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Published: 2014-01-19 04:49:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 4828; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 16
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Description Randy winced at the sound of the squalling child he could hear crying off in the distance.  He called the little girl "Red" for having red hair, red freckles, always wore red, and always had a red nose, eyes and cheeks from crying all the time.  She was the daughter of his parent's friends and he'd known her for most of his life.  His parents even have a picture of him holding her as a new born when he was three, and in the picture she was crying then too. 

It didn't help that his hearing was far more acute than normal people.  Oh no, thanks to being born into a lycan-based family he could hear her blubbering wails from the other side of the school yard.  And there was nothing else on the planet that got under his skin more than hearing her cry. 

At first he would tell her to shut up or ignore her, but that only made her cry louder.  It got so bad that Randy would do bad things to get grounded just so he couldn't leave the house and avoid running into her when his parents visited.  But then her family moved next door, and he soon found there was no escaping her.  It didn't help that she followed him around like a puppy everywhere he went.  She was always asking him stupid questions and wanting to hold his hand.  If he refused to let her go with him, then she only started crying again!  So finally, Randy decided the only way to keep her from crying and maintain his sanity was to put a stop to whatever got her upset.  Unfortunately, this meant he had to spend a lot of his free time hanging out with her.  Tea parties, shopping, buying extra ice cream cones because she's a klutz, and watching stupid cartoons on the tv.  He hated every second of it!  Well, maybe not every second -- the cartoons were kinda cool, and she let him watch wrestling sometimes, as long as they didn't get too rough.  But in the end, it was worth doing stupid girly stuff just for the peace and quiet!

Much to his horror, that year she started going to school with him.  Fortunately she made a lot of friends fast and they kept her company.  But being a crybaby only makes you a target to be teased by the bullies and it didn't take long before the two biggest jerks in the grade above her started to pick on her.  Randy caught them in the act one day before lunch period and told them to "back off" or he'd have to rearrange their faces.  Apparently they didn't get the message back then because today, while sitting through another boring day of algebra, Randy heard that ear-piercing sound of Red crying on the playground.

Randy made up some excuse about having diarrhea and sprinted out of class and ran out to the school yard.  There he found Red huddled on the ground and balling her eyes out as the two little punks laughed and ripped apart her plushie toy.  Randy clenched his fists and snarled.  His blood pumped loudly in his ear drums, making his already aching head ring.

"Do you little f**kers have a death wish?" he growled.  Ignoring the tingling sensation that danced across his skin, he stepped out onto the playground towards Red.  She immediately jumped up and ran to his side, clinging to Randy's arm for security.  She didn't have to say what happened, it was already obvious.

Randy then outstretched his arm and flexed his hand as the joints popped and cracked in a gut wrenching fashion as his body began to grow and morph into a more bestial form.  The two boy's eyes widened as his skin took on a gray pallor and became furry like, as Red puts it, one of those fuzzy stickers.  His nails quickly began lengthening to sharp claws.  His eyes were now blood red, and his spiky hair grew past his shoulders and down his back.

"Either give it back now," grinned Randy.  "Or you boys will know what a disemboweling feels like."

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So, I didn't a random generator thing and the two words that came up were "protector" and "wolf".  So I sketched out a figure and it soon took on a life of it's own.  This is Randolph (Randy) and Red (har har).  Just two characters and a little backstory that I came up with.  I hope you enjoy it. 

Artwork (c) mongrelmarie
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Comments: 15

MabMuse [2014-06-11 05:11:59 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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mongrelmarie In reply to MabMuse [2014-06-11 06:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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MabMuse In reply to mongrelmarie [2014-07-13 21:05:49 +0000 UTC]

Have you thought about continuing it? 

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mongrelmarie In reply to MabMuse [2014-07-14 15:58:41 +0000 UTC]

I have.  I thought that a oneshot might be pretty cute with these two. 

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MabMuse [2014-01-22 07:37:19 +0000 UTC]

I adore it!!!

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mongrelmarie In reply to MabMuse [2014-01-22 17:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Zgirl259 [2014-01-19 12:59:25 +0000 UTC]

It's adorable and well done and I love the story that goes with it!

Awesome job!


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mongrelmarie In reply to Zgirl259 [2014-01-22 17:00:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! 

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ThatSplendidJerk [2014-01-19 06:50:50 +0000 UTC]

Good job mongrel!


This is HMnK, hi! long time no see, are you in Tumblr? I'm there as well... changed fansdom, so now you won't recognize my dA anymore  


It's good to see your're drawing as usual. Any progress with the insomnia?


Well, see you... if you get bored or uninspired, you can try googling the stuff in my new dA, I'm sure you'll find something to your liking there.


Hugs and see you around!

TSJ - HMnK

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mongrelmarie In reply to ThatSplendidJerk [2014-01-22 17:00:31 +0000 UTC]

HEY GURL!

How are you!  I haven't seen you in ages.  How have you been doing? 

Yep, I've been working with the insomnia.  Turns out my diet was causing me a lot of problems and once I corrected it, I was able to sleep better.  Thanks for asking. 

Many hugs for you too! 

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ThatSplendidJerk In reply to mongrelmarie [2014-01-22 22:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Whoah, lost of things have happened. First of all, change of fansdom as you can see! Lots of experimentation with style and consistency, stories rewritten, quite the move from my past stagnation. The Dangan Ronpa franchise is certainly something refreshing within its genre, and veeeery inspiring as well!

And I got a new tablet, a Wacom one, which makes stuff easier


I always kept in mind you were struggling with that issue. Celiac by chance? Eating light before sleeping might aid to sleep better, I agree! Is the husband still putting up with your boxing antics? XD


I wonder if you have a tumblr account? I'm more active there at times


Huggetty hug X3

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mongrelmarie In reply to ThatSplendidJerk [2014-01-25 19:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Nope, genetic insulin resistance.  I go from being hypoglycemic to hyperglycemic about once every 3 hours if I don't watch what I eat.  It's very difficult to get any sleep when your blood sugar level is through the roof. 

I am on Tumblr!  Located here: lkrecic.tumblr.com/

Good to hear from ya.   

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ThatSplendidJerk In reply to mongrelmarie [2014-01-25 20:26:57 +0000 UTC]

So that was it... I have insulin resistance too, due to fatty liver, but I somehow sleep like a rock. Good to know you found a solution!


Onwards to followship


Me too! I had been following but not posting many replies, it's wonderful to know you're still drawing and still on dA

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adamexe20a [2014-01-19 05:06:03 +0000 UTC]

wow!! amazingly done!

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mongrelmarie In reply to adamexe20a [2014-01-19 05:40:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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