#i just find thermostat wars super funny

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Racking my brain for Brawl zombie hc stuffff come on brainnnnn. Hmmmm I think I’ve got something, make sure he’s not left on the sidelines.

1. More lists! So, since Blast Off is the middle kid, I think Brawl and Onslaught are the oldest/second oldest. If Onslaught is super ridiculous about making sure everyone gets proper nutrients, Brawl is the one who’s super big on safety.

2. I bet he’s super big on safety measures. Dude probably has all kinds of curfews and “you can’t leave the house unless you have this, this, and this” and such. Like, he won’t let anyone leave unless either he or Onslaught is with them, and he won’t let anyone leave unless they have at least three (maybe four) weapons, each one varying in degree of defense.

3. Ummm come on, what’s something else… okay, I honestly think he probably takes to the farming life REALLY well. Like, adapts the best out of everyone (especially Swindle lmao). He probably likes waking up to care for various animals, tend to the lawn, repair fences and safety equipment when needed, just a super handyman type of person.

4. I like your mention of geology, and I bet if anyone dares bring up the subject, he will go ON AND ON about the quality of soil on the farm, how it impacts potential crops, what the best things to plant would be based on water pH levels, the right nutrients needed for quality produce, etc etc. Somebody stop him, one of the kids has come in covered in mud and it’s reminded him of something he’s been meaning to explain about the benefits of soil that’s kept super moist during the season from germination to harvest.

5. Probably a very intense, very overwhelming personality. He just gets so excited about things, and he just HAS TO SHARE IT RIGHT NOW, LIKE RIGHT NOW. It can be kind of scary, but he doesn’t mean any harm, he just likes to share things with everyone and he’s just naturally a very intense presence.

6. Probably stems from the oldest-sibling mindset, but I’m thinking he’s probably really good with the kids. Not in the “I handle them well” sense, but in that the kids really like him. Everywhere he goes, they usually follow. They probably feel safe when he’s around, since I’m guessing one single palm of his is about the size of a zombie’s head, but still.

7. Probably makes a lot of dad jokes unintentionally. Also sort of obsessed with keeping the house at a certain temp, locking the doors at night, turning off the lights after walking out of a room even if you’re just turning the hall to the bathroom and heading right back, probably has a whole collection of flannel shirts he uses as sweaters… stuff like that. He’s probably not even that old, but the poor dude’s already in his 40s and has grandkids and goes to watch said grandkids play at softball games.

That’s all I can squeeze from my brain, but at least Brawl isn’t one of those characters who just sits in the background like 🧍‍♂️ and is just there to fill pages. Congrats Brawl, you’re part of the family now and have your own zombie AU headcanons.

Brawl and the fight over the thermostat. His personal war. Brawl vs the weather forecast. Brawl finds a farmers almanac. Brawl’s lectures on soil vs onslaughts lectures on nutrition vs vortex standing there drinking a caprisun.

Brawl wouldve fit the ‘farmer’ bill to a T before the apocalypse, and even moreso after. But during the Before, it was always funny to see those unversed in the town gossip to swoon over him (“a real handsome farmer type, look at him go…”) and then be harshly informed of the reality that, no, he is not your Halmark Christmas Movie Lumberjack Farmer Husband-Core.

Brawl falls asleep to Texas chainsaw massacre a few times. It’s not that it’s boring, it’s that he’s watched it enough times that he often puts it on and then zones out and takes a nap.

Out of everyone, Brawl would have a tumblr.