Ace parallels: aces + neurodiversity

Nadia Van Dyne has bipolar disorder (The Unstoppable Wasp #8, 2019)

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole has ADHD (Marvel Love Unlimited #45, 2023)

Ace *with no last name that I know of* is getting himself into the ghost problems everytime 😂😂😂

Cherry Magic (manga chapter 17, 2019/ episode 12, 2020)/ Heartstopper (1x1 Meet & 1x2 Crush, 2022)

day 12: karma ♡

(femslashfeb prompt list)

Gotta love the Ace Attorney Found Family model of

-Adopted Father Figure who is kind of a dramatic cryptic asshole who is secretly pulling the strings to everything, simultaneously very stupid and very smart (Phoenix and Sholmes)

-His adopted daughter who is scarily competent and the actual breadwinner (Trucy and Iris)

-The guy in his twenties who she adopted into the family without his consent, he is trying his best to do his job but everyone around him is kind of a mess (Apollo and Ryunosuke)

-Father Figure's long-distance husband, his perfect other half, his partner, and sole owner of the braincell (Edgeworth and Yujin)

-Father Figure's Long Distance Husband's Daughter who is probably committing a crime but with good intentions and could probably beat anyone up (Kay and Susato)

-Adoptive brother's boyfriend who serves cunt and has psychological issues (Klavier and Kazuma)

-The Sapphic Little Detective that they found on the street who has been acquitted of all murder charges (Ema and Gina)

-Adopted Daughters secret blood relative who is mostly absent (Thalassa and Barok)

-Dog (Pess and Toby)

-Cat (Mikeko and Wagahai)

It's the perfect format really...

I have an idea (concept sketch that I will make a more refined version of in the morning since it is midnight)

ripple effect legacy // my tears are becoming a sea, M83

"I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable."

#can’t believe they mentioned the time the master turned himself into a cat

Do you ever think about the fact that the final words for both Ace and the Going Merry are almost identical?

Aled Last & Isaac Henderson in Heartstopper Volume 3 p. 893-894 (2020)/ 2x6 Truth/ Dare (2023)

haha anyway

day 28: made you smile ♡

(femslashfeb prompt list)

Ok but how did ace even get a girlfriend in the first place? Did she confess and he just went along with it? Did he think having a girlfriend would make him seem cooler? Was it a dare or something? Cause for someone like ace to just go ghost on her and not have an actual talk, kind of makes me feel like these two were not friends before they were partners.

So then, fast forward to nrc, ace is trying so hard to lose the feelings he has for his best friend. Because that's all they are: friends, homies, if you (duece) will. Yuu has the cream of the crop to pick from, he's kind of at a disadvantage here.

Plus, whose to say their entire dynamic won't change the second they get together? He doesn't want to get bored and start to hate one of his dearest friends by proxy, so might as well just play it safe and suffer a little than take that risk and the both of you suffer a lot 🤷‍♂️.

Meanwhile yuu, who still has their old phone/mp3 player, has been playing Jenny by Studiokillers on repeat. Lying in their bed, just down horrendous for this absolute ball of boyish mischief. How dare he, honestly?

Well. At least he gives them a lot of openings to flirt with him?

*disclaimer, I was home schooled so my actual knowledge about middle school dating is beyond non-existent so take what I say with a grain of salt

The information we get about Ace's girlfriend comes from his suitor suit vignette and he does not mention how they actually got together, just some of the things that they did and how boring Ace thought all of them were. And I agree! The way they broke up does not make it sound like they were friends before dating, though they could have been casual acquaintances. The way Ace likes to goof around makes me think he was probably pretty popular, and had a lot of those types of relationships. His description of the relationship makes me think he probably went out with her because he thought she was cute and that it would be fun to have a girlfriend, but didn't actually stop to think about who she was as a person or what dating actually means. And hey, he was in middle school. He was going to be a bit stupid about those sort of things. The experience seems to have made him think a lot about what he wants in a partner, and we know from Ortho he was telling the truth when he's forced to spell it out:

His voice lines flesh out what he wants a bit more; he says he thinks it's important to find someone you have fun with and that he wants to get married later in life. So Ace knows what he wants... he just gets really embarrassed when called out on it and refuses to talk honestly about his feelings (though he kind of does that in general hehe)

So flashing forward to NRC. Ace knows what he wants and Yuu is such a perfect fit it hurts. Best friends to lovers is a popular trope in fiction sure, but in real life? At a school? Yeah right, Ace still has to see them every day if they break up, and not to mention... I feel like Ace, Deuce, Grim, and Yuu sort of fell into their dynamic almost immediately after the mine adventure and didn't ever stop to think about it because of how natural the friendship felt. And Ace knows if things end badly he's losing the whole squad, so yeah. Better to just swallow this and stay where he is. He's still in school! He doesn't need to think about dating! He's got a housewarden to surpass, upperclassmen he admires, and a bunch of idiots to take care of. He can worry about dating later. Besides, these feelings will go away after graduation he's delusional sure of it!!!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch Ramshackle Yuu is literally in a living hell. Maybe they're a bit more emotionally mature than Ace and they just know this could work out but THEY CAN'T TELL IF HE LIKES THEM BACK BECAUSE HE KEEPS GETTING SHY AND MAKING JOKES FML!!!! But like he also lets them steal his gym shirt :ccc and he gets pouty when someone else makes an offer :ccc and really smug when Yuu says no ccc: so like maaaybe? Or maybe not and this meaningless flirting is all they'll ever have and they just. Try to be ok with it and they sort of hate themselves for it.

until Sebek properly joins the friend group and looses his fucking shit