>>54001514I genuinely can't find the words to express how much I love this. It's always a treat when someone else writes Ross, and it's apparent you've read everything I've written for him so far and managed to capture him perfectly.
I appreciate the "Hello world!" reference as well!Honestly in a way you've written him better than I think I could in some ways - I hadn't really considered that he'd have nightmares about the mystery dungeon he woke up in, and I hadn't even thought about how much he'd overthink the bad things that happen to him to the point of overplaying how bad it was when trying to explain it to others.I love how descriptive you get when you write as well - you have a way with words that I can't exactly describe but it's lines like
Fixated, Ross pointed at the blunt and Debby joined in peer pressuring the kush to confess with her own stare. and
It rose slowly towards the town, pulled and pushed by the gentle winds above the skyline where it split the night sky like a monochrome aurora borealis. that really stand out to me.
There's so much lovely imagery in this story too - small moments like
the pair of them sitting together on the hill, the aurora borealis shining over Capim Town, and the end scene with Kaiji, Chespin and Wooper opening the Present.Also, Debby and Ross play off each other really well!
It's still really funny seeing Ross bringing up human terms like "weed" or "Texas" and Debby not batting an eye at it.Overall I'm touched that you put so much effort and care into writing this. 10/10
best gift. I made a stupid webm to go with the story - I'll throw the versions with audio on the booru