#Arthur Lester malevolent

[bmpdraws]

Comic of John and Arthur from the Malevolent podcast Not sure what kind of AU you would call this, John is like in-between human and something other-wordly

[capesch-arts]

When the eldritch god wants to annoy the human

Alternate drawing of something more sus

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[terminalvelocityfrfr]

THAT IS FUCKING AMAZING

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe

Courtesy of this post -> https://www.tumblr.com/mydirtyvalentine/771873007483437056/hey-malevolent-fans-what-do-you-call-it-when-the

[snakeunderyourboot]

we should talk about malevolent but soulmates au, especially in the context of Jarthur

Imagine the situation when your soulmate is not only some eldritch being BUT ALSO someone you have to share a body with. Also, it could be both romantic and platonic

like....there are many different versions of how soulmates work. There could be soulmate marks, or being colorblind and only seeing color when you met your soulmate, the timer that runs out when you see your soulmate, the first phrase they are going to say to you, some tatoo, or even just a name etc etc. All of those are potentially interesting, ESSPECIALLY if we apply them to jarthur

Soulmate marks, where Arthur left pinkie has a darker color. Or his eyes are. Or all parts that John would later come to possess have darker color. OR Arthur has weird scars that no human has ever seen before and could not be explained by any human logic. It is almost like they are divine in nature.

Seeing color when you first meet your soulmate, where Arthur has never in his life seen color. He has no idea what John means when he says that something is yellow, because what the fuck yellow even means. Sure, he knows that the sun is yellow or dandelions are yellow, but he doesn't understand. He would probably think that John is able to see colors because he is outwordly being so he doesn't apply by the same rules mortals do. And if it is true, what if John being able to see color is his proof that he is human, that he is no longer God. Or if it is NOT true and gods do have soulmates, what if Kayne or King in Yellow mention something about it?

Would Yellow see color? Would he see it with Larson? Would he see it later in Dreamlands, whenever he is?

The timer that runs out when you meet your soulmate, what if Arthur's timer is all fucked up, with strange symbols, that are always changing? And what if the second he picked up the book his timer abruptly stopped on zero? What if John later asks what the strange line of zeroes means and Arthur wouldn't know what to even say to that. What if in Addison his timer is back again to being all fucked up and Larson notices it and recognizes some of the symbols? What if after he has Yellow, his timer is also all fucked up?

The first phrase your soulmate is going to say to you, where Arthur doesn't have "Don't you remember?" INSTEAD he has "Arthur? Arthur!" because that is the first thing JOHN tells him after a coma? I just think it would be neat if the prase is from John when he is John, and not the Entity. You know what, we can even play it out to episode 43, where Arthur has tattooed the first words John says to him when he is resurrected. ORRR what if it's the first words John says after he has his own body?

In the same way, John doesn't have the soulmate mark until they are in the hospital or in the witch's lair? Or what if it is different, what if the words tattoed on your skin are the words your soulmate says when they realize they love you. Would then Arthur's words be "I suppose so" (when he talks to the King in Yellow in s2 finale) while John has "Because I care about him?"(from s4 finale)?? What if he only understands what the words mean when they are confronting the Witch?

This is actually my favorite variant because THERE IS SO MUCH that could be said.

A tattoo where again Arthur's tattoo is all fucked up, some weird sign that he knows nothing about. He starts looking, finds some mentions of eldritch gods, and decides that NOPE he is out of here. And then he meets John?

Or even just a regular name, where life is so much more complicated for Arthur. I would say homosexuality would be acceptable much earlier in human history if soulmates were a thing, but I would say he still would have a hard time with it. John is one of the most common names, but the problem is also that the name "John Doe" is literally given to people who are not identified. Can you imagine how long Arthur needs to search for his soulmate? And then in the hospital when John asks to be called by John and Arthur is just head in hands??

And you could say even MORE I just listed the most popular and the ones that come first to my mind. We should talk about malevolent soulmates au because this is an entirely new level that is so interesting to talk about

EDIT: also I did not mention Arthur relationship with love BUT we could play it out too. Arthur could be completely ignorant of the soulmarks. Or he could think that soulmarks mean only romantic love. Or both of these or neither or something completely different!

[zip-it-sparkles]

had a dream arthur got out of the hole hes in rn and then not even 5 minutes later he managed to fall into ANOTHER hole

[citruspoisonn]

ok i had a rlly cool idea for this one but i REALLY dont wanna finish it so yall get the unfinished ver. arthur lester the horseman you are

[im-salad-man]

WIP of my two favorite heterosexuals

[nukuome]

Some sons, a dog, and some... curious jarthur art

Anatomy practice being put to good use :3

[joleneillustrates]

malevolent, but when arthur dies/died instead of the waylay he goes to the good place and we hear him say "FORKING SHIRTBALLS"

[grayscale-sparks]

going through old schoolwork is hilarious bc then we get this gem

[bmpdraws]

Original Comic HERE Here's blank BugJohn(??) so you can make your own stuff that the bug says!! Rare circumstance in which I allow re-posting for this art piece, as long as you give credit when doing so! (note: do not re-post the comic pls, only re-post the panels contained in this post, ty!)

[capesch-arts]

I am thinking of a lore accurate KiY AU and designing an Arthur for that AU in my sketchbook. (He dies early lmao).

[zlinkiez]

Something something... Eldritch Podcast men and their Chekov's lighters. I just love them so.

[g0bleen]

I got into Malevolent 🤺

[mrspronouns]

[wasttelland]