#but Anya definitely deserved better and Daisuke too

[chopshajen]

A little sketch of Anya from Mouthwashing. A friend got me into the game and I’ll be in my feelings forever over these characters

[th3cadav3r]

Hello! I think a nice sfw fluff scenario for the Tulpar crew would be headcanons of how each character would react when the reader hesitantly tells them they don’t like sex or are asexual. Reader can be gn. Thank you, I really like your headcanon writings!

SFW Mouthwashing Headcanons—Asexual Reader

content: fluff, kissing, cuddling, mentions of sex, very very very slight acephobia from Jimmy(but with a happy ending)

author’s note: Keep in mind that I am not asexual therefore I cannot understand or fully grasp the asexual experience. I just tried my best based on what I’ve seen and heard online. Hope you enjoy!

Daisuke

You and him had been dating for about three weeks

You always held hands and made out a lot, but nothing more than that

His libido is pretty high because of his age, so naturally he wanted more

You were making out on the couch when suddenly you felt his hands start to wander

It was fine at first until his hand started reaching a little too low for comfort

“Wait—”you blurt out

He stops immediately, retracting his hand

“Sorry, did I do something wrong?” His voice is full of genuine concern

“No, it’s not your fault. I just uh…don’t want that”

He was a little confused. “We can move to my bed if you want” He suggests, thinking that you just wanted more privacy than the living room provided

“No, I…I mean I don’t want to have sex. It’s not you, it’s me. I just don’t like it”

He didn’t expect that but he understood. He smiled reassuringly

“That’s alright. I get it”

You breathed a sigh of relief and your body relaxed. You felt like you truly didn’t deserve such a sweet boyfriend

“Here—we can just cuddle instead” He offers with his arms open. You gladly accept

You spent the rest of the afternoon napping together and playing video games when you woke up

This was definitely different for him compared to his previous relationships, but he didn’t care. He loves you for you

Anya

You started dating towards the end of the trip

She’s more of a words of affection girl than a physical touch girl, which is perfect for you

At one point when things started to get a bit steamy, you finally told her

“Before this gets too far…you should know something about me”

You tell her how you feel no desire for sex but that you still love her the same. Of course she’s understanding once you explain it to her

“I appreciate that you told me”

You both have a long discussion about what is and isn’t okay in regards to your and her comfort. And you both come out of the conversation with a much better and deeper understanding of each other

Now whenever you and her get touchy, she knows exactly what to do to make you feel good without crossing the line

Curly

There was no doubt about it: You were the captain’s favourite

You spent a lot of time alone with him in the cockpit just chatting about the most random things

He definitely grew a liking to you and you to him. One day he asked you what exactly he was to you

You confessed your feelings to him and he does the same. While the moment feels amazing, you can’t help but feel worried about his reaction to your sexuality

“Hey, I should let you know–” You decide to just tell him now. “–I don’t really want this to be a sexual thing, okay?”

He’s a bit taken aback, you can clearly see that in his face. But he is by no means offended or upset

“No worries, then,” he reassures. “Thanks for telling me”

For the next few days, he was very overly cautious. He asked if you were comfortable before he gave you any kind of physical affection. It was a bit exhausting at first, but you appreciated that he cared so much

Swansea

Let’s be real: This man is old

His sex drive is almost all long gone

And he let you know this when you told him about your lack of sexual desire

“Yeah, so what?” he says gruffly and bluntly. “I’m fifty-fuckin’-six years old, sweetheart. Just thinking about sex makes my back hurt”

You were totally expecting that response. It still made you smile from ear to ear though

He wasn’t really a lovey-dovey type of guy when the others were around, but when you two were alone in his bedroom he was a lot more affectionate. Cuddles, kisses, caresses…everything he did was so gentle and comfortable

Jimmy

You’re definitely a lot closer to him than anyone else on board, even Curly

Neither of you really knew where you stood in terms of a relationship, but your “hangouts” included a lot of making out and touching

This was fine initially, but at a certain point it became too much for you

“Hold on—”You grab his wandering hand and move it off of your body

“What?” He was genuinely surprised that you stopped him

“This is going a bit too far for me”Your body tenses up, anticipating a very awkward and uncomfortable conversation

“What do you mean?” He sounded a little hurt and a bit annoyed

“I don’t…have a drive like that. I don’t want to do sexual stuff”You laid it all out for him

He was quiet for a bit. You couldn’t exactly read his face so you were starting to get a little nervous

“It’s not because of me, right?”

“No, of course not,” you reassure. “That’s just how I am”

He sighs. Whether it was out of relief or frustration you couldn’t tell

“Alright”

The atmosphere between you and him was a little awkward for the next few days. You couldn’t help but worry

“Sorry if I was being distant,” he finally told you one afternoon. “Just thinking things through”

“That’s alright” You were lying; you were a little upset that he basically ghosted you after you were so vulnerable with him, but you were willing to just let it go, at least for now

“I know you have your…thing. But I still like you”

Well that was a surprise. But a good one. Definitely a good one. You told him that you liked him back

He was a bit disappointed that he couldn’t do everything he hoped to do with you, but he still liked you a lot. Besides, he could always just “take care” of himself in private

[rednexxsaysthing]

So, I watched a 3hr playthrough of Mouthwashing

Here's my thoughts!

(Also- HUGE thanks to @chillenby , @oll13v3r , @max-1mum !!)

Spoiler warnings and the following trigger warnings: Rape, suicide, severe injuries, lots of death, pills, ship crash, gun, and so much more

♡ ·˚ ₊˚ˑ༄ؘGeneral Opinion✎ (❁ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈) ༉‧ ♡*.✧

This game is very well written and gave me such big Sally Face vibes. I watched Slimccl's VOD of him playing it and so it definitely helped me not freak the fuck out. I was SO SAD when Daisuke died cuz he never even got the chance to figure himself out :(

I related to Anya and Daisuke heavily, and lowkey Swansea joined my gigantic collection of fictional father figures. I really liked the art and the entire idea of something so simple as mouthwash becoming such a batshit wild scenario. Anywhizzle, onwards!

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚Anya˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀

God I felt so bad for her. I also really, really related to her. I had my own issues with sexual assault and then tried to "commit die" with pills afterwards (I'm much healthier and happier now). She made me feel terrible for her and she deserved so, so much better. Unfortunately, that's all I've really got for her.

˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ ꕥCurly. ˚◞♡ ⃗ *ೃ༄

I felt bad for him, really liked him, and also fucking hated him all at the same time. I felt bad for him for obvious reasons, but especially like, imagine the amount of pain he must've been in without even being able to convey it. At that point I'd either start biting people or beg them to kill me somehow. I really liked him because, I mean, c'mon. Before the whole Jexual Jassaulter thing he was pretty neat. I hated him because as a victim of SA I hated seeing Jimmy not get treated like shit after what he did to Anya. The least he could've done was protect her.

ೋღ 🌺Daisuke✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯

God this poor kid. The one scene where he was drinking the mouthwash on the floor and just in despair CRUSHED ME. It was so unfair what happened to him :( I wanted to give him and Anya hugs so fucking badly. I hate Jimmy for manipulating him, especially since Daisuke never mentions his dad which hints at him having daddy issues of some kind, and seeking validation from men (at least as someone with daddy issues, I do). God, it was all just so sad.

Jimmy.

FUCK THIS GUY I HATE HIM SO MUCH OH MY FUCKING GOD IM SO GLAD THAT HE DIED IN THE END BECAUSE IF HE HADN'T I WOULD'VE FUCKING KILLED HIM MYSELF HE MADE ME EXPERIENCE RAGE BEYOND ANY COMPREHENSION I HATE THIS BASTARD OH MY GOD HE DESERVES ANY SHITTY THING HE EVER WENT THROUGH, IN FACT I HOPE IN THE AFTERLIFE HE GOES TO HELL AND HAS TO RELIVE EVERY TRAUMATIC EVENT HE EVER CAUSED SOMEONE BUT AS HIMSELF.

₊˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ ﾟ.Swansea☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

Silly old man <3 Google says he's the villain of the story?? Huh?? How?? I mean, I get he killed Daisuke, but it was with good intentions. He was a little hard on him too, but that's just a classic mentor/mentee relationship. So, yeah. I don't understand how Jizzy isn't the villain. How is the old man who at worst killed someone to put them out of pain (and didn't feel good about it either, he acts different for the rest of the game) the villain, and not the literal rapist?? Idk man

Thanks for coming to my TED talk <3

[x-jackalnope-x]

Future's Clarity

Chapter three of No More Running, A Mouthwashing Retelling. Synopsis: Being caught redirecting Tulpar back to Earth by Swansea, Curly finds out just exactly how the eldest member of his crew thinks of him. Facing his failure to the lives he ‘captains’, Curly still attempts to make Tulpar safe again. Collecting all potential hazards while avoiding his new boogeyman, Jimmy. Now tasked to return to Anya and hide the protection kit, Curly wants to talk to Anya about their options. 

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Author’s notes: AHHH!! So happy that so many people enjoyed the last chapter! I plan to have this wrapped up all in five chapters! Maybe even a small illustration to celebrate the ending I have in mind! Thank you so much for enjoying my little delulu thoughts! Definitely makes me more confident to explore more fandoms! 

Ps. 

This might be the longest chapter! I wanted a lot done in this one! Sorry in advance!

Warnings: SA, SA pregnancy mentioned, Abortion topic(?)

Chapter Masterlist: No More Running

This ship was a labyrinthe made of metal and filled with empty dreams. Curly saw that now, the patting on the grated floors reminded him with each step. 

With each step, he was running out of time- he didn’t wish to fail his crew again. What could he do to possibly make this better?

There was no better, he allowed this to happen. 

But they could get through this, he had to believe this. Curly had to think there was a way to make things at least okay. He could settle for okay now.

He deserved worse than okay. He felt that writhing pit filled with shame and guilt. 

The captain had to face responsibility for this. His eyes stung, stopping to slam his fist on the Tulpar’s metal skin. He was heated and the guilt had swelled his eyes. A palm rested over his eyes to gain composure. 

“Hey… Captain? You… man, no offense, you look like shit..” the youngest member of the crew stood there. His voice had grounded Curly back into the belly of the metal beast. It was true, his captain did indeed…look like shit.

As Daisuke took Curly in, their golden pony captain was so well put together. Now he looked rugged and so tired. The look on his face had reminded him of his mentor Swansea.

“You look like Swansea when I mess something up… Did I mess something up?” 

Daisuke’s worry caused a humorous reaction from the captain. Which made him all the more nervous. 

For Curly, he understood now. Curly had never spent much time with Daisuke alone, he had found it hard to relate to someone with aimless ambition. Something about him being here had made Swansea softer. Taking a great deal of his time to teach him the basics, Daisuke is the future’s potential. Teach him a trade now, so he didn’t spend his time seeking answers in all the wrong places. 

Daisuke was already in the wrong place. 

“No, Daisuke, you didn’t mess something up. But something is up.” he raised a brow at the phrasing before putting his focus back to his urgent agenda.

“I am so sorry, Daisuke… I know you probably didn’t want to actually be on this freighter.”

“If I’m honest, Captain… I really didn’t. But I am actually feeling better knowing my time is going to something, I dunno, useful? Swansea, he might be a grumpy old man, but he does have some really good insight to like, a lot of things, you know? He just thinks of everything- potential risks before they even become risks! I think it's pretty cool, it's like a superpower.” 

Potential risks before they are risks.

‘I see the way he looks at you, i look at you the same way sometimes’

“Captain? Hey, you okay?” Daisuke stepped closer, this caused Curly to reel himself in. Casting lines to reconnect his thoughts, regain his composure. The golden pony shining himself up, what mattered now was that Curly acted. He could drown in the guilt later… He had to ensure that later  was still around the corner.

“Daisuke, has Swansea ever said anything about Jimmy?” His voice held a certain authority now. Not one Daisuke was used too. It made their brightest member stand straighter, perplexed by the sudden question.

“Jimmy? Like.. Jim? Our Jim?” Seeing the Captain’s eyes storm, they shot cold daggers.

“He said…he was happy that you gave him the axe… After that blow up at the party… He was worried he might kill you with it. I thought it was just a joke… He said you probably wouldn’t believe him if you told him.”

The added information made the hair on Curly’s neck stand. His blindness was prominent, his crew knew this. Jimmy knew this. 

“Why? Why do you ask?” Daisuke had prodded. His eyes wandered to the rope and the kit Curly had sported around the halls. Those bright eyes narrowed a panic growing- Curly could see it.

“Daisuke, listen to me”, Curly started to anchor him,”I don’t think Swansea was lying.. I am sorry this has to be your experience with us. This sucks, if you learned anything from this- maybe it should be how not to end up like us..” 

Daisuke stood dumbfounded on what this conversation was leading to. His features are stoned in confusion and anxiety.

“I think you are a wonderful addition to this crew. You have a life ahead of you and you should spend that time pursuing what makes you happy, something that draws you towards it. Not just something that pays the bills… Sometimes the best thing is knowing when you’re not cut out. It’ll lead you somewhere new.” 

This speech hadn’t soothed Daisuke’s growing nerves. His expression spoke for him. The gravity wasn’t lost on him. Daisuke thought he had seen Swansea in Curly’s expression. But the elder held dull light in his eyes, where he had lost hope, Curly had found it. 

They all had something back home waiting for them.

“Captain?” was all he muttered in the stale silence. 

“You need to find Swansea, He’ll fill you in okay?” Curly’s hand went to Daisuke’s shoulder, bringing his focus to the plan.

“It’s going to be okay, Swans won’t let anything happen to you. You need to stay with him.”

Daisuke nodded, with the promise of answers later, his worry shifted to his captain. 

“Is this about Jimmy?”

Curly only nodded, stepping aside to give Daisuke’s direction toward the cockpit and utility,”Swans was right.”

With that simple reply, Daisuke understood. Looking warily to his captain before turning into a slight jog to find Swansea. Curly watched till he rounded the corner. His gaze went to the stairs, feeling like a mountain to climb to get to medical. His sole’s stomped at each treacherous step. His body felt the gravity like Atlas. 

Knocking on the door to medical, seeking salvation. 

The medical room felt cluttered with just two bodies in its vacancy. The personal protection kit laid open on the desk in front of Anya. Tired eyes took in the detail of the revolver and the ammunition box.

“Why do you think they allowed a single gun on the ship?” was how she decided to break the silence. After hearing the news of the time it would take to get home… to get to safety. She didn’t have many options. Feeling powerless, she wanted to weep as the silence wilted her.

“Anya, You wouldn’t… What I mean to say is.. Can I trust you with that gun…alone?” He ignored her question. Safety wasn’t the answer here, like it was when she asked about the locks… That moment felt like a pixel, now it devoured the screen in the back of his mind.

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. 

Flashing vibrantly in the void.

“What options do you think I have?” Anya had asked earnestly. There was no malice laced in her words. As if she had contemplated her options prior to speaking them outloud. 

“I failed the medical exams eight times, you know that?” she had started,”I have no savings, all of my efforts here went to chasing that dream of helping people… What do you think my options are now, Captain?”

Her expression was unreadable to Curly. She had read him though, he was uncomfortable with the topic. Expecting him to give the same answer, we’ll get through this together.

“You can still chase that dream, Anya” Curly tried to smooth over, before he offered all that he could.

“How?”

“Let me be the father”, Curly had boldly put his preposition. Seeing the nurse's reaction, repulsed and confused. Causing Curly to backpedal.

“No,no! Not like that I mean… Anya, I understand there is nothing anyone on this ship can do. Nothing I can do to make things okay again. I can’t undo anything, but I can… I don’t know. Life isn’t over, you know? Your life doesn’t have to be over because of this…” Curly started, though he wasn't great with his direction. Anya saw his destination. 

He wasn’t a savior.

He was a man, uncomfortable within himself.

A title of captain was worth something, once striped, Curly was just a man.

Nothing made him special.

“If you can’t..abort it safely, Anya, I don't want you to stop chasing that dream. In a world like this, its rare you meet someone who offers a helping hand.. I see now that no one has lent you one. Please, just hear me out..” Curly soon sat back across from her. Closing the protection kit between them.

“Adoption? I have considered it but… I would feel awful knowing it was in some system somewhere… The type of people they could end up with.. I just don’t want it, you know? Does that make me awful?” her hand went to grip at her uniform, just over her abdomen.

“Does wanting that go against my wish of wanting to help people?”

“Anya”, Curly reached out a hand, offering it to her. Reluctantly, Anya’s hand rested just over his,”I’ll adopt them. If that means you get peace of mind, if that makes anything easier for you to still find hope…”

“I-I don’t know… I don’t want you to take it just because you feel some sense of… well responsibility for Jimmy’s actions.. I don’t blame you, you know that?” her hand had squeezed his.

“I think if you took it, I wouldn't ever want to see it? Or know how its doing, I just want this to be something I can try my best to put behind me..”

“Then allow me to do that, Anya. I don’t… I don’t think this captain thing is really cut out for me. I don’t think it has for a long time now. Would you really want to see me after this?”

The two sat locked in each other's gazes. Clarity shared between them.

She would place all of Tulpar behind her. Anya would move on to figure something out till she finally passed that exam. Her time would be her’s. With that time ,hopefully, all this would be a pixel in the back of her mind.

Anya also understood this would be Curly’s bigger picture. The way he would view things going forward with his life. More care into the things he was supposed to take care of. Learn from this and chase that escape he was looking for, a life’s purpose.

She pulled her hand slowly away, resting on the edge of the kit.

“Can I think about it? If I promise you can trust me with this? I think it's best if it's locked away with me here… So Jimmy can’t get it.”

“Hopefully it won’t come to that… But I trust you.” Curly stood, groaning as the gravity crushed him. The weight of it all drowning him, he could feel the dread of confrontation coming. 

“Do you think he’ll just get in the pod? I don’t think you should be alone with him either, Captain.”

Curly went to the door, turning to her as her concerns left her lips.

“Anya, make sure the door is locked, yeah? Don’t open it till you know it’s me. Just don’t do-”

“You can trust me, Captain Curly.” 

He understood, opening the door and walking straight forward to the lounge. 

Taking in the man he avoided. 

Jimmy, till now, had been a friend. 

Seeing him now, standing idly in the kitchenette.

Curly saw fury.

[ask-postcrash-curly]

Hey Daisuke my bestie Daisuke I made drawings of u guys and I’d love to hear ur thoughts on them

So I made anthro designs of u guys cuz I love drawing animals and hate drawing humans

I made Swansea a donkey because he’s hardworking and stubborn and grouchy and loves sweets. I made you a dog because well, idk it suits u lol (loveable and very excitable etc). Anya is a sheep because uhh symbolism (there is a much longer explanation for Anya and jimmy buried in my notes somewhere but I don’t have the energy to find them or explain rn). Curly is a horse because he seems very confident and cool and stuff but he’s actually nonconfrontation and full of anxiety. Jimmy is a coyote because idk he’s predator coded and I would’ve made him a wolf cuz of symbolism but I love wolves too much to do that, sorry coyotes you are cool too and don’t deserve to be associated with him.

Also I made these very funny doodles of u

And I drew curly looking like the soggiest most pathetic horse in existence he’s so sad I wanna hug him

And I drew that time I showed Anya “a captains curse” feat. My silly possum sona. It was very funny.

Also this is my stuffed anteater, Gerald. Curly said Gerald was beautiful when I showed it to him, haha. That was actually the deliver message I ever sent him lol. And I drew horse curly hugging Gerald because CURLY DESERVES IT OKAY. I JSUT WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY

Anyone I love your silly doodles I love doodling too also u should get curly stuff from the gift shop he deserves get better gifts and maybe he could get a stuffed animal so he could hug it when he gets well enough cuz curly really missed physical affection (and well, affection in general) even tho physical affection would hurt him rn

Anyway love u guys ttyl

Yo???? These are so cool!!! Hell yeah, man!!!

WHOA YOU DRAW ME SO FUNNY I LOVE IT!!!!

Aww, no, Cap… That kinda is how he looked at the party, ahahah.

Wait, you showed her, too? Does Swansea know? HEY, guys, do you know the, like, “I’m the captain, uh, uh” song?? Ahaha, yeah, TOTALLY freaky!!! And what’s with the pictures, man?

Curly’s totally right. Gerald is awesome.

Thanks!!!! You too!!!!! Wait, wait, I actually won a Pikachu from the claw machine. Dude, I’m totally gonna give that to him!! Aw, really? Okay, so definitely I’ll hug him when he’s better, then.

Byeee!!

[samaeljigoku]

Giving you mouthwashing for that give me a fandom thing! :D

OK. I'll do my best. :D

Favorite character: ANYA. Anya deserves the best. 🥺 I also think it's pretty cool that she's based on Wendy from The Shining, that's one of my faves too.

Least Favorite character: Is it generic to say Jimmy? It's complicated here, though, because even though he's made to be disliked, I think as a character study, Jimmy is the most fascinating, and he's written very well so I like that aspect about him. But objectively he's the worst and hard to defend anything about.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): I honestly don't like shipping characters in Mouthwashing. It's okay if anyone does, though, I just don't. In a happier AU, I could see something like Curly x Anya.

Character I would be best friends with: Anya or Daisuke. But I would be best friends with Curly just for the sake of steering him away from Jimmy, lol.

A random thought: The album Victorialand by Cocteau Twins fits super-well with this game, and I can't place why. The icy, melancholy isolation? Reminds me of The Thing for probably the same reasons.

An unpopular opinion: Not really unpopular, but I think the Pony Express itself is not hated or blamed enough by fandom. It feels like the background villain of Mouthwashing, and little things about their work environment trigger some horrible memories for me.

Most badass character: I think Swansea and Curly have their moments definitely, but Anya is a strong person for sure.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): There is no one I would change. I've heard people say that Jimmy was made to be too evil, but I disagree. Jimmy's story is more about how insecurity, envy and paranoia develop into worse evil, or evil that believes it's righteous, and how the system kind of perpetuates or overlooks it, and I think that was conveyed really well.

Favourite friendship: I don't know if they're exactly friendships, but Daisuke and Swansea, or Curly and Anya. They definitely would have been better relationships in better circumstances, the sad thing about it. :c

[minervakarsh]

My unneeded opinion on Mouthwashing ships because I want to ramble about it!

Do you know this kind of fandoms where you want to ship everyone with everyone? Well, to me, Mouthwashing is the opposite of this. I’m an experienced little shipper, and I can’t ship anyone in Mouthwashing to save my life.

If you ship any of the ships I’ll bash in this post, I want to make it clear that I DON’T HATE YOU or your opinion. Ship what you want, I’m not a cop. This here is just me voicing my very subjective opinions on all of them (and I mean ALL).

Here goes.

Curlya. Starting with a difficult one. I don’t HATE it, but I strongly dislike it. Curly and Anya have a relationship in-game that can, of course, be read as romantic, but I think that most people who ship them really oversimplify their dynamic. It’s either “girlboss Anya and malewife Curly” or “broken Anya and caring Curly”, and I think both of them are so much more than that.

Besides, much more often than not, Curlya as a ship sweeps Curly being an enabler under the rug. I don’t entirely blame him, I genuinely like him and I think he suffered enough for it (besides, realistically, how many of us wouldn’t do the same?), but it’s still a very important aspect of these two that I think often gets ignored in favor of satisfying the author’s (understandable) need to see these two happy. Overall, I think Curlya is much, much better off platonic.

Swansuke. This is something very strange to me. I’ve seen a few good fanfics that ship it yet also explore the weirder side of it, because you know, the giant age gap?, but I can’t say I like it or even particularly enjoy it. It’s almost always infantilizing Daisuke, which makes it even stranger in my opinion…

I can’t say I seriously think of them as a found family, but I think that the familial reading is definitely there, and lightheartedly I also think of them as family. They remind me of Hank and Connor from DBH - friends and partners, but unclear to what extent family. Regardless, not romantic at all, especially since Daisuke’s the same age as Swansea’s children must be.

Jimcurly. Hoo boy, where to start? I hope you realize that even before the crash, the amount of toxicity these two generate rivals Chernobyl. The jealousy and inferiority complex of Jimmy and the obliviousness of Curly aren’t a good mix. And then there’s the party, where Jimmy’s ready to pin all the deadly sins on the person who had no bearing on the crew being fired… And of course the crash, the framing of someone who literally can’t speak up for himself, the physical abuse, the psychological projection and blaming Curly for the projection… not counting all other stuff.

“Come on, Minnie,” you might say, “we know it’s toxic. That’s why we ship it.” True, I expect nothing else of Tumblr. But this post is my own subjective opinions, and I strongly dislike toxic ships. I’ve been myself shipped with some people who weren’t nice to me at all, and believe me, it’s a very nasty feeling. I don’t want this upon Curly, ever. He’s no saint, but even he doesn’t deserve Jimmy. Not shipping this, ever, and maybe gonna block the tag.

As a meme, though, the ship can be fun. The contrast between Jimmy and Curly is too big to not be laughable if done right. Even the suggestive themes can be cool with these two, as long as it’s not “couple goals!! <3”

Swanya. The best thing about this ship is the name. Otherwise, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person seriously shipping it, unless they’re just shipping Anya with everyone (which opens up very disturbing thoughts when someone pays attention to her having been raped, you know!) Not much to say about it. They did interact in canon, but as far as I remember, Swansea’s implied to also have done nothing about her assault, like Curly, only going ballistic over Daisuke’s death. Which… doesn’t mean anything good for Swanya.

Ansuke. Out of all ships, I’d say this one is potentially the healthiest! Yippee!! Except… from Mouthwashing’s narrative structure, it’s almost impossible to see them as more than colleagues or, at most, friends. Two people being relatively nice to each other shouldn’t necessarily be in love, and I’d even say that some aspects of both Anya and Daisuke are better seen if you consider them colleagues and nothing more. It’s a breath of fresh air, though, after Curlya’s unfortunate implications and Jimcurly’s incredible toxicity.

Jimanya. No. No. NO. Words cannot describe the bile in my throat whenever I see these two being unironically shipped romantically. I’ve seen a post where Jimmy is portrayed as a GOOD FATHER TO ANYA’S KID. I repeat. Anya’s kid. The one she got when he RAPED HER. I blocked the author, I think.

I’m thankfully not yet in the age where I can be hit at by men I don’t like, but eventually I will be, and whenever I imagine myself in a situation similar to Anya’s, I’m ready to break down in tears. Being shipped with her abuser is probably the worst thing that can happen to a woman who was sexually abused. Ew ew ewwwwww.

Jimsea. Are there even people who ship it? I feel like people very rarely ship Swansea with anyone, to be honest… I’m neutral towards this ship, especially since it’s, again, unpopular and therefore not clogging my dash. The most prominent interaction of them in canon is, of course, Swansea’s final speech, and Jimmy killing him. Is it “toxic old man yaoi”? Maybe? I don’t know what qualifies as this. Still, I’d be surprised if I even saw someone ship it unironically. It’s… not unpleasant.

Jimsuke. Almost the same as Jimanya, minus the existing history of rape. Daisuke is gullible, and easily manipulated by Jimmy, as we very clearly see in the game. Relationships built on manipulation are never okay, especially when one of them is so much superior to the other. If Jimmy can make Daisuke crawl into an obviously unsafe vent and drug his direct superior (which, I realized, implies that he knows how to drug people, and that’s a whole another rabbit hole…), he can make him do his bidding and think he wanted it himself. Eurgh.

Curlsea. I’ve seen people ship it. That’s about all I can say. Neutral as can be.

Curlsuke. For some reason I can’t help but see something like fetishization in shipping a young naive Asian man, almost a boy, with a white man who is his superior and almost twice his age. Even if I’m just overthinking, most of the times I’ve seen this ship it’s been inherently sexual, and for me it’s just… kinda… weird. It’s relatively unpopular, though, so I’m fairly calm.

All in all, don’t let this post get to you if you ship any of those things. I know how it feels when someone disagrees with your ship, but I genuinely just wanted to ramble. Sorry in advance.

Hope that clears up all that’s possibly needed! Stay safe, and do NOT ship Jimanya around me)))