#frank x went

[tsams-and-co-memes]

Frank is Pisces

I made a thread for this theory on TSBS Discord server and it blew up (it blew up so much more than I ever thought it would, like Jesus Christ. I'm super happy about it though). I figured that since I moved all my canon info stuff over here from the server, I might as well move my theory stuff over too

Long post warning, since there's a lot here. A lot of this exists because I was possessed by my adhd demon one night, noticed something about Frank, and then ran wild with it

(Last two pictures are part of a chart that SqarletGecko made for this theory. If Sqarlet sees this at any point, hi, hello! I appreciate you for feeding into this, Sqarlet)

There will be more images tacked on later. I'd add them now, but unfortunately, there's a 10 picture limit to posts. As stupid as that is. ANYWAY

Frank’s strong enough to kill two different witherstorms. Although him outright killing them was never verified, it was one of the only ways he could’ve come back so soon. The only other way would’ve been to wait by the portal, but assuming Moon would’ve closed it off due to the dimensions that Frank was in housing witherstorms, Frank would’ve had to find another way out

His name is neither Frank nor Forkface, so it’s entirely possible that it could be Pisces

Sqarlet pointed out that Castor said “Pisces is probably off doing his own thing”, which could be anything, and it certainly doesn’t preclude Pisces being on earth as Frank, doing whatever he’s been doing

In the “Lunar Gets Friendzoned” vrchat episode, Castor mentions Pisces again, this time saying (in reference to how Lunar’s “final test” would go, and how someone would be sent to judge his ability to control his powers) “Could be Nebula, could be Libra. Could be Pisces, but I doubt that. Hell, it could even be Taurus.” This is the second time Castor’s mentioned Pisces, as if he doesn’t have a whopping 10 other signs he could pull names from (minus Gemini and Pisces, obviously). This could be a case of simply sticking to a smaller pool out of the 12 names, but still

Castor has mentioned Pisces offhandedly two different times. Yeah, there could be a really simple explanation for that, but it sticks out to me, and I can't pinpoint why

During an Uno video, they did a “one breath for yes, two for no” thing with Frank, and he confirmed that he had a bad past. Given some of the things that Castor has said about Taurus, it’s a possibility that Frank/Pisces was trying to get away from him. Some other Pisces traits are that they’re supposed to be super empathetic and deeply emotional. If Taurus said or did something that impacted Frank/Pisces enough, he could’ve chosen to leave

For a while, Frank didn’t seem to react much when people acted scared of him, but as he’s spent more time with the channels, he’s developing more emotionally, which would make sense if he was younger. According to a google search I ran, “Pisces emotional sensitivity is high, helping them to remain in tune with others also leaving them vulnerable to criticism, worrying about about the effects that their actions might have on others,” which could explain why he acted so sad when he briefly appeared in the lobby in an FFFS episode and everyone acted scared of him

Pisces has a heightened emotional sensitivity, they're very in tune with the emotions of those around them, and this in turn makes them worry about how others might react to them

In another Uno video, Foxy made a lighthearted comment to Frank about how he reminded him of his son, since he has a habit of inserting himself into situations and things. There are other characters who do this too, meaning that Foxy could’ve compared Frank to literally anyone, and yet, he chose a character that’s a child. If Frank is Pisces, he’d be the youngest of the astral bodies

If you watch him, Frank does have some childlike mannerisms and behaviors. The first thing is the way he sometimes wants to show someone something, but then gets upset when they touch it. It’s like when a kid gets a new toy and shows their friend, but then gets upset when their friends tries playing with it because it’s theirs. The second thing is him apparently drawing on the wall underneath Earth’s bed. Drawing on walls is something that kids do. The third thing is him trying to feed Earth a piece of pizza. Kids will sometimes try to feed people too, though it’s typically only with people they’re close with, that they know pretty well

If Frank is Pisces and therefore the youngest of the astral bodies, there’s a chance that he chose to show up in the daycare because he knows it’s a safe place for kids, and that there are good caretakers there (Sun, Moon, Earth, and Lunar). He could’ve chosen a daycare attendant-esque form to blend in better with the daycare environment, or he could’ve copied what he saw of the caretakers there, much like how kids copy the adults they see

Pisces is the youngest of the astral bodies, so everything that Frank does that seems like something a kid might do,, could sort of tie in with that. Frank has seemed to somewhat mature and "grow up" in a sense as of recently though, so these childlike habits and behaviors have begun to become rarer and rarer

Pisces has ties to illusions, dreams, and the subconscious. This could explain the times when Frank appeared in both Monty and Earth’s dreams, and then dragged the Stitchwraith into his own mind. In the case of Monty’s dream, Frank knew that they’d had problems with their dad and he’d even offered to be their listening ear, so seeing the shape Monty was in emotionally and mentally after their dad died, Frank may have guided them to an image of their dad to try to promote a form of closure and emotional healing and recovery before Monty woke up (did I mention that being a healer is also a Pisces trait?). He was silent in the dream, so Monty’s mind couldn't have heard his signature heavy breathing and did something funky with that. In Earth’s case, Frank somehow knew that she was having a nightmare and he came to wake her up, repeatedly saying “no fear”, as if he was telling her not to be afraid. With the Stitchwraith, the Stitchwraith wasn’t aware that he’d been pulled into his own mind. Frank didn’t confirm that he was until he told the Stitchwraith that “It’s just a bad dream, a nightmare”, and told him to wake up

More Pisces traits are wanting to help people and being a healer. Adding in the ties to illusions, dreams, and the subconscious, I feel like creating dreams to help people recover from things wouldn't be too farfetched. In the case of Earth, Frank knew she was having a nightmare and wanted to wake her up so that she wouldn't be scared anymore. To this day, I have no way to explain how he could've possibly known about her having a nightmare, aside from sensing her distress and/or having some kind of connection to her subconscious

I found a snippet of an article that said “When we meet Pisces, we are taken aback by their remote coldness; they often act like confused geniuses or oddballs who have trouble interacting with others.” It’s confirmed that Frank is highly intelligent; he somehow knew how to get into Moon’s computer and registered himself as the primary user, and he somehow swiped Foxy’s voicebox and installed it in himself, then took it back out and reinstalled it in Foxy. Frank is also an oddball, but I don’t really need to explain that one

Frank has made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t like Ruin. He’s had many opportunities to take him out or even just attack him, but he hasn’t. Castor has stated that astral bodies typically don’t get involved with things or associate with people unless they really need to. If Frank is Pisces, he may have avoided going after Ruin because it’d go against the rules

There are some mixed messages on whether or not Pisces is a rule follower, but a couple things I found that stuck out to me implied that sometimes they follow the rules, and sometimes they do whatever they want as long as they’re satisfied. We were given a glimpse of this with Frank when Lunar tried to run him over with a car in a vrchat episode. Frank didn’t seem to care as much about the fact that he was nearly run over, and instead, became agitated with Lunar for parking incorrectly. He also made Lunar get in his car, and then proceeded to move it out of the alley and to the drive thru, where Lunar was supposed to be anyways. He might’ve also reacted poorly to Monty and Earth bringing a goose into the restaurant they were in, since animals don’t belong there. Beyond that, Frank’s also gotten upset with Sun and tried to menacingly follow him around the room when Sun cheated during a game of Uno, showing that he doesn’t like cheaters

Frank seems to have a knack for interrupting people’s dates. Most of the time, he’s trying to help but doesn’t seem to grasp that his behavior might be making people uncomfortable, BUT according to google, the Pisces sign is known for being jealous of other people’s love lives. After the death of Ruined Monty, Frank may have started to feel a little jealous of others

According to google, “most Pisceans are very good at earning a stable living,” and “they are usually very effective in any career that needs collaboration with others or inventiveness.” It’s been stated before that Frank works in at least three different restaurants, and a restaurant type environment would require collaboration with others to keep everything running smoothly. He’d be earning good money from those three restaurant jobs, and another Pisces trait is wanting to help people, so working in a restaurant would be a way for him to do that

Strengths of Pisces would include being selfless and thoughtful, passionate and creative, gratitude and self-sacrifice, tolerance and a keen understanding, and being kind and sympathetic. Weaknesses of Pisces include being influenced by their surroundings, being careless, rash, and ill-disciplined, having an inability to confront reality due to an absence of confidence, being insecure, sentimentalism, indecisiveness, and a lack of foresight. These are all from a chart I found, and although I don’t think we’ve seen too many of these weaknesses in Frank yet, we’ve definitely seen a lot of the strengths

We have no idea where Frank was before he first showed up at the daycare. Fazbear apparently had him shipped in to replace Moon, but with how easily he got into Moon’s computer, it wouldn’t be too farfetched to assume that he could’ve possibly also hopped onto a different device and sent a fake email, posing as Fazbears to keep people from asking too many questions about why he’s there

Like Sqarlet has said, we’ve noticed a pattern of astral signs following the usual astrological descriptions, but it’s not necessarily a rule, nor is it to a T. It’s very possible that Frank mostly follows the general tendencies of Pisces, but still has individual quirks and such that are different. It could be a case where perfectionism or a preference for rule-following/organization is just a lil personal thing of his, unrelated to astrology

Another thing suggested by Sqarlet is that the Pisces dealio might explain why Frank’s general choice of appearance is generally uncanny/unsettling. Astral bodies don’t necessarily have a spectacular grasp on how to Aesthetic effectively, at least from an earthling’s perspective

Eclipse once used star power to get into Puppet’s dreamscape, when Puppet was on his way to get Lunar. If star power is what makes dreamscape stuff possible, then Frank would need access to it in order to do the same (see: all the dream stuff he did with Monty and him showing up in Stitchwraith’s dreamscape)

Whenever Frank appears, whoever he appears around is usually experiencing a negative emotion of some sort. Some instances of this can be seen when he showed up and tried to talk to Monty after Monty had a fight with their dad and was frustrated, when Earth and Sun were worrying about Lunar when Lunar lost his voice, when Sun got turned into a dragon and was panicking, and when Earth had a nightmare and was freaking out over it

Foxy’s implied that Frank was probably trying his best to be helpful, during all the dates that he unintentionally ruined. Which… means that although Frank is trying his best to be helpful, he might not understand what “normal” behavior looks like, then he messes up, and then he gets upset when people misunderstand him and his intentions, or when whatever he’s doing ends up backfiring in some way. Pisces’ loves to help others and can’t stand being misunderstood, so this lines up beautifully

During a podcast episode, Frank breathed heavier when Castor and Pollux were mentioned, implying that he may know them. Given how he even attempted to speak again, he likely had some kind of thoughts or feelings toward them, too

The astral bodies are typically aware of almost everything that happens. This might explain how Frank (if he’s Pisces) knew that Foxy would be alone on Christmas. It was only Foxy, Freddy, and Francine present when the Stitchwraith took FC, so unless Frank was spying on everyone or has taken to watching the channels like Ruin apparently does, he shouldn’t know what happened

If the Foxy’s Intervention episode is anything to go by, no one ever knows where Frank is, and yet, he still knows where he’s needed and goes there to help

With the way that Pisces deals with illusions just as much as dreams and the subconscious, it’s possible that the Frank that the Stitchwaith saw was just an illusion. This could explain why Frank wasn’t hit by Stitchwraith’s weird chest laser thing (unless he quickly teleported out of the way), and why we never saw him go up to the Stithwraith and try pushing him around or anything, despite how Frank was acting toward him. We’ve seen Frank physically interact with people before, so we know he can, but if he was an illusion, that wouldn’t be possible

Something else to consider that I haven't shared with the theory thread yet (that I can remember) is that when Pisces feels hurt or betrayed in any way, they can be incredibly vengeful. Their vengeance, according to a search I ran, could be intense enough to break trust and damage relationships, if they're not careful. In killing ruined Monty, Bloodmoon may have unknowingly made Frank feel so deeply hurt that Frank has now decided that he needs to get revenge on him. He kept saying things during their encounter that made it feel like he may be entertaining the idea of getting rid of one of the twins, which... follows a very "you took away someone who meant the world to me, let's see what happens when I do it to you" sort of logic

[fadedrainbowbookshelves]

I'm not saying this method of flirting isn't working, just maybe next time skip the fact he could be outrun by sharp-eyed butterflies, Frank.

[sadiewithlove]

Watch this be the wrong thing (classic) on ao3

“Come on now, everyone wants to host the stars of the new smash hit movie. It’s iconic.”

“Frank is a star,” Lily corrected him. “I’m only on my way to become one.”

James raised an eyebrow, his eyes narrowing in amused disagreement as if he was carefully considering the idea. “Eh, I think you’re as much of a star as him already. And you need to listen to me and admit I’m right, because I am the pole-sitter and you’re not.”

She laughed, shaking her head. “Has that line ever worked for you?”

“With my parents, maybe.”

In which James Potter is a two-times world champion with Red Bull, Sirius Black is desperately trying to catch him while ensuring his race engineer Remus does not have a fatal heart attack and Lily shows up unannounced to wreak some havoc.

Because rationally, she knew it was among his PR duties to make their guests feel welcome and that he was so, so beloved by these people that she had no right to even imagine that the smallest part of him could ever be hers; but she still felt like she could do it again and again, without tiring, like she could learn all about this world and his place in it and maybe, just maybe she could find her own place there, too.

She tugged the cap more firmly on her head, brushing strands of hair away so that they didn’t come in the way, before returning towards where most likely Frank was already waiting for her. He looked her up and down and sighed quietly, but didn’t elaborate, choosing to make no comment on the obvious topic. It was Lily who eventually broke the silence.

“Excited for the race?” she asked, attempting to steer the conversation away from any potential awkwardness.

Frank's expression softened as he nodded. “Absolutely. How about you?”

Lily shrugged, a small smile playing on her lips. “I guess I'm getting more into it than I expected.”

[steverumlow]

[majicart26]

Wonderland x Showtime X Welcome Home 🤯

Bonus:

[itneveroccurredtomeatall]

“Had he lived, I’m certain Frank Bartlett would be a household name today. And I don’t mean because of the Bartlett Trading Company. His earlier drawings and paintings are impressive, but those he completed in four short days on the Titanic… you can tell he found his muse.”

— Darla Evans, museum curator, 2024

What was Frank Bartlett on that got him to finish 56 drawings and 3 paintings in like 4 fucking days? Because my art final is due Tuesday and all I have is a blank canvas. S.O.S.! Send help!!!

— @Jake7399, Twitter user, 2015

Mr. Bartlett had a pleasant demeanor, kept a tidy room, and was an excellent tipper. His art was so stunning I couldn’t let it go down with the ship. Bill was a bit of an asshole. But he played piano beautifully and made sure I made it to a lifeboat. I owe him.

— Ellie Williams, survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, 1914

Anywhere from 1.2% to 6.8% of the population identifies as LGBTQ+, depending on which survey you want to believe, so there must have been like 24 - 136 queer people on the Titanic. (But maybe check my math.)

— 2-young-2-feel-this-old, Tumblr user, 2078

Much is known of Frank Bartlett. We have the family photographs the Bartletts took each summer at their estate. We have his school records. We are incredibly fortunate to have all of his art and journals, including those he worked on while aboard the Titanic.

The same cannot be said for Bill Offerman.

According to Joel Miller, a man who worked alongside him for six years on various ships, Bill was quiet, private, intelligent, and a hard worker.

“He was a good man.”

When pressed for additional information, he simply added, “And a good boss.”

— Kiptyn Andrews, historian, 1998

[imagoddamnonionmason]

❝ i know i need help but i'm not quite ready to ask for it. ❞ For Jodie and Frank!

"I know I need help," Frank muttered, as he leant against the sink, his knuckles going white as he held on tightly, "but I'm not quite ready to ask for it."

"Lucky you then," came the short clipped tone of the woman next to him, who was busying her hands by dampening a clean cloth with disinfectant, "because you're getting my help whether you like it or not."

She placed the bottle down by the faucet, leaving it without a cap just in case she needed any more of the liquid inside. She placed it down a little more firmly than intended, but the sharp twang of worried annoyance lay heavy in her chest. Of course he would hide such a wound from the other operators, of course he would. It annoyed her silly that he was always surging ahead, ignoring his pain, just for the sake of not feeling like a burden.

"Jodie," his tone was slightly erring on warning, eyes watching her hands draw closer to the large gash on his upper arm. He hated to admit that he'd been slack, forgetting to lock the bathroom door, and it was his fault Jodie had walked in to find him shirtless and attempting to clean the wound himself.

He recalled how her eyes had widened, brows furrowed in concern and anger, as she closed the door firmly before coming to inspect the issue. She had tutted, shaking her head as she took a hold of his wrist in her gentle fingers, the pads of her fingertips flush against his pulse. He noted how cold they felt.

"If you try to make me leave," she began, tone wavering slightly with that same annoyance flashing in her eyes, "I will not hesitate to knock some sense into you." Then, she was dabbing at the wound, cleaning out dirt and dried blood that had cooled on his skin. He winced, the pain catching the words he was going to utter in response to her.

"You have to learn to ask for help," she huffed, as she finished cleaning up the wound. She handed him a clean wad of folded cloth, then ordered him to press it to the gash. He did as he was told, reluctantly, but found taking the order from her was a little easier to do. If it had been anyone else, he might have refused.

"I already said-"

"Yeah, you weren't quite ready," she echoed, "but Frank, you have a massive, bleeding gash on your arm and I'm going to assume you didn't bother telling anyone else about it. You could have had this dealt with on the ride back. The birds have kits, hell, we all know how to fix up wounds like this-"

"You sound really worried about me," he chuckled, watching her rummage through the cupboards for something to stitch him back together with. Jodie heaved a sigh, before she stilled, looking back at him softly. Her tone was quiet, gentle, and she murmured, "yeah. I'm worried about you."

That was a little more honest than he'd expected.

"Right..."

Frank wasn't entirely used to that. The concern thing, the having someone else actually, genuinely worry about him thing... the softness. He ducked his head down a little, eyes downcast as his thought became consumed by the record of her voice in his mind.

"Keep that pressed on there," she said, heading towards the door, "I'll be a second. I'm getting something to stitch your arm back together... can't have it falling off, can we?"

Her hand was rested on the handle as she tried to offer a smile, it was a little strained, somewhat tired, but she tried to be reassuring. She'd even tired to joke.

"I'm made of harder stuff," he chuckled through his nose, scoffing a little, "flesh wound like this ain't gonna take me down."

"Sure thing, tough guy," she shook her head then moved through the door and quietly pulled it closed behind her.

The injured soldier watched the door for a few seconds longer after she had left, eyes flickering slightly with an emotion he didn't have time or effort to unpack. Whatever feeling he had in his chest, he had felt it before, but he'd not quite paid attention to it. But now, when she had been so soft, so gentle, where someone else might have given him shit for keeping this to himself... yeah, the feeling was tugging at him, wanting him to acknowledge it.

Frank shook his head, forced the thoughts away, and instead focused on doing what Jodie had asked him to do.

Keep pressure on the wound.

[szyeon]

no, of course you can't just survive. you have to find a reason to live and you have to love and fight and eat strawberrys and drink wine and paint and make friends and grow old. whatever. there's not just surviving.

[ageless-aislynn]

Day 4 and all of the zombie killing seems to be taking a toll on Leah... 😔😂

[rdiowx]

honestly i just wanna slap frank until he’s crying

Real me too

I wanna watch him get red and watch the tears stream down his face and wet my palm each time it makes contact with his cheek.

[jonroxton]

Ya’ll are in a prison hallway, guys.

[fadedrainbowbookshelves]

Feral enby bug enthusiast sucessfully delivers mail for husband with minimal damages. ...To self.

[huldrabitch]

Episode #304 of the basement yard, but make it Illuminati. AKA silly doodle comic of the funny guys

[reireichu]

I might never get how I wrote this scene and then I burst into hysterical tears because of how much crap I’ve been going through in my life and it just felt the most lonely and yet not alone moment to be sitting in a new apartment alone at 2am and knowing there’s no one there to find me tomorrow.

Maybe I’ll get around to the rewrite of this. Maybe I’ll tell this story all over again. God knows I feel like I owe it to these two.

[chai-en-kaadhale]

you know what? romance is great. like i'm so proud of you for dating in middle school and shit i mean good for you that week-long relationship must have been heaven on earth.

but you know what's b e t t e r ?

I'M GETTING ME A BOOK HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAAAAA