#and the ari puppet!!!

[thefangirl-16-blog]

Lets Party Gras my beloved

[literarycinematics]

"i'm so normal about this piece of media" i say, fresh from consuming it for the 5th time this month

[closedrop]

Was listening to Wheatley voice lines (as one does) and I made this

Thankies for Cabin who edited it to be actually game accurate in the second ver.

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

how fucked up would it be if i wrote a fic where suguru’s little lover falls for kenjaku after his death………

[angeart]

AU Masterpost [tags]

I think it's time. So I can keep track, and you guys know what's out there and how to search for it <3 I'll try to order AUs based on how much there is to them. Some AUs will only have a single thought/art underneath their tag, but there might be more added to them in the future, and if you're curious about anything, you can always ask. (I'm very easily convinced to drop rambles, as has been proven in the past—)

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Help Me To Breathe [hmtb]

my main multi-chapter story, set in s8 boatem. deaths abruptly hurt on hermitcraft, and each respawn makes it worse. scar dies a lot by grian's hands, before grian even learns (the hard way) that things hurt now. welcome to a scarian angst hellhole where 3rd life flashbacks hit like bricks and guilt is mercilessly spilled everywhere <3

this fic is the epitome of it gets worse before it gets better. trust me.

cws: violence, ptsd, anxiety attacks, delusions, unhealthy coping mechanisms, suicidal ideation, suicide, temporary character death... please check tags on AO3 which i try very hard to keep updated

tags: #hmtb - an all-encompassing tag for fic updates, rambles, and art. (sometimes #hmtb art is also used in tandem, where relevant.)

fic: Help Me To Breathe on AO3

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Hunted hybrids [hhau]

hermitcraft s8 got code-attacked and all the hermits got scattered into different worlds, lost and stuck in unfamiliar places, not knowing if their home still exists. the au follows scar and grian who ended up in the same world (although originally unaware)—a world dangerous and hostile to hybrids. grian is an avian, scar is a vex, and they're hunted relentlessly. also, it's permadeath <3

this au is self-indulgently used in RP and co-owned by linkito

cws: violence, blood, dehumanisation of hybrids, self harm (feather plucking), mentions of suicidal ideation... [updated cws in the hhau masterpost]

tags: #hhau

this one got out of hand so >> hhau masterpost <<

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Boatem circus

scar, a sea-lion hybrid, builds a circus as a safe haven for all the hybrids and misfits that have nowhere to belong and need a place to heal. they all carry their own traumas and wounds, and scar gives them what they never had: gentleness and options and freedom to roam or leave. but it's not easy, navigating a growing community of varying triggers and buried pasts.

au put together with stiffyck

cws: ptsd, panic attacks, fear of fire, loss and grief, mentions of captivity/torture/abuse

tags: #boatem circus au

fics: don't be afraid, little bird (there are no cages around you now); elegy

[AO3 series link]

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Sleep demon Grian

grian is a sleep demon, existing in the dreamscape, able to manipulate dreams and thriving on giving people nightmares. he meets scar in a dream, immediately intrigued and amused by his reactions, and he keeps coming back to him. scar, despite all the nightmares being thrown at him, catches a glimpse of his perpetrator, and grows curious in turn. they start talking, everything eventually culminating into a ritual and a summonning circle. grian, in the waking world, needs to learn how to exist somewhere where he can get actually hurt, and come to terms with the fact that he has locked away memories and trauma.

cws: injuries, fear, panic, nightmares(?), trauma, violence, memory repression

tags: #sleep demon grian au

au rambles: here

fics: the nightmare snippet; even if it hurts (and even if it isn't a dream) you can have a home here

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Cursed forest

found family boatem, where each of them carry their own heavy past and an attached curse. they thought they'd never find a place to settle that'd accept them and let them heal. but they found each other, deep in a hidden away forest, littered by bones and flowers, death and hope. (honestly, just see the au rambles.)

au put together with stiffyck

cws: animal death, necromancy, grief and guilt, body horror

tags: #cursed forest au

rambles: here

fics: even with death haunting your footsteps, your flowers will bloom again

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Ari au

grian (he/she) is ariana giande (ari), a famous singer beloved by the crowds. except things start getting a bit too out of hand. there are stalkers and people who think they have the right to ari's personal life, the right to see and dictate everything. the press gets out of hand. maybe the crowds get too rowdy. maybe—

more scared and overwhelmed by the second, grian gets a bodyguard. that bodyguard is scar. things continue to escalate though, and by the time ari calls a break in her career, everything's irreparably breaking down around her.

(If it wasn't clear yet, this is one very dark, very heavy, very human story. There's love and so, so, so much despair. Things go wrong and then worse.)

au with Ben

cws: papparazzi hounding, stalkers, lack of privacy, blurring of self, drugging and [attempted] SA, physical assaults, self harm, overdose, medical trauma, restraints, seizures, ptsd, depression, suicidal stuff (including several attempts)

tags: #ari au

au rambles: [part I] - [part II] - [part III] - [part IV] - [part V] - [TBC]

au art:

downfall in three stages - here lake scene art - here

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Assassin au [work title]

grian is an assassin, scar is elven nobility. one day, grian is sent to kill scar, but upon meeting, they find out that they know each other. i promise i'll add a better description at some point.

cws: blood and violence, mind control, being generally oblivious about life, survival scenario, murder, possible animal death

tags: #assassin au (subject to change)

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Misguided Heroes

scar is secretly hotguy, a hero meant to protect the people. grian is a shopkeeper at barge, but with self-proclaimed king ren wreaking havoc on economy and making life of ordinary citizens so much harder, he decides to secretly play vigilante, cuteguy, and stage a one-man rebellion.

also, scar and grian are roommates.

au for rp with sima <3

cws: injuries, illusions messing with perception/reality, [to be determined]

tags: #misguided heroes au

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Ghost Scar

grian is a paranormal investigator. scar is a ghost. they meet, they talk, and grian resolves to do his best to make scar feel less lonely.

cws: dead character??? he's a ghost dw he's fine-

tags: #ghost scar au

fics: you exist in silence (i'll help you make a sound)

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Silly vampire Scar

scar is a vampire living in a mansion too big and too lonely for him. grian and mumbo are survivors in a world riddled with monsters, which they learn to hunt and kill. one night, they seek shelter in what seems to be an abandoned mansion—

cws: general vampire stuff, [to be determined]

tags: #vampire scar au

fics: [one day]

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Cuteguy au

things do be angsty in this one. scar is hotguy, grian is his sidekick cutecuy. one day, things go wrong and a building explodes with scar still inside. the body is never found. hotguy is presumed dead. that is, until cuteguy comes face to face with a new villain that is oddly familiar—

idea loosely bounced off of stiffy's TOGH au

cws: blood, violence, delusions, brainwashing, grief, loss of identity, presumed major character's death (twice. wild. huh.)

tags: #cuteguy au

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Papers please au

what it says on the tin. scar lives with his cat jellie in a cold, small, state-provided apartment and gets assigned a job as an immigration officer at a border checkpoint. he... isn't great at the job, but doesn't have a choice, and needs the money to keep them fed and healthy. grian is the head of resistance, because of course he is <3

cws: dystopian world, cold, hunger, sickness, potential pet death, injuries

tags: #papers please au

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Spirit au

grian is an avian living freely in a patch of forest. that is, until he gets caught by people who think hybrids are on-par with working animals, and is shackled and hurt and trained, to serve. there is a looming war, and flight-capable carriers are very valued (but not much cared for). scar is a vex hybrid, coming from a settlement that's kinder to hybrids, who also gets captured. they meet in captivity, and things happen.

cws: hybrid slavery, hybrid dehumanisation, loss of freedom, abuse, warzone stuff

tags: #spirit au

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DL rp au

grian and scar in double life, soulbound and with vague memories of previous life games. their soul connection transfers not only all the pain and injuries, but also emotions. and they both feel. a little too much. (they're a mess, but also in love, as they should be)

au for rp with sima <3

cws: they very sad; self destructive tendencies (sorry there's no self in this one, they are linked and there's always collateral-)

tags: #dl rp

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Half sea town au

a town half-submerged into the sea. the upper half is reserved for humans, who are seen as better, richer, the posh and the nobility. the lower half, the submerged part, is slum-like, reserved for seafolk, seen as lesser. many seafolk learn to live on land, to improve their standing (not necessarily living situation; they do need water). mumbo lives amongst the nobility. scar lived his whole life in the sea. grian, even though he belongs to the seafolk, lives on land. mumbo's best friend, forever trying to be something he isn't.

a crackers collective au

cws: er.. class divide?, self worth issues, needs denial in a way?

tags: #half sea town au

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The underwater au that somehow fails to have a name the first thing i ever posted on tumblr woo.

an underwater au set somewhere in the wide, deep sea. merfolks. mumbo is a prince, grian, jimmy, and joel are his guards. scar is a deep-sea fish, and tales say those are scary and horrendous and dangerous. (he's just a silly guy, pls)

stiffy/crackers collective au

cws: injuries, idk

tags: #mer au

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smaller aus/ideas:

last life scar: #post-ll scar's issues with touch

fixing double life scarian: #fixing dl au

puppeteer scar: #puppeteer scar au

cannibal scar/forest (the game) au: #forest au

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others' aus that i have yoinked and might have content for:

#grumbo apocalypse monster au - ben's au that i slinkered my way into <3 - ben's au masterpost here - grian is very much a (horror) creature :3

#space grian au - also belongs to ben. also burrowed my way in to this one. hehe. (ben none of your aus are now safe from me.)

#snifflins au - crackers group au, based on that one time jimmy and scar were piglinmynose, and joel and grian were sniffermyfeet - twisted into snifflers and piglin hybrids (snifflins!) in the aftermath, trying to get used to their new bodies and instincts and needs.

#desert alien scar au - belongs to stiffy

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+ a whole bunch of aus (some collective ones) that i haven't talked about on tumblr yet <3

(for example, the zombie whisperer scar/dancing zombies au - postapo, (mum)scarian, with one redscape-focused fic (written for stiffy): the blooms in a dead world)

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(if i missed any cws for any of the aus, please let me know!)

reinstating that if you're curious about anything, i don't bite! come ask!

[my AO3]

[4th-d-slipped]

its been about a year and a half since i posted that reycho venn diagram. i am now enlightened (and a dedicated wec fan) so i have updated it after seeing it in my notifs sporadically since then

[Image ID: A Venn diagram with Reycho from World's End Club in the middle. In the left circle is Claus from Mother 3. In the right circle is Ari from Okage: Shadow King, with an arrow pointing to him and text reading "was there bc they looked alike but actually wound up sharing thematic parallels". End ID]

[himbocampus]

Gotta a silly little headcanon for Peter from hereditary. When he was a younger kid his favorite movie was Pinocchio. It was the only thing that kept him from bothering his mother while she was working. She’d put the movie on and he’d just stare at the screen and when it ended he cried until she put it back on. Hed spend the whole day watching it.

So when the events in hereditary take place and Peter gets possessed by paimon in the classroom, he looks as though he’s a puppet being pulled and dropped on his face by a cruel puppeteer

[chasingmidnights]

13 Nights of Halloween: Campfire Stories; Story Three

Title: Puppet Me

Storyteller: Yelena Belova 

Summary: It was supposed to be just a puppet, but it wasn’t. 

A/N: I would like to give a little shout out to my lovely moot/friend Stella (@a-lumos-in-the-nox) for the title inspiration!

Warnings: First of all, 18+, minors DNI! Warnings to look out for would mainly include: angst; mentions of alcohol consumptions/beer; mild cursing; this story is about a ventriloquial figure, so if those freak you out, you’re at your own risk for reading this story; fire; and I believe that’s everything you should look out for. I apologize if I’ve missed anything but you are responsible for what you read and what you consume on the internet. By clicking read more you accept these warnings & any ones that I may have missed. I do not claim to be a professional writer, any and all mistakes are my own, nothing is beta read. 

Wordcount: 1,835

“So, what’s your story about Lena?” Jake asked, giving her wink. 

“Come on Jake, you know I can’t start without Ari, this will be right up his alley.” Yelena smirked before she took a sip of her beer. 

Jake shook his head with a small smile, already knowing what she was planning. “Cruel, cruel woman. I knew there was a reason why I liked you.” 

“What is it?” You asked, your curiosity piqued. 

Just then, Ari had returned and took a seat in his chair next to Andy. Everyone watched him as he adjusted in his chair and ran his fingers through his shaggy, brown hair. He then realized that everyone was staring at him. 

“What?” He asked as he looked around at his friends. 

“Nothing, we were just waiting for you to return.” Natasha smirked. 

“Great, so who’s going next?” Ari asked before reaching for his beer. 

“I am.” Yelena answered with a mischievous grin. “So, is everybody ready?” 

“I know I am.” Jake replied almost instantly, as he got a bit more comfortable in his chair. 

“Alright, so, I wanna say I was around ten or eleven when this happened. Tasha, I think you were away at summer camp or something because I don’t remember you being around for this. But as a small gift for being so good while you were away, dad surprised me with a doll. However, this wasn’t just any kind of doll, it was one of those creepy ventriloquist dummies. I knew just at the first glance at it that something wasn’t right with that doll. I still remember the shiver and the goosebumps that it gave me, not to mention the creepy smile that the doll had. The ventriloquial figure was very haunting looking and was made completely out of wood. It had huge, round eyes where the irises were painted green and its carved wooden hair was styled in a way so that it looked like it was combed back. The creator had decided to dress it in a black, pinstriped suit, with a white dress shirt underneath the vest and jacket and it was completed with a black bow tie and black dress shoes. 

“I remember that as I first studied the figure that I swore it winked at me, causing me to jump back. I remember my father let out a big belly laugh before he set it down on an empty chair in my room. As he walked out of my room, he patted my shoulder and left me alone with the thing. It was a gift, so I couldn’t just toss it in the closest but I definitely wasn’t going to play with the doll. So, I left it sitting on the chair, but as I walked out of the room, I swore I felt its eyes watching me as I left the room. I did my best to ignore the feeling, after all, it was just a puppet. Right? It couldn’t actually hurt me in any way, even though it definitely gave me the feeling that it could do as it wanted. 

“At first, nothing happened. I did my best to ignore the feelings that the doll gave me and told myself that I was being ridiculous. Everything that I thought I saw, I convinced myself that it was just my mind playing tricks on me. For example, if I saw it move on its own or I thought its smile grew or if it winked. Those small movements were only just the beginning though. There was one night, where I had been restless and as I tossed and turned, I swore I heard small feet padding around my room. So, naturally, I turned on the light that was on my bedside table but everything was, well, normal. There was no small creature running around my room and we couldn’t have pets, so there was no way it could have been an animal. As I scanned my room for a possible culprit, I came up empty handed. But then, my eyes landed on the dummy. 

“‘Wait, it wasn’t sitting like that before, was it?’ I had thought to myself as I scrutinized the wooden doll. It had its body positioned towards me and a huge grin on its face. I was sure that I had it facing the other way and it definitely didn’t have that smile. I slowly climbed out of bed and approached the doll, not really sure what to think of the terrifying looking thing. But as soon as it blinked at me, I quickly picked it up and locked it in the closet. Once I had the chair in front of the door, I sprinted back to my bed and pulled the covers over my entire body. I tried to go back to sleep but my mind could only think of one thing, that damn doll. Curiosity and anxiety filled my brain as I couldn’t help but wonder what the thing would do next. 

“I’m not sure how much time had passed but just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard it. My eyes shot open and grew wide with fear as scratching noises came from the closet door. It sounded like an animal that was trapped behind a locked door, desperately wanting to get out. I was frozen with fear, not knowing what I should do next. So, I did what any kid does when they’re terrified, I let out a blood curdling scream to get my parent's attention. Both of them were there in a matter of seconds, with my dad taking the charge. I watched as he turned on the light and all I could do was point towards the closet as I removed the covers. My father let out a heavy sigh as he shook his head before he walked over to the closet. I anxiously watched as my dad removed the chair and as the door creaked open, I half expected the doll to leap out and attack. However, the doll was stiff as a board and showed no signs of life. I could tell my dad wasn’t happy that, at least to him, had gotten woken up for no reason. He grumbled goodnight as he placed the ventriloquial figure back on the chair and went back to bed, shutting the light off on his way out. 

“‘Tricky little thing,’ I remember thinking to myself as I stared at the dummy. The dummy now had an evil scowl on his face as he stared back at me. I should’ve known not to put it in the closet, it clearly didn’t like being put in there. After that night, things started to get worse. The puppet started taunting me as I tried to sleep. I knew I was on my own with this whole ordeal, after the incident with my parents, I knew they didn’t believe me. So, one night, they went out for a date and left me alone with that horrible figurine. I had just finished getting a snack when I returned to my room and it was gone. I heard an evil laugh coming from somewhere inside of the house followed by an eerie, “I’m gonna get you!” A cold shiver ran down my spine as fear took over me. However, I wasn’t going to let this evil toy get to me any longer, I was done with its games. 

“I stood there for a moment to see if I could figure out where the damned thing was located. I could hear the sound of small feet scurrying around the house as it moved from room to room and then I heard a loud clatter coming from the kitchen. I knew then where it was, but I also knew it wasn’t going to be there very long. I sprinted towards the kitchen, but of course by the time I got there, it was already gone. “Come and find me, little girl,” the doll taunted as it freely roamed the house. It seemed that it wanted to play a game with me, one I didn’t want to participate in. I entered the living room cautiously, not knowing where the doll could pop out from. The house was quiet as I listened for it, the only sounds that I heard were the ticking clock and an occasional pop from the fire that was dancing in the fireplace. I stared into the flames of the fire but as I did, I could feel evil eyes watching me. 

“I slowly turned around to look down the hallway and there it was, wearing a mischievous grin and holding one of the kitchen knives. We stood there, staring each other down, daring the other to make the first move. The fire continued to pop and crackle, when suddenly the puppet was charging at me with the knife raised. I glanced back towards the fire as I waited for the figurine to get closer to me. When it started to lunge forward at me, I quickly dove out of the way to dodge it and it screamed out as it landed in the fireplace, the fire instantly started to consume the wooden puppet. Its screams started to gargle and became muffled as it started to melt in the fireplace. I stood up and walked over to the fireplace, my breathing slightly heavy as I watched the wooden, ventriloquial figure burn and as I watched it burn, I swore its expression turned to one of sadness. However, I felt no sympathy for it. After that night, I had a few recurring nightmares where the doll had returned but it never did and I was finally able to sleep peacefully again.” 

Yelena let out a deep, shaky breath as a thick silence surrounded the group. A twig snapped nearby causing everyone to jump or react in some way, but no one jumped quite like Ari did, causing Jake to burst out laughing. 

“Dude, you should see your face right now!” Jake said in between laughs, causing some of the others to laugh as well. 

“Shut up man!” Ari shoved Jake before he took a long drink of his beer. “Everyone is scared of something.” 

Natasha rolled her eyes at the guy’s antics before she turned to her sister. “Why haven’t you told me this before?” 

You sat comfortably next to Steve as the scene unfolded before you, coming down from your own laughing fit from Ari’s reaction. You couldn’t deny that Yelena’s story definitely gave you the wiggins. 

Yelena shrugged her shoulders at her older sister. “I didn’t think you’d believe me, especially since mom and dad didn’t believe me.” 

“Well, I think I’m gonna call it a night. I’ve had enough ghost stories for one night.” Ari said as he finished his beer and headed back towards his tent.

Shortly after, everyone decided to follow suit and went to bed. After all, you and your friends had a long weekend ahead to tell more ghost stories.

[chainsawdigestion]

Aries Season

Inspired by Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens. C.1824

Stop motion animated card stock puppets on glass multiplane stand.

Music by Danielle Heal @musicah0lic

The Aries constellation is identified by three low-magnitude stars Alpha, Beta and Gamma Arietis. These represent the horns of the ram. Musca, the Fly, is located above and has been incorporated into Aries in modern charts.

In Greek mythology, the Ram gave rise to the legend of Jason and the Argonauts and their search for the golden fleece.

Aries is the 1st sign of the zodiac

[frequentlyflash]

am i a mannnnnn or am i muppet

[paledeep]

happy pride my dream world ingo x reader fic is live check it out!

[justmychampagneproblems]

“Describe yourself”

[rattfreakk]

Don’t mind me posting about fanart for a very obscure webcomic that most people don’t know about

[ari-jay]

Y'all, tomorrow is the freaking update! I'm not prepared, guys! I'm literally so anxious rn! Exciting! Exciting!

[mable-stitchpunk]

I saw you've tagged both Mari and Mike in the last ask about ARI nightmares. Does that mean he'll be in it too? Are they dating yet???

Pleaseeeee Mable I neeeed to knowwww 😫😫😩

That's definitely the plan, but I don't want to spoil anything more than they'll be there. ;)

[zerguette]

-sits politely- sleeping at 4:30am to be woken up at 8am by an unknown force -sighs-

The unknown force is my Spamton Neo asking me why I haven’t shown him yet (or haven’t talked about him yet..)