#mentally in the trenches rn

[thewordsofanerd]

fucking hungry and i feel like shit so i'm constantly flip flopping between actually eating comfort food or staying hungry

[sad-gay-loser]

What the fuck is OCD like you’re telling me that my brain is going to make me lint roll my whole room for no reason?? You’re telling me my brain is gonna convince me my girlfriend hates me?? And then it’s going to say “you don’t actually know if you have OCD though, so go stalk the tumblr tag and the OCD subreddit to see if you actually do” MF WHAT???????

[lindsaylemons29]

I AM SAT I AM READY(no I am not ready)

[carlos-tk]

i may or may not have gone to my friends (who’s currently travelling europe) parents house to borrow his dog for a evening beach walk 🫶🏼

[wulfhalls]

the mirror and the light - hilary mantel

[okapiandpaste]

there was that “qrt with your worst period symptoms!” trend on twitter a while ago and I couldn’t do it bc I didn’t want the twitter masses to know I get mild psychosis and that one time it made me think I was perishing slowly from Curse of Ra.

[mayoiayasep]

save me visty 4th anniversary official art…:….save me……

[the-wonderer-of-the-web]

this but I’m actually just having a mental breakdown rn

[white knuckling the bathroom sink] but i stay silly :3 but i stay silly :3 but i stay sil

[dont-look-at-me-u-u]

dont you hate it when the overused cheesy advice (go exercise) is helpful (stopped me from wanting to curl into a ball and sob)

[blajah-blaster]

Man- CAN I BE NORMAL, FOR THREE SECONDS

[nickbutnodick]

im actually so on the verge of a mental breakdown i need to not kill myself because that would be bad

[bone-paste]

At this point you can gauge my mental health based on how into MCYT I am at any given moment. No coping mechanism quite like hermitcraft. Love those silly little nerds.

[curtsbigspoon]

OH THE WAY I AM LITERALLY LOADING SHOTGUN SHELLS TO BLAST MY THROAT RN, WTF??? HOW COULD YOU WRITE THIS AND THEN JUST-

I IMMEDIATELY STARTED BAWLING DOG, THIS MF IS CRACKED, I HATE HIM, I HOPE HIS PILLOW IS SOOOOO WARM TONIGHT (i love him, he is my pookie, he just has me emotionally distraught).

Goddamn I really hope a B-17 takes me out rn.

ANYWAYS. LOL. PLEASE GO READ MY BESTIES NEW FIC. EVERYTHING HE WRITES IS SHEER PERFECTION, IT'S POETRY CARVED INTO EACH OUNCE OF MARBLE THAT'S JUST THE UTTER BEAUTY OF HIS WORDS.

I'D WARN YOU TO BE WARY IF YOU'RE A LITTLE MENTALLY UNSTABLE TONIGHT, BUT I FELT JUST FINE BEFORE THAT FUCKING LINE SHOT ME INTO THE TRENCHES.

I LINK IT HERE, AND I GIVE IT SO MANY KISSES:

[pinkbelugacollective]

i see your “core four should be 19-21 years old rn,” and raise you “they should be 31-34 years old to account for their late millenial personalities, undiagnosed and untreated mental illnesses, and coming out the closet in their 30s versus their 20’s bc growing up gay pre-smartphone and social media was trench warfare for queers from every walk of life”

[felix-lupin]

im so normal about him felix. I have so many thoughts about a man who barely exists I am in the TRENCHES rn

*a man(s) (/silly)

I could tell (/lh) but also thats so so fair. its always the characters who barely exist that inject mental illness directly into your veins,,,

[midnightfire830]

Asylum

so are cups n mugs with the questers rn?, and if so what do they think about the wild cup, does cups ever get blackouts?, if you were to list off mental illnesses from cups what would they be, is cups only nice to mugs and literally rabid to everyone else?, is there a cure for cupheads wildness, has cuphead ever actually been to an asylum?, does cups ever experience self loathing or self hate?, does cuphead have medication he takes just to stay sane?, is cuphead even sane?, has cuphead ever been in isolation?, what does cannikan think about his son being like his, does cannikan even know?

Lost toys

So how exactly does everything work?, do the toys have to eat?, does it kinda work like toy story?, for example, the toys could be doin something and someones like “hey andys comin” and then everybody just goes limp, or do the toys have theyre own domain where they exist, or is it kind of like that one tayo the bus movie (i forgor his name T-T), like the humans that own the toys somehow throw them away or lose them some how and they end up in a world with other lost toys like them, what are each of the questers roles?, are there any legos? (Dumb ahh question i know😭), is everything made out of wood and plastic?, what type of toys have theyre faces painted on?, do the toys need to eat?c like toy food or sumthin?, are there any toxic things the toys need to avoid?, like for example acid or soda.. (the soda gets everything all sticky😭)

Angel blood

I think remember you sayin they have some kinda psychic abilities (i thinj), like mugman can do what alice does and feel emotions, and cuphead could see the future, what is the limitation for mugmans ability to sense emotions, can he sense bloodlust or jealousy?, can mugman sense when someone is depressed, or have any mental illness related to emotions?, what was mugman like during the love of tainted bacon chapter?, was he any different?, now for cuphead, could cuphead see when his heart was about to be pulled out of his chest?, if so did he do anything to avoid it?, what are cupheads coping mechanisms for seeing into the future?, if cuphead sees anything important, does he write it down?, could cuphead be able to control it if he worked hard enough?

Ghost

If cuphead was in ghost form would he be able to posses things and people kinda like chalice in TCS?,what would cannikan think,if cuphead could, could he posses the devil?,I remember you tellin me that cuphead had no limits to flying so he could be in like outerspace or sumthin, but in human form could cuphead potentially survive out there?, does cuphead need food?, how fast can cuphead fly?, if cuphead flew out of the earth than put of orbit and THEN out of the galaxy, if he kept flying could he technically fly to another multiverse?

Mermaid

Do the questers just live in an open ocean or is there a civilization of mer people?, if you were to measure any of the questers to an average sized human being, what would be the difference in height?, what kind of fish are they based on?, could they go to the mariana trench?, or how far can they go down?, what are theyre life spans?, can they breath on land and on water?, if any of the questers were to eat human food, what would they be able to eat and not be able to eat?, can any of the questers get legs?, how far away from mainland do the questers live?, if you were to take each quester, how valuable would their scales be? (Or atleast for the ones that do have scales)

Other questions unrelated to aus

I have alot of aus that are unshared, uhhh what would be a good way to get people interested in them?, and what are your human quester headcanons

(Yes im listening to the intense voice of hatsune miku and eating pizza while writing these paragraph long questions)

/lh /t ^^

I’ll answer a couple from each. You’re welcome to re-ask any that I dont answer if you’d like.

Asylum:

If you were to list off mental illnesses from Cups what would they be?

- Cup doesnt exactly have a mental illness. Moreover the demon blood incident took a harder toll against him and he has a way harder time coping and adjusting to it. The main things being he’s a lot more emotionally volatile and unstable. He’s generally in his right mind from day to day. Just if you get him angry and upset he’s quicker to go into a rampage and those rampages last long. And in general he’s WAAAYYYYYY moodier.

Does Cuphead have medications he takes just to stay sane?

- No medications as of yet. If he WERE then maybe anti-depressants or something to treat anxiety. To help with mood swings and regulating his emotions a bit. But those didn’t exist in the 1920s. They were introduced in the medical field in the 50s. And even then, back in the 20s they didn’t have a good understanding of mental illness. Literally people were put in asylums for having ADHD. So. No. No medications. Or official clinical “treatment” outside of what Flug, Hat, and the Devil did to help.

Lost Toys:

So how does everything exactly work? . . . Does it kinda work like Toy Story?

- Pretty much the thing you said “That one Tayo the bus movie”. You know those stories parent’s tell their children when a pet dies? That they went to a farm or something or a better place to make the child feel better? A way for them to cope? That’s a similar idea that I’m going for. The AU is in a child’s imagination. And it’s their favorite toys going to a magical forest where other lost or forgotten toys go to live in the woods together.

What type of toys have their faces painted?

- Cuphead, mugman, Cala, boris, bendy, holly, and Alice have painted on faces. In a sense.

Angel Blood:

What was Mugman like during the tainted love of bacon chapter?

- Well leading up to the love spell mugs wasnt reacting all that well to the experiments. Trying not to get sick and probably had to sit back a few times. So either he wasn’t there for the love spell or he was still under its effect but didn’t care enough to notice the emotions going on around him. Though it was definitely a LOT. Afterwards tho he’d feel very VERY sick.

What are Cuphead’s coping mechanisms for seeing in the future? If he sees something important, does he write it down?

- He keeps a ‘dream journal’ of sorts in his pocket. He doesnt always write every vision he gets but ones that feel important to him or significant he notes down.

Ghost:

In human form could Cuphead potentially survive out there?

- He couldn’t survive in human form out in space. He’d die of suffocation and prolly extreme temperatures and whatever other stardust is out there

Does Cuphead need food?

- Yes He needs food for energy to sustain his body and soul. Even if he were to stay in his ghost form he’d still loose energy and eventually die.

Mermaid:

- So, a bit on the world building:

Short answer: both.

Long answer: the questers live a nomadic lifestyle (no permanent housing, a lot of traveling, etc) Living that kind of lifestyle is very normal for young adult merfolk. Once they get older they leave their families and go off on their own. Start their own pods, explore the world, and figure themselves out. It’s waaayyy more dangerous that way, especially for lone travelers and children. Which is why they usually stick together in groups. From there when they start their own families or get on in their years some decidedly settle down in more permanent housing. And some stay on the nomadic lifestyle. It’s up to preference.

But there are merman civilizations that exist. Most popular being the lost city of Atlantis. It used to be a kingdom on the surface before it fell into the sea. The humans inhabiting it all died out and merfolks moved in. Fixing it up and making it their own. The lost city is now the equivalent to a large city and it’s highly populated by merpeople.

What kind of fish are they based on?

- Ok. Cuphead is a Lionfish, Mugman is a Blue African Peacock Cichlid or and Electric Blue Hap (I can’t tell the difference. They might be the same things I’m not sure), Bendy is a sea monster, his design is based off of the Pixar movie Luca, Boris is a Great White Shark, Felix is a Black Axolotl, Holly is a Yellow Seahorse, and Alice is a White Opal Betta!

I’ll answer a 3rd cuz im obsessed with merman atm

How far away from the mainland do the questers live?

- It varies. But they usually stick kinda close to the mainland rather than far out in the open like most merfolk. They hang out especially along the southern eastern coast of the US in the coral reefs. Like around the Bahamas off the coasts of Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. But they travel other places when they want. Especially for their work, or if they need things that you can only buy in major civilizations.

And a good way to get people interested in your AUs?

Honestly? Just share content. Frequently post art, tease fun things, interact with people in comments or reblogs as much as possible and make as many friends as possible. Build up a community. It’s really, really slow progress. Almost painfully slow. But in the end its worth it.

Have fun! Thanks for the ask!!!