#hello my name is charlie and i don't know how to write anything shorter than a fucking thesis

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12 please (choose violence ask)

12.) The unpopular character that you actually like, and why more people should like them.

Oooh, that's a toughie, if only because I've not seen a single DHMIS character that doesn't have a following of some sort! Though, out of all of them I think Stain's gotten the least amount of love. little dude just wanted to vibe and instead got fuckin trauma-dumped on lol

And I actually do really like Stain! On my first watch-through of the series, I thought it was purely episodic. With the revelation at the end that it's very much not, this really makes me wonder: What the fuck is up with Stain? I have Many Thoughts.

Like… Stain wasn't molded at first, like he was supped to be, right? So he develops his own personality. But after he gets molded into Duck's form, it's not long before he's perfectly mimicing him and any trace of his previous personality is gone. That's fucked up!

Which leads me in to the little factoid that the Duck that got killed at the end of Death had maggots in him. That was the REAL Duck.

It's been pretty well-established that in this Sesame-Street Sitcom-Simulation Hell, death doesn't ever really stick. I personally think that whoever is controlling the world, be that Roy or Leslie (or someone else?) wanted to get rid of Duck, but for some reason can't get around the 'no-dying' rule. Thus, they decided to stick him in a box in the dirt in the middle of the woods instead of just offing him outright. Not just any box, either, but a Teacher that can keep tabs on and manage him.

All that to say; I personally think that when Stain killed Duck, Duck just kinda… showed up again later that evening, likely quite pissed off, and kicked Stain out. Or killed him! Which may or may not stick, since I'm not sure if Stain qualifies as a teacher or not.

I like to think that Stain got kicked out and melted back into his original personality. Being the adventerous little fella he is, I can easily see him wandering around the Fabricated World, exploring and questioning. Maybe he comes by the Pink House again later? Maybe one of The Guys goes exploring for some reason, and stumble across him? What if he goes far enough and finds The Junkyard? Can Stain exist outside the simulation?

As someone who really likes worldbuilding, I feel that Stain is a character with a ton of potential! I'm genuinely shocked I don't see more people draw him, post headcanons about him, or put him in fanfics.