#lgdw lore

[carolmunson]

Omg! Mini background for gareth and tatianna(I think that’s her name?) his gf? She’s such a standout character in my mind and I love her not only individually but also her + Eddie’s platonic soulmate connection

(sorry if this is all over the place, i can barely breathe and the brain fog is brain fogging)

Tatianna my OC princess. She's loosely based off of one of my close friends. Tatianna is a kindergarten teacher who met Gareth on Tinder one bored night swiping at a bar. The bar Tati is a regular at just so happens to be the bar Robin is the main bartender for, so it felt very kismet to her that in some way, she was already connected to him.

He messaged first, not expecting a response considering Tatianna is decently out of his league and offered to take her to the bar she was already at because 'he knew the bartender'. They met the same night and ended up talking until close -- the chemistry was off the charts. Tati was smitten and sick over it -- this stupid drummer boy with a corporate job that he has to cover his tattoos for. But his eyes sparkled when he looked at her and he really thought she walked on water.

Gift giving is his love language so he'd get flowers sent to her classroom and take her out to dinner, he studied her. He had a folder in his phone listed with all the things she likes and checked in every few months to see if she still liked them -- because there was no way he was going to lose this hottie with senegalese twists (at the time) who has every reason to not be with him. Some drummer in a band that doesn't even have an EP out that makes his main incone as a cubicle drone. But what really is the glue for them is Eddie. Tatianna met Eddie a few months into dating Gareth and at first they were both very skeptical of each other until one night they decided to bite the bullet and hang out. They shared a blunt and talked -- Tatianna is one who doesn't like to sit in discomfort, she wants to know why it's weird between them. And what a better way to do that than share a blunt and hash it out. In my brain, they met near the end of Eddie and Chrissy's relationship and she could understand that Eddie was just protective of Gareth. Especially since Tatianna seemed too good to be true. Literally beautiful, kind, a teacher like him, runs a side business (I feel like she has a side business like jewelry or accessories. Whenever I picture Tatianna she always has gold dainty accessories on or like, big hoops in the summer. Loves a head scarf or wrap. She's so hot in my brain and deeply fashion forward), knows what she wants out of life, and just all around is good. Like, what would she want with a guy like Gareth who he's known since he was 10 and watched eat a bug off the ground in middle school?

But the couple is not without it's faults. They still get into arguments and fights like every other couple -- finding that every 'big fight' was a hurdle that helped them get closer together and move forward in their journey. Having Eddie be close with both of them was helpful because Eddie has always been a listening ear for Gareth (as well as a 'why are you being an idiot?' voice in his head) and because he's close with Tatianna he's not afraid to tell her about herself (and vice versa. Also in my brain, they both have Taurus placements). Eddie is so often the mediator in any argument because he knows them both so well, especially with where we're at in their story when LGDW starts (they've already been together for a few years). I don't know where to end this but I love them as a couple because they are so different but so the same. Tatianna loves watching Gareth perform and Gareth loves going to her kindergarten class's mini performances for holidays. He likes helping her make work sheets and coming up with ideas for crafts. She likes surprising him with jewelery and new sticks, with matchboxes from old restaurants (that he likes to collect). She also designed Corroded Coffin t-shirts with Robin to make for a concert they had that was at a bigger venue than normal.

Idk, I feel like there is so much more to them. But this is what I have so far.

[davids-cartoon-corkboard]

Episode 3 thoughts!

As I suspected, he’s the Bodhisattva Guanyin’s goldfish! Wikipedia and chrossrank have translated 靈感/Línggǎn as “Spiritual Touch”, while Anthony C. Yu’s translation of Journey to the West has it as “Numinous Power”, OSP’s summary video has it as “Miraculous Power”, and Arthur Waley's abridged translation of JttW has it as just “Miracles”. Given that the LMK English dub takes some liberties with translation (referring to 白骨精/Báigǔjīng as “Lady Bone Demon” instead of “White Bone Spirit”, for example), they may give him a different name entirely. I’m just going to shorten “Línggǎn dàwáng” to LGDW.

He’s the worst and I hate him. I want to shove him in a Pringles can and shake him violently. The Bodhisattva needs to put him on a backpack leash or something so he stops running off and causing problems.

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More importantly: what the fuck! Don’t like that!

So QXT can access the powers White Bone Spirit stole from him, but that blue glow suggests it comes at a cost. Maybe she can see through his eyes when that happens, or she’ll seep deeper into his brain every time he uses them.

Or maybe there’s a chance he’ll accidentally call on her powers, and inadvertently mess with someone’s head or calcify them or summon the Not-Mayor or something.

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Thank you Zhu Dachu for calling QXT out on his bullshit! This combined with the risky “blow up the rotors” tactic in episode 1 makes me think QXT is going to take a risk in the future and someone’s going to get hurt.

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🤔 It didn’t particularly surprise me that Sha Dali didn’t react as strongly as the other three, he’s been working hard on staying chill and I doubt LGDW would try too hard to keep a hold on Mo the magic cat who has no qualms with violence.

But isn’t it odd that he didn’t say a word the whole time he was around the LGDW? Was Sha Dali worried the LGDW would recognize him as Sha Wujing, since they had fought before back during the Journey? Will he try to take a backseat during encounters with other demons for the same reason?

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(Not... a lot to say about this episode tbh, it’s p weak. Hopefully if the LGDW shows up again we’ll get some lore on his master or a fight scene or something.)

(Screenshots and subtitles courtesy of chrossrank on twitter.)

(Opening) (Ep.1) (Ep. 2) (Ep. 3: You Are Here) (Ep. 4) (Ep. 5)

(Ep. 6) (Ep. 7) (Ep. 8) (Ep. 9) (Ep. 10)

[carolmunson]

⭐️ for LGDW 💛

Director's Cut Ask Game This is an excerpt from LGDW Part 2:

“Hey Mr. DJ, easy,” you tell him, “It’s the most fucknasty song they’ve ever made and it still holds up. Like, I want it played at my wedding. I’m trying to make a child to that song.”  Eddie loses it at fucknasty, head falling back on the headrest while his chest bounces, “The most fucknasty song? We’ll have to play that next.”  “You won’t be disappointed,” you say, “AJ sings it and he was my favorite.”  “Oh, baby, that does not surprise me at all,” he grins. Calling you baby sounds comfortable now, even after just talking for a week. He’s not sure how fast or slow these things are supposed to go, but your little smile every time he says it makes him wanna say it more.  “I saw them in concert, when I was like, nine or ten or something,” Eddie says, “For their Millenium Tour – was when I Want It That Way was huge.” 

The Director Cut: Below the Cut.

I needed Eddie to be a BSB fan, but peronally I do think he would've been more of an NSYNC guy. Either way, I WENT to the Millenium Tour when I was freshly seven years old back when TD Garden was the Fleet Center. (Love aging myself). My mom and her best friend won the tickets on the radio! And I remember the literal AWE I felt when I watched it and I really do think something of that caliber -- tens of thousands of screaming girls, the loud music, the stunts -- he'd be so fucking obsessed with that rush. And I think this Eddie is definitely still into metal primarily (he mentions it in this same/similar scene) but because he teaches music theory he's drawn to so much different music and has been since he was a kid. And he's not really embarrassed about it and I don't think he was when he was younger either because he had all the trailer park boys and girls looking out for him. Also, Hey Mr. DJ is THE MOST FUCKNASTY SONG by The Backstreet Boys and this is a CANON FACT in Carol Lore. Also, AJ has always been my favorite because I have A TYPE.

[carolmunson]

what is the eddie and chrissy lore in LGDW?? were they married right out of high school? what was their wedding like? and how did everyone react to their divorce?? and does chrissy ever find out about his new girl? sorry this is a lot i just binged all of it last night lol

all in due time :)

[carolmunson]

OH and I could go on a TANGENT about soft!eddie x baf!gf like those stories… I could talk about them forever

Do you have any lore or background on any of the characters from those stories? Is there anything you didn’t want to include but for a specific reason?

(Sorry I’m sending so many asks I just love your fics)

badatfeelings!gf isn't something i would really call like, a fleshed out series in the way my other fics are. there's no fleshed out world with fleshed out characters. like, for example -- in LGDW i have backstories in my head for all of the side characters and their relationships with one another. i know the ins and outs of that friend group etc.

bad at feelings is really just vingettes of me word vomiting about my own relationship experiences. it's really just a therapy exercise for me so i don't put much stock in it outside of 'lets work this out but in hawkins and with eddie munson as a backdrop'. what has been so great about writing that though is that so many people have been able to relate and find comfort in those stories! so i'm glad i decided to put it out there.

[carolmunson]

hope you start feeling better soon ☀️💕

i’ll take any crumbs you’d give us, but if you want something specific are there any moments you loved but had to cut? what’s your fav thing about lgdw eddie?

eddie speaking spanish was supposed to be a bigger reveal and meant for chapter two, but the chapter was just getting so long that i ended up making it a little bit of a throw away line for lore in chapter three!

initially, there was never a conflict about chrissy/reader being in her feelings. but it just felt at that point there were no stakes — and in real life i do think the fact that he’d been married before would become a point of contention, and the fact that there is so much more to learn about each other. so i did a lot of reworking to make the conflict feel organic, but also had to frame it from eddie’s perspective which was a little challenging!

[carolmunson]

lore about older eddie and lgdw eddie!

what lore would you like to know?! i’ll answer!