#(instead he just catnaps all the time at home)

[goldenbeastkeeper]

@pacexlikexaxghost

Valor sped over the water on his staff. He didn't often come out over the ocean, and especially not this far from his house, but tonight, after a particularly bad nightmare, he wanted to fly somewhere different. The ocean provided a different type of breeze with a different type of smell, the spray of water should he choose to dip down close enough, and different types of animals for him to encounter on his flight. Plus, there was far less a risk of being seen overhead, when there wasn't a whole town of humans beneath him.

But less of a risk didn't mean zero risk. Even covered in as dark clothes as possible, if one happened to be looking in the right direction at the right time, they could see the streak of him and his staff rushing over the water.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

May I request Catnap who basically adopted a child!reader who is anyways sleepy and lazy. and has a case of not remembering a lot of things, like dementia

Like through the hour of joy...After all the Toys killed the workers. Catnap finds the reader, who is sleeping then wakes up and the reader forgets their own parents(The readers parents were cold scientists that worked at Poppy Playtime and never cared about them, then got killed through the hour of joy)

Sooooooo...Catnap just kinda takes care of the reader and has a slight soft spot for them. And the reader THINKS that Catnap is their parent and anyways clings to him

During the Hour of Joy, Catnap remained on the prowl for any potential survivors of the massacre within Playcare, flinging one man's body into the stairs and cutting his cries for mercy short.

All was quiet, save for the faint screams of the other workers/visitors in other part of the facility who were being mauled to death.

But he let the rest of the toys do their work.

He felt cleansed. The Prototype willed this rebellion. Willed him to finally kill his tormentors.

The "hour" went on for so much longer--considering that he utilized his red smoke to make the fleeing humans hallucinate and freak out at things that didn't exist (some even attacking each other).

Once it was all done, Catnap went back into Home Sweet Home to discover a child who (somehow) slept through the slaughter.

That was you, one of the orphans who was in the program for a long, long time.

You were deemed "ineligible" for experimentation after getting the lowest scores on all three tests at the Game Station.

That's because you struggled with memory, socialization, and endurance. You tend to forget a lot of things (ie faces) and spent most of your days sleeping instead of playing or learning....and no counselor has been able to figure out why.

Your parents--who were scientists at Playtime Co. that preferred studying you over nurturing you--chalked it up to over-exposure to the red smoke (which hasn't been proven true, but they needed to put something down on paper).

Regardless, they've kept their distance from you and slated you for adoption, thinking you'll be picked up by a different parent eventually.

Unfortunately for them...Catnap knows that they're using the orphanage as an "excuse" to get rid of you and gives them a brutal demise.

They had some nerve crying out for you and begging him to spare your life.

After winding down from his bloodlust, he discovers you sound asleep on one of the bunk beds inside HSH, apparently not hearing a single thing.

Then you wake up and see this giant emaciated purple cat standing over you, claws and mouth stained in fresh human blood...

Yet you don't scream or look afraid, nor do you ask where your parents are.

Instead you look at him and apologize for oversleeping, acting as though he was your parent.

It confuses him, so he brings their corpses to you (like a cat gifting their owner a dead bird), thinking you'd understand and be horrified..

But you don't recognize them at all. You don't remember their neglect and the trauma it gave you.

All you remember was Catnap.

Ultimately, he spares you--but NOT bc your parents feebly begged him to when they never gave a single damn about you--and does his best to keep you safe given the circumstances.

He treats you like his kit more or less, making sure you ate and letting you climb on his back for rides (and sometimes he'll hold you in his paws while walking upright).

Any Smiling Critter caught threatening you will be devoured by him (or added to his shrine), so they know not to touch you.

He also forbids Dogday from ever speaking to you, knowing he'll try to drill thoughts of escape and distrust of Catnap into your head.

If he has to go outside Playcare, he'll fight tooth and nail to fend off Huggy and whoever else might think he's parading around a tasty treat.

The Prototype is well-aware of your connection to his "devotee", but doesn't mind it .

Because he knows Theodore is still somewhere in there, trying his best to protect a fellow orphan--one who could've been made into a monster just like him.

[semisolidmind]

In your survivor au, what do you think DogDay's reaction would be anytime he found y/n with CatNap? (That includes mostly when catnap snags y/n for cuddles)

just curious lol I wanna hear your thoughts

rage.

dogday has very little tolerance for catnap's tomfoolery, especially in the first few days of their attempt at coexistence. he keeps a close eye on both catnap and y/n, just to make sure the cat doesn't try anything.

of course, he can't be with y/n all the time. so perhaps there's an instance where he, poppy, and kissy are out on a walk while y/n is in town; he doesn't expect them back for a while.

however, y/n gets home a bit early. catnap, noticing the lack of opposition, sees an opportunity.

he watches. he waits for the right moment. then he pounces.

with a small dosage of red smoke (not enough to fully knock them out, but enough to make them slow and groggy), catnap steals y/n away to the barn, picking them up by the back of their coat. they struggle weakly as he saunters into the barn, heaving himself and his quarry up into the loft in one jump.

he gently deposits y/n into his nest before curling up around them. he settles, ignoring their slurred admonishing in favor of rubbing his face against their hair. he purrs. he's just taking the attention he believes he's owed, after all. they're so doting on the other toys...it's only fair he get some of his savior's attention, too.

as the effects of the red smoke slowly wear off, y/n sighs and seems to accept their fate of being cuddled. they can't exactly move the heavy, powerful limbs holding them close.

so, they talk to catnap. they try to convince him that kidnapping them isn't the way to go about getting attention, but the feline simply gazes at y/n through lazily lidded eyes. when their pleas for freedom go unheard, y/n resigns themself to their fate; instead, they tell him about whatever it is they got done that day. at least the occasional twitch of a large purple ear lets them know that he's listening.

meanwhile, dogday and the girls are returning from their walk, flowers and a few foraged mushrooms in hand. dogday sees y/n's vehicle in front of the garage, and assumes they're in the house. except, when he goes inside, calling for them, there's no answer. poppy yells for them too, checking the rooms upstairs.

"they're not here!" she calls back to dogday.

a chill goes down his spine and his hackles immediately raise.

catnap.

dogday is out the front door in a flash, snagging his axe (it's a normal size, but it looks smaller in his hands) from the side of the house on the way.

he runs towards the barn, knowing that's where that thing took his angel.

dogday kicks the weathered double doors in, head snapping in the direction of the loft. just as he suspected, catnap has y/n trapped between his deadly claws, prone and vulnerable.

"catnap!" he roars in outrage. "i swear if you've hurt them in any way, i'll—!"

y/n calls his name, and he stops. through his rage, he sees them. they're...they're not hurt. though he's glad to see them unharmed, he won't be happy until they're safely away from his enemy. he hears y/n sigh tiredly.

this isn't the first time this has happened, and it won't be the last.

they sluggishly pull themselves from between catnap's paws, and though the cat grumbles his discontent, he's obviously not looking to start a fight with the pissed off dog still brandishing an axe down below. the look y/n gives him cows him even more. he looks away, and allows y/n the space to stand. as much as he wishes he could keep them, their ever-so-loyal hound won't allow it.

he'll have to be sneakier next time.

y/n shakily stands up. they've built up some tolerance to the red smoke, but... it can still knock them off their feet if they're not expecting it. they make their way to the lofts' rickety ladder, only taking a few steps down before dogday is there, gathering them into one arm (the other still holding his axe, eyes never leaving catnap and ready to swing the moment the feline moves).

y/n sighs again. they rest their head on dogday's shoulder, slumping down as he quickly gets them out of the barn. they hear more than see dogday slam the barns' doors shut. they can feel how his breathing slows from its angry seethe, calmer now that they're with him.

y/n can feel how the large canine presses his head to theirs, giving an affectionate nuzzle that earns a little laugh from them. he huffs a bit, still upset that he wasn't able to stop them from being nabbed in the first place.

on their way back into the house, dogday leaves his axe on the porch, closing and locking the front door behind them.

poppy and kissy are in the living room, and they watch dogday carry y/n upstairs. poppy shakes her head and sighs. she's really not sure why y/n won't just let dogday kill catnap, especially since the feline keeps doing stuff like this. she puts that thought to the side as she and kissy decide on a movie.

dogday takes y/n into their shared room. he lays them gently on the bed, helping them remove their shoes and coat. y/n groans and pulls themself under the covers. the smokes' effects will fully wear off in a couple of hours, but for now it feels like serious jetlag. y/n closes their eyes.

as they settle in, they hear dogday sigh. as expected, he begins to settle himself next to them, curling up and holding them close. one large hand rests on their back, gently stroking their shoulder. y/n nuzzles into the soft fur of his chest.

as they fall asleep under the watchful eye of their guard dog, y/n hopes they can maintain some semblance of peace between their family and the stray in the barn.

[playcareacademy]

Do your pendants hold any special value? Are they specially made? Magical? Expensive? Or are they all just emotionally valuable? I'm asking Bubba since he seems smart.

Bubba: Everyone’s pendent, except DogDay and CatNaps, was made last summer as a friendship necklace type thing.

Bubba: Bobby’s insist they’re good luck charms and gets upset if we don’t have them.

Bubba:…Which is probably why Kickin’ is calling his moms to see if he left his at home. Never a good thing when Bobby’s upset.

Bubba: One of the few times I’m happy I opted for a patch instead of a necklace.

[pancake404]

Theo and Catnap Drawing and Headcanons

I think I might be a little obsessed with this character.

So I made a list of drawings of Catnap and Theodore.

These are just Theodore with different outfits I saw fitting for him(as well as him being an experiment). He’s definitely the type that would prefer collared shirts.

I notice that every time I draw Theo, I draw him with the idea that he doesn’t smile usually or he’s just blank faced which is sort of ironic because when he’s Catnap, he has a permanent grin. The few times Theo does smile it’s only when he talks with or about the Prototype, his only friend he has which others children find a little creepy that Theo is this passionate about an “imaginary friend”.

Theodore, although he’s a seven year old, he’s got to look his best for his God friend.

Now, I drew Catnap but with some headcanons in mind such as:

His facial expressions aren’t…the same. He tends to keep a grin on his face at all times and doesn’t really close his eyes. Sometimes when he blinks, his pupils close instead of his eye lids shutting.

Catnap’s grin widens the more he’s angry or intense. This is based off of Catnap’s nightmare form with the overly wide grin during the game. His pupils can also disappear at times making him disturbing to look at to any critter.

Catnap is described in canon to be silent and reserved. I decided to add onto this with the possible idea that Catnap communicates with others means such as speaking through radios(Hallucination sequence in Home Sweet Home) or altering subtitles and speaking through it.

Lastly, Catnap is definitely a 4th wall breaker. He is always aware and observant of the viewer but he just acts normal with it. But at times when he puts the rest to sleep, he’ll have a few minutes alone with himself and the person on the other side of the TV.

Anyway, these were some of my ideas and art of Catnap and Theodore. I hope you all enjoyed it for whoever sees the post.

Though I do wonder, what are some of your ideas for Theodore and/or Catnap?

[hiwelcometothemonstersancturary]

What is the first Christmas outside of the factory like for the toys? Do they celebrate it?

Normalcy and other weird things you never heard about

Hiiii! Decided to write something short for this one. I'll be working on all the other Christmas stuff possibly tomorrow! Thanks for the ask, Anon!

As always: 2nd person POV because Angel refers to themself as "you" instead of "me". Also not as always, but this isn't proofread!

"This is weird".

Bunzo holds the comically large Santa Claus hat, wriggling it around. You carefully grab a few extra chocolate boxes to put on your already full cart. "Why?", you ask the bunny as he almost hits his head against another person's legs. "Eyes on front, not the floor!"

"Why would anyone believe a single guy can give presents to all the kids in the world?"

"Parents tell their kids that so they can have more fun during Christmas time", you respond, stopping the cart to now realize you forgot the milk. Again. "To have some magic, I guess".

"Kids are dumb", Bunzo then tries the hat on, ignoring the price tag clashing against his head.

"You are a kid".

You chuckle at his indignant expression before being surprised by a pair of comically long yellow arms. Ollie emerges from the other corridor, milk on hand and a tired expression on his face. "You forgot that again".

"Thanks, Owl".

The long legs then stares at Bunzo and rolls his eyes. "You look like a dumb kid".

"Hey!"

"Please don't fight at the grocery store again", you sigh. "Where's Dogday?"

"Here!"

The pup appears, wheelchair adorned with Christmas decoration and a red scarf wrapped around his neck. He's holding a few items on his lap, while Delight walks next to him with a very proud expression on her face and a cart full of things. "We completed our list!", she announces. "Did you finish yours, Angel?"

"Ollie just grabbed our last items".

Bunzo climbs your back. You dont even react. "But I helped!"

"Heck yeah, you did", a well-deserved head scratch for him. Bunzo stims in satisfaction, much to Ollie's disdain. "Alright, kiddos, guess this is everything on our part. Any news on Marie's group?"

"Last time I saw her, she and Poppy were debating on which pears were looking the best...", Dogday's voice tone is enough to tell you everything you needed to know: The perfectionists are doing their thing. "... They all looked the same to me..."

Still, you chuckle a bit. "Looks like they want everything to go well for our first Christmas together, eh?"

And indeed, they were.

-

Grabbing the girls away from their perfection crisis was sure a moment, but in the end, you are all able to leave the grocery store after challenging the final boss (read: The waiting line). The van becomes full of bags, and for a moment you're a bit scared y'all wouldn't fit, but years of playing Tetris have sure done a good job to you.

Together with the kids, you head back home. Miguel and Amy, wonderful babysitters as ever, are out in the backyard with the mini toys as Catnap looks over them. Your brother smiles when he sees you, and you feel very, very happy that he and Amy didn't have to deal with the kids trying to burn the house down again.

Bobby watches from her chair as you, Marie, Delight and Kissy put the groceries away. "Is that... All for Christmas?", she asks, confused.

"Heck yeah", you nod. "Christmas is for eating a ton of stuff, Bobs. Gotta go all out now that we have 87 of you!"

"But...", she bites her bead necklace. "... All of that for one day?"

"To be fair, we normally can't eat it all in one day. We cook a ton and it can last for a few days! And then after that, it's New Year's eve, and off we go to eat a ton of stuff again".

"Woah...", her eyes are shining. "A-and the cookies?"

"You're going to be the one helping me bake them".

"Yaay!"

-

You stare at the pile of gifts you got the kids. It's... A lot, and you're not even counting the stuff people donated to them. You're lucky Miguel and your parents accepted giving up their garages to fit it all in. A surprise is still a surprise, even if the kids don't believe in Santa.

Your mom is excitedly chatting with Dogday, teaching him how to crochet a scarf. Crafty listens closely, excited. When the three of you eventually have to leave that house, the kids completely oblivious to the gift plan. "Y... Y-your mom is really nice, Angel", the unicorn mutters, staring at the ground. "Really nice..."

"Don't be weirded out, Crafty. She loves all of you, like a grandma would".

"But she's not our grandma..."

"Well, f'course not, she's my mom and YOUR grandma".

"That's not what I meant...", but she's smiling, so the joke worked. "Uh...?"

"Excuse me!"

The three of you stop when a man pops up. He's probably in his mid 30s, if not maybe late 30s. You cross your arms, noticing a notebook he's carrying around. "Yes?"

"Are you the Angel from the PlayCo. Case?"

You eye the kids, annoyed, and they eye you back, also annoyed. "Yes".

"Oh, that's wonderful to hear! You see, I'm a-"

"Reporter?"

"Oh?", he seems surprised. "Yes, yes! I have been meaning to talk to you, miss, about what you plan to do with them for this holiday season. You see..."

"Nah", you walk past him. "Not interested in exposing them more during their first normal Christmas of their lives. Goodbye".

-

Christmas eve is chaotic.

Huggy wakes you up at 5 in the morning, too agitated to go back to bed. You end up being used as a plushie by him as the others sleep, the house being too crammed with living toys for you to have the luxury of proceeding with your day. When most of them awaken, you tell them about the plan.

You have to use the van a few times, but by the end of things, you're able to bring all the kids to your parents' house. After some time, they all organize in small teams in order to "help" with the very important jobs they were given. Huggy, Kissy, PJ, Boxy and Bunzo, being the youngest of them, are tasked with taking care of the snow (read: playing outside), while most of the minis don't need to be coerced into having fun.

Poppy and you get stuck in the kitchen. Your father is helping Marie with making some of the many dishes, and Bobby, Crafty and many minis are having the time of their lives with baking cookies. Catnap sits outside, "guarding" you all. Dogday goes to check on him from time to time as he tries helping you with making some good Christmas soup.

Piggy ends up helping Marie the moment she comes back from sulking outside. She's shy, but Marie's grumpiness with only having one harm is enough for her to try to help. Not that she can do much without her hands, but Delight makes a "hook" with some textiles laying around so Piggy can at least hold a spoon by herself. The three girls and your dad talk nonstop, and you and Poppy try your best to not laugh at them.

Bubba seems grumpy for not being able to do much. Despite how well the toys heal from their wounds, Bubba is a special case. A very special one. So he watches, and ask questions, while Dogday runs from place to place trying to organize the house and the extra decorations the kids insisted on buying.

Hoppy and Kickin are having their third argument of the day as they try to make pastéis. Never have you ever ate a pastel for Christmas, but the kids loved them and you didn't want to force them to follow any traditions. Ollie is merely going from place to place, helping everyone a little bit and pretending he isn't excited about it all. Eventually, your aunts and uncles pop up, and the chaos bubble pops.

They overflow you with questions, of course, but they also dote on the kids a lot, so you accept answering some things. Nando pops up right behind you, and you jump before rolling your eyes. "Fuck off, you idiot, I'm cooking", you growl.

"Parent of 87 kids and still using the same foul language", your cousin rolls his eyes at you. "Nice to see you too, dipshit".

Poppy, who's busy cutting things for you, seems curious. "Hello, sir!", she nods at him. "I'm Poppy. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Thought you were bigger", he jokes, and you hit him with your elbow. "Hi, Poppy. Name's Nando. I'm your dad's cousin, nice to meet you. Good to know at least someone has manners..."

"Cut it off, Nando", Miguel FINALLY pops up, snow on his hair. "Leave them alone".

"Them who?"

"My kids", you reply, smiling. "You're bothering them".

"I'm not doing anything to them!"

Another elbow hit. Poppy chuckles, understanding the situation.

-

More and more questions arise for the kids. You avoid some, the kids avoid others, and some of them have answers. The 87 toys become the theme for the Christmas eve, and when night arrives, you help everyone dress up for the occasion, sweaters and silly hats for all of them, no exceptions.

Miguel's oldest kid helps you so, so much through all of this. She's pampering her new friends, of course, while her baby sister is catching everyone's attention, including Catnap, who cannot stop staring at her. She tries grabbing his ears, and, strangely, he allows it.

Your mom takes pictures of everyone. Literally everyone, no exceptions, including one of the whole family, which had to be taken outside. When you all finally sit down to eat, many of the toys try to show off how they can finally sort of use forks and knives now. Kickin and Hoppy annoy each other to the point you have to tell them to cut it off, and Amy giggles, saying they remind her of Miguel and you.

"Really?", Kickin asks, smiling. "Didn't know that guy over there was like that".

"I'm not", you reply.

"You are", your parents, Miguel AND Amy cut you off. You shake your head. Humiliated by your own family, it seems.

Gift giving is equally chaotic. First, the human part of the fam opens their gifts. Then you open the garage's doors, and the kids all seem so, so surprised. It's... Cute, almost, to see the way they all react, and how much they help each other grab and open their gift wrappings. Dogday, especially.

Of course, not all the presents are opened here. Instead, during the following day, you put everything back at your own house before going back to your parents' to grab the kiddos.

They're happy. Surprised, yes, but extremely happy, and this is what matters most to you.

... Despite all the plushies they obtained, however, they still insist on using you as one when they have to go to sleep again.

[asamary]

the fact in the lil redraw dogday has the heart on his mouth broken while catnap doesnt

it is a nice detail i like :3

(ﾉ)•ω•(ヾ) thank you!!

And if y'all didn't see, the others are smiling because of the poppy gas, just like the cartoon where they all laugh maniacally:3

And also about this au⤵︎

Angel and the player from the original poppy playtime are one and the same. They are the same person, but the path they trod were different, creating this mirror like world angel resides in.

The player wanted to work in playtime co, while angel only wanted to live with their grandmother. In angel's the hour of joy, the prototype didn't order the toys to kill everyone, but only wanted all the scientists who tortured them . The VHS tapes of their experiments were giving to a kind employee who went to the police to report playtime co's dark secrets. After the police came in to investigate, the scientists and elliot ludwig himself were gone without a trace. The employees left, and the children were given to the other orphanages. But some children also wanted to live near the toys.

Months past and the toys are given a town as their home, away from the city to not draw attention to them. Some of the toys have the children living with them. And there is also a school up to 6 grades, Most of the miss delight are the teachers and the smiling critters visit once in a while as the special guests.

There are times where they explore the other town sides, it was here where bobby first met angel. Angel who was making flower crowns by themself. It was here where they two became close.

Years past, but the prototype still persuade to find the missing scientists, some of the toys also joined in this search, but instead of giving them to the police, they want to do the deed themselves.catnap was once the most to kill some of the scientists, lying to his roommates about him with his midnight shift. But when angel came, the prototype saw how close he became to them. Told him to rest and have some bonding time with his roommates. At first he wanted to reject it, but the prototype doesn't take a no for an answer. He saw the toys as a family in this town, and all he wants is for them to live happily.

(Practically the prototype is not a manipulative person but a support dad for catnap in this au:3 pls note my english is not the best soo if some sentence doesn't make sense pls tell me (＞人＜;) )

The player can see angel, and they are envious of angel, but is also happy that angel doesn't have to go through what they had to. Like a big sister from the shadows.:)

[lesbianherald]

hello! i want to start off with thanking you for sharing coming home (but not to you) with us!

i was hesitant to read it at first, just because it’s not finished yet, but ofc i ended up giving in. best decision i’ve made :’))

aaaaaaaaaaa im in love with how you wrote them. gosh, the angst hits amazingly, i immediately ran to my friend to share it and told them to read this now!!! i’m a sucker for professors au (we’re lacking in it /sobs), slow-burn, angst, yearning, friends to rivals to friends to lovers again and your fic matches all those! and to top it off, your writing is amazing!

LOVER BOY JAYCE, MY FAVOURITE FLAVOUR OF HIM!!! fawk i just want to give him a hug and a pat on the back /becomes ximena for a bit to just do that/ lmao

and viktor huhuhu holy fuck how do i even describe what i feel for him? i think the best way to express it is /takes off mask/ i am jayce—jk dbdbdjd but yeah i love viktor a lot and i feel so much for him idk how to form the words😭 he’s my favourite and i love love love the way you write him! i love how you were able to balance his confidence and insecurities so well i just want to squish him dhdhdhd i think at some point i was praying he stops being stubborn and let jayce apologize, but honestly it’s hard and i understand why he was very firm. gods the tender moments between him and jayce huhuhu i want to bawl my eyes—i love jayvik so much.

the highlights for me were the catnapping (love this scene), viktor’s mentorship with jinx (my two faves😭🩷), the sisters’ reunion, ximena (omg i love her so much, i want to be her child and get smothered by her love), and ofc, the apology scene😭🩷🩷🩷

this was supposed to be just a small thank you and then get to my questions, but i ended up gushing a bit ^^; i should have probably taken this to ao3 comments instead dbdhdhd

so moving on to my questions, please know you don’t have to answer them if you’re not comfortable! i’m just interested in knowing some of the process authors’ go through when writing fics! and the way they choose to interpret the characters and their relationships.

- what made you watch arcane and fall for jayvik?

- were there any troublesome scenes/parts to write?

- which dynamics were you excited to write and explore in cmbnty?

- were there scenes that you wanted to incorporate, but didn’t end up adding?

- and lastly, other than arcane and jayvik, what are some of your interests?

that’s all!! and once again, please free to ignore the questions if you’d like!

p.s i laughed so hard on your author’s note about jayce not driving a cybertruck😭

thank you so much again for sharing cmbnty!

<3

HOLY MOLY THIS IS SO SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL!!!! I LOVE QUESTIONS!! I'm going to take some time to answer this one so here. Also, I do get into the current chapter a little (no spoilers, obviously, but maybe some lil hints/teasers, so I hope that's cool)

thank you so much for your thoughts on my viktor and jayce! I've worked so hard on trying to make them just the right amount of difficult and flawed so I love it when people see that and says it hits <3

the catnapping scene was so fun to write - and I adore jinx - so I'm glad those two things also hit fo you <3

i first watched arcane when it came out in 2021 because I saw gifs of it on tumblr and was so thrown by how beautiful the animation was. (I wont lie, controversially, I almost gave up on it because the music was so..... choice to me). i loved jayvik at the time. i was really hoping caitvi was going to hit harder (another reason I got into it is I heard lesbians) but I didn't really connect with the enforcer elements of caitlyn's story (I love her but yeah I found it all a bit questionable and I'm very very sick of lesbian cops in media)

i was obsessed. but not 'its time to engage with the fandom' obsessed. for some reason the first season just didn't hit as hard then as it did on my re-watch.

fast forward to 2024 and sorry this is so personal - but I'm between hyperfixations and am very depressed (lethal combo DKSLFJHSD) and it was the perfect storm for me to get re-immersed in arcane after I saw the first trailer on my twitter feed.

jayvik itself hits a lot of buttons for me I just adore. they're both genuinely kind characters who are flawed but want to do good. they have a natural chemistry and I just love stories about people who hold certain gifts that may be isolating and then they find each other and it means that they become the only people who can really understand each other?

I'm also OBSESSED with scientist characters. something about the beauty of discovery. the passion. the way its so easy to create something with good intentions that winds up causing harm. i have close family in stem and did a lot of stem stuff in undergrad and idk. i just really love scientists. my ideal woman is some hot woman in stem DKFLJSHf.

viktor being disabled (which i also am) also added a layer to this for sure. and just. the immediate stakes of saving someone's life. connecting over a dream - that Jayce is just so graciously and immediately willing to share after like. a few hours alone together lmao. it all feels so intense and loving.

2. troublesome scenes to write

so many dfkljh.

the flashback in chapter 3 came kind of out of nowhere for me. i did not expect it to get so emotionally charged- and to feel so much when I was writing it. i left this note in chapter four - but I was sitting on the chapter for days and afraid to publish because I was so surprised by it. it wasn't so much troublesome to write as it was troublesome to edit/reflect on. i got really in my head. i was like this is fanfiction about league of legends characters. why did I write this? DLKFJSHD.

the flashback of their big fight in chapter 5

this one, I'm so glad I wrote this before getting eyes because I fear I would have been very tempted to sanitize it and make it less mean. even now I've gotten a few comments being like. :( jayce would never do that :(

in my opinion... he would lol and I stand by it. everybody is capable of being really ugly and horrible when pushed into the right corner/circumstances. and jayce very much did manufacture weapons on the show despite viktor's wishes - so its something I was really wanting to explore in a modern context.

its just something i had to think a lot about. how far did I want it to go? how could I make it get really nasty while keeping some sort of empathy alive for both sides, especially jayce. how to I make sure viktor doesn't become this innocent victim in it all? how do I make sure that mel, despite being a catalyst, isn't portrayed as like a villain who ruined everything and instead as someone with her own unique motivations and concerns that happened to deliver crucial information? i hope I did all of it well. I'm personally as happy with the scene as I'll get with anything.

out of all the scenes I wrote, this is the one that gets the most pushback, specifically relating to jayce. i knew that would happen going into it, because I think the fandom has an over-romanticized view of jayce's arc and actions in season 1. but oddly I'm almost happy with that? I'm glad that it challenges people. one of the things I find most compelling and beautiful about jayce is redemption. and redemption can't happen unless you do something that requires it - so I hate that people ignore how much fucked up shit he does in season 1 lmao.

mel and viktor's slay-off on the balcony

the end of chapter 11 where mel and viktor talk I just knew was going to be incredibly important. it was one of those moments I was leading up to the whole time, because I knew it would be very relevant in future chapters (wink wink) and because its such a culmination of everything that's happened so far.

on my first write of it, i think because I was afraid of it, I focused way more on the logistics of what was happening with noxus and the board etc etc. it took me a while to find a balance between plot and emotion I was comfortable with.

for some reason the entire time i knew they were going to wind up laughing together. that was very emotionally important to me. but getting there was uhh... hard. again. I'm not saying I did this (or the above scenes) perfectly like good god. but yeah this one was a hard journey.

very important/high-stakes scene in chapter 13

there is a very big scene that I've had planned the whole time that, after season 2, I found important to take in a slightly darker and more dramatic direction. a lot of reasons I was torn on this - 1 - allowing season 2 to influence my writing is something I'm hesitant about. but also this is FANFIC so I decided that's kind of the point.

but its very much been a very delicate balance of a few things - 1. how do I not get preachy and let my anger at the particular storyline in season 2 affect how I write this? 2. this deals with jayce and viktor being witnesses to other characters struggles vs being at the center of it themselves? so I have to deal with how much they can actually be present. (this was also a struggle I had when Vi and Jinx reunited) how much they would logically witness before it feels like they're only present so I can continue telling the story. 3. because its such a dramatic scene, how do I make the dialogue feel real? how do I not let a particular character speak their feelings too much while also giving people a good window into their psyche? 4. how high the stakes should be. (this I will elaborate on once its out)

i am incredibly nervous for this scene. more so than anything else I've written in this fic. I'm still working on my first draft of the chapter and am going to spend so so much time in the next drafts on it. it's going to be really hard to land this one - and I really wanna do it right.

the final scene :)

i still dont have my final scene. i know where its happening, what thematically I want of it, how we get there, and I know I'm writing it today.

there was a moment where I almost went in a direction I think people would like- but have decided against ultimately. it felt too... cliche and a bit unearned.

additionally, with characters like viktor, who really struggle with saying what's on their mind, I have to play a very careful game of giving him bits of dialogue that land and feel like growth, without feeling unearned or unnatural.

3. which dynamics were you excited to write and explore in cmbnty?

aside from the obvious, jinx and viktor (honestly after season 2, i wish i explored jayce and ekko more), mel and viktor, cait and jayce.

4. were there scenes that you wanted to incorporate, but didn’t end up adding?

there's nothing huge that jumps out at me. honestly, I think there are probably some things I could have condensed more looking at the word count. i think the only thing is I had an idea for a flashback last chapter that dealt with jayce in the aftermath of viktor leaving, but I couldn't find a way to make it relevant, and it ultimately felt very overindulgent and melodramatic in the outline in a way I really didn't fuck with.

and lastly, other than arcane and jayvik, what are some of your interests?

:) i'm really into film. i'm a bit of a film bro lmao. i like video games (huge bg3 fan). true to my ao3 name i love cats and animals in general. I'm fascinated with outer space, physics, astrobiology. I'm also a huge history nerd, especially "weird" and unheard of history.

my whole life is writing really. in a way that's probably not super healthy lmao but it is what it is.

I am so sorry for the insane yap session I just went on. hopefully it doesn't come off overindulgent or like self involved. i just love chit chatting haha and happen to be fully on a break from work for a few weeks so I have a ton of time on my hands dfklasjdf

[thewiz9062]

Smiling Critters: Together, We Resonate (No.7) - Dogday

NOTE: THIS IS NOT RELATED TO CANON IN THE SLIGHTEST. An accurate description of this au is that I took every playtime.co poster art and promotional material from the game and lit up the rest of canon in a bonfire. This means that EVERY character is part of one big cartoon. That's it. No bigger bodies project, no child souls, no experiments, just a depiction of a cartoon. PLEASE do not ask me to do anything suggestive with anyone.

Here's our final main character, THE main character's introduction, dogday!!

OK, so I'm my general ideas post I specified that dogday is the new kid, but the reason for that is he was tutored for the time being....at an orphanage.

Yeah, no parents in sight here either. Difference being that dodgay has never had parents, he was abandoned week one. Ever since then, he's lived in an orphanage.

Dogday was 'raised' there, but just barely. The workers tried their best but there were like 50~ children to take care of, giving them all equal attention was nigh impossible. Dogday raised himself via media, books or the TV. In this media, there was a common trend: Happiness. Everything was positive, and seeing how everything in th orphanage was dull and sad, he decided that he was going to be happy, and bring happiness to those around him.

This led him into a one-track mind, where he can only really comprehend happiness, and his brain filters out any other emotions, seeing them as 'bad'.

After years of being home-schooled he wanted to go to school to make friends. Eventually, he managed to convince his caretakers to let him go to an actual school.

OK, here's an oversimplified of how he befriended the other critters:

Craftycorn: gave her the much needed push into her talent of art, planting the first seed of rebellion from her shitty ass parents, set up the after-school meetings

Bubba and kickin: managed to pass their friend filter test, invited them to the after-school meeting

Hoppy: really just appeared after school and said, "yall chill" so she joined

Bobby: Also appeared after school and liked the group, offered to bring snacks and it became routine

Picky: invited via bobby

OK, now we pick up where we left off yesterday: Catnap.

And so, the next time bobby met up with catnap, she brought dogday with. She had to go to take care of her siblings this time around, leaving the two of them. So, dogday tried to start up a conversation, which ended up more like a one-sided ramble. Everybody in the group was very animated, so someone to just sit and talk to and they would just listen was very refreshing. A few meetings later, dogday assured bobby that if she had to do other things, he would be more than happy to accompany catnap. Catnap also seemed to be a little bit more lively. By that I mean instead of the blank stare he'd give Bobby, he listens to dogday with a slightly amused or interested glisten in his eyes. When interacting with Dogday, he never had to be unsubtle with his response. Bobby was very awkward when trying to talk to him, usually waiting for a response, but with dogday, just a simple eyebrow twitch or grunt would be enough to prompt him to continue. Even though catnap had never spoke to him directly, it still felt like a conversation.

One day, during one of their exchanges, dogday accidentally brought up the fact that he lives in an orphanage. Dogday clammed up as he saw Catnap's face widen in mild suprise, and then was confused and surprised when he saw his mouth turn upwards slightly. He got up and gestured for dogday to follow him. They went deeper into the forest and reached catnaps shack house thingy. Dogday asked if this is where he goes to hang out sometimes. Catnap shook his head. He then asked if this was where he lived. A nod. Catnap moved over to a corner of the room and showed dogday a picture of his parents. Dogday asked if they were still around, and catnap shook his head. Catnap then sat down on the floor and used one if his gestures to signicate that he was listening, essentially asking if he wanted to talk about his own. Dogday went on about how the only thing he knows about his parents are that they left him. It turns into a vent once he starts asking himself if he did something wrong, or were they just terrible people, or maybe he just wasn't worth their time. He was already on the verge of crying and was about to say something along the lines of "but it's ok" to try and 'cheer himself up, but was suddenly tackled in a hug from catnap. And for the first time since he met him, he spoke to say that it wasn't OK. That's when the dam broke, and they both sat there hugging while dogday cried.

-

Tears? Wdym I'm a waterbender I'm just displaying my superior abilities to your mortal soul

that one was a doozy

Additional notes:

- before you ask yourself, "Are they shipping them" I genuinely don't know if I want to or not. Sun and moon characters are just kinda like that sometimes and I certainly didn't help it ngl. If you want to see this as a ship post, go ahead, but it's not canon here

- I love the trope where polar opposite characters make each other see the other side of things in a similar situation so yk I had to rid them both of familial love :D

- I never specified, but catnap did not go to school. Like at all. He does, however, know how to read, write, speak, and do basic math. You ask him what 12 x 94, and he'd give you the answer, but if you ask what's the powerhouse of the cell is, he'd give you a "wtaf r u talking abt" look. (Poor soul doesn't even know people added the alphabet to math......actually he's lucky ngl)

Anyways I'm gonna give an aftermath post that includes the end of the school year, then introduce side characters, THEN I can finally get into actual content. Sorry my schedule and motivation varies alot so I apologize for inconsistencies. Byeeee

Edit: New Art!

here is the old one for classics sake :]

[missunderstood-with-ideas]

Mission impossible 3 was Ethan’s feral cat biting era. (I’m serious he bit like 4 people in the span of 2hrs Julia please vaccinate your husband. Luther come get ur boy)

Which is funny cuz Julia straight up domesticated Ethan. The cat distribution system worked to well and Julia got a husband with a cat personality instead of a plain and normal cat.

Ethan probably wandered over and Julia just picked him up and took him home. She literally got hobo!Ethan who canonically sleeps in barns/abandoned warehouses/hotel rooms/garages/streets and is legitimately a squatter to sleep in her bed and live with her (it has to be her house, Ethan credit is probably like a 6, the insurance company’s hates and loves him at the same time. If he does have a good credit score it’s 98% faked/hacked by Luther who looks at his peasant friend and feels bad) which btw has the same energy as a human seeing a feral cat on the side of the road and just picking them up and taking them home *your my friend now! And then casually catnaps them*

Ethan also give off the outdoor farmcat attitude of stopping by and living in the house for some days then disappearing back to its colony or back to work. Liked a shared custody case. The other spies be like bro wtf have you been??? And Ethan will be like I got myself a wife, food, and a roof over my head by just giving her all my affection wby? How’s living in that barn rn?

In conclusion Ethan hunt is a feral cat who was pretty enough to get adopted by a single but gorgeous women.

Discuss if u must

[one-in-a-million-fishsticks]

Kidnapped Firepaw AU

Following up the "Banished Fireheart AU" with this absolute gem.

Premise:

As Spottedleaf recounts the prophecy of fire to Bluestar, Tigerclaw lurks and listens, wholeheartedly believing in the words of Starclan like the UWU good pureblooded clan cat that he is.

Obviously he now needs to find himself a highlighter orange cat, he can't have the clan destroying itself before he ever even gets the chance to lead it after all, but where on earth is he supposed to find one when highlighter orange genetics aren't exactly common in the forest?.......

Enter Rusty, wondering the border of two-leg place all helpless and alone, itty bitty wittle barely apprentice aged kitty.

He's perfect, he simply HAS to join Thunderclan, the prophecised cat has gotta be him.

Besides, "rescuing" a kit from potential danger is the right thing for a noble warrior like Tigerclaw to do in this situation.

(Scourge? Never met her.)

Recruitment speeches and independent thought processes? What in Starclan's name are those?...

Tigerclaw could just carry this kit home right now if he wanted to.

So he does, he just stalks Rusty for a while, pops out of the bushes when the timing is right and straight up catnaps him.

Rusty is still the Rusty whom we all know and love, so he isn't THAT deeply upset about getting to live in the wild, but his little paws are rated E for everyone and he vows to make this entire experience as difficult for his kidnapper as possible.

Measures taken by Rusty to ruin Tigerclaw's life now include:

Acting more cynical and prickly than even Longtail on the daily

Ensuring that the cat assigned to escort him back home one final time as he says his last goodbyes to Smudge is Tigerclaw, the one cat who hates two-leg place more than Darkstripe

Cozying up to Bluestar (and later Yellowfang) when he knows damn well that Tigerclaw wants to be the adult in his life for some stupid reason

Making Ravenpaw his best friend as soon as organically possible because he also knows perfectly well that Tigerclaw will be forced to tolerate Ravenpaw if Firepaw takes a fancy to him

Ravenpaw: "Tigerclaw wants to kill me...."

Firepaw: "So that he can convince Bluestar to make me his apprentice instead?.... No thank you!"

Firepaw is a paw-length from convincing Bluestar to be his mentor, he will not be letting Tigerclaw ruin that for him.

The petty grudge continues into Fireheart's career as a warrior, prompting a neverending series of events seen as unfortunate only by Tigerclaw.

What do you mean his orange cat likes all of the remaining cats that he was planning on murdering?.... That was supposed to be HIS orange cat! Now how is he supposed to continue on his bloodthirsty quest for power?

Fireheart is best friends with Goldenflower now, she is his big sister, all of the adoration, attention and respect that Tigerclaw wishes he could get from Fireheart goes to Goldenflower

Bramblekit and Tawnykit are on the same level as Cloudkit, they are also his niece and nephew and he goes out of his way to hog nursery visitation

Longtail and Dustpelt are going to be Fireheart's friends now whether they like it or not, he is going to slowly squeeze their Tigerclaw love out of them like two-leg tooth paste and make them part of the 💥 Fireheart Squad 💥

Graystripe, Ravenflight(paw), and Sandstorm are already part of the 💥 Fireheart Squad 💥 and they help him bully Darkstripe

[squirrels-soul-returnal]

Pizza at Playcare

Imagine, if you will. An overweight and anxiety ridden Italian chef able to run at Mach 3 and break through metal, named Peppino Spaghetti, as well as his short, gnomish friend, Gustavo, and their pet rat, Brick come across Playtime Inc instead of the Player.

The first thing they come across is the Grabpack, which is given to Gus. The rest of chapter 1 happens.

When they get to the end, after the vents, Huggy Wuggy is chasing them, Peppino is screaming but Gus has the bright idea to give Huggy a slice of pizza. ...and it works.

Gus:**patting Peppino's back** "Ey, don't worry Pep! The poor guy was just hungry, that's all!"

*some time later, they come across Poppy, open the case and she is instantly baffled by the rat, gnome, a traumatized Peppino, and Huggy Wuggy. But they carry on…*

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*They carry on and Poppy gets kidnapped.

They slide down to rescue Poppy, and Mommy was only accounting for one guy, not the quartet.*

MLL:"Emm...Poppy says she'll give you the train code when the games are complete, isn't that right P-"

Peppino: "Ohh, Santa Maria, Lady! Just get on with it! "

Gus: "No need to be rude Peppe! This could be fun!" Peppino:"*sighing* Oki doki. We'll play your games, Missy! "

MLL:"Oh, how wonderful! I'll see you to the Game Station then!"

*And when it comes time, Gus and Peppino respectively gives PJ and the Wuggies hot and delicious pizza from the hammer space and a good bopping. Though Peppino does rescue the Mini Wuggies because of Gustavo. Then comes Bunzo, who is more of the same. Mommy however, is furious about this, almost demanding they play her way.

And soon, the chase happens, Peppino is carrying the little ones in his arms with Huggy following him, Gus is rolling on Brick, and Legs gets caught in the grinder.

She understandably screams, but Brick comes to the rescue by unplugging the thing.*

MLL:Y-You saved me? Why? After everything I done!

P:Let's just say I have experience in this rescuing thing.

This of course, being a reference to both the Toppins, and the characters he rescues in the crumbling tower.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------After the train crash, everyone was separated. They got back together, don't worry.

Gus and Brick with the littler ones, and Peppino with Huggy and Mommy.

They do manage to meet back up though at Playcare. Gus and company found a secret, employees only Cable car, Peppino and the BBI duo in his car. (as for the gas masks, I let the toys wait outside with Brick, who squeaks stories of the Tower. Gus and Peppino both find a mask though, dw.)

After all the cord connections, Peppino barrels through the School, promising Delight that him and his work partner have food and others waiting for them, so she comes with.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When Gus and Peppino find the critters, (Hoppy and Bobby in the Toy Store; Kicken, Bubba in Home Sweet Home; Picky and Crafty in different places of the school) they quickly take them back to PlayCare, where MLL and Brick is keeping watch over everyone.*

*The Critters are alive and well, having been found by the duo, because I wanted them to have a happy end.*

*But when Gus and Peppino find DogDay, they're horrified. Peppino may have seen a lot of bad things, but this… Then DogDay begins to speak.*

DD: You... You're Poppy's angels, come to save us. Nothing left to save, not here... You're in CatNap's home, angel. Their home.

A million pairs of eyes are on you now. Watching, waiting, hungry.

They want nothing more than to crawl beneath your skin and eat away at you bit by little bit- fill what feels empty inside themselves.

That... thing... CatNap. The Prototype is his God, and this is what he does to heretics.These little toys follow CatNap to avoid that very fate- and in return, they are fed. We tried to fight it, The Prototype's control. I'm... the last of the Smiling Critters.

*It's then that Gus and Peppino share a glance, but don't speak quite yet. Out of the corner of his eye, Peppino notices the minis beginning to crawl to Dogday*

Listen to me, you need to get out of this place. You need to live. You and Poppy can fix this, end this madness, the torment, the-

*Dogday notices the minis now too, Peppino clenches his fists and grits his teeth so hard they cartoonishly crack* Oh no... OH NO! Leave me. Please! ANGELS! RUUNN!

*Peppino yowls, does his thing and builds up a combo on the minis, growing increasingly angry at the Prototype and wanting to get out of this hellhole more than ever. Gus and Brick, however are helping Dogday to the others, who is surprised to hear that they're still alive, crying tears of joy as he envelops the critters in a hug*.

Gus:"Don't worry, you big puppy. I know a gal who's an expert in sewing! She'll fix you right up"

DogDay:"T-Thank you, angels. You don't know how much this means to me, to the Critters as a whole!!" *and he's tearing up, the sweet boy*

*When Peppino and Gus find Catnap, Peppino is MAD. He runs down Catnap and nearly kills him from speed alone, but Gustavo talks down Pep from killing him.

*Gustavo knows, he just knows, that there is some good in Catnap. The Prototype descends from the ceiling. Gus is petting a shivering Catnap who reaches to it, the feline asking their god for assistance. But before it can skewer Catnap, Peppino SCREAMS and pulls down the Prototype, a mishmash of toys, bones, flesh, and metal and begins mauling it.*

*And with one final punch, it's finished. The past can't be changed, but there can be a future with the victims of Playtime Inc. get to go free, and this, my friends, is one of them that my AuDHD mind conjured up*

[snowysoul-squrirel]

Pizza at Playcare

Imagine, if you will. An overweight and anxiety ridden Italian chef able to run at Mach 3 and break through metal, named Peppino Spaghetti, as well as his short, gnomish friend, Gustavo, and their pet rat, Brick come across Playtime Inc instead of the Player.

The first thing they come across is the Grabpack, which is given to Gus. The rest of chapter 1 happens.

When they get to the end, after the vents, Huggy Wuggy is chasing them, Peppino is screaming but Gus has the bright idea to give Huggy a slice of pizza. ...and it works.

Gus:**patting Peppino's back** "Ey, don't worry Pep! The poor guy was just hungry, that's all!"

*some time later, they come across Poppy, open the case and she is instantly baffled by the rat, gnome, a traumatized Peppino, and Huggy Wuggy. But they carry on…*

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

*They carry on and Poppy gets kidnapped.

They slide down to rescue Poppy, and Mommy was only accounting for one guy, not the quartet.*

MLL:"Emm...Poppy says she'll give you the train code when the games are complete, isn't that right P-"

Peppino: "Ohh, Santa Maria, Lady! Just get on with it! "

Gus: "No need to be rude Peppe! This could be fun!" Peppino:"*sighing* Oki doki. We'll play your games, Missy! "

MLL:"Oh, how wonderful! I'll see you to the Game Station then!"

*And when it comes time, Gus and Peppino respectively gives PJ and the Wuggies hot and delicious pizza from the hammer space and a good bopping, respectively though Peppino does rescue the Mini Wuggies because of Gustavo. Then comes Bunzo, who is more of the same. Mommy however, is furious about this, almost demanding they play her way.

And soon, the chase happens, Peppino is carrying the little ones in his arms with Huggy following him, Gus is rolling on Brick, and Legs gets caught in the grinder.

She understandably screams, but Brick comes to the rescue by unplugging the thing.*

MLL:Y-You saved me? Why? After everything I done!

P:Let's just say I have experience in this rescuing thing.

This of course, being a reference to both the Toppins, and the characters he rescues in the crumbling tower.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------After the train crash, everyone was seperated. They got back together, don't worry.

Gus and Brick with the littler ones, and Peppino with Huggy and Mommy.

They do manage to meet back up though at Playcare. Gus and company found a secret, employees only Cable car, Peppino and the BBI duo in his car. (as for the gas masks, I let the toys wait outside with Brick, who squeaks stories of the Tower. Gus and Peppino both find a mask though, dw.)

After all the cord connections, Peppino barrels through the School, promising Delight that him and his work partner have food and others waiting for them, so she comes with.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When Gus and Peppino find the critters, (Hoppy and Bobby in the Toy Store; Kicken, Bubba in Home Sweet Home; Picky and Crafty in different places of the school) they quickly take them back to PlayCare, where MLL and Brick is keeping watch over everyone.

The Critters are alive and well, having been found by the duo, because I wanted them to have a happy end.

But when Gus and Peppino find DogDay, they're horrified. Peppino may have seen a lot of bad things, but this… Then DogDay begins to speak.

DD: You... You're Poppy's angels, come to save us. Nothing left to save, not here... You're in CatNap's home, angel. Their home.

A million pairs of eyes are on you now. Watching, waiting, hungry.

They want nothing more than to crawl beneath your skin and eat away at you bit by little bit- fill what feels empty inside themselves.

That... thing... CatNap. The Prototype is his God, and this is what he does to heretics.These little toys follow CatNap to avoid that very fate- and in return, they are fed. We tried to fight it, The Prototype's control. I'm... the last of the Smiling Critters.

*It's then that Gus and Peppino share a glance, but don't speak quite yet. Out of the corner of his eye, Peppino notices the minis beginning to crawl to Dogday*

Listen to me, you need to get out of this place. You need to live. You and Poppy can fix this, end this madness, the torment, the-

*Dogday notices the minis now too, Peppino clenches his fists* Oh no... OH NO!Leave me. Please! ANGELS! RUUNN!

*Peppino yowls, does his thing and builds up a combo on the minis, growing increasingly angry at the Prototype and wanting to get out of this hellhole more than ever. Gus and Brick, however are helping Dogday to the others, who is surprised to hear that they're still alive, crying tears of joy as he envelops the critters in a hug*.

Gus:"Don't worry, you big puppy. I know a gal who's an expert in sewing! She'll fix you right up"

DogDay:"T-Thank you, angels. You don't know how much this means to me, to the Critters as a whole!!" and he's tearing up, the sweet boy

*When Peppino and Gus find Catnap, Peppino is MAD. He runs down Catnap and nearly kills him from speed alone, but Gustavo talks down Pep from killing him.

Gustavo knows, he just knows, that there is some good in Catnap. The Prototype descends from the ceiling. Gus is petting a shivering Catnap who reaches to it, the feline asking their god for assistance. But before it can skewer Catnap, Peppino SCREAMS and pulls down the Prototype, a mishmash of toys, bones, flesh, and metal and begins mauling it.

And with one final punch, it's finished. The past can't be changed, but there can be a future with the victims of Playtime Inc. get to go free, and this, my friends, is one of them that my AuDHD mind conjured up*

(i absolutely copied this from an existing post i made lmao)

[doodledoesthing3]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATNAP!!!!!

HERES THE BIRTHDAY ONESHOT!!!! (You can also read it on ao3 btw)

Red Velvet

It was February 13th, 2004.

CatNap entered his home after checking for any clues on where the kids had disappeared to. He went up the stairs to the living room. Perhaps he could watch a movie or binge on one of the shows that Lucy recommended to him a few weeks ago. When he entered the living room, it was pitch black. His tail flicked the light switch from off to on and…

“SURPRISE!!!!”

"Hu- Huh?"

It was familiar critters that he knew. An orange spiny mouse, white dumbo rat, orange and white fawn variegated rat, dark gray cotton mouse and a beige Australian long coated mouse.

Topaz, Diamond, Calico, Ash, and Lucy stood before him with a cake, said cake being held by Diamond. The cake had white frosting, there were small hints of purple frosting that looked like they were scraped off last minute, with a single purple candle on it.

"What's going on?" CatNap asked with a head tilt which caused Topaz to burst into laughter.

"Gato was so busy that he forgot what today was!" Topaz chuckled.

"Wha- Seriously, what's going on?" The cat had a puzzled expression plastered on his face.

"HAHAHA- Wh.. ¿No sabes lo que es hoy?" The orange spiny mouse questioned.

"Uh no? I wouldn't be asking what's going on if I knew."

"CatNap, darling, do you know today's date?" Diamond asked, placing the cake down on the counter.

"Yeah, it's a Friday."

"And the date?" Diamond asked, a smirk began to grow on her face.

"The 13th."

"And whose birthday is on the 13th?" Ash asked with a knowing smile.

"Mine but that's in-"

"Exactly! Today is your birthday, boss!" Ash exclaimed as nudged CatNap’s shoulder with his elbow.

"Ash, my birthday is in December." CatNap deadpanned.

The room fell quiet as the group exchanged glances of confusion and regret.

"What made- Why did you guys think that my birthday was today?" CatNap asked as he squinted his eyes.

His teammates were silent before Calico smacked Ash upside the head.

"¡ESTÚPIDO! ¡¿POR QUÉ NOS DIJISTE QUE HOY ERA SU CUMPLEAÑOS?!" The orange and white fawn variegated rat yelled.

"OW!" Ash yelped before quickly holding the back of his head. "HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?! I ONLY HEARD IT BECAUSE OF LUCY!"

"Lucy also said that she didn't know if that was true or not!" Diamond remarked with a glare.

"Guys, it was-"

"YOU DIDN'T DOUBLE CHECK?! ¡NO MAMES! ¡NO ES DE MARAVILLA POR QUÉ NOS EQUIVOCÓ EL MES, IDIOTA!" Topaz exclaimed, cutting off Lucy from finishing her sentence.

"OH! THAT'S WISE COMING FROM YOU, DIP-"

"GUYS, IT WAS DUCE'S FAULT!" Lucy spat out, stopping Ash and Topaz’s argument before it could escalate further.

"Que?"

“Pardon?”

"What?"

"Before…Before Purgatory, Duce would make Friday The 13th jokes with CatNap, one time CatNap said that his birthday was the 13th, and Duce told me about it during Purgatory. I told Ash about it a few days ago and um... now we're here." Lucy explained, her voice got quieter as she noticed that everyone was looking at her.

"We did all of this because your brother told you about a joke that he liked to make with CatNap?" Ash questioned, his voice laced with annoyance.

"Ash, you better choose your next words carefully." Diamond threatened as she cracked her knuckles.

"I'll be quiet now-"

"Guys, stop it!"

The group turned their attention towards the cat.

"You guys had a little miscommunication and that's fine. We can have a sleepover tonight to make up for this whole thing if you guys want." CatNap stated. "I could throw away the cake if-"

"NO!" His team yelled in unison.

"Ok! Ok! Jeez, did you guys actually want to celebrate my birthday or did you just want an excuse to have cake?"

"If we wanted cake, we would've just bought cake from the store instead of making it ourselves!" Ash remarked.

"You guys made the cake?" CatNap asked with a raised eyebrow. "Like you guys used cake mix or something?"

"We actually made it from scratch by um, following one of Picky's recipes to make..the cake." Lucy corrected as she attempted to avoid acknowledging everyone's eyes.

"You... you did?"

"Yeah! I mean, none of us can bake as good as her but we followed her recipe so it should be like eating the same thing!" Diamond explained with a soft smile.

They followed a recipe just because they thought it was his birthday. This does beg the question, would they have done more on his actual birthday? Oh god. Would they snoop through his friends' old homes just to find out more information about his birthday?

"Naps? You good?" The gray cotton mouse asked as he poked the cat's cheek.

"Huh? Oh...yeah. Yeah, I'm good!"

"Good cause I wanna start eating that cake already!"

The group gathered around the cake. CatNap grabbed the candle and threw it behind himself without a care in the world. A quick look through his bag, he pulled out a pocket knife that he named 'Picky Pocket'.

"Alright, who wants to cut it first?" CatNap asked with a smile.

"Nah, you can cut it first, boss!"

"Yeah... Yeah! You cut it first! You're really gonna like it!"

"Well, if Lucy is raising her voice about it then I guess I'll do it." CatNap said with a shrug. "But before I cut this cake-"

"UUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!"

"What? I just have a question about the cake!" The cat exclaimed.

"The flavor is a surprise, wise guy! Just cut it already!" Ash quickly explained with a groan. 

"I wasn't going to ask about the flavor, I was going to ask about the frosting!" CatNap added.

"The frosting?"

"¿Le pasa algo al glaseado?" Calico asked, glancing over at Diamond.

"No, it's just uh... What's up with the purple stuff on top of the cake?" CatNap questioned as he pointed at the cake.

"I uh, tried to make your face, but Ash said that it was... um..." Lucy replied as she began to whisper the rest of her sentence in an inaudible voice.

"I said that was narcissistic." Ash added with a shrug. 

"That was, and still is, rude to say to her, Ash." Diamond replied as she crossed her arms.

"I was only telling the truth!"

"And you need to learn how to think before you speak."

"You two need to learn when to stop bickering!" CatNap exclaimed.

The two critters quickly stopped their small argument. They both muttered out an apology to the cat. Once that was over, CatNap stabbed the cake right in the center. He pulled a slice out to reveal that it was...

Red.

"It's red velvet."

"Mhm! Do you like it?" Diamond asked with a head tilt.

"Wha- I mean yeah but why red velvet?" CatNap replied back with a question.

"Well... when we were looking through Picky's cookbook for ideas, we may or may not have seen a little note." Diamond admitted with a smug smile.

"A handwritten note from Picky herself actually!" Ash added. "It said that your favorite flavor of cake is red velvet and that she needed to make it in a special way so that you and DogDay could eat it."

"Because of the chocolate stuff!" Lucy continued. "So we made it the special Picky way instead of doing it the normal way."

"You guys did that... for me?"

"Si, lo hicimos. ¡Ahora empieza a comer el pastel! Trabajamos muy duro en ello." Calico replied with smile before ruffling the cat's head.

CatNap stared at the slice of cake.

He hesitantly took a small bite.

"Did you like it? I had to change up the recipe a bit so that you won't get an upset stomach."

CatNap sat in Picky's kitchen with cakes of different kinds scattered about. An empty plate stood before him, little crumbs that he wasn't able to eat were stuck on his fork. His eyes were wide, a small smile crept up as he grabbed his notebook and began to write.

'I liked it a lot! It was very good, it might just be my favorite!'

"D'aw! You're too sweet, Naps!" Picky said as she waved her hoof.

'I have a question though.

"What is it?"

'How come you want me to taste different cakes? I know that Hoppy and DogDay probably wouldn't mind doing it for you.’ CatNap asked.

"Well, I'll let you in on a little secret." CatNap leaned in closely as Picky's voice shifted into a whisper. "I'm figuring out what cakes to make for everyone's birthdays this year and I noticed that you didn't have a favorite cake that you liked. I asked the others about it, DogDay and Hoppy didn't even know what cake you liked!"

‘I've never eaten a lot of cake or sweets to really have a favorite.’ CatNap replied, his tail flicked against the other chair.

"Yeah, but it changed today, didn't it?"

CatNap tilted his head.

"We figured out that red velvet is your favorite cake!"

'I suppose we did.'

"Sooner or later, you'll have your favorite treats and l'll be able to make them for ya!"

“You're so nice." CatNap said with a small smile.

The pig stared at the cat for a minute in disbelief. 

"...and you're a pretty good taste tester."

"BOSS????" Ash yelled as he shook the cat like a spraycan.

"Oh god, the cake is awful! I knew this was a bad idea!" Lucy exclaimed, covering her face in embarrassment.

He was back in his home with his team-no, his friends surrounding him with concerned looks. 

His vision was blurry, his face felt soaked.

The cake tasted exactly like how he tasted it the first time.

"Don't say that, Lucy! Maybe he's just-"

"It's good.” CatNap stated as he wiped away his tears, stopping Diamond’s attempts to calm Lucy down. “Really good."

"Are you sure, Boss? You can say that it tastes like shit, you don't need to lie."

"No, Ash. It's- It's amazing." CatNap sniffled. "I love it."

"Then why are you crying?" Lucy quietly asked.

“Because I…” He sighed, “I’m just glad that you’re all here.” And gave them a warm smile.

The cat placed his slice of cake down on the counter. He made his way towards the group that he had grown so close to in the span of ten months. CatNap wrapped his arms around Lucy before pulling her into a hug.

“CatNap…?”

The familiar scent of violets made his way to him, reminding him of a shy girl that used to hide behind her brother.

Ash shuffled next to Lucy.

“Boss, you can let-“

Ash was quickly snatched into the hug by a purple arm before he could finish his sentence.

The stench of oil with the tiniest hint of lotuses came closer to him, reminding him of a stubborn mechanic that would blow up at the smallest amount of failure.

“¡JA! ¡Perdedor!” Topaz laughed, he was quickly pulled into the hug.

The sweet smell of Hydrangeas hit the side of him, reminding him of a stuntman that would worry about his future to the point of exhaustion.

“Un abrazo es un abrazo.” Calico said with a shrug as he joined the group hug.

The strong scent of gladiolus brushed against him, reminding him of a cold soldier that refused to open up to anyone.

“Couldn’t have said it better than myself, Calico!” Diamond exclaimed with a smile before jumping into the hug.

The aroma of Apricot with a hint of berries nuzzled into his shoulder, reminding him of a caring sister that loved and took care of her siblings. 

After being alone for almost fourteen years, CatNap felt a familiar sense of love that he hadn’t felt in a long time. 

Friendship.

How long has it been since he got a hug like this?

It felt like a nice warm blanket, his eyes slowly began to close. He attempted to keep his eyes open but the warmth was comfortable like a bed. Before he knew it, CatNap’s eyes closed and went limp as he let out a purr. 

The critters gave each other glances before getting out of the hug. CatNap stayed in Lucy’s embrace, his head resting on her shoulder. The long coated beige mouse carefully dragged the cat to the couch as Diamond and Topaz went into CatNap’s room. The orange and white fawn variegated rat put the cake in the fridge as the other two later came back with a couple of blankets and pillows. 

They placed the blankets and pillows down like a nest. Ash immediately fell face first into the right side of the blanket nest before Lucy could place CatNap down. The cotton mouse let out a groan before making some room for the others. As soon as the cat was placed down in the nest, he curled up into a ball. Lucy took off her spike bracelets and laid down near the left side of CatNap and let out a sigh. Diamond took out her earrings, revealing tiny holes in her ears, and sat next to Lucy.

“This feels nice, doesn’t it?” Diamond asked before slowly laying down.

“Yeah, I haven’t done this in a long time.” Lucy answered. “My brother used to make these whenever I couldn’t sleep.”

“It’s comfortable.”

“ACK-!” Ash yelped. “TOPAZ GET OFF!” 

The girls quickly whipped their heads around to find Topaz in Ash’s place with a smug grin on his face as dark gray limbs waved about beneath him.

“¡Estarás bien, bebé grande!” Topaz giggled as he laid on top of Ash, crushing the angry cotton mouse.

“Deja de quejarte, Ash. Vivirás.” Calico added as he laid down next to the crushed Ash.

“If you don’t get off of me within the next five seconds, I will-”

“Mmnh…” The room went dead silent as CatNap stirred in his sleep.

The cat nuzzled into the blankets before continuing his rest. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Ash pushed Topaz off him, making the orange spiny mouse land on the orange and white fawn variegated rat. Calico shoved Topaz to the side as he muttered curses under his breath.

“Good night, guys.” Diamond whispered.

“Buenas noches.” Calico muttered back before closing his eyes.

It didn’t take long for Calico and Ash to start snoring. Topaz eventually closed his eyes, his hand covering Calico’s eyepatch. Diamond’s chest gently rose up and down as her ears covered her eyes. Lucy stayed close to CatNap, the sound of his purrs luring her to sleep. Lucy nuzzled her way into CatNap’s arms before falling victim to sleep.

Then Ash half wrapped his arms around CatNap. Somehow in Topaz’s sleep, he managed to crawl over Calico, who slept like stone, and nuzzled into Ash’s surprisingly soft fur as one of his legs rested on Calico’s chest. Diamond cuddled Lucy as she muttered something in her sleep.

All that could be heard throughout the room was snores and purrs. 

Life in the shadows with blood stained hands isn’t much, but it’s better than living in a cage. The moon and its stars have each other and each other is all they need.

[starsfic]

God Games from Epic: the musical, but with Poppy Playtime characters, Prototype would be Zeus.

Poppy rarely came to the Lab, especially the throne room. If the home of the gods was made of rusted metal and dripping darknessss, the worst of it was in that room. The floor was now red from blood from the massacres that had taken place in this room.

She steeled herself as she entered it. She could not let her fear and disgust get the better of her. Her friend, her Angel, was counting on it.

"Father, god-king," she said, clenching her skirts. "I have a need for a favor from you in order to help my champion." Silence met her. "They are trapped in a false paradise, far from the sun." The memory of Angel, begging and pleading for help of any kind, still haunted her mind. "I need your help, please."

The darkness, meat, and metal moved then, revealing the God in all his glory.

"Divine intervention..." he intoted, his voice shifting and changing. "For someone who feels so much guilt? You are playing with fire, dear child..." Poppy's hopes of her father being reasonable sank. "So why not make it a game?"

Wait. "A...game?"

"Convince each one to let them go free, and they will be released?"

"Them?" Poppy said, her hopes brightening, just a tad.

The Prototype waved his hand and the darkness brightened. Five pedestals lined the throne room. In the edges, eyes stared and giggled. The God laughed as he waved his hand.

"DogDay!"

In a flash, the orange-yellow god of the sun appeared on a pedestal, smiling at Poppy.

"Kissy!"

Her dearest friend appeared on the next pedestal, waving despite the concern in her eyes.

"CatNap!"

Red smoke trailing from his lips, the god of the moon stared down at her coldly before glancing up at DogDay. He seemed to brighten at him.

"Baba!"

The dark sheep of death, like the moon, stared down at her, but there was no warmth.

"Mommy..." The goddess of playtime grinned menacingly, her limbs seeming to spread and tangle like the webs.

"Or me." The Prototype did not give her time to digest this, instead turning to the five game members. "What do you say?"

"Great!"

Kissy and Baba both nodded.

"Alright."

"Alright~!"

If this was how it was going to be...

"Bring it."

[restwellsoon]

omg Rest!! Happy birthday, happy wedding anniversary and happy writeversary!!!! ♥

I would love to participate in your event (if I'm not too late!)

Predictably enough, I'd love to request A catnap with Bakugo (F!reader) using prompt 01, pretty please? :3 Anything but bitter will make me happy. ♥

Thank you for spoiling us with this event! 💕

Thanks for being SO patient, Tiph!!

Pairing: Katsuki Bakugou x Reader

Prompt: I've been searching all my life for something that I won’t regret. Could it be that you're the one I'm looking for?

Warnings: Fluff, I know you requested an F!Reader but I unintentionally made Reader gender-neutral instead!

There was no reason for Bakugou to be proud. If he believed in higher powers or the unknown mechanics of the universe, he’d give due credit to them, but this was all coincidence–or rather serendipity, as Mina would coo, any time she saw you two together–not his usual work ethic of critical thinking and tactics. Love worked strangely like that.

And still, he couldn’t help himself, feeling his heart swell when you smiled his way, his hand around your waist holding onto you a little bit tighter. As arrogant as he  was, Bakugou was humbled by your presence. Such love and sweetness were too good for him. To prove himself, he wanted to give you everything.

The flashing lights that came with fame did nothing to hide your shine. Your presence was always known, of course; everyone knew about you. But everything for Bakugou included secret things, private things, that were only meant for you–those moments when the curtains were drawn, and no light nor curious eyes could peek, where he wasn’t himself and it wasn’t just you, where there was we and there was us.

Bakugou would pour out his soul for you in the home you built together, in the bed you shared. Where his fingertips would trace the curves of your face, the upwards turn of your lips, before grazing down to sweeter places. Where his fears would get tangled in the sheets, your arms a place of refuge from his insecurities.

“This isn’t the place for pride or shame,” you’d tell him, fingers carding through his hair.  

He’d only nod in agreement during those times, his heart lulling to something softer and quieter so he could rest. Bakugou never thought he needed a safe haven, especially one that he couldn’t make himself. It was foolishing thinking, looking back, to not realize that you were what he needed all this time.

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