#kinda ended up not even caring about the additional 3 i made of them

[rizardofether]

Another sketch I think I never posted..? I did a sketch of how Otto differs from his ingame model. My aquatic subspecies of sylvari, the second time I've made a subspecies of sylvari based on a single individual character I wanted to make haha..

[os-eclipses-tamen-son-yuri]

I think the addition of Tsuwabuki to the plot line of RGU is genius, BUT especially so linking him narratively with Nanami.

Something about... depicting a child who wants to be a prince to protect princesses (the narrative male gender role) with initialy good intentions; and taking that and making him end up looking up to Touga (and everything he represents; The Student Prince) .

Already showing the seeds of the instrumentalisation of his role as a man when stalking Nanami in an extremely creepy way and manipulating her to get on her good graces, even if it DOES put her in danger.

Something about growing up and feeling the despair of seeing the boys you care about in your life (who already had privilege over you as a girl, even if they didn't know how to fully exploit) turn into mysoginistic men...

Seeing this kid who at the very start you think: "well he's still just a child, maybe he won't be like the other men, maybe he'll just be a sweet boy so that Nanami gets some character development and nothing more, a one-episode character and then realize that...no. It's not that he's different from the others, it's that he has yet to be like them.

In Ohtori, Tsuwabuki is a "kid". Really, all of them are. But the show makes a very clear separation between kids before adolescence and teenagers. What's interesting is that, in Utena, the designs of everyone who is at least a teenager support the narrative theme of the adultification they suffer, which is clearer with the younger girls. Nanami and Tsuwabuki have a 3 year age gap, the same as her and her brother. This allows us to really see the disparity between their desires.

Nanami "loves" his brother because she has been brought up to believe that he is to be idolised, the he is HER prince.

Touga wishes to become A Prince (not an Ideal Prince like Dios, for his behaviour clearly tells otherwise; after all, he is following the steps of the "Captured Prince" but that's a story for another day).

And then there's Tsuwabuki, whose core desire is... becoming an adult.

But adults are complicated, especially in Ohtori, for they don't really exist. Ohtori is a corrupted Neverland where its Peter Pan is an adult only when compared to all the children that surround him. For can someone really be considered an adult when they willfully remain inside their own man-made eggshell. Choosing death –for only those who are dead lose any ability to grow up– so long as he remains in control. A chick growing inside their coffin, with no desire to see the outside world. The most childish desire of them all.

But kids look up to their older peers. It's only natural.

AGAIN we see this idea of boys becoming oppressive and learning to use their privilege kinda reprised (or rather, Nanami being once more the reflection) with Dios/Akio and Anthy and Akio and Touga.

How "The prince" ends up manifesting in all boys and men in Ohtori, how his ghost(s) haunt those men both dead and alive. Younger and older men alike...

[kimkhimhant]

honestly I think that the things Kim did were entirely within reason and understandable for his situation, even though he didn't handle it all in the best ways, and his actions hurt people and had consequences. like. I do think his morals are skewed (understandably) and he made mistakes. 

but I genuinely do not understand all the takes i see about him being morally reprehensible and deserving to suffer and grovel at the end of the day

he was raised in a mafia family to be a fighter, and he has watched his brothers suffer horrifically (khun with the kidnappings, kinn with tawan). We don’t even know anything about what he’s gone through personally! Who knows what other traumas he might have. So i think him investigating Porsche and Chay is a very reasonable response to the highly suspicious situation of Korn insisting on hiring Porsche despite his lack of experience etc etc, and to the additional suspicious situation of Chay showing up at the open house and having encyclopedic knowledge of his music.

Although his feelings for Chay before the falling out aren't extremely overt, they're very very much there and you can see them clearly in his expressions whenever he's with Chay or thinking about chay. yeah the "im hungry" was kinda shitty, but based on what canon implies, they weren't dating for long at all (there are polaroids and movie tickets that imply a few dates at most) and even if it weren't for the whole lying thing, for a kid who grew up the way he did, it probably would have been too early for him to say I love you anyway!

And then the breakup ��� he just witnessed Chay get kidnapped, witnessed tawan back from the dead and causing his brother even more pain and suffering, the bodyguard he was closest with died, and he could no longer just be wik & Kim to chay. The combination of all this, the reality of the suffering in this life, pushing Chay away (even if probably unnecessarily harshly) is a totally understandable response to the situation! And we've already seen that Kim is a person who tends to isolate himself.

When he realized that Chay wasn't able to leave this life (Namphueng being alive and part of the family, Porsche becoming minor family head), and when he realized that Chay was struggling & putting himself in dangerous situations, he tried to help, he tried to fit himself back into chay’s life to protect him and care for him. again, he didn't handle it perfectly. He kinda fucked that up. but. he's still a kid, and he's a kid who's had a very fucked up life and was definitely not able to learn healthy coping mechanisms and social skills (outside of the practiced charisma that is wik).

So yeah, he fucks up, and he gets angry when his (kinda wack) attempt

to reach out at the club goes south and Chay won't give him the time of day. 

But.

I think a lot of people overlook the facts that he is, 1. a kid (21/22! still in college!), 2. a kid with a lot of fucking trauma, 3. very isolated and lacking social connection and skills, and 4. Probably really fucking scared.

Like it's okay that he's not perfect and he fucks up! but almost all of his actions stem directly from fear, paranoia, and love (for his brothers, and later, for chay) and I think that is often looked past.

[cannednoodle]

Guess who almost fell into the, yet another, hole while exploring!

So here they are! The siblings!!

So I finally got around to doodle, and draw, the three of them together! And started to think more about their relations with one another more than, ‘oh! It would be fun if they were siblings!’

Okay so! Yes that is Steven Stone, i don’t think he was ever given the official age so here he is, at 22 nonetheless! He is older than End by 5 whole years! And since both his and End’s, and by extension Nana’s/Mimi’s, families were close friends, Steven quickly adopted, first, End and then Nana/Mimi as his younger siblings, making him their big brother! Despite not even living in the same town they managed to keep up their usual shenanigans and get in troble, first just the older duo, and then the little one joining in as soon as she could walk!

The public is not aware of who Steven’s ‘unofficial siblings’ are but they are aware that they exist, and due to Steven never actually naming either of them nobody knows who they are, locals know, of course, they got to see the trio grow up, but due to changes of policies done by the local Hoenn league, and because, now both champions, Steven and Wallace, are more seen in public with countless of events, with both champions in the middle of them, Hoenn people stopped snooping around and realized that if something was important they would know about it one way or another as 2 out of 3 Hoenn champions are very engaged in the community. Cannot say that every tourist respects league officials though

Thats to say! End is traveling at the moment in Galar as they hit their 17th birthday, and Mimi is currently away from home to study in the next town! She doesn’t know what she wants to do yet, so for now she is sticking to studying how to take care of pokemon! End leaves one of their pokemon with her each week to take care of, so she knows how to take care of someone else’s pokemon and not just her own team, she doesn’t know their routine so it’s quite the challenge for her!

And those are nicknames and stuff they are calling each other the most! ‘Nana’/‘Mimi’ is easy as to it is a nicknames made from her name! As well as ‘Eve’, it was made by End when they were small so they could say Steven’s name easier! End actually is the newest nickname, and name, they go by now, they were trying to introduce themselves once and kinda panicked and blurred out ‘End’ as their name, so they are now going by that! Both Nana and Steven are used to calling them ‘Den’ and so is a certain younger sister, as Bonnie is calling them ‘Den Den’!

Additionally a little view into End’s current (18 yo) design! And what happened to them will be explained soon ;) ! (Hopefully!)

Little additional doodle of the sillies :D

And the original pic i drew over!

[moonlight-tmd]

AIGHT, INFO DUMP TIME-

This is a list of ideas/headcanons of the tfa fandom that crossed my mind, piled into one giant mess. Enjoy.

those are things that i consider canon in my works. (outside of AUs)

PLEASE READ- THE LIST KEEPS BEING UPDATED.

1. Bee has a golden voice when singing, he’s anxious about it tho. [the whole headcanon explained] After some time and events this scenario happens and Bee gets more comfortable around others.

2. Bee is basically a stuntman when skating. Casual or on battlefield, his actions are purely impulsive. Sometimes he’s lucky and pulls off that sick move... sometimes he ends up in medbay for many long hours. Here’s an example.

3. Bee is a good actor, he can lie on the spot and get away with it... most of the time. He’s also good at hiding his emotions. Fake it till you make it... or at least before Prowl comes knocking at your door.

4. Bee has 3 modes; Chaotic/Feral Gremlin, Kind Child and on rare occasion; Lazy Ferret. When he dates someone, there comes a 4th one; Lovestruck Idiot.

5. Bee is the early bird and wakes up way before the rest of the Autobots. He’s made a little routine of making the morning oil for the rest of the team. It’s the only thing he can “cook” really.

6. Sari keeps the weird healing powers the key had when she upgrades herself. Ratchet helps her figure it out and teaches her cybertronian first aid.

7. Ratchet knows human curses and will use them when things are going down.

8. Sari and Bee are the young sibblings™. Prowl plays the role of the babysitter, keeping those two out of trouble.

9. Bee often vents to Prowl about topics he wouldn’t talk about with anyone. They have an unspoken agreement to never do anything to mess with the other when it comes to these meetings.

10. Prowl is accidentally creepy, he will eavesdrop or spy on someone unintentionally. He doesn’t mean it, but his curiosity can get the best of him sometimes. Here’s a list of things he eavesdropped so far.

11. Optimus is a kindsparked leader, he’ll think of the person’s wellbeing first instead of “is this okay with the law?”

12. Bulkhead sometimes helps the architects with building stuff, he likes the art aspect and the job is easy cuz he can carry like few tons of materials at once.

13. Random!Blitz will eat various things that are definitely not meant to be eaten. Glow sticks, scraps, paint and even some organic things. He also chews on anything that he find appealing. Somehow, he has yet to end up in medbay for doing that.

14. Blitzwing likes to sculpt, he’ll carve in wood, stone, ice and metal.

15. Bee likes to set up harmless traps to mess with Prowl, his time repairing space bridges taught him how to construct things. He’s quite crafty. Unfortunately, Prowl still remembers how to pull a prank in return. Here’s one of them.

16. Longarm(Shockwave) actually kinda likes Bee. The bot is optimistic, kind and funny. He likes to hang out with the scout and have some fun, but other than that he focuses on his duties as a traitor Prime.

17. Lugnut is Lugnut, he’s basically in love with Megs. Megs wants nothing to do with him except for work.

18. Autobots and Decepticons are not separate species of transformers like i often see. They just have different builds and codings. A transformer who’s not aligned with any of the factions doesn’t have any specific behavior attached, it all depends on what they learn as a sparkling. If they choose a faction, an additional coding is added to their system which might alter their behavior slightly.

19. Since time units are very confusing in the fandom i decided to settle on this: Nanoklik (1 second), Klik (1 minute), Joor (1 hour), (Solar/Lunar)Cycle (day/night), Decacycle (week), Orbital Cycle (month), Stellar cycle (1 year). Then it all goes like normal; decades, centuries, millennia. Sometimes i will use other transformer time terms when i don’t know what else to use.

20. Ratchet, despite being a medic, dismissed his own small damages. He says he will take care of them later but never does, which later comes back as a bigger problem. Like a trembling wheel, dimmed light or glitched comm piece. He’s learned to go fix himself when reminded about them or look for Sari.

21. Prowl has a bad habit of nightly snacking, he meditates all day long and sometimes forgets to refuel. Bad habit but he’s not really keen on stopping.

22. Shockwave/Longarm is the tech folk, the one who manages files and all, but he’s also somewhat of a medic. He knows how to patch system errors/viruses as well as fix some external damages.

23. Megatron actually remembers Optimus’ name, he just chooses to avoid using it because he has a grudge against the Prime for kinda offlining him.

24. Prowl doesn’t die in my timelines/AUs. Nor does Blurr. Nobody does(permanently). I just can’t let them.

25. Claws and sharp dentae are a basic upgrade you get when becoming Decepticon. Based on the frame type, there are few exceptions, example: Blitzwing has both sharp teeth and claws, but Lugnut has only sharp teeth cuz his servos are not compatible with the claws. Same with Shockwave but he's only got claws.

26. Bee was raised in the orphanage, he never brought it up to anyone. The only one to know might be the one he’d date. Bulkhead knows little about it but not the whole story. [See this post]

27. Since Shockwave has 2 forms, he has something similar to Blitzwing’s multiple personalities thing- it’s not that intense, but there is a weird switch in his mind that he can activate on command. He is more laid back and cheery when he’s Longarm. When he’s Shockwave he’s very calm and focused- It’s his peak performance form, so to say. A weird thing that happens with Longarm is that he’ll be focused and calm with everyone but the second he, Bee and Bulkhead are alone- it’s time for wild fun.

28. Everyone thinks Random is the cannibal. He’s not, Icy is the one enjoying devouring a fellow mech. He keeps quiet about it, Random is just hyping it up like he usually does with everything.

29. Blackarachnia may be a mad scientist but she would help someone out if they begged her enough. She’d do everything to fix a bot- but then use them for her own goals. Every “transaction” you make with her will have the consequences... well, unless she’s “feeling generous”- which is like a miracle and you’ve probably made her feel bad if she does this.

30. Bumblebee loves to dress up. He loves human clothes, he loves cosmetic upgrades, he liked the temporary paint that is make up. He’ll never admit or show it though. He feels like if he does, he’s gonna be judged and everyone’s gonna stop liking him. Dressing up makes him feel like he’s truly pretty and amazing. He doesn’t want that feeling crushed if others find it weird and tell him to stop.

31. Bee dresses up for Halloween with Sari. Despite what i said in the previous point, he allows himself to dress up in cool costumes- usually the classics like a vampire or ghost. Never anything cute tho- those costumes are saved for his time alone. One time he made himself look like the haunted black taxi from that one movie- Optimus was on patrol and heard about some shady car scaring people so he went to check it out. Poor Bee tried to scare him too and got send to medbay. Optimus apologized for two days after that incident.

32. Bee has a job that earns him human money- in some weird chain of events he met a guy with a shop that sells old and damaged stuff. He offered to pay Bee money to bring him old stuff from garbage yards/trash stations that may be restored and sold. So now he has a fun and productive way of earning money to buy new games. He goes treasure hunting at least once a week.

33. Bumblebee and Prowl are almost the same height; motorbikes are small, even when compared to tiny cars. Prowl is only few inches taller than Bee. He is very thin in build, Bee is more bulky and wide. Bee is also physically stronger than Prowl- Prowl is always using tactics and momentum and physics and such to gain advantage over stronger enemies.

34. Bee is a natural climber- being the short bot, it’s obvious he has to climb to reach that shelf. His servos have rough pads on them to help him stick to surfaces better. It’s especially effective with earth’s buildings since they’re made of rough concrete.

35. Bee naps in weird places. His favorite places to nap are Bulkheads subspace and under his berth.

36. Bee will learn anything about any game just to win. He has a self-claimed title “Game King”. One time he found out about Prowl liking chess- he spend the next few cycles on research and perfecting his skill with online chess. The “Game King” title has been made valid by everyone after Prowl got obliterated in chess by Bee.

37. Prowl has to temporarily move out of his room in winter because there is no roof. He has a back-up room for when the snow starts piling up and he can’t recharge in it. He also has to recharge in the back-up room when there is a heavy downpour and his room floods.

38. Each Team Prime member has their own love language/way fo showing affection/care. [Here i listed them]

39. At some point in the story, Bee and Bulkhead would become Amicas. Not Conjunxes(spouses)- they are Amicas(long-term best friend). [this and this]

40. I imagine Bumblebee would be a great parent- sure he’s reckless most of the time but when it comes to Sparklings- something in his mind switches and he goes full ‘Mama Bear mode’. [exaples: this and this]

41. Optimus is a great cook, he especially loves to bake. Bee is into mixology- he makes morning oil for everyone after all. Prowl cooks with organic ingredients for Sari, he wants her to eat more healthy so he takes it upon himself to make sure she does. [anker post]

42. Bee loves racing, in AU or not. He’ll go up to anyone and challange them to a race. The winner gets the respect of being faster. Blitzwing is Bee’s go-to race rival, they have fun together and mess around on some occasion. [anker post]

43. Bee got crayons from Bulkhead. Sometimes he will draw things- he drew a picture for their first christmas and everyone loves it, it’s hanging in the main room now.

44. Here you have Halloween and Christmas traditions with the group cuz i’m too lazy to write an entire point for it.

45. IMPORTANT FOR ALL NSFW WORKS: Interfacing and Sparklings. My version is different from the ususal sexual spike/valve thing. C’mon they’re ALIENS. I have it all written out in this post.

46: Bumblebee, Sari and Bulkhead are The Gamer Trio. They always play multiplayer games together when they’re not busy. Sometimes Prowl joins them for specific games. [anker post]

47. Team Prime + Sari have preferred food flavors n such. [anker post]

48. Team Prime + Sari having trouble sleeping/recharging and doing stuff instead of that. Nightly habits list. [anker post]

49. Bee has ADHD, you can’t convince me otherwise. He has also been diagnosed with depression later on. Oh, also Prowl is on autism spectrum. Dw, they take meds for that. [adhd+autism post here, Bee having depression here]

50. Bee talks in his sleep. It’s easy to tell if he’s having a nightmare or not. He’s just murmuring what is happening in his dream, not every night but surprisingly often. Funny enough you could have a conversation with him like this. [anker post]

51. Ratchet volunteers as medical assistance in Detroit. The messed up USA healthcare system is beyond what Cybertron had.

52. Bee goes mute when he’s feeling sad/dealing with trauma and/or overwhelmed by a situation. He uses ASL to communicate when that happens. [anker post]

53. There are differences between Seeker and Grounder customs and behaviors. [anker post]

54. Different frame types have classification and subclassification. [anker post]

if there’s more i come up with, i will update this post. thank you for reading this text wall.

[unorcadox]

UNORCADOX

howdy, i'm mabel! it's the 3 year anniversary of unorcadox today, so i've prepared a decent bit of surprises. (and yes that means i started this blog in 2020, which is terrifying to think about.) i'll go into those new things under the cut, but first... check out the carrd linked in the header text of this post :3c

sooo soo so so so where on earth do i begin. uhh honestly let me just break down the new stuff first since i can talk about that more easily.

THE NEW LOOK! ok so like truth be told, i've been a faceless blog on purpose up until now. it wasn't until this summer where i actually liked how i looked or had any solid sense of my own aesthetic or what i wanted to look like. it also made it easier to protect against dysphoria and transphobes in the same breath, as no one could ever comment on any aspect of my appearance, or even the mere suggestion i even had one to begin with! but that all changes now, i'm going to actually have a presence on this blog, as it is MY blog and tbh i'm tired of being so faceless on here. that's why i've been doing more asks and non-edit posts recently, and those will increase in frequency. check out the carrd for more info, my sona's ref, and art credits for assets on here <3

mondays -> MUSIC MONDAYS! so it might come as a shock i'm actually a musician in addition to making stuff on here! i've promoted my music a couple of times by now, but nothing all that substantial. sooo, considering that, i'm going to be replacing monday oc posts with a music post! just a link to a song on my bandcamp and a little description about it. i don't really care if these perform particularly well, but i want to give people a chance to actually hear it without having to deep dive through my entire internet history to get it. i also will be releasing more soon-- whether via compilations of older work or new stuff altogether :3

MORE IN THE FUTURE! i have a couple other ideas up my sleeve, we'll see how they pan out but i wanna keep trying new possibilities on here. i think at this point i've proven my consistency, and it's about time i let myself have a little fun and explore my options. these will be announced individually but probably added here over time as this is the new pinned post lol.

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ok so anyways, i do wanna have the mandatory sappy segment because of course i do. i want to say a couple of things but i'll split them into bullet points again bc yeah i do that.

this year has been really good for me and the blog, in most ways it's been the straight up best year of my life uncontested. not everything has gone perfectly, i had other plans that fell through, but hey that's just how life goes huh. at one point, i was easily projected to hit 20k by the end of the year, and now i'll be happy if i hit 17k lol. tumblr has not been that kind to my blog's growth this year and it's making me consider other options in the future, but everything's so scary rn i don't wanna commit to anything.

as for the blog itself, i've kinda been in a weird spot with it for a while. i've been scraping by on here intermittently for the entire year on and off, and i might have some ways to help keep me on top of the ball during the next year, but i also do wonder how long i can really keep doing this, and how long people will still like weirdcore and my work in particular. i've been considering branching out in terms of my presentation, or format, or style, but i feel incredibly weird about doing so.

in my personal life, this is the year i finally started transitioning and seeking treatment for my most pressing issues. i've finally started dating the love of my life, my best friend of 10 years, and despite some interpersonal turmoil all around me, i think i'm finally finding safe ground and knowing what i wanna do next. i don't really talk about it on here because i'm very private about it, but i've been kinda slowly becoming like a Real Adult Person this year. i didn't really have much of a chance to prior and i still am struggling a lot, but hey i know what i want now!

it's really silly to say but this blog still means a lot to me! it's seen me through the craziest times in my entire life, it's brought me so much perspective and knowledge and opportunities i wouldn't've had otherwise. i wake up every day and go on here and never stop feeling starstruck that people chose to follow me. i know tumblr success means nothing but to me it's the only community i've ever actually belonged to, so thank you all.

ok so like i really just don't have much else to say anymore, so i think i'll end it there! thank you all again, i can't wait for year 4 as it's going to definitely be a crazy one lol. let's hope it's a good one too!

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 2C, MATCH 5 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Saki:

Psychic goth girl who was cast as Cinderella in a school play. The play was so poorly cast overall that the entire script had to be rewritten, thus “Cinderella-ish” was born. Hanajima played a Cinderella dressed in all black, and when confronted by the fairy godmother, she simply wished for meat.

idk if this is what you meant by 'acting' as Cinderella but in-universe she got cast as Cinderella in the school play, and the characters ended up re-writing the entire play to work around her because she was too Goth and disinterested to play a classic Cinderella character.

She plays the best version of Cinderella. All she cared about was going to the ball for the barbecue. The episode she's in is a really good one as well.

Overall Saki is not a Cinderella character, but you did say we could submit them if they were Cinderella in an in-universe play, and that she was! In Season 2 Episode 23 "It's Cinderella-ish", her class puts on a production of Cinderella and she ends up getting cast as the titular role, which a lot of other characters think is crazy because she's this straight-faced, emotionally-repressed, exclusively-wears-black kinda girl. Also her best friend Tohru (the anime's protagonist) gets cast as an evil stepsister, and she's one of the sweetest people ever and has so much trouble being mean to Saki even fakely and vice versa. Of course, Saki has no problems being rude to the Prince Charming character in the play, played by Kyo, a guy who's sweet deep down (but only to Tohru and his adoptive father) but is other wise a hot head who's always getting into fights. So between Saki as Cinderella having a genuine love for her stepsister and a general animosity with the prince, in addition to the fact that when she goes to the ball, all she wants to do is eat, not mingle, she makes for a very interesting Cinderella.

so this shoujo series has a storyline where the class puts on a Cinderella play but instead of the heroine playing Cinderella, shenanigans happen that lead to the heroine's goth best friend, Saki Hanajima, aka Hana-chan, aka Demon Queen, playing the lead role. Hana-chan's Cinderella dresses in all black against the wishes of the play's director, does not give 2 shits about the prince, and is just a general menace to society. I know she's probably not gonna win but I just wanted to share her with all of you bc I love her and the Cinderella-ish arc is to this day some of the funniest shit I've seen in a manga

their high school class decided to randomize who played which characters in their production of Cinderella & the creepy goth girl got cast as Cinderella & her painfully kind-hearted bestie got cast as the evil stepsister (among other mismatched roles) so they rewrote the play into "Sorta Cinderella" & Cinderella became a deadpan, lazy girl who only wants the best for her darling step-sister & who only went to the ball for the food.  in the end, instead of marrying the prince she takes his money & opens a restaurant with her sister & I love that for them <3

Mettaton:

The dress the voice the malicious intent to kill you what else could you want

i think it's awesome that this cinderella's fairy godmother is a mad scientist who made him into a sexy robot

[this-is-a-dystopian-parable]

Part One!

Song-by-song synopsis and review of Dave Malloy and Lucy Kirkwood's The Witches.

Preface I guess with the fact that I enjoy a more lighthearted and spectacle based show sometimes, it can work! This show I'd say is somewhere between Matilda and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory in tone; they definitely wanted to make it another Matilda and though it's just as dark, it doesn't lean into the introspection as often. This doesn't feel like a Malloysical, so don't expect it to, but it's a good show nonetheless.

1. A Note about Witches (The Witches)

Like Matilda, Witches opens with an exposition song taken directly from the book! The witches tell us how they've learned to hide as nice, well-mannered ladies so that no one will suspect them. And how much they hate children, there's even a trick where a child in a cage gets turned into a dog. This song takes place in front of the curtain, and there's a big screen that features animations for a couple segments. Don't worry, you won't see much of it.

Right off the bat, the ensemble is pretty big and they're killing it. There's at least a dozen witches. This song is fun and dark, plays off of the different solo lines well and feels appropriately chaotic at times.

Favorite line: "A nudge to Mr. Shakespeare / Some hints to Brothers Grimm / In Salem we made scapegoats / And you tore them limb from limb"

2. Ready to Go (Luke, Young Company)

First real set of the show, in his house Luke argues with his parents about wanting a pet. I think the choice to include his parents in this is strange, since the book begins after they've been dead for a while and there isn't anything particularly interesting about this scene. The parents aren't really likeable so idk how to feel when they die.

Luke sings about how he's ready to grow up and be on his own and do all the stuff no one lets him do. This number is kinda fun because the ensemble are all dressed like him but with big masks representing each thing, and I like the object head vibes. But I think the additional motivation added to Luke here feels like it's trying too hard to engage the kids in the audience, or be like Matilda, and it almost never comes up again.

At the end, his parents swerve off the road and crash their car.

Favorite line: Don't have one :/

3. How to Recognize a Witch (Gran, Young Company)

With his parents dead, his Norwegian grandmother Gran comes to take care of him. She's bonkers and we love her dearly. She shows up witch crates and crates of objects (and animals) that were once children who had been victims of witches. They sing a song about all the warning signs: wigs, gloves, and pinchy shoes.

This is the first use of children popping up from inside boxes that look too small. It's fun. The costumes are kinda cheap and simple which is strange considering the ridiculous budget of the rest of the show which I will touch more on later. But the song is really fun and Gran gets really into it.

Favorite line: I love that they kept in the girl who turned into a painting. The witch trapped her inside a landscape painting in their house, not able to move, and all the parents could do was watch her as she slowly died. Dark! This is also the second use of the screen.

4. Heartbeat Duet (Luke, Gran)

Aaaaaaaaaaaa

After Luke had a run-in with a witch, Gran comes to his rescue but she has a heart attack. She's rushed to the hospital, surrounded by doctors and nurses, for an operation, while Luke has to wait outside the room.

This is such a good song. I love the way the heartbeat monitor is the defining instrumental and the movement on stage is synced to it. While Luke says that everything is happening too fast (the one time we get reference to his opening motivation) Gran sings about her heart beating too slow. The way their two experiences overlap is really beautiful, and the relationship between a little kid and his grandmother was my favorite part of the book.

Favorite line: "I'm just ten years old" "eighty-five years old" "and my heart is beating so fast so fast so fast too fast" "too soon"

5. Magnificent (Mr Stringer, Hotel Staff)

WOOoOOooOOOO

The doctor tells Luke and Gran he booked them a seaside vacation for her recovery. Which means it's time for the hotel manager, MR STRINGER. BIG HAND FOR THE HOTEL MANAGER.

Big oom-pa number welcoming them to the hotel as the set changes behind them. This song is so FUNNY it's so FUN and there's like TWENTY ENSEMBLE in it. The hotel staff uniforms are all in magenta and baby pink we are so BACK.

The second curtain raises to reveal the full depth of the set, a lavish hotel of pink marble and fancy wallpaper with turquoise trim. Right now, a concierge deck takes up the center.

Favorite line: "At the hotel where you'll never feel alone / fill the howling void of your dark and lonely soul"

6. Bruno Sweet Bruno (Bruno, Company)

While they're being checked in they meet Bruno!!!!! The perfect child. We love him. He sings a HUGE VEGAS NUMBER with TAP DANCING. Ans once again, so many ensemble members in yet another costume change.

LOOK AT MY BOY GO.

Okay this is getting REALLY long and we're not even at the act break so I'm going to split it up into multiple parts. See you soon!!

[tankclub]

how would you rate the expansions so far?

it really depends on the criteria. overall i think that ffxiv has gotten better with every expansion, even if i dont always like all of the changes.

more details and rambling under the cut

ok so i broke it out into a few different categories, and i'll rate the expansions on each one:

X.0 MSQ

stormblood

endwalker

shadowbringers

a realm reborn

heavensward

here I'm just talking about the basic MSQ as it launched for the expansion. I put stormblood much higher than most people because I loved the lesbian road trip arc and I loved the azim steppe. the expansion certainly has flaws, but the strong points were really strong.

endwalker tops shadowbringers for me because the elpis section was the only thing that really got me to care about the ancients/ascians, and i think it was necessary context for the whole story arc of the game thus far. endwalker has some issues with pacing and with weakness in the downtime sections (and they clearly didnt know what to do with garlemald, a casualty of the game's shift in focus around shadowbringers).

the others i think are relatively straightforward. i've posted in the past about how i dont like the heavensward story, i think that it kind of botches its themes and the writers got too horny for killing women (in this case ysayle) to tell a good story. it also absolutely squanders the 2.5/55 setup with the ul'dah stuff.

Patch MSQ (X.1, X.2, etc.)

endwalker

a realm reborn

heavensward

shadowbringers

stormblood

endwalker is miles ahead in this category. although its patch story has weaknesses, being able to tell a whole coherent story from 6.1-6.5, without having to have the weird "second climax" for the X.0 story in X.3, puts it ahead of the competition.

ARR scores highly mainly because of just how well the banquet/ul'dah/crystal brave stuff hits. they wasted all of these story threads in heavensward, but especially at the time they absolutely worked.

heavensward makes third because i think it's the only expansion that really made the "x.3 climax" actually work, which is partly down to how the themes of the story worked with "oh and theres more even after you win the climactic battle".

shadowbringers is pretty low for me because i think that its a casualty of the change in narrative leadership. elidibus had been being set up as "the ascian you will talk to", so introducing emet to take that role left him kind of at loose ends. ive played the patch storyline several times to try and understand why people love it so much, and it just never landed for me.

stormblood patch story is the worst this game has ever been. i would put it lower than last if i could

Raids and Jobs

I kinda combined the experience of endgame play into one category, so I'm rating both job design and raid quality here. as the devs said recently, these things are linked, so i didnt think it made sense to separate them. more than the other categories i think this one is influenced by my personal circumstances

shadowbringers

endwalker

heavensward

a realm reborn

stormblood

shadowbringers takes the top spot for my favorite job design (in my beloved shb summoner), a top-class raid series in eden, and the best ultimate raid in TEA.

endwalker i think is really good and a step forward in many ways, but i think the issues with the centralization around 2m burst and inflation of boss hitbox size hold it back from the top spot for me. however, i do like a lot of the additions like criterion, and i hope they continue a lot of what theyve done in this expansion.

i had to put heavensward above arr because it's a straightforward continuation of arr, and also had my second favorite job design in the history of this game (in heavensward warrior, which was broken, goofy, and always fun). also alexander is a fantastic raid, even though coil is more nostalgic for me personally.

stormblood takes the last spot because i didnt enjoy the way the jobs played during that expansion, and mostly skipped it. i was unsubbed for a substantial portion of it, and really only started playing again in the leadup to shadowbringers. possibly i should leave it off this list altogether, simply because i couldnt have evaluated it properly.

Overall

so, i if i combine all of those ratings (weighted equally), i end up with:

endwalker

shadowbringers

a realm reborn

tie between stormblood and heavensward

which i think summarizes my opinions fairly nicely, although as you can see each of the expansions has their strengths.

overall im very excited for dawntrail, and i think it has the potential to be (and likely will be) the best expansion the game has had to date.

[shellxrls]

it was kind of unnerving at first icl 😭 I didn’t actually meet jb until like a week in. the girls r so nice though !! self care nights with them were so fun omg!

john b was lowkey kinda mean 😭 like he was just a bit detached, he kinda just fucked us and occasionally infodumped on us about gold. all of the affection would come from the girls to the girls, honestly didn’t hate it though cause they were the nicest!

also someone mentioned about the sex toys and yes they were right. there’s a whole chest of drawers DEDICATED to ridiculous sex toys and extremely uncomfortable lingerie

jb fucks good in this universe !! more often then not he’ll fuck to take out his frustration so he’s roughhhhh. think I threw up on his cock like three times at one point cause that man was not holding back.

I’m not sure what else to say in this lil summary but yall know me im an open book so 😚

also glad ur feeling better baby <3

- rafe shifter

( just found this in my drafts from like a month ago omg i’m so sorry but posting it now !! )

THATS WHAT I WOULD’VE THOUGHT TBH !! cuz in the end it is . a cult 😭😭 after all but at least it’s a sexy cult. i’m glad the girls were nice though, i lowkey love that aspect of the au sm cuz we’ve added them as additional people & so it makes it even more fun to fantasise & write ab !

i actually love pushing the mean!jb agenda tbh, everyone portrays him as caring and sweet (which he is) but i wanna see him as the nasty, mean, perverted man i know he’s hiding inside (think when he was fighting topper & didn’t hold back) !! esp cuz i’m sure all the searching for gold and failing and the loss of ppl close to him has def made him bitter after all those years.

also someone mentioned about the sex toys and yes they were right. that’s honestly so hot to me like 🙈🙈 you guys just get to live the pretty princess life of self care nights and fucking a guy w a massive dick huh 😞.

I THOUGHT SO ! i’m ngl i am curious where he got the experience from though..

glad u had fun btw <3 !! and thank u sweetie it means a lot <3.

[razzmothazz]

Makoto lore drop whaaaat [mostly just for me but posting it for anyone else that was interested, its kinda vague rn but ill expand it later]

-mostly uses he/him but doesnt mind other pronouns

-owner of the units sekai

-drowning in guilt after an accident + additional trauma made him feel like hes bringing misfortune to people [mostly coming from family making him feel that way]

-struggles with close connections because he convinced himself that he doesnt need them/will only hurt people etc.

-keeps accidentally making friends/getting close to people despite trying to avoid that [its always in the silliest ways too]

-constant struggle with the thought that he should hurt someone and be distant so he can be alone vs how could i ever hurt my friends when they love me and care about me so much

-struggles with empathy and showing [mainly positive] emotions

-very close with his sister, the only bond he never ever thought to break

-loves fashion!! mainly fancy clothes, he often buys 2nd hand and makes the clothing way fancier himself, only shopping at the mall/regular stores occasionally

-he loves going out and admire other peoples outfits while doing whatever it is he needs to do but he ends up feeling like an idiot for staring at strangers

-autism. his special interests are early 2000's fps horror[ish] games and fucking. physics. but specifically the kind that has to do with nuclear stuff like nuclear weapons history, radiation etc. idk how else to specify it but yeah. he went fucking crazy for half-life btw

-big fan of creepy things in general, has a lot of odd figurines of creepy little critters in his room displayed on a shelf. before anyone asks yes, he was a creepypasta kid.

-loves the aesthetic of abandoned stuff and finds it comforting. somehow

-very active on social media, likes to post snippets of music he makes, believes that his music brings luck to those listening and thats how he "fights off" the misfortune he brings

-loves admiring nature!! will often go on walks just to see some pretty flowers. often compliments rui on his work with the school garden, he thinks rui has magic hands or something cause personally makoto could NOT keep a plant alive for even a week so .

-has something of a persona? hes very chill and a down to earth guy, but for reasons unknown to him he seems to always speak fancier and puts on a demeanor of someone with a huge ego/smartass when around people he doesnt know well/at all. sometimes he catches himself doing that even around those close to him, tho to a lesser extent. it seems to make less people want to befriend him tho, so he doesnt exactly mind. hes still polite when he does that but it always throws people off somewhat, gives the vibe of some fancy pants rich guy pretending to be an average joe or however else u wanna describe it

thats all for now, some of these might change but this is what i have for now :3

[viro-lil-goat]

Parents au again shoutout to this post

Basically this au (or an addition to any other au ) Jekylls parents play a role in the story.

Margaret and Ernest

^ My most recent art of Jekylls mom Margaret, she plays a bigger role in the story. (And btw this art is scanned thought an app bc lighting wasnt great.)

^ My first art of them both(was trying to figure out their designs) Margarets red dress ended up being her newer clothing and orange one is her in the past.

^My full body refs of them a bit later. I hid Ernests eyes because i couldn't decide which eye colour to give him, green, so that he kinda looks like hyde, or brown. Ended up choosing brown but that may change in the future.

^Mix with encanto i watched at the time (not the biggest fan of this drawing their head sizes are weird)

^ Andd art with her missing her past and regreting her actions (mm trauma ☺️)

^ In those 3 drawings you can see i wanted to give her a lot of old spots before the initial desing (first picture) but ended up making less of them.

^ plus height chart (sorry for bad quality im to lazy to redo the photo)

So uhh yeah thats a lot, now to context:

Margaret

[she/her] [60 y.o] [a doctor]

Hers and Ernests marriage was against their will so they have only platonic attraction

She inherited a hospital as a bisness. She is both a boss but also sometimes performs surgeries.

her shortened story [tw mention of death, abuse and depression]:

she was born in arranged marriage family.

her mothers murder was planned and made by her father (who is a leader of a mafia) because family would mess with his (secret) bisness. He sent a infected by him with rabies werewolf

but Margaret survived so he decided to leave her alive, but he used her only for his needs and was abusive and manipulative

She also had later o an arranged marriage with a man (Ernest) she knew from childhoid, but they only ever had platonic feelings for each other

Because of her father threatening her with leaving her with nothing to inherit from her family in his will, which would literally leave her on the streets, if she wouldn't have a child with her husband. At age 25 she had Jekyll.

Margaret grew with prejudice towards magical creatures and mad scientists (because of her mothers murder and the society's influence).

So when she found out her husband helps magical creatures and scientists (hid them from police in a little house in the woods) she on emotions went to the police.

Ernest was imprisoned. Where he died

so it become just her and her son now

for her son it was a hard hit, he loved his father very much

So resentment stayed with him

And Margaret also wasn't able to forgive herself ever since

She also was hyper-protective to her son and often manipulated him out of what she thought will be best for him

So one day they had a big fight because her son, Henry, wanted to create a place where the "mad" scientist who are in bad situation can have a chance to improve and not fear police anymore. She have done an ultimatum, that if he does that, he could never come back. (Or alternatively, when he changes his mind)

So he left, she was now alone, but instead of trying to fix what she had done, her pride didnt let her. Each passing year she convinced herself he will come back. For about 10 years.

she regretted her choices, her actions was haunting her which dived her into depression

But after a hard path, she will come to terms with herself.

That will happen after she will come to society to support it financially. And reunites with her son after them making peace with each other. Which dosent mean forgiveness from Jekylls side.

Alsoo there may be a sub plot about her and Frankenstein becoming "roomates".

Ernest

Well, he was a very positive and caring person. Despite that not that mature or responsible, Margaret was the responsible one. And face of the family.

While he was a househusband, and spent time with Jekyll. Thay got in trouble because Ernest didnt really twice while even little Jekyll sometimes was like "welp thats not a very good idea".

Also considering Ernest maybe inspiring Jekyll to be an alchemist. But himself he most likely had completely other interest. But still supported his son, unlike Margaret.

Mad scientists and creatures he cared for was caught with him, but they managed to escape.

His parents were mostly ignorant of his existence, exept for when that would make them a profit (like with the arranged marriage) . So he promised himself he would always care for Jekyll (🥲)

As to him and Margaret, they were pals, he always was with her when she finally was finally opening up to him. But hid his own feelings under a happy mask.

Was the same age as Margaret. Died when he was 36 (went to jail when he was 35) no one really knows what happened.

(i actually most of the time before were considering him to be alive and Margaret lying that he died, but i changed that for storys sake, i didnt felt like he had much of a purpose in the current status when jekyll is 35. BUT THAT MAY ALSO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE)

So in where hes alive version

I remember vividly daydreaming about jekyll/hyde being exited to see his/their dad after so many years, cleaning society etc while lodgers are confused. Him coming and jekyll being very exited and emotional but not knowing how to tell lodgers. Later on Margaret will come as she recieved an invitation by jekyll, which was actually written by Ernest to reunite their family. (Kinda sugar sweet compared to ver. where he died)

So uhh yeah this au was one of the most thinked about by me. Now not that much but its not forgotten ‼️

[otakween]

Cyborg 009 BGOOParts Delete (2020) - Volume 3

This manga is clearly meant to be binged and not read extremely slowly like I've been doing, so I'll try to read more at a time to do things properly. I'm still really frustrated that this is such a rehash of tired material. It might be acceptable if this was a reboot, but it's supposed to be more like a sequel/continuation so...

Ch. 15

The monologuing continues! Apollon and Joe talk about their respective squads, what makes them similar and different. Joe emphasizes the fact that the numbers cyborgs resent being made and plan to eradicate all of Black Ghost's cyborgs from the face of the Earth.

Helena asks Francoise to help her stop the fighting, but Francoise says that she can't because she doesn't want to abort the mission. Helena knocks Francoise out and turns into her dark, Artemis form, complete with creepy looking wings jutting out of her cyborg spine. They drew her all sensual this chapter which made me kinda uncomfortable lol.

007, 002, and 006 fight the lesser Mythos cyborgs in the background. They're not given much to do and it's hard to care about their part of the story.

Ch. 16

This chapter was straight up incomprehensible for me. Not only do they shout out some new attack name every two seconds, but half of them aren't even in Japanese or English. Also, a lot of the characters use old timey Japanese. At this point I'm just hear to admire the art.

Artemis' body is now the Dolphin apparently. What is this Arpeggio of Blue Steel??

At least 005 and 008 got some screentime this chapter. Every time 008 does stuff outside of the water I'm like "he's just a dude" lol. The Aquaman conundrum...

Ch. 17

Geronimo's battle wraps up with the Minotaur dude. DAMN that guy was annoying. I think he said "The Dark Labyrinth" about 50 million times. I was so pissed off having to read it over and over lol. Like...shut up already (thankfully, he did).

I really love how Pyunma has been drawn by this artist. He's come a long way. He acknowledged how limited he is outside of the water in this chapter, which I appreciated. Chang comes to his aid.

Ch. 18

Apollon monologues himself to death lol. The dialogue is sooo bad in this manga. They keep repeating the same phrases ad nauseum and it feels cheesy for them to be ranting so much during a battle. Just have them fight in silence and monologue after or something.

In addition to the dialogue being cringey, the action isn't really good either. The Mythos cyborgs keep dying and I keep thinking "wait...how'd they die??" It's not drawn clearly at all. Apollon gets shot up and then set on fire somehow, but they didn't draw Joe doing any of that so I'm like ???

Ch. 19

Okay, Hippo Man making 007 melt was pretty disturbing body horror, I gotta say. 004 then easily takes him out in a pretty boring battle. Hippo man went on and on about his "true name" and they made "kaba/baka" puns. Hey Cyborg 009, aren't comic relief characters supposed to be...funny?

Artemis is pissed at Joe for killing Apollon, but what did she think was gonna happen? This is such a blah retread.

Ch. 20

Lion dude turns into Heracles (which looks like a guy wearing a lion fur and wielding clubs). The cyborgs all gather for their final battle (aside from Artemis probably)

Who was the hairy dude in the beginning? I'm sure I'm just supposed to know who is his but I forgot lol. It's so hard to follow this manga when no one's documented it on the 009 wiki yet boohoo

Joe looked pretty badass showing up at the end there ngl (plus the shippers probably like to see him carrying 002 like that)

Ch. 21

Okay, this last bit was interesting (finally). They talked about how the numbers cyborgs have already defeated Black Ghost and are now just cleaning up their ooparts. Heracles disagrees and says that the Mythos cyborgs ARE Black Ghost because they're following through on their mission.

I had to remind myself what ooparts are. It stands for "Out of Place" parts. It's supposedly an American term, but I've never heard of it. It's related to cryptozoology and refers to anachronistic artifacts. I guess the Mythos cyborgs kinda fit that, but instead of being new stuff in olden times, they're old stuff in modern times? IDK. I wonder if OOParts is a well known concept in Japan or just this mangaka's hobby?

GDI Helen showing up at the last second to resurrect everyone is cheating >:/ now this arc will never end!

I like learning random stuff from manga. Heracles kept bringing up the Nemean lion so I looked it up and basically it's a lion whose fur was impervious to weapons. Never heard of that myth before! With the added context I appreciated Heracles' design more.

The mangaka's fanart sketches at the end were really charming, I liked their little self portrait too (they didn't need to draw 008's OG design though -cringe-)

[hbyrde36]

Chapter 5!

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 ao3 link

Steve Harrington: Vampire Hunter

It had taken Steve and Robin all afternoon to find an outfit that was not only appropriate for the occasion, but that he would actually be willing to wear. Some of the pieces Robin tried to talk him into were more straps than clothing. When he’d complained, she rolled her eyes and called him a prude.

Neither of them actually knew what the proper attire for a freak party was, but they assumed it was similar to any other kink event or play party. In the end, Steve had settled on a pair of tight black leather pants that laced all the way up the sides, tying on either side of his groin. The shirt was short sleeved and made entirely of sheer black mesh. He wore thick leather cuffs on each forearm, although those had more to do with having additional weapons hidden on him, than for the aesthetic. He already owned a pair of black boots so at least he didn’t have to break in new footwear to complete the look. 

Robin followed him home, just in case he needed help getting any of the garments on, and wound up talking him into a little bit of eyeliner. When Steve finally looked in the mirror, he expected to look ridiculous. Like he was wearing some god awful Halloween costume. But he had to admit, the little bit of makeup really did make his eyes pop, and the pants made his ass look great. It was almost a shame that the only people that would be seeing him like this were those he would never in a million years consider dating. 

“So, tell me about this girl Chrissy.” Robin prodded, as she gathered her things.

“Honestly I don’t really know much about her besides what she likes to do in her free time. She’s gorgeous, hell of a dancer, and after spending a little time with her I can say she seems very sweet and kind. Kinda funny too.”

“Damn, she's probably straight though, right? Is she straight? I mean, I'm not sure about the whole vampire biting thing, but who am I to judge?”

Steve laughed, Robin was getting flustered and rambling at a vague description of Chrissy, god knows how bad it would be if she ever saw her in person. 

“I don’t know for sure but I was definitely getting at least bisexual vibes from her. Maybe once this is all over I'll see about introducing the two of you.”

Robin smiled and poked him in the chest. “I hope she knows I'm counting on her to keep you out of trouble tonight.”

“I’ll be fine Robin, we’re just…gathering intel, and if anything does go wrong at least i’ll be slightly better armed this time.”

They walked out together. Robin was heading home for the night, and Steve was due to pick up Chrissy soon.

Robin paused at the door to her car, turning towards him.

“I wasn’t gonna say anything until I knew more, but with you going to this party…I just want to make sure you watch your back. I got wind of a rumor that some of the more zealous vampire haters are trying to put together a death squad. I don’t think they’d hit an event with that many witnesses or humans, but you never know.”

He nodded. “I still doubt that human amateurs, even a group of them, could be doing this, but I'll be careful. Let me know if the rumor becomes anything more.” 

-

Steve is a bit stunned at first, when Chrissy comes out the front door of Guilty Pleasures. If this girl had been the one to walk on stage last night, he wouldn’t have second guessed her presence. She wore fishnets tucked into thigh-high boots with a 5 inch heel. Her top was essentially a bra made of the same  shiny vinyl material as her skirt. Straps criss-crossed her upper body in a way that made it look like she was tied up. She'd even done her nails. They were shiny, black, and so pointed it looked like they could break skin.

It was so different from the style he had seen her in so far. He wondered which was the real Chrissy. He figured it probably lay somewhere in between. Most people were not all one thing, it was something he needed to keep reminding himself. 

She threw open the car door, blinding smile on her face. “Steve! You did so good, you look great!”

Bondage wear or not, this girl simply radiated sunshine when she was happy.

He blushed. “Thanks. I can’t take all the credit, my friend Robin helped.” 

“I see. She talked you into the eyeliner too, I'm guessing?”

“Yea. don’t tell anyone, but I kind of like it” he said conspiratorially. 

“Your secret's safe with me”

-

It takes them about twenty minutes to get to the party, which was apparently being held in someone’s nice upper-middle-class house just outside of the city. On the way, Chrissy had explained to him their cover story. Steve was her new boyfriend. They met at the club and had been dating for a few weeks now. He became interested in the scene after seeing her act on stage, and hearing stories about the parties. That’s why they were here tonight, so he could see for himself. Everyone knew why she stopped coming, this provided a good excuse for her return. 

It was still light out when they parked and got out of the car. Steve was doing his best not to feel self conscious about his appearance, but couldn’t stop himself from looking up and down the quiet street. He saw more than one set of curtains twitch and groaned internally.  

Chrissy took his arm, patting him lightly on the bicep and steered him towards the front door. A woman opened it as they approached, her outfit a mirror of Chrissy’s, except all in red. The woman smiled lecherously at his date for a moment, expression turning to disgust when her eyes flicked over to Steve. 

“Gwen.” Chrissy said, in place of a greeting. Her voice was colder than Steve had ever heard it.

“Good to see you, Chris. This the guy?” Gwen asked, hooking a thumb in his direction. 

“Yes, this is Steve.” Chrissy replied, tightening her hold on him. He took the hint and leaned in, 

dropping a kiss on the top of her head.

Gwen glared at them before turning on her heel and stalking off further into the house.

“Friend of yours?” He asked, smirking.

“Ex-girlfriend, actually.”

Well, that answered that question. 

“You have excellent taste.” He teased, sarcastically.

She threw her head back and laughed as she elbowed him hard in the ribs.

They mingled in the main room with everyone else who had arrived early. The vampires, of course, wouldn’t show until full dark, but more human partygoers were expected too. Steve wasn’t sure what he would do once the party really got underway, he was sorta winging it tonight. He had told Chrissy he was trying to be more open minded, and he was, but that didn’t mean he would allow himself to be bitten. Not even for a cover story. That was a problem for later. For now, he would smile, be charming, and hope a clue fell in his lap. 

Apart from Gwen, everyone he met was warm and welcoming. He was assured over and over again that there was no pressure to participate if he was nervous, most people were the first time. Several of his new acquaintances told him stories about their first parties and gradually Steve started to relax. He hadn’t expected these people to be so friendly. It was a nice surprise, and went a long way to prove that he was wrong for judging before. 

He learned that it wasn’t all about the vampires either. Yes, most of the people there wanted to be fed-on tonight, but many would then pair off with their own dates or friends to enjoy some private play time in the other rooms. Some slept with their vampire partners, but just as many didn’t. No one pretended like the vampires weren’t dangerous, in fact that seemed to be part of the appeal. The event organizers did apparently try their best to only invite vamps with good reputations, and so far there had only been a handful of incidents like Chrissy’s.

New guests trickled in regularly over the course of the first hour, and at some point Steve had stopped looking at the door every time it opened. He was sitting on a couch with Chrissy in his lap, deep in conversation about baking, of all things, with a very good-looking guy who was there on his own. They were interrupted by a loud throat clearing. 

Thank god he was already sitting because he might have fallen over in surprise when he saw who was now standing in front of him, clad in nothing but a hot pink bra and panty set, with shoes to match.

“Nancy?”

And really, he shouldn’t have been so surprised.

“Fancy meeting you here! Who’s your friend?” She asked, giving the girl in his lap a curious once-over.

“This is Chrissy.”

“Nice to meet you.” Nancy said, and it almost sounded genuine. She was definitely the better actor of the two of them.

He scanned the immediate area for Nancy’s companion, but she didn’t appear to be with anyone.

“No date?” He finally asked.

“Not tonight.”

It was curious. He recalled Chrissy’s insistence that he would need an escort, since this was his first time. If Nancy was here without a date, did that mean she was in the community? It had to be an act, there was no way the Nancy he knew was an actual freak, no offense to his date.

Some things were starting to come together for Steve. Is this how Nancy got her inside information? Talk about the proverbial fox in the henhouse. He wondered what these people would think if they knew they were helping her hunt vampires. 

He had so many questions, but he knew better than to ask them in front of present company. Actually, he knew better than to ask at all. Nancy would tell him what she was up to, if, and only if, she wanted him to know. 

He looked up at Chrissy, intending to ask her if she wanted to get a drink, as a valid excuse for walking away, but he stopped when he realized she had gone extra pale and stiff. She stared out the window, where the night had finally grown dark. He leaned in to whisper in her ear. 

“Are you okay?”

She leaned into him, whispering back. “It’s dark. They’ll be here soon.” Poor girl was shaking like a leaf.

“Do you need to go? It’s okay if you do.” Steve said.

This is exactly what he had been worried about. Nothing they could learn tonight was worth re-traumatizing her. He’d figure this out one way or another, but not at her expense. 

She looked at him with wide wet eyes. ”But, we didn’t learn anything yet.”

Privately, Steve begged to differ. He had learned quite a bit this evening, though nothing that would be helpful to the case.

“It’s okay,” He assured her, trying to put every ounce of sincerity he could into his face and voice. 

She looked into his eyes for a long time, weighing his words, probably trying to determine if he was telling the truth.

“Can we step out back for some air and I'll see how I feel?”

They excused themselves and Steve was relieved when Nancy let them go with only a nod and a wave. He was sure he’d be hearing from her later. 

Outside, Chrissy pulled a pack of cigarettes out of her small purse and quickly lit up. Steve was surprised she smoked, was surprised that anyone did these days really, but he didn’t comment on it. She was a grown woman and could do what she liked.

They stood in comfortable silence in the dimly lit backyard. Steve was lost in his own thoughts when a chill slowly snaked its way up his spine, the skin on his arms breaking out in goosebumps. Power emanated from somewhere out in the dark. It was a familiar energy and he felt compelled to follow it. 

He turned to Chrissy, ready to ask her to wait here while he checked it out. One look at her closed-off expression reminded him of why they were outside in the first place, and he knew he couldn’t leave her here alone. 

She spotted him looking at her and quirked a brow in question. 

He kept his voice low. “I feel power. Someone nearby is performing some kind of magic or ritual. I think we should check it out.”

“We?”

“Of course, you're my partner tonight.” He smiled, letting their shoulders bump briefly. ”Let’s go investigate.”

She smiled back, and though he didn’t like putting her in harm's way, it might just be worth it to see her become more herself again. There was no guarantee she’d be safe if she stayed behind anyway. 

The backyard of the house was surrounded by a tall privacy fence, but there was a gate in the back corner that led to the property abutting this one. Chrissy kept an arm on Steve's shoulder for stability as they crossed the short yard, walking through the gate and into the thin band of trees beyond. He had no doubt she was suddenly regretting her choice of footwear for the evening, but it’s not as if either of them knew they’d be stalking through the woods that night.

Past the trees was the back end of an old farm. The farmhouse itself was way out in the distance, but about 30 yards to the right of where he and Chrissy stood, were the remains of an old private cemetery. The night was dark, almost pitch black when the moon ducked behind the clouds, but thanks to the boost in powers granted to him by whatever the fuck Eddie had done, Steve could see the small group gathered within it perfectly.

The vampire, Tommy, was there, along with a handful of others that Steve didn’t recognize. In the center of it all was Martin. A goat lay off to the side, dead. It looked like the man was trying, and apparently failing, to raise a zombie.

They should probably have turned around right then and gone back to the house. Nothing good could come from interrupting, but Steve needed to find out what was going on here. It couldn’t be a coincidence that they were here, could it?

Steve kept Chrissy behind him as they approached. He knew, in all likelihood, that the vampires had already sensed their presence. Sure enough, several sets of eyes turned to them when they reached the boundary of the small cemetery. 

“You heard the boss. If you don’t raise this zombie, you’re done, dead, and I get to do whatever I want with you.” Tommy hissed at Martin. He seemed to enjoy the way the man cowered back from him in fear. 

Steve didn’t like the guy, hadn’t liked him from the beginning, but he couldn't stand by and watch Tommy torture and kill another human being. He just couldn’t. 

He walked up to Martin, ignoring the sounds of protest from the surrounding vampires. The other man watched him with suspicious eyes. Steve quickly assessed the situation. It looked to him as if the other animator had done everything right, and he had certainly felt powerful enough.  

The ritual to raise the dead was a fairly simple one. You needed a sacrifice, usually a chicken but occasionally something bigger, and to draw enough blood to create a circle around the intended grave. The rest of it came down mostly to an individual’s power. Steve didn’t bother with a lot of theatrics, he didn’t need them. For him, raising zombies came easy, second nature. Most of the other animators he’d met, however, needed words and special tools to guide their practice. 

“What seems to be the problem?” Steve finally asked.

“She’s too old. The woman Billy asked me to raise. I tried, but..”

They both kept their voices low, though the effort was futile with the vamps superior hearing. 

“What does he want with her?”

“I don’t know. Honestly, I think it’s just an excuse to kill me. He knew I couldn’t do it” He sounded resigned.

“We’ll see about that.” Steve declared.

“You raise a lot of 100 year old zombies, Harrington?”

“No. But, we could do it together.”

“Why?”

“I can’t stand by and watch them kill you knowing I could have stopped it.”

Martin only paused for a moment before nodding. He knew he was in no position to refuse. 

“How do you want to do this?” He asked.

“Follow my lead.” Steve wasn’t sure how to explain what they had to do. He didn’t truly know himself, only had a feeling about what was needed. He would follow his instincts like Wayne had taught him. They rarely steered him wrong.

A knife lay on the ground by his feet, It was obvious that this was the tool used in the sacrifice. Steve snatched it from the ground, grimacing at the blood coating its blade. He went to wipe it off on his own shirt before realizing the sheer cloth would do little to clean it. He reached over to grip the front of Martin’s button down shirt and pulled. Buttons flew as it popped open. The other man sucked in a harsh breath, but said nothing as Steve used the cloth to wipe off the knife. 

Steve's eyes flicked down, noticing the necklace Martin wore for the first time. It must have been hidden under the shirt. It was an unusual piece of jewelry, a chunky pendant made from several different stones that hung from a thick cord. It also pulsed with its own aura of power. He wondered what it was for. There wasn't time to dwell on it now, but Steve added it to the list of things he needed to figure out. 

He took the now clean-ish blade and ran it across his palm. The power in the circle thrummed weakly as his blood welled up along the cut. Steve handed the blade to the other man, hilt first. He took it, wincing as he cut himself in the same fashion.

“Now, drop the blade and face me.” Steve instructed.

He reached his bleeding hand out, using it to hold the other man’s upper arm. Martin caught on, quickly mirroring the position. 

When his hand made contact with Steve, it completed a circuit between them.  The blood circle flared to life, power flowed thick, filling the space around them. 

Steve closed his eyes, using his other sense to seek out the intended target. When he found her, he could almost see it in his mind. There was no body, per se, in the old wooden box, not this many years later. All that was left now was a collection of bones and bits of cloth. Steve gathered all that power and pushed it into them, willing the body to reform and crawl its way to the surface. 

The ground beneath his feet rippled and Steve kept his eyes shut. He always hated this part. 

He’d watched in the beginning, of course, when he was learning how to harness his powers. It was important to understand the full process, or so Wayne had told him. Where others seemed to watch on in fascination, Steve felt nothing but horror when he watched the earth turn over, spewing out the undead like a bizarre mockery of birth. 

Realizing how much it bothered Steve, it was Wayne who had suggested he keep his eyes closed until the magic was through with its work. He thought it would make him appear unprofessional and worried that his father would think he was weak. “I wouldn’t worry too much about what your father thinks, son. Man’s a jackass” Wayne had said. “And most folks don’t pay enough attention to notice. Those that do, will just assume you're concentrating extra hard. This is your craft, you do it the way that makes you feel best.”

Chrissy gasped somewhere off to his left. He’d almost forgotten she was there. The ground stilled as he opened his eyes, snapping his head in her direction. She stared at him, expression unreadable, but she was fine. Thank god. 

Billy chose that moment to step out from behind a nearby tree, Dustin following close behind. He clapped slowly as he approached. They must have been watching the show. 

“That was quite a thing to see, wasn’t it folks?” Billy said, with his arms thrown wide, voice filling the night air. He wore a wide smile that looked anything but happy. 

“Well, Brenner, are you going to just stand there, or are you going to thank Stevie-boy here for temporarily saving your ass?”

Steve froze. Brenner? 

He had thought the man looked familiar before, but he hadn’t been able to put his finger on why at the time. Now, Steve had the sinking feeling that he knew exactly where he’d seen this guy before.

Raising the dead was not a common ability, and there were precious few animators in the United States.  In a group that exclusive, it was big news when one of them died. It was considered polite to attend the funeral, even if you didn’t know the other animator personally. 

Hearing that name again, Brenner, Steve knew in his bones that he had attended this man’s funeral not one year ago. How was it possible? The necklace? He knew that type of magic existed, but it was rare. Too hard to find practitioners willing to do it, and the spell always came at a very steep cost. It begged the question, what was Martin Brenner doing to keep himself alive?

The other animator turned to look at him, a quiet ‘thank you’ falling from his lips easily. Brenner looked into his eyes and Steve knew he couldn’t hide it. It would show all over his face that he had finally recognized the man.

Brenner paled. His hand thoughtlessly reached towards the thing at his neck before he realized and stopped the motion. 

“Are you going to tell them?” He mouthed the question at Steve, not even daring to whisper.  

“I haven't decided yet” Steve replied, tight lipped. He was furious, no longer sure he had done the right thing in helping this man. He had to walk away, he needed a minute to think. 

He strode away, vaulting the low wall that bordered the cemetery, and heading towards the tree line. 

Billy was at his side in an instant. Steve hadn’t heard him move. The vampire licked his lips as he circled Steve like a shark.

“Damn Harrington, you dirty up real good don’t you? Picture perfect in all that black and covered in blood. Like a gift wrapped up in a big red bow. Eddie’s going to kick himself for missing this.”

Steve was fuming. He knew there was no answer that would satisfy him but he couldn’t stop himself. 

“What was the point of all this, Billy? If you want to kill the guy why not just do it, why make it some sort of sick game?”

“Because games are fun Steve-o. I think we all need a little more fun in our lives, don't you? What do you care anyway? It seems to me that you don’t even like the guy.”

“It doesn’t matter if I like him, and what about the zombie, huh? That poor woman you asked him to raise for no good reason?”

“What about her?”

Steve would never get Billy to understand why it bothered him. The fact that this zombie used to be a human being, and she didn’t deserve to have her memory disrespected this way. He’d try another tactic. 

“What will it take for you to let me put her back, right now, unharmed?”

He looked Steve up and down, lingering on his left hand. The one he’d sliced open.

“Let me have a taste.”

Steve didn’t know what his face was doing, but his disgust at the request must have shown loud and clear. 

“Oh don’t give me that look. I won’t bite, just let me lick the blood from your palm and she’s all yours.”

Who would lay the zombie to rest if he didn’t? What would they do to her remains if he refused? Oh god. He was actually going to do this.

“Fine.”

Billy grinned, pleased. He considered Steve carefully for a moment, seeming to think about how he wanted to do this. He finally made a decision and knelt down in front of him. Steve held his palm out to the vampire, who grabbed it tightly with both hands. One wrapped around Steve's wrist, the other cupping the backs of his fingers.  The position takes him back to the dream with Eddie and it’s all he can do to swallow back the whine building in the back of his throat.

Billy flattened his tongue, licking wide strokes across Steve's palm. It took only a few passes before his hand was clean. Steve tried to pull away, wrongly assuming the task was now done. Billy tightened his grip, probing at the cut with the tip of his tongue until blood started flowing freely again. Steve cried out, it stung like a bitch.

He could hear someone running up to them, but he couldn’t drag his gaze away from Billy. He wasn’t completely under his power. The pull wasn’t as strong as last time, but Steve could still feel the vampire’s will pressing against his own. Knocking on his mental walls and trying to gain entrance. 

“Stop it Billy!” Chrissy yelled. Now standing only a few feet away from them. “You promised he wouldn’t be hurt! Let him go!”

Steve’s heart sank. Was she working for him? Had he been wrong to trust her?

She looked anxiously between the two of them. Tears streamed down her face.

Billy raised his mouth from Steve’s skin, blood staining his lips. “I’m not harming him, sweet thing.”

She stepped closer, as if getting ready to physically separate them. Steve didn’t know if she was truly on his side or not, but, damnit, he didn’t want to see her get hurt.

“Stay back, Chrissy, I made a deal. It’s okay.”

Someone pulled her back, and Steve was grateful. He’s pretty sure it was Dustin, unless one of the other vamps was also short with a mop of unruly curls. 

The assault on his mind was getting harder and harder to ignore. His newfound powers clearly had limits, and he wasn’t sure what would happen if he didn’t get away from Billy soon. 

“How are you resisting me so well, Harrington? You were all but putty in my hands last time.”

Steve didn’t know how to respond. He knew it was because of Eddie, that he had made him a human servant, or whatever, but he didn’t really know what that meant. Somehow, he knew it would be a bad idea to let Billy find out about it. 

A gunshot rang out in the distance, sounding like it came from the direction of the party. It was Steve’s saving grace, as the group of vampires scattered and only Billy and Dustin remained. Brenner took advantage of the distraction, taking off at a sprint towards the farmhouse. 

Shouts and the sound of fighting were carried to them on the wind. Billy looked torn. Finally, he dropped Steve’s hand.

“I will find out how you are resisting me, human. You can count on that.”

Then he was gone. So fast Steve didn’t even know what direction he went. Dustin and Chrissy both rushed over to him. She started babbling apologies so quickly it made his head spin. 

“I”m sorry Steve, i’m so sorry. Billy made me promise to tell him anything you found out about the murders. I haven't even told him anything yet, I swear. I’m sorry, I didn’t have a choice. Please forgive me. I was so scared, and with Eddie gone…”

He couldn’t be mad at her. This wasn’t her fault. She was as much a victim here as anyone else. He had to shout her name a few times to get her attention, but eventually she stopped her ramble long enough to hear him.

 “It’s okay, Chrissy. I understand. I’m not mad, alright?”

He wrapped himself around her in a one-armed hug and she melted into him, quietly sobbing.

Dustin watched the two of them curiously, small smile playing on his lips. Steve knew what the kid must be thinking, and he should probably have corrected him, said that it wasn’t like that with her, but it wasn’t exactly his top concern at the moment.

“Thanks for holding her back, buddy. Don’t take this the wrong way, but, what are you still doing here?”

“I wanted to make sure you two were okay.”

Steve raised an eyebrow. With all of the vampires now gone, he was obviously okay. So…

“Okay, okay, fine. I did want to make sure you were fine, but I also don’t know how to do that nifty quick disappearing trick yet.”

Steve laughed. God, he was still so…Dustin.

“I don’t think there's a trick to it, kid. I think vamps can just run really really fast.”

“Huh.” Dustin hummed, as if he hadn’t thought of that.

“How about I give you a ride, for old times sake?” Steve asked.

“Good Idea. You might need the extra set of hands to get to your car anyway. I don’t like the sound of whatever's happening at that party.”

Chapter 6

[crossover-enthusiast]

WEREWOLF JAUNE AND FAT THEIF????????

Spill 👀

Spilling the 🍵

Gonna do Jaune first and then FT since they don't have a bunch of overlapping stuff, unlike Kevin and Rick

Jaune

Jaune is SO ENERGETIC PLS. On the full moon her and her husband go out into the woods so she can run around without being constrained. It's a nice exercise for both of them!

Was bit when she was in her mid to late teens, doing dumb teen stuff with her friends. Dunno how much of that group knows but at least Lila and Frank figured it out later

Werejaune is the only supernatural creature Lila likes. She was understandably a bit concerned but Jaune quickly showed she meant no harm so now they just vibe :>

It is still so weird for her tho

Meanwhile Jaune's husband is like "yeah this happened" - he doesn't really care all that much, Jaune is still Jaune and he loves her all the same!

In an inversion of the usual werewolf appearance tropes, her shirt stays completely intact because of how baggy it is, meanwhile her leggings are torn to shreds

Bc Jaune was bit Ross dodged the wolfy gene, though he still has slightly sharper canines than usual

Ross is completely aware his mom is a werewolf, by the way. On full moons he avoids the house and the woods

In addition to being energetic Jaune is also just really affectionate, always snuggling up on the people she likes. She has absolutely just picked up Ross and carried him around before and it is so embarrassing for him

I just think it's funny bc if you heard Ross say "one of my parents is a werewolf" you'd assume it was his dad bc he's bulky and covered in body hair, but nah it's his smol momther

Sometimes Frank will come across Werejaune wandering around town and, if he isn't doing anything important, will lure her into the van and take her back to her house. Takes her a minute but she recognizes him and is happy to see him again :>

Jaune is also v protective. If she catches you hurting her pack in any way you are a dead man

Her fur feels kinda scratchy, like feet on carpet

While wolfed out her tail becomes another thing for her to stim with! Thumping it against the ground gives her a nice feeling and sound

Compared to the others it actually takes a bit for her to get overstimulated when her Werewolf Senses kick in, though when it does happen she tends to power through it, then crash until she transforms

Fat Thief

Just a big, dopey buppy

Constantly the :3 emoticon

Also incredibly affectionate, basically just a big lap dog

Speaking of, he can and will lay in TT's lap if he catches him sitting down. Thin Thief acts like he hates it but he does find it kind of cute. Also FT's so warm and soft in winter and the house they're squatting in has shit heating so he takes it

Was probably born with it

Thin Thief did not know about it when they first became a team but boy was he made aware of it

Thin Thief did not sign up for this. Werethief has basically imprinted on him. Save him

On the brightside though the wolf stuff means FT is basically a dog charmer! This has gotten the thieves out of many situations with guard dogs and family pets that would have otherwise ended badly

He gets to keep his sweater when wolfed out bc it's really stretchy :>

The prison uniform, though... not so much. He went through a few of them before they got busted out. Thankfully it was not questioned

Speaking of them in jail, John and Jack coincidentally always had something going on during the full moon - and this was even before John got bit - so they never found out

Being in jail during the full moon was actually pretty rough for FT. He's used to having big open spaces to roam about, so suddenly being confined in a small box was not fun. TT had to keep him from running out of the house the first full moon they were free because he was just so excited

Out of all the werewolves he's the least dangerous, it takes a lot to provoke him and he'll only attack if you try to harm him or Thin Thief

Harm Thin Thief however and You Have Chosen Death

Sound gets to FT the most when the Werewolf Senses kick in, it is torture for him. TT steals a pair of headphones for him one time and tries to brush it off as FT hugs him because that is just so sweet and considerate and he loves the headphones (looks goofy as hell on top of the mask tho)

I never talk about them but I have SO MANY thoughts thanks again

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

Ghostbur!! Hehehe

FOXIE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING AN ASK WITH HIM ALSHSKSVSKSVJA HE IS MY GUYYYYYYY

I am so. Normal. About him <3 (I’m not normal about him at all he is my favorite if Ghostbur has one million fans I am one of them if he has 10 fans I am one of them if he has 1 fan I am that fan if he has no fans I am literally dead he is my most favorite I love him so much oh my gosh him he I love gah yes akdvsksvskzhksvsjavs)

HEADCANONS!!! YES!!! SO MANY!!! Some examples are: he has sensory issues (dirt under his fingernails really bothers him, and he absolutely adores his yellow sweater because Texture) and he understands Friend/animal speak quite well, and he does Not wear a shirt under his sweater alsvskdvksvsj

I project onto him… a little bit? I try to keep myself kinda distanced from the characters I write about, because I want them to feel authentic and distinct and not OOC, but I relate to Ghostbur a lot and definitely include things that I’ve experienced in his fanfics—though it has more to do with specific feelings as opposed to situations.

*gently holds* *admires* *eyes get big* *walks around while staring at him* *wordlessly shows him to friends* *gently holds* *admires* *tears up* *I love him*

The takes this fandom has on Ghostbur make me so upset 😭 It’s like… I want to make a longer post about this actually, but I’ve found that a lot of people either…

A) Infantilize him; treat him like he’s a toddler/very young child; think that he doesn’t understand a thing about the world; make him not care about other people because he’s too naive and childish; make him talk like a child. Basically, they get rid of all his complexities and thoughtfulness and uniqueness and reduce him to a dumb, shallow shell of a person. It’s frustrating and it’s hurtful and it’s awful.

B) Remove all aspects of his happy personality; make him quiet and depressed; make him dull, deeply emotional, and nothing else; see him as almost this… god, or other-worldly being who never smiles or has a carefree thought; is Depressed. This view doesn’t infantilize him, sure, but it also gets rid of the things that make Ghostbur… Ghostbur. This view removes every happifying, fun, innocent and wonderfully unique part of him, reducing him to Depressed Guy.

In actuality, Ghostbur is both innocent and plagued with thoughts/feelings too heavy to bear. He’s carefree in some areas and deeply thoughtful in others. He has a youthful mindset and is able to think through things in a mature way. He’s deeply emotional and experiences a wide range of emotions, not just sadness or happiness. He does his own thing, perfectly content to spend time with Friend on a walk, and is deeply attentive to the emotional state of others, doing his best to help them.

Ghostbur is just as complex as any other character—actually, he’s much more complex than a lot of other characters! It makes me so sad and frustrated when people reduce him to either of those two views I listed, because those aren’t Ghostbur. That’s not how he’s portrayed in canon, and that’s not who he is.

Oh that got long didn’t it-

Anyway!

Ghostbur was done dirty by cc!Wilbur canon my goodness 😭 In addition to living a short, angst-and-pain filled life, he ENDED UP IN LIMBO WITH NO ONE AND HE STAYED THERE FOR YEARS ALL WHILE BELIEVING HE DESERVED IT!!! LIKE. I MEAN I’M A WRITER, I LIKE SOME GOOD ANGST, BUT THAT’S JUST TOO MUCH. I MEAN SERIOUSLY.

And it’s made even worse by the fact that he’s still in limbo, even if he has Friend with him. I never thought I’d wish for another Reddit fanfiction, but I mean… it can only go uphill from here, right?? I just WANT WILBUR TO GIVE HIM A HAPPY ENDING THAT IS ALL I ASK 😭😭

Ghostbur is very silly, and that’s a big reason why I like him so much!! He’s just fun :D

Okay I’d replace kiss with hug akdgsjsvsksg but that’s still a big deal because I’m not a very touchy person—physical touch is my least favorite love language and in most cases it just makes me feel uncomfortable—but I would gladly run up to Ghostbur and hug him. He needs a hug :’(

I mean… pretty much All The Things have already happened to the poor soul, but if, for whatever reason, he truly dies—as in, ceases to exist at all, even in limbo—I will probably actually just Cry. I would just cry.

DUDE THIS GOT SO LONG THIS IS A FREAKING FICTIONAL CHARACTER BINGO WHY IS THIS SO LONG