Invidious

Rick and FJ met under strange circumstances. It happened sometime past Loretta's (Rick's wife's) death, and quite recently after Rick finally cleared his name after being falsely accused of the crime that took her life. He was in shambles; his family was destroyed, his childhood fears rekindled, his public reputation ruined, and the only thing that kept him going was his young daughter he had to take care of.

FJ appeared in his life as yet another one of the cases Rick had to deal with. He was an amnesiac that Rick had found beaten up on the same cemetery his wife was buried at and helped get medical treatment for. As per usual, the Grimport shelters were far too crowded as is and Rick's colleagues wanted to essentially fend for himself. Rick wasn't quite fond of this idea (aka he screamed at them) and decided he'd just help FJ get back on his feet on his own while investigating his case and trying to figure out the mystery behind his identity.

They spent months in that little motel room, trying to trigger FJ's memories, and for once, Rick managed to live a life where grief wasn't his entire purpose and identity. He enjoyed it so much, in fact, that he began to fear he was growing too trusting again. He began to care for FJ, and FJ began to care for him, and before he knew it, Rick had to wonder if allowing himself that joy was a mistake all along.

Their relationship had lots of ups and downs, many of which you'll read in the upcoming trilogy next year hopefully, but some that you can also see on my P♡treon, along with lots more extra content and trilogy illustrations, book excerpts and things that I otherwise don't post here ❤️‍🩹

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@lolz8911

That's gotta be one of the most interesting "That's how I met your father" story ever

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@granite_ribcage

I'm gonna have to pick up some of your merch when I have the disposable income. The character design vaguely reminds me of the Master from Doctor Who, the one from back in the day, and that's really charming to me. I feel like I don't see older characters depicted like this one is, which makes it refreshing to see.

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@thegremlinking

A lore meal? Why thank you! 😋 On a more serious note, I adore your writing and how you breathe life into your characters

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@MrTobi013

FJ was found in the same cemetery as Loretta?! Whoa, maybe she led Rick to him on purpose! Maybe she knew he'd need someone to help take care of their daughter and prove underneath all his fangs and snarls, Rick has a deeply loving heart.

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