#and we know that the Forgetmenauts do have fairies that steal people in their versions of folklore e.g. Tam Lin

[rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl]

Hey everyone buckle up because I have a new Forgetmenauts theory! Basically, their Thomas the Rhymer is in fact the Hawker from "Jack"

-The Hawker explicitly "ain't no liar" which would correspond with the apple of truth that the Fairie Queen made Thomas eat

-The last part of Truth Be Told repeats "brave boy," which is what Jack's mother calls him at the beginning of the song

-The Hawker has "a lot of secrets" to be sold, which would again work really well with someone who ate an apple of truth and therefore became a prophet

-They both share an obsession with paths and deep interest in bartering

#right. so sir walter scott wrote a thomas the rhymer poem divided into three parts no less #anyways in the end of that poem thomas spends seven years back among the humans and then hears of a couple omens and just disappears #and we know that the Forgetmenauts do have fairies that steal people in their versions of folklore e.g. Tam Lin #so my new headcanon has thomas going back to the Elf lands and joining them in luring people into the third option after heaven and hell #is it likely the forgetmenauts meant this? certainly not but it lowkey makes sense to me so here y'all are! #rio remarks #the forgetmenauts #be nimble be quick