Ash and Trip in swings and winter clothes, holding hands, this was drawn with Ash(Tara!)'s Ash and these lyrics in mind:
Before the world changed
When not a thing I held was true
But you were kind to me
And you reminded me
That the world is not my playground
There are other things that matter
What is simple needs protecting
My illusions all would shatter
But you stayed in my corner
~
I’m not as clever as I thought I was
I’m not the boy I used to be because
You showed me something different
You showed me something pure
I always seemed so certain
But I was really never sure
But you stayed
And you called my name
When others would have walked out on a lousy game
(My Funny Friend and Me by Sting yes, that is The Emperor's New Groove ending song, at least Shootie didn't need to turn into a llama to get off his high Ponyta and start being a better person........)
As a bonus, here's a pretty coloured version by my friend fourdragonstrash/selenedragoon:
And now, have a silly Iris comic I doodled yesterday, transcription of my handwriting here:
Panel 1: Sometimes, I wish I was soft and delicate...
Panel 2: But I’ve got a quick temper and you can’t shut me up if I see something wrong! "Lock him up!"
Panel 3: I’d like to be one of those smart, know-it-all types...(so reliable!)
Panel 4: But I got too many clueless moments... “Even though they’re both dragons?”
Panel 5: ...
Panel 6: Does this make me a (girl) jock?!
Done transcribing! (The "lock him up!" is a reference to the pseudo-court trial for Shamus and the "both dragons" bit is after Charizard and Dragonite's battle in Episode N. : D; )