#FOP Dale

[darkeeveeanimatesus]

Genuine question-

How much do you think Dale actually cares about Dev? Like, let's say the kid gets genuinely hurt- would he care? To an even more extreme, what if Dev died? Would he care about that? I'm writing a story and I want your opinion.

[ilikemicrowaves]

Uhhhh another screeshot redraw because I am not sane also you can tell I gave up on rendering.

[mistakeofnature]

drawings i did as doodles based on my newest AU fanfic

Uhhh read "lemon veins and broken minds" on AO3 today to get context! ... and the warnings :3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59023906/chapters/150472303

[vanderbilt-draws]

dale

rotting his brain

[wandersee]

I AM IN TEARS OVER THIS VIDEO YOUTUBE THOUGHT I NEEDED TO SEE GDFHFFHHFHND

[fountainpenguin]

I'm sorry if I'm annoying you. But I can't get over you City Lights AU Dale. The man looks like he has all the issues and is hanging on by the thinnest thread. One more problem and he will just fully collapse.

😂 I'm eating your asks like sandwich.

^ He is overworking himself in a desperate attempt to make peace with the fact that he never got to hear his late father say "You did everything I ever asked without complaint; you are such a good son and you've made me so proud."

Push him near a goalpost and he'll panic and kick it across the room. We don't know how to process feelings of achievement and pride in this family. Those are Bad Emotions that will get the company steamrolled by competitors... You could lose everything... Is that how you want to be remembered?

I've been waffling on whether to share this WIP or withhold it for in-the-moment drama, but just for you... a treat.

His back ached from hunching; his feet stung from dirt. Vicky didn’t leave me down there; she always came back. “Do you know what that means?” Without waiting for an answer, Dale grabbed Timmy’s shoulder with one hand and pumped his fist with the other. “I’m still her bestie! She didn’t replace me!” “She locked you in a cellar for 7 years,” Timmy started, but Dale cut him off by slamming the bathroom door. And he laughed at nothing, clutching fingers in his hair, because… He really had to talk to her. They could clear this whole mess up! Now, let’s get one thing laid out crystal-flat. Dale knew Vicky had locked him up down in Dimmsdale’s tunnels, sure. He wasn’t stupid. But she wouldn’t have done that at all if he hadn’t threatened to tell untrustworthy adults about The Accident that kicked the lemonade business off in the first place, and it wasn’t her fault he’d been a disloyal friend. He really put her in a bad position there- That can’t be denied. Dale dragged his hands down his face (and dragged his butt down the door) until he thumped on freeze-dried tile. His toes gripped the bathmat. He wrapped his arms around his knees. I’m sorry. I’m sorry… I'll be better. I'm ready to listen now.

Prompt #96 - "You Deserve It"

My terrible headcanon is that if it took 7 years for Dale to work up the courage to open a trapdoor and crawl out, and he didn't file charges severe enough to stop Vicky from babysitting Timmy, he is not the kind of person who would stop hanging out with her SDLFKJ.

Also, here's a sketch I made for this post. I opted not to post it there, but I think it captures My Vision really well:

Toxic ex-BFFs with a very weird dynamic post-lemon pit torture, gossip buddies, and a secret 3rd thing... silly little guys.

He hates the fighting, but he craves the structure... Being nice to Vicky is the safe option... It's such big "Get real, Dale- No one will ever want to deal with you and your problems; I'm the only one who can put up with your baggage" vibes...

He can tolerate the bruises; he can make little exceptions; friends forgive each other and not forgiving her would mean throwing away the 3.5 years they had before the Real Trouble Began... Do u understand...

I've been brainstorming another WIP of Dale fantasizing about terrible things he wants to do to Vicky, but I'm not sure I'll actually write that one because it's pretty dark SLKDFJ

Listen, I just want Dale to slam Vicky against a wall and it turns out Mark was shapeshifted as her handbag and OH, HE PROTEC-

It's extremely important to me that Dale is nice and sympathetic enough that Dev believes if he can just pry his dad away from business, they can play and have fun. Dale being "sweet and engaging and loving" around his wife and during the holidays has done a NUMBER on Dev's psyche.

[talkativewreck]

I love to think that they use an abundance of gel to smooth out their secret curly ass hair

[bunnieswithknives]

Did YOU know that a cats purr can reduce stress!!!! Anyways dale should have a therapy cat …/hj

You know that joke about dads who dont want cats. Anyway this isn't canon but I thought it was cute

[stringsbasement]

worst yaoi ever

[jaytalking]

A few people wanted to see Timmy interact with Dale. All I can say is he's veryyy interested in once-human fairies and Timmy is 5 seconds away from punching him in his stupid fake teeth.

In all seriousness, their dynamic could be pretty interesting! Dale who is obsessed with maintaining his current position of power and gaining more out of a crippling fear of being under someone's thumb again, being dead set on having Timmy, who got him out of that situation in the first place, on his side as the ultimate insurance that nothing can surpass him anymore? While Timmy himself is disgusted with who Dale has become? Someone get me away from the keyboard before I start cooking.

[shrimpyjackal]

Some other sketches from my rewatch of the sequel

these two was accidentally placed like that

but i think it was fate-

[capeta]

Was yapping in the fop discord server about a silly au about Dev being a fairy... it was supposed to be a silly crack au.. but now I'm attached

[ilikemicrowaves]

Love how when ever Dale closes his eyes it really shows the stress and trauma there. Like it's leaking from his brain and staining his skin.

[freesso]

Quick doodles, sorry for my awful handwriting.

But as I've said before, i want Dale gone.

[moonlyst4rz]

sighs

[maxlovespigeons]

Rät is his song