#davebert

[christnarr]

come around here often? (referring to their mutual workplace and residence of 30 years)

[m34tcr33p]

DAVEBERT SHIPPERS EMERGE FROM YOUR CAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[storming-phrophecies]

Some Panel Edits of some headmates!!!

Dave Egbert - He/They/Code/Creeper

Rose Lalonde- She/They

Jade Harley- Woof/She/Paw/He/It

They're all open to talk about their timelines, btw!!! ..)

[ya-killin-me-smalls]

iTS JUST ME AND THE OTHER ANON I THINK. ive been sending the really long asks but im not the. One who introced themself as davebert anon. Ill sign off with -🐱 from now i think LOL

okay I think the third anon is the second to last one I just posted that said they might as well join in too. or I'm wrong. confusing lol

either way hi boob doc anon you're like a micro celebrity!

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[tranquilgust-blog]

got a feeling tellin me its davebert time.

[chengoeshonk]

Pink davebert lost in the food dimension

Hungry boi

(via)

[billciipher]

tbt Shadow Davebert's popped up collar.

THROWBAK!! (:

[ask-the-dirk-lalonde-blog]

(( I GOT ONE FOOT AND FIVE INCHES ON U (( daveberts mun someone's shorter than u

[christnarr]

huge arena dump

[birdconductor-blog]

[pvt]

...davebert

sorry just not doing so hot mr deuce

should probably stop being a piece of garbage and try to sleep it off or something

depressed on main

[ya-killin-me-smalls]

hii! tear in my heart anon here (the one who talked about davebert LOL i know you get a lot of anons! one of these days i'll go off anon so your inbox is a little less cluttered)

i just wanted to say i really appreciated your response!!! "most people just kinda see a silly funnyman type guy and not this angst-lord that's lowkey unpleasant to be around and can't seem to get over his own victim complex." <- GENUINELY SO IMPORTANT TO ME. i think one of the things that i find so fascinating about deimos is how many different sides and facets to his character there are even though he's really not given that much explicit character development within the show or game. there's just so much potential for different ways of him acclimating to sq and tear in my heart explores such a fun possibility there... i'm not even a docmos guy but that fic is so abundantly compelling. anyways what i mean to say is deimos is an absolute dipshit and he turns into a loveable dipshit, sure, but he sure as hell wasn't always. he's not a nice, quiet, abused-to-perfection victim, and that's also the only reason he's alive! so he's kind of wired his rebellion to his survival in that way. it makes him difficult and it's only made worse with how much he relies on constant external validation, whether that's positive or negative. i really think he'd be kind of a nightmare to be around for a long time when he's new to sq and i think you explore that sooo well in all of your work really but especially in tear in my heart. WOW sorry i always yap so much. you're one of my favorite madcom authors so i was very happy to hear your response to my bullshit rambling LMAO have a good day :3

I was under the impression all the anons were the same guy but apparently there's like three of you

I really enjoy writing Deimos as an imperfect victim that most people honest to god would not want to help and tone-deaf to his own actions. he isn't necessarily a bad person but he hasn't actually figured out how to give a shit about others that don't benefit him yet. a nightmare to be around is an excellent description of this guy

really glad people have enjoyed this fic so much cause when I set out to write it, it was just me wanting to fill in the gaps for docmos content. I feel like I see a lot more art/fics for the ship these days so hey maybe pushing the agenda worked. either way!! thanks for taking the time to ramble at me, means a ton especially during a time when engagement in fandom isn't nearly as prevalent as it used to be

[tranquilgust-blog]

1neffabl3 replied to your post: got a feeling tellin me its davebert time.

DAVE BERT TIME!!!!

sorry i didn’t mean to get so excited.

maybe you didnt mean to but you were for sure right to

[christnarr]

arena cast anyone

[turntabletrickster]

casually cries myself to sleep

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[ya-killin-me-smalls]

true actuaactually if I was in deis situation I'd straight up be docs bitch. WHO SAID THAT anyway er er I'm honestly really hoping dei and doc. DONT stay together cuz like. Yeah doc may have good intentions but he's not exactly exercising them right because Deimos I'm pretty sure Deimos fully believes doc wont want him if he can't provide sex. AND IDK if it was intentional but I think doc is written to be really predatory. Like chapter 2 of the fic where he repeatedly knows something is wrong but he doesnt look into it at all. And yeah he does care about Deimos but he never shows that in a way that I feel like Deimos can really fully believe? Like when have they spent time together that wasn't just for docs benefit.

And that's the THING doc is his boss and Deimos is nowhere near stable enough to handle this relationship which I think doc definitely knows but he just. ??? Doesn't care. And there's suchhh a power play with it. I'm begging you to end this fic well

okay I had to sit and think about this a lot because it's honestly such a good analysis mwah mwah kissing you platonically

SO. first and foremost I'm trying not to downplay just how much of what's going on Deimos's fault specifically. like don't get me wrong, they both suck here, but Deimos being unwilling to even address his own feelings/wants/needs, let alone communicate them, is a major source of Problems. additionally he's written to be an incredibly unreliable narrator who has a very difficult time reading facial expressions and tone of voice, and when you couple that with Doc being masked up most of the time his imagination runs wild with the intentions behind things that get said to him. won't be touching on this in the fic because I know a lot of people like to interpret him as bpd coded, cptsd coded, autistic, etc, but the actual reason behind that social struggle is an amygdalotomy that he doesn't remember that happened during his first year or so of life to curb aggression. it worked but had unfavorable side effects. this is mentioned in a different fic that I promise I'll finish and post eventually but yeah bro got brain damage and physically cannot read people accurately most of the time

there are times where Doc is there for Deimos's benefit, specifically in chapter 4 both in the middle of the night when Deimos takes off the heartbeat sensor to go find Sanford (makes it look like he flatlined) and the next morning when medical staff needs help because Deimos WILL hurt someone but they can't just leave him untreated. like you definitely aren't wrong there's something iffy there but credit where credit is due yk

Doc is very much written to be predatory on purpose. not in a strictly sexual sense but in general Doc has made it to where he's at because he IS a predator and even if he doesn't always take advantage of weakness he's always aware of it and knows he could use it at any time if he wants to. it's also like a critical detail that Doc reminds Deimos of his handler in a lot of ways so it's like a weird type of daddy issues where Deimos NEEDS this guy's approval and that's no one's fault. the other half of that equation is Doc is autistic as fuck and comes off the wrong way very often. example from an upcoming intermission to TIMH that I'll be posting soon:

it doesn't really cross his mind that staring silently at someone for several seconds might seem creepy, especially with the mask. when he's circling Sanford and looking injuries he DOES mean well, he knows Deimos is dangerous and that Sanford could be hurt, but Sanford feels like he's being circled by a shark and that's why he's shrinking back. he's trying his best man

when I say good ending or bad ending I'm just not sure if it ends in docmos or not. there is in fact another subplot underway before things resolve and it'll be pretty heavy but it's been planned since the beginning. it's actually very subtly implied that Hank and Sanford are a thing but unlike davebert they're pretty quiet about it. really only Doc is aware and it goes over Deimos's head any time it's mentioned and subsequently the reader's head as well

end of the day, a relationship isn't gonna fix this guy. everyone knows it, including Doc, but Doc is also kind of afraid of pushing Deimos away even a little bit because he knows Deimos isn't willing to get close to anyone else. he isn't 100% certain what Deimos wants out of this despite his best efforts to get Deimos to tell him, and in turn doesn't feel like he can fully express what he wants from Deimos because he knows the second he does that Deimos will just go along with it to keep the peace. they're both kinda coming from an angle of "I don't know what he fully wants but I do know he wants this" in terms of sex. does that mean he should be fully indulging him despite this massive gap in communication? nope! but Doc ain't perfect and is doing what he thinks is best for Deimos

also also I gotta defend his honor from chapter 2 because the warning signs he was ignoring were in all honesty his own. he's got a lot of lore in terms of relationships/sex and a lot of attachment issues, and he's very aware of this, so it was more the fact that Deimos was looking at him with such adoration and devotion that was making him feel some type of way. like "oh fuck he might actually like me and I have a long history of that going poorly" and he's trying not to project his own apprehension onto Deimos

he's used to a very unexpressive Deimos and most people looking at him with fear at best. he doesn't fully know how to process the anxiety this sudden surge of emotions causes him so he doesn't. smart move? nah

ok ok sorry for yapping so hard I just got so many thoughts about this stupid ship all the time