Hank McCoy is such dad material and no one can convince me otherwise! Like look at this man! Look at him and tell me he's not dad material! He gives so many dad vibes it's crazy he doesn't has his own kids by now!
I'm unsure if it's a good scenario or not but it's something I've been thinking of kamski fucking with the water in Connor's tank could be using a different chlorine or salt level or something and it causes him to get allergic stuffy runny gills and red nose lots of sneezing but Connor tries to hide the symptoms from Hank
Okay. But. Imagine that North might be distrustful with Connor, but he then offers her to be completely honest and actually show her.
North by this time knows that Connor is probably against touching if you're not Hank. (I just like the headcanon that he's so used to violence he can't really answer well to touch)
She accepts the interfacing and FEELS the fear Connor felt when Amanda essentially violated his body and took away his free will. And then the posterior fear and guilt he felt, how terrified he was to be a danger again, to be violated again.
The interfacing stops, and Connor is expected for her to be upset and angry. Hell, he was prepared to be executed just like that time in the church, where he was willing to die just because he didn't believe they would trust him after all.
So, North hugs him.
It wasn't like Hank's.
It wasn't a hug of happiness.
It was a hug full of pain and understanding.
No words were exchanged. Just the two holding each other for as long as they needed to.
After that, they became insanely close against anyone's understanding because none of the two were willing to share why they became friends from one moment to another.
Extra kudos if North just comes and goes to Hank's house to see Connor without being invited, since Connor isn't that comfortable going to New Jericho yet. Hank stopped asking and just let the kids be kids, especially after North showed him she can be trusted by threatening the living hell out of him if he ever dares to hurt Connor.
due to my poor health condition, i didn't have much time to finish the venture bros 20th anniversary art. it'll be done later, now you can look at the sketch
happy birthday, the best cartoon series about dysfunctional parenting! 🎂