#the one ill use probably gonna be the finnish version tho

[bucket-of-amethyst]

I think a Swedish/Finnish Lepphund could work well for Iskall!

Oop I will have to skip that one simply bc I'm 99% sure I'll use a lepphund for someone else owo''

But gosh aren't they gongious

[phobia-sweets]

In this request I will provide different version or versions of the Scarecrow of your choice.

Let's imagine that a Reader from another country is a great connoisseur of what concerns mythology, folklore and scary fairy tales and stories of both their country and some others. At one time it was the subject of their passion, and they remember well everything they once read. The same applies to modern horror stories and Internet folklore. Ah, and the stories once read by the Reader… They can talk about it for a long time and even in some cases try to sort out these stories and understand what exactly makes them frightening.

I'm gonna be honest this was supposed to be written very vaguely so you could place whatever mythology or folklore here but that didn't work out, so i just made it so the reader talks about iku-turso even tho i haven't read Kalevala since like, 4th grade. Finnish mythology is really the only one i'm familair with, and i don't exactly have the energy to research something i'm not even a little bit familiar with :(

General! Scarecrow x reader

Warnings & Notes: It's short, not been proofread and probably fucked up by comparing iku turso to cthulhu

“Wanna listen to me ramble about a gigantic sea monster from the national epic of Finland?” You stumbled into Jonathan’s office, two cups of coffee in hand.

He set his pen on the table, adjusting his glasses. “I’m all ears.” Was that a smile? Whatever, you sat down across from him. “Haven’t had my break yet anyway, might as well take it now.”

“Iku-Turso.” You blurted out, a wide smile plastered on your face. “In Kalevala, the national epic of Finland it was a sort of like a... sea monster or a water spirit. there’s a lot of definitions for it.”

Jonathan hummed, taking a sip of coffee.

“One thing for sure is that according to stories, it’s lived as long as the world has existed.” You continued your ramble, “It’s essentially a large - well, giant, really – creature, that resembles a humanoid with a squid or octopus-like face in most depictions. Think cthulhu, but it’s just laying in the bottom of the ocean because of a promise it made.”

“Are people afraid of it?”

“I mean… I suppose that really depends on who you ask. I’m not. Many people aren’t that familiar with Kalevala aside from the thing that it’s the national epic.” Jonathan gave you a small nod to continue. “But I can see it being scary. Just imagine, at the bottom of the ocean that surrounds you and you live next to, there’s a giant squid monster old as time, just waiting.” You watched as he listened, seemingly concentrated on your tale. “In some versions it’s said to be the reason as to why illnesses exist – it made them.”

“You sure are passionate about this.”

“Of course!” You chimed, beaming at him.

“You know, I can see why. Things like this – old tales and mythology affect their respective places to this day. I remember that one time you told me about – what was it? Nøkken? And how it was used to keep children out of water, make them afraid of a potential monster waiting for them.” You nodded, happy he remembered your previous ‘lesson’.

“Yes! Exactly! Wait, have I ever told you about Tuonela?”