#oc: Dollmaker

[indieblueart]

whats maeve's deal?? shes so cute!

OUGH TY FOR ASKING!!!!

Maeve is an IDV oc, with her game title being “Dollmaker”. She’s a quirky, sharp-tongued, and upbeat gal with a passion for dolls, especially the three haunted dolls that always accompany her; Megaera, Alecto, and Tisiphone. However, under the surface, she’s a cunning and ruthless woman with more than a few skeletons in her closet.

Backstory and more info under the cut; content warning for murder, death, and child abuse. More info can be found on her lore doc here.

Maeve’s ability to interact with the deceased comes from a near-death experience when she was quite young; her uncle (Baron Shithead McCarthy), who adopted her after her parent’s death, attempted to kill her in order to take her inheritance for himself. However, the gunshot did not kill her, it just barely missed her heart. Waking up later that night in a grave, she dug herself out and walked back to town, much to the surprise of everyone there. She recovered, but the incident changed her quite a bit. After her little brush with death, she began noticing things that others could not. Primarily, she could see and talk to people that didn’t really exist, fragments of memories from ages gone by. She also learned that these memories have “homes” in the form of places, things, and even people.

Upon voicing these oddities, however, her uncle quickly declared her hysterical and had her shipped off to White Sand Street Asylum, a place chock-full of ghosts for her to practice her new abilities on. She quickly gained a penchant for being a sharp-tongued troublemaker with her hands in every other incident, damaging valuable equipment and generally causing a good old ruckus. This is where she gained her three ghostly besties: Alecto, who was stabbed, Megaera, who was electrocuted, and Tisiphone, who was mauled. She was able to transfer them to new “homes” in the form of dolls she made out of old clothes she snagged, making them her little partners in crime. While she was there, she also befriended Alice for a short time, retrieving her doll and fixing it for her when she first arrived.

After several years at White Sand, it was clear to most everyone that there was nothing actually “wrong” with Maeve, and any attempt to test on her was more likely to hurt several people then yield any results. Several staff there had even come to appreciate her spitfire personality within the Asylum’s depressing walls. On the down-low, she wasn’t really treated like a patient anymore, instead simply left to her own devices, it was safer for everyone that way. Noticing her passion with sewing, several of the staff there offered her more sewing supplies to work with, with which she went on to create toys and clothes for various patients there. Maeve found a lifelong love for crafting and gift-giving, with every tired smile and spark of hope pushing her towards her newfound dream.

When word of her improvement reached back home, her uncle sent word for her to return, as she was almost of a marriageable age. Maeve, however, had been nursing quite a grudge against him since his little murder attempt, and fighting fire with fire had already gotten her this far. Several days later, Baron McCarthy is nowhere to be found, and the only change to the house is a strange doll in the likeness of the Baron. Maeve takes her inheritance and uses it to purchase a small storefront, where she begins selling her crafts. However, the town soon starts experiencing some mysterious disappearances….

Maeve’s murderous tendencies are rather strange, for her, it’s a form of justice, making sure nobody has to suffer like she did. She targets abusive parents and relatives, especially those who go after children, whittling down their sanity with her ghostly friends until they repent their ways, go mad, or, if she decides it’s necessary, eliminating them entirely. She’s well aware that it’s dirty work, but for her, it’s a necessary job only she can take on. Even though she’s genuinely quite cheerful, she plays up the silly, naive persona to sell her act, keeping a well-maintained front while her friends are at work behind the scenes.

In all other fields, Maeve could be considered a very good person. She loves children, regularly sending money and toys to orphanages in her area and giving clothes and protection to the homeless kids that hang around her shop. She dotes on the spirits that make their homes in her dolls, regularly going out to offer safe places to memories that would otherwise be exorcized, and many locals know her as a wonderful conversationalist and a very helpful member of the community. Her “justice” is her little secret, and she intends to take it to her grave.

I don’t have toooooo much about her game just yet but the main points so far are!:

Maeve comes to the manor not on a game invitation, but on a commission; someone from the manor asked her to make a doll in the likeness of a very particular blonde-haired little girl, and requested a personal delivery.

Orpheus is participating! Maeve clocks him as a Bad Dude(TM) immediately, because every single ghost in the manor HATES him. Most of the preliminary events are Orpheus/Nightmare and Maeve playing logical 4d chess with ghostly possession against each other while the other players are very, very confused.

Maeve escapes! By the skin of her teeth, but once she’s figured out what Orpheus is really up to, she books it out of the manor before the actual game even starts. She goes into hiding for a bit while she turns over a new leaf about the whole murder thing and decides to make up for her past mistakes as best she can. Once the manor burns, she regularly returns there to collect the various memories lingering there and grant them some sense of respite.

Also more art of her because,,, I love she,,,,

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! As I said above the cut, her lore doc, which contains some info about her skills and deductions, can be found here.

[heartfullofleeches]

[slightly suggestive]

Remmy [Dollmaker Yan] would pair well with sleepyhead darling-

In a way, they're just like the dolls he treasures so deeply. So peaceful and still - unless they're trying to find that perfect sleeping position. They hardly move an inch when he enters into their bedroom - gazing over them in their most vulnerable state. A sleeper as heavy as them probably wouldn't even wake up if he crawled in bed with them, but that isn't what he came to do - not yet anyway. He just needs a couple photos. For reference in regards to the dolls he makes of them. Remmy has his own issues with sleep so to have a sleeping companion modeled after his favorite person would aid him immensely.

Darling has no bad side when it comes to the pictures Remmy takes of them, however, he begins to notice strange details in their placement on the bed as the space in his camera runs thin. Hips angled against the mattress. Mouth agape from irregular breathes that send chills down the dollmaker's spine. The hand nestled between their thighs - made evident by the blankets rolling off their body. That's when Remmy realizes Darling isn't being as still as they have most nights he's visited them.

Remmy nearly drops his camera as a soft moan fills the room.

Are they?... Remmy doesn't want to know. He can't- Darling will never forgive him if they know he took pictures of them while they were... intimate with themselves. It's not like he meant to- He just needed photos for his dolls! Remmy hates himself for being such a creep, even moreso knowing he'd rather die than delete those photos.....

Remmy crafts sleepyhead a stuffed koala bear plush to sleep with as a secret apology. They do have something in common after all- besides being two of the cutest things ever created

[mangozic]

my son that I literally never draw, I’m holding him up proudly for everyone to see

[princesschas-blog]

Boyfriend to Death: Sano CG Redraw

[cephalopaints]

week 1 of phightober (combined with a horror prompts list occasionally)

+ bonus scrapped sketches for 5 and 6/alt version of day 7 under cut

[voidedjuice]

"It's not terribly uncommon to see dollmakers who've enchanced their bodies with parts they've made. After all, you can trust the tools you've made yourself the best, and artificial parts can be made to have far superior precision compared to organic flesh.

As for talk of dollmakers with completely inhuman bodies, those are merely rumors and should be ignored. With such a mysterious, prestigious profession, people with overactive imaginations are sure to let their mouths run."

[albinoratman2200]

this weeks art poll!

[yanderelovebites]

It’s been some time since I’ve been on here… but I’ve been having this idea on my mind for awhile. Yandere dollmaker with a darling who reads Yandere stories—she knows the signs but isn’t the best at avoiding getting kidnapped because she thinks “I’m not the person people obsess over”. Have Yandere be an actual label in this world. Have it be an arranged marriage. Have her freak out because by law she has to know her fiancé is a Yandere and she knows he’s also a dollmaker. Have her remember every creepy Yandere dollmaker story ending up with their partner being turned into a doll…

And after meeting him get embarrassed because he finds the stereotype ridiculous and depending on which novel it is, hilarious. Have it obvious he is disgusted at the idea someone would literally make their target of affection into a doll. He says “It’s cliché at this point, like authors can’t make up their own ideas. I get maybe comparing them to a doll or doing things to make them doll like—but full blown make them a doll… UCK!”

Have dollmaker Yandere not help the case when he takes notes of the kind of clothes you wear and start sketching outfits. If darling has any deformities he’s already making the limbs to be exactly that. It absolutely doesn’t help that one time he makes you sit still so he can model a doll face after your face.

It gets worse when your parents decide you have to move in.

You see it all in real time. The outfits and at some point you see it. The doll he made to look like you. It was freaking you out and all he did was say “I made her just like you~”

You have further reason not to believe he wouldn’t commit to your fears because the staff on hand mentioned how all his exes mysteriously disappeared. You’ve read too many novels to not assume the worst.

He gets tired of this chase for your affection so he makes you sit with him while he works. It’s creepy being around so many limbs and eyes that you feel follow you.

After weeks of that he’d finally address the comments. He doesn’t say what happened to them, just that “I didn’t turn them into dolls” to make you feel better. He’s aware of the fact you’re always going to hop back to that.

You don’t know why but his parents seemed relieved when you actually make it to the marriage date. It told you enough though-clearly his exes never did. Against your better judgement you had to ask in the honeymoon.

He tells you youll never find them. They’re gone, vile, and didn’t deserve anything. It doesn’t make sense…

It starts to, however when he lets you talk with the maid again who tell you more about the girls. From the sounds of each, they were of higher standing than you and more outgoing. They went to parties! Closest thing to going to parties you did was book signings… it was clear after hearing everything that maybe he hated their outgoing personality…

Until he finds out they’ve been talking about them. It’s clear they’re side subjects and the next time you see the maid, her eye is badly injured. You ask and she just tells you a punishment was given and she can no longer speak about the former ladies.

You kept digging and digging despite what you’ve read, honestly you were turning into the protagonist that dies if you look back on your actions.

Then you find not female skeletons, but male skeletons in the basement. They forgot to lock it. He found out.

He questioned why you went down there. He loses control, which resulted in your face getting hit and your ankle broke. He’s upset when he comes down from his manic moment. Holds you… then tells you who they are. The only one without a head was his first fiancée’s affair partner. The others were men who wanted his others and he had no idea if they actually had affairs or not.

That’s why he loves you so much. You don’t have those types of connections. He doesn’t have to doubt you. He takes you upstairs and has the maids get your ankle set. It still didn’t tell you what happened to the girls… but if he kept the skeletons of the affairs… what about the girls? He said he didn’t turn them into dolls, so what did he do?

You couldn’t leave bed for weeks. He himself came to take care of you. You were his everything,the one person who didn’t betray his love once… and creepily you begin to notice something… your ankle did not get better once you healed. You needed a cane to walk. Then one day someone poisoned your food.

He went on a rampage of the servants. Blaming each one as the doctors took care of you and you learn you’ll never walk again, but at least you’re alive. You’re still able to “provide” as the man put. Your husband didn’t see it the same way you did… you saw freedom lost, but he saw an opportunity gained. He loved taking care of you, choosing your clothes and brushing your hair…

So he started doing that again. You protested at first but it seemed futile. You didn’t understand how this all could happen. You did find out it was the brother of one of the maids that poisoned you.

You felt anxious all the time… as he does your hair, as he chooses your outfits, as he takes you with him throughout the home in your wheelchair.

But he doesn’t see why? He told you how this would end. Didnt he? Didn’t he laugh at the idea of literally turning you into a doll? Didnt he say he understood doing this that made them doll like… he may have not been the reason for your legs to be paralyzed, but now you are doll like. You need him to move around the house. He picks your outfits. He brushes your hair and teeth. He personally bathes you! The only thing you ever do by yourself is eat, but if it was his way he’d do it too.

And that’s without the NSFW

Might make a part two of what would happen if you passed away. I just find the ‘makes you an actual doll’ thing too overdone at this point for this type of Yandere.

[lavampira]

tagged by @shellibocs to share some ocs in this meiker <3

eveline ‘evie’ thierry [original/blooming panic]

malena shepard [mass effect]

laguna keats [coral island]

veronica scarlet [scarlet hollow]

and tagging (with no pressure): @hythlodaes @scionshtola @coldshrugs @veeples @narrativefoiltrope @queenofthieves @sirotras @carlosoliveiraa @anoramactir @night-triumphantt or anyone who sees this and wants to do it !!

[next-hero-in-line]

Dollmaker doing what she does best…

[heartfullofleeches]

remy with nightlight darling could you imagine the clothes? remy would b the type to sew in a tracker just in case

I've explored this dynamic a bit before, but I'm more than happy to talk about it some more because doll obssessed boy who cares for his dolls more than himself + android darling who's just happy to be here is peak honesty-

Remmy is whipped for Nightlight from the millisecond they power on- His brain is on overdrive coming up with cute outfits to make for them soon as he laid eyes on them, but he falls for them hard seeing what has to be one of the cutest dolls he's ever seen come to life. The glow of their eyes, their chipper voice, the soft whir of their motors as they move about. How could something- someone so precious be real and in his possession? Its like a dream.

Remmy tends to Nightlight to an almost religious degree. His basic needs come after making sure Nightlight's batteries are fully charged and he's completed the painstaking task of deciding what outfit to dress them up in. It's a good thing Nightlight is technically his caretaker and they often have to persuade Remmy into eating or bathing. It isn't hard - Remmy wants Nightlight to be happy afterall and nothing would make them happier than their human being safe and healthy. It also helps that Nightlight is waterproof and would be glad to join Rem in the shower if he just asked.

In regards to a tracker, Remmy would never let them out of his sight long enough for them to need one, but if he did give them one he'd put it in a ring or friendship bracelet - knowing Nightlight would never remove either. Yet another thing he loves about them. Their relationship is pretty codependent, but they honestly have one of the happiest and healthiest relationships when it comes to a Yan and their darling.

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Remmy: N-nightlight.... Er, Y/n....What are you doing down here? We have to get you ready for bed! I have your pajamas all picked out for you.... U-unless you want to decide yourself.

Nightlight Reader: [giggles] I still have enough charge in me to finish what I'm doing. You hadn't had anything to eat since this morning. Do you know how sad that makes me? :( Before I go anywhere you need some food. I made oxtails~!

Remmy: Oh...I'm sorry for-..Oxtail?

Nightlight Reader: Yup! Hope it's okay that I used the recipe your grandma left for you. Smothered oxtails were your favorite when you were little, right? :D

Remmy: I....I...

Remmy, hugging their waist as he falls to his knees: I love you! Fuck!- I love you so, so much. I'm sorry for swearing, but I just- I need you, Y/n! Please don't ever leave me!

Nightlight Reader: Haha! I'm not going anywhere, Rem! Please don't cry... You haven't even tried my cooking yet!

[sharp-silver4795]

Nationality HCs

DISCLAIMER!!

If you have some sort of prejudice towards any country, race, nationality or anything, you can go ahead and get the fuck outta here.

The Americas

Canada 🇨🇦

Toby (Quebec)

Puppeteer (Alberta)

United States 🇺🇸

Kate (Minnesota)

Wilson (Maryland)

Tim + Brian (Alabama)

Bloody Painter (Louisiana)

Jeff, Jane, and Nina (Florida)

Nathan (Arkansas)

Jason the Toymaker (Kansas)

Nurse Ann (California)

Dr Smiley (Texas)

Latin America

Cat Hunter 🇲🇽

X-Virus 🇦🇷

Europe

Scandinavia

Judge Angels 🇩🇰

Rogue 🇳🇴

Scarecrow 🇸��

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Chess Master 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

L. Jack and Jill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Zero 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

(Other)

Eyeless Jack 🇵🇱/🇷🇺

Candy Pop and Cane 🇮🇪

Clockwork 🇮🇹

Other Areas

Middle East

Bloody Angel 🇹🇷

Doll Maker 🇸🇦

East and Southeast Asia

Liu 🇨🇳

Neon Spike 🇰🇷

Kagekao 🇯🇵

Ani the Wight 🇵🇭/🇮🇩

Divider Creds: Sister-Lucifer

Header Creds: MEEE!!

[princesschas-blog]

She’s going to push this man too far again…

And she still hasn’t learned after the first ten times.

[cherry-bloodheart]

🎊happy birthday Sano-kun🎊 October 31st

Yesterday was Sano's birthday but I finished it yesterday on time. Akira and Sano belong to @electricpuke

I drew it in the style of electricpuke

[voidedjuice]

"The binding of ghosts into living dolls is a practice that should only be done by licensed, professional artisans. A bound ghost can use up their excess emotional energy, and return to the cycle of reincarnation despite potential unsolvable lingering regrets from their life.

The practice is extremely important in these days, when a person passing peacefully into their next life is a rarity, and will most likely continue being key to allowing living humans to retain their space in the world.

When hiring a dollmaker to take care of local ghosts, one is to make absolutely sure their certification is real and up to date. Malicious or unskilled illegal dollmakers will cause much lore trouble than waiting for a true professional to arrive."

[next-hero-in-crime]