#wttt Michigan

[indigosoddsandends]

So I remember seeing that someone hc’d the states’ aging to mirror the median age of their population. The implications of this are fascinating.

(Legislative Services Agency)

Using this map as a rough guide, Utah, North Dakota, Alaska, and Texas would be the youngest while West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Florida (It makes sense with Florida’s retirement communities, but oh can you imagine him being physically older than Gov who is just trying to reprimand him?) would be some of the oldest.

Though, now that got me thinking about how extreme population changes would affect their ages. Of course, low population states like Wyoming or states back in the day with their limited territorial/colonial population would be much more affected. In the late 1940s, especially with the baby boom, basically all of the states de-aged by like a decade. So they all went from their early 30s to their early 20s and late teens. Wisconsin was so pissed when he suddenly became a teenager and was younger than the legal drinking age. In this universe, the reason he eventually ended up forgiving Michigan for stealing the UP from him was actually because Michigan helped Wisconsin sneak drinks without his officials noticing.

[hibiscuslynx]

happy devils win

[doueverwonder]

do you have any WTTT headcannons you'd like to share?

sorry it took me a few days I had to remember some I hadn't shared yet + its been mostly branches brainrot the past week and didn't want it to be just them lol

here u go

Gov hates the branches saluting him so much actually, he keeps telling them they don't have to do it but its so habitual they'll never stop. National Guard on the other hand is supposed to salute all the states and territories and stopped doing that forever ago bc some states were so smug about it.

Subregion meetings are always somehow MORE chaotic than region meetings, the Great Lakes and Southwest are tied for number times Gov opened the door, heard yelling, decided "nope." and left without even going in.

At least once a month Gov tries to organize 'region bonding' activities and they're all like "we're not kids at a summer camp what is this smh" cut to the South & West actually about to kill each other over a game of tug of war bc "its unfair, y'all have Alaska! he's like four people!" "stop whining you guys have Texas!" "fuck Texas!" "HEY!"

West Virginia wasn't raised by Virginia like, at all really, but he did get a lot second hand bc Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois turned raising West Virginia into a group project and all four of them were raised by Virginia. (Illinois is the guy who didn't do any work but put his name on it/j) (he did do work he had to work to be a worse influence then Ohio smh)

Speaking of, the first state most states met right after joining the union was Virginia, no one knows how she gets places so fast, became a competition to try to beat her and no one ever has. WV and Nevada are the only two that met someone else first.

Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota go ice fishing together at least once a year, they don't actually do much fishing but they do get very drunk at like 8 am. so there's that. somehow none of them have fallen and broken something or fallen through the ice... yet.

when Tennessee and Texas started dating the Carolina's gave Tex a shovel talk with such specifics that they were either joking entirely or dead serious and he has nightmares about finding out which one it is.

Florida has an adderall prescription but has never had it filled, he's started using it to get things, tells Gov he'll go right to the pharmacy if he just lets him do this one last chaotic thing (he will never go to the pharmacy).

based on state land mass Ohio and Indiana are both victims of older but shorter with the rest of the Midwest. Minnesota & Illinois will pick Indiana up so she can see/reach things, Ohio's fragile masculinity won't let anyone help him, he'll scale counters first.

California has 2 siblings Baja California Sur (older sister) and Baja California Norte (younger brother), everyone outside of the west + Texas forget about this a lot bc in no way has California ever given middle kid vibes.

Texas being Texas celebrates his birthday THREE TIMES every year, May 7th (Mexican statehood day), March 2nd (texas independence), and December 29th (US statehood day). he does throw major parties for all three.

that's all I can think of right now :3

[mittenstroll]

You can tell I've been inspired by AO3 fics if you look around (below is the specific fic linked). So here's some MI/OH fanart.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64471777

[stateofbrock]

Just a little guy ya know

Too lazy to do actual complex art so here

[louis--wifey]

California: I can deal with vampires, I can deal with werewolves and all sorts of other things but clowns?

Florida: Are clowns anyone's thing? Like nobody likes clowns.

Michigan, who's dressed as a juggalo for Halloween: I find clowns delightful.

[lunearobservatory]

it's illegal to give a fish alcohol in ohio (but not in michigan!)

[alaskasbignaturals]

hes a little stupid sometimes but he means well <3

i had the idea for this comic like ten minutes ago and i had to make it

[theywhoshantbenamed]

Hello hello nobody asked but here’s some more states as kids because there were still little doodles I wanted to add

Very specifically I wanted to draw Michigan and Ohio cause I know they’d be rivals no matter the age. Ohio would also be one of those loud as fuck kids with lots of energy. Also I didn’t get to doodle New Jersey interacting with California and New York so there. New Jersey would prolly be the loudest among them as kids and California is kinda mortified at the way the NE talks to each other but New York reassured him that it’s fine. California prolly the bossy type of kid too but he doesn’t really get away with it with NY and NJ

[northduhcodeuh]

Ohio and Michigan 😈

Michigan is trying to decipher if Ohio is challenging him or if it’s affection. It’s both.

One of my fiends asked me to draw them, so here the goobers are 🤲. I’m not sure on the Ohio design, I haven’t drawn him in a bit, so idk if it will stay the same 🤷‍♂️

[abcwordsurge]

hey so I made this little thing. feel free to use for. whatever

explanations and examples under the cut

wearing each other's merch is just. one of my favorite things. whether by coercion or choice, it's funny and sweet. to me

michigan with ohio's blanket is pretty specific, but it shows up in two of my fics (chapters 12 and 13 of "minnie's scrapbook," and my "van horn" duology), so I figured I might as well include it

everyone else knows: even when ohio and michigan are blinded by their rivalry, the rest of the states (or at least the midwest) are not oblivious to their mutual crushes!

love confessions is pretty generic- as are literal sleeping together, h/c, fluff, angst, and smut- so I'm going to skip past this

ohio and michigan mending old wounds is very special to me. I don't have much of it myself (what can I say? I'm a fluff writer), but it's great to see how others do it. @xechoecho88x is very good at this <3

historical fics are more common than usual for this duo, I think, simply because of the fandom, and the past of these two states. I myself have indulged in writing fics rooted in history a few times, especially "tell me do you hate me" and "or do you want to date me," or as I like to call them, my "van horn" duology)

bickering!! really, is it an ohio / michigan fic without some bickering? (banter might also fall into this category, if done a certain way, haha)

us writers in the wttt fandom have a specialty in repressed feelings, I think. it works particularly well for these two because this is definitely the type of relationship where denial comes first, and far be it from them to admit they care about the other

watching movies together is another one that I included because I realized that it happens strangely often in my fics. notably, "classic hallmark" and "so wrong it's right."

nicknames!! a highly debated topic by ohiogan scholars. (other highly debated topics include the infamous ohiogan vs ohiomich debate. /lh) what various names does ohio use to avoid saying "michigan"? does michigan call ohio "buckeye" or "buckeyes"? (I'm in the minority here; I think it's "buckeyes." it just rolls off the tongue better.) whatever the nicknames might be, if they're in the fic, you can mark it on the box

ofc, I would be remiss to not include The Game. this is the basis on which I ship them. every year ohio state and university of michigan fans meet up to fight to the death- or at least to the end of the fourth quarter. it's football. I'm talking about football. whether it's a scene in the fic or just the basis of their teasing, it's so much fun to read and write. go bucks!

ruining the relationship is another one that I included for @xechoecho88x. (sorry for adding you twice in the same post. I can't help it that you impacted my ohiogan heart so strongly)

there are plenty of fics inspired by music in general, but there's something special about ohiogan fics inspired by music. and I just love writing fics with song titles, ok? I have the aforementioned "van horn" duology, "(never) let you go" (title from "mary on a cross," inspired by an edit from @mittenstroll), and "so wrong it's right" (title from "to my enemies" the theme imo of these two). there's also @xechoecho88x's marvelous "singing until the end." (sorry for adding you again, echo!)

only one allowed to hurt you is me: I love the ohio and michigan rivalry, but you know what I love more? ohio and michigan being protective of each other. it just does something to me /pos

ohio has his whole thing with not saying michigan's name, so there's something special about moments when he does. I myself have used this trick many times. I just can't get over ohio saying it- whether by accident or intent- and michigan's reaction is just- cjskmslslspwl. they make me feel things

yes, I have another box about them being protective of each other. can you blame me?

aspec michigan was another one I did for @xechoecho88x. (I swear this is the last time I'll add you!) it's just. aspec michigan heals me. ohio being supportive of aspec michigan is even better

toledo war mentions, well, how could I not include this? whether it's a historical fic or they're mending the rift between them after the fact, I love when there are reminders of their past <3

go forth and enjoy ohiogan. they are so so special to me

[dead-account485795]

I got access to a drawing tablet and immediately drew my boy

[sunheart101]

Currently thinking about Michigan accidentally leaving a Wolverines hoodie in Ohio’s room on accident and Ohio keeping it not wanting to give it back (I’m thinking Michigan forgot about it)

Ohio wears it in private whenever he gets the chance cause it reminds him of Michigan and it’s comforting and it makes him think that Michigan there with him, hugging/cuddling him which he definitely doesn’t want

[doueverwonder]

some of the states are just real bad at the fake name thing; like Kentucky panicked when someone asked his name once and now in a total of four towns he's gotta go by Tucker and in another four Kenny. Florida just tells people his name is Flo and when ppl point out that's usually a woman's name he pretends to be all offended and says he was named after his grandma. California accidentally started to introduce himself as California but caught himself and now his name is Calvin, Michigan doing the same thing and ending up with Mitchell. Indiana out here introducing himself as Indiana and then having to lie and say his parents just really liked Indiana Jones. The Dakota's are fighting over who gets Dakota for their civilian name, they have an elaborate story about being separated at birth and accidentally named the same thing. Texas has on multiple occasions told someone his name was Austin bc it was just the first thing that came to mind (Austin gets upset bc "thats my name" "shut up"). Georgia has gone by George multiple different times, but it's arguably funnier when Washington goes by George.

[dailymothanon]

Michigan with his chronic generic guy disease 💔 Hope he heals soon. I read Michi is one of the best states for fishing (emphasis on one of, usually in the top 3) and also that Carhartt came from Michigan so i figured he's just be some guy honestly

bonus closeup of super cool hat that he has because he's on the fishin grind. Women want him, fish fear him is what his state motto should be

[blrrytorch]

YOUR FRONT PAGE BOY IS FINALLY HERE

you can barely see his detroit tigers symbol on his hat im so sad :( but MICHIGAN!!

the drawing was originally gonna have ohio too but i couldnt figure him out so you don’t get him

also the lyrics are from SPKOTHDVL by I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME !!