#Bro this painting took FOREVER

[cosmoshard]

stargazing

#sonic #Sonic movie 3 #ark siblings #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #Sonic movie #my art #Bro this painting took FOREVER #15Hrs #Anyways they’re hiding from the rest of society<3

[its-short-for-jackalope]

ugh, don't you just hate it when you're on a date with your partner and your boss won't stop calling to chat? 🙄

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Curtwen for @starkidobsessedgiantgremlin, featuring a grumpy Agent Mega who doesn't like having to share attention.

#im sorry this took so long to finish lol. i was having some difficulties w/ this one AND THEN i got sick 🤧😵‍💫 #glad i was able to finish it today but i am So Tired now and my brain is mush #jack jabbers #curtwen #spies are forever #saf #tcb spies are forever #tin can bros #tcb #saf fanart #spies are forever fanart #owen carvour #agent curt mega #artists on tumblr #digital art #clip studio paint #csp

[schiste-argileux]

- quote from an interview about the book: Coraline, which was written by Neil Gaiman.

#LoZ #Legend of Zelda #BOTW #Ganondorf #calamity ganon #Link #BoTW Link #malice #my art #bro it took forever to paint this LMAOOOO

[mossy-rat]

and all of the ghouls come out to play, and every demon wants his pound of flesh, but I like to keep some things to myself

click for better quality | commission me!

#HI THIS TOOK ME FUCKING FOREVER GOD BLESS #wei wuxian #the untamed #mdzs #lan wangji #wen qing #jiang cheng #jiang yanli #jin zixuan #wangxian #yunmeng bros #yunmeng siblings #art #traditional art #watercolor #watercolor painting #artists on tumblr #cql quote comics

[wysteria-bloom]

Hazbin Hotel but the reader is an overlord that's like Miss Argentina

Genre : Songfic

Warnings : Val. Allusions to suicide. Self harm.

A/n : yeah bro idek I thought this was a cool idea if this post flops I don't give a shit I love miss argentina and her song is the best out of the whole Beetlejuice soundtrack and I will fucking die on that hill. This is Alastor x reader focused btw.

"I was hot!" The woman exclaimed, leaning against the bar stool seductively, grinning toothily at Charlie," Went to parties a lot, yknow?" She raised her eyebrows suggestively, mimicking snorting cocaine across her forearm.

Charlie smiled nervously at the woman as she watched her spin away from the bar towards Husker gracefully," I was driving lamborghinis sippin' super dry martinis in the tiniest bikinis on a yacht," Her smile dropped and she pretended to be a damsel in distress, leaning backwards as Husk caught her in his arms with a bored expression," but I was depressed~..."

She pet Husk on the cheek good-naturedly and spun out of his arms," Oh so completely obsessed... an unhappy beauty queen who dreamed to be Miss Argentina," She gave Charlie a wink, flipping her hair before she gave her a sincere look," I had such low self-esteem, I was a mess!"

Charlie frowned in sympathy before she was pulled into a side hug very suddenly, face pressed against... a generously gifted... cleavage. Her cheeks exploded a bright colour of red and she could've sworn she heard Vaggie growl.

"So I gave it all up for the netherworld, I've been here forever, girl." She gave Charlie a wink and a ruffle of her hair," If I was more clever, girl - I would've stuck it out. Knowing what life's about."

She spun Charlie around, putting on a dramatic performance as she clutched a hand to her chest," Pain and joy and suffering," She wiped away a fake tear," Failing but recovering. I'll tell you another thing," She gestured to Charlie's ragtag group of sinners who were watching the performance with interest and amusement," Everyone here is alone!" Their faces dropped.

She cupped Charlie's face gently, grinning wryly," so if you are breathing, go home!"

She took Charlie's hands in her own, swaying her hips from side to side, engaging in a tango," If I knew then, what I know now~!" She twirled Charlie around with a joyous laugh, the princess couldn't help but laugh along with her, the woman's energy completely infectious," I would have looked within and let love in somehow~!"

She pulled Charlie back towards her, her movements sharp and jumpy," If I only knew, the truth back then," she pressed a kiss to Charlie's hand and let go, showing her wrists to Charlie with a cheeky little smile on her lips, two blatant scars across her wrists indicated to Charlie what exactly happened to (name)," I wouldn't have had my 'little accident'~"

She swayed around, ignoring the pitying look the princess sent her way," Don't be blind," She stopped in front of the painting of Charlie and her parents, gesturing to it with a disapproving frown on her painted lips," You left your whole life behind!" She then counted with her fingers as she began to list," see a shrink, call a priest, ask the recently deceased!" She pointed at Vaggie who ruffled at her uncomfortably.

She then began to push Charlie gently towards the front door of the hotel, giving Alastor an inviting grin," Death is final and you cannot press rewind~!" She cheered out with a wide grin to her voice.

The Radio Demon simply closed his eyes with a simple little smile on his lips, striding over to the woman and holding his arm out to her in a gentlemanly fashion, which made her laugh and link her arm with his.

As they walked around the town, demons chimed in to (name)'s song, following her with stars in their eyes and wide grins.

"Don't jump when the light is red!"

"Toasters should be used for bread."

"Never smoke cigars in bed..."

"Nietzsche was right, y'know, to live is to suffer, bro!"

"Don't cheat on the one you wed!!"

"Never whip a thoroughbred."

"Angry pygmys shrunk his head!"

(name) gave Charlie a gentle pat to the head with a little frown on her lips as the demons harmonised with her," Why did it take death to see that happiness was up to me?"

The woman broke from Alastor and Charlie, arms gestured out widely as if she was offering a hug to the whole of hell. She wish she could.

"If I knew then, what I know nowww~!" She spun around in a circle as demons danced around her with wide grins stretched across their faces, her energy affecting them as well," I would've laughed and danced and lanced every sacred cow!"

She turned to Alastor and Charlie, bright eyes shining at them as she waved her hands at them to follow along with her and let loose," I thought I knew, but I was wrong~!"

Alastor's grin stretched as he placed a hand on Charlie's shoulder, gesturing a hand to (name) as the two of them sang to her," 'cause life is short, but death is super long!"

Suddenly, a demon with a bomb-shaped head poked his head around (name), a mischievous little grin on his face," I exploded!" And his head did just that. But instead of brains, confetti flew around the whole of street.

It looked like a festival was happening... and with (name) it might as well have been a festival.

Demon danced and frolicked around as they cheered and chirped out, dancing in the square like no tomorrow.

Angel Dust grinned at Husk toothily and offered the cat a hand to dance which he scoffed and rolled his eyes at but took his hand anyways, a grin ghosting onto his lips.

Sir Pentious was crouched down a little as he took Niffty's little hands into his and they flailed their arms happily in an uncoordinated dance. His eggs marching around them with stupid smiles.

Vaggie offered a hand to Charlie with a shy little smile on her lips. The princess' previous grievances were forgotten as she let the happiest smile spread across her lips, pulling Vaggie close to her to begin dancing.

Alastor made his way into the middle as (name) held her hand out to him. His large claws wrapped around hers, one of his hands settled on her waist as he sang along with her.

"If I knew then, what I know now~! " She gave him a bright smile, the two of them dancing in complete sync. (name) didn't know Alastor could tango so well, that was for sure," I would've crossed every line and drank all the wine before my final bow!" At this line, Alastor dipped her, making her squeal in delight.

"If I knew, the things that now I know~!" The two of them focused on eachother's feet as they tapped and moved along to the music sharply, the demons all gaming over singing from here.

"I would ride the highs and cherish the lows! Going, it's a quick trick 'round the rodeo!"

(Name)'s arm wrapped around Alastor's neck as he lifted her up bridal style, spinning her around joyously. The woman had an arm thrown out as she sang her heart out," So before they lower the curtain, be certain to enjoy the show! That's what I knoooow~!"

He let her down as she danced herself and then gave Charlie a supportive smile," life is short but death is long," she took her hand and trailed her through the crowd to the middle of the square, standing on the stairways of the hotel," here, one minute then it's gone."

Charlie joined in the song happily," thought I knew but I was wrong," the two then harmonised," If only I knew what I know now~!!"

- 👠 -

Vox's eye twitched as he watched the screen, just about ready to explode. Vox had it frozen on the frame of (name) in Alastor's arms as they sang together with knowing smiles on their lips.

Val hummed, tapping the screen with a claw," her tits are huge, huh?"

That made the TV-man snap as he glitched out from pure adultered rage, throwing his "Fuck Alastor" mug at Val.

#alastor x y/n #alastor hazbin hotel #alastor x you #alastor x reader #hazbin hotel x reader #hazbin x reader #songfic #i love miss argentina with my whole heart #Spotify

[jeansplaytoy]

aot people and what dogs they have

this was funnnn , no warnings !!

starting off , i feel like eren would have a french bulldog 😭 he don’t even seem like a big dog typa person (not in the animal way) but he would def name the dog after him like with the same initials or something. like ej (eren jeager) jr.

“ej jr, getcho ass back over here.”

“bruh ej jr ian even playin nomo bruh.”

“junior, why you eat my new…” and take a deep ass breath. “why you eat my new shoes?”

but to be honest he can’t even be mad cus him and the dog act just alike 💀 and i feel like ej jr would be hella nice, just play too much (like eren). like the amount of times this dog has took off down the sidewalk and eren just stood there, sick and tired of the bullshit. he’d definitely be one of those people that would be like “dogs too much to handle” but kept the dog no matter whatttt.

next up is connie, who would prolly have a doberman i’m not even finna lie. like he would want a dog that looks scary, but isn’t actually mean. and that’s specifically his dog.

like he’s trained enough that if connie tells him to attack like for real, that mf gon attack. but he’s trained enough to know if connie just playin or not. but he got it kinda good cus when i say everybody is scared of this boys dog …. it ain’t even funny 💀

everybody is scared of it except for the main group. he gotta keep it in its room (yet it had its own room) for somebody to come over his house.

and i feel like he’d name it like domino or spade (ykyk).

“yo spade come here lil bro!”

“spade go eat yo food, you had me fixing that shit for nun.”

“spade. go in yo room fool.”

he also squares up and play fights wit the dog 😭.

next up is jean. now this mf know he wrong, but he would have one of them tall ass dogs, like a irish wolfhound or sumn.

now this dog is sum else, jeans dog would be hella chill, but taking it out in public? 💀shiddd. everybody staring and looking like a mf and he honestly, HONESTLYYY don’t understand why. people will literally be like “bruh, that dog is huge as fuck.” and he’ll just be like “ion know what y’all be talmout, but ight.” AND IT AINT NO ACT cus he tall too😭.

the dogs name would prolly be clifford, ngl. the only difference is that the dog ain’t red. but other than that, he chill as hellll.

“clifford, stop tryna eat paper and shit!”

“cliff’ you chewed my bottle of water bro.”

“clifford, go. just go sit down, damn.”

there’s really no problems with this dog other than the fact that it’s big, but it’s trained a lot and hella good. like the dog knows to sit down in its normal spot when people come over and not to try to jump on people when they’re standing up, stuff like that.

so ony would probably have a small dog just like eren, and it’d probably be a papillon and lemme tell you, he would literally treat this dog like a princesssss omggg.

buy her clothes, paint her nails, brush and comb her hair, brush her teeth, treats everywhere in the bottom of the pantry. like he’ll treat the dog like his own daughter. he always holds her, she’s trained (kind of), like what else could a dog ask for?

but the namewise, i feel like he’d name his dog princeee, honestly. 😭

“princess, bring yo tiny ass-“

“you hungry, P’?”

“princess get that shit out yo mouth!”

of course he’ll only fuss at the dog if she really being disobedient like the time his bed was covered in toilet paper, like ten rolls.

now speaking of fussing, mikasa will forever get fussed at for buying not one, but two black perro de prasa canarios. when i say this girl don’t give a damn bout walking at night with her hands full at all, even when the dogs ain’t on a leash, they’re trained REALLY good. so when she’s actually scared or nervous about somebody following her, they’ll do exactly what she says. full on barking and then stopping mid bark when she says so.

everybodies scared of her dog (and connie would be jealous because not that many people really care about his when they see hers) but it’s not even on purpose, she just wants them for protection honestly.

their names would probably be bullet and gun. obviously.

“gun, bullet, why is there dog food everywhere?”

“gun, bro stop tryna fight bullet.”

“bullet, stop shaking water everywhere!”

bullet is bullet because he got a lot of energy and gun is gun because he’s more intimidating. like they got the spike collars and all, mikasa was not playing.

last but not least, sasha would have a dog that she could laugh at everyday, like a greyhound.

now honestly her and this dog will argue each other from the minute she wakes up to the minute she goes back to sleep. they would be so on and off. 😭 but she’d dress the dog up and stuff and be really nice to it.

the only thing she’d really laugh at is how skinny the dog looks. but the name would probably be bones.

“bones, stop chewing on my airpods cases!”

“bones, get out. please get out.”

“bones stop scratching meee!”

but she obviously loves her dog cus she’s the type to have it since she was like 16 maybe. and they play fight too but she always ends up losing the fight, and one of her lashes in the process.

let’s not talk about how i fg to put armin, hope u enjoyed.

#aot headcanons #aot x reader #connie springer #aot connie #aot onyankopon #onyankapon #sasha braus #eren headcanons #jean kirschtein headcanons #connie headcanons #jean headcanons #aot imagines #mikasa headcanons

[gaybatmanenthusiast]

PLS PLS PLSSS WRITE A JOKER X MALE READER FIC BRO BEGGING ON MY KNEESS POOKIE!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻

like uhhh make reader is a new villain in Gotham, but like they’re like also not a villain or something like that I don’t know. I just want him to be evil and I don’t want it like to romantical you know what I mean?!?!? !!!!!

DANCING WITH DARKNESS (oneshot)

(THE JOKER X MALE READER)

⋆★ word count : 544

⋆★ warnings : n/a

⋆★ summary : ^^

⋆★ extra : new and refreshed!! I wrote this awhile ago and sent it to my friend on disc but I might as well post it here<3

In the shadowed streets of Gotham City, a mysterious newcomer emerged, captivating the attention of its residents, particularly the infamous criminal mastermind known as The Joker. (M/N), with his enigmatic charm and undeniable magnetism, quickly became a subject of interest for the madman.

Unbeknownst to The Joker, (M/N) had his own dark agenda brewing beneath the surface. His presence in Gotham was no coincidence; he had carefully calculated his moves, ready to play a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

As (M/N) and The Joker crossed paths, a spark of madness flew between them. The Joker's twisted mind was both fascinated and intrigued by the enigma that was (M/N). There was something about his calculated manner and hidden intentions that tickled The Joker's desire for chaos.

Unwittingly, (M/N) found himself captivated by The Joker's charm and unpredictability. There was an intoxicating allure about the criminal mastermind that drew him in, despite the danger that lurked within those twisted smiles.

The dance between (M/N) and The Joker took on a new level of thrill and danger. Their encounters became a constant game of push and pull, each one testing the other's limits and boundaries. With every passing moment, the line between obsession and attraction blurred, igniting an intense connection that neither of them could deny.

As Gotham City trembled under their shared presence, they embarked on a journey intertwined with violence, deception, and dark desires. The dangerous game they played only fueled the flames of their twisted passion, with each move threatening to either consume them or become their ultimate downfall.

—

As (M/N) and The Joker delved deeper into their entangled web, secrets started to unravel. Each revelation pulled them further into the depths of their own darkness. They discovered that they were two sides of the same coin, driven by their insatiable thirst for chaos and power.

Despite the treacherous path they walked, (M/N) found himself drawn to The Joker's madness, finding a strange solace in the chaos that surrounded them. Likewise, The Joker, unable to resist (M/N)'s hidden motives, admired the newcomer's twisted brilliance.

—

In the climactic showdown between (M/N) and The Joker, their dark desires reached their peak. The city of Gotham became their playground, a canvas upon which they painted their twisted art. In a twisted symphony of violence and madness, they realized that they were both enhancers and catalysts for each other's darkest selves.

Their bond, born from a shared addiction to chaos, threatened to consume them entirely. In the face of their destructive passion, they were forced to question their loyalties and decide whether to succumb to their dark desires or seek redemption in a world that seemed irredeemable.

—

(M/N) and The Joker's dangerous dance continued, each step becoming more perilous than the last. They remained locked in their co-dependent game, forever drawn to the darkness that enveloped them. In the twisted tapestry of Gotham City, they found an unlikely connection, forever entwined in a dance of chaos and desire.

Whether they would find salvation or meet their ultimate downfall remained uncertain. But one thing remained clear—wherever (M/N) and The Joker ventured, chaos followed, a testament to the power of their dark desires and the twisted bond they shared.

#male reader #writers on tumblr #x male reader #x reader #the joker #the joker x reader #the joker x male reader #joker #joker x male reader

[pansy-picnics]

SHE IS SO NERODIVERGENT OMG. i pretty much described the first few episodes to my friend as “rapunzel is autistic and no one else knows how to handle an autistic person” pffft. she’s just so. gosh. she’s so full of love :( she went through so much for her Entire life up until now but she’s still so full of love and passion and sometimes that’s what end up being her downfall, because no one else is taking the time to understand her and they misinterpret how she acts on her care for them. but she just wants to help people :((

SHES SOOO AUTISTIC AND THATS LIKE. HONESTLY I FEEL LIKE THATS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF HOW THE SHOW ENDED UP PORTRAYING HER bc it definitely has a lot of flaws but like. she has a lot of traits that neurotypical people would typically consider “childish” or “immature” but the show doesn’t infantilize her for it and as an autistic person thats something that makes me really warm and fuzzy inside…..i think she should be Weirder and i think everyone should love her for it!!!!! AND I THINK THEY DO!!!! i will never let go of the idea that cass and varian despite everything they went through will be in her life forever. they care way too deeply abt each other to just let go because of a misunderstanding on rapunzel’s part!!!!! also cass has a massive gay crush on her so she couldn’t remove her from her life even if she tried /j

nothing about rapunzel is neurotypical and i stand by that tbh. its not even just the missing social cues things its the way she’s so in touch with the world,,, like the way shes always barefoot bc shoes feel weird and restricting? like THAT’S AUTISM? literally i have an autistic friend who’s sensory seeking and she said the exact same thing SHE’S JUST AUTISTIC BRO

sorry i can actually go SO in depth on how exactly i think rapunzel’s autism presents. like she’s the kind of autistic who’s really soothed by deep pressure and thats what she always gives everyone big tight bear hugs bc gothel never let her do that but she’s just trying to share that comfort it always gives her. (varian is like this too so they always squeeze each other SOOO tight when they hug and it looks really uncomfortable from an outside perspective but they’re both THRILLED.) she’s the kind of person who has tons of vocal stims and is always bouncing around in some way. she bites people but like Lovingly. she loves weird smells like rubbing alcohol and people have to take it away from her bc they don’t want her to inhale the fumes for too long. when she was a kid she climbed all over EVERYTHING she climbed on the tower roof a lot too if it weren’t for gothel’s gaslighting she would’ve figured out a way to escape by the time she was like 6 years old. she’s hyper emphatic in the way that she grows super attached to inanimate objects. she enjoys trying the most batshit food combinations just to see what they taste like and she usually ends up enjoying them. she’s banned from the kitchen bc once she put ketchup on a hard boiled egg. she’s the kinda person who only uses swears for Special Occasions.

i actually have this one cassunzel fic bookmarked that’s mostly focused on autistic rapunzel and i hold it SOOOO close to my heart i think about it literally all the time ITS CANON TO ME OK. SHE HAS A COMFORT BLANKET AND ITS THE ONE SHE WAS WRAPPED IN WHEN GOTHEL TOOK HER FROM THE CASTLE…..IT HAS THE SUN CREST ON IT AND THATS HOW SHE STARTED PAINTING IT. IT MAKES ME SCREAM AND CRY AND THROW UP BC I HAD A COMFORT BLANKET WHEN I WAS A KID AND I COULDN’T SLEEP WITHOUT IT. AUGHHH.

rapunzel is the sweetest person in thw world i wholeheartedly believe everyone loves her. LIKE SHE BASICALLY REDEEMED *counting on my fingers* LIKE AT LEAST 6 CRIMINALS??? PROBABLY MORE??? and at the same time shes so Weird. like i think shes weird in a very specific way that doesn’t even have anything to do with the autism shes just kind of a freak bc like she grew up in a tower for 18 years ofc she is. like i think shes so infatuated with the world as a whole she loves Everything shed treat the worlds most venomous creature like a little puppy. whenever eugene is screaming about bugs in the castle shes like “awwwww little guy :(“ and goes and picks him up and brings him outside. shes like holding a tarantula the size of her hand like “eugene how could you be scared of this little face :(“ and eugene’s like “Blondie we need to burn this whole castle down”

its basically canon too like remember that one scene in beginnings where she brought that whole fucking wolf out from the woods and he just didn’t even bother her like they were chill. all animals are chill with rapunzel like that.

but also she probably ate bugs once like one day she got really bored in the tower and she saw pascal eating a bug and shes like “Oh huh i bet it must taste good” and so she just tried eating a couple of bugs because she could. and yknow what she probably liked it too but the only reason she doesn’t anymore is bc she feels bad for the bugs.

i also think she was weird in a sense that like…when she was in the tower something about her always just seemed a little Off yk? something about the way she stared or her body language…it was because of the abuse ofc. but like she generally had this very porcelain doll look to her. like she was so slim and frail (malnourished) and she was strangely pale and the few freckles over her nose just seemed Too perfect. everything about her just looked untouchable, unreal, almost uncanny…..something abt it just made you uneasy but you could never put your finger on Why. and i think it’s especially clear when people look at her like ten or so years down the line…she’s much healthier, shes got some more weight on her, she looks much more comfortable in her body. she always has the biggest grin on her face. she’s got a light tan and shes absolutely COVERED in freckles from head to toe. scars and birthmarks and stretch marks on her skin tell this story of the life she’s lived and what she’s seen. she’s covered in tattoos, all designed herself (because you cant convince me she wouldn’t go CRAZY as soon as she finds out about tattoos ok.) shes always bouncing around everywhere, theres happiness literally RADIATING from her and shes so bright it’s blinding….

GOD she makes me so emotional. she is just so full of love and joy……….she draws pascal with freckles so they match……her favorite color is all of them….she’d sacrifice her life for all of her friends any day. she totally gets all huffy when her loved ones try to care for her when shes sick because she doesn’t want them to get sick too. yk the way everyone talks abt princess diana like thats how everyone in the tangled universe talks abt rapunzel i feel. i’m just. FUCK. PEACE AND LOVE ON PLANET EARTH.

#rapunzel tag #pansy rambling again #sorry i have so mucj more in my head but its like almost 5 am bro im just vomiting this out rn #PPL ALWAYS EITHER INFANTALIZE OR VILLAINIZE HER IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. #LIKE GOD FORBID A WOMAN BE A LITTLE SILLY.

[nuctoria]

KB as Luigi's toxic ex.

Listen.

Me, @istadris and probably many others who have seen their post have headcanoned that King Boo is Luigi's bitter, toxic ex who is pissed off that he was dumped and wants him back. Last night I came up with a literal timeline of how everything went down from LM1 to LM3 and I want to talk about it.

Lm1: KB was just another villain trying to show superiority, didn't even think Luigi would show up to save his bro and didn't have any traps or plans to defend against him, didn't even think he had to, hence why only the boos and poltergeist were actively aggressive towards Luigi, as it was under KB's command since he didn't want him getting Mario back, who was the actual priced possession at the time. Heck, there weren't even any Toads to save from paintings which shows KB's main goal.

Aftermath: KB is defeated and is shocked that he was defeated by Luigi, the second, shadowed brother of the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom with only a damn vacuum and some tiny elemental spirits he found hidden in the mansion. He wants to be mad but he's more curious and intrigued instead. This then leads him to try and learn more about the green man, heck even getting into Mario Kart, Mario Party and other games like this to try and approach him after hearing that Bowser was invited to these events too (He couldn't get into Smash Bros cause then it'd be too many Mario characters).

Start and end of the relationship: Luigi and KB know each other more personally now and they it ends up with them dating. But, KB is still an egotistical king that wants more power and he finds the purple gem stone that he replaced the red one with and it makes him more insane and aggressive. Luigi is scared and has to break up with him, trying to do so as lightly as possible so KB isn't too hurt emotionally and they can still be friends. Take three guesses on how that went based on LM Dark Moon. KB is furious and in denial, not wanting to let go of Luigi, but when he doesn't succeed he's so enraged that he swears to get revenge for this and keep him forever.

LM Dark Moon: KB learns of the new, docile ghosts that stay calm thanks to the power of the floating crystal called the Dark Moon (which I honestly want to look more into) and shatters it to unleash chaos and gain control over them. By this point, he knew how Luigi was the only one who could actually take on ghosts and boos and that he was more closely associated with EGadd so he was certain that he'd be called to do the job. Also because he kidnapped his brother again. The toads were just there and why not trap them to make it more fun? Afterall, the Toads were proper assholes to Luigi in way too many games so he took this chance to punish them for it. I don't think KB created all these mansions, he just found them and used them as his arenas, letting the ghosts figure out the how each one operated and use it to their advantage, with the boos often keeping them in line to the king's goal at hand. Even so, it was obvious that KB was more focused on doing actual harm to Luigi, with the creatures he created thanks to his new gem, to controlling the ghosts and even cursing the broken pieces of the Dark Moon, to going as far as to open a portal and let so many ghosts in that it nearly lead to the dimension collapsing on itself! All of this in a single night! I also want to point out the part in the scene at Secret Mines, where the boos had the ghosts in those red crystals to make them more powerful, taunting them while they themselves looked scared and trying to free themselves before having all that power forced into them and driving them crazy? That probably gave Luigi PTSD since he went through something similar with a worse outcome. And to top it all off, when he had finally all the pieces and thought he could go back to the lab to prepare to get Mario with probably the help of the ghosts, KB sabotages the camera that pixelated Luigi and went him in a pocket dimension that no one would be able to reach them and he couldn't escape from on his own. Honestly, I loved how they didn't have KB move at all besides him floating and staring at Luigi like that the entire time he mocked him, it made him look way scarier, like the calm anger mixed with menace. KB probably tried to make a deal that he'd let Mario go if he came back to him and ruled the land with him but Luigi refused and the fight started, if he couldn't make Luigi come to him willingly then he'd look lovely in a painting above his throne.

LM3: KB. Has. Lost. It. He is royally pissed and more psychotic than ever. He has become more ruthless and desperate to make Luigi pay before he is captured, knowing he couldn't save anyone, especially his bro and the princess. He was truly lucky he found such a naive ghost to willingly and obediently do anything he asked for and made the hotel probably as luxurious as his own castle as a way to show Luigi that this was the luxury he could have had but won't be able to enjoy now that he controlled ever spec of it. He is set on punishing Luigi in the worse way possible, the bosses using terrifying methods to defeat him, all unique and terrifying. Have you seen the T-Rex one? All ghost bosses had some strategy but that boss fight was immediate with no strategy except brute force and desire to kill. And the hotel is filled with deadly traps, spiked walls that slowly close in on you, locked in a room with deadly gas, axes swinging from the ceiling to slice you, the ceiling being threatened to collapse on you in a slow and torturous way, the list can go on but you get the idea. Luigi is greater danger than he'd ever been and at this point, KB is set on having Luigi alive or dead as long as he's his. He is sick to double-death with him slipping away from him when none of this even needed to happen.

#luigi #luigi's mansion #booigi #king boo #lm1 #lm dark moon #lm3 #luigi's mansion dark moon #luigi's mansion 3 #headcanons

[lxvebun]

traces of my heart

synopsis: Genshin boys and their love confessions/ almost confessions

content: Kaeya/Childe/Zhongli x gender neutral reader. Fluff. Implied kissing. Slightly possessive Childe. You wear Childe's clothes. Bro, they are so deeply in love with you. Use of nickname darling, love. English is not my first language so I'm sorry for any mistakes.

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Kaeya

Archons, you are the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. Just looking at you feels like a privilege. Especially right now, with the stars reflecting in your eyes and the moonlight painting your skin. Kaeya took you out to Starsnatch cliff to show you the beautiful sight of the stars yet your beauty outshines the universe above you and instead of admiring the stars he's admiring you. h

He's glad you're oblivious to the love filled look he's giving you because if you were to turn towards him and let him get the best view of your beautiful face, his heart will not be able to handle it and he will lose any composure that's left.

"You're supposed to stare at the stars silly, not at me"

Spoke too soon. Maybe you do pay attention to the surroundings…or do you just pay more attention to him. That thought alone is making his head spin.

"Can you blame me? you shine a hundred times brighter than any star ever could."

He doesn't know where he got the courage to speak but he's glad he did because the little laugh you let out at his words is such a heavenly sound he wants to hear it everyday. He wants to make you laugh and happy everyday. The Archons know he’s been dreaming about being yours for forever now. Dreaming about  being able to hold you, kiss you, wake up to you in the morning and cuddle together at night. Oh, the things he would do to be yours. Maybe today he finally gathers the courage to tell you that he's in love with you<3

Childe

He can feel his heart fluttering in his chest and a blush slowly creep down his cheeks. Archons, he prays you will admire the snowfall through the window long enough for him to collect his composure. The last thing he needs is to start stuttering over his words when you ask him if he’s okay. And all because of a coat, his thick winter coat that he let you borrow to withstand the freezing temperatures of Snezhnaya. It just looked so right on you, as if it belonged to you, as if he belonged to you. Archons, He wants to belong to you. To openly love you, dote on you, cherish you, and receive you and your love in return. To let everyone know that you're his and he's yours. Childe was so wrapped up in thoughts about you and him that he didn't realize you moved away from the window and towards him until you gently grabbed his hands and rubbed comforting circles into his skin with your thumb.

"Are you okay AJ? You’re never this quiet"

It takes everything in him to not just scoop you up into his arms and kiss you till his heart's content

"ye-yeah! Never better darling. Is the coat comfortable, do you need extra layers?" He sputtered out quickly, squeezing your hand and pulling you into a twirl in front of him.

"It’s okay, your coat is keeping me warm enough. it's very comfortable!  it's so soft and cozy and it still smells like you.. I might have to steal this one from you >:)"

He’s positive you are trying to kill him. You already own his heart. There's no need to make it beat so quickly as well. Not to worry, Childe is nothing short of competitive.

"Wouldn’t have to steal it if you became mine, you know." He whispers. Leaning in close until the tips of your nose almost touch. Despite the confident and bold action, his heart is pounding against his chest and he has a hard time holding eye contact.

After receiving no response for you, the confidence slowly slips out of him. You’re too quiet. did he mess up? Awkwardly clearing his throat he tries to let go of your hands but you stop him. Tightening your grip on his hands and continuing with rubbing circles into his skin.

And in return, you’d become mine? You asked so quietly, finally breaking eye contact to look at your intertwined hands. Even being so close to you, he barely caught the words.

He can’t help letting out a relieved chuckle. Letting go of your hands and gently cupping your face, leading your eyes back on him. Once again, leaning in close. there’s barely any distance between you two now. You can feel the warmth of his breath hitting your skin, and is that his or your heart that's beating so quickly?

"I've always been yours, "he breathes and closes the distance.

Zhongli

Zhongli doesn’t think he's ever been so utterly consumed by something, let alone someone. You make his heart beat like it's never done before and for a second he thought something was wrong with his mortal form. the pounding in his chest, the fluttering in his stomach, the way the air catches in his throat when you make eye contact. Deep down inside of him, he knew from the moment he laid his eyes on you, that you were going to become a piece of his soul. All these thousands of years on earth, watching over his people, watching over couples in love, reading romance literature, watching romance plays, all of it couldn't have prepared him for how deliciously devouring love feels like.

Whenever you come over to drink tea, all he can think about is waking up every morning next to you. The warmth of the sun painting the room and your skin in a soft golden glow, holding close you in his arms, tracing your skin and gently memorizing every little detail, every mole, every scar. Reluctantly crawling out of your embrace to prepare a tea kettle with your favorite tea and pulling out your favorite tea cup that despite the chipped rim you always preferred drinking out of. Waking you up with soft kisses and seeing that gorgeous smile appear on your face, crawling back in bed with you, drinking tea, and stealing more little kisses from you-

"Zhongli!"

Your voice pulls him out of his thoughts. Archons, his head feels a little foggy from all the love-filled and flowery thoughts. Slowly coming back to his senses he can see the now cold cup of tea on the table, the uneaten cookies you baked for both of you, and looking up a little, the concerned look in your eyes as you examine his face. How rude of him, he thinks, spacing out in the middle of your conversation.

"My apologies y/n my mind went,, elsewhere for a second" He can tell from the frown on your face that his apology didn’t do much to get rid of your worries

"Are you sure you’re okay" you stand up from your place across from him and kneel next to his chair, placing the back of your hand gently against his forehead to feel his temperature. He feels warm, and not the usual warmth he radiates.

"You're a little warm. Are you feeling well do you need to lie down?"

Your face is inches from his now. You’re even more beautiful up close. Golden eyes trail over every little detail of your face. It was a miracle his pupils didn't turn into little hearts

No that's not necessary, but thank you, love. I don’t want to cut our time together short.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that! I'll just keep you company!" You happily exclaim as you fish a book out of your bag and head over to the couch, "you can lay your head on my lap, and I'll read to you"

Who is he to decline your kind offer?  As he lays his head on your lap and you begin reading out of your book, your hand absentmindedly stroking through his hair, the thoughts about you and him, who you two could be, and what kind of life you two can build quickly flood back into his mind. He needs to find out how to reveal his love for you, he doesn’t think he can stay just friends any longer. But that's a problem for another day for now, he'll let himself indulge in the thoughts, the heavenly sound of your voice reading out loud, and the softness of your hand stroking through his hair.

Thank you for reading bunnies!<3

#genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #genshin fluff #genshin impact x gender neutral reader #kaeya x reader #childe x reader #zhongli x reader #tartaglia x reader #kaeya x gender neutral reader #zhongli x gender neutral reader #childe x gender neutral reader #fluff

[legoflowrs]

flowers can you some Stan headcanons🤭🤭🤭

HEADCANNONS

Stan Marsh

AGED UP TO 18 PEEPS

cw: drinking, smoking, drugs, abuse, slight nsfw, addiction

a/n: hehe i hope u like this ruby!!! also this is for anon and @wonyoungies-world that also requested stan head cannons <3

also again same with kyle in the regular head cannons style are together but in the relationship ones he’s with reader!

- Ok I have like two versions of Stan in my head. football Stan and emo loser Stan. I love both versions a lot lmao.

- Stan has a shitty relationship with his Dad. He loathes him for moving him away from his friends to tegridy farms. His Dad was very absent in his life so Stan has always felt extremely neglected.

- He absolutely adores Sharon . He’s such a mummas boy. He goes to her for everything.

- Stan is THE bisexual queen lol!

- His closet is just oversized sports tees and baggy jeans.

- I think his family is catholic but he isn’t a religious person at all.

- He had a weird relationship with Shelly growing up but as teenagers Shelly took Stan under her wing because she saw how Randy’s neglect affected him.

- He’s absolutely petrified of turning into Randy.

- Bleaches his hair at 3am drunk one night with Kyle so he looks less like his Dad.

- Bro has been in LOVE with Kyle forever.

- Thinks he’s super slick with it (he’s not).

- Didn’t wanna ruin the friendship.

- They kissed once at a party but didn’t speak about it.

- After they moved to the farm he stopped smoking weed cause it made him angry.

- Has a mullet for a while because Kenny influenced him.

- Saved up his pocket money for a shitty electric guitar and it his pride and joy.

- Loves playing music it’s an escape for him.

- Like I said in the Kenny head cannons, Stan forms a band for the second half of high school.

- Some of his favourite memories are with the band.

- Doesn’t hate coffee but doesn’t love it. Wendy put him onto chai lattes.

- Has a really good friendship with Kenny.

- Really struggled with alcohol abuse throughout high school. I think he didn’t wanna admit he needed help it made him feel weak.

- Loves blueberry muffins.

- Spends heaps of time playing minecraft with Kyle and Kenny.

- My guy is greasy, starts looking after himself when he hits 16.

- If he played sports he plays football and ice hockey.

- He’s really good at both but it’s not where his passion is.

- Soooo fond of animals. I think he’d volunteer at the same shelter karen does.

- Did not get out of bed for days when Sparky died.

- Kyle surprised him with a puppy after about a year of dating.

- Deftones enjoyer 😭

- Really struggled with depression. Didn’t go on meds until Kyle literally begged him.

- His guilty pleasure is painting (HERE ME OUT ON THIS ONE).

- Sets up a little corner of his garage with an easel and spends a lot of time there.

- Always has headphones in.

- Went to rehab right before college.

- Really struggled to figure out what his direction in life should be.

- I think he went into veterinary work!! Switched to animal and plant conservation after he realised he couldn’t deal with putting pets down.

- Worked at the library for a while, he liked the peace and quiet.

- Started helping Heidi and Kyle with the community garden.

- Quarterback obviously lol.

- His favourite breakfast food is pancakes.

- Loves the ocean. Isn’t a great swimmer but Kenny taught him to surf.

- After working at the library he really got into reading books.

- Listens to brown noise to get to sleep.

- Still wears his ratty ass beanie everywhere.

- Hates summer, loves spring.

- The day him and Kyle started dating was one of the best days of his life.

- Him and Kyle share his wired headphones on long road trips 🥹

- Can’t do laundry to save his damn life.

- Gets in weird cleaning moods and power scrubs his house.

- Him and Kyle get an apartment together.

- Loves hearing Kyle play piano.

- Can’t eat vegetables without dip (same).

- Marjorine does his eyeliner before gigs.

- That boy can sleep just about anywhere.

Stan in a relationship

- So clingy like SO CLINGY.

- When he’s in a relationship he adores his significant other.

- Loves to lay his head on your chest while your fingers thread through his hair.

- Will make you put your feet on his and slow dances with you.

- Always touching you even if it’s lowkey, linking pinkies, bumping shoulders.

- Is so scared he’s not good enough for you, will require a lot of reassurance.

- When he goes through his depressive episodes he becomes very withdrawn. Will take him a while to open up.

- You will push his towards seeking professional help but he’ll only do it when he acknowledges he actually needs it.

- Always calls and texts you when he’s drunk.

- When y’all had sex for the first time he was a nervous wreck. So scared of doing something wrong and embarrassing himself.

- After a while he learnt what you like really well and knows how to make you feel good.

- Such a switch.

- Hear me out he’s such a thigh guy!

- His love language is quality time 100%

- Prefers nights in over going out! Y’all watch bad movies for shits and gigs.

- Supports whatever you do, number one cheerleader type beat.

- You’re at all of his gigs in the front row screaming your heart out. He always melts at the sight of it.

- You paint his nails black.

- He likes to braid your hair for fun.

- He sleeps over at yours a lot because being around his dad is hard.

- Struggles to sleep so y’all go on 3am drives for donuts.

- Long late night drives together!

- You guys swim in Starks Pond over the summer and ice skate there in winter.

- There’s no such thing as a quick kiss with stan, he always kisses you very passionately.

- He’s so tender with you when you guys are in bed and he wakes up first.

- Had made you so many playlists and sends you new music recommendations all the time.

- Wrote a song for your anniversary and sung it to you. You cried for hours.

- When he was struggling with his sense of direction in life you guys made a bucket list together.

- One of his bucket list items was to go to Europe so y’all did exactly that.

- You surprised him with a puppy one year after you moved in together. He cried.

- Sunday brunch is a weekly thing, he always gets pancakes.

- Y’all nap in the sun together in your hammock.

- He reads you his favourite books before bed 😭😭

- You will do drunk karaoke together.

- Matching bracelets!

- He likes to kiss your neck and shoulders while he stands behind you.

- Likes to peck your nose and see your face scrunch up.

- Calls you beautiful at least 50 times a day.

- Has a polaroid picture of you in his phone case.

- You wear his clothes and it turns him on LOL.

- Was terrified of marriage until he met you. It completely changed his perspective.

- Will propose to you on a walk you guys do in Lake Como. You both cry.

- I think Stan will try so hard to be the best version of himself around you and it makes your heart melt.

#legoflwrsrambles #south park x reader #south park headcannons #stan marsh #stanley marsh #stan marsh x reader #stan marsh headcanons #stanley marsh x reader #stanley marsh headcannons #i love my boy

[vampdes]

— “FOREVER N EVER!” [issac headcanons / facts ♡]

GENRE. headcanons / fluff.

PAIRING. issac [oc] x gn reader

CW. lowercase intended, traumatic past / mentions of [abandonment + being disowned + body shaming] + extra facts about issac.

NOTES. this is so damn late 🧍🏾‍♀️ BUT THATS OKAY, better late than not at all 😭 this took a month [i was on and off bro], ENJOY!! (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

FACTS / HEADCANONS [abt issac <3].

☆ issac loves likes space + his favorite constellation ‘orion’ ‘cause of how bright it is [it also reminds him of u <3] + his favorite planet [in solar system] is saturn!! mainly cause of its rings [hint, hint] <3

☆ issac’s an ex-florist + ex-baker, which he why he likes flowers n baking!! which is why he vows to bake something for you every single day, js so u could be reminded of him 24/7!! n yes, sometimes, if he feels that he hasn’t been getting enough attention, he’ll add some ‘icing’ on the cookies <3 js so u could have some of him inside of u when he’s too busy!!

☆ [brief mentions of abandonment + body shaming] issac was, unfortunately, abandoned by his biological parents, his grandparents, his aunt, and then his foster parents, which converted into severe abandonment issues. everyone tossed him away because of his looks n body. in his younger years, he was called a lot of bad names ‘cause of his weight at the time. n honestly, he expected u to do the same.. but u were different, u are different! u think he’s ‘pretty’ n ‘beautiful’, u even called him an angel for crying out loud!! he loves u so much :(( he js can’t say it cause he gets so nervous!

☆ issac absolutely despises his stutter. can he talk to himself? YES, PERFECTLY. BUT WHEN HE TALKS TO U, ALL OF A SUDDEN HE’S A JITTERBOX!!! he thinks he makes a fool of himself when he talks to u :(( n when he met u for the first time—eugh, he hated it!! not cause u were there, no cause u were there, in front of him.. n u were prettier than ever n he couldn’t even say it!! everytime he wants to say smth nice abt u, he can’t ‘cause he gets to nervous!! its horrible :((

☆ on a happier note, he loves it when u paint his nails :D mainly ‘cause ure holding his hands n ure making him look pretty <3 he also loves when u re-dye his hair 4 him!! he favorite color is, unfortunately, neon green, which is why a strip of his hair is neon green <3 nevertheless, he loves it when u re-dye his hair, mainly ‘cause u wanna touch his hair!! it makes him so happy <33 n when u offer 2 help w his (your) hair care routine, he gets all giddy!! it’s ‘cause of u that his hair is silky n soft now, n he wants to keep it that way ‘cause he think it makes him look pretty <3 n, most important of all, it makes him feel pretty <3

☆ ALSSOOO, he’s a makeup guru. it’s like the easiest thing he’s great at. N YES, URE HIS MUSE ♡ he likes to try makeup looks on u, especially when he gets to straddle u <3 LIKE HE CAN’T GET OVER IT AAA!! n yes, he uses makeup as an excuse to straddle u sometimes [all the time]. ALSOOOO, he’s a gamer. HES LITERALLY SO EMBARRASSED ABT BEING A GAMER!!! he’s a valorant player btw.. he’s also an avid roblox player, his favorite game is royale high ♡

☆ TIME TO TALK MORE ABT HIS EXCELLENT BAKING + FLORAL SKILLS <3 baking: his favorite thing to bake is red velvet fudge brownies!! he absolutely can’t stand dark / mint chocolate tho, but if u like he, he’ll be able to stand it [maybe] <3 floral: his favorite flower is ‘baby’s breath’ ‘cause it reminds him of u <3 in a “it’s really pretty n it shines as brightly as the sun” way!! on special occasions [when u run out of pastries / flowers], he gifts u flowers / baked goods <3 once, he gave u a bouquet of baby’s breath, orchids, n bearded irises <3 n when u were too sick to leave home [thank god, he doesn’t like when u leave honestly!! he misses u 2 much :((], he fixed u some strawberry shortcake <3 [he looked up deserts 4 sick people js to make sure it was safe 4 u 2 eat!!]

☆ EXTRA: he fell in love w u at first sight!! his favorite cuddling position is either spooning [your arms around him] or face-to-chest [his face in ur chest <3.] he also loves having lazy weekdays where all u two do is laze around the house or stay in bed!! makes him feel comfy + secure <3 he also has matching sonic onesies w u [hes tails n ure sonic] but he only wears in on special occasions [ex: date night (when date night’s at home) + when it’s lazy weekdays in the winter <3.] he also loves surprise kisses!! n expected ones <3 he js likes the feeling of ur lips in general!! he also likes when u tuck his hair behind his ear ‘cause it was getting in his eyes <3 he also likes the fact that u like to be a homebody js like he is!! bc then date nights r so adorably mushy <3. LAST THING: issac has an shoulder-to-back + ankle tattoo n if u lightly [almost hesitantly] trace either of the them, u automatically have him melting in ur hands <3!!!

☆.

© CREDITS TO ur1nonlydan. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE, REPOST, OR COPY MY WORKS.

#dan.writes #x male reader #male reader #yandere x male reader #gender neutral reader #x gn reader #yandere x gn reader #male yandere x reader #male yandere x male reader #male yandere x gn reader

[dailydemonspotlight]

Day 11 - Pyro Jack / Jack-o'-lantern

Race: Fairy

Alignment: Neutral

April 3rd, 2024

On the streets at night in the cold, deep darkness, a candle flickers. You know this means only one thing. Hallow's eve is right around the corner. Introducing the second of the Jack Bros, Pyro Jack!

In Ireland since the 1700's, it's been a tradition to put up Jack-o'-lanterns as the month errs towards Halloween, inspired by the legend of a man known as 'Stingy Jack.' According to the story, there was a tricky drunk in an Irish town with the name Jack, a man who would sell a soul for six silver coins or break into a bank in order to fuel his ever-growing reliance on booze. He was hated, by even the heavens itself, yet soon he found himself at death's door. That is when the Devil came to him, to see if he was truly as terrible as the stories painted him out to be.

One night, Jack wandered the cobblestone roads before coming to a dreadful sight- a body, laying smack-dab in the center of the road. However, it had a face not of death, but rather, devilish envy, as the Devil himself made his presence known. Jack had one last request, one typical of a drunkard- to get one last drink in before the end. The Devil obliged, likely finding it foolish, and took him to a pub, where they both drank the night away. Jack, then, asked the Devil to cover his tab. His idea? To turn the beast into a silver coin. Impressed by his trickiness, the Devil did as asked... only to be slipped into a pocket with a crucifix, held captive by slippery Jack, who had now fucked with the devil himself. Baffled and trapped, the two made a deal- Jack would be given 10 more years on the earth.

Unsurprisingly, when the time came, Jack yet again tricked the Devil, and was granted eternal recompense, as the Devil was forced to make him never go to hell. Ever. When Jack's time came, however, his life of deceit and fraud only gave him a ticket out of Heaven's pearly gates, and the Devil wasn't one to give up on a deal either, so he was eventually forced back to earth, forever to roam as a lost spirit held alive by the flickering light of a lantern within a turnip. Ever since, Jack-o'-lanterns have been a popular tradition of Halloween, originally starting as incredibly freaky looking rutabagas before eventually changing to the far more iconic autumn fruit of a pumpkin.

The idea behind the lighting of the Jack-o'-lanterns is scarcely known, but it's mostly thought to be a tradition to help guide Stringy Jack along the roads and to help his soul find peace in his eternal roaming of the plains of earth.

Pyro Jack, unsurprisingly, is based on Jack-o'-lanterns, though mostly in his pumpkin head. The lantern he carries is likely an allusion to Stringy Jack, lighting the way for his soul to wander aimlessly in the megaten world. Being the second Jack Brother, Pyro Jack is also his counterpart, representing the flame to Jack Frost's ice. Pyro Jack is also based on the phenomenon of Will-o'-wisps, flickering lights that appear in the dead of night with no real explanation, typically around swampland and forests.

He typically appears in every SMT game, mostly as an early game demon, as well as a component to his big brother, Black Frost. Overall, Pyro Jack has a fun and festive Halloween design, some really fun folklore, and, while simple, works as a perfectly effective little spooky spirit in the smt series.

#shin megami tensei #smt #megaten #persona #daily #jack o' lantern #hi! im doing a lot better #i got a steroid inhaler and my health is looking up!! #pyro jack is a personal favorite of mine #if only because he's a component of my favorite demon of all time #also the ghost house music in new soup worked perfectly to set the mood for writing this one #so its a bit more flowery than most lmao #Halloween #is my favorite holiday for a reason

[momo-de-avis]

ana can you explain the liberal wars in simple terms? i visited algarve recently and the tour guide (like yours where it's mostly related to history) talked about the war between the brothers and a guy named remexido(?)

Just yesterday I told my boyfriend to please ask his coworker who graduated in history for a book on the civil war because thats the one thing I'm not good at lmao I didn't even know who Remexido was but apparently he was a guerrilla fighter from the Algarve which yay but fought on the side of Miguelistas which nay

The liberal wars was between Pedro IV of Portugal, better known as Pedro I fo Brazil, who was its first Emperor after declaring its independence, then to quote a brazilian client I had once, homeboy was a better king for the portuguese than he was an emperor for the brazilian... He basically stepped down and answered the plea from Portugal to come back here and kick his brother off the throne.

Now, his brother is Miguel I, the absolutist

Important background is that Portugal was an absolutist country thruoghout the 18th century, which means the king held absolute power. Think Louis the XIV level. Not only does the king have last say about everything government related, he works hand in hand with the church, who is below him (except the Inquisition) and he is celebrated as Godsend's. He is the centre of the universe. Its a time of extravagance, of theatricality, of excess, and the people, as you might imagine, are dirt poor.

This is essentially a kicker into the French Revolution, as you might imagine.

But with portugal, there's the Napoleon problem. Napoleon sends out General Junot to invade Portugal after successfully capturing spain, and on 1808 Junot arrives.

The Portuguese monarchy realised we did not have the arms to face off this guy, and the english, with whom we'd signed a treaty in 1387 and had always upheld it, said they were too busy fighting the french elsewhere... we needed to sort ourselves out. It was obvious by now that an invasion would be unstoppable. We did not have the navy nor the weapons to fight it off. So, the king, John VI, who by now is king because his mother, Maria I, went insane, decided to deceive Napoleon. He uprooted the government and took everyone to BRazil. He established court there and changed the name of his kingdom slightly to the kingdom of Portugal and brazil, it was something like that And then he made the capital city Rio de Janeiro. All in all he took with him about 100.000 people, nobility and court members as well as government. When Junot arrived, he was greeted by a Regency Government that basically said "step right in"

It was a way to show Junot that there was no government to overthrow and that he and his troops had been formally invited. Junot lived here until Napoleon told him to go pound sand somewhere else, and in the time he did, he fucked everyone's wife, lived in complete excess, and angered virtually everyone.

So, two more "invasions" happen, and by the third that's when Wellington and his beef come along to (this time, successfully) fend off the french.

And then, what happened was that this single event changed the country forever.

You'd be surprised to find how many in portuguese society were for Napoleon. Overall in Europe Napoleon was seen as the dude who was going to change the modern world, and it was actually accepted that he was undefeatable. When looking at the case of Portugal and Spain, most countries just went "submit bro there's no turning around". So it was a bit of a surprise that in the end backwards catholic portugal and the english won.

For example, the painter Vieira Portuense, arguably the most celebrated artists of portuguese neo-classicism and someone who met and hung out with Angelica Kauffmann, was so in favour of Napoleon not only was he arrested for it, he had to leave the country to escape persecution. There are paintings of him that originally had Napoleon's eagle hidden in it, but he had to repaint it to not offend anyone.

Basically, Napoleon offered a liberal alternative to the absolutist nightmare that was our country. Napoleon was the opposite of what Portugal was: a country ruled by a royal family who relished in absolute excess and also ruled by the church, and a country where the church held not just a monopoly on riches but controlled the country, so much so that the inquisition was still here despite the Marquis of Pombal's efforts to reduce its power. And a country that was mostly rural, ignorant, illiterate and extremely, painfully catholic. Liberals saw in Napoleon the chance to grow past this, embrace enlightenment, to evolve past catholic fervor.

These ideals, even long after Napoleon's death, will remain. Napoleon will influence the country enough that it will infect it with new liberal ideas and change the 19th century forever.

The absolutist monarchy stood against everything Napoleon defendedm because if those things were abolished, they would go to shit.

So when the french are kicked out, the english stay. General Beresford basically becomes a de facto king in the king's absence, because John VI turns out enjoyed the brazilian weather a lot more.

Now excuse me cause this is the part I'm not too familiar with. I was actually looking at a series of books by Laurentino Gomes on the topic. he's a brazilian historian who wrote about the portuguese court in brazil and slavery, so here's a tip for those like me who want to know where to start. What I'm not very familiar with is the court in brazil.

Basically, at a certain point, the king is forced to come back and get rid of General Beresford. The anti-british sentiment in the country that prevailed through the 19th century starts here, with Beresford benefitting a lot of his countrymen and repressing anyone who stands against him. THe book Felizmente Há Luar, which we had to study in school and is about the failed revolt by Gomes Freire, is about this exact fact.

There's a character here I haven't mentioned. Carlota Joaquina, wife of John VI, and arguably the vilest woman to have ever lived in this country. By "vile" I mean, spotting a hot guy on the way, finding out who he is, and having his wife killed so she can fuck him. It's downright insane. And Carlota Joaquina was the great manipulator behind her son, Miguel I.

WHile the royal family comes back to portugal, Pedro IV stays in Brazil. What led to the Ipirange scream is another thing I'm not familiar wiht but the presence of the royal family in Brazil reinforced the wish for independence. Maybe a brazillian follower can chime in and explain this a lot better (I'd actually REALLY appreciate that!!)

Pedro IV ends up declaring Brazil an Empire, this becoming Pedro I. I think it's shortly after that John VI, the man who hid chicken legs in his coat pockets out of fear of being poisoned, died by poison. Thus, his son Miguel gets to the throne

Now Liberal sentiment since Napoleon had grown considerably, and by now, Miguel is not happy, so he conducts a "purge". He leads a very repressive regime against Liberals, which lead them to contact Pedro in Brazil and ask him to come here and get rid of his brother.

I seriously don't know what leads to Pedro stepping down and his daughter Maria ascending to the throne (again, if another brazilian wants to either fact check me or teach me, I'm more than happy to hear), but Pedro comes to Portugal precisely to fight a war against his brother.

And that's the civil war.

Listen, in the middle of all of this, the root cause of the fight, is the Constitutional Charter. The Constitutional Charter had been approved in 1821, but barely upheld. I believe Miguel's mistake was to refuse the Constitutional Charter, as it was against absolutist ideals. Think of the constitutional charter as something like the 19th century Magna Carta, what limited a king's ability to jsut rule over everything and delegate the government to a parliament.

Another point of contention was the church. By now, the Inquistion is finally abolished (1820) but the church still holds IMMENSE power over the country. Liberals want something VERY CLOSE to a secular state. They want the people to have access to education outside of the church, and they want the extinction of monastic orders (which they will achieve in 1834). The absolutists can only exist with the church and its power, so Miguel is naturally against this.

Pedro IV ends up winning the war, and his brother is sentenced to exile and signs a contract stating his side of the family can never, ever take the throne. Fun fact: the "Duque of Braganza", the only remnant of the royal family we have today and who is at the head of the monarchist party, actually descends from Miguel. So you want to have an argument against him, just say "maybe your ancestor shouldn't have lost the war".

I don't know much about the liberal wars, but I know that, like the war againsat napoleon, it involved a lot of guerrilla. A notorious moment was the siege of Porto, in which Porto held strong agaisnt the absolutists (so, Miguel) so spectacularly (they even bombed Clérigos), Pedro IV left it in his will that his body should be buried in Brazil but his heart belonged to Porto. His heart is still there lmao

Again, if any brazilian reading this wants to add whatever, I'm more than happy to hear cause this is an episode of both our histories I am lacking in a lot

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These caves all look the same, with rock all around, but Chase and Stacy seem to know where they’re going. They keep going down for a while, until, suddenly, they stop in the middle of a stretch of tunnel. 

“Here we are,” Chase says. He pushes on part of the wall, revealing that it’s fake, a bit of painted plaster covering up a cave entrance. He pushes it inward and slides it to the side.

Jackie blinks and then looks at the construction grinning. “Damn- that’s a pretty good decoy! I would have no idea if I wasn’t looking for it! How you guys don’t get completely lost in here is beyond me!”

Stacy grins. “Thanks. It took us forever to make. And we’ve mapped the tunnels out.” 

“They’re in our brains now,” Chase laughs. “But I’m still new to them so I’m not quite used to it yet. Come on.” 

The group steps into a small antechamber, where there’s a man sitting on a folding chair and reading by the light of a lantern. A big piece of plywood blocks the other entrance to the room. 

“Hey, Quinten,” Stacy says. “We’re back. This is Jackie. The weather is nice upstairs, a bit of a breeze.” 

That last part must be some kind of code, because it makes no sense.

Jackie carefully follows the others in and waves at the new man, Quinten. "Yo!" He tries to smile. He then looks at Stacy in a bit of confusion. ...it was kinda nice outside? He guesses?

“Hey.” Quinten waves. He folds over a page corner in his book and stands up, going over to move the plywood— And then there is the sound of footsteps down the tunnel. Stacy and Chase tense. Chase reaches into his jacket and pulls out a handgun. Stacy carefully leans out into the tunnel, peering towards the sound… 

“Stacy? Is that you?” A voice calls.

 Stacy relaxes. “Trisha. Hi.” 

Trisha, Bro, and the rest of the group are approaching the hidden entrance from the other end of the tunnel. 

Trisha waves. “The weather is nice upstairs, a bit of a breeze,” she says. 

“Yeah, all of you get in here,” Stacy says, gesturing.

Jackie stiffens and unconsciously goes to hide behind Chase as they tense towards the footsteps. Then his faces brightens as he sees Bro with the others. “Chase!” 

Bro blinks and then looks relived. He hurries over and scoops up Jackie to hug him, breathing against his shoulder, “You’re okay…!” 

Jackie blinks in a bit of confusion but he hugs Bro back and pats him. “Yeah bro I’m okay!” As the hug ends, Jackie can see the pain in Bro’s eyes and he immediately gets concerned. “…what happened? What’s wrong?” 

Bro flinches slightly and looks away, gripping his hands into fists. “…they got Alt… I couldn’t stop them…”

Jackie gasps, his eyes wide. 

“Alt?” Stacy repeats. “Your magician friend?” 

“Your brother,” Chase says quietly, eyes wide. “Oh. I-I’m so sorry.” 

“I said we would get him back,” Trisha tells the two of them. 

Stacy nods, determined. “We will. Come on, get in. We’ll talk about it in here.” She finishes pushing the plywood away, clearing the entrance.

Jackie carefully leads Bro inside and guides him to sit down, acting like a worried dad. “Okay- tell us what happened…” 

Bro lets himself get lead in and sits himself heavily on the floor. He shudders. “We…appeared in this rundown street- everything looked abandoned. And then… your doppelgänger found us, Jackie. But he got… mad when we called him that. Told us to call him Error.” He grips at his arms. “He grabbed Alt and put a knife to his neck and I just… froze. I didn’t know how to help-“ He knits his eyebrows together, “then something really weird happened! His eyes went from black to white and he suddenly let Alt go- told us to run. So I did- and Alt seemed to know where to go! We found the entrance to underground and I… I thought Alt would glitch down right beside me down the stairs! He stayed for a second to try to buy us time with a shield and then- the door slammed. And no matter what I did I couldn’t get it open!” Tears fill up his eyes again as he adds quietly. “…h-He told Error he’d go with him if he left me alone… I… I couldn’t stop him.., a-and now.. now they…!” He hiccups a bit and hides his face. 

Jackie looks at him in shock but slowly goes to pull him into a hug. “…we’ll find him Chase… we always do, right?”

As Bro talks, the group files into the antechamber and blocks off the entrance with the fake wall. 

Most of them head past into the main cave but Stacy and Chase linger. 

“White eyes…?” Stacy repeats, looking at Chase. “Do you think… Jack?” 

“Must have been,” Chase agrees. “He’ll show up sooner or later.” 

Bro looks back up at the others with wet eyes, “…Jack? I,.. I didn’t see anyone else- but… Alt did seem to call to someone besides me…?” He shakes his head, looking miserable. 

Chase pauses, staring at his other self. “Listen… Chase. It’s weird to call you that, but… Chase. I-I know how you feel. Something similar happened here. Henrik, my friend, stayed behind to get me and my friend Marvin away from somewhere we were stuck. That’s how they got him. I-I know it feels horrible. I know that… you think you could’ve done something more to save him. It sucks. It fucking sucks.” He takes a deep breath. “But we’re gonna get your brother back, okay? W-we know stuff now that we didn’t back then. And you guys from another world can probably do a bunch of stuff that he won’t expect. We can do it, man. I promise.”

Bro listens to Chase and holds his arms. He’s quiet for a minute before he nods. “…okay… I… I trust you guys.” He sighs and then grips himself harder. “I’m just so… angry that he did that! How could he do that?! We could have gotten out together! I could have helped! He’s so vulnerable to t-this kind of stuff! The mind control shit! He just…! I’m supposed to protect him…!” He finally cries out at the end, burying his face into his arms. 

Jackie holds his friend close and rubs his back, at a loss for words. “…y..you did your best Chase… I know Alt knows that… he wants to protect you too.”

"Heh." Chase gives a sad smile. "Some people love their friends and family more than anything. Even their own safety." He sighs. "If it makes you feel any better, corruption takes a long time. It's strong, because of that, but i-it means we have some time." 

Bro nods, “that… does help me feel a bit better.” 

Stacy walks into the main cave. "We'll talk about it right away. I'm sure Jack's back by now. Probably looking for us."

Jackie helps him up and Bro blinks at Stacy- now taking her in. “Oh…other Stacy- uh- hi?” 

Stacy smiles at Bro. "Hi." 

Bro feels his cheeks heat up a bit as Stacy smiles and he looks away quickly. 

Jackie looks at Stacy, “oh yeah? Where would Jack be then?”

She looks at Jackie. "I'm not sure. He can be anywhere, really. I'm trusting that he'll find us." 

"Come on," Chase says, and steps into the main cave. 

The cave is massive, an almost perfectly regular dome shape. The ground is packed dirt, and there are small alcoves around the edges of the main area. There are people hanging out, sitting on top of boxes and playing games, lying on blankets reading, running laps around the perimeter of the cave for exercise. A few nearby wave and greet Stacy when they see her. Some wave at Chase, too, but less of them.

The two of them look around the cave as they walk in, mouths open in awe. 

"Woah! This place is so big!" Jackie exclaims excitedly.

"I know right? It's so lucky that we found it," Stacy says. "We have about... eighty people in here so far? There's this big long cave at the back where we sleep, and over there is where we keep the medical supplies, and there's the one where we keep food and weapons--" 

"And there's the one where you locked me up for weeks," Chase says, chuckling. 

"Don't just say that without an explanation!" Stacy gasps. 

"Right. Yeah." Chase rubs the back of his head. "I told Jackie this, other-me, but uh... I was corrupted for a while. If they'd let me go I definitely would've told A--him everything, so they made the right choice. And it worked out in the end!"

Bro's eyes widen, "Oh... woah. I mean- they told me the others were being controlled but... they said everyone but you. I just thought... you were lucky I guess..." 

Jackie frowns and looks but at Chase, "... how did you get... un-corrupted?"

“Yeah.” Chase laughs awkwardly. “No. Not lucky. Uh… Jack uncorrupted me. He… it’s hard to explain, he like… went into my brain… and I had a weird symbolic dream where he helped me get rid of it… He started calling that place the ‘mindscape’ recently. So, long story short… magic.” 

"Ah- magic. That usually seems to be a the solution." Jackie laughs. Bro hums in thought at this.

“Oh, there he is!” Stacy points. “He’s with Sam, cmon.” She starts walking.

Jackie and Bro quickly follow after Stacy.

The group weaves around boxes and people until they reach a big crate. Sitting on top is… a giant eyeball. About the size of a basketball, with a green sclera and blue iris. An optic nerve extends from the back like a tail, little zaps of lightning dancing along it. The eye turns around to look at them. 

“Hey Sam!” Chase says. “Hey Jack!” 

There is nobody standing nearby.

Jackie and Bro jump slightly at seeing the big ol' eye. "Woah..! That one is... so much bigger than the one I've seen before." Bro whispers. 

"Wait you've seen one of these guys before?? I mean... they look like the robots in the superhero world!" Jackie asks. 

"Oh yeah uh- in Distorter's world- Their Jack has a little Sam too." 

"Oh wait yeah! That weird Anti had one! The one with... all the screens and stuff!" 

"ohhh yeah!" Bro chuckles. "They were very small- but cute." He looks at the bigger Sam, "N-Not saying you're not... cute?" He laughs nervously. 

Jackie blinks and looks around, "Uhhh... where's Jack exactly? I don't see anyone else?"

Sam flicks Their nerve-tail happily. “Oh! Watch this,” Chase says. “Sam, show them how you can change size and stuff.” Sam tilts up and down, like They’re nodding, and slowly shrinks down to the size of a baseball. 

“Oh. Right, we forgot to mention,” Stacy says. “Jack is… invisible. And most people can’t hear him. Or touch him. But he’s really there.” 

“Well now we sound like we’re fucking crazy,” Chase mutters. 

"...only slightly," Jackie says with a small laugh. 

Sam lifts into the air and flies in a circle around a specific spot in the air.

Bro watches Sam shrink and fly around the specfic spot and hesitates before waving at it. "Uh... hi? Jack?" He laughs, pushing back his hair. "I feel like I'm losing my mind...!" 

Jackie turns to Stacy and Chase, "How come you guys can see him but we can't?"

“I couldn’t see him before either,” Chase says. “But then after the uncorruption I could. Maybe he needs to possess you guys.” 

Stacy shakes her head. “No, I don’t think that’s it,” she says. “Sam gave me the ability to see him. Maybe They could do the same for you?” 

Sam tilts to the side, considering. They fly up to Bro and Jackie and hold out Their nerve-tail, like a person asking for a handshake.

Bro and Jackie exchange uneasy glances. Then, Bro steps up and says quietly. "... I just wanna say for the record- this is one of the weirdest things we've done yet-" He then hesitates before holding onto Sam's nerve-tail.

Bro feels a weird tingling sensation travel up his arm. “Did it… did it work?” A voice says. “Can you see me?”

Bro jumps at the new voice and looks towards it with wide eyes. "Uhh- I can hear you! So that's something?" 

"Oh my god what?" Jackie says, blinking and looking around almost comically. He then pushes Bro slightly so he can touch Sam's tail now too.

Jackie feels the same tingling sensation. Jack laughs. “Well that’s better than nothing,” he says. “Dunno why Sam can’t do that for everyone, it would make things so much easier. Nice to meet you guys!”

Jackie gasps, "Woahhh! Ghost voice!" 

Bro laughs, "Nice to meet you too. Would be nicer to see you, but I guess we'll take what we can get!"

"Yeah, even just talking to people is good. You have no idea how long I wandered around for without being able to interact with anyone." Jack laughs, and then sounds serious again. "Other Chase. Bro, right? I saw what happened with Alt and you and Error. I-I'm sorry I couldn't hold him back longer." 

Bro blinks, "Oh! That was you!" He smiles sadly. "I... it's okay. You helped us a lot- we... probably would have been been fine if... A-Alt hadn't..." He closes his eyes and takes a shaky breath. 

"We'll get him back," Chase whispers softly, looking at Bro. "And You did your best, Jack," Chase says. "There's only so much you can do with you being, uh, a coma ghost."

"ohhh is that why can't see you? You're in a coma?" Jackie winces and sucks in air through his teeth, "Jesus man... that really sucks."

"Yeah, um... I'm kind of disconnected from my body," Jack says. "I can only really interact with electrical stuff. But, thanks to me being like this, I can go basically anywhere. Including the Place where Error took Alt. I-I almost headed there right away but I wanted to be sure you other guys were alright, too. Uh... Sam said there would be a fourth guy, too? Is that the dangerous guy They mentioned?" 

"Magnificent," Chase says. "Jackie told us his name and some of the stuff he can do. He sounds pretty similar to him. In what they do, at least."

Bro's eyes burn with anger, "Fucking Mag... what is he gonna be doing with all of this?" 

"Nothin' good, I can tell you that much." Jackie snorts, crossing his arms. He looks back at Sam and tilts his head, "...how come Sam knows so much about all of us already? Like- its the first time we've been someplace where everyone knew we were from a parallel world right away."

"Oh, Sam sees everything," Jack says casually. 

Sam bobs up and down in the air, agreeing. 

Chase looks back at the others. "Trust me, the rest of us don't get it either. Jack, Jackie, and I knew Sam the longest, and we still don't know much about Them. Jack only started being able to understand what They're saying recently. We're all still adjusting to this, but basically, Sam's fucking powerful." 

Another bob from Sam.

"...damn- that's sick as hell." Jackie laughs and smiles at Sam. "Good on ya- Sam." 

"I guess- being a giant eyeball makes seeing everything a lot easier." Bro chuckles.

"Ba-dum-tss," Chase says. 

"Ayyyy~!" Jackie says, pointing finger guns at the two Chases. He high-fives Bro. 

Stacy rolls her eyes fondly.

Bro laughs a bit more before his face falls to something serious. "So... You know about us and Magnificent... do you know how we can find Alt? How we can... fight against these corrupted guys? I mean Error... he was crazy powerful... I can be too but... I dunno if we can take on a whole bunch of corrupted puppets, and Mag, and An- the... leader." 

"Yeah I'm not like Alt and Bro- I'm... just a regular guy." Jackie sighs, "...I... I dunno how to help..."

"I mean... we can give you a gun," Stacy says. "That tends to help regular guys like us." 

Jackie hums, "...not usually a gun person but I think I can work with that."

Chase laughs at that. “Well... Error will have taken him to the Place. I know that's a vague name, but I didn't come up with it. It's a sort of pocket dimension where he lives. All the corrupted, too. That's where they..." He swallows nervously. "Th-that's where you get corrupted." 

"I've been able to get in and out," Jack says. "But it's tough for other people. The Place tends to shift around. I-I could, at the very least, check on Alt and make sure he's okay."

Bro does seem a bit pale and nods vaguely in Jack's direction, "u-uh yeah that... that'd be good I think... we... gotta come up with a way to... to get in there."

"The entrances shift around, too," Chase says. "The places where they connect to this world. But I-I remember the signs of them, and some spots where they often show up." 

"Getting in isn't the problem, it's getting out," Stacy says. 

Sam looks at the spot where Jack is, tilting to the side. 

"No, I know," Jack says. "But I've never tried it before." 

"Huh?" Chase looks at Jack. "What're you talking about?" 

Jack sighs. "I... theoretically, I could control the Place like An--like he does. We're the same, after all."

"You are?" Jackie asks with a bit of disbelief. "... is he a coma ghost thing too??"

"...kind of," Jack says reluctantly. "I, um... we're... the same person... technically."

"...oh-" Jackie replies quietly. "...that's... huh." 

"Yyyyeah, I know," Jack says. "It's a long story." 

Bro thinks about this, "... if we could get A- him... out of the place then... maybe that could work? Because I doubt it would work if he's in there and can control it right back... right?"

Stacy blinks. She grins. "That's a fucking great idea. Jack, is that true?" 

"I think so. I think he just kind of... leaves it on autopilot when he leaves. But how do we get him out?" 

Chase frowns. "He's been gunning to get me back. Maybe... if he found out I would be somewhere, he would come to get me personally?" 

"You're not using yourself as bait, Chase," Stacy says firmly. 

"I don't have to actually be somewhere," Chase says. "Though... I guess it would help..."

"...what if it was someone that looked like you?" Bro says quietly. "Someone who could take some of the corrupted on?"

Stacy and Chase look at him. 

"Are you sure?" Chase asks. "He"... usually possesses someone when he leaves the Place. Someone pretty powerful." 

"You mean Voice," Jack says. "Course I do. The guy summons endless knives and stops time on anything he touches. That's pretty OP." 

"...fuck that is really hard to fight..." Bro sighs. 

"Do you have powers, other Chase?" Stacy asks. "If Jackie is the 'normal' one, that implies that you aren't." 

Bro ruffles his hair. "Uh yeah... back home, I'm a superhero. I can fly- and have like, super speed and super strength. Stuff like that. I can channel my energy into different parts of my body and sometimes can like- shoot it out like a bullet. Oh! And I can heal pretty fast." He sighs and crosses his arms, "...I might be able to catch this Voice off guard... but I dunno if I could like- hold him off..."

Stacy blinks. "Flying would be helpful. I don't think any of them can fly." 

"They can't," Jack says. "You don't need to actually fight him, other Chase, you just need to keep him distracted for long enough. I-I could... probably help Alt get out from the inside." 

"And we have a whole group of people here who can help with the distraction," Chase says, gesturing around. "You don't have to do it alone."

Bro blinks and then grins, "Well then... sounds like we have the beginning of a plan then! I'll lure him out and then we can get Alt out of there!" 

Jackie frowns and then sighs, "...I feel like I should comment that feels very risky but... I can't think of any other plan. Plus, I trust you, bro." He knocks his fist against Bro's arm. 

Bro laughs, "Thanks mate." 

"It is pretty risky, riskier than I'd like," Stacy says. "But I think it's better than all of us rushing into the Place. We could really get lost forever in there." 

"That's settled, then," Chase says. "We should talk to the rest of the people here and see who's able to help. I guess I need to stay away?" 

"Ideally, yes," Stacy nods. 

"I can go check on Alt right now, if you guys want," Jack offers.

“Sure, Jack. That’d be awesome if you could,” Bro says, rubbing his arm anxiously. “We’ll start ironing out more details. 

"I'll go right now, then," Jack says. "Goodbye, I'll be back." 

"Aaaand he's gone," Stacy says. 

“Maybe… hm… maybe me and other Chase should swap clothes? Would they notice that?” Bro asks.

Chase nods. "Swapping clothes would be great. I... I like to keep my arms and hands covered." He looks down at Bro's hands. "If you're not wearing gloves he'll know right away that you're not me." He takes off one of his fingerless gloves, showing that he has a strange, oval-shaped scar on the back of his hand. "See?"

Bro's eyes widen but then he nods, "Okay... good to know. I have some in my bag but... they're like really bright. Superhero costume and all that." He grins sheepishly. 

Jackie peeks over curiously, "...how'd ya get a scar like that?"

Chase flinches slightly. "S-side effect of the corruption." He rolls his sleeve up to his elbow, briefly showing a row of identical scars along his arm before rolling it back down again. "It changes you physically. For me, I got these markings all up my arms and down my spine. Once I was uncorrupted, they disappeared and left these behind." 

"Eyes," Stacy says. "Markings that looked like eyes. Moving and everything. Fucking freaky." She glances at Chase. "I never wanted to see you like that," she whispers. 

"I... appreciate that," Chase replies in an equally quiet voice.

Jackie and Bro both shudder at the image. "Uh... noted- sorry...." Jackie says quietly. 

"Let's... focus on finding clothes then, other me. You can... uh- prep me, I guess. On what to expect." Bro mutters.

"No, it's okay. Everyone here knows, it's only fair that you do, too," Chase says. "Come on. We have some clothes in storage you can use. I'll fill you in while we look through there."

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Error takes Alt to a small room, made smaller by the fact that a chain link fence divides it into one-third and two-thirds parts. Even though there's no visible lights it's still bright enough to see. Alt is guided into the larger part. 

Alt keeps himself small as he follows Error- Chase's words echoing in his ears. ...he's gonna kill him when they meet back up. 

"Wait here," Error says. "I'm sure he'll be here soon." And then he turns around and leaves, closing the door behind him. It blends seamlessly into the black wall... no, wait. It's gone. The door is gone. There are no other doors.

Alt makes a face at Error as he leaves, silently mocking him behind his back. But, he stops when he realizes the door is gone. ...okay- that's a problem... but! Bet they don't have any barriers set up for a glitch here! He grins and then tries to see if he can glitch out of the well- where the door used to be at least.

It’s like the world has disappeared except for this room. This limitation… it reminds him of that world… with those horrors…

Alt staggers back as he realizes he's blocked. Then, his stomach drops into cold dread. ...it's just like- the place Notarzt kept him. ...fuck. He really really fucked up. He super duper fucked up- He grips at his head, starting to feel panic wrapping around his throat. He didn't realize it would be like there!

Time passes. 

It’s unclear how much. But eventually, Alt realizes that there’s something strange on the other side of the fence. A patch of air seems to shimmer, looking darker than the rest of the metal walls.

Alt is pacing back and forth, trying and failing to stave off a panic attack. Out of the corner of his eye he sees the patch of air and squints at it. He frowns and then glitches to try to be a bit closer, wondering what it could be.

The patch suddenly jumps back in surprise, and suddenly it's clear what it is. A man, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He's wearing a cape that makes him blend into the background. Magic, no doubt. Underneath the cape he's wearing a button-up shirt, nice pants, and socks, no shoes. He's also wearing a green collar and a green mask shaped like a cat. His brown hair is long, shoulder-length. He stares at Alt... no. Wait. He can't be looking at Alt. 

The mask has no eyeholes, only black ovals in the shape of them.

Alt gasps and jumps back too and stares at the man with wide eyes. He shakes out his head and then tries to get close again, looking at him in confusion. "...m...marvin...?"

The man shakes his head vigorously, scooting back across the floor for a second. He definitely looks like he's staring at Alt, tilting his head up as Alt gets closer.

Alt blinks in surprise and then holds up his hands. "I-It's okay! I'm not gonna hurt you... are you... okay?" he suppresses a shiver- eyes fixated on the black spots on his mask.

The man nods. He shifts position slightly into something more like a crouch, folding his arms on top of his knees.

Alt knits his eyebrows in concern. "Oh... well.. o-okay. What are you... doing here?" He asks quietly. He also notices the collar and grips up at his neck, trying to mask his discomfort. He... almost looks like...

He tilts his head. It's hard to read his expression with the mask, but he seems nervous. After a moment, he makes a gesture. Two fingers from his eyes to Alt. A nonverbal sign of keeping an eye on things.

"..oh.. you're... watching me." Alt says, his shoulders sagging. "I guess that makes sense... you probably are working for him, huh?" He sits down on the floor. "...did he take away your voice?" He asks quietly. "Or are you not allowed to talk?" His voice has dropped down to something tinged with righteous anger, but also sympathy. He's dealt with puppet masters enough to know what to expect.

He holds up two fingers. The second option.

"Ah... figures." Alt tsks, anger on his face. He studies him up and down. "... he's keeping you as... a... a pet." He spits out the last word like it's poison, gripping his hands into fists.

The man lets out a breath. He nods, seeming almost relieved that Alt has said it out loud.

Alt's eyes spark with anger as he grits his teeth and glitches in place. "...that's... that's so fucking cruel-!" He yells, suddenly glitching to his feet. "W-Who are these motherfuckers that they get to just-?! Decide that for us? To r-reduce human fucking beings into- into fucking house pets?! It's wrong! It's fucking sick and-" 

Alt suddenly laughs, pushing back his hair and grabbing at it, "T-That's what they're gonna do to me, isn't it?! T-Turn me into a f-fucking pet or- or worse!" He laughs hysterically, teetering between laughing and crying. "I-I shouldn't have left Chase I...! Why did I do that?! S-Sure he won't be exposed to this and m-maybe now Jackie will be safe but i...! I-I-!"

The man leans back a bit. He stares at Alt during his panic, uneasy. Then he opens his mouth. "I-it's n--" 

A door opens. The man stiffens and immediately shuts his mouth again. The door is on his side of the chain link fence. In walks a man, who closes the door quickly before Alt can even think of trying anything. The man is wearing a black hoodie and has a slit throat. It's immediately clear who he is. 

"You're not having a good time in here, huh?" Anti says. "I didn't think you'd fall to pieces so quickly."

Alt stiffens and quickly glitches back, staring at the other him with wide eyes. "...y-you're...!" His panic is taking his breath away, making it hard to breathe.

"You in another world? Apparently," Anti says casually. "I never would've thought it." 

Alt glares at Anti and bares his teeth. "Me neither. I'm nothing like you."

Anti looks down at the man still sitting on the floor. "Were you two talking?" 

The man hurriedly stands up. "No, Anti," he whispers. 

"Hmm. Go keep an eye on our other visitor, okay, Cat?" 

"Yes, Anti." The man--Cat--disappears in a puff of smoke.

Alt watches Cat leave with a pain in his chest before looking back at Anti with hatred. "... you're a sick motherfucker."

"I've been told that," Anti says, unfazed. "Even by myself. So this is nothing new, really."

He stands there, staring at Alt, arms loose at his sides. "I want to ask you some things. I want to learn more about your world. And your life in it. Error told me you have a brother, and that's weird, because I don't have one, so there must be a lot different. Where did you come from?"

"From your mother's arsehole." Alt spits, glaring at Anti with disdain. "I ain't telling you shit."

Anti looks taken aback. "...that's not even how it works, you idiot," he mutters. "Alright. Fine. There are other ways. How good are you with electricity?" 

The floor suddenly starts to glow, and-- ZAP!

Alt's teeth grit as the electricity courses into him and he staggers a bit. But, then he glares at Anti, green electricity sparking in his eyes. He doesn't give him a response.

"Worse than I can," Anti says, which is true, given he hadn't flinched at all. "But there's something that could be worse for you, isn't there?" He tilts his head, thinking. "Hmm. This might be easier if... yes." 

There's a horrible sound of metal on metal, and the ceiling of the room starts to lower, but only on Alt's side of the fence. It's gaining speed as it gets closer. The room was maybe eight feet tall before and it's already gone down to seven.

Alt flinches hard as the horrible screeching sound and covers his ears, only to look up and see the ceiling lowering. He panics and tries to glitch away- only realizing at the last second he's glitching onto the corner of the room Anti is in. So he glitches over and then goes to the farthest place he can away from Anti.

He ends up in the opposite corner of the room, but the whole ceiling is lowering, so there's no escape here. Six feet--five feet--four feet--then it stops. "I can't see you all the way over there," Anti says, ducking down to see Alt. "Come closer." Another screeching sound, and the far wall starts coming closer, making the room smaller, pushing Alt towards Anti.

Alt grits his teeth at Anti and then yelps out as the walls start to close in. Now, he glitches onto Anti's side but keeps his distance as he spreads out his arms, "There! You can see me." He growls.

"Heh." Anti grins. "Perfect. Are you going to actually talk to me now? Or should I try something else? It'll only get worse, you know."

"What good is knowing about my world going to do for you?" Alt bites out, "I could care less about how you work! I already know what you are- a low pathetic puppet master who gets himself off by controlling others. A fucking demon! I'm the opposite of you- and that's all you need to fucking know!"

Anti just smiles. "My opposite already exists. You're not my opposite, per se, you're more like... a different shade of a color. A more pleasant one. Supposedly." He rests his chin in one hand, cupping the elbow of that arm with the hand of the other. "I'm curious about how different things are. What you've gone through. Not to use it against you, don't misunderstand. To... compare." He laughs. "I'm not good with describing this sort of stuff. Thoughts and all that."

"Just because you're a twisted version of me doesn't mean you get to know what I've been through." Alt growls, "I'm not telling you anything. You don't get to know about my brother- about my life! I'm telling you nothing- got that?! Nothing!"

The smile on Anti's face fades. "Fine. I can take it, then." His body fizzles with black static and he lunges for Alt. 

Alt staggers back with wide eyes and tries to glitch away, thinking he might be able to escape. 

But, their glitches collide and there's the sound of screaming. The static pushes and pulls like taffy- parts of it trying to tear itself away. Then, the static mass combines and stills- before it glitches like a broken screen and starts to jitter back into the form of a man. 

At first glance- it doesn't seem too different from the Antis that stood before. Same brown hair- a black hoodie, ripped clothes. But, it lifts its head and the black static doesn't fade from it's left side, a glowing green scleraed eye peeking out from the shifting mass. The same static makes up its left hand- and other parts of its body and clothes. A red wound weeps from their neck. Static and glitches buzz around like angry bees as they clash and butt into each other. Their hoodie best shows their fusion- the black hoodie having colored sleeves and a glitched frowny face- their ripped jeans having spots of glowing paint across the fabric. 

The fusion stumbles and goes to grip at its head, heaving in panic. "N-N-Nnnnn-no! No no n-n-n-not aga̸i̶n̶! G-G-ge-t-t-t Ö̴̠́U̷͔͑T̶̲̈́!̷̙̈́!̶̝̿!̶̟́" It screeches, digging nails into its head, like its trying to rip itself back apart.

"Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?" The words tumble from its mouth as one hand grabs the wrist of the other. "Wh-wh-wh-why are you different?!" The bitterness is a tangible taste in its mouth. And the byproduct of the bitterness, the seething hate and anger, is a fire in its stomach. The static fingers on the left hand turn to claws, digging into its own skin. "Why?! Why?! W̵HY̧?̧̢͝!̶͡ It's not f̕͞ąir!̶̀" 

And yet, this feeling is familiar. This merging, this... crowdedness, that comes from there being two where there should be one. It's familiar. Discontent wrapped up in a shell of static. No no no--the Severing, the Split, it was supposed to--this wasn't supposed to happen again! But--no, it can't end yet. It can't end yet. It needs to... know something? Is that it?

The merged being barks out a laugh, digging its fingers in harder to its wrist- feeling the blood wanting to pool. "Y-Y-You lonely b-bastard! Only m-m-making friends by c-corrupting them! Y-Y-You don't d-d-d̷̛̳é̸͉s̵̝̔ë̸̮r̸̙͘v̸̻͋e̷͝ them! A sick freak like you could n̵e̵v̷e̵r̸ be their friend!" 

It recognizes this feeling- this self-loathing. it hates it- it hates itself. It laughs wildly, glitching like crazy as it pries its hand from its wrist and then digs its claws into its slit neck. "Y-Y-You shouldn't be near them- You only m-m-make everything w̵̿̉o̵͓̍r̴̐͑s̶̅͂e̶͆͠! E-Everything would be b-b-better if you just didn't ë̴́̌x̵̛̄ĩ̷̃s̷̎̃t̸̥̋!" It screeches. "A-A-All of this would be better if they never m-m-met you!" 

The fusion screeches. "It's not ḿ̧e!̡ It's ţ́̀h̶e͡͡m̛̀!̨ It's Y̶O҉U̸!̵" Its head shakes side to side, black static pixels drifting off. It glitches wildly around the room before falling to its hands and knees. "It's you it's you it's you its you its you itsyouitsyouitsyouitsy̵̛͢oui̕͠t҉̛̀s͏y̴̨o̸͝͡ui̵̕͝t̀͢͡s̀̀͠--" 

Then, as abruptly as it happened, the fusion falls apart, the black static peeling off like a second skin, forming a shivering lump on the floor that slowly regains its form--Anti's form. 

Alt is left where Anode (how did they know its name?) was kneeling before. 

Anti lies on the floor, breathing heavily for a moment. That... was like... It was too crowded again. Thoughts coming apart like pieces of paper thrown in a bowl of water. He didn't want that. He didn't want that. But then he remembers Alt. He abruptly glitches upright, pressing his back up against the nearest wall, glaring at Alt. "What... the fuck... did you do just now?" he hisses. 

Alt is a shivering, sobbing mess on the floor, the tears on his face still somewhat static. He retches and throws up that black static onto the floor- gasping in pain and agony as he tries to get the feeling out of him. He hardly acknowledges Anti- just stuttering and crying as he grips at his throat like he can still feel it gaping open. He can't breathe- His mind was torn open and laid bare and it hurts and aches and he feels similar to that- that thing!

Anti narrows his eyes. "Why are you crying?" he growls. "You--you're a whole person, with a brother and friends and magic that didn't happen because some fucking eldritch eyeball tore you apart by accident. You can touch, you can talk, you can be seen. You have a job and a boyfriend and you were able to stop with your fucking shit crimes a-a-and—and—and—" His body trembles and glitches with rage. 

Abruptly, he turns around, throws open a door that wasn't there before, and walks through, slamming it behind him. It becomes part of the wall again, leaving no way out.

Alt trembles and curls up on himself as Anti yells at him. He couldn't try to get out even if he wanted to. He just curls up as small as he can and now that he's alone- he lets himself break down completely. 

Of course Anti only saw the good now -ignoring the being on the streets for years- the part where he became a villain and almost killed his friends over and over. The mind control- being turned into a puppet- a pet. Being a fucking experiment for a fucked up cooperation. None of that matters does it? None of it matters... He wants to go home...

"...Alt?" Someone walks through the wall where the door was. 

Anti is back. Though... he looks different. His clothes have changed, now he's wearing a white hospital gown and a pair of pale blue leggings, no shoes. And the eye with the green sclera has switched sides, being his left instead of his right. And the throat slash has closed up, leaving a dark green-black scar that fades into the surrounding veins. And the static that shivers around his limbs is white instead of black. 

...is it Anti at all? 

"A-are you... okay?" Anti? asks. "Can you... can you hear me?"

Alt stiffens and glitches to sit up and quickly scrambles away and into a corner, curling up as tight as he can. "W-Who-a- g-get a-away from me!" He tries to cry out but his voice breaks at the end and he just curls back up, trying to hide.

The man backs away, raising his hands. "I'm sorry! I'm--I-I didn't think--I'm sorry." He shakes his head. "I'm not going to hurt you. I-I'm not even capable of that, I haven't figured out how to be physical here yet. I'm... My name is Jack. I... saw you and your brother earlier. I tried to help." 

Jack? That name was strong in Anti's memories.

Alt slowly peeks through his arms to look back at Jack. "J...Jack?" He breathes. He remembers the white eyes on Error and he slowly nods. "Y-Yeah... I... I r-remember that..." He doesn't move to uncurl himself. "...h-how are you... h-here?"

Jack laughs gently. "I'm just about the only person who could get in here without him noticing. I can be invisible and pass through objects. In fact, I have to be outside of this Place." 

Alt blinks and looks at Jack and then slowly nods, "...right cuz you're... you're half of... of his soul. So you...." He shudders and holds himself.

Jack blinks. "You know about that? Uh, y'know what, I'm not gonna ask about how you know that now." He sits down next to Alt. "I'm here to check on you. Your brother and your friend Jackie are working with some friends of mine to get you out of here."

It takes Alt a second to acknowledge the last statement and he laughs, though the smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. "...'course they're looking for me... i... I knew they would..." His smile then fades as he curls his knees to his chest. "... Jack... when you see my brother... can you tell him... i-I'm sorry I was an idiot." He pushes his hair back and grips at it. "...I don't think I'm gonna g-get out of here unscathed... and... I... I should have stayed with him... A-Anti might k-kill me or... or worse-" He laughs in the way you do when you're scared but its all you know how to do, tears lingering back in his eyes.

"What? No, I-I'm not going to--I mean, th-there's not much I can do, but--" Jack shakes his head. "Alt. Please. It's going to be okay. I won't let him kill you. A-and if... if something worse happens... I think you mean the corruption... It takes a while to take effect. Y-you won't lose yourself so quickly. And even if you do, we can undo it. We can undo it. It will be fine. I-I can stay with you, if you want. I might have to go invisible for a while, but I'll stay with you."

Alt is quiet for a while- maybe too long, not looking at Jack. Then, he laughs again and grips at his head, tears slipping down his face with more intensity as he whimpers out. "...i... I'm s-scared, Jack... I'm so fucking scared I... I-!" He hangs his head, "I don't want t-this to keep h-happening! Why d-does it keep happening?!" 

"I don't know," Jack whispers. "I don't know what you've been through. I can tell it's probably some pretty terrible stuff. I'm not going to tell you that it all happens for a reason. I'm not going to tell you that you're strong enough to get through this, though I'm sure you are." He half-reaches out. "But I am going to tell you that it gets better. Even when it feels the most hopeless, even when you feel like you can't do anything against all the terrible things that happen to you, it gets better. It's hard to see it, I know. But things get better. You're able to make things get better, often, but even when you're not, just getting through it is enough. It's enough, Alt. It's enough."

Alt is quiet again, soaking in Jack's words. He eventually nods and wipes at his face. "Y-You sound like... s-someone else I know... A good friend of mine." He chuckles hollowly. He looks at his hand, as if expecting it to turn into static. "...better doesn't stop what's gonna happen though but... I... I won't have to f-face it... alone. I guess..."

Jack nods. "I'll stay. A-and I'll try to do everything I can. I know Anti won't be able to see me or hear me... but you were able to see me out there in the real world. Maybe you'll be able to see me here now." He gives him a small smile.

Alt knits his eyebrows together, looking back at Jack, "...Yeah I can see you...? I-I've been able to see you this whole time..."

Jack laughs a little. "Most people can't. In fact, there are only two people besides you that can see me and hear me all of the time. Their names are Chase and Stacy, they're some of the friends I mentioned who are looking for you. In here, I can choose to be seen or not, but out there, I'm invisible all the time."

"Oh... t-that explains why Chase-- my Chase seemed so confused when you were helping us." Alt chuckles quietly. "... he must have thought I had like.... p-psychic powers or something. I mean I have magic but i... I'm not that good."

"Hah. Your Chase is so much buffer than mine." Jack blinks. "I, uh... didn't mean to just blurt that out."

Alt bursts into giggles and shakes his head. "N-No you're right! Everyone keeps mentioning that!" He laughs. "It's cuz he's fighting bad guys all the time!"

"Man. I gotta build up some muscle once I get my body back," Jack mutters. "Jackie used to work out a lot, too, he was also fighting criminals--and running from the police. Vigilantism is still illegal, hah."

"Heh- I dunno how Chase got the city to be okay with him but... they are. Maybe it was worse before we found each other again." Alt hugs his legs, "...he's the best person I know. Even after everything we've been through." He smiles fondly.

Jack smiles. "I only talked with him for a minute, but he seems like a great guy." He shifts his position a little, getting more comfortable. "I'd love to hear more about him. Why don't you tell me a little?" 

That might help him take his mind off things for a while. Maybe not completely, but anything would be good. 

Alt blinks, a bit surprised. But then he laughs and rubs his wrist as he starts, “well… we didn’t always get along, but…”

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The hallway Magnificent walks down goes in one direction, without any others branching off. It curves slightly, gently sloping downward for a while. Until he reaches a section where the floor is covered in cables. It's like the ground is lifted from the worst-organized computer room in the world, though the cables are just loose, not connecting to any devices. Clearly a serious tripping hazard.

Magnificent almost trips then teleports to be on my even ground and looks at the floor with a mildly disgruntled face. 

“…cute.” He snorts. 

Then, he remembered Anti mentioning cables. He follows their path-

He comes to a four-way intersection, the walls lined with metal doors that all look very secure. 

One of them creaks open, and a man walks out. He wears a white coat and a pair of glaseses with cracks in the lenses. Cables and wires wrap around his limbs and torso, and there's a thick black one around his neck. He starts walking down the hallway towards Magnificent, and then stops when he sees him. "Hello? Who are you?"

Magnificent blinks at the new comer then grins, “oh… isn’t this rich?” He laughs. “You can call me Magnificent, pet. What are you called, hm?”

The man raises an eyebrow. "That's your name? Aaalright." He walks closer. Magnificent can see his had bright, acid green eyes. A branching scar goes up the left side of his face. Lichtenberg figures, they're caused by electricity, aren't they? 

"I am Surgeon, I am in charge of this section."

“How fascinating~” Magnificent giggles. “What happens in this section exactly? And don’t worry- I was invited by your master. He told me I could look around.”

"By Anti?" Surgeon flinches slightly before becoming calm again. "Well, if that is the case." He gestures at the doors. "This is where the corruptors do the corrupting, of course. Inside some of those rooms, there is someone undergoing the process. Some are empty, though." He leans over to the nearest door and pulls it open. The room beyond is dark, with vague shapes hiding in the shadows.

Magnificent grins wide and prowls closer, peering into the room curiously. “So- there are more corrupters than just Anti?”

“Well it all comes from Anti, of course,” Surgeon says. “He chooses the targets, and he gives us the corruption to use. But yes. Anti is busy he cannot spend so long on the process. Some of us have the power to share it. I was the first, I am told.” He reaches into the room and the lights turn on, though he didn’t flip a switch or anything. 

The walls of the room are lined with screens and speakers. In the center are a table and chair, both equipped with chains. Along the edges of the room are tables full of items. Some of them are obvious: knives, rope, heavy objects you can swing, syringes with strange liquid inside. Others are not familiar, but a lot of them look sharp and dangerous.

Magnificent whistles, equal parts amusement and amazement. “My my! What a set up!” He giggles as he runs his hands across the tables and items, looking a few of them over. “Quite the operation he has here~! How curious…”

“It has been a long time in the making,” Surgeon says, staying in the doorway. “Though it helps that the Place can provide whatever he asks for.” He looks back into the hallway and suddenly starts. “Oh! Katzchen, what are you doing here?”

Magnificent pauses in his browsing to peek back out at who Surgeon is talking to.

“Come, come, see this new, ah, companion,” Surgeon says, reaching to the side and pulling someone over to the doorway. 

A man, wearing a cape and a green cat mask without eyeholes. The man Alt met earlier, Cat. He stumbles a little when Surgeon pulls him but turns to face Magnificent, freezing in place when he “sees” him.

Magnificent eyes widen a bit as he sees Cat. But then he grins and laughs, prowling closer and observing the mask. “My my… isn’t this a sight to see~?” He purrs. He looks at his collar and flicks it with a chuckle. “How fitting.”

Cat stumbles back a bit, reaching for his neck. 

"Ah--please do not touch him," Surgeon says. "Anti will get very upset.”

Magnificent holds up his hand with a laugh. “Apologizes. I just can’t resist such a pretty kitty~” He hums in amusement. 

“Though... Katzchen, why are you out here? Anti is home, you do not need to keep an eye on things." 

Cat doesn't answer. He keeps facing Magnificent, seeming a bit uneasy.

Mag tilts his head at Cat and then chuckles. “Were you told to watch me, Kitten?”

Cat hesitates, then nods. 

"Ah, that would explain it," Surgeon says. "I suppose Anti wasn't sure where you would be, or that I would be here. I think I can handle it, Katzchen, but I know you will not leave, so you can at least relax. This man, Magnificent, was wondering about the corruption." 

Another slow nod from Cat. He does seem a bit calmer, but still slightly on edge.

Magnificent chuckles, “Such a paranoid kitten… but oh so loyal.” He sighs dramatically- “if only my cub was half as loyal as you!” He eyes the two of them and hums in thought. “Tell me you two- does working with Anti provide you with any… power per se? Any- unusual abilities?”

"Heh. Oh yes." Surgeon smiles. "Look down." 

Something wraps around Magnificent's ankle. One of the cables on the ground, moving like a snake. It quickly lets go before he can kick it off, and all the cables on the ground move away from Mag in a circle. 

"That is me." Surgeon extends one arm, and the cables around it wind tighter. 

Mag stiffens for a second as the cable wraps around him then he chuckles. “Oh! Very impressive.” 

"Fehler calls me Wires because of it. And then, well, I'm told Katzchen had his own magic beforehand, but I do not remember the specifics, so I only know about his teleporting and camouflage." 

Magnificent eyes Cat again curiously. Can he sense any power off of him? He’s starting to feel that need- that hunger.

Yes, there's a magical signature around Cat. A sour power that's almost overpowered by a secondary signature, something dark and twisted. Come to think of it, a similar twisted energy is coming from Surgeon. And it feels like there are more signatures like it dotted around. Underneath all that, the Place has its own energy, a faint, shifting power that feels far away and hard to grasp.

Mag’s eyes flash hungrily. Surely Anti wouldn’t mind if he had just a taste? He teleports to try to grab Cat’s arm and see what power he can drain from him.

Cat yelps, backing up but not moving fast enough to avoid Magnificent latching onto his arm. Some of that sour magic drains into him, though that twisted energy stays where it is. 

"What the fuck?!" Surgeon gasps. All the cables on the floor suddenly rise up and lunge for Magnificent, wrapping around him, trying to pull him back. "What did I just say?! Agh, Anti is going to be so upset with you!"

Magnificent shakes himself out with a laugh and lets the cables grab him. He smirks at Surgeon. “I’m sure he’ll understand~! Lighten up, Schneeple.”

"Huh? What did you call me?" Surgeon blinks, looking genuinely confused. But Cat inhales sharply.

“Schneeple- short for your last name, I’m presuming.” Mag chuckles. “But if your master is worth his salt- I know that would not be your name anymore. Still- always fun to see puppets squirm. Test the strength of your loyalty and all~”

"Oh." Surgeon blinks again. The cables fall away from Magnificent. "Well, I think you are misunderstanding something. I do not remember most of my life. I woke up in the Place a while ago with Anti there, watching me. So, yes, perhaps that was my name once. I do not remember it. He has only ever called me Surgeon."

Magnificent dusts himself off and smirks. “He’s made a very good puppet of you then, Surgeon. He must be proud~”

Surgeon nods slowly. "I suppose so... I think he is more proud of Fehler, though, since he is the most like him." 

As Surgeon talks, black static gathers behind him and Cat, and Anti forms. "Doesn't mean I'm not proud of the rest of you," Anti says. 

Cat yelps, and Surgeon gasps and spins around. "Ah--h-hi, Anti," he says. "Your, ah, guest w-was asking about the corruption. I think he did something to Katzchen, too." 

Anti looks at Cat. "Really? You look fine. How do you feel?" 

"F-fine, Anti," Cat stammers. 

"Really?" 

"Really. M-maybe a bit... low energy." 

"Well, that's probably fine, then," Anti says, and looks over at Magnificent. "What did you do?"

Magnificent smiles and tilts his head at Anti. “Oh- I just had a taste of his magic. Forgive me for my overindulgence~ I just wanted to make sure I could stay in top shape. Just in case I can assist in any of your devious plans while my own puppets are lingering around this world~” he giggles. “You have quite the tight setup Anti. I’m very impressed. Able to corrupt without being completely involved… ah- I like playing with my food too much to do such a thing but- it must be very efficient~!”

"You can absorb magic?" Anti's eyes light up.

“Oh yes- it’s one of my many talents~” Magnificent chuckles darkly. “I no longer have human needs besides the need to sleep- magic supplies me with the energy I need.” 

"Fascinating. Well, I guess if Cat is fine, it's fine. I didn't feel our connection weaken, and that's what's important." He nods, indicating the doors. "Efficiency was the idea. If I'm going to corrupt a lot of people, it needs to be efficient. And fast. The process takes a while and I can't spend all my time working on it." 

He looks at Cat and Surgeon. "You two can go, by the way." 

Surgeon nods. "Come on, Katzchen," he mutters, grabbing his arms. "I want to see Grau." 

Cat nods and lets himself be pulled away. 

Magnificent watches the two of the go and smirks. “…very well trained… fascinating to see really.�� He tilts his head back at Anti and smirks. “Well? Did your other puppet manage to capture one of my kittens?”

"Ohhh yes." Anger flickers across Anti's face. "Error found your Alt. He's supposed to be me, but--but--" He shakes his head. "That fucking guy," he mutters. "Of course it's different in other worlds. Of course it is. Even the other me's don't get it."

Magnificent tilts his head more, “oh? Was it too jarring to see my cub being so different?” He chuckles.

"Very," Anti bites out. "But--that's not important right now. That's not important." 

“Oh a sore spot I see.” Mag giggles. 

Anti takes a deep breath, folding his arms. "I saw some of his memories, and I have a question. Your magic. You hypnotize people, don't you?"

The mad magician’s eyes light up as he grins, “Why yes I do~! One of my specialties. I’ve had Alt under my thumb more times than either of us can count~”

"Perfect. Because I'm wondering something. The problem with corruption is how long it takes. True, time is strange in this Place, but it still takes weeks at the shortest. I wonder if, perhaps, we combined our efforts..." Anti trails off into a meaningful silence.

Magnificent grins even wider. “Oh… I’m very curious to see if I could be of aid~! To see my cub as loyal as your puppets?” He giggles wildly. “What a sight that would be!”

Anti grins. "You want me to drag him down here? Not personally, I'll probably ask Error, but we could try things out."

“Oh I’d be more than happy to try~” Mag laughs.

Anti nods. "I'll get him down here right away, then. Let's set up one of the rooms." He should try not to be too vicious. No matter his feelings about the unfairness of it all, it wouldn't be good to ruin things so quickly.

#SATCV #SATCV Bad end #alt anti #swap magnificent #bro fantastic #jackie mann #lots of set up this round sjhbak #but also!! new alt fusion?? #that was a fun scene ajhka

[mxrisacoulter]

I was tagged by @ivashkovadrian tysm 🫶🫶🫶 (sorry this took so long i am the worst)

Shuffle your ON REPEAT playlist and list the first 10 songs and tag 10 people.

nelsonwood lane - matt maeson (the last minute and a half of this song are just like transcendent his songwriting is honestly so good. he played this when i saw him live and i lost my mind)

paint my bedroom black - holly humberstone (ive only just got round to properly listening to her album but yeah she just gets it fr)

so hot you're hurting my feelings - caroline polachek (forever and always on my on repeat playlist it such a banger she didnt have to go that hard but she did that for US)

bad decisions - bastille (once again always on the playlist. i told my colleague that doom days was the best album ever written and i stand by that <3)

the song - maisie peters (I COULD BE LITERALLY PERFECT LIKE ACTUALLY LITERALLY PERFECT. real)

the driver - bastille (i was on a weird mission for this song to make it into my wrapped in the last like week of the data collection cause its literally so underrated and i always forget about it lol like the beat the guitars the harmonies he does at the end the literary references BRo)

daisy chain - pixey, tayo sound (idk its just so bouncy and fun i love it lol)

sex tape - hippo campus (unironically the best song ever written idk what to tell you)

stay for something - cmat (ok so the thing about me is that im always going through something)

...ready for it? - taylor swift (i love this song like im pretty sure its bad and none of the lyrics make sense but it is fun and its one that i keep having to repeat cause there's like one bar i love and then i have to relisten to the whole thing to hear it again)

im tagging @strange-wafflez @luminous-faerie @graveyard-for-stars @iressails @lmillers @amarimeta @cozcat @lordbelacqua @willsilvertongue @aleatoryw and anyone else who wants to do it mwah

#personal #idk if most of these are actually on repeat ive not really listened to a ton of stuff over and over recently so there are some wild cards #like there is a load of bleachers in the playlist atm whats that about bestie anyway