#ghouls at the ministry

[revelforevermore]

How the Ministry Spends their Halloween 🎃 Featuring Potential Costume Choices and What They’d pick out of the Candy Bowl 🍬

Long time no see! Here’s some ideas I had floating around in my head today; hope you enjoy, Happy Halloween!

Papa Nihil: In the 60s, this would be a chance for him to hang loose and indulge in some drinking (and maybe throw together a costume). He’s not as concerned with Halloween as some of the others but he still enjoys it. In old age, he’s more focused on making sure his sons stay in line or use the holiday to promote the Project. He doesn’t like trick or treating; he will turn the lights off and hoard the candy bowl for himself which gets him scolded.

If he ever wore a costume, it would’ve been a dynamic duo costume with Sister. (Edit to add: I could see them creating costumes from popular films such as Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, etc.)

His candy of choice would be chocolate-covered raisins or a classic Snickers.

Sister Imperator: When she was younger, she loved Halloween for the same reasons that Nihil did. She took it a step further and fully celebrated with decorations and even a few private rituals on the special day. In older age, she’s more concerned with how the Ministry operates on Halloween, making sure tasks are still completed. She’s not a complete stickler, though. She lets the Siblings and ghouls dress up in costumes if they wish and she turns the other cheek to Halloween parties and trick or treating.

She would be the one coordinating costumes for her and Nihil. I think she would’ve been more concerned with what Copia was wearing for Halloween when he was little and only dressed up then when he asked. In her older age, I imagine she’d dress up as powerful historical figures.

She isn’t a big fan of candy, but she indulges with dark chocolate on Halloween. She prefers candy apples.

Primo: All about the ceremony on Halloween; while he enjoys the child-like wonder surrounding the holiday, he still refers to the day as “Samhain” and actively participates in rituals specific to the day. He will gladly share these rituals with anyone who asks to join. He holds a special service in the chapel on Halloween for this reason.

But just because he prefers the more traditional route of Halloween doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy it. He particularly enjoyed carving jack-o-lanterns as a boy. He likes seeing the costumes that everyone wears.

Doesn’t really dress up anymore; hasn’t since he was little.

He enjoys caramels - the hard kind, not the soft.

Secondo: He’s not found throughout Halloween day. He treats it as he would any other day, working on things that needs to get done. He doesn’t let it change his routine. If Halloween falls on a weekend, however, or if he has someone in his life that enjoys it, then it’s a different story. He doesn’t mind the parties and he’ll participate in the pageantry if he needs to. He might grumble about it but he secretly enjoys it. On Halloween weekdays, he’ll spend the evening watching spooky movies and the like (and attending a party on the weekend). When he’s Papa, he goes through the motions to keep the spirit alive in the Ministry.

He doesn’t dress up, but if he does–it would be something like a 1920s gangster. Something that he could wear a nice suit like he usually does, just with some added accessories.

He’s got a (surprisingly) big sweet tooth. He likes things such as chocolates, he’s not big on fruity sweets. He’d probably enjoy a Crunch bar.

Terzo: He loves Halloween (not as much as Copia, though). He likes the buildup to the holiday and likes to spread the Halloween spirit to others. His favorite part is Halloween night where he can dress up in a costume and attend a huge party. He’ll spend a good amount of time brainstorming and getting his costume ready; each year has to be a different one, it can never be the same thing twice. He works hard on Halloween when he’s Papa to make sure rituals are complete and Siblings know where to find the party (everyone is invited).

His costume (to no surprise) would be Dracula-related. (Side note: Omega teased him once that his Dracula looked like Count Von Count from Sesame Street.) Like Nihil, he would choose costumes from classic monster films. He likes costumes that enhance his features, doesn’t dull them.

His candy would be something like a Kit Kat or a Twix.

Copia: He LOVES Halloween. It’s his favorite holiday of the year. He makes it his goal to do every tradition there is and makes sure his office is stocked full of candy for visitors on Halloween day. His favorite part of the holiday is seeing all the costumes around the Ministry and sharing in the festivities. As Papa, he focuses on spreading the Halloween spirit far and wide, whether that’s encouraging trick-or-treating in the Ministry halls, encouraging a haunted house, or holding a costume contest. He spends Halloween night handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, enjoying a bowl of popcorn and too much candy.

He ALWAYS goes all out with his costumes. He never misses a detail. He likes costumes that reference popular media.

He really enjoys sickly sweet fruity candy; his favorite are Nerds Gummy Clusters.

Aether: He’s been around long enough to get a full understanding on Halloween and its origins (he snuck into one of Primo’s sermons about it one year to learn more). He likes Halloween - it’s not his favorite holiday, but he enjoys some of the things that come along with it. He likes handing out candy to the little ghoul kits that dress up and go trick-or-treating; one year, he offered to take a group around so they could experience it which led to the ghouls celebrating year after year.

When he dresses up, he usually lets the ghoul kits decide what his costume is going to be. He was a dinosaur one year. But to avoid getting heckled by some people (Dew), he goes for costumes that will fit him comfortably. He dressed as a cop one year when he discovered Dew was dressing as a prisoner.

He likes all the candy, but he’s a sucker for the Reese’s Pumpkins (to be honest, who doesn’t?). He likes Lifesaver gummies, too.

Dewdrop: He pretends he’s “too cool” for Halloween…most of the time. He does enjoy it, not dressing up, but he likes the shift in mood around the Ministry and the embracing of “all things ghoul”, at least for a little while. He also likes the candy. For the buildup to Halloween, he likes to go to haunted houses or visit “haunted” locations. He doesn’t do much for Halloween like some of the others, but he’ll sneak into the candy bowl while the others hand out candy.

He doesn’t really dress up; he did one year and “Aether ruined it” (see Aether’s costume for context). If he does dress up, it’s usually as a musician he really enjoyed since most of his wardrobe covers that.

He likes Starbursts and Reese’s.

Swiss: He has too much fun with Halloween; he’s the reason Halloween candy has to be hidden before the holiday, because he will steal the bag and get all the candy eaten right away. He’s fond of the costumes and likes the stories around Halloween. He uses it as an opportunity to pull pranks some of the others (never harmful pranks, mind you). He likes any excuse to have fun and indulge so Halloween is right up his alley.

If he dresses up, it’s usually something he thought was a great idea. Dressed up as a shark one year.

He enjoys all candy, but he frequently seeks out Sour Patch Kids and Skittles. Also likes the little Spongebob Krabby Patty gummies.

Rain: He likes the history of Samhain/Halloween. He likes reading all the scary/spooky stories around this time of the year, helping with the ghoul kits so they have a good holiday, and overall having a fun time. He’ll go with the others to Halloween parties, but he doesn’t enjoy them as much as his friends (he still enjoys them, though!). He’ll help pass out candy to ghoul kits (and humans if they chance into the ghoul wing), encouraging their costumes and complimenting them. He’ll end the night with a scary movie.

If he dresses up, it’s usually something he saw in a movie or a costume he saw someone else wearing and liked (or a group costume). He was Shaggy from Scooby-Doo one year.

He likes lollipops, specifically Tootsie Pops, and York Peppermint Patties.

Mountain: He’s been around longer than Aether so he’s seen a lot of Halloweens in his time. The novelty’s mostly worn off, but he doesn’t let that show to the newer ghouls and ghoulettes. He likes pumpkin carving on Halloween and the decorations–he loves going into stores when they’re selling decorations just to see what they’ve come up with. He isn’t a fan of scary movies so he doesn’t watch them, even around Halloween, and opts to treat Halloween night like any other.

He wouldn’t dress up unless there was a party or a group costume coordinated.

He likes a small Butterfinger, also enjoys Twizzlers.

Phantom: He’s only seen one or two Halloweens, but he’s learned through observation that it’s an important holiday to some of the ghouls and humans. He likes it–he likes the candy more, but he likes seeing the costumes, too. His favorite part isn’t even the holiday itself but going to stores to see all the themed merchandise he can add to his room decorations.

He hasn’t been around long enough to wear a lot of costumes, but he’s always wanted a hot dog one.

He likes sour candy; he’ll eat it until it burns his mouth. Warheads and Sour Patch Kids are go-tos.

Cumulus: Halloween is her NFL Superbowl, FIFA World Cup, etc. She LOVES Halloween and actively researches every tradition and story she can find on it. She’s the one who insists on decorating the Ghoul Den on September 1st. She’s the one who will pick out what candy will be handed out on Halloween. She is in charge of what the group costume will be (one year it was Scooby Doo, another it was characters from Inside Out). Her favorite part, however, is handing out candy to everyone. Her and Copia bond a lot over how much they enjoy Halloween (or any holidays, really).

She dresses up with group costumes; on the chance that she doesn’t, it’s usually something like a fairy, a witch, etc.

She likes marshmallow candies of all kind. Also enjoys peanut M&Ms, Twix, etc.

Cirrus: She’s not as excited about Halloween as Cumulus, but she finds it interesting - really, any human holiday fascinates her. She never really understood the commotion about Halloween and treats it the same way that Mountain does. She likes watching movies like Rocky Horror on the holiday, though.

Only dresses up if the others want her to. Usually superhero characters.

She likes Crunch bars, Almond Joys, and 3 Muskateers. Doesn’t like peanut butter so doesn’t like Reese’s.

Sunshine: Pretty neutral about Halloween since Christmas is her favorite, but she likes some of the traditions that come with the holiday. She likes the traditions to be found in Samhain, such as making protection wards, and she likes learning about spirit work that’s done on Halloween (she wouldn’t do it herself). She’ll help Aether with the ghoul kits if they need an adult to help them trick-or-treat, otherwise, she’ll spend the night in.

She’ll dress up in pretty costumes, usually as princesses.

She enjoys Milk Duds and Airheads.

Aurora: She’s still very new to all this. She likes the chance to party and the themed food and drinks that come with the holiday. She doesn’t fully understand dressing up, but she understands why other people would like it. She particularly enjoys the candy; her first Halloween, she tried every single type she could find. She ended up joining some other ghouls in trick-or-treating so she could do this.

If she dresses up, it’s something cute. She wants to dress up as Glinda from the Wizard of Oz at least one Halloween.

She likes sweet candy like Skittles and gummy bears. Loves Laffy Taffy.

[floating-goblin-art]

love the idea that terzo's ghouls died with him, or got tossed back into the Pit... but what if they turned into pillars of salt

[c0smonox]

idk if i’ll ever finish this, but here’s the ghouls having a good old lake day bc i went to the beach when i drew this

[residentmountainlover]

Cirrus got put in the naughty corner for the first time

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[ourfatherwhoartinhell]

A Nameless Ghoul 👻

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[farter-imperator]

So I may have made some acceptance letters for the Ministry of Ghost...

These letters include a personalised acceptance letter, a packing list, a daily schedule, and a grucifix necklace! They're also hand stamped with a wax Grucifix seal, and put inside a hand lettered envelope. You can choose for the signature at the end to be from Papa Primo, Secondo, Terzo, Copia, or Cardinal Copia!

If you'd like, can get your acceptance letter here! I also have the code PLUSHIA for 10% off your order!

[raz0rvampire]

Where’s my janitor ghouls

Where’s my sound and light engineer ghouls

Where’s my ghouls that tend to the costumes and uniforms

Where’s my ghouls that work in the ministry food court

Where’s my garden assistant ghouls and child caregiving ghouls

[weensysunshine]

I love your art!🫶 Especially the way you draw Phantom, Rain and Dewdrop😩😍

THANK YOU!!!!!!! i am soooo so super appreciative of all the support my art has been receiving lately <33

[ask-mist-ghoul]

Hey Mist. You look like shit. The fuck happened to you?

eh, not much, I got drunk like never before in my life and I'm still a little dehydrated.

[smoke-and-silver]

Imagine waking up in the ministry and you go to wash your hands and face in the blessed well and it's mid February and the cold air is cut by a soft breeze warmer than usual with the promise of spring and you hear, distantly, the ghouls and the choir reciting their hymns and you can smell the fluffy bread one of the Sisters makes each morning to smother with butter and jams at breakfast and you know you'll get to spend the rest of the day translating books and poetry

[selkiechild4998]

With my headcannon of Omega being born accidentally into the Ministry. What if he was born either the same night or shortly before or after Terzo was born? What if the two grew up together with Omega training to be his guard ghoul from day one? Think of the hijinks x3

[nihildenial]

now why the fuck are they all the way up there

[5lut4ghouls]

General rainy hcs :3

Tws// mentions of murder

☀︎︎ I’ve seen a few npd rain hcs and i love ‘em, that has now become ingrained in my rain characterization

☀︎︎ I also think rain has both pots and hEDS, but that'll end up being a whole other post bc projecting

☀︎︎ I don’t really think he has a preference on partners gender or his. Call him whatever you want, its right regardless

☀︎︎ They LOVE getting all dressed up for literally no reason

☀︎︎ Rain in skirts… and dresses… and makeup…

☀︎︎ I think he's like.. average age for ghouls

☀︎︎ Siren rain my beloved

☀︎︎ I don't really think she would use her siren call thingy for much, not unless it's something small and not invasive (and she has permission) or it's something extremely serious Like life or death (or she's hunting)

☀︎︎ Rainy likes to paint their horns, usually things like little flowers and whatnot

☀︎︎ Despite being seen as very sweet and quiet, he's quite dangerous

☀︎︎ Does like hunting a lot, has a fairly active prey drive too

☀︎︎ Was not born in the pit, was sent there for promiscuity and also a bit murder

[bucketinyourwalls]

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[delusionalbitchinthehouse]

Just Dew walking around at night, thinking.

Dew is much fonder of the Ministry's grounds than people assume. Especially at night, when everything is washed in silver light, the calm and quiet delectable after a day of the usual bustle.

Not that Dew doesn't bask in the soothing routine of daytime either ; there is something so comforting, so domestic about the familiar sound of cheery conversations and hurried footsteps, the rustling of fabric following giggling Siblings, the sight of golden light splashing grand corridors, illuminating stained glass windows, projecting colorful shapes on passing faces, the distant sound of music being played somewhere bouncing off the walls, muted singing rythming the hours.

Yes, Dew loves the Ministry during the day, but night holds a special place in his heart. The time of darkness, only disturbed by the occasional midnight mass, is one in which the fire ghoul finds unmeasurable solace.

He slips out more often than not at this hour where the moon is queen of the sky, finally able to borrow the sun's shine for a few hours. It's peaceful, grounding in a way Dew needs more than he originally thought.

The gardens welcome him like old friends, branches extended like beconing arms. Dew brushes careful fingers along the velvety petals of well-cared for flowers he couldn't name, but admires all the same. Their scent is heavy in the dark, as if to make up for the way moolight tampers the vibrance of their colors. Dew pauses in front of a fountain, the water dripping from a woman's tipped glass weaving a soft melody for no one but the nocturnal creatures.

Dew supposes he is one of those.

Sometimes, in summer, whichever earth ghoul takes care of the garden under the blistering sun will stop there, sit on the stone ledge and splash water on their face, the back of their neck. The memory of droplets clinging to Mountain's lashes as he does so flashes in Dew's mind. The fire ghoul dips a few fingers under the shivering surface, unbothered by the cold.

He moves on, passes under an arch to access the vegetal maze. A wonderful place in itself, high hedges almost masking the sky, wild flowers allowed to curl within it, bright splotches of color amongst the fairly uniform green. One could easily get lost in here, the intricate paths as confusing as can be, but Dew has trudged through it far too many times not to know where to go. Bats fly past him, and Dew makes a note to take Swiss with him next time. Not only would he love it, the mystery and dark corners to explore appealing to him, but the multi ghoul might also be able to snatch a great picture of the flying creatures, and that would be a nice little gift for Phantom's ever growing bat-related stuff collection.

Cumulus walked Dew through the maze in between the two legs of their first tour together. She had linked their arms together, talked and talked and talked while they tried to find their way. It had been a lovely evening, all giggles and shared stories. Dew holds the memory close to his heart as he reaches the well in the middle of the maze.

Sheltered from the wind that starts to wistle high above, Dew dugs a coin out of his pocket. His wish is always the same. Saftey. For his pack, more than for himself. The coin makes a soft splashing sound when it reaches the bottom of the well.

Finding his way out is easy. Dew emerges from the hedges' benevolent protection, hair going wild now that it's fully exposed to the night breeze's playful fingers.

Primo's rose garden is just as beautiful as it was when the man was alive. Various kind of rose bushes clearly tended to with the uttermost care, a legacy more subtle than songs played time and time again. Even as he takes time to admire the sight, Dew is here for a purpose. He's looking for-

There they are. Standing tall in their ceremonial robes, imposing and regal but not too frightening. Primo's eyes are crinckled in the corners, repressed smile softening the lines of his face, Secondo, for all his severe expression, has his hand welcomingly outstretched, and Terzo, lips faintly curved up in a barely-hidden grin.

Hidden warmth, forever captured in stone.

As always, there are offering layed at their feet. Dew straightens a potted plant that tipped over. Siblings and ghouls alike came to pay their respect, as they so often do. Dew himself brought what he always brings : candles, ones he carefully crafted, mixing scents and colors he knows the Papas would have liked. One for each, protected in glass jars to make sure they'll burn as long as possible. Dew kneels at each of the former Papa's feet, lighting the candles while muttering quiet prayers for their peacful rest, mixed with thanks and apologies.

His heart squeezes painfuly when he notices that someone weaved a guitar string around Terzo's ring finger. Dew decides he'll go check on Omega soon, for it has been too long since he last did.

The lake is the fire ghoul's next stop. Chain or Mist might be there despite the late hour, but they won't surface even if they are, seeking the same solitude as Dew. The waters are calm, dark and decievingly invitating. Dew knows they are frigid at this time of the night, something that wouldn't have bothered him in his water days. Midnight swims were a common occurence then, racing Mist and cackling loudly. Standing on the dock, Dew let the vague melancholy clutch his heart. It's more of a gentle hold than an iron grip now, a part of him he will remember fondly as he moves on.

A shiny rock catches his eye, so Dew picks it up for Rain, who will know how to appreciate it.

His feet take him to the chappel afterward. There are dents in the outside walls, many occurences of ghouls climbing it to access the rooftop leaving marks. It has a very nice view, Dew recalls, which Aurora had been delighted to be shown. Both the sky and grounds visible in their full glory. Dew crosses the constantly open threshold, looking up at the high ceilings, the chandelier Sunshine once swung from with manical laughter, to poor Copia's horror. Dew huffs upon recalling that, the sound too loud in the empty space.

The rosay tucked under his shirt presses against his skin, gentle reminder. The rosary Ifrit carved at his bedside, waiting in anguish to see if Dew would pull through, if he would survive the elemental transition against all odds.

Hands skimming along the pews, Dew walks through rows of vacant seats, humming a song under his breath, delighted by the way it gently bounces off the walls.

The walk back toward the ghouls' wing makes Dew pass the old tree under which lovers so often whisper promises, tying ribbons to the low branches. They sway with the wind with all the grace of materialized hope and dreams. Dew spots the windchime Cirrus found half burried in the woods, restored and hanged here. Its sounds follows Dew until he reaches the back door Aether and him slipped through so many times, high out of their minds, giggling and trying to be quiet - to no avail, as a disgruntled Alpha would inform them the morning after.

Dew isn't really surprised, when he finally crawl back to bed, to find Rain and Swiss curled there already. They barely stirr as the fire ghoul wedges himself in between them, simply arranging their limbs to accomodate his presence.

Sleep comes easy to Dew.