#and thank you Neil for asking this

[yoinkschief]

Hello Jay, I would like to hear your headcanons about Tom and his mom 👀👀👀 Go on, speak into the mic 🎤

AAA HI NEIL I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED

Taps mic 🎤 ahem

Buckle in cause this got absurdly long I did not expect to get this long omll

So I guess I'll begin when he was younger,, when his mother and father first got married they were just going into their 30s, and while weren't actually trying for a kid they did end up having one: Tom

Barbara (Tom's mom) was ecstatic at having a kid whereas Peter (Tom's dad) was terrified, he knows he has anger issues and is very aware of how he's gotten easily frustrated with children in the past and doesn't want to get angry towards his soon to be son (though Barbs has been a dear with helping him and his anger, truly he'd be in jail by now if not for her)

Fast forward a bit, Tom's born and while Peter isn't magically cured of any anger issues, Tom is just the sweetest little guy and he, genuinely throughout his fatherhood, has not once gotten angry at his son. Gotten angry a good few things, but his son and wife weren't in that list

Tom is also born completely nonverbal (this is a little reference to how 2004 he's drawn without a mouth,,, I know that all the characters are at this time because mmm animation but in most fanart of 2004 only Tom is the one kept without a mouth because that and his one eye gives him creechur vibes I love it so I incorporated it like this) due to his autism, and he did get formally diagnosed early on due to this

It's a bit of a struggle trying to figure out what he's saying but he's a quick learner for how to read and write so if he can't get what he's trying to say through hand motions or actions he'll go and write it down (at least when he gets around 5yo, the years before were hard and they had to learn a weird, Tom version of sign language,, to clarify not actual sign language just learning what motions of his mean what)

One interaction I think about a lot with Tom and his mother is in Tom's youth when he's, maybe, 4? And he sees his mom shave her hair for the first time. Tom didn't like the sudden change as she looked like a different person and was having trouble understanding why it was gone

It took Barb a while to fully understand what he meant, why he was crying and whatnot, but finally able to sit him down in her lap he started making a lot of motions towards his own hair and then Barb's, and the interaction goes something like this:

"Are you talking about my hair?" Barbara quietly concerns, gesturing to her now bald head.

Tom made small grunts with wide eyes, rocking in his mother's lap incessantly.

"Okay, okay," She nodded holding her son's hand gently in her own- less so holding and more resting them in her own. "It's gone, baby."

Tom didn't seem to like that answer, shaking his head no with his hand reaching up to grab and tug at his his in distress. His eyes were screwed shut, why would his mom do that? But Barbara was quick to respond with carefully holding her son's hands again, their fingers interlaced as he squeezed on her hands instead in his temper.

"You don't like that it's gone?" She tilted her head to the side, bringing Tom's hands away from his face and towards her chest.

He shook his head no with an upset grunt, swinging his hands (and by proxy his mother's) side to side to drive the point further.

"Ohh,, pumpkin," Barbara gave Tom a sad smile, resting their hands in her lap as she gave him a small, reassuring squeeze.

"It’ll be alright-”

Tom hated that answer more, giving a frustrated noise as his eyes started welling with tears.

“Honey,” Barbara frowned at the tears coming out of her child’s eyes, it hurt to see him so upset, gently running her thumb along his cheeks to swipe them away. “I’m still mama, I’m still you mom.”

She led Tom’s hand over her heart, letting him feel the steady beating of it. The constant and steady pattern of thumping seemed to entrance him for a moment until his mild rocking and distressed noises slowly came to a halt.

“See? It’s still me, baby.” She cooed, running her thumb along the back of her son’s hand. “My hair is gone, but I’m here.”

“Sometimes, in life,” Barbara began, setting Tom’s hands down in his lap again now that he was calmer. “things change, and we can’t control it. Like my hair, you couldn’t control that, could you?”

Tom looked up from watching his hand feel the steady movement of her heart pumping, looking up at his mother’s face. He still looked displeased and upset, but less so, even going as far as to reach for where her hair used to be, trying to grab at the air around her head like it was still there. Fruitless.

She held his hand again, pressing it against her cheek with a broad smile, one she gave him often. He couldn’t keep his resentment for long, giving his own goofy smile back with a giggle. The way her gap tooth showed when she smiled that big was forever burned into his memory, only disappearing from her face so that she could kiss the palm of her son’s hand.

Tom shook his head, frowning at the thought but keeping a wide eyed expression to his mother as she continued her lesson. She smiled to him once again.

“Well, that happens a lot in life.” She sighed, cupping Tom’s cheek in her hand. “And no one likes it, you’re not alone for thinking that. But what you can control is how you deal with the change. Like how you showed me how upset you were, so now we’re talking about it. Do you feel better about it now?”

Tom took a moment, eyes casted down as he thought on it. He gave a small nod as he looked back up at her.

“Good.” She beamed. “And from now on, I’ll do my best to let you know beforehand when I make a change like that, alright?” She kissed Tom’s forehead, causing the child to give a small giggle. That was her favorite noise.

Now, Tom was always a Mama's Boy (not in a derogatory way, he just loved his mom a whole hell of a lot) but even moreso after his father died. They both were grieving and so it caused them to cling closer together because of it, to the point that had it not been for his friend (at the time only Matt, but later Edd too as this was before Tord was introduced to the friend group) he probably would've completely self isolated

They do a ton of things together as Tom gets over and they both eventually heal from Peter's death, baking, sewing, shopping, watch movies, anything they can do when they have the chance to hang out together

They were so close in fact that Barbara was genuinely the first person he came out to for being nonbinary (He/They pronoun user :) ) and of course she loved him unconditionally, but he didn't even tell Matt, Edd or Tord (now in Highschool and having been introduced to delinquent) that yet

However, later in his highschool years, around late Junior year (11th grade) or early Senior year (12th grade) of highschool his mother dies as well. Not from a freak bear with a gun attack though, instead from Pneumonia, which is something she tends to get a lot and always had in her youth, and while it usually isn't fatal and there is treatment and whatnot and she definitely took as much as help as she could, this time just hit different it seemed.

This really fucked with Tom during some of his most important years of his life and caused him to go into a BIG depressive episode for a long long time

Side note that I guess also kinda applies: Had it not been for Tord being just as stubborn of a jackass as Tom, he would've completely self isolated. Edd and Matt helped a lot in his youth but he also had his mom to encourage him, but now with his immediate family all gone he didn't see much of a reason to interact with people. And where Edd and Matt lack in persuasion, Tord more than makes up for in the lack of giving a fuck and would literally drag Tom outside even if he was kicking and screaming. This is mostly because Tord is second only to Tom himself in how durable he is, like a brick shithouse (built like one, too) and not afraid to make Tom hate him if it meant getting him better in the long run (a running theme I have for their relationship :) they're less so "GRR I HATE YOU I HOPE YOU DIE /GEN" and more of like have this weird understanding with eachother where like "I'll literally kill you if you touch me but I'd kill anyone you touched you" type beat, unafraid to get the other to hate them for the greater good because they have the understanding that they wouldn't do something so wildly stupid for no reason. Yes that plays into The End and the future events of WTFuture)

I love them so much oh my god you have zero idea

Anyway, TL;DR

Tom and his mom are extremely close and helped each other get through the worst of times while Tom continues to learn the lesson of "everything changes, it's out of your control, and you can only control how you proceed with it"

[lazylittledragon]

mini mcm dump 🖤

only 24 hours out and i already want to go back

(puppetstarion was made by bokkicat!!)

[emry-stars-art]

Mistlefoe Aaron & Neil - @jtl-fics

Yeah this might as well be one of my last art posts of 2023

[piratewinzer]

Neil Gaiman: “Quiet, gentle, romantic.”

David “Fuck it” Jenkins: “FUCKING SWEET, SLUTS. GET YOUR BREAKFAST, WHORES.”

[left-handed-spaghetti]

hi hi it's me again! I see that you are taking a break but I just wanted to ask this now before I forget

if you are still taking suggestions, may i ask for vamp!neil anderperry?? (like neil wanting to bite todd's neck bc he's a vamp but he doesn't want to hurt his bf but todd lets him in the end bc he sees how strung up neil is about it?? idk i'm just spit balling here) i recently watched my best friend is a vampire (came out a year before dps so he's also baby in this movie too and i highly recommend it if you haven't seen it) and i cannot stop thinking about vamp!neil

I hope all goes well for you on your break so please take your time, i'd hate for you to feel like i'm rushing you (absolutely the last thing i wanna do)

thanks again and much love to you and your art!! ❤️

🦇 LIVING FOREVER SOCIETY!!! 🦇

PLUS some silly doodles:

[millportisntreal]

jeaneil cuddling...?

oh baby this is one of my favorite pairings (romantic or platonic i will take either) so this one just flowed out <3

“Don’t be stupid, it’s freezing. Come here.” Neil held the side of his blanket open for Jean.  The Frenchman groaned before acquiescing. He folded his large frame onto the sofa and under the blanket. Neil always had a way of worming himself under Jean’s arm, face pressed against chest.  “Admit it. This is nice.” Neil mumbled through the soft fabric of Jean’s shirt, who pressed his hand to the back of Neil’s head in response. The TV droned on quietly in the background, reruns of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives lighting up the dim living room. They didn’t move until morning.

[raggedy-spaceman]

Listen, I love that Neil is here and I don’t want him to ever stop answering even the most silliest of questions because I love when there’s an ask that goes like “hey why are Crowley’s glasses round” and he would answer “because why not” and then in the reblogs you can find an earth shattering, life changing, moving to tears tale of someone who met Neil and/or Terry 10 years ago and they spoke for hours about the significance of round glasses in life and you can do nothing but reblog while weeping like a baby.

[sketchyelvenasss]

This whole conversation is a masterpiece even as it shoots arrows at my heart. thank you Larian and thank you Neil

His puppy face I can’t

This is also after completing his personal quest spawn ending and being romantic at his grave.

I DID NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS! I swear. I could never. I just wanted to see the dialogue. Also technically calling him sweet- instead of insisting they need to end things- does continue the relationship.

[hyperfixating-rn-brb]

so yeah idfc abt neil, but the show was made by a lot of people, not just him. the good omens show is a huge part of my life, and I'm going to still let myself appreciate it because I admire other people who worked on and helped create that show, David and Michael specifically.

also the fun thing is that you can't really pick your hyperfixations, so I'm stuck here for a while.

[kevindavidday]

aftg wild geese au

@aftgscenes as requested, but it might not be what you're expecting :D

i have been successfully thinking about this idea for the past two or three years and it is so wonderfully fleshed out in my head i'm honestly scared to write it. it's title is from mary oliver's "wild geese" and it has three parts (yes, i have thought about it in HEAVY detail)

it's a perfect court artist au that you may have seen me go on and on about before too, but only recently did i write out a chapter for this properly. i tried before to post it but it didn't fit so i changed shit about it again. and now that we have an outline...who knows what will happen. i'll elaborate:

1. the moriyama front isn't sports, it's several businesses including art - any and every form of it. it caters to an exclusive, elitist crowd with clients who would pay a fortune for anything that's sold to them with conviction.

2. kayleigh used to be one of the more successful artists from edgar allen university - a place known to graduate few but extremely talented students.

3. tetsuji decides to create a group called the ravens who learn exclusively from his preferred techniques. kevin and riko have the privilege of learning since they were kids so they're meant to be tetsuji's most successful investment.

4. there's various forms of art: fine arts goes to the strikers, music goes to the backliners, sculpting to the goalkeepers etc etc

5. multiple povs from childhood to adulthood because i wanted to create a silly little nest of my own.

6. nathaniel is sold into the family once his mother dies and tetsuji oversees his training as well. as a musician. his presence changes a lot for kevin and jean.

7. when they're in their second year, kevin's probing into his father's life subtly and finds andrew's work as a sculptor at PSU and decides to reach out

8. andrew agrees (for reasons i don't want to spoil)

9. raven artists perfect court completed.

10. chaos.

[borgialucrezia]

something something cesare always falling for rodrigo's ploy to pit him against his younger brother by rubbing in the fact that juan leads the papal army (aka cesare's greatest desire) so he mocks juan out of bitterness at every chance vs. rodrigo threatening juan to strip out his position (aka his honor and entire sense of being despite his incompetence) and giving it to cesare but juan doesn't fall for their father pitting him against his older brother and doesn't spitefully put him down but only begs their father not to take it away...

[shadows-coffeebeans]

You said that he kinda just spawned, how did that actually accur? Like, did Sonic and Shadow just set at the breakfast table and starlight just kinda feel on the table. Or was it like they were just randomly given the baby on the streets? The lil boi needs something really strange but also really wholesome <3

idk ask Shadow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Starlight masterpost

[emry-stars-art]

My contribution for the foxhole fund💕

[bruhstation]

I'm so glad your art is blowing up the way it is! Finally more people can see why I'm ferral about it! [Tears into your art like a rabid animal for the 24895227842th time]

Meanwhile while everyone is going nuts over CSTM I am also waiting patiently for FBC scraps like

[I'm just being funny no pressure, unless? Lol]

YAYYYYY THANK YOU NEIL!!!! :] yes, casa tidmouth is the staple of this blog, but soon.... sometime.... I have to return to the two people that started everything 🕊️🐕

[left-handed-spaghetti]

hello joon i have a request if u will -

the "i think we have to kill that guy, [fav]" / "damn" meme but with neil and wilson

I JUST saw this!!! I sketched it real quick here you go!!

[jtl-fics]

tbd? i’m dying over here reading it for ummmm reasons

6/26/24 WIP Wednesday (Closed) | TBD

Smith leaves shortly after that with another promise to Josten that he’d be back and that he wouldn’t forget. Andrew slows his pace ever so slightly looking at Josten and the words tumble out of him before he can stop them, “Dion?” 

Josten visibly startles looking at Andrew in confusion before what he asked processes. “Oh, that’s one of Smith’s kids.” he says before facing forward to keep running.

Andrew almost eats shit on the treadmill, only barely managing to regain his stride by the time Josten looks over at him again, eyebrow raised in mild concern.

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