#even if i never got it... i would want to play with Wally anyways!!

[jazzzzzzhands]

I am HOME and I HAVE HIM!!

Look at his chair! This tiny chair was given to him for Christmas!!

He's still so widdle on it QwQ

Ohh I had a few accessories!!

Ohh but it is initiation time!

I'm not sure if the fans will kill me for this! But this is tradition in my home! Taking the tag off is welcoming him into my home! With love!!

Do you like my painted scissors? I have paint on everything really!

I can't wait for everyone to draw him in the sleeveless, collared tank top...

❤️💙💛

Oh and I do have a very special gift for Wally!

Give me a moment, it will take some time!

It's been a while since I have done surgery....

[gachagon]

Frank is the "Question-Answerer"?

I've wanted to talk about this for a while but I've only ever spoke about it in Welcome Home theory discords lol. But anyways, this update we actually had two pieces of art from Clown's portfolio website separate from the main Welcome Home site be added to the main site, and I do remember Clown saying any art found on the main site is "canon" to some extent to the main story. Here they are:

These two images can be found on the Staff Only page! The reason I find these two pieces of art to be really cool is because they show a side to the puppets that we haven't really been seen on the website yet, which is that they're literally puppets being controlled by actual people. And not just that, but the implications of the Frank picture being that they can be easily replaced if they "break" or that their were other versions of themselves before that they've never even met before.

And with the newest update really shining a light on Wally's newfound sentience, the possible dissociation that comes with experiencing a new thing with no one to relate to about it, and the loneliness that someone can feel amongst their friends when they're "different" in a way the others aren't, I think these two art pieces really show a new kind of horror that the story has just begun to explore!

I've always been really suspicious of Frank as a character because I personally theorize that he might be the Question-Answerer that the WHRP got into contact with. And that red box that his hands are holding look eerily similar to the envelopes that Eddie delivers (and also the envelopes that can be seen in some of the photos in the new update) I also think Frank might have also been one of the first Puppets who "gained" sentience in a way, and became aware that he is alive and that the world around him is fake etc.

Frank's little bio here says he's the smartest neighbor in the neighborhood, and that the other neighbors would often come to him for advice on things. But also "Answers" to a lot of questions that would just be played off as a joke in the end.

And seeing as this is a piece of horror media about the experience of gaining sentience for the first time, I do find the one character who's whole thing is knowing more than the others to be kind of side-eye worthy lol. I've always personally interpreted that art of him with the red envelope as him discovering there were "prototypes" of other Franks. Perhaps the Playfellow company couldn't quite get his head to spin angrily in the right way, or it would do it to fast and he would "break" resulting in them having to make a new one each time.

[no-name-blu]

Hello blu! Can you tell us a more about your other AU? Theater

I'm surprised you even heard of the AU. I keep trying to draw and make content for it just for the AU to get overshadowed by a different interest so many times

Anyways

BROKEN THEATRE AU

This is the only refs I made for the characters:

Inspired by The Show That Goes Wrong this AU is about a theatre company with big dreams but terrible outputs. Just for AU reasons, they are all terrible people. Like genuinely, they are all egotistical and even fight each other a lot (it's normal) but in the end, they all love each other and have a close bond to this group they have formed found family core

Unfortunately, I wasn't a theatre kid so my knowledge for this AU isn't going to be accurate.

But I had @rae-ven13 to help me out with it and I made her co-writer for this forgotten AU

More explanation of the AU down here

the theatre group, the characters, and more doodles I made! :D

Welcome Home Organisation of Real Entertainment

This is the name of their little theatre group, only consists of 8 members, with Home (Wally's rich father) to support the organization.

It started out with Sally and Barnaby having a double act show together in college, with the help of Frank and Poppy backstage too.

Then when they graduated Sally found Wally and manipulated befriended him to convince his dad for a show. Which he agreed, only as long as he gets to join the group too.

And that's how they got the organization to this day

Bonus: Barnaby came up with the name for their theatre group, and Sally learned not to give him that trust ever again.

MEET THE CREW

Sally Starlet

Role: The Director, The Writer, Actress

She started the whole group and made herself the leader.

Sally believes she is surrounded by amateurs, her actors are immature and full of problems. But no reason, she is a great director despite the anger and outburst caused by these people. Of course, she believes he is the best out of all of them and would've have a great show if she had gotten a little more respect. But in the end, without her, this group would be lost and confused.

Barnaby B. Beagle

Role: Actor, Writer

He is a self proclaimed co-leader to Sally despite the arguments they always have. Barnaby is actually the most egotistical in the group. One of the reasons he considers Wally as his best friend is because they can both be shitty people together. He's a little mean to the others and has a hierarchy built in his head. But the gang still loves him, no one slanders him for his actions and it made Barnaby have a soft spot for them too. He doesn't mean to be such a jerk, he genuinely cares.

Poppy Partridge

Role: Actress, Tech

She started out helping tech work with Frank since she's too scared to act. But there was an accident that got Sally knocked out temporarily and she had to replace her. She was scared, but as the show goes on she actually enjoyed acting, even though she had to wrestle with Sally for the role throughout the show. But after that chaos, Sally has never been more excited to finally give Poppy acting roles on stage.

Frank Frankly:

Role: Head Tech, Stage Manager

Sally tricked him to join by saying their shows will give extra credit. He still sticks around anyway and became Sally's most reliable and sane member of the group. Although he is overworked and stressed out mostly due to the whole stage keep crumbling over. His temper was just as bad as Sally's and they can be seen arguing a lot (If it's not Sally and Barnaby, then it's Sally and Frank) But, he's proud to be the most reliable member of the group and also the voice of reason.

Wally Darling

Role: Actor, Prop Design

He knew from the beginning that Sally was manipulating him and he still lets her have her show, only if she lets him join. Wally just wants to be a lil shit and play pranks, sometimes with Barnaby too. He's not good at acting and people would see him as a spoiled brat because his adoptive dad owns the theatre 💅✨✨✨ But he grew to love this group he's in and would always ask Home to keep supporting it.

Eddie Dear

Role: Actor, Tech, and Prop Design

He is supposed to be only tech, but Sally needed more actors and forced him into it. The problem is that Eddie keeps forgetting his lines and cues. It would lead to the entire plot being derailed. He even spoiled the plot twist by doing his cue way too early. It's frustrating that it happens, but to his surprise no one yelled at him for forgetting, he didn't get fired for it too.

Howdy Pillar

Role: Actor, Tech

He is the best out of everyone here. It's not an opinion, Howdy is an amazing actor and singer, he's very helpful in backstage works, but he's always overshadowed by others that people barely notices his talents. The only person that actually noticed him is Wally but Howdy doesn't have a nice impression towards him for being spoiled. Other than that he stayed humble and everyone still considers him an important member of the group.

Julie Joyful

Role: Actress

The newest member of the group! She used to be famous with her sisters until Julie lost her status and got cancelled online (idk what she did yet). Sally took this as her chance to invite Julie to the group so that they can probably gain some fame for it. She started out as a high status mean girl, she's cold and cruel, takes acting in this terrible show way too seriously. Sally considers her to be her best actress. But then also, Julie slowly takes the mask off the longer she stays with them and she's just as zany as the others, the most unhinged out of all of them to be honest.

So idk if I'm going to do any more content with this AU, if people are interested I might draw more. Glad these see the light of day, they've been sitting in my google docs for months.

ANYWAYS Here's a few more doodles

Text: The set is created upside down & Sally's character is on her death bed

(It's also a redraw of a scene in the show that goes wrong)

old art ew

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

I CAME AND I SAW THAT U WERE ALSO INFECTED WITH THE SILLY PUPPET THING,WELCOME..TO THE COMMUNITY! (Get it?)

May I request some headcanons of Barnaby,Sally and Wally meeting a Very Old Goose Puppet Y/n? Just this worn out,Raggedy and Intimidating Goose Grandparent who then absolutely babies them and teaches them self defense tricks,making them soup,maybe they worked as some sort of guard or security! Just pepaw/granny goose caring over these silly puppets.also like they could be going round the forest and a feral bear pops up,Pepaw Goose just turns around and hiss at it and the bear scampers off while Pepaw is like “Anyways-“ (Thoight would be funny because Geese are used as Guard animals)

Have a nice day! ^^ or night if it’s late!

Yeah!! I was genuinely surprised at the amount of Wally x Reader stuff here but I'm all for it!

Also ngl I've been playing a lot of Untitled Goose Game recently so,,, this ask couldn't have come at a better time /pos

........

Barnaby

Honestly, when this lad first saw you emerge from the woods...he was about to run back home with his tail tucked between his legs. You gave him quite a fright!

You were a goose who was about Poppy's height--if not taller--with ragged greyed feathers and [e/c] eyes that look nearly bloodshot, your legs and bill having stitches, and some loose stuffing falling out of your main body.

All in all...you had a very intimidating disposition.

But when you approach Barnaby, it turns out you're just returning one of his juggling pins that he accidentally flung out into the forest.

"You best keep an eye on your juggling kits, dear." You speak in a gentle, raspy voice.

"Th-Thanks...are you from the barn too?"

"A different one. I used to be a guard for the little gooselings and other farm animals in my prime years but---oh..how about we walk and talk, hm? Do you live close by?"

And that's how Barnaby got to know you! He felt bad for judging you by your appearance, as while you look scary..you're just a sweet ol' geeser (yes he's made that pun a few times and you love it) whose kind heart and soul haven't gone anywhere.

You've come to care for everybody in the neighborhood, especially the big blue dog who sometimes gets into accidents while performing stunts.

In those cases, you always know how to nurse him back to health.

At some point, he and everybody else start to see you as a grandparent, calling you [Pa/Ma]...which makes you especially happy.

Sally

When you were younger, you saw her descend to earth, thinking it was just an ordinary shooting star.

You made a wish that you'll be able to find some good friends to spend the rest of your days with. Being a geese guard was a lonely job sometimes..

Many years later, you see that same star--now one who walked and talked--strolling through the forest near your barn. And you were ecstatic, wanting to introduce yourself!

Even though Sally's never met you till now, she's flattered to learn you wished upon her....and even happier to know she made that wish come true!

Your initial appearance surprised her, but she's eager to run back to town and introduce you to everyone!

So that's where you two head to, though as you're both talking (which is mostly her rambling about the next play she's performing tonight), an aggressive bear suddenly leaps out and roars, frightening her-

Until you hiss at it, extending your wings in a threatening manner, which immediately drove the beast back into the woods.

Then you turn back to the gawking star with the sweetest, most apologetic smile. "I'm sorry about that, dearie..do continue."

And she does for a little while, but you end up using that bear encounter as a teaching moment, showing her (and the others once you meet them) how to best defend themselves against possible bear attacks (or any wild animal attack in general). You made it your mission to keep these young folks safe.

Sally would definitely incorporate these lessons into her plays, which you grew to adore, refusing to miss a single one.

Wally

It was actually Poppy who introduced you to the gang, since you've watched over the barn she's lived in since she was a little baby bird. She basically considers you her parent.

You helped her out with her anxiety issues and baking mishaps over the years, so everybody warms up to you quick after learning your ties to each other.

Wally's no different. He's not too intimidated by your height nor raggedy feathers (man knows to respect his elders).

If anything, he's impressed that your felt and stuffing are still keeping you together, but offers to help you get patched up.

"Oh thank you, sweetie!" You croon. "You know..this town is blessed to have such a kind and handsome gentleman like yourself here."

Hearing that instantly melted his heart.

Soon enough, you get acquainted with the others and take care of them if they need help with anything.

Within the neighborhood, you ensure no wildlife breaks into the grocery store and makes off with any food (especially apples), always keeping watch.

Wally admires your nurturing and protective nature, knowing you're a very wise bird who offers the best advice..

Whenever he's lost on inspiration for art projects or just...feeling stressed over whatever, you're there to help him how ever you can.

When he got caught out in a rainstorm and got sick one day, you made him some delicious soup that helped him feel better within hours.

And of course, Home's happy to see you taking care of their owner. So you're always welcomed inside.

[ten-shi-fandoms]

Just give me one more chance, one more glance

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Cw: Yandere Wally Darling x Reader, gender neutral reader, reader doesn't like Wally, mentions of kidnapping, mentions of Wally stalking reader, Wally traps reader in Home, being stared at, angst no fluff

Song that I was listening to when making this:

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It had been a few months since you arrived in the neighborhood, and you loved it. The bright colors, fun neighbors, the lovely weather, all of it you loved. Everyone was so nice and you always had so much fun playing with them. You and Sally were particularly close. You and her had so much fun making plays for the others. She would ask Poppy to help make costumes, and make the props, while you helped write scripts and drew out parts in vice versa.

Though there was one person you didn't really get along with. That person being none other than Wally Darling, the Darling of the neighborhood. You don't know why but you never really got along with him and you didn't try to fix it. He just got on your nerves in a way no one else did, so you kept your distance from him and his weird house. Everyone knew you didn't really like Wally so they never pushed you to interact with him. If Wally was talking to Julie when you needed her, she would excuse herself and come to you. If Wally was with Barnaby but you were nearby, Barnaby would walk the opposite direction of you and speak to Wally so he wouldn't bother you. It helped a lot and you didn't have to interact with Wally much but it seemed Wally wanted to interact with you. Whenever he saw you he would try to speak with you, you even caught him staring at you a few times much to your dismay. But nothing prepared you for what was to happen..

Julie was holding a tea party and asked if you wanted to come which you agreed too, not wanting to let your friend down. You baked a few treats and made your way to Julie's house. When you arrived you were greeted by the others. Poppy was setting up the snack on a table, Barnaby was telling jokes to Sally who was wheezing from her own laughter, Frank and Eddie were talking about butterflies, and Julie was with Howdy giggling away as he explained why she couldn't have anymore stickers. It was so lively, the kind of atmosphere you enjoyed because your friends were having so much fun. You walked over to Poppy placing your snacks on the table chatting with her a bit before making your way over to Julie. However you were stopped by a pair of hands grabbing your end of your top. When you looked back you saw Wally smiling at you with half lidded eyes.

Your body recoiled a bit, your expression changing from one of bliss to one of irritation. "What?" you asked, your voice laced with the same irritation shown on your face. "I wanted to talk" he stated, his smooth voice making you sick to your stomach. You didn't want to talk but you knew if you refused he would bug you about it so you just nodded in agreement as he let go of your shirt. "Let go talk at Home, there will be more privacy." he suggested causing you to reluctantly nod, a bit weirded out by Wally's statement. Everyone knew you didn't like Home. The thought of being inside a sentient house made you uncomfortable but you followed Wally anyway just wanting to hurry up with the conversation so you could get back to your friends.

As you walked you started to get the sense of being watched. You looked around, looking to find anything that could looking at you. When you turned your head towards Wally you noticed the pair of eyes staring at you from beside him. Your eyes travelled immediately locking on with the eyes of Wally's sentient house. You felt shivers run down your body as you stopped walking. You felt like you couldn't move. Like Home's eyes were locking you in place and you felt uncomfortable. Suddenly you felt a hand on yours. Your body jerked back, your head immediately whipping around to stare at Wally. And surprisingly large eyes were staring back at you. "What's wrong Neighbor? You seemed to have spaced out." he voiced. You blinked a few times, your head trying to wrap around what happened. You turned back to look at Home only to find the house no longer staring at you. "It's um nothing.. So what did you want.."

Wally moved back a bit giving you a little space not like he was giving you much. "I want to know why you don't like me. Is it something I did?" he questioned not wasting a second to ask start moving this topic about. "Why does it matter? It's not like we're friends so why do you care.." you mumbled, questioning his motives as he once again moved closer to you, his hands cupping yours as he tilted his head up at you. "Because I really like you, and your so nice to everyone else so why can't I get the same treatment." he retorted. You rolled your eyes snatching your hands away before crossing you arms staring at the shorter male. "I don't have to tell you anything. All you need to know is that you annoy me and I want you to leave me alone." you muttered, your voice low from already growing impatient.

Wally's hand reached out to you again, this time grabbing ahold of your shirt pulling you down closer to his height. He just stared at you, his eyes wide and sharp. You wanted to move but the same feeling you got when Home stared at you, you were now getting from Wally. "I want a actual answer" he pressed, his eyes never once leaving your form. "I.." you paused feeling Wally hand loosen on your shirt moving it to your hair pushing (h/c) strands away from your face as he waited for your answer.

You couldn't answer. You didn't have a answer. You just never liked Wally and no one ever tried to force a reason out of you but here the man you swore you despised was waiting for you to answer him on why you didn't like him. After a few moments of silence Wally let out a broken laugh, his odd, and very much stupid; in your opinion, broken laugh.

"You don't know why you don't like me do you Neighbor?" he questioned. Your silence provided him with the answer he needed. He knew you didn't have a reason for not liking him at least not one that you knew of at that moment. You just didn't like him and Wally wasn't going to let you keep on avoiding him over something you didn't know. Wally smiled lazily at you, his eyes going back to their usual half lidded state before you saw Home's door open. You went to speak only to be pushed inside right when you about ask what was going on. "What the! Wally let me out!" you shouted, banging on Home's door. Outside you could see Wally put a finger infront of his lips signalling you to be quiet before he walked back off to Julie's place.

You were bewildered by what happened. You never expected something like this from the short male, and you didn't know what to make of it. For the first few hours you kicked, screamed and banged on things trying to convince Home to let you out only to be denied by the sentient house. You quickly lost energy with how much you had done, falling onto the floor near the couch just a few hours later. You don't know how much time passed before Home's door opened revealing Wally with a few bags of what seemed to be sweets, snacks and medicine.

"I told Julie you felt sick and headed back to your house, they send you well wishes." his soft voiced filled Home's interior as Wally walked inside closing the door behind him. Placing the bags down, Wally made his way to you bending down next to your slumped over form looking like he was admiring your exhausted form. "Why.. Why are you doing this.." you mumbled, your voice becoming thick with sleep due to your body beginning to give out, trying to force you to sleep. Wally let out a small hum in acknowledgment, acknowledging your question. "Because I think your the most Neighbor." you blinked slowly, trying to figure out what his response meant when Wally pulled your arm over his shoulder pulling you up and placing you on the couch. Once you were placed on the couch you felt a gentle kiss be placed against your cheek, then your nose and finally your forehead. That's when it clicked. The reason Wally was doing this wasn't for something shallow like getting back at you for avoiding him. He was doing it because he loved you. The staring, the following, trying to get your attention. All of it was to show you his love and you ignored him only wishing for him to leave you alone. As your eyes got heavy you turned your head to gaze at Wally who was staring at you with big eyes like a cat admiring something it loved. "Get some rest Neighbor. I'll watch over you." you nodded weakly to exhausted to fight back or retort. And as you closed you eyes allowing the darkness to fill your mind you heard just a few words that confirmed you thought;

"I love you Neighbor."

[grapecinnamon]

Welcome Home headcannons (bc I'm obsessed now)❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈♾️

Julie, Sally, and Poppy have an all-girls slumber party every once-in-a-while. Sometimes they invite Wally

Wally and Barnaby have regular sleepovers too, usually in Home. They don't like to leave him out

Frank likes to infodump about butterflies to Wally. It's easy to infodump to him, since he doesn't talk much anyway

Wally can pick up weird bugs off the ground with his own hands because to him, "they're just tiny neighbors who live outside."

Wally's the one everyone goes to whenever they have a problem. Wally doesn't mind listening to them and giving them advise. But sometimes, Wally isn't having the best of days and can't listen to anyone. But he always has Barnaby to go to

Julie's most common stim is flapping her hands

Julie only owns dresses. She doesn't really own pants. She has to borrow from Sally

Sally loves romance novels. She'll usually read them when she's not directing

Wally loves talking about art. He'll mainly ramble on about shapes and perspectives, and the color theory, his most favorite to discuss.

Eddie Dear kisses Frank on the forehead to calm him down whenever he's angry. It always seems to help

Howdy is practicing juggling. you'd think it'd be easier with four arms but... not for Howdy

Barnaby is always trying to get Wally to try new foods, even some Wally doesn't think he'll like. It's not that Barnaby doesn't respect Wally's boundaries, he just wants him to at least try it

The neighbors celebrate Thanksgiving, but they call it something else (Feast Day I suppose?)

Poppy is always nervous for Feast Day because she usually makes desert. Since she's afraid of using kitchen appliances, desert making is usually a two person job, sometimes with Julie and sometimes with Sally

Wally loves Feast Day. He gets to make pumpkin pie for everyone. The problem is that Wally doesn't like stuffing (Julie's usual) cause of all the weird textures. He would still make himself eat it so he wouldn't look rude, even though he would be visibly uncomfortable eating it. Now every Feast Day, Julie makes two stuffing dishes. One for everyone else, and one for Wally, which is a bit more plain. It's currently Wally's favorite Feast Day dish.

Wally ate a flower in Frank's garden one time. It did not go well for either of them.

Julie and Frank like to gossip. Nothing too bad, they just talk about how extra bossy Sally was being or Barnaby telling another bad pun, etc.

Wally likes to put his paintings around the neighborhood, almost as if the buildings are fridges

Julie is afraid of ghosts. Frank usually has to be the one to tell her they're not real. "I bet they don't like to play games," Sally says.

Howdy has all of Wally's food preferences memorized, since Wally never really changes his opinion that much. Plus he likes his hot dogs plain

Eddie Dear and Wally bond over their love of arts and crafts. They sometimes get together and make stuff

Wally is usually the stagehand during Sally's plays. He sometimes plays a role, but he's much more comfortable pulling the curtain or moving the spotlights

Wally actually loves pulling pranks. Barnaby got him into them. Most of the time, Wally's pranks are just misplacing objects where the neighbors didn't leave them (he once hid Sally's script, and Frank's butterfly net). But sometimes he'll feel bad and tell them where their missing object is

Wally and Poppy are very good at sewing. Wally loves making sweaters for everyone when it gets cold. Poppy likes knitting scarves and sometimes crochets little messages (she has a "bless this mess" sign in her home)

Wally has a sensitive stomach and can't eat certain things. There's a correlation between autism and stomach problems, and Wally seems like the type to have them

Whenever they have meetings, they always have them in Home, so Home could also be apart of the discussions

Poppy loves having picnics. It's easier to make sandwiches because in her mind, nothing bad has ever happened to anyone who made a sandwich

Wally loves taking naps. He'll sleep for about an hour during the day everyday. if he doesn't get his nap, he gets so drowsy during the day. If he does this, you'd usually find him sleeping with his head leaning on Barnaby, giving up his long battle of not napping. He was once found facedown in Frank's garden. Frank, of course, was not pleased

that's it. for now. Ik it's a long post, but I'm just so obsessed with Welcome Home. Clown, if you see this, you're a goddamn genius

[sirenlulls]

satellite → r. keating (b. skeetz)

pairings — robert keating x fem!reader

summary — what bobby skeetz would be like as your annoying boyfriend <3

spinning out, waiting for you to pull me in. i can see you're lonely down there. don't you know that i am right here?

i feel like you'd be a long-term relationship (like teenage years long term)

ik they went to some fancy all boys school so let's say you went to an all girls school near theirs that would often go on trips together (pls tell me that wasn't just my school that did that)

either that of you'd meet through extra curriculars or overlapping friend groups

EITHER WAY met when ye were young (13-14) and got together when ye were 16-17

tbh most people thought you'd only last a few months bcs it was a teenage relationship after all but you're so chill with each other that it became very clear very quick that ye were just different

major "my girlfriend's my best friend" vibes

because of that, every inhaler fan knows you

you're no longer referred to by your name

you're just "mother" now

it's low-key a problem

like in any of your instagram posts or cute little tiktoks, at least half of the comments have a silly little inhaler pfp and are calling you mother

anyways

he's so annoying

definitely a very playful relationship

mocking eachother and all that

telling anyone else (outside your friendgroup) to fuck off if they do the same

he himself wouldn't be very public with the relationship

like you wouldn't be the face of every instagram post but you'd be in a story every few weeks and you'd pop up in the middle of a photo dump here and there

the inhaler_on_tik account however....

fans play where's wally with you in the tiktoks

usually hiding in a window reflection or the hem of your jacket poking into frame

enough to know you're there

you'd be best friends with all the fans

gigs are your opportunity to make new friends

they all adore you

so many fan tiktoks from gigs just have you dancing away with them

they'd bring you flowers <3

but yeah even if bobby himself doesn't post you a lot, fans would get pictures of you two together and they'd be so cute 😭

most of them are taken before gigs when he's helping you out of the bus or ye're walking into the venue together

but someone got a picture of you two once at some silly little market in spain and you were looking at flowers and he was looking at you

they posted it to tiktok and you asked them to send it to you

it was your lockscreen for a bit x

BIRD BINGO!!!

if you're ever traveling without him, you'd take pictures of any birds you pass and send them onto him

i really need to make sure it's known that he'd be annoying

like imagine you're just lying in bed, reading or on your phone, and he just bellyflops on top of you

no warning

no escape

you're trapped

i said the same in my eli headcanons but i don't really get spooning vibes from him

no matter what way you fall asleep, at least some part of him will be touching you

whether he's full on wrapped around you or just got an arm thrown over your torso

it helps him sleep better

you're best friends with the band ofc

i mean, you practically grew up together

you and rob never have a moment of peace with them on tour

you could be curled up in bed, and all of a sudden, elijah's busting down your door and lying down beside ye to tell you about a new song idea

you finally think you're free for a moment having a smoke by the back of the bus? nope, ryan's there now purely because he wanted to annoy ye

josh is nice on ye though (not really) (he makes fun of ye all the time) (he's my little pookie bear angel) (he can do no wrong)

they love having you around

and even if you leave the tour bus to get some snacks and come back to them trying on your dresses and robert doing josh's eyeliner you love having them around too

you're starting to get the mother thing

they do feel like you're hyperactive little children

bobby skeetz, the man that you are, you'd be a great boyfriend

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

sorry im coping with aus again oopsie daisy. anyway here's my take on a fantasy au

it all started with me rewatching the D&D movie and thinking "hm. what (broad) classes would the neighbors have?"

and after much thinking i came to the conclusion: Barnaby = Bard / Eddie = Paladin / Sally = Sorcerer / Julie = fighter / Frank = monk / Howdy = Artificer / Poppy = Healer / Wally = 'Wizard'

those seem fitting! BUT i don't like restrictions or rules so in this very light worldbuilding for a casual (strongly glaring at myself here) CASUAL au, it's only dnd-esque. not actually dnd yk yk

in my head, they're not technically puppets for this au. they're flesh and blood, they've got bones, etc. they're actual Creatures, though they still look like Them! Julie's still pink w/ candy-corn-horns! Frank is still a gray tube! Barnaby is a big blue dog! they're just... not puppets. it's the same for the other beings in this fantasy world - they all keep the style, but they're all flesh n' blood if that makes sense. a cartoony fantasy world

so they have their little found family adventuring group titled, of course, The Neighborhood. because when they were first forming, Wally went "oh! are we a neighborhood? i've always wanted neighbors!" and it Stuck. so they all lovingly refer to each other as neighbors, even though the closest they get to being actual neighbors is pitching their tents next to each other & staying at an Inn in neighboring rooms

like your classic group of adventurers, they're almost constantly on the move. the longest they stay in one place is a couple of months - the rest of the time they're wandering! they take quests, get roped into general Shenanigans, etc. they adventure! and get into a lot of battles of varying severity

so Barnaby is still kiiiiind of a bard? best i can describe him is jack-of-all-trades moral support! he provides battle music, keeps the mood light, and stands off to the side to offer quips and tips. he prefers not to fight, and only Gets Involved when the others need Backup. even then, he usually takes the role of defending his neighbors. he has a good eye for whether or not physical support is needed - he never needs to be asked when there's a legitimate need for him! unless he's thoroughly distracted from the goings-on. he does have magic, but it's more for show / defense-based

Eddie's still pretty classically a paladin. healing powers, armor, there to be on the front lines and Protect! the group's sword and shield! he technically serves a god but he forgot who <3 he just makes the occasional general offering and mumbles some vague prayer. he's super friendly! super helpful! super willing to dive into the line of fire! Will disregard his own safety without a second thought! his magic is pretty much restricted to healing, and it's weak healing at that (maybe because he can't properly serve his god...), so it's mostly good for quick mid-battle heals and little wounds. temporary fixes!

Sally has innate fire/light magic, and she's very showy with it! she puts Flair and Pizazz into all of her casts and is very dramatic on the battlefield - she manages to turn her fights into a performance. She tag-teams keeping the Neighborhood entertained with Barnaby. he handles the humor/lightheartedness, she handles the escapism/encouragement. she writes scripts & stories in her off-time, and often reads them (or spins a new one) after dinner. when they have weeks / month breaks in one spot, sometimes she'll recruit local thespians to create a play

Frank is all about that hand-to-hand combat babey! he wants to feel bones break under his fists! he wants those split knuckles! he very often starts fights, and even more often finishes them - what he lacks in raw power he makes up for in vicious tenacity. he just Keeps On Going! he seconds as the group's Knowledge Guy. while his hobby is studying insects, he also catalogues/studies monsters and enemies and terrain so that the Neighborhood can always be prepared. the only time he stays out of fights is when he's researching or note-taking. he tries to micromanage the battle from afar anyway

Julie is like... put a druid, a fighter, and a barbarian in a blender. she's got a big sword! she's got seemingly endless energy in battle! she can talk to plants, especially flowers! her flora magic is very minor, so it's not like she's making giant roots burst out of the ground and strangle people. but plants can give her information, and if she asks nicely and they feel like it, sometimes they'll help her out. in battle she's a force to be reckoned with! nothing will stop her and her sword! she's usually the second (closely following Frank, with Eddie hot on her heels) Neighbor charging into battle - but she's the one with the stellar war cry! & where Sally and Barnaby tend to the Neighborhood's emotional wellbeing & entertainment, Julie keeps things fresh with Physical Activities during their downtime!

Poppy is a powerful healer! she draws on an individual's energy (often taps into her own as well) to convert it into healing power. it's draining but it's damn good healing! she also takes the role of the Neighborhood's cook (the others still like to help, especially Frank who is essentially her sous-chef) and makes sure they're all healthy. she hangs back during battles, waiting to (and hoping that she doesn't have to) heal a wounded Neighbor. if one of them is badly hit, she forces herself to run into battle and drag them to safety before working on their injury. she has a tiny bit of illusion magic, which she'll cast from afar to assist her Neighbors. she tries not to use it outside of emergencies - it takes a lot of energy, which she tries to conserve just in case.

Howdy has Zero Magic! none! four hands and none of them are magical! however, he's a damn good inventor & a whiz at potion making. he can Use magical items like there's no tomorrow - he just can't wield it himself. he supplies the group with potions, helpful items, all sorts of goodies - given that they can trade for it with anything he'd accept in-canon. the only exception is when they're mid-battle - he hands stuff out when needed without haggle. he supplies the group with their cash when they're not getting it from looting/quests - he has a magic backpack that can unfold into a fully-stocked merchant stall! he sells at towns, on the road, anywhere he can! In battle he hangs back with Poppy and, yes, supplies items, but he also uses ranged attacks - magical weapons that cast for him, magic 'bombs', that sort of thing! but there's a little secret - he's the Neighborhood's secret weapon. he invented fantasy guns! four magic revolvers that, when the 'second safety' is turned off, multiply into a giant clusterfuck of guns (with ammo ranging from magic 'bullets' to essentially rocket launchers). unfortunately he can only use this setting once & for a limited time before the guns overload & have to be manually repaired. so he either uses them off of the first safety (i.e, they're 'normal'), or not at all. you know shit is Really hitting the fan when he joins a fight

and Wally! Wally Wally Wally... you may have noticed that i put his class 'wizard' in quotes. that's because he says he's a wizard, but he's not! he just says he's one due to the automatic stigma and fear of what he really is - a Warlock! his patron is Home, an eldritch horror that many would classify as a demon. they have a very special, codependent pact that neither of them can live without - Wally wears their 'seal' as a house-shaped pendant on a choker (necklace) hidden under his clothes. Home is extraordinarily powerful, but Wally barely taps into that power. he has a grimoire that Home inscribed with a bunch of sigils that convert into spells when drawn & then cast in the air. the only other powers he uses are seeing-in-the-dark, seeing-magic, and opening teleportation doors! Wally can't sleep, but he can doze - though he's never fully unaware of his surroundings (its kind of like how dolphins only sleep with one half of their brain). he still eats with his eyes, which both feeds him & acts as a form of providing daily energy to Home, since Home can't exactly consume souls every day. If Wally uses too much magic, he has to rest inside of Home's house-form, which is the only time he actually fully sleeps. no one knows about Home, or that Wally is lying about his wizard status.

Home is a lovecraftian being with three forms. the first is the lowest power level - a cute one-room house with Eyes! i.e: Home Classic! Wally's pendant unfolds into it, and it's the main way Wally and Home physically interact & communicate. the second is possession - if Wally explicitly allows it, Home can completely take over his body and kind of 'tuck him away' to have a nice deep nap while Home takes the reins (Home can technically force this, but it's very difficult and would not go over well w/ Wally - it would also be an unstable possession). the third is Home's true form - a massive shadowy eldritch monster made of writhing darkness and nightmares that no one in their right mind would look at, let alone fight. Home has very complicated feelings about Wally & the Neighborhood. they are also, quite literally, Wally's heart - which is part of their pact.

i have some scene ideas & little Plot Concepts (most notably the times the Neighborhood learns two Very Big Secrets about Wally, one of which being the warlock/Home reveal).

but yeah that's moooostly it. basic stuff yk, not very in depth! just fun things to feed my maladaptive daydreaming & escapism

[walli3darl1ng]

I AM IN LOVE W YOUR WRITING???? SOMEHOW???????? I eat it and leave no single word behind

I'm just like, so sososoososos sorry if you aren't taking requests- but I always wondered what would it be like for the welcome home crew to have a king dice like reader around? The reader lives deep into the forest and just one day comes across the neighbourhood, but someone sees them, and they just run away not wanting to interact with the eye-killing coloured creatures.

They have a 20s/casino aesthetic and is pretty much a smug bastard, but also funny and elegant, very good at board games and gambling in general!

(they can be another neighbour or a villain, whatever fits better!!! you can search up more info if you'd like-)

(I’ve got a brief knowledge of King Dice and what he plays a role in the game but I’ve never seen the gameplay or anything. Which I’m a little sad about I feel like I would like it, but oh well I hope this is acceptable for you, Darling 🫶🏼)

You live in the neighborhood of welcome home, you’re all about fairness, you love when everyone is treated equally and fairly. You solve your problems with a deal and negotiation is your strong suit. You’re friendly and overall fair…unless you-

€#3@+

Anyways, just how you came to be a resident at the colorful neighborhood is quite a big misunderstanding.

~~flash back~~

It was a peaceful day in the neighborhood, Barnaby is playing a soft tune on a small guitar while Wally relaxes agains a tree holding an apple in his backyard.

Poppy opens her window as she sets a pie on the windowsill smiling and waving at Frank when he walks by holding a camera. “Good afternoon, Frank.”

“Hey, Poppy! The pie smells good.”

Eddie fixing his hat and closing his shop’s door waving at Howdy, who’s organizing the fruit on the front of the store. “Evening!”

Everything is just like any other day, nothing can ruin this day. Not a single-

“Go, go, go!”

“Don’t rush me, Sally! This is your fault!”

Oh no. What could possibly gone wrong? The crew was asking the question when they hear Sally and Julie yelling and running out the woods behind the horned puppet, followed by dark grey clouds and the booming and rumbling sound of a thunderstorm.

“Guys? What happened? Why is there a storm following you?”

“That’s all good questions, Barnaby and I would love to-“

“No time!” Sally cuts Julie off and pulls both her and the clueless Barnaby towards the middle of the neighborhood. Where everyone heard the commotion and rushed to investigate.

However before anyone could ask anything you slowly but angrily stomp your way into the neighborhood.

Frank was the first to react to you. “Did you make a deal with Y/n?!”

Julie shakes her head rapidly as she whimpers at the flashing lightning hugging Sally’s arm a bit tighter. The star puppet blows a raspberry at Frank. “Don’t be silly..!”

“Then what-“

“I cheated a deal with Y/n..”

“Sally..!!” Both Frank and you yell out, even though your voice surpasses franks as the dark clouds form a big monster like creature.

“What do we do?” Eddie asks, keeping the others behind him, looking up at the cloud monster.

“I have no idea! I thought Y/n was a myth.” Frank yelps and dodges a strike of lightning, jumping closer to Eddie.

“Why not admit you cheated?” Wally asks, calm as ever, holding his apple closer to him.

Everyone looks over at sally who flinches when she caught them staring. She glances behind her but doesn’t see anyone she points at herself when she glances back at her friend.

“Yes, you, sally!” Julie glares which quickly melts into fear when the dark clouds start surrounding everyone and creeping closer. “Ah! Sally just admit it!”

“That’s like admitting defeat! No way!” Sally pouts and crosses her arms.

“If you need to cheat you’ve already admitted defeat before the game begins so what’s your argument?” Frank retorted with a deadpanned expression.

Sally goes to argue but Julie and poppy yell when the cloud moves faster, the electricity flowing through it. Seeing her friends at the verge of danger the star puppet swallows her pride and turns to the big cloud monster with a determined look.

“Hey! Cloud monster, I have something to say!”

“Hurry, Sally!” Howdy calls over as he picks up Julie and Wally to make room and protect them.

The cloud monster roars toward sally, now turning its attention to her.

Sally balls up her fist and takes a deep breath then raising her hand to cup her mouth. “I cheated, I admit it!!”

A snap of a finger was heard, and the clouds slowly disappear. From the light clouds you make yourself visible and the neighborhood could finally see you.

You see, there’s a myth that on the top of the hill there’s a playful spirit. A spirit that loves to play games, but be careful which game you play and the rules they set. Play attention to their rules for they loathe tricksters and cheaters.

Gracefully walking towards Sally, your dress shoes giving a satisfying click with every step and your elegant tailcoat flowing behind you. Despite the elegance a smug twinkle sparks in your eyes as you look at Sally. “You admit it.”

Your voice is smooth and soft yet holds some sassy-ness and smugness into it. You move to her eye level and slightly smirk. “I’ll consider forgiveness. If you apologize.”

“What?”

“Apologize.” You hiss. Your eyes narrowing.

Sally pouts, now not fazed by the glare and sighs deeply. “Fine…I apologize for cheating.”

“Good. We’re friends now.”

~~Flash back to present.~~

That was long ago, and not like, two ish, give or take months. Everyone loves having you a part of the neighborhood, despite your temper and weird dislike for unfaithfulness in someone’s ability to play a game, you’re actually not that bad to hang around, you’re peacefully enjoying this game of monopoly with your friends at a sleepover—

“No! I refuse!”

Wally shakes his head and rubbing his temple at Julie’s protest when she landed on Burnaby’s property and won’t pay because he’s in ‘jail’.

“Julie you landed on his property you have to pay him the 200.” You said calmly, your smug smirk never leaving your lips as you lean your chin against your hand.

Julie stop for a bit, looking at you with a deadpanned expression, one that doesn’t face you. “But he’s in jail! You think imma give my hard earned money to a criminal!”

“That’s not how you play…Julie.” Frank sighs with exhaustion at this game dragging on and your smirk grows at his patience running thin.

“I didn’t even do anything? I just landed on the ‘go to jail’ spot. What’s that? Like—a ticket or something?” Barnaby scratches his head in confusion as Frank shakes his head and sighs again. Eddie, poppy and Howdy already fast asleep and gave up this game a long time ago.

“It doesn’t matter! Just give him the money!”

“N/n why do they keep yelling?” Wally asks as he takes the warm cup you hand over him to hold as you shrug your shoulders.

“No idea. Maybe if we wait longer enough they’ll get physical.” You rub your hands together, liking the idea of the heated ‘argument’ getting physical. You’re not a bad person! You would do anything to stop this argument if it were 100 percent serious, but this is a friendly game and banter. They’ll be fine.

“You know what? I can’t, I don’t wanna play anymore.” Frank crosses his arms and looks away from the board.

“Wha-FranFran you can’t quit the game, we havent made a single turn.”

“Julie…”

“Yes, Frank?”

“You’re the reason why we haven’t completed a turn!”

Yup, you wouldn’t have it any other way. You giggle at the interaction before glancing at the reader and smirking a give, sharped teeth grin.

“Shh.”

[cup1dxzs]

Darling Little puppet

Wally Darling X Reader

Chapter 11- Bath Time!

The first things that registered as you woke up was that someone was calling your name and poking your cheek, much to your annoyance as you could have slept for hours longer because that’s just the kind of heavy sleeper you were.

Groaning as you’d occasionally swatted the hand away, only to cry out in pain to your cheek being painfully pinched. Holding it gently in you hand as you glared at the perpetrator and to none’s surprised it was that yellowed fucker, sitting up and seeing him give you half lidded eyes with a very smug smile in return.

“Sorry Y/n but you wouldn’t wake up no matter how many times I poked you!” He’d try to defend himself as he propped himself up on the arm of the couch, almost slipping off in the process which would have caused you to laugh if it weren’t for your sore cheek.

“Why’d you even wake me up? It’s still really fucking-“ An extremely loud slam was heard somewhere in the house as you jumped in fear and quickly realizing your mistake, looking up at Wally you’d notice his once laid back smile along with eyes that had an almost tired look had now turned into something very forced and tensed.

“Sorry, keep forgetting that the house doesn’t enjoy my colorful language, ehehe…” Laughing awkwardly as you’d try to lift the mood you’d currently set, drowning in the tension between you and pretty much the entire house but how were you supposed to know that they’d be so bothered by it? Things never made sense and with everything that’s been happening recently it made you feel like you were in some sort of cheesy knockoff of Alice in Wonderland.

“It’s fine, I’m sure home will forgive you. Anyways I woke you up so I can introduce you into the neighborhood, I wanted to help you get ready so you don’t look so…like that.” Wally would gesture to you, to which you had been acquiring a bed head with dried up drool on the side of your face all presumably from your slumber.

Shrugging as you ignored the shade that was currently being thrown at you, rubbing the sleep from your eyes as you’d yawn and stretch to that similar of a cat. Wally finally jumping off from the couches armrest, trying to pull you up and off the couch in hopes of encouraging you to let him pretty much play dress up with you. Being thankful that he hadn’t try to grab your sore wrist, but it was his fault that it was sore definitely not yours…

Allowing him to pull you off the couch and dramatically groaning as you smirked at him, responding with a shake of his head as he rolled his eyes playfully, a dreamy look had now settled on his face as he’d occasionally glance at you, slowly becoming aware of your strange yet endearing antics.

Once you’d arrive to the chosen destination Wally just shoved you inside and closed the door as he disappeared to go do god knows what, he didn’t even say anything but as you looked around it was pretty obvious of what a person was supposed to do in a bathroom with a comically large bathtub. “Jesus Christ it’s huge! And very dusty!” You’d run a finger down on the edge to collect the dust, your finger was now gray as you stared in disbelief.

“I guess puppets don’t really need to shower, how musty are they?! And where’s the rest of everything?” You’d begin talking to yourself, grabbing a single bar of soap as you looked to see if you could find anything else but that was it, much to your dismay. Though your search was not in vain as you’d managed to find a towel with some clothes neatly folded atop, you’d look at the clothes later.

Turning the water on with the knobs, seeing it came out as some black goop until it got washed away with the normal water all the while you’d stare at it in horror. ‘What’s the point of having a bathroom if you don’t use it? I shouldn’t be complaining though if I’m about to use it.’ Thinking to yourself while you shook off the feeling of disgust and grabbed a small and dainty little blue rag you found in the cabinet under the sink and used it to clean the dust off the tub and whatever was hidden within the dirt.

Once you were finished with getting your bath set up you’d take a second to look at it, it wasn’t anything special just plain lukewarm water with a single bar off soap just chilling on the edge of the tub. Nodding in approval you’d allow yourself to strip down and slowly ease into the tub, groaning in pleasure as the warm water felt absolutely divine on your sore and aching joints.

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Stepping out the tub as you’d previously did your best to clean yourself with the use of a singular bar of soap, you’d wrap yourself up in the towel that had been folded and left behind presumably by Wally along with the small pile of clothes.

Once dried up and having the towel wrapped on your hair to let it dry some more you’d start to look at the clothes that was left behind, it appeared to be some rainbow Overalls and a white long sleeved shirt to accompany it. It also included some white socks but no shoes?

Taking the towel off your head, placing it somewhere haphazardly as you looked at yourself in the mirror, groaning in annoyance once you’d realized it was one of those silly mirrors that made you looked all warped and funny looking, shaking your head in disapproval as you couldn’t even try to fix up your appearance some more if you wanted.

Sighing as you finally exited the bathroom, feeling a cold chill run up your spine due to your damp and now cold hair. “I wonder if they’ve got air conditioning around here..” Wondering aloud as you’d wrap your arms around yourself for both comfort and warmth, halls of the house seemingly endless as you’d take a sharp turn.

That’s when you feel a small but firm tap on your shoulder from behind you, quickly turning as you’d expect to be met with the short puppet but none was there? ‘How strange…?’ You’d think to yourself as you tried to see if maybe he was hiding somewhere but he wasn’t, maybe it was all in you head and you’d just somehow hallucinate the feeling of your dear annoyance of a friend tapping your shoulder, shrugging it off as you turned back around-

“Holy fu- fu- fudge….!” Shouting out in surprise as Wally was now in front of you, having to bite your tongue as to not let a curse out but groaning in anger as you’d softly bapped Wally on his head for scaring you like that, his grin only widening as he for some reason felt so pleased with scaring the absolute soul out of you while you on the other hand were glaring at the small monster.

“Where’d you even learn to sneak up on people like that?!” Trying to scold the puppet with an angered expression that only caused him to laugh at your dismay and that certainly only fueled your anger, sighing in exasperation as you shoved passed Wally going god knows where, hearing quick shuffling behind you as he struggled to keep up with your fast paced walking.

‘Ha! Short fucker can’t keep up.’ Smiling in triumph before you’d feel a slight tug on your sleeve and turned your head to meet the little devil. “I didn’t sneak up on you dear friend! I tapped your shoulder to let you know I was there.” Wally tried to pull the innocent act on you but the shit eating grin he had immediately told you otherwise, rolling your eyes at him as you couldn’t fight back the grin coming onto your face.

“This way Y/n, I’m tired of waiting already! Meeting all the neighbors will be just the most, don’t you agree?!” Dragging you along in the hallways, energy practically emitted from the puppet and it was honestly absolutely adorable in your opinion but you wouldn’t say it aloud of course, it made a sad pang in your heart to think that you would eventually have to leave this little pretend world and back to your real home.

Pretty much being dragged out the house and crying out in pain as one of the first things you’d step on was a rock, a very sharp rock, how unfortunate. “Wally can we please slow down? You only gave me socks with no shoes and these rocks hurt!” You’d whine and pouted as your foot was still sore, feeling Wally turn to look at you with full concern for your well-being, until it was disturbed by an ungodly screech.

“Y/N! OHMYGOODNESSITSYOU!” Seeing Julie run at an inhuman pace made you freeze in fear, momentarily letting go of Wally’s hand, missing the glare he gave to Julie for interrupting his and yours time together. The sudden feeling of being wrapped in a warm embrace and slamming to the floor was the only thing you’d feel in the next second.

Time to buckle up for this shit show.

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did you guys miss me because I sure missed you all! Anyways guys I’m really sorry for just disappearing like that and I promise next time I will let you guys know, also chapters might be coming out a little bit slower since I have piles on piles of schoolwork 😭 anyways bye I love you all!

-ChillyKitty

[stardestiny24]

Tips for predatory birdkin

Here I am, writing another one of these posts because study? Never heard of it /j

These are technically meant for predatory birds/raptors, but hey, if you resonate with any of these feel free to use them!

Obviously first thing on our list is hunting- some of these tips are modified from other species!

Hide and seek- playing hide and seek simulates the environment of hunting and/or being hunted; this can be done with someone you know or alternatively you/someone can hide items to find, just make sure you don't lose them! One of my favourites is VR multiplayer hide and seek, even though I'm really bad at it lol

'Spotting' games (e.g. Where's Wally)- many raptors have great eyesight and uses it to hunt, so finding a challenging puzzle to solve by spotting the required item can mimic that. You can pair this with a reward like food.

For owls or nocturnal predators in particular, try the above spotting or hide and seek at night or with a torch!

You may wish to try the diet of your species! There's quite a few edible bug recipes out there, for example. You can substitute lizards for crocodile meat, rabbit meat is available in some areas etc, but make sure that you are purchasing ethically sourced and safe meat, and that it is legal in your area to consume said meat.

If you can eat gummy candies, getting gummies in the shape of your 'type's typical diet can help if you cannot/don't want to eat the real thing! Shapes such as snakes, worms, lizards, fish etc are commonly available, although mouse ones are a bit harder to find.

This next one applies to all birdkin: flying games! My personal favourite is called Feather (a PC game), however you can also try any VR flying video and/or game.

Drone POVs or bird POVs available on YouTube are a great source, too- there are eagle hunting POVs as well!

'Precision' games (e.g. Fruit Ninja)- the slicing motion, the splatter, the timing, all of it just screams hunting to me :D This also extends to any sort of precise game, such as Just Dance, or arcade games where you have to press on tiles at specific times!

'Precision' activities (e.g. dart throwing)- take it a step further and throw some darts! Make sure you are participating safely however. I'm an archer myself, and there's something about an arrow flying through the air before hitting a target that is really birdlike to me.

Anyways this post got way longer than I thought it would! I hope some of this helps!

[amybizarre]

Original (Can't Help Myself)

You were hosting a sleepover for the neighborhood at your place! Everyone was there and having a jolly old time in your living room.

You enjoyed the time spent with everyone a lot, but secretly you were just waiting for a chance to be alone with Wally. You've been crushing on him for a while now. And today was the day you let him know, you had decided.

But, he never quite seemed to be alone. Either Barnaby was chatting with him, telling terrible jokes (Okay, some of them were good), or Julie would challenge him to a game or Frank would show him his latest sketches of pretty butterflies he saw. With this keeping up, the night went by.

It got later and later.

You were patient, however. Very patient. You knew very well that eventually the other neighbors would get tired and slowly but surely would start retreating to their designated guest rooms in your house.

And they did. It was around midnight by now. Wally had resumed a comfortable position, sitting on the floor and leaning against your bean bag, just idly watching the room. So did you from your spot on the couch. Up until now you had played cards with Howdy. For some reason he had kept winning, even though you were really good at that game… Anyway, you patiently sorted your playing cards as you watched everybody leave.

Once you and Wally were finally alone you glanced over at him. He was looking back at you. Still sitting idly against your bean bag, legs crossed and hands folded neatly in his lap. He was full on facing you, wearing that usual smile of his. As if he knew you were up to something. As if he was expecting you to make a move.

Not willing to let that deter you, you smile back at him and put your stack of cards down with a 'tack!'

"You know, Wally…" You muse as you got up and slowly walked over to him. "You're reaaally tempting me, sitting there like this"

He followed your movements with his eyes. "Tempting you, neighbor?"

You nodded slowly, eventually crouching down in front of him. You took in the sight of him. Gosh, he was so cute- It made your heart flutter.

"Tempting you with what?" Wally asked again.

But you didn't answer, already too absorbed in your own thoughts. Your knees met the ground. Next, your hands on either side of his waist as you leaned over him. Wally looked up at you, confused about what you were doing. You locked eyes with him, your face an unreadable mask while his displayed confusion mixed with curiosity.

You leaned closer. You could smell him now. Wally smelled like a mix of paint and that sweet cologne he liked to use. It made you bite your lip and you found yourself staring at his. He noticed where your eyes went. A small blush crept its way onto his face.

"N-Neighbor?" He whispered.

You shook your head. You really wanted to.

"I'm sorry. I just can't help myself…" With that being said you closed the gap between you two and captured his mouth in a soft kiss.

Immediately, Wally's eyes widened and he tensed up. You almost feared you’ve gone too far, that you ruined everything.

You were about to pull away. That's when you felt Wally kiss back just as softly. His hands found their way onto your shoulders, slightly pulling you closer.

Relief washed over you and you finally closed your eyes, melting slightly into the kiss. Wally’s hands wandered from your shoulders to the back of your head as you felt him grow more confident.

You broke away slowly, only to take a breath and meet his lips again. He hummed in satisfaction. Apparently you weren’t the only one with a crush.

After a short moment Wally pulled away. You let him. Your cheeks suddenly felt uncomfortably hot and you were sure your face was redder than an apple. But Wally’s cheeks were also dusted with a blush, so you didn’t mind your own.

For a while you only stared into each other's eyes. You wanted to say something, but he placed a gentle finger over your mouth.

“Shhh…” Wally said. “Don’t say anything.”

With that he pulled you closer once more to kiss you softly once again. You didn’t mind and sighed happily into the kiss.

Shifting your weight onto your right side, you lifted your left hand and cupped his cheek. He tasted so sweet. It was addictive.

You found yourself unable to pull away. Then again, he wasn’t faring much different.

Seems like the both of you couldn’t help yourselves.

[dot-cant-write]

A Different Chord - Sammy Lawrence x Reader (Part 6)

You horse around with one Wally Franks on your lunch break.

A/N: i have not played batdr in it’s entirety yet so please no spoilers but i pray that mr lawrence is in the game

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You and Wally were on lunch break. And by break, you meant that Wally was leaning against your desk in the art department while you tried to finish a sketch for the next Bendy cartoon. Oh, and Wally was definitely eating the sandwich you’d packed. Damn. There goes your peanut butter and jelly.

Wally peered at your drawing, spilling crumbs on the paper. “Whatcha drawin’?” He asked with his mouth full.

You brushed the crumbs away. “Boris the Wolf. And if you get one more crumb on this paper I’m gonna make you regret taking my sandwich, Wally.”

He laughed. You would never hurt a fly, and you both knew it.

“So anyways… What’s up with you and Sammy Lawrence?” Wally grinned mischievously.

“You have peanut butter in your teeth, Wally,” You ignored his question. If you could just get Boris’ stupid nose right…

“Oh come on! Half the studio knows something’s up by now. You’re from the Art Department, he’s from the Music Department- heck, you’re practically Romeo and Juliet!” The janitor teased.

“Nothing is going on, dumbass. Don’t spread rumors. You wouldn’t want me saying stuff about you and Allison, would you?”

“Now see, me n’ Allison are just friends, but Allison and that Tom Connor—“

“My point exactly. Quit spreading rumors,” you interrupted. You put down your pen. Drawing could wait for later.

But the truth was, after your strange encounter with Sammy Lawrence, you weren’t entirely sure how to behave around him. You still weren’t entirely sure if what Norman said was true, either. Wally picking on you certainly didn’t help.

Wally piped up again, making you lose your train of thought. “Listen, all I’m sayin’ is that I’ve never seen Sammy Lawrence look as happy as he is with you.”

Isn’t that what Norman said, too?

“And I think there’s somethin’ up with that kooky composer. He keeps askin’ me about the art department’s ink supply. He’s a strange one, (Y/N). But I support it if you’re into him.”

“Wally! For the last time, I’m not into Sammy! Besides, aren’t him and that Susie girl a thing or something?” You reddened from Wally’s teasing.

“Nah, Susie Campbell? She sure likes him, but I don’t think he sees a darn thing in her. Nothin’ but the voice of Alice Angel. And uh, you’re blushing,” Wally added with a shit-eating grin.

“That’s it you little rascal-“ You suddenly jumped from your desk and chased Wally down the hall.

“Oh shi-“ Wally turned on his heel, sprinting.

Meanwhile, Henry, who overheard the whole conversation, chuckled. “Kids.”

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Wally had no idea you could run so fast. He must’ve really pushed some buttons, huh? But he had no time to laugh at you while you were hot on his trail. The janitor weaved his way through employees, nearly bumping smack into Shawn Flynn, a toymaker.

“C’mon Wally, this one’s got a crooked smile now!” Shawn complained as you ran by.

Wally chanced turning around, only to yelp in surprise. You were like, right behind him! He tried to speed up, running downstairs.

“Oh no you don’t!” You raced after him.

Joey Drew Studios was a maze. You don’t even know how you ended up down by the Music Department.

Joey Drew Studios was a maze. You don’t even know how you ended up down by the music department.

You barely heard the sound of the band playing over the sound of your thumping heartbeat. You were so close to catching that son of a gun-

Bursting through the doors to the recording room, you tackled Wally- wait, why was Wally laughing at you from behind a violinist? Oh no-

You had tackled one Sammy Lawrence instead. Pushing up and off of him, you apologized profusely.

“Oh gosh, Sammy, I’m sorry-“

You glanced at Wally, who blew as raspberry in your direction. Idiot, you mouthed at him. Then you turned back to Sammy, you had stood up off the ground and was brushing off his trousers. He looked at you and shook his head.

It felt like the whole room was holding its breath. Was (Y/N) going to get chewed out? they wondered. Sammy Lawrence shocked them all.

He started laughing.

Goosebumps rose on your skin. Why does what would usually be a wonderful sound, sound so strained?

“I cannot believe your horsing around interrupted us. We have a cartoon due tonight, y’know. Not everyone has time to screw off and run through the halls.” He wheezed, seeming more than a little crazed. “Due tonight! And two more songs I need to write. How the hell does Joey expect this to fucking work?” It seemed more like the composer was talking to himself now. It scared you.

You hesitated for a moment. Should you respond? You supposed it would be best so you and Wally could get out of there. “Yes, of course, it won’t happen again, right Wally?”

“Course not! No horsin’ around from me, no sir!” Wally agreed eagerly.

And with the, the two of you hurried out the way you came.

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“That was scary as anything I’ve ever seen!” Wally sighed, exasperated. You nodded nervously.

“I’ve never seen him like that… I wonder if he’s just really stressed?” You wondered aloud.

“Listen, I think you should keep an eye on that Sammy Lawrence. There’s something going on, I just know it. Bet it’s gotta do with all that ink he takes. Think he injects it or somethin’? Wouldn’t that be crazy!” Wally theorized.

“Oh Wally, you always think there’s something going on. He just takes extra ink for writing sheet music, I’m sure. And he’s gotta be stressed from Mr. Drew’s deadlines.”

Wally just shook his head. Little did you know, Wally Franks knew a lot more than he let on. It probably saved his life. He wasn’t sure if he could save yours, though.

[roobylavender]

(Really long ask ahead i’m sorry!) I think your thoughts on dick and his similarities vs differences to bruce are so interesting! Personally i’m wondering how much of NTT played an influence on this kind of characterization bc i’ve never fully finished ntt but i read like nearly all the pre-80s batman 1940 issues lol and dick very much was portrayed as more idealistic than bruce in some ways while more no-nonsense (? For lack of better word) in other ways, like when it comes to batman easing up a little on selina for romance reasons LOL. Though ofc dick totally turns into - well, a dick - in team books, as i grow older i find myself far more compelled by a potential story of an 18 yr old who seemed to have the whole weight of the world on his shoulders (by his own perception) and breaking under his own impractically strong sense of duty and sky-high expectations for others, then realizing as he grows older that it doesn’t have to be that way esp after seeing the perspectives of characters like kory, wally, joey, roy, etc. Like personally as someone who never really had a huge interest in NTT anyway, i’m surprised at how desperately people want to hold on to the characterization of dick when he was 18-19 and never letting him grow past that, like it’s so difficult for me to believe that at age 25 he would be the same uptight controlling kid that he was at 19. Maybe i’m biased though bc i was like one of those insufferable INTJ internet stereotypes as a teenager, and while that worldview did bring me achievements i’m proud of like the fact that i’m in med school rn studying what i love, i still know that at age 22 i have changed SO much from when i was 18 and i can’t imagine any reasonably mature or normally-functioning person (let alone someone high-functioning like dick) not doing the same lol. Especially since dick is the kind of person who would literally die if he’s not constantly growing and evolving past his faults bc of his insufferable perfectionism, idk how he’d be willfully blind to the negative effects of his worldview in early NTT and refuse to grow from there. He even has a quote that’s like “i’ve spent years as a student of my own behavior” which i always found highly encouraging bc i know he really does want to improve himself even at his worst. It reminds me of that Marcus Aurelius quote: “if someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, i shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone; the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance.” But what are your thoughts? (Thank you for reading all this 🥹)

oh i absolutely agree! i cannot tell you how many times i think about the person i was a couple years ago and who i am now like i cringe so much omg.. maturity is an ever persistent process even if we don't recognize its effects immediately and it absolutely is crazy to think that anyone would remain in such a static state of mind for several years on end. esp when like you said dick is someone who wants to be better! so despite his several hypocrisies it is nonetheless in his best interests to look internally and analyze and evolve. and i feel like that very much could have happened had there been any actual segue between dick's breakup with kory and his re-entry into the batfam. i don't think there was much of a connection between these two sets of writers at all and so what you got is what felt like two very distinct parts of dick's life that didn't necessarily reveal a bridge point. so it's not entirely unrealistic that dick may grow to be the person (at least to some extent) that bat canon portrayed him to be in the years that followed but i certainly think as it stands it felt unearned and like all of his issues explored in ntt were conveniently swept to the side without any semblance of closure (albeit i do think some of these issues are addressed in outsiders '03 but in that dickheaded way that winick explores things generally. so i'm not sure it's the kind of closure people actually want). it's very sad and ig that's what people cling to more than anything. it's not that they're opposed to him growing to be a better person but that they're opposed to a version of dick who feels like he sprung out of nothing

[arthyritis]

A Wonderful World (Welcome Home/Puppet Friends AU) - Chapter Six

Pip stepped outside of his house, showcasing a calm, warm demeanour that was so much acting that it was all he could focus on as he traversed the path around the neighbourhood. So focused that he didn't even notice the pink puppet with blonde hair who jumped in his way, causing both of them to topple over into a pile of limbs on the grass. His head hit the ground lightly.

Immediately, Pip's hands felt to make sure his hearing aids were still attached and not broken, and when that was cleared, he looked to see who he'd run into.

She was already sitting up, eyes spinning dizzily as she held her head with a smile. "Woah, that was quite a tumble we took!" Her eyes stopped spinning and she looked at Pip. "Oh, hey, you're the new neighbour! Pleased to meet you." She held her hand out. "Name's Julie!"

He grabbed her hand back. "Pip. Or Puppet," he introduced, considering she'd addressed him as 'new neighbour' and not by name. It seemed not everyone had gotten the memo, still. "Are you okay?"

"Peachy!" she smiled wide, two little horns twitching atop her head. She stood, still grasping his hand and pulled him up. "Are you?"

"I'm fine. Just... really clumsy, apparently." A bashful blush took up his face as she laughed.

"Aren't we all!"

Pip took its sweet time separating their hands, and the little monster puppet seemed to have no problem with that, continuing to smile at it while it stared at their intertwined hands. She looked down and her eyes lit up as she pulled away. "Oh! I'm sorry, I got caught up, did you have somewhere to be right now?"

"No. Nowhere. I was just going to wander the neighbourhood until I found something to do." Secretly, it hoped Julie wasn't busy right now so that the puppet, who was slightly taller than Wally, could play with it.

"You can play with me!"

It was slightly ironic that Wally had just been talking about this puppet and her family this morning and now Pip had the opportunity to hang out with her. Julie ran off to grab something and came back with a jump rope and chalk. "I have lots of fun little games I play, you've probably never played them since I made them up, so I'll tell you the rules! If you want to play with me, that is."

Pip realised it'd become quiet and forced itself to talk. "Yeah, absolutely!" It smiled.

"Great!" Julie smiled back. "So, this one's called--"

Pip and Julie played for quite a while, and even just drew on the ground some. Little colourful chalk flowers decorated the path and sidewalk directly in front of her pretty little house. Pip forced itself to focus on the games and drawings over the intrusive thoughts trying to invade its mind from the conversation this morning, and it worked for some time until Julie reminded it that they should probably eat lunch.

They headed inside her house together and Pip admired the interior. A lot of the things were decorated with drawings, and it reminded Pip of the inside of his own house--oh, so Julie must have been the one to do all of the pretty decorating. It would have to remember to thank her.

"Let's see... I've just stocked up on some of my favourite foods, so what would you like? We can make candy pizza, candy sushi, candy burgers--ooh, or macaroni and cheese!"

Pip laughed a little. "I'll go with macaroni and cheese."

"Coming right up!" Julie replied, raiding her cupboards for ingredients. "It shouldn't take too long. You can help me if you'd like! We can even invite Eddie over; mac and cheese is his favourite, too. Frank's not so much, but they're busy today, anyway. Butterfly catching, it's an all-day thing, apparently."

She rolled her eyes playfully, and Pip vaguely remembered being told that she and Frank were good friends.

"Their butterfly collection is really cool," it said gently, button eyes wide. "They mentioned Eddie as well. I haven't met him, but he's the mailman, right?"

"The mailman and Frank's husband, yes." Pip's eyes widened further. "They've been married a very long time, as long as I've lived here, anyway, and that's been a while! I haven't seen any of my siblings in almost as long, too."

Suddenly, Julie's happy demeanour which had been all she'd portrayed so far was ruined, replaced by melancholy. It didn't really know what to say, deciding to wait the mood out, if possible. In the time they'd chatted, Julie had gotten out everything they needed to make the macaroni and cheese and also put a pot of water on the stove to boil, which it had, quickly.

As Pip poured some noodles into the boiling, popping water, it simply said, "I'm sorry to hear that."

And then Julie was back to her happy, hyper self as she stirred the noodles to make sure they wouldn't stick to the bottom of the pot. "Oh, that's okay. I don't even think about it that much, honestly! It just hits randomly, you know?"

"Not really," Pip admitted, a bit startled but trying not to show it. "I haven't stopped thinking about my family since I've gotten here..."

Julie shrugged. "You get used to it."

Pip really didn't like the sound of that.

The pink puppet had left to call Eddie while the macaroni was in the oven, leaving Pip alone with his thoughts as the breadcrumb and cheese topping cooked over. It was hard to imagine his friends back home were doing anything other than looking for him everywhere. Phoebe was out of school for the summer, but only for a couple more weeks. If time was passing the same there as it was here, he'd already been gone for three days, and he was sure no one was handling that well.

Especially considering how he'd left. No one had noticed his parting as they were all engrossed in that stupid cartoon, the same one he was currently living inside of. He wondered, vaguely, if he would appear on any of the tapes they had there, but that was just a ridiculous thought that was bound to send him spiralling. He didn't travel back in time, he couldn't have, could he?

A knock on the door shattered his train of thought head-on and he stood to open it up. An orange puppet wearing a uniform of sorts stood in front of him, about the same height as Frank. He tipped his blue hat with a wide grin, "Howdy, Pip! Oh, boy, that mac and cheese sure smells good!"

He smelled the air and gravitated toward it, making Pip smile as Julie came down the stairs and ran right past him. "Hiya, Eddie! Hand me those oven mitts, would ya?"

As the two who already knew each other fixed up lunch, Pip sat at the table, alone. But this time its thoughts didn't go so wild. It simply watched as Julie and Eddie worked together, wondering if it could ever get to that point with the neighbours. All of his own friends were forgotten for just a moment.

Phoebe sat at the table, picking at her food. She wasn't really hungry, but she was terribly tired, having stayed up most of the night designing posters to put around her block and more. The puppets, even though they slept, looked just as sluggish as she felt, and they all felt bad, one not looking at the other.

The human girl's parents were slowly realising something was very wrong, but their daughter who usually opened up to them about anything and everything, was suddenly shut off. They had, however, seen the posters when they'd gone in to wake her up, so they could piece it together. They didn't speak on it. The little magical beings in their house were plenty capable of taking care of themselves, it was their daughter that was worrying them. Then again, these were her best friends sitting on the edges of the table looking so glum, with a space left for the last.

When Phoebe finally finished her cold porridge and left the table, her parents exchanged knowing looks. It had been only a day, but they needed to do something about all of this. They needed to get her happy again.

They gathered the posters their daughter had made and got Phoebe and her twin baby brothers ready to go outside, the tots walking next to them and enjoying the warm weather, while Phoebe rolled around, the remaining puppets in a backpack situated on her lap. Her dog, Scout, led the way slightly on a lead.

She stapled the posters to anything she could, low because of her wheelchair, but hopefully, they would catch the eyes of children, at least. If Pip had been found by a child, surely they'd do the right thing and return it.

Sweetie sighed, sitting on the bottom of the backpack and just letting the bumps of the wheelchair keep her grounded. She hadn't yet told anyone about the waste paper bin, too caught up in their sulking.

"Yay?" she called, watching the chipmunk flop down next to her dramatically with their ever-permanent smile. Their eyes glistened sadly and it made her feel worse as she continued, "I feel like this is our fault."

"Maybe," Yay agreed all too quickly, and Sweetie frowned. "But, he wouldn't hold it against us, and he especially wouldn't have run away because of it."

That eased the fox's worries just a little bit, but not enough to stop her arms clenching around her dress and legs. "Well, no, maybe not--"

"I don't think this is the right move, either, Sweetie," Yay-Yay continued. "But we looked everywhere at home, didn't we?" they asked, and there was Sweetie's guilt building, building, building.

"Maybe not everywhere..." she whispered, so quietly that if Pip was here right now, his hearing aids wouldn't have picked it up. But Yay's ears worked fine, and they cocked their head in questioning. Sweetie sighed. "I think he fell into the waste paper basket. It was all messed up when I looked last night."

Yay's ears twitched, what would be their eyebrows going up in wonder. "That's odd. He wasn't in there when Phoebe looked."

"No, he must have gotten out." Yay nodded, but they could feel the apprehension in her tone.

"But...?"

Sweetie's chest rose and she looked up at the sky, Phoebe's braids swinging in and out of her view. "But what if he somehow didn't? Like those stories the kids used to tell. Magical portals."

Yay's eyes darted away. "I can't say I hadn't thought of that, too. It's a long shot, though."

"We'll figure it out, though, right?" Sweetie spoke softly still.

"Right."

The backpack was filled with nothing but silence for the rest of the ride around the neighbourhood.

[niexigo]

So I made a Welcome Home au…

I’ve had this idea in mind for a while, thought I don’t know for how long. I liked my concept, but honestly, I’m stressing out about if it’s not “original enough”, whatever that means. I’m really into the au space, but I’ve never created my own, so when I had the idea, I thought I should at least try.

Introducing…

PerfectAngel!Wally

I don’t know if someone else has made an angel au of Wally, but I wouldn’t be surprised, so I specifically named him “perfect angel”, though he’s not very perfect. Plus that has to do with his character.

PerfectAngel!Wally is an angel that try’s his best to be perfect. He follows his God’s word to the letter, and looks upon those who don’t. He takes his beliefs to the absolute extreme, here’s an example:

He might find someone with some money in their hands. He’ll smile and suggest they donate it to charity, heck why not donate all their money to charity, or buy food and feed the homeless with their savings. It’s selfish to keep for yourself.

He’ll urge others to give all of themselves to others more in need, no matter the damage it will do to themselves. Then he’ll look down upon those who don’t follow.

Though he sees himself as “perfect”, he’s an active hypocrite for not loving those who still “sin”. Even if it’s as small as a wrong look, he’ll avoid them after the fact and refuse to actively look at them until they repent. He’s terribly biased, and sometimes will randomly chose whether someone is guilty of sin, even if it’s the first time he’s met them. It’s played of as a ‘sense’ but it’s not.

PerfectAngel is an angel, and no biggest sin to him are those who try and become God. He would not even dare the idea. But he does see himself as above others, no matter how much he denies it.

He see himself as perfect, and because of that, he refuses to change.

…anyway. That’s all I got. I’m still kinda workshopping the idea, but that’s the main thing. I always liked the thought of a role reversal with demons and angels, so I wanted to implement it.

But that’s is for now… see ya!