#AROFAM au

[watertribe-enya]

@jess-the-vampire

A comic about Hunter finding Biscuit in the closet where Belos locked the little guy in

[asherisawkward]

What do you think of good Belos au's / au's where he's not a complete piece of garbage?

I like them!

There are a few that I like, such as “Humanity and Its Consequences,” which is an AU where Philip and Luz swap places with each other. A few other fics I like are “Reasoning With Crazy,” “Blunt Force Trauma” (Philip gets hit on the head with a collapsing ceiling and ends up believing the backstory he made up to be Belos is real), and (naturally) “Was Not The Hero.”

Some AUs you can find here on tumblr that I’m fond of are The Bone of Ortet AU, the Twin Rulers AU, the AROFAM AU.

I love the way these different works illustrate the various aspects of Philip’s personality and show his growth and/or descent as time goes on. They’re interesting and well thought out. If that’s your cup of tea, I’d really suggest you give them a look!

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A Time For Play

This fic is for @jess-the-vampire for her AROFAM au! I absolutely love the au, and I got inspired to write! Hope Jess likes it!

The day started like any other at the mud house, the family had a chaotic breakfast, Philip and Caleb sent Hunter off to school with hugs, kisses, and well wishes. Kiki had to go into town as it was her turn for grocery shopping. Steve was… doing whatever Steve does. Which left the brothers with some rare alone time.

Which is exactly what Caleb had been waiting for. He’d tried planning this out but… He was just gonna go for it!

“Philip? Can I ask you something? A request! A bit of an odd one, but I hope you say yes!” he beamed at his little brother from across the kitchen island. Philip rose a brow as he dried the dishes from breakfast, “A request? I suppose I’ll have to hear what it is before I make a decision.” Caleb chuckled, “Of course! I… well… Do you want to play? Like we used to!”

That gave the mud man pause, “...Play? Caleb, we’re grown adults. We don’t… “play” unless you mean play a board game or-”

“No! I mean play properly!” he interrupted, “I know we’re not children anymore but… I’ve missed playing with you. We used to have such fun when we were little! Even if those times are fraught with strife… I hold the memories of our games and adventures close to my heart still. I… was just hoping that we could just… try? If you hate it we can stop! Just… please?” Philip really did try to look away, but those bit sad brown eyes stared back at him, the perfectly practiced puppy dog eyes… He sighed with a grumble, “Fine. We can try and… play something. What did you have in mind?” Caleb immediately lit up, clasping Philips hands in his own. “Come! Follow me!” Philip had no choice but to follow as Caleb pulled him out the door and into the forest. He truthfully wasn’t not looking forward to this a bit, he’d missed his brother painfully over the centuries. He held onto the memories of their games just as Caleb had. A chance to relive that… well it was tempting if nothing else. The elder Wittebane stopped as they reached a spot a fair way into the woods, “We’re gonna play hide and seek tag! One of us hides-”

“Caleb I know how to play hide and seek tag.” he deadpanned, “I may be out of practice, but I haven’t completely forgotten how to play.”

Caleb rolled his eyes, but smiled. “Alright then Mr.SmartyPants, you’re gonna be It first!”

He sighed, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. “Very well. But first we need ground rules. No magic allowed from either of us, the house is the safe spot, and you can hide anywhere in the woods in a mile wide radius.”

“Very well, the game is afoot dear brother! I just hope you’re up to snuff.” he smirked, flicking the younger Wittebanes bangs. Said younger Wittebane glared with no heat behind it and turned around. “You have to the count of 30. Ready? One, two, three, four…”

Caleb took off, grinning like… well like a child. There were plenty of places to hide, he could climb a tree, in a nearby cave… But he’d been through these woods enough to know the perfect spot! A decently sized waterfall was a little ways away, it had a cave behind it that was perfect! He just needed to get there in time.

”...27, 28, 29… 30! Ready or not! Hear I come!” he called, walking leisurely in the direction Caleb had headed. He wondered if Caleb thought he had the advantage. Physically he did, but Philip had lived in the woods for years, been on the run, and these woods in particular were the ones he knew best. Every nook and cranny and possible hiding spot was known to him. Plus. Caleb’s boots left tracks. So… easy.

He looked around at the red trees around him, humming to himself a bit. He was honestly a bit surprised that Caleb had asked this of him. They had plenty of fun memories since he moved in with them. Playing board games with Hunter, going on hikes with Hunter, bringing Hunter to school… the occasional play fight with Hunter… Ok, he was starting to see the reasoning of his brother. It had been awhile since they’d done something fun just the two of them. 

He sighed to himself, this could still get bad quickly. Coven scouts could come by and attack them while they were alone. A monster could try and eat Caleb while he didn’t have Flapjack. He looked around, listening and keeping ready to run at a moment's notice. He felt like some kind of skittish rabbit. 

Finally, he paused. A waterfall, one he knew, there was a good sized alcove behind it… and muddy footprints leading part of the way inside. “Is he losing his touch, or is he trying to get caught?” he mused, gliding up the path and popping his head in. “Caleb? Are you here?”

It was silent in the alcove, not counting the roaring of the waterfall. He carefully stepped in, looking around. “Caleb? I saw your footprints, I know you’re here.” A muffle giggle was his answer, and he couldn’t help but smirk. “Caleb.” Suddenly, there was a cloak in his face, and the sound of running feet passing him, as well as a boyish cackle. “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, OLDIE!” Philip took his brother's cloak off his face, carefully folded it, tucked it into his own cloak, and took off after his brother. “YOU’RE OLDER THAN ME!”

Another bright cackling laugh was the response his brother gave. He was really enjoying himself… wasn’t he? Caleb looked over his shoulder briefly, racing through the forest with ease. Jumping over logs, ducking under branches, he barely even needed to think as he ran. Titan this was so exhilarating! It was sensational! It was fun! It was so much fun! Being chased by his brother through the woods, laughing at him and teasing him all the way! Oh it brought back such wonderful memories! “WHAT’S WRONG PIPPINS! CAN’T MOVE LIKE YOU USED TOO?”  he called, laughing at the small rock that sailed past his head. “MISS ME! MISS ME! NOW YOU GOTTA KISS ME!” “CALEB, STOP BEING A CHILD!” his baby brother called back, just prompting more laughter.

He burst through the foliage and grinned as he saw the house, “SO SORRY PIPPINS! LOOKS LIKE I-ACK!” The sudden weight on his back was certainly a surprise. “What the- Philip!” Philip let out a breath as he sat on Caleb’s back. “Gotcha. Guess this means you’re it.” Caleb blinked, then blinked again, then grinned, and then fell into a giggle fit. “Okay! Okahahay! You got me! Hehehe!” Philip couldn’t stop the chuckle that left him, his brother's laughter proving too infectious. “Alright… I’ll admit. That was pretty fun.”

“Oh we’re not done yet!” Caleb smirked, suddenly flipping Philip over and grinning down at him. “First, I’m it now, so you have to run and hide this time! And there’s lots of other games I wanna play with you today!” He enunciated this point with a poke to Philip's stomach.

Both brothers were surprised by the squeak that left the younger Wittebanes' lips. Philip’s face quickly ran the gamut from surprised, to embarrassed, to utter dread. Especially when Caleb’s face absolutely lit up. “Pip.” he gasped, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. “You don’t mean to tell me… you’re still ticklish?”

Philip wiggled under his brother, looking around desperately. Mostly hoping no one came around to see this. “No! Of course not! I outgrew that centuries ago!”

“Are you suuuure?” he smirked, poking his stomach again. 

This time Philip was prepared and he didn’t make a sound. Unfortunately… he’d lied, he was still ticklish. Something he’d only realized just now. “I’m sure.” Caleb hummed, “Now, for some reason. I don’t believe you. I think I’m gonna test it! I’m pretty sure I remember your ticklish spots, from when you were just a little baby Pip!” Philip glared, trying to wriggle free. “I’m telling you I’m not! Caleb get off of me!”

Caleb did no such thing, poking at his stomach, “I remember when you were little, I’d poke your belly, and you’d curl up all cute while giggling your head off!” Philip frowned harshly, wiggling and kicking. “C-Caleb! Get o-off!” “But it wasn’t that bad of a spot.” he hummed, pointedly ignoring his brother's command. “Your worst spot waaaaas…. Oh yes! Right here!” He suddenly shoved his hands under Philip's arms, wiggling his fingers around like snakes.

Philip gasped, biting the inside of his cheek, shaking his head and wiggling harder. He fought down the rising laughter with all he had, it seemed it was still a bad spot.

“What’s wrong Pip? Does it tickle?” Caleb teased, wiggling his fingers faster, “Come on Pippy! It’s just us right now, you can laugh if you want!” Philip shook his head, “I d-don’t need to la-haugh!” “Seems like you doooo!” he sang, jiggling his hands in Philip underarms. “Come on Pip! Just a liiiittle giggle?” Damnit, the jiggling broke him. “AH! Nohohohoho! Get ohohooff! Ahahahahahaha! Caleheheheb! This is undihihhihignifihiihihied!” “There you go!” he cheered, and giggled. “Of course it’s undignified! That’s the whole point! But I mean… if you really want this to be “undignified” I can make that happen!”

“Caleb- Caleb don’t you DARE!” he cried as his shirt was lifted to expose his stomach, and his brother gave him an evil grin. “Oh… I dare.” He quickly took a deep breath, and to Philip embarrassment, blew a Titan forsaken raspberry. Which proved to be humiliatingly effective against the younger Wittebane. “AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! NOHOHOHOHOHO! NAHAHAT THAHAHAT! KNOHOHOHOCK IT OHOHOHOFF! AHAHAHAHAAHAH!” he cried, pushing at his brother's face and kicking to try and break free.

“Never! I haven’t heard you laugh like this in years!” Caleb laughed, blowing another volley of raspberries, making Philip squeal, to his utter shame. Thank the Titan no one here to see this.

“GEHEHEHET OHOHOHOFF MEHEHEHEHE!” he cried, finally managing to get his feet under Caleb and kick him off. He rolled away, panting and giggling. “You… You will regret that…” “Uh-huh, I’m sure.” Caleb grinned from his spot on the dirt. Philip glared at him, but there was no heat behind it. Honestly… as loath as he was to admit it… That was genuinely fun. Playing games, laughing with his brother, even the tickling wasn’t as unbearable as he’d make his brother believe.

Caleb sat up, looking at his baby brother lovingly. “Hey… you still up for another round? I’m it.” Philip looked at him for a moment, smiled a bit, and without warning, took off into the forest. “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN WITTEBABY!”

Caleb beamed, “OH I WILL!” and when his brother was out of sight, he softened “I’ll always find you eventually Pip…”

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AAAAWDEFJKOJDVBFVECWVEJAAAAAAA! IT’S NO PROBLEM! I’M JUST SO STOKED YOU LIKED IT!!!! THE ART IS SO CUTE AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THIS MEANS I’LL LIKELY WRITE MORE FOR THIS AU!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Hi! I'm not sure if it got lost in your notifs since I'm sure they've been blowing up since the new episode dropped! But I wrote a fic for your AROFAM au and posted it on my side blog! It's here I hope you like it!

heyyyyy, sorry it took so long for me to answer, i just wanted to give myself time to finish it and make you some inspired fanart before i answered!

and i wanna say thank you thank you thank you! Fanart and fanwork means so much to me! You have no idea! I needed this boost <3

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

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I missed out a lot on AROFAM AU

I HAVE TO BACK READ

[iloveundertaesooomuch]

Hunter is nerding out his Cosmic Frontier infodump on Matt Tholomule.

I really like that in AROFAM Hunter is friends with Amity and Matt instead of canon Gus and Willow. It gives the story so much of the original flavour! Their dynamic is tasty, imho. Quality character interactions.

AROFAM AU Hunter and Matt by @jess-the-vampire

[ticklishbeans4]

So cuuuuuuuute!!

Nothing can Cheer you up like Family

This is for @jess-the-vampire and her AROFAM AU, I wrote something for it awhile ago on my other blog @collectingsparechangemadeeasy1 so this is kind of a sequel to that? But kinda not? Lol, either way I hope you like it!

Philip hummed along to Dancing Queen, dancing a bit as he made dinner for the night. It was one of Caleb and Hunter’s favorites, griffon noodle soup. He made it the traditional way, boiling the bones and everything. It took much longer, but made it so much tastier and better for you. He whistled as he stirred the soup, looking up only when he heard the front door open and close. Or rather, open and slam.

“Hunter? Is that you?” he called, turning down the music and popping his head into the living room. He blinked and fully came in when he saw the state Hunter was in. “What happened to you?” Hunter stood in the doorway, covered head to toe in abomination goo, what smelled like apple blood, and Titan knows what else. Worst part was his face though… The poor kid looked like he was on the verge of tears.

“Hunter?” he asked, a little softer. “What happened?”

Hunter just ignored him, stomping upstairs and leaving a trail of mess in his wake. Philip shared a worried look with Biscuit on his shoulder. He’d talk to Hunter later, when he was clean and a bit calmer.

He never liked seeing Hunter so upset, especially since he was usually such a happy-go-lucky kid. Hunter's positivity was kind of inspiring to him, he’d been through so much, yet he was still so kind and warm and caring. Philip wouldn’t easily admit it aloud, but he definitely wouldn’t be where he was without him.

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Hunter didn’t come out of his room for the next few hours, aside from a very long shower. Something definitely unusual for him, he would typically do his homework in the living room or kitchen, and he’d talk about his day. Himself, Caleb, or Kiki would make him a snack, it was a part of his day he quite looked forward to. So ot was definitely more worrying that he hadn’t come down, but he wasn’t going to push it, Hunter would talk when he was ready.

The door opened and closed again, and Caleb appeared in the kitchen a moment later. “Hey Pip.” Caleb smiled as he entered the room, Flapjack twittering in behind him.

“Good evening Caleb.” he greeted, rolling his eyes but smiling as Caleb gave him a playful kiss on the cheek.

He set his knapsack on the table and stretched, “So, how’s things?”

Philip sighed, “I don’t know. Hunter’s upset, I’m not sure why. I plan on asking him when he comes down for dinner. But he came home absolutely filthy, covered in abomination goo, and who knows what. Smelled bad though, hasn’t been down since he got home.”

Caleb looked towards the stairs, worry clear on his face. “He’s mentioned some… less than nice people at school. You don’t think-”

“I do.” he interrupted. “But we can’t force him to talk about it if he doesn’t want to. We’ll just have to be there for him.”

His brother smiled, wrapping an arm around his waist for a side hug. “Well said Pipsicle.”

“Never call me that again.” he huffed, casually tossing the arm from around his waist.

“That’s fine, I have plenty of other fun names to call you. Pippy longwhining!” he smirked, laughing as Philip flicked his forehead.

~“Call me that again and I’ll tell Hunter about the time you tried to court Charity Baker, by going to her house and serenading her with a song you wrote.” he teased back, smirking at his brother’s betrayed face.

Before the older Wittebane could speak again, they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They tried to look casual as Hunter came in, not wanting to make him feel pressured or judged by them staring. He was clean now, in his pajamas too. Usually Philip would chide him for wearing pajamas before dinner, but he’d let it go this time.

“Hey honey.” Caleb greeted with a warm smile. “What’s up?”

Hunter sat at the table and sighed, resting his head in his folded arms. “I hate school…”

“What happened?” Philip asked, gently rubbing his arm. “You don’t have to tell us if you don’t want to, but we’re here if you do.” The teen looked at him with his big sad wet puppy dog eyes, “I… I was so stupid Uncle!!” And he promptly burst into tears, throwing his arms around Philip and sobbing into his chest.

He was quick to act, not something he used to think himself capable of in this scenario. He scooped the boy into his arms and made his way to the living room, sitting on the couch, Caleb in tow behind them. “Easy buddy, you’re ok. I’ve got you.” He murmured into Hunter’s hair, unconsciously rocking him back and forth a bit

Caleb sat down behind Hunter, rubbing his back soothingly. “We’re here for you Hunter, you tell us when you’re ready.”

It took a few minutes of soothing touches and comforting words before Hunter gathered himself up enough to tell them what happened. He never let go of Philip though, clinging to him like a koala cub.

“I… I was so dumb, I should have known better.” he sniffled.

“You’re not dumb Hunter, you’re an incredibly bright young man.” Caleb countered, squeezing Hunter's arm affectionately.

“Not this time… Boscha… She asked if I could help her with something. She was acting all friendly and I… it sounds so stupid now, but I thought maybe she was turning over a new leaf.” he sniffled, “She asked me to come into the auditorium, help with a mic check for some assembly that was happening with the Grudgby team tomorrow.” Philip could see where this was going, and he hated it. If it were up to him he’d go over to that kids place and give her what she deserved. But no, he had morals now, and a family to look after. So for now, he’d just comfort his kid and plot this girl's demise.

“She asked me to stand on the stage, do some mic checks. I didn’t think anything of it… Not till one of her stupid cronies took out their scroll and started recording. But by then it was too late.” he curled into Philip more and sniffled. “Let me guess… all that stuff you were covered in was from her.” Philip finished for him, and Hunter nodded.

Caleb tutted and petted Hunter's hair, “Oh sweetheart I’m so sorry that happened to you. But you’re not stupid for hoping someone’s turned over a new leaf. It’s a wonderful characteristic to have. If anything, she’s the stupid one for using you like that.”

Hunter looked at him, eyes red, nose puffy. “I just feel so… played. I mean I know how Boscha is! I know she’s a lying jerk! I should have been at least a little more suspicious.”

“You’re a sweet kid Hunter.” Philip said softly. “It’s not your fault some people are cruel. Just take this as a lesson for next time. Not to say you should just write people off, but… just be more wary of people's intentions next time.”

“Yeah… I think I got that.” he sniffled, taking the tissue Caleb offered and drying his eyes before blowing his nose. “I don’t even know what all that stuff was. I just know I smell like I’d just come out of a trash slug.”

“No, you smelled way worse.” Philip teased, ruffling Hunter's hair, which got a smile from the kid.

“You smell great now though! Like strawberries and vanilla!” Caleb grinned, playfully shoving his face into Hunter’s hair to smell it. “Pfft! Knock it off!” he giggled, shoving him off.

“My sweet stinky baby!” Caleb cried as he grabbed Hunter and smooched all over his face.

Hunter snorted and kept pushing at him, giggling as he pretended to fight and be grossed out. “Noooooo! Uncle heeeeelp! He’s being gross and affectionate!”

“Hmmm… alright, I’ll help. But remember, you asked for this.” Philip smirked as raised his hands, forming two evil claws over Hunter. The teen gasped and tried to wiggle free from Calebs grip.

“Nononono! Not that! Mercy!” he squeaked, giggles already bubbling up as Philips hands got closer and closer.

“I don’t know the meaning of the word!” he grinned evilly as his hands dove down and clawed at his belly and sides. Hunter shrieked, immediately trying to kick and thrash around. Luckily Caleb’s grip was tight enough to keep him from getting free just yet, and his kicks weren’t landing on anything but empty air.

“NOOHOOHHOHOHOHO! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! IT TIHIHIHIHICKLES!” he snorted through his cackles.

“Well that’s kind of the point.” Philip drawled, “We are trying to cheer you up after all.” Caleb nodded and got his hands under Hunter’s arms, shaking them around, which made the kids wiggling grow exponentially harder to control.

It didn’t last too long, as Hunter’s laughter got a bit wheezy and the brothers stopped their cheering up methods. Poor guy flopped over them, still giggling and twitching a bit with lingering ticklish feelings.

“I… hahahate you two.” he giggled, contradicting that statement by cuddling into Caleb and holding Philip’s hand.

“Sure kid, whatever you say.” Philip chuckled, squeezing his hand back, and sharing a smile with Caleb.

[let-us-cultivate-our-garden]

Hey, I stumbled across your last post addressing the toh blog critiquing fans of belos and how they engage with the show and i'd like to put my 2 cents in as an au creator who has belos featured in my aus.

When I made arofam, I was just goofing around, it was before s2 officially aired and I thought at work one day "oh, belos and this gg kid look like parallels to luz and eda, wouldn't an au swapping them be funny?". I made that au based solely on that, and everything after that was straight up just me trying to work around everything the show was throwing at me and try and adapt it in the au. It became more emotional with time, but it wasn't built on a foundation of trying to make his canon self less bad nor excuse anything he did. (Undoubtedly that goofy au just made me more invested in those characters over time).

Like we didn't even know belos's plans, his abuse of the ggs, his brother, nothing, when I made the au. The show really had to make me work to make belos likable in my au after that.

I say this because it's why it's wrong to always make assumptions about ppl based on what they create or are engaged in. You don't have to like the content yourself, but there's a variety of reasons ppl make aus with philip in a prominent role. Some wanna explore him in unique ways that canon can't, some are intrigued by his backstory and wanna play with that, and some are like me who just woke up one day and thought " Ok, but what if we did a silly with him?".

It would be wrong to categorize everyone into one box, with the same ideals and same opinions. Not everyone will have the same draws but assuming the worst of a fan who likes to play with the main antagonist in noncanon work or personally have different opinions on his execution in the show is extremely judgemental and hurtful because a lot of these fans are just having fun and have very little malicious intent.

If you have criticism of the work and wanna kindly address it to the creator, then sure, they might be allowed to give their opinions on where they were coming from while they're at it in case the work was misinterpreted.

But you can genuinely hurt ppl and creators by throwing them under a " bad person" label without allowing yourself to understand them or their work and why they made the choices they did.

I guess the point I'm making here is, fans engage with the media they like for a number of reasons, if you're going to make accusations on them, at least have clear solid reasons rather then basing it on pure assumptions based on work that might not even really be that deep in the first place or even just the comments of a few fans.

If they're being purposely malicious and awful then sure.

But sometimes it's really not that deep, some ppl just wake up one day and wanna imagine a swap au with belos or wanted a cooler death.

People shouldn't be crucified online for that.

100% agree with you there! I've stated before that this fandom has a tendency to connect a person's morality to the type of media they consume or how they engage with it. It's really unsettling, tbh.

You don't like AUs that redeem Belos? Or make him a goofy uncle? Or make Caleb the evil emperor?

Then don't read them. You're not the target audience.

In other words...

I hope any and all creators with a Belos AU aren't discouraged because some ninny on the net, who thinks they're the arbiter of social justice, got mad because they decided to have fun with a fictional character.

Fandom is not activism.

Just chill and let people put the old man in a dress.

[aikrathecat]

I just realized this ..

I would draw it, but I don't have the energy

I'm sure Luz and Arofam! Belos would get along (after she stops trying to kill him)

A reverse of feathers and mud au by @jess-the-vampire

[watertribe-enya]

@jess-the-vampire

I loved the scene in the AROFAM AU when Philip is like “You can’t bond with wood”, but still proceeds to tell the Palisman his life story

[asherisawkward]

What do you think of the different interpretations of Philip / The Wittebro brothers? What are the ones you like, don't like, and what do you think of content for them that's more fun / light hearted rather than angsty?

I love the different ways that Caleb’s beliefs towards the societal norms of Old Gravesfield can be interpreted. Did he start out in the same shoes as Philip, believing that witches were evil? Did he use the witch hunts as a cover so he and his brother wouldn’t be persecuted by the town?

When you have a character that there is so little known about in canon, it gives a lot of potential for fans to come up with their own ideas, and I think that’s awesome!

Having said that, I am more fond of interpretations that acknowledge the blame on both sides of the brother’s story. They both have their flaws (Philip has a lot more), and that’s okay! In fact, their flaws are part of what makes them so compelling for me.

I’m fond of AUs that have a mix of both angst and fluff because as much as I love hurting my characters to see what they’re made of, they deserve a break.

The first AU of the Wittebros that I got introduced to was the Arofam AU. Compared to a lot of the others, it’s pretty lighthearted, and it depicts the way the brothers’ bond changes over time as well as the various situations that resulted in the way that their personalities form. I still follow that one to this day, and I love the themes of redemption and growth in them!

The funniest AU I’m interested in would have to be the pitmdau or Gamer Grandpa AU. In it, all of the Golden Guard ghosts and Caleb are real, and it works on a slow rekindling of the bond between Philip and Caleb. It’s pretty funny to read about them playing Minecraft or Among Us together, and the GGs finally get a break from the trauma.

I am definitely an angst enjoyer, so you can notice that the Brother’s Keeper AU is one of the ones I show interest in. I love the way the creator explores the various depths of both Philip’s manipulation and obsession with his brother. The entire situation is crafted in a manner that feels very real, and it makes my skin crawl (in a good way. I love horror done well.)

I don’t know if this last one is entirely relevant, but I love the Twin Rulers AU. In it, Fanon Philip and Canon Philip meet and decide to adopt each other as brothers since they both lost their version of Caleb. It depicts the grief and emotional weight of Pip’ and Phil’s relationship beautifully. The difference between the way they think of their versions of Caleb and what they do to keep them in memory is glorious, and it makes me think.

I hope I answered your question. Have a great day!

[sergeantsporks]

I’m about 95% certain you know what The Arofam Au is (a reverse of feathers and mud)

And I just wanted to ask how would the gilded fam react to the arofam versions of Philip, Caleb, and Hunter

This goes for any Good Parent Phillip AU, but: There's a lot of grief/rage over the fact that it was so possible for Phillip to not hurt them the way he did, that there are versions out there who didn't hurt them like that, and they got stuck with. Well. This one. Caleb is equal parts "whoa! A brother who doesn't suck! Sweet!" and "Hm! What did I do so bad that ours is Like This while yours is Like That?"

Evelyn's giving Hunter and Caleb both a Big Huge Hug. No one's QUITE sure what to think of this Caleb who... is sort of like them? I mean, arofam Eda is a lot less Crazy Evil than Belos, and Caleb is the ancestor rather than the grimwalker, but this sort of "I was the right hand man of the Big Bad and helped with that" bond is now. There.

Evelyn, Caleb, and arofam Caleb are bonding and talking about coping with the grief of losing your kid and living without them. They ARE questioning how come their line started a whole empire and did the ding dang cloning in the arofam universe. C'mon, arofam Caleb.

Hunter is just... weird for them. I mean, they're grimwalkers, but it's just... weird. You have a Good Uncle Belos AND Caleb as a dad. It's. Yeah, it's weird. Jason would be able to get the closest, because 1) he's Jason, and tbh, arofam Hunter and Jason are. Pretty similar in some ways. And 2) he's been to the human realm, so they share some common ground

[jennaray143]

Oh my gosh y’all I am loosing it, jess-the-vampire just reblogged one of my posts! I am such a huge fan of theirs, I adore their Arofam Au!!! Sorry this probably isn’t a huge deal to others but I’m on cloud nine right now! Also I just finished a new piece of fanart and I’m gonna post it tonight, it’s gotta be one of my favorites thus far and like the Alador one I posted a while back it’s about a specific moment is the story. I hope y’all enjoy it. 🫶

[toastedclownery]

Almost forgot to post this here as well

@jess-the-vampire

[philipwittebane]

this is directed mainly at @jess-the-vampire and @moonmeg cause the latest AROFAM and Caleb + Catherine additions HURT ;-;

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I did the last three today, i am on such a drawing mood today!

There's many aus i love, so i drew quite some! Raven Mom is also a favorite au of mine but Ive already drew about it for beloctober so i drew some other favorites! It was very fun to do these different renderings :3

@toh-tagteam-au , not a surprise seeing how many pannel colorings Ive done for it fjsnrnrn. I actually drew these two quite a lot but Ive never posted them (with one exception) for some reason

@jess-the-vampire 's A reverse of feathers and mud, i really love how they change things for the au, very creative! Ever since i saw CC Ive wanted to draw him and he's very fun to draw! I want to draw some other characters from there

@casabuho 's time travel au, not a surprise either fjenrntn, but it's been a while since i finished some drawings about it, i still have some that i want to do

@nerves-nebula home hunter au is also a favorite, haven't drawn anything about it before but i really do love it so much. Specially that one comic about him sending some messages to Luz in the middle of the night, very sweet :3