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Lil’ Prusty ‘Whistle for Me’ comic

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(Updated) Tassita and Belle Headcanons

Tassita

Tassita is Transgender

Was selectively mute when he was younger

Loves vanilla flavored things, Belle makes jokes about it sometimes

Still loves chamomile tea, got Belle addicted

Really likes plush keychains

Knows the best places in the yard for peace and quiet

Has a crush on Vapor (Wembley Volta)

Has noise canceling headphones

Belle (Wembley)

Loves lavender scented things

Collects dreamcatchers

Has LOTS of fuzzy blankets and cute, comfortable pillows

Tends to fall asleep standing up

Not a morning person

Plays white noise to help her sleep sometimes

Has a guilty pleasure of Gothic Literature

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PinkRustedBreaks - Flustering Rusty

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

When proposing a third person into their relationship, Pearl knew there would be a lot of new territory to cover. Especially with the smart, mischievous red caboose, CB. Since he became her boyfriend's boyfriend, the pink coach had learned a lot more about CB from what she previously knew. From different facets of his behavior, how he shows affection, to vulnerabilities he reveals here and there. There were personality clashes between them sure, but Pearl wanted this arrangement to work, so she learned how to navigate and adapt to the red caboose's way. Rusty was a big help in that area. Speaking of Rusty, the steam train's partners had discovered something they had in common: they both thought it was so cute when Rusty was flustered.

With that little discovery, the two hatched a scheme to fluster him. Pearl added a little tidbit that Rusty emitted puffs of steam from his ears when he was feeling particularly flattered, CB was more than eager to set this for himself. One day, Rusty was on the couch immersed in a book. Pearl and CB stood in the doorway, grinning cheekily. It was time to enact their plan. Pearl went in first, then CB. They made their way to the couch and plopped down on either side of Rusty. The brunette looked up and noticed his partners with a raised eyebrow. "Hello, sweetheart~." Pearl greeted with a lovely smile. "Hello yourself." Rusty replied, a soft smile already gracing his lips. CB took the book out of Rusty's hands. "You wanna take a break from reading? We're much more interesting to look at~." "And we certainly have gorgeous sight to see~." Added Pearl. A pink ting graced Rusty's cheeks. "Uh, what's going on here?"

Pearl giggled. "Can't we just sit here and revel in our darling's handsomeness?" The observation car batted her lashes cutely. CB sported a coyish smirk. He rested his cheek on his palm. "Don't know if you noticed, Rus, but you're real eye-catching~" The tinge on the black and bronze steam train began to grow. "W-What?" "It's true." Pearl piped up. "For example," She reached a hand out and threaded her fingers through his hair. "You have such beautiful hair. So soft and curly~" CB gently turned Rusty's head to his direction. "And those eyes. I could get lost staring into those beautiful browns~" "C-Come on, th-there not that s-special." Stuttered Rusty, his cheeks turning a shade darker. The blond caboose ran a thumb across the steam train's blushing cheek. "Gonna have to disagree with you there, hon"

"Same here." Pearl pressed herself against Rusty a bit. "And you know what else we love about you? Your wonderful personality." The pink coach stroked his arm affectionately. "Yeah. You're so sweet, and kind, and helpful. To mention a hard worker.~" Said CB, also pressing himself closer to Rusty. The steamer in question felt his heart pound with all the compliments. He could feel his face getting hotter. He wasn't complaining about the verbal affection, but he felt like he was going to faint from all the sweetness. Pearl and CB kept going. "Did we mention how strong you are?~" "Yeah, stronger than anyone give you credit for." " And you're so creative and smart too." "You're such a good listener. Like either of us could talk for hours and you'd be so attentive." "Oh! How could we forget about your smile?~" At this point, Rusty's face matched CB's paint scheme. He buried his face in his hands. "Aaah! You're both gonna kill me!" Then it happened, puffs of steam came out of Rusty's ears. "Oh my Starlight! It's true!" CB laughed. Pearl joined him in laughter "I told you!"

The brunette steamer removed his hands from his face. "Hey. Not that I'm complaining, but what were those compliments about?" CB spoke up. "Well, me and Pearlie think it's cute when your flustered, so we planned to do just that. Glad I got to see steam out of your ears, that was cute." Rusty let out a grumble. "So that whole thing was just to tease me into near overheating?" "Of course not." said Pearl. "We may have wanted to see your reaction, but we meant every word we said. We just love you so much~." She and CB simultaneously planted a kiss on their boyfriend's cheeks. Rusty's face turned bright red again, and puffs of steam came out of his ears, earning another round of laughter from his partners.

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This might be a little scandalous, but has anyone ever considered making any Starlight Express character X Listener videos?

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 28: Hydra

Favorite Actor: Jaydon Vijn

Favorite Song: Hydration

Favorite Costume: only got one…

Favorite Ship(s): Rusty/Hydra looks cute

Headcanon: None at the moment

Unpopular Opinion: Nothing to report

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 27: Slick

Favorite Actor: Emily Martinez

Favorite Song: Freight, Wide Smile, High Style

Favorite Costume: She’s only got one

Favorite Ship(s): Galvantic (Electra)/Slick

Headcanon: Her and BV knew each other way back when, they were business partners for a time

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 27: Lumber

Favorite Actor: Harrison Peterkin

Favorite Song: Freight

Favorite Costume: The one he has now

Favorite Ship(s): Got nothing

Headcanon: He likes woodcarving in his free time

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 25: Porter

Favorite Actor: Lewis Kidd

Favorite Song: Freight

Favorite Costume: Current one

Favorite Ship(s): Got nothing

Headcanon: Nothing at the moment

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 24: The London Engines (sorry for another late one)

Favorite Actor

Golden Eagle: David Brown

Silver Bullet: Oscar Kong

Blue Lightning: Jessica Vaux

Green Arrow: Asher Forth

Orange Flash: Marianthe Panas

Favorite Song: Rolling Stock, Coda of Freight

Favorite Costume: They only have the ones

Favorite Ship(s): Nothing so far

Headcanon: Don't have anything at the moment

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 23: The National Engines

Favorite Actor

Espresso: Terrence Uphoff, Luuk Hartog

Coco: Molly Mcguire

Turnov: Owen Broughton

Rhurgold: Cole Dun

Manga: Vladimir Hub

Brexit: Kevin Kohler

Favorite Song: Coda of Freight

Favorite Costume: Bochum

Favorite Ship(s): Espresso/Bobo, Brexit/Rocky 1, Rhurgold/Carrie

Headcanon: Coco is a wine snob

Turnov is a huge softie when you get to know him

Espresso is a really good cook, in addition to being a coffee snob

Manga and Brexit like to drink tea together, they even sent each other tea from their respective countries

Rhurgold is related to the Flying Hamburger (from the Japan/Australian tour), them being cousins.

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 22: Wrench

Favorite Actor: Helena Petrovna, Lucy Glover

Favorite Song: AC/DC

Favorite Costume: Original London and Bochum

Favorite Ship(s): Electronents, RustRepair

Headcanon: Wrench once arm wrestled Greaseball and won, pretty easily in fact. He doesn't like to talk about it.

Unpopular Opinion: Got nothing

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 21: Killerwatt

Favorite Actor: Luuk Hartog, Ryan James

Favorite Song: AC/DC

Favorite Costume: Bochum

Favorite Ship(s): FreezeGuard, SecurityBlanket

Headcanon: Killerwatt has this scary ability where he can come up behind someone without making his presence known, scaring the person in the process

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 20: Krupp

Favorite Actor: Jared Thompson

Favorite Song: AC/DC

Favorite Costume: Bochum

Favorite Ship(s): MoneyGun, Electronents

Headcanon: Being an armaments truck, Krupp has freaky knowledge of firearms

Unpopular Opinion: Nothing...

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 19: Purse

Favorite Actor: Craig Tyler

Favorite Song: AC/DC, Pearl, You've Been Honored

Favorite Costume: Bochum. Favorite accessories are the bowtie from early London and the helmet from the 2nd UK tour

Favorite Ship(s): Electronents, MoneyGun

Headcanon: Pretty much a math genius, comes with being a money truck

Unpopular Opinion: Nothing

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 18: Volta/Zero

Favorite Actor

Volta: Dawn Leigh Woods, Louise Lenihan

Zero: Jayred Lempriere, Luuk Hartog, Ollie Augustin

Favorite Song: AC/DC

Favorite Costume: Volta's early 2000s London, her and Zero's shared Bochum costume

Favorite Ship(s): Electronents, FreezerBurn, Frozen Lightning

Headcanon: Volta/Zero will eat ice cream and drink iced coffee in winter with no shame

They also love peppermint flavored anything, they have a particular fondness for mint chocolate

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 17: Joule

Favorite Actor: Ida Swann

Favorite Song: AC/DC

Favorite Costume: Bochum. Her pre 2018 mohawk and the post 2018 wig

Favorite Ship(s): Electronents, FreezerBurn

Headcanon: Joule loves punk rock. She tends to play it loud and it drives everyone nuts.

Unpopular Opinion: None

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Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 16: Poppa/Momma

Favorite Actor

Poppa: Lon Satton, David Moore

Momma: Reva Rice, Maria Jane Hyde, Jade Marvin

Favorite Song: Poppa/Momma's Blues, Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Favorite Costume: Poppa's original London and Bochum costume. Wembley Momma's costume honestly looks cool.

Favorite Ship(s):Poppa/Belle, Momma/Belle

Headcanon: Both Poppa and Momma were brawlers back in their racing days, and they can still throw down, especially if their 'kids' are threatened.

Unpopular Opinion: Got nothing