doing this again. What if an au where Jon is neglected by his grandma. Not like, severely, he's still fed and clothed and given books and goes to school but she's ... not affectionate. not loving. What if that makes him really lonely in a very deep and hard to see way? What if one day he decides to run away, take his little red boat to America. Surely there will be people to love him in America! He packs a bag, and his whistle and lots of water and then casts off, and just. Floats off into the ocean. He thinks its a good idea. For about the first five hours, when land is long lost to sight and a storm's blowing in, It gets cold, it gets foggy, and the sea gets rough. Skies overhead are angry, and Jon is finally regretting this choice.
Through the fog he sees something, a light? a ship?? so he blows his whistle. He blows it with all his might and it doesn't make a sound. Standing on the edge of the little rowboat, jon is hit with a wave that unbalances him into the icy, northern seas. He's a pretty good swimmer, but the water is freezing, and it quickly saps his strength. He sinks, and sinks, into the deep black of the ocean...
And wakes up on a ghost ship. Lying on the deck, quaking with hypothermia, and he sees ghosts all around him. They crowd him, in a circle, and he can see through them.
It won't be long until he's one of them too.
Jon passes out.
Meanwhile, Peter Lukas is scratching his head as to how a fucking 8 year old boy got all the way out into open water like he did, and what the hell he's supposed to do with him now. The Tundra has its cargo and a full crew (including sacrifice) and will not be turning around to drop off a little boy. He supposes he could always make the kid an extra snack for the Forsaken if he annoys him but, he can taste the loneliness on him even from where he sits and watches him sleep. Maybe he'll keep him. Peter's life is rather monotonous, having a child on board, while slightly troublesome in the short term, could also be entertaining. Ah, the kid is waking up. Better make himself scarce... for now.
(I am doing something with this idea but it's slow going so have this)
my initial impression of König was that he's a towering goofball.
...until i saw Hallot's artwork of him a few days ago... something shifted in me. like, HARD. no longer do i see him as just an innocent baby boy now. and because of that, i HAD to make this render. i will literally lose it if i didn't and just let the imagery stay as imagery.
Imagine playing video games with your f/o. You're both comfy in your pjs, and decided to stay up late a bit more. Choosing a game isn't difficult for both of you, whether if you're both in the mood to play something more chill and relaxing like Stardew Valley or some good old Minecraft for example, or if you're both down for something more competitive just because one of you claims that they're better. In case if you pick something chill, imagine both of you creating your own home, taking your characters to small dates, and even making some cute reminders for each other or anything remotely similar. But if you both picked something competitive, you first teach your f/o how to play. They may still not know how to play the best, but you can tell they're doing your best. It even makes you want to let them win a few times because seeing your f/o happy is something very heartwarming, and it will ALWAYS be the most heartwarming thing to see.
Sometimes, you have to imagine Gideon exploring Canaan house with the same music that Coraline Jones had when she explored the Pink Palace. It's good for the soul (it also makes no sense, but it's funny to me)