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tbob-enthusiast · 16 days ago

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I'm finally home !! :D

Don't worry !!! Your assumptions were valid, I don't talk much about my AU on Tumblr because it's so extensive and sorta convoluted and I don't wanna yap more than I already do 😭. But since you asked...

The general premise is that Bill's very last act was to create the Zodiac, ten champions who would take a "piece" of his power, a seed, upon his death. Therefore, all ten of the Zodiac (those who were alive at the time Bill died, plus the ones who hadn't even been born at the time) would be born with their symbol somewhere on their body, powers that matched their symbol, and immortality in the sense of "they heal as fast as a normal human, but if there's even a single cell of their original body remaining, they will eventually regenerate. And they still feel pain as normal. That's something lmao".

Bill's arrival in Gravity Falls set off a chain of events that eventually led to the war between, in essence, "the entire world VS. Gravity Falls and its demons". Arguably, the worst of it happened while Bill was still alive (many civilian casualties, including Wendy's mother and siblings, Tate and Emma May, and of course Greg Valentino) — he (LONG STORY) created the Dome to protect them.

The Dome is a really important part for me tbh. It's about the size of the "weirdness bubble" we see in canon, but it's meant to block off anyone who's not touched by Weirdness. So, any normies would be kept outside lmao.

The least terrible time was when Gideon and Pacifica (in their early twenties) pushed out the old human mayors (Preston and Priscilla) and created a throne for themselves, uniting all the creatures of Gravity Falls under a single rule. This allowed them to band together and fight back! Robbie was the first person to stand by their side and earned the title of General because of it, plus a few other reasons :]

Here's my favorite concept doodles of his General attire !! His hair can move like a fifth limb (thank you, Pacifica!) and that's why he liked it long. When he got captured by the other side, they shaved it all off >:( definitely just jealous of how pretty his hair was

Mason & Mabel were born outside the dome and later taken in by the government. That's why he and Robbie are mortal enemies — because they're ACTUALLY MORTAL ENEMIES AHDHAHSHS. They actively try to kill one another and I find that very entertaining because they're both very competent adults fighting for a cause they can't let down :] super fun.

So, in short:

- Gideon is King. He can look into other dimensions, notice patterns (like how the Zodiac are often the same ten people) and acts accordingly.

- Pacifica is Queen. She can modify any living thing and is therefore in charge of the food and natural resources, since they all live in a contained space and tensions were rising because every group of creatures were fighting for resources.

- Robbie is the General, in charge of the "military". They do not have real soldiers, because Robbie's power is to raise the undead. Those marked by the Bleeding Heart are more resistant, decay slower, can even "heal" if they consume food, and are all a part of a hivemind connected to Robbie. This means they know everything he does (fighting stances, battle strategy, general common sense like hiding/climbing/opening doors/operating machines and guns) and he knows everything they do (sees what they see, hears what they hear). Robbie could absolutely just send hordes ahead and watch from the safety of his home, but he grows really tense if he's cooped up for too long, and has already gotten used to the thrill of being out there !!

- Soos is considered a civilian, because nobody knows what his power does, not even him. The rudest people will tell him to his face that they don't need to respect the useless Zodiac, and though he often keeps a positive stance, he can't help but feel hurt that he can't help his friends nor his people at all...

- Wendy has left it all behind. She was about to turn 19 when she was last seen. All they know about her now is rumors of an outrageously powerful blizzard on top of some mountains higher up north ...

- Stanley Pines has gone missing when Robbie and Wendy were just teenagers. No one has any idea where he could've gone.

- Stanford Pines has gone missing a few months after his brother. He went on a mission outside the dome in hopes of finding the newborn Shooting Star and Pinetree, but he and his crew never returned.

- Fiddleford McGucket is a vegetable. He had once been the pinnacle of knowledge as the new All-Seeing Eye, but now his eyes are vacant and he cannot function on his own anymore. He spends his time in the Queen's quarters of the palace, and is visited by Pacifica almost every night. Not like he would recognize her anymore...

- Mabel Pines is an elite soldier who can modify inorganic mass; from objects to air to small warp holes from one place to another. She's dangerous, slippery, and has a tendency to leave bright pink explosions wherever she goes!

- Mason Pines is an elite soldier who cannot be affected by magic of any kind. He's an immovable object, a pillar of resilience, and can potentially nullify the magic of other magic-users. He spent a long time trying to figure out how to nullify the magic of the Dome (and once he did... oh boy.)

I have no idea where Hilda would fit in to all of this. Chronologically,

- Greg dies (and, I assume, Janice is pregnant with Hilda) when Robbie's 3

- Robbie grows up with Wendy, Tambry, "Thompson", Nate and "Lee". Hilda probably grew up with them, too!

- Everyone except the immortal Zodiacs die at 13 after they ended up on the wrong side of the dome. Wendy, Ice Pack, seems to be in a state of shock because she hardly reacts; whereas Robbie, Bleeding Heart, becomes as fragile as a live bomb 😭. He needs comfort half of the time and needs to be left alone the other half, but he's constantly switching when he wants one or the other. Not the best experience 😭.

^ this is when he first SH's.

- Wendy's father begins to train her and her friends. So they aren't weak anymore and don't let anyone else die. Hilda could've joined them, if she wanted to; but either way, both Robbie and Wendy trained under him for a good while.

- Wendy and Robbie stabilized after a while and things looked fine, for some time. Sure, the current mayors were kinda dickheads and food was becoming a problem (shit, they had to eat a gnome for dinner once. That was... Not great), and both uncle Stanley and Stanford disappeared, and professor Fiddleford went crazy, but hey! They were fine! Somewhat fine! That is, until Wendy's dad died. Natural causes, really, he died peacefully in his sleep. But that was the last straw for her, man.

- Robbie saw her for the last time then and there. Gravity Falls had the worst out-of-season blizzard they'd ever seen and Wendy was never seen again.

- This is usually about the time period where Robbie breaks down; where his s-icide attempts begin and he starts to genuinely lose himself, but. This time he has both a mother and a sister. He probably won't do it as often, but I don't doubt that he'll eventually break.

Man. The first time was supposed to have been the last. I mean, realistically, how many times can you actually kill yourself? Robbie was too busy dealing with the knife embedded into his chest to think about that at the time. And he was upset, upset that this didn't work, upset that he was making a mess and Mom and Hilda would be back anytime now, upset upset upset.

He realized he wouldn't be able to deal with it on his own, and he wasn't about to call his family to see him like this. So he looked over his contacts.

Mom and Hilda. No.

Fiddleford? Oh, he wishes.

Wendy?

...

Pacifica. Yeah, she was a classmate. Under Fiddleford's special class for "young gods" or whatever kind of freak they were supposed to be. She was a biology girl, right? She could help, probably?

So that's how their friendship started, man. Gideon was beside Pacifica at the time (plotting about their potential alliance... to take a "crown" to themselves...) and stuck with their old classmate as he called for help, "accident" after "accident", and it grew from there !!

But if Hilda had left ???? Before he could be invited to Pacifica and Gideon's plotting reunions ??? Then none of that would happen. He'd be too busy running after his sister to care at all, and suddenly Janice would be left in an empty house with none of her children and not even their bodies to bury :(

Oh man this is a LONG STORY as I said it was and AHDHAHHDA IT'S ONLY THE PROLOGUE 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 CRYING

kinda hate it but I'ma drop this here

HILDA BUT IN @tbob-enthusiast's ZODIAC AU CUZ I LOWKEY LOVE IT

Hilda doesn't canonically have a zodiac j just thought it would be fun. Kinda hate the colors on this but WHATEVER.

Yapping under ze cut.

Hilda is the harbinger, the warning, of death and rebirth. She often appears in battlefields before the battle, a warning of what is to come. She's probably the most neutral on the war, choosing to rather stand as a neutral deity. Bias' cause... problems after all.

Her relationship with her brother is... strained . More so than in the canon. She's incredibly reclusive, always leaving as soon as he appears. She is only the warning, after all.

Her body is constantly dying and growing at the same time. Half of it rots, and the other thrives.

Despite her reclusiveness, she often provides safe havens for refuges from both sides in the places of war. After death, life always comes.

Idk silly idea

#this is BIG ENORMOUS AHDHHAHAH #and I didn't even get into the BIGGER gods #like Time Baby and the AXOLOTL #AXOLOTL is the god of reincarnation and rebirth !! he's in charge of these souls !! :D #and he has a PANTHEON of his own — Jheselbraum then Blarbador then Frillinordas hahahhee #silly goobers all of them #the Zodiac classify as BILL'S pantheon tbh #they're seen as baby gods who have yet to Ascend to their full titles #but the eldritch ones can wait #:]#as for my pairing: i HADN'T PLANNED THAT. I swear I had intended for them to just be friends but then the more i wrote them the more i -#- realized that they COULD move onto a romance #especially considering the fact they're immortal. so they could've been friends for like 120 years or something before they even REALIZE -#- that their friendship is so intimate by now that other people have been viewing them as a married trio for about a decade now 😭#Gideon was the first to realize and he felt like a fucking imbecile for now seeing it before AHFHABDHAH #when he brought it up to the others; they talked about it and it was awkward for some time #but eventually they found a dynamic that worked #and now they're both proud to call themselves poly #robbie in war be like “i miss my wife ... :(( i miss my husband ... :(( i want cuddles :(((( ”#sad possum (no wife. no husband. only sad and lonely)#THIS AU'S ROBBIE THO ???#*NO* SLOWBURN ROMANCE FOR *YOU* BUDDY. ONLY DESPERATE ATTEMPTS AT GRABBING YOUR RUNAWAY SISTER #'COME BAAACCKKKK I DON'T WANNA BE ALLOOOONNNNEEEEE'

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esperfruit · 9 months ago

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Since I got back into this series, here is my Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Human AU. Reference sheets and bios for numbers 1-12 ^^

1 - Thomas Billington

Age: 16

Height: 166 cm

An optimist that is always full of energy, ready to jump into action at any opportunity.

His eagerness can often get him into trouble with how impulsive he acts.

Thomas is cheeky and cocky, overestimating himself and underestimating others constantly. Playing tricks and teasing others, especially the adults around him is what he’s mostly known for besides of how hard of a worker he is.

He always sees the good in others and loves helping out but when someone does something he deems as truly unforgivable, he holds deep grudges and acts spiteful towards them. During most of his childhood, he used to be a troublemaker due to his lack of respect towards everyone not named Edward, Annie, Clarabell or Sir Topham Hatt. Nowadays he directs his disrespect and rudeness towards those who mistreat his friends.

Thomas is very curious and when something gets his interest, he wants to learn about it as much as possible, which got him into dangerous situations multiple times when he tried to discover something, a trait he got from his parents, archeologists.

When Thomas was born, his parents moved from the mainland to Sodor to raise him in a peaceful environment. Shortly before Thomas’ sixth birthday, his parents went missing when they were on their way back from an excursion and the only thing they left behind was a Golden Whistle. Thomas then was taken in and raised by Edward, his father’s best friend, and Annie and Clarabell. Having the strong feeling that Golden Whistle is connected to his parent’s disappearance, he is determined to uncover its secrets to find them.

2 - Edward Pettigrew

Age: 55

Height: 172 cm

Thomas’ adoptive father after his parent’s disappearance and treats him like his own son with the assistance of his close friends and flatmates Annie and Clarabell.

An intelligent and experienced veteran, who uses his wisdom to guide others onto a better path. Genuinely good-natured, respectful and calm-minded, it takes a lot to make him angry and when he does get angry, he can terrify anyone.

He has a huge friend circle and can make things work easily thanks to his connections. Others generally view him as very pleasant to have around and to be a great listener when someone has something they need to let out. Generally very beloved and respected, people like Thomas and Duck will immediately jump to his defense if someone mistreats him.

His best friends used to be Gordon and Henry. They were an unstoppable trio, loved and admired by everyone but they grew distant over a decade ago and Edward was practically kicked out of their friend group and replaced by James. For a while they grew very disrespectful towards Edward and mocked him on the basis of him being past his prime or calling him unreliable. Edward, confident in himself, did not take these insults to heart and just waited for sweet karma to humble them and then laugh at the three hotshots. After a dangerous exploit where Edward severely injured himself, Gordon and Henry regained their respect for him and he became a sort of living legend on the island. Their relationship had severely improved since then but it is still quite awkward between them. Edward’s Exploit proved to everyone what he truly is: a brave old sage that never gives up and the most reliable person on Sodor.

3 - Henry Stanier

Age: 44

Height: 194 cm

A true enigma as nobody knows where he comes from, not even himself. One day he was found on the doors of an orphanage on the mainland as an infant and grew up there until he was adopted by the Staniers, a rival family of the famous Gresleys.

It turned out he suffered from chronic anemia and regularly collapsed and spent a lot of time at hospitals. Despite his illness, he is physically very strong and proud of it.

When he was 17 and at the hospital again, he met a boy named Gordon, who was visiting a dying relative of his. They quickly became friends and began to hang out on the daily after they found out they go to the same prestigious school.

Right after graduation, their fathers, the heads of the Gresley and Stanier households respectively, forced them to not see each other anymore, which deeply hurt Henry.

After finishing university, Henry moved to Sodor, to distance himself from the Gresley-Stanier conflict but he grew to become a snarky jerk, who complained about everything and everyone. He was tired of being anemic, hated his job and was unable to properly socialize. The only thing that kept his mood up was his gardening hobby. Things didn’t improve much even after he and Gordon reunited and formed a trio with Edward. Gordon had become a pompous hotshot and seemed to be closer to Edward than him, Henry felt isolated.

After he was involved in a terrible accident that almost killed him, he lost his right eye and left arm, which were replaced with a glass eye and an arm prosthetic. This accident served as a wake-up call for him and he mellowed-out of his permanent grumpiness and he and Gordon were just as close as they used to be. Treatment for his anemia had also been invented since then. It wasn’t cured but living with it had become much more manageable.

Not feeling weak anymore, he flourished and even quickly grew an ego that was almost as bad as Gordon’s in terms of entitlement. His ego left him to ignore how much he, Gordon and James grew to mistreat Edward for a while.

His arrogance has also mellowed-out over time but then his life took another turbulent turn after he was stuck in a very toxic relationship with Gordon’s cousin Spencer.

Henry was physically and emotionally abused by Spencer for almost two years, leaving large mental scars on him. He was only able to escape this relationship with the help of his friends. As a result of this relationship, Henry developed deep anxiety and grew afraid of expressing himself. Gordon, Edward, James and Emily supported him throughout his healing process and grew to appreciate all of them dearly.

Today, Henry is still healing from all his experiences but he has become gentle, fun-loving and developed a pleasant aura around him. He can still be snarky sometimes but it’s mostly harmless, and he is eager to fully express his love for nature and his friends. A true resilient fighter who loves life despite all the hardships he had to face.

4 - Gordon Gresley

Age: 42

Height: 206 cm

The youngest son out of many of the main family of the famous Gresleys. He experienced almost nothing but infighting in his family and the only people he was really close to were his brother Scott and his mother. Over time Gordon grew content with the fact he wouldn’t become the heir due to being the youngest. He was usually bullied by Spencer with Scott protecting him. Gordon was a timid child that didn’t know how to properly handle people. When he was 15, he became close friends with a Stanier kid until they were forced to seperate. After graduation, he and his family had a terrible accident during a trip where his parents and his siblings died with him and Scott being the sole survivors.

Scott became the heir and Gordon lived under his uncle's home with his cousins Spencer and Mallard until he finished university. Gordon became grumpy and hid his emotions even more than before, deciding to always act stoic and be strong. He developed a super-ego and an overly pompous attitude. His environment and the whole Gresley family dynamic in general made him very competitive, insisting to always be the best and every form of humiliation hurt him deeply.

He overworks himself on a daily basis just to be the best and grows to look down on everyone he sees as weak. His relationship with his family had crumbled, he even started to avoid Scott, who was occupied with the family business.

To get away from the Gresley drama, he moved to Sodor and became “the best” there. Forming a famous trio with his old friend Henry and Edward, he made a name for himself as the unofficial leader. All the many fans he has, his origins and his shining performances inflated his ego even more and he turned into an entitled prick, who is convinced he deserves nothing but the best as the best and refuses to do “undignified work”.

This misbehavior got him into many humiliating situations that slowly humbled over time but he never truly loses his pridefulness. Gordon grew worried sick about Henry when he started dating Spencer, knowing how malicious his cousin truly is. After he and the others were finally able to help Henry leaving Spencer, Gordon became protective of him.

As time passed, more and more of Gordon’s facessets unveiled themselves: His dry humor seems way more fun now, he became a role model, everyone now knows of his undying loyalty and he developed fatherly feelings for some of the younger ones, especially Percy. And while he still struggles with showing his emotions properly, he loves all of his friends deeply and his hidden separation anxiety made him panic by just imagining what would happen if he would lose only one of them.

5 - James Hughes

Age: 36

Height: 186 cm

His arrogance and vanity put even Gordon to shame. He loves himself above anything and loves making everyone know that. James is determined to always be the center of attention and to receive praise for his entire being, growing frustrated when someone other than him is in the spotlight, this can get so far as feeling panic when he thinks he is being ignored. Often he likes watching others fail just to feel better about himself.

James is very opinionated, never holds back in saying what he thinks and makes himself heard. His obsession with beauty, especially his own, made him despise dirt and he throws a fit every time he gets dirty. James puts all of his energy into his charisma so as many people as possible can love and appreciate him. One strategy of standing out is to dress in flamboyant red outfits and he gave his hair red highlights after he saw Gordon and Henry having natural blue and green ones.

James struggles with handling frustration and is thus labeled as childish and a drama queen. It’s not uncommon seeing him insulting others in the most creative ways imaginable or straight up getting violent. Edward and he have an awkward relationship as James practically stole his friends from him and it was also him who started picking on Edward. He did that to get the attention and approval of Gordon, who he secretly admires. In hindsight, he genuinely regrets what he did and is aware Edward didn’t deserve anything he received. Now he even feels quite intimidated by Edward with how calm and forgiving he is towards James despite everything he did.

It’s hard seeing past his self-absorbed, flamboyant and confrontational surface but if you get to know him closer you can see just how loving, courageous and loyal James can really be. He’s the type of friend, who is always ready to throw hands if a loved one is in trouble.

James got into hobbies like cooking, fashion design (many of his clothes are his own creations), cosmetics and music. First and foremost because he thinks they’re fun but they can also be helpful to others, which helps him be appreciated even more.

To the disbelief of everyone, James used to be a very quiet and shy child, usually horribly bullied and unable to make friends. His parents were also rather neglectful, telling him he should just be confident and “man-up” if he doesn’t want others to mistreat him. That timid self haunted him into his adult years and he hated everything about himself and when he moved to Sodor, he decided to switch from one extreme to the other to finally love himself and to protect himself from further potential bullying.

6 - Percival “Percy” Avonside

Age: 14

Height: 148 cm

Don’t be fooled by his age and size, that little guy is one of the most adventurous and brave people you can meet. Has a bright worldview and is very trusting and forgiving, which some evil people tried to take advantage of. His naivety has nothing to do with lacking intelligence, he’s very smart actually, he just lacks experience and his parents sheltered him from way too much so he still has to learn more than other children his age. Being the youngest and smallest in the group made him intimidated at first and quite the doormat but thanks to his brother and grandpa figures Duck and Toby, he learned to stand his ground. This awakened his sassy side and he enjoys some pranks from time to time, his favorites are when he scared Henry with a loud “WOOOOOOOO” or Thomas when he pretended to be a ghost with the help of Toby.

Percy tends to get very giddy and overly-excited when big events are planned and he’s usually the first to volunteer for help. He generally loves festivities and events that bring joy to others.

At the beginning Percy and Thomas didn’t get along when Thomas still had an attitude problem and Percy was still a pushover, tolerating each other at most. However, over time they found out how much they actually have in common like their love for adventure and optimism, becoming best friends in the end. Percy wants to help Thomas uncover the secrets of the Golden Whistle.

He is surprisingly athletic, a good runner and possesses a lot of stamina, often competing with Thomas on their explorations.

Percy grew up as the only child of simple farmers on Sodor. His parents were overprotective of him and homeschooled him for most of his short life. After his father died from illness and his mother went missing in a similar manner to the Billingtons, he was taken in by Tobias and Henrietta Holden, who became like grandparents to him. Later he also grew close to Grordon, who is now like a father to Percy, mentoring and supporting him with the methods he has.

One time his clumsiness led him into an accident that gained him the nickname “Dirty Percy”. He hates it and lashes out on everyone calling him that.

Everyone perceives him as the sweet and kind little fella with a strong sense of justice but Percy still secretly fears being taken advantage of and thus can become skeptical of others when he thinks he’s being “used”, even friends.

7 - Tobias “Toby” Holden

Age: 64

Height: 177 cm

That one jolly grandpa everyone likes. Devoted husband to Henrietta, close friend to Edward and loving adoptive grandfather of Percival. Generally as wise and diligent as Edward but he has a different approach on teaching youngsters. Edward teaches first and scolds when his advice is being ignored, Toby watches them fail first, laughs at them and then shows how it’s done. He is cheerful to everyone he meets and easy to be friends with as long as someone doesn’t get obnoxious with their ego. He can and will get stern with overly-pompous people, making James one of the very few he does not get along with. Another one was Mavis, who was stubborn and rebellious due to her youth and some bad advice from Diesel. But Toby and Mavis made up and now have a mentor-student relationship.

Toby has a good-sense of humor and is always there for a good laugh, his mere presence spreads a good atmosphere and he loves listening to others’ stories.

Prefers a slow and easy life, appreciates the small things in life and is probably the most content person on Sodor alongside his wife.

He has a strong disliking for the police and has no issue standing up to them as he is very fearless, there is barely anything that can frighten Toby with one thing being floods due to a life-threatening experience he once had during one.

Toby and Henrietta have been married for decades and are just as much in love with each other since day one. He would do everything to protect Henrietta and make her happy as her smile brightens his life more than anything. Their loving marriage set an example for many on how a good marriage should be, making them both flustered.

8 - Montague “Duck” Collett

Age: 25

Height: 181 cm

Proud descendant of the “Great Western”, who sticks to the values his family taught him. It’s either “the Great Western way or the wrong way” for Montague and no in-between. A true traditionalist, who wants to bring his teachings to others, to varying effect.

He has a damaged left knee, making running for him very difficult. His peers back at London said it looks like he waddled and thus endearingly started calling him “Duck”. Montague liked that nickname and preferred it over his actual name so it stuck.

When Duck arrived at Sodor, he immediately made himself unpopular with the three entitled hotshots Gordon, Henry and James as he is a city boy with a thick skin that knows how to fight back, even enjoying confrontations, and won’t let them have anything. He also stands up for the younger ones and is protective of Percy, who he sees as a little brother. Teaching little Percival how to stand up for himself and of course the “Great Western way”.

Duck usually is level-headed, polite, helpful, loves working as routine makes him feel at ease and is anything but a pushover with how sassy he can become if anyone tries to mess with him. He rarely resorts to violence, only doing so when he is pushed to his limits or when someone else is being threatened to get hurt (he loves being chivalrous).

The Great Western that dictated Duck’s entire life had him become very stubborn and develop a black-and-white view on things. Duck usually refuses to hear others out, insisting the way he does it is always right unless being directly shown in his face that he is wrong. His constant bragging about the GW makes him quite obnoxious to those he isn’t very close to. Thomas and he especially constantly bud heads and disagree on almost everything, the only thing they openly share to have in common is their respect and appreciation for Edward. Another one would be Gordon as not a single conversation of them can go without Gordon telling him to shut up in any way.

A very infamous incident he got himself into was with a devious man his age, Darius Diesel. Diesel openly criticized Duck’s beloved “Great Western way”, even making some valid points but Duck was infuriated with that newbie getting all cocky and daring to insult the GW. So Duck decided to play a prank on Diesel to humiliate him and thus making him unable to make a good first impression. When Duck learnt his prank went probably too far, it was already too late, Diesel decided to hate Duck and to pay him back tenfold. This all ended with Duck being ostracized for a while as he was accused of spreading nasty rumors of others.

In the end it turned out to be Diesel’s fault and everyone made up again, everyone but Duck and Diesel, who have had strong animosity between each other since then.

The people Duck clearly shares the closest bond with are Oliver, Toad, Donald and Douglas, especially Donald.

9 & 10 - Donald & Douglas McIntosh

Age: 24 (Donald is the older twin by 12 minutes)

Height: 183 cm

A pair of enthusiastic twins from Scotland. After the Dunalastair twins lost their parents to a burglar killing them when they were 12 years old, they were taken in by their grandparents, who only reluctantly adopted them as they were very superstitious, believing twins to be a bad omen. Their new living environment was very abusive, having to live through very painful 4 years. Every bit of misfortune their grandparents experienced were blamed on the twins for being “cursed”, receiving harsh punishments as result, especially Douglas as the younger twin. This all culminated when their grandparents tried to kill Douglas in an attempt to free themselves of the curse by only having to raise one child. Douglas’ food was poisoned, the physical punishment grew harsher and harsher and one day their grandfather wanted to drown Douglas in the bathtub. This almost succeeded if Donald had not stepped in. He rescued his brother and they went to get help, ending with their grandparents getting arrested. The twins later ended up in the care of a loving foster family, the McIntoshs.

The McIntosh family severely improved their lives and they were grateful but the abuse they went through before left deep emotional scars on both twins, Donald grew overprotective of his younger twin and Douglas grew more quiet and anxious and was not able to eat anything given to him by anyone else but Donald. They had sworn to forever stick together and to always watch out for another. They love each other dearly, calling themselves “Donnie” and “Dougie” respectively.

When they were 20, Donald received a job offer to work on Sodor. To make sure he and Douglas would not be separated, they arrived together, their hair and clothes styled to look identical as they are used to impersonating each other for fun and for protection. After causing some confusion, proving themselves as equally useful and with help from the others both ended up hired.

Both love their new work as they are very responsible, diligent, professional, competent and have a strong work ethic, the McIntosh twins are a most reliable duo.

They have become a positive example for others and are often seen, lecturing the other, way more chaotic pair of twins, Bill and Ben.

Both twins are practical, proud, clever, mature and not to be messed with but they also enjoy themself some harmless jokes, preferring to laugh with others, not at others. Donald is very charming, witty and flirtatious whereas Douglas is calm-natured, quick-thinking and serious. Once Donald teased Duck about his “quacking”, ending with Donald getting a pet duck named Dilly, who he is a very proud dad of.

When Douglas went missing for two weeks, Donald went borderline insane, needing to find his brother at any and all cost, having flashbacks from their lives with their grandparents. He was so worried sick, it got him almost hospitalized. Right before many were ready to give up hope, Douglas returned with two men named Oliver and Toad in company, who he had apparently saved from being hunted down. Learning to be forcefully separated makes them both miserable.

One day Donald and Douglas had an incident in which Donald got injured, leaving him with a small scar on his lower lip. It was their first really big argument, where neither wanted to speak with each other for a day. They even insisted working separately but they once again grew miserable, making up again after Douglas got Donald out of a pinch.

11 - Oliver Armstrong

Age: 28

Height: 190 cm

Oliver is of similar Great Western descent as Montague but he wasn’t raised strictly after GW values and thus is way less stubborn. He is reasonable and approaches things with logic first. He is very calm and just wants things to go smoothly.

The Armstrong family became a target of a crime syndicate for reasons Oliver is not aware of yet. Assassins were sent after him and all his relatives, he had lost almost all of his family and was on the run for nearly three years. During this time he met a homeless man who called himself Toad. The two quickly became friends and decided to travel together. Planning to leave the mainland, they sneaked on a boat that unbeknownst to them brought them to the island of Sodor. While hiding in the woods for a while, they encountered the young Scot, Douglas McIntosh. Telling him their story, he decided to help them find a safe place to stay. The journey took a long time because they got lost and even encountered an assassin going after Oliver. After a long and deadly game of hide and seek, they were able to get rid of the assassin by making him fall down a cliff. Finally at home, Oliver and Toad received a place to stay in exchange for work by Sir Topham Hatt.

Soon Oliver became insanely cocky and arrogant after sharing his crazy story and receiving tons of admiration and respect by everyone, even by people as vain as Gordon and James. All that praise really got over his head until he got humbled in a humiliating incident he brought onto himself.

Feeling great gratitude towards Douglas for his help, they formed a very close bond as co-workers and friends. They started dating and he got a side eye from Donald telling “Make Dougie happy or else!”.

Oliver is still wondering what could have caused a criminal organization to want his family erased and wishes for answers but is also content with maybe never receiving any if it means to finally live a happy and safe life, right?

12 - Emily Stirling

Age: 57

Height: 171 cm

A good-hearted and strong-willed lady raised in Scotland. Very active and energetic despite her age and is more than willing to still work hard regardless of protests from her relatives. She was born into a branch family of the Gresleys but married into the Stirlings, she is one of Gordon’s aunts. Emily left the mainland after her husband's passing to find something new for herself as a way to move on.

She was very surprised to meet a nephew of hers on Sodor when she started her new job there. Unfortunately she arrived during very grim times as that was the time Henry was stuck in an abusive relationship with another one of her nephews. Emily’s empathetic nature and understanding of the more sinister Gresleys made her essential to help out. Later on she still has a very positive relationship with Henry, looking out for him during his healing process or treating him when he suddenly collapsed from his anemia and there were no doctors around.

Generally Emily looks out after others as she is very motherly and that also includes scolding those who act silly and cause trouble. She loves taking charge and can be bossy and competitive, easily getting snappy with those standing in her way, showing she still is a Gresley at heart.

Usually people either love or hate Emily due to her strong and impressionable personality in combination with har age. She mostly spends time with Thomas, Henry, Edward, Daisy, Annie, Clarabell, Henrietta, Donald and Douglas, the latter two she ends up getting very close to with all three having ties to Scotland. Outside work Emily is very fun-loving and you can have a very good time with her.

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