#Janus mew

[ask-mirage-mews]

[quins-makeshift-menagerie]

How could you have known of what was to come?

[teramew]

Nuclea is amazed at the amount of Mews there are in the modern age. Though it doesn't quite understand that half of them are clones. Even if it did know, they'd be close enough for them to count in its eyes.

Just wanted to draw Nuclea seeing a bunch of other felines. Basically grabbed a few of my favorite Mew/Mewtwo characters that I've seen around on my dash.

Omni (@omniandco)

Inari (@inaris-pokemon-world)

Zeus, Mnemosyne, Erato, Clio, Calliope, and Janus (@ask-mirage-mews)

Mewtwo, Newtwo, and Huey (@xxtc-96xx)

You can tell I'm simultaneously not used to drawing Mewtwos (as in I've barely drawn them before now), and that I was starting to get very worn out near the end. Heck, I even had a few instances where I sketched on the reference layer and lined on the sketch layer.

... The tags on this are going to be a mess, aren't they?

[mew-dump]

@quins-makeshift-menagerie

I love this lad so much, i would give anything to them hehehe <3 / j

[ask-mirage-mews]

Me: Finally feeling like progressing Linden Roots! :D

Also me: But what if.... AMM interaction doodles?

I have no idea if Mosy can write, but I thought it was funny. X3

As a disclaimer, this is all meant for fun and not meant to be perceived as canon to either of our stories. I tried to keep everyone in-character, and apologize if I failed that mission in any regard. X3

@quins-makeshift-menagerie/@ask-mirage-mews

[lefaystrent]

Janus stumbles upon a tiny black kitten.

It's just sitting there, a tiny ball of adorable floof on the sidewalk edge. Janus glances around, as if someone will miraculously appear on the abandoned street to claim ownership. But he's in the mindscape, and honestly the street only goes in a square around Thomas's apartment building. There's only so much real estate you can fit into one man's head. At any rate, the other sides hardly venture out here. This kitten is totes fucked unless Janus does something.

"Oh I couldn't possibly," Janus demures at the narrator. "Besides, it's imaginary. I'm sure it'll be fine on its own."

"Mew," chirps the ball of floof and emerges out of its loafing position to waddle in Janus's direction.

Janus, lord of the lies and all things deception, evil mastermind extradonaire, feels his breath hitch.

Just look at the little paws.

"No!" Janus exclaims, shaking out of his cute-induced stupor. "The last pet I had was Sacagawea the hamster, and we all know what happened to her! Not that I care about teacup sized critters. Begone, little beast."

"Mew," another plaintive meow comes as the kitten reaches his ankles. It swats at him with its stubby claws, trying and failing to climb his pants leg.

"I am a gentleman of standards," Janus tells the cat seriously.

The puny kitten looks up at him imploringly with round-saucer like eyes.

Janus drops to the ground and coos, "Oh no, you're meeting all of my standards!"

The kitten starts up a punitive-engine of a purr as Janus scoops it up in his gloved hands. It chirps intermittently and Janus's ice-cold snake heart melts.

"I'm not keeping you," Janus promises fondly. "This doesn't go beyond a simple scratching. Do I make myself clear?"

"Meeew," the kitten squeaks and Janus nearly falls over himself to bring the kitten's face to his so he can rub their noses together.

The next day the sides are in the midst of filming a video with Thomas in his living room when Logan cuts himself off in the middle of citing his sources to say, "What was that noise?"

"Sorry, I ate burritos earlier," Remus apologizes, not appearing very apologetic.

"No, it sounded like–" Logan cuts himself off again as everyone hears the sound this time.

A muffled mewing.

All eyes fall on Janus in his corner. He stands there, seemingly unaffected, but upon closer inspection with eyeballs, one can see how stiff his posture is.

Patton peers closer with his balls of eyes. "Jan...is this that mewing trend all the kids are doing nowadays?"

"That is not what that means," Roman says, but he's mostly distracted with staring at Janus. "Wanna tell us something, Cat in the Hat?"

The deceitful side bristles. "I haven't the foggiest what you mean."

Janus's hat meows. More than that, there's something shuffling underneath.

Thomas's mouth is slightly agape as he asks, "Janus, did your hat just meow?"

"It did nothing of the sort."

"Kiddo, do you have a kitty cat under there or are you just happy to see us?"

"I– since when do you make jokes like that?"

"Jokes like what?" Patton blinks back.

Janus rolls his eyes and brushes imaginary lint off his imaginary shoulder. "Nevermind. Weren't we discussing Thomas's never-ending cycle of conundrums?"

"Yeeeah," Virgil drags the word out. "You can't just act like we all can't see your hat moving."

"Yes, and we all heard it meowing," Logan muses, ignoring Janus's automatic hissing of, "You heard nothing!"

"But why the hat?" Thomas ponders.

Logan nods, also curious, "Is this a coping mechanism after the loss of Sacagawea the hamster?"

"May she rest in peace, amen," Patton prays while Roman performs a Catholic cross over himself.

Thomas glances at all of them, "You guys know that I never actually owned a pet hamster, right?"

"Dude, too soon," Virgil chides him, and Thomas has the consideration to look abashed.

Janus crosses his arms to look cool. He doesn't. He keeps tipping his head this way and that to keep his hat from toppling over.

"This is a perfectly normal way for me to stand," Janus says.

Roman secretly slides Remus five bucks. Remus dives onto the floor and army crawls behind Janus. Somehow everyone but Janus sees it.

"By all means, do keep staring," Janus says, guarded and on edge and his rolls definitely tootsied. What.

Remus rises up behind him. Off comes the hat.

"Mew!"

"Oh my goodness, that's so precious!!" Patton squeals.

The kitten is belly flopped on top of Janus's head. It's so small that it almost gets lost in the hair, if not for the stark contrast against Janus's lighter color.

"Hey Virgil, it looks just like you!" Roman crows, earning himself a well deserved middle finger.

"Drat, you've uncovered my secret," Janus drones and gives Remus a withering look that promises they will exchange words later. Remus is too wrapped up in giving little chin scritches to the kitty to be bothered.

Thomas also inevitably succumbs to cuteness overload, but he does manage to ask why the heck Janus felt like he needed to keep the cat a secret.

"Because Thomas," Janus throws his arm out to make his cloak flare out. For the drama. Then he flourishes his hand towards the cat on his head. "You weren't ready to meet this new side of yourself, but I guess the cat is out of the bag."

"The cat was under a hat, to clarify."

"LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED YOU, LOGAN!"

"No one ever does, and yet that would solve over half of Thomas's problems."

"When you mean new side, does that mean...?" Thomas asks Janus, his voice filling with wonder. His eyes are getting that crazed glint in his eyes, like he's five seconds away from becoming a Florida Man meme. The background music ramps up into a crescendo at this new epiphany. Thomas knew there were more sides he hadn't met, but to think–!

"No, no, no," Logan says, waving his hands in an X motion. "This is a misunderstanding created from Janus's misleading statement. Don't do this–whatever it is you're doing. Stop it."

Virgil weighs in as well, "Hate to break it to you, but your most animal side is Janus."

"Does this mean Thomas is a furry?" Remus gasps.

"Yesss," Janus hisses out. Then he thinks about it. "I mean no. I mean– what?"

"So what's the baby's name?" Patton asks. He has come close too to join Remus in the giving of scratchies. A noble cause!

"It's a black cat, so why not Catman?" Roman offers. "I am the darkness. I am the night. I am...Catman!"

"Very original," Virgil praises, but it's just subtly sarcastic enough that Roman gives an heartfelt, "Thank you!"

"Can I pet?" Thomas asks, hand reaching out hopefully.

The sides grimace and wince.

"Oooh, yeah, about that..."

"Sorry, man."

"You can't actually..."

"Imaginary, remember?"

"Maybe if you think really hard and imagine touching fur..."

"Don't patronize him. Not with this."

"Yeah, kitty buisness is serious buisness."

"Are we ever going to return to the original topic?"

"Cats take priority. Don't you know that?"

"By what parameters? Any by whom?"

"It's like when a cat falls asleep in your lap. By law, you cannot disturb it. On pain of death."

"A bit overdramatic, but not wrong. It's an actual thing."

"Achoo!"

"Bless you."

"Thank you!"

"Patton, why are you petting a cat when you know you're allergic?"

"You would think that imaginary cats wouldn't agitate allergies."

"Thomas has a really vivid imagination."

"Why does everything innocent sound dirty coming out of your mouth?"

"Speaking of mouths and coming–"

Thomas, Patton, and Roman all shove their hands over their ears and scream, "LA LA LA!"

With everyone distracted (as part of Janus's master plan), Janus uses the moment of ensuing chaos to skeddadle away.

They never do learn the kitty's name, but they do eventually discover a horde of cats in Janus's room at some point, but that's another story.

[shannadreamgoddess]

"You remember when Dad would read from the Books of Valaar to us?" Nivanee asked. "You always loved 13-1 and 13-2 because you thought Mew was saying to be kind to all things regardless."

Janus's eyebrows furrowed.

"...but then I came to hate it when I realized she meant that keeping things as they were was better than whatever mortals came up with as their 'morality'." Janus finished.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Story of Arceus - Chapter 49: Instantiation, releases this Friday.

[echo-goes-mmm]

Ambrose and Elliot Extra #2

Masterpost

Ambrose + The Five Stages of Grief

Denial

Ambrose woke up to find the bed cold. It wasn’t unusual to find his husband gone in the morning, but Janus always told him when he had work to do. 

He yawned and stretched. Jay probably just forgot.

Sunlight filtered through the high windows, the chimes on the balcony gently singing. It was a beautiful morning.

He watered the plants and made himself a cup of tea in the kitchen. It was quiet for now; soon the streets would be full of people. Maybe he’d go to the markets today. He could definitely go for some street food.

Ambrose began to worry when evening came without a word from his husband. He lit the lanterns and cracked open a book to wait for him, but he couldn’t get into it.

Are you coming home tonight? He asked out into the night, but Janus didn’t answer.

He bit his lip.

Jay would be home at some point, he decided. It was probably an emergency. He had godly duties to perform, after all. Ambrose would simply be patient.

He blew out the lantern and went to bed.

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Bargaining

Months went by with no sign of him. Ambrose couldn’t understand it. He’d never been gone so long.

Did he do something wrong? He played the memories of the last night he saw Janus over and over in his mind.

They had dinner together, went on a walk, enjoyed some soft sex. Completely normal.

He began to pray daily.

Where are you? Are you coming back?

Please come back. I love you.

I made that dish you like today. Thinking of you.

He even made an altar, bought some incense in Janus’s favored scent. Don’t forget about me. Please.

Ambrose made sure the house was spotless. He cleaned all the clothes Janus had left, stocked the kitchen with his favorite treats.

Janus loved him. Janus loved him. 

Maybe he hadn’t loved him back enough.

If, no when, Jay came back, he’d be the best husband anyone could want.

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Anger

The silence wore on him.

He distracted himself, a bit spitefully, with tickets to plays Janus liked. If he wasn’t going to enjoy them, Ambrose would go by himself.

He got a kitten, who he named CATherine, a pun that Janus would roll his eyes at fondly. They talked about getting a cat, and served the bastard right to miss the adorable kitten phase.

Frustration began to mount, bleeding into everything. He let Jay’s rose bush die, and then immediately felt guilty. He avoided even seeing the temple in the distance, shuttering windows that faced the tall towers. 

He didn’t pray at all anymore. 

One day, it all became too much. In a fit of rage he kicked over the new altar and smashed Janus’s flower vase against the wall, tears blurring his vision. 

He would have left the mess, but Catherine could hurt herself.

He tossed the shards of the vase in the trash, and didn’t bother buying a replacement. He only picked up the remains of the altar because Catherine mewed at him, disappointed in his tantrum.

Janus better have a damn good explanation for a year of absence.

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Depression

It was when Catherine got sick and passed away that he realized maybe he was the issue. 

Janus was a god, powerful and handsome, and Ambrose couldn’t keep his cat alive.

Jay had probably met his match and decided Ambrose wasn’t worth it anymore. What could he possibly bring to the table that Janus couldn’t get elsewhere?

He stared at the wedding ring in his palm. 

Forever was engraved into the gold.

Yeah, right. Forever.

It had been twelve years, and not a word. Nothing.

He didn’t go out anymore. Kept the windows closed. He hadn’t showered in days, and most of the time he couldn't get out of bed. Couldn’t bring himself to face the world.

It was his birthday tomorrow. He’d be a hundred, and still didn’t look a day over twenty-five.

He couldn’t bring himself to care.

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Acceptance

Janus wasn’t coming back. Maybe he wasn’t coming back, ever. 

Ambrose still loved him, but he couldn’t stay in their home. Too many painful memories. Nearly seventy years of marriage was tied up in it, not counting the years since his disappearance.

He had bought a plot of land in a small village across the country, and commissioned a building. A change of pace would be good, and a quaint inn in the countryside was the exact opposite of his luxurious house in the capital. 

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He sold the house for a small fortune as soon as the inn was finished, packed the few items he hadn’t gotten rid off, and headed west. 

Ambrose was sweeping the front step when the woman approached him. He hadn’t yet met anyone in town, but his presence had caused a bit of a stir.

“Good afternoon,” he greeted her as she came up to him. She was an older woman, with wisps of gray in her hair. A little girl followed behind her.

“Good to know you city boys got some manners.” He was caught off guard for a moment, but her easy smile told him she was teasing.

“I’m Dora, and this is my granddaughter, Judy. Say hello, Judy.” Judy hid behind her grandmother, and Ambrose couldn’t help but smile.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Judy. I’m Ambrose. Would you like to come in for some tea?”

Judy mumbled something behind Dora’s skirt.

“Speak up, hun,” encouraged Dora.

“My granny says you should come to lunch cause you’re a stranger. And she says strangers make good friends.” Ambrose snorted. 

“Well I can’t say no to such a lovely invitation, now can I?”

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“So, Ambrose, what brings you to our sleepy little town? It can’t be the good business; an inn won’t make much here.”

Ambrose fidgeted with the napkin. The money wasn't an issue. His bank account grew without him these days, faster than he could spend it.

“Just needed a change. My husband left, and the empty house wasn’t kind to me.”

Dora nodded in sympathy. “My Charles, gods rest his soul, passed years ago.” She took his hand in his. “It’ll get better.” He needed the advice, even if it was a decade late.

“Thank you, Ms. Dora.”

“None of that, hun, just Dora.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

He had a good feeling about this.

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[ask-mirage-mews]

Aaaa look it’s my grumpy cat!!!

Fun non-canon thing I forgot to post

"And that isn't even the half of it! I haven't gotten into the digital mews or the glitch mews or the shadow ones... But, uh. That last part. Yeah. Trust me. Once a bunch of mews tried to team up on me to eat my bones. They can be just as destructive as they are cute."

Tags for mews I featured here!

Alpha belongs to @mewtwoevolution

Meau belongs to @phlurrii

Origin belongs to @pokemon-ash-aus

Janus belongs to @ask-mirage-mews

Akoya belongs to @loupy-mongoose

[phlurrii]

I follow a lot of the mew blogs but I have to say I think yours has become one of my top favorites and I binged everything in like an hour lol. I love your art style, original and unique story, and mew being more than a cutesy baby (at least ancient mew) keep up the good work!

Awe ;w;; thank you,,I’m really, really glad my silly lil fluffs could be anyways favourites X3cc

I heavily, on the off chance you haven’t already, recommend @pokemon-ash-aus for their King also not being a cutesy lil mew, @loupy-mongoose story as it’s about to get r e a l l y good, @mew-dump for literally any mew under the sun, and @ask-mirage-mews Janus being another interesting mew ;3

As for lesser known blogs, try @penumbramewtwos , @mewtwoevolution , and @distortionmewtwo

Genuinely some lovely stories going on out here X3c

[ask-mirage-mews]

[quins-makeshift-menagerie]

Was asked on the blog about voices, so I did a thing. Tried to keep it to more the original characters(I’ve mentioned before Fuji and Joyce have their more anime dub voices), Janus gets a pass cuz Mew doesn’t really talk lol

Anyway it’s like 11pm I need sleep byyyyyeee

[ask-mirage-mews]

Baby demand play and affection

3 Years 221 Days! @ask-mirage-mews The baby spooks her

[spooki-pooks]

I can just see it being a normal day in the mindpalace and Patton just starts meowing. They all sorta look at him and he's like "What? I saw it online, all the kids are doing it now! It's called, 'mewing' " And either Janus or Virgil break out laughing, Logan sat their confused

[magician-hero]

janus the mew

[color-coded-squad-bracket]

bolded squads are ones i still need a picture of

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Raphael (Red), Michelangelo (Orange), Leonardo (Blue), and Donatello (Purple)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Holy Quintet: Kyoko Sakura (Red), Mami Tomoe (Yellow), Sayaka Miki (Blue), Homura Akemi (Purple), and Madoka Kaname (Pink)

Lego Ninjago: The Ninja: Kai (Red), Cole (Black), Zane (White), Jay (Blue), Lloyd (Green), Nya (Grey/Cyan)

Homestuck: Beta Kids: John Egbert - Blue, Rose Lalonde - Purple, Dave Strider - Red, Jade Harley - Green

Animator vs. Animation: Color Gang: Red (Red), The Second Coming (Orange), Yellow (Yellow), Green (Green), and Blue (Blue)

Sanders Sides: Sanders Sides: Logan (Indigo), Roman (Red), Patton (Blue), Virgil (Purple), Janus (Yellow), and Remus (Green)

Red vs Blue: The Reds and The Blues: Sarge (Red), Simmons (Maroon), Grif (Orange), Donut (Pink), Lopez (Brown), Kaikaina (Yellow), Tucker (Teal), Caboose (Blue), Church (Light Blue), Doc (Purple), Washington (Grey), and Carolina (Aqua)

Heathers: The Heathers: Heather Chandler (Red), Heather McNamara (Yellow), Heather Duke (Green), and Veronica Sawyer (Blue)

Hatchetfield: The Lords in Black: Wiggly (Green), Pokey (Blue), Tinky (Yellow), Blinky (Purple), and Nibbly (Pink)

Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Girls: Blossom (Red/Pink), Bubbles (Blue), and Buttercup (Green)

Tokyo Mew Mew: Tokyo Mew Mew: Ichigo (Pink), Mint (Blue), Lettuce (Green), Pudding (Yellow), and Zakuro (Purple)

Fresh Precure: Fresh Precure: Peach (Pink), Berry (Blue), Pine (Yellow), and Passion (Red)

Smile Precure: Smile Precure: Happy (Pink), Sunny (Orange), Peace (Yellow), March (Green), and Beauty (Blue)

Mahoutsukai Precure: Mahoutsukai Precure: Miracle (Pink), Magical (Purple), and Felice (Green)

Sailor Moon: Sailor Scouts: Moon (Pink), Mercury (Blue), Mars (Red), Jupiter (Green), and Venus (Orange)

Ducktales: The Triplets: Huey (Red), Dewey (Blue), and Louie (Green)

Power Rangers: Power Rangers: Jason (Red), Zack (Black), Trini (Yellow), Billy (Blue), Kimberly (Pink), and Tommy (Green)

Voltron: Team Voltron: Shiro (Black), Keith (Red), Lance (Blue), Hunk (Yellow), Pidge (Green), Allura (Pink), and Coran (Orange)

RWBY: Team RWBY: Ruby Rose (Red), Weiss Schnee (White), Blake Belladonna (Black), and Yang Xiao Long (Yellow)

Amphibia: Calamity Trio: Sasha (Red), Marcy (Green), and Anne (Blue)

Sonic The Hedgehog: Team Sonic: Sonic (Blue), Knuckles (Red), and Tails (Yellow)

Healin’ Good Precure: Healin’ Good Precure: Grace (Pink), Fontaine (Blue), Sparkle (Yellow), and Earth (Purple)

Kuroko No Basuke: Generation of Miracles: Kise (Yellow), Midorima (Green), Aomine (Blue), Murasakibara (Purple), Akashi (Red), and Kuroko (Light Blue)

Kagerou Project: Mekakushi Dan: Kido (Purple), Seto (Green), Kano (Black), Mary (Pink), Momo (Orange), Ene (Blue), Shintaro (Red), Hibiya (Light Blue), Konoha (Yellow), Hiyori (Pink), Ayano (Red)

Ensemble Stars: Ryuseitai: Chiaki Morisawa (Red), Kanata Shinkai (Blue), Tetora Nagumo (Black), Shinobu Sengoku (Yellow), Midori Takamine (Green)

Clue: Suspects: Mrs. White (White), Mr. Green (Green), Mrs Peacock (Blue), Professor Plum (Purple), Miss Scarlet (Red), and Colonel Mustard (Orange)

Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated: Daphne (Purple), Shaggy (Green), Fred (Blue), Velma (Orange), Scooby (Brown)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin (Red), Simon (Blue), and Theodore (Green)

Inside Out: Riley’s Emotions: Joy (Yellow), Sadness (Blue), Disgust (Green), Anger (Red), and Fear (Purple)

Strawberry Shortcake: Strawberry Shortcake & Friends: Strawberry Shortcake (Red), Lemon Meringue (Yellow), Orange Blossom (Orange), Raspberry Torte (Pink), Plum Pudding (Purple), and Blueberry Muffin (Blue)

Disney Fairies: Disney Fairies: Tinkerbell (Green), Silvermist (Blue), Iridessa (Yellow), Rosetta (Pink), Fawn (Orange), and Vidia (Purple)

Teletubbies: Teletubbies: Tinky Winky (Purple), Dipsy (Green), Laa Laa (Yellow), and Po (Red)