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Bo Sinclair would sob listening to Bridge by Queensrÿche.

#ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #bo sinclair #house of wax but the sinclairs discovered therapy #the headcanon that Bo and Vincent like Queensrÿche.

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Headcanon: when Bo and Vincent were kids and it was their birthday, Bo would always sulk in his room because the only one actually celebrated was Vincent. Despite his “goodie two shoes because I’m the favorite” nature, Vincent would always smuggle Bo a slice of cake when everyone else wasn’t looking.

Bo never says it, but he still remembers that. It still means a lot to him.

#house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #I think Trudy would make a big deal out of Vincent’s birthday #she would bake and decorate the cake herself.#‘oh? it’s my favorite child’s birthday today? oh! extra love and favoritism for him today!’#I wont go into my psychoanalysis of the Sinclair brothers I promise #ephemeral antiquities

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I’m so glad that we are having ASL discourse and discussions in the House of Wax (2005) fandom.

Bottom line, you can still write your fanfics and make your comics and headcanons with Vincent signing! I can’t really stop you anyway. But believe me, I love to see it as much as the next person I’m sure. Just make sure that you are putting proper research into sign language, and deaf culture by extension.

#adding some hc’s in the tags #I fully believe Vincent is fluent in sign and that contrary to his brothers it is his first language #like I said before: the language of his heart #Bo and Lester had to learn in order to communicate with him when he’s not wearing his mask #sign is a very vibrant bold and expressive language.#I believe that Vincent is secretly a brat at times (he was the favorite).#do with those what you will.#in terms of s/o’s he’ll be a bit frustrated or glum if they dont know sign.#I’d imagine expressimg your love for someone is harder when you’re not able to with the language of your heart.#he wouldn’t mind teaching them just as long as they willing and open to learn #if they do know sign? bonus points.#there would be more but its presently 4:30 a.m. andI am exhausted.#ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair

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More House of Wax (2005) but the Sinclairs discovered therapy so they’re just normal guys and now its a sitcom…

•chia pets. Bo has a Willie Nelson chia pet, Lester has a hedgehog, and Vincent has Bob Ross.

•Bo forces everyone to watch football. Vincent hates it. Superbowl season is his least favorite time of year.

•Bo drags Vincent out of the house once a month, aside from therapy appointments and Lester’s road trips. (“You’re a hermit.” “No, Im just selective of who I interact with.” “…thats.. thats a hermit.” “[pulls out dictionary] actually I- oh.” )

•Vincent’s workspace is littered with Bob Ross merchandise. Posters with his phrases, replication paintings from when he and his brothers watched it, even a life sized cardboard cutout. Bo is a little creeped out at this point.

•Radio is everyone’s best friend.

•when they were younger, Bo went out and bought an old banged up truck with money he that got fixing up other cars and odd jobs around the area. The trio always used to go out on weekends and race around the countryside. It started when Lester was about 13. Bo would purposefully drive recklessly through old farmland, whipping around turns as music blared from the radio so loud that whoever was sitting in the truck bed could hear it as they were jostled around. When Lester was younger, but begged to sit in the back, Vincent would join him to act as his human seatbelt which was shockingly effective, all things considered. Its a fond memory for all of them, and sometimes, every so often, they’ll all pile into Bo’s old truck and relive it.

•Bo and Vincent got “Im with stupid” shirts when they were younger, and they still have them. Yes, they both still wear them, to each other’s chagrin. (“[staring at Vincent wearing the shirt] why did we spend our allowance on this at 14..” “[shrugs nonchalantly]”)

•despite the fact that Bo is notorious for just making TV dinners, he is actually a very good cook, as is Lester. Sometimes, if Vincent is particularly pesky about it, or if he recruits Lester into it, Bo can be convinced to cook a decent meal that actually takes effort.

•On a related note, Vincent is exceptionally good at reverse psychology. He’s also highly skilled at “puppy dog eyes” but he’d rather use reverse psychology. He finds Bo’s reactions very amusing.

•Both Bo and Vincent like to bake, and Lester always loves when they do.

•Bo and Lester like to go to carnivals, fairs and theme parks. Vincent gets roped in because his brothers go. He enjoys the rides, secretly, but really doesn’t like the crowds. Bo won his brothers giant stuffed toys at the games, and one time he even won a fish. Vincent keeps it, and it has since been named “Mr. Fishcasso III”.

•Lester has shown up randomly in the middle of the night, most of the time after a long day, and asks if he can just have tea and watch movies with Bo and Vincent. Vincent has to keep Bo from legitimately combusting for five minutes before they agree.

#ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #lester sinclair #house of wax but the sinclairs discovered therapy #this universe is very dear to me #Bo deadpans every time he walks into Vincent’s workshop #because he’s met with a poster that says ‘no mistakes just haply accidents’ and a life sized cardboard cutout of Bob Ross

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In reference to

#nothing to see here #just two brothers enjoying quality music from their cassette player #ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #and yes Vincent would be wearing a Queensrÿche shirt #you are correct.

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Bo and Vincent would greatly enjoy Queensrÿche, most likely.

#this is a projection post of you can not tell #it does genuinely seem like music they’d enjoy #ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #I can see them getting the cassettes for it #and occasionally sharing headphones with Lester #Bo: ‘yall shut up Queensrÿche just came on!!!’#Vincent: ‘….nobody was speaking but alright’ [also eager about the music]#in my mind they have ✨taste✨ and ✨musical standards✨

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Sitcom Sinclairs headcanons…

I’m coming down from an anxious day, so here is some content for Bo, Vincent and Lester in my little universe with an s/o with anxiety. Self projecting? Perhaps, we shall see.

Bo…

• His gut instinct is to laugh directly in your face at first, or tell you to “grow a pair”.

•But he’s in therapy now! The man is plus one green flag (because any man who goes to therapy has a green flag, in my mind).

•So now he stops himself before it comes out.

•He’s not great at the whole “soft, mushy, comforting” deal, but he’ll go easier on you if you’re having one of your days.

•If he finds you having an attack, thats an entirely different story. His therapist taught him some grounding techniques which he will gladly walk through with you.

•Once you’ve calmed down he’ll leave, only to return with ice cream or some home cooked Southern comfort food. Please be nice, he put his whole heart into those fried green tomatoes. That gumbo is made with his blood, sweat and tears.

•As you both eat, he’ll put one of your favorite movies on the working TV.

•One armed side hug the whole time. Tightens his grip if he feels you begin to shake or breathe a little heavier.

•Anxious s/o? Slap some affirmations on that human and give them food.

Vincent…

•Again, plus one green flag.

•While he might not always understand your specific cause of anxiety, he will try. He understands what anxiety is like.

•If you’re in the middle of an attack, he’ll ask (in his own special and unique way) if you’d like him to stay or to give you space.

•Also not the best at standard means of comfort.

•Will disappear before joining you, only to return with a cup of tea and a weighted blanket. Will request that you don’t ask how he obtained the blanket. Don’t worry about it. Also don’t worry about putting it on, he’s already wrapping it around you like a cocoon.

•Will listen as long as you need, will let you wait out the waves of nerves resting on his lap as he sketches or plays with your hair (only if you agree, but he knows firsthand how relaxing and comforting it can be to have your hair played with). Don’t look at his sketches, they’re definitely not you. Totally.

•If you don’t want to talk about it, he’ll try to find another way for you to get it out. He has suggestions, but if you have other ideas he’s all ears and ready to get whatever you need.

•Speaking of getting whatever you need.. Southern comfort food makes it’s not-so-surprising return! Made with love by the twins. He will watch you and make sure you eat until you are comfortably full.

•Overall, he’s comforting by just being there, in silent support. He might not speak much, but he will make sure you know that you are safe, that you are loved dearly, and that he is always there for you.

Lester…

•His s/o is having a rough day? Hold the phone, he’s on his way. Will undoubtedly enter and announce his presence with “have no fear, Lester is here!”

•To be frank, if you’re having anxiety he’s probably anxious for a split second just because you are.

•Will make sure you are as comfortable as humanly possible while he sets to getting your mind off of your anxiety.

•If you need to talk it out, he’s there in a minute. Don’t want to talk and just need comfort and a redirection of the mind? Bam, he’s there with it.

•I think Lester would have a small house, meaning a small kitchen, you can see and smell the food he’s cooking. Oh, whats this? Southern comfort food? Wow, what a surprise.. (he’s a good chef, but he’s still nervous you wont like it. Please reassure him).

•Will put on old cassettes to watch to help distract you.

•Bonus: Jonesy snuggles.

•He’ll tell you stories to help distract you and make you laugh, like funny anecdotes about his brothers (don’t tell them he told you).

•You don’t have to do anything for the rest of the day. Just kick back and relax, Lester has it all under control. He just wants you to feel comfortable and to rest so you can feel better, in whatever way that means for you.

#it is 4 a.m.#any man who goes to therapy gets a green flag in my opinion #slashers #slasher x s/o #slasher x reader #bo sinclare x s/o #vincent sinclair x s/o #lester sinclair x s/o #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #lester sinclair #house of wax but the sinclairs discovered therapy #ephemeral antiquities #not so slashers anymore huh #just traumatized off the grid men #this is not the direction I had pictured this account going in but thats ok I suppose.

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Listening to ‘What Was I Made For’ while thinking about the Sinclair brothers has me feeling.. how shall I say.. things.

#it makes sense in my mind #Im feeling emotions #ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #bo sinclair #lester sinclair #angst

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In regards to the general headcanon that Vincent Sinclair communicates through sign language….

Here’s my idea, everyone…

Obviously, we know that Vincent is not deaf, he is hearing. The only chance I could think is if his hearing was somehow affected in the surgery separating him from Bo, which isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility but still.

Though, that does not make it entirely irrational for him to communicate through ASL. However, there lies one problem in this headcanon, allow me to explain.

Sign language is more than simply hand gestures, and a lot of signs involve facial expressions. As my teachers always used to say about expressions, “if it doesn’t feel weird, you’re doing it wrong”. ASL relies on facial expression to indicate tone (among many other things) and expression is just as much a part of the sign as hand movement. A vast majority of the time, Vincent’s face is covered so his expression is not easily visible, and there’s the elephant in the room. Basically, to sign without visible expressions is.. not easy to put it simply, if not downright impossible.

I do believe that Vincent would communicate through sign though, at least partially. Without a doubt I believe a vast majority of his communication with others would be non-verbal. The method through which he would communicate I think would vary vastly depending on context and target audience. Signing to Bo and Lester is very plausible, in my opinion, or those he is comfortable enough to remove his mask around, but to others you may very well get a notepad or some other form of non-verbal communication.

But I also believe he would speak. It would be rare, though, as I imagine it would be physically painful for him, not to mention downright tiring (I get it). One or two sentences is the most (on a good day) you would get out of him, verbally. I have little information on this but I would imagine it’s not out of the realm of possibility that in the aforementioned surgery his vocal chords could have been somehow damaged, nevermind the scarring it left behind which could interfere severely with his ability to communicate verbally. Babies are small, after all.

I’m going off on a tangent now, though, so allow me to summarize and wrap things up.

Yes, I believe Vincent Sinclair 100% communicates, primarily, through non-verbal forms. Yes, I believe that part of that includes the usage of sign language in certain cases. But yes, I believe he will speak when absolutely necessary (in urgent situations, or when Bo isn’t listening or doesn’t care to pay attention to his signing) and it always catches Bo and Lester off guard. The two would be in the middle of a conversation, and out of nowhere they hear this scratchy, trembling voice (from severe lack of use + damage) from just out of their line of sight. I think they would never get used to Vincent’s voice, because it’s such a rarity and when it is heard it stops you in your tracks and makes your hair stand on end, just for a moment.

On a final note, while I do believe he speaks on occasion and communicates through different non-verbal means, I believe Trudy would have taught him sign first when she realized that speaking was more or less out of the equation. English is his spoken language, but in terms of communication, I believe sign would be the language of his heart.

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#disclaimer: I am not deaf so I am not an expert on this it is simply based on my learning #so if anyone who is deaf sees this and there is incorrect information PLEASE correct me!#I love this headcanon deeply but in spme situations it unfortunately isnt entirely realistic #I do want to continue learning ASL #<- side note #ASL is one of my favorite languages honestly #and in a way it lines up with the timeline #Im rambling but I love ASL and HoW #ephemeral antiquities #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #vincent sinclair #that collective headcanon that Vincent Sinclair signs #we love you Vincent you are beautiful as you are #sign and non-verbal communicate on my man

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House of Wax but the Sinclairs discovered therapy so now its a sitcom.

The living situation is the same, but they’re just a bunch of normal guys who live off the grid (good for them).

•Bo still works on cars and operates the gas station, Vincent still does art (added bonus that he now gets commissions on occasion) and Lester still does… that.

•Bo is not allowed to cook all of the time, because when he does its TV dinners or mac n’ cheese. It gets old after a while.

•Friday nights are movies and pizza (Bo found a working TV at a second hand store, so they all went around and bought a bunch of movies + all of the seasons of The Joy of Painting). Bo ordered pineapple on pizza once to be a menace and Vincent punched him in the nose for it.

•maybe once or twice a year, every year, Bo and Vincent have to save Lester from accidentally joining an MLM from someone who passed through Ambrose. (“Listen, I know it sounds all well and good when they tell you about it but-“ “M-L-M BAD. YOU NOT JOIN. FINISHED.” “But” [in unison] “no.” “NO.”)

•I know that other people have made the meme from Two and a Half Men with the Sinclair brothers (the one that says ‘well if you forgot it, it probably wasn’t that important’) and thats a frequent occurrence.

•Lester drags his brothers on road trips now (this is encouraged by every involved party’s therapist.) but they’ve grown to tolerate enjoy them. Bo likes to sweet talk the poor women in the towns they visit and to goof off with his brothers, which is also a bonus for the two of them (but Vincent wont admit that). Vincent likes seeing all of the scenery, and trying to commit it to memory so he can paint or sketch it out later. He once sat for three hours on a bench sketching at the grand canyon while Bo and Lester were left to their own devices (they tried to climb a tree and got stuck).

•Holiday parties, every holiday, every year. They go all out. It’s truly quite the sight.

#House of Wax but the Sinclairs discovered therapy #House of Wax #House of Wax 2005 #Bo Sinclair #Vincent Sinclair #Lester Sinclair #Im very rusty with glossing as I havent done it in years so it looks very rough and I apologize #ephemeral antiquities

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HoW but the Sinclair brothers discovered therapy…

Bo: “who are these people and why are they in my house.”

Vincent, slapping his hand on the table to get Bo’s attention: OUR HOUSE

Bo: “my bad, our house. Still.”

Lester, from the couch, eating: “oh! These guys? Eh, they’re harmless! I found em on the side of the road so I picked em up, figured you guys wouldn’t mind.”

Bo: “I-“

Lester:

Bo: “…is that my sandwich??”

Lester: “M-“

Vincent, mournful, as someone messes with and consequently almost breaks a painting: MY BOB ROSS PAINTING

#all of the caps lock for Vincent means he’s signing not yelling #just to clarify #as someone who knows and has a deep love for sign language #I love the concept that Vincent signs #House of Wax but the Sinclair brothers discovered therapy #House of Wax #House of Wax 2005 #Bo Sinclair #Vincent Sinclair #Lester Sinclair #ephemeral antiquities

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Update: aside from my normal posting, everyone can now expect content based off of my previous post. I highly suggest you buckle up.

#House of Wax but the Sinclairs discovered therapy #its a sitcom #I suppose #ephemeral antiquities

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