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[habunshu]

Hello! Sorry to bother you.

I noticed you are in JTTW fandom and wanted to ask if you know where can I find more info on Sun Wukong's make up and stage performance? I tried to find stuff on my own but quickly realised that I'm just one small weak goblin. I saw some blogs about chinese opera behind the scenes with SW images and couple of videos but that's about it... and since you look like you are way more knowledgeable I came here to beg a favour.

Do you know any videos, documentaries or blogs on this topic?

Thank you for your time ♥♥♥

Hi!

TLDR: Bold text are writings/videos linked to Peking Opera Culture and specifics surrounding Monkey King performances. Post has a mid-length summary of key aspects of his Peking appearances and core thematics. This mainly goes along visual design analysis, as I don’t focus in performance art as much! Read more divide for courtesy

(Also taking a moment to highly praise @/bonesmarinated ‘s Peking opera Wukong pieces!)

The Monkey King/Sun Wukong is a very well covered and well performed character in Peking Opera, I’ll give a short(ish) summary of the key aspect of his design across various performances based on work I can recall from my Undergrad as well as my own experience- and i’ll link any documents/websites/images I have on hand

Wukong’s Lian Pu falls under what is known the Jing role (complex hero) with similar facial decoration also being delegated to the Chou roles in Opera as well.

The dominant school of art in depicting him either on live performers or maskwear, have a fairly universal foundation for his appearance.

The oldest forms of Peking opera stick to Wuseguan (Five Colour Theory) with his Lian Pu sticking to a core 3 of White (Cunning), Red (Bravery), and Black (Loyalty). Even with Modernisation of the Peking Opera and developments in the science behind art and makeup, Lianpu is specific in its purpose of portraying the nature of a character beyond body language and aiding in accessibility for people at the far end of the audience.

The Monkey King’s Lian Pu is reflective of his mischievous and bold nature, combining it with the shape of an Old World Monkey’s furless face shape so that even those “uneducated” in Peking Opera culture can at least see /what/ Wukong is before they see /who/ he is. The White and red placement are linked to yin-yang dynamics relating to the stone he was born from and the energy it cultivated) as well as general themes beyond the tale itself.

Zheng’s “Evolution, Symbolism, and Artistry: A Study on the Colors of Peking Opera Facial Makeup” Discusses this in more detail. ( DOI: 10.23977/artpl.2023.041207) (ISSN 2523-5877)

(General Mask colours in Peking Opera, separate from Lian Pu: The Cultural Connotation and Symbolic Meaning of Chinese Opera Mask Color - Hanbing Tu)

In more modern designs, the key foundation of Wukong’s face doesn’t change much, however some variations do add colour to Wukong’s eyelids- mainly pink or yellow/gold. Both of these relate physically to the ‘whites’ of Old World Monkey’s eyes, with the yellow face paint being representative of “barbarism” or “savagery”. Gold is used on the faces of various immortal creatures from all backgrounds as Silver is.

(Left: Chu Luhao as Monkey King, stedling divine peaches and wine in celestial realm, Kaohsiung ) (Right: Monkey King Wukong in Beijing Opera Journey to the West at Liyuan Theater)

As with Taiwans branch off in culture, This Lian Pu on the left shows the eyebrows as the top of the eyelid makeup, contrast to Chinese style and other Sino-influenced regions. This works in Chu Luhao’s production as it plays towards the character Wukong is before he’s sealed under the mountain and begun the journey- hence more “wide eyed”.

Mentioning Yellow within the Wuseguan, this is why most of his earlier outfits have such a heavy bias towards yellow cloth, barbarism being represented across his whole body (his form, as a monkey over his soul that achieves enlightenment) with costumes later down his hero’s journey adding more black, blue (simplicity).

(Left: Performer playing Monkey in Journey to the West, Chinese Opera performance in Singapore) (Middle: Chu Luhao’s production, Sun Wukong arrives at the Dragon Palace of the East Sea) (Right: CANTON, CHINA – CIRCA JULY 2019: Beijing Opera performance of “Monkey King Making Havoc in Heaven”)

Key Read -> The Artistic Symbolism of the Painted Faces in Chinese Opera: An Introduction, David Ming-Yüeh Liang. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43560653

Book -> Chinese opera: Images and stories, Peter Lovrick, Wang-Ngai Siu

Book -> Drama kings: Players and publics in the re-creation of Peking opera, 1870-1937, Joshua Goldstein. https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=XT_1fZ9Jp18C&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=info:49R3XREYwVoJ:scholar.google.com/&ots=3OF1F4SILK&sig=gQyW7bGJzgnxG62Y2TxU01ZPazQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

This analytical paper on Monkey King: Hero is Back showcases modern animated links to Peking Monkey King designs - https://fslmjournals.taylors.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/SEARCH/SEARCH-2024-16-1/SEARCH-2024-P5-16-1.pdf

A blog site I found interesting was an interview with Yao Yudong, the successor to colourful Peking Opera masks, where he discusses creating the mask designs (with a Wukong mask as a recorded example) and a more in-depth written post. He expresses the key two styles of Wukong’s red markings known as “Upside down Gourd” style, and the less complex “Upside down Peach” style attributed to a different art school. In which his mask is directly attributed to items that come into contact with his face.

Jiao Feng, Peking Opera Facial Makeup: The Art of Face Painting: http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/ctenglish/2018/ich/202001/t20200117_800190202.html

Connected is a video of an Opera performer who does his own Lian Pu, which depending on the time period could take up to two hours. Although this design is significantly more contemporary in the use of gold on white sections as markings like black paint. https://x.com/chinadaily/status/1365730927133958144?s=46&t=06bYiE12l6qVJUxPCBuvvQ

In regards to Wukong’s combat performances, he falls into the role of a Wusheng (武生), which is the strand of stage costume used in representation of his staple armour.

(Monkey King in Journey to the West Performance, Beijing Opera)

In this costume, Wukong’s Phoenix feather cap is mirrored by Lingzi (翎子) or Zhilling (雉翎), which likely play back and forth with influencing eachother as time progresses, due to Wukong’s theatrical personality being heightened by the Pheasant tails and their movements as actors play their roles. In his Wusheng roles, he is more likely to be adorned with gold eyelids to highlight his layered immortality and connect to the golden armour he wears. The trait of biting the pheasant tails as a theatrical act of frustration is seen across adaptations, most recently in Black Myth: Wukong’s Chapter 6 Animation.

This animation’s design seems to relay the Lingzi strongly due to the way the studio details the lowest connection points to the crown ornament.

As stated in Bond’s writings “BEIJING OPERA COSTUMES: THE VISUAL COMMUNICATION OF CHARACTER AND CULTURE”, Wukong’s in-game Suozi Set and various adaptations Dragon Palace armours split similarly to the Kao (Armour) on Peking stages, with the falling of the frantic drastically increasing the size of the actor and his silhouette.

Qing-era flags on the costumes of Wusheng were used to express social standing, gender, nature, and ranking. The image above showcasing them has them match the Kao pattern of the clothing, other flags often held zodiac patterns- with the monkey showcasing vain, egotistical, inventive and tricky individuals; and the peach included in a flag hinting towards immortality.

(Ching Dynasty Year of the Monkey Flag used in the Peking Opera) Zaricore Flag Collection: https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=943

Due to the History of Lian Pu, and Wuseguan, despite modernisation of Opera arts vastly widening the colours and complexity of costumes; Wukong sticks to a key 5 colour scheme, with a emphasis on the original trio of red-white-black, and gold being reserved for Wusheng/Wuxiaosheng to showcase immortality and strength. The prevalence of Opera alongside fictional theatre means that the two constantly play off of eachother in mannerisms and influence, both at the time of JTTW’s writing to the 21st century. But as Opera is a physical performance, all aspects of Peking costume design is meant to make the emotional and psychological aspects of characters physical, to a large audience space needing to see facial expressions heightened and clarified by Lian Pu.

Read -> Cultural-based visual expression: emotional analysis of human face via Peking Opera Painted Faces (POPF)

[ithinkabouttzu]

Hiii<3 I wasn’t sure if you were still doing band of brothers ships but if you are I just wanted to throw my hat in the ring bc I love your work!!

I go by she/her and am 22, and Canadian:)

I’m around 5,4 and slim but I’ve got some curves as well, and I’ve got dirty blonde hair that falls halfway down my back which I almost always have up because it tangles. I have a fair complexion with blue/green eyes, and a pretty rounded features. I enjoy running and rock climbing, as well as listening to music (typically 1975, Taylor swift, the bleachers, fleetwood mac, but I’ll listen to pretty much anything) I used to sing in public all the time, but now it’s more for myself and I sing around the house all the time.I speak 3 languages fluently ( english, Spanish, French) and am a psychology student who’s currently doing my undergrad in my second language. I also enjoy baking and cooking with friends.

I’m an ENFP through and through, and I’m generally very outwardly positive. I consider myself funny and am friendly with everyone I know. I am very good at giving advice and am always prepared (mom friend vibes), my sense of humour is pretty sarcastic but gets more relaxed once you get to know me. I can stress out easily but it’s something I’m working on:) I’m incredibly curious and openminded, especially when it comes to travelling and languages(I’ve backpacked through South America alone and now live in Europe). My aesthetic is pretty Scandinavian girl/loose neutrals and pearl jewelry, but always put together (large button downs, graphic tees, birkenstock clogs, thrifted leather jackets, clean look)

I’m very warm and affectionate, but my love languages are words of affirmation and acts of service. I love meeting new people and forming new connections, and am not very shy when it comes to socialization. I am very close with my family and am the oldest sister of 4 and first cousin on both sides:)

I’m quite liberal and usually voice my opinions, although I do get easily upset and hate confrontation. I’m better at languages and english than math but also enjoy science. My favourite foods are raclette and butter chicken , and I drink tea every morning and evening. My favourite tv shows are fleabag and Ted Lasso, and my favourite movie is The secret life of Walter Mitty.

I just kind of wrote whatever I’m sorrryy I hope it’s enough<3

It’s great dw at all!! Thank you for requesting! 🩵

I ship you with…

David Webster!

Song recommendation: Everything Has Changed - Taylor Swift (feat. Ed Sheeran)

- Okay he would be so in love at first sight, like you are his absolute dream girl, you are just so beautiful to him he mmm you literally put him in a trance

- He would come up and talk to you at first, trying to be casual and get to know you. Literally he would be talking to you the whole time with a huge smile on his face, he couldn’t even help it, i mean how many people do you meet as pretty as you? Not to mention how he completely enjoys your personality so much

- By the end of the night, he would be even more into you, he finds everything about you cool, like backpacking through South Africa and rock climbing?? That is totally something he’d be down to doing for sure!!

- let’s also talk about how he is so Taylor Swift Coded too?? Like he gives off the exact same vibe as some of her music. (especially the whole Lover album)

- Both of you would get along so well actually, you guys could talk the whole night and not get tired once, he would be so kind and fun to talk and honestly he would make your whole night talking to you.

- By the end of the night he would have to end up asking you out for some dinner sometime. I mean he couldn’t give up the chances of another guy asking you out and he felt so comfortable with you at the end he felt like it would be right to ask.

- He is just so in love with you, he loves your curves, and will be hugging on them all the time if you let him, he thinks you have the pretties pair of eyes ever and he loves looking into them. And let’s not forget your pretty long hair too, it’s so soft and he loves giving you head massages.

- Ugh I think he would love your music taste! Like he could definitely sit there and jam out with you 100% Both of you just have the same vibe in general so whatever you like, I think he would like too.

- Sometime later into your relationship, I think he would really enjoy going on adventures and exploring new things with you! Both of you seem so ambitious and you guys would love it together! The first place would definitely be Canada and getting to see where you grew up and how different it is from the US.

- Canon: He absolutely loves your singing voice, one night, he heard you in the shower singing and he was absolutely amazed by how angelic you sound, like a total siren to him. You didn’t know that he heard you, so it’s just his little secret but your voice never fails to bring a smile to his face.

- BOTH OF YOU ARE SO SMART, like omg you guys are geniuses, he will always tell you how smart and cool you are to him it’s insane, like when or if you guys have a kid, they’re gonna know like 4 languages LOL

- You like cooking and baking? Well good bc he loves eating, like fr, and he’ll help you bake if you ask, and I think he’d enjoy it, like he would make it so romantic, mixing flour with you, and throwing a little on you in the process, he’s just so cute the whole time

- He hates seeing you stressed out and will always be there for you in any way he can. Like when he sees you get like that he will immediately take you away from the setting and talk you through it, reassuring you that everything will be okay, he’s so good to you when you’re going through stress, like he’s a total angel

- He thinks you are so funny and he will end up cracking at all of your jokes you give him. He thinks your energy is so welcoming and friendly it’s almost magnetic to him, he loves you so much

- He enjoys being affectionate with you so much, like all the romantic stuff, telling how much he loves you, taking you on sweet little dates, kissing you and hugging you so tight you can’t let go all of that, so don’t be worried that he won’t spoil you emotionally, because he WILL

- Whenever you voice your opinions, he’s usually so supportive of you and will back you up if he needs to. If it’s something he might not agree with, he’ll talk to you about it in private, but he will support you in public always.

- Canon pt.2: You get him on a MAJORRR tea kick, like he completely switches coffee for tea, he will drinking his morning and evening tea with you everyday and it’s so cute

- He loves chilling with you and watching a good movie or two, he thinks it’s so nice to just relax and enjoy his free time with you (plus make out sessions are always better when you’re watching a movie 🤪)

- Okay just imagine, you guys waking up, drinking some nice tea (that he made, just the way you like it too) and going for a morning jog after that. With lots of morning cuddles on the couch with one of your fav tv shows in the back

- UGH ALSO- okay he would be so committed to learning how to cook butter chicken, he’s not super familiar with Indian cuisine but he would do so much research to make sure he doesn’t mess it up at all, like he just wants to impress you sm and it’s so cute

- Overall though, he would be such a good boyfriend to you and would spoil you endlessly with love and really just anything you want. You guys literally remind me of one another so much and I love this pair!!

Thank you again for your request Darling! I hope you enjoy! 🩵💛

[sicklylittlesnowflake]

hey (sorry back again) i just realised you write for riverdale so I wanted to ask if you would write something for archie finding juggie after his dad was arrested and he's been in the rain for hours and obviously doesn't have a home and doesn't want to go back to arch's bc of the whole thing and plus he's already been a little ill but being cold and wet outside at night increased that by like tenfold

(Dude I want you to know I adore this prompt with all my heart. This is right up my alley and presses every button i love in a sickfic!)

A picture.

Torn, sodden and crumpled on the cold, wet ground. It glistens with the rain.

A picture of his family Jughead keeps in his pocket at all times. A picture that once filled with his cold heart with a little spark of warmth. Even just a little. A picture that once served as his only hope, the thing he looked ahead on the horizon in hopes it could get him through this awful limbo he was living.  

Jughead watches as it withers and breaks down as the rain splatters harshly on top of it. Soaking it to its core, and he watches as the colours splatter and mix and distort until it is all gone. Just this haunting culmination of what was once there. Horribly warped.

It’s scarily to the point, very resemblant of how he feels now.

Jughead was so sure. He was so sure he could get it back. But he got screwed over, again, and again and again. He never learned. He never learned.

How foolish of him to let himself open the heart he had locked away for good reason, locked away and hidden in the dark corners of a projection booth playing a condensed version of life filled with certainty and a happy end. A conclusion, development, contentment. Jughead had opened himself up again and all he got was a huge blow to his heart and this time Jughead doesn’t think he can put himself back together again.

Jughead thinks maybe this is all he’s ever going to be.

He can never be more than these broken parts. Forever a mess running away from a life he thought he could have, only for it to be ripped to pieces and revealing a nightmare of a life he has to run from. A mess running away from what should have been a fun night with his friends, feeling alive, being a kid.

But that’s just not the way it worked for Jughead. There was something written in his DNA that prevented him from having these things.

The sudden realisation that this is all Jughead’s ever going to have and any hope of light and good in his life are all just futile daydreams forever trapped in his mind is too much for him to bear.

There is not much he can do but burst into tears, his heart aching and screaming for something, a bit of warmth, a bit of light, a bit of love and someone to hold him and tell him it’s going to be alright. Feed him this lie just a little bit longer. His body cannot support the heavy weight of his aching body as he slides down onto the wet, glittering sidewalk, and he buries his face in his hands as he cries.

He despises the little pathetic noises that rip out from his throat as he cries. He sounds so weak and stupid and he resents every inch of his being. Jughead sobs into his hands, every inch of his body wet and pouring. His eyes pour with tears, hair dripping delicate little drops and his nose has began to run from how much he’s crying, and also a mix of the cold he has and the cold he’s feeling.

He grieves and shivers with the cold, his body racked with a rampaging fever he swore was only a light one earlier that day. His teeth chatter violently as he throws his arms around himself in a pathetic attempt to stop his frame from convulsing. He sniffles weakly, coughing wetly, a chesty timbre to the explosions and he splutters. He feels awful. Every inch of him feels awful.

It had started as a little cold. He was sneezing a little more than often, there was a congested timbre to his coughing and he felt a little more exhausted than usual. He’d feel a bit of uncomfortable warmth, as well as this invisible weight weighing down in his shoulders. But it was fine, he was fine.

Jughead had been fine up until this point. He was fine. He was getting ready for a dance with his friends doing normal high school things. He was wearing a nice suit and his hair wasn’t quite as messy. Jughead was a part of something. He joined in with everyone else, stepped out of his shadowy sidelines and experienced things. He didn’t just watch as it went by. Jughead was living, and he had let himself think that this was the end of a long cold lonely winter and he could finally begin. Start anew.

His rampaging fever was only a sure sign of the crumbling and horrendous crash of his life. It’s like someone’s killed him, and who better than his own father, who Jughead thought was getting better, only to find he had already taken an innocent life. A child much like himself. Gone, because of his own flesh and blood.

His mind drifts off to a place so dark and deep, and he starts hoping that his father could come out now and take him too. It almost seems better than this hell he was living.

A sudden burst of coughing takes him away from that dark place and Jughead is glad, because he doesn’t want to be there, but the alternative still hurts. When he coughs it’s like someone is stabbing him in the chest repeatedly, and an awfully painful, screeching echo is left in him after each hacking cough that doubles him over.

The sickly sound is awfully resonant from his chest, and it sounds wet and horrible. Nothing can be worse than this. Jughead continues to cry as he rain falls and leaves him frozen to the bone. He continues to shiver violently and sniffle wetly, awkwardly trying to wipe away the clear liquid onto his sleeve. The action irritates his already reddened and sensitive nose, and he’s taken over by a sharp inhale as his nostrils twinge a little bit and he pitches forward with two harsh, miserable sneezes.

He feels so sick and tired, like he just wants to cuddle up in an actual bed in an actual home that belongs to him and sleep for an eternity. Jughead just wants to rest. His head is so heavy and blurry and clogged up he just wants to curl up then and there. He’s awfully miserable and he just wants for a little bit of sun. A little bit of warmth.

And he does.

It’s not quite what he had been picturing in his mind, but it’s more or less the same. Still warmth, still the sun.

He hears little footsteps in plodding along the rain, making little splashing noises as the being walks across the wet pavement. Jughead doesn’t budge from his crouched, crying position because he doesn’t care. He cannot find it in his heart to care anymore because last time he did he was hurt. He doesn’t care whoever this is, wether it’s some poor confused passerby or Sheriff Keller looking to interrogate him.

But whoever this person is cares enough to calmly approach him, he can feel their presence (and it’s wonderfully warm and Jughead wants to hold them but he’s too scared), they bend down to sit next to him on the edge of the sidewalk.

“Juggie..” Archie whispers softly, reaching out to hold him but cautious. Archie knows Jughead well, he doesn’t always like to be touched.

Jughead doesn’t respond, because he doesn’t know how to.

All he can really do is look up at Archie with a look that is screaming “please help me” or “I need you” or “I don’t know what i’m going to do and everything hurts so much please don’t go” or “I’m falling apart at the seams and I don’t think I can hang on any longer please hold me and don’t let go” but Jughead can’t say anything. He just bursts into tears away and looks away in shame of himself. Ashamed he’s gotten this low.

Jughead desperately wants to just grab at Archie and take in whatever light is left for him. Because Archie is the only light left and he’s shining so bright but Jughead is so scared that once he touches him Archie’s light will go out too. If that happens, Jughead isn’t sure if he can handle it.

He wants to bask in Archie’s light and fall into him and let the world disappear but he’s afraid. He can’t let himself live this lie anymore. This sort of thing cannot and will not happen for him. He has to save his heart. It can’t take it anymore. He can’t let himself believe he can go home to Archie because it is not his home. Jughead cannot belong anywhere. He is doomed to be alone forever. To forever live day by day, forever never having a sense of stability and a home to go to. He will never belong.

“Juggie, I’m so sorry…” Archie says shakily, looking at Jughead with a look so full of guilt and sadness and sympathy. Like his heart is breaking with him.

“You deserve better,” Archie whispers softly, but his voice is strong despite the softness. He is looking at him with so much love and compassion that Jughead can’t help but fall back in. Fall back into this wonderland of an idea of a home. He’s falling back in, and he’s filled with so much terror but it feels so good to let himself believe he can have one.

He’s fallen.

Jughead caves in and lets out a sharp gasp, and falls into Archie’s embrace. The bigger boy is slightly taken aback, but he melts into it with ease and lets it happen. He wraps his arms around Jughead’s shivering frame and lets him hold him close. He holds him with all the love he can possibly muster.

Jughead balls Archie’s t-shirt into his fists, grip tight. He sobs, voice cracking as tears start to drip onto Archie’s grey baseball tee. He’s changed from his suit, Jughead notes, meaning a significant amount of time has passed since the news. He wonders how long it’s been.

Jughead’s breathing begins to pick up as he sobs furiously into Archie’s t shirt, and his best friend soothingly rubs his back while making soft, comforting noises to try and console him to the best of his ability.

“Wh-what the fuck am I going t-to do?! I’m so lost, I don’t kn-know..I w-was s-so sure, Arch..I thought I could f-finally have a family, t-that I could f-finally go home! I was so f-fucking wrong, Archie. I can never..I will never have a home. This is all I’m e-ever going to be!” Jughead sobs hard, his grip tightening. He feels faint from his lack of breathing, his shallow breaths causing his head to ache and the world to spin. His world has already tilted as it is, and now it spins rapidly like he’s on a never ending ride that keeps on going and there’s nothing he can do to stop its eventual crash.

“My dad is a MURDERER!” Jughead hisses angrily, his breathing rough and ragged. “He didn’t just kill Jason that night, he killed my family! He killed any chance of us getting back together! He tore it all apart and watched as it burned! I had a dream my life would be so different from this fucking hell i’m living and he turned it to shame! I hate this! I HATE THIS!”

“Jug,” Archie tries hopelessly as he tries to hold Jughead together as he continues to convulse beneath his grasp. He tenses as the boy began to cough violently, an awfully chesty timbre to the sound of it. His body is racked by the burst of explosions, causing him to bob forward weakly. Archie cups a hand around Jughead’s face and frowns.

“God, Jug! You’re burning up!! We gotta get you home..” Archie gasps.

Jughead lets out a weak moan when he finishes and shakes his head, mumbling feverishly, his body still shuddering,“Nowhere to go..”

“You do, Jughead, please, come with me,” Archie begs worriedly, his heart beginning to race slightly as he feels the intense heat radiating off of Jughead’s pale, wet skin.

“No!” Jughead gasps, and his eyes flicker wildly as he falls into a panic, “I’ve nowhere to go, I’m alone, I’m so alone, I don’t know where I’m going, I just want to be a kid, why can’t I be a kid, what did I do wrong? I hate myself so much..hh..!”

Jughead is spewing out words irrationally, his breathing short as he heaved and gasps, hands shaking violently as he looks around wildly.

“Jughead!” Archie exclaims, bringing Jughead back to reality. He reaches for his shaking, frozen hands and holds them steady, firm in his warmer hands. He intertwines them firmly, scared if he lets go Jughead will be lost from him forever. He’ll slip away for good.

“It’s not your fault,” Archie says softly.

Jughead looks away.

“Jughead, look at me, it’s not your fault,” Archie says.

“I know,” Jughead says shakily, chuckling slightly to try and brush him off.

“No, you don’t, Jughead, It’s not your fault.”

Tears prick at his eyes, shoving him away slightly, “I know! I know! Shut up!”

“Jughead..It’s not your fault.”

Jughead breaks down into another round of tears and throws himself onto Archie, holding him tightly as he cries. It’s almost like sense of relief has washed over him, an overwhelming clarity that has just graced him. A burden off of his shoulders.

“You are never going to be alone. You belong here, Jughead, as much as that voice in your head tells you you don’t. We all love you, Jughead. I’m here, Jughead, and I am not going anywhere. I’m here, and I am here to tell you you are so much more than you think of yourself. And as long as I’m here, you will have a home. It’s not so much the family you were born with, but the family you make along the way. You are my family, Jughead.”

A fond twinkle sparkled across Archie’s eyes, “You know that movie when we were kids? Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind.”

Jughead managed a small smile, his shaking subsiding a little, “I was..I was thinking more along the lines of Vin Diesel in the Fast and the Furious ‘I don’t have friends, I have family’ type, but that’s alright I guess.”

Archie manages a little chuckle at that, glad that Jughead has enough left in him to tell a joke. He hasn’t lost him yet, and he hopes it lasts for a little while because once Jughead has stopped making jokes Archie has lost him completely. The moment Jughead stops distracting himself, he’ll let the monsters in, and Archie’s afraid of what that will do.

He can only hope his love is enough.

Jughead’s face scrunches up and his breath hitches, and his nose flares a little and he pitches forward with three messy sneezes towards the glistening gravel and he groans. He rubs his nose irritably and is suddenly taken over by another sneeze which he sloppily covers with the hand already on his nose.

“Bless you,” Archie says quietly as he pulls Jughead to his feet.

“Lets go home.”

Archie helps Jughead into the house, trying to shush him for apologising about how wet he is. He’s almost glad another harsh, sickly sounding sneeze escapes him because it means Jughead can shut up for once.

Archie passes Jughead a tissue and he obliges, blowing his nose softly and eventually, he ends up sneezing again, scrunching his nose up as he continues to sneeze all over the tissue. He gasps for air in between, feeling extremely woozy as he finishes.

“Bless you, kiddo,” Fred says softly, but yet somehow his voice booms across the hallway which causes Jughead to jump slightly (Archie makes a mental note to bring his dad’s lack of an indoor voice up sometime, and Fred says Archie’s guitar is loud).

Fred approaches Jughead and gives him one sad look, and then all of a sudden he’s giving Jughead a huge hug and embracing him. He’s embracing Jughead with so much fatherly love and care, more care in this one moment than Jughead thinks he’s ever received in his whole life. It’s a little scary, but it’s nice.

“I’m so sorry, Jughead, you don’t deserve this. I hope you know that. We are more than happy to be your family for now, and we’ll have you for as long as you have us. I love you, Jughead, and I’m so so sad the world has done this to you. You deserve all the sunshine and blue skies, and it’s a crime this is what you’ve received,” Fred whispers, eyes closed as he lightly rocks Jughead in his hug. Jughead feels small, but in the best possible way. He feels safe and protected, like everything’s going to be okay.

“I..don’t want to do this to you guys,” Jughead croaks.

“Do what? All you’ve done for us is good.” Fred reassures.

Jughead nods and he tries to pull away, but he’s too weak, and ends up accidentally muffling four tired sneezes into Fred’s jacket.

“Excuse me,” Jughead mumbles with embarrassment, but Fred only chuckles and ruffles the curly black hair.

“Archie, go get him some dry clothes, he’s freezing,” Fred says, and sends Jughead off on his way.

“This is your home, Jughead. You are not alone.”

“And we are going to tell you that as many times as it takes for you to understand that concept, Jughead. This is your home and we love you,” Archie smiles softly.

A few minutes later, Jughead comes into Archie’s bedroom/ in a soft sweater and sweat pants, beanie less, pale and red nosed and cheeked, sick looking, tired, exhausted. But he looks a little less broken than he had been a while ago.

Archie ushers him onto the bed and  joins him on the bed, and immediately loving arms are being wrapped around him and he lets out a shaky exhale of relief as multiple warm blankets are draped over him.

Archie wraps an arm around Jughead’s waist as Fred comes up to feel his temperature. He frowns.

“That’s not good at all,” Fred frowns. “He’s going to feel awful tomorrow.”

“And we’ll be here for him,” Archie confirms.

“Jughead..you will talk to us, about this, right? You know we’re here to listen,” Archie asks quietly.

Jughead thinks, and it takes a while for him with his feverish haze. He’s not really sure at first, but despite this daze, the answer is crystal clear and he could not be more sure.

“I will,” This time, he means it.

Fred gives him a sad smile and a fatherly kiss on the head, “Jug..i promise you that everything will make sense again. And that this will all feel like a very long time ago.”

Jughead smiles softly, and maybe this time, it’s genuine. He cuddles against Archie, and he closes his eyes. He can finally get some rest. In a home that belongs to him.

Maybe one day there will be another picture. Maybe this time it will have him, Archie and Fred all laughing at some fishing trip they went on together with the sun shining and the river sparkling. Or maybe it will even be FP and his Mom and Jellybean at a birthday party that didn’t end in tears.

Whatever is it is,  it’s going to leave him with a warm feeling of hope whenever he looks of it. It’s going to be alive with colour and it’s going to be beautiful.

Maybe not now, Jughead needs time. He needs to heal. But it’s going to happen one day, and Jughead can’t wait for the day it comes.

And when it does it’ll all make sense again.

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making a tag for the mobster!dr au also throwing in some general thoughts that might change idk. if anyone hs thoughts. please comment or message whatever. also this is gonna be a chapter fic instead of a series of one-offs i hate the format i chose for this one, its clogging up my feed, i might see if i can reedit it rn tbh

basic breakdown i got rn. i honestly kinda wanna keep it to the hope/despair arc, and especially between thh and dr2. with some reference to the anime. but yall know what i mean. uh. 

plot is gonna be whipping between (the rivalry between the crazy diamonds and kuzuryuu clan) and (an office of detectives working on investigating crime mostly comprising of the big three from thh) and (a newspaper run by mahiru doing investigative work/leaking stories/maybe corrupt) and (corrupt mayor izuru and starlet junko are just fucking shit up by using the power of informants to complete throw everything out of control.) and there’ll be side references

THH folks:

detective’s office: byakuya, kirigiri, makoto. makoto and kirigiri are an investigative team while byakuya oversees internal affairs.

taka and sakura are both detectives. they work with the office but are not part of it. sakura and aoi are in love. taka uhhhh ill get there

aoi works at the deli under the detective’s office. and is definitely dating sakura. brings coffee and donuts every day.

celeste is still a gambler, and occasionally a useful informant.

chihiro and hifumi work at a stock broker’s office, and chihiro is sometimes called in as a specialist for financial investigations or just when they need to crunch numbers.

toko and komaru are phone operators and also in love. toko uses her information from work for her murder sprees.

sayaka is a famous vaudeville singer, currently working her way through the circuits. makoto desperately has a crush on her but she doesn’t really know he exists

leon is a famous baseball player but constantly in the newspaper for his run-ins with the law. in and out of jail, a bit of a bad boy, gets mixed up with the crazy diamonds and now has to do all sorts of informant duties and favors. 

hagakure is fully just leaching off of his friends while he tries to capture the public’s fascination with the occult. gets in deep with the crazy diamonds too. 

junko is famous on the vaudeville circuit, but she’s also known as an informant about town. little do most know she’s pulling the strings to make everything go haywire. she generally likes to push other’s buttons and see the world fall apart. 

mukuro works a secretary/receptionist to mayor kamukara by day but is secretly his body guard and assassin (not that he needs it.) generally unsure about how she feels.

mondo is obviously. leader of the crazy diamonds. took over when daiya died in a freak accident. junko, using her informant powers, spreads a rumor that it wasn’t an accident but it was actually an assassination by the kuzuryuu clan. instead of owning up to his sins mondo rolls with it, but not without pissing off his biggest rival. he is in WAY too deep. 

also he and taka are in love and have some crazy tension but taka is so heckin conflicted but keeps going back to mondo. izuru finds out and is gonna BLACKMAIL THE SHIT out of our faithful police officer. cops are corrupt. acab. 

GOODBYE DESPAIR FOLKS

mayor izuru kamukara was once a faithful mayor. consistently reelected and on the surface implementing good policy, izuru began to wonder how much control over the city he really had. he’s pulling the strings to watch his city fall apart because he knows, if he really wanted to, he can always put it back together. besides - even if people found out, who could stop him?

newspaper staff: mahiru, hajime, akane. its a failing newspaper. its got three staff members. oh lord somebody help them. mahiru will pretty much publish anything she can to get syndication up, but is pretty conflicted. hajime is the twin brother to mayor kamukara and lives in his shadow. akane is a sports writer.

uh how he met nagito and they are in heavy flirting with hajime having a conflicted crush

at one point hajime will figure out what’s going on here but izuru has him trapped and is gonna start manipulating HIM. makes him way more tense with nagito/izuru but also allows him to interact with nagito more and the tension ges much higher

nagito is the personal assistant to mayor kamukara, and, like junko, is an informant. while junko spreads rumors of the underworld and entertainment business, nagito is tasked with manipulating the government sector.

twogami is a scam artist, but otherwise a genuinely nice guy

hiyoko and ibuki are also part of the vaudeville circuit. they are friendly enough with sayaka and junko. 

mikan is a nurse still, and is called upon for expert medical advice for cases. will help pretty much anyone, though she’s known for being an open book.

sonia and gundham are fabulously rich (sonia’s money) and human rights activists. sometimes come off as disconnected but genuinely trying to do better. both are regular customers of hagakure. 

teruteru is a pos who runs a speakeasy and cannot seem to bootleg without getting caught. 

nekumaru is a famous bodybuilder, occasionally taking part of the vaudeville circuit. pretty good friends with leon.

kazuichi is a mechanic but also acts as fuyuhiko’s personal chauffeur. he lowkey has a crush on fuyuhiko but there’s no way he could act on it. is probably the world’s worst get away driver bc he hates going fast, fuyuhiko has had to take the wheel from him before.

fuyuhiko and peko are pretty much themselves, but this time....in the 1920s with jazz. 

ahahaha