Fish Out of Water

In which I contemplate about a small headcanon and posting order that no one but myself will care about.

I have been writing more lately. Granted I should be focusing more on finding a better job but like most people, I have that bad habit of being productive in the wrong things. Most of the writing is expanding off the Powerpuff Girls pieces and scraps I digitized during my move but I've had a few half-baked ideas for Harry Potter and Merlin percolating. I'm trying to build off the outlines I made to see if the ideas are viable.

I want to post the small fic I've been working on but a small headcanon that I have is making me wonder if I should wait. In the original Powerpuff Girls show, I always had the idea that in an extended universe of the show Buttercup and Boomer would be friends, or at least friendly. Obviously not always, they are still hero and villain respectively but their grey areas are more alike than different.

They are the odd ones out in their respective trios and a bit more like each other's siblings than their own (more so Buttercup). Boomer isn't as outwardly violent as his brothers are and he doesn't seem to take the lead in antagonizing the girls; instead, he just seems to follow his brothers. When Bubbles was impersonating him, her timid behaviour and general lack of malice didn't make Brick or Butch too suspicious, which implies they see Boomer as different. Buttercup, however, is constantly berated for being too mean or too harsh on enemies and family alike and is shown many times to feel like an outsider from her sisters. Buttercup also has a canon history of being friendly with the rogues gallery and with the boys at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten. I can just see the pair of them bonding over being the outlier in their groups and getting along fairly well. Buttercup likes the fact Boomer likes having slightly chaotic fun and can take a hit and isn't always a delinquent she has to stop and Boomer enjoys her mischievous and occasionally mean spirited side and humour.

Part of it is my love of male/female platonic friendships and that in the whole show none of the kids is shown having their close friends beyond their siblings, which isn't realistic (granted I am talking about a show about superpowered children).

Now, the fic I want to post just kind of assumes this headcanon and part of me wonders if I should instead post a fic more dedicated to explaining their relationship first. I know I could write an author's note at the beginning but I hate having those.

The flight to Austria was awesome. I was on a Boeing 787, which can seat upwards of 300 passengers. My flight had less than 180, so I had an entire row to myself. My poor economy-flying ass was able to stretch out, sleep on across all three seats, and actually sleep well enough that I arrived not jet-lagged. I'll be chasing that white whale of a flight for the rest of my life.