#From the way Zim is acting 🤔

[catmaraudersfan]

I finally re-found this and I'm not losing it again.

Fanart of @reynaruina's Competent Zim AU

I fell in love with this AU and couldn’t stop thinking of it. It's very interesting how you've made different ways the story could go 🖤

Thanks for making this AU, I love everything about it ❤️

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There was made fanfiction to it! The person made it so good! ❤️

I thought we were friends - Duelkittens - Invader Zim [Archive of Our Own]

I'M SCREAMING!!!

[lilac-den]

Ok. So... You know that the fandom exist an au call Actor AU right? If the TSR ROs are all actors, how would they be?

A...Actor AU...? 😶 I'm not gonna lie, I am so clueless on this part. But from what I looked up, it tells of characters actually being actors who play in a movie, series, etc...?

So if u mean how the ROs are like if they were actors of TSR... 🤔 I'll answer, but I can imagine the casts all becoming pretty good friends cuz of how well the chemistry is.

Maverick: Still pretty stone-faced/hard to read but by then, his fellow cast members (mainly Rydigan, Ittania, Enid and MC) would have catch hints of how to read him. His parents r still horrible, but in the Actor AU, they're probably separated and he has already cut ties from them.

In his romance tho, he would probably stare at MC a lot, side-eying and taking glances. The crew would probs comment how Maverick is a lot more intense and focused when its scenes between just him and MC...

Rydigan: Even off screen, he's the life of the party and the one who remembers each and every crew members' names. If it isn't his charming smile people fawn for, it's his cheery personality. Wouldn't surprise me if he got the acting gig cuz he was scouted randomly on the street. He's also the one who would probs suggest hanging out together, cementing the bond between the little group.

In his romance, he would try to chat with MC and the crew would note how Rydigan just instinctively knew which direction MC comes from or when MC would arrive on set.

Ittania: She's the one most excited about the role - it's her first big role, but she has done a lot of voice acting and cameo/background roles. Lots of people sees her as a cool, big sister type while others can't help but notice her due to the energy she radiates. Some of the crew and her agency are a little protective tho, given her naive and oblivious nature.

In her romance, she'd be the first one putting an arm around MC's shoulder and greeting her really casually and closely. She'd want to hang out with MC and even ask them if they're down to practice their lines together to better prepare the scenes they have together. Might ask MC if they want to do some voice acting with her too, like a collab.

Enid: She's a very high-demand actress. The crew are surprised the directors and producers even managed to get her to accept the role offer. She's very diligent and doesn't like to make mistakes. She's a bit tough to befriend, but Maverick, Rydigan and Ittania got through her icy exterior. With MC, she'd thought MC might just be a newbie who got lucky until she had a scene with them or she saw how they acted out the scene of the Prologue (the one with the apartment). She's impressed by how much anguish MC managed to act and thus, her opinion of them improved (she refuses to admit that this was the moment she started being their fan).

In her romance, she'd be pretty tough on MC but not out of malice. She has seen how rough the acting world can be and while the gang provides helpful advice, she brings out the harsher criticism. Like how MC's body language isn't portraying right or how they're too casual instead of awkward for a scene about discomfort, little stuff like that. But on rough days, like if MC mess up big time, she'd stay near them and just be that comforting presence before passing a coffee can to MC, a silent way of cheering them up.

Bonus

Sylphina: MC's manager who got roped into the role because the director saw how she behaves with MC and just went "You'll do!" She didn't want to at first, but ended up relenting at MC's request.

Ben: One of the most well-known actors in the industry, a very A-list actor. Is probably the one who dragged recruited MC into the acting business, especially having them join the same agency as zim.

Thank you for the ask, anon!

[furbyreg]

Do you have any comfort characters you headcanon as regressors/caregivers/dreamers/etc? I’d love to make an icon set for you! 🐇💕

this is a great question! I'll have to add to this list as I think of more bc this isn't something I've really pondered much 🤔

I'll put some characters that I think would possibly regress or who I think seem as if they even do regress sometimes in their media!

I might ramble on about this and hcs I have so I'll add a cut in case this gets long.

disclaimer: I'll be touching on impure regression and childhood trauma but not going into detail, also might contain details about certain media but no spoilers hopefully

Dirk Gently (of dirk gentlys detective agency the BBC show) is the first one I think of. I used to have a pfp of agere dirk gently a few years back that someone made for me, it was great and I'm sure I could find the post again. to me, he screams age regressor. he had a.. weird childhood (watch the show I can't explain it and do it justice here) where he never really got to be a "kid" and often kind of slips into using a whiny voice and acting very childish and immature. this is kind of connected to his childhood trauma in the show so I see it as his age regression kind of slipping out in intense moments, but I am probably reading a bit into an acting choice.

pinkie pie and fluttershy would both probably age regress, with pinkie pie being more into the "fun" side of regression, with her love for parties probably connecting to a love of childish things like playing with toys. and fluttershy probably enjoys relaxing, watching her favorite cartoons, etc. in my mind fluttershy regressed to a baby age maybe 0-2 and pinkie pie around 3-6? I imagine they would have playdates and sleepovers togethet too

gir from invader zim. but I'm not gonna explain that one cause he's a robot so he doesn't even rly have an age. I just think he gives silly fun loving maybe slightly over the top age regressor vibes

agent tamama and giriro from sgt frog, tamama is technically supposed to be pretty young anyways but he also gives me big age regression vibes. he's definitely a "knocks cheerios of the counter and then cries cause no more cheerios" kinda kiddo. giriro is a sulking badass who is secretly an age regressor and he regresses REALLY young, like newborn age and his carer is dororo :)

uhhh yeah I'll add more if I think of more :D sorry this is probably way more than u were looking for but tl;dr

dirk gently, pinkie pie and fluttershy, gir, tamama and giriro