#and they're both too utilitarian to be any kind of close with each other

[minalblood]

Cas and Sam continue to be my fav thing to experience in my rewatches cuz Cas literally had to double check with Dean what to say. U know he has gon say yeah, it would work and the very next scene would've been the chaos duo in action (tho beginning of cuz they didnt really know each other here) aka Cas actively killing Sam per Sam's request here. And don't get me wrong it isn't because of Cas respecting Sam's agency or some bullshit, but simply cuz a. he didn't actually care that much at this point in time and b. it was the clearest, simplest solution to their issue and Cas is a tactician. It's so so funny to me. Like legit Dean is needed in this scene to prevent them or else Sam would be dead this early on.

like… at this point sam and cas are not really friends. cas just doesn’t wanna hurt dean :/

[monster-noises]

Just realised I rb'd an ask meme from you without sending you an ask in return! For the Soft OC meme with Lazarus: 🍂🌾 🌿

whoops! almost forgot to put this under a cut for length.. also sorry this took me AGES to get to.. that second question really sent me for a loop... ;;=,=

🍂 Does your OC enjoy hugs? What do they do as a show of affection for: their friends, their family, their significant other(s) or for strangers? Over all what are they like with recieving affection from others? Lazarus likes hugs, at least in concept? He doesn't care much for most.. sorta Mushy kinda public touching (even in the timeline where they survive and make it out into the regular world him and Karl don't like.. walk around holding hands n' shit ever, that's just not their vibe) But he will lay an affectionate hand on people he cares about. A gentle sorta touch of the shoulder or arm or something like that, just a bit of physical contact. But he's certainly not the type to go out into the world with his arms wide open I don't think.. Really he will only accept Hugs from certain people... Karl mostly... there's another character no one knows about yet he'd probably accept a hug from too though. But Mostly Karl. Karl could just lay on top of him for an entire day and he'd probably be like "yes. good. this is a desirable outcome." Honestly when they're alone and like.. not working they both kinda prefer to have some kind of contact. Coupla touch starved Fools... (Not like.. they're falling over each other to snuggle always or anything, it's vital to me that they are both fairly independent and not really.. all lovey-dovey like that.. [at least not All the time] but if they're across from each other their legs will cross under the table, or they'll stand close enough to touch shoulders.. stuff like that!)

🌾 Describe your OC through the eyes of someone absolutely head-over-heels in love with them ohh.. as much as I wanted to write a tiny sweet little fic here (and dangit I tried!!!!).. I think sadly without the medium of illustration/comics to bolster me trying to use Karl's voice directly is an Embarrassment Hill I've yet to conquer =v=..

But I shant leave you completely empty handed! a brief description of the way in which Karl would go about describing Lazarus: Like most things about these two actually Coping to the fact that they're in a relationship and that they actually love and care deeply about each other everything Karl would say would be.. sorta plain? Like it wouldn't necessarily strike you at first that what he's saying is Important, it'd all be kinda utilitarian like "he's helpful to have around, it's good having some actual half decent Fucking company for once.. etc etc" but he wouldn't be able to make eye contact while saying it, it would quickly become very clear that he's talking Around his actual feelings and either he's extremely dedicated to masking them, or he's just genuinely not sure how to express them in a more earnest way (honestly he doesn't know the answer to that one himself). Any time he might accidentally stumble into a description that actually comes close to outright stating something he'd deflect with some teasing remark or a hard left into a different idea.. Would he go out of his way to point out at least one physical trait of Lazarus's that he Greatly enjoys though? Oh yes definitely for sure absolutely.

🌿 What way does your OC show that they care without using words? What way do others show your OC that they’re cared about without using speech? Gifts and small acts of service mostly! (this is another way in which he and Karl are similar in my mind, but Karl tends to spring for bigger acts of service instead of the more subtle domestic type that Laz is partial to. He does like to gift little hand-made trinkets, and of course there's the photographs but those aren't necessarily gifts?) While his sculpture work tends to be much more all consuming and deeply personal he Can and Will paint things and give them as gifts. Otherwise it's all little things: Making coffee when he can tell it's needed, cooking, Straight Up Putting Karl In Bed, helping around the factory for more than just what will help their campaign against Miranda.. that sort of thing! I could also go on about how their mutual show of respect for each other; not fear, not reverence, just neutral human respect, is a huge factor in how they communicate and work emotionally but unfortunately it's almost midnight and i need to eat dinner and wooooork on some art late into the night..

[grasshopperdoingdogpaddle]

Audrey II, Kyuubey, Jigsaw, and Imperfect Cell making up that inner row?

Ravenously hungry, always wanting more and more to the point where he turns on his creator when he stops offering him what he wants and nearly ends the world (or does successfully end the world in one ending).

Apathetic, utilitarian to the point of cruelty. Despite claiming to be emotionless, still bemused at the actions of others and still relishes in some way in obscuring information and in

Mr. "I wanna play a game." himself, who sees near-death or actual death experiences as the primary way to teach people to appreciate life.

A being created in a lab to be the perfect warrior, the ultimate mix-and-match creation of an evil scientist, and yet, still distinctly lacking. Can regenerate any damage, grows stronger by fighting or by consuming others, and does so as it seeks out the perfection he was made for but not imbued with already. If he's feel strong, will play at being magnanimous and giving others a chance, but the second he feels an inch of an actual threat, will quickly discard his own rules and throw away any pretense of fairness.

The inner circle is concerning enough, but once we move to that outer layer...

I'll put these under the cut, partly for length,

and partly because I'm gonna slander a couple of these characters real quick.

The inclusion of Dio from Virtue's Last Reward tells me they're going be aggressively annoying jerks who will make me want to throw something against a wall. Just a massive lying scumbag. The worst. I can't even give an analysis here the memories have me seeing red. (I love how your onions are making me remember my playthrough of that game. I hate him so much.)

Light, self-righteous vigilante who will discard his own proclaimed morals for the sake of pushing for his idea of a utopia. The ends justify any and all means. Thinks of himself as far more noble than he is, but is honestly just a misanthropic fascist with delusions of grandeur. Says he dislikes how the world is run and wants to create a better one from the ground up, but his vision ultimately amounts to just placing himself at the top as a king with all power but no empathy or wisdom.

Okay, got the slander out of the way

Hansel and Gretel from Black Lagoon, creepy unnamed twin assassins. Uncomfortably close to each other. Unknown genders; frequently switch their presentations of it. Switch up their entire personas with each other at a whim, helps them feel less alone, as if they're always together as one. Love killing for killing's sake and think that adds to their own lifespans. Literally bath in the blood of their enemies. Mentally unhinged, but still cunning enough to manipulate, just not masters at it. Uses their innocent appearances when they can. And yet, still extremely tragic characters, with absolutely awful pasts that made them who they are. I wonder if this implies that any characters will be like Rock was to Gretel, a show of kindness that comes too late but still means something. Even Hansel's death was so pitiable. At the end, both just little kids acting out the violence that was done to them, who wondered why no one ever helped them and died scared and alone.

Androids 17 and 18 are the most surprising additions on here. Since they're the only ones on this list who ultimately get redeemed, I'm guessing that's not what they have in common with Hannibal's "children". But combined with the previous entry, I have to imagine that Hannibal wasn't exactly the nurturing type...

The Thing and the Triffid, classic horror movie monsters. Considering what was in Feng's neck, I think I can get what the inclusion of The Thing is alluding to. And since they called Hannibal father, I think I can understand what the inclusion of the mobile, carnivorous plant species from the Triffids is alluding to, too.

The Terminator seems to share a mission with Hannibal's children. Coming to the past to assassinate a specific person.

And Pennywise. Every nightmare ever had, every worst dream come true. Loves to strike fear in its victims and draw it own, because he thinks it makes them taste better. Never actually seen in its true form...

And now, in honor of chapter 16 of Fragile things, we round out the character onions with the last of them.

For the ones who call Hannibal Roy Bean "Father"