#TDOJ

[decadeofjoy-au]

I know I disappeared for like- a while- but here’s some art for you guys! 😅

[icanexplainwhythisnameisbad]

my decade of joy challenge

this is something I’ve had planned for a while.

to explain, a long time ago I was fixated on this roblox poppy fangame that had gotten taken down and remade to be original

they were doing contests with submissions to replace the characters

so back then I made a bunch (as well as original characters for if they went back to original characters)

but when they started wanting basic skin ideas and me not wanting to delete them all (plus my fixation on the decade of joy AU )

I had this idea to pick a bunch of my best drawings fix them up a bit and make a challenge where I give 3 of them to everyone who participates and they can give them actual personalities, redesign them. etc

i have ALOT of them…

THE RULES

-you MUST reply to this to get the 3 characters (not just liking the post you HAVE TO REPLY.)

-you can’t pick who you get. they’ll be given at random

-you can’t re-invent the characters from the ground up. you can make small changes but what you receive is the base

-these guys are small (like around a mini-handyman’s size give or take ) while not a RULE it’s important to note.

-for the names: if they don’t have a name you can give them a name. if they do … nope :/

-the deadline is next Saturday, but if atleast 3 people participate in this. it will get extended a few days

-but in general have fun

EDIT! with how 3 people are (well technically 2 and 1 was considering it (I think…) ) doing this I’m extending the deadline from next Saturday to the Wednesday after that so 4 more days :D

(Also if you saw that deadline rule say 5 people… no you didn’t 🫵😐(joke))

[wildsparrows]

Lonnie and Zacker Side Story: Part 2

Asahan Mo At Malalim...

(Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad helped me with this! Part of the @decadeofjoy-au)

Alon Habagat-DeadZoneDenizen

Maury Serge-TDOJ(Mentioned)

Mr. Shortcake-TDOJ(Brief Appearance)

Icarus Tank-TDOJ(Mentioned)

Zacker-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad

Vile-Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad(Mentioned)

Beartrap Bernie-Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad(Mentioned)

Calvin Construt-a-bot-just-a-freak40(Mentioned)

Hoppy Hopscotch-Canon(Brief Appearance)

Craftycorn-Canon

Dr. Bruno White-Canon

Ms. Brooks-Canon

Samuel Lee-Canon(mentioned)

The ride back to Playcare was mostly silent. Less orphans and more toys this time. Hoppy was restlessly bouncing her leg and Mr. Shortcake was repeatedly squeezing his arm as some sort of stress relief. Lonnie couldn’t help but think. 

Maury? Adopted? Something about this just felt so…sudden. Putting his headphones on, he listened not to a song, but to an audio. One he transferred from a VHS tape he stole from one of his ‘sleepwalks’.

The audio started with children celebrating in the background. Two adult voices spoke amongst themselves as the background noise continued.

“Ah, and here they all are.” One of the voices, a more masculine one, spoke. 

Answering him was the other voice, a more feminine one.

“Well of course, they’d never miss this!”

Two children then seemingly approached them, as two younger voices erupted in excitement.

"Who is it, Ms. Brooks? Who's going away?"

"Tell us! Tell us!"

Ms. Brooks then shushed them in the audio. "This week, Dr. White here has selected our very own Samuel Lee!"

The children in the audio then erupted into cheers, presumably congratulating this Samuel Lee kid. The caretaker, Ms. Brooks, then spoke up to get their attention.

"Now, before he goes, let's all give Sam one last goodbye, shall we? With me. One... Two... Three!"

"Goodbye, Sam!" A chorus of voices farewelled, and the audio ended.

Lonnie sighed, taking his headphones off. Apparently there actually used to be human workers here, if the names are anything to go off of. But what stuck out to him is that the caretakers would actually inform the other orphans beforehand if one of them’s getting adopted. He and the others? They were given no such announcement.

One exit from the Train Station, he then stopped in front of the Playtime Express. One thing that always struck as odd to him was why the letters of the word Playtime seemed to have fresher paint, compared to the flaking yellow of the word Express. Did the ride used to have a different name?

Saving that thought for another time, he boarded the cable car and made his way back to Home Sweet Home. Well- not without bumping into Craftycorn.

Maury’s textbook fell on the floor, and drawings flew and scattered about. The two immediately knelt down to gather the things, Lonnie even helping Crafty with getting the scattered drawings back. Once he managed to put them in an organized stack, he stood up with the textbook and handed the stack back to the plush unicorn.

“Oh god, I-I am so sorry, I should’ve watched where I was going!” Lonnie scolded himself, to which Crafty just waved her hoof to calm him down.

“No, no, I wasn’t watching either!” She admitted, thanking him as he handed the stack and added it to her own. “Sorry ‘bout that. I’ve just been a bit more scatterbrained recently.”

“No, I get it!” Lonnie faked an assuring smile. “Anyone would be tense after that scream. Say…”

He tilted his head.

“What was that about…?”

“Erm-” Crafty laughed nervously, unconsciously holding the stack of drawings tighter. Shoot- what was the excuse they used again? “It was just some acting from the theater!” She quickly blurted out, opting for Vile’s explanation instead. “Y-Yeah, it’s for a future play, I think?”

“It is?” Lonnie asked further, knowing for sure that wasn’t the case. “I wasn’t told. I should ask Vile and Calvin if I need to start practicing for any background music I need to play.” He paused for a minute, before asking another question.

“By the way, do you know where Maury is?”

Crafty then froze. After all, it was only a while ago that she directed Maury to the room where he…She snapped herself out of her thoughts, before thinking of another lie.

“Well, he aged out…” She spat out the first lie she could think of. “He turned eighteen today, so we had no choice but to let him leave…”

Yeah, no, Lonnie was definitely being lied to. Was he adopted, or did he age out? Pick one. He couldn’t have been both. There was this inconsistency that Lonnie would’ve guessed became more evident thanks to the increased stress from the screams that the toys seemed to be actively lying about. It seems it was that tension that put them all on edge and made them less…convincing.

“Oh…that’s a shame…” Lonnie sighed, then walked past the plush unicorn. “I guess I’ll just leave his textbook in his room.”

“Of course!” Crafty smiled. Well, not like she could move her face in any other way. She was just glad that Lonnie seemingly bought her lie, as she went her own way.

Swinging Maury’s door open, Lonnie finds…his belongings all still being there. Things that he wouldn’t leave without, he was sure of it. 

Everything looks completely untouched from when Maury was still here. Lonnie was sure of that, because the guy asked him to help with his homework the day before.

Something wasn’t just off, something else was completely afoot here…

Opening the textbook and taking a quick snap on one of the pages, he left said textbook on the desk and left the room. One walk later, he arrived in his and closed the door, sitting on his bed and turning his laptop on. 

Turning his jammer on and flexing his fingers, he began typing and scrolling, letting time pass before finally getting access into Playcare’s database. Adopted or aged out, there should be a file out there for Maury’s circumstances. 

Somewhere here, in either the list of transition plans or the list of guardianship documents. Lonnie scrolled, every former orphan’s documents from both lists. And yet…

Maury's document wasn’t anywhere.

Now, come to think of it, neither was this Samuel kid. But he could at least excuse that for the factory not having that kind of technology yet.

Regardless, something happened to Maury.

Something happened to Maury, and the toys know...

They know...and they're lying about it.

...

What else are they hiding..?

Meanwhile, just outside the room, in the hallways. The mayhem from earlier left the small robot no less stressed than the other caretakers. Sounds of footsteps meet the cotton carpet, with Zacker just glad that everything's taken care of.

Distracting himself from Icarus’ earlier scoldings about how he repairs the computers, he hummed a tune from a game he heard of, once upon a time. Pshh- Not doing it right? Please, what does Icarus even know about computers? He couldn’t even tell the difference between a keylogging device and a regular charger. Then again- he’s not complaining.

Passing by each orphan’s doors, he stopped in front of one in particular. Painted in navy and with a decorative green fishing net on top, he saw his reflection through the golden glint of the doorknob. That kid…Ever since that kid with those fish-pants showed up, Zacker’s been having this little speech interruption problem. It’s either the random phrases interrupting him mid-talking, or just absolute ear-grating static.

‘I really hate that bear trap…’ He thought.

Shaking the thoughts away, he continued to hum and was about to walk past the door. Instead, his humming was once again interrupted by a sudden “[FREE SPY THRILLER MOVIE NO VIRUS-]”

He halted with wide eyes. “WHAT?! AGAIN?!” He made haste farther from the door as he gripped his fists. “Seriously, where is that coming from?!-” Zacker blurted out. Then he stopped, making a heel-turn and fixating his eyes on that navy door. That’s it, he was getting to the bottom of this!

The sudden louder footsteps didn’t fall on deaf ears either. Lonnie paused his typing with his own eyes focused on the turning doorknob. He knew whose voice that belonged to. There was only one toy who had that speech problem. Snapping the laptop shut, he stood up and acted quickly.

Swinging the door open, Zacker expected to find Lonnie lounging on his bed. But what greeted him instead was an empty pitch black room, devoid of any life. Cautiously walking into the room, Zacker looked in both directions, then back at the door at the sudden sound of it shutting and locking.

With no light from the hallways to illuminate his vision, his eyes automatically casted a faint white glow. A slight creak from the hammock chair made him turn to look there, except there was nothing but a cushion and a plush toy. The faint glow didn’t help with the already ominous atmosphere, further amplified by the subtle ticking of the clock and the soft blow of the air conditioner.

“Geez kid, I know you’re here.” Zacker snarked, expecting this sort of stunt from another toy or experiment, and not an orphan. “No need for all this theatrics.”

“And I believe this belongs to you.”

Zacker shone the faint beam of light at the mirror, revealing the owner of the voice. Lonnie sat on his bed, holding a keylogging device between two fingers. The toy jolted back, shocked at how the hell the kid got his hands on one of his devices.

“...And you know that, how?” Zacker held back a snarl.

“It was you that Icarus was complaining about when he was repairing those computers, y’know?” Lonnie remarked slyly, his voice taking a slightly deeper tone than his seemingly peppy one. “And look at all these keyloggers I keep finding while helping him.”

“Don’t worry.” Lonnie then smirked, tossing the keylogger for Zacker to catch. “I didn’t tell him.”

Zacker caught the keylogger effortlessly, staring at it in his hands then staring back at the orphan.

“...What do you want?”

Lonnie’s smirk fell into a more serious frown.

“Answers.”

[corelex]

A Rose's Beauty

Synopsis: Rosalie and Miss Delight help a woman with the adoption process. However, after a spat between the woman and the two co-workers, Rosalie opens something about her past.

Setting: Playcare – 2001

TW/CW: Mentions of bullying/harassment, implied sexism via enforcement of gender norms

Playcare looks busy as it is filled with soon-to-be parents looking to adopt a child. One aspect that Playtime Co., or rather the newly-run Playtime Co., is known for is its mission to take care of orphans and prepare them for adoption by their upcoming loving parents. Many toys greet the parents and guide them into the adoption process.

A woman approaches a blonde teacher and a raven butler in Home Sweet Home. “Excuse me, can you two help me with the adoption process?” “No problem, miss! We will help you in adopting your new kid. The name’s Miss Delight,” the blonde teacher replies. Miss Delight then explains to the soon-to-be mother about the paperwork and assessment to see if she is fit to be a good adoptive parent.

The woman notices the tall raven butler standing beside the teacher. “Seems to be a fine young gentleman,” she thought. “Sir, are you also helping around in this area?” she asked the butler. She expects a suave, male voice but to her surprise, a woman’s voice comes out. The raven responds, “Oh no, I’m a woman, but yes, I do provide help here in Playcare. My name is Rosalie.”

This realization confuses the woman when she realizes that Rosalie is a woman despite her masculine appearance. “This can’t be right, a woman isn’t supposed to look like that,” she thought. That confusion turns into anger when the raven does not fit what a lady expects to look like. 

The woman goes on a spiteful rant against Rosalie, talking about how she needs to wear dresses, grow her hair long, and wear make-up, not dressing and looking like a man. Rosalie remains still while the woman keeps screaming at her. Miss Delight attempts to break up the fight, “Now, now miss! I know Rosalie may not look feminine, but she is fine and help-” “And as for you!” The woman redirects her anger towards the teacher.

“I expected better from you, Miss Delight! How can you have someone like her walking around and talking to children, especially young girls?! She’s a bad role model for them of what a real lady looks like!” the woman keeps complaining about Rosalie, leaving the teacher frozen. Mommy Long Legs notices the commotion caused by the woman that Miss Delight and Rosalie are caught in and gently approaches the three. 

“Now, now, what’s the matter here?” Mommy cuts the woman’s rant. “Are you looking for a kid to adopt and care for? No worries, Miss Payne will help you with the process!” Mommy, or rather Marie, takes the woman aside to another part of Playcare, leaving the two to recover from the situation. “Whew! Thank goodness Marie helped us with that. Well, it’s not an adoption day without those kinds of parents, right Rosalie?” Rosalie remains unresponsive to Miss Delight’s remark about the situation they experienced and seems to space out.

“Hello? Rosalie? Are you there?” The teacher tugs on Rosalie’s arm, and that snaps her out of her frozen reaction. The raven looks around and directs her attention to the teacher who brought her back to conscious thought. “Rosalie, are you okay?” Miss Delight’s face is filled with concern and worry. The butler takes a little time to give her answer, “Uh…I’m fine…for now?” Her sullen voice states otherwise. 

“Look Rosalie, what we have experienced is pretty normal when we are open for adoption; some adults are really like that. It’s a pain in the neck, I know, but it is what it is.” “It’s not that I’m shaken about…” “Then, what is it?” Miss Delight responds with a confused expression. Rosalie tilts her head and walks towards a private room. Miss Delight catches this and follows her to that room.

“It’s what she says to me, Miss Delight.” “That...” the teacher pauses to find some other words to soften the blow but has none, so she goes straight to the point, “You don’t look like a real woman?” Rosalie subtly nods to her question. “That wasn’t the first time someone treated me like that…” The phrase intrigues yet shocks the teacher.

“Before I arrived in Playtime Co. and experienced well…all of this, I wasn’t well-liked by my peers and some adults.” “Why is that, Rosalie?” “Because of what I used to wear and look, Miss Delight.” This still raises questions for the teacher.

“I wore leather jackets, jeans, boots, and print t-shirts of my favorite bands,” the raven explains. “Sounds like you looked like a punk back then,” Miss Delight retorts. Rosalie looks at her, and the teacher now realizes that she might have offended the butler. "Oh sorry, I don’t mean to insult you-” “It’s fine and you were right, I did look like a punk back then. I even wear some makeup that makes me look like a rockstar!”

“Seems like you are into rock bands,” said Miss Delight. “I am! I loved their music and style when I was a teen! It made me inspired to play my own music and make one for myself.” Rosalie’s passionate statement made Miss Delight smile as she likes it when someone proudly talks about their interests. “Unfortunately, they didn’t really like my appearance and interests since they viewed rock bands, rock music, and anyone who looks punk as…demonic…” This slightly saddens the teacher as Rosalie seems to like this kind of stuff.

“They didn’t treat me well before, always leaving me out, insulting me. Hell, even one adult said to me that I am the Devil tempting young kids to sin because of what I look like and am into.” That account shocks Miss Delight as she begins to visualize the harassment that Rosalie went through when she was young and it makes her heart ache. Who even has the audacity to say that to a young teen?! 

“It’s not the same as being scolded for not looking like a real woman, but…” Rosalie begins to tear up as she feels anguish from the past that makes her feel like an abomination, a monster, a demon, or whatever the hell they used to call her back then. “It still hurts.” 

Rosalie’s experience mortifies the blonde teacher. No kid deserves to undergo that just because they are different from their peers. It sends shivers down her spine knowing that there are teens like Rosalie in Home Sweet Home. Will their peers outside Playtime Co. accept them for who they are, or will they go through harassment like Rosalie did? And don’t get her started about the thought of whether their soon-to-be parents will accept them or not.

“I am truly sorry that you have to go through all of that, Rosalie. I hope your father accepted you for who you are,” Miss Delight expresses her sympathy to Rosalie. “Oh, he did, and it is the only good thing that I experienced. At least my dad doesn’t mind who I am.” This relieves the teacher knowing that she has at least a good parent by her side. “Though, I wonder…what if she’s right?”

“Huh?” Miss Delight was befuddled by Rosalie's claim. “What if I’m truly a bad role model for kids and they started to dress like me-” “Rosalie-” “and when they are sent out of the building, they might be harassed like I was-” “Rosalie-” “Oh God, I doomed them, didn’t I-"

“Rosalie!”

Miss Delight finally snaps her out of her anxiety-ridden ramble.

“What that woman said to you was unacceptable. It doesn’t matter if you look feminine or not, ‘normal’ or punk; what matters is if you are a good person, and indeed, you are! Plus, the kids are really lucky to have someone like you! It’s not every day they have a cool raven butler as their special guest in class,” the teacher’s words comfort Rosalie.

“Plus, the kids really like you for who you are and what you look like! It inspired them to be themselves and not care what anyone says about them. They enjoy being around you! One could say that they enjoy being around you too much.” That last sentence made Rosalie chuckle, knowing that some orphans, mostly teens, have a crush on her.

Delight puts both of her hands on Rosalie’s shoulders to further drive the point. “You are fine for who you are, Rosalie, and nothing is ever gonna change that.” Her words of encouragement bring Rosalie to happy tears and hugs Miss Delight, with the teacher reciprocating. It is nice to know that besides her father, Dupin Lupin, some loved her for who she is. The two release each other from the embrace.

“At least thanks to you, we finally know she isn’t suited to be a parent,” Miss Delight tries to make light of the situation. Rosalie chuckles at the teacher’s jab, knowing that she is right: no child would ever want to have a closed-minded parent like that woman.

“Heh heh…yeah,” Rosalie remarks. “Well, should we go back out helping them with the process?” “You can stay here, Rosalie, I’ll be the one to go out. I wouldn’t want you to be hurt again,” Miss Delight replies, wanting her co-worker to rest for a bit after a stressful experience.

“But how would we know if they are suited to be good adoptive parents? They must be fine with me, so we know that they are accepting,” Rosalie jokes about her supposed “role” in the adoption process. “In all seriousness, I’ll be fine. Who cares what they say about me when I have you, Dad, and some people on my side?” Rosalie’s words made the teacher smile, knowing that she made this experience bearable for the raven. “Alright, come along with me, Rosalie.”

The duo then goes out of the room, ready to help any soon-to-be parent in adopting a child. Hopefully, some of them are more open-minded than the previous one…

[doctor-tan]

Visqueux art!

Poor baby

[ashpkat]

shipping first gen is so funny. like what do you MEAN i ship declan and constantine, but only my versions of it. what do you MEAN they’re basically OC’s

[asktheocsmybeloved]

Meringue's side story

Title: Sweet dreams are made of this

Characters + their owners/creators:

Meringue the kuddle bear - @just-a-freak40

Calvin Construt-a-bot - @just-a-freak40

Mr shortcake - @decadeofjoy-au

Lady sweets - @doctor-tan

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Meringue always had trouble sleeping, but he'd never pinpoint why. It was never just falling asleep; it was staying asleep that proved truly elusive. He tossed and turned on the cold, hard concrete floor of the factory. Nights were riddled with shadows—blurry nightmares that danced through his mind. Why would tonight be any different? After another restless battle with dreams, Meringue couldn't take it anymore. He pushed himself up from the floor and decided to seek out Calvin. The playcare was usually a safe haven for his wandering thoughts.As he ambled down the dimly lit corridor, he collided with Mr. Shortcake and Lady Sweets.

Mr shortcake: "And what are you doing up so late?"

Meringue: "I ummm.... was going to visit Calvin.... I errmm.... had a nightmare..."

Mr shortcake: "*snickers* Awww did the little crybaby have scary dream?"

Lady sweets: "Oh behave shortcake, It's alright Meringue everyone has a nightmare every now and again. C'mon I'll take you to Calvin"

Shortcake: "*chuckles* Wait, you actually want to help short stuff here?"

Lady sweets: "Yes, now are you coming as well or are you going back to sleep"

Mr Shortcake: "We're ain't coming that's for sure, we need our beauty sleep."

Lady sweets rolled her eye, she then lead Meringue to the playcare, and into home sweet home. Where Calvin was, clearly having fallen asleep while reading, or more accurately performing, to the orphans. Meringue then jumped up onto Calvin's lap, which Meringue was tiny even against his feet, and began to rest.

Meringue: "Thank you, miss sweets..."

Meringue closed his eyes and let the slumber consume him.

[calvinconstrut-a-bot]

Calvin side story part 3

Title: Curtain Fall (Tow The Line: Part 3)

Story was inspired by the song the toybox by the stupendium

Takes place 2 days after part 17 of the Canon story

Characters:

Calvin Construt-a-bot

Sarah the slime gal (Mentioned (refered as Grandma by Calvin))

Mommy long legs (Mentioned)

Meringue the kuddle bear (Mentioned)

Some characters belong to @decadeofjoy-au

Mr Shortcake -TDOJ

Mr. Sandman -TDOJ (Mentioned)

Hixel Pixel -TDOJ (Mentioned)

Maria -TDOJ (Mentioned)

Caleb -icanexplainwhythisnameisbad (Mentioned)

It had been at least 2 weeks since word of Hixel's death came around. At least Calvin thought it had been 2 weeks, but he'll check on that later he said to himself as Calvin was far more curious of how and why Hixel died.

He had heard that either Mr sandman or Mr shortcake knew something about it. Although Calvin would much rather talk to Mr sandman, he had no idea where he is or if he's even in the right state of mind. So, He begrudgingly went to find Mr Shortcake.

Calvin: "*Thinking* Ugh, can't believe he is the only one I can talk to about this. Cause I doubt Meringue or Grandma would know anything about it."

Calvin headed to the most likely area of Mr Shortcake's whereabouts, The playcare. Calvin was also heading there because of his Caretaker duties, so really he was knocking two birds with one stone. Although it would take hours of playing and performing for the orphans before Mr Shortcake would finally make an appearance.

Calvin: "*Sighs* Shortcake? Can I talk to you?"

This instantly caught Mr Shortcake off guard, cause Calvin rarely talked to him unless it was a scolding for upsetting Meringue.

Shortcake: "🩵Ummm... Everything alright?🩵"

Calvin: "Okay, so this has been bugging me so I'll just cut to the chase. How exactly did Hixel die?"

Mr Shortcake didn't respond, they seemed upset.

Mr Shortcake: "🩵 Well it's quite graphic...🩵🩷Not to mention all of Maria's fault. Anyway I'm done talking about it🩷"

Calvin: "Maria? Huh, Haven't seen her in a while."

Mr Shortcake: "*talking to himself*🩷If she doesn't come back the four leaders are as good as dead.🩷"

Calvin heard this however, if it was true then that meant one of his closest friends, Mommy long legs, would die. As the thought swirled in his head, the lights on his outer face wildly flickered and glitched from a sombre blue to a haunting purple to a fierce red. Until Calvin had an idea, He knew that Maria was somewhat friends with Caleb. If he captured Caleb, Maria would surely come crawling back for him. As the idea for this sparked and formed his outer face finally settled, but only on a new color that being a sickly yellow.

Calvin: "*Laughs eerily* Looks like I've got an orphan to fetch. Looks like I'll have to leave Meringue with Grandma for a while."

Calvin said to himself

Mr Shortcake: "🩵What did you say..?🩵"

Calvin: "Oh, nothing to worry about Shortcake. Just a task I just remembered so I'll just write it down. Oh and thanks for the info."

He said, as his wrote it down in a notebook. Though the strange and eerie color on his face didn't shift. But For now he had an idea, a somewhat awful idea but for the first time he didn't care. He'd protect the ones he cares about, No matter who he has to hurt to protect them.

[thedecadeofjoy-au]

This is an AU blog about The Decade Of Joy AU

In this AU, instead of killing off all of the scientist and taking the orphans to the lower levels of the building, The Prototype instead decides to give them a taste of their own medicine and switches the roles of Toys and Scientist. Now, Scientist are experimented on and are forced to do whatever the Toys say while Toys now work in different parts of the building with their main goal being to have all the orphans be adopted.

As more and more people come to adopt a child, the Toys are thrown more and more questions making them more and more desperate to hide what is really going on behind the scenes.

(In this AU all the toys are adults though have moments of bein incredibly immature or childish due to not being able to properly develop.)

There are Four Leaders in this AU who follow the Prototype's orders. All four of them having their own Second-In-Command.

Huggy Wuggy(Representing Strength and Weakness) -Second-In-Command being Boxy Boo

Mommy Long Legs(Representing Family and Loneliness) -Second-in-Command being Bunzo Bunny

Catnap(Representing Dreams and Nightmares) -Second-in-Command being Miss Delight

Doey the Doughman(Representing Trust and Doubt) -Second-in-Command being Dogday

RULES: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/786740635514306560/tdoj-rules

ROLES

Canon Characters are Purple

My OCs are Pink

Other People's OCs are Green - with the owner's name

Author Notes and More are Pink

Caretakers

Roles: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/786810798687371264/caretakers

Toys:

Medics

Roles: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/787319421180968960/medics

Toys:

Security

Roles: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/787320449610678272/security

Toys:

Scientists

Roles: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/787321372635512832/scientists

Toys:

Cooks

Roles: https://www.tumblr.com/thedecadeofjoy-au/787357256483258368/cooks

Toys:

Engineers

Roles:

Toys:

Multiple Roles

Roles:

Toys:

Other Roles

Roles:

Toys:

Caged Experiments(Usually Adults):

Worker Experiments(Usually Adults):

Orphans:

[vampires-oxymorons]

Introduction post

Names: Onyx. Pronouns: none. Fandoms: The Magnus Archives/Protocol, the Mechanisms, lowkey Hermitcraft, House MD, lowkey High Potential.

Writing projects list below the cut.

Projects

[Finished] Ceaseless Watcher, Stop Narrating My Life — The Beholding decides that narrating Jon’s life is a good idea. Jon disagrees, even if he finds it helpful.

1 chapter, 3.2k words Link to AO3

[WIP] Came back right, whether you agree or not — The Archivist woke up from the coma. Basira fears he is not a monster she can control anymore, that he is dangerous. There are some, however, who think it’s a good thing.

? chapters, ?k words Link to AO3 will be here

[Finished] All That Remains — TMA fic about Jon becoming an Avatar in early S1. Featuring: the OG Archive Crew, Doucheard and Mike Crew.

4/4 chapters, 4.9k words. Link to AO3

[Abandoned] The Choir That Sings About My Nightmares (CTSAMN) — TMA fic where a bit of AU stuff changes a lot of things mostly for the better.

9/? chapters, 20.5k words. Link to AO3

[Deleted] The Disappearance of Jonathan Sims (TDoJS) — TMA fic where Basira tries to find her missing bandmate (Jon).

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[Planned] The Art of Horror (TAH) — TMA fic but Fears can only manifest through art. Everything is good.

?/? chapters, ?k words. Link to AO3 will be here

[hrrytomlinson]

Yo do you have like a rly basic rec list of staple Larry fics? I'm rly new to the fandom and I'm trying to work my way through (the longer the better)

Basic Must Reads for Newbies!

Disclaimer: these are the fics i read when i first started reading fic in 2015. since then, i’ve read 445 fics (excluding the 2 i’m reading right now - and yes, i really do keep track of every fic i’ve ever read - and yes, I really did count them) and these are the fics I recommend you read when starting out. please note that there are hundreds of other fics I would recommend you read, but this list is for specifically what I consider classic, super popular fics within the fandom!

Escapade 146k

In the grand scheme of things, finding a date for a wedding should be no problem for Louis Tomlinson. He’s rich. He’s handsome. He’s reasonably well behaved. But when the wedding is for his lifelong best friend (and former boyfriend), and is happening in under a month, finding a date for the ceremony and accompanying festivities becomes more of an adventure than he ever could have planned for.

The Dead of July 117k 

Being an Avenger means continuing to be Captain America and smiling and being honorable for the public and Harry does his best. But it doesn’t give him time to figure out who he is supposed to be once he takes off his uniform and puts the shield to the side. Just being Harry had always involved Louis, and Harry fears he doesn’t know how to exist without him.

or: Harry is Captain America, and Louis’ been dead for 70 years.

And Then a Bit 158k

“We’d like to give the fans what they want.” Magee states, placing his hand on the table in front of him and leaning forward. “We want to give them Larry Stylinson.”

Or, take a parallel universe where Louis and Harry were never together, mix in a two year hiatus and an impending comeback, pour in a dash of lost fans, two tablespoons of strong friendship and a Modest! employee with a good idea. Add a squeeze of pretending to be a couple, lots of kisses and a tattoo or two. Stir. Serve: the mother of all publicity stunts.

(aka Harry and Louis fake a relationship for publicity. Eventually it becomes a lot less fake and a lot more real.)

Jump Before We Fall 113k

Louis and Zayn’s lives revolve around running a hotel by the sea, Harry is a student who wants a life far from home for just a little while, Niall doesn’t know where life leads him and Liam thinks he has already found all purposes in his life.

Red Brick Heart 98k

Harry has only had his room for thirty-two minutes when it stops being his.

Uni AU. Harry had turned up at the halls of residence expecting fun, new friends, and maybe a life experience or two. What he doesn’t expect is a surprise roommate who’s loud and dramatic and obsessed with tea and is maybe, actually, all he’s ever wanted.

Wild And Unruly 123k

Harry is a cowboy sitting on the biggest oil reservoir in Wyoming, and Louis is the paralegal assigned to pressure him into selling his land.

Love Is A Rebellious Bird 134k

AU in which the boys still make music. Louis is the concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra, Harry is the New! and Exciting! interim conductor/ex-cello prodigy who “has made Mozart cool again” according to Esquire Magazine (Louis hates him immediately, which is definitely why he internet stalked him in his dark bedroom late at night that one time), and Niall is the best. Zayn and Liam are around too.

Don’t hum Bolero.

Young & Beautiful 227k

Louis, to his horror, attends an elitist university in which the name Zayn Malik means something, Niall Horan doesn’t stop talking, there are pianos everywhere, and Harry Styles, only son of a drug-addled, clinically insane ex-rocker, has a perfect smile and empty eyes.

Gods & Monsters 201k

The instructions were simple: seduce and destroy Harry Styles. Not once did they discuss the option of Louis actually falling in love. So, naturally, that’s exactly what he did.

Butterfly Gun (.epub) 100k

Harry has never been much of a fighter, but—as always—where Louis Tomlinson is concerned, a lot of things stop being true.

1940’s AU. Even after six years apart, they can’t forget their shared wartime childhood.

Fading 202k

Louis knows about beauty; the combination of qualities that pleases the aesthetic senses. He creates that combination every day in the garments he designs while studying fashion at uni. The cut of the design, the color of the fabric, the intricacy of the stitching; it all comes together to create something beautiful. When the science student with the long legs and dimpled smile agrees to model for him, Louis decides he’s found beauty personified. Harry just thinks Louis needs someone to show him how beautiful he is.

Wear It Like A Crown 141k

AU. As part of a team of fixers hired to handle a gay scandal in Buckingham Palace, Louis expects Prince Harry to be a lot of things—most notably a royally spoilt brat. Never mind that the very same Prince Harry used to star in quite a number of Louis’ teenage fantasies.

Pull Me Under 140k

AU. As the first British footballer to come out at the prime of his career, it helps that Louis Tomlinson is in a long-term, committed relationship. Even if that relationship is fake. (Featuring Niall as Louis’ favourite teammate, Liam as Louis’ agent, and Zayn as Liam’s boyfriend, who just happens to be good friends with one Harry Styles.)

Feel the Chemicals Burn in My Bloodstream 123k

“Alright, alright. No need to bite,” Harry says, holding his hands above his head in a general gesture of surrender.

Louis quirks an eyebrow and his foot nudges Harry’s as he moves to sit straight. “If that’s what you think biting is, you’ve got another thing coming, Styles.”

Harry blinks at him before he feels his face flush and inside the marrows of his bones there’s pulses of heat, pulses of fire spreading through him. “Is that a threat, your Highness?”

“That’s a promise,” Louis answers just as the car halts to a stop. “One I intend to keep.”

Harry is a journalist with a lot of secrets and Louis is the future king of the United Kingdom; they live together for 60 days.

Empty Skies 134k

For three years, Harry has been running from his past. Now, he is moving to London and pledges to fulfil his only dream – making it big in the music industry. Not everyone has a place, though, and the competition is tough. As is his past catching up on him.

Louis is part of the biggest boy band of the world, and getting there had meant a lot of hard work, as well as sacrificing parts of his heart and soul. He’s still happy. Maybe not as happy as he could be, but who is he to complain?

Featuring Perrie as Harry’s adorable flatmate, Niall as his manager, and Liam and Zayn as Louis’ bandmates.

Unbelievers 136k

It’s Louis’ senior year, and he’s dead set on doing it right. However, along with his pair of cleats, a healthy dose of sarcasm and his ridiculous best friend, he’s also got a complicated family, a terrifyingly uncertain future, and a mortal enemy making his life just that much worse. Mortal enemies “with benefits” was not exactly the plan.

Or: The one where Louis and Harry definitely aren’t friends, and football is everything.

Relief Next To Me 333k

AU. What happens when a baker and a graphic designer meet via a very specific Craigslist post? Fate, friendship, food, and maybe more.

Bloodline 177k

Louis doesn’t know how to feel when his best friend, Liam, finds out about a brother that he never knew, who was placed for adoption before he was born and is bursting into his life at twenty-four years old.

Louis is very wary of the man who might replace him. He has always thought of Liam as his own brother.

What if Liam doesn’t need him anymore? What if there’s no room for Louis? After all, blood runs thicker than water.

Louis doesn’t like Liam’s new brother and he doesn’t even know him. That’s irrelevant, though.

He doesn’t like him. He doesn’t trust him. He doesn’t want him hanging around. He doesn’t want anything to do with him.

That is, until he meets him.

BONUS: These Inconvenient Fireworks (.pdf)

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these are the fics i first read when starting out (for the most part) - there are SO many other great and iconic fics that aren’t on this list, but those are meant for other masterposts x

[icanexplainwhythisnameisbad]

dumb Decade of Joy AU poll

@decadeofjoy-au

since I can’t put a poll in an ask this is the next best thing

I’m morbidly curious cause depending on who. Most would think wins a fight I might try to write (part of) an encounter (not necessarily a fight but still) between the winner &sandman (the winner’s half of the encounter atleast)

as for when or how these encounters would happen

it would definitely vary on who wins

either way this is a poll

[wildsparrows]

Lonnie and Zacker Side-Story: Part 3

Shadows Neath The Great Deep

(@icanexplainwhythisnameisbad helped me with this! AU belongs to @decadeofjoy-au and divider belongs to @sister-lucifer)

Character used:

Alon Habagat-deadzonedenizen

Zacker-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad

Maury Serge-TDOJ(mentioned)

Orion Asteria-TDOJ(mentioned)

Hixel Pixel-TDOJ(mentioned)

“Look, I don't know what else to tell you.” The toy robot remarked, gripping the keylogger in his fist. “They probably just scared him off like they usually do with the others.”

“Scared him off?” The young orphan questioned, gliding towards the door to lean on it. “What do you mean?”

“How the hell am I supposed to explain this can of worms…” Zacker sighed. Never did he think there’d come a time where he had to explain the truth to an orphan. “There's this thing we do where we scare a kid off when they turn eighteen. Because if they don't leave, then…”

Lonnie raised a brow, urging him to continue. “Then?”

“They'll-” Zacker hesitated, carefully choosing his words. “They'll get…demoted and- Hold on…”

He stopped mid-sentence, noticing a discrepancy.

“... Maury's eighteenth birthday is still two weeks away.” The robot murmured to himself, slowly walking as he tried to make sense of this realization. “They wouldn't demote him this early, right? Was that what the last meeting was about? All I know is something happened to Hixel and-”

“You're giving me a lot of fragmented intel here.” Lonnie snarked, pressing his ear against the door to make sure nobody was listening, before pushing himself off. “Maury was demoted, how exactly?”

“...What I can tell you for now is that he’s still here, in the factory. Somewhere…further down.” Warned the toy. “My advice, stay clear of that place. Unless you want to join him. Him and the rest of us, that is.”

Lonnie narrowed his eyes at the toy, not exactly liking the vagueness of his answers. It’s understandable, he figured. Glancing at the locked doorknob, Lonnie assumed Zacker was more worried of any unwanted eavesdroppers than even he was.

The orphan’s hand reached a button hidden in his headphones, triggering the jammer…and an unexpected sharp migraine attack at the unexpecting toy.

“AgH!!”

Zacker fell on his knees, gripping his head like his life depended on it. Lonnie stepped back in shock, turning the jammer function off. The migraine finally stopped, letting Zacker recover before prompting himself up.

“Stop- doing that.”

“Noted…” Lonnie replied, remaining confusion still evident in his voice as he tried to understand this apparent side-effect. “Sorry, I…thought you were being vague cuz you didn’t want anyone hearing.”

“How is that supposed to help?” The robot sharply whispered. “How does giving me all those speech interruptions and migraines help with eavesdroppers?”

“It's a jammer.” Lonnie clarified in a deadpanned tone. “How was I supposed to know it would do that to you?”

“You- That's supposed to-?! Ugh…” Zacker mentally cursed, but at least he knew the cause behind all his speech problems now. “The truth. You want the truth, right?”

“I think I've made that incredibly clear, yeah.” Lonnie confirmed with a straight face.

“...Fine.”

Zacker prompted himself on the bed and beckoned Lonnie to come closer. The latter leaned in as the former whispered everything he needed to know. The entire time, Lonnie furrowed his brows, not sure how to absorb everything being told to him. The robot eventually pulled away, leaving the boy completely baffled.

“Then, if you're with them, then why are you leaving keyloggers in their equipment?” He glared at Zacker suspiciously.

“... Let's just call it unfinished business.” Was all the toy told him.

“And you're okay with telling me all of this?” Lonnie asked. “Wouldn't your…superiors disapprove?”

“I may be working with them, but that doesn't mean I have to do everything they say. My business doesn't concern them.” Zacker simply stated. “All I'm asking from you is that you keep this to yourself.”

Zacker subtly threatened Lonnie, pressing a finger against where the robot’s lips would've been.

“You didn’t hear this from me.”

...

That was a day ago. Now, Lonnie stood in front of Orion's door, recalling what just happened back at the school. After everything he now knows, does he really want the others to involve themselves? Don't get him wrong, he was still having a hard time believing what Zacker told him.

Experiments, torture, and everything else that would've made any sane person go green in disgust. A can of worms isn't enough to describe what Zacker told him, this was a pit of vipers. Still, Lonnie had to be skeptical. That was...a very bold claim after all. For all he knew, it could all be this fabricated lie.

Still, one thing’s for certain.

He had to tread with caution.

[corelex]

Dupin Lupin (Experiment 2081)

Age: 59 (during the Decade of Joy); 69 (currently in 2005) Gender: Male (he/him) Height: 7 ft 2 in (Smaller Body/default form); 16 ft (Bigger Body/monster form) Voice Claim: Detective Zag Wylde from Angel Hare (Joey Sourlis)

Dupin Lupin (Experiment 2081) is a living toy made from an adult man named David Allan. He is an investigator looking for the people who went missing in Playtime Co., which includes his daughter, Mackenzie. The Prototype originally wants him dead but now wants him to work for Playtime Co. because of Rosalie’s persuasion.

David was fully captured in 1999 when he dropped the investigation after an interrogation with the Prototype when it forced him to unless The Prototype would kill Mackenzie—now Rosalie. He is transformed in the same year and a week after the interrogation.

The scientists used Dogday's design from the Smiling Critters and modified it to designate him for security, resembling a gray wolf. Additionally, they designed him with detective attire, complete with a trenchcoat, hat, and tie. Like his daughter, Dupin is a Shifting Body, capable of changing his size.

Dupin mainly works in security to scout areas and catch intruders. He also works as a caretaker in Playcare because of his experience as a father.

[liamau]

favourite fics (6/?)

the dead of july by whimsicule

paring: harry/louis

rating: mature

word count: 117k

Being an Avenger means continuing to be Captain America and smiling and being honorable for the public and Harry does his best. But it doesn’t give him time to figure out who he is supposed to be once he takes off his uniform and puts the shield to the side. Just being Harry had always involved Louis, and Harry fears he doesn’t know how to exist without him.

or: Harry is Captain America, and Louis’ been dead for 70 years.

[ashpkat]

my take on the first gen apprentice group