"It's the principle!" Sasha tutted wagging her finger.
"Anything else?" Kuni asked.
"A moment of your time? C'mon darling, if you're gonna stay on your feet, you may as well cut a rug." Sasha hummed, boot tip drawing circles on the tiled floor.
"I'm working." as if that's every stopped Sasha, as if anything in the world could restrain this woman once she puts her mind to something.
"One song." Sasha bargained. "Just one song and I'll be outta your hair."
Kuni pursed his lips behind his mask. Sasha was a good dancer and somehow, she always managed to pick his favourite songs on jukebox. She was more powerful than chaos incarnate, because she was infectious. Every time, she swept him off his feet and every time after he's gained his wits, he can never find it in himself to pull away.
"One dance." Kuni said firmly before walking towards another table that definitely had a mug in need of refilling.
"I'll hold you onto that." Sasha blew him a kiss.
Kuni didn't turn around. He didn't need to when the blush spreading to the tips of his ears and the nape of his neck spoke volumes.
Reminder that Sasha Cunningham belongs to @flightlessribbons!
Pt. 1 for the AU drawings! Gonna work on some more tonight, but I wanted to work on fleshing out the groups different dynamics with each other and their own personalities in my drawings 👍
EDIT: OMG I FORGOT ONE OF THE PIC THERE WE GO I JUST ADDED IT
A woman by many names: "The Pit Viper", "The Ninja", "Mom"; Mama Cunningham is full of surprises!
Transcript under the cut!
1st comic:
PLOP PLOP: I got a question.
[30 yr. Old Sasha]
SASHA: Shoot.
PLOP PLOP: Who was Randy's dad?
Too much? My bad—
SASHA: NONO IT'S FINE—
I JUST KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LAUGH AT ME!!!
PLOP PLOP: OKAY NOW I'M CURIOUS.
SASHA: AUUUUUGH — OKAY, OKAY!
When I was younger, I rolled with a bad crowd sometimes, and they'd invite me to parties. I had a one night stand with a guy there, never saw him again.
PLOP PLOP: What the hell is the embarrassing part?
SASHA: … I'm getting there.
So…it was…a costume party.
AAAAnd he had a costume…that was very well liked at the party…by many people. Including me…
PLOP PLOP: Failing to see the issue here.
SASHA: It was the costume itself that's very embarrassing.
PLOP PLOP: Was it…an eggplant?
SASHA: No.
PLOP PLOP: A cowboy?
SASHA: That's a normal costume.
PLOP PLOP: A cat?
SASHA: No, that was mine actually.
PLOP PLOP: Is it normal embarrassing, or embarrassing for you specifically.
SASHA: FOR ME.
PLOP PLOP: Hah, well that doesn't help me guess.
The only embarrassing thing I can think of for you, and only you? That would be you having a one night stand with a First Ninja impersonator or something like that, hah!
SIIIIIIIIPPPP
WAIT SHUT UP— WAS THAT IT?! NO FUCKIN' JUICE—
SASHA: AAAAAAAAAA— SO WHAT IF IT WAS?!!!
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME, EVERYONE JUST CALLING HIM MAN-GONG BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HIT IT—
PLOP PLOP: AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAAAA
2nd comic:
Ist panel:
SASHA CUNNINGHAM:
Former fighter at the Pit, used to run around with Mac Antfee's crew when she was younger
Bartender at the Pit/Ninja
VICTOR TO SASHA:
hounds the Pit for their taxes
SASHA TO VICTOR:
hates his guts
BOTH:
Had a one night stand at a costume party (he didn't know about Randy for a while)
VICTOR VON VAN:
Mac Antfee's right hand man, a corrupt member of the council
Phony philanthropist
Tried to threaten Sasha with trying to take Randy from her when he learned about him
Comic:
AROUND THE TIME RANDY WAS TURNING 14…
Victor had gotten hold of two chaos pearls and was threatening Sasha to take custody of Randy.
Sasha asked him to the Norrisville dam with totally no motives to kill him. [Sarcasm]
Though at the challenge at the dam— Victor struck first! He poisoned Sasha and said this was much easier than a custody battle!
Effectively pissed off, Sasha decided to kill him.
An intense battle broke out, Ninja vs. 2 pearls, but Sasha ended the duel when Victor fell off the dam (that he ironically funded)
That night, Sasha succumbed to the poison, and passed away.
After I was done bouncing off the walls from savouring @flightlessribbons' Sasha lore dump post, my brain immediately cooked up a self-indulgent extra cheesy high school AU, ft. sukeban!Sasha & golden honors student Kuni/First Ninja.
Sasha courts Kuni by popping in through his classroom window to drop off bentos like a demented stray cat. Kuni gripes about her to Plop Plop while scarfing down said bento because he doesn't like wasting food, that's all, Plop Plop I'm still ranting, what's with the shit-eating grin-
BONUS:
What Sasha doodles in her diary as she lies in bed, giggling & kicking her feet + what I can't unsee the longer I stare at their hair:
