#except its less sad bc sarah deserved better and he didnt

[dashuisofanubis]

Hello, your headcanons is really cool! Could I ask for some RFS headcanons?

Aw thank you 💕 and of course!!

Robert built Anubis House and Estate (the school, summer house, gatehouse and so on) where it is because of the tunnels carved out under the ground. They were originally supposed to be the first levels of a mine, but the project lost its funding and shut down.

He didn't initially intend for the tunnels to be turned into a death trap, but y'know had some time on his hands and Victor Sr. was starting to get a bit too interested in his work and he wanted to make sure the mask and the tears of gold never fell into his hands. However, he fully intended to put the real mask in the tunnels, it was Louisa who convinced him otherwise.

He and Louisa would host extravagant dinner parties with people of note (Gustav Ziestack's grandfather attended quite a few), regaling them with his tales of Egypt. Over time the parties became more exclusive, and became a way for Robert and his closest friends (his expedition party) to discuss the mysteries they had uncovered, including the Elixir of life. They formed the initial secret society. Victor Sr. was initially invited, but kicked out soon after, so he spent his time skulking outside, trying to hear any potential information.

He began to grow more paranoid towards the end, particularly after the curse, and kicked everyone out of the group except for Louisa, but he withdrew from her too towards the end. Before that, they designed and built the hidden areas of the house and grounds together.

He knew Sarah and Rufus were the Chosen One and Osirian, but he never told them. When he found out, he was surprised because of all the people to be Amneris' descendant it would be his daughter (he always wondered if this is why he was drawn to Egypt). He was planning to tell her when he deemed her old enough, but he never reached that point, so she mostly had to figure it out alone (he did talk about it extensively in his journals, and tell her stories about a girl with magic powers).

As for Rufus, he'd been friends with his parents for a long time, and Sarah went to stay with them sometimes while he and Louisa were away (before he made her stay with Victor Sr. to keep an eye on him while Robert couldn't), so when he discovered the chosen one had a protector of a similar age, he assumed it was either him or Victor. Again, he said nothing, beyond a "look after Sarah" when he saw him for the final time.

He loved Sarah with almost all of his heart (but his work came first). He would tell her stories every night before she went to sleep, and Louisa would often join in, and the two would make shadow puppets on the wall to enhance their tale. These stories were usually standard children's tales, or Robert would speak of his latest expedition (though this usually had the opposite effect as Sarah would constantly want to know more). However, as time went on the stories became more and more focused on Egyptian mythology and all the secrets of the house. He thought if he told it to Sarah in a story she'd be more likely to remember it.

Some nights the three of them would sing together, and those nights were the ones Sarah got the best sleep she can remember.

(Nights were very lonely afterwards)

He was a notorious tomb robber who only began to care about the damage he'd caused when he realised his actions would have consequences for him. (though instead of rectifying them he hid the artefacts further away)

Though he didn't steal the artefacts that led to his curse, he did set an example and provide the means to allow his expedition party to do what they did

He thought by taking the curse for himself, he could absolve himself of his guilt but instead he just fell further into his paranoia

Like his daughter, his gravestone belongs to a person who never existed.