#ttte insert

[talyas-train-blog]

Redraw of a VERY old comic between @asktrio516 and i😭

She is VERY tired of his bs and he knows it

[shikariiin]

Disgraceful, Despicable, Disgusting.

Light practice with my James

[bruhstation]

Wait a sec, so if Hiro was a time traveler who fast forward through 100 years did he leave anyone behind in the past like say.. a wife or maybe a child?

Did Hiro have any family ?

hiro does, sadly. his family never knew what happened to him despite the outrage his disappearance sparked in japan, and hiro in casa tidmouth didn’t know how the entirety of his nuclear family got destroyed by one of japan’s greatest natural catasthropes.

hiro’s wife and children (except satoko) were eventually wiped out the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, but he does have descendants of his own that he managed to meet after the events of casa tidmouth’s Hero of the Rails arc.

(more info about them under the cut)

THE YEAR IS 1894.

Hiro Hideki

秀紀 弘 Hideki Hiro

Age: 57 (before transportation, canon Casa Tidmouth is 62)

The patriarch of the Hideki family. Wise, calm, level headed, but has a tendency to overwork himself and put others before himself. He has a mindset of finishing his work first before rewarding himself with the most basic necessities such as eating or going to the bathroom which exasperated Kamome.

Hiro originated from 1894, the Meiji era. Before he was transported to 1994, he’s a civil engineer and railway inspector that was heavily involved during the modernization and westernization of Japan and oversaw the construction of the Tokyo to Yokohama railway in 1872 and its subsequent expansion to Kozu in the following years.

In an attempt to further the connections with the United Kingdom and as part of a collaboration to improvise their engines and railways, the Emperor formed a research group and sent them to England and its surrounding islands – one of them being the Island of Sodor, infamous for its rumored supernatural influence and cases of outsiders going missing (not a great idea, Emperor). Hiro was sent there alongside his colleagues and seniors and the next thing he knew… his environment was alien, his clothes were tattered, he cannot remember anything, and he’s all alone in a steep siding.

Kamome Hideki

秀紀 鴎 Hideki Kamome

Age: 54 (83 at death)

Hiro’s wife. Their marriage was arranged by their parents but Hiro fell in love with her at first sight. While Hiro speaks gently and avoids unnecessary conflict, Kamome is blunt and goes straight to the point when talking. She was constantly seen wearing a tasuki sash and was well-toned for her age. The neighbors and family’s acquaintances see her as a scary woman with a sharp tongue and even sharper eyes, but… that’s just how her face is. Kamome doesn’t take compliments well and instead of smiling, she usually purses her lips or scrunch her eyebrows to express her happiness (Hiro thinks it’s cute).

During the early years of Hiro’s disappearance, Kamome put on a strong facade for their children. She didn’t have much financial worries because their children already had jobs. Hirokazu’s and Akira’s families visit from time to time, and Kamome quickly came into terms with Hiro’s disappearance, but the loneliness and frustration inside her heart still well.

I took her given name from the limited express train service that JR Kyushu operated, Kamome. Her name also means “seagull”.

Hirokazu Hideki

秀紀 弘和 Hideki Hirokazu

Age: 34 (63 at death)

Hiro’s eldest son. He was named after his father. Hirokazu was a serious, rigid man — always bent on following every rule there in his line of work and wouldn't hesitate to reprimand people for messing up. He liked expressing his thoughts (usually related to Japanese politics) without sugarcoating anything and got a knack for debating with his peers, so he’s often exhausted with his father who’s always calm and open to anything Hirokazu says without refuting much of his opinions. Despite being polar opposites, Hirokazu greatly respected and adored Hiro — hence why he followed in his footsteps to become a civil engineer.

Ever since Hiro disappeared, everytime Kamome looked at Hirokazu she felt like he resembled Hiro more and more. Hirokazu’s responsibility in taking care of his family (especially his elderly mother) grew stronger and his need to live up to his father’s legacy eats away at him.

Akira Hideki

秀紀 明 Hideki Akira

Age: 31 (60 at death)

A shy, stoic woman whose social battery drains quickly. She’s soft spoken and doesn’t talk much because of her social anxiety, so he enjoyed conversations with her gentle father more. Akira is also kinda awkward at socializing — behind her neutral face, she’s constantly nervous when faced with a crowd or an unexpected acquaintance of either his father or mother who wanted to chat with her, something she’s extremely self conscious about (Hiro told her she’s fine the way she is). When she succeeded in a conversation, however, she got all fired up and overly proud of herself Akira married a wealthy textile businessman who’s been seeing her for a while and is incredibly smitten with her.

After Hiro went missing, Akira’s husband, mother, and siblings often find her wandering around the train station, sitting solemnly or even asking railwaymen and random passersby if they’ve seen her father. She wasn’t doing mentally well, but luckily her family was there for her.

Masaharu Hideki

秀紀 雅治 Hideki Masaharu

Age: 24 (53 at death)

A student from the Tokyo Imperial University. He studies medicine and was an apprentice of his professor at a hospital in Tokyo. He’s timid, always stressed out, and have trouble standing up for himself, especially against his professor who always reprimand him for even the smallest things such as being late to a conference or being too slow to hand him an operating tool. Masaharu was also a mama’s boy. Kamome fusses over him and always tells him to eat more. Hiro too, but he’s not the most stern.

His professor used his connections to help Masaharu look for his father. Rescue teams, fellow colleagues from Europe, even autopsy labs and funeral homes — he looked everywhere, yet he and Masaharu are stumped. Masaharu felt so useless and even considered dropping out, but Kamome and Hirokazu dragged him back to reality, which made Masaharu end up crying.

Hisae Hideki

秀紀 久愛 Hideki Hisae

Age: 21 (50 at death)

Spunky, stubborn, and always up-to-date. She is IN LOVE with western fashion and a HUGE francophile. She’s a tad spoiled and always asks Hiro for some money whenever new clothes hit the market. Hisae likes dressing up her younger sister Satoko in various clothes she made or bought. She also worked at Irohanayama’s tea house because government officials and their wives always visit in their western attire. She’s also good at talking with people and pleasing upper-crusts. She dreamed of visiting France someday, though this is mostly because of the rose-tinted glasses she has for Europe.

After Hiro went missing, Hisae spent most of her days moping, not wanting to eat or leave her room until Hirokazu and Satoko convinced her to. One day, she suddenly stopped holing herself up in her room, quit her tea house job, and planned on opening her own clothes shop.

Satoko Hideki

秀紀 聡子 Hideki Satoko

Age: 17 (46 during Great Kanto Earthquake)

Being the youngest and most obedient, Kamome frequently asked her to go out to town to run errands. Generally a quiet person, though she always butt heads with her more hotheaded sister Hisae. Most of her clothes during her late teenage years are hand-me-downs from her. She didn’t really have any notable abilities or talents, but she likes collecting hairpins and combs.

In 1923, Satoko survived the Great Kanto Earthquake because she lived at her husband’s hometown far from Tokyo, making her the only living member of Hiro’s nuclear family (some grandchildren from the Hideki family survived but that’s another story. It’ll make this tree longer)

She is Kenji and Kana’s great grandmother.

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THE YEAR IS 1999.

Kenji and Kana met Hiro during their visit to the Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum. When Kana was taking pictures of the memorial hall for her school assignments, Kana spotted Hiro staring at the list of names. Kenji went to the bathroom for a second, and Kana saw Hiro sitting alone on the bench. Kana sat beside him and sparked a conversation, leading to them eventually becoming friends. Kenji joined them shortly after, and they parted ways soon after it got dark and Kana urged Kenji to take her home so she can print her photos. Hiro bid them farewell, looking wistful but also satisfied with himself.

Neither of them knew that they’re Hiro’s great great grandchildren… until much, much, later.

Kenji Shirogane

白鐘 健二 Shirogane Kenji

Age: 22

Lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with his younger sister, Kana. Ever since their parents went abroad for work-related purposes, Kenji has been acting as a guardian for his sister. He studies biomed at Tokyo University in Bunkyou. He goes there via the Yamanote line.

Kenji’s great at cooking and Kana only likes his curry rice because he doesn’t put any “weird” vegetables in it. He likes Japanese variety shows like Takeshi’s Castle and Gaki no Tsukai.

Kana Shirogane

白鐘 華菜 Shirogane Kana

Age: 16

Lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with her older brother, Kenji. Second year in high school. She’s in the sports club at her school and is a star for the girls’ running team. A cheerful and hyperactive girl, Kana is rather mischievous and can put on crocodile tears whenever Kenji doesn’t allow her to do something. She frequently gets into trouble at school because of her purple inner dye and grommet belt.

Kana is also quite foul-mouthed and has little respect towards most adults that boss her around, labeling her as a problem child at school. Kenji’s fond of her, but he also describes her as “disrespectful towards older folks”. She would also pull on his nose whenever she’s hungry in the middle of the night and saw Kenji sleeping by the couch to wake him up. However, she truly cares about her family and loves her older brother. Kana’s just a kid being a kid.

[masterjarthub]

The Trainee Trio's visit on The Island Of Sodor took an unwelcome turn of events after a lazy signalman's negligence led poor Brewster to a head-on collision with Thomas The Tank Engine. Although Thomas' coaches Annie and Clarabel were thankfully empty, the damage done was quite horrendous. This will be an awkward story to tell Wilson and Koko once they're back on the rails...

Last year I came across one of CalleyFan's old tweets of his HO scale layout and I just had to draw this scene! XD

[deviousdiesel]

well you know what they say

[sandgambler]

Obligatory birthday post!! I am officially 24 today!!

and every forest guardian is here to celebrate too!

[ferlost]

the gang's all here.

[lindseynicole1999]

Drawing collab with @jayjay667

⚠️⚠️⚠️MPREG WARNING⚠️⚠️⚠️

[just-an-emily-existing]

Behold, my creepy Pizza Tower giraffe clone who may or may not have a striking resemblance to Gabriel from the Mandela Catalogue lol

Her name is Rose btw

Get to know the clone giraffe!

Birthday:

Age:

Zodiac:

Chinese Horoscope:

Spirit Animal:

Height:

Sexuality:

Gender:

Pronouns:

Personality Type:

IQ:

Nicknames:

Allergies:

Disabilities:

Right or Left Handed:

Quirks/Habits:

Home Town:

Nationality:

Siblings:

Who is the most important person in his life:

Person he looks up to the most:

Best Friend:

Lover:

Rival:

If he could have a superpower it would be:

Dream Job:

Biggest Fear:

Biggest Flaw:

Favorite Animal:

Favorite Hobby:

Favorite Color:

Favorite Food:

Favorite Drink:

Least Favorite Food:

Favorite Season:

Favorite Movie:

Favorite Book:

Favorite Singer/Artist:

Very skilled at:

Least skilled at:

Greatest Achievement:

Pet Peeves:

Introvert or Extrovert:

Organized or Messy:

Is he good at singing:

Can he bake:

Can he cook:

Does he play any sports:

Instrument:

Motto:

Theme Songs

Liquid Smooth - Mitski

Washing Machine Heart - Mitski

[insert-the-4thwall-entity]

so, uh,

18

yk, numberblock 18, that speedy, rectangular fucker.

yeah

can't stop thinking about him(along with Whatiffer and probably Four)

[jessythebunny]

💐 Welcome to my fandoms house 💐

Finaly you made it here and i'm so happy because you decided to follow me and i hope you enjoy your stay🐰✨

Everybody is welcome here except Homophobes, racists, Pedophiles, Proshippers, Gacha heaters, and all the nasty people in general

So in this blog i make a lot of things here like memes, arts,edits, ect, sometimes they look good, sometimes they look cringe🙂🙂

Also i'm in love with James. He is the one who will be more present in this blog, sorry not sorry!!

And also these things here bellow👇🏻👇🏻:

I can do:

Tweening/animation

Drawing arts(even with bases or without them)

SFW (make characters kissing,marking echothers, moaning...)

Drawing simple backgrounds

Art requests

Art commissions

Things i can't do:

Gacha heat

Gacha cringe

Drawing diffecult backgrounds(like forests/cities/beaches, i really need Pinterest so bad😭)

Drawing animals(don't worry I am learning now)

Animate eyes

NSFW (18+)

Letting my oc's naked

🚫 But this blog is also contains swears, yeah a very ✨MOROCCAN✨ swearing, yep i like swearing a lot (But not to this degree), so if you have nothing nice to say here just leave my blog or block me IDFC 🚫

🎧°•My bio and information•°🖤:

🌺Name: Jessy the bunny or Jess in short🎧

🎧real name: N/A🌺

🎧age: 17 yo🌺

🎧birthday: December 1st🌺

🎧nationality: Moroccan🇲🇦🌺

🎧Zodiac: Sagittarius♐🌺

🎧Favorite food/drink: pizza and cola🌺

🎧Favorite color: green/black/brown🌺

🎧Pronouns:She/her/they/them🌺

🎧Gender: 🩶🤍🩷demi-girl🩷🤍🩶🌺

🎧MBTI: INTP🌺

🎧LGBT: 💜🤍asexual🩶🖤🌺

🎧hobbies: drawing/cooking/reading books and manhwas(especially the yaoi/yuri ones👀💦)/doing Gacha videos and art/writing stories/listening to music/swimming/animating/tweening🌺

🎧favorite shows: Thomas and friends, Squid game, happy tree friends, dragon ball, smurfs, south park, lazy town,Hazbin hotel, Halluva boss, the owl house, the amazing world of Gumball, the amazing digital circus...🌺

🎧fears: dark, insects, social phobia, bullying (yeah i'm weak),being ignored, men(irl)🌺

🎧likes: Chocalate, cookies, sleeping, Science and Biology, English, watching videos or making them, anything sweet, my kitten and baby hamster, plants, the sea🌺

🎧dislikes: butter(i'm allergic),Maths and physics, Injustice and insult, school(yeah i hate school soooooooo much because of those fucking classmates), Sports, thomas and friends AEG,making friends irl because they are treacherous,spicy food, not getting enough attention🌺

🎧features: Nervous, introverted, depressed, funny, shy, autistic, ADHD, Have a short tempere, Anxiety🌺

🎧I'm a young artist, plz don't judge me!!!🌺

🎧my DMs are always open, but mostly for commissions🌺

🎧I'm also calling someone who's older than me by mr or miss as a respect for them🌺

✏️°•Extra Information and rules•°✏️:

💚I'm a little bad at English, so you may find some spelling and grammatical errors, so I sometimes use a translator

🖤Don't ask me hateful or disgusting questions, otherwise I will block you

💚I swear a lot, but it's not because I'm rude or something, it's because I'm nervous and I don't control myself, but that doesn't mean I'm mad or upset with you, so don't get me wrong

🖤I don't interact with many people, including: kids (under 13), NSFW bloggers, Zionists, proshippers, pedos, gacha heaters...

💚Don't spam my inbox, if you ask me very much or asking me something multiple times, I'll ignore it and I'll never answer it!

🖤don't steal/repost/copy/use my art without my permission, if you want to use my art as a pfp, ect, ask me first and credit me

💚I have Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok, Pinterest, whatsapp channel,Facebook and discord, so if you saw my art in another social, tell me immediately I will deal with it

🖤I still have some difficulties in drawing, so sometimes I have to use drawing bases to practice, so don't attack me please!

💚Although I like to draw cute things, on the other hand, this blog contains mature content, such as blood, cursing, and some chaotic thirst so be careful.

🖤for the art trade, if you want to do an art trade with me, you must be my mutuel, if you're not I won't accept to do an art trade with you.

💚as for commissions, If you want to commission me, you must be genuine and honest about it and not deceive me, otherwise I'll block you!! But if you'll be late in doing it or don't have the capabilities, there is no problem!

🖤if you're being rude to me, you're not welcome and I'll block you

💚Don't ask me about face reveal in private, even if you're close to me, I won't do this because I won't feel comfortable

🖤In this blog, you have the right to express your opinion, but don't interfere with mine because everyone has their own opinion and we must respect it!!

⚠️°•TW•°⚠️:

Swears

Gore/blood

Sexual themes

Violence

Bad grammar

Cringe behaviors

SFW (safe for work)

Vent

Simping (uhm fuck)

🤍°•FAQs•°💛:

🌟Q:what's your favorite fandom?

A: thomas and friends and Squid game, and this blog will be based with them thank you very much✨✨

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🌟Q: what's your favorite characters from your favorite fandom?

A: 🚂Thomas and friends🚂:

James, Duck, Thomas, Gordon, Percy, Oliver and Toad, Donald and Douglas, Marion, Skiff

🦑Squid game🦑:

In-ho/Young-il/frontman, Gi-hun, The salesman/Gong-yoo, Dae-ho, Jung-bae, Sang-woo, the black officer, Thanos, Ali...

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🌟Q: As for the engines, in their human form, can they fuck or reproduce?

A: Unfortunately, they can fuck whatever or whenever they want but they can't reproduce or have kids because they don't have biological hormones or DNA or whatever it's called like a normal human being

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🌟Q: what are the ages in your Au?

A: 3 years until 60 years, There are those who are older than this, but I limit myself to these ages because I want them to be limited

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🌟Q: what are your self insert's sexualities?

A: Every self insert into a random fandom has its own sexuality, for example my versions, I can't let all my versions being Asexual, bc if I let them it'll be boring so I tried to diversify their sexualities, for example Soft Jessy is lesbian, Bad Jessy is trans, Galaxy is pan, ect...

But fo the other fandoms I usuelly let them bi or pan or even straight to make sure that everyone has its lover/soulmate/partner/boyfriend/girlfriend...

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🌟Q: how did you make your Oc's and are they real or imagined?

A: I made them randomly so that I don't feel like I'm filming the videos alone and that they aren't real people, I made them according to their personality, their life, the story of their past, etc.

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🌟Q: who are your besties?

A: 🎧@miasonyson🎧

💞@lovable-chica💞

💎@asktoyokoakemi💎

💜@viktuurishipper96💜

🎀@bertramtheoldwarrior🎀

🌠@blueskygirl22🌠

🎩 @jammyjams1910🎩

💖@just-an-emily-existing💖

💟@promprom2007💟

🐾 @thefluffyrailway-official 🐾

👁@tttemeetsthestarskys👁

🧁@sugar-miss1🧁

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🌟Q: are you doing art requests?

A: yes I do them,like if someone asks me to draw anything about TTTE Au or other fandoms Aus, But for their Oc's they just have to wait until June because it's summer and i will be active anytime

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🌟Q: Are you gonna do art commissions?

A: Yes, I do them and I really want to, because I need some money to help my parents, so now I am waiting for someone to ask me

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🌟Q: How tall are the engines?

A: Well, in terms of height, the shortest is Toad and Percy is the second shortest engine and he's almost 5’8ft,and the tallest engine is Gordon, The flying scottsman, Spencer and Diesel 10.Their hight is 7’11ft because they're big and tender engines

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🌟Q: What are your favorite ttte/SG ships?

A: None, I'm a multishipper XD, but here are some of them:

🚂Thomas and friends🚂:

❤James x Emily💚

💙Thomas x Rosie🩷

💙Gordon x Rebecca💛

💚Duck x Oliver💚

💚Henry x Hiro🖤

💙Edward x Molly💛

💙Sir Handel x Peter Sam💚

🧡Rusty x Duncan💛

💚Luke x Millie💙

🖤Diesel x Mavis💛

....

🦑Squid game🦑:

💖player 456 x player 001💖

💖player 230 x player 124💖

💖player 380 x player 125💖

💖player 222 x player 333💖

💖player 120 x player 095💖

💖player 388 x player 390💖

💖player 101 x player 212💖

💖player 101 x player 111💖

💖player 218 x player 199💖

💖player 230 x player 196💖

💖player 456 x player 218💖

💖player 456 x player 067💖

💖player 388 x player 222💖

💖player 212 x player 067💖

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🌟Q: Does Lady's magical dust have any benefit or any influence on the rest of the engines?

A: Yes, it definitely has a benefit for the engines. Thanks to it, it can save them from becoming victims of scrap, or if something physically harms them in their human form, it comes and treats them because ordinary doctors cannot treat human engines

🎀°•some basics of my Au•°🎀:

🌟some of my oc's transform into their true forms for many special reasons, for example demons, wolves, rabbits, etc., but the duration of this transformation is specific

🌟These reasons in particular may be either psychological, such as sadness, shame, and the desire to feel lonely and calm, or physical reasons

🌟The characters are distinguished from each other by their superpowers and magic, which makes them 100% different from ordinary humans

🌟Each one of us has his own personality, and this is the result of their personalities and feelings being different

🌟Characters can fuse and create new characters, but only if three basic conditions are met: If the two characters have a relationship of love, brotherhood, or strong friendship, If these conditions are not met, they will not be able to fuse

🌟ech character has a rival with another character, The reasons are as follows: Either he had a bad past, or that person was famous and forgot about his friend, and so on

🌟as for the humanized engines, their blood is a bit darker than a normal human being, and also if they lost anything or got cut like if they lost their arm or their leg or anything, don't worry, Lady is here for help

🌟and also they can eat, drink, wash their teeth,taking shower, and almost anything about humans, but the only thing that they don't do in their human form is breeding and reproduction, and the engines in their human form become even more stronger so they can done their jobs very fast and easely.

💗🌟Thank you so much for your time and reading this and i hope you enjoy your stay here again ^^🌟💗

✍🏻°•My Au's headcanons+Refs+ Stories•°🩷 :

❇️°•Commission info•°❇️

🌟°•Original oc's•°🌟

🚂°•Original engines•°🚂

🌹°•other social medias•°🎧

💞°•Official ships•°💞

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💫°•Some fandoms i drew•°💫

🖤°•Douglas and Oliver headcanons•°💚

🌈°•original face expressions+color pallet chart•°✨

💐°•Self inserts•°💐

🎀°•Some random ttte headcanons•°☁

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🚂°•The main 12 steam team•°🚂

📖°•ttte fanlore/AUs/fanfics/crossevers/series•°📖

💚°•the emo controller•°🖤

🖤°•Casual emo controller•°💚

🚂°•the narrow gauge engines•°☁

💙°•the Gresley family•°☁

🚂°•the diesels•°⛽

🪄°•Magical/ghost engines•°👻

🤍°•Other ttte characters•°🤍

⬆️°•the steam team's height chart•°⬆️

✍🏻°•About my humanisation•°✍🏻

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✏️°•Some simple tutorials•°🖌

💙°•Original stories/lore•°📖

😌°•This could be useful•°😌

🎧°•Artist profile•°💚

🌠°•Unrelated ttte stuff•°🌠

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🌺°•Side blogs•°🌺:

☆• @sodor-magical-world (my ttte historical fiction AU) •☆

☆• @thesillybunny58 (a shitty blog where I can reblog some random posts ehe,and sometimes I forget that there is here lmfao.) •☆

☆• @the-octopus-game (my Squid game lore/AU blog) •☆

[bruhstation]

you who I called brother, how could you have come to hate me so?

[traintrainingmontage]

I have a cute writing prombt for you, what if Peter Sam (humanzied) interacting with Sicilia Rhea Tempest (my oc) and she gives him a hug. Anyways congrats.

Thank you, Lexi!! Humanized Peter Sam I can do, but I don't really know your OC, so instead, I'm making this a y/n insert piece!

(I didn't expect Peter Sam to feature in so many of these prompts, but what can I say; people just love him, and I just love writing him!)

(Have a prompt idea? Details here!)

Normally, the island of Sodor's Skarloey Railway was known for being a quiet, picturesque line that served its community and its many tourists with ease and dignity, promising a lovely ride through the storybook fantasy land that was their valley. Quaint and peaceful, the towns and spas dotting this line, promising romantic getaways and wonderfully cozy winter vacations, as well as health retreats and historical tours for the interested, all contributed towards Sodor's largest draw for tourism by a fair margin, and the railway took great pains to maintain that inviting image.

On this day, however, the terminus of the railway, Crovan's Gate, was absolutely abuzz with activity, completely shattering its usual tranquility. This was because the railway was doing a special event, a Meet and Greet for the staff that also promised the opportunity for families to see the engines close up and look at (but not touch) the cab's inner workings. The air was filled with the sounds of chatter, from excited exclamations about meeting the crews to checking the schedule to wondering if there would be any special guests.

While you weren't necessarily one for noise, you were excited for the event. You'd always loved trains, ever since you were little, and taking one down from your home in Glennock to where you worked in Ballahoo could sometimes feel like a long trip, but it was always worth it, thanks to the lovely trains and staff that made your journey pleasant.

That said, although you were a local and took the train every day, you still couldn't help but hope for opportunities like this to see and talk to the drivers and firemen. After all, you'd never really gotten the chance to truly make their acquaintance, only catching fleeting glances at best as their engines rested at the stations and people filed into the coaches.

As only one of the many among this unruly crowd, you clutched your bag close and unfurled your map, trying to see where the actual meet and greet table was. It took no small amount of meandering through the mob, squeezing through gaps and mumbling apologies to anyone you'd inadvertently shoved out of the way, but you finally managed to make your way to your destination. It was quite crowded, as expected, but fortunately, it was already past noon and Skarloey and Rheneas Fletcher, drivers of the SR's No. 1 and No. 2 engines, had already made their public appearances. From what you'd heard, it had been a madhouse; as the drivers of two of the island's most famous engines, and local celebrities in their own right, they had been absolutely bombarded with requests for pictures, autograph signings, and more. As much as you would have liked to have met them in person, it was probably best for your sanity that you had missed the line.

That said, you were just in time to catch the driver you'd really wanted to meet.

As you got in line behind an older lady corralling an over-excited 10 year old and behind you came a group of eager teenagers snapping pictures, your mind flashed back to two weeks ago, which had turned out to be a defining moment for you. You were hurrying home from work, running late, when a sudden storm overtook the island. You hadn't brought an umbrella, and you weren't dressed in your thick jacket, so unfortunately, you were quite drenched by the time you got to the platform.

Your sodden shoes had just touched the edge when the guard's whistle sounded, your eyes going wide with anxiety as you broke into a run. Fortunately, by a great stroke of luck, you'd made the train, with the guard giving you a hand up as he helped you into a coach. It was warm and roomy, with not too many people on it, and you'd managed to grab a row all to yourself, although the warmth wasn't quite enough to stop your frigid body from shivering.

It took you a few minutes to realize, however, that the train hadn't started moving yet. As you looked towards the door, wondering what was the matter, it suddenly swung open to reveal an eager young man with blonde hair and bright green eyes, wearing a dampened yet still warm-looking overcoat. A wide smile was on his face, and he looked around for a few moments before locking eyes with you and striding over. "Pardon me, but... I saw you from the platform. You seem like you could use this."

From under his coat, the man produced a perfectly clean, fluffy white towel, which he then held out to you. Bewildered, you accepted his offer, only for you to gasp sharply at just how comfortable and warm it was. "I had it heating up near the fire," your benefactor smiled, his grin somehow even warmer than the towel. "I was saving it, but you looked like you could really use it, and I figured nobody would mind a little delay. Don't catch a cold, now!"

With that, your savior turned on his heel and walked off, heading for the carriage door. A few minutes later, you heard a peep peep! and away you went, up the line towards home.

You couldn't help but keep staring at the towel, utterly mystified, and across from you, an older woman chuckled. "Hoo hoo! Oh, that Peter Sam. He's always been such a good lad, and looks out for his passengers."

Your train of thought suddenly screeched to a halt. THAT was Peter Sam?! The driver himself had come to give you his towel after seeing how soaked to the bone you'd been?!

At seeing your gobsmacked expression, the woman laughed, clearly bemused by your surprise. "Like I said, he's a good lad. Dry yourself off, dear, and count yourself lucky!"

Absently, you began to dry yourself off, immediately feeling better as your thoughts began to wander. Work had been awful today; you'd been yelled at, forced to leave late, and had gotten caught in the rain. Yet, now that you were on your way home, with this towel in your hands... somehow, you didn't feel half as bad. A stranger's kindness really had gone a long way.

Thus, when you'd heard about this event, you immediately saw an opportunity. You thoroughly washed the loaned towel, and packed it up in your bag, intending to give it back to him. The woman and child in front of you were just finishing up. Here was your big chance!

You approached the table, nerves suddenly spiking. Oh no. How in the WORLD were you going to make this less awkward? Those handsome green eyes turned to look at you, and after a moment, recognition lit up his face as the driver of the SR's No. 4 gave you a bright smile. "Oh! It's you! I hope you didn't catch a cold after last time."

He remembered you. Something about that suddenly gave you the ability to breathe again, and you promptly opened your bag, grabbing the towel and holding it out to him. "Th-thank you! I really, really needed that."

Peter Sam's grin had momentarily wavered as he beheld the towel, confusion written all over his face, but his smile returned in full force once it all clicked. "Hey! Thanks for returning it!" He took it from you graciously and put it in his bag, eyes bright as he turned back to you. "I'm glad I could help. It wouldn't have felt right to just stand by!"

You couldn't help but smile back, warmth bubbling up all throughout your body; Peter Sam's sunshine smile really was just too potent. He probably gave great hugs. As soon as you has that thought, however, embarrassment coursed through you as you realized that you really wanted one, and that you'd probably never get this chance again. Besides, the worst he could do was say no... right? "Erm, if it's alright with you," you stammered out, "could I please... give you a hug?"

Peter Sam looked at you with surprise, but his smile remained intact, seemingly fine with such a bold request. "Sure! I don't mind!" As he stepped out from behind the table, you wrapped your arms around him and he followed suit, both of you sharing a quick hug before pulling back with twin grins on your faces.

"Thank you," you murmured quietly. "For everything, I mean. I'm a local, but I'd never met you before, and now, I'm really glad that I did."

Peter Sam let out a hearty chuckle in reply. "Me too! Hope to see you around sometime!"

With that, the driver turned to walk back to the table, but not before giving you a little wave. You gave him a little wave back, grin undiminished as you hoped that next time would be soon.

[putuponpercy]

Heart warming head canons? I’ve got some:

The engines due to working together for so long they’ve kinda picked up some mannerisms or sayings from one another (I’d imagine it would be hard not to)

Like:

Percy’s sharp wheesh thing from season 1 (saw a fanfic where Edward picked this up)

All engines use the word splendid (James word he called dibs essentially)

Edward’s cheeky face looks like Thomas’s

Some of them dislike birds (Henry’s stupid bird comment)

Literally anyone not Gordon taking the express starts acting like Gordon kinda.

They ‘indignanty’ sometimes when something frustrates them or upsets them (got that from Gordon)

All engines treat Percy like their kid brother

Percy can and will hide behind one of his friends if scared enough

If Henry is having a bad day he will get a laugh outta whatever shenanigans Thomas got up to that day

Despite being jerks, the diesels are actually never rude to their fellow diesels (Diesel 10 is actually just a grump)

Percy gets reminded occasionally that he’s the best when he’s himself (think that one episode where he pretends to be Gordon for attention) and that they all like him when he’s himself

Gordon will try to brighten someone’s day up if they’re feeling down (doesn’t really get across but they all get what Gordon’s trying to do)

If someone talks smack about Edward for being old literally everyone will stand up for him

Henry and Percy like going to Henry’s forest to chill. Henry likes the plant life, Percy loves the animals, and the two bond over it.

Percy felt silly about feeling scared of ghosts and spooky noises and what not, didn’t feel so silly about it when Gordon hid behind him because of a butterfly (a fan video where Gordon is scared of butterflies), and watching Henry run away (that one episode where Henry is scared of chicken pox)

Duck can somehow always tell Donald and Douglas apart, they’ve tried tricking him and it never works, he can just tell them apart without looking at them or without the sound of their whistles.

The whole steam team is essentially family at this point

Toby and Henrietta are married emotionally

Hard agree with so many of these omg.

Especially the one about Duck being able to tell the twins apart I think about that one a lot

Thank you for sending these they were so fun to read 💖

[shelli-gator]

Hold Me Fast ~ A 2 x 5 fic

There's another titter, and it seems Edward is otherwise amused, his own cheeks darkening as he sends a teasingly quirked brow the mogul’s way, “Does that surprise you, James? Truly?”

“No!” He blurts far too quickly, like he might be able to preserve some dignity, but it comes out louder and more abashed than he’d like. Because he knows deep down that it really doesn’t surprise him at all. And Edward’s laugh is light and sunny, his eyes softening all over again, “No… Because you’re… well you’re kind! And… and good. And I–”

“Mmmhmm,” Edward hums in that knowing way of his, his smile twitching at the corners, and James swallows, feeling smaller than he is. But it’s different. It’s not humiliating, like when he’s having whatever lesson he has to learn rubbed in his face, or when he’s so terribly sorry for the hurt he’s caused. It’s different, like a lot of things are with Edward.

And that’s just it, isn’t it?

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Wrote this because I couldn't get over how thematically delicious the ropes are in Old Iron, how opposites attract, and how Edward has always been there for James since day one, since he was sick, since he was a runaway, and they've been bound together ever since. With that long, slow-burning kind of love that they don't ever put a name to, but they know it's there, whether they recognize and understand it or not.

[thatcheeseycandle]

//I HAVE COMPLETED THE LITTLE COMIC (to those who saw the first post about this I deleted, I FORGOT TO ADD IN THE TEXT FOR ONE BIT-)

HI HELLO I PRESENT SOME CASTLE COURT SHENANIGANS AKA ULFSTEAD CASTLE ENGINES DOING ULFSTEAD CASTLE THINGS!!

(PSSTT THIS POST IS ALSO INSPIRED BY THIS POST BY @/thebunnylord !!)