I think it's funny that Scott wears a hat that's similar to Holden Caulfield since I feel like The Catcher in the Rye + Scott Pilgrim vs the World are both misinterrupted as red flags for liking + they both have not the best role model protagonists that slowly grow as people.
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it's me i'm the catcher in the rye 2023 (2024 soon) fandom i love the way you talk about holden you have the realest thoughts how are you
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!! THE CATCHER IN THE RYE FANDOM EXISTS STILL?? OMGG GUYS THIS IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY!!
but fr thank you so so much!! :D it means a lot when ppl like my silly lil thoughts on a character from a book from like the '50s hehe
I'm doing quite good myself thank you!! As a little treat, I will provide some headcanon fodder:
Holden loves to go see scary movies for 2 reasons:
1(fake/edgy reason): they show how messed up the world really is and how you can never trust people...damn phonies
2(real reason): he just likes feeling something other than emptiness for once...plus if Stradlater's there with him, he likes seeing how scared he is out of his mind and making fun of him for it.
Also!! I saw you liked my agere headcanon for Holden and I just imagine his age regression is just like him sitting there, in his hat, thinking about life and then it just hits him like a ton of bricks and he's like
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Also he doesn't have a lot not only cuz #embarrassment + it just generally being the late 40s/early 50s but one of his favorite things in the whole wide world is probably like a stuffed animal that Allie got him when he was little. He probably got one from D.B too but he threw it away after...yk...
He clings onto this stuffed animal for dear life, especially if he does something to trigger a memory from his trauma. Now, what animal is this? I'm not entirely sure...it would have to be "scary" enough to not be seen as *entirely* weird for a 16 soon to be 17 year old still having it, but also cute enough to still bring him comfort and joy. Maybe like a bat or something, since OH MY GOD I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND BATMAN HAS EXISTED AINCE 1939??? Yea it's definatelllyyy a bat Holden loves batman because edgy.
Anyways-getting back on topic-if anybody ever caught him while he was age regressed I feel like he would just try to hide under the covers or try to respond harshly as he normally does. However, if he's deep into it, his voice might still reflect his age regressed age and he might get made fun of for it :(
Maybe Stradlater wouldn't? After he got used to it of course.
Uh...but yea!! Thank you for the ask and allowing me to braindump...more.
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Random Halloween Couple ideas
I know, it's June(happy pride btw!) but I got Halloween on my mind
Oncler x Greedler(a classic)
Tom x Tord(another classic that caused um an impression)
Holden x Stradlater(this isn't memey but ough Catcher in the Rye mm yes)
Yuri x Natsuki(i mean cmon theyre adorable grr frenemies to lovers)
TBH creature x BTW creature(they are adorable mmm yesss)
Ink x Error Sans(i don't much about Undertale AUs but I do know this was the most popular so yknow)
Tony the Talking Clock x Colin the Computer(the og ship ever!!)
Paige the Sketchpad x Tony the Talking Clock(not my cup of tea, but it was probably techinally the first ship of DHMIS so that is important...ig/j)
Red guy x Duck guy(beautiful)
A Tumblr prom outfit!!(not a ship but yknow)
Uraka x Iida(ough. yes i have watched MHA like in 7th grade so idk how their relationship progressed but they prob stayed friends. cute to think about tho)
Dashcon outfits!!(basically any outfits related to around 2016ish/any events that happened at Dashcon, most famously someone supposedly pissing in the ball pit)
Emo x Scene(could be swapped for any muted colors x colorful colors fashion but yknow)
Cottagcore/fantasy!!(i.e two fairies or a frog and a mushroom :3)
Ted x Audrey(yes i'm ending this on another The Lorax outfit idea)
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Stradlater is soooo burnt out honors kid with no common sense <3
Holden Caulfield is burnt out honors kid too and they're in love
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Yall I just had like the best idea ever!!
Imagine instead of running away before Christmas break, imagine he stays through it with Stradlater because neither of them wants to go home to dissappint their parents so they just spend it together <3 maybe they watch Christmas specials together of like I Love Lucy or somethin since it takes place in the late 40s/early 50s and they just give eachother gifts and stuffs :) idk it just erm cute!! :3
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Idk if I've mentioned it here before but I think that Holden definately age regresses because with the amount of shit he's gone through it would be more surprising if he didn't.
Maybe his hat has something to do with it since he kinda uses it as a security blanket, turning it to the front when he's embarrassed and stuff.
Idk he would definately not admit it cuz 50's and generally he wouldn't but idk just a goofy lil thought
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Reading through The Catcher in the Rye quotes reminded me that Holden likes to listen to people who talk really passionately about something.
I think he would listen to people hyperfixate :)
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Oh also another thought I had earlier.
The Catcher in the Rye(specifically Holden and Stradlater) x Reanimator
Probably ooc but eh I think he would find it weird about how Stradlater could care so much for an inferior being or something.
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