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100 days of enemy recs: 35. Nimona
I'm back! Some friends spent three days Pandemic Camping, which is to say living in tents in my mom's suburban backyard and hiking in nearby parks and pretending it was the wilderness, and it actually worked pretty well? Felt like we'd actually gone somewhere! I am refreshed! And itchy!
Anyway, today's enemyslash fandom is Nimona, the fandom for people who were Noelle Stevenson fans before Noelle Stevenson was cool. It is about a man named Ballister, who grew up in the Institution being trained to be a Knight and a hero along with his best friend Ambrosius, but then some stuff went down, Ambrosius betrayed him, Ballister realized the Institution wasn't what they thought it was, and he making the best of it as a mad scientist and official Villain Lord Blackheart, coming up with schemes for Ambrosius the hero to foil. Then a girl named Nimona showed up as Ballister's appointed sidekick, and stuff started to Go Down.
Anyway, by the end of the comic, Nimona has left, the Institution (and local government) have fallen, Ballister is being celebrated as a hero, and Ambrosius is in the hospital badly injured with nobody to visit him or care about him but Ballister. Will they manage to rebuild their old friendship and maybe a little bit more?? (spoilers: yes. yes they will.)
So this canon is basically just enemyslash + found family tropes slathered on with a shovel?? It's so great. There's fic. Here's two favorites.
Anyway, today's enemyslash fandom is Nimona, the fandom for people who were Noelle Stevenson fans before Noelle Stevenson was cool. It is about a man named Ballister, who grew up in the Institution being trained to be a Knight and a hero along with his best friend Ambrosius, but then some stuff went down, Ambrosius betrayed him, Ballister realized the Institution wasn't what they thought it was, and he making the best of it as a mad scientist and official Villain Lord Blackheart, coming up with schemes for Ambrosius the hero to foil. Then a girl named Nimona showed up as Ballister's appointed sidekick, and stuff started to Go Down.
Anyway, by the end of the comic, Nimona has left, the Institution (and local government) have fallen, Ballister is being celebrated as a hero, and Ambrosius is in the hospital badly injured with nobody to visit him or care about him but Ballister. Will they manage to rebuild their old friendship and maybe a little bit more?? (spoilers: yes. yes they will.)
So this canon is basically just enemyslash + found family tropes slathered on with a shovel?? It's so great. There's fic. Here's two favorites.
- Black Flag (10627 words) by wakeupnew
Fandom: Nimona (Webcomic)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ballister Blackheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin
Ballister buys some furniture. - When There's Nothing Left to Burn (18630 words) by strix_alba
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Nimona (Webcomic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ballister Blackheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin, Ballister Blackheart & Nimona
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Politics, Canon-Typical Violence, Families of Choice
Ballister goes to some committee meetings.