i firmly believe that this space ranger hero would find his cowboy in any universe. no, i don't take constructive criticism.

@theartofmadeline
occasionally subtle
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
Sweet Seals For You, Always
Misplaced Lens Cap

⁂
No title available
Three Goblin Art
2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year

titsay
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
will byers stan first human second
DEAR READER
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open

JVL

祝日 / Permanent Vacation
noise dept.
Not today Justin

tannertan36

Janaina Medeiros

seen from Singapore
seen from United States

seen from Malaysia

seen from Malaysia
seen from Brazil
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia

seen from United States
seen from Belgium
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Brazil
seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from Brazil

seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from United States

seen from Australia
@thefikawriter
i firmly believe that this space ranger hero would find his cowboy in any universe. no, i don't take constructive criticism.
a teeny continuation from this post
i do plan for Duncan and Courtney's future selves to appear, mainly to get their dumbass kids back to their own time and it took them a while to figure out when in the past
future-Duncan: the dweeb nagged something about timestreams, yadda, yadda. nerd speech.
and for the record, future-Duncney looks the same yet different from their present time teenage selves;
Future-Duncan is taller and still lean, but he has a strong muscular build now and he still have piercings. But his entire hair had grown out and it was black as night, missing the iconic neon green mohawk. He certainly looks a lot stronger than his teen counterpart and still have the same, cocky smirk as if nothing had changed. He wears a tight, white t-shirt with a black leather vest, dark blue jeans and black combat boots. He still has his black wrist band, but no dog collar anymore and his arms are covered in tattoos.
but to funsies, Future-Courtney is what really makes TDWT-Duncan's mind to nearly explode
She almost looks the same, except she has more prominent curves in the right places and they look fuller (i'm talking about hips, thighs, chest and butt), but she has a snatched waist. She's dressed in a low-cut sweater dress that hugs her curves, a pair of khaki-colored capri-length leggings and black flats. She also has a necklace around her neck, a skull-shaped pendant in silver rested against her cleavage. Her hair was longer, reaching the end of her shoulderblades and braided with a purple ribbon at the end.
so yeah, future-Courtney is a beauty.
TDWT-Duncan realizes that whenever he imagined Courtney as an adult, his imagination was poor af because this Future-Courtney is hot.
it doesn't help that he's painfully awkward around her, not really sure what to say to the woman who's also his ex whom he had a messy breakup with recently and apparently is the woman he will marry and have three kids with. it also doesn't help that she's so easy to talk to, as if she removed the metaphorical pole from her butt.
future-Courtney: Well, well, well. If it isn’t my husband as a dumb teenager? So young and still so green. Duncan, trying to play cool: pfft, whatever. it's not like i care... Future-Courtney: Maybe I believe you when you don't look like a tomato with a cute, green mohawk. Duncan: o/////o
and it also doesn't help that Gwen becomes an utterly useless bisexual when it comes to Courtney (either versions of her, but the future Courtney is what fully awakened her bisexuality)
Duncan: She's just...wow. Can't believe she's gonna be my wife. Damn, what a woman... Gwen: Yeah...what a woman. Duncan: ...what? Gwen: What?
dw, future-Duncney will eventually return to their own time with their kids in tow and wave goodbye. fully aware that they probably made their past teenage selves' mind implode or explode, whichever comes first.
as result, Duncan, Courtney and Gwen doesn't speak for an entire day, still trying to process everything that happened in the last couple of days and to figure out where they go from here
if i were to write TDWT (and trust me, anyone is a better writer than the TDWT writers)
then i would've kept Duncan in the game from the start, for the sheer reason of hilarity. first off, he'd catch on Alejandro's bullshit from the start.
secondly, his relationship with Courtney is starting to get a little better overtime because he sees his gf bond with his bestie and is like "great, i don't have to hear them nagging anymore. also they bond over hating the queen bee, so that's cool."
so Gwuncan doesn't happen, cause that actually ruined the show for me. also, it's really OOC, so i don't know if the TD writers or producers were high on weed or something.
thirdly and most importantly, no one can tell me that Duncney wouldn't be weird about the whole torture thing in the London challenge 🤣
think about it. Gwen and Courtney was all in for putting Heather on that stretch bench. and it becomes a weird thing when Courtney said that they'd win even if they didn't have Heather, because she can last that thing longer than her. Duncan is like "what a lie!" and of course, Courtney ends up doing it to "prove a point"
so Courtney is in the stretch bench...and this awakens something in her. Duncan too. they're both being romantically weird and kinda freak-ish (your honor, they're BOTH freaks). Courtney just casually remarks "apart from my limbs being stretched beyond their limit...it's not too bad. the knot in my back is finally gone and i didn't even need a massage. also this awakens something strange in me."
Heather and Gwen are stuck as the awkward peanut gallery to Duncney's weird torture foreplay thing and Heather, after getting the next clue, just yells at them "STOP IT, YOU FREAKS! WE DON'T WANNA SEE WHAT YOU DO IN THE BEDROOM!"
both of them, on the verge of making out, acts shocked over seeing them there and Duncan just lets go of the wheel. what follows is a very awkward silence as they go to the next challenge. Gwen really didn't need this piece of information.
(in the confessional, she says that she doesn't mind seeing her two friends date and being a couple. but this was way beyond what she ever wanted to know and also, she never expected Courtney to be just as freak-ish as Duncan)
Heather keeps muttering about being put in a team with only freaks. Duncan and Courtney are a bit embarrassed, but they don't regret the stretch bench thing. trust me, they're both storing this away for another time. XD
https://www.tumblr.com/thefikawriter/795167803280867328/alright-got-an-idea-that-lived-rent-free-in-my
Does Maxine really hate Gwen from all the times?
No, she doesn't. Maxine just hates TDWT-Gwen, because she's completely unapologetic of her actions and doesn't even consider Courtney's feelings as a human person.
Back at her own time, her "Auntie Gwen" has never been dishonest about things that happened involving her, Courtney and Duncan. Never said any explicit details, only that she hasn't been a good friend at a certain time and she's making up for it. Maxine knows her Gwen as a good person.
But for now, Maxine is just being a bratty, immature teenager. XD
alright! got an idea that lived rent-free in my head since July, so if i get to suffer, you all get to suffer with me
TDWT and the EX-files episode, but because it's area 51, weirdness happens
so in the middle of the challenge, Owen accidently bumps into a machine with portal and what happens? three kids from THE FUTURE comes out of the portal. well, technically one teenager and two kids.
and yes, they are Duncney kids because somehow, things got better after years of therapy for adult!duncney and Gwen. Duncan and Courtney got married after seven years reconciling and yeah, Gwen lives with them because it turns out that she loved both of them platonically (seriously, give me some aroace gwen!)
so the kids obviously knows Gwen as their cool Auntie Gwen who paints all day, takes them out on concerts and movies, and lets them order pizza, eat loads sugar and stay after midnight whenever she babysits
future-Courtney ends up not becoming a corporate lawyer or politician (because letting her shitty parents dictate and rule her life was a massive red flag), but she is a respected university professor in law. and yes, she is very happy with her life and she doesn't regret finally standing up to her parents, cutting off contact and live her own life.
future-Duncan also has a better life; he started at working at autoshops and eventually earned enough money to earn his tattooing license and has now his own tattoo parlor shop. he still listens to heavy metal and rock, still has piercings (not facial anymore, he outgrew them), has slightly longer, black hair (he stopped dying his hair, partly because he outgrew it and partly because it costs money). he works out daily at their home gym and has his arms tattooed with his own designs.
he also have a very popular youtube channel where he pulls pranks at their nasty neighbour and HOA president (50% botox, 50% silicon, 100% evil) who won't stop badger Courtney about her "disgraceful husband, ill-mannered children, her badly kept lawn and her chunky body figure". (and he takes big offense if some fake-tanned blonde, nasty queen bee talks ill about his wife and kids!). Gwen helps out with the pranks sometimes too.
back to present time aka TDWT: the Area 51 episode
everyone has to many questions, like how did Duncan and Courtney get together after such a nasty breakup which they all saw? turns out...the kids actually don't know.
and now...introducing the Duncney kids!
Maxine "Max" she's the eldest daughter and insists to be referred as a teenager, not a kid. she's fourteen, she looks exactly like Courtney except she has Duncan's black hair. she's a bit uptight and bossy and very short-tempered, but she's very clever and is good at find solutions. she's very annoyed with her younger brother's antics and frustrated that she has to think of everything.
Harmon he's the middle child and only son. he's twelve and as of physically appearances, he's a mix of his parents; he has Courtney's complexion, hair color and freckles while he has Duncan's eyes and nose. he's cheerful, energetic, chaotic and often causes trouble, but he's very confident that everything will eventually work it. he usually says to "don't worry about small things".
Eleonora "Lele" she's the youngest daughter. she's eight, almost nine, and she's the little princess of the family. she has has Duncan's black hair, although a bit curly, and Courtney's eyes. she also have her mama's freckles and she has her father's sense of humor. she acts very cute and sweet, but she fools everyone because she's a little terror and likes to do mischief.
okay back to the drama
being the eldest daughter, Maxine knows more about her parents' "messy past" than her siblings, so she's really rude to Gwen and her currently-teen-delinquent future dad.
Courtney is having very mixed feelings. she's not in the best mindset or emotionally stable ever since Tyler revealed "the Gwuncan kiss". but then she looks at her children and feels a surge of maternal instinct. Lele, her youngest future child, is overjoyed to see her "mami" again and hugs Courtney. Harmon isn't far behind her and jump-hugs his future mom.
Maxine is very annoyed and yells at them "YOU TWO! STOP ENJOYING THIS!" and it's sorta revealed that this whole time-travelling mishap is because Harmon couldn't keep his hands to himself when they were visiting "Aunt LeShawna and Uncle Harold" and Harmon just had to touch Harold's weird 'temporal distortion' machine.
all Duncan takes from this is "so Harold fucked up?" and Harmon just nods with a big smile.
Maxine: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! Who asked you to touch everything you see?! I gave you one job! KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF! Why can't you do as you're being told to?! Harmon: Well, then why was it so easy to pick the lock to his office? Uncle Harold should've thought of that. He knows who our dad is. :) Maxine: ... Harmon: What's the matter? Cat's got your tongue? :D Maxine: I don't care what mom says, I'm gonna kill you little shit! Harmon: Mom! Dad! Max is trying to kill me again!
fyi, Duncan can't stop laughing because his future kids are hilarious. he completely forgets about how he and Gwen apparently doesn't last. and he really wants his kids to exist (he nearly thought he wouldn't be able to have any) and he's not exactly completely over Courtney.
except it kinda sucks that his eldest daughter is antagonizing him and trying to hit him with a baseball bat.
and while Maxine and Harmon are bickering, Lele has found some green paint and is trying to dye her hair to be like her daddy
(don't worry, Gwen did damage control, removed the paint bucket from her, picked her up and walked off like a seasoned babysitter)
Courtney goes through all five stages of grief when she realizes that her own children are chaotic lunatics. she doesn't even snap when Gwen (she hesitated for a moment) gently pats her shoulder as comfort.
Courtney: This is it...I'm doomed. I'm fated to have four damn kids...a delinquent moss infestation to husband and three children... Gwen: Maybe it's not all that bad? It seems like you're pretty happy with your life in the future. Courtney: ... Gwen: What is it? Courtney: You seem to take it pretty well that you and the ogre isn't staying together for long. Gwen: Kinda shocked me first, but I guess I can trust future me's judgement. And it can't be that bad to be their cool auntie Gwen.
don't worry, i didn't forget about the others; Owen is so happy that they worked it out that he's crying loudly. Heather remarks that here's the downfall of humanity; kids with Duncan and Courtney's dna. Alejandro is certain that the kids' existence will distract everyone long enough for him to win. Sierra has a field day about "Duncney surviving despite everything". Tyler and Cody takes bets if Maxine will become so pissed off that she eventually rip out someone's spine with her bare hands.
...everyone mutually agrees to not let Chris McPain to find out about this (sweet thought, but it's a losing bet. he will find out and he will cause more drama on purpose. don't worry, he'll wish he didn't once the three kids are done with him.)
on a funnier note; Duncan has never been happier to hear that none of his future kids are the slightest interested in his family's cop tradition ("YES! suck on that, old man!") and Courtney is clinging to the hope that any of her kids might be interested in a respectable profession at some point ("or maybe I should just be grateful is no one of my kids is a juvenile delinquent.")
anyho, let me know if you want a continuation of this au or not :P
just a silly TDA idea i got
it's like this; everything's the same, except there were a lot of complaints to the show that Chef dressing in a dress wasn't "child-friendly" or "appropiate"
so Chris, being Chris, decided that they need a non-competing cast member to the show. basically like an NPC, but cute so no one complains
he picked Courtney.
not that she ever agreed on it. she was just "persuaded" aka the interns kidnapped her (orders, can't go against it) to the movie set and Chris just said "just dress up to the challenge, sit there and be pretty. gives them some motivation to win"
this is a total trainwreck and he knows it.
Courtney's first appearence as the "NPC" is in the beach challenge episode.
Duncan gets the shock of his life when he sees "The Mermaid Princess". ya know. HIS GIRLFRIEND
suddenly his motivation is dialed up to eleven and he locks in.
Gwen, as the team leader, suffers second-hand embarrassment because suddenly her cool, tough best friend is making a goddamn fool out of himself to impress "his princess"...and beat the shit of Justin who flirted with her and decided to be the one to rescue the mermaid princess (honestly, he had lot of potential to be the season villain, as it was originally planned)
Trent has no idea what to so with this situation, but he finds it hilarious and it distracts him from his current relationship troubles with Gwen, so he's the normal one here.
bonus:
Gwen: alright, let's focus on actually winning this challen-...where's Duncan? Heather, files her nails: the criminal is hitting on the fish girl. *the Gaffers looks to the side, seeing Duncan flirting with the NPC mermaid princess aka Courtney* Leshawna: oh hell no! Juvie CAN'T be serious! Gwen: *groans* Great...exactly what we needed. A distracted Duncan. Harold: was it really such a great idea to bring Courtney to play the mermaid princess? DJ: i don't think she even agreed on it, given how much she yelled at Chris for kidnapping. Heather: *scoffs* whatever, she's just a glorified fish with a human head, that's all.
-meanwhile-
Courtney: Duncan, go away and focus on the challenge! Duncan: No can do, babe. What if you swim away? A slimeball might catch you in their filthy net. ;) Courtney: As if I can move at all with this thing on my lower half! It's heavy! What did Chris do, fill it with rocks?! Duncan, smirks: Speaking of rocks, you know what's hard- Courtney, flustered and shrieks: GWEN, COME AND DRAG YOUR ANNOYING TEAMMATE AWAY FROM ME! *Gwen comes and drags Duncan away to the team* Gwen: come on, Romeo. you can flirt later.
the entire thing was a disaster, but the Gaffers still won as in canon. Chris decided to keep Courtney around as the NPC for challenges, for funsies. he also said that if she behaves, she might earn the right to compete.