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Duck Musings - Why kill off Hortense?
An interesting question popped into my mind recently. It was revealed not too long ago that in the DuckTales 2017 verse, Donald’s and Della’s parents, Hortense McDuck and Quackmore Duck, were actually still alive, even though it has been commonly accepted amongst comic fans that it was safe to assume that the two were dead. Which does beg the question, if Hortense is the youngest of the McDuck children, and both Scrooge and Matilda are alive in the comics, why do we kill off Hortense?
Well the easy answer is that A) it explains why she’s never seen and why it appears that Donald was raised by Grandma Duck and B) fits in with the whole dead Disney Moms cliché. Of course we never get much confirmation that Donald’s parents are dead, but the idea fits in.
However, I think that’s only the surface answer, and by God, if I can overthink something about the Duck Comics, I’m going to overthink it.
Something I find a lot of Duck fans really enjoy, is the tragedy of the characters. I touched upon this when I talked about Gladstone Gander, but his tragedy falls along the lines of “it is lonely at the top”. A lot of writers and fans will explore the tragedy of Gladstone’s complicated relationship with Magica De Spell, Scrooge’s past and his love of wealth, it even slips into fans of the 2017 series, with people making headcanons of fanfictions of Fethry’s isolation in the abandoned sea lab. Why do these characters invite us taking such a tragic look at them? Why is it we want Gladstone and Magica to never get together? Why is it we want Fethry to get some retribution for his time in the Sea Lab? Why is it we want the characters to lose their loving parents?
However, it is this tragedy that can bring the characters together. Fans of DuckTales 2017 have noticed that Gladstone, Fethry and Della have spent most, if not all of the ten years Donald spent mad at Scrooge in isolation, noting that they all share that tragedy, albeit in separate ways, Gladstone being stuck in a casino that feeds off his luck, Fethry being stuck in a dilapidating sea lab, Della being stuck on the moon, and her only way home destroyed by a giant bug. It’s also easy to assume that Scrooge as well, was in some form of isolation. When we first see him, interacting with his money, he isn’t diving into it like we normally associate the character doing, he looks down almost depressingly at the vault as he drops a few coins in. It’s easy to believe that the only people Scrooge interacted with before Donald came back into his life, were his business partners, and Beakley and Webby.
This makes you wonder if the characters share other traumas and depressions, something they can all bond over. Something like, the death of their parents. It is common knowledge that Gladstone Gander’s parents, Daphne Duck and Gustave Gander, met an unfortunate fate on Daphne’s birthday, where they received a free picnic, and overate, or more realistically, choked on something. The tragedy of it is, Daphne shared the same birthday with her only son, Gladstone. Duck fan-comic writer Sarah Jolley, otherwise known as ModMad, did a fantastic take on this story in their comic The White Balloon, which adds even more tragedy to the story by tying it up with Gladstone’s insane bad luck on his Birthday, and also implying that Gladstone himself had something to do with it.
Canonically, Donald and Fethry do not share this tragedy with Gladstone, as there has never been confirmation of either of their parents dying, at least to my knowledge. But it is often headcanoned that Hortense and Quackmore died, leaving Donald to be raised by Grandma Duck, and it’s often been thought, though not by everyone, that Fethry’s parents, Eider Duck and Lullabelle Loon, also died. In a way, it brings the three cousins together, and it does tie into how they see family. In Ducktales 17, we know a big reason that Donald is overprotective of his nephews is because of Della’s mishap in space, that he fears losing someone else so close to him, especially Della’s kids. It isn’t hard to see that Donald feels similar about Gladstone and Fethry, that the loss of his parents, and his aunts and uncles, is a large reason that despite everything, he still loves his cousins. It can also tie in to readers who believe that Della died in space or on the moon, that this is some kind of curse for the Duck Family, Donald’s mother died, and when his sister became a mother, she died too.
One of my all time favourite Alternate Universes for the Duckverse is Solbabydraws’ “Teenage Cousin Shenanigans” which explores the universe where Donald, Della, Gladstone and Fethry grew up on Grandma Ducks farm, and it does not shy away from the fact that their parents are all dead. It even gives them character traits that might have stemmed from the trauma of having lost their parents at such young ages. Gladstone’s parents died from something food related so he has an eating disorder, Donald’s parents died in a car accident, so he takes road safety super seriously, Fehtry’s parents died unexpectedly and his brother, Abner (Sort of comics canon) was sent away, so he is kind of clingy. It doesn’t just look at how their tragedy effected them on a surface level, it does add some depth to it.
I looked at the possibility of how a tragedy effected Donald in this post here, where I talk about how Donald might not just be jealous of Gladstone’s luck, but also resent it, tying it to the loss of Della. And in another post, I talk about how Gladstone’s life of ease and luxury could simply just be a coping mechanism for him, toping it off with this post where I call Gladstone “Disney’s greatest Tragic Figure”. So, in some ways it is interesting to think about how these different tragedies have affected the characters, from Gladstone having an eating disorder, to Donald having PTSD from his time in the military.
Circling back to the original question, if it is unconfirmed that Donald’s parents are dead, then why do assume they are? Well, the basic answer, I believe is because at the end of the day, we do like exploring this tragic side of these characters. One of the greatest Duck comics ever written was a Topolino story called “The Solitude of the Four-Leaf Clover”, which asks the question, “What if Gladstone felt his luck was a bad thing?”. In some ways, this tragedy can help make the characters more relatable, easier to empathize with, and in some ways understandable. In the end, Hortense and Quackmore are not casualties or the vicious off-screen disease, but simply because their demises, make for a more interesting character study.
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But, why does it? Why do we want these characters to go through hardships, misery and trauma? For that, I have theories, but nothing more.
#ducktales#donald duck#duck family#scrooge mcduck#Gladstone Gander#Fethry Duck#cousin fethry#hortense mcduck#quackmore duck#daphne duck#duckverse#duck comics#duck cousins#cw: death#modmad#solbabydraws#duck musings
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Hey glitch! I love your writing so much! ❤️ I cant express how much I respect and enjoy your work.
When I was first introduced to rottmnt, I didn’t think I’d ever watch it. I loved the artstyle, but I didn’t like how much they changed the dynamics and personalities of the characters and stuff. Then I came across the « all eyes on you » animatic by Solbabydraws for Lfls, and I was super intrigued, so I read your fic.
Needless to say, I’ve watched the series multiple times thanks to you, and now I cry whenever I hear someone say like father like son.
Sorry for any mistakes, English isn’t my fist language.
Another tally to the Rise fan army via lfls!
Thank you for reading and enjoying my work <3 Always impressed by the ESL crowd.
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Frank and Leo, it's not really uncommon but maybe you could draw them actually being decent bros with each other??? like, not fighting over Hazel and just being chill, nerdy boys, enjoying each other's company and laughing like silly teens and acting their age??? Either way your art is amazing and you're the coolest cucumber in the sea. You really be out here just being an ICON. Bless you, you funky little "drawing/giving the Riordan characters we were robbed of what they deserve" artist.
If you don’t think Leo’s instagram stories would be lit af puns kill me you seriously need to reconsider your take on his character.
#leo valdez#frank zhang#hoo#pjo#toa#percy jackson and the olympians#heroes of olympus#trials of apollo#ok so my theory is that when Frank somehow manages to convince Leo to come on some crack-o-dawn workout with him leo vlogs the whole thing a#and he's just in the bg of leo's insta#also thank you so much kayt for all these wonderful comments and if i'm the coolest cucumber then you're definitely the fliest fish#solbabydraws
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happy birthday to @solbabydraws
look, if you told me last week that I’d have drawn fanart for Ducktales 2017, I would’ve called you a liar, yet here we are.
and since the ‘Teenage Cousin Shenanigans’ thing is what got me here, it seemed fitting they be drawn for the person who also piqued my interest in this cartoon.
#human!donald's hair came out so similar to dipper pines' lol#della duck#donald duck#gladstone gander#fethry duck#human ducks#human ducktales#ducktales#human tcs#teenage cousin shenanigans#tcs#solbabydraws#these tags feel surreal to type omg#ducktales 2017#solarisarts
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Look at me and @solbabydraws we really out here looking this aesthetic
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LOOK AT THIS. OMG. LOOK AT THIS! @solbabydraws is absolutely amazing! I commissioned them to make this... And... Just. They're so cute! This is utterly amazing! Everyone check out their blog and their commissions! They're criminally cheap.
#Ahhhhh#tylerxashe#tyler#ashe#solbabydraws#LOOK AT THIS#look at them#They're so damn adorable and cute!!!!
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AHSKWNWKSNS IM SO PUMPED FOR THIS COMIC!! I only managed to color Hope bc I'm too lazy sksnskdmems Anyway, these lovely characters (hope and knight) are @solbabydraws (rlly cool and amazing art)
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Would just like to say thanks to the extremely talented @solbabydraws for my new YouTube channel art!
If you’re after a great quality and very affordable commission piece, Sol is concise, clear, informative and very helpful and that’s without even mentioning the staggering talent it takes to make me look cool.
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#me#snapchat#solbabydraws#commission#youtube#small youtuber#art#original art#commission piece#thank you so much#subscribe#cooking
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Happy Birthday Frank Zhang! Have some birthday kisses from your mama!
#my art#sketch#riordan#pjo#frank zhang#hoo#birthday boi#solbabydraws#Thanks Zack for telling me of this special boy's bday#chubby baby gets chubby kisses
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@solbabydraws ' OC Adrian. I imagine him as the kind of bossy guy who's constantly worried 😅
#solbabydraws#adrian#adrian bishop#his hair colour looks so ugly i almost cried when i saw what the pen was doing#but i'm too scared to try something else#what if i mess up even more
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MY GIRL HAZEL C1 PLEASE AND THANK YOU, YOU WIZARD OF THE BEAUTIFUL ART!!!!
My precious daughter, I love her
#hazel levesque#pjo#hoo#percy jackson and the olympians#heroes of olympus#thanks for this ask#I'm thinking Hazel's about to watch someone get the stuffing beaten out of them but that's just me#Hazel can usually handle herself but this time she's just watching#solbabydraws#myart
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My coloring of @solbabydraws’ lineart of Calypso for the @pjocoloringbookproject.
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Want to read the first five chapters of my book?
Title: Life and Death
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Romance
Current Word Count: 16,096
Current Chapter Count: 5 (Including prologue)
Summary: Two powerful gods crash-land on Earth for the first time, after discovering something life-changing. One is running from everything he’s ever known. The other is chasing everything he’s ever dreamed of. And Era? She’s just trying to get a good selfie. Will they survive what humanity has to throw at them?
You can check it out here! And please tell me what you think :)
#life and death#wip#ocs#writeblr#novel#wip novel#pls like them they are so cute and fun#this pic is brought to you by solbabydraws#i commissioned her; she's really good and nice#i cannot draw this#ok luv u bye
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A-Z Tag
Rules: Answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 blogs you would like to get to know better.
Tagged by: @solbabydraws the babe <3
A - Age: 23
B - Birthplace: the asshole of washington state
C - Current time: 8:55 pm
D - Drink you last had: a berry carbonated water
E - Easiest person to talk to: @solbabydraws or @alderandphoenix the only two people i will answer my phone for
F - Favorite song: why do i gotta pick one?? right now, i guess it would be snow cats by afi (or love will tear us apart by joy division because im that ho)
G - Grossest memory: idk what kind of gross are we talkin? ahhh maybe just memories involving my dad because he’s a nasty
H - Horror yes or horror no: big fat YES i get so excited to watch horror movies, esp when its with other people. Most of them are terrible but im resigned to my fate and im still going to enjoy them
I - In love?: I mean?? im wary of that my last couple didnt work out so well
J - Jealous of people?: Not usually. Theres a couple people from high school who are like, out there traveling and doing cool stuff and i dont have the means so i guess thats it really
L - Love at first sight or should I walk by again?: never at first sight, nah. I gotta know you so well
M - Middle name: Dianne (ick)
N - Number of siblings: Four! Got 3 sisters and one masc nb sibling that im pretty close to <3
O - One wish: To be able to live comfortably enough to pursue my passions and be myself (like, money wise, stress wise, time wise, confidence wise)
P - Person you called last: my roomie @solbabydraws to tell her id be super late home from work bc i stayed late
Q - Question you are always asked: “why are you like this” (from my roommate oh my god)
R - Reason to smile: life is so good, im gonna be able to pay my bills in about a week, im where i want to be and moving forward. also the place i moved to is gorgeous and my roommate is my bestie and life just couldn’t be more perfect right now
S - Song you sang last: one of the songs from nightmare before christmas but in meows to annoy my roommate (cue the “why are you like this” question)
T - Time you woke up: 6:20ish for work
U - Underwear color: black with a pattern of skeleton hands making a peace sign. im not joking
V - Vacation destination: I want to go to London really bad. Also im itching to go to the oregon coast soon because its only like an hour away
W - Worst habit: not talking to people for a really long time, pandering to social anxiety and isolating myself!! nice
X - X-rays: idk i got a cat scan once?? does that count???
Y - Your favorite food: LASAGNAAAAAAA
Z - Zodiac sign: Aquarius
I tag @eddie-kas @alderandphoenix @tree-sea @itsmybrightesthour @braveheartdarlings @queercaffine @bowpeasants-blog @r2-gay2 @gothbabygranny
#tag game#this was funnnn#also if you wanna do this and i didnt tag you pls do this and tag me so i can go stalk your blog!!#solbabydraws#and they were roommates
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Surfing
So! @solbabydraws was having a rough time recently. Which I don’t like. Anon’s are jerks, and they really don’t deserve the angry and frustration they were getting. But they also posted an AMAZING piece of art. (They post many amazing ones, but I liked this one especially) This one. Anyway, their tags on it made me think of a story so I wrote one up. I haven’t written much Percabeth in a while. So here’s a thing!
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Annabeth let her body sink for a moment, staring up at the surface of the water. The waves were gently shifting her body around and she just went with the movement for a moment. Somehow, surrendering herself to the rush of the waves helped alleviate the frustration burning inside her.
She had known from the beginning that today would eventually happen, and that today would be filled with frustration.
Percy was teaching Annabeth to surf.
Annabeth knew that as soon as Percy found out she couldn't actually surf, he would rush her to the nearest ocean and change that. She also knew she had a habit of getting frustrated when learning new things. Annabeth liked to be in control, have a plan, and be prepared. Surfing was the exact opposite of that. You threw yourself at the ocean's mercy, tried to work with it to stay upright. Unfortunately, unless you happened to be her boyfriend, the ocean wasn't really interested in working with you. You had to listen to it if you wanted to work with it.
So after 2 hours of steady progress dotted with countless failures, and an hour break where they had paused to cuddle on the beach to cure Annabeth of her grouchy mood, they were back at it. Annabeth knew she was so close to getting the hang of it. She almost had it, but she always got cocky and would be thrown off her board.
Once Percy had calmed the waves ever so slightly, but Annabeth had put a stop to that immediately. With a quick appreciative kiss, and a few stern words of warning, she had made Percy promise not to help her learn to surf supernaturally. She was going to do this right, dammit!
Feeling her lungs start to burn in protest from not surfacing, Annabeth was about to swim upwards when she felt a current of water gently shoot her towards the surface. She broke through right next to her board, seeing her boyfriend with a concerned expression on the beach.
Shaking her head, she climbed back on her board. He was cute when he was worried, and it was good to know he'd never let her drown. She had been perfectly in control, but leave it to Percy to worry too much.
Originally Percy had been out there surfing with her, but to no one's surprise he was much better at it than she was. Which meant he usually rode the wave fine while she crashed and burned. Even being aware of her fatal flaw didn't mean that her pride could take the contrast of failure and success over and over again. While Annabeth wouldn't dream of asking Percy not to surf just because she was getting stubborn, he had insisted he “needed a break” and was resting on the beach, watching her while calling out careful suggestions and words of encouragement. It scared Annabeth at times just how well Percy knew her and knew what she needed.
Determined to get it right before they left for the day, she had paddled out once again. The wave came, and she almost had it too! But a misstep and her weight shifted too far to the right and she tumbled off the board.
Finding her sense of orientation in the water, she quickly swam up again and found her board “coincidentally” exactly where she broke the surface. Perhaps she could forgive Percy helping her out just a little.
Climbing on the board again, she looked back at her boyfriend, surprised to not hear any call-outs that time.
Annabeth nearly lost her balance, surprised to see Percy holding up a massive crab, staring it in the face and saying something to it.
“Percy?” She called out curiously. Percy talking to sea creatures was hardly uncommon, but still a strange sight to get used to.
Percy waved once. “This is Sebastian! He was reporting about the condition of the local wildlife. Apparently things are actually getting better!” He reported happily. Annabeth figured some of the new regulations were finally having an impact. Grover would be thrilled to hear it.
Shaking her heard, Annabeth couldn't fight the smile that had crept on her face from seeing her boyfriend talking so happily to a crab. He really had no idea how cute he could be sometimes. She felt the frustrations slipping away from her at Percy's smiling face. This was it. This was the time.
Focusing on the wave approaching, she quickly paddled out to meet it. It was a big wave, but she was ready. Her body was on high alert, as if she was back in the middle of battle. Her sense of balance was perfect as she rode the wave exactly she wanted.
She heard Percy let out a cheer much louder than her own as she jumped off her board in celebration, letting the waves whisk her away as she threw her arms up. Normally a risky action, but Annabeth felt truly safe in the Ocean. It reminded her of Percy, and knew neither Percy, nor his dad, would let anything happen to her. She fared much better with her boyfriend's godly parent than he managed to with hers, something she was both happy and incredibly guilty about.
Swimming up, she began to paddle back towards the shore and pull her surfboard with her. She was so overjoyed at finally riding the wave, she really didn't want to celebrate it anywhere other than Percy's arms.
Walking up and dropped her surfboard in the sand, she ran a hand through her hair as she looked over at her boyfriend. Her smile turned into a grin as she burst into a uncontrollable fit of laughter and joy.
Her boyfriend was currently underneath about 13 crabs as they all climbed on him, waving their claws as if asking for attention.
Percy waved at Annabeth from beneath the red crustacean blanket. “Great job! I saw you do it! I knew you could do it Wise Girl!” He said, knocking a crab or two off him but they just climbed back on.
“Thanks Seaweed Brain!” She replied, walking over to him.
Percy finally managed to sit up, holding out a crab in front of him. “I got it guys! Thank you for the good news. I'll pass on your report to my father later. Now I need some time alone with my girlfriend please.” He said in a stern tone, setting down the crab.
All the crabs finally climbed off him, lining up for a moment before Annabeth saw them all give him a salute with their large claw. Scuttling away, they made their way back to the ocean as Percy let rushed over and swept Annabeth into a bear hug.
Annabeth just laughed and wrapped her legs around his waist as she held him, leaning down and kissing him. Now, this truly felt like a celebration.
A few minutes later they were done kissing and congratulating and Annabeth was itching to try it again.
Percy waved her off, telling her to try again as he took a seat. She could see his knee bouncing as he tried to contain his obvious desire to surf with her.
A pang of guilt washed through Annabeth, she really hadn't meant to have her boyfriend sit out. She had just gotten so swept up in learning and her pride that she had forgotten to think about his wishes.
“You coming, Seaweed Brain?” She asked, leaning against her surfboard.
Percy's eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas as he grabbed his surfboard and ran into the ocean next to her.
The rest of their time surfing had mostly gone pretty smoothly. Annabeth still fumbled here and there for sure, but she was steadily improving and she found surfing with Percy was actually pretty enjoyable. Especially when they paused to enjoy a nice underwater kiss.
Yup, surfing with her Seaweed Brain was quickly becoming one of her favorite activities.
Eventually the sun went down and they found themselves curled up under a blanket on the beach near a bonfire. Annabeth was nestled into Percy's side, his arm draped around her as she rested her head on his shoulder. He smelled like the Ocean, which was hardly unusual given who he was and what they had done all day, but it truly felt like home to her. She felt Percy kiss the top of her head, and she gently rubbed his back with her hand wrapped around him.
Letting out a content sigh, Annabeth shifted her head and looked up to meet his eyes. Percy stared down at her for a moment with a smile that melted everything inside her, before their lips met into another gentle kiss.
Yup, Annabeth definitely was going to go surfing with Percy again.
#solbabydraws#percabeth#percy jackson#Annabeth chase#pjo#fanfic#I love these two dorks#I hope they like this!
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