#ASK: Jack Skellington

[ask-lock-shock-and-barrel]

happy pride just imagine the car's blastin Chappell Roan or smth <3

[tnbc-thoughtsandheadcanons]

Hey! Do you believe that the reason Jack was as furious/violent as he was to Oogie because he was about to lose Sally & that’s when he realized his feelings for Sally? I know Jack would be upset regardless of any citizen & Santa being in the hands of Oogie but do you think Jack was the most afraid of loosing Sally?

I like to think so, yes! Jack was expecting only to see Santa in Oogie Boogie's grasp, and his reaction when he hears Sally crying out screams it all to me:

He quickly becomes angry and determined for LITERALLY THE ENTIRE FIGHT, countering Oogie's traps with ease + confidence, and he clearly sounds/looks pissed when he goes to unravel him. I think Boogie making the mistake of threatening Sally made Jack so unaccommodating & unstoppable, and might've sealed his demise in his eyes.

I said it before, I think, but the line "how dare you treat my friends so shamefully" refers more to Sally in my eyes, as she had been Jack's dearest + longest friend while he'd only been acquantainces with Santa at the time. I think he would've let Oogie make his escape had it been only Santa, but Sally's safety made Jack do what he did.

I love thinking that this is when Jack realized he had feelings for her -- knowing that Sally's life was in danger, and later realizing she had risked it to help him. <3

[inquirewithbillcipher]

What do you think of Tim Burton?

Regardless of what you think of the guy… his stuff is legendary!

-Bill

[nephilmsworld]

Do you think Jack learned how to sew to help Sally if she needed him after she moved in with him after the movie?

Jack definitely would! And i have a feeling that he might have already known how to sew thanks to his prior friendship with Sally (basically before the events of the movie)

Based on the novel version of the movie (made by Megan Shepherd) which tells the story in Jack’s point of view, Jack and Sally would occasionally cross paths, so I can imagine small talk between them where they shared their hobbies and interests.

Have a small doodle i made on a post-it

[moonkissedart]

Halloween special!!🎃👻💀

Kagome as jack Skellington

Inuyasha as Sally ragdoll

Thank you Anon! This ask really kept me on my toes. 😬😇

I hope it meets with your imagination! 🥰

These Anon asks are really fantastics because they take me places where I won’t go by myself. Thank you for all of them! 🥰🥰🥰

[fake-destiel-news]

They just released two of the songs already!!!

I love the new version of What’s this with Johnathan Groff but If I could be with you is sooo cute🥺

This makes me want to get on a plane and fly 16 hours to see it and it’s not even out yet

[mismess]

Told my coworker/new friend that my favorite band was Oingo Boingo and they looked at me skeptically cause the bands name is Oingo Boingo but 15 minutes later they came back from their break with spotify open on their phone and pointed at the Oingo Boingo album they had up and was like "I LOVE THIS??" And then they gave me a band rec too and that is my fun little story from today thank you for coming

[thetownwecallhome]

Oohohehheeeee!

You kids know JUST WHAT to say!!!

((thanks anon for the asks))

[ask-lock-shock-and-barrel]

Bonding

[tnbc-thoughtsandheadcanons]

Do you have any favorite Disney parks Jack and Sally videos/pictures that are the cutest? :)

EXCELLENT QUESTION!! And a hard one, too, because there's so much good Jack/Sally Disneyland content out there. Guh. I love them all <3

PREPARE FOR SPAM!!!

[annabannnananana]

Jack Skellington, smash or pass.

-your resident skeleton enjoyer

SMASH HANDS DOWN

don’t judge me guys please he’s fine okay

[lover-of-skellies]

Jack Skellington Smoochability???

This makes me want to lose my mind, in the best way possible. For some unholy reason, that I can’t even begin to explain

Gonna tag all of you, because you brought this on yourselves >:| (/j, obviously)

@a-kiwi-fruit-that-makes-ocs @horsegirl469 @dragon-phoenix-along @lunarreaper12 @scienceisfood @nugget--daddy @madness-of-void @galaxytalesans20982

Jack Skellington gets a smooch-ability rating of 6 out of 12. He’s a decent enough choice, but there are some potential hazards/risks (mostly his hygiene) that you should take into consideration before leaning in for a smooch

1) Is his mouth dangerous? His teeth are not flat or super jagged, but they are somewhat sharp. Not nearly sharp enough to slice open your lip, of course, but enough so that they could still cause some discomfort. He’s only getting 1 point here, due to that

(Added a picture for reference, just because I can)

2) Would Jack bite? Is he aggressive? Admittedly, I haven’t seen Nightmare Before Christmas in so, SO long, so I remember very little of the movie. From what I vaguely remember, Jack strikes me as someone who does whatever they want, whenever they feel like it. Biting would probably be included in that. Though… in his defense, he seemed pretty laidback, and while he can be “scary”, I don’t think he’s truly aggressive. Not in a way that’d result in people being genuinely hurt by him, at least. I’ll give 2 points, since even though I’m not sure how much I’d trust him not to bite, at the very least he wouldn’t be actively trying to take a chunk out of anyone’s face

3) Are there any health hazards to the smoocher? He doesn’t carry weapons or anything that the smoocher could accidentally get hurt by, he might be somewhat of a biohazard. Because even though he’s not a walking corpse like Springtrap or eternally bleeding from the mouth like Geno, he still comes from a place where cobwebs, bugs and spiders crawling around, and sleeping in coffins is normal. We don’t know what his personal hygiene is like or how often he brushes his teeth. That being said… I’d say he gets 0 points for his questionable hygiene and potential yuckiness

4) Does he have a sympathetic backstory? Honestly, we don’t know anything about his backstory. I googled it, and all I found was that he used to be human. I’m not sure about his cause of death or what he was like as a human, but in the movie, he wants a change of pace. Despite his fame and success, he wants something more than that, so he can feel complete, in a sense. Which then leads to him kidnapping Santa Claus, creating destructive weapons (according to one of the websites I checked), and upsetting the entire town. He doesn’t mean to, of course, but his actions still did. Even though I kinda feel for him a little in regards to him wanting to find “something more”, all in all, the lack of information about him makes it hard for me to say his backstory is sympathetic. 0 points here

5) Does he deserve smooches? If you take everything he does that I listed in the point above and then also take into consideration what he was like as a friend to Sally (being a terrible listener, ignoring her objections to things, and talking over her), then…. No, I don’t think he’s too deserving. Maybe, maybe 1 point here if you squint because he had to eventually right his wrongs, but that still kind of feels like a stretch to me

6) Is he cute or cool? I wouldn’t say he’s cute, no. Definitely not based on the choices he made in the movie, at least. I could see him being cool though, both design-wise and in terms of his supernatural abilities. I’ll give him 2 points for coolness

In total, (no one come for me over this), Jack Skellington gets a smooch-ability rating of 6. While I personally wouldn’t smooch him, you’re free to, if you really wanted. He’s not the best possible smooching partner, but you could trust him to not maim you for it, at the very least. Feel free to take my rating with a grain of salt, because again, I haven’t watched the movie in such a long time, and I’m going solely off of what I found online in a few different websites and articles

[cod-dump]

so there's a fanart by EldritchDilf where, long story short, Ghost wears some Jack Skellington pajamas to bed. First off, CUTE. Second, where do you think he got his fascination with skulls & skeletons from? I mean, a skeleton technically isn't the same as a ghost...o-o IDK but I really like the idea of him liking Scary Spooky Skeletons (or maybe Soap just teases him about that stuff, up to you obviously!)

Ghost loves Jack Skellington. Dressed as him for Halloween many times and has so many ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ merchandise that you can’t look anywhere in his room without there being something with the Pumpkin King’s face on it. Soap finds it adorable and definitely has bought him more stuff. Soap, unironically, has started collecting Sally merchandise to match Ghost.

[artzychic27]

To get you in on Sparky and I’s Descendants Fun, how could you see it going when Darcy introduces JJ to her papa, a la Ben, Mal and Hades at the end of D3? What about her meeting Jack and Sally?

Darcy: Papa, this is my boyfriend, JJ.

Oogie Boogie: *Death glare*

JJ: *His voice cracks* N-niCe to meEt you sIr.

Oogie Boogie: … Tell me, Skellington. How do you feel about a woman who can fight her own battles?

JJ: I-I don’t mind one bit, sir. Darcy could carry me bridal style, and I’d thank her.

Darcy: *Laughs* You dork.

Oogie Boogie: Good answer. Alright, I’ll let you live. For now.

JJ: … Yay…

*Later*

JJ: Mom, dad, this is Darcy, my girlfriend.

Sally: Oh, my goodness! She’s gorgeous! I knew your first girlfriend would be a catch!

Darcy: What? Come on.

Sally: I mean it, dear; you’re stunning.

Jack: *As Sally and Darcy talk* Just know, JJ, when you two get married, I’m making the toast before her dad.

JJ: And risk me finding bugs in my throat?

Jack: That is a risk I am willing to take, son.

[msweebyness]

So...how did it go when Jj told people back in halloween town who he was dating???

(Setting: Town Meeting in Halloween Town. JJ home for the weekend. The topic has drifted to the VK’s (of course)

Mayor: It’s a travesty, is what it is! What were they thinking, bringing her here? That girl is dangerous, I tell you!

Sally: N-now, hold on! We haven’t even met her yet, we shouldn’t-

Clown With The Tearaway Face: We don’t NEED to meet her! She’s Oogie’s daughter, his cloth and blood! That’s all we need to know!

Undersea Gal: I bet she’s just as bad as him, if not worse!

The Wolfman: She’ll probably kill someone!

(No one notices JJ silently fuming)

Mummy Boy: D-do you think she’ll try and hurt us?!

Harlequin Demon: I wouldn’t put it past her!

Tall Witch: We have to do something!

Mayor: Yes! Jack, what do you suggest?

Jack: We’ll definitely have to keep vigilant! If I know Oogie, he brought up his daughter to be a mini him! There’s no telling what she’s capable of or who she’ll hurt given the chance! The most important thing is-

JJ: OH MY GODS, SHUT UP! JUST SHUT THE F$#% UP!

(Everyone gapes at him in shock)

Jack: Son, what on Earth-

JJ: STUFF IT, DAD! I’M TALKING, YOU’RE LISTENING! WHAT THE HELL GIVES ANY OF YOU THE RIGHT TO SAY THIS SHIT?! YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW DARCY!

Melting Man: Oh, so that’s her name…

JJ: WAS I DONE TALKING?! IF YOU THINK I’M PISSED RIGHT NOW, SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT MY GIRLFRIEND!

(A gasp rips through the room)

JJ: …You heard me, I said girlfriend! I’m dating Darcy Boogie! We’ve been together for three months now! Just because she’s one of the few lucky ones that has a good relationship with her dad, doesn’t mean she IS him! She’s awesome and cool and smart and funny and brave and beautiful and she can throw some jackass perv out the window and she’s the most incredible woman I’ve ever met and I love her! And if you have a problem with that, you can call 1-800-EAT A DICK!

(With that, he storms out, everyone still sitting in stunned silence)

(After a minute, Jack and Sally get up to follow their son. They find him sitting on the stairs outside City Hall, throwing rocks at the fountain.)

Jack: Well…that was certainly an…unexpected revelation.

(JJ turns and gives him a death glare)

JJ: If you don’t like it, tough shit. I’m not breaking things off with her.

Sally: We’re not asking you to. (JJ looks up in surprise, as Sally gives a pointed look to her husband.) What your father means is that you were right to call everyone out for judging…

JJ: Darcy.

Sally: Without meeting her. And if she means that much to you…

Jack: We owe it to you as our son to at least give her the benefit of the doubt. You should…bring her by sometime. She sounds like quite the interesting young lady.

JJ: (Turns back to the fountain) That’s up to her to decide.

@artzychic27 @imsparky2002

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[thetownwecallhome]

That's true. There's nothing this pumpkin king likes more than his candy canes...