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soadscrawl · 1 year
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more taz more taz more taz
so much love in this famillyyyyy
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karkatwaddles · 5 months
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Mavis and mookie 🥰
To me i think dwarves sorta resemble deers in their facial features!! So uh here are what my mookie and mavis designs look like
Oh also I hc that mavis, eventually asks Merle to adopt her (while still like her mom being a big part of her life) and ends up taking on Merle's last name? So eheh.
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barry-j-blupjeans · 2 years
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Since you said Taako would take care of a kid and then refuse to give them back.... Taako and 29 for the prompts? :3
29. A baby is crying
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"Alright, alright," Merle said, squinting at his checklist. His already horrible eyesight had only gotten worse after losing an eye entirely. He made up for this by writing all his notes in a big, very legible scrawl. "I've got the suitcases and we've checked 'em to make sure-"
"That everything's in there, yup," Taako said, bouncing on the heels of his feet. "Which means it's about time you start getting back home-"
"Hang on," Merle said, waving him off. "Lemme go through my list. Suitcases, check. Make sure everything is in suitcases, check. Mavvie, do you have your toothbrush?"
"Yes, dad," Mavis said. "You asked me that three times already." She was standing by the door with her own suitcase. Merle had been kind of worried about leaving her and Mookie here with Taako for the weekend because Taako, by his own admission, knew "fuck all" about childcare. But she was still in one piece, that was an accomplishment by itself.
"I forgot!" Merle said. To be fair, he had forgotten the first time, but now he was just teasing. "Okay, toothbrush, suitcases, books n' toys n' shit- you've got-"
"I've got my books, dad," Mavis said impatiently.
"Yeah, Merle," Taako said, copying her tone. "She's got her books."
"Just checkin', just checkin'!" Merle said. "I feel like I'm forgetting something? But, uhh, I think that's it. Did we bring any food?"
"Not that Taako would let into the house," Mavis said.
"Sounds about right," Merle said. "Alright, time to go then." He lifted up the suitcase at his feet, pattering over to the door. Mavis had opened it, already jumping down the steps to get back home. Merle paused in the doorway- and yes, he saw that eye roll, young lady!- to speak to Taako one last time. "Thanks for takin' care of the kids this weekend. Sorry to push it on ya last minute."
"No prob," Taako said. "You owe me."
"Ah, yeah, probably do," Merle said. "I-"
"Are we leaving yet?" Mavis shouted from the end of the driveway.
"Give me a second!" Merle called back. He cupped his hand in front of his mouth to stop Mavis from hearing. "Kids, amirite? Anyway, yeah, I probably do owe ya one fo-"
There was a sharp cry from upstairs. Merle abruptly realized that the thing he thought he was missing was his other child.
"Taako," Merle said.
"Uh-huh?"
"Are you planning on givin' Mookie back or are you, I don't know, kidnapping him or something?"
"Uhm," Taako said. There was a clattering from the stairs behind him. Taako tried to shut the door but Merle stood in the way. "I mean, fifty-fifty?"
"I stubbed my toe!" Mookie hollered from behind him.
"I'll get you a new one, kid, don't even worry about it," Taako said. To Merle again, he said, "Listen. Kravitz doesn't know how children work, right?"
"Right...?" Merle said, not really seeing where this was going.
"So, uh-" Taako cut himself off with a snigger. "So I was gonna be like "Merle said we can have this one!" 'cus I figured that Mookie is probably the most durable kid I know? Like, he fell outta the window yesterday and he's fine, so-"
"He what?"
"He's fine," Taako repeated. "So I figured that I could just, y'know, play along with it and be like, yep! He's our kid now! Because Krav wouldn't say no but also he wouldn't know how to take care of a child n' I think that'd be funny to see. Like, surprise baby! But the baby is seven. Eight? How old is Mookie?"
"Only Pan knows," Merle said. "And as hilarious as that would be, bud, I do not want to get on Hekuba's bad side. Again."
"I thought you said all she's got was bad sides?"
"We're workin' on it," Merle said. He made his way passed Taako, to find Mookie standing not even a foot away, teary, his lower lip trembling. "Here, lemme heal it."
Mookie offered his foot, looking away dramatically. Merle knelt down, propping Mookie's foot up on his knee.
"Oh Panly father," he said, with flair, because he knew how Mookie was. "Please heal this child! And make him not tell his mother about the window incident!"
He cast a very weak version of Light on Mookie's foot, causing it to glow for a few seconds and then flicker out of existence. Mookie hesitantly looked back over, wiping his eyes. Behind him, Taako was very poorly keeping his laughter to himself.
"Feels any better?" Merle asked, ignoring Taako's choked-off sounds.
"Yeah," Mookie said. "Are we goin' home now?"
"Yeah," Merle said. "Go wait by your sister. I'll be right there."
And Mookie raced out the door. Merle could hear Mavis's disappointed groan from here.
"You lie to your kids often?" Taako wheezed out, leaning up against the doorframe in an effort not to collapse completely.
"Oh, yuck it up," Merle said, picking the suitcase back up. "Get back to me when you actually get a kid n' they want you to use a level two spell slot every half an hour."
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friendly-jester · 2 years
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I love the idea that in the future, much to Merle's dismay, Angus and Mavis start dating.
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entguarde · 1 year
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@juha-art HEY BESTIE GUESS WHAT I DID IT
Image ID: a colored digital sketch of Merle Highchurch and his daughter, Mavis, both from The Adventure Zone.
Merle is a middle-aged male dwarf with dark brown skin, a nicked ear and wavy gray hair and a beard. His hair is put in a partial bun, with lavenders and cattails tied to it as well as a flower tied to the end of his beard. He is wearing glasses and over his left eye is a green eyepatch. He is wearing a pale green t-shirt and his right arm is made of light wood, with markings on it resembling driftwood.
At his side is Mavis, a teenaged female dwarf with tan skin, glasses, wavy brown hair tied in a braid, sideburns and stubble. She is wearing a yellow button-up shirt with suspenders.
Merle has a happy nonchalant expression, with his eye closed and lazily pointing at nothing with his right hand. There is a speech bubble next to him, which says “Mavis, I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. I was playing Yooker with Dav and I had no clue.”
Mavis has an amused yet concerned expression, staring at Merle in disbelief. Next to her is a speech bubble saying “You are SO fucked up.” End description
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anistarrose · 2 years
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leaving, as an injustice
Mavis does not remember her father by blood, and only knows what her Mom tells her, what pictures she’s shown. His eyes seemed kind, his smile seemed proud, but… when Mavis was still so tiny, he left to fight, and now, he’s never coming back. Each year on his birthday, the two of them visit his grave.
Mavis is told she’s very bright, and she understands at a young age what it means to be dead, and gone. But it’s harder, for her, to understand why anyone so kind-eyed would ever think it’s fair to just leave.
Mom says he was one of Pan’s bravest souls, and that he left to protect them, but that doesn’t make any sense — how could he be protecting them if he hadn’t been with them? How could he have protected them by just leaving?
Mom promises that Mavis will understand when she’s older. Mavis never doubts this, and still spends many sleepless nights wondering.
But, while she does not remember her father, she of course remembers her Dad. How could she not?
She was still so young, maybe three, when Merle Highchurch was still just a stranger to the Coralheart clan — and not much older when he married Mom, and became her stepdad proper. Those are more stories that she only knows from photographs, but from not long afterward, she remembers being told how she’ll be a big sister soon, and dancing around the cottage with excitement. She remembers traveling with Dad, too, to a store out of town and up the coast — and picking out a little stuffed seal, to leave in the nursery for her incoming sibling.
It’s a tale that Dad loves to tell, because Mookie loves that seal.
(keep reading on ao3)
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yourbelgianthings · 6 months
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taz november celebration fic 3: prompt laugh
contrary to what you may think for this prompt, this is sad for like 3/4 of it lol but the end is happy, it’s tres horny boys and about 850 words
Magnus Burnsides's laugh was deep and hearty, but he wasn't used to hearing it by itself; he had always been laughing with Julia. Their life together was perfect, working with their hands and having something to show for it at the end of the day, then coming home to each other. Julia made dinner, Magnus did the dishes, their routine was consistent and comforting. They even thought about having a baby, although they were in no rush. Of course, that never happened, and when Magnus hugged Julia goodbye the day he left town, neither of them knew it would be the last. His friends brought dinners, went for walks, and spent evenings on the porch with Magnus after Julia's death, but he actually chose to bury her alone. The physical act of digging the grave was satisfying in a sick way, it grounded his soul in his body despite its countless attempts to break out through his ribs and fly away. A simple granite slab laid on top, reading: Julia Burnsides, We Love You Forever. His tears darkened the stone in little circles until the sun began to set, and he wouldn't laugh again for some time.
Merle Highchurch always did his best to keep a positive outlook, but it was hard to find reasons to laugh without his kids around. Apparently his sense of humor consisted of a lot of "dad jokes", and those weren't really a big hit with anyone else, especially when he was out trying to preach the word of Pan. He constantly struggled with his choice to leave after he was gone, if it was only the arranged marriage that was the problem, things would have been so much simpler. However, Hecuba and he had Mavis and Mookie, who he loved dearly. That didn't change the fact that he wasn't a very good dad, though, intentions don't count for much in that regard. So, he decided they would be better off without him; if you love something let it go and all that. Cycling through feelings of freedom, guilt, regret, apathy, and more, he wandered the world, presumably to share the word of Pan, but really just wishing to be able to laugh again.
Taako Taaco was very hard to make laugh. He and Lup used to do just that when they were bored, whoever laughed first lost and then they would just be in a fit of giggles for a while anyway. They found things funny between themselves that nobody else understood, but it didn't matter, because it made perfect sense to them. Not that he remembered any of this, of course. The Taako who forgot could be very cynical, and often saw humor from others as an attempt to conceal their true attitudes or motives. On stage for Sizzle It Up With Taako, he laughed and told jokes, but that was about as fake as it got. Hearing the applause and cheers from the audience, seeing the excitement in their eyes, and being complimented as he signed autographs and posed for pictures gave Taako energy and kept him going. He thrived on the attention, but some days, it wasn't enough and there was nothing else. Getting out of bed seemed impossible as his body simultaneously felt heavy and hollow. After Glamor Springs, this set in for several weeks until he suddenly thought: I'm fuckin' Taako from TV, I can go do whatever I want, and if anyone has a problem wit h that, I'll just laugh in their face and keep going.
One night, several months later, in their dorm at the Bureau of Balance, Tres Horny Boys were having a sleepover. Technically, they always did this by virtue of sharing a room, but they had decided to make a night of it, just for fun. Taako cooked the most delicious popcorn the other two had ever had, with the perfect amounts of butter and salt, and he also bought some nail polish from the Fantasy Costco. Magnus realized that Pringles had left some of his stuff in the room, so they had some cool old CDs to listen to, and Merle had found some candles for more ambient lighting. They were all set for the perfect sleepover, and as Taako was painting Magnus's nails shiny silver by candlelight, Merle set down the big bowl of popcorn he had been snacking on and asked, "What did everyone say to the kernel when he finally popped?"
Taako snorted and said,
"Merle, I am not even going to entertain this one," but there was a smile on his face.
Magnus gave in, "I don't know, Merle, what?"
"CORN-GRATULATIONS!"
Magnus immediately burst out laughing, which made Merle join in and Taako shout,
"Mags, you're going to mess up your nails!" although he couldn't help laughing too. It was just so ridiculous and Merle's confidence in the delivery was what really got them. The three of them flopped onto each other, slightly out of breath the way the best fits of laughter leave you, Taako leaning on Magnus's shoulder and Merle leaning on his stomach on the other side. They all smiled, and for the moment, things were okay.
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it's that time again!
wahoo hey hi everyone i'm doing another fic roundup of a small sampling of my favorite things from this year! it's not super complete and this year it is a mix of ao3 and things posted directly onto tumblr
i know i'm going to miss a ton of awesome pieces but here's the best attempt in no particular order (also just go read stuff from all these authors anyway, they rule)
Angus McDonald and the Arcade Enigma by ceilingfan5 (ao3)
Angus takes his nephew to the arcade; they both have their eyes on unique prizes
parlay, as a gamble by anistarrose (ao3)
Merle tries to get in touch with the Red Robe but is pretty sure he's got a wrong number
One Last Dance by writtenfanworksofGab (liltaz-asatreat)
Taako and Kravitz share a final dance at the end of the world.
Tedious Familiarity by IntrovertedHappiness (barry-j-blupjeans)
A character study of Barry Bluejeans and the lives he leads in his decade alone.
Someone I Have Loved, But Never Known by anistarrose
Barry and Lup try to help each other find the spouses neither of them can remember with only their unique rings as clues.
leaving, as an injustice by anistarrose
A character study of Merle Highchurch through the eyes of Mavis
Scamming me, scamming you by Noodyl (noodyl-blasstal)
Kravitz has a grand time scamming circles around a would-be email scammer; on a completely unrelated note, Taako confesses to his crush via email.
Lovebites by Mmmarty (x)
Barry is a super devoted familiar to two twin vampires for Absolutely No Reason, Don't Be Silly
you got me used to loving you (hurry on home) by raezura (hellawrath)
Taako's got a surprise for Kravitz.
in light of last week's events by rosgoldhalberd (phantasmagoric-acquaintance)
Barry and Lup have a little talk after Lup fed on him
Keep Your Friends Close (And the Lich Who Gives You Cryptid Advice Closer) by IntrovertedHappiness
Magnus spends time trying to figure out who is good, who is bad, and who decides both of these statuses.
this ficlet by ceilingfan5
it's from the taz november celebration and i just need you to read it okay? it slaps, veritably
this celebrity au ficlet by phantasmagoric-acquaintance
the celeb twins au that lives inside hali and my head is one of my favorite things in the world and you too can get a glimpse
mallternate universe by phantasmagoric-acquaintance
come play in the mall au please it's so fun and good for the soul
once again, please please please go read literally anything from these authors, they all rule and are so fun and lovely (and also some of them have really cool original fiction stuff you should also check out!!!)
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Adventure Zone Preliminary Poll
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(more characters were submitted, but I only put in this the ones whose existence I could make sure of through a five-minutes search on the fandom site) Merle is a kind of bird of prey. It is also french for Blackbird.
Paloma means dove
Mavis means Thrush
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clown-garden · 4 years
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baby sitters for mavis nd mookie ranked
1. lup
oh man. everytime merle goes out mavis and mookie ask for lup. she’s the BEST. she’s smart enough to keep mavis entertained, and cool enough for mookie to hang out with, plus she makes great food, plus she loves kids! it’s a win-win!! her and mavis will be having a conversation about the best bands in faerun right now while lup is simultaneously arm wrestling mookie, AND making spaghetti and garlic bread. she tells them stories about their journey that didn’t make it into lucretias journals, and she makes sure to spice them up, exaggerates both her and merles heroics. it’s great. the kids love her. she helps with their homework and sends emails to the teacher asking why they aren’t providing accommodations for mavis’ adhd?? what’s that about???? get on that shit mr younge.
2. magnus
whenever magnus babysits, it’s less like he’s babysitting, more like he’s just hanging out. like yeah he helps with homework and makes sure they get into bed on time but he’s also tryna make sure the kids have fun! sometimes he gets too caught up with beating mookie at fantasy mario kart to notice that the pasta is burning, but that’s okay cause he usually ends up ordering pizza any way. sometimes he’ll sneak a dog in if they’re getting good grades at hammer and tails to have a play date. obviously mookie loves wrestling with magnus and very rarely does magnus let him win. mavis just watched smiling and laughing as magnus throws mookie onto the bed for the hundredth time. she might have a little bit of a crush on maggie.
3. lucretia
mavis LOVES when lucretia baby sits. she always brings the best books and movies and sometimes she even brings her journals from the century. she reads them bedtime stories every night, and while maybe not as good as taako and lup, she can make a mean chicken parmesan. if mavis has a small crush on magnus, she has a giant crush on lucy. the first time she shows up, mookie thought she was gonna be boring, but then she pulled out this cool figure of a jellyfish thing and he was hooked. she always brings a new toy or game for mookie and she’s the absolute best at fantasy smash bros. someday mookie will beat her but for now he’s fine being second place cause she teaches him a bunch of cool moves and combos and shit.
4. davenport
davenport is a stickler for rules. he always makes sure the kids finish their homework, are in bed by 9, eat their veggies, brush their teeth. but every once in a while when he’s in a good mood he’ll let them come on the starblaster and look around for a bit (with merles permission of course). of course dav doesn’t get to babysit often cause normally when merle is out it’s cause it’s date night and he and dav are out being gay old men. so when he does come by it’s always a treat. mavis would never admit it but she thinks davenport would make a really good dad. mookie would absolutely admit it and does everytime dav babysits.
5. barry
barry doesn’t know how to deal with kids are you kidding me? he’s such a nerd he can barely deal with people his age. he’s fine with angus but that’s only cause ango is as much of a nerd as he is. he freezes up and gets all sweaty. mookie is able to bully him into doing whatever he wants, but mavis never lets him after the first time. once, mavis made the mistake of asking about what magic he studies and he just went on a whole rant about the ethics of necromancy and the proper sacrifices to summon a zombie. mavis didn’t get much sleep that night.
6. taako
listen,,,, i KNOW everyone in this fandom loves dadko, and don’t get me wrong i see the appeal it’s cute, but,,,,,he’s not good with kids y’all. he threatened to kill angus on their second magic lesson. he’s fine with him NOW but he sees him as more of a freind then a little kid y’know? anyways he lets mavis and mookie do whatever the hell they want. he’s actually their second favourite babysitter after lup cause he just, doesn’t give a shit. throws all the rules merle gave him out the window. sure mavis you can have your friend over to practice spells. what’s that mookie? you wanna play with my glaive? sure lil man go ahead. i’ll be over here trying to make this dead pig into a dead cow. don’t bother me. he always puts effort into the cooking tho cause no way in hell are they gonna be eating the leftovers merle put in the fridge for them.
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neonhalcyon · 4 years
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WAIT did I ever tell y’all that I have this headcanon that Merle’s daughter Mavis and Angus McDonald would be best friends and share books and have stone of far speech chats and want to solve real mysteries together??
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barry-j-blupjeans · 2 years
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38 and Merle for the fluff prompts? :0
(I'm really missin Merle today </3 )
38. "May I have this dance?"
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The sun was setting over the forest that lined the horizon, but the wedding reception for Carey and Killian was still in full swing. For the adults, at least. Mavis and Angus had taken up one of the tables in the back to stay away from the crowd at large. Angus had brought a few books along, as he promised he would last week when they talked over their Stones. Mavis would have brought her own books, but she wasn't really sure if she'd be allowed. A lot of the weddings at the Coralheart Clan were kind of stuffy and loud, and Mavis was told several times that "reading during an important event was rude". Mom defended her a lot, but it didn't always get through people's heads.
But this wedding, no one really commented on it. Maybe that's because they didn't have the Coralheart Clan's explanation, or maybe it was because they were too busy celebrating, but Mavis definitely wasn't going to complain. She was almost caught up with Caleb Cleveland, Kid Cop again and with the next book coming out this fall, she wanted to be ready.
Mookie had drained his energy out within the last few hours and now, he was on the chair next to Mavis, his head pressed against the table, fast asleep. He had one thumb in his mouth, a habit that Mom was trying to train him out of, and his shoes had been kicked off. Angus had already left because he had a "very important job interview for a very important job!" to get to tomorrow morning. He had left three books with her and, while Mavis was pretty tired herself, she was determined to get through this next one before going home.
"You doin' alright, pumpkin?" said a voice from her right. Mavis looked up to see Merle standing there. He had abandoned his bowtie and suit jacket directly after the ceremony and Mavis didn't know where his shirt and shoes had ended up, but they weren't with him now.
"I'm okay," Mavis said, voice low. She glanced over at Mookie and Merle followed her gaze.
"Might be time to get home soon," Merle said. "Don't wanna give a grumpy Mookie back to your mom, huh?"
"I just want to finish this book first," Mavis said. "I've got five more chapters."
"Gotcha," Merle said. Mavis lifted the book back up to read, but she didn't get past one line before Merle said, "If you got time for five more chapters, d'you think you've got time to for a dance with your old man?"
Mavis glanced at her books. And then at Mookie, who snorted in his sleep. Then, back at Merle, who was smiling at her hopefully.
"Yeah," Mavis said, slipping an unused napkin between the pages (she'd normally dogear the page but these were Angus's books, after all). "I think I can do that."
"Well then," Merle said, holding out a hand. "May I have this dance?"
Mavis grinned, cheeks a little flushed. She took Merle's hand and hopped out of her seat. Her feet were aching and she was thankful Mom made her pack flat so she was able to take off her heels earlier. She followed Merle out to the middle of the dance floor, where he waved at somewhere behind her and lifted a thumbs up into the air. The music quieted and then stopped completely. And then, in place of the drums-heavy song they had had before, someone started to play the piano.
"It's a better vibe," Merle said, doing what might have been a wink, but with the one eye, it just looked like he was blinking at Mavis with intention. A violin joined in. Mavis's eyebrows shot up and Merle grinned. "Look, Killian asked 'em to play it anyway. Anyone ever teach you how to waltz, Mavvie?"
"Glymeth tried," Mavis said. "But it didn't work out too well."
"That's alright," Merle said. "Here, we're gonna divide it into little steps like this. Put your hands like this-" Merle moved Mavis's hands into position and she felt a little bit silly, but didn't comment on it. "And then we step this way, and then that way. One, two, yeah? And then-"
"Sorry!" Mavis said, retracting her foot from where she had stepped on Merle's.
"You're good!" Merle said. "Takes a while! Try again."
They repeated a simple motion a few times, Merle leading. Sometimes, Mavis would step on his foot and try to stop, but he'd just shake his head and smile. They spun as they danced, nearly crashing into a few of the other people around them. Mavis could see Aunt Lup and Uncle Barry playing their instruments on the stage when they turned one way. She could see Carey and Killian swaying softly, much less chaotic than earlier, when they turned the other.
When the song finally came to an end, Mavis was sweaty and out of breath, but she felt lighter than she had all day. Merle brought their hands down and they escaped off the dance floor, past Uncle Taako who was attempting to drag Mr. Kravitz into a salsa that seemed way too fast for the next song that began.
"I'll leave ya to your book," Merle said, voice lowering again as they got to Mookie. "And your done come find me, okay? I'll get'cha home."
"Okay," Mavis said, hopping back up onto her seat. Merle smiled and squeezed her shoulder, saying,
"Love ya, Mavvie."
Love you too, dad."
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friendly-jester · 3 years
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I always get so choked up during Story and Song episode 2 when Hurley and Sloane save Mavis from the hunger 🥺
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mspainttaz · 5 years
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There was a post a while back about how Barry and Lup throw several weddings over the years (because why not)
and i thought about how, post story and song, they get to have a wedding with a few new faces :’)
[i.d.:The first drawing is of Lup and Mavis, dancing in the middle of a large pavilion. They’ve kicked off their shoes to dance around in their dresses. The second image is of Lup and Mookie. Lup is in heels and her wedding dress while Mookie is in a little suit and barefoot, gleefully throwing big handfuls of flower petals everywhere. both of them are holding onto the flower basket and running into the pavilion, sun shining behind them. end i.d.]
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jacktenenbaum · 4 years
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yknow, while im glad we all decided angus is raised by everyone from the starblaster (and then some), is it too much to ask for the same thing but with mavis and mookie? theres a parent-teacher meeting and instead of EITHER of the parents that usually come its kravitz, apologizing profusely for being five minutes late? an explanation of “i didnt realize the infiltration into the necromancy cult would take so long?” actually i think i just want more mavis and mookie content.
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