#cj freakshow

[syllogical]

It's Friday! I'm seeing Will Wood tonight. Have a Brand.

[tallyhoot]

I HATE THIS THING @syllogical your strange freak

[fuctacles]

"What are those 'freaks' exactly?" Steve asks from the back seat of the car. He does have a vague idea but it's not something that comes up in daily conversation or gets covered in classes. He's not even interested in going, but his parents rarely take him anywhere, so when his mom mentioned that a freak show came to town and she wanted to check it out, he backed her up and his father reluctantly agreed to make it a family trip.

“Human curiosities,” his mother answers, which explains nothing to him.

“Mother Nature’s fuck-ups,” adds his father, making Steve frown. 

Wasn’t nature supposed to be orderly and thought out? Meticulously crafted by evolution or god’s plan, whichever you believed in? (Steve’s teachers had a confusing beef about it.)

Then again, nature invented spiders, which Steve would consider a fuck-up on its part. He remembers Dustin telling him about a comic about a spider-man. The thought of a human-shaped arachnid makes his skin crawl and he loses all his curiosity on the topic. Suddenly the family trip doesn't seem so fun anymore.

The short drive to the empty fields on the outskirts of Hawkins is filled with the Top 40 playing on the radio. His father taps his fingers to the beat of some of them, proving against all odds that he's capable of enjoying trivial human things. Steve loves to sing along and dance in the confines of his room but here, trapped in a car with his parents, he just bops his head slightly, not wanting to disturb the silence.

The freak show is a lot like the circus his uncle took him to once. There is a scattering of tents and trucks in varying sizes, all in a similar, kitschy theme of a fun fair. The air even smells of popcorn and hot dogs.

His mother scrunches her nose as soon she steps out of the car.

“This is not what I expected,” she comments, eyeing the scattering of kids and families running around.

“Well...” His father slams the door shut, pulling out a cigarette even before locking the car. “These things are dying off because of human rights activists,” he says around the cig he's trying to light. “Guess they had to rebrand to keep the business afloat.”

It's Steve’s turn to scrunch his face. His dad makes everything about business and money, even something supposedly fun, like a Sunday family trip to a fair; freak show, circus, whatever this is.

“It used to be a huge tent with displays. Now each of them gets their own? Who do they think they are?” his mother laments while hanging onto her husband’s arm, while Steve tails behind.

They pass a tent with a Siamese Twins sign hanging from the front, with a man at the front of the line, gathering money and letting people in. Nearby is another tent, occupied by a Bearded Lady, then a Half-man Half-wolf behind it. The line to that one is particularly long.

The Harringtons agree to take a walk around and decide which ones they want to spend money on, and whether it's even worth it. They've already paid an entrance fee that gives them access to most of the attractions anyway.

They pass a couple of smaller booths, a face-painting clown, and a juggler, before reaching the biggest tent in the center. In front of it stands a chalkboard with a schedule of main events. According to it the next show, between 1 pm and 2:30 pm, was a music performance, pricing a dollar per song: The Twisted Jukebox. 

Steve decides to stay back, with a couple of bills burning in his pocket, while his parents keep exploring.

The light coming in from the top of the tent illuminates a box in the stage center, throwing a long shadow against the soft glow. As he comes closer he realizes it's a jukebox, and he wonders what could possibly be so special about it to warrant an hour-and-a-half-long performance slot. The sign says 'a dollar per song', but does it even take bills?

He decides that the couple of minutes left until the start gives him enough time to examine the machine. It isn't as close to the edge of the stage as he’d like but he presses against the wooden construction nevertheless, cocking his head to the side. The jukebox looks off, different from the ones he'd see at diners, but he can't exactly put his finger on why.

“Hi! Would you like to request a song?”

The sudden voice to his left startles him into bumping his elbow against the stage. He winces as he turns around.

A blonde girl is smiling at him apologetically. She's wearing a short green dress, with a jacket he's seen on other circus staff thrown over her shoulders. She must be involved in the show, then.

He glances back at the jukebox, the song list unreadable from his vantage point.

“What are my options?” he asks, looking at the girl again. 

“Any song works!” she says with a bright smile, and he frowns at her, confused.

"That's not how jukeboxes work," he observes. But her smile only widens.

"This one does," she assures him. "So?"

His mind blanks in when put on the spot like that, but he thinks back to the songs he's heard on the radio today.

"Madonna's Material Girl?" he suggests hesitantly. For some reason, she laughs.

"That's perfect. You're the first one today, so you'll get the honors. Do you have a token already?"

The face he makes must be answer enough because she smiles and produces a coin from her pocket. Or a poker chip painted gold to resemble a coin.

"I hope you have a dollar because I don't have any change yet."

He remembers how gigs work, that you have to pay the performers, and dives into his pocket. He didn't take much with him, but one dollar isn't a problem. He exchanges it for the golden token.

"Follow me." The girl motions at him and turns around abruptly. Stunned, he does as he's told until they reach the steps on the side of the stage. She moves aside as if expecting him to go up there.

He's confused as all hell. Is this how all circus performers were? Freaks in both senses of the word?

The girl chuckles at him and she's too cute for Steve to be offended but it's a close call.

"Hop up there, put the coin in the slot and the show will start. I'll come get you after that."

His confusion triples down but he's used to nodding along when a cute girl talks to him so that's what he does now as well. Blondes are not exactly his type, but maybe he could ask her out and show her around town later.

"Okay," he says before stepping on the stage. When he turns around the girl is gone and he hopes it's not some kind of twisted joke.

The sunlight coming through an open flap on the tent's dome lights the stage, casting the surrounding audience in shadows, which Steve is grateful for. He doesn't want to know what kind of faces they are making looking at the dumbass on stage approaching a jukebox.

It looks almost like any other he's seen before, though the paint job is custom. Twisted Jukebox is written at the top in scratchy letters, and the sides are painted with images of fantastical creatures: dragons, unicorns, and the like. Not Steve's style but someone did a good job on it.

The songs list though, is... peculiar. It has things like:

Anything by Metallica, please,

No Wham! I beg of you,

Country over Pop.

Steve wonders briefly if he had even woken up this morning. Everything from the moment his mother proposed a family outing has been too weird to be real.

Finally, his eyes land on the colorful slot with an arrow pointing to it saying "$1 - 1song". He rubs his thumb over the token he's been given before flipping it sideways and sliding it in.

The coin rattles inside like it just fell through into an empty box. He frowns.

read the rest here with art by @blasvemous

And then, the sides of the jukebox fall apart.

[circus-night-funkin-au]

Gettin' freaky on a Circus night! 🎪 🦁

Sooo... I officially made a Tumblr for my Circus AU of Friday Night Funkin! I had this AU Idea since middle/late March. Tbh I really wanted to make this AU into a mod, but oh the long process. QwQ

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This AU takes place in an alternate universe where FNF characters are all a part of a traveling circus. They all quit their normal lives to dedicate them into entertainment. They are called the 'Dearest Family Circus' because the circus idea was made possible by Daddy Dearest and Mommy Mearest. Some appear on stage with their own acts. Some share the spotlight with others. And some... don't even appear on stage. They often perform on Friday nights (aka their most expensive performance nights.) They perform at least 2 or 3 nights, then they travel long distances through a train. I will update more about this AU overtime!

Boyfriend is a traveling magician. He was in many other circuses, but he quit the past circuses because they accused his magic tricks of being 'fake." His magic tricks are no cliches. His tricks are meant to be lighthearted and beyond the ordinary. In the previous Circuses he's been to, he was abused, both verbally and physically.

Girlfriend is a Liontamer of this circus. She always loved animals, so she refuses to pick up a whip for lion taming. She had been in circus performances since she was eight-- Lions had always been her thing. (And yes instead of sitting on the speakers, she sits on a lion.) Of course In her earlier performances, she was attacked by a lion, but the pain didn't stop her from what she loved. Girlfriend is, infact, destined to own the Circus someday when her dad and his wife retire.

Daddy Dearest is the Ringmaster of the Circus. It was his idea to start the Circus along with Mommy Mearest. They were such a poor couple until they started the Circus. Him and his wife started the circus 5 years before Girlfriend was born. He had met Mommy Mearest when they were preteens. They had a dream for years that they'll own a place of their own.

Mommy Mearest is a aerialist. She accidentally gave birth to Girlfriend in the middle of a Circus practice before a performance. This was a reason for delaying and/or canceling a performance. Back on topic, Mommy Mearest is in multiple acts. She can flex her whole body and do acrobatics such as aerial silks and aerial hoops. While pregnant with Girlfriend, Mearest either had to be in minor acts, or sit out the entire show.

Skid and Pump are a trapeze duo. They can rely on each other to not fall. Skid and Pump wanted to run away to the Circus due to grief of the deaths of Pump's parents and Skid's dad. It was until Skid's mom, Lila, didn't want the children to run away to the Circus alone. Lila was struggling with financial problems. She was behind on bills and on the brink of eviction from their home. So she quits her normal life and runs away with them.

Pico is a human cannonball. Since guns are prohibited on circus premises by law, he "becomes" the bullet and is a human cannonball. He often picks on Boyfriend before performances or during practices. Him and boyfriend met in Elementary school when the shooting at his school happened.

Monster (commonly known as the Lemon Demon) is a circus freak. He is invulnerable to pain. He can stick sharp objects through him without injury. He is used as one of those "freaks of nature" and is a freakshow.

Senpai tecnically controls the carnival games and rides outside of the Circus. From the ring toss and balloon darts to the ferris wheel 🎡and the carousel 🎠 , he does it all. He says "Everybody's a winner!" Once in a while during performances, he'll pass out foods like cotton candy. He'll even work backstage when he's not busy. Senpai is infact possessed by Spirit with a red tattoo on his left collar bone as punishment for dating the Ringmaster's daughter at one point.

Tankman is the Strongman of the Circus. His real name is still John in this AU. He can lift up to 2-3 tons. Which means he can lift up an elephant or two. Tankman prefers to be alone most of the time. He is quite solitude.

That's all the Images I have for now! Here's some more insights of my AU:

-Tankman is a strongman. (Thank you, @cjs-51703 for the idea btw!)

-I will be also adding some mod characters in this AU as well.

-I MAY also be adding other characters from other franchises such as Spooky Month and Pico's School.

Enjoy!

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Inauguration Regurgitation: New Episode

Inauguration Regurgitation: New Episode

Well, Trump is now our President….whether we like it or not, so we might as well make the best of it and enjoy our entertainment options, seek solace in loved ones and laugh at the comedic value of things. Welcome back for another episode of Friday Night Freak Show (more…)

[syllogical]

WON'T YOU PLEASE ASK MY NAME?

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Haven't drawn anything new yet here's some doodles

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Going

once!

Going

twice!

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I'll post some other stuff of him soon.. here's him freakin it up

[syllogical]

LET'S LEAVE IT THERE

[syllogical]

This is so funny to me. I'm glad he is alarming 💕

My special little (8ft) tweaker

[syllogical]

@fishfrantic

Yes popcorn treat

[syllogical]

Hey guys. Is that fucking among us

(it's Heart!)

[syllogical]

Doodle of my Soul design from earlier ^_^

[syllogical]

Pardon my absence gang. I have a twt though. hit me up on god4angel. MY WIFI BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO POST THIS

[syllogical]

...SPECIFICALLY of this Mind design, in my askbox. Don't send me OCs or nothin sorry..!.! {but hey comms are open}

You can also consider this a Q&A with Brand if you want. I will respond to questions directed towards Brand with in character doodles. HIT MY ASKBOX!!!