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Even losing your frontal lobe can’t stop true love 😋🌈

Next LGBTQ+ ship request! This time it’s the very rarepair of Jeremy Fitzgerald and Fritz Smith, the FNAF 2 night guards

Never drew either so tried to come up with a concept for each. Took inspiration from other concept drawings I’ve seen of the two. I hope it turned out ok!

Requested by @the-widgets-stash-of-shinies :3

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Yall remember those really cute stickers from the stickerpedia of the Hawaiian shirts themed after the glamrocks?

Yea I really wanna put Gregory Cassie Tony Ellis and Vanessa in them.

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Roxy and Monty were besties since SOTM,,

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Soft goat boi doodles.

I love him and he deserves all the hugs and plushies of himself 😭🫶

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I find it mildly annoying when people are like "stop headcanoning autistic coded characters as aroace it's stereotyping' and whatnot like yes but at the same time chat please i'm autistic aroace and I see myself in A LOT of autistic coded characters I hc as aroace. Plus we have like zero rep

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Ok enough time passed. I finally processed and gathered my thoughts (I think? These may still be subject to change bc I’m very indecisive 🫤)

Uh so um

🚨Spoilers for FNAF Secret of the Mimic!🚨

We good? Ok

So as I mentioned before, I watched Dawko’s gameplay of SotM. And man I gotta say.. first impression overall.. was it was NOT what I was expecting. And that’s not a bad thing.

So I’m gonna try and break it down in sections.

First gameplay.

I haven’t played it myself. Haven’t quite decided yet if I wanna. But from what I saw. Gameplay looked pretty solid. It definitely gave me the vibes of being trapped in some kinda carnival themed haunted house. The gameplay reminded me of a combination of poppy playtime and outlast (again, not bad things as I’m a fan of both franchises, I don’t compare for negative purposes).

The horror aspect was definitely turned up a notch from the last free roam game Security Breach. Which makes sense bc the aura of this one felt more eerie and unsettling than the whimsy that was felt in SB. One reason I feel this could be is bc this place was abandoned. And abandoned buildings tend to have more of an ominous feel than something that isn’t. The chase sequences were a nice touch, especially Jackie and her stretchy limbs, were very disturbing.

For the most part, I can see how this plays similarly to SB, with having the free roam aspect as well as collecting items, listening to tapes, and even the added feature of completing puzzles (I don’t remember if SB had those, I could be misremembering) I did get a bit of Amanda the adventurer vibes too from collecting the film reels that revealed the M1 and the connection to the Murray’s.

The only thing I suppose I could criticize with gameplay is that it sometimes feels a little overwhelming with the exploration aspect. Perhaps it’s my own personal preference of more linear gameplay for things that do have an end goal to be met. And I know that I would probably get lost or forget too many things trying to do all those things at once. It’s not a bad thing it really is just a personal preference thing.

The characters.

Ok I just gotta say. Arnold has gotta be the REALEST protag we’ve ever had in fnaf. Bro was questioning the ENTIRE time why he was even doing this, for a scum bag corporation like fazbear entertainment, literally after completing 30+ hour shifts. FazEnt continues to be absolute SCUM that treats their employees like shit.

Speaking of which, it was nice to see the a bit more into the beginnings of FazEnt, with William and Henry actually CONTRACTING Edwin to make the springlock suits. It sucks that it seems that they were using him to take him for all he was worth in the end, but it also sadly aligns with the characters. Edwin didn’t finish the designs so they made their own (you can tell Edwin’s were FAR more durable).

Also it was REALLY cool to finally get a look at the Murray’s! Edwin really does come off as someone that means well, but he just goes in too deep and puts too much pressure on himself, burying himself in work to where he can’t even care for his son. Fiona was a nice added touch, considering she had died in childbirth in the tales book. And David.. that poor kid. He got a very bad short end of the stick his whole short life.

The new characters were really cool. I do like Jackie’s design even if she scares me shitless (cmon she’s MASSIVE) and i really did like dollie as a character (I IMMEDIATELY clocked Heather masters voice lol) and her molten form was NUTS. Also THE OG CHICA is something I was NOT expecting to see but I love her little roller skates and her food buddies!

Foxy and Roxy being buddies on a pirate crew was neat too! The amount of times I’ve watched the fandom pair them up as a duo, it’s nice to kinda see that get officially confirmed! And to know that truly, Roxy wasn’t actually a foxy replacement (I never thought she was, but again, the confirmation is nice)

Oh and Tiger Rock being kinda an apparition like golden Freddy, that was neat. I still think he’s a goofy looking guy, but he doesn’t seem to have like.. any true malice. (And may be possessed by David? But that’s still to be decided)

Finally, the mimic.

Wow. This really added more to mimics character than what was initially believed, even with Ruin and the Tales books. The mimic is a SCARY antagonist and a FORCE to be reckoned with, and I don’t think that should be ignored or downplayed just bc it’s a “walking stick of metal”

It also seems very clear to me that there is two things happening: the mimic actually taking over the costumes, and the m2 program infecting other machines/animatronics. Bc the mimic CANNOT be in two places at once, and there are times where protag is chased by MULTIPLE things. So yea, I think this pretty much confirms the existence of the m2 virus (for all m1 virus) as seen in the tales story “the storyteller”

Ok.. now the lore.

So obviously, this is derive from the tales story “the mimic.” Where details such as Fiona dying and mimic1 being made by Edwin while mimic2 was made my FazEnt. The fact it was now changed to be Edwin had made m1 to mimic his DEAD WIFE, is kinda crazy. It makes sense in hindsight that it grew close to David bc it was literally programmed to act as his mother. Now.. how m1 ends up as F10-N4.. I still have no clue. It’s clear that SOMEHOW that machine eventually turns into mxes, but I don’t think it’s necessarily the same thing. I don’t even think mxes happened before it was taken from the factory. I think FazEnt took F10-N4, and reprogrammed it into mxes, hence the big blue rabbit.

Also to think that Edwin made so many of the beloved characters we’ve seen in SB and pizza sim is CRAZY. The fact that we have practical confirmation that Monty and Roxy were NOT FazEnt characters, and even CHICA was not designed by them, but by FIONA. It was very fascinating to see so many origins of these characters and how their humble beginnings may have started (I absolutely DIG rodeo Roxy, but I’m a sucker for the country aesthetic)

Now.. to answer the question that everyone has been asking. Does this completely decanonize the Tales books?

Personally, I don’t think so. And I’ll explain.

The way I see it is this. The story of the Mimic is definitely changed, but the main concepts still remain. The Murray’s, the mimic and David, Edwin beating the shit outta mimic (who we now know is m2, the one that was built to mimic DAVID). All of that remains. So what I think tales is.. is exactly what the name implies.

They’re TALES.

They’re stories, gossip, rumors told from person to person, like a game of telephone. Each person that it gets told to, gets told a slightly altered version. While the MAIN CONCEPTS of the stories remain in tact.

This game is the full TRUTH about what happened. The details are not mixed up by skewed perspective and false and unreliable narration. So while I do think that a lot of the stories probably don’t hold much significance in the long term. I do think that the CONCEPTS introduced in the stories are still very important (and explains why SW said it as “if you’ve read the books, you don’t know the full story”)

One more thing. This game pretty much solidifies my theory on what glitchtrap is. He is not Afton, and he is not the mimic. He is a branch of the m2 program, that was scanned into the VR system and accidentally taught to mimic Afton, similarly to how the m2 was accidentally taught violence. So yea, I do think m2 and glitchtrap are connected, but not EXACTLY the same, as they do seem to have different personal goals while having a similar universal goal.

So yea.. I definitely feel that this game gave us a lot of information that we both needed to fill in gaps, and information that we didn’t even expect to find out. Edwin was truly just another victim in the overall Ponzi scheme that FazEnt was running in order to put themselves on top. And taking literally everything he owned. His money. His products. His schematics. his literal livelihood. Just shows how truly evil of a corporation they really are.

And as far as the future goes? I’m very curious as to how the characters are gonna deal with, what we know now is, an abused neglected child that was taught violence and seems to be at the point of no return. It does make me curious about the secret ending with “the real treasure was friendship all along” and makes me wonder, if the end solution will have something along that line (not with the mimic itself, but moreso with the others like Cassie and Gregory, who I fully believe are gonna be foils in the next game)

I truly truly believe, that we are on the cusp of the end of the mimic era, and that we may be getting one final game: Fallfest. I see the potential for the return of the cast of this era (Gregory, Vanessa ,Cassie, Freddy, possibly Roxy) and something regarding these guys, is gonna be what takes the mimic down for good. (And so HELP ME GOD they better all come out alive! Bc there doesn’t always need to be a bleak and depressing ending that splits what has clearly been set up as a found family) (sw I’m in your fucking walls)

I could talk more about how I think friendship and redemption will be the ultimate end goal, but.. this post has already gone on long enough. So imma cut it here.

And yea, those are my thoughts, as well as I can remember them off the top of my head. I’m sure they’ll be more stuff I have to say in the future. But for now, that’s it.

Overall, solid game. Solid gameplay. Solid characters, and interesting lore implications that definitely changes how I see some things.

They did a great job 👏

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Nothing too grand, just a doodle I did while waiting for my therapy session today

Thought we could all use the comfort today 💛

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Vanuary Day 2- Plushies

Since these two always get the shaft when it comes to merch, I gave them plushies of each other. I think it’s a nice sentiment to how they rely on each other for support and comfort 💕

Totally normal to have a plush of your bestie/sibling why do you ask? 😀

The duo ever

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Plushie designs based on these that I own of the lil goobers

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Favoritism

Please tell me I’m not the only one that heard “the wizards most favored apprentice” and immediately clocked it as having the same energy as “I’m the favorite child” 🤣💀

Poor Van, it’s taking all her willpower to not stab him, but glitchboy won’t let her. So she gotta deal with it.

The fucking dumbass murder rabbit siblings. Gotta love em

Feat slightly updated Rab design (added gloves, removed random patchwork and replace with another plaid star, translucent goggles, slight tear in coat)

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Favoritism

Please tell me I’m not the only one that heard “the wizards most favored apprentice” and immediately clocked it as having the same energy as “I’m the favorite child” 🤣💀

Poor Van, it’s taking all her willpower to not stab him, but glitchboy won’t let her. So she gotta deal with it.

The fucking dumbass murder rabbit siblings. Gotta love em

Feat slightly updated Rab design (added gloves, removed random patchwork and replace with another plaid star, translucent goggles, slight tear in coat)

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Security Rivals

Once again pushing my agenda to have these two dorks be thrust into an epic enemies to allies to friends storyline! It would work SO WELL for them. They pretty much already got beef with each other in canon. Just turn it into the most insane looney tune rivalry possibly where they’re constantly trying to one up each other

They share one half of a brain cell /pos

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Security Rivals

Once again pushing my agenda to have these two dorks be thrust into an epic enemies to allies to friends storyline! It would work SO WELL for them. They pretty much already got beef with each other in canon. Just turn it into the most insane looney tune rivalry possibly where they’re constantly trying to one up each other

They share one half of a brain cell /pos

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wait i’m curious what type of implement do you guys write your fanfics on

because i use my laptop but my friend exclusively uses her notes app and i find that mind boggling, and my other friend has used her nintendo switch to write stuff before

feel free to reblog for larger sample size

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Sorry to see you being overwhelmed by the lore drops by Secret of the Mimic but happy Father day for Glamrock Freddy!

Ahahaha I’ll give my review on it soon. Just needed a few days to unpack everything lol

And yes! Best papa bear 🥰 (I just made art for it late last night, like 20 minutes after midnight lol)

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Papa Bear and his two Superstars!

happy Father’s Day to the most humanistic animatronic bear that managed to adopt himself two human “kids”

They taught him love and gave his life a purpose

The family ever 💕

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Papa Bear and his two Superstars!

happy Father’s Day to the most humanistic animatronic bear that managed to adopt himself two human “kids”

They taught him love and gave his life a purpose

The family ever 💕

Individuals under cut :3

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Happy Father’s Day to the best papa bear! 🐻⭐️⭐️