#Red Hook

[deadmotelsusa]

We’re back with another ✨MOTEL REVIVAL✨

Honestly, these are my favorite posts to make because they’re the only ones with a happy ending. Today’s feature is appropriately named The Reclaimed Motel.

Before it was the Reclaimed Motel, it was the Hearthstone Motel. The Hearthstone opened in 1960 and in more recent years, had stopped nightly rentals and began renting its rooms as as long-term apartments. When current owners Kendra and Jared took over, they could see the property had good bones but was in desperate need of some TLC.

Beginning in the 60s, the Hearthstone was a staple in the Red Hook, New York community. In the 2020s, this still rings true. The original owners raised their daughter while running the motel, and now she lives just down the road. The motel’s immediate next door neighbors honeymooned in the “honeymoon suite”. So even though the guests are primarily visitors from NYC and other urban areas who want to visit upstate, the motel continues to maintain its close community roots.

Today, the Reclaimed Motel is alive and open for business after a massive renovation. Some additions include a deck for each room, eclectic + vintage furniture (all sourced by Kendra herself), a sauna and a massive wild flower garden out front.

[dewthorne]

"Brigands have run of these lanes. Keep to the side path; the Hamlet is just ahead." Darkest Dungeon (2016) dev. Red Hook Studios

[werepaladin]

In case anyone is curious about the Red Hook Q&A about the Behaviour acquisition, but doesn't have the time to watch the hour long video, here are the main points.

Behaviour is supporting Red Hook as a studio and not purchasing the Darkest Dungeon IP.

There are risks for either way they go. In their opinion, this is the best deal/way forward for the longevity and stability of the company.

Hopefully this means that they can expand their efforts on their current projects and future endevours, including alternative media to video games.

Chris was very adamant that no IPs will go into Darkest Dungeon, to maintain the tone & continuity of the games. Still a possibility that DD stuff will be in other Behaviour games.

They have no intention of changing their business model for Darkest Dungeon 2. Hopefully, this will mean there won't be microtransactions.

I highly recommend listening to the Q&A yourself when you have the time so you can form your own opinions on this. Personally, the Q&A has made me feel a lot more optimistic about this. Feel free to add if theres any important points you think I missed.

[larkscribbles]

MY SPECIAL BOY RETURNS!! (I can’t wait for the DLC)

[descenderintofantasy]

If the whole Hookedheart family went to the Isle, while it would still be awful, especially with Bridget being pregnant when they were taken there, and then having to give birth in a place where close to no medical care, I'd say it would still be better for them all to be together in the long run.

I'm gonna say that Bridget still has her "Fine make me your villain." Moment for Auradon making her family and her live in a prison but also as a way to protect her kids. Hook can't always be with them to protect them, and she can't keep them safe if people think that she can be pushed around. To do that, she makes herself just as feared as her husband is. So Bridget and Hook become the power couple of the Isle.

Bridget and Hook are still terrifying to the rest of the Isle, but since they still have their whole family together, they'd be closer to a DSoR dynamic with their kids. They're more toughened versions of themselves than they were in Wonderland, like we said with Hook, but still good parents who love their kids and, of course, if someone messes with their family, it's off with their heads or walking the plank.

The Hooklings all have a happier childhood than in canon, having both parents, safer of not debatable but definitely happier for everyone involved. I can see Red as a mix of her canon rebel self but also DSoR, where she's the baby of the family that has two overprotective parents and three overprotective siblings.

The older kids I feel would act about the same. Overall, the differences would be Harriet having less stress over having to watch and protect her younger siblings when her dad isn't around. She still does those things, of course. It's who she is, but she doesn't need to worry about them as much with her mom being there.

Harry and CJ are the closest to canon. Harry is still a lot like Hook, but he gets to continue being a mama's boy like he was in Wonderland. CJ is still a walking ball of chaos and a hellraiser, but she gets to be a big sister and do those things with Red, and she gets to know her mom.

I can picture Bridget having a bakery in or as close as possible to pirate territory. It's one of the best places to eat on the Isle because she can somehow make the rotten scraps that Auradon leaves taste good, and some of the adults who had similar things before the Isle can hardly tell the difference.

The Hooklings take turns between working at Hook's shop and the bakery. When they were little, Hook would bring CJ and Red to his shop because it's closer to the Jolly Roger (where they all live) and the younger girls liked to stab the customers with fish hooks and throw bait at them.

Harriet and Harry would go with Bridget to the bakery because Harriet was old enough to be away from the ship for long periods, and she liked helping Bridget bake. Harry went because he liked following Bridget around (mama's boy), and he liked throwing flour at Harriet and taste testing.

Bridget is constantly telling the Merlin VKs that they should come by while wearing a threatening smile. They do not. They're not that stupid. This goes on for sixteen years straight. She's not actually going to poison them to death. Hook would be upset. And if something happened to Uliana, that would upset Uma, which would upset Harry, which would upset Bridget

Uliana is constantly smacking cookies and cupcakes out of Uriah's, Marissa's, and Uma's hands. They know they're not allowed to eat anything from the bakery, but their friends are always eating them, so why can't they? Bridget's not going to poison the kids. She's not that evil. And again, that would upset her kids.

Bridget raged when the Core Four were chosen to go to Auradon in D1, and none of her four kids were. Come D2, she's incredibly proud that Harry and the Lost Revenge crew kidnapped the King of Auradon.

As you can see, I have so many thoughts on this. This is what I got for now.

THIS! Oh I love this! It's like the perfect combination of them being hardened but still being loving parents!

I'm not too sure how exactly they would have a bakery on the isle with no real access to things like flour. But I love the idea! So maybe it's flourless treats! And with them running both a fish shop and a bakery, two food sources. They really would be at the top of the 'food chain'. Probably just under Hades. The adult villains who have brains would be tripping over themselves to make alliances.

Though, imagine Red being born and Bridget just looks at Hook and says "She's our last child." There is no way she's going to bring another child into a place with no medical system And all the kids would have...well as happier childhood as they can growing up in a prison when innocent.

Little Harry following Bridget around is adorable, he would guard her with his life and make his daddy proud! :D And CJ actaully knowing her mom my heart! Yes!

And yeah I can see Bridget screaming her head off the day she finds out the Core Four got picked. Like after everything Maleficent's done to the others of the Isle taking what little good food they do get and leaving the rest to suffer...it's still her child that gets picked?! It would enrage her.

I love this, thanks for the ask! :D

[verycorrectslugterraquotes]

Eli: I hope when I'm as old as you, I'm not as bitter.

Red Hook: Oh, you will be.

[state-of-franklin]

Happy 9th DD <3

[wanderingnewyork]

Looking up Coffey Street from Conover Street in #Red_Hook, #Brooklyn.

[sanacreatividad]

Leper having a moment

[latexwife]

MY PAIN IS GOOD

[snepdragon]

this is the best merch idea red hook has ever had

[auraeseer]

Ballard elephantiasis . . .

[pupspuppet]

I’m gonna hold back on Darkest Dungeon art for a bit

As if mistreating a fanartist wasn’t enough, now the narrator is openly transphobic

Honestly, fuck Redhook. Disgusting people

[patricktsao]

Fall Of The Crow 25 - Petals Must Fall

"The death-cap grows - thrives - in the shade."

Fanart for Darkest Dungeon II by Red Hook Studios

[larkscribbles]

I can’t get over the beast bile attack animation. BRO JUST THROWS UP ON THE FLOOR AFTERWARDS POOR GUY 💀

Also tried a pointier art style

Also the reason this is cursed is cuz he has visible eyes

[descenderintofantasy]

What do you think it would have been like if Red had known who her father was when she and Chloe time traveled?

I go back and forth on if Red would even use the watch or not in the scenario where Cinderella tells Bridget and her that she's the one who snitched to Beast, (maybe that's just because of all the stuff with Harry, Uma, and Hook we've added with this scenario, though) and when I do think of her using the watch it's almost always after Cinderella's execution.

Things would probably go best if it was a mash-up of canon RoR and the snitch reveal. Red sentences Cinderella to death (she's not sorry), Chloe tries to fight back against that, but unlike in canon instead of Red purposely using the watch, she uses it by accident when she and Chloe are fighting. I don't know if that's even possible or not, but let's pretend it is.

I keep replaying that scene where young Hook basically flirts with Chloe and Chloe all but challenges him to a fight, over in my head and thinking about what Red's reaction would be. Because Red's probably SO confused, thinking, "What is he doing with the people bullying my mom? Didn't mom say that they were together in high school??"

But Red's also not going to let Chloe mess with Hook too much. Chloe, someone she's just met and doesn't fully trust, and the daughter of the woman who (she thinks) killed her family, including the future version of the admittedly irritating guy in front of her. Nobody is messing with Red's dad, but Red.

I just think this is an interesting idea. I'd love to hear your thoughts, but no pressure!

I LOVE this, actually!!! And hey who says using the pocket watch by accident isn't possible? Especially when you're being shoved around in a fight?

It could be like when Red eyes Charming in canon and Chloe's like 'that's my dad'

Only it would be Red saying "hey watch it! That's my dad!"

But yeah Red's definitely going to have a few words for Hook about the fact that he 'hangs around' with the people who bullied her mother! Like "Just answer me one question....HOW DO YOU GO FROM ENJOYING HER PAIN TO HAVING FOUR KIDS?!"

One thing I would find interesting is that if Red stopped the prank here, how do Hook and Bridget get together? As it was the prank that started them off. Actually why do I see Hook wanting to recruit Red? And trying to offer her a place in the pack? I mean Red would fit in well. And Red would accept as she sees it as a way to protect Bridget and nudge Hook towards her? Wait...if Red knows that cinderella basically betrays her mother, why do I see her being determined to 'split' ella and Bridget up.

Like her telling Bridget, "Your 'best friend' got your KIDS sent to PRISON! As TODDLERS! All because she didn't like their father!"

Or imagine Red and Chloe fighting about again with Chloe insisting that her mother wouldn't do that, not to kids! And Red screaming that she did! And in doing so she ruined both Bridget's and Red's lives! Red ends up crying with younger Bridget. Which causes a whole mix of emotions because this is the first time her mother's hugged her in...she can't even remember. And part of her is screaming at herself to stop, becuse she can't cry in front of her mother! But younger Bridget's just soothing her and letting her cry, which just makes Red cry harder...

But yeah just something about a scenario where Red knows that Hook is her father and knows what cinderella did when going back in time appeals to me very much!

Like instead of the prank...it's their future daughter setting them up, lol

Thanks for the ask!! :D