Where Every Scroll is a New Adventure
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because I'm still sick, which means reader has to suffer and be sick, too. sorry not sorry๐๐ฉท.
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regardless of a boosted immune system, an increased recovery time, and the convenience of being indestructible, even superheroes get sick from time to time. unfortunately, you're stubborn and would much rather aid your boyfriend and his family with the day's super-tasks than rest up.
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fem!girlfriend!reader x billy batson - she/her/hers pronouns! - reader has the powers of shazam as well!
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post shazam!: fury of the gods
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reader being sick :/ - cough/cold&flu medicine side effects - lots of fluff/billy looking after you - reader wanting to play hero so, so bad bro lmao - cussing (not a lot at all) (honestly, just start assuming all of my writing will have curse words in it๐)
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Billy Batson had been in the middle of stuffing your pillow with a freshly frozen icepack before both of your attentions had been pulled towards your TV, watching in alarm as some beastly creature continued to mutilate downtown Philadelphia. You couldn't quite make out its features, nor what it was exactly the reporter was saying, her newscaster-like tone and the picture on the screen all just a blur to you.
Too ill feeling to put some clarity on it, all you knew was that it was certainly dangerous and was definitely a call for superhero duty. Mildly delirious or not.
"Let me come with you...!" You boasted rather confidently for someone with flem still stuck in your nose, throat, and chest, and your head pounding so hard you regretted the act of shooting up in bed.
"Absolutely not." Billy rejected your demand immediately, turning back just to shake his head at you while you attempted at more protests.
"*cough* - But I can- I could help-"
Your voice strained terribly while more coughs interrupted, proving Billy's unspoken point more than enough. And even then, he'd still use the perfect timing of your sickly hacks to double down on it.
"And that's exactly why you're not coming. You need to rest so you can get better."
"Oh my god, it's just a cough. I'll be okay, I can do this."
Again, you were shot another shake of the head, along with a deadpanned look of disbelief as he made his way closer in order to stop you from pushing your blankets and sheets away.
"You can barely get up fast without feeling dizzy, but you think you can stop that?"
He pointed back at the TV, the monster actively knocking into buildings and wreaking havoc amongst crowds of running citizens.
You nodded as though you were an eager puppy, wide eyes staring back into his along with a lazy smile as if to fake like you were all better.
Unfortunately for you, Billy wasn't buying it.
"Yeah, no, lay down..."
"But-"
"And with luck, we'll have it all handled before dinner. I'll come back to check on you, 'kay?"
He hardly acknowledged your pleas, informing you that with help from his siblings, things would go smoothly. Without you.
Pressing a gentle kiss to your forehead before replacing it with a cool, damp rag, you tried a final attempt at convincing him to let you come along, fight the good fight rather than wallow in bad health.
"Billy..."
The simple call of his name and a pouty look during his urge into laying you down.
Pushing at your shoulders, he succeeded, smiling above you while you gave in to the warmth of your bed once more. He tucked you in and then backed away towards your window, opening it with the intention to jump while you watched, fighting sleep.
"I love you, (Y/N). Rest. Please."
With a pained sigh, both of disappointment and from the literal ache of your body, you did as told and heeded his words.
"Fine. I love you, too."
He smiled, and then, he was gone. A crack of thunder after a loud, "Shazam!!" the last thing you heard before forcing yourself not to worry any longer.
You'd trust your boyfriend and his siblings. Like he said, they'd surely have everything done and cleaned up by the time you finished your nap. No need for your appearance, taking some much needed recovery from the cold that ravaged your normal body.
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"Look, ma'am, that's real sweet of you, but I-... You should really get outta' here!"
"But if I could just have you answer a few more questions, I mean...! I'm sure the public would love to know!"
"Who are you, Lois Lane? You've gotta be the most persistent reporter ever, lady...!"
It was the muffled shouts of adults that brought you back from your sleep some thirty minutes later. If you could even call it that. It was more like a delirious limbo, a point between consciousness and dreamland, all while a fever brewed and festered regardless of the now warm rag that coated over your forehead.
Hell, your pajamas could easily pass as the small towel on your head, drenched in your sweat while you groaned and pushed yourself up weakly. Your body continued to ache, nose stuffy and running at the same time, and god, did you want nothing more than to drink a gallon of water to soothe your sore throat.
Instead, you forced your eyes to open, squinting at the TV in hopes of gauging the situation that Billy assured you would be solved by now.
"bAcK tO cHecK oN y0u bEfOre dInNeR!" He had said, or something like that, which left you rolling your eyes now in the present. Half an hour later, he and his siblings were still struggling to clear out civilians from the scene! Had they even begun to tackle the beast that still roamed free on top of your beloved city? You figured not, considering you could quite literally feel the ground shaking due to its thunderous steps and loud roars.
You had to go. You couldn't not. It's very obvious they needed your help, at least with crowd control or as distraction, something! Whatever you could do to help, to save lives, you'd be more than happy to do it. Even while sick, even if it meant giving up some of your resting time to help those in need. It was what being a superhero was all about, wasn't it?
All of this power... there was no way you could just sit here and do nothing with it! Besides, it's not like anyone would really even notice that you were sick. Sure, you did get dizzy when you rose from the bed, standing on your own two feet. And yeah, your head pounded, and your nose caused your voice to dawn a nasal tone. But you could still fight, couldn't you?
You had to, with only one way to find out...
You went to your bathroom, scanning your medicine cabinet for the bottle of Cold & Flu medicine, and recklessly drank a few swallows straight from the bottle. You did so in hopes it'd hold you over for the next couple of hours, at the very least, curing your symptoms just enough to where your sickness wouldn't affect your performance.
With haste, you were back in your room, preparing yourself for the transformation from your regular self to your super-self, all with the use of the simple, magic word...
"Sha-...ahchoo...!"
Okay, that was gross.
Wiping your nose from the snot and clearing your throat with several "ahem"s and rough coughs, you tried again, moving yourself towards your window just as Billy had and checking to make sure there were no bystanders or any members of your family around to see you.
"Shazam!!"
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"What about the monster?!" Darla shouted amongst the sea of endless screaming people and loud roars of the beast ahead, floating towards her brothers nearby with a look of concern dawning her adult features.
Billy's face mimicked hers, looking up at the beast and then back towards helpless people running in fear in all sorts of scattered directions. It was confusing, to say the least, but he'd do his best to make up for it as long as no one got injured on his watch.
"Uhh... I think we should keep clearing out people! They'll get hurt if we don't protect them!"
"But-!" Eugene started, though Billy clearly wasn't having it. One could even say the stress had gotten to him, this event definitely taking longer than anticipated with more public property being destroyed by the minute. Which meant longer clean-up duty. Which meant late dinner, which meant no time to check up on you, and-
"We'll get there when we get there!" Was his final (and pretty lax) answer, only for Freddy to swoop down and point out the next impending tragedy.
"Well, if we're gonna get there, we should get there now because it's gonna destroy the town hall!"
And it was true, the grotesque being merrily on its way towards arguably one of the most important landscapes in the city. Of course the townhall, of all buildings ever...
"Gee, thanks, Captain Obvious...!" Billy huffed, Freddy merely giving a two-finger salute in order to further solidify his frivolous behavior.
"You're welcome, Captain You-Obviously-Don't-Know-What-You're- Doing...!"
Pedro was next to return to the scene, his face twisted in oncoming question as his eyes shifted between the monster, the building, and back again.
"I mean... Do we really need the town hall? 'Cause it's super white and boring-"
"Pedro...!"
"I- What?!"
And finally, Mary. The wisest of the siblings, surely, and growing increasingly harrowed by the current events and the fact that her brothers and sister were not aiding in the fight whatsoever.
"Yes, we do need the town hall, and us standing around talking about it is not helping anything...!"
"What're we thinking?" Freddy murmured, having leaned over to Billy in hopes of their older sister not being able to hear them.
"Captain Bossy."
"Definitely."
A sudden battle cry caused their heads to snap up away from the monster and towards an incoming ball of lightning and fury. Your eyes glowed the same color as your supersuit, fist cocked back with the intention to slam every last bit of force and power you've accumulated onto your enemy. With a loud, cracking sound, it was safe to assume your hit had connected, your entire body colliding with the beast with so much force that the both of you went toppling over onto-
Oh...
"See? Told you we didn't need it." Pedro smiled and nodded, admiring your bravery and the fact you had managed to subdue the monster with one nearly fatal blow.
Mary, though unamused, marveled at the scene just the same before Billy gave a harsh sigh and a shake of the head.
"I told her to stay in bed..."
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A mere moment had passed where you were in and out of consciousness (for the second time today, might I add), the only thing filling your vision being clouds upon clouds of smoke? Steam? Whichever the case, it caused an eerie, foggy atmosphere that didn't really seem to help your already mildly delirious state. Although, you had to admit, you were quite proud of yourself for taking down the threat in one go, having been pretty unsure of the amount of damage you'd be able to deal in your current state.
You slowly brought yourself to your feet, trying your best to squint through the "fog" in order to make out your whereabouts until you had looked down, taking notice of the weirdly textured road you stood on. It was a deep, deep maroon color. Rough and scaly, almost like a raisin and... moving?
You could've sworn that it - whatever you were standing on - was rising and sinking just the slightest. But, then again, you couldn't exactly trust your vision right now, the effects of your medicine kicking in with a weird, head-spinning affect that caused you to almost miss the loud shout of your name.
"(Y/N)!!" Billy called into the clearing mist, hands cupped over his mouth and very grateful in the moment that his adult voice was loud and deep. He was sure his calls could be heard from miles away, let alone a few feet, his worry growing when he still didn't receive a response despite that fact.
"Baby, where are you...?!"
A smile creeped onto your face at the pet name, turning and looking towards the sound of his voice. It was when the golden glow of his lightning emblem came into view that you allowed excitement to swell in your chest, calling back out to him with a squeal laced in your raspy voice.
"I'm down here, I'm okay! Did you see what I did?! I literally took it out with one punch!"
When Billy was finally able to catch sight of you, another breath of relief left his throat, hurrying towards your wobbly figure and steadying you once he felt your grip on his biceps.
"Yes, I saw, and I'm concerned because I thought I told you to stay in bed."
"Aww, c'mon, dude...!" You practically whined. "I'm totally fine, I literally feel fine! Plus, it was obvious you needed my help, so-"
"We had it handled, (Y/N)."
"Oh, is that why I-..." Harsh coughs cut into whatever attitude you were about to dunk on your boyfriend, stepping away to cover your mouth as he nodded knowingly.
"It doesn't matter when you're still sick and should be resting."
"It's *cough* fine, I'm *cough-cough* I'm fine."
He didn't have time to offer up more lectures with his deadpanned look, his siblings swift to join you two with gracious smiles of their own at your appearance and quick take down.
"That was sick, you know how sick that was?! If I could do an instant replay, I would because that was awesome!" Freddy gushed, blowing your ego higher than need be as Pedro offered up a fist bump. You returned it eagerly, only to pout again when Billy didn't hesitate to inform them all of your unfortunate status.
"You wanna know what else is sick? Her. She is. She's sick and really should not be here-"
"-But I am, and I did my part, and now everything's fine and you're just mad 'cause you're a hater...!" You huffed, being exaggerative with your arms and hands that caused Billy to give you a weird look.
"What are you, drunk?"
You took offense to the half-joking question, unsure as to why he'd ask such a thing when you felt perfectly fine and dandy. Like, cloud nine, hazy eyes, and the weird urge to run a marathon yet so, so sleepy at the same time.
"Am I drunk or am I sick, Batson, which is it?"
A pause, attitude dwindling.
"'Cause...'cause I dunno', either..."
He pinched the bridge of his nose, shaking his head once more in what could only be a mixture of dissatisfaction and worry.
"You took too much medicine before you got here, didn't you..."
Barely even a question, the obvious answer being yes, you could only scoff and toss your head to the side.
"No, just half the bottle..."
"That's way too much." Mary commented, nodding her head solemnly.
Before anyone could continue the odd conversation, the ground they stood on began to rise and fall a lot heavier than before.
"I knew it!" You shouted alarmingly loud, startling the siblings as they struggled to keep balance on the surface that was now beginning to rumble.
"Knew what?!" Freddy exclaimed. "What do you know?!"
"I thought I was hallucinating, but I'm not! We're not on the ground!" You informed, the shaking growing more violent by the second.
"What?!"
"(Y/N), please explain...!" Mary further urged, and before you could, a coughing fit stopped you from doing so and left everyone else in the dark, Billy trying his best to come to your side for comfort only for everyone to lose their balance the higher the "ground" rose.
Without second thought, Eugene flew upwards to get a better look at the entire scene, the rest of you quickly following in suit until you were all high enough in the sky to see that the monster was not yet finished with its rampage.
"(Y/N), hit it with another falcon punch!!" Freddy urged, Billy already shaking his head while giving an answer before you could.
"No, no, do not do that, she doesn't even feel well enough to be flying, look at her...!"
And it was true, your flying abilities suffering majorly from lack of health and increase of the medicine taking full affect making you drowsy and unfocused. You struggled to stay steady in the air, using Billy's arm as a crutch in case you were to suddenly drop from the sky. Hell, even the lightning emblem on your chest was dimming in and out as if you were literally on the verge from powering down while you spoke nasaly.
"He's...he's right, I feel- I'm pretty sure all of my power went into that one attack."
Freddy, dramatically, tossed his arms up into the air before dropping them at his sides.
"Oh, great, so we're screwed."
Protests from his siblings swiftly followed, all of them coming forth at the same time that left Freddy lifting his open palms up into the air in surrender.
"Oh, real nice, bro..." - "We're right here, y'know." - "Don't say that, we can do this...!" - "Okay, (Y/N)'s not the only one who can throw a punch, man!" - "Maybe if we spent less time talking and letting the sick girl do all of the work..."
"Sorry-sorry, my bad, I didn't realize you guys were so sensitive about this...!"
Fortunately, amongst the chaos of their words and the beast slowly rising from the ruins of Philadelphia's town hall for round two, your brain managed to fumble through half of a thought. An idea that could possibly work if executed correctly. A real plan, something that would help, which is what you came here to do, after all.
And sure, maybe you were too weak to carry it out alone, but the entire reason Billy had shared his power with you in the first place was because he trusted you. The same goes for all of his siblings. Because all of you together made a great team.
Besides, a half-assed plan was better than none at all.
So, without further ado...
"What-...What if y'all just... what if we stayed on the monster and then we just used our hands and then...boom. Right?"
You gained looks of concern and confusion at your nonsensical murmurs, the group making it known that whatever had just left your lips made zero sense to them even though you had been pretty confident in the fact that you came across perfectly clear.
Freddy was the first to prove otherwise, though, a barely audible, "...what?" leaving his throat as Billy gave you a look of sympathy and care.
"You're delirious, babe..."
"No, stop, I'm being serious...!" You croaked while pushing him away, which in hindsight, wasn't in your best interest when you were doing good just to stay afloat as well as dealing with an oncoming migrane. You fought to ignore that as well.
"Sounds like someone needs a nap." Eugene quipped, leaving Freddy and Darla to snicker to themselves while you gave what should've been a scoff, but what ended up coming out was more of a weak cough.
"Shut up, Eugene, I'm-!" Taking a second to gather your words, you tried again, doing your best to convey your plan once more.
"We all have lightning powers, don't we? We could land on the monster... and-and boom! Y'know?"
With the movements of your hands and fingers, you nodded as if to confirm that they understood this time around. Unfortunately, no one seemed to catch on, Mary the only one staring ahead rather than at you in confusion until something in her brain seemed to click, and she was suddenly coming towards you with a smile.
"Wait... Wait, I think I understand!"
"You do?!" You jinxed with your boyfriend, your words laced with a tone of relief and excitement while Billy's held more of a shock and surprise.
Mary nodded briskly, taking your hands in hers upon delivering her praise.
"Yes, (Y/N), you're a genius, oh my gosh! Why didn't I think of that?!"
With the two of you giving relieved laughs in understanding of one another, Darla was the first the point out the obvious for the rest of the group, leaving room for Mary to explain your plan much better than you had twice before.
"Am I the only one really confused right now?"
"Guys, we have to electrocute the monster, that's the only way it's going down. And I think, what (Y/N) means is, if we all use our powers together as much as we can like she did when she knocked it out, we'll generate enough electricity to do so."
"Yes!!" You confirmed with a mix of exasperation and relief in your hoarse voice, leaning your head against Billy's shoulder as if just the act of talking about your plan tired you out.
It made you wonder if you'd be strong enough to participate in executing, the feeling of letting down those around you much worse than any monster attacking the city or illness attacking your body.
Billy could sense this, raising and dropping the shoulder your head rested upon to grab your attention before delivering playful encouragement.
"Huh. Remind me never to doubt your sick-brain."
Sniffling, you nodded, appreciating his efforts and gaining back some of that lost confidence.
"Damn right."
It wasn't long before your plan had been put into action, one sibling distracting the monster long enough for another to land on it unsuspectingly until, one by one, all of you had your hands firmly planted on a part of its body. Counting down the seconds, you guys generated any and all electricity your bodies had stored into your hands and finally, found yourselves practically frying the beast to ash.
For the last time today, it fell. And thankfully, not on top of any more buildings. You were happy to witness it all, let alone be a part of it, nodding as if to pat yourself on the back for doing good. You certainly deserved it, you felt, seeing as all of your power went drained, and you were even too sick to stand. You convinced yourself to sit, leaning up against a large wall of rubble in attempts to recuperate.
"Just need to catch my breath..." You reasoned with yourself as though your eyes weren't half a blink away from fully closing.
"Need a second..." You coughed, head spinning with the urge to succumb to the cold that left even super-you ill-advantaged.
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"(Y/N)...!!" Mary called into the debris, only having run into her own siblings rather than you. This worried her, especially once it had been revealed that you were fighting while sick. It also made her wonder why such mystical and magical abilities couldn't cancel out such a common flu or virus. She'd definitely be found reading up on the matter later, that's for sure...
But, until then, the search continued, Billy joining his older sister's side with a familiar concern he always harbored for you.
"(N/N)...!! Where you at, babe?!"
"You don't think she got crushed, do you?"
Mary rolled her eyes before lightly slapping the arm of her other brother, Freddy never one to learn to keep his badly timed jokes to himself.
"Don't say that, we're already worried enough...!"
"Agh-! I didn't mean it...!"
"There she is...!" Darla cheered, pointing up ahead to where you had peacefully laid yourself to rest.
Okay, that sounded a little morbid, but it's meant in the literal sense, not to worry.
Although it's not like they could tell the same, the view to them more of an alarming take on what should've been a more joyous reunion.
With super-speed Billy had almost forgotten he possessed, he was by your side in an instant, crouching down and allowing a giant wave of relief to wash over him when he was granted a clear look of your rising and falling chest. You were still breathing (thank god), and pretty heavily, he noticed, his gaze trailing upwards to inspect your face for any marks or bruises.
He found none, only the beads of sweat on your forehead and your eyes sunken in while you lightly snored, unable to breathe through your nose even in slumber.
"She's okay..." He had spoken to himself at first, a final act of reassurance he hadn't realized he needed before pulling himself together and turning back to shout.
"She's okay...!!"
Naturally, this woke you, your eyes fluttering open and a smile gracing your features at the sound of his voice.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." You apologized, fighting back a yawn as you placed a cold hand into Billy's warm one. "I was just...sleepin'. Tired."
"That's what you get for pushing yourself." He half-joked, granting you a smile of his own that brought some heat back to your cheeks.
"You should've stayed home." He reiterated for what seemed like the millionth time this late afternoon.
"Sorry. Just really needed to help you guys..."
"You did. By a lot." He admitted, gently urging you to your feet. "You did good, really."
You laughed weakly, thankfully using Billy for support as the rest of the siblings approached, glad you were okay, up, and even trying to walk.
"That's all I wanted."
"Say the word." Billy coaxed, and for once, you heeded his advice and muttered it with the hopes that you'd suddenly return home. Safe, sound, and in your warm, cozy bed.
Alas, that was wishful thinking. Instead, you were transformed back to your regular self, gently held in Billy's adult arms with the warmth exuding from his lightning emblem lulling you back to sleep much faster than expelling large quantities of magical power ever could.
"I'm taking her home." He announced, sure of himself this time around before swiftly adding, "And she's gonna stay there...!"
As if you could actually hear him and his directive attitude, he looked down at your figure cuddled against him before going on.
"And hopefully, she'll be better soon enough for people to thank her."
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"Hey, I think my sinuses are finally staring to clear up...!" You sniffled, basking in the glory that was a full, clear breath of air. Oh, how you missed air. How you missed breathing without issue, and-
"ah-cHOO!!"
"Bless you."
And... back to square one.
"Thanks..."
Normally, you'd apologize for spreading your germs, possibly passing on your sickness to your boyfriend. But, right now, cuddled up against him and finding solace in his care was all you concerned yourself with, having already thanked him a million times as he let the news channel run on your TV.
You got lucky, able to see that your selfless acts hadn't been in vain and that it really was for the best that you had gone out and helped when you felt needed.
"Feeling better?" Billy inquired, placing quick chaste kisses along your temple and forehead upon seeing the tiny smile that graced your features. You nodded against him; though not in regards to your sickness, you certainly did feel better about yourself, drifting off to sleeping knowing your city was safe and to the sound of your boyfriend's heartbeat.
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squealing like the little girl I am, lemme stop omg๐ญโ๐ฝ-
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me๐
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this is basically like my personal version of marvel's 'what if...?', I'm so geeked, dude. what if... freddy freeman was never given the powers of shazam? a take from @anon-2019, expanded on by me.
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non-specified - alternate universe
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cussing - me and anon's endless thoughts - freddy being the best at everything he does because he's that guy fr๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ.
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๐จ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐. . .
I want you to know how mad I am at the fact tumblr, once again, fucked me over and wouldn't let me edit your original ask as a draft so I had to delete it...
and as you can see, I screenshotted it all before doing so, so I deeply apologize for not being able to just answer the ask directly...
but omg I adore the creativity of this, holy shit dude !!!! personally, I've always resonated with freddy being on the more creative side of things (much like the other job ideas you listed), so flight attendant never crossed my mind ! on that note...
you can't tell me freddy wouldn't be absolutely charming and rizzing up all of his passengers and co-workers๐๐คญ. and he likes to make a show of doing the whole 'make sure you fasten your seat belts, and this is how to work your oxegyn masks' thing, you know what I'm talking about?
and handing out snacks would be this whole other ordeal, he'd be launching them bitches across the isle if he missed someone or would be settling small disputes with his horribly timed comedy. and babies? yeah, they don't cry on his flights, he's making sure of it, making faces and entertaining them (other attendants are constantly trying to work shifts with him because of this). he gives older kids tours of what he's allowed to show them, telling elderly folk they don't look a day over twenty, all of that shit.
and don't let him work first class !! he's absolutely clapping back at all of the snobby folk (it's a wonder he still has his job), and then on the occasions where they're the nice rich type, bro is popping wine bottles with them, indulging in their life stories, cracking an immense amount of jokes and making MASSIVE tips cuz freddy freeman is likeable in EVERY universe, including yours, idc, I said what I said...
plus, he's flying. he's doing what he always dreamed to do; he's in the sky, free and seeing all of the tiny people, places, and things below him. night, day, clear skies, rainy clouds, it doesn't matter. the shakiness of the turbulence and the sound of a jet engine can be drowned out with earbuds, he can kick back and relax after a long shift, it. does. not. matter. the downs are worth it because he's up.
freddy is flying, and he's happier than a mf doing it, and and and- *starts crying*.
I love him, so much, my soulmate๐ฅน๐.
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๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ :
@anon-2019
๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ :
429 words
๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ :
none :(
๐ฌ๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐...
I literally just came up with this little drabble, and I'm sorry, but it's funny to me, so-
but anyway, two more shazam fics are on the way pretty soon (one freddy, one billy), and then I got a stranger things/mike wheeler request after that, so be on the lookout :) !
ใ โก ใ oneshot/crack-fic
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ :
reader loves it when billy showcases his power. billy loves showing off to his girlfriend. it's a win-win situation, to be honest.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ :
fem!girlfriend!reader x billy batson - she/her/hers pronouns!
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ :
post shazam!: fury of the gods
๐๐/๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ :
yelling/screaming (in a good way, dw) - lots of begging from reader lmao - billy being easily swayed bc he wuvs you๐ฅฐ - dang, this is kinda crazy sounding outta context, huh? - anyways - this whole thing is just very berry cute, methinks - good vibes only, supa good vibes onlyโจ๏ธ - shrek reference
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"Do the thing!"
It was a sudden squeal, almost as if you'd been holding it back for a while. Not to mention, the walk back to his place had been comfortably silent the whole time before, your hand in his with both stuffed off in his coat pocket in order to shield them from the cold, winter weather.
Although, the squeezes you would give occasionally should've been somewhat of a warning sign. Billy just figured it was a silent, "I love you" of some sort, returning the action every time with butterflies in his chest that kept him warm.
He never would've guessed them as a sign for an incoming fangirl moment. And so, to be sure...
"What thing?"
Not that he wasn't genuinely confused, of course.
"Ya'know... the thing that I like?"
He looked down at you, met with your beaming smile back up at him that brought on one of his own. Still unsure, though, merely repeating the words you had jingled to him all of the sudden back to you in a tone of skepticism.
"The thing you like?"
"Yeah!" You chriped, waiting for him to catch on excitedly, only to be mildly disappointed when that moment never came and he shook his head in dismiss.
"...I don't know, I'm still lost."
"Billy, noo..." You whined, nudging him a bit with your side as the walk continued. "Pleaseeee?"
"What thing?!"
And before you could fully explain yourself, you saw a look in the emerald of his eyes that told you he was faking, the boy having caught on by this point and leaving you to huff and turn away.
"...Stop, you know what I'm talking about, you're just being mean."
Deep chuckles came from his chest, Billy nodding to himself in amusement after you had realized he was teasing you. And, because it was in his nature, he continued to do so until you would ask properly.
"You're right, I do know. I just wanna hear you say it."
"Mncht." You clicked your tongue but didn't give in to the vexing feeling of your boyfriend complicating the process, keeping strong at your pleads in hopes to simply just wear him down.
"Billyyy...please do the thing? Please?"
"C'monnnn..." He urged, nudging his shoulder with yours, and was satisfied with the roll of your eyes and his implied directions followed.
"Hmff... Can you pleaaase say the word? Please?"
"You want me to say the word~?" He repeated, this time with a tone of flirtatiousness that you willingly succumbed to, snuggling up to his arm almost too cheesy for your own liking as you gave an eager, "Yes!"
"Mmm, I dunnooo'..."
This boy and his need to taunt, you swore, would be the death of you...! And yet, it was charming enough for you to let it slide.
No, he was charming enough for you to let it slide. Shaggy brown hair and gorgeous green eyes and those cute dimples whenever he flashed you that winning smile...
Plus, you had been on the verge of geeking out the whole day out with him. Your boyfriend is a superhero for Christ's sake! Of course you'd want to randomly see the magic of it all from time to time! And it's not like you ever knew him to shy away from amazing you whenever he could. So...
"Please-please-please with a lot of maraschino cherries on top?"
Billy laughed at your specifics, already in the midst of guiding you towards a secluded area away from crowds and bystanders.
"Okay, okay, but only because you asked so nicely."
"Yes, yay-yay-yay...!!"
Your cheers and giggles of excitement went hushed by your own hands, waiting in anticipation as Billy took some safety steps back away from you and gave one last look around the area. When he was sure he was in the clear, he granted you your wish. Did just as you asked...
He said the word...
"SHAZAM!!"
...and with a thunderous crash of lightning and a blinding light for only a moment, he was transformed into his older, super-self, and you were laughing wildly through jagged gasps of amazement.
"AHAHAHAHA!!!"
A little bit of a crazy laugh, you'd admit later, but not the point-
"Yeah? How was that?!" Billy-... Shazam asked, his arms spread wide open as he walked closer to you.
"Super loud and scary!" You squealed, hopping around like a little girl who was seeing a fireworks show for the first time, the glowing emblem on his chest casting you and the entire alleyway in gold.
"Yeah?!" Shazam nodded in confirmation with a grin just as wide as your own.
"But it's so hot!!"
"Yeah, it is...!"
Billy's ego? Boosted.
Your fangirl levels? Off the charts.
Hotel? Trivago.
"Okay, now do it again, but back to you-you." You demanded requested, doing a small spin move with your index finger while Shazam dropped his arms to his side.
"Dude-"
"-Please?" You cut before he could provide any light scolds or reasons as to why he shouldn't. You were his girlfriend, and you were so cute looking up at him, expecting to see her boyfriend, now, and not some grown man version of him she... liked... but didn't truly care for.
"...Okay."
"Yay!" You clapped, moving yourself back this time to avoid a second lighting strike.
"SHAZAM!!"
And with that, he was back to himself, your Billy Batson, standing with his arms still open in hopes he'd impressed you the way you had assumed he would.
And god, did he go above and beyond.
"AHAHAHA, YOU'RE SO COOL, I LOVE YOU!!!" You nearly screamed, voice rasping over from the sheer amount of pressure you were putting on your throat.
"I love you, too! C'mere...!" He laughed, admiring your excited figure and the way you were already running towards for him to catch you in his arms in a warm hug.
It lasted for longer than you both expected, but was clearly needed as you enjoyed each other's presence and touch.
"You know what you reminded me of, lowkey?" Billy murmured, no need to be any louder when he was right by your ear.
"Hmm?" You hummed, face pressed into the crook of his neck, cold nose tickling his skin.
"...Do the roar."
You pulled away very slowly. Your face went about as cold as your feet were right now, staring deep into Billy's eyes with a look of pure disbelief.
He stared back. Grinning, head nodding as if to say, "Yeah? Right?" like a puppy.
"You know what?" You hummed gently, returning the smile softly while your vision trailed his features and then down to his chest.
"Yeah?"
You pointed directly to his heart.
"You...are amazingly talented..."
":D!?"
"...at ruining nice moments between us."
":0..."
You nodded, satisfied with yourself at the light tease.
"Mhm, yeah :)."
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is it obvious I have such a BAD crush on billy, and this is lowkey shamelessly self-indulgent, or nah๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ?
you said nah?
awesome, cool, thanks /แ -โฉ-ใ.
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๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ :
me๐คญ
๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ :
1,132 words
๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ :
none :(
do you write for 2019 freddy freeman? :)
๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐จ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ~ ๐๐คญ !!
I will write for any version of freddy all day, plz, I love that boy with half of my soul (billy has the other half, obvs).
also, sorry for the late response @anon-2019, teehee๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธโจ๏ธ.
๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐...
but when I read it after finishing it, I realized it was too cute not to post, so now, here I am to bless your feed with this short lil' blurb that I love so much.
and I say bless, because I figure, if I love it this much, so will others, maybe๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ. Especially my melanated sistas, like, this is quite literally for y'all๐ฉท๐๐ซต๐ฝ. You're welcome.
ใ โก ใ imagine (a little bit crack-fic-ish but that's okay)
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ :
nothing much, really. just billy loving you so much, and he thinks you're cute and all๐.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ :
fem!black-codedasf!reader x loveydovey!billy batson
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ :
post shazam!: fury of the gods
๐๐/๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ :
(joking/exaggerative) mentions of suffocating - light cursing, I think? I didn't check lol - that's about it fr, like, this is super duper lovey dovey huggy wuggy kissy wissy wishy washy๐ฅฐ๐ป๐๐ - billy being literally obsessed with you (as he should, love a women worshipping king๐ป) - that's it, I'm pretty sure lol.
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ย โโโโโโโโโ ใ .ยฐโขโกโขยฐ. ใ โโโโโโโโโโ
You laid content as you scrolled through the contents of your open TikTok app, savoring in the warmth Billy's body generated while lying comfortably beside you. Hell - he was practically smushed up against you, with no real need to be given it was a plenty sizeable bed you shared, other than the fact that he just couldn't stand to be sharing the same mattress and not be cuddling into you.
Of course, you didn't mind this one bit. As previously mentioned, the Batson boy generated heat at a rate you couldn't be anymore grateful for, yourself always freezing to the touch for seemingly no reason. Plus, you found it endearing how close he constantly wanted to be. As though he were a clingy kitten, seemingly always depraved of your love and affection. And, thankfully, you had plenty of it to go around.
Especially seeing as some of your love went towards memes and all sorts of other funny videos on the internet. Like this next one you giggled at. It held no true meaning, simply a combination of the most recently trending things, all too niche for any newcomer to understand. But you did, being an "chronically online" teenage girl coming with its apparent perks as you let more giggles escape through your grinning teeth.
But, as per the norm, they never remained just quiet giggles. They soon escalated into something further, a fit that could no longer be contained no matter how hard you tried. Plus, with the video looping itself over and over again, you never had the chance to give yourself a break to breathe. You couldn't look away, god, it was just too funnyโฆ!
Soon, you were inevitably trying your damndest not to let out obnoxious cackles. You'd feel awful for waking your boyfriend over something as trivial as laughing too loud. But unfortunately, it proved too late for that, the stuttering of your chest being all it took before he was stirring and suddenly-
"So- Sโฆ sssssโฆ"
In a horrid attempt at an apology, you ended up mimicking the sound of a snake, eventually pushing out the word "sorry" before exploding into more laughter. At first, Billy was not amused, staring at you through sleepy, low-lidded eyes and with a pout that you'd normally just kiss away if you weren't so busy acting like a loon.
"Why are you even still upโฆ" He barely questioned, his voice a deep rasp as a result of his previous heavy slumber. As if you weren't already a mess, you felt a feather in your chest and stomach at the sound of his sleepy voice. It tickled you, and the video was still playing, and good lord, there was no way you were laughing this hard at what was essentially nonsense.
But you were! And it was soโฆ soโฆ so...
"I-...I-..."
Poor thing, you thought you were going to suffocate, blowing up into another round of giggles. Your eyes were growing misty, and you were fighting so hard to replace your laughter with air, oxygen into your lungs. You couldn't do it, and it occurred to you that you probably looked insane right now with your eyes screwed shut (leaking salty water, at that) and your mouth hanging open with no sound coming out...
You laughed harder at the mental image, if possible.
"(Y/N), dudeโฆ" Billy spoke, his tone flat and his stare hard. You couldn't take it, shoving your face into the nearest pillow as you kicked your legs and shook around in silent laughter. You were actually physically fighting to stop and were losing! You were losing badly, stretching out your hand for any source of grounding.
"Will you chill out, oh my god." Billy, once again, hardly asked. But this time, it was through his own curt chuckle, slowly growing entertained by his girlfriend's silliness before loosely allowing his hand to fall into your own. You grabbed it, and finally, you could breathe again. A smile remained stuck on his face. A tired one, of course, but one could also argue that it was in love sickness. He watched your chest heave up and down, waiting until you removed the pillow from your face.
And when you did, he almost wanted to argue that you could, in fact, blush. Because your face was most definitely, visibly a deepened shade right now as you wiped the tears and massaged your sore cheeks. But he'd leave it alone, for now.
"I'm sorry." You spoke plainly after a moment of silence, gathering yourself. "That was deadass just the funniest shit I've ever seen, I don't know what's wrong with me."
Billy's smile grew, staring down at you while laying on his side, listening to your cheery-filled voice explain what on earth was so funny about this video that you nearly asphyxiated yourself cackling at. You laid against the bicep of his arm, curls tickling his skin because you'd more than likely forgotten to put a bonnet on for the evening.
He wouldn't remind you, though. Just for tonight, because he liked the tickle-feeling and the way they framed your face and expanded gorgeously around your head. Like a powerful mane or maybe a halo. He traced the detail in the browns of your eyes and had to stop himself from running a thumb over your brows. And just from the previous events alone, he was sure you had licked away all of your chapstick and gloss, staring at your lips before meeting your eyes once again upon listening to the cadence in your voice dip into a questioning tone.
"Did you see?" You asked, and he nodded.
"Yeah, babe."
Hardly a hum, yet full of adoration. Not that it mattered, because almost as fast as it was put there, your laughing expression had morphed into a playful one of disbelief. An added click of the tongue for full affect.
"Mncht. No, you didn't; you're not even lookingโฆ"
There was about a four second pause, Billy finally giving into the urge to run his thumb over your brow, tracing it down your cheekโฆ prodding at the dimple that may/could reside there before running it as lightly as a feather over your lips. You paid no mind one way or the other to his actions, used to them by this point in time. Used to being cherished and observed with such worship and grace, even though it still made you slip into a mild hot flash.
"You're so cute."
Your eyes gazed up into his green ones, finally giving him your attention at such a sudden yet fond statement. At first, you almost let the words, "I know." slip. But then, you figured you might as well just say thank you and urge him back to bed. After all, you had never meant to wake him in the first place, and the guilt of that was finally starting to set in.
And yetโฆ
"You think I'm cute?"
Billy, if he didn't know any better, allowed his heart to melt right there. Your eyes were big and expecting, curious about his thoughts even though he had just let them loose. And your tone full of hope, as if he'd never told you such a thing before. That might as well be blasphemy for him, seeing as he made it appoint to remind you of the way you had basically consumed his thoughts every single day.
And he'd continue to do so over and over and over again until you got it through your head that he was one-hundred percent serious. That he meant it with all of his heart.
"Think." He repeated the word you had murmured with a tone of hilarity. "I know you're cute, I'm lookin' right at you~."
He spoke with a shameless flirt in his drowsy tone, watching as you smiled to yourself. This time, you had no wit to banter up or a cheeky way of saying "I know" to him. All you had was your giddiness, only to then offer up the purse of your lips innocently until Billy got the hint.
"Gimmie kiss~โฆ" He spoke, even though he was the one to deliver such upon your lips. But it didn't really matter because a few pecks later, you were drunk off of them and selfishly demanding more until he had literally kissed you to sleep.
"...Cute."
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i've got to stop letting my own words hurt me like this lmaoo๐ญ. I hope y'all enjoyed ! more on the way soonโจ๏ธ๐ค๐ฝ.
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๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ :
myself <3
๐๐ก๐๐ณ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ :
none :(
๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ !
ใ โก ใ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
cute <3 (imagine)
say the word (oneshot/crack-fic)
super-sick (imagine)
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ใ โก ใ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง
flight attendant freddy (headcanon/rant)
season's greetings (imagine)
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ใ โก ใ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐
nothing here yet :(
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ใ โก ใ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐๐
nothing here yet :(
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๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ : [active] [hiatus] [offline]
๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ : [open] [closed]
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ :
fun fact: this is where I'm trying to shift, atm :).
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Lmao Iโm watching the Connoreatspants Fortnite Friday stream featuring Zachary Levi and bro is getting absolutely grilled about his opinions on โwokeโ inclusion in modern media.
Discovering that The Matrix was a trans allegory written by trans women in the year 2024. Crazy. โก๏ธ
Hii all!!
Sorry I havenโt posted,,, my Shazam hyper-fixation has subsided.
I probably wonโt be active on this account until itโs back in full swing again.
Thank you for your understanding!! โค๏ธโก๏ธ
Making more designs and concepts for the daughters of Atlas,,,,
Still working on these three, but Iโve been busy with work lol. ๐งก๐ค๐ฉต
Kalypsoโs Powers~ โจ๐
Here is some of my writing for my version of the Daughters of Atlas. Since theyโre from the magic realm I thought I would make their skin colorful, similar to the gods from Disneyโs Hercules.
This is just a little story sample I had in my mind when I was envisioning how I want her powers to work. The way they work in Fury of the Gods is cool and all, but I wanted to add something more fantastical and visually wicked.
And donโt worry guys once the Shazamly comes to Billyโs rescue the curse of madness gets reversed. Just having his family around him to validate that magic is real, and to check in on him is enough to reverse the damage done to his psyche and return his arms/veins to normal.
Although, please do be warned, Kalypsoโs curse is no joke because once the curse has fully corrupted a person, there is no cure to their madness, and their mental state will be permanently altered.
Hereโs my own version of the Shazam logoโผ๏ธโผ๏ธโก๏ธโจ
Iโll have to refine it a little bit later in case there are any stray pixels I missed but progress pics will be attached below!
I made this logo on photoshop using their 3D tools. Then, after I was done doing that I took my 3D assets into procreate on my iPad so I could add a bunch of just lighting and filters and stuff. I wanted to make it similar to the 2019 movie logo, but I think maybe Iโll scale back the dramatic lighting so that way the golden accents on the letters come through better,,, but this is what I have for tonight! :D
Enjoy! ~โจ
Hey, look itโs Mary Marvelโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
I finished this drawing on my phone while I was at work so I didnโt have my normal โKirby dotโ brush that I normally use to fill in their chest emblem. But thatโs okay I drew these dots by hand!!
Yeah originally I was gonna give her a golden chest emblem but then it was just too much yellow in one spot so it didnโt look good,,, Maybe Iโll change Freddyโs color from a silvery blue to yellow just to spice things up, so they donโt all look the same lol.
But yeah I made her outfit white because sometimes itโs red, but Billy is red. It made sense for both of them to be red when they were canonically twins. However, in a lot of stories they arenโt lol.
Anyways enjoy! ~โจโก๏ธ
Bonus: a closeup for people who wanna see those pixels.
Working on my Mary Marvel design! ~โจ
I had a lot of fun doing this one so far although itโs not really a good drawing for a size comparison because I absolutely did not draw her in a neutral/standing pose lol, but such is life.
Btw Iโm gonna make her outfit white and gold when I get to coloring tomorrow! :D ๐ปโก๏ธ๐โจ
Sketch version below โฌ๏ธ
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NOTE: Just wanted to upload the screenplay in itโs interned formatting of this story for those who would prefer to read this version! :D
Enjoy!~โจ
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INT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT (YEARS AGO)
A young BILLY, no older than four, stands near a shopping cart. His mother, MARILYN, a tired woman in her early 20s, rummages through her purse as she stops pushing her cart. She glances at Billy.
MARILYN
Stay right here, baby. I'll be back in a sec.
Unbeknownst to Billy, Marilyn is a local weed dealer within her community. She begrudgingly brought Billy along for a late night โmeetupโ since she wasnโt comfortable leaving him home alone at his young age.
As Marilyn rushes away, Billy's attention wavers, captivated by two young children playing with action figures and dolls. Their laughter fills the aisles as they run around, screaming and cheering.
Billy walks away from his motherโs shopping cart and approaches them with wide eyes.
BILLY
Woah! What toy is that?
CHILD 1
Itโs Star Commander Ultra! Heโs the bravest hero in the galaxy.
The younger of the two children chime into the conversation to brag about their toy as well.
CHILD 2
Well my doll is Princess Butterfly Sparkle Glitter, and sheโs the bravest and the coolest in all twelve galaxies!
CHILD 1
Thereโs only one galaxy, Macy.
CHILD 2
You donโt know that.
As the two children settle their differences, they agree to let Billy in on their game as they run around the store shouting and having fun.
Suddenly a mother rounds the corner and shouts for her children to come. She makes a vague comment that sheโs done shopping and theyโre leaving the store now. The children hurriedly say bye to Billy as they run off to go catch up with their mother.
Billy is suddenly left alone. Anxious, confused, and unable to find the shopping cart where his mother told him to stay.
Billy frantically looks around. Panic sets in as he realizes he's lost.
Billy hurriedly rounds a corner, running face first into the legs of a police officer. A young blonde woman, OFFICER LINDSAY as he falls onto the floor.
OFFICER LINDSAY
Oh, whoopsies! Haha, thatโs alright bud. You okay?
Although Billy is too stunned to reply, Officer Lindsay helps Billy off the ground. Her concern deepens as she looks around the store, realizing this child is unattended. She takes it upon herself to help Billy find his mother.
As Billy and Officer Lindsay roam the store looking for Marilyn, they eventually find her in a heated discussion with some of the employees at the store, supposedly about her suspicious activities. Marilynโs face drops, as she realizes her son is being escorted by a police officer.
As Billy runs up to his mother to give her a hug Officer Lindsay is giving Marlyn a deep, powerful scowl as they are locked eye-to-eye.
EXT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT
As MARILYN is led away by other police officers, OFFICER LINSDAY returns to BILLY, kneeling down to his level.
OFFICER LINDSAY
Hey bud, how do you feel about coloring books? If you want we could color together in this book that I brought with me.
She pauses for a moment as Billy looks around kind of confused, supposedly unsure of where his mother is.
OFFICER LINDSAY (CONโT)
I could really use your help with coloring these tigers, if you wanted to help me out.
Billy agrees, as is unaware of the circumstances that are going on around him, but he follows Officer Lindsayโs lead as she distracts him from the situation at hand.
Officer Lindsay takes Billy's hand, leading him away from the arrest of his mother. The shouts of the night slowly blend together as we fade to the next scene. Between scenes we timeskip to โcurrent dayโ.
INT. SOCIAL WORKER'S OFFICE - DAY
As we transition scenes the sounds of the night slowly blend together into the sound of Billyโs social workerโs voice, MRS.KELLY. She is calling Billyโs name, trying to get his attention. BILLY (14) sits in a worn office chair outside of Mrs.Kellyโs office. Arms folded, staring off into space.
MRS.KELLY
(echoing during scene transition)
Billyโฆ Billy.
Billy lightly flinches as he snaps back into reality, realizing he is being called.
MRS. KELLY
Come on in, let's talk.
Billy haphazardly tosses his backpack onto the open chair next to him as he does some light stretching, making himself comfortable, as he is evidently in no rush to sit down.
BILLY
Ah, how could I forget, olโ reliable. You know, instead of you guys spending all this time and money trying to put me into a foster home, I could just live here instead.
They sit across from each other, the atmosphere charged. Mrs.Kelly is clearly annoyed with his snarky tone.
MRS.KELLY
Billy, you know we're running out of options here. Iโm really gonna need you to get your act together.
BILLY's eyes narrow, a trace of bitterness in his tone.
BILLY
Uh-huh.
MRS.KELLY
You already know why youโre here.
BILLY
I do.
MRS.KELLY
And you already know what Iโm gonna say.
BILLY
True.
Billy loosely crosses his arms as he settles in his chair, getting ready to imitate Mrs.Kelly as they speak over each other.
BOTH
(synchronized)
That I brought you in here today to tell you that youโve been assigned to a new foster home.
Mrs.Kelly sighs, clearly familiar with Billyโs tone.
MRS.KELLY
Look, I know it's been a tough year for you. But this time has to be different.
Mrs.Kelly shoots Billy a serious look, piercing through his playful demeanor with an authoritative gaze.
MRS.KELLY (CONโT)
This time, you've got to give them a chance.
Billy's gaze hardens, his frustration bubbling beneath the surface.
BILLY
(challenging)
A chance? How many chances do I have to give? How many "homes" will I go through before you guys actually start listening to me? I donโt need a fake family to play pretend with. I have a family, I have a mom, theyโre out there, looking for me.
Mrs.Kelly's expression softens, a mix of empathy and weariness.
MRS.KELLY
Billy, Weโre not going to have this discussion again, weโve been over this. You can do whatever you want when youโre 18, but for now the state is responsible for you. Which means Iโm responsible for you, and I need you to try and play along, just a little longer.
Billy's guard waivers for a moment, feeling frustrated and unheard. His snarky attitude now takes a backseat to his more quiet exterior as he momentarily exposes his feelings of rejection and helplessness.
BILLY
But Iโm tired of it. I just wanna make my own decisions instead of you guys and your โagencyโ shoving fake families and broken homes onto me like Iโm some sort of charity case.
Mrs.Kelly leans back, sighing. She knows she's dealing with a determined young man whoโs clearly had a rough start to life.
MRS. KELLY
Youโre not a charity case, youโre a young man. A young man with a bright future ahead of you, and weโre just trying to do whatโs best for you.
Mrs.Kelly pauses to make sure she has Billy's attention despite his sudden drop in bravado.
MRS.KELLY (CONโT)
Iโm trying to do whatโs best for you.
Billy nods, a hint of a reluctant acknowledgment. He lets out a sharp scoff.
BILLY
Yeah, I've heard that one before too.
End. โก๏ธ
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NOTE: Hello all! Just wanted to update you with my current writing progress so far. I just finished writing my first chapter of S!CoBL and Iโm posting it here to tumblr!
I donโt currently have a schedule for when Iโm going to release this series, cause this is my first project of this scale so Iโm just kinda writing as I go along. I already have all the major story beats planned out, itโs just a matter of turning plot points into actual writing lol.
But I also just wanted to say that I actually formatted this story in a strange wayโฆ You see my writing sample is written in first person pov however, this story I originally wrote in screenplay format and translated into third person. So hopefully you all will like this style of writing too, as it comes a lot more natural to me than trying to force myself into first person pov writing.
Anyways, enjoy~ โจ
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INT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT (YEARS AGO)
A young Billy, no older than four, walks alongside a shopping cart. His mother, Marilyn, an exasperated woman in her early twenties, fumbles through her purse as her shopping cart comes to a full stop. She glances over at Billy.
"Stay right here, baby. I'll be back in a minute."
Unbeknownst to Billy, Marilyn was a local dealer who was currently low on cash as a young mother. She had reluctantly brought Billy along for a late-night "meetup," uneasy about leaving him home alone at his age.
As Marilyn hurried away, Billy's attention was lured by the laughter of two children engrossed in play with action figures and dolls. Their voices echoed through the aisles.
"Woah! What toy is that?"
"It's Star Commander Ultra! He's the bravest hero in the galaxy.โ
The child's younger sister chimed in, trying to brag about her doll as well, in hopes of getting some attention from Billy and her brother.
"Well, my doll is Princess Butterfly Sparkle Glitter, and she's the bravest and the coolest in all twelve galaxies!โ
"There's only one galaxy, Macy." He said, as his eyebrows dropped. Seemingly familiar with his sister's need to be the center of attention in every situation.
Amidst their banter, they agree to let Billy in on their game as they go back to running around the store shouting and having fun.
Suddenly, a mother's voice pierced through the aisles, in an attempt to round-up her children. She shouted across the aisle that she was done shopping, and they were leaving. The children hastily said goodbye to Billy as they ran off to catch up with their mother.
Now left completely alone, Billy's anxiety surged. He realized he wasn't able to find the shopping cart his mother had told him to wait by.
Roaming a handful of aisles, his confusion and panic grew as he felt every second scrape by.
As Billy hastily rounded a corner, he collided with the legs of a police officer, falling to the ground, stopping his search completely. A tall blonde woman who was looking down at him in surprise.
"Oh, whoopsies! Haha, that's alright bud. You okay?"
Although Billy didn't respond, he read the name that was sewn into her uniform, Lindsay.
Officer Lindsay helped him to his feet. Her concern deepens as she looks around the store, realizing this child is unattended. She takes it upon herself to help Billy find his mother.
As Billy and Officer Lindsay roam the store looking for Marilyn, they eventually find her in a heated discussion with some of the employees at the store. Marilyn's face drops. She is suddenly pale with shock as she realizes her son is being escorted by a police officer.
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EXT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT
Marilyn was led away, leaving Officer Lindsay to return to Billy. She knelt down to his level.
"Hey bud, how do you feel about coloring books? If you want we could color together in this book that I brought with me.โ
Billy doesnโt reply. He just stands in silence looking around, seemingly confused about the situation, not sure where his mother is.
โI could really use your help with coloring these tigers, if you wanted to help me out.โ Officer Lindsay continued.
Billy agreed, oblivious to the chaos around him. He followed Officer Lindsay's lead, as she was a calming distraction from the situation.
The last thing Billy remembers is Officer Lindsay taking his hand and leading him away from the arrest of his mother.
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INT. SOCIAL WORKER'S OFFICE - DAY ( PRESENT DAY )
The sounds of the night slowly start to fade into the background. Blending together until they make a voice. The voice of Mrs.Kelly, Billyโs social worker.
โBillyโฆBillyโ
A now teenage Billy lightly flinches as he snaps back into reality, realizing he is being called.
"Come on in, Let's talk." Mrs.Kelly said as she beckoned him into her office with her hand.
Her office was well-worn, a place Billy had been countless times. The room filled with a light clutter everywhere. Filled to the brim with books,binders and paperwork she was in the middle of sorting through.
Billy enters the room and tosses his backpack onto one of the open seats in her office, and with a few stretches, made himself comfortable. It was clear he was in no rush to sit down.
"Ah, how could I forget, ol' reliable. Billy said as he gestured towards the chairs in front of Mrs.Kelly's desk as he looked over at her with a slight grin. "You know, instead of you guys spending all this time and money trying to put me into a foster home, I could just live here instead."
The air grew charged as they faced each other.
Mrs.Kelly's patience was wearing thin, worn down by Billy's snarky tone.
"Billy, you know we're running out of options here. Iโm really gonna need you to get your act together."
Billy's eyes narrowed, a touch of bitterness seeping into his voice.
"Uh-huh."
"You already know why youโre here," she continued.
"I do."
"And you already know what Iโm gonna say."
"True."
With a casual crossing of his arms, he settled further into his chair, poised to mimic Mrs.Kelly as they spoke in unison.
"That I brought you in here today to tell you that youโve been assigned to a new foster home," they synchronized.
She let out a sigh, clearly accustomed to Billyโs attitude.
"Look, I know it's been a tough year for you. But this time has to be different."
She locked eyes with Billy, her authoritative gaze cutting through his playful exterior.
"This time, you've got to give them a chance."
Billy's gaze hardened, his frustration simmering beneath the surface.
"A chance? How many chances do I have to give? How many 'homes' will I go through before you guys actually start listening to me? I donโt need a fake family to play pretend with. I have a family, I have a mom, theyโre out there, looking for me."
Mrs.Kellyโs expression softened, a mix of empathy and weariness.
"Billy, weโre not going to have this discussion again, weโve been over this. You can do whatever you want when youโre 18, but for now the state is responsible for you. Which means Iโm responsible for you, and I need you to try and play along, just a little longer."
Billy's guard wavered for a moment, temporarily exposing his feelings of rejection and hopelessness that lie beneath his sarcastic tone.
"But Iโm tired of it. I just wanna make my own decisions instead of you guys and your 'agency' shoving fake families and broken homes onto me like Iโm some sort of charity case."
Mrs.Kelly leaned back, letting out a sigh. She knew she was dealing with a determined young man whoโd clearly had a rough start to life.
"Youโre not a charity case, youโre a young man. A young man with a bright future ahead of you, and weโre just trying to do whatโs best for you."
She paused, ensuring she had Billyโs attention despite his sudden drop in bravado.
"Iโm trying to do whatโs best for you."
Billy nodded, a hint of reluctant acknowledgment. Then, with a sharp scoff, he adds,
"Yeah, I've heard that one before too."
End. โก๏ธ
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A 3/4ths turn of my Shazam design! โก๏ธ๐
At first I wanted to do a side profile but it just looked really flat and sad so then I kinda changed plans half way through lol. Normally I struggle a lot to visualize my drawings in a 3D space, but I think Iโm getting some good practice in with this design, because most of it is structured off of the Shazam Justice League Action cartoon.
But if you know anything about that design you know heโs just got a flat box head so Iโm kinda in my own territory when it comes to that lol. Anyways~ I hope you enjoy! โจ
( Note: Oh, also I added some grain and chromatic aberration to this drawing so yeah! )
My first design for my version of The Wizard! ๏ฟผโก๏ธ๐ฎโจ๐ฟ
I know this oneโs kinda out of the box but I wanted to make him seem kinda in-human and more magical? I guess kinda like help separate him from the humans in the story? Also he has dot eyes when he has his glasses on because drawing the eyes out with everything I have going on near his face was just,,, a lot lol.
Anyways yeah heโs chill but eccentric as fuck lol.
And also a size comparison between The Wizard, Shazam, and Billy just for reference.
Concept art Iโm working on for Tawny and The Wizard. I wanted to make the Wizard a little more unconventional than a regular Wizard, I added a bell to the end of his hat and some dangling stars from the brim, just to try out something fresh. I also was trying to work on a full body outfit for him and decided he would probably do most of his wizard work in pajamas because heโs chill like that.
Also, just a side note the green sticky notes covering some of the words on the page arenโt like โhidden loreโ or anything like that, Iโm just dyslexic lol.
Anyways below is a w.i.p of his full-body outfit, so yeah! I know the line art looks completed but I might shift around a few mornings before I move onto colors. I always make 2-3 rounds of line art before I settle on something lol. โก๏ธโจ๐ช๐๐ฟ๐
Introduction to the Rock of Eternity~โจ
This was my first time trying to make a drawing with a full background, a character, and shading and it took soOoOo long ๐ญ lmfao.
Anyways, this is my finished concept art for the train car that Billy gets off of once heโs magically transported to the Rock of Eternity. This version of the Rock of Eternity is a series of floating island that is in the middle of The Magic Realm.
This version of the Rock of Eternity is filled to the brim with jungle and rainforest nature and animals. That is how Tawny comes into the story. Tawny is a magical tiger who is the Wizardโs right-hand pet. They have a magical gemstone embedded in their head that grants them the power of telepathy, allowing them to communicate with others around them. They are not humanoid. They walk on four legs like a tiger and arenโt really fond of wearing human clothes.
I still have to draw the throne room for the champions, thatโs where I want The Wizard and Tawny to spend most of their time. Working together as they divide up their time between recording/collecting ancient magic artifacts, resolving magic-related issues, and overall just trying to keep The Magic Realm safe. The Rock of Eternity is a protected hub of information and resources for anyone who is interested in learning about magic.
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โ ๏ธ Content warning: mentions of slavery in ancient Egypt, mentions of tyranny, clear portrayals of villainous intent, moral corruption etc.
It is a tireless job, that always has a constant flow of work to be completed. This also explains why The Wizard is looking for a champion of magic. He is looking for a pupil to train. Someone who will assist him protecting/saving the other realm. The Wizard sees The Mortal Realm as a mess that is in desperate need of assistance.
The Wizard decides to launch a project where he will expand his influence to The Mortal Realm in an attempt to solve all the problems he sees that plague the mortals of Earth. This project starts roughly about 5,000 years ago, when The Wizard believes he has found a worthy champion, Teth-Adam.
Teth-Adam proves to be a very powerful champion, who actively trains his newfound powers to help harness them to their full potential. He also becomes very involved in his studies of magic. Spending his early adulthood growing alongside The Wizard and Tawny as they eventually form a family-like connection. This joyful aspect of Adamโs life is in sharp contrast to his life in The Mortal Realm. Where he is a slave in ancient Egypt, being forced to help with the construction of the pyramids.
Eventually, Adam starts to corrupt. He returns to The Mortal Realm and begins to use his powers as a tyrant. He successfully frees the people of Egypt from their current enslavement however, instead of letting them roam free and begin to build their own lives, Adam has a different plan in mind. With his arrogance and ego afoot, he decides that he is the one true ruler of Egypt, and seizes complete control of the country.
Adam believes that he is the best possible person to rule over Egypt. He sees himself as a strong, competent leader. A pillar of strength who wants to optimize Egypt to itโs fullest potential. As his overt political power starts to corrupt him, Adam starts to micromanage the Egyptian people, turning the country into a complete and total dictatorship.
The Wizard sees this corruption that Adam is forcing over the people in Egypt and tries to talk some sense into him. Telling Adam that he did a good thing by freeing the people of Egypt however, in seizing complete control over the country he himself has become the one of tyrants he swore to destroy. Adam isnโt hearing any of it, he believes he is different from any previous leaders of Egypt because he has the countryโs best interests at heart. Everything he has done in his rule has only improved the country, so he was clearly destined to be Egyptโs one true leader.
The Wizard then realizes that there is no getting through to Adam. They have a dramatic confrontation. The Wizard with a heavy heart, realizes that Adam has grown to be a very powerful advisory and is willing to fight for his rule over Egypt.
The Wizard eventually wins the battle however, doesnโt have the heart to kill Adam because they formed a very strong father/son relationship over the years as The Wizard was training Adam as his champion. As a last resort The Wizard decides to banish Adam to the furthest star in the galaxy. The Wizard reverses Adamโs influence over Egypt. He helps them to establish a proper democracy before returning to The Magic Realm to grieve over what he had to do to Adam, someone he saw as his own son.
The Wizard and Tawny mourn for many moons, causing the Wizard to put an indefinite pause on his project, leaving The Mortal Realm with no champion for the time being.
Fast forward about 5,000 years, The Wizard realizes in his old age, that he is growing weaker and weaker as the centuries pass. He ponders the idea of trying to find another Champion of Magic. Tawny tries to talk him out of it, reminding him of how poorly that went last time and saying there is no reason to want to do that again. The Wizard eventually changes Tawnyโs mind once he reminds his fuzzy friend that once the Wizard is dead and gone, that Tawny will be unable to keep up with the responsibilities of the Rock of Eternity all by themselves.
The Wizard doesnโt really want to find a new champion, but he deems it necessary because he wants to make sure there is always enough people/resources to keep the balance of magic. He wants to personally train a mortal to eventually one day take over his duties, guiding them closely to make sure they are on the correct path. Hoping that now that he and Tawny are both wiser and older that they can find one pure, good soul to build into the perfect hero, and avoid repeating their old mistakes.
The Wizard and Tawny search for hundreds of years in an attempt to try and find a new Champion of Magic, but no one they bring to the Rock of Eternity seems to have a completely pure and good soul.
After years and years of tirelessly searching, they eventually stumble upon Billy Batson. Unfortunately Billy, like everyone who came before him, has imperfections and moments of human weakness that lead The Wizard and Tawny to initially discard him as a possible champion.
Then Billy questions their judgment, questioning them if there is such a thing as a โcompletely pure good personโ, explaining that everyone has their flaws no matter how โgoodโ they are. Suggesting that The Wizard and Tawny have been searching for so long because theyโre looking for peoples flaws instead of their strengths.
This convinces The Wizard to change the conditions of his search. Deciding to comb over Billyโs mind again, but this time looking for the good within him instead of his flaws. The Wizard begins to see that Billy has a lot of moments that show him being a good kid and genuinely trying to help people, showing that Billy genuinely has a good heart.
The Wizard and Tawny mull over this decision and bicker amongst each other. They eventually decide that the Wizard has already burned thousands of years on this search so far, and they donโt know how much longer he has left to live as it is. Better to choose this kid who obviously has a good heart, and help mold him into a hero than to wait around for another thousand years, possibly having The Wizard die before he ever found a replacement.
And then, The Wizard decides to bestow the powers of Shazam to Billy Batson, making him the next Champion of Magic.
Very shortly after this decision is made, Adam returns to Earth. He has spent the last five thousand years traveling across the galaxy in an attempt to eventually make it back to Earth. He is very hurt by the Wizardโs decision to banish him to the furthest star in the galaxy and seeks to make amends.
However, when Adam finds out that The Wizard has chosen a new champion this sends him into a complete and utter rage. He sees this as The Wizard trying to replace him, both as a champion and as a son.
Itโs a total slap in the face to Adam since he just spent the last 5,000 years traversing the cosmos to see The Wizard again. Adam sees it as a complete dismissal of the deep and meaningful familial connection they once shared to replace him with his new champion, Billy.
Adam knows that Billy is on the same path that he once was, being trained by The Wizard and Tawny to become the new Champion of Magic, and that they eventually plan to have him manage/protect The Rock of Eternity.
Adam resents the idea that he could ever be replaced and seeks to seize control over The Rock of Eternity. He plans to kill both The Wizard and his new champion to prove his superiority and โshow themโ that he was always destined to be the one true champion of magic.
His villainous behavior is not only motivated by his desire to have control, but also by his deep internal hurt of being replaced by Billy. Adam sees the terms โchampionโ and โsonโ as interchangeable. To him they mean the same thing, and Adam will stop at nothing to prove himself because deep down he wants The Wizardโs approval.
The Wizard and Tawny were the closest thing Adam ever had to a real family and after spending thousands of years trying to get back to them, he returns only to find heโs been replaced, and that is a pain heโs never felt before.
Adam doesnโt know how to cope with the feelings that erupt within him besides crushing all competition and once again using his tyrannical personality traits to try and prove his worth.
End. โก๏ธ
Wow that was a long one, lol. Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed. I know the writing of this post was a post about Black Adamโs origins rather than The Rock of Eternity, but I hope you enjoyed regardless.
As always let me know what you guys think. Iโm always open to suggestions since Iโm making my own version of Shazam anyways lol. โก๏ธ๐
Me writing Tawny into my story: ๐๐โ๏ธ
Me when I realize I donโt know how to draw a tiger: ๐๐
Excuse the random number written at the top. I did this drawing on a used sticky note, please forgive my hubris.
Also btw in Grimmland (my mind) Tawny communicates with other people with a magical pink gemstone embedded in their head. It gives Tawny the power of telepathy so they can communicate with The Wizard and Billy and stuff.
Okay kind of a different post than my normal stuff but I did just want to put all of these in one place. These are my character analysis slides that Iโve been working on!
Breaking down the character of Billy Batson has been so fun for me, and its by far my favorite part of the writing process. So hereโs what I have so far for my interpretation of the character.
Here is my first slide where I breakdown the basic overview of my story. Just outlining the basic plot summary, the storyโs themes, and the basic character arc for Billy.
As you can see itโs very similar to the first movie Iโve just modified some things here and there to add my own fun twist to Billyโs origin story.
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In this slide is where I breakdown Billyโs passive motivation, something I see that is necessary for all superhero characters. Similar to Spider-Manโs โpower and responsibilityโ thing, and similar to how Batman protects and values all life because his life was forever changed by a random act of violence.
I think Billyโs passive motivation to do good is really, deeply rooted in the injustice that he witnesses throughout his childhood. Heโs especially receptive to the problems of children and other vulnerable groups because as a member of those communities, he knows they get overlooked often.
This next slide is my character breakdowns. This shows my main character and all my important side characters. They each have a lesson they inadvertently teach Billy, helping him along his path to become a good hero.
They each play a role on the team, giving them fun dynamics. This allows them all to have distinct personalities allowing for fun dialogue, banter, and character moments.
The only character you might not know on this list is Samara. She is my version of the character Cissie Sommerly. Cissie is a classic Captain Marvel character whoโs most recent comic book appearance was 1978. Woof. So I thought it would be a fun idea to modernize her and bring her back into the spotlight, serving as a glimpse into the average Fawcett citizenโs reaction to the new hero, Shazam.
This next slide is a closer look into Billyโs character flaws. Showing how at first he is hesitant to being a brother and being a hero. It kinda explains the mistakes he makes at first that he has to learn to overcome, and shows how his introspection will help him accept his roles as both a brother, and a hero.
Next we have something that if I could add to the 2019 film, I would. I love love love the 2019 version of Shazam but if I could add a little more expansion of Billyโs mother into the plot, I would.
I think is really important to the core of the character. This next slide I like to call โThe Dark Reflectionโ.
I think that upon meeting his mother, Billy realizes that they are scarily similar. That she was also selfish, careless, and only interested in meeting her own needs. This lack of compassion and responsibility from her are the reasons she ended up abandoning Billy, leaving him in the foster system once she was released from prison and having zero interest in raising him.
Billy sees the mistakes sheโs made in life and realizes that he is making the same ones, prioritizing his own wants/needs over anything else, and being just overall emotionally detached.
This scares him into re-evaluating his own behavior and consciously choosing to become more compassionate for others and foster a real sense of responsibility to use his powers wisely.
Next up, we have what I like to call โThe Pillars of Characterโ. These are the three main โpillarsโ I see that are most prevalent in Billyโs story.
Itโs important to me that all three of these pillars intertwine with each other, hence why I wanted to explore a little more about Billyโs mother. Adding a little more flavor text to why she is Billyโs dark reflection really helped me keep a balance between these three aspects of his character.
I also just think having all three pillars effect each other keeps a nice balance between all the aspects of his character. Showing how his character flaws effect different parts of his life and how Billy learns to grow and change for the better.
In summary, this is what I have for Billyโs character breakdown, showing his character arc for his origin story and how he learns to grow into a hero. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed because I had a fun time making this! I also have a lot more to share like individual character sheets for Billy and all my side characters, Three act story structure break downs, and other stuff too. So if you like this one maybe possibly I could do a part 2 soon.
Okay byeeeee!! โก๏ธ๐
Work in progress!
This is my concept for the train car that Billy gets off of landing at the Rock of Eternity. I imagine the rock as a giant floating island thatโs covered in jungle and rainforest plants, so I drew the train car after it gets magically transported to the rock so Billy can get his first glimpse of the magical other world.
My other Rock of Eternity concept art is [ HERE ] ๐ด๐ ๐ชจโก๏ธ
Hereโs Freddyโs design for both his regular form and his superpower form! โก๏ธ๐ฉต
I was hoping to actually pick a different color for Freddyโs chest emblem however, I wanted to save a golden/yellow color for Maryโs design instead. But thatโs okay I think he still works with a monochromatic and blue kinda vibe sooo yeah :)
Thinking of a concept,,, you know how sometimes in the Shazam/Captain Marvel stories they refer to the magic that the wizard gives Billy is called โthe power of living lighting?โ
Well I was thinking what if,,, possibly, maybe his โadultโ form was actually composed of living light.
What does that mean? As for combat, I think it would mean that Marvel/Shazam cannot bleed. You know, because his body is not made of blood and organs; itโs made of magic lightning.
I drew a quick edit of my Shazam drawing to try and explain this lol.
I also think that if Marvel/Shazam were to take too much damage in his superhero form then his body would โpoofโ and force him to transform back into Billy. Who is a mortal and can bleed.
I was gonna give each member of the Shazamly a different color for their lightning emblem on their chest. I think this would indicate the color of the โlightโ that their body is composed of.
Billyโs chest emblem is blue so if you hypothetically chopped off his arm, you would not see blood. You would see blue light. ~โจ
PLEASE let me know what you guys think about this lol this idea has been in my mind for a while now I just didnโt know how to articulate it LOL
๐ง๏ธโจ My version of the Whiz Radio station :)
This is where my version of Billy eventually ends up interning at when heโs older.
Itโs also the family owned company of the Sommerlyโs. With Samara being Billyโs first introduction to doing radio broadcasting.
I was originally gonna add some characters to this scene but I think I prefer this version where itโs just kinda more of a lofi-chill beats background lol.
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Hello to the uninitiated, my name is Grimm and I'm currently working on a couple new projects right now, so here is my FAQ!
What project are you working on now?
Currently I'm working on writing my own version of Shazam to post here to tumblr.
The current title is Shazam: City of Brotherly Love or as I like to tag it Shazam:CoBL.
What's your version of the story gonna be about?
I have plans to outline Billy Baton's origin story and his new life at the Vasquez house. If you enjoy the new52 version of Shazam, or the 2019 movie you will see similar themes and character progressions.
You can read my sample here.
Will you be making your version of the story into a comic?
Right now I currently don't have plans to make the entire story into a comic. However, I do plan on translating a handful of my personal favorite moments into small mini-comics. :)
Do you have a master list?
Yesss. Here you go. [ Master List ]
Do you post any other art?
Yea, if you wanna see my non-shazam related stuff I have an art account on Instagram username is @/grimmbitty.
Drew a small scene from my Shazam story! โก๏ธ
So far only one chapter is out but I hope you guys like it so far!!
Okay guys hereโs my writing sample for my current work in progress!
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Shazam: City of Brotherly Love
Chapter one: Work in Progress
(Revision: fight scene fix & grammar fix )
It was an early autumn day. The kind of day where the wind was cool and brisk, but the sun covered everything with a subtle warmth that I could feel against my skin. I was intermixed in the small crowd that was my new foster siblings as we walked down the block, on our way to school. It was my first day at Fawcett High, my second day at the Vasquez house, and my third time getting reassigned to a new home this year.
Iโve done a lot of moving around, especially these past few years, but I donโt let that stuff get to me. I am so close to actually finding my mom this time around. Iโm just really hoping the kids in this group home actually leave my stuff alone. I always keep the most important things in my backpack anyways, because I get tired of people rummaging through my belongings when I'm not looking.
As Freddy and Mary talked amongst themselves, the youngest kid in the group home was most excited to give me a tour. Her name was Darla, and it was the easiest to remember because she wrote it on a banner she hung on the wall, over the bed I was sleeping in this past weekend.
She talked the entire time. And I felt kinda bad that she was wasting her breath, because I was only half listening anyways, tuning in and out of her descriptions as we made our way into the school. It was a very familiar scene. A sea of a thousand faces passing by. People talking, people screaming, people jumping, hugging, and twirling each other around as if they didnโt just see each other yesterday.
Darlaโs voice pulled me back out of my train of thought. โAnd hereโs the main hallway. This school is pretty big so if you get lost, there's a map over there. But I think for today I could walk you to your first class just in case.โ
Freddy cut into the conversation , โHey, I think heโs got it from here, D. I know youโre excited for him to have his first day at Fawcett, but letโs just give him a little room to breathe for now.โ
As we made our way over to their lockers, Darla went with Mary and stopped at her locker first. I continued walking down the hall following Freddyโs lead as we made our way to his locker. He looked over at me with a hint of concern in his eye. I felt his gaze look me up and down quickly before taking a step closer. โHey dude, youโre okay, right? I know this is a lot for one morning.โ
I rubbed the bridge of my nose while I took a second to think. Doing the whole โnew foster kidโ thing at almost every school in West Philly didnโt really phase me, but I was pissed that I got reassigned to a group home on the other side of town. I knew getting caught was going to be a major setback and I still had a lot of work to do if I was gonna keep trying to find mom. Not to mention I already spent what little money I had on bus passes and subway tokens.
I look back at Freddy, โYeah, Iโm fine.โ I let myself fall back onto the lockers to lean on them as we continue talking.
โDonโt worry. I know new faces, new school, new home. Itโs a lot. I get it, but I genuinely think once you kinda get the feel for things around here youโre gonna fit in perfectly.โ
โEveryone says that, Freddy.โ I look off to the side, avoiding eye contact as he shoots me an abrupt look of confusion, tilting his head to one side as he furrowed his eyebrows, seemingly at a loss for words.
โLook. I donโt mean to be a dick but, I donโt plan on staying here for long. I'm sure you guys are lovely, but I already have a family. I already have a mom. Theyโre out there, looking for me. I know it.โ
Freddy let out a small sigh. โBilly, look. I know this shit sucks, hard. Everyone in this house has done their fair share of running away too. Weโve all tried it at least once. But, you should at least give this place a chance.โ
I lightly scoffed at the idea. โYeah, well whatever, I guess.โ
โListen I know I canโt stop you if youโve already got your mind set on looking for your mom. But, just between us, I would just try to settle down somewhere until you age out of the system so you can at least keep a roof over your head.โ I could see his expression grow more concerned as he spoke. โI just donโt want you to run out of places you can fall back on.โ
As I opened my mouth to reply, I was interrupted by the loud crash that was two upperclassmen barging down the hall. To my unfortunate surprise they slam open the locker door next to Freddy, nearly crushing his hand in the process. Freddy scoffed, annoyed as we saw them jam wads of crumpled papers into their lockers.
โHey Freeman, you wanna keep your crutches to yourself bro?โ One of the guys said as he pushed Freddyโs crutch with his shoe.
โSeriously man, how many peoples toes do you smash with that thing in a day?โ
Freddy took a step back. โDude, I was here first, and I was almost done anyways. Whatโs your problem?โ
Both of the upperclassmen started to smirk at each other in amusement. โIt was just a joke man, you donโt have to be so soft all the time.โ Then he pushed Freddy backwards into me and I felt the weight of his body hit me like a bag of sand. I helped him regain his balance so he didnโt get the chance to fully hit the ground. But these douchebags were seriously just okay with doing this?
โFreddy, who the hell are these guys?โ I whisper to him as I hear Mary shout in the distance. Slamming her locker and starting to yell at them as she stomps over.
Freddy says, โTheyโre the Bryers. Most annoying dudes in school.โ He rolls his eyes. โTheyโre both technically in my grade but one of them is a super senior, so he shouldโve already graduated by now.โ
โYeah, that guy who shoved you looks like heโs pushing thirty. He should probably worry more about figuring out his plans for retirement instead of being a dick.โ
Freddy covers his mouth with his free hand as we both start to giggle to ourselves. Then as we regain our chill we start to tune back into Maryโs scolding. โAnd another thing, literally half the things you guys say arenโt even โjokesโ. Theyโre just shallow insults you guys laugh after saying because you guys are assholes.โ
Freddy seemed a little taken aback by Mary calling someone an asshole, especially since Darla was standing only a few feet away.
โYou guys need to grow up. Youโre not funny, no one here likes you, and you guys need to learn to keep your hands to yourself and leave people alone!โ
I started to wince a bit at the scenario playing before me. I could tell that Mary was pissed, and that she meant every word she said. She was standing up for her brother, and I respect that. But, after every word the Bryers just smiled and giggled to each other more and more. They didnโt care about anything she was saying, they were just getting entertainment out of the fact that she was so mad her face was turning red.
They continued to take turns taunting. One of them jumped back into the conversation, โWhat are you gonna do about it Bromfield? Give me a lecture? Send me to my room? Mary please, youโre such a baby. Just because you like to boss people around all day and play pretend mom for your fake siblings doesnโt actually make you the boss of anyone. It just makes you look like a massive dork.โ
Mary recoiled in disbelief. Any red in her cheeks that she lost catching her breath in the passing moments came back twofold.
I spoke up from behind Mary as she whipped her head around, almost seemingly like she forgot that Freddy and I were witnessing these boneheads too. โYou guys are being total assholes for no reason.โ
The brothers pushed Mary out of the way and walked over to me and Freddy. Their faces etched with both disgust and confusion. โ I donโt know who this guy is, but letโs get one thing straight. We werenโt being assholes, you guys are just babies. Do none of you guys know what a joke is or are you guys just soft or something?โ
โAt least Iโm not soft in the head, like you two are.โ
Freddy shot me an alarmed side eye as the brothers talked amongst each other. Under their breath I could hear one of them say. โDid you just call us stupid?โ He said as he shoved me with annoyance.
โGet your gross-ass hands off of me!โ I fired back as I shoved the younger brother into his older brother as a taste of his own medicine.
Then they both started to walk closer to me, their figures blocking out the lights in the hall as the smell of body odor and old milk started to creep into my nose. I took a step back to try and preserve my personal space.
โWeโre not soft in the skull, dipshit. But you might be.โ One of the brothers said as he grabbed my head and slammed it into the wall of lockers behind me.
A sharp jolt of pain shot through every inch of my skull as I grabbed the back of my head in sudden agony. I accidentally let out a small yelp as the feeling erupted through all my nerves. Overwhelming me before I could even process what just happened.
The loud crash of the lockers made everyone in the hall start to look in our direction.Their faces slightly blurred as a sudden wave of dizziness tuned out the shouts of the growing crowd. It was time to go. I ducked under one of the brothers arms and tried to make a break for the exit, only making it two steps before I was yanked backwards by the hood of my jacket.
I tried to squirm around to break free, trying to focus more on escaping than landing any hits, but I was hardly able to keep my feet on the ground. The younger brother put his arms underneath both of my armpits, locking me into place and forcing both of my arms out to the side. Leaving me in an extremely unfavorable position to win this fight.
The older of the two brothers started to roll up his sleeve as he stomped closer to me, winding up his fist to punch me as hard as he could. The faint sounds of Freddy and Mary shouting at them to stop faded into the distance as I saw his fist come hurtling towards me.
I had only seconds before I was either about to lose either some of my teeth or some of my breakfast. So I had to think fast. As the younger of the two brothers was still struggling to hold me still I reflexively ducked just in time to hear the *click* of his brotherโs knuckles colliding full force into his jaw.
The feeling of the icy cold floor was an immediate taste of relief that I never thought Iโd feel as I got up and started to make a run for it. The bell for first period rang throughout the halls as I saw a flock of adults running over to the Bryers. I escaped and made my way out the front two doors. As I sprinted out to the sidewalk I heard the Bryers burst out of the schoolโs front doors right behind me, cussing me out as they began to chase after me.
Not the best first day Iโve ever had, but definitely one of the most entertaining ones.
End.
Practice sheet for head rotations ^_^ โก๏ธ
Also, I was thinking about maybe posting samples of my version of the Shazam story that Iโm working on? If youโre interested in reading that Iโll most likely post it on tumblr. Please let me know below if thatโs something that youโd be interested in reading!! :)
๐คโก๏ธ My Black Adam Design โก๏ธ๐ค
Lol I ended up tracing over my original Shazam design because I was mostly working on this drawing while I was at work, on my phone.
I had it a lot more purple at first but then changed it over to be more of a worn bronze color.
Enjoy~โจ