#and the fact that arthur agreed 💔

[arthursfuckinghat]

"Some say he is as dumb as he looks.. but I think, well, he's not quite that dumb."

[eclipseberrycake]

Okay im grieving about the new sprout and rnd interaction and its implications so im gonna ramble for a bit seeing as YOU...., you. You started my moonberry shipping. (Affectionate)

Sprout is so wary of him. Ouch. I knew canon wise they never really talked but having it be explored more hurt 💔🙏 i always wanted to envision moonberry as like, given how theyre both mains and grew up with each other and did frequent episodes with one another,

I'd like to think they were close to a degree before it all happened, dare I say Sprout had managed to gain some feelings for the celestial with how much time they felt they've spent with one another.

But there's just one thing.

Dandy.

Oh dandy.

(Side tangent—I do not think he is evil. Boo. Making characters be plainly evil is so boring make them complex and morally ambiguous THEN we'll talk.)

I'm rambling but I think he's more of like. Well, given how Delilah had a lot of authority and control over him, he was more of.. a pawn, she used, and he was willing. (Her favorite sacrificial lamb, and he relished in being her favorite, no matter how much it felt wrong or no matter how much it hurt. He needs her approval. He needs to be loved.)

Cough. Anyways enough this is a moonberry rambling.

Given how astro was one of the first few toons besides dandy himself, I do imagine they were close at some point, while sprout was more neutral with him, moreso tolerating him.

But then the incident happened, and then the museum shut down.

And i like to think its.. bittersweet.

The way they both navigate towards their feelings both from the past and future are... Hard. It takes time. And trust. A lot of trust. Mostly on Sprout's part because I feel like he took it personally, when Astro was just really conflicted at the time. But, with both of them dealing with the grief and fear of the museum shutting down and what that meant for their existence and very purpose... Yeah, neither are in the best state of mine and accidentally end up hurting each other despite trying not to.

They have the "i quietly resent you for trusting someone who's brought us a lot of pain and despite that choose him over us, over ME. and I am trying to forgive you and trust you but its hard. But i love you, I do, of course I do." Dynamic between them and it kills me

Okay ( disappears. )

All of Sprout's new interactions have me in a chokehold. his interaction with Shrimpo? Deceased. His interactions with Looey? Skinned me. PLEASE RAMBLE TO ME ALL THE TIME-

(I love infecting all of you >:))

See I havent seen this interaction yet but omg this gutted me-

See I see their relationship almost the exact same way. Like I've mentioned before, I truly believe they all were close because they were all they had. I think their handlers were...well, human. They were trying to survive and I think that Delilah and Arthur probably paid them enough to do as told with little question. This being the segregation of the mains and the Commons. Which is why I think the mains were so close. Some probably got closer than others, but I imagine Sprout and Astro were close, but Im biased based on how I've characterized them tbh.

I know the interaction between Sprout and Astro adds to this whole thing as well.

In my own little universe, Sprout falls hard and fast, and he cares so much. Like, he's always looking out for the people around him, and Astro is no exception. Their interaction proves this because like Sprout is watching him during the run, even if Astro doesn't think so.

I've tried painting this picture of Dandy in my universe where he is in fact very morally grey and unpredictable because of it. Truly evil? No. A capitalist? Absolutely. I think he absolutely does want to see the toons succeed in reversing the ichor operation but like the big pharma industry (Allegedly), he's gonna profit off them while they do it. I totally love and agree with your point between him and Delilah, where he was willing because it gave him favor and that was the most valuable thing out there. Additionally however, I tack on that the ichor poisoning took this as well and twisted and warped it into something a little more devious. Rotten if you will. Like impulsive thoughts. I don't wanna say intrusive because there's a lot of stigma surround that and I don't want to add to it, but impulsive for sure.

One thing I think that really adds to this entire thing, and something I think I'm gonna use in the next MBC Part is the interaction between Astro and Pebble. Because this is one of the only one interactions, to my knowledge (off the top of my head), that shows genuine care/worry towards Dandy. So talking about this moonberry dynamic, I imagine if Sprout ever heard this, it would hurt. It would feel like a betrayal. Because I, a million percent, believe Sprout one thousand percent blames Dandy for this entire thing.

This I imagine makes their already tense and fraying relationship feel like rope held over a flame. It's taut and some think it's only a matter of time. But that's what makes this entire dynamic so fun.

Astro can't just forget his relationship with Dandy, and he's forgiving to a fault. Sprout can't allow for any leeway since he's been burned one too many times. Both are too stubborn for change though.

So this, with your last point? Angst is angsting. Because I think that's a lot of their relationship. Sprout does have some resentment towards Astro for the forgiveness he's willing to extend Dandy, even if it's through just worrying for his well being. Astro himself can't bring himself to sever the relationship, even if it threatens every other friendship in his life. He knows Dandy's hurt the others, but he also knows that wasn't just Dandy at work in regards to the Ichor operation.

But Sprout cannot let Astro go, but letting him go is letting his beating heart go. Because even in the depths of it all, he knew if he had no one else, he'd have Astro.

[littlestarofthewest]

Oh definitely! I think many people overlook the fact that Arthur is actually has heavy low self-esteem when it comes to himself. If you go to the room in strawberry or in Saint Denis, it'll give you a prompt to "Talk" when you look in the mirror and he'll say some things like "You sour faced idiot" or "No wonder they always leave you" or "You're an ugly old fool" 💔

It's easy to miss since everyone has different play styles and I'm sure most were worrying about robbing banks or shooting that one rude npc for looking at them weird. For me, I was always worried about his well-being, yes I know he was a in game character but to me I was more focused on making sure his weight was good, eating well, he was clean and looking nice 😊 because that man deserved it.

I'm rambling again lol I'm sorry! But I agree with you, it'd be nice for Arthur to be comfortable with himself first before he can go that far with his partner without fearing of hurting them or scaring them away!

You're right, that's definitely an interesting aspect of him. The difference in how he presents himself to others and how he really is or thinks about himself.

I think if you hang around tumblr long enough you find a whole lot of people who put the robbing etc. to the backburner and pretty much just play cowboy sims 😆 It feels good to take good care of Arthur. Although I have to admit that I tend to give him not enough self cooked meat. I simply sell it and forget to leave something for him to eat 😅

Do you have a certain look for your Arthur? I'm more on the "longer hair" side but the beard not too long. And during my first play through I was really into coats and trying on different hats.

[zablife]

This ripped my heart out, Lily!! You know I have a soft spot for Arthur. The fact that he was in love with her and Tommy knew and stopped Arthur from telling her by using his suicide attempt to shame him. 😭 And then the loss of Angelina with Arthur being the one to hold her when she took her last breaths. That killed me. 💔 Also, to know that Linda knows Arthur wants y/n instead of her would be so so painful. I agree with you that y/n and Tommy treat Arthur badly in different ways, but it's still poor treatment of someone who loves them both and never abandons them despite his own pain. Beautifully written and a story that will haunt me. Amazing work, darl! 👏🏼

“Three’s a Crowd” – Tommy Shelby x Reader x Arthur Shelby

[ MASTERLIST ]

SUMMARY: Arthur’s best friend ends up married to Tommy but he secretely loves her, too.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: It’s way more dramatic than I originally planned but I think the story with a baby that passed away adds some depth to the whole dynamics between the characters. I’m intrigued to find out what you think of (Y/N) and Tommy’s behaviour because I think they’re both kind of assholes towards Arthur in their own ways but perhaps you see it differently 👀

TRIGGER WARNING: child’s death

WARNING: English is my second language.

WORD COUNT: 4,780

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