cinaed

we didn't even kiss until issue 26 (187703 words) by Cinaed
Chapters: 48/48
Fandom: Red vs. Blue
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dexter Grif/Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif & Kaikaina Grif | Sister, Michael J. Caboose/Leonard L. Church, Kaikaina Grif | Sister/Huggins, Lavernius Tucker/Crunchbite, Agent Texas | Allison/Sarge, Chrovos/Donut's Moms, Franklin Delano Donut/Agent Washington
Characters: Dexter Grif, Kaikaina Grif | Sister, Dick Simmons, Franklin Delano Donut, Sarge (Red vs. Blue), AI Program Epsilon | Leonard Church, Lavernius Tucker, Michael J. Caboose, Dylan Andrews, Frank "Doc" DuFresne, Agent Washington (Red vs. Blue), Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue), Vanessa Kimball
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers, Secret Identity, Friends to Lovers, Temporary Character Death, Implied/Referenced Torture, Heroes & Heroines, Villains, Slow Burn, Canonical Character Death
Summary:

Dick Simmons has a multi-step plan. Move to Blood Gulch, become a superhero, assume a civilian identity, and save the day with the other heroes of the city. He didn't count on his fellow superheroes being so weird, the villains even weirder, and getting stuck with the most annoying coworker in the universe at his civilian job. But there are secrets and danger in the city, tensions boiling under the surface, and Simmons may be in over his head.

Well, I started this fic in a very different world and as a very different person-- April 2019 and past me was in a toxic workplace, living with roommates she wasn't fond of, and also thought she was cis-- and now it's complete!

It's been a long, weird road, involving a lot of real life shenanigans, but I'm so happy with the final result and so happy to finish this long WIP. And so happy to be in a much better place in my personal life as well! I'm a homeowner, I work at a branch with decent coworkers and out as nonbinary to pretty much everyone except my family, and I have my wonderful girls, Hilda and Zelda, who bring me joy every day.