#the detectives vs the christmas tree bandits

[fireat-will]

genuinely almost crying over Rupert Jr and I'm not even close to my period this is embarrassing.

He's just a little guy who wants to hang out on his tricycle and have his dad home for Christmas. So sweet and friendly he doesn't deserve this.

[achairwithpillowsonit]

sfth doodles!

i need 10 seasons

[artisticdemon]

New sfth meme template

Every scene that I think it's meme material, will be posted here.

[ardenofthegarden]

Christmas tree bandits :D

[oosyerdad]

Look, I love Frankie and Donnie, they’re great and tragic, but I can’t help but have a soft spot for Rupert Jr, he’s yet another child of divorce (or almost divorced) he so young and yet takes himself to school? He watches his dad die in his arms on Christmas Eve! He’s just a lil guy!

[crashingmoons]

i never post my art but here's some of my sfth fanart ig

[brunette-gremlin]

someone pls do the death count of the boys and post it i would have done it myself but exams are kicking my ass

[morhido]

ALSO. I wrote a fic about donnie and frankie because i'm so very normal about them :33

Title: Nights Like These

Summary:

"You'll catch your death out here."

Donnie scoffed at the sound of his brother's voice, but judging by the low chuckle that followed it, Frankie didn't seem to take it all too seriously. "What are you doing?"

He shook his head. "Thinking."

"That's rare."

"Fuck you."

A Christmas between Donnie and Frankie, long before the events of the play.

[mostlyintact]

I am knackered (ha!), but leaving it here to remind myself to think more about it. Something (ending, it's the ending) about 'The Detective vs The Christmas Tree Bandits' reminds me of KHNH.

Currently, I think it's Donnie's death specifically that makes me think of Aman Mathur. But that makes me want to examine why, and also my feelings or lack of feelings towards detective and his death is there as well so.

[marabout2772]

I AM SCREAMING CRYING AND KICKING THEY MAKE ME ILL /positive

Hear me out: Frankie and Rupert Sr.

One with a brother he loved deeply and lost and one with a brother he has barely known (or that's what I'm assuming, considering their perceived age difference). One knowing he was irreplaceable and loved in return by his only remaining family member and the other returning from a living hell to find that nothing has changed and that he's been buried already. Both misunderstood. Both abandoned. Both survivors.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

HEY SO MAYBE I DO HAVE A FAVOURITE CHARACTER

(Donny from The Detective vs The Christmas Tree Bandits)

Refrence + progress photos under cut

ANYWAY I LOVE HIM

[fireat-will]

I just wanna read this fic why do I have to write ittttttttttt.

I'm honestly spending more time complaining about writing this fic than actually writing it genuinely.

[chanse-mccrary]

hi!! i saw that youre interested in sfth. i just discovered them this past month and have been wanting to get into their longform stuff. what your favorite that you rec?

omg hello!!!!! welcome to the club!

where to start? there are way too many to choose from...

i guess my top are prob *the grape depression* and *the detective vs the Christmas tree bandits* from their recent show!

(to other sfth fans reading this, rb with your fav longform!)

[instantpansies]

hiiii so i just started getting into sfth (aka I watched all 3 of the full length shows in a day) but now ive watched the full length shows im not really sure what to watch next, do you have any recommended reading (watching)?

ohohohoHOHO YESSS ONE OF US

ok wow the full length shows are an awesome place to start!! you get a sense of all the different things they do.

if you like the games from the first half, you can't go wrong with any of the others they have posted. my favorites are freeze tag and genre, and they're all really good. the most recent genre is excellent

if you like the longforms, ooough it's really up to you!! you've got 43 now to choose from!!

if you liked beetroots and murder (from huge), you might like the neighbour's under the bed (#21), the evil make-a-wish kid (#25), the milkman (#22), death for a dollar (#43), or the cardboard stegosaurus (#16): family/realism dramas with a lot of heart and character development - except #21 which is mainly just chaos but in a similar vein to beetroots and murder, imo.

if you liked murders in space (from west end big boys), you might like the leftenmost window (#20), burglary and bobsledding (#35), moist and magical (#34), the dark moons of slough (#4), or strange noises from the hole in the wall (#40), along with ones mentioned above: to be honest i'm just going off vibes?? murders in space is not my favorite longform and i haven't seen it as many times. but these are all sort of weird plays with some defined enemy, a confined setting, and/or a supernatural kind of thing going on. idk. tbh murders reminds me the most of beetroots haha

if you liked the detective vs the christmas tree bandits (from jingle boys), you might like no! i always loved that caravan (#14), toby's secret pocket (#36), the midnight mystery (#10), long johns - strike (#5), divorces and teddy bears (#43), or the phantom of hornchurch (#38): these ones feature compelling leads, detective/cop drama, and/or iconic tom and luke duos.

ok that's...a lot. not even all of them!!! my personal favorites are BUS (#12), the oopsie daisy bulge (#7), wild wet and worrisome (#15), the neighbour's under the bed (#21), and strange noises from the hole in the wall (#40). i hope this is somewhat helpful lmao!!!!! enjoy :3

[sixthsensewulf]

My top ten longforms

It's been a long time coming for this. . Here we go. .it's hard to rank them, so this is my top 10 in any order. . since yeah. .

10) Priscilla's Final Petal

I love a good horror style story. And all 4 of them shine. AJ as the loveable precious child Priscilla. Sam and Tom being chaotic entities towards each other with the stage craft debate and war.

9) Bus!

Yeah I know. . it's a weird one but I love this one. It's just soo wholesome in a way. Yes it went in a very unexpected direction. .

8) I killed the Mockingbird

Yeah it's a patron only one. Well apart from their Fringe run in 2024. But villain Sam, and the good old fashioned Tom and Luke child duo. But I love this one soo much.

7) A Detective Vs the Christmas Tree Bandits.

Again I love the Tom and Luke duo . I loved this story soo much. This story is beautiful, Sam being the father figure again to AJ. Donny being my favourite character of Luke's now.

6) She came from Beyond

Yes it's another Patron Play. But this one is pure SciFi. Sam is a robot, but reacting to Tom's character. Tom being the creepy space girl but also wholesome. She just wants to play.

5) Toby's Secret Pocket

Whats not to love about this one. The boys playing off/bullying each other. I still have no idea how they managed to pull together a story plot with them having fun with each other, by throwing each other under the Improv bus.

4) Divorces and Teddy Bears

Sam and AJ couple, Sam and AJ couple with challenges and broken hearts! I loved the duo of Tom and Luke being Krampus.

3) The Mystery of the Midnight Circus

SAM VILLAIN!!! But also Sherlock!Tom and Watson!Sam my beloved!

2) Strange Noises from the Hole in the Wall

Villain Tom! In all honesty I love this story soo much! Its very creepy.

1) Moist and Magical

Scottish play! I love their Scottish accents sol much. Child!Sam my beloved.. Jasper is honestly my favourite child character at this point

[oosyerdad]

Oops, I was just thinking about what a “what if” and dropped this…

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62503414

What if a certain intern knew a certain pair of bandits growing up?