#Duncan Grimwater

[trailblazey]

death school

[thylacine001]

wizard101 fanart in the year 2024? it’s more likely than you think

[ghostcond]

assorted duncan headcanons. like and subscribe

[dailyspiral]

day 32 - waow... test realm....

[anxiously-sidequesting]

there's 'Doomed By The Narrative' as in it serves their character arcs and the overall plot (Malistaire, Morganthe) and then there's 'Doomed By The Narrative' as in the narrative fucking hates them (Duncan Grimwater)

[givemethesleep]

Duncan may have been part of the Schism but I maintain that he was not Part Of The Schism. He had to beg Gretta to take him on. His peers and fellow recruits despised him, because he was not a team player and he was slowing their progress down. I maintain he was taken in, but he was not valued or wanted by them, either

[lanabenikosdoormat]

is this anything

[polaris101]

why did this dialogue make me cry a little

[pillowzilla]

Wiztober Day 23: Silent Disco

ok I feel I must explain this one so I headcanon that after learning shadow magic the wizard is uncanny in a mildly unsettling way (when we first interact with a boss with it we do mention the room is shifting so) and I keep thinking about that one post about us beating up duncan and coming back so I decided to make an amalgamation of that where we are fighting at the disco and the silence comes from the threatening presence of the wizard and the tension !

[incorrect-para-quotes]

[oldestenemy]

so. surprise surprise i have more smut for you.

duncan grimwater x arcanum trickster?

local necromancer so obsessed with the wizard that the shadow creature decides to have a little fun?

please do heed the warnings on this one <3

[trailblazey]

totally inconsequential part of adrian's journal

[zorphie]

hi

[ghostcond]

looking at duncan’s spells like yeah this tracks

[dailyspiral]

day 27 - some ravenwood student whiteboard doodlesss

[anxiously-sidequesting]

one characteristic about Duncan that i really like and that im totally not reaching for is his unwavering persistence and hard work

in the original tutorial he was shown to be this lazy kid who wanted to reap the rewards without putting in the effort, he was totally content with letting the wizard do HIS homework. BUT (and his later appearance in the Arcanum aligns with this) in the updated tutorial he seems to WANT to do it only his part, but every single other part and would get frustrated if his skills wouldn't allow him to multitask.

even during his """"""villain arc"""""" (the child-turned-young man who was manipulated and indoctrinated into a cult will never be the bad guy to me sorry! that's my L opinion for the day!) duncan kept that original fire to be the best after working so hard to get it (DESPITE the Schism twisting these thoughts into something more akin to resentment and jealousy, and giving him the illusion of choice. the Schism broke Duncan, but not in a way that diminished his fighting spirit)

and then in the Selenopolis update, he seems to be doing actually pretty well in this transition!!! We only saw him for like less than 2 minutes and most of it was in a comedic light but it's very pleasant that duncan seems to be eager, participating, curious, with (what we see on the surface anyways) none of the trauma and emotional turmoil from his earlier appearances in the Schism

even his unserious little, "Can I be leader? 🥹" made me puff up in pride because NEVER let it be known that Duncan Grimwater never takes his shot and goes for it even when he looks dumb and silly and stupid. he has ALWAYS hit above and beyond and look at him now. he's chilling in the ARCANUM OF ALL PLACES, learning that he's now (relatively) safe. i am so glad that i got to see my favorite little loser in the newest update