#ty for the ask I'm so sorry I've done this otl

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How do you interpret US Papyrus? I'm always curious how others interpret him because there's a good range of them!

Ooh, in general?? Hm, I guess mostly the way I try to interpret him is sort of like if you gave UT Papyrus chronic fatigue and issues tied to having to act as the judge in his world! Which, to me, basically makes him very silly, kind, sassy, but also very insecure and very lonely.

I should explain- ough this is gunna be an essay so there'll need to be a readmore soon aha, but I should explain how the whole "judge" thing usually works in my interps!

It's not an inherent thing, or some "angel given" power, there has always been an acting Royal Judge, someone the crown had appointed that they felt they could, well, trust the judgement of, who they could consult about crimes and justice and whatnot. The prior judge Fell some years ago, but since Toriel/Asgore had already left, Asgore/Toriel never appointed another, as a sort of self punishment as well as a promise they would continue with their task of collecting the human souls without the assistance (or interference) of someone else.

That was until Sans/Papyrus came along. The "judging" effect was caused by one of the many methods Gaster used to make the brothers, involving the justice soul trait. This is where the KR came from, as well as the unique ability to "see" the sins in others' souls. After discovering this unique ability, eventually the king/queen asks Sans/Papyrus to act as the new judge (as well as some other reasons that vary depending on AU).

Now, the kr and "judge" ability manifested in Stretch much later than the sanses in non-swapped AUs, which made it a much more difficult transition that only made it much harder for him to socialize with others. He basically couldn't "turn it off", which, on top of feeling incredibly guilty about the invasion of privacy, made him feel anxious and stressed out and couldn't help but put the negative thoughts front and center in his attention, making him also feel like those were the most prominent thoughts and feelings of those around him.

So like, you know how anxiety and self image issues make you feel like everyone secretly hates you or finds you annoying or etc etc etc, basically, he had "proof" that was true, and despite trying his best to ignore it, things are already hard enough for a pre-teen/teen, on top of his physical health taking such the dip it did around that time, too, he quickly became anxiety riddled, isolated, and miserable.

Before then, he was actually a lot like Rus (UT) when he was a kid! And it was hard on Blue, too, since he was practically just a teen himself, so for all of that to land on his brother as well as needing to work harder to take care of him when he had bad health flares, things were rough for a while there.

That being said, Blue did help in keeping Stretch's mental health from completely plummeting, always trying to keep his mood up, encouraging him, trying to find him friends (how he met Undyne aka Sylv!), etc etc, and the brothers grew a lot closer in that time, as Stretch had always admired Blue, and it meant a lot to him.

That was until, of course, things never got any better. His health continued to decline into older teendom/young adulthood, and there was some personal drama here and there, especially involving Sylv, and when Blue joined the guard, that was the last straw. Stretch was sick of feeling like such a burden on everyone, so even though he'd initially turned Toriel down to act as judge (knowing his brother absolutely hated that she'd even asked him in the first place), he went back to her and accepted. That was really when the distance between the brothers started, which wasn't helped by the resets starting up soon thereafter.

(Quick aside, as he got older, he did get the hang of controlling his "judging" ability, and "turning it off" is no longer an issue for him later on)

So in his efforts to become more independent, he worked a lot on his social life and how to interact with others and make himself well liked. Sure, maybe he doesn't really have any real friends, and people forget his name all the time, but he'd finally learned how to utilize his heightened intuition to get along with people, rather than weird them out.

He’s still riddled with anxiety and self worth issues, but he’s gotten incredibly good at masking, and typically comes off as very relaxed and friendly. He’s a big fan of wordplay and very mild practical jokes (like those types of gags where you put on Groucho Marx glasses and pretend to be someone else. Blue always plays along for the bit), but he has a tendency to hold people at arms length, and tries to avoid others actually getting to know him.

Very few people know he’s the judge, and he prefers it that way, he'd rather everyone underestimate him so he never disappoints. That being said, he does still make quite an effort to help those around him without their knowledge, and he’s still lowkey very interested in engineering and computer science. Him and Rus are definitely two peas in a pod when it comes to interests, they could talk about comics for hours on end, but the primary difference is that Stretch tries much harder to hide how much he cares, where as Rus will shout it from the rooftops.

I'm not a big fan of the characterizations that make him a huge brat, sometimes even an outright jerk, I don't really understand them since neither Sans nor Papyrus are like that, but w/ my guy, he’s definitely a huge dork and sweetheart, who just also happens to be very sassy at times ahdjfjsksk

He also still holds on to his belief in others, like Rus. Even despite literally knowing better, he’s also been proven right too many times to lose that hope, which is why, in his fight, as opposed to UT Sans, he gets very quiet and looks miserable. He genuinely doesn't want to hurt them, but he knows he’s out of options. When he offers an out before the fight, he won't spring a surprise attack, and just offers a genuine hug. The player doesn't get a choice after accepting, they kill him, and his final words are pretty similar to Rus' about knowing they can do better, and he believes in them anyway, though he makes a comment about that sounding pretty stupid with a laugh before he collapses off screen.

WOW this got longer than I meant it to I'm sorry huge lore drop instead of just general facts ough BUT ! Idk, hopefully this gives a half decent feel for how I interpret him! I love him a lot I'm mixing him into a salad like a crouton <3

[marley-manson]

Oooh yay character opinion bingo!!!

For Doctor Who: obviously now I gotta ask for Nine and Rose!

And for MASH well. Oh You Know. Charles and Klinger please :3 oh and Mulcahy too!

Also sorry if I've asked you for any of these for this ask game before at some point and just forgot OTL

Thank you! Charles, Klinger, and Mulcahy are answered lol, but ty for asking anyway! And as for the Doctor Who ones

Nine:

I couldn't really say I'm obsessed with his arc bc idk that he has one, it's pretty much just regeneration. He didn't have enough screentime but I can't call it wasted potential because his season was pitch perfect for him, I was satisfied and I don't feel like more was required, as nice as it would've been. And yeah like, he's just so solidly written the whole way through, perfect revamp Doctor, perfect post-Time War Doctor, amazing chemistry with everyone, I love what an asshole he is and I sympathize with him, and he's perfect and has never done anything wrong ever even when he has <3

Rose:

I love her <3 I love how much she grows as a character - she's always had confidence in herself and willingness to use what skills she has, but she learns so much and steps up and really takes to the traveling life in a way that's very satisfying to watch imo, and of course makes her ending tragic, though not as much as it could be. She's one of those faves I obsessed over and analyzed a lot. I think she has interesting flaws too - she's selfish, and even while she's very caring, she can be blind to others' feelings. I loved seeing her step into the Doctor's shoes a few times in late season 2 and season 4, it's something RTD always did with his companions and it was always satisfying. And I put not enough screen time out of spite for the old 00s fandom lol, give her a whole spinoff as far as I'm concerned.

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W - 5 favorite ships and 5 kinks you like best for said ships

[Fandom Asks]

Sits and agonises over what ships to pick OTL Gonna have to go with ones I have strong kink headcanons on

Yomi and Juurou (UuultraC): Juurou has a Yomi kink but lbr size kink, monster fucking kink, etc. He wants giant kaiju Yomi to rip him limb from limb it's all he wants and Yomi wont do it from him because "that kills people". Yomi is just fairly kinkless 😔

Isshiki and Shirou (UuultraC): Pray for Isshiki as he deals with Shirou's pregnancy risk kink. I'm sorry, that man is not being normal about it, he is not letting it leave his mind. Also think he probably has a thing for Isshiki's scars post game. Know what, I think Shirou is pent up enough we're at risk of him being a little too into the thought of Isshiki eating him especially with the epilogue story. God, pray for Isshiki realising his husband is so horny all the time. Isshiki chill in comparison like y'know, car sex, semi-public, that sort of thing. Likes to have his make up done. I think he should lift Shirou up and fold him and fuck him like that-

Taxian-Jun and Chu Wanning (2ha): TXJ has an omegaverse kink. Like if he ever learned what omegaverse was he'd be like "wow it's my full kink list". Then again it's probably missing a good amount of blood and hate sex. He's just one of those guys. I think Mo Ran is less on the blood and hate sex but damn it was doing it for TXJ. He was also really into the sex pollen, need to be careful he doesn't just go for that all the time. I don't know about CWN yet, other than I've heard he's joining Shirou in the repressed virgin to kinkiest fucker. I think he was into whatever TXJ offered.

Koike and Izuru (Caligula): Calmer side of this. Koike has a praise kink. He needs praise and compliments constantly and also is really into being a pillow princess but has to be tsun about it. Like he's the elder here so he can't just give in like that but Izuru literally doesn't care to judge. Izuru likes when Koike touches his scars cause it reminds him they're there even when he can't see them.

Xue Yang and Xiao Xingchen (mdzs): XY history of BDSM and blood play and knife play and so much stuff in that realm. He'd love for Daozhang to tie him up and torture him, but all he gets is XXC tying him up and sitting there, letting him struggle and doing nothing. Luckily that also ends up doing it for him. XXC can be so soft and adoring though. Nuzzling him and telling him how good he is and breaking him down with kindness while XY is tied up and can't do anything to stop him. Also like XY could blow him and he'd just relax completely, lazy petting XY's hair. But also they can switch roles and XXC can relax in losing control and letting someone else take the lead for once, not having to feel like he holds everything together. Even if it involves a knife running up his chest, long as it's only tickling and he can bury his face in XY.