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Takin' Over the Asylum fandom!!!!!!
My friend @jaykinarts and I were talking about how some characters in TOTA are very underrated - especially compared to Campbell and Fergus - when they really deserve just as much love.
This conversation led to an idea.......
So, Jay and I would like to present:
TAKIN OVER THE ASYLUM APPRECIATION WEEK
(11th - 16th of December)
Monday 11th-> Rosalie Garrity
Tuesday 12th-> Francine Boyle
Wednesday 13th-> Eddie McKenna
Thursday 14th-> Fergus Mackinnon
Friday 15th-> Campbell Bain
Saturday 16th-> Donna Franceschild and TOTA in general (as a show/play).
How to participate?
- Post about the chosen character for each day on that day. You don't have to do it every single day, and it doesn't have to be much - but just try to post anything about that character on that day. It can be screenshots/photos, headcanons, random thoughts, general appreciation, short textposts, fanfiction -- literally anything you want. It is entirely up to you how you participate.
What's the point?
- Filling the Takin' Over the Asylum tag with appreciation for the other characters as well, instead of just Campbell. (I love Campbell, I'm guilty of talking only about him too, but) Let's show everyone a bit of love.
Tag your posts with "#TOTA Takeover" so we can see how it goes.
Spread the word!!! :D Reblog this post!!!
#takin over the asylum#takin' over the asylum#taking over the asylum#campbell bain#campbell bain one chance#david tennant#rosalie garrity#rosalie garrity takin' over the asylum#francine boyle#francine boyle takin' over the asylum#eddie mckenna#eddie mckenna takin over the asylum#takin over the asylum fergus mackinnon#fergus mackinnon#fergus takin over the asylum#tota fandom#david tennantverse#TOTA Takeover
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TOTA TAKEOVER DAY 4 ā FERGUS MACKINNON
I LOVE FERGUS SM , genuinely his character arc and everything was so tragic and yet so really well done and the way they depicted the sheer frustration he experienced really made it gut wrenching. Love this man.
#takin over the asylum#takin' over the asylum#taking over the asylum#fergus mackinnon#tota takeover#tota#tota fandom
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Francine is a character I got attached to very quickly on a deeply emotional level. When were first meet her sheās sort of separated from the main group and doesnāt seem to have many friends but she slowly warms up to Eddie and the others and becomes a core part of the show.
I love how when Eddie is told that he shouldnāt get into a relationship with her because sheāll keep ending up in the hospital he decides to accept her for who she is and make it work anyway, and she in turn accepts him for who he is, and chooses to make the relationship work knowing heās an alcoholic and even if he gets better he will probably relapse from time to time. I love that they accept each other for their flaws and choose to love each other anyway.
#takin over the asylum#francine takin over the asylum#tota#tota fandom#tota takeover#francine#francine boyle
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okay, so, likeā¦
Eddie was one of the main reasons I decided to join my collegeās radio station and work to get cleared to be a DJ.
The love for the craft, getting to share something you love to anyone willing to listen. Helping others through music. Forming connections through music. Finding what builds you up through it.
And by following that example, Iāve made new friends and a new home I can go to and relax and just. Be comfortable.
Thank you, Ready Eddie McKenna :))
#Mari rambles#eddie mckenna#Eddie taking over the asylum#taking over the asylum#takin' over the asylum#tota takeover#tota#tota fandom
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Iām late for Day 5 of TOTA Takeover, but I couldnāt let the week end without writing a little something from Campbellās perspective.
Personally, I really struggle to believe that Campbellās āfakeā manic episode didnāt have some truth behind it, which is the basis for this ficlet.
And since this piece references Campbellās joke just before he is sedated, I think it deserves to be preserved for posterity as itās quite hard to hear in the show. The full joke, from the play:
Thereās this loony! Walks into a pub with his dog and the barman says; āHey! Nae dogs in here, pal!ā But, the loony tells him itās a talking dog and says, āLook, if I can make him answer three questions, can he stay?ā The barman says, āRight, letās see then.ā
So the loony says to the dog, āWhat is the texture of sandpaper?ā And the dog says āRough!ā And then the guy asks, āWho was Scotlandās goalkeeper in the 1978 World Cup?ā and the dog says, āRough!ā And then, āWho was the greatest American baseball player of all time?ā and the dog says, āRuth!ā
The barmanās definitely not impressed! He grabs the loony by the collar and throws him into the street! He grabs the dog by the collar and throws him into the street!
And as theyāre lying in the gutter the wee dog looks up with tears in his eyes and says, ādiMaggio?ā
Iām going to try to get one more thing posted for Day 6 (although it may be a day or so late), but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this!
This is the first time in the last several days that Campbell Bain has felt more or less himself, not trapped under a heavy blanket of medicinal fog. He can tell Fergus, doing vigil by his bedside, has been holding onto the question for a while, waiting for this moment, when he finally asks, āSo why did you lie?ā
āI didnāt lie!ā He yelps indignantly; crossing his arms over his chest. āAbout what?ā
Fergus snorts. āSo McKenna came to the idea you were āactingā on his own?ā
Oh. That.
āWell, aye, I told him that, but it was no a lie.ā
āNo?ā He can tell by the tone that heās on the receiving end of his friendās judgment. And while itās not unkind, he doesnāt like it.
āI had to do something, didnāt I? I couldnae go to Perth.ā He had been to Perth on holiday throughout his childhood and hated every second of each trip. His aunt thought good children were quiet and cheerful, and he had never managed to be more than one of those things at a time. āYou know I couldnae go to Perth.ā
āAnd I know youāre not a good enough actor for all of that,ā Fergus says with a trace of a smile on his face.
āThatās no very nice,ā he says crossly. Itās true, maybe, but not very nice. Then, because he canāt help himself, āWhen did you realize?ā
Fergus considers. āI knew something was coming when your da left,ā he says after a moment. Wouldnāt have let you do the show, if it was up to me.ā
āTraitor,ā Campbell says, although itās primarily in jest.
āBut mostly, you donāt like heights. Always telling me Iāll fall, when Iām escaping. Didnāt think youād have opened that window if you didnāt think, just for a minute, that you might fly.ā
He feels suddenly exposed, far too visible. Shifting under his blanket, he pulls his knees to his chest. āAye.ā
āSo then why try to cover it up to McKenna?ā
Because he needs it to be an act. Not Eddie, him. Because he had thought the drugs were finally working. Because he doesnāt know how to admit that heās afraid of who he would have become in Perth, that heās safe within these walls. Because he thought he was better. Because he needs to be better. Because he needs someone, anyone, to believe that he isnāt forever balancing on a knifeās edge, hanging on for dear life to anything that makes him feel a bit more in control.
But he canāt find words for any of that. So he says the closest thing he can think of.
āBecause sometimes you just have to look someone in the eye and tell them the truth that should be, instead of the truth that is.ā
Thatās not bad, he thinks. Maybe heāll use that again some day.
Fergus seems less impressed, but he doesnāt push. He sits in Fergus-typical silence for a bit, then says, āYou know, the joke about the dog is terrible.ā
āI know,ā Campbell says.
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RAHHH
I was gonna draw Rosalie but i never got around to it and am feeling very shitty about my art right now
Anyway
I love her, shes such a fun character and such a real character
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rosalie from takin over the asylum is so wonderful <33 ajsnash i love her
of all of them her story was so heartbreaking, and ashhkjkasahs when she actually wore the dress and you didn't realise until she turned around that it was on backwards ough my heart broke then. when she's so excited to be moving into a proper apartment and won't let anyone ruin it for her, and finds ways around her ocd so she can do new things, the way she organises the entire open day radio fundraiser essentially by herself *and pulls it off* :D lots of love for rosalie
#rosalie garrity#takin over the asylum#tota takeover#and i doing this right#i want to be more active in this fandom but i'm still slightly scared to say anything on the discord lol
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no guys the atlitw brainrot is catastrophic. i donāt think iām gonna survive finishing the only light left burning because once i finish that book thatās it thereās no more of them. but i NEED more andrew and jamie content. i may have to start writing fanfiction. they consume my every waking thought. and i have NO ONE to talk about this dumb book duology with so i have to make all the content myself. this is getting out of hand please someone else talk to me about them or at least listen to me talk about them because every post i have made abt it has got little to no notes and i know why but PLEASEEEE
#someone sedate me#you thought the tota fandom had no members? try the atlitw fandom where the only people involved reviewed it once and maybe drew one thing#and then NOTHING ELSE#is there anybody out there#tota reference slipped in there#i think iāve gone off the deep end#all thatās left in the world#erik j brown
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I've never seen anyone talk about this picture but I love it so much
The amount of sass it holds, the bitchiness. I love it.
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so starved for content from the show I'm obsessing over that I'm actually considering reinstalling tiktok just bc I know theres a fanbase there.
#tota#takin' over the asylum#takin over the asylum#taking over the asylum#fandom#tiktok#campbell bain#eddie mckenna#fergus mackinnon#rosalie garrity#francine boyle#mine
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Thinking about Rosalie calling Campbell Robbie (again).
It seems like such an intimate thing???
People call others the wrong name all the time. Like when kids call their teachers "mum", or I accidentally call my friends my brother's name -- it's almost like a sort of automatic habit.
But when do we, typically, do that? Kids when their teacher is talking like their mother? Me when my friends are being particularly annoying?
We call people the wrong name (typically) when they are doing something we associate with that other person.
Rosalie calls Campbell her dead son's name. The obvious implication is that Campbell reminds her of Robbie - in what way, we don't know. Perhaps they act or talk similarly, or perhaps it's just because she is acting in a maternal role to Campbell. She is helping him. She is being what we would consider -- well -- a mother. She is making lists and sorting out all the things he needs. She is sorting out all the materials for his school project he forgot to mention until Sunday night.
Rosalie acts as a maternal figure to Campbell, and in the scene where she is the most maternal, where it is the most intimate (whispering, bonding - she is asking him for help in return, and opening up about her husband), she calls him her son.
IT'S JUST SO SWEET??? WHY DON'T WE TALK ABOUT THIS MORE??? SHE IS LITERALLY HIS MOTHER IDC??? Half the fics on AO3 are Eddie parenting Campbell---FORGET EDDIE (until Wednesday), ROSALIE IS THE BEST PARENTAL FIGURE IN THIS SHOW???
AND THEN SHE OPENS UP TO HIM FURTHER, ABOUT ROBBIE - it's CAMPBELL she tells. She is closer to Campbell than anybody else. They clearly knew eachother already before the show started, too --- Campbell got Rosalie to help him clean the station. He talked to her and asked her to do that. THEY KNEW EACHOTHER ALREADY. WHY R THERE NOT MORE FANFICS OF THESE 2????? (I'd write them if I wasn't so insanely busy this month)
Eddie is the sad uncle. Rosalie is the tired mother who has to figure out how tf to make a 4 week long homework project in 20 mins.
Campbell is the kid asking for ingredients for his home economics practical at 00:02 the night before. Rosalie is the mother calling around her friends' houses to see if anyone has the correct ingredients for lasagne.
I will NOT be corrected.
Campbell and Rosalie have the STRONGEST bond on this show.
APPRECIATE ROSALIE. SHE DESERVES IT
(Also I'm pretty sure she calls him Robbie TWICE in the play)
#takin over the asylum#rosalie garrity#rosalie garrity takin' over the asylum#campbell bain#takin' over the asylum#taking over the asylum#tota takeover#TOTA takeover#tota#tota fandom
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TOTA TAKEOVER DAY 2 āFRANCINE BOYLE
oh she is ADORABLE!! I LOVE FRANCINE WITH ALL MY HEART LOOK AT HER SMILE š„ŗ SHE SHOULD SMILE MORE IT SUITS HER ALOT
#takin over the asylum#takin' over the asylum#TOTA takeover#francine boyle#francine#katy murphy#tota#tota fandom
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I forgot to do tota takeover yesterday so hereās yesterdayās post today.
I love Eddieās arc of going into the hospital radio probably with the assumption that the patients would be radically different from himself or people considered āsaneā, but that assumption is quickly challenged and he becomes very close with the people in saint judes and eventually is able to admit to himself and Francine that he has an alcohol problem.
I love how through Eddie we are shown that mental illness is not a moral failing and that the line between healthy and mentally ill is very blurry.
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Light-tober, Week 1
Week 2 - One Piece Week 3 - Disco Elysium Week 4 - Pokemon Black and White
#inktober2023#tales of the abyss#natalia luzu kimlasca-lanvaldear#dist the rose#saphir gneiss#anise tatlin#peony upala malkuth ix#tear grants#largo the black lion#fon master ion#guess who's trying to work on light!!!! me!!!!!!#so these all are going to look more realistic than i normally draw bc i'm using references to make sure i'm actually getting the basics#tota#totart#slydiddledeeart#also gonna do the same thing i did in 2021 where i'm trying to do a different fandom each week. keep it inchresting yknow
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Here are all of my TOTA Takeover fics gathered in one place for anyone who wants them! I had a great time writing them and hope everyone enjoys!
#takin over the asylum#tota#tota takeover#campbell bain#eddie mckenna#fergus mackinnon#rosalie garrity#francine boyle#tota fanfic#tota fandom
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I got too excited to wait for posting this to finish the colors, so here's me trying to airbrush values <3
(Also I will subject my "saphir has scars from the tower of rem" headcanon onto the populace)
#artists on tumblr#dist the reaper#dist the rose#saphir ortion gneiss#tales of the abyss#tota#jade curtiss#jade balfour#tales of series#jadist#Do I think it's canon that saphir doesn't have a speck of scars cus it would be funny? yeah. but maybe. i love the angst of this o#also maybe the romantic angst of Jade only being gentle with the parts of Saphir that can't feel him#genuinely I'm so bad at values and it's ALL TO DO WITH MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF REFRACTORY LIGHT#If you look into my past fanart across all fandoms you'll notice. a tread in poses and how i fill empty space lmao#cuddling and completely full wine bottles AFDKJ#lowkey I'm really proud of the lineart here#after this i'll try. to post only sketches#please future self...i begg you ....
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