#like his parents oblivious neglect of him is something that he's just going to be stuck with the rest of his life

[pomefioredove]

can I request house wardens + leech twins with a reader who doesn't eat enough bc Crowley doesn't give them enough for food, and they end up really ill and collapsing or something. I'm cravin some fluffy comfort rn, pls and thank you 🙏

I got you🫡🫡 as someone who's been through an eerily similar situation, I really liked this request

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ another crowley moment™️

type of post: headcanons characters: riddle, leona, azul, floyd, jade, kalim, vil, idia, malleus additional info: romantic or platonic, reader is gender neutral, reader is yuu, mentions of food and not eating

Riddle wouldn't even have to like you to rush to your side. but he does like you, which makes it all the worse

after checking your vitals, you're in the infirmary. he's got doctors for parents, after all, and he knows that malnutrition is bad

he should have seen the signs...

with exams coming, he's been so busy, and he assumed that you were just tired from studying

but he can feel guilty later. right now, he needs to focus on you getting well again, and not killing Crowley

(then, of course, he'll look for some legal statute or clause that he can threaten Crowley with so you're fed properly)

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Leona noticed you'd been acting a little weird lately, but watching you collapse still puts him in shock

luckily, Ruggie and Jack are nearby to help you to the infirmary, so Leona can focus on hunting Crowley down like an animal

there are very few times where Leona is particularly grateful for his status, but this is one of them. just one word on how his family will be hearing about Crowley's neglect, and the old bastard is begging him for forgiveness

even after that, Leona still sends Ruggie with snacks and drinks to Ramshackle

and if you ever scare him like that again, you'll regret it (lovingly)

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the news of you collapsing during flight lessons reaches Octavinelle rather fast. no one is particularly surprised, since Floyd had mentioned how easily you'd been bruising lately just the night before, but everyone is certainly worried

Azul is the first at your side, asking you all sorts of questions, worried sick. Jade has to remind him to give you space to rest, since you look exhausted (had you always had those dark circles? how could Azul have not noticed?)

now, Azul and the tweels could easily find a way to pressure Crowley, but they know better than to trust him

from now on, you'll be eating in the Mostro Lounge, free of charge

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perhaps Kalim was just oblivious, because he really didn't think anything was wrong until you were suddenly on the floor in front of him

sure, you'd been a little moody lately, but he figured it was just a thing you were going through. and besides, you know that you can talk to him about anything... right?

Jamil hurries to check your pulse, and shouts for him to get the school nurse- which is jarring, because Jamil never shouts

when you explain everything to Kalim later, he feels... terrible. he should've known- no, he should've asked

Kalim insists you stay at Scarabia while you're recovering, and makes sure you have the most enriching, delicious meals money can buy

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Vil knew it was bad, but not this bad. if he had known you were on the verge of collapsing, he would've taken a firmer approach to getting you to eat

you're going to worry him to death someday, you know that?

after he's done verbally eviscerating Crowley, he'll insist on joining you at every meal. he'll eat at Ramshackle, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, if that's what it takes

he's subtle about it, at least

if he notices that your plate feels empty, he'll just take some food from his and put it on yours. gracefully, elegantly, without a word

you'll come home one day to see your kitchen stocked with vitamins, supplements, and apples (courtesy of Epel)

<3 and a note that says he'll treat you to dinner whenever you want

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never scare Idia like that ever again. he wasn't even with you when you collapsed, and he STILL nearly had a heart attack

listen, he knows he's not a great role model when it comes to nutritional eating, but you have got to tell him these things. he would've had Ortho go get takeout! or something!

typical Crowley behavior, SMH. what does he think you are? a rabbit? even the school horses get treated better...

no way that Idia is going to even bother with that old fart, anyway. you want something? he'll get it for you. you don't even have to ask, he'll just send food to your place (and have Ortho check your vitals more often but shhh)

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I would not want to be in the room when Malleus finds out about this

not even the building. you know what? I'd steer clear of the whole island, because it will not be pretty

when you collapse in front of him, it feels like he's dying, too. the panic sets in, and he sends Lilia to look after you, and Silver and Sebek to escort you to the infirmary, and then he casually threatens to smite Crowley. obviously

if the students and staff of NRC thought Malleus was scary just being Malleus, he's terrifying when he's mad

(rest assured that you will be getting ten times the amount of food from now on)

it's thunderstorms for days after, but he never leaves your side

[andavs]

I’m just going to vent about the Eddie and Chris storyline real quick:

So the show’s kind of treating it as if Eddie was a neglectful parent and his parents had to take his son away until he could prove he could be a father. But to make that happen they’re writing Chris as if he’s an oblivious seven year old who just wanted to be with his dad all along and didn’t understand why he was gone??

The whole reason they're in Texas is because Chris took off and iced Eddie out for months, and we still don’t know why he stayed away! Or why he let his dad completely uproot his life to follow him when he apparently wasn't having that great a time anyway. Eddie told him he was giving up his job and their home to buy a house and move to Texas, and Chris presumably said, “Yeah, cool, see you when you get here.”

Chris is old enough to know that’s a huge deal!

So does he genuinely like living in Texas? Does he want to be close to his grandparents, and his dad being there now is the cherry on top of his ideal life? Is he avoiding their house in LA because of Kim? Did he just not know how to admit that he wanted to come home and now it’s all snowballed so much that he doesn’t know how to bring it up? 

Like where is he at right now? Why don’t we know what’s going on in his head? Why is the fact that he hates chess the only thing he’s said for himself?

The way they’ve written this storyline, I don’t think a single line of dialogue would have to change if he were still seven because he barely got a say in anything. It was all handled between the adults and he was just along for the ride.

I know it was a different showrunner, and Maddie and Chimney were gone so they had more time to fill, but we got to see so much of what Harry went through after he was kidnapped in 5a. We got to see the messy emotions and the confusion and internal conflicts about who to be mad at and who to blame. And we got to see it through Harry's eyes and in his own words, not Athena’s. 

Gavin's availability is different, yeah, but I feel like we could've gotten a scene or two of him alone or with his grandparents where we see what he’s actually feeling about everything. If there’s friction, then show the friction. Show him backing down because he doesn’t want to upset them, or show him wanting to call his dad to leave but he can’t quite do it. Show whatever his grandparents said to him to make him believe his dad—who’s always loved him and made sure Chris knew that—suddenly doesn’t want to be his dad anymore?? In just a few months??

Like…I know Chris is fourteen, and the responsibility for all of this lands on Eddie as the adult and the parent. But he’s been reading cues from Chris that he doesn’t want his dad there. And Chris didn’t decide to come home, Eddie had to uproot his entire life to go get him. So why won’t they show us what’s going on in Chris’ head? Is he going to learn anything through this experience, or does this whole saga only exist for Eddie to relearn everything he already knew before Kim showed up?

And for fuck’s sake, even if Tim absolutely cannot bring himself to acknowledge the existence of Kim, at least acknowledge Shannon!

Since they started s7 with Chris talking about how much it hurt that she left them, I was hoping they’d bring that back and he’d say something like he didn’t know how to admit he wanted to come home—just like his mom. Really lean into that very obvious parallel that’s just sitting there. Have Eddie explain more of what happened back then so Chris can understand that she didn’t leave because she didn’t love him, because he still loves his dad even though he needed space, but because she had her own messy emotional shit going on just like he does. And maybe Eddie could realize that too through talking to Chris about it.

Maybe they could have a conversation about how neither of them handled the situation very well, and they need to always be talking to each other because they’re a team and they always have been. Talking openly has always been one of their strengths. Because this wasn’t just Eddie’s actions driving this storyline, Chris was half of it. Chris is a main character and should be getting some development out of this too, but right now he’s more like a trophy Eddie wins back through completing tasks than a full character with thoughts and feelings of his own.

Anyway, I’m annoyed that this has dragged on for a year and has only managed to superficially fix problems that didn’t exist before this long-ass storyline started.

Yeah, I know they could address any of this before the season's over, but it's been a fucking year. Look alive, Tim!

[project-sekai-facts]

What grinds my gears is what when people say that the reason Kana5 is bad due to it trying to make Mafumon sympathetic.

A couple have even gone as far as saying that Kana5 is as bad as Toya5 for the same reason and I-

Look. I deeply understand the idea of abusers being more complicated than simply “evil trash” is hard to comprehend. And I may sound insensitive but,

They need to grow up. They should not let their biases cloud their judgement and assume something is bad just because a piece of media has something they personally don’t like

the difference between harumichi and mafuyumum is their awareness.

harumichi - fully aware of what he is doing, fully aware his son is his own person and does not stop him despite heavy disapproval

mafumum - completely oblivious to what she is doing to mafuyu, projecting an idealised version of mafuyu onto her (and possibly an idealised version of herself)

harumichi working toya to the bone is him applying how he learnt to toya. the intent was not to physically/emotionally harm toya but that is what ended up happening (physical exhaustion is to be expected, he should not have forced toya to keep working but he deals with the same so he probably doesn't think it's a big deal). that said, he is fully aware of the fact he is taking away from toya's childhood, and admits this in concerto that toya's life was not "normal".

mafumum is entirely unaware of her abuse to mafuyu. this is repeatedly made clear in events post sayonara persona. mafudad relays to her what mafuyu tells him and she's incredibly distressed to learn that she'd been hurting mafuyu and she doesn't know what she did wrong. she can be manipulative, but she's not aware that she's being malicious, she thinks she's genuinely doing what's best for her child who she loves. there's also some context clues such as her young age compared to other parents, the fact she doesn't have a job and the fact she's at a lower social standing to her husband that suggest she may also be projecting the life she didn't get onto mafuyu.

harumichi being given the attempted sympathetic backstory doesn't work. he is neglectful towards his son, but is slowly easing out of these ways a little bit. toya has already begun to make ammends without the need for making harumichi sympathetic. he's a bad parent who did a bad thing knowingly.

with mafumum it is justified. in her first appearance, we see her from the biased viewpoint of kanade, who sees her as a cold and neglectful parent towards mafuyu. however from mafuyu's pov, she is a loving mother who is misguided in how she shows this love. this is what unreliable notes is about. mafumum is a bad parent who did a bad thing unknowingly. she is sympathetic because she is a troubled mother coming to terms with the fact she ruined her child's life.

both characters are loved by their children by virtue of them being their parents. the story is going to convey that no matter how bad they are as people. yes, forgiving abusers in fiction is overdone and to some degree unrealistic, however we do not yet know if that is where the story will go. all we know is that there will be a reconciliation. but even if mafumum specifically gets forgiven, it would not be unjustified. i feel like the first impression we get of mafumum from Kanade POV left a strong impact on a lot of people that they can't let go of. the whole point of the current arc is to let that go. the game builds her up as this malicious antagonistic force so that it can deconstruct that when we get to see her from an unbiased POV. she's not a villain like many people make her out to be, she's a human who made a mistake. a very bad and very big mistake, but a mistake nonetheless. she is a loving mother who fucked up really badly because she was too obsessed over perfection to actually see her daughter for who she is.

if the writers try and make us forgive harumichi though fuck them he fucking sucks. like i feel like toya will because he's like that yknow but i don't think the audience should feel sympathetic towards him.

[starlight-bread-blog]

Why Stolas is a Terrible Person/Character

Oh this will be long. In this post I will cover why Stolas is a character that fundamentally fails at everything it tries to accomplish. I probably have to say that you can love Stolas. That's just why I hate him.

Trigger warnings for: Racism, casteism, power dynamics, sexual assault, sa apologism, abuse, and neglectful parenting. A lot, I know, but that's Stolas.

His Actions in S1

Despite the title, there will be two examples from season 2.

Racism/Casteist

Stolas is from the upper caste, a royal. He seem to often fetishize imps, or the fact that he's sleeping with someone who's less than him. I even saw fans pointing this out. He has empathized Blitzø being an imp in a sexual context.

(Notice the use of words: "little", "plaything", to me this is blatant racism and fetishism).

He also showed a certain lack of empathy for his imp butler.

Stolas isn't particularly violent, he doesn't choke people left and right. He's just angry, at Stella, so he decides to.. choke the imp.

Stolas has been dehumanizimg imps. Fetishizing an imp for being an imp, calling him an "impish little plaything", and he has been willing to choke an imp just because he was angry at something unrelated. He's racist and casteist.

Treatment of Blitzø

"Treatment" is putting it lightly. In the first episode, Stolas does something inexcusable that will taint their dynamic for all of season 1. First, he sees Blitzø in a vulnerable position, where he cannot think or negotiate. Thus, stripping him of what little choice he has on what he's about to offer.

What Stolas is saying is, "Fuck me or I'll shut down your business". This deal he makes is just a threat with extra steps. Which is a real life abuse tactic called Quid Pro Quo:

"Quid pro quo harassment occurs when someone in a position of authority over another directly or indirectly demands sexual favors in exchange for some benefit, or to avoid some detriment in the workplace".

One element I haven't brought up yet, is the political power imbalance. Stolas is royalty, one with a lot of power, influence, credibility, etc. Blitzø has non of that. Other characters have commented on that the fact that Blitzø even has a business is a miracle.

There are so many layers of imbalance and how Blitzø has no choice or agency. A royal is """offering""" the powerless a Quid Pro Quo while he's in a life threatening situation.

And their dynamic looks exactly like you'd imagine. Stolas consistently sexualizes him against his consent. (As it's been established, Stolas's racism feeds into this). And refuses to do the surface level courtesy, not even calling him his real name (x).

Stolas treats Blitzø as a lesser being, violates his boundries, forces himself on him, and strips him of all autonomy.

Faliure as a Father

Stolas's role as a father is directly tackled in Loo Loo Land and Seeing Stars. At the beginning, both episodes show Stolas being a good father to Octavia, but does this still hold true in the currect day? Well, no.

In Loo Loo Land, Stolas wants to take Octavia to a theme park. Octavia is 17, and Stolas ignores her when she says she doesn't want to go. (In retrospect, Stolas could be oblivious because he's projecting his experience meeting Blitzø onto Via).

But that's just the start. Stolas then invites Blitzø to the trip and harasses with him all throughout. Essentially, Stolas is forcing his daughter to watch as he harasses "the homewrecker", all the while he's supposed to be with her, on a trip she didn't even want to go to.

After a whole day of this, as expected, Octavia runs away. Stolas chases her. (And of course, he's still thinking of Blitzø on his way to find Via). There's an apology scene that looks deep, but when you dissect it, it's rather empty.

Stolas never actually provided an explanation as to why he just did what he did, nor of the "drama" with Stella. There is nothing here. Octavia only makes up with him because he said he isn't gonna leave her. Which is bare minimum.

After he realizes that his affair hurts his daughter to the point where she feared he's gonna leave her, what does he do? What practical actions does he take to improve? Divorce Stella? Cut off his deal with Blitzø? Explaine the situation?

Nothing. And now we see he's willing to stand up on a stage and let people know.

In Seeing Stars, Stolas bashes Via's mother to her. Which, does she know about their situation? Does she not? She isn't shown to hate or.. anything Stella. Is he hiding the situation (which I'll cover), while also trashing her mother? That's impulsive and negligent.

But that's nothing. She later runs away, Stolas is stressed as he should be, but the second they arravie on earth he's all calm and everything's normal.

When his daughter is missing. When he is shown to be stressed, it's for the sake of plot. But he's willing to just chill, watching Blitzø's show.

Stolas is, dare I say it, neglectful. He might care about his daughter, but he's proven that she's not enough of a priority to focus on her when it matters.

Cheating

Yes, I know what ended up being revealed, I'll cover that. In season 1, the relationship is presented to not be perfect before Stolas cheated.

But there were instances that showed that what Stolas did changed their relationship for the worse. (Some additional rebuttals).

It could have been a loveless marrige, they could have fallen out of love, they could have been arranged. But their relationship was manageable. Love or no love, it's a committed relationship. and Stella didn't deserve to get cheated on.

Who was Stolas?

Stolas's behavior is common among royals. Stella has no problem throwing said butler at Stolas (S1 E2), and the Goetias are shown to be casteist. They're untouchable privileged assholes.

Stolas was born that wealth, never having to suffer the consequences of his actions. Always putting himself first, hurting others. He doesn't mean to, he wants for everyone to be happy, he does care.

However, when it actually matters, he acts on his worst tendecises with no self control. He never had to learn self control. That is, until Ozzie's.

Before Ozzie, Blitzø and Stolas are at obligation. Stolas's actions had tainted them. There was one redeemable moment: He saved Blitzø's life. Stolas did something for him. But this one act of goodness doesn't magically fix everything.

Stolas's family life have been escalating. Stella hated Stolas for cheating and his daughter just had to take it. In Loo Loo Land, he learns the full weight of the damage he caused. And in the next episode we see him, he proceeds to take no steps to improve the situation. In the end of that same episode, we learn that Stella hired an assasin after him. Because he did nothing.

The season 1 finale, Ozzie's, is aware of all of this and absolutely delivers.

The episode starts with seeing Stolas alone, in his big house, miserable. It appears that Stella finally left the house. (Also he later says "Octavia is with her mother this weekend"). He's eating a bowl of cereal, pitying himself, wallowing in his despair. You feel bad for him, he looks so torn down.

And then Blitzø calls. The one he loves, asks him on a serious date. It's hope, it's honest, and it's exactly what he wanted. It's almost as if the universe handed him is fairytale scenario.

Almost. Reality smacks him right in the face on that date. Asmodeus calls him out on losing everything he had. He had a family, a happy daughter, but gave it all up for an affair.

Blitzø calls him out on treating him like a pet, not earning any of that emotional connection he wants or even communicating it, just violating him, they have nothing.

The show held him accountable and called him out. While it's not perfect, Stolas is a morally grey character. Now, a character arc was set up where he learns to treat people better. Stolas is exactly the character I want to see from a show like Helluva Boss. He's a horrible person, but nuanced, who does care.

Season 2

Yeah... all of that is thrown out the window. Because apparently, Stolas is just imperfect. He simply made a lot of mistakes. He misread a lot of situations, really it's all just an accident. He's an oblivious victim. So, let's get into the woobification of Stolas.

Surrounded by Evil

In The Circus we're given Stolas's ✨️backstory✨️. And we find out he had such a terrible life.

Stella is, and always was, an abusive evil bitch. From the day she was born. Pure evil.

So you see, Stolas did nothing wrong. Let me be clear, you are not obligated to stay loyal to your abuser. We can erase "cheater" off the list. But that's the only reason why it's done. So we can erase that off the list, and that we could feel oh-so-sad for him.

Because Stella isn't written to be an abuser. She's a cartoonishly evil. We see a picture of her as a kid where she's the same person. Spongebob villians have more depth than her, you know, the abuser in the adult show.

Helluva Boss reversed an established dynamic where Stella is the victim and Stolas is at fault, except without any of the depth or nuance.

But that's not all. Stolas's dad (Paimon) is also neglectful. By "neglectful" I mean, of course, a Saturday-morning cartoon villain.

He doesn't remember his name. This is such bullshit. I can buy Stolas having a horrible father. It's also not bad to show Stolas's trauma. What is bad is that the subject matter is handled with less seriousness as the fish fight in Spring Broken. And Helluva Boss did write Crimson as a serious abuser, while the episode still had comedy, but not Paimon.

The reason why all of this is happening, is so we could feel bad for Stolas. They do zero of the work to earn a good story about abuse, but still go "Do you see how sad he is? Look at how they're treating this poor baby!!"

"Recontextualization"

In said ✨️backstory✨️, we also learn that Stolas and Blitzø are childhood friends. But also not really, they just hung out for one day. Where did this come from? How does this enrich the characters? I would tell you, but I don't know. However, what I'm sure of, is that it's done to make Stolas look less problematic.

DO YOU SEE HOW CUT THIS IS? He isn't just horny for that imp, he is special, it's absoultly pure! Don't worry, totally safe.

Later in the flashback, we see how Blitzø and Stolas reconnected after over 20 years. Apparently... Blitzø was the one who sexually manipulated Stolas, selling him that he wants him.

All Stolas did was just buying into Blitzø's narrative he was imposed on. It's a role he leaned into, because he thought Blitzø liked it. I.. WHAT???

If this horseshit is true, why did he make this weird r*pe deal with Blitzø? If Blitzø was the one who acted like he's interested at first, and he was sexually exploiting him, why did he lash out at Stolas in Ozzie's? Did it just hold no weight for Stolas? It went from "Don't pretend to have something when you've been harassing me this whole time" to "You misunderstood".

The Stolitz backstory makes no sense, it's cheap, and fixes nothing. No matter what the story is trying to sell, in season 1 Stolas knew what's happening enough to try to force it. And maybe Stolas wanted Blitzø because of a connection, but he still harassed, dehumanized and violated him.

Note: Stolas realizing "he imagined the relationship" is completely ignored one episode later in Seeing Stars. This is a huge deal, didn't he learn? Just further evidence that he's willing to violate the guy. (x)

Before this backstory, we had a story of a selfish man hurting the person he loves while explointing the broken system and the power that he has over him for his own selfish desires that he's forcing on him. Now, we have the same thing, but with fanfic tropes – and the story refuses to confront that.

Casteism is Brushed Off

Helluva Boss pretends that Stolas isn't racist, because he didn't want Blitzø for being an imp, but for being his fanfic trope childhood friend. Which fails to address the disgusting fetishism of Blitzø for being an imp, and he also continued to dehumanize his imp butler in Seeing Stars. He's still racist.

Imperfect Father

In The Circus, Stolas devivers this line: "The only reason I have endured your constant insults and cruelty, was for that girl to have a normal life".

Sounds impressive, he stayed all these years just for his daughter. But that's the thing – it sounds impressive. Every time their relationship is the focus, Stolas is being the scum of the earth. What I see here, is a person. A person who despite being willing to stay passive, acts on his his selfish wants, forgetting to look around him. Mind you, this fact is also being revealed one episode after Ozzie's.

But no, one episode later, in Seeing Stars – that was covered as a prime example of everything I just descriped – Loona says this:

Yeah. He's just a good father "trying" his "best" and makes some... "mistakes". The Circus did present Stolas as this, but Seeing Stars really solidified how his parenting will be handled moving forward. And I think it's comlete and utter dogshit.

Damsel in Distress

The title is a bit misleading. This section is mainly about Stolas's power being toned down. Both magical and in presentation.

In season 1, he was energetic and enthusiastic, while being able to set his foot down and intimidate when needed. He's still all of those things, but in some instances his characterization made my raise an eyebrow.

In Seeing Stars, he's being weirdly gentle with people kidnapping Blitzø and are later beatting him.

In Oops, he's excited to start negotiating with literal kidnappers. I have no idea why he's so nice.

(He did harass Blitzø again in Seeing Stars and bashed Striker, all of which isn't soft, but it's also the two moments where he should have shut up).

Further more, both of these conflict rely on Stolas not using his powers for some reason or another. Why didn't he just do whatever he did in Truth Seekers to track Fizz/Via?

About Via, I'm gonna have to call bullshit on the "My powers are limited on earth" nonsense because, for starters, kid Stolas is shown to remember the contents of his books and now he's been studying them for years. And two,

There is no excuse for Stolas to not use his powers and whenever the show says otherwise it's bullshitting its way out of it.

Even in Western Energy, before Stolas gets captured he was just aimlessly going in and out of his demon form. Why didn't he turn him into stone like he did in Loo Loo Land?

Stolas has been presented as weaker than he is. He's made to look more vulnerable, less "above it all". He was untouchable, and when he wasn't, it had a harder impact and made sense. Now, I almost forgot he's a powerful demon.

And his characterization is at the core of this issue. At times he's just so kind and gentle with people who should get smacked in their heads.

What about Ozzie's

The big clash, the one that called Stolas out on everything, the one that set him on a genuine path to grow, what about it? How is it addressed while the show tries to pretend he's a good person?

No, not the message Stolas is looking at, the ones in the background he just scrolled through.

I'm not breaking this down. I refuse. The only reason I put it here is to show how fast it goes. I'm not touching that.

Who is Stolas

Stolas is a moral scapegoat – "a character that is bad, but the book/movie/show portrays them as good". It's characterized by the story twisting itself to make one character look good.

Stolas didn't start out as one, but became one over one season premire and it just kept escalating from there.

Helluva Boss takes place in Hell. A horrible place filled with horrible people, the root of all evil. Stolas fits right in there. He was already problematic, awful, and fed into Helll's broken system. Why trying to cover up his faults? It's Hell, and it was great. But now, we're supposed to pretend he's just flawed.

With the show actively ignoring everything he did, what's left for him? What does he have to learn? How will he grow as a person? How will he improve? What's his character arc? It's nothing. Because everything that happens to him isn't his fault, and at times could just be solved with one conversation.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

Jan 22nd

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1. Hello! please help me :<I am looking for fic where modern wangxian got married but divorced, then wei ying got into an accident which lead him to loose his memories but lan zhan was still there keeping him company, taking care of him and even buying his medicine when he got discharged. Wei ying doesn't remember lan zhan but he does find him in his contacts, (his name was "sexiest ex 10/10) hope that makes sense 😭

FOUND? no balance by silverclaw (T, 20k, WangXian, Modern AU, Post-Divorce Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Back Together, Netflix Show Host WWX, Concept Artist LWJ, the give LWJ friends agenda, Temporary Amnesia)

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2. looking for a fic where wwx uses a scorch earth method, named something like the curse of the spider lily? during the last battle of the sunshot campaign at nightless city. right before, I think he sends his loved ones to safety, masked under seeming attacks. I may be mixing a bunch of different fics, but iirc he was also captured by wrh and tortured, but he somehow sneaks out of prison each night and sets traps around nightless city that all go off together with his final attack. will appreciate any leads on this, thank you! @potatokunst

FOUND? Love Is a Forfeit (And I'll Gladly Surrender the Challenge) by MusicPlotter (T, 62k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Oblivious WWX, WWX is a Little Shit, WWX Needs a Hug, Fix-It of Sorts, Rogue Cultivator WWX)

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3. Hello. There's this fic where the whole basis is that wangxian's friend group keep trying to set them up. Everyone is fully aware of lwj's feelings (he's in love in love) but thinks www's oblivious. In actuality, wwx is aroace, and he and lwj are perfectly fine with their arrangement. It closes off with wwx sending a selfie of him and lwj to the group and asking them to stay out it of their relationship. @cloudless-nights

FOUND? yeah theyre just bros thanks for asking by victortor (T, 10k, WangXian Intimacy, Modern AU, Aromantic Character, Established Relationship, Communication)

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4. Thank you for your hard work. I'm looking for two fics - A) one where Jin Guangyao was asked to babysit/take care of JL and his OC younger siblings while JYL recovered from a difficult pregnancy. He takes on the roll as full-time caretaker while handling much of JZX's work as he takes care of his wife. There is a scene where he moves his desk into the nursery. He also wears Nie braids under his hat. B) The second fic is a fem!wangxian dystopian futuristic (with cultivation? LWJ had a sword) fic. WWX is very good at making tech/droids. The fic starts when either LWJ or WWX is stuck in a cave with a xuanwu? or it was filling with water? and the other rescues them.

4A)

FOUND! What Could Have Been by tucuxi (G, 27k, JGY & NMJ & LXC, JZX & JGY & JYL, Canon Divergence, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Kid Fic, Fix-It of Sorts, Fluff and Angst, Family FeelsDysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Relationships, Scheming, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, mentions of difficult childbirth, JGS's A+ Parenting, Child Neglect, What Could Have Been [PODFIC] by Opalsong)

4B)

FOUND! Ghost in the Machine by DizziDreams (M, 65k, F/F WangXian, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, mute character, Transistor AU, Rule 63, Gender Changes, technology as cultivation, Horror Elements, Character Death, Mystery, Case Fic, Canon-Typical Violence, No transistor knowledge necessary, Sword lesbians, (literally))

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5. Hi! I'm looking for two WangXian fics I forgot to bookmark!

A) WWX either leaves the Jiang sect or is thrown out(???)

Many of the sects want WWX to be a part of them and the Jiangs are surprised about this

WWX and LWJ get married

B) The Wen indoctrination happens and the others find out from JC's complaining that the Jiangs are siding with the Wens

JC brags that he will be saved and the Jiangs will stand above the cultivation world with the Wens or smth along those lines

Everyone gets out safely thanks to WWX @pancakeshitdifferentat4am

5A)

FOUND?🔒 Worth of a Good Man by Vrishchika (G, 6k, WangXian, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Not Jiang Sect Friendly, Not JC Friendly)

5B)

FOUND? My heart knows (you’re the missing piece) by makexianxianhappytoday (T, 73k, WangXian, Jiang Family Bashing, Canon Divergence, Rogue cultivator!wwx, JYL Bashing, WWX leaves Jiang sect, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, JC Bashing, Protective! LWJ, Butterfly Effect, No Golden Core Transfer, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, NHS is friends with WWX, Mastermind! NHS, JZX is WWX's friend, Good brother! LXC, LY is ALIVE, BAMF! WWX, a lil OOC ngl)

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6. For fic finder, please! I am looking for a canon divergent where, prior to the final siege on the Burial Mounds, Wei Wuxian turns himself in to try to give his life to save the Wens. The clans go to execute him (and I think it is the Lans who step forward to perform the execution) but at the moment of it WWX ascends to godhood. Everyone is shocked at this because immoral people don't ascend, so the ascension proves that WWX was good (not a villain) and the clans are forced to reconsider the recent events that lead to this point. Would love to read this again, any help pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated! Thank you!

FOUND? 恩仇仙人- Enchou xianren (Immortal Avenger) by AshayaTReldai (E, 205k, WIP, WangXian, Angst, Mental Anguish, Major character death (canonical), Whipping, Pining, Revenge, Execution, inter-clan politics, Reincarnation, afterlife constructs, Ascension, TGCF notions of ascension and deity, First Time, Rabbits!, Post-LWJ whipping, Injury Recovery, Issues of justice, Torture, Not friendly to the Clans - they all get their comeuppance., Hurt/Comfort, Dark LWJ, bunny death, animal cruelty)

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7. Hi mods. I'm searching for a wangxian fic, I think it's an arranged/marriage of convenience between fem!wwx and lwj set in ancient China, cos I recall there's tea trades or something. Wwx is secretly competent, in business and managing household. It's a slow burn , and there's typical jgy plot of betrayal, trying to break up nmj and lxc. @umefurikake

FOUND?🔒a harmony between qin and se by Alaceron (E, 62k, M/F WangXian, Gender Changes, Historical, Female WWX) It's one of my favourites

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8. Looking for a canon divergence! Unfortunately I can't recall whether it was pre-Nightless, post-resurrection, or somewhere in between, but there was a sort of fog of resentful energy gathering (near Lanling I believe), controlled by either JGY or XY or both, and WWX was called on to deal with it. They figured out that if they were going to step in, people needed tethers of some kind, or to not go in alone. The fog showed memories/hallucinations when entered I think. Thank you 🖤🐇 @linderel

FOUND! 🔒 Living in a nightmare by istgidek1234 (T, 68k, WangXian, JC & WWX, JC & WQ, Sect Leader WWX, Yílíng Wèi Sect, Canon Divergence, Fix-It of Sorts, NMJ Lives, Angst, Fluff, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Torture, Panic Attacks, the main clans need WWX's help, and he's too nice for his own good, JZX still dies, Miscommunication, Slow Burn, Nightmares, MXY Needs a Hug, WWX Needs a Hug, yunmeng siblings reconciliation, Golden Core Reveal, Torture, but only a teeny non-descriptive bit)

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9. Hello! So for Fic Finder - there was this one fic featuring immortal WWX, accidental time travel and clan leaders being stupid trying to sacrifice people to the YLLZ. I remember that JGS sacrificed his wife right after JZX was born, but WWX killed him?, QHJ tried to sacrifice kid LWJ but WWX was nope, and then his uncle and brother got him back. Also Clan Leader Nie sacrificed himself, except WWX just fixed that issue and so he hung out with the Nie every then and now. Also WRH died, Meng Yao keeps trying to poison WWX - it doesn't work and, also the Wen and Jiang siblings are there. WWX has no idea he agreed to marry LWJ when he was like nine. The tone of the fic was overall comedic and it had a podfic - about an hour, could be longer. @secretartquotes

FOUND! Practical Mythology by metisket (T, 17k, WangXian, Time Travel, YLLZ WWX, myths and legends, apparently the burial mounds has to fix everything itself, zombie farm collective, accidental deities, Families of Choice)

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10. Hello, I requested help finding a fic a while back & I don't think it was found so I gave up after a while but looking at the still missing compilation, i didn't see my request there so i was wondering if it had been found? It was a modern au fic and lwj was being experimented on but he manages to escape and goes to find wwx. WWX’s surprised when lwj shows up all of a sudden but they start living together & i think there was a scene where wwx comes home too early and lwj is jumpy and so almost attacks wwx. It might have been an abo or lwj is pregnant or something like that, anyways i was just curious if it had been found, thank you!

No that's not the one, a Yuan wasn't in it

NOT FOUND! Across the street to another life by danegen (M, 99k, WangXian, Modern, unleashed au, Family Fluff, Set in America, Hurt/Comfort, Past Child Abuse, Addiction, Crime, Amnesia, Ableist Language, another fridged mother, POV Alternating, past wwx/ofc, past wwx/omc, Medium parent YZY, A-Yuan is wwx’s biological son, Musicians, Happy Ending)

FOUND? The Symphony Of A Tragedy (So Great It Devours Me) by meicairoubingfan (kiradyn) (E, 22k, WangXian, Graphic Depictions of Violence, dead dove, Cannot Handle Do Not Read, The Dove Is So Dead It Predates The Creation Of The Burial Mounds, omegaverse AU, POW LWJ, Captured LWJ, Qishan Wen Is Its Own Warning, semi-graphic descriptions of torture, Chemically-Induced Bitching, If Qishan Wen Headed Unit 731, traumatic flashbacks, PTSD, Sensory Deprivation, Attempted Mindbreak, Extremely Unreliable Narrator, Starvation, Forced Feeding, Controlled feeding, Threats Of Teeth-Pulling As Torture, threats of rape, threats of sexual assault, Just Lots Of Threats, withholding of food, LWJ’s Justifiable Paranoia, Dubious Consent, Due To Unexpectedly Triggered Heat Cycle, Influenced Enthusiastic Consent, guilt tripping, Coerced Self-Care, Mpreg, Male Omega Pregnancy, Hopeful Ending, Happy-ish Ever After, Content Warnings in Chapter Notes, attempted self-harm, Suicidal Ideation, Alpha WWX, Alpha LWJ, Omega LWJ)

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11. Hello, I am looking for a fanfiction set during the Cloud Recesses Study Arc where Lan Wangji is cursed into being the perfect Lan disciple and only Wei Wuxian notices at first.

When he tries to bring it to the attention of Lan Qiren & Lan Xichen, however, they assume that he is messing with Wangji and don't take it seriously for a while - and Wangji, prisoner in his own body, cannot indicate that this is not the case.

Thank you for your help. I sifted through the "Curses" tag for ages and couldn't find it again.

FOUND! The Meaning of Silence by The Silverfish (ZephyrAndTheSilverfish) (T, 14k, wangxian, Mind Manipulation, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Pining)

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12. Hi so I was still trying to find a fic that I thought I bookmarked but I think I didn't so the fic is like this lwj is trying to find a fake date to his brother's wedding to nmj and of course it's wwx and it's modern setting and in a twist of fate everyone loves wwx good uncle lqn and I think they're just one scene where wwx brother came to his home with the wen siblings too I don't know shout at him or something and lwj was there because he was going to their house that's all I can remember @constancebloodstone

I think I recently read #12, but I can't find it. Lan Zhan and Wei Ying were fake dating because Lan Xichen was making LZ bring a date to his wedding. NHS had to bring a date too. And NHS referred LZ to an ad that WY had posted to be a horrible date. WY was living with the Wens and working at least 2 jobs. Also he made his own outfits and he made one for LZ. They referred to WY as an escort, but they didn't seem to realize they were implying that WY was doing sex work. There were several wedding related events to attend. I'll keep looking.

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13. Hi, Thank you for this public service! I can't find this fic I read months ago. after the events of guanyin temple (CQL), Lan Zhan offers to dual cultivate with Wei Ying to strengthen the core of Mo Xuanyu's body. Being the idiots that they are, they fumble around with the sex and so much awkwardness during their travels. They end up in the house of a town/village Lord that Lan Zhan regularly frequents where finally they confess. Then Wei Ying proceeds to edge Lan Zhan and receives triple the usual amount of spiritual energy for his cultivation. @chillstitchbitch

FOUND? Always Light My Way by cqlorphan (E, 27k, wangxian, Post-Canon, Getting Together, Friends With Benefits, to lovers, wherein dual cultivation may be counted as a benefit, Jealous WWX, Misunderstandings, Mutual Pining, Pining while fucking, angsty sex, Versatile | Switch WangXian, Bottom LWJ, Service Top LWJ, Topping from the Bottom, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Coming Untouched, Dom/sub Undertones, the angsty sex happens in the beginning but they get past it dw, Oblivious LWJ, archer WWX, Smart WWX, Porn with Feelings, Panic Attacks, Angst with a Happy Ending, Dual Cultivation)

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14. Im looking for a fic where wei ying was living in a shitty flat and got sick because he slept with the fan on the whole night and lz invited him to live with him? And the excuses kept piling on like winter is too cold lol

FOUND? to chase away loneliness by emowangji (T, 52k, WangXian, Modern: No Powers, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Exes, Post-Break Up, Miscommunication, Misunderstandings, Pining, Mutual Pining, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Requited Unrequited Love, Getting Back Together, Friends to Lovers, bacteria boi/biology student wwx, tree hugger lwj, Humor, Romantic Comedy, Fluff and Angst, Light Angst, Angst and Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, side xuanli/sangcheng, Alcohol, Living Together, Roommates, Chatting & Messaging)

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15. Hi!! Trying to find the fic where nie huaisang is a fashion designer and lan zhan attends one of their shows and then commissions some harnesses from them

Nie huasang is non binary

Wei ying is either a model or photographer or there as a friend?

Lan zhan white harness agenda

Pretty sure it gets explicit, also I remember lan zhan being very shy/hesitant about the commission but also determined. @pussyaside

FOUND! For a Good Time, Call by ScarlettStorm (E, 170k, WangXian, Modern AU, Getting Together, Pining, Porn, like in the writing and also as a plot point, onlyfans au, repressed LWJ, sex worker WWX, Minor Angst, major shenanigans, Background ChengQing, background NieLan, background XuanLi, Nonbinary NHS) lwj commissions harness from nhs, paritcularly ch4 if u want to check

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16. Hi, I'm looking for a fic where Wei Ying and Lan Zhan meet when Wei Ying was a street kid. Lan Zhan takes him to Gusu and they grow up together, Madam Lan is alive. What's special about this story is that as a birthday present Wei Ying sings to Lan Zhan as they grow up. @gabymg23

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17. Hi! newbie here. I'm looking for a long fic where LWJ is raising Yuan during the time WWX is supposedly dead and is very bitter towards everyone, Yanli is alive and gets a smackdown by LWJ as well as JC. I remember at one point Yuan's back is hurt on a night hunt and brings back memories for LWJ. Also WWX is not dead but has been in a coma all this time and finally wakes up. @mellowtastemakerfox

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18. Hii!! I've been searching for a fic but i can't seem to find it no matter what i do, i hope its not deleted 🥲 So the fic was starting with lwj texting a number witch was his mothers and using it to tell his day or important thing etc. then wei ying texting saying that hes been getting those massages but saying he can contiunie. After that wwx starts texting his life amd pretending he is talking to his parents too. Then there is a wedding(jyl's???) and lz attends to the wedding, meets wy there things happen(i read this fic long ago i dint remember much) and then one night wy sends a really sad massage about jc kicking him out(?) bc he found out hes gay so lz breaks their deal of not responding back to ask if hes got a place to stay and offer his home. And when wy comes they both find out they know each other in real life and they talk etc they understand that wys gay awakining was bc of lz and its yhe same for lz too THE END

SORRY THAT WAS A LOT BUT I REALLY WANT TO FIND IT

as always, thank you in advance!!😚😚 @for13years-i-play-inquiry-foryou

FOUND!🔒I'm falling for your eyes but they don't know me yet by gusulanzhan (T, 3k, WangXian, Gay WWX, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, not internalised though, Not Beta Read, originally a threadfic, Gay LWJ, Identity Porn, I think?, And then they were roommates, Misunderstandings, Bridezilla lxc, Parents Are Dead, Modern AU)

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19. hello hello! I hope all you lovely mods are doing well!

all I remember of this modern au fic is that there was a scene where wwx and lwj get in a physical fight, and lots of their classmates recorded it. there was a bunch of sexual tension throughout.

thank you!! @yourancestorsarefrowning

FOUND?🔒Whiplash by DeviyudeThoolika (E, 53k, WangXian, Untamed AU, bottom!LWJ I top!WWX, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Modern AU, High School, JC and WQ are LWJ’s besties, LWJ has a belly chain, Horny WangXian, Sexual Tension, Angst with a Happy Ending)

FOUND? love sticks, sweat drips by pinklemon (E, 4k, WangXian, Dubious Consent, High School, Boxing, Fighting, horny fighting, Modern AU, Comphet WWX, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX, Bondage, Intercrural Sex) not sure if 19 s found yet, but this could be it? Though the tension gets resolved

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20. Hi! I am looking for a specific fic that I read 2+ years ago. It is on the tip of my tongue but I just can’t think of its name! It is set post canon where the full events of the book play out: after the 13 years WWX comes back in MXY’s body and confronts JGY. The fic picks up a year or two after that with WWX coming back a second time in his own body and this WWX has no knowledge of the 13 years or JGY's meddling and the temple and such, he is as he was when he first died. There are thus then two WWX’s running around and people are like “which, or both, is the real one?” and I think one WWX ends up with LWJ and the other reconciles with JC. I would love to read this again, if anyone can point me to it I will love you forever and ever! Thank you!

FOUND! worm moon by serein (E, 103k, WangXianCheng, Post-Canon, Mystery, Angst, Humor, Grief/Mourning, PTSD, Identity Issues, eventual polyamory, Cults, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Implied past cannibalism, Switching, Doppelganger, POV Alternating, Character Study, Explicit Sexual Content, Reverse Golden Core Reveal, mild horror elements)

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[omgfangirlland]

Okay just a lil idea that passed through my brain but-

I can’t help thinking of extreme simp/pining Kon and Rex borderline at war with each other trying to prove themselves (Kon wants to prove he’s more than just a farm boy/clone and Rex wants to prove he’s different and wants to earn her love) to batsis. Idk if you’re interested, but just a funny thought. Especially if batsis takes FOREVER to notice bc she is oblivious to receiving love due to her extreme lack of it in the past, ugh I love her so much.

Anyways that’s it (can I pls be 🫀anon?)

OF COURSE YOU CAN BE 🫀ANON! Hope to see you grace my inbox again 💚💚💚

I grew to like show!Rex, but I really can't get past the constant cheating. He clearly had it in him to be and get better, it's a shame it took this long and it ended like this, so while this won't happen in the main timeline, you can have a little AU~

Rex and Batsis are on friendly terms in the main universe but nothing beyond that- Rex loved "robbing" the manor but also found Bruce ignoring her to this degree utter BS.

Batsis is funny, she's powerful and a great hero. He can't understand why the rich bastard would brush her off just because what? She was a traumatized kid? He adopts them like they're warm bread! And he clearly didn't need to sell her for money like his own parents did- so his obsession starts there.

Now- he knows you find it weird- he and Eve still talk, they're still friends, somewhat, and she warned him that you may be iffy about him- but also he makes you snicker- he, not the Immortal, not Rubby, allll Rex. He sees that as a win.

It starts small, always hanging close by (because he saw you play with people's hair if they were close enough), the first to greet you with a hug, the first to jump on your crazy plans, etc etc

And he worms his way into your life, especially as soon as he and Mark befriend each other, so when Kon-fucking-El shows up at first he brushes him off. But the super just keeps showing up on your dates hangouts. He can't have that.

Rex is clingy, but so is Kon-El. They both have the popularization of being womanizers, and yet Rex can't stop the insecurity from crawling in. Kon-El is a Superman, he's stronger, faster, and the fucker can shoot lasers from his eyes. But he also sees how suspicious you are of Kon due to Superman's affiliation to Batman, so Rex clings to that as he starts working on himself. Cecil almost thinks he's been replaced when he asks for a therapist.

Kon-El though? He thinks the suspicion you have of him is due to being a clone of Superman. So he tries to show how different he is from farm boy, Kansas sweetheart, Clark- Kon likes punk and rock, he doesn't like journalistic writing(even if he does write poetry and tried his hand at songwriting), he goes out of his way to interact with the public and promote underground artists- he tries to show it all because he does like you and he wants you to like him too.

Just like, he doesn't need you to love him, he can love for the both of you. And what's not to love? You stand up to both Lex and Clark, he's seen you degrade Batman publicly, he's seen you rip alien and eldrich monsters with your bare hands- and yet you have the compassion to fund education and health programs, you go out of your way to actively partake into things, serving food, cleaning the streets, helping kids, instead of just throwing money at it.

He craves to see those smiles directed at him, so, seeing Rex making your lips twitch and shoulders shake with laughter makes him see red. If he knew he could get away with it, he'd laser that boy on the spot.

The true clash would start once they both find out the extent of the neglect Batfam made you go through. Rex finally understands why you don't see the flirting as what it is- love was never something you were shown until the Graysons, and it wasn't something you thought would happen to you. And Kon understands that the suspicion of him isn't because he's a clone- he can't help but wonder if you, like him asked for Superman to come and help and he just didn't. And he understands your drive to give friendship away so easily- it's all you wanted from your siblings.

Rex starts being a constant in your life, every day showing you how he's changed and every day becoming a pillar for you- but so does Kon. Kon-El has a harder job of getting into your life, but one talk about how he didn't know the bats were like that, of how disappointed he is in Tim and Dick, two of the greatest support he'd had when dealing with Superman earns him an open door.

The clash starts as soon as Kon starts filling Batsis's room with flowers and love notes- well it starts with one bouquet but Rex steals Cecil's card and starts buying bigger bouquets until you start complaining that it's enough and crazy, pls stop.

Cecil of course notices, but it's flowers, food, clothes, and dates- he may judge the expensive jewelry but it's not deathly weapons so whatever, he has the money to burn.

When that stops being a thing- Kon moves to trying to set up dates, sadly you're both heroes, and while he has a more free schedule you do not. "Sorry, I'm busy at that hour, and right after I'm seeing Rex with Mark and Eve-" sure you pulled out your schedule and tried to find an hour or day just for him, but he didn't quite hear it all when Rex was brought up.

The rivalry continues, "dates" keep getting crashed on both sides, and then the multi-Marks show up. For some reason, your coms are down, and neither can see you as they try to keep as many people alive because it's the first thing you'd do- but when a Mark goes straight for Rex, Kon hesitates. It'll be such an easy way to win- even if Rex becomes a martyr in your eyes.

Whether he takes it or saves Rex to get a fair fight for your heart I'll let you all decide :)

[romanticizing-writing]

—Meet the Cast!—

(Part Three: Representatives of the South)

Hadron:

Hadron is a popular country singer known for his genuine, southern charm. His signature instrument is the banjo, which can be heard playing in the background of most of his music. Raised in the South, he developed fond memories of the countryside and decided to share its beauty with the world through his songs. He's been ridiculed by numerous people for his accent, background, and style, but is determined not to allow them to break his spirit. He's proud of where he's from and isn't willing to change that, no matter what the haters may say.

Hadron is the actor of the character "Fiddleford McGucket" and was chosen for the role due to being a southern icon. Through his acting, he gave Fiddleford some country charm that ended up well-received by the audience. It wasn't limited to just on set either, since he would spend time in-between shoots and breaks playing his banjo; filling the room with austral tunes.

"Sometimes, when everything is bor-ing, he'll just grab that...guitar-thing...and play it. Some people will suddenly stop talking just to listen, and soak it in. I... I like it when he plays it. The music is nice, and he's not as lame as people say. Don't make a big deal out of that, though," Patricia (actor of "Pacifica Northwest") noted about the brunette singer.

A side gig he has is teaching students on how to play the banjo after much interest being expressed in the instrument once his songs became popular. Patricia, in particular, decided to join his courses, intrigued by the melodies he made. He is said to be a very calm and patient teacher, though prone to sarcasm and bitterness.

He's been viewed to be closest with Patricia, Stan, and Ford out of the entire cast. The young blonde talks to him often, asking for advice and requesting his opinions on things. She'd never say this, but it's clear that she looks up to him. (Possibly seeing him as a father figure in light of her parent's neglect.) Stan has a tendency to flirt with him and occasionally Hadron will reciprocate the acts, usually leading to the former person turning red (Ford is oblivious to this behavior). Whether this is just friendly banter and play, or something more is left to be seen. He also quickly became friends with Ford, due to their similar introverted natures and nerdiness.

Deon:

Deon was cast with the role of "Gideon Gleeful" for the series. He has a history of acting in several action and historical films, but he usually played a background character in those. Gideon is his first major role and because of that he was eager to give his greatest performance.

"He was always so bubbly! Like, I could just pop him! Haha. But, seriously, he tried really hard to do his best. And I think that deserves a sticker," Mabel energetically insisted when talking about her fellow cast member.

He, too, was raised in the South. However, he ended up moving up North when he was young, since his parents desired to give their son the best opportunities possible and wanted to go where potential was bustling as a result. And they sure did take advantage of the fresh start! When Deon had begun to display both enthusiasm and promise in acting, they were discovered by a talent scout, who offered jobs within the realm. Once Deon was firmly sure this was what he wanted, his acting career took a start.

Deon tends to himself, typically sticking to the corner unless it's his scene, and doesn't socialize much. However, when he does, most of the time it's with Mabel. He finds her optimism and confidence to be infectious (in the best way) and admirable.

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Bound Together

by PrettyPynkLemonade

Author's note at the bottom

Proofread by @trippinsorrows

cw/tw: death/loss, violence, abuse, emotional dependency, parental neglect, homelessness, poverty, panic attacks, trauma, graphic depictions of violence, psychological trauma, grief (lmk if I've missed anything)

Word count: 2.2k

Chapter 1: One More Step

Being in a relationship with Jason was a risk that her heart warned would be detrimental to her sanity. But, she could never trade being sane with being happy. And, there was nothing Jason Todd had done to ever make her disappointed…except dying. 

When Dionne Edwards first met Jason Todd, they were 12 and 13, respectfully. Each lived through hardships far beyond what most could have survived at their early ages, but the moment they locked eyes over the middle school playground, their young hearts were aware that they would forever be intertwined. Maybe it was the black eye Jason sported that made Dionne’s innocent instincts all too obsolete. Or, maybe it was the way he slid his district-sanctioned free lunch across the table to her after he noticed that her parents forgot to pack her lunch for school, for the hundredth time. It wasn’t perfect, but they were perfect for each other.  

They were mirror opposites. Dionne growing up with rich parents, never requiring anything materialistic, but craving affection and attention. And Jason growing up knowing exactly who his parents were and wishing he hadn’t. A deadbeat dad and a drugged-out mother were almost too cliché for a Gotham born couple. He gave his mom as much attention as he could before she passed, but once she was gone...affection? That was something he could get on board with. All he wanted in life was to impress and care for his loved ones, and if Dionne could fit into that category, he would never let her go. 

Dionne was so emotionally starved that she was purposefully oblivious to the warning signs and red flags that flashed like sirens before her rose-colored glasses. Her heart told her that she shouldn’t care about how the other kids shied away from Jason, when all she wanted was to be near him. She didn’t care about him fighting the boys who tried to kiss her during recess, when she couldn’t imagine sharing her lips with anyone but Jason. She didn’t care how he knew her locker combination, which he used to break in and leave his phone number. Because she called him as soon as she got home, and from that moment on, his voice was the only one her ears cared to hear. And, she absolutely didn’t care when he promised to steal the wheels to the Bat-Mobile so they could run away to their own place, where they could just be them, away from the gossip and judgement of others. Where they would finally be around the only people who dared to care for them. Each other. It was the peak of romance to her pre-teen heart, and no one had ever shown Dionne what real courtship was supposed to look like, so how could they be so sure that Jason’s version was wrong? 

The countless hours they spent talking on the phone gave way to a connection of their hearts and minds that made them inseparable. The phone calls for hours blurred into moments shared sitting together in class, at lunch, bus rides home and eventually an invite to study after school. Studying and talking into the wee hours of the morning, casually led to Jason sleeping in her king-sized bed. It was pure exhaustion that etched onto his face. The moment was unexpected, but not something Dionne was remotely upset about. He’d long since shared the struggles he faced as a homeless orphan, and she did her best to provide solace away from the murky Gotham streets. If her home could be his too, then there was nothing she’d love more. This only further solidified that Jason was meant to be here.  

Dionne’s home wasn’t modest in the least. It had more than enough room for an underweight and touch-starved boy and the emotionally withdrawn girl. With 5 Master-sized bedrooms, multiple bay windows and grand chandeliers that hung from 10ft ceilings, The Edwards’ hard work was exhibited in the possessions they acquired. If they were ever home for more than the fleeting few hours a day they chose to spare, they would entertain their guests with the extravagant tales of how they came upon their multiple possessions. Though those sentiments couldn’t be shared for the daughter. She was their hidden possession. Something they felt was a social necessity rather than a responsibility. They would give her anything to stay quiescent. Quiet and forgettable. So, Jason was more than welcome in her home where he never had to leave, and from Dionne’s perspective, he never had to. No matter how many times she suggested he have his own bedroom in her home, he declined. There was a coldness that the many nights on the street had settled into Jason’s bones, a frostbite of his soul that only the warmth she possessed could keep at bay. Dionne was the only home he’d ever cherished, and there was only one person besides her who could provide him a different kind of sanctuary to rest his weary body. They were still young and there was nothing sexual in nature to the sleep they shared. It was just a way to make up for the years they’d both been severely touch starved.  

His romantic gesture of stealing the wheels from the Bat-Mobile didn’t work out the way either of them expected, but the unexpected was the best part about young love. Meeting Bruce Wayne was exactly what Jason and Dionne needed. Jason had gone on to move into the Wayne Manor as an escape from his pitiful existence between alleyways and sleeping on Dionne’s bed. He made sure the offer to leave was extended to her, but she had too much freedom from her parents to feel the need to abandon the curated home they offered. She may not have had their love, but she had their trust and while it wasn’t the healthy, happy, love-filled home that Lifetime movies always talked about, it was what she was used too. Seeing Jason’s life on the street made her feel like her situation was better than most and not something to take for granted. Whether she was satisfied or not.  

Dionne’s parents worked long and hard hours at Gotham General Hospital and while they weren’t home much, they took care of her when they could remember and provided for her financially from a distance. She tolerated her parents well enough, but she had Jason, and she had experienced more love in the time she had known him than she ever had with her parents. And with their impromptu meeting Bruce Wayne, she now had him, Alfred and Dick. And Jason still occasionally spent nights at her home, holding her through thunderstorms.  

As the years passed, he protected her from bullies at school, helped her with her math homework and gave her the answers to tests, whether or not she actually needed them. Alfred took to packing her lunches, Bruce taught her a few skills to thrive, and Dick's presence provided her a brother she had always wanted. She convinced herself that she didn’t need to leave her home for something fancier when she could still see Jason every day at school and spend her weekends at Wayne Manor. 

And Wayne Manor was wicked awesome, if not a little excessive for less than 5 people to be living there. The outside was a marvel, but the inside was somehow even more spectacular. She had never seen wealth in this fashion before and couldn’t believe that the extremely rich could afford fountains both outside and inside their homes, or staircase that could fit entire classrooms. Its grandeur transcended her home in ways that would turn her parents green with envy, if they’d ever be invited. Dionne honestly believed that if anyone deserved the money that Bruce possessed that he was spending it exactly as he should. Making Gotham a safer city for everyone.  

Through the years, Bruce had grown to care significantly for both children and wasn’t sure how to acknowledge their addictive codependency. Anything surrounding Jason was the only thing Dionne had ever learned to care about. And Jason cared less for himself than he did the young girl. Bruce noticed it was an extremely unhealthy infatuation that they held for one another, but neither of them had been subjected to any form of a healthy relationship and they strongly believed that if they belonged to and relied on each other, then nothing bad could happen. He knew this could lead to disarray, but there was no separating the teens.  

 And as the years rolled on, things, people and their relationship evolved. Dionne saw less and less of the person her heart needed most. And Jason wasn’t the same lost boy she saw across the playground. He’d taken on the mantle of Robin. And that identity didn’t belong to her, but to the city of Gotham. She became one of many that he protected but she still mattered in his life. Because he was her life. She had put all of herself into one person and was attempting to learn how to be a person without her person. And they were in High School now. She didn’t need as much protection, and he didn’t have to be her only friend. 

Her specific brand of weird and abandoned fit all too well with the other kids in their school, and she could breathe without needing him to be her lungs. Whether or not she wanted him to be. Without her obsessing every day over Jason, she had more time to focus on her own hobbies and could study enough to pass her classes. She still spent the majority of her free time at Wayne Manor, more than she spent at home if she was being honest with herself. But, the villains in Gotham were keeping the hospitals full, and her parents were more focused on taking care of patients than they had ever been worried about her mental health. She was convincing herself that she was fine though…life wasn’t perfect, and her relationship with Jason wasn’t as close as it used to be, but it was healthier. And, it may not have been what she wanted, but it was worth it. He was worth it. 

Jason also saw the change in their relationship, too. It wasn’t perfect, by any means. He would still prefer to spend every waking moment in Dionne's arms, but he had a city to protect. And unexpected purpose outside of living a life just for her. Something that lit a fire in him and made him feel like he had a purpose. It gave him strength and knowledge beyond his wildest dreams. And now he had a mom to find. Even though his relationships with people in general had become more wholesome than he had ever allowed himself to imagine, he wanted to see if his biological mom was someone that could heal the broken child that still resided in the depths of his soul. If she could love him unconditionally, then maybe that would make him worthy of the love and attention that Dionne so freely provided.  

He should have known better. Should have been satisfied with the life he had curated for himself. His inner voice said this was a selfish decision. He had Bruce, Alfie, Grayson, and Dionne. He could have been at home, with his favorite person. Leaning his head on her lap while she watched her favorite Studio Ghibli movie. Instead, he was being beaten with a crowbar. He was bruised and tattered. He could only think of making it back home. Doing their nightly phone call. Hearing her sweet voice just one more time… 

A ticking sound was faintly heard, but he was in so much pain that he tuned it out, sure it was just the blood flowing through his pounding head. And if he knew Bruce like he believed he did, then he knew Bruce was on his way to rescue him. Joker left a few minutes ago, so he wasn’t in any immediate danger. He was safe to just reminisce about his life with Dionne, focusing on all the firsts they’d ever experienced with every step he got closer to the door. 

One more step.  

The first time he held her hand. 

One more step. 

The first time they kissed after ditching their 8th grade graduation. 

One more step. 

The first time they said, “I love you.” 

One more... 

Dionne was sitting at home waiting for their nightly call before they went to bed and without warning every single nerve in her body started going haywire. Her heart was palpitating, and her chest started heaving, and while panic attacks weren’t unusual for her, this was much more than just a normal panic attack. Everything inside of her being was screaming that something was wrong. Her skin broke out in goosebumps, and her head was burning. All the muscles in her body began to contract, and though she was completely unaware, she was shrieking. Nothing resembling a normal scream, a sound so barren, yet unsettling, that only someone who has ever experienced sudden and unexpected heartbreak could understand.  

She couldn’t move. She could barely breathe. She couldn’t explain how her heart knew before her brain did, but Jason was gone. And nothing would ever be the same again. 

Author's note:

This will be a 3 part mini series. I'll be updating links as the story progresses. If you have any questions, comments, concerns or just want to talk about it send me an ask

[littlepopatochisp]

Woe, SDR anthem character headcanons be upon ye

We’re gonna start with my husband 🥰

• first of all, bro is gay as hell. Not a single woman loving gene in that twink’s body.

• I’ve also gotta hit him with the trans beam, I can’t not at this point lmao.

• he and rett are legally married, they’re just discreet about it. They don’t wear their rings in public because they worry about it being weaponized in battle, emotionally, Y’know?

• I also think Pyke might be somewhere on the ace spectrum, but he’s not repulsed or opposed to sex.

• pyke is literally the most oblivious motherfucker out there when it comes to being hit on. Unless rett’s doing it or you’re super obvious about it, he won’t pick up on it.

• I’ve said this in a different post, but he wears makeup. He doesn’t really go overboard with it on a daily basis, just a bit of eyeliner and some subtle eye shadow, but he’s not opposed to dolling himself up when the opportunity arises.

• I think this one is more heavily implied than headcanoned, but he’s definitely got some sort of trauma from being in prison.

• he is one of the most protective people you will ever meet. As much as he pokes fun at ziggy, he will punch anyone who so much as looks at him the wrong way (I think this one is also just heavily implied lmao)

Next up, rett

• once again, I’m hitting him with the gay and trans headcanons. Gotta get some T4T action on this ship (/hj)

• he and Pyke did that thing where they both tried to propose at the same time when the big moment ™️ happened and it was very cute (fuck I just gave myself another fic idea-)

• he’s got ptsd from his time in the military (idrk how anyone could go fight in a war and not walk out of it with ptsd but then again I’m not a psychologist) but he tries his best to try and not show when he’s struggling. Pyke has had to talk with him about not hiding shit like that multiple times.

• he’s never really been one to talk about his feelings, even before the war. Hank has somewhat helped with this, being alone with him on a ship for gods-know how long will do that, but he still struggles to vent to other people (Pyke is the exception)

• he’s always had a knack for mechanics and engineering, even as a kid.

• if he isn’t immediately distracted with something, he needs to be doing something with his hands, whether he’s fidgeting with his fingers or tinkering with a project or something like that.

• this is one that is just basically canon at this point but oh my god he’s so dad-coded. I swear, I bet he sneezes like a dad too.

• he’s got tattoos on his top scars, I just haven’t decided what they would be (I’m leaning towards phoenix wings but idk yet)

Ziggy time! The silly guy!

• I’m hitting him with a quadruple A battery (aroace and AuDHD).

• I also think he’s got a bit of self-esteem issues, but definitely nowhere near as bad as someone like jericho’s are.

• he’s a very repulsed aroace, which is another reason why rett and pyke keep their relationship on the down low (not that they were very openly romantic in the first place lol).

• he collects bottle caps, like most fallout fans do.

• he’s very used to rich person coffee brands, so his first cup of shitty coffee on the rhapsody was…a shock to say the least.

• this might be my anti-government side showing, but I dont think that ziggy’s parents paid a whole lot of attention to him. To me they were both neglectful and kind of overbearing, hiring Nannies and other people like that to keep an eye on him at all times as a kid.

• his goggles function as prescription glasses, as well as helping him see into the hypergrid. Yes, he does do the anime “pushing up his goggles dramatically” thing despite not watching anime

• he hates crying in public. In his mind he’s too old to be getting upset like that, and it’s embarrassing for him.

MY WIFE MY WIFE MY WIFE!! (Ko time)

• butch lesbian alert. She is the lesbianist lesbian to ever lesbian.

• Y’know how everyone draws Pyke with star earrings despite him not having earrings? I think we should start doing that with Ko except with spiked bracelets.

• she also wears makeup. Although most of the time when she’s wearing makeup it’s for a concert she’s going to.

• she and Pyke have occasional sparring matches/fighting lessons for ziggy (rett also likes to watch, totally not because his husband is a fucking badass what who said that)

• I fully believe that her sister is dead. I think she died due to a drug overdose, from drugs specifically bought from big thunder. Ko doesn’t like talking about it, for obvious reasons.

• Ko decided that ziggy is her new little brother, and she will literally kill anyone who messes with him (this comes with regular sibling teasing).

• she’ll occasionally dye her hair, mostly because of how easy it is since her hair is white as snow. She doesn’t do anything drastically different, maybe just a line of color or something like that.

• kinda like how pyke has a specific morning routine, she also has one. Except where Pyke meditates, Ko works out with weights and barbells and shit like that

[momentomori24]

I haven't seen anyone talk about it in detail if at all, so I'll just throw this out there: Is it just me, or are Ashley's feelings for Andrew very not romantic?

Just to be very clear-- this isn't me trying to sanitize the incest present in their relationship or twist it into pure unproblematic platonicness despite everything in the game being a hellish, dystopiant, grotesque, unapologetic mess (in a good way), just an observation that's been on my mind for a while.

We know Andrew is absolutely, 100% romantically attracted to his sister especially through both his inner monologues, relationship with Julia and of course, The Scene. But I never really got that same attraction from Ashley. She loves to degree where it can't be considered platonic, but there's a blunt edge to her affection I wouldn't call romantic either.

She's obviously been obsessed with him from a young age as he's the only person she had to cling to without worrying that he'd leave her. She doesn't treat him like a person, she treats him like a coveted toy that only she can play with. Between borderline neglegent parents, untreated apathy issues, a major abandonment complex and a parentified brother/psuedo-dad, unhealthy attachments and toxic tendencies can go real bad real quick. Go figure. It's possessive, referring to her brother as hers and something that's considered stolen the moment someone else has an interest in it, but it feels a lot more "innocent" than Andrew's possessiveness of her. Andrew is hers to have because he's her brother, just like how a plaything would be hers because it was bought for her-- there doesn't seem to be anything more to it than that.

I think the best example of that is their reaction to the Vision in the Burrial route:

Unlike Andrew, who is disturbingly flustered rather than reasonably revolted, she just... doesn't have a reaction to it. They've already trapped themselves in a box with each other and commited some of the worst atrocities imaginable, so she just chalks it up to another thing to add to their crimes list. Her causual playfulness and indifference to the situation is such a strong contrast to Andrew's desperate denial and really shows her feelings about the whole thing. Or lack of, as she isn't at all fazed about it. You'd think that she'd be thrilled, or excited or equally as flustered as Andrew at the thought of their relationship taking the next big step, but there isn't any of that here. Despite her jealousy, obsession, possessiveness and extreme closeness, it doesn't seem that there was ever any romantic intent involved on her end (or at least none that she knows of). Heck, she even voices her confusion when Andrew confesses he read her actions that way:

There is something funny about going through the story thinking ''ok i get it she's the obsessed yandere sister with a brother complex i see you game'' only to be hit with the revelation that it's the complete opposite way around. Basically just Ashley hitting both Andrew AND the players with the "wait you really saw me like that what did i even do to make you think that??" at the very end and it is baffling. The fact that she seems genuinely oblivious to how she comes off is both a little cute and unexpectedly innocent, but also cements just how little she grew up from when she was a kid.

But I think this line from her really encapsulates their relationship perfectly:

One way to keep him around. She won't sleep with him because of some repressed sexual tension or genuine (messed up) affection, but because she views it as transactional. She loves Andy, that version of her brother who went along with whatever she wanted and cared about her despite all her issues when no one else did. She always acts uncaring towards other people, but it's so obvious that she's lonely. That the people she cares about not caring about her has an effect on her. We see it with their mom, the way she continued to call her despite the abuse and neglect she put her through and immediately assumes she wouldn't have wanted them to find her because she feels that unwanted. We see it with her ''friends'', the way she felt so betrayed by how they basically left her for dead in that apartment without bothering to try throwing some food up their balcony. She didn't even care if they would've succeeded or not-- she just wanted someone to try. She clings so viciously to her brother because he's all she has left. She's been labelled unlovable by everyone else in her life, and the moment he leaves her for someone more stable, she's alone for good. Andy needed her the same way she needed him, but now he's gone, and Andrew is more unpredictable than ever. His nightmares have gotten better, so he doesn't need her to sleep easier at night (not that he did in the first place). He's better at having a social life too, so surrounding himself with others and getting his life together shouldn't be too hard. He doesn't need her the way she needs him anymore, but she knows that Andrew wants her, so she'll give herself to him before anyone else can if it means that he'll stay. Which, by the way, is such a good parallel to her mom's own mindset when it comes to relationships (like mother like daughter ammirite). It's so far from love; it's just blatant codependancy she doesn't acknowledge on her end, something we see Andrew both enable and take advantage of whether he realises or not. And I think that's a more nuanced, fascinating trait of her character rather than just the ''yandere sister in love with her brother'' trope.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed reading this messy, hopefully coherent analysis of our gravecest couple, mostly focused on Ashley. And who knows, maybe she IS in love with Andrew and I completely misinterpreted her feelings for him, but until proven otherwise I'll keep clinging to this theory. This GAME THE-- [GUNSHOTS].

[purplepeptobismol]

Just finished my re-read and let me tell you, 

When I get my hands on Butters-

I'm positive he has some kind of intuition with Cooper in particular. We have already seen that both Kenny and Cooper can almost sense when Death/danger is approaching such as with Cooper during the bear incident and Kenny before Mr. Stotch takes out his gun. I'm thinking that Butters might have something similar???? Some kind of connection to Cooper caused by the curse that affects not only Cooper's time him (when Cooper was dying in the womb and butters somehoe knew something was wrong before all else and the memories of what happened when he was an infant despite not being able to fight the haze) but younger Butters as well. It can be assumed his nightmares started around the same time Cooper came to their timeline (half convinced the first nightmare we hear of was about the accident) and ever since he's been able to just, tell things about him. Like how he started wondering about his birthday just a few days/ a day before, knowing when he's upset and getting defensive of him, giving the parka to him despite it holding so much meaning, among other things I can't remember right now.

In other regards, in the more recent chapters I've noticed that one of the theories for time travel was brought up twice rather than just once like the others, the one about equal exchange and the possibility of someone else dying. This could be another idea of what's going on with Butters in some kind of paradox (though I doubt it) but it actually made me think of something else. 

After Kenny and Cooper's fight, Kyle tells off Kenny for not wanting to help or take responsibility for his his kid stating that if it were his daughters he would do anything. This same sentiment is echoed by older Kenny in chapter 14 when he convinced Kyle that if the situations were switch around and it were his family in danger Kenny would have helped him. I honestly don't think this is much more than emphasising Kyle's values and motives but it could be a really interesting idea for if it was the other way around and there was some kind of equal exchange.

once again I'm thinking about Emilio. All I can say is, he's going to lose his ever loving shit. The idea that his own parents, who he's already been pretty pissed at (on account of I assume is the whole defending Kenny for neglecting Cooper thing) allowed Cooper around dangerous equipment and gave him access to a way to potentially get his family back when they knew damn well what kind of mindset he was in and how hard Emilio was trying to help him. If he wasn't already mad, he will definitely be now at basically all of them. I would love an Emilio chapter where we can get a better look at how he's been experiencing and seeing everything. I would also love for him to jump in after Cooper but I think that's just my brain spinning them like a microwave.

Something that's been in my mind since I first read it is how wonderful the parallels between using the machine both times are. Everyone's younger selves in chapter 7 react and do the same things the older ones in chapter 12 had. It's oblivious that the same people would react similarly in such a situation, but the imagery is so good, the show of parallels.

I've been pretty badly sick for the past week so honestly I've just been reading and spinning this fic in my brain. I love it so much. I wanna draw it.

Yay yay!!! Big paragraph!!! Wahoo!!!!!! A big paragraph deserves a big response [which we all know, I deeply enjoy doing] 

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I’ve said this multiple times but ima say it again cuz it’s the only thing I could say without spoiling: Butters is that type of character where you think he doesn’t have a bigger role, when in reality— his might just be the most important of them all. It’s so hard to explain what I’m trying to say without jumping into spoilers. But… trust guys… it will all make sense soon.

You’re pretty much on the right track, but you’re just missing a couple pieces of the puzzle— a repeated detail so consistently, and minimally placed throughout the story that truly ties everything together. For it to make sense, you have to look into how the One-Tab Guide works and what caused all this adventure in the first place. Also, another VERY important scene that seems to pass through as just your ‘typical moment’, ties EVERYTHING together.

This reveal… gets (sort of) explicitly stated in the final chapter. But trust…. It will make sense 💔💔💔…. Devastatingly so. I honestly don’t know what else to say without telling you guys straight up 😭 and I don’t wanna because that will ruin the fun!!! So I’m sorry!! [TLDR: you’re on the right track tho!!!]

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You’re right when it comes to Kyle’s values and his overprotectiveness regarding his own family. Think about it— this boy had had been in love with his childhood friend for a while, only to grow up and get to marry and start a family with him. It’s something not even his own imagination could’ve imagined. It’s why he said that if it were his daughters in need of help, he wouldn’t hesitate to help them back in chapter 7! It’s a family he built with the boy he loves (just you wait until I come out with the Stan and Kyle side story! ooooooo) ! Kyle adores his family, and just like every loving parent, he would do anything for them. He loves them. Families love and protect each other.

Kenny and Butters feel a similar sentiment as that, the only difference is that they aren’t as closed off to the chaos (*ba dum tss*🥁) compared to Kyle and Stan. Kenny and Butters literally BUILT their way to the top by being extremely reckless. Kenny isn’t afraid of dying because of his curse, and Butters entire persona (Victor Chaos) is about playing dirty [chaotic tactics] and getting away with it [coming out victorious]. I think because of both of their upbringing, they wouldn’t want their own children to feel as if they’re being too authoritative over them (not saying Kyle is, but he’s definitely more overprotective compared to the two and Stan).

Kenny and Butters are the type of parents to basically be: “it’s fine if you do x-y-and-z, but just ask permission first and/or let one of us accompany you so if anything happens, we’re here to keep you safe.” 

Kyle did indeed reject Kenny because he didn’t want to risk putting his family in danger, he doesn’t have that free-spirited parenting style that Kenny and Butters have. That’s why he was so hesitant about helping Kenny, he doesn’t want to risk the possibility of his own kids and husband getting hurt either. The only reason he (partially) accepted to help out Kenny, is because of what Kenny said about if the roles were reversed. This is mostly a characterization thing, but in the actual South Park show, I always saw Kenny to be someone being so selfless. He’s willing to help so many people all the time, and he rarely gets any compensation in return. I wanted to include that sentiment in the fic as well 🙁 if anyone were to ask him for help, he would do anything (this also gets established again back in chapter 9 when Vic and him got into a little scuffle, or that time with hiring Craig to give him the recorded to study gravity and wormholes, or just in general helping Cooper even though he didn’t want to in the first place). Kenny does everything for everyone, he deserves to have this ONE thing! 

Kyle actually has a pretty big role in the next chapter, so stay tuned for that!!! We get a little… change of heart from him??? 🫢 [ooooo what could this possibly mean?!?]

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Emilio and Cooper… *drops dead on the floor* they are a whole ‘nother situation bro 💔.  I was debating wether to make a side story for Tweek and Craig that could ALSO include an Emilio POV, but I decided to not do it in the end. I think it’s more interesting to leave Emi and Coop’s dynamic in the air; or, more like— leave it up for the reader to decipher things from what is provided in the story [I mention more of this here too].

Their relationship isn’t the main focus of the story, and though some people could find them interesting, wouldn’t it be more fun to theorize at their relationship? 

You’re absolutely correct when it comes to Emilio’s mindset with this whole situation. He genuinely feels like HE’s the only one who is trying to protect Cooper (which… uhm… he’s not, but he doesn’t know that because he’s out of the loop JSLSKSL)!! Still, Emilio— the ever so nonchalant poser— dropped everything to be with Cooper while he was grieving. Emilio cared for Kate and Butters, too. But he also noticed how Cooper was falling in the path of destruction and seemingly no one was doing anything about it!! Course he’ll feel resentment towards the adults for neglecting him!! The poor guy is talking about jumping off into oncoming traffic and is crying from ¿guilt? to his confusion (bro doesn’t know about his curse 🙁). Then suddenly one night, his parents come home and make Cooper upset, and he never hears back from him EVER AGAIN after leaving???!?! BRO!!! Emilio has underlying anxiety 😭😭😭 he is panicking to the max and thinking the worst!!!! Where the hell is Cooper!?!? Clearly his parents aren’t telling him the truth either, and are definitely hiding something. He’s SUPER pissed. 

And this goes for Isa too. She sees Cooper as her family— they mutually consider each other as cousins, no matter what their blood indicates. Though Isa doesn’t live in South Park, they still keep in touch and see each other when her family is over on their vacation house. She loves Cooper. All three are THE trio! She WOULD care and worry about him the same way Emilio would. I genuinely believe if the Marsh-Broflovski’s lived in South Park, Isa would’ve gotten to the bottom of things since day one. I also believe she’d be one of the people to be told about Cooper’s immortality first. But alas…. 

We’ll see more of these two soon 🫶 trust! 

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So glad you enjoyed the parallels of chapter 7 and the time-machine scene in chapter 12!!! Omg!!! The scenes in chapter 7 and 12 were explicitly meant to be an exact match for the sole reason of establishing that both future Kenny and current Kenny are the same— no matter how many columns the two ARE apart, they are BOTH in the same tab range, therefore they would fore the same paths in their lifetime (just have minor, and unaffected differences). 

Kenny, before the reveal, was always adamant that his future self and his current self are two completely different people and total opposites. High school Kenny never wanted kids, he wanted to have fun. He also believed he and Leo never worked out in the future. So why does he have a son? What could’ve possibly compelled him to CREATE one? Kenny’s thinking he probably created a ‘kid’ for “ooo, cool mad scientist reasons!” which he finds the whole thing out of the ordinary for him to do in the first place. Obviously, after the reveal and backstory context, you learn the reason why. Remember, pre-reveal Kenny is lacking that context with his future relationship with Butters, so of course he’ll feel a bit apathetic towards Cooper. Imagine you pictured this idea in your head about how your future would probably be, only to have a total stranger come up to you and say “erm actually 🤓☝️—” ?!? Man, I’d be pretty put-off too! It’s not like Kenny was trying to be rude, it’s more like: “dude, I don’t know what your timeline’s dad-situation is all about, but that don’t sound like me 😐✋ tf?” 

While they start up pretty hostile towards each other, both of them for different reasons, Kenny eventually starts to warm up to Cooper the more they spent time together (before the reveal too!! this is important). Kenny doesn’t realize that he’s sort of doing things that parallel exactly to how his future self is— like the convenient store runs !!!! 🫶 honestly my favorite scenes to write because something about it feels so endearing. The richest man in South Park takes his kids to gas stations to go on snack runs to talk/bond with his kids because when he was a child, he didn’t have a lot of money, so he had to figure out other ways to have fun on a budget. But now that he has all this money to spoil his kids and take them to luxurious places, they all prefer to do small things like talking all night while eating $1 corndogs and stargazing 🥺... it’s the small things that make the biggest impact. 

Anyways— Kenny starts to warm up to Cooper so much, he starts to trucare for him. Though, it mostly comes off as more of an older sibling-younger sibling thing because of their proximity in age. But there is this instance in the heat of destruction, where Kenny fully considers Cooper as his actual son… and it’s on this scene in chapter 7 (chapter 7, my beloved).

The wording here was done on purpose. In that moment when the machine exploded, Kenny had gone full-on parent-mode to protect his son. Sadly, this chapter doesn’t end that well. But even after their fight, Kenny spends an entire day trying to find Cooper 😞 despite the curse trying to erase everyone’s memories… Even though current-Kenny doesn’t see it— ‘parallel Kenny, different timeline Kenny, Cooper has his flesh and blood. Whether he likes it or not, that boy is his son.’ And Kenny had promised Cooper— ‘that no matter what universe, no matter what timeline, he will always be there to help him. Every version of him would carry that sentiment: he’s his father through and through.’

*sighs* they are ruining my brain….

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If any of this happened to be of any help with dissecting or understanding what I’m trying to accomplish with this fic a little bit more, then YIPPIE!!! This series is truly layered with some gnarly things, all I want is for readers to enjoy it and able to digest it the way I always intended for it to be digested!! IWMOY is those type of series that I always imagined being a multi-episode series, or a fully in depth novel. Course non of those would work because it’s… erm… South Park fanfiction. The story works because they are South Park characters, the fic was created for that intent and purpose. Hopefully this fic manages to stand the test of time even after it’s completion 😔. One can only dream…. But anyways— if you have any more questions or deep dives, theories for IWMOY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!! I really, really-really, really, love talking about this fic!!! If you do eventually do art of it, please show me and let me know 🥺🥺🫶🫶 you have no idea how much my heart fills with so much joy when I look at fanart of it. There really aren’t words to describe it…. SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO!!! 

[anastasia-queen]

Character Appreciation: Chloe Carmichael from Fairly Oddparents (Proper Character Analysis WIP)

(Note: The discussion you are currently reading is a WIP. As for the reason, I wanted to post something about the subject just in case I lost motivation for this personal project.) Anyways, let's begin this discussion about Chloe Carmichael.

Chloe Carmichael is a heavily misrepresented character across the general or FOP community. She does have a source of misery, which is she is a child who has a sheltered lifestyle and must live up to her parents and other expectations and morals enforced upon her.

As a result of her sheltered life, she has a strong personality that makes socializing with kids difficult. Her conflict is purely internal, not external because her conflict focuses on the psychological effects on her character. The beauty of Chloe's Character is that despite having to enforce a sheltered lifestyle, it's due to that lifestyle from her parents' skewed reality. Chloe can see the beauty of small things and believes there's always a positive direction of thinking or behavior for anyone. She's an optimistic person.

However, due to how her parents unintentionally put their mindset upon their daughter, whether something minor or major that breaks Chloe's perception of reality, she often breaks down or loses it.

Chloe Carmichael is essentially the antithesis of Timmy Turner, Timmy, a child who had a neglectful life as a result of his parents' personal work life, escapades, and oblivious behavior interfering with his need for attention and guidance in his life, which led to him taken advantage of hence characters like Vicky, and Timmy begrudgingly accepts it because he has no one else to go to for help.

As a result of this consistent behavior cycle, Timmy had a very pessimistic outlook on people and life, resulting in Timmy having a noticeable blunt, sarcastic, and partly arrogant behavior in the earlier seasons, especially for Season Zero.

While Timmy and Chloe are both opposites in lifestyles and mannerisms, they also have the same problem of acknowledging both of their feelings ignored by the general public.

While Timmy's situation and source of misery are more noticeable and direct than Chloe's, Chloe is still miserable because she represses her feelings and thoughts of wanting more, to be heard, to be an actual child, for only to follow the morals enforced by her parents. Chloe even admitted in the episode Booby Trapped that she holds her parents and extension their thoughts in high regard. The episode Summer Bummer also amplifies this notion by having the physical manifestation of the inner child in Chloe's mind, saying Chloe is prioritizing the need for education over the liberty of freedom of being a child.

Someone would ask the question. If Chloe has an internal conflict that affects her perception of life, wouldn't that mean Timmy also has an internal conflict? The answer is no. Timmy's conflict is external.

An external conflict is about having a force of nature, like society or a situation set against the main character. Whether natural or not, it must be outside the character's control, which the main character must learn to overcome. Hence, Timmy's reason to have Cosmo and Wanda. Timmy is a child who had a neglectful upbringing outside his control, which led to people mistreating and taking advantage of him, which caused him to have a pessimistic outlook to only have Cosmo and Wanda to help him combat this.

While it's true that the neglectful lifestyle had taken a toll on the perception of the mindset of Timmy and how he interacts and perceives others. The definition of an internal conflict is about the constant inner battles of prioritizing your wants and needs for a set principle. Timmy doesn't have this problem because he doesn't have major internal battles of his identity to qualify. After all, Timmy is a person who suppresses his feelings.

A person who suppresses their feelings is self-aware of their problem. However, they are deliberately making the conscious choice to avoid acknowledging it. As a result, the issue remains unresolved. The only reason why Timmy's problem is being addressed is because of Cosmo and Wanda. Otherwise, Timmy wouldn't have had the inherent ability to do so, thus setting aside his feelings.

In contrast, a person who represses their feelings is not subconsciously aware of their feelings. Hence, Chloe often has an epiphany when her problem is eventually acknowledged.

Someone would probably ask me a question. If Chloe is a child from a sheltered upbringing who deals with the constant repressed inner battles of her parents enforce morals over her needs and wants of being an actual child, which had an unintentional effect of giving Chloe a strong personality that overwhelms or annoys people to be long lasting meaningful friends with her outside the things she can offer as her character conflict. How come no one mentioned this component of Chloe's character?

Well, dear reader, that is because no one thoroughly watched the tenth season outside the first episode and the notorious horrendous episodes of the Flash era. (Specifically, the episodes The Kale Patch Caper, Knitwits, Tardy Sauce, and the most popular contender everyone loves to use to belittle this season and extension of the modern era Fairly Oddparents as a whole, the episode Certified Super Sitter.) If you don't believe me, then go to YouTube and Twitter.

However, not every episode from the Flash era is terrible. Summer Bummer and Fancy Schmancy are relatively decent for Season 10B standards.

(Season 10B is only thirteen episodes across seven episode blocks. Season 10A is 30 episodes across 13 episode blocks.) I mentioned this because there is a noticeable misconception that the Flash era was half of Season 10. (7 out of 37 episodes is approximately 19%.)

Poor episodes that plague the reputation of Season 10A are The Big Fairly Scare Share, Girly Squirrely, and Return of the Losers. (3 out of 30 episodes is approximately 10%. In total this is approximately 29%, a third of the season, which is legitimately poor.) Leaving 71% of Season 10 undiscussed. "Yeah, that is definitely fair".

[yanderes-galore]

OKAY FINAL REQUEST FOR NOW FROM ME. yandere Bro Strider headcanons? Reader is either a teacher of Dave's or his doctor from a callout appointment, either way someone Dave holds at a high regard in a sense, for how Bro would meet them perhaps. I feel like Bro could be a bit of an unstable yandere, like really nice at times but can be suddenly really mean and uncaring of their own comfort at others. I still want to kiss him though ):

Oooo, Bro content? I can try my hand at this >:D Sorry if he came off too harsh, I was trying to keep it from being OOC I guess.

Yandere! Bro Strider Concept

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Mentions of child neglect because Homestuck canon, Manipulation, Stalking, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder implied, Forced companionship, Blood.

I'm going to start this off by saying in canon Bro is definitely a horrible parent/brother/guardian.

He isn't the most empathetic person and sees taking care of Dave as some sort of game, usually being overly harsh to prepare him for something.

Bro is very monotone and quiet most of the time.

He plays mind games and is unusually fast and stealthy.

However, even though Bro teaches Dave through harsh methods (such as physical violence and neglect....), he most likely cares for him somewhat.

Which means Dave no doubt has either a teacher or a doctor he sees for the sake of this concept. Maybe even a babysitter.

This could be where you come in.

Dave no doubt ends up attached to you due to the contrast between you and Bro.

You're nicer, keep him fed, and don't subject him to painful levels of... irony?

Bro seems like a yandere who'd be hard to read or even tell he has an obsession.

Far as you know he's just Dave's guardian, you don't have any connections beside taking care of Dave.

Wrong.

Bro isn't very vocal about his obsession so it brews while you're unaware.

He's perfectly capable of stalking due to his stealth and no doubt uses Dave against you.

Bro knows you care about Dave and often invites you over for something involving Dave.

Tutoring, Check ups, Extra care...

Things like that.

You don't mind since Dave is such a good kid with you.

I personally see Bro as an unpredictable yet calm yandere.

He's caring towards you at times while at others he may act like you did something wrong.

The biggest thing in this dynamic is the fact Dave is a bargaining chip.

You'll find out how Bro treats him at some point and may feel obligated to watch over the kid.

Which leaves you vulnerable to Bro's tactics of getting you close to him.

It's hard to tell his emotions at times, very similar to his post-scratch self.

He appears platonic but could very well mean romantic.

He isn't the most expressive.

Eye contact doesn't help as he barely removes those glasses of his.

In some strange way Bro cares for you like he does Dave.

He appears a bit blind to if he's hurting someone he cares about though.

For example, he has no issues with kidnapping you or taking a sword to those he hates around you.

He could be covered in blood and expects it to be okay because he did it for you since he cares.

He's not the worst Homestuck yandere but he's pretty bad due to his lack of empathy and tendency to do whatever the hell he wants.

I feel him hurting his darling is partially accidental yet also because he feels he's doing the best for you.

Kidnapping you and locking you in his room is for safety, right?

It's like he's selectively oblivious?

He chooses not to care sometimes when you're in distress.

If anything you're closest to Dave and are scared of the stuff the kid deals with.

I don't want to say everything about Bro is bad though.

Most of it is, don't get me wrong on that.

When he isn't pretending nothing is wrong, he's affectionate.

He holds you, pets your head, tries to make you feel comfortable and wanted.

He even praises how you take care of Dave.

He trains him... you provide care.

Bro's intentions unknown but they appear to be similar to Dirk.

But he's so harsh with it.

Bro's obsession is the definition of tough love.

He feels to protect you and Dave he has to do what he's doing now...

Even if it means neglecting your wants and needs at times for his own selfish interests.

[sstardustt3]

-akira kurusu (joker) headcannons-

First of all, THEATER KID. 

You simply can not tell me that he is not an overdramatic theater kid who does the most at all times, especially when he was a kid.

But this led him to be seen as “odd” and outcasted by the people around him in the which made him extremely lonely, he wasn’t bullied but he didn’t have any friends 

Because of this he kinda closed himself off to fit more into the societal norms and not be seen as strange which is why he’s so quiet and keeps to himself all the time 

Which made him partially excited to go to shibuya because despite it being a pretty shitty situation, being on probation and arrested for something that wasn’t even his fault, he thought that maybe in the big city he’ll find some people that won’t think he’s weird and can open up to which he ended up getting with the thieves  but his hope was only temporarily diminished with his record being leaked

Holy fuck that was long but, moving on, I think he has a very poor relationship with his parents, especially after being convicted of assault.

I don’t think his parents hate him by any means but they’re definitely neglectful based on the fact joker doesn’t get a single call, text, or a letter from them

What i personally think is that his parents are the type of parents to do the bare minimum and do nothing else for him

In a sense his parents sort of gave up on him because of his “eccentric”  behavior and him getting arrested might have solififed that for that for them and even if not they’re definitely not on his side when it comes to the whole assault thing which could be why they never contact him

Okay the last two were pretty angsty but moving on,

He has like, zero experience with girls and he’s the most oblivious mf ever

And because he wasn’t really popular at his old school (for the aforementioned reasons) he got ZERO bitches, none, cero.

 This is actually another headcanon that i really don’t have an explanation for but when he moved way more girls started liking him because of people thinking he was this bad boy and he had NO idea how to deal with that

Like for a while he just thought people were just being weirdly nice to him

Like he is the type of guy who unintentionally flirty like just natural charisma with looks

Like you have to be insanely obvious for him to even take a hint

Adding onto the headcanon that you have to be insanely obvious to get him to notice that you like him, once he does realize  that you like him like one of two things is going to happen:

One, if your not that close than he has no idea what to do about that and he’s just slightly more awkward than usual

But two, if you are that close, he is BOLD. despite he is not knowing how to flirt for shit he is still charming enough that his horrible attempts at flirting and teasing somehow work

Because he has no cannon birthday other than the year he is born (2000) my personal thought is that he’s born on valentines day, there’s no elaboration for this one just a gut feeling

I feel like he has a vivid imagination of scenarios 

Like for example he can imagine an entire plot for a musical at three am and exactly how it would go

Morgana and sojiro have frequently told him to shut up and go to bed

Also he has insomnia. I just felt like I should throw that into there.

Him, sojiro, and futaba have movie nights once a weekend and ninety percent of the time it’ll be a horror, old movies, or a studio ghibli movie

Texas chainsaw massacre, kill bill, sadako vs kayako, jacobs ladder, don’t look up, my neighbor totoro, spirted away, sailor moon r, ponyo, etc

60 precent of the time futaba picks the movie

I have no explanation for this one but him in the metaverse is very much christian borle coded in a way i can’t explain i swear (please i beg of you listen to hard to be a bard from something rotten its so good)

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[liverpool-enjoyer]

Is there any UEFA High headcannons you have and are willing to share hehe :333

ANON CMERE N LEMME GIVE YOU A BIG OL SMOOCH I LOVE YOU

during the election, christian tried to get his fellow students to register to vote, despite the fact that they are a) not american and b) under eighteen. sergio ruthlessly mocked him.

students skip class to watch when xavi n ancelottis classes play each other in soccer in pe

also yeah xavi still has a job in this au yippee

pablo is still VERY ACTIVELY crushing on nico after they had that one (1) conversation at marcos party

like bro is constantly asking either marco or joao to set them up

in like,,, 90% of thomas' scenes, hes wearing some old crewneck sweater that says 'washington dc' that he got at the airport

sometimes neymar naruto runs to class n luis literally pretends he does not know him

marcos home life fucking SUCKS. his parents got divorced n it was MESSYYYY

harry kane has a crush on thomas n is completely oblivious to the fact that thomas is VERY CLEARLY still hung up on his ex

the week after robert broke up with him, thomas spent the entire time listening to sad music in his room, only coming out begrudgingly when simon wanted to play mario kart with him

sergios dad is literally the most STRESSED individual on the planet. hes like this nervous sweaty guy who constantly looks like hes on the verge of tears, n his entire job is him cleaning up the diplomatic messes his son creates

manu has never heard his dad refer to him by his name

aurora n fermin are in a talking stage n every time pablo hears about it he very openly has a fucking aneurysm

pedri is one of the like,,, maybe two kids at this school who doesnt have neglectful ass parents. his dad is a diplomat n his mom owns a restaurant n they are very kind lovely ppl!!

despite the fact that federico finds dusan annoying as HELL, he rlly truly does love him

dominik is not letting go of that crush on trent anytime soon, boyfriend be damned

pretty much the entire german embassy knows abt the thomas / robert / marco beef

luka wants to study international relations at georgetown, n be a diplomat like his mom

trents actually quite shy when robbo isnt around

ok this isnt that related but i like to imagine that kate, thierry, jamie, n micah exist somewhere in this universe,,, like theyre college students or something, n titi is just as down bad as he is irl

[ask-ryder-emerson-lotf]

Mod here,

I just wanted to say that despite Wrath and Ryder’s…Rivalry? If Ryder’s like ACTUALLY in a situation where he’s scared shitless of something or someone, he’ll either run to Gluttony or Wrath. Mostly likely Wrath.

It’s just he gets irritated easily when there’s a bunch of worrying stuff going on and Wrath’s little comments get to him. Overstimulated? Can I say that?

Also due to Envy being…How he is…Ryder’s both a little nervous yet comfortable around him?? Like it’s a “He COULD stab me with a spear orrrr talk about his camp stuff (or whatever it was I forgot)” and Ryder takes the gamble, because he’s too trusting for his own good.

Unless of course you’re very OBVIOUSLY untrustworthy in his eyes (GREED.) Bro literally has an aura about him and Ryder goes “hm. don’t trust this guy” probably has something to do with some of the parents from his mom’s daycare that were very obviously hurting or neglecting their child in some way but acted like angels to him and his mom, thanks Mary for teaching our boy about deceivers 💚

Y’know what since I mentioned like half of the sins at this point I might as well yap about the rest

We already know he likes Sloth and he’s too oblivious to his own feelings AND too scared to say anything when he eventually figures it out

Lust. He. He’s there. Annnddd the fact that he can get overwhelmed easily from others emotions is concerning to Ryder, like he visibly sees it and stops talking and it’s like dead silent for a good few minutes and then he says “are you like…Okay? :(“

He actually likes Pride, as stupid as that is, he just finds him annoying but he also does what he says, like if he tells him to do something Ryder will go “okay…I guess…can’t promise it’ll be quick or decent though…”

…Meanwhile he makes them all sand drawings and his true feelings come out (minus his crush on sloth, that’s a secret. He will take it to his grave…….Or heh. Sloth’s grave. 🚪🚶🏻‍♀️)

Anyways all of the sins belong to @lord-of-the-bundle-of-sticks

I love pulling absolutely stupid headcanons out of my a—

Well technically they’re canon?

This was originally about Wrath and Ryder and it snowballed into whatever this is, I’m going to bed now, it’s like the UNGODLY hours of the night save me lord