#Jiggy (MCD)

[floralneonlights]

Laurance with da guide dog??👀 kissing u rn (platonic) that is so good

BAHAHAH yeah I've imagined that it would be one of Aphmau's dogs!! Personally, the guide dog would be Jiggy since he's a hellhound and Laurance is a Shadow Knight... You know. Fire-fire sort of thing. If I ever learn how to draw dogs, I will absolutely draw them.

And while on the topic of Aphmau's dogs, I think they'd be like the Village Mascots, you know? Like when you see one, you know you'll see the rest plus Aphmau/the lord. I don't know! I've always liked the dogs in MCD.

Shoutout to Thorgi, Cookie, Jiggy, Puma, and Phoenix.

[eego0]

We as a fandom do not acknowledge Aphmau’s mcd dogs enough even though girl was walking around with a whole fucking wolf pack. HOW is that not relevant in peoples head canons more often? I imagine that they’re all HUGE (like sitting down, they’re as tall or almost as tall as Aph), so my mcd dog Brainrot drives me insane

Lmk if you wanna hear my mcd dog hcs or see their designs because I’m so obsessed

[somnas-writes]

Aphmau definitely slept with her 5 dogs until they got their own beds

Whenever someone came to wake her they were ambushed by five full grown wolves

[teonys-jf]

thorgi, wolf: found by brian with graywind and {other wolf name. there was another, right?} and then thorgi runs up to friend, knocking her over, and starts licking her face. they both know 'oh This is my guy. i see :)' and they hang out forever & evah. thorgi loves 'fishing' and fish {he does the thing from that video of a dog who loves fish} no collar, blue eyes

cookie, husky: magick dog. she's lovely and her eyes are the same pink as her collar. she can float and has super charisma{tm}

jiggy, dalmation: liked giving baby levin rides and hanging out with malachi.

puma, st. bernard: with a rainbow collar. big puppy

phoenix {pholf, foe olf}, hellhound: hung out with vylad, zenix, and laurence. becomes laurence's seeing eye dog since it can help keep him warm as well due to the effects of being a shadow knight :) fire {red/orange/yellow} eyes and green collar with laurence

crumb, husky: meteli's new mascot basically. he's a husky that's full of love, very playful, and hangs around outside

sean, hamster: little tiny guy, gets large because of potion mishaps from sasha as she hung out undercover at phoenix drop

meowki, calico: angry little guy. full of it and everyone. friend still tries to pet him, and gets scratched to hell and back lol. likes to secretly curl up with friend as they sleep

meowki 2, calico: almost exact copy of meowki. bonds with meowk1 and they both calm down enough to hang out. moewk2 joins 1 in the bed, and friend is able to wake up and see the cats as time goes on :)

[extrastranszanepropaganda]

DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS

DOG RESEARCH!!

[the-martyrfication-of-the-matron]

does anyone remember all of the little special traits the dogs got in mcd?

like i know Thorgi was a fisher dog, Phoenix was a mount dog and Jiggy set shit on fire, but what about Cookie and Puma?

[noncanon-mcd-stories]

Soft Words

Rubbing her wrists, she opened the cell containing her dogs, smiling as they wiggled in place, paws tapping as they waited for her to call them to her. “Jiggy!” the wolfdog with the orange collar barked and bounced over to her. “Thorgi.” her original dog, tail wagging hard, bounced right into her legs, making her laugh. “Puma, let’s go!” the wolfdog on the bed stopped chewing at the corner and looked up before steadily making his way towards her. “Phoenix, Cookie, let’s get out of here!” Turning, the woman led the five dogs out, laughing to herself as she saw the guards’ faces as they saw that the dogs were released. As she pushed the door open, her breath caught at the sight of two familiar men. “Garroth, Laurence!” Skidding to a stop in front of her Head Guard, she looked over him for any sign of pain. When she saw none, she held up a finger and pulled Laurence away.

“My love! Thank goodness you are ok,” he said as she pulled him away, making her both flush and grimace a bit. “You being behind a cage is like having a sweet dove behind bars. I told Barrett that you were with me in Meteli at the time of the last murder, so you have a solid alibi.” she looked at him in a bit of a shock before smiling. “Plus I know someone as sweet and beautiful as you could not be responsible for any horrid crime,” he must’ve seen her face darken a bit as he carried on, a bit more hurriedly. “Without just cause, of course!”

“Well… thank you, Laurence. For both the alibi and the Lord lessons.” she said.

“Don’t mention it my love.” the redhead hesitated before leaning in closer and whispering. “By the way, is Garroth in your village guard?” She looked at his face, the hesitance, it kind of reminded her of… oh… well, wasn’t that interesting? She’d have to ask him about it later. Nodding, she saw something (relief? hope?) swell in his eyes. “He seems like a nice guy.”

“The best. He’s helped me in more ways than one back in Phoenix Drop.” she answered, unable to not glance at the guard in question.

“I’ll be seeing you, I suppose. I’m needed back at Meteli, but I wanted to ensure they knew here of your innocence.” he grabbed her hand and bowed, giving a gentle kiss to the back of it. “Safe travels, m’lady.” With a noise that she really didn’t want to identify, she removed her hand from his grip and walked over to Garroth, who was looking(?) at her in concern.

“Aphmau, thank goodness you are ok. I had sent Raven to deliver a message to you, but when he saw your hands tied and being escorted, he had turned around and came back to tell me.” A hesitant hand came up to cup her face, and she found herself leaning in to his touch. “I’m just glad you are safe and that that Laurence was able to clear your good name.” With a noise of agreement, she opened her eyes (when had she closed them?) and smiled a bit.

“I had to go to Meteli for a few things, and he was able to help teach me a few things about being a Lord,” she said, hand going up to cover his. “You should’ve let me help, Garroth. It can’t be healthy, being both Head Guard and taking over most of the duties of the Lord.”

“I… shall remember that, Lord Aphmau.” he murmured, and she frowned at the different tone in his voice. Defeated, almost? She squeezed his hand, and he continued, warmth slowly filtering back. “I had mentioned you were the Lord of Phoenix Drop and that you have been known to have had great relations with the Lord of Brightport.”

“Thank you Garroth,” she said. “I really do appreciate this.”

“You are most welcome,” the guard chuckled. “I must get getting back to Phoenix Drop as soon as possible.”

“Levin’s safe?” she asked, getting a nod.

“He’s currently with Zoey and Dale. I just wanted Raven to inform you of how he’s been since you've been gone for almost a week now. Keep an eye out for Raven.” Reaching up with his other hand, he brushed a few strands of hair that had fallen in her face before hesitating. “What is with Laurence calling you… ‘his love’?”

Do you believe in soulmates? That out there, you can find someone who will match you perfectly?

“He’s… I don’t know.” she trailed off, shaking her head. “I think… it’s hard to explain. We’re not involved, and I have no feelings for him aside from friendship, but… it is easier for him to explain.”

“...I see,” he mumbled. “I’ll be sure to have a few words with him.” Looking back towards her, she could feel his smile. “Take care, Aphmau, and safe travels.”

“Safe travels,” she whispered back, stepping away and going to Barrett. ‘If only they could finish the rest of the journey with me…’

Direct Quote taken from "Suspect #1"

[stellisketches]

OK I got an ask for the following two questions:

“Is there a character you so utterly despise you wonder why they were in the story? Or Is there a character you actually think has pretty good writing?”

First one: Honestly, I don’t think so. Most of the characters actually fill their importance quota. There is actually only one character I feel this way about and its (please don’t kill me) Aaron. Honestly I could just never get into his as a character (even after getting a more intricate backstory from mystreet). I think he had some potential in MCD to be a good mentor figure for Aph, but if I went back and rewatched the whole series he really didn’t add much to the story at all save for bringing back Garroth and gettin’ jiggy in the forest with Aph. 

Second one: MCD Dante with Zane coming in second. I found Dante’s character arc from season one, two, and three to be genuinely intriguing and I would have been genuinely interested to see him progress further. He started out as the youngest in the group at Phoenix Drop, and seeing him turn into the oldest post-s1 was a compelling character shift. The only complaint I have about him is that I feel we didn’t get to see enough of him in season 2 but that was mainly because he became the captain of the guard, which is a writing choice that makes genuine sense to me as Dante’s character arc from season one was finding a family of people he could stick to, and him sticking to Phoenix Drop and refusing to give up on it was consistent with his character. There is also his relationship with KC and Nicole, which was handled in a surprisingly graceful and fairly well-written arc as we see his acceptance of the past and a drive to mend his relationship with both Nicole and Dmitri. He’s a man who cares very deeply about the people in his life, and from what I recollect I don’t think there was any major point in MCD that contradicted that core trait of his, which is a fucking miracle considering that that’s happened to literally every other major character. 

TLDR; Dante is underrated

Honestly I was also gonna get into Zane’s character but that could be a full thesis on it’s own so maybe another time

[shadowqnights]

In Loverman, what kind of pets would the main characters get?

this is such a sweet question

i wouldn't call raven a pet but garroth likes the idea of having a companion with a sense of cleverness about them and can keep watch from a distance, so he'd probably have a bird. i can see him with a bird of prey, even, since this is mcd and there's not much stopping him, and the image of the head guard with a hawk on his arm or shoulder is very very cool.

laurance likes the idea of having a pet that will travel with him too, but birds make him nervous because of the risk of them flying away and not coming back. i think he'd love to have something a little bit silly n feral like... like a ferret or a rat! in a more domestic situation, he'd get a kitten and help malachi to raise it.

malachi would accept the kitten but they are so attached to having an owl now its insane. no matter how anyone explains to them that their friend was lucinda's familiar they want a pet owl.

aaron ends up saving the life of a wild predator like a natural wolf or something similar and then it ends up following him and no matter how much he tries to shoo it away it keeps following him and they become unlikely friends who would go to the death for each other. you havent seen that much of aaron but just trust me on that one.

dante refuses to get a pet anymore but he secretly wants a dog.

aphmau is absolutely a dog person and adores her dogs to BITS. she knows that dante is too shy to ask to spend some time with them so she invites him over and "accidentally" lets him get stuck with them for a few hours. jiggy ADORES him its actually insane how much that dog loves dante. he starts making excuses to be able to see aphmau's pets (except for cookie because she chills at caddie's house now)

[slumpedbunni]

HAPPY MCD ANNIVERSARY!!!

6 years ago, a mcyt popped up onto my recommended on youtube.

i clicked a video, “New World | Minecraft Diaries [S1: Ep. 1] Roleplay Adventure!”

and from then on, my life changed. i know it sounds stupid, but minecraft diaries and aphmau in general changed me.

i know i yell at aphmau a lot, lest it be for plot holes, unexplored characters, awful character development, or even just taking out laurance, she was and always will be my favorite youtuber.

so in this moment, I just wanted to say, thank you so much Jess, for everything you made me into today.

it’s hard to believe it’s been six years since i first clicked on an aphmau video and i’m glad i never once abandoned it.

that story will forever be one of my favorites,

awful writing and all.

i love you, to every single character.

(i will name every character now so i can cry later)

Aaron Lycan

Abby the Golden Heart

Able

Alina

Alfredo

Alexis

Amethyst

Amber

Aphmau

Arei

Ariel

Arista

Asmund

Ava

Ayumu

Azura

Balder

Balto

Barret

Blaez

Blaze

Bigglesworth (Owly <3)

Bodolf

Boss (Theives guild)

Brenden

Brian

Cadenza

Calku

Capt. Dockram

Captain Isaac

Carla

Castor The Chicken Shaman

Celestia

Cloud

Cookie (R.I.P cookie </3)

Corey

Crumb

Cuddlezilla

Dale

Damian

Dante

Dell

Demon Warlock

Demytrix

Dmtri

Donna

Dr. Bees

Dr. Doctor

Eastern Wolf Tribe

Eirina

Elder Wolf

Elder Wyvern

Embrera

Emma

Emmalyn

Enki

Ethan

Esmund

Falter

Fenrir

Flipper (Albino dolphin from episode 2/3)

Gabriel

Gaia

Gale

Gali

Garroth

Garte

Gary (orange boob dude)

Gavin

Gene

Glenda

Helen

Hailey

Honf

Hyria

Inn Keep

Irene

Isabell

Issa

Ivan

Ivy

Jacob

James

Janus (The Scythe dude)

Jeforry

Jenna

Jibby

Jiggy (R.I.P)

Joh

John

Joyce

Kaguhf

Katelyn

Katherine

Kawaii-Chan

Kenmur

Kennet

Khira

Kiki

Kimi-Chan

Kiva

Kul’Zack

Kuka

Kyle

Laurance (<333)

Lello

Levin

Leona

Lilith

Lillian

Lily (Aaron’s dead wife, not Lillian)

Liochant

Lo

Logan

Lola

Lord Burt

Lord Hayden

Lord Janna

Lord Luke

Lord of Scaleswin

Lord Puu

Louvel

Lowell

Luca

Lucien

Lucinda

Luna (Celestia’s Mom)

Lunar

Lyra

Maccon

Malichi

Malik

Malus

Matilda

McCloud

Meowki

Meowki II

Meowki II

Merida (Saltiest bitch 2015-2016)

Memphia

Michi

Mikai

Mino

Mira

Mittens (Crazy Cat Lady’s Huge Cat)

MIghwnt Jr.

Molly

Mr. Sanders

Nekoette

Nicole

Nuntis

O’khasis Guard(s)

Old Fisherman (From Nahkra Village)

Oldam

Oliver

Paul

Penny

Phelan

Phoenix (R.I.P)

Puma (R.I.P)

Queen Ylva

Raven

Roco

Rose

Rollo

Roxy

Samos

Sasha

Shad

Sean Connery

Sota

Tahnavul

Tala

Tarnak

The Baker (From Neapolitan Village)

The Librarian (^)

The Blacksmith (^^)

Thomas

Thorgi (Best Dog 2015-2016)

Thorgina

Tifa

Todd

Trall

Travis

Ty

Ulger

Ulrich

Ungrth (WHEN I TELL YOU I CRIED SO HARD)

Urla (Crazy Cat Lady)

Xavier

Visher (RIP, first death of MCD)

Vince

Vincent

Vylad

Yancie

Yip

Yuffie

Zack (Cadenza’s Guard)

Zane

Zenix

Zianna

Zoey

[leatherbookmarking]

SITS UP WITH A THUNDERCLAP OF REALIZATION

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED 27 years ago..

(by @ameliarating, thank you so much!!!)

Top 3 Ships: at the moment all i have in my brain is cql, cql and also cql, so, in no particular order:

lan wangji/wei wuxian - I MEAN. everything is here. the “why am i so attracted to you again”. the mutual “does he....? or.... not.....?” -- listen, everyone and their grandma loves to call wwx out on his idiocy re: not figuring out that lan zhan doesn’t like mianmian, but i’m just sitting here, tender and sad, over this poor stupid boy for whom “being loved” is such a goddamn foreign concept. being SOULMATES -- actual soulmates, not government fate assigned first love. us against the world! the yearning. the fact that they got another chance and a thirtysomething lan wangji, the hanguang-jun, is making heart eyes at a loon, and committing theft and minor vandalism for him. “i still am”. THE way they say each other’s names. paradoxically, the fact that they part at the end of the series, and then meet again, because now they both know they’re going to meet again and i... am just... emotional, thank

lan xichen/meng yao - 「二哥，你陪我一块儿死吧」do i. do i need to say more... they hurt me, and i love it. the contrast between how, excuse the naive words, pure and sweet they seemed at the beginning and how they were at the end is ruining me, and as much as i love to think about and read aus where things go differently and they have their happy ending, at the back of my head there’s that awareness that a lot, a lot would need to change and 99% of that lot would be my’s worldview, and that’s. well we sure wish it would happen, don’t we. but (and this is what kind of makes their story so devastating, i have a feeling) even after everything jiggy’s done, even after he literally drags lxc off to Create Chaos and Death-Causing Environment and says stay with me, let’s die together -- this could have gone differently, with lxc having a very unfun realization that it’s over now! he isn’t what he used to be! and yet. and yet, or perhaps because, he does stay, ready to die with jgy. and that’s precisely why he doesn’t, in the end. idk man, that just fucks you up on many levels!!!

can i cheat and say it’s a draw? between xue yang/xiao xingchen and jiang cheng/wen qing

the former because yeah! it’s fucked up! but at the same time, the epic romance elements are like the fattest, wiggliest worm on a hook, and i am but a stupid hungry fish. also, xue yang’s theme song. fuck that shit, man!!! (i said, adoringly)

and the latter because again, it started so innocently, and then look what happened. the fact that despite being a proud bastard and hating the wen sect, he still wanted to save her, offered her help? i die.

now that i think about it, all of these could be summed up with, like, “you’re good, and i want to keep you away from everything that could hurt you (so you could be mine and mine only)” and :-)

Last Song: be my doll by adrian von ziegler, from this playlist; it’s v nice

Last Movie: dear god, probably fatal journey, in late march.

Currently Reading: from things that aren’t thesis-related or fanfiction, does the flower bloom?/hana wa saku ka by hidaka shouko. big rec, best bl manga etc etc

Food I’m Craving: mcd’s cheese bites :’( 6 months left :’(

People I’d like to get to know better: ok so i am very bad at tagging people due to my ᴏʜ ғᴜᴄᴋ ᴀᴍ ɪ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ illness, but if you haven’t done it before, if it’s not a problem, if i’m not being rude etcetc etc @bilboo, @sweetlittlevampire @meng-yao-murderbaby @paradife-loft ?

[eego0]

Knowing that Thorgi held onto life just in the hopes that he would see Aphmau one last time kills me whenever I think about it. Even worse, Aphmau’s other pups that were just as loyal probably died thinking she left them on purpose and they never got to say goodbye. Maybe someone painted Aphmau in her time as lord. Maybe when the pups got old and sick, one by one, they got to lay with that picture and be with her. Maybe they were able to pass peacefully with her at their side.

[eego0]

Mcd Dog head canons! I think this is the last individual pup I need to cover from the main 5!

I decided to portray Cookie as a Bernese mountain dog because of how she behaved and how Berners act. They’re often characterized as smart, loyal, and hard-working, but they’re also known to be gentle, calm, and tolerant. I know her puppy that Cadenza adopted after Cookie died was a husky, so I’m basically going against all of the other dog breed hcs Ive done but yk what, I’m a big kid and this is my head canon‼️

Cookie stayed with Levin a lot when he was a little kid and later, stayed with Cadenza when she was grieving the (almost) loss of her father. Cookie connected deeply with everyone she came into contact with. She loved so hard that when Aphmau disappeared, she nearly died of a broken heart. She stopped eating, moving around, everything. She was an affectionate, alert dog in nature but she also worked hard, so her behavior’s drastic change was shocking. She wasn’t with Aphmau as often as Thorgi. She didn’t carry Aphmau when she was tired like Phoenix. She didn’t possess the amount of special skills the other pups did. She was rarely aggressive, even when she needed to be. Still, she recognized like the other pups when they were sent away on a ship to protect the women and children of many different villages, that not finding Aphmau again when they returned home was likely a permanent loss. She saw everyone grieve. She grieved just as hard.

Cookie was apart of Aphmau’s life. She grew alongside Aphmau’s children. She’d been the dog of the day many times. She began to love and live again, but it took a while. When she had her puppies, she passed that love down to them. Her legacy was the love she shared to all of those who came into contact with her. There’s a memorial for her in New Meteli thats taken care of and respected for as long as the village stands.

[eego0]

This is one of many Aphmau dog headcanons but im just gonna share them one at a time

Aphmau used to take baby Levin on rides around the village/ forest on Phoenix’s back. Phoenix would nudge his way into the harness she’d attach his saddle to because he was so excited to be the dog of the day.

After Aphmau disappeared, Zoey would try to console Phoenix and give him a purpose again by letting the kids ride with him and following behind them with the other pups. It made their daily walks feel less empty. Kiki continued this tradition once she was in charge of them by riding on him while Leona was learning to transform into a full wolf.

He was buried with his harness and saddle.

[eego0]

Back with an Aphmau dog headcanon for the tumblers

Jiggy is a beagle mix and he loves affection. Most of the time he’s very friendly and even-tempered but he hates being left alone. When he can’t find any people or he’s stuck guarding Levin’s door for the day, he will howl and WAIL. He knows when to sit and stay but he won’t enjoy it, especially not quietly. He was so vocal about his loneliness (despite sitting next to the other pups) to the point where Aphmau had to take him out for dog of the day every day along with another dog because he would disrupt Levins naps. Life became significantly easier when Zoey caved and let him follow her and Levin around everywhere when Aphmau couldn’t take him places. He never got quieter after Aphmau disappeared, but he certainly was never as content when traveling with anyone else.

[eego0]

MCD Dog hc time !! (It’s been awhile💕)

Aphmau overexerts herself a lot and has a very hard time registering when she needs a good nap. Luckily, she has a beast of a dog that helps her with such tasks. Puma is a Saint Bernard and wolf mix, so he would already be big without the added extra wolf size, but that’s not what makes him so suitable for the job. He is very different from the rest of the pups in the sense that while they only think about playing and food, he noticed human things.

You may have heard of the term “dog/pile” when a bunch of people jump and lay on one person out of the blue as a game. That LITERALLY is what happened to Aphmau. When Puma thinks Aphmau needs to rest, he will take any chance he gets to flop down on top of her once shes in a comfortable place and hold her still. Aphmau is strong but Puma bests her strength with stubbornness. He will not move. With this, Aphmau has learned to give up and just sleep when this happens. She needs it anyways. He became a service animal and a VERY weighted blanket.

Aphmau’s friends and family caught onto this and post-time skip, would use this same tactic against Aphmau for her own well being when she refused to sleep because she had things to do. (Laurance was the first one to try it and he reported back to the rest of the guards, who thought it was hilarious but ended up actually using it.)