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twilightprince101 · 9 months

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Let's be careful before labeling Wally or Home as "The Villain" of Welcome Home

Or anyone for that matter imo

Listen, I can completely understand why people would go to that conclusion. "So Below" and the eerie vibe that Wally gives off in his obsession don't exactly give either a flattering light (I know there are also the art pieces on Clown's personal blog, but I'm not counting anything that hasn't been officially released yet)

But whenever someone labels a character who is acting weird as "the villain," it puts a bad taste in my mouth. At the end of the day, characters in fiction are real people with motivations, so labeling one as "evil" or "the villain" can sometimes erase that complexity. And after the most recent update, we know that Wally has A Lot of very, very complicated feelings about the situation.

Before I get into that though, I wanna point out something that Clown himself has said describes the brand of horror that "Welcome Home" gives off to themselves personally. Click here for the link to the post.

"My home doesn't feel like home anymore."

That line sticks to me pretty hard. There's a pervasive feeling of unfamiliarity, unreality, that exists in the core of the story itself.

I think we see, firsthand, Wally experiencing this in the latest updates. In all of the hidden Bug/Answer secret videos, we see a familiar pattern. We get some sort of scene of two other characters talking, a scene in whatever universe they call home, until at the very end one of the characters addresses Wally (who was apparently there the whole time) and the video glitches out.

A key part that not a lot of people seem to realize though is that these videos are from Wally's perspective. See the above picture with Wally's hands. In every scene, Wally is present and was supposedly taking part in an activity (in the above one, helping Poppy with knitting), before the video started playing.

Whenever I saw these videos I had that same feeling that something felt. Different. The interactions felt like scenes you would see in the animated/cartoony aesthetic we'd see from the various art pieces, it doesn't feel like it's "on set/TV" to me. They're moreso just intimate glimpses into their lives. But they're shot in the real world, and that feels. Wrong.

This is very likely the same feeling that Wally's having in that moment. "My home doesn't FEEL like home." It's like he's disassociating, having a brief episode of that unreality feeling. Those bouts of strangeness don't go away until, like clockwork, someone says his name and the video ends, snapping him out of it.

Do other people in the neighborhood also feel the same way? Maybe, but we don't know. What we do know is that Wally, whether or not he tries to explain this to others, feels isolated by this sensation. "My neighbors are only neighborly until they know I'm different in a way they can see."

The only other person he likely shares this feeling with? I'd take a guess that it's Home. Nearly every time Home has been featured, Wally has been there, close. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the only physical puppets/props we’ve seen of the cast are Wally and Home.

According to this post by @eldritchravens, Home is the only other person who talks directly to Us, the viewers. That's probably why they're so close, because they're the only ones who can truly confide in each other about this.

"So does that mean Home is manipulating Wally?"

Again, I really don't think that's the case. I don't wanna call people villains quite yet. Besides, we see (or well, hear) Home and Barnaby have a conversation together, and from how Barnaby reacts it's fairly casual.

This shared feeling is likely why Wally is so obsessed with us, including the Restoration Employee. They seem to be sharing a similar sensation to Wally's bouts of unreality, in the fact that it seems they're the ONLY one who doesn't remember Welcome Home being a thing. They seem to be one of the few things that Wally (and maybe even Home) consider to be "Real." Hence their obsession with "seeing" us.

"Isn't this Wally or Home manipulating the Employee though?"

Maybe, I don't know. We don't really know much of what's going on right now, we're only getting glimpses. For all we know this could be a side-effect of Wally/Home trying to reach out. For the time being though, I want to keep my own expectations in check. I'm choosing not to label Wally, Home, The Restoration Team or anyone as a "villain" until something definitive comes up.

It is very, very likely that Wally is going to be doing something more dangerous later down the line (or maybe even is doing so now). But if he's doing anything, I get the feeling it's more out of desperation. He wants something to quell this feeling inside of him, this pervasive sense of unreality, and to connect with something he feels is "real." And, for better or for worse, that thing is us.

This whole thing isn't to bash on people for speculation or theorycrafting, I personally think speculation is very healthy! But it's still important to remember what the core of this story is going to be. We're only seeing the very start of the story right now, and we don't know what'll happen down the line. It's useful to keep that core idea at the center of our speculation so we can have reasonable expectations going forward.

As for me? This doesn't feel like a story with villains. I don't think he'll pull a Monika from DDLC and start gaining a kill count, but if something does happen to the rest of the cast, my money is that it'll happen completely by accident, and he'll regret it. Hard.

#scopophobia #welcome home #welcome home arg #welcome home wally #wally darling #barnaby b beagle #Restoration employee #welcome home restoration project #twi talks #doki doki literature club #ddlc #welcome home july update #eldritchravens #the playfellow exhibition #poppy welcome home #poppy partridge #partycoffin #welcome home clown

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blunky · 9 months

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Art Fight pics for

@eldritchravens

@crownne-prince

@my-ceiling-is-tilted x2

#my art #art fight #artfight #artfight 2023 #art fight 2023 #cw blood #cw horror

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quasieli · 10 months

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[ID copied from alt text: A half body digital drawing of my D&D character Leandre (he/him), set against an out of focus outdoor landscape around a body of water. Leandre is a young, muscular, tan complexion satyr with long black hair, partially tied up in a small bun, a short goatee, small crown horns, and thick lined sky blue tattos running up his arms and across his chest. He is wearing a dark sleeveless tunic with a thick sky blue cloth belt, as well as brown leather cuffs, a gold band around his bicep and a teal circlet. He is in the middle of playing his violin, looking at peace and smiling serenely as the music plays. End description.]

I just got this Art Fight revenge piece of my satyr boy from the awesome @eldritchravens! My sad boy can be a little happy, as a treat 💙💙

#Art #Art Fight #Azica #Leandre #thank you again for drawing him!!!#im so happy #the wet towel of a man deserves peace 💙 lmao

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saiyanqueenreads · 11 months

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Hunter-Centric Fanfic Recommendation List for The Owl House: Fics starting with M, N, O, & P

***Please observe any tags/warnings on each work before reading, as some stories may deal with triggering topics and situations***

The list will be updated periodically as I find great new stuff.

Making His "Mistakes" by im_bored_hi Making Waffles by LadyLorena mama’s crying for you by boopiejokes Maybe. by Polyhexian Mercy by EmeraldArt messy by LavenderTrash39 Midnight Barbershop by bethanyisinjail Missing by kiixi Missing Pieces by sleepy_catz Mistleo Hung Where You Can See by SpaceButterflies "More Weight" by TheFloof Muscle Memory by theprincessofdenial My Dearest, Willow by puckishpal my family always said i was the bad child by Polyhexian My Mind, It Weeps For You by HollowIsTheWorld

New Parents by CassiePoppy45 New Scars, Old Wounds by HexAltiora Not So Silent Tears by Ace_of_diamond Not What It Looks Like by im_bored_hi now it's over for me, and it's over for you by rnelody Now you are here by Thousand_Springs Nowhere Else to Go by Sergeant_Sporks nowhere to go but here by sleepy_catz Numb Little Bird by JustWanderingSpace

Of Balanced Stones and its sequel by EldritchRaven Oh, drunken gods of slaughter by perhapsitiswitchcraft Oh, you're so traumatized it makes me want to cry by Thestarswillburn One Step At A Time by ShadySadie29 Only Natural to Harden Up by redrasberries Our Gentle Devotions by Kohpon Out of Sight (Close To Mind) by HollowIsTheWorld Over before it could begin by Melonteal Overcast by Semi_ObscureFandomWriter overwhelmed so easily by Iamfrustrationnn Overworked by kiixi

Pack Animals by melancholiaapologist Pages Remain by Lollytea Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All Grimwalkers by ObabScribbler Pending Parental Approval by CassiePoppy45 Permanence by CassiePoppy45 Permission by Polyhexian Pink and yellow, purple and blue, I like this and that but especially you by Lollytea Poppies and Lemon Trees by Polaris649 Popular by CassiePoppy45 Press Play by orphan_account 'Pretty': Day 6, Scars by daydreams_and_honeybees Promisedland by OfMonstersAndM Pumpkin, Witch and Bloody Gore by ObabScribbler

Fics Starting With: A / B, C, D / E, F, G / H, I / J, K, L / M, N, O, P / Q, R, S / T, U, V / W, X, Y, Z

#hunter fic masterlist #owl house fanfiction #the owl house #owl house #fanfic #hunter #toh

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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OK I KNOW ITS OFF SCHEDUAL BUT I AM JUST SO HAPPY I CANT NOT POST A NEW CHAPTER SO I CAN POINT PEOPLE AT THE ART MEXFAN12 DID! I JUST FEEL SO BLESSED AND HAPPY AND FHGRIEOHGNREGHERIGHRIEOHG!!!!!

Eclipsed: Too Attached! You guys are getting TWO CHAPTERS TODAY WHOOOOOHOOOO!

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mcfuckity · 3 years

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Wait, there’s a Willow/Hunter fic?? Where can I read it?? :D

Man, I just started it and I’m already in love.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32914378/chapters/81684622

#the owl house #toh #toh s2 #the owl house season two #toh opinions #toh fic #toh thoughts #toh ships #golden guard #toh hunter #willow park #willow x hunter #ao3fic

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nightshine629 · 3 years

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Whats this Hunter fic you where talking about? Dont hide them goods!

Be prepared, it is a Willow x Hunter fic but the characterization and build up of their relationship is just too cute!

I always say that anyone can make me ship something if it’s written well.

It’s called “Of Balanced Stones” by EldritchRaven on AO3.

#the owl house #toh Hunter #willow park #huntlow

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quasieli · 10 months

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[ID copied from alt text: A digital bust drawing of Alioth Heather (she/her), an OC belonging to @eldritchravens, set against a gradient red to orange background. Alioth is a human-turned-monster with pitch black skin, gold eyes, and red scars across her face. She is viewed in side profile, looking up and smiling. Wrapped around her neck is the black tentacle of an eldritch being known as Mimic. Alioth smiles at Mimic as it says to her, "Rise From The Ashes My Phoenix". End description.]

Another Art Fight piece, this one for @eldritchravens!

#Eli's Art #Art Fight #Team Vampires #Horror Tag #Ask To Tag #this was v fun to draw!#been wanting to play around with some horror elements/characters #and Alioth just had a fun story that I enjoyed working with!#❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥#queue are going to be amazing

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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for all my late night buddies out there, enjoy a little Future AU I been whipping up! I might do more with this AU, actually. I did a lot of work on how Hunter and Willow’s relationship in the future is like, along with their kid(s) and other world building. I miiight have a doc as big as my notes for Of Balanced Stones for this AU now....

#the owl house #Huntlow #toh hunter #toh willow #Hunter X Willow #Willow Park

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: Curses and Methods

Hunter attempts to get answers from Eda the Owl Lady!

The count down is officially underway now! Happy October!

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: It Can’t Go On Like This A nightmare finds him, what does it have to say?

This is the beginning of the end for Of Balanced Stones! Thank you all so much for staying with me, again. I am nervous about branching really off from canon and going into AU territory, but I hope you all still like what I have to offer and will see this through to the end, and stay with me when the few fanfic begins!

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: Of Love, Of Lies

Willow and her Father talk, but so do Hunter and Belos

Only Five chapters left! GET PUMPED!

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: Just a Teen: Uno or Dare Luz has introduced Uno to the Hexgang...what will happen now?

This is actually the last chapter of the ‘Just a Teen’ arch, I hope you guys have enjoyed! The next chapter is going to start the final lead up to the climax and end of the story, so I hope you all are ready! As always, I love you!

#Of Balanced Stones #The Owl House #Hunter #Willow Park #Toh Hunter #ToH Willow #Huntlow #The Owl House Fanfic #Toh Fanfic #toh amity #toh golden guard #toh season 2 #toh gus #toh luz #luz noceda #the owl house luz #Amity Blight #The owl house Amity #Hunter X Willow

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: The Lack There Of

The reaction to unexpected news, and an unexpected event happens to the girls (And King) as well!

Things are really starting to pick up! I hope you guys enjoy!

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: Morning

The two wake up and get started on their day!

Ten chapters left! As such I feel like I want to update everyday until it is over! I hope not to overwhelm you guys, but I am so excited to get the rest of this out! More than likely after I am finished and label the fic as ‘Complete’ I will be taking a week long break or so before posting for the new part of the series!

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eldritch-raven · 3 years

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Of Balanced Stones: Causes a Panic

The Owl Gang reads the letter Hunter gave them.

Three chapters left, how we feeling? Special shout-out to @loosescrewslefty for their help in deciding the plant life of The Dryad’s grove!

#Of Balanced Stones #The Owl House #Hunter #Willow Park #Toh Hunter #ToH Willow #Huntlow #The Owl House Fanfic #Toh Fanfic #toh amity #toh golden guard #toh season 2 #toh gus #toh luz #the owl house luz #gus porter #the owl house gus #Hunter X Willow #willow x hunter

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