What Ian and Mandy from Shameless is exactly how I see Roxy and Dirk half the time (moreover in my AU). There's this deep emotional compassion for each other's situations and they have this bond that isn't romantic but it's definitely more than just friendship. No matter how far apart they are, they'll always be ready to be there for the other when they see each other next. And I think if Roxy and Dirk were around each other more, they'd actually be really physically comfortable and not mind platonic cuddling
this is insane maple valley middle school was my second option after the actual middle school i went to
crazy
[id: four middle school ids for john, rose, dave and jade. john and dave both go to local public middle schools with relatively uninspired card designs. john leans forward grinning in his picture, and dave looks at the photographer, bored. his sunglasses are pushed up off his face. rose attends a catholic girl's school and smiles maliciously, hair straightened. she wears a uniform and dark makeup. jade's id card is fabricated, written in her own handwriting and covered in doodles and stickers. she attends a so-called prospit middle school. they are all in grade 7. end id]
this was a davekat secret santa gift i made for my friend rya! i had way too much fun with it and here's some of my notes on this comic and it's creation: