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Bro. Today's the last day, right?

So... JSA Week prompt: Enemies to Lovers/Friends.

I was going to draw the Shade and Jay Garrick with a background of the times they fought.

All I got done was this:

This is my first time doing a prompt thing like this and I have obviously not prepared as much as I should have. Better luck next time I guess.

@justicesocietyweek

I loved your Mid-Nite Shade story! It made my shipper brain happy.

Yoo!!! I'm so glad! I was gonna answer your comment today as well! It's so funny because you're occasional Swift/McNider posts are what keep me thinking about them.

JSA Week Day 3 (yeah yeah I'm a day behind)

Prompt: hurt/comfort

I was a big fan of Stargirl and I loved the relationship between the Shade and McNider. Wish we could have seen more of it!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62065489

@justicesocietyweek

he's such a whore i love him

I'm forever going to think about the perfect casting in Stargirl and what a waste it was that the show was canceled and buried. Johnathan Cake as The Shade and he never made main cast or got that spinoff with Jade and Obsidian?! Criminal. Absolutely criminal.

And it's not like Gunn's in a rush to bring any of those characters to the big screen, let alone cast anyone who isn't an A-tier recognizable brand actor.

I'm telling you, every once and awhile my heart weeps.

Listen. I am a huge Stargirl fan and I will go to the grave saying how it deserved at least one more season.

But I will also always crack up during the epilogue when Shade tries to say "the Nebula Man" in such a serious and grave tone. Yeah man, I'm really going to be shaking in my boots about a guy that's known as Nebula Man.

(I get he was actually super powerful but still)