#hes not dead he just hasnt figured it out yet

[starlitsequins]

rip stan pines you would've loved rainbow capitalism. you would've loved coming out after years of repressed bisexuality solely to overcharge shitty pride flags. you would've loved calling the mystery shack a queer-owned business for the pride month promo.

[loomislover]

Puppy dog eyes ✧˖*

ethan Landry x innocent girly fem reader

in which the reader finds herself falling for someone she shouldn’t be .

tw: swearing, smut eventually, death , murder , loss of innocence, chad x reader ( kinda ) , cheating and more ! ( let me know what I forgot ) !! :) 🎀 thank you for reading

I don’t own scream or any characters mentioned! Thank you !! ( this is my first time writing ever please be patient with me !)

part 2 <3

The news of what had happened last night hadn’t completely settled in yet and after hearing what happened to Sam and Tara at the bodega you were only more horrified. “ I mean come on that asshole deserved it . you should of seen him last night “ chad says scoffing . “ still he didn’t have to die chad , he probably had a family who loved him” you say looking down . “ come on y/n your to nice , if that was me I wouldn’t care that Micheal was dead” Anika says shrugging looking over to where you sat between Ethan and Tara at the benches outside of the school . “ Chad and Anika are right y/n he had that coming to him” ethan says in response shrugging when you look at him with wide eyes do to the fact he would normally always take your side . “Alright nerds listen up” Mindy says standing up clapping her hands to draw your attention to her . “ as terrifying as this all is I’m actually glad I have a chance to redeem myself for not calling the killers last time” Mindy says looking down referring to what had happened to them back in woodsboro . “ oh god here she goes “ chad sighs . You ,Ethan , quinn and Anika look at each other than at him confused before mindy continues her speech about how your all in a franchise. “ any of us could go at any time, especially Sam and tara .” Mindy sighs as your eyes immediately dart to the sisters. The thought of losing them makes your heart feel heavy and a unfamiliar fear lurks in your chest. “W-wait any of us ?” Ethan ask tilting his head . “ yeah” mindy says like it’s obvious before Ethan continues “ wait , am I in the friend group ?” Ethan asks raising his eye brows . “Yeah” Mindy reply’s again before Ethan says “ Am I like one of the targets- am I gonna die a virgin?” Your eyes widen at this as you both look at each other at the same time his eyes wide too. You never really thought about it like that . I mean sure it was something you wanted to do eventually but you just figured you’d do it when the time felt right . Who knew you might die before you ever got the chance to. You look to chad thinking of all the times something was about to happen between you two even something small and you just couldn’t do it something just felt wrong. “ that was a weird over share” Mindy says breaking your train of thought before she continued on “ but it brings us to our current suspects” Mindy says before turning to Ethan . “Ethan the shy dorky guy who no one suspects cause he’s so shy and dorky” . your eyes practically bulge out of your head at this . You look at her in shock “ ethan !?” You say in suprise . “Why’s he on the suspect list ? He hasnt done anything wrong” you say gesturing towards him as everyone raises an eyebrow at how defensive your being . “ yeah why am I ? cause I’m randomly chads roommate ?” Ethan says gesturing towards your boyfriend. “Roommate lottery’s can be juked , you could have fixed it to get next to us” Mindy says as ethan rolls his eyes and looks to you shrugging. “y/n !” Mindy continues looking at you now and your eyes widen . “Me!?” You say as she continues “ y/n ,y/n , y/n the sweet innocent girl who always sees the best in everyone… or is that just an act” she says and you can’t believe she would actually think it could even possibly be you . “ I mean Micheal is dead and you were pretty quick to defending ethan.” Mindy shrugs before continuing with the rest of her suspect list .

you sigh before sitting down next to Anika on sams couch . Sam coming in setting down pillows and blankets for you two so you could spend the night before going into the kitchen with chad, tara and Mindy . Everyone was here except Ethan he had left earlier but other than that Sam insisted on safety in numbers so you were all together . “this is all so crazy , the killings and ghost face” Anika says looking at you as you smile “ I know it’s so weird cause I actually used to love the stab movies me and my dad used to watch them“ you say looking down . “Stu was always my favorite” Anika says playfully nudging you and you smile admiring and appreciating your best friend as she was the one who introduced you to the rest of the group in the first place and you would forever be grateful for that . “Billy was mine” you say giggling “ a lot more weird tho when you find out he’s your friends dad” you say trying to make light of the situation . Anika smiles at you “ yeah I suppose it is pretty weird” she laughs and it seems for a moment everything in your life is gonna be fine , your all gonna be ok , but you know thats all to good to be true. And it is cause now You hear a bang come from Quinn’s bedroom door and you both jolt up from the couch and everyone else rushes into the living room it doesn’t feel real. The banging seemingly stops as chad steps in front of tara ,you look at him for a split second before thinking back to what Ethan had said the night before . But It didn’t matter now all that mattered was getting out alive. You push your self in-front of Anika and before she even has time to protest mindy screams “run!”. Quinn’s bedroom door bursts open in a thunderous jolt and Quinn’s body flys out in front of you . Everyone screams and you , Sam , mindy and Anika all stumble back as tara and chad run . “ guys come on” Tara screams as she runs out the door . But it’s to late ghostface is already upon you. “ oh fuck!” Mindy says as ghostface tilts his head tauntingly before running towards her and slashing her shoulder . As she screams out in pain ghostface looks to you and Anika . Everyone’s screaming and Sam is crying out to you to run as Anika crys for mindy . Everything goes fuzzy when ghostface grabs you by the back of your neck and all you can do now is close your eyes and wait for the pain. But it never comes you open your eyes as ghostface throws you aside roughly towards Sam and goes for Anika . You scream in horror and confusion as he grabs Anika throwing her down and wrapping his hands around her neck . “Y/n come on!” Sam says while yanking you up by your wrist . You both run into the kitchen and sam runs for a knife but there isn’t any . Someone took them , someone knew this would happen . You both look to each other in whore before both looking to the living room as Anika screams a blood curdling scream of pain. Sam thinks fast and grabs the wooden block the knifes once were. And all you can do now is put up the best fight you can.

You open you eyes head throbbing and mind foggy as you look around. Your laying on Quinn’s bedroom floor but there’s no more screaming and sunlight is streaming in through the window . You look down to your hands that are covered in blood but you know that it’s not your own . The door burst open and your surrounded but various paramedics and cops one you recognize as Quinn’s father. And that’s when the memories come flooding back. “What happened? Where are my friends? Where’s ghostface?” So many questions come from your mouth as a paramedic leans down to help you up. “ calm down y/n it’s ok just take a deep breath.” He say desperately trying to calm you . “Are you alright” he asks and you nod slowly. “ please just take me to my friends.” You say quietly.

Once you make it outside with the help of some paramedics you insisted you didn’t need you immediately lock eyes with Sam someone you beli d to be her boyfriend standing behind her . You run over and she wraps her arms around you . “Y/n your ok!” She says pulling you closer before letting go as you pull away . “ yeah something like that” you say playfully sniffling. “What happened to me last night ?” You say curious as to why you woke up alone in Quinn’s room. “ when ghostface got into Quinn’s room he pushed you out of the way to get to the window we were climbing out of” she pauses “when he pushed you you must have hit your head and passed out” she says and you don’t understand why he hadn’t killed you. You brush it off figuring there was no point in trying to make sense of it as You look behind her to only see tara, mindy and chad . “W-Where’s Anika” you choke out tears threatening to spill as you lock as with Mindy and the look on her face tells you everything you need to know. “ oh mindy” you say tears rolling down your cheeks as she hugs you before pulling away . “Chad” you hear the voice of Ethan as you turn around to see him walking closer to you . Chad runs over and grabs him roughly by his jacket. “Where were you last night” he yells at ethan . “ I had Econ you now this” ethan says defensively. you run over “chad stop let go of him” you yell pushing chad . “What’s your problem y/n he was the only one not there last night!” Chad says looking at you. “he disappears and Tara and my sister almost get killed” he says breathing heavy. “ dude I was in a study hall with 100 other people as any of them” ethan interrupts . “Fuck man” chad says before walking back to mindy and Tara . You look at Ethan tears still left on your face. Ethan hugs you tightly as he rest his head on your shoulder. “What’s wrong baby” he asks a hand stroking your hair. “Anika she’s dead” you Choke out ignoring his odd actions as another tear Rolls down your cheek and you pull away from him. Ethan walks over to Mindy and you follow “ mindy I’m so sorry” he says “step the fuck back” she Says looking at him like he’s a killer. “what is wrong with you guys ?” You say defending ethan once again “ he had Econ ! he’s done nothing wrong” you say gesturing towards him . “Why do you keep defending him?” Chad asks in response raising an eyebrow. “ he’s my friend!? And he’s yours too” you say to chad disbelief in your tone. “ yeah a friend” chad scoffs rolling his eyes . “More than I can say for you and Tara” you shout and you can’t believe you said it as everyones eyes widen. “ your crazy” chad says shaking his head in disbelief. “Whatever I’ll see you guys later” you say another tear rolling off your cheek as you walk away head hanging low half wishing chad would chase after you. And for a moment you think he does when you feel a hand on your shoulder but when you turn you see Ethan and he begins to walk away with you. “ hey I’m sorry about all that” Ethan says puppy dog eyes looking into your innocent ones pitifully. “Yeah it’s ok” you say looking back down . “Hey maybe you can come back to my dorm with me and I can cheer you up” he says looking at you with that same sweet look he always has but there’s something strange about it this time . Something else lurks behind his brown eyes…

an: I’m so sorry this is so long I was having so much fun writing this fr . thank you for 100 likes on part one and 10 followers I appreciate it ! :) 🎀 lmk if you want to be added to my tag list for the next parts !

tags ✧˖*: @iloveneilperry

[laughingjack17]

Laughing Jack x Femreader

NSFW. 18+ swearing, violence, p-in-v, virginity lose, mention of murder, eating out, blowjob. unprotected sex

first person female reader

I was running around a run down amusement park, for what seem liked forever. A sickening laughter echoed around the ruins of the ripped tents and rusted rides. The being...it didn't look human...it's arms going down farther then arms should..black matted hair..cold piercings white eyes..long pointed striped coned nose..sharp teeth..white as a ghost...tall...to tall..standing at 8'2 and hunched over. dressed in a black and white clown like outfit, his knife like fingers and bandage hands....who was this thing like person...

"Laughing Jack..." i called out with lack of air in my lungs from running, meeting up with a dead end. I turned around and saw him grinning as he approached me. He towered over me, as i stud frozen to his giant form. He titles his head and bent down to my height.

"you're quite a quick one now arent you, doll face?" He's voice..it was deep and raspy..

Doll face? What's with the petname? I just stud there frozen staring at him like deer in headlights. He piercing white eyes, stripped pointy nose, inches from my face, and his sharp toothy smile.

"cat and mouse for what my love? im still gonna make you mine..." he leans a little closer, i finally broke out of the frozen trance. i tried to get away, but he pins me again the wall choking me.

"if you run away again ill kill you" his voice was sharp and demanding. i looked into his eyes, nodding slightly. he loosened his grip on my throat a little bit

"good girl..now behave yourself for me"

why am i enjoying this?

He leans in closer to me, titling his head so he doesn't stab me with his nose, and pressed his black painted lips against mine. my eyes were widen, but i fell into his trap, slowly closing my eyes kissing him back. He snaked his long arms around my waist as i wrapped my arms around his neck, we deepened the kiss. He brushed his long stripped tongue against my bottom lip, asking for an entrance. I opened my mouth and he immediately shoves his tongue into my mouth, and down my throat. I moan as i feel his tongue fucking my throat, his grip on my waist tightened.

i shouldn't be enjoying this. he can easily kill me. but something about the way his lips move against mine, and his hands roaming my body...i just cant get enough. i squeaked as i felt him left me in the air and held my body against his. i wrapped my legs around his waist, feeling the heat rise up between our bodies. He slided his hands under my shirt, unclipping my bra and cupping my breasts. I wrapped my tongue around and sucked on it. He squeezed my breasts giving me a little grunt as he takes me into a tent.

He pressed my body against on the the support beams, and pulled away from the kiss. Jack then kissed my neck softly and nibbling on it. I felt so helpless against him. I should be fighting away from him. But the way he grabs onto him, and the way his lips feel on me. makes me want him more than I should. His touch makes me shiver to my core.

"Jack please~" I gripped onto his feathered shoulders.

"be patient little doll, you're not ready for me yet" He dragged his striped tongue along my jawline.

Our breathing started growing heavier, has his hands slides down to my waist. I felt his shift throbbing against my heat.

We slowly started to undress each other as we slowly made out again. He laid me on the hard ground, the way he is man handling me is making me drip even more. Of course Jack noticed this.

He laughed, as he ran his figure along my slick. I gave him a small gasp. For knife like finger, he hasnt cut me or anything. I guess they're not knives. Because they're were soft and warm, and fleshy.

Jack seems to enjoy and seemed very satisfied with his work he has done on me. Because out of know where he shoves his middle finger inside me. My eyes widen letting out a deep gasps.

"my my, little doll you're tight..." he shoved his ring finger inside and hooked his finger, pressing his thumb on my clit. moving in a circular motion. This was enough to send me off my hight.

"First..time.." i managed to moan out the words, squirming around a little bit. Moaning and whimpering as he picks up speed.

" ill have to be very gentle with my candy face wont i..." He hooked his fingers a little more, keeping up speed. Scratching me out. His other hand, pitching and twisting my nipple. He leans over my body and kisses him deeply. I wrapped my arms around his neck, as our tongues wrap around each other. He pulls away, and removed his fingers from inside me. He grabs my waist and lifted my lower half up a little bit, all at once i felt his tongue lick my walls and clit.

I immediately turned into a moan mess for him as stripped tongue was shoved into me and walls licked. I knitted at his hair, mooling for him, wanted him more and more. He lowered his thumb and rubbed my clit more. send shocks of pleasure to my core making me drool. This feeling i didnt want him to stop ever. I flet my head go hazy as I started seeing stars.

"Jaaack~ im gonna cum" I pulled at his hair a little bit squirming around. He gripped onto him tighter, making me stay still as he shoves his tongue deeper inside. By his actions he wants me to cum in his mouth. He rubs my clit harder, applying more pressure, making me moan louder. My body started trembling, then break as my orgasum spells out all over his face. And he he swallowed every last drop of it.

"little candy face, you taste so fucking delicious" he pulls away from my sloppy cunt. "i think you're ready now"

my eyes widen, and my face grew red. i know he's a tall man, or demon whatever he is. I knew he was gonna be big. But i don't know how he expects to fit that inside me. Jack whipped the drool off my face and rubbed it on his cock. I watched him, he has to be a good 10 incher. (random size. fit right for our tall boy 💅🏻) and it was hard, and heavy as he laid it on my stomach. He looks like a think long candy cane if to be honest.

"suck.."

He grabs my throat and puts me on my knees. I looked at his lengh, than up at him. He only stared at me, waiting. I gently wrapped my hand around it and gently rolled his foreskin back and licked the tip. He didnt make a sound until i put the tip into my mouth. His mouth hung open has let out a long sigh, as i pushed went deeper with his cock.

"fuck baby, just like that~" He put his hand on my head, holding my hair. "just..fuck ahh...just...just like that baby~"

i picked up speed a little. bobbing my head on his length. i couldn't get him all into my mouth. he probably knew i was struggling, he shoved my head all the way down on his cock. tears built up in my eyes as ai choked and gagged on it.

"come on my pretty little slut...you can handle it" he pulled my hair a little bit more thrusting into my mouth. i put my hand in his thigh and my other hand on the base of his cock.

He picked up more speed when left like i was ready for it. his thrusting growing sloppy and his moaning increased speaking straight jibberish. i was losing my breath every second he shoved it back into my throat. Then he aggressively shoved my head down one last time holding me there gripping my hair as he released into my throat.

His panting was heavy but soft, as he pulled out. i should him what i collected from him.

"such a good little girl arent you, swallow it.."

i did swallow it, he tasted like cotton candy. i licked my lips still looking up at him.

"fuck Y/N...." he picked me up turning me and puts me on my knees. slowly pushing my upper half to the ground. i felt the cold dirt against my breasts. his hands groping and squeezing my ass and hips. jack put his hand in front of my mouth

"spite"

I did as he told me, take his hand away and rubs my saliva onto his lengh. i felt the tip against the lips of my soaking cunt. i pushed myself onto my elbows, my eyes widen as jack pushes the tip inside. i let out soft quiet moan as he close pushed himself deeper inside. it burned but it wasn't unpleasant. the tears tripled down a little.

"just a little bit more baby...let me know when your ready..."

he pushed him deeper and deeper until his waist was pressed against me. letting me adjust to his size.

"move please.." jack gripped onto my waist as he slowly pulls out and pushes it back in earning himself to the soft whimpering and moans that rolled out of my mouth. Jack mumbling to himself as his head titled back a little bit

"holy fuck doll face..." he started to pick up his paste every few seconds making me grow louder.

"j-jack..jack please more fuck me more..."

"be patient candy drop....fucking god so fucking tight" he clenched his eyes shut tightly.

He slowly thrusted faster, deeper, and harder. making me making me more and louder

"Jaaaaack~" i gripped my hair panting and whimpering

"you're okay baby..." he dug his nails into my skin. gripping it so much it could bruise. the sound of skin clapping together filled the abandoned tent. moans from both of us filling each other's deep desires.

my walls tightened around his thick shift. seeing stars turning into more of a moaning mess

"cumming...cumming daddy!"

"cum for me pretty baby..." he hits my G-spot. making me jolt. "oh did i find your sweet spot baby?"

"yes! yes daddy fuck yes please please! mmmm!" my orgamas spilled out making me tremble.

"there you go baby.." he fucked me through my cumming mess. the tears pooled the corners of my eyes as i drooled. the tip of his cock kissing me cervix.

his thrusts grew sloppy, has his moans turned into heavy pants

"im gonna fill you to the brim. im gonna make you mine baby. got you it you gonna be mine.."

"im yours baby im yours. please fill me daddy"

He slammed his hips against my ass pumping his thick hot seed inside my over used and sensitive cunt. my eyes crossed and my tongue hang out as drool dripped off ny tongue.

he shot every last drop of his seed into me, than pulled out. i felt empty with him inside. he kissed my back soft. pulling me against his chest and held me.

"you took me so well dolly face" he kissed his my head

"you felt amazing Jack" i nuzzled into his arm.

he let me use him as a bed, holding me tightly in his arms. "you're really are mine Y/N?"

I looked at him "if you want me to"

"you wont leave?"

"no of course not"

"promise?"

"jack, im staying"

he nuzzled into my neck leaving a small kiss in my neck "i love you..."

"i love you too"

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I hope yall enjoyed this. i tried. this is my only second time writing of these. if any requests let me know

[w1f1n1ghtm4r3]

ippiki au: minor characters edition

first things first: here look at everyone. dont mind the inconsistency of style, i took a 4 month break in the middle of these okay

and now! lore and stuff will be under the cut to not clog up everything

ill include everyones images a second time before their specific lore just to help keep track of things i hope you dont mind that. also implied vbs event spoilers (specifically for light up the fire) when you get to radder, if thats a concern at all

mizuki- deer. a runaway from an arena with lower security, met ena early into their escaped days and theyve stuck together since. their antler broke while in the arena, and they havent shed yet to grow back evenly. whether the white spots are because of their deer species or the fact that theyre still a teenager or just because of weird hybrid things is up to viewer interpretation (aka i never really settled on a specific type of deer for them). unfortunately the antlers make them pretty visibly trans and they dont really like having them, but at least most other hybrids dont seem to care too much.

ena- mountain lion. grew up in the same lab as akito, and to neither of their knowledge, they are actually related (ena was still somewhat of an older sister figure to him, along with some of the others from his group. they havent seen each other in a few years since ena got taken to an arena. to each other they might as well be dead). not the biggest fan of their current situation, but shes trying to make the best of it.

they live together currently in the undercity, living somewhat steadily off of odd jobs. its not the greatest life, and maybe one day theyd like to leave, but for two teenage girls, its the best theyre managing for now, and it certainly could be a lot worse. they both couldve never escaped their arenas and died there.

haruka- domestic shorthair cat (but often mistaken for being a russian blue... shes just a regular gray cat with blue eyes). an ex-feral (captured as a child) turned show pet with a reputation for her cool charm. while shes taken to this life with relative ease, she misses her home from far outside the city and her childhood best friend who got captured at the same time and separated from her (she cant help but fear that an is probably dead, sent to an arena for her rowdier personality. shed like to hope otherwise, but the odds are against her)... also yes, her outfit mainly looking like her asrun outfit is intentional.

minori- goat. i forgot her sideways pupils here but she has those, just like kohane and luka. a childhood friend of kohanes, raised in the same lab, but was bought as a show pet instead. no one really knows why, besides her enthusiastic personality having its strengths in the idol-like niche of show pets. admires haruka from a distance, but theyve never had a chance to properly meet. maybe one day...

nene- longhaired fold cat x canary. part of a private project attempting to create non mammalian hybrids by balancing them out with known stable hybrids, and shes one of the first semi successful ones. she might have survived to a reasonable age so far, but not without complications. shes prone to occasionally unstable health and has some speech issues, mostly caused by the bird parts of her not mixing well with everything else. the feathers are cute, but at what cost? although being kept in a very restrictive environment isnt doing her any favors either...

technically shes not even a main part of the au! shes got her own side storyline with wxs lol

kotaro- racoon. literally just some guy. from the same town as haruan, but hes just been there the whole time. probably the only character here who hasnt experienced the horrors to some extent. not actually relevant to the au besides like oh he exists he might briefly show up, but i wanted to draw him because i had design ideas

souma- domestic dog, some kind of mutt. suffered a combination of severe injuries throughout his time in an arena and during their escape, leaving him with a nasty mess of scars across his body as well as a mostly paralyzed arm and a noticeable limp. hes trying to stay positive despite that, after all theyre free! but its tough sometimes, he cant help but feel bad that hes slowing down their pace in traveling.

arata- caracal. from the same arena as souma, but escaped much more unscathed, his past injuries are nowhere near as severe. heard stories about the outside world somewhere and is now determined to find somewhere worth living out in the wasteland with souma. hes not exactly friendly to people they cross paths with, but its mostly out of caution to protect both of them.

fun fact i had to redesign soumarata partially because i just wasnt satisfied with their designs (i had made some very early on into the au) and partially because me and my friends realized souma is the taller one (hes like. slightly taller than touya? while arata is only taller than akito) and i had it the other way around before.

nagi- maned wolf. a popular face around town, and one of their most successful participants in various resource gathering missions (it isnt uncommon for hybrid towns to have members who will steal things for their towns from supply trains that go out to human towns in the wasteland and nagi was often a fan of going on those). she liked to get out and explore the wasteland! sometimes shed let an (and less often, haruka as well) tag along with her so they could see more of the world while still supervised, but that led to her own downfall. a mission went wrong, the kids got caught, and she got killed trying to save them.

taiga- tiger (how could i not go for the pun, and also canon did it first anyway). while once a common sight around town, after nagis death hes become a rare visitor, traveling more often than not, only stopping home once in a while. maybe he doesnt want to linger around the feelings left behind now that shes gone. scary and serious, but not out of bad intentions.

ken- fox (just like an). runs a somewhat popular cafe in town, comfortably settled down. he regrets not being there to protect his daughter, but theres nothing to do about it anymore. maybe one day shell come back, but for now, hes got a job to do and thats the most important thing for him to focus on.

nagi and taiga are fully aware that theyre siblings, unlike akito and ena. it was more common for their generation to be aware of this, rather than having knowledge about their origins withheld. they both were in an arena that focused on team fights, and when taigas original teammate was killed, nagi ended up with him, prompting him to help them both escape because he didnt want to let his sister get hurt more than necessary (even though shes capable of taking care of herself in a fight). they met ken (another arena escapee) during their way out of the city, and began traveling as a group of three until they found the town they all called home. their presence was an important part of making that town thrive into the place it is now, even if things for the trio have since fallen apart quite a bit. nagi is gone, taiga rarely sticks around, ken is the only one who stayed now.

meiko- bear. runs a convenience store at night in the undercity near one of the arenas (the one akikoha are in), well known around the area and uses her advantageous shop location to help new escapees get a little more set into their newly freed lives. a kind if intimidating woman, and very reliable at her jobs.

miku- striped hyena. just an average young escapee living in the undercity, although she doesnt try to blend in very well. ever since she got her hands on some hair dye shes been stubbornly sticking to the faded and grown out color, she thinks shes cool with it. friends with a couple humans who seem completely unbothered by her animal traits

luka- ibex. an escapee from the outer city workshops who decided to move to the undercity... and never really settles down anywhere. she likes to wander from place to place, experiencing the great expanse of the city from its depths. shes got her favorite places to come back to, but more than anything, shes always on the move to see something new.

kaito and the kagamines are humans (the kagamines are mikus human friends!) which is why theyre not here 👍

and thats everyone! apologies this is a monster of a post, but i hope youve enjoyed reading. and hopefully its semi coherent lol

[raspberrysmoon]

RICHIE and jerries

oooo these are fun ones!!! yippee

richie is. dead. even moreso than ruth is. he hasnt got much else going on anymore

he spends his existence in a small bedroom with a tv and internet access, though he can't communicate outside of the black. he uses his afterlife to spend money he'd never had before on merch for animes he hadn't had time to watch in life

he's seen the starwars series a few more times, too. ruth likes his room as a way to escape the lights of her stage. she green of his room burns her eyes, just as the blue of her stage burns his.

they ignore the screaming.

jeri.

jeri has two jobs: her summer job at camp idonwannabang, and her full time job as a watcherworld employee.

her summers are spent trying to keep the campers alive. she's going grey in her 20s because of that place, though, she'd never leave. she doesn't know where the bodies are going. she doesn't want to. she looks away deliberately.

her life is spent at watcherworld, hanging out with kids and tending to rides. she's never figured she'd work in a themepark, but she cant even think about leaving without getting a migraine. she loves watcherworld.

jeri loves children. she wants nothing more than to help children. she figures, between camp and watcherworld, that she's doing the best she can. she'd never change it.

jerry... oh, jerry.

jerry is.... well, he's a cannibal. for this, the rest of this post has a trigger warning for talks of cannibalism, murder and general death.

jerry figured he shouldn't just... waste the children who die. and, jeri likes the meat in their favorite stew! it.. works out.

he doesn't know how this happened, or why it started. he doesn't remember. nothing else tastes very good to him anymore.

he spends hours at his desk in the winter, typing frantically to divert suspicion onto anyone that isn't him. for now, he's point his finger at the murrays. why do they live in the witchwood, he asks, if not to hide bodies? nobody has caught on yet. he won't let them.

(officer bailey at the hfpd did. he.. moved to clivesdale a few days later.)

jerry will not let something so good go to waste just because little jerrie doesn't like what the person did. he has better plans. one of those plans is to get rid of the people who look too close.

[dragonfruitsoup]

sure, canon's cool and all, but have you considered team ro au where sasuke is DEAD CONVINCED that Weasel is shisui and has this absolute vendetta against Weasel because he thinks Weasel's taking all his brother's time?

itachi is devastated, but can't say anything because, y'know, anbu secrets. accepts the kicks to his shins as punishment for being a bad brother.

shisui thinks this is the funniest fucking thing he's ever heard and absolutely does nothing to discourage sasuke. actively encourages it sometimes with comments like 'well, you've never seen Weasle and me in the same place....' and 'well, i am very good at clones. there'd be nothing stopping me from just making a clone in civilian clothes to throw you off....'

kakashi and tenzo spend way too much time trying to figure out how sasuke hasnt figured it out yet, considering kakashi&tenzo constantly walk around in full anbu gear without their masks. like, sure, itachi's good about secrecy and rules, but the three spend a decent amount of time together outside of missions, and kakashi isn't exactly, y'know, subtle. and sure, shisui frequently tags along cause where there's one bird boy, there's usually the other. BUT C'MON, KID!! itachi, your little brother is not built for recon missions. (he knows. gods, he knows....)

'your codename is literally just your name.'

itachi, staring into the distance: i know. but apparently, shisui is my best friend and clearly he did it to rub it in sasuke's face that he's closer to me than sasuke.

'you're joking'

'i never joke while on a mission, captain'

[werrrrrd]

CHARLES XAVIER X OC PT.7

PLEASE READ PREVIOUS PARTS FOR WARNINGS!!!

Part IV

Mays Point of view:

I woke up. I didn't open my eyes yet though. I felt slow, like I had just slept a little bit too well for it to be normal and my mind still felt slightly unaware. It felt almost like the first night I had met Charles. Except I was in pain.

 I tried to figure out who was near me. Several voices talked to one another. I reached out with my powers to see if I could recognize them but I strained, my brain foggy and unsharp. “I don't understand why she's here? This is something that could completely derail the entire mission.” said a man's voice, he felt familiar but It wasn't someone I knew well.

“Shut up. He knows what he's doing.” someone replied. This heartbeat also familiar, one I had felt before.

“I'm not so sure.” Said the first voice again

I felt myself attached to an IV and I could feel that my head had been bandaged and I remembered where I had been just before this. I kept my hands still and tried to feel out the people in the room. I could tell they were mutants, their blood pulsing quicker, stronger, thicker more than a human’s would. I could always differentiate between a human and a mutant. Suddenly a few others entered the room and I mentally face palmed for missing their approach, I was out of it a little more than I thought I was

“Is she still unconscious?” a girl said

“She hasnt stirred.” said the voice I had heard before

I felt a body come up next to me. The next thing I knew, the seemingly more frequent connection between mine and Charles' mind occurred again, startling me.

“Pretending to be asleep are we?” He said aloud. My eyes flew open and made contact with his. His hand dropped from his temple as his eyes crinkled warmly. For a moment all I could focus on was the sharpness of those blue eyes. He had a pleasant expression on his face as he looked down at me. He was so close to me, his arms leaning on the bed beside me. I let out a shaky breath I had been holding before looking around at the others near me. Mostly the people who had gone on the mission with Charles the last two times we had met. Erik, the man who had pinned me to the wall with his metal manipulating powers, had a quicker heart rate than that of the others, although all of them seemed to be on edge. All but Charles. 

“How are you feeling?” He asked me warmly. I sat up in the bed and groaned inwardly at the slight ache in my back and head that made itself known as I moved. 

“Fine, yeah.” I replied. Charles smiled, pleased with my answer. “Are you concussed?” he pushed further

“Probably.” I said shortly. I felt even more on edge than the rest of these people did. All of them had reason to kill me. Even in my poor state I wasn't worried of getting hurt if someone came at me, I would be able to stop them. I would not have the concentration to let their blood remain flowing in their bodies though and worried that I may kill them by accident. With that said, I would have preferred not to start a fight. I wasn't quite sure why I was here at all. This was a very dangerous situation for me. Not to mention Shaw must be wondering where I was and would be even more angry with the fact that I hadn't alerted him immediately. Though, they might have thought I was dead if they hadn't looked at my devices and saw my charts, as well as my location. The fact was, I shouldn't be here. Something both sides would agree on. Everyone seemed to think so except Charles. Shaw would not be pleased to know I was here with them and not attacking. If I could get back to the parking garage then Shaw would eventually pick me up after he thought it was safe to return, they could pick me up. But if he saw I was here, wherever here was then Charles would be found out.

“I need to go,” I said, moving off the bed. It seemed that I was in a plane, fortunately we were not in flight and outside looked like Russia still.

“Wait no, you arent completely stable yet,” Said a tall boy standing near the monitor that was attached to me. Charles' strong hands guided my shoulders gently back onto the bed.

“No really,” I said, putting my hands on his wrists and subtly resisting.

“Darling, you nearly died. You need more time to recover, let us help you.” He said, his voice making my brain hum. I hesitated while also repressing butterflies in my stomach, before leaning back down. I couldn't say no to that face now, I could stay for just a moment longer. 

The scrape on my back had been bandaged and felt sticky, I flexed my hands, using my powers to make sure it wasn't my blood seeping out. Several people around the room jumped and lunged towards me. Erik put his hands up and came towards me like lightning with murder in his eyes.

“Wait, stop.” Charles’ hands flew up defensively as did mine, this caused even more commotion as Erik's hands came and slammed my arms down against the bed with my hands enclosed in his fists, my head ached trying to process how quickly things were going wrong. He took a moment to glare at me. He was rather intimidating I'll admit, not to mention very close to my face. I turned my head away feeling the fear bubble up, often Shaw gave me that same look, fear fueled fury, the need for control. Charles put a hand on Erik's shoulder who snapped up to face him. Charles’ brows furrowed and he gave Erik an understanding but firm look, tilting his head down slightly, to get him off of me. Erik glanced back at me once before backing off with a huff. 

“I just wanted to check the state of my back. I don't mean any harm” I said carefully

A girl with blond hair and a nice but cautious smile came to my side. “It's alright, everyone just needs to calm down” She glances at the others in the room

“Thankyou Raven,” Charles looks at her fondly “She's not going to hurt anyone…”

“How do you know?” a younger boy questioned with his hands folded in front of him

Charles paused and looked at me briefly with almost a questioning expression on his face before looking back at the boy. Only half a second had passed before he spoke again

“If she wanted to, she would have done it already.” Everyone looked around and acknowledged the truth of that statement. He was right of course. If I wanted to I could have been able to kill them all before they even knew I was awake, which was why I was especially worried about using my powers right now. I would kill them with too much ease, so much ease that it would be hard not to kill them. 

“You see?” Charles spoke again addressing the others “no need to fret.” He returned his gaze to me. “We applied a balm to help it stop any pain but it's not actively bleeding, you should be ok in a couple hours.”

“Thankyou,” I said sincerely “but I really do need to go now.” I pushed up again. “Shaw will be-”

“See? She's loyal to Shaw, Charles! She needs to be locked up.” Erik threw his hands around. I began to feel my anger flare up but suppressed it, my emotions would not help this situation deescalate.

“Erik, we don't have-” Charles was interrupted.

“No! You've put the whole team in danger bringing her here and we can't have her running off to shaw and telling him where we are and where to aim the nukes!” 

I saw a flash of hurt in Charles’ eyes that I couldn't help but feel responsible for. 

The blonde girl Raven spoke up before I could but in and explain. “Erik, calm down! She's clearly not actively trying to harm us! She's just sitting there.” She motioned to me. The team glanced at me and I saw several people swallow and rest their eyes on me, still nervous. “I- I don't want to kill you. But I really can't stay” I confirmed. I couldn't help but feel like Shaw's weapon again. Even with him who knows how far away, he still had a strong hold on me. Shaw had invested in a pair of high tech remote shock devices that worked from a pretty long distance, Id never gotten farther than his reach. Back when I tried to run off, the first few months after he kidnapped me, I had gotten pretty far. One night I thought that maybe I had made it past even their reach. But come morning I felt the buzzing, and then I was brought to my knees at the intensity of the shocks and laid helplessly while Shaw came to pick me up and return me to his side. He never stopped me from running, just reminded me that I would never actually escape. 

Those devices, which he had hooked up to a small screen as well as the remote in his ring, could notify him of my heart rate, when plugged into the monitor correctly, proving I had survived somehow. These little devices also contained trackers which could also be shown on the monitor when told to. I just prayed he didn't know what the location of my tracker meant, that he hadn't already checked. If he showed up then I knew what that meant for the people here, even if they got out of here quickly, I wasn't sure Shaw would be far behind. And Erik had been mostly right. I was, although not willingly, potentially giving Shaw the exact coordinates of where his enemies, the people actively trying to stop his plan and would now be a target, were. The only hope of him not finding out what was located where I was was for me to not linger and get back right away so he wouldn't even notice that I had ever left. I realized how selfish it would be to stay and let them take care of me, even if it was begrudgingly. No matter how much I wanted to be near Charles, putting him or his friends in danger was not alright.

I got up, wide eyed and worriedly pulling out the IV and causing a scab to form to keep me from bleeding on my clothes which were still tattered and dusty but in better shape than they should have been considering what had happened earlier. Charles reached for me to stop me from getting out of bed but I stood and stared him down. He recognised fear and determination in my eyes, so he stopped and put his arms down slowly. “Are you sure?’ he asked. His eyes pleaded for me to stay near. Careful and worried, sympathetic even. I almost broke again just at the sight of him. These people could help me. I could help them. And I craved to be near Charles. But not now I couldn't. If I went rogue now I really would compromise their mission and also their lives. Shaw would only follow me. “Yes. I'm sure.” I spoke firmly. Charles looked at me like he understood every feeling ive ever had, like he had read my mind and sifted through my memories and yet I still knew that that wasn't the case. He knew I was afraid. He could feel the nausea rise in my belly. He nodded at me and I took off past the curtains that had been set up around my medical bed. Erik and the blonde boy objected and called to Charles as he followed me out of the space. “What's wrong?” He said once he had caught up to my quick strides. I glanced around the plane looking for an exit. He took my arm and guided me down the aisle walking quickly. I followed even though I wasn't sure if he was taking me to an exit or somewhere they could lock me up. I trusted him and my mind was buzzing again slightly at the feeling of his hand on my arm.

“Shaw will find you if I stay here.” I said rushedly. He furrowed his brows looking intensely at the floor before turning me around a small corner. In front of us was an exit. Outside it was mostly dark “How?” he asked and stopped me once we got a few feet away. Both of his hands rested on my shoulders. He ducked his head slightly to be level with me and searched my eyes. I reached for my neck to feel where the devices were embedded in my neck, about to explain before I looked outside and saw the night coming, time moving quicker than I had expected. Too quick. “No time.” I moved for the door but he held me back and forced our eyes together again.

“Fine, don't tell me. But please May, stay safe” He looked at me so earnestly that it took my breath away. My throat closed before I nodded at him.

“Thankyou, for saving me, Charles. And your friends.” I said genuinely, feeling like I should match his kindness and vulnerability. He had brought me here in order to keep me safe despite the risks and It was the most anyone had done for me since I had gone to the institution and been with Lou.

He smiled at me, taking my breath away again, before nudging his head in the direction of the door, urging me to go. 

“Follow the road just out East that way, and then walk along the freeway. You'll run into the parking garage but dont go too close, I'm sure the authorities will have been notified about its collapse by now.” He directed. I was grateful I didn't even have to ask. “Good luck may.”

I breathed out once more while we looked into each other's eyes and then I gave in and went for the door, his hands slipping away.

Once I was out into the cool air I went down a small set of stairs that had been set up at the exit. I glanced back at the plane, military grade, yet it felt oddly homey in there. It drew me back although I knew it wasnt the plane that was drawing me back, it was Charles who was stood still at the open door watching me go. We looked at each other silently. I let out a breath of air and glanced at my feet before I kept going.

Once a little ways away from the plane and down the first road I felt myself finally be able to breath normally. My brain stopped itching to reconnect to Charles once I got a ways down the side of the freeway. I started to miss the sensation when It wasnt present. I shivered at the loss and felt a little naked somehow. At least, with Charles' brain attached to my own, I didn't feel so lonely. Now, it was just me In the dark on an empty gravel road with the sound of loud cars and honking on the other side of the large fence to my left. Soon It would be me with Shaw and that would be much much worse. I couldn't help but think about how this was the first time I had been on my own since I had last tried to run away and here I was making my way back to the man responsible for that. But what choice did I have? After perhaps an hour of walking, I saw the obliterated parking garage, police lights flashing like Charles had warned me. I sat myself on a curb across the street and checked myself for any proof that I had been helped by Charles. I peeled the bandage off the side of my head and redirtied my face with the soil next to me. I waited for a couple more hours, the police slowly leaving until it was just me. Shaw's car eventually pulled up and I picked myself off of my sore butt and got into the SUV, feeling numb.

“Glad to see you made it out alive.” Shaw said from the passenger seat. I hummed in response, If it weren't for Charles then I wouldn't have, But Shaw could never know that. Azezel patted me on the shoulder from the back seat, the gesture as comforting as it could be coming from him.

“Lots to do, May. We have Lots to do” Shaw smiled menacingly facing forward making me shiver.

[moonstonedrawsrandomly]

Matriarch 17🟢

“SHAMURA!”

Gaia shrieked. Three blades pierced Shamura’s abdomen in front of Fernilla. Fernilla’s eyes were wide with horror. Heket is the first one to her. Mere seconds ago, her life was as good as harvested, but then, with whatever crown energy and strength they had, used their own body as a shield to protect her. Moses was stunned he couldn’t speak. But he wasn’t the only one.

Narinder didnt move after the three blades plunged into Shamura. Almost like he was just in the same amount of shock. Blood poured from their mouth but they still stood, defending Fernilla.

“Narinder…”

Narinder’s eyes, like when he was a child, lit up for some reason. He didnt know why, but there was a…familiarity to their voice.

“…I…I thought…if we raised you…with love and care…then…Klauneck’s prediction would be wrong…but I was a fool…the child of death…will always bring death to…everything he touches…”

Shamura coughs up more blood. Gaia dashed past Narinder to hold her partner. Heket was trying to hold Fernilla up but even HER body was buckling. Narinder hasnt moved yet.

“And yet…I believed…my precious child…could grow to be…a great leader…what a fool I was…..look what you did to your family…I was blinded by love…a love that you had…for no one but your greed…”

Shamura used Gaia for stability, their strength is waning. The blood loss was becoming too great, but not as great as the fervor pouring into Gaia’s veins as she holds her dying lover.

“I-“

You can see in their eyes, there was so much they wanted to say but their vision was becoming blurred and their language turning into mutters.

“I…loved…yo-“

They collapsed. Kallamar quickly came to heal him as Gaia left them in his care.

The others rushed to their elder sibling’s side. Gaia couldnt hear anything, just her own heartbeat in her ears.

“They are on death’s door. I hear their sou-“

BAM!

Gaia was able to shake off her fear and relinquish it into powerful mana that blew Narinder through several walls in the palace! It gave Noelle and Kallamar enough room to began to treat Shamura’s deep wound.

“They’re losing too much blood! We have to teleport them!”

“Where? Narinder is behind the walls! Nowhere is safe”

“Just take them to the clinic for now! We will bring you what you need!”

“What about Narinder?”

SLAM!

“He’s dead to us, help me! Sister, bring Fernilla”

“Of course!”

Heket, carries Fernilla bridal style as they all teleported. Gaia can handle this.

WHAM!

Narinder hits the back wall. Still in shock, Gaia grabbed him by his tail and swung him around, smashing his skull into the concrete. Narinder wanted to fight for real but there was something wrong…he’s fighting Gaia.

He talks a big game when it comes to his Mother Figure, but in reality, she is several levels above him, being able to turn pure fervor into Magic energy to release powerful blasts of magic. And it was coming from her eyes, mouth and nose but she wasn’t using it. Where is this strength and energy coming from?!?

“Gah, I must retreat! She’ll kill me this time!”

Despite being the God of death, without Ayn and Baal, he CANNOT 1v1 his mother. He doesnt even know if THEY would even help! He’s never seen his mother THIS mad before, he needed to retreat. He got that opportunity when Gaia yanked his tail and began to spin him at Mach speed. Narinder was thrown so high into the sky that no one would see where he went, so be teleported. She saw him leave, but she had different priorities right now. She teleported herself to her Lover.

“Shamura!”

“Gak!”

“Quick! Take them to the infirmary! Get ready for surgery! Noelle!”

Kallamar said. Noelle looked puzzled.

“Your coming with me, I might need those small hands of yours”

“Ah! Right!

He said as they teleported them to the Infirmary. Gaia’s fervor was dripping out of her eyes at an alarming rate. So much so, that one of her Children had to bring a bucket for her to drip into, several times until she calmed down. She was still in disbelief.

“Mom?”

Leshy said softly. She couldn’t believe that her own kin nearly killed her spouse…she only returned 3 hours ago and someone else was fighting for their lives. She thought back to when Klauneck cane to speak to them about the black cat they brought into their family. That same child she held close to her while Shamura spoke with Klauneck.

“…Despite the prophecy has atleast a good ending, He will definitey be the unraveling of your family even if the prophecy doesnt come true…”

“We will take our chances, hes a child…he can be raised well.”

Gaia punched the wall, remembering Shamura’s words. Why did she let Shamura keep him? Why did she bother pouring all that love and energy into that brat? Why did she let herself get sealed away for him? WHY DIDNT SHE KILL HIM WHEN SHE HAD THE CHANCE?!?

“Mom…please…”

Leshy begged. Klauneck was right…Narinder should’ve been sacrificed the moment he was brought into the family…he was an unlucky child…now her spouse is fighting for their life now.

“Shamura…shamura…”

Gaia weeped as the remaining bishop comforted their mother figure. Wherever Narinder is, he better be dead.

.

..

…

Its been a few days since the release of Gaia, Narinder and the near Death of Shamura. The whole Clan was in a standstill. Nothing moved, everyone was on edge, waiting news on their dear leader. Surgery went surprisingly well, with the help of Noelle, unfortunately for them, their injuries were deep and they were now in a deep sleep. To wake up when? Who knows at this point, people were just happy that Shamura still had a heartbeat.

“You did excellent in surgery, you too Noelle. I must discuss something with Kallamar right now, so go and rest Noelle”

Gaia said. Noelle took her weary body to her room while Kallamar and Gaia walked in the other direction.

“How are they?”

“No movement so far. Their wounds are deep but they should heal. Since they are in a coma, their body will need all the energy it can get. they will need a liquid diet to keep them alive and well, with around the clock care. It will be in their best interest to rest and heal…but how are you Mom?”

He asked. He noticed the dark circles under his mother’s eyes. Shes not doing well with any of this.

“Not great. I knew we were going to fight…but to attack Shamura? The only person who truly advanced and advocated for that boy…i dont care that Fernilla was his original target, he didn’t care…”

“Mom, your fervor!”

“Right…sorry…”

“No, your anger is justified… but for now, save your strength for when we fight again…”

Kallamar said as he wipes his mother’s face. She holds his hand that cleaned her face.

“My tender sweet boy…you treasure me…”

“Of course. As you did to me. You picked me, after all”

He said. Gaia sighs as Kallamar takes her arm gently.

“Lets get some rest, we will deal with him with a level head.”

“Right”

They both said as they walked towards their separate rooms. Gaia finnaly gets to the shared bedroom and she was hit with a strong nostalgia. Gaia remembering having her kids fight over who slept with her and who slept with Shamura, what story they read, what they wanted the chefs to make the kids for breakfast…it was too much for the time shes had so far. Each memory that hasnt been tainted by Narinder, was surprisingly preserved.

The sheets on the bed havent even been changed in all of those years, still showing their age.

“Shamura didn’t even change the sheets…I guess even they were holding onto those memories as well…”

She lays down and imagines her spouse, laying next to her, talking about what they were to do when they grow older, possible grandchildren, retiring and passing down the mantle to one of the kids, possibly Heket if she wants it, she is indeed the most responsible of the children. All this thinking, she didn’t even realize that she was dreaming already. And someone drapes the covers over her and silently leaves.

“Sleep well, Mom…we will get that bastard, I promise…”

TBC

[wizisbored]

I can imagine after the wall goes down that nimona and Ballistor would be interested in visiting places, and one of the places they visit is where they run into Lydia, and Nimona can see an unsummoned Beetlejuice and is probably excited to meet someone special or weird like her. Ballistor has some reservations about it, but he'd warm up to him, once he was summoned and he could see him and Lydia explained some things.

if theyre gonna be leaving the kingdom for au purposes, im tempted to say fuck it go all the way and have them fully leave leave. nimona, ballister and ambrosius. they tried to swing it for a while, stuck around for maybe as long as a few years after it all went down, but it just wasnt working out. it's absolutely impossible for any of them to live a normal life, nimona especially - most people hail her as a hero, which is stressful in its own right, but there's also a not-insignificant number who still want 'gloreths monster' dead, and they know who she is now.

so the three of them skip town, and end up in a small town in rural conneticut. they dont plan on hiding nimona's abilities forever, but decide to lay low for a period to scope out the towns general level of weirdness-acceptance first. so they move in under the guise of a young gay couple who have gaurdianship of a teenager for unspecified reasons, and own various pets that are never seen in the same place at the same time.

it's been a while since the events of beetlejuice the musical, and beej is kinda hovering around the deetzs. lydia hasnt resummoned him and he hasnt asked her to. yet. theyre back on friendly terms, though im not sure about him and the rest of the family.

the two groups meet when charles decides to invite the new neighbours over for dinner. nimona is calling herself seventeen so she's supposedly a year or two older than lydia, and lydia thinks shes cool as shit. even though lydia isnt young enough to really trigger nimonas discomfort with small children she isnt used to interacting with kids and it takes her a bit to warm up, but lydia isnt the best at socialising with people (supposedly) her age either so they kinda fumble through it together. turns out theyve got a fair bit in common and by the end of the evening theyre getting along pretty well. goth/punk solidarity.

nimona cant neccesarily see ghosts, but she can sense them. beetlejuice isnt around for the dinner but she is far more aware of the maitlands' presence than ballister or ambrosius. she has no idea what it is, and doesnt bring it up until they're back home afterwards.

so nimona and lydia keep hanging out. a few times beetlejuice tags along, and nimona can feel him lingering around, and it feels the way a dog trying to bite a fly out of the air looks, if that makes sense. nimona stays human-shaped around lydia but there is something distinctly off about her, to lydia. maybe on some level she can sense what nimona is, but ill have to figure that out after ive considered how the magic/supernatural lore of the two medias is going to mix. she also thinks theres something odd about the various 'pets' nimona's family owns. theyre all some variation of reddish-brown, chestnut, ginger, or tan with no exception. the dog looks at least half wolf. her own cat, percy, hates theirs. she sees ballister riding a horse bareback around the edge of town sometimes, and it always feels like the horse is avoiding eye contact. and she has never seen nimona interact with any of them, or even be in the same room.

nimona finds out about the ghosts before lydia finds out about her, but it happens in quick sucession. eventually lydia is confident enough that she could ask nimona if she believes in life after death and she'd answer honestly. so she asks, and nimona - as someone who died and then got better - says yes quite confidently. so lydia pretty much spills everything, and nimona's reaction to hearing about beetlejuice is 'oh thank FUCK i can stop pretending to be human in front of you'

[waspsinyourclan]

I waited until Alderheart left to get herbs or something. He hasnt seemed to care about me using the weird magic computer before but I just want to be safe. Here’s everything I’ve figured out thus far:

I’m pretty sure that I’m about to become an apprentice. I don’t know when but it’s probably going to happen soon.

This world is some sort of variation on the one in the books. Firestar died during the migration by falling off a cliff, and starclan chose Bramblestar to replace him because Graystripe wasn’t around. Bramblestar led thunderclan through the whole dark forest thing but his first deputy, Squirrelflight, died so he chose Brackenfur as his next. It’s been a while since then obviously. The stuff with Skyclan and the Broken Code arc hasn’t happened yet. Maybe it never will. Idk. It doesn’t seem like anything has happened for a while.

I don’t recognize any other names of currently alive cats I have heard except Alderheart, the current medicine cat. I don’t know why he is here when there are no other cats I recognize.

The gathering is probably soon.

The mother of this cat I am is named Smokewhisker and I have a sister named Petalkit. I don’t know anything about my father. I suspect he is dead.

I can access more than just Tumblr on this thing. I’ve been looking up herbs and stuff on the Warriors wiki because I’ve never been one for physical competence and it’s always smart to make contingincy plans.

[yj-98]

hello everyone. me again. cowboygame time.

context needed for the post: previous posts about arthur + john, and also that the dad that runs the gang theyre in is named dutch, and their other dad whos been with dutch the longest + was the most like an actual parent to them is named hosea

ANYWAYS! today i consider. being your fathers' son.

its like. interesting and compelling to me that arthur and john are definitely Dutch's Sons. plucked from orphanhood and moulded in his shape and ideology and have been with him and his gang family for decades by the time u meet them in the games. dutch puts a big emphasis on Family and commitment, and you see it in arthur and his dedication to the gang and you see how john crumbles under that weight and how him having left the gang for a year irreparably damaged his relationship with arthur. like they Are Dutch's kids. and dutch is not a nice man.

and arguably arthur and john arent nice either. but they are kind. they bite at each others tails and can be real assholes to people, including people they love, but they know when to be gentle. they know who is undeserving of ire and they know when to put down their ego. maybe not necessarily when it comes to each other but they still have moments between the bickering when they can offer "i owe you" "you will keep owing me" "thank you" "of course".

they learned this through dutch, this instinctual rise to any challenge. but it's lucky that theyre also Hosea's sons....... hosea taught them to read (alongside dutch), was a gentler and more grounded figure in their life. he's a cheat and a conman but hes Not dishonorable and he's genuinely shown to be very kind and good with kids and he cares for his boys as real kids he never got to have.

hosea is shown to be the level-head that balances out dutch's neuroses. he fights against dutch's more wild decisions. hes taught his sons to respect dutch but still question. hes the oldest in the group (dutch's senior by like. 10 years i believe. theyre both 40-50) and he didnt get that old being stupid. hes the robin hood w/ the golden heart. a former actor with love lost who's gone too far down this road with dutch to ever look back but doesnt look forward blindly.

and hosea spends so much time agonizing over his youngest son not thinking. thats the common gripe w/ john, that hes emotional and acts out blindly and he just doesnt think. contrast him to arthur who has at this point spent 20 years of his life being dutch's muscle. but hes got kindness at his core. he begins to question. hes a protector, hes an artist, hes tired. john questions because it fits wrong, arthur questions because death brings clarity. they are opposites here. john more like dutch who questions from the start and arthur more like hosea who only really starts to act after hes already a slow-boiled frog. arthur is compartmentalization to johns bleeding rage.

and when you look at them together. at how they react to each other. ESPECIALLY in the start, when johns rejoined them but arthur is still angry and hurt... on the surface its that john broke the first thing dutch taught them. loyalty. traitors dont come back. leave and youre dead to us.

but then the hurt of john LEFT the family. john's fear was more powerful than his love for his family. arthur was left behind. (and then why was he allowed back? why were exceptions made?) and THEN its that arthur had a kid, and while he wasnt more than friends with the kids mother, he didnt get a chance to watch the kid grow up to an adult. he helped coparent until one day he found them both dead and murdered. and john was willing to throw it ALL away + he hasnt made much effort to do better since coming back. the theme of the story over both games is feeling like they dont Deserve second chances. that there Are no second chances. there is no redemption. and yet john is given second chances, hes given chances at redemption, even if the rug is pulled. and arthur spends the last year of his life trying to redeem 35 odd years spent "wrong" to him. and his last chance is to make sure that his brother can, at least.

i just really like that it feels like a neat little bow. that arthur likes hosea better between the two. that they had hosea. that it comes full circle on both sons characters. that theyre ultimately flawed people trying to do good. a perspective they have because of hosea, even after he dies, in spite of dutch being hellbent on destroying their lives

[mangoisms]

Im just soso obsessed with figuring out tim as a character rn i cant stop thinking abt it (ive always been a jason todd girlie but i read ur fic and that angsty twink latched onto me and refuses to let go)

I think u have a pretty good hold of him, especially bc in present comics writers are so intent on elevating tim in spite of other characters (barbara and her hacking skills for example, or any comparison made btw him and any robin, really) that most portrayals of him are so boring it makes me cry, while you on the other hand took the approach to write about his flaws (which are MANY) while still making him charming and handsome (he is so... !!!!)

To me flaws are also tied to not only the good traits of characters but also their core beliefs and ideals so what can you say abt tim?

I know he can be stupidly arrogant and patronizing at times, that he's always idolized the position and legacy of robin and constantly fights his insecurities with this role and his abilities for the job, that he can also be incredibly selfish or outright mean when it comes to being mindful of other people's feelings for the sake of logic (re when he didnt tell tam abt his dad not being actually dead), but at the same time i cant figure out exactly what he wants to do with his role as robin (or red robin) or why he would want to keep going when his main goals first were just making sure bruce wouldnt go down a dark path, im pretty sure he mentioned not being a vigilante forever but his actual goals remain unclear to me

(Im in the midst of reading his solo robin run but ive read red robin so give me a little room for this, you are definitely free to talk abt more of his comics bc i havent read everything yet and everything im saying should be taken with a grain of salt, video essays and the issues ive read can only get me so far)

He could have gained an inherent desire to help people after all his time as robin and the so fucked up shit that happened to him, maybe as a ways to channel his grief (much like dick and jason and bruce, im thinking abt identity crisis here) after he isnt "needed" as robin anymore, but at the same time that would be so tragic because he was supposed to be different to them, he was supposed to remark the importance of robin's role in helping be "batman's light" and not becoming like batman himself, its just so interesting and im still trying to really understand the extent of his character so id just. Love to get ur thoughts and musings on what fuels tim as a character and how you see him

(I dont have this problem with jason bc his moral conflict is very crystal clear to me and also so freaking juicy, his actions are logical and so understable, granted he also hasnt had as much screentime as tim and i can see when writers just Dont Get Him, misunderstanding the original intent of his character coming back etc etc etc, tim has grown and evolved throughout his tim as robin so this might factor in too)

Anyways sorry for the long post i hope this is alright !!! Loved ur fic to bits and ur writing is a blessing mwah

okay HI i am not exaggerating when i say that i have been thinking about this ask since you sent it HAHA tim is just a parasite in my brain he won't let go...

that's the funny thing about portrayals of him today... i feel like people want to elevate him as a potential batman or a character closest to bruce in terms of intelligence and detective skills, which isn't true at all, i think (because, exactly, you have babs Right There), and of course, narratively, this is all a good thing (this post covers it well, i think). it's in the same vein of people making tim out as the most dangerous person in the batfam, should he ever chose to go down the path, which i can partially blame red robin (2009) for with this panel....

(and i don't think that's true either. he has the potential to be dangerous just like any of the others but i think the ones to really be scared of are babs, dick, and cass but ANYWAY)

in general, red robin 2009 was a bumpy time for tim with bruce's death and his spiraling, but it seemed to really inform what they were going to do with his character. no more time for the civilian life, committing himself much more thoroughly to The Mission like bruce. which is, if you ask me, a negative progression of his character, which isn't bad, exactly, in terms of storytelling, but it feels like all we get are the 'good parts' now -- the intelligence, the status, the resources, and then we don't get to grapple with the consequences.

there were some in red robin 2009 but it was more tim accepting them and making no move to change his actions, which is fine, but now... idk. but i also don't touch modern comics with a ten foot pole so this could just be. Wrong. but that seems like what's going on. so i feel like that's where people get the idea of him being... idk not the Perfect Robin exactly but. you know?

no no yeah i totally agree!

re (because i want to break this down i'm telling you i have Been Thinking About This): at the same time i cant figure out exactly what he wants to do with his role as robin (or red robin) or why he would want to keep going when his main goals first were just making sure bruce wouldnt go down a dark path, im pretty sure he mentioned not being a vigilante forever but his actual goals remain unclear to me

exactly this. he did say that and i've reblogged this at some point i think, showing a panel from robin 1993 where he mentioned he wouldn't be a vigilante forever, then paralleled with that panel i put in earlier from red robin 2009. (there's this post, which touches on another thing about tim trying to set himself apart as having friends and thus not being bruce LOL which is another topic entirely)

i think that was what red robin 2009 was - a negative progression of his character, one that, again, we never really grapple with, especially as dc shoves robin back onto him now.

his motivations are an interesting thing to me, because he did start out coincidentally, saying batman needed a robin but he didn't assume he'd be that robin, it just kind of happened because he was there (well much more went into it but you know?).

but aside from that, i've never gotten the impression tim really does it for people. i mean batman in general has been about the detective work but i think towards the 80s/90s/00s there was a shift to focusing on the people but tim has never really struck me as a hero of the people. he's more about fighting crime than he is about helping people. i think it is partially informed by the genre - re detective comics, etc - but still. he's not like, say, peter parker/spider-man, who is a hero of the people, of the working class. the people are inherent to him as spider-man. tim does it out of duty and responsibility i think, being the light to batman's dark, of course, but he's also very much a teenage boy about being robin - the cool factor, pointedly mentioning he wants to let off steam by knocking around 'criminals' that kind of thing

which doesn't mean he's unfit for it but he operates in an odd grey area as far as his motivation goes, which i think is where we get red robin? he was defined by being robin and he did his job, then he got the boot. so it is very much an identity crisis but we're seeing that negative change as he changes for the worse, for something darker. i mean, yes, red robin 2009 was again bumpy because he was at a very low point in his life but in general, that run was dark for him.

editorial wise, we'd never get to see what they made of it because they did the reboot and started new-52 a few years after. but whether he'd continue being red robin/going down this path, or if he'd shed the identity and go for something lighter... it's hard to say.

i kind of like the thought that he'd change his identity and try to take a lighter approach, try to pull himself from bruce's influence, though with how it's all set it up, it seems fated that he'd end up there. there was red robin 2009, but then there was his sixteenth birthday incident (which sounds bad here and i'd read this before reading it myself but god when i read it it pissed me off so bad... really what turned me off bruce as a 'good' father figure, i can't lie). he ultimately ends up going back and becoming robin and this is the turning point for him where he agrees to enter this mindset that bruce wants him to be in. (this post talks mainly about timsteph but it is also a point to the end about the shift in his character and how that affected his relationships as well)

i mean i know red robin 2009 is marked by the grief of bruce's 'death' and a bunch of other Very Bad Shit but even when we got past that and he had his little 'Let me let in the people who love me because i am Not batman' he then proceeded to go a little surveillance crazy and make a hit list (something like that, it's been a while..) but. yeah.

ultimately, at the core of his character, i think he is good and compassionate and kind, so, even aside from all that (like the birthday incident), i think he would've made his way there eventually. it could maybe be why we see him returning to robin, if we wanted to try and pretend dc making him be robin is a completely normal and logical decision that they actually thought through. like a way to return to the bases and feel it out from there. though i still think they could've just. idk. given him a BREAK from vigilantism to figure it out. i'm a big proponent of civilians and their place amongst vigilantes and superheroes and i feel like tim's due a break, which is why i put that stuff in my fics. i do want to see him step back and try to figure out his life, because at one point, though robin 1993 was arguably defined by the balance between robin and tim drake and had plenty of civilian friends to keep things interesting, we don't see much as far as what he wants to do. which i suppose could be part of his relatability factor that tim drake, the character, was conceived with

but idk at this point they have to give us something 😭 anyway. this got VERY long i am very sorry.. i don't mind long asks either but i might've overshot my response... alas. i also hope i more or less answered your question??? if not feel free to slide back in here and talk to me! i rambled a bit here and it's like. 3am rn i'm scheduling this to post because i wanted to get it all written Now and. yeah.

thank you SO much very happy to hear you're enjoying everything <333 hope you continue to enjoy :**

[hollowsorrows]

How was the latest chapter in ymu?

OH BYO OH BOY OH BOY absolutely destroyed me!!!! made me lose my shit for about two whole days!!!! it was BAAAD. and its also THE most game changing thing to happen so far. gonna put what happens under the cut bc spoilers 😁😁

i just finished typing this oopsies i rambled about the entire comic

cw for a lot of things.

SO. lemme set the scene for you. you have 3 main characters: KK, BK and RK.

kk is the main protagonist. he is the 8th generation in a long line of heroes; the KK clan. he is utterly shit at being a hero and hes still so bubbly and silly and honestly kinda childish but i dig it hes aweaome. he also has some traumaaaa!!! bros dad kinda sucked (he was like. WAY too immature to be a father; worth noting that he's the 7th generation kk) and when his father didnt come back home from war his mom went out to figure out what happened to him and kickass. which left kk all alone for like around 10 years maybe more if im being honest. hes not okay <3333

bk, we know JACK SHIT about. hes the demon king/devil, whatever you prefer. he likes animals. he likes carrots. hes straightforward, blunt, and way too trusting and forgiving. but like people are scared of him cuz hes the fucking devil he just hasnt used his magic yet. it will be plot relevant im 99% sure. we know Nothing about his past. we know he was involved in the war against humans and demons when kk was a kid (which kk's dad fought in). and bk was essentially a refugee. he ran to the desert and some shit happens but its quite literally blurry we dont know whay happened. hes VERY overprotective of kk too!! like VERY over protective ykyk. so somethings going on with him.

RK. OH BOY, RK. rk is like severely fucking insane like genuinely he has so many fucking problems. he is surprisingly the one we know the most about considering how much of a mystery he was in the older chapters. he calls himself the alien and doesnt reveal his name. he flies. he has a box on his head all the time. he has a dead ghost girl hallucination thingy that he talks to ghat nobody else sees. he has a gun. hes amazing. dude has canonically committed quite a few attrocities like man. his first on screen murder was fucking BRUUUTAL. "see you in hell." GOD he makes me insane. anyways his past is SUPER fucked up; born with magic unlike anything his family has ever seen before, the king (his adoptive father) exploits it and uses it to kill captured demons. he also had this whole thing where he found kk's mom in jail, kept a photo of her and kk, and helped her escape which did end up killing her. and he forgot that. anyways dude has some fucked up shit happening and is severely gone in the head

worth mentioning that in season 2 the three find the one eyed village which is keeping a princess there. princess violet. ill talk about her a bit more later in the post. the one eyeds get fucking evaporated by a group of demons that are specifically out to get bk, and only a golden tree remains of the village. rk knows about this. kk doesnt know ANYTHING

so. this expansive lore stuff is revealed like throughout the comic in pieces. and it starts out funny and sillt and like slice of life comedy but it gets fucked up around season 3 where kk gets his sword fixed and it becomes alive. he then basically dies and goes to this world where he is fucking god. and his sword is there. and its imbued with the soul of this random ass guy qho we call the musician. and its fucky wucky. the guy who fixed the sword also had a buncha kids hidden behidn a wall and rk takes them each to their hometowns via magic portals whatever. this is also where we see rk fucking shoot said guy and go actually insane for like 15 minutes. ill show screenshots cuz what the fuck man. then season 4 where princess violet, a character from another kingdom whos sister (named princess L) killed herself during a fire in the kingdom (said sister is also rk's brother's fiancé no this is not confusing), goes through what is essentially a demon realm where she has to adhere to the rules of a demon her sister kept and find out which of her 6 sisters killed princess L. in the end its revealed that it was a suicide which is lovely :)

season 4.5 goes more into rk's past and rk's brother, rj. like. rj is the king of the kingdom, since rk's adoptive father passed away. hes a really cool guy but is DEFINITELY either marked by or an avatar of the lonely iykwim. he has like no loved ones around him he is alone man. he was also princess L's fiancé! i love him. anyways rk and rj reunite but then rk kinda hates the r kingdom so he leaves and also finally reveals to kk hes actually insane so :)

season 5 has like this tower which will be relevant i think cuz there was a teaser of kk's teacher entering it the end of season 6 season 1 and being shrowded by darkness. its not sinister at all trust me :). i dont remember this one well but it had to do with the best side character ever angel do i love you do

season 6 season 1. huge lore dump on rk's part. kk bk and rk find this tower that is stopped in time. two wizards live inside: oz, the moon wizard, and of, the sun wizard. they control the moon and the sun. they also are prophets, disciples of the first kk, and know a lot about what they shouldnt! including rk's forgotten past :) they task the gang to go to this portal and defeat the demon paimon lest it unleash chaos into this world. and they do!

along the way kk finds out about the one eyeds. he loses trust in bk, and rk has to give him a pep talk and it genuine is kinda sound actually the only w rk ever had

and they find the portal. they enter the realm. the demon there is named paimon, and is a fucjing bitch and was foreshadowed ALL THE COMIC. and are tasked with going through each a designated room. each room has a shit ton of clones of the characters. only the real one can go through the door at the end. kk goes through just fine, although he had a bit of conflict. bk made it through bc ofc its bk. and rk. oh. rk. his room is empty with scortch marks on the ground. and theres fog. its implied that he killed all of the rk's before proceeding. he goes through the door. as it turns out, the real rk already made it past the door, scratched up, from whay it seems. and what does the fake rk do??? he shoots the real one. in the heart. the real rk dies. just like fucjing that.

did i mention that rk cannot die?? hes tried killing himself. a lot. but each time he regens. the only places he hasnt tried are the heart and the head. so the fact that he was killed via the heart. ugh its so good its amazing from an analytical perspective i ranted about this before but its genuirnly amazing. the character thay is established as being hard to kill. killed at his own hands. it was his own hubris that failed him. raintime you bastard you are a fucjing genius how did you write such an amazing comic

oopsies that was not meant to be the entire comic :) also i need to mention that these guys look like this

blue haired ones kk, black haired ones bk, blonde bitch is rk

[miidnightpoet]

Sweetheart (Rockstar!Eddie x MusicStar!Steve)

Steve is new to the music industry, he had worked as a teacher at Hawkins Middle School for six years after Venca, but now he's basically got his name in lights wherever he goes. Everything went by in a flash when it happened, the phone call saying he got the record deal, the congratulations from his friends and moving to New York with Robin. Now he was about to go on his own tour for his album “Sweetheart”, the album he had written for Eddie. (all steves songs are taylor swift songs)

Eddie’s been in the music industry for eight years now, he’s learned the ins and outs and all the ways to work the system. THe only thing is he isn’t exactly “Eddie Munson” in the industry. After everything that happened in Hawkins. The murder accusations, Chrissy’s death, Vecna. He couldn’t handle being Eddie anymore, the doc Hopper had introduced him to had set up an alternative life for Eddie after he reached out three months in Hawkins. Now he had his new band and a new life as Darren Mack. Their band Raining Hellfire was world famous and they were about to go on tour. 

Dear Eddie, With Love... A Collection Of Letters

A collection of letters written to Edward "Eddie" Munson of Corroded Coffin during his 4 month coma in 1986. These letters were written from friends and family when they were struggling with their losses and the fear they would lose Edward as well. This collection was published in 1996 after Edward came out as gay and announced his queer relationship with well known human rights activist Steven "Steve" Harrington.

The Aftermath

A bunch of one-shots that will come together in one holiday party ending

Nancy Is Dead (WIP Name)

Ronance, Steddie, hopper wants to adopt evryone, protective Steve.

Jason beats up robin for being gay and visiting Nancy's grave on their aniverity.

A Bullet Through My Heart (no full description yet)

during season 4, ronance, hinted steddie, mad robin, miscommunication, robin nancy fight, very emotional

Don't Mess With My Best Friend:

When Robin shows up at Steve's door covered in blood and bruises, he panics. His dad never let them keep a first aid kit in the house so he has no way to help his best friend. This leads him to call in a favour from Chief of Police Jim Hopper, who knows that Steve dosen't live in a great environment.

Steve nurses Robin back to health while trying to figure out who beat up this best friend and deals with his own trauma from his problematic father.

Also Nancy is dead :)

Trust Me I Love You:

A collection of our favourite people proving to their favourite people that they love them platonically, romantically and everything in between.

Fuck You Munson (havent started writing)

Steve's about to start his the tour for his first album Sweetheart when Eddie Munson gets brought back into the conversation. Steve still hasnt forgiven him for packing up and leaving in the middle of the night and dosent want to. Steve just wants to enjoy his tour with Robin and his fans.

Eddie's never been one to keep up with new artist but when he hears Steve Harrington said over the radio it pulls him from his current downward spiral. He's stopped smoking, any drop of alcohol is gone from his apartment. Eddie's biggest regret was leaving Steve now he had a chance to fix it.

Everything goes down hill when Steve find out their venue has been double booked and he now has to do a show with Eddie and his new band Raining Hellfire.

[smolcuriouskitten]

Starter for @wexarexmadxhere Demon Dean ❤️

It all started as a normal day. She came home from a day with her sister, putting away her new clothes that she bought and even played with Kimchi for awhile! Ending the evening by altering a few clothes and a nice hot shower, she was laying in bed, reading a book.

Now she could read energies and it was always something mundane. A bear, a deer, a few bunnies from time to time. Stuff that was found in nature and is seen as normal. Tonight something felt off. There was a strong energy that came out of nowhere and it kept getting closer. Throwing on a shirt with some pants, she went downstairs to go and check, until she was hit in the back of her head.

Now she fell to the ground and grunted but used her magic to shock the shit out of whoever the person was. She could feel herself getting lightheaded yet she wasnt going down without a fight, whoever this was. Fighting back as much as she could, eventually her body failed her and he was able to kill her successfully.

Laying on the ground and being 'dead' for a few moments, she held a brief conversation with Kharon since she hasnt seen him in awhile before she was brought back. A loud gasp and a deep inhale through her teeth, she holds the back of her head. "You asshole! What in the fuck is your problem?! Ugh! Thanks to you now I will have a migraine for 3 days!" She fusses, her speech starting off as gibberish due to her brain healing itself but ending in English.

She spits blood next to her and she wheezes, glaring at the figure. "Is this how you greet everyone?! For shame! You cant just attack from behind thats unfair! If you are gonna try to kill me at LEAST hit me where I can see you!" You would think he spilled milk when he shouldnt have due to how the scolding felt so normal compared to the situation.

[torchiiko]

ok zoochosis review/critique From someone who hasnt even played the game lmao

for those who dont know, zoochosis is a horror game abt dealing with mutated animals while "interviewing" for the night shift at a sketchy zookeeper job. heads up this ended up being WAY longer than i thought itd be & it might not make any sense without having seen at least one playthru. oops!

i think it has a great premise! its got an interesting concept but it isnt done as well as it couldve been. theres a lot of questions that either get left unanswered or the youtubers ive seen play so far just didnt find the answers, which sucks. the story doesnt feel finished, & i will give the developers some slack given that the screenwriter for the game passed, but that doesnt excuse releasing the game in the state ive seen in the gameplay videos

to start, the tutorial doesnt explain everything it should. youre only guided thru Some of the main tasks & sure, ppl can figure the rest out on their own, but when the entire gameplay loop revolves around diagnosing animals you need to make sure the players know how to use all the tools to get the correct diagnoses. maybe its in character for doc, the tutorial npc/antagonist to leave you half-informed, but it can just be frustrating for the player. it isnt Too big of a deal but i have seen ppl make a few easily avoidable mistakes bc they werent properly filled in at the start

next, the bugs are Nasty, to the point of preventing you from progressing or getting the ending youre attempting to get. you have to collect parasites for a shot at getting a good ending (killing "the mother", who ill get to later) but some of the parasites will either vanish when theyre needed after collecting them or inexplicably be dead when you need them alive. ive seen animals mutate while the player was still in the exhibit & be killed, only for the mutated animal cutscene to trigger as the player was leaving. the mutant was already killed, so theyre stuck with danger music blaring & the species name & empty health bar at the top of the screen. i have yet to see manlys playthru, but i hear he suffered at the hands of bugs as well

pausing to say smth positive before i move on to my main issue, the visuals are fantastic! the animals, being the main feature of the game, are very well done & i rlly enjoy how they incorporated certain behaviors, such as the giraffes spreading their legs out to get low enough to eat out of the trough & a few of the animals randomly sparring (giraffes fighting with their necks, moose butting antlers). its a real nice touch & adds a bit more life to the animals. the mutant designs are a little hit or miss, theyre definitely scary & unsettling but some are better than others. it doesnt help that the lights in the enclosures often go out when they mutate, making it harder to even see the monster design as they scurry around

the animals you can visit rotate in & out every time you finish a run, which i guess is supposed to keep things fresh so players replay multiple times but it just gets annoying. 1 new animal every couple hours doesnt make up for the fact those animals will eventually stop being new Or that you get locked out of a different animal. why cant they just all be available & the player can choose which ones they visit each run? probably to force them to see all the mutant designs... which. all the mutant encounters play out almost the exact same way. only the elephant has an interesting mechanic, its got armor plating that you have to get rid of before you can dart it either to cure or kill it. you have to bait it into charging at a wall to knock off its plating, thats cool! it adds strategy to the fight instead of just shooting 3 times. none of the other mutants have smth like this, they just run/climb/fly around

but my main critique is the Story. it feels rushed & poorly paced. a lot of commenters on jacksepticeyes video said it wouldve worked better as a slower burn & i agree. a single night isnt enough time to let anything simmer or have any big realizations or payoff, & it makes replaying the game over & over to see more endings or get more lore incredibly tedious bc of how repetitive the tasks are

the characters motivations are either entirely unknown or not strong enough. the player, paul, takes the job in the first place bc his family is allegedly impoverished, to the degree you have the option to smuggle meat-based animal food to his wife so she & their daughter can have "real food." the reveal happens not too long after; its human meat. which, even if it Wasnt, why would he ever think to give his family animal food?? itd be nice to break things up by days with sections at home so the audience can see what his home life is like & get a better idea of why he would be so desperate

additionally, he shouldve been offered an even higher salary as hush money to give him more incentive to go along with the downright illegal things going on! paul is shockingly nonchalant abt everything going on & goes along with it with little resistance. he just tosses a LIVING WOMAN into a meat grinder bc he was told to!!!! i will say the player can choose not to do this, but itd be nice if paul at least hesitates a little so the player actually knows they have a choice & arent being forced into it to progress

doc, on the other hand, has No known motivations for any of the aforementioned illegal goings on & makes No attempt to hide it!! he doesnt even try to cover up what his whole little scheme is, doesnt try to soothe paul by claiming the woman "deserves" to die bc shes a criminal or smth, or that the bodies are sourced from somewhere "more ethical" or even try to make up some nonsense abt human meat having health benefits to the animals, he just comes out & says "yeah the animals mutate & they can only be satisfied by human flesh. dont tell anyone bc u signed an nda & itll be a violation + ill kill you" ???

he explains "the mother" sends out parasites to infect & mutate the animals but we never get to know Why. why is he going thru all the hassle of appeasing this monster? the zoo has been closed for at least a year, how are there still funds to keep everything running? he supposedly has big connections to the point cops are covering for him, but WHY? why is he so important that the cops cover for him, what do they get out of letting it all slide?? does he actually still care abt maintaining the animals or is the whole zoo now just a front to funnel in more sacrifices?? was it always that way?? where did the mother come from?? what, exactly, is she?? nothing is ever explained abt this!

By the way, theres some extra, completely missable dialogue if you grind the woman right away after being told to. you get another call where paul Attempts to protest, but doc is like "lol lmao btw you have the same parasite the animals do. maybe if you survive the night ill cure you or smth. at least the mutants see you as own of their own. also ur poor & u need the money so do this" & like. the game Starts with paul saying he might get the job if he survives, then he gets locked into the zoo & his phone taken away & it somehow doesnt raise any red flags for him while his wife is like "this isnt normal!!!!"

also, completely irrelevant, but when doc leaves he offers to tell pauls wife hes staying the night bc shes waiting outside bc yknoe. it was supposed to just be an interview. but paul says "nahh dont tell her shell figure it out" so like. wtf paul. its Raining & ur letting her stand out there waiting for you??? some husband you are :/

anyway. if the game took place over a matter of days, we could have time to adjust, rlly let things sink in & maybe get some more answers drip fed to us over time. maybe youve been smuggling meat to your wife for a few days, having it for family meals until you get your first paycheck, but now the zoos supply is out & you need to refill it; cue the human meat reveal. it would also be nice if you could monitor an animals symptoms over days & potentially prevent them from ever mutating! the games subtitle is "rescue the animals" after all. youre supposed to be able to pacify mutants by feeding them the meat along with their regular food, but if you leave to go prepare the food mix, you risk the normal animals in the enclosure getting attacked & dying!

the game leaves clues like "monitor how often an animal sleeps, it could be a symptom of illness" or "look out for wounds on the animals" but when everything can be diagnosed with the main tools, & noticing these things doesnt do anything to prevent mutation, it just ends up being useless flavor text. also, every enclosure has at least one sick animal & a mutant Every Time, theres no variety. maybe its not "scary" to not have a monster attack you every 10 minutes, but itd definitely add some suspense. maybe you cure an animal only for them to remain sick, showing that smth deeper is ailing them

a night by night system would also be more interesting storywise! instead of finding out all thr dark secrets right away, things just seem more & more strange as you go on. maybe youre advised not to look into it if you wanna keep your job so you fall into blissful ignorance so you can provide for your family. maybe you do snoop around & get offered life changing amounts of hush money for your silence, since theyd "hate to lose a good worker :((". maybe there are more employees, some innocently unaware of the truth, some burdened with the knowledge of what rlly goes on but too desperate or afraid to speak out

the woman mentioned a few paragraphs ago, the one who gets meat grinded, shes actually crucial to getting a good ending. shes sarah, an investigative journalist, & you have to rescue her so she can help you get the recipe for a poison to kill The Mother & all her parasites (which will save your life). the motivation for her murder is obvious, she was gonna leak the whole operation, but wouldnt it be much cooler if she was undercover as an employee throughout the course of the game? shes working alongside you, trying to get more info, trying to convince you "hey, isnt this weird?" only for her to vanish one night, fired for "accessing unauthorized locations." if you already have suspicions you might be inclined to dig deeper & be able to rescue her, or maybe you take her firing at face value, thats what she gets for snooping, right?

one last little thing id like to mention here, in the best ending of the game you save the woman & expose the zoo, kill the mother & doc in one fell swoop as her poison needs delivered in live food, & save your wife. thats right, your wife gets dragged into this! yknow why? bc if you dont answer her calls, she reports her worries to the police & they kill her! & you are misled into doing this!!! when you save sarah, she tells you not to call your wife back & to save your phones last bit of battery for the police when you get some more evidence, makes sense right? except if you dont, she gets killed by said police! you Have to call her back & soothe her so she doesnt report you missing at the zoo & get killed. theres No way of knowing this before it happens, forcing you to replay the game to get the best ending even if you already got the good one (but your wife died)

it couldve been so, so cool but the story especially just falls flat. it seems like they either rushed it or just cared more abt having an excuse to show off their scary monster designs & threw the story to the side. ive seen ppl complain that the game was too short for the price, but ironically you have to play it over & over for hours to get more story ...unless you happen to get the default bad/death ending & assume thats all there is. or get too frustrated by bugs & glitches that you drop it entirely. its not Awful but its definitely unpolished & it shows