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• A shift. by Madelee

  Fandoms: Invader Zim  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  27 Mar 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dib/Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Dib & Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Dib (Invader Zim)
  • Zim (Invader Zim)
  • ZaDr
  • Older Dib (Invader Zim)
  • Frenemies Dib & Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Dib is Bad at Feelings (Invader Zim)
  • Zim is Bad at Feelings (Invader Zim)
  • Dib is So Done (Invader Zim)
  • but he loves it let’s be real
  • Zim being more aware than anyone would give him credit for
  • but he has his own ways
  • Crappy job
  • usually banter
  • Banter
  • One Shot
  • Slice of Life
  • Banter sprinkled with humor
  • unspoken feelings
  • Zim basically wanting dib to come out to play
  • But dib prefers pretending to be responsible in this one

  Summary

  The usual shift.
  Nothing out of the ordinary.
  Unfortunately for Dib, Zim was just too dense to accept reality as it was.

  ✦✦ ✦✦

  A one shot I wrote because who doesn't feel stuck in adulthood. lol

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,315

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  38

  Hits:

  271

• Empathy by Madelee

  Fandoms: Invader Zim  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  28 Jun 2024

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Dib/Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Dib & Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Zim (Invader Zim)
  • Dib (Invader Zim)
  • the violence isn't really too descriptive
  • Zim (Invader Zim) - Freeform
  • Dib (Invader Zim) - Freeform
  • invader zim - Freeform
  • Science Experimentation
  • Intense Emotions
  • Psychological Drama
  • dark themes
  • Empathy
  • manic behavior
  • Experimental writing
  • Character Study
  • boundary crossing
  • Subtext
  • subtle horror
  • arguing is their love language
  • so is cutting
  • ZaDr
  • this is what happens when your only emotional support person is someone with many deep issues
  • and you became close cause of trauma bonding
  • they deeply care tho sniff

  Summary

  An impression of a shifting dynamic.

  They learn as they become closer... Zim is at least.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  698

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  8

  Kudos:

  16

  Hits:

  273