An Extended Neighborhood!
Oh, I’ve been busy today! Part of my personal work over the weekends is to draw one big thing per day. Today’s topic was: Neighborhood homes and phones! So we’ll be going in order!
Marnie’s house and phone are rather quaint. It’s gotten an update since its first appearance alongside Marnie. She’s very happy in her little cottage just down the road from Poppy and slightly out of the way from all the hustle and bustle.
The schoolhouse! This is the home to Deirdre and her students, including Jonesy! The school is on the bottom floor, with student dormitory on the second level. Deirdre resides on the third floor. She has a personal phone and a wall mounted phone so her students can call home if they need too. A perfect fit for Home’s favorite teacher!
Paulette’s observatory! A rather large main building that hosts plenty of comfy chairs and books and a small side room where Paulette does all their living. This wonderful star-studded building is rather isolated from the rest of the neighborhood, up in the hills to get better look at the stars. Paulette loves to make late night phone calls to all their favorite people to make sure they see the latest astrological event!
Minerva Mannerly’s Miniature Manor! This glorious house is built across the lake, giving it an almost enchanted feeling! Minerva loves to look out over Home from her tall windows. Her phone is rather elegant, painted in similar floral patterns that her dress and parasol have.
The Pizzario twins share a townhouse style split level with their respective shops on the bottom. Antoni has a small patio dining area and a large kitchen space, while Dandy chose to have a little plant box. The twins each have their own phone in their shop, Antoni’s looking like a pepperoni pizza while Dandy’s looks like a perfect saltwater taffy. They really do prefer to stick together!
Here’s a lineup of all the houses and phones put together. This took a while between all the architecture research and looking back at the WH website for inspiration and such. But I had a lot of fun drawing these today. Grover just doesn’t have an actual house outside of the Fence, but I didn’t want to draw that because it’s a fence. Today was for houses. Yeah! Lotta good stuff here.
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this is for Dandy, yet again. i think i’m becoming obsessed with him..ANYWAYS.
Dandy with fem reader or gn reader. what im thinking is that the reader is a new hire in Dandy’s favorite shop. the shop could be anything you’d think would suit him best, in my opinion it’s a candy shop. Dandy gets a little irritated because the reader isn’t fast enough like the other because she/they are new. as time goes on, he starts to look forward to seeing her/them almost everyday.
side note: i feel that Dandy’s demeanor would change from annoyed and whiny to more shy and cautious. he would smile more as time goes on and would act more gentle towards the reader.
another side note: i believe that Dandy is capable of having a mature relationship. i see a lot of people making him way too whiny and childish when you can see he’s smart enough to know things and clever enough to execute a mass murder.
that’s it, i hope it’s detailed enough but not too much that u can’t add your own twist or dazzle to it!
i’ll take you to the candy shop//dandy mott
pairings; dandy mott, female reader
rating; pg!!
warnings; slight harsh language
a/n; don’t blame me for taking a quick look at the lyrics from ‘candy shop’ by 50 cent lol. also, i fucking LOVE this idea.
You’re first day on the job. Great. Now, you hadn’t really fully thought about working here when you saw this place. Right enough, it was one of very few places that someone like you, a young adult, could be reminded of their childhood and think about the wonderful memories they had when they were a kid.
Candy Land Central. That was the name of this glorious place you now found yourself working in. It was full of the town’s most delicious (and expensive) candy, sweet treats, everything to satisfy a person’s tastebuds. It wasn’t everyday people got the opportunity to take a job in a store like this. But you decided to roll with it, and gladly chose to begin you’re service here.
It didn’t seem too hard. You’re boss, Larry, seemed nice enough. He ran you through some small things on what not to do but it wasn’t a lot. Don’t give out free candy, don’t let any kids past the till, make sure customers are asked if they have any allergies, etc, etc.
You could handle it. Perhaps it would be a little hard finding different candy, seeing as everything was all just scattered around in random areas, but you’d manage. Surely the customers wouldn’t be that much of a handful… right?
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You were currently serving a little girl about seven or eight-ish. She had her dark brown hair tied up in pigtails accompanied with bright red ribbons. She was a tiny little thing who could barely reach the top of the counter. She smiled brightly at you as she requested two bags of fizzy cola bottles, handing you a dollar and peering at all the rainbow coloured candies behind you. Just as you gave her what she’d payed for, a young man walked in.
He looked about you’re age. He looked around the place in amazement, a rather large grin began to creep onto his face. You waved the little girl you’d just served goodbye as she skipped past the man, chewing on her gummies. The man gave a soft smile at her excitement before stepping up to the counter and staring right at you.
His attitude quickly changed when he laid his eyes upon you. He raised a brow, skeptically looking you up and down. He cleared his throat and looked away for a second.
“Uh, hi there. I’ll take three bags of blueberry bon bons, two bars of Mr Lockheart’s coated caramel chocolate, and a packet of bubbalicious please.” You nodded at his request and began searching around the place.
He was quick to notice the samples of fudge chocolate chunks you were handing out to kids. You turned around just in time to see him helping himself to a few.
“Oh, sorry sir.. those are for the kids only..” You politely told him. He watched as you put the box of the chocolate chunks further behind the counter.
You looked at him again and the two of you had a sort of awkward, staring moment. He just blinked, confused.
“What kind of bon bons did you want again?” You asked. He scoffed lightly and looked away from you.
“I won’t be repeating myself.” The young man huffed. Before you tried to remember what he’d asked for again, a few kids walked in.
“Bubbalicious!! I love bubbalicious!!” One of the little boys that came in screamed. You laughed wholeheartedly at how all the kids faces lit up when they entered the store. And the man you were serving scowled even further.
“Sorry guys, i’ve only got one packet left.” You frowned. You watched as the same little boy who came in ecstatic began to look quite upset.
“Cmon Jerry, we’ll just get em next time.” Another boy said, putting a hand on the smaller one’s shoulder.
“Hold on a little second there guys! Sir, would you mind if I give this last pack to that boy.. you can come back tomorrow and i’ll give you a freebie if you’d like?” You whispered to him. He looked back at the little boy and had a look of sympathy on his face. Though, not exactly any ordinary sympathy. Mock sympathy..
And as you prayed the young man would give the gum to you’re other little customer, he slammed his money on the counter and smirked wickedly.
“No.”
You looked at him in shock. He took his other items before leaving and smugly waved the pack of bubblegum in front of the now crying child.
“Prick…”
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You were in the middle of closing up when you’re boss sneakily popped up behind you.
“Y/n! Hey!” Larry said cheerfully. You calmed yourself after getting a fright from his sudden appearance in the room.
“Christ Larry, don’t do that!” You giggled. He grinned before plopping a gummy strawberry into his mouth.
“Ah, relax. You’ll get used to me playing the old tricks on ya!” Larry laughed.
“Hm. I suppose you do tend to do that often. Julie says you were quite the prankster around here..” You giggled again. Julie, who was you’re co-worker, had also had the chance to meet you. She was nice, yet you both had barely any shifts together on the same days.
“So, how was you’re first day?” Larry asked, biting into a delicious piece of creamy fudge. The best of the best, might I add.
“Yeah, it was alright. I’m still trying to work my way around. The kids were good though. Hey uh.. can I ask you something?”
“Go ahead,” Larry said, slightly wondering if you were maybe going to quit soon. It would be sad if you left. He thought you were a rather lovely young woman. And he certainly wouldn’t mind becoming good friends with you.
“This guy came in earlier. Looked about 6’0, brunette, hair in a perfect middle shed, really nice looking guy but he appeared to be quite rich if you’d ask me. Anyway, he was a bit of a dick to one of the kids. Seemed more like a kid himself to be honest.” You sighed. Larry tutted before offering you a bit of fudge.
“He’s sort of a regular here. I haven’t personally spoken to him but by what i’ve heard, he probably wouldn’t be up for a conversation with me anyhow.” Larry lit a cigarette and you thought about the situation deeper.
“He was fine when he came in. He almost seemed happy watching the kids enjoying their treats. But he switched up so fast.. almost as though he was like, I don’t know.. distracted.. You trailed off, glancing at you’re watch and signalling to Larry that it was time for you to leave.
“See ya later kiddo!”
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After a good night’s sleep, you were ready to go back to work. It was early doors but people still came in around at this time.
When the first customer arrived, you didn’t really know how to react when you saw who it was.
The same young man from yesterday returned to the store, looking much more cheerful from what he looked the last time he came in.
He walked over to you with a bright smile on his face, you returned it for the sake of you’re job.
“Hello there, again..” He spoke softly. You lifted a few of you’re fingers up that were resting on top of the counter, doing a slight half assed wave.
“I’m terribly sorry for yesterday. I behaved like an absolute.. um, jackass to that little boy..” He admitted. You looked at him with compassion. You hated yourself for things like this. You’d always been so damn nice, and for what?
Though truth is, this man never had any intention of apologising. If someone wanted a matter resolved with him, they should be the one to apologise first. That was just how it worked with this particular young man.
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Yesterday, 6:55pm:
“Darling, if you have any interest in this girl, you’ll have to show much more maturity. Perhaps she’s quite into a gentleman who has a heart for young children rather than disturbing them.” Mrs Mott explained to her only son, Dandy. He was stomping all over the place in the dining room and looked rather unsettled.
“Why should I say sorry!!! I was the one who asked for the damn bubblegum in the first place!” Dandy yelled back, taking out the packet he had in his pocket before flaunting it and chucking it to wherever the hell it went in the room.
“Language dear. Most women love nothing more than a kind, gentle, caring man. Someone who looks out for not just them, but others. Show her you’re soft side Dandy. Pull her in with affection. Not showing off..”
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“Here,” Dandy said, taking a few dollars from his wallet as he tucked them safely in you’re hand. “Give this to the boy from yesterday. Make sure he gets whatever he’d like with them.”
“Oh sir.. I really don’t think that’s necessary…” You told him, astonished.
“No, no! Please, I insist. Even get a little something for yourself…” Dandy grinned, placing even more money in you’re hands.
“My god.. why thank you so much!” You beamed. He lit up at you’re facial expression and looked as happy as you were.
“I’m Y/n by the way!” You giggled, shaking his hand.
“Very nice to meet you, Y/n. I’m Dandy Mott.”
“Would you like the same as yesterday, Dandy?” You smiled. He looked at you, slowly tilting his head.
“You remembered?” He chuckled. You nodded excitedly and felt the heat burning in you’re cheeks.
“Go ahead then, same as yesterday.” Dandy winked. You quickly rushed all over the place to collect what he wanted.
“Here you are! And uh, please…take it free of charge.”
Dandy smiled sweetly at you before nodding and gathering his things.
“Well, I hope to be seeing you around, Y/n. Ta, ta for now!” He called out. You yelled back a quick goodbye before sighing happily.
You were certain you’d be seeing more of Dandy. And now, you sure as hell knew that you weren’t gonna mind.
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Who Broke It?
@trashcanplant. I got bored
Dandy: So. Who broke it? I’m not mad. I just want to know
Marnie: I did. I broke it…
Dandy: No. No, you didn’t. Toni?
Antoni: Don’t look at me. Look at Grover.
Grover: What?! I didn’t break it.
Antoni: Huh. That’s weird. How did you even know it was broken?
Grover: Because it’s sitting right in front of us and it’s broken!
Antoni: Suspicious.
Grover: No, it’s not!
Riley: If it matters, probably not… Paul was the last one to use it.
Paulette: Liar! I don’t even drink that crap!
Riley: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?
Paulette: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. Everyone knows that, Riley!
Marnie: Alright let’s not fight. I broke it, let me pay for it, Dandy.
Dandy: No. Who broke it
Grover [whispering]: Dandy, Penny's been awfully quiet…
Penny: Really?!
Grover: Yeah, really!
…
Dandy: I broke it. I burned my hand so I punched it. I predict ten minutes from now, they’ll be at each other’s throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick. Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.
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“I Missed You” - Antoni’s POV
For @cherrythepuppet
Mob AU by @clownsuu
Fuck. Antoni hated this. Ever since he’d joined the family, there’s been this ever present feeling that he was missing something. That and the boss wouldn’t stop staring at him. It made him feel uneasy in a way that the finest wines in the cellar wouldn’t fix. He found his work was starting to satisfy Wally less and less. It seemed that he had a favorite of his intimidators and hitmen. That god damned scarecrow was stealing his thunder.
One day, after a particularly disappointing mission on Antoni’s part that left him on Poppy’s table getting stitches in his arm, he saw Wally looking at him again wearing an all familiar eye. It was a seafoam green. It was Antoni’s.
“Are you busy?” Wally asked with his gentle monotone speech. It seemed to drag in Antoni’s mind as he saw his eye staring back at him. He looked at Poppy, who nervously finished her stitching and hopped off of her table.
“No, why? What can I do for ya, boss?” He asked in return, throwing his shirt on overhead. Antoni felt unease as he put his jacket on, tied his bow tie, and placed his hat on his head. Wally wouldn’t stop staring at him.
“I have a job for you. Penny’s been good recently, so I’m rewarding her with a new gun. She needs bullets. .45 caliber. Go get them for me.” Before Wally even finished Antoni was saluting him.
“I’m on the job! I promise, I won’t letcha down!” He said with his wide grin. The sea slug began to place his sharp crowns on top of rhinophores his to look intimidating. Before he could go racing out of the door, he felt a hand grab his shoulder.
“Not so fast, neighbor. There’s a second part. The shop keep, Dandy… she’s been less than cooperative recently. There’s a message we need to send. You’ll be perfect for the job. I can trust that you’ll do the most… won’t you, Toni?” Wally proposed, leaning in slightly as he grabbed Antoni’s cheek. He hated that nickname. He wasn’t called Antoni for nothing. Wally traced his fingers along the stitches on the sea slugs face.
“I won’t let you down.”
The walk to Dandy’s Candy was long. Not a far walk, but just far enough to be a pain in Antoni’s side without a car. He lost his car privileges when he drove out to Grover’s warehouse in the middle of the night to dull his blades. He played with the gun in his pocket, anxiously flicking the safety on and off with his thumb. As he approached the shop, the remembered the deal to ask for to see Dandy’s secret menu.
“Welcome to Dandy’s Candy! I’m Dandy and these are my candies! How may I help you today?” Asked the shop keeper. She was perky. Plump. Her long, seafoam green rhinofores wiggled slightly. She looked confused for a second as she looked at Antoni.
“I’d like the salt water taffy.” He said gruffly. He methodically fiddled with the gun in the pocket of his trench coat. A sinking feeling engulfed his being, starting in his chest as he looked at the woman. Something about her made him feel like himself. Like he wasn’t alone. He tried to dash the feeling.
“Ugh… doesn’t Wally ever do his own work anymore?” She asked with a groan, rolling up her sleeves. She made her way to the door, flipping it from its pink side that read Open to the green side that read Closed.
“Make it quick.” Antoni ordered with a growl. He looked at her from under his fedora.
“Follow me.” Dandy said, taking a key ring from the pocket of her apron. She walked to a small door behind the counter, unlocking it and motioning with her head for Antoni to follow him. He did. His steps were heavy on the stairs as the two sea slugs came down into a small shop. Some crates littered the place as well as glass shelves illuminated with special candies and drugs. Dandy placed herself behind a counter, looking at Antoni.
“Alright, what does Walls need this time?” She asked with a sigh. Antoni took a breath as he looked at the woman. She had the same nose as him.
“Ammunition.” He replied flatly.
“Oh, let me guess, he gave Miss Penny a gun? Tch..”
“Get it over with, broad.” Antoni commanded harshly.
“Sorry- what caliber was that?” She asked, opening one of the glass shelves to look through the labeled boxes. Antoni watched as he gripped the gun just a bit tighter in his hand.
“45.” He responded.
A sigh escaped Dandy’s mouth as she grabbed the box and set it on the counter. She slid it over to the mobster, looking at him for a second.
“Of course he’d give Penny that gun.. this should last two months, and if it doesn’t.. then tell Walls to take that gun away from her.” She said with a chuckle. Antoni felt a roll in his eye. Was this woman trying to joke with him? Maybe she did deserve this. He grabbed the box.
“Grazie.” He said, feeling that calm come over him as a thank you escaped his lips. Dandy gasped behind him. Something familiar had been burning inside her chest.
“If you’re going to be picking up for Wally more often, then I think I deserve to know your name.” She said. Antoni turned to face her. He took off his fedora and set it on the counter. He looked her in the eyes. Those same seafoam green eyes.
“Antoni.” He said. She softened for a moment, biting back tears as she approached him.
“Antoni.. I can’t believe it.. I had been looking everywhere for you! I thought I’d never see you again..!” Dandy began, approaching him with open arms.
Antoni felt his chest tighten, his heart beating quicker as this terrible anxiety filled him. Without a word, he drew the gun and pressed it firmly against Dandy’s forehead. They both had wide eyes. Dandy simply looked at him. She couldn’t help but shed a tear as she looked at her brother.
“I get it.. we were fighting, weren’t we..? I missed you, Toni-“
A shot rang out and there was a dull thud as a woman dropped dead on the floor. Antoni looked down, feeling uneasy. He never felt uneasy about shedding blood anymore. Why was this different. He looked down at her, then at the box of bullets in his hand. Antoni leaned down to look at her closer, unsure why his body was shaking. He stared at her for a long time before he reached into the pocket of her apron and took the keys. He’d have to send someone to clean this up, after all.
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