#patient zero tommy

[sethdomain]

have this epic fail scu tommy design. My take was trying to gave him the same aura as Knive from trigun have. Sort of like a white dove covered in blood type of vibe. But i htink he's too tommy for that.

If I can write my own Scu!Tommy, I would definitely make him an eldritch abomination and more body horror i guess(partly him doing it on other people) and he would be more uhhh terrifying then canon.. cuz canon he's a soappy wet cat lol. Also his backstory would be very different i guess...

His backstory would be the mad scientist(condi) doing illegal shit, he's batshit insane and on some shit and experiment on tom. Errr his motivation is that he want to create fucking uhh super-human, genetically engineered super-human. So he created Tom aka the patient zero. He's a test tube baby and uhh it goes wrong bla bla bla apocalypse happen. If its still the same as the scu video sorry i forgot half of it and i make up whatever happened in my brain lol.

why does the mad scientist do this? Because he's crazyyyyyyy and sillyyyy. No, he just have some sort of savior complex

scu!tommy were a child who's prone to be sickly, mostly because of his diet that consist of normal human food, while he himself does not have normal diet like most people does. He eats human.

the mad scientist doesn't know this because who the fuck would have that in mind. For now, the scientist tries to fulfill his nutritional deficiency through bags and needles(idk how it works im not a doctor) and feeding him normal human food, despite Tommy protest on how he cannot stomach it and make his stomach upset.

Also forgot to mention he still does experiment on him, but its still tame. standard stuff like, his intelligent, capabilities and substance that might be his weakness. Suffice to say, the result satisfied the scientist.

anyway im bored typing stuff i might continue my backstroy rewrite ramble and how i write 100 days scu in other post.

[uupiic]

Tonight, we have an excellent shot of three slightly dead gentlemen who nevertheless seem like they're overall having a good time.

Victor's face is the best of the three, in my humble opinion, but feel free to disagree.

from 'The Dead Don't Die' by Dominum

[buddieism]

i just think the physicality shown in 8x05 between buck, tommy & eddie was so interesting.

tommy hovers outside buck’s hospital room while eddie is already sitting inside talking to the doctor—tommy comes in but eddie stays. buck is the patient, tommy is the visitor (name tag and all), but eddie is simply there; a permanent fixture.

in buck’s loft, tommy sits at the table across from buck and eddie. tommy recoiled from buck when he first saw the boils, and even though eddie is grossed out by them too, he’s the one getting up in buck’s personal space to check them out.

at the hospital waiting for news on denny, tommy is sat right next to buck but is simultaneously excluded from buck’s personal bubble through the 118 group chat notification—which was specifically called out in the dialogue. eddie stares buck down while sucking on a ring pop which of course could mean nothing.

finally, at the cemetery, tommy is standing entirely separate to buck; not by his side the way cough buddie cough were in s6. the ending shot was the *perfect opportunity* to establish bucktommy as a serious relationship. buck could’ve taken tommy’s hand with the two of them walking into the distance together—instead, buck strides away without looking back while tommy jogs after him.

and that’s not even bringing up how there was quite literally zero explicitly romantic affection between buck and tommy the entire episode, even pre-boils (because hey after that fair enough). without those romantic cues, it becomes so much easier to draw comparisons between buddie and bucktommy (both physically and emotionally) and see how eddie is consistently occupying the role in buck’s life that tommy can’t even begin to try and take on.

[kinardsevan]

On the subject of how Tommy makes Evan feel and how he threw himself full force into it…

Like, Evan absolutely could’ve given up on the situation. Yeah, he had a crush going into 705, but when the date fell on its face, he could’ve just said “fuck it. I like men, but this one isn’t gonna happen”.

But you CANNOT tell me that part of his choice to try again with Tommy wasn’t based in the structure that Tommy put Evan’s needs first. He didn’t get mad. He didn’t tell Evan that their date ending was his fault. He told him that he didn’t think he was ready and exited amicably. Zero pressure for Evan to follow up.

Except, Tommy has been creating a safe space for him from the jump. “So that was okay?”/“ I’ll try my damnedest to make it to the wedding”/“are you okay?” We’ve discussed it endlessly, but Tommy has let Evan lead every move, including telling his loved ones, engaging their opinions. He didn’t tell Evan he had to tell people. He didn’t expect him to make a show of his bisexuality. He was simply, decidedly patient. When Evan said he wanted to try again, Tommy was the one taking the risk, putting himself on the line to get hurt.

I firmly believe on some level, Evan is aware of all of that, and that’s why he’s completely in it with Tommy. No one has given him that before, put him first before everyone/thing else. Tommy chooses him, every single time.

There’s a really calming safety in that feeling when you’ve been abandoned over and over again, AND you finally manage to understand that you don’t have to run from it (as Buck did with Taylor).

[emphasisonthehomo]

💅 💅

Make me write about Misperception!

Follows this part.

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Paola brings a bottle of rum, a six pack of coke zero, and enough burgers for five people. Ryan loves her dearly.

“Okay,” Paola throws herself onto the couch and takes a huge bite of her double double, “Whath fuhk shappen?”

“So!” Ryan says icily, pouring himself a rum and coke that’s mostly rum, and gearing up for the rant he’s had in his head the entire drive home, “Shift was normal.”

“Mmmhmmm,” Paola nods and gestures for him to continue.

“We get a call about a hiker who needs medevac,” Ryan grabs some fries, “And there’s already folks there. Out of the 118, which was Tommy’s old station before he went to Harbor.”

Paola nods again as Ryan chews. He sips on his drink.

“And one of the firefighters calls Tommy 'baby',” Ryan says, “On the radio. And I’m like ‘oh, that’s interesting’ but I don’t really think much of it.”

“Uhuh,” Paola takes another bite of burger.

“Until,” Ryan continues, “That firefighter happens to also be in the one that gets on the helicopter with the patient, because we need to–”

Ryan stops himself and waves a hand dismissively, otherwise he’s going to get into policy and procedure, and that isn’t what Paola wants to know.

“Anyway, he’s on the helicopter. Buckley.” Ryan continues furiously, “And Buckley is being all giggly and flirty, and Tommy is blushing. I have never seen that man so pink.”

“Oh my god?” Paola looks scandalized, “I thought you said Tommy had a girlfriend.”

“Oh, just wait,” Ryan fumes. 

[skellizo]

Rewatching some dsmp and other mcyt stuff and fuuuuuuuck if Tommy were to play a villain like role or something akin to his Patient Zero character I would be watching doesn’t matter what server but give Tommy the freedom to write a villain character and I know that he would hit that shit out of the park

[mushysquashythingamajig]

Bucktommy Charity Relay

The Fluff

For the @bucktommycharityrace I prepared 3 fics (fluff, smut and angst respectively) that I'll hopefully post throughout the day. This is so that everyone can read whatever their mood aligns with.

It will be really, really appreciated if you can donate to Lambda Legal here or if you can't just reblog to give it a signal boost so others can. This is an awesome event for a good cause and I'm really proud of the little space that we've built together. I hope y'all enjoy the fic.

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"A ball? What is it, the 19th century?"

A ball. The city had organised a small charity balls and the 118 was chosen to be a part of it, obviously.

"Technically balls originated in the middle ages, at least that's what the text says. So they're much older."

"Thanks, Buck. I didn't need to know that. Anyway, who else is gonna be there?"

"Seems like it's just a charity gala." Bobby replied, skimming over the invitation.

"So rich people?"

Bobby nodded and everyone on the table groaned. Seems like everyone has had to deal with a rich, privileged snobs before.

"Is there gonna be dancing?" Eddie interrupted the complaints.

"Looks like it."

"Well, I'm out." Chim gave up immediately, "I'm terrible at dancing. My wife and I almost broke each other's toes during dance rehearsals. And besides, Maddie's well into the pregnancy. She can't dance, and I'm not leaving her."

"Okay, Chim. The rest, you all are coming with."

Another series of groans erupted from the table. Evan did not share their sentiments. He was kind of excited. Except the rich snobs. And the-

"Hey, Buck. Are your dancing skills the same level as your sister's. If yes, than tell Tommy to wear his steel toed shoes."

Buck ignored the laughs around the table because in all honesty, Chim was right. He remembered sometimes when Maddie and Buck used to be alone in the house, they used to dance in the living room and Buck can't count the amount of unintentional smacks and toe-stepping that occurred.

Pulling out his phone, he shot Tommy a quick message.

Hey you know how to dance right?

~~

"This is stupid." Tuns out Evan did stomp on feet like no other. And somehow had zero rhythm too.

"Hey, it's okay. Just be patient, we'll learn okay?"

The 'thirty minutes and we'll be done' lesson had consumed most of their free time together and frankly Evan was over it.

"Y'know, I can just stand near the food table while you dance with someone good. This is pointless."

"Evan. Don't discredit yourself. At least now you're not stepping on my toes every second step."

"I can't understand if you're being sarcastic or genuine."

"Can't I be both?" Tommy snarked.

"You're an oxymoron, emphasis on the moron."

"Okay, let's take a brake, you're getting bitchy."

Tommy deserved the smack upside his head.

Evan collapsed in the chair, exhausted from the extensive dance lessons his boyfriend had made them goo through. Tommy somehow was still energetic, skipping slightly as he pulled the orange juice out of the fridge. Pouring two glasses, he slid one right in front of Buck, kissing his temple. If Evan giggled, no he didn't.

"My offer for you to dance with someone as good as you still stands." Buck reminded him.

"Either I dance with you or I don't dance at all." Tommy declared.

"How about we don't dance at all?" Buck proposed.

"Ooh, I don't think so. Come on Len Goodman, let's get you ready for the dance floor." He stood up, holding his hand out for his boyfriend.

"I don't even know who that is." Buck chuckled as he let himself get pulled up.

~~

"You know I'm probably gonna embarrass the hell out of you today." Buck tried to warn Tommy. He'd been sort of a debbie-downer regarding the ball. He should really stop. Tommy was probably getting tired of the self loathing.

"So? I don't care. If you do something embarrassing, I'll do something twice as embarrassing like, try to do a backflip and wreck my shit on the dance floor."

The image of Tommy trying a backflip and falling face first was funny even if it did make Evan cringe a bit. Knowing Tommy, he'd get it in the first try though. His boyfriend was just that good.

Tommy's suit was not that special, but seeing Tommy wear it, that man could make anything runway worthy. The shirt was stretching over his chest and the coat framed his back and waist nicely. Not to mention the snug pants which framed his ass and turned more than a few heads. Whatever, he was tapping that. And topping- Anyway.

Tommy moved in front of him, bowing slightly and put out his hand.

"May I have this dance?" Tommy spoke in a faux British accent.

Controlling his laughter, he replied,

"Of course."

At least his accent was a bit more believable.

Tommy's hand fitted against Tommy's back like it was made to be there. Their feet were finally moving in tandem and Evan was proud to admit that he only stepped on Tommy's feet twice. He tried to apologise but the way Tommy was looking at him made him swallow his words. Never had Buck been looked at with so much devotion, so much love. It made him squirm in his shoes. He wanted to run around, scream at the top of his lungs, YOU SEE THAT GORGEOUS MAN OVER THERE? HE LOVES ME. HE KNOWS ME AND HE LOVES MY ANYWAY.

"Hey, you're getting into your head again." Tommy pulled him out of his thoughts. He had an uncanny ability to sense when Evan was spiraling.

"I love you." He blurted out.

Seeing Tommy's smile, his nose scrunching up, the wrinkles and Evan wanted to take a picture of it and store it right next to his heart so that he could keep it safe. And he could have this anytime he wanted. He was truly the luckiest man in the world.

"That was random. You know I love you too. I love you, Evan." Tommy tilted his head before smiling.

Grinning, Evan gently cradled his head before diving in, pressing his lips to Tommy's until they were both out of breath.

"Get a room, you two." Hen heckled from the side, forcing the two of them to pull away.

"Are you okay, Evan?" Tommy checked in.

Lets see. His sister was about to give birth to his nephew. He had a beautiful family. He had a beautiful boyfriend. Maybe something more in the future. Yeah, his life was perfect, the kind only shown in movies.

"Nothing, just overwhelmed with happiness."

Tommy gave him another smile and a peck before pulling him towards the food.

"Okay, I'm starving."

[some-little-infamy]

Safe

(Read on AO3)

“Be safe.”

The words echo in Tommy’s head throughout his entire shift. It’s strange, to be dating someone who knows the job - really knows the job, and not just knows of the job. When you’re dating a civilian things are different - the fear is heightened, and walking into a fire is seen as a potential death march every single time. And that isn’t to say it isn’t, of course. The risk (be safe) is always there, and every job could go wrong in the blink of an eye. But it’s different to know the work from the inside, understanding that the risks truly are mitigated to the best of their ability and that, all things considered, the job really isn’t as dangerous as the general public makes it out to be.

So it was nice when Evan’s parting words (be safe) are laced with concern, yes, but only looking for the reassurance that Tommy is going to do his best. Evan isn’t looking for the impossible promise that he’ll never get hurt, or that he’ll always come home, because Evan understands that those things aren’t realistic. It’s reassuring.

It’s also enough to have Tommy thinking twice before making riskier moves than he normally would’ve. It’s another sensation he can’t quite put into words, because that makes it sound like he didn’t care if he lived or died before, which isn’t true. The idea of having someone to (be safe for) come home to, however, is different. It’s an extrinsic motivation that no sense of self-preservation can truly compare to.

So Tommy goes to the call. It’s one hell of a fire, the sort that seems to get worse the longer they fight it as if the flames are fueled by his very presence. Another ladder is called out to assist (and then another, and then another), and it takes hours. Hours of (being safe) breathing in smoke and clearing floors that should’ve been empty ages ago and rushing back in to save unaccounted for pets of neighbors on vacation.

Tommy only gets a chance to check his phone on mandated breaks while the team rotates out to hydrate and inhale a protein bar or two. Evan’s texts go from drunkenly misspelled updates of karaoke and Uber rides, to the panic of a missing groom. Tommy asks to stay updated, wishes Evan luck (be safe), and promises to check his phone when he can, wishing it could be more often than it is. It’s a few hours later when he gets his next chance, this time with the more hopeful news that they’ve picked Chim up on a few cameras and are out searching for him. Tommy eyes the flames in front of him ruefully, wishing he could be with Evan searching for their missing friend. He knows that Evan’s more worried than he’s letting on in his messages, and Tommy hates that he can’t be by his side through this. More than that, Tommy owes Chimney his life, and he should be out there trying to find him to repay that favor.

A few hours later brings Tommy the update that they found Chim, something about a neurotoxin from a previous patient. Tommy wants to ask a million questions but he knows Evan’s juggling a lot between his parents being there and Chimney being found and his sister likely being a wreck just then, so all he asks is ‘Which hospital?’, so he knows where to show up when this is all over.

The fire finally reaches a level that can be deemed ‘under control’, even if it takes them another hour or two to actually wrap everything up at the scene. Another glance at his phone and Tommy finds out that they’re going to have the wedding at the hospital with Bobby officiating. One glance at the time and a quick mental calculation tells him that even if he leaves now, speeds (be safe) and catches every green light between here and the hospital, his chances of making it in time are practically zero.

That doesn’t stop him from trying.

The second the truck rolls into the station Tommy hops out of it before it comes to a full stop, sprinting to his locker to grab his keys and hopping in his truck, still in full uniform and with more soot than skin visible, which is how he arrives at the hospital. He’s barely through the door when Evan’s there to greet him (safe), pulling him close for a kiss that leaves Tommy more breathless than any smoke-filled hallway.

Evan pulls away with a mouth and chin covered in soot, like the beard that Evan insists he would look terrible with. “You’ve got a little-” Tommy starts, reaching out to wipe it off, but Evan backs away before he can.

“We’ll match, then,” Evan says, smirking. “You could’ve gone home first,” he adds.

“This is important to you,” Tommy protests. “I didn’t want to miss a second more than I had to.”

Evan beams. “Then let’s stop wasting seconds. Follow me to the happy couple.”

As Evan turns to lead the way to Chimney’s room, Tommy can’t help thinking that the happy couple is right here.

[beanarie]

after a medical transport, tommy is sipping coffee at a nurses station right about to take the helicopter back out. then the entire unit is locked down. pathogen? bioweapon?something scary??

while patient zero codes and everyone's busy dealing with that, tommy actually starts feeling sick. and it freaks him out a little. but he doesn't want to scare buck, so he texts chimney a couple of symptoms.

chimney goes, "sounds like the flu, dude. but definitely tell one of the nurses anyway"

and everything is cleared up in time for buck to take him home and feed him chicken soup

[guardian-angle22]

Tag Game Tuesday: 911 Lone Star Fandom Edition

Thank you for the tags! @thisbuildinghasfeelings @rmd-writes & @goldenskykaysani

When did you first start watching Lone Star? Who or what introduced you to the show?

I first started watching LS around the 2nd or 3rd episode of season 1 after seeing some adorable gifs of Owen & TK floating around on my tumblr feed.

I wish I could find out who patient zero was that first brought them to my attention from my follow list, but I think it must've been someone from the Skam fandom? maybe?

Which season is your favorite?

Season 3, baby!! and ngl, I highly doubt anything will top it at this point just based off where the plots have gone since.

Who is your favorite character? (Bonus: If you answered TK or Carlos, who is your favorite besides them?)

I mean - y'all knew what the answer would be to this one, right? Obviously Paul is my favorite. I do also really love TK. I know I have a reputation for loving Paul because I get very animated about him LOL... but I would like to put TK in my pocket and keep him safe forever, thank you.

Top five episodes. Go!

3.13

2.09

3.08

2.08

3.04

If you could pick any character to be given a "begins" episode, who would it be and what would that episode look like?

Paul. One hundred percent, I need it from Paul. I know everyone and their brother is going to or has answered Carlos for this and that tracks for a tarlos based fandom... but my unpopular opinion is that we've gotten quite a bit of character backstory for him this past season compared to some others like Nancy, Paul, and Marj. I feel like Paul has been part of the core group since the beginning but hasn't seen the amount of meaty plots as some of the others have. He's due!

What is a scenario or storyline that you would like to see in season 5?

Okay, I have two ideas for this: - an episode in which some of the characters who rarely interact are somehow trapped together due to some kind of emergency/disaster/storm and must navigate their way out together while the rest of the team helps from the outside. There are a few groupings we could use for it, but I personally would have the potential pairings be one of the following (or all three at once??): Paul & Tommy... TK & Grace... Judd & Carlos. I feel like these 3 pairings are people we don't get to see interact one-on-one often (or at all) and it would be super fun! - a true HEAT WAVE. they very briefly had that heat thing happen in 4x01 but I want a whole episode about a temperature heat wave and how first responders have to deal with them. this is TEXAS, c'mon. Plus the theme of heat throughout the episode could pop up in various character's stories. Tarlos = sexy heat. One of the firefighters = heat in the form of pressure in their job like a promotion of some kind. etc.

What do you think is going on in this still?

I have absolutely no fucking clue 😂 So I will instead direct you to this wonderful little spec fic by @littlemissmarianna As much as I hate everything to do with the Gabriel plot and tbh am not excited to see its continuation... if they manage to pull something off like that fic, I might actually enjoy some of it!

We all know about the elusive 5x05 spicy scene that has been teased, so what is your prediction for how it could possibly top 1x02?

... soooooooo I must confess something here...

*whispers* I don't actually know all about the elusive 5.05 spicy scene. someone needs to fill me in. I have not been paying attention to spoilers & speculation as much this time around since last season's speculation went so terribly for me 🤭🤣

Where was the Tarlos honeymoon in your mind?

Something about Carlos "getting homesick after a weekend in Branson" just tickles me. and the sarcastic way TK talks about the idea of Carlos wanting to travel the world also just amuses me to no end...

so this paired with the way the wedding went down, I think TK wouldn't want to make Carlos travel very far. or leave his mother so soon. I think TK wants his husband to feel as safe and comfortable as possible and so they spend a weekend at a nice spa/resort near Austin. Some place like this: Miraval Austin and then spend the rest of their honeymoon week bundled up together at home.

Shoutout one of your favorite fan creations.

for fics, I'm gonna be a little lazy here and link some of my previous themed fic rec lists:

but truly there are some wonderful fics in those lists!!! For some fanart: - this one by @whatsintheboxmh is one of my faves. ankle grab my beloved. 🥺🥰 - this one of s5 TK by @fitzherbertssmolder is so adorable! - this one of BUTTERCUP! by @greentealycheejelly is absolutely precious. - this one of Paul & Marjan!! by @heartstringsduet is amazingggg. give me all the paul fanart - this one of Grace by @yorit1 is stunning.

I'm not sure who has already done this, but I'm gonna tag some mutuals that I don't think I've seen it from yet (no pressure though!!) @lemonlyman-dotcom @herefortarlos @tkstrandreyes @three-drink-amy @littlemissmarianna @mikibwrites @alrightbuckaroo

[your-local-crypt1d]

Hi! I've been looking over your DSMP x Empires stuff, specifically your Papa fWhip AU, since I'm making my own empires!Tommy AU. I love the story your writing and I can't wait to see more updates.

Though I am curious, and sorry if you have talked about this before, what is Tommy and Xornoth's dynamic in your AU? Since Tommy is presumably close to the Wither Rose Alliance, specifically fWhip and Gem, he'd likely get involved with the Xornoth stuff, so how does that play out? Also what are your plans for Xornoth for your AU in general, I've seen people go for the redemption route and people go for the big bad evil guy route, so I'm curious what your going to do in your AU, if Xornoth is a part of it at all.

OMG, I am so sorry it took this long to answer this! 😭

Tommy and Xornoth are two of my favourite dynamics to think about, besides, of course, Tommy and fWhip. Xornoth, at first, does try to recruit Tommy to his side of things, but he's very quickly rejected. I personally believe that with everything Tommy has gone through up until he arrives in Empires, he wouldn't openly fear Xornoth the way the other Empires do. Xornoth reminds him of his worst abusers on the SMP (c!Dream, c!Wilbur, c!Schlatt, etc.), and while that does terrify him, that fear manifests as unbridled rage. The Grimlands are his safe space, the one good thing to ever happen to him; how DARE some dickhead come in and try to destroy it?

He openly mocks Xornoth. Whenever he's around, Tommy shouts and swears and bullies him until he eventually gets tired of this angry teenager and leaves—all the typical behaviour we expect from Tom. This, in turn, infuriates Xornoth. How DARE this imp child not take him, Xornoth, Champion of Exor seriously? He tries every trick in the book to really scare Tommy, make him kneel before his demonic power, but no matter what he tries, it seems the kid's resolve is stronger. Tommy spits and laughs in his face. Xornoth traps him in the Nether and forces him to fight a horde of undead. Tommy easily defeats the mobs and calls Xornoth a coward for needing others to do his bidding. Xornoth himself has appeared to Tommy just to beat him up and show him his real power, only for Tommy to STILL call him pathetic and weak.

Don't be fooled like Xornoth, though—Tommy's just had to learn how to suppress his fear in the face of danger his whole life. As soon as he gets back to the Grimlands, safe in his bedroom, he gets severe panic attacks and nightmares (not from Xornoth's powers) over being reminded of his previous home. He won't EVER let anyone see his fear, though, most certainly not fWhip. He feels he needs to be strong for his new dad. c!Phil only allowed him to stick around because he was tougher than the other kids, so that must be what fWhip expects from him, right? (Wrong.)

There's also the fact that I've changed Tommy's race in the AU to an imp. Imps and demons are very closely related but have one key difference: imps are born, whereas demons are made. This distinction is not well known beyond those who come from the Nether and causes great confusion in this AU.

As for whether I'd like to redeem Xornoth, yes! Like I said, demons are made, not born. In my headcanons, Xornoth was patient zero for the corruption and has been festering under its and Exor's influence for so long it has turned him into an unrecognizable monster. But like Sausage and Joey, it is possible to remove the corruption from him—just not in the same way, of course, since it's been inside him for so many decades. I headcanon Scott as 139 in this AU since elves aren't considered adults until they are over 100, and that Xornoth ran away to be Exor's champion at 17, so he's had over 100 years of abuse and control from his God.

All the emperors come together to cure Xornoth after discovering this, and with their combined efforts and the magic from each empire, they just barely manage to pull it off. It's a bit of "and with the power of friendship, we defeated the evil!" scenario, but Empires is a bit of a silly series, and I feel that's not entirely out of pocket for them. Tommy, however, who comes from a very grimdark series like the DSMP, is ripping his hair out that it actually worked; the power of fucking friendship actually saved the day.

Thanks so much for the ask. My hyperfixation has shifted away from MCYT at the moment, but I still plan to continue this AU when I get the motivation to do so

@madsy-prongs tagging bestie. Hi Maddie :D

[sethdomain]

I like to think scu!tommy does not have any rotting flesh or zombie-like traits, he still have flesh-eating tendencies, but the thing is.. he doesn’t look dead. Instead, he looks very alive, very unnaturally alive for a boy in a raging apocalypse.

[uupiic]

from 'The Dead Don't Die' by Dominum

yeah, I've nothing to add this time, aside from the fact that I did some cut-n-paste'ing with some of these

[ganseybois]

Ok so— HEAR ME OUT FOR THIS ONE.

Whatever the heck happens to Chim, they end up needing support and it’s TOMMY that somehow saves him and gets him to their wedding (that probably likely ends up in the backyard next to the hot tub or something cause that’s just how Madney shenanigans work). Buck is so relieved and grateful and overcome with emotion that he kisses Tommy on the mouth! With his mouth! In front of everyone! PDA!

(Optional: + and that’s when Eddie is walloped by a crashing uh-oh wave of feelings realisation 😬)

okay i took your optional moment and added a twist I HOPE YOU LIKE IT DARLIN // send me a prompt here

Eddie feels sick - and it has nothing to do with the excessive alcohol he consumed the night before.

The helicopter starts to land in front of the house, their small group of friends and family grinning at the fact that Chim is waving at them from the window, looking just as worn and strung out as Buck and Eddie.

Buck.

Fucking Buck.

He's looking at Tommy land the helicopter with such awe in his eyes. When he lands it, everyone claps, which irritates him further for some reason even though he follows along with it. The helicopter powers down and Chimney jumps out, he and Maddie running into each other's arms. Tommy is smiling at them, this grand, open smile that makes Buck zero in on him.

Eddie watches Buck make way for him.

He jogs forward and Eddie watches as Buck grabs Tommy's face between his hands and pulls him in for a kiss - right there, in front of everyone.

Eddie can't even bother to look at who is shocked, who is surprised - he can't be bothered to see what Buck's parents do or say. He's just staring at them kiss, at Tommy wrapping his arms around Buck, at Buck kissing Tommy over and over again. They're smiling into the kiss, Buck's hand moving to the back of Tommy's head, fingers curling in the strands.

Eddie wants to throw up.

He looks away, he can't watch that - he's not homophobic, obviously, of course not. Hen is one of his closest friends. But...he can't watch Buck do that with someone. He can't.

You never had a problem when he was kissing girls.

But that was before...

"Eddie?" Maddie asks softly, as Chimney runs into the house to presumably wash up. Her hand is gentle as it grabs his shoulder. He meets her gaze - and she is looking so kindly at him that it makes him feel worse.

"Hey," he puts on a smile, but he can feel how fake it is. "Need anything? I can go help Chimney."

"No, it's okay." she squeezes his shoulder, looking over at her brother for a moment - their foreheads are together now, noses brushing, smiling and giggling. Eddie wants to punch a hole through a wall. Again. "It's okay, Eddie."

"What is?" he rips his eyes away from them, and focuses back on her.

She smiles knowingly at him. "Just because he's over there right now, it doesn't mean you won't get what you want, in the end."

Eddie's eyes widen. "Maddie...I..." but he has no good answer. No good answer to that, no good answer to the reason why he feels nauseous over the fact that Buck is kissing a man.

Maddie simply pats his cheek tenderly. "He's so easy to love." she whispers, before moving forward to kiss his cheek. This is a lot for him, too much, he and Maddie have never had a conversation this openly with one another about anything. "Just be patient." she whispers, before making her way into the house after her husband.

As Buck and Tommy part, they walk through the small crowd as everyone starts to make their way inside, Eddie simply standing there.

"Hey," Buck says as they walk up to him, hand in hand. "Ready to go inside?" he claps a hand on Eddie's shoulder.

Eddie looks at him, how beautiful he is. He doesn't even spare Tommy a glance.

"Of course," Eddie replies. "I'm just waiting for you, Buck."

Buck smiles brightly at him, and Eddie? Eddie will move mountains for that smile.

Eddie can be patient.

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comic timeline

All non-holiday dates are approximate but should be accurate relative to each other. Using past tense for events before the comic, present tense for Day 1 and beyond. I'm not inferring anything that isn't explicitly supported in canon even if the events seem obviously linked.

Last updated 2/13/2024.

Referenced events from before the comic, undated. Sorted by main topic:

Showfall productions:

Riptide from JRWI was produced but canceled early.

Bizly played Florida Man in the original 100 days film. Tommy played Patient Zero on contract.

Slime Demon had an ad-libbed baking show. Niki's character debut was written out and show was canceled in the middle of filming only a few episodes in, supposedly due to lack of viewership.

Sneeg had an 8-episode-run detective show.

Personnel:

Hetch fired 5 people over the years, including Criken.

In pretty quick succession, 1) Frank was hired, 2) Jerma left, 3) then Charlie was hired.

Frank and Charlie are the non-founding members who have worked at Showfall the longest without breaks.

Showfall fired Charlie's stunt double without notice.

Criken worked alongside Sneeg and others. He was fired 1 month in.

Before the tapes, employees were still leaving or planning to leave.

Hetch:

Hetch had at least one parent who treated him poorly (implied to be due to the parent's trauma from serving in the Vietnam War)

Hetch previously wanted Ranboo involved in Showfall.

Hetch got his jacket as a birthday present.

Hetch stopped filling Ranboo in on Showfall's production details.

The Founder used to be Hetch's best friend until she said something inappropriate to Hetch about Kate (Hetch's former girlfriend, implied to happen around or after Kate's death)

Charlie:

When Charlie was 20, he posted homework from a college film course on Youtube. He was approached by Showfall to do the original 100 Days film.

Charlie got a day off on his birthday. once.

Charlie and Hetch used to get along, but Hetch treated Charlie coldly.

Ranboo:

Ranboo used to want to be an author until a dumb thing happened at school.

Ranboo "did" something which the cyberbully told all their (former) friends about.

Other characters:

Wilbur and Niki used to stream before she was hired by Showfall

Mark and Ethan were popular let's players who were going to start a collab channel (Unus Annus).

Mark Iplier went to Chuck-E-Cheese many times.

2007-ish (when Ranboo was 4):

Hetch taught rats to "talk" by coding a program with pre-programmed phrases and a standard computer keyboard.

Ranboo had nightmares that Skitters the rat was experimenting on them.

2010-ish (11 years before early 2021):

Showfall had a Youtube channel for shows/movies before later creating their own website. Original team consisted of Hetch, Founder, (implied) Jerma.

Doll House (Showfall's first production).

April 3, 2013:

Showfall was officially founded. (Presumably the Youtube channel predates this and this date refers to the website - if not, the above events move down here.)

A couple years before comic start:

Hetch used to be a better director to Charlie.

2 years before comic start (2018):

Vinny was hired at Showfall.

A year before comic start (2019):

Ranboo bought a varsity jacket at Homecoming (presumably 10th grade).

A couple months before comic start (Fall 2020):

Ranboo's mom died ("earlier in 2020," implied autumn).

Ranboo's 2020 birthday, they couldn't leave their bed (also only implied autumn or winter).

Hetch became an asshole.

Showfall sold its building and moved to the mall.

Ranboo liked to hang out in the woods and pretend they were being chased by a serial killer.

Ranboo found the tapes. (implied)

Dec 14, 2020:

Charlie's first interview.

Dec 15, 2020:

Sneeg's first interview.

Showfall has only 5 current shows. 1 of them is the 100 days TV remake.

Charlie meets Ranboo.

Ethan fights geese.

Twitter blows up about Hetch's misgendering of Ranboo.

Founder threatens Hetch into hiring Ranboo for a 1-year contract.

Dec 16, 2020:

Ranboo has his first interview.

A light almost falls on Vinny.

Ranboo meets Niki.

Midnight meeting between Hetch and the Founder in order to further threaten Ranboo.

Dec 31, 2020, NYE:

The crew plans a strike.

Last day/s of refilming the 100 days pilot with Ranboo written in. 14-hour work days.

Cast party was moved up to be a New Year's Eve party.

A light almost falls on Vinny.

Rebrand is announced.

Hetch warns Ranboo not to get attached to the actors.

Frank is mentioned.

Jan 1?, 2021:

Ranboo runs off set of 100 days in tears.

1 month hiatus begins.

Some point in January 2021:

Vinny breaks his arm due to a falling item.

5 new actors are being hired. Hetch was not consulted due to being busy with editing.

New projects greenlit: 2nd season of 100 days, soap opera, a game show for Austin, slime demon baking show reboot.

(possibly later into February) Frank is promoted to head of HR.

Jan 31?, 2021:

Ranboo passes out 3 times in one day, attributed to low blood sugar.

Feb 1?, 2021:

1 month hiatus ends.

100 days tv show was popular.

New Showfall streaming service and VIP pass.

100 days is filmed at a rate of 1 episode per week (at least?), filmed in a single day. The first season is wrapping up.

5 new actors are hired.

Feb 2?, 2021:

First day of work for Wilbur Soot (approached Showfall), Mark Iplier (1 year contract), and Valkyrae (was approached by Showfall).

We meet Frank.

Austin is rehearsing for a game show.

Sneeg and Vinny are forbidden from greeting the new actors.

Valkyrae works as an assistant on Austin's game shows (implied/offscreen).

Feb 3?, 2021:

Mark and Ethan get Unus Annus greenlit.

Vinny writes a song with Wilbur and Niki.

Cameron, Mike, and Ashley's names are shared with the audience.

Cameron is masked.

Hetch gets drunk after work.

Sneeg drives Ranboo home - they talk about true crime.

Feb 4?, 2021:

Frank gives Cameron the rest of the day off due to weird behavior.

Hetch greenlights "Untitled: The Musical" for Vinny/Wilbur/Niki.

Ranboo wants to stay at Showfall for the rest of their life.

Feb 5?, 2021:

Hetch plans Unus Annus filming to start in a month.

Hetch confronts the Founder about the secrets she's keeping and is told to take the day off.

Ask the Actors: Lightning Round before another month break.

Hetch almost tells Sykkuno to suck it as Sykkuno's first on-screen appearance.

Unus Annus has its first 8 episodes written at this point.

Ethan recently splurged on a new plant for his fish.

Ranboo has another on-set outburst while trying to defend his dad.

Jerma is revealed.

Niki? is invited to coffee dates with Charlie and Sneeg.

1 month hiatus begins.

Feb 6? - March 4?, 2021:

Charlie starts a prank war with Jerma.

Twitter teasers for the convention in Lostfield town square.

Ranboo remakes their twitter account

March 5?, 2021:

1 month hiatus ends.

Ranboo sees Charlie and Sneeg at the coffee shop.

Lostfield town square convention. Unus Annus's first 2 episodes and a teaser for "Your New Boyfriend: A Musical Obsession" are released.

March 6?, 2021:

Ranboo is up in the wee hours of the morning getting cyberbullied by a classmate.

Fan meetups.

Ranboo feels anxious from cyberbullying and lost sleep. They stick by Charlie at the audience's suggestion.

Founder confronts audience on their "roleplay."

Charlie and Hetch fight over who deserves Ranboo's trust more.

Charlie and Hetch are arrested. Founder bails them out with 1/4 of the Unus Annus budget.

Charlie sees a drone, yet unnamed.

The Box.

March 7?, 2021:

Ranboo greets Hetch at home after Hetch has been gone for 24+ hours.

March 8?, 2021:

Hetch leaves Ranboo at home and returns to Showfall.

March 9?, 2021 (2 days after Hetch survived the Box):

Charlie interviews other workers (Sneeg is the only one onscreen) about working conditions to bring about the "death of Showfall Media" - to spend his last months at Showfall getting as much evidence of worker abuse as possible. The terms he uses imply a legal case.

Hetch meets the askers with less of a filter.

Ranboo is left behind at home again.

The crew's behavior has become stranger lately and they rarely interact with cast.

Cameron appears with a mask and without, seeming his normal cheerful self.

Frank organizes an HR meeting with all Showfall employees except Ranboo and Founder. They discuss working conditions, the missing funds (allocated to death traps), and Hetch's behavior. Hetch apologizes.

Frank makes plans to "fix the Founder's issues" via HR

Hetch confiscates Ashley's iPad and uses it to contact the askers that night.

Hetch reveals that the mind control "wasn't supposed to get this bad" and was just to make employees stay at Showfall and follow directions on set.

Hetch agrees to work with the other employees to get them out of Showfall.

Hetch is told about Ranboo's cyberbully.

March 10?, 2021:

Hetch comes up with the "Sorry" pilot, an improv-based show made as an apology to Showfall cast.

Hetch uses the iPad and two spare earpieces to make a non-censored audio-based method of communicating with askers. Hetch later gives the iPad back to Ashley, but it is broken.

Ranboo confronts both Charlie and Hetch on the fight at the coffee shop.

Hetch gives Charlie one of the earpieces. Charlie doesn't believe the askers' uncensored warnings.

Half of the crew is out sick, which Charlie attributes to COVID.

Ranboo locks themself in a storage closet while their cyberbully messages them.

Hetch lends his own earpiece to Ranboo. The askers convince them to leave the closet. Ranboo apologizes to Charlie.

The Founder is aware of the situation and frustrated. She has created a black mask with red circuitry, apparently Hetch's mask from TSE, to "get him back soon."

Later in the day, filming for Sorry begins.

Hetch is reminded of the vote, confusing Charlie and inspiring Ranboo and Charlie to cheer him up with a "try not to laugh challenge." Hetch agrees for the sake of winning Charlie's trust. Ranboo seems to recover from earlier.

The Founder encourages Jerma to invite Hetch out to drinks as a distraction. Jerma and Hetch argue but end the night getting along.

Charlie explores the mall overnight for proof for his ongoing battle against Showfall, ignoring warnings from the askers; Sneeg waits in the car and notices someone enter the building.

Ranboo meets up with their stalker in the mall and pushes them during an altercation. A light falls on the stalker, killing them. The Founder and Charlie both witness this.

The Founder offers to hide the body in exchange for Charlie's silence and Hetch's cooperation regarding the earpieces. Charlie argues with the Founder and, with Sneeg, takes Ranboo home.

Something prevents everyone from contacting the police.

Ranboo explains what happened before going to bed.

Hetch warns Charlie and Sneeg about Showfall's future plans.

March through May, 2021

Ranboo continues to rise in popularity at Showfall. They start keeping a journal and socially withdraw.

The police have still been unable to be reached.

Sneeg, Charlie, and Ranboo are given extra work by the Founder.

The Founder makes Hetch watch her experiments.

Hetch buys a gun for himself and a pocket knife for Ranboo.

Hetch makes financial preparations for himself and Ranboo to flee Lostfield along with Sneeg and Charlie.

May 10?, 2021

After a 2-month gap where he tried and failed to contact the askers, Hetch manages to get through.

Hetch plans for him/Ranboo/Sneeg/Charlie to leave town at dark, asking the viewers to watch Showfall from now on on his behalf.

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Hey what happened to the actor Tommy? He played patient zero in 100 days if I’m correct. Did he quit or is he not being interviewed?