#mystreet travis

[dante-enthusiast]

travis and aphmau’s dynamic basically

(they’re the best friends ever)

[starhvney]

𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: garroth, laurance, travis, dante, zane, katelyn, & nana

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: what i think they'd be like on a roadtrip!

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: fluff, slice of life

𝐂𝐖: none!

𝐀/𝐍: i miss going on roadtrips i haven't been on one in so long

𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓

𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇

☆ calls shotgun immediately and insists it’s his spot for the rest of the trip (oldest sibling syndrome)

☆ always buys something at every rest stop, whether it’s an icee, chips, or some stupid trinket

☆ bought a key chain one time that flashed the words “bad boy” on it because he thought it was so funny. he was devastated when it stopped working one day

☆ likes being the gps guy because sometimes he’ll find a cool place to stop and check out on the way (to make the most of the trip, of course)

☆ talks about town lore when you pass through somewhere interesting

𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄

☆ he has the best road trip playlist and made sure to plan out how long it was depending on how far you’re traveling

☆ honestly he’s probably the one driving for most of the trip if not all of it, he finds driving relaxing and also doesn’t trust other people to drive safely

☆ likes to play fun talking games like never have i ever or would you rather, or just talking about life

☆ will play the license plate game or i spy to stay alert

☆ if he’s not talking he’s really enjoying the playlist

☆ if the road trip is super long he’ll agree to switch out of driving for a bit to take a nap

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐒

☆ is really invested in the license plate game

☆ he’s always cracking jokes and is definitely the type of guy to look in other people’s windows on the road and guess their life story

☆ gets invested when a car sticks with yours for a long time and gets dramatic when they finally split away

☆ plays multiplayer games on his phone with whoever wants to play or sends memes to the group chat (you guys are literally in the same car)

☆ will suddenly start discussing conspiracy theories or will tell ghost stories about the towns you pass through

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 

☆ he’s either talking the whole time or passed tf out no in between

☆ says “i could go for some fast fast food right now” literally anytime you guys pass a fast food restaurant

☆ also cracks jokes and will add on to travis’s guesses on the lives of oblivious travelers

☆ makes really exaggerated and out of place guesses because he thinks it’s funny

☆ it’ll be a grandma driving in her old chrysler and he goes “how much you wanna bet she’s got a pound of weed in her trunk”

☆ like man what the hell are you talking about

𝐙𝐀𝐍𝐄

☆ irritated if people are talking too much (dante and travis)

☆ puts on noise canceling headphones and only tunes back in if food or a rest stop is involved (he’s busy listening to my little pony infection au lore/j)

☆ has a pillow, blanket, and hoodie on at all times for maximum comfort

☆ another sleeper. surprisingly doesn’t mind if you use him as a pillow or ask to share his blanket, he’s really comfy with all those layers on

☆ will lightly shove you away if you start moving too much, though

𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘𝐍

☆ pretty chill the whole time as usual

☆ sits in the very back and mostly will watch the scenery

☆ she brings a book or watches a movie, and doesn’t mind sharing her headphones with you to watch it together 

☆ unless you’re traveling in a car with tv screens installed, then she has a small travel case with a ton of burned cds (if you know you know) and everyone can join in

☆ if she gets tired of socializing with everyone she puts in some earbuds and takes a nap

𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀

☆ packs a whole bag of snacks and homemade sweets for everyone

☆ checks pretty often if anyone wants to take a break at a rest stop and stretch their legs (she’s pretty jittery and doesn’t want to be the only one constantly asking to stop the car)

☆ also participates in the license plate game, but also likes to play the slug bug and yellow car game

☆ made the mistake of slug bugging katelyn and got punched back in the arm

☆ gets really addicted to cute cat games on her phone and accidentally spends a bunch of money on passes

☆ she brings some sort of craft or sketchbook for the trip. you notice she’s been quiet for a while before looking over and seeing she’s already crocheted half of a scarf and a hat

©starhvney, 2024. please do not steal or repost my works as your own.

[shirazens]

my own silly mystreet characters headcanon list!

aphmau:

has the worst "hear me out" takes you'll ever hear. like seriously. she can very much point to a yield sign and say "would" to everyone's dismay.

knows every line in moulin rouge as she is OBSESSED with the film. she and laurance preform the elephant medley as dramaticly as possible whenever they watch it for movie night.

obsessed with pre-endgame marvel movies.

ao3 writer! she writes fics for the nichest of fandoms, so she doesn't get that many reads.

one of the few reliable booktok users you can TRUST will give you a good recommendation to read!

garroth:

obsessed with the movie megamind. like seriously. will talk to you for hours on and WILL defend the "sequel movie" and show because, in fact, they are NOT that bad.

can infodump about a topic he's interested in for hours on end.

actually really smart and kind, but ever since he found out he made zane insecure he tries to tone it down. he used to show off a lot but wants to make sure his brother shines as well.

carries stress balls on him so he doesn't use his strength unnecessarily.

always organizes group movie nights with all his friends.

laurance:

loves to listen to and read AITA (am i the asshole?) reddit posts when bored.

an amazing listener, will listen to someone for hours on end and provide insight when needed (perfect for having a conversation with garroth).

loves gossiping. he has really good hearing so he tends to hear others share secrets nearby. he's like the wine aunt you just KNOW has the most interesting stories to tell.

likes to go on vacations a lot, explaining why he is absent sometimes during big group events.

he sometimes returns home to his family farm to take care of it when his parents are out of town.

he often voluntarily babysits caleb to impress aphmau and garroth with his caretaker skills (he's a showoff).

katelyn:

she loves the show big time rush and watches it in her freetime.

OBSESSED with musical theatre and visits broadway shows often. if the friends she brought along even DARE to suggest skipping the stagedoor? they receive a glare that could kill thousands.

adores singing and often sings in her room when the others aren't home.

continues to play volleyball with her friends after a long day of work (she's a freelance writer).

her music taste can range from alternative music like waterparks to kpop groups like red velvet!

KC:

an ao3 writer as well! she and Aphmau gift eachother fics from time to time! she mostly writes x reader fics for tumblr sexyman.

has taken a liking to cooking outside of baking! she especially likes to grill! she even wears an apron that says "kiss the cook" as well as a hat that says "fish fear me women love me".

watches any and all trending animated shows like tangled the series, adventure time, avatar, etc.

has her own tumblr blog where she writes reviews on shows and posts art! her page is quite popular.

dresses in mainly lolita fashion! she has a flare for the beauty of style and loves to recommend people styles and outfits whenever they go out shopping!

travis:

calls katelyn, zane, and dante hot nonchalantly

has attempted.

dante:

loves to bake and nana teaches him all kinds of recipes to make. he supplies the snacks at movie night.

takes taekwondo lessons. "can never be too careful" he says while living in a pretty standard upper middle class neighborhood. why is he like this.

works at a pet shelter and takes care of the dogs and cats left behind. he adopts any that have been there for years, thus making his house full of many different pets.

the designated driver for whenever they go out to clubs. he doesn't like to drink so he usually takes everyone home by the end of the night.

travis (the actual headcanons):

actually respects others and doesn't harass them like he did early on (that was a weird trope and i HATED it). he's just a flirt and if someone he flirts with flirts back he gets all flustered.

the group gamer. spends hours grinding on all sorts of games just to brag about it on his steam profile. specifically a fan of the spider-man games on playstation.

loves to cosplay! he, aphmau, and nana go to lots of conventions together in group cosplay. their last one was the powerpuff girls! they dragged garroth along and made him mojo jojo.

can recite everything and anything about the ninjago lore. this man is obsessed with any lego product or franchise and has many sets built in his room.

practices talking to himself in the mirror every morning to give him confidence. he has very low self esteem.

aaron:

dream stan.

probably friends with dream.

uhhhh idk probably streams the song "mask" by dream.

minecraft streamer.

dream.

those are all my headcanons! i hope you enjoyed! (slandering mystreet aaron is a passion of mine i'm sorry)

[rattotheimperialcheesegod]

hmmm, shave or no shave?

(working on a Travis design for misteria, its been...weeks because of motivation issues)

(Add on, i just gave him a little bit of side hair i suppose)

ANOTHER ADD ON--💥💥

[xerith-42]

Ok I know this doesn't count as like an official reference material, but I was watching the faster car music video for My Street Season 2 (absolute banger), and I just noticed this

Maybe it's just perspective but he's literally so baby next to Katelyn in this image. Everyone always headcanoning Travis as being a tall mf but he isn't!! He's literally small!! Katelyn is like 6'2 and buff, Travis is like 5'6 and scrawny!! No more tall buff Travis, I need more of this dynamic between them!!

[peterpans-bleached-butthole]

im just really curious just in case i need to make more money at some point

the newest ones 👇

[dantedeservedbetter]

No thoughts just thinking about Dante reuniting with Travis and immediately noticing all of his bodily scars, injuries, and all the broken bones and asking him in a hushed tone, “Who did this to you?”

No thoughts just thinking about how Travis would have been going home in a wheelchair or in crutches, maybe even both depending on how strong his healing factor was; and Dante just going with it 100% percent to nurse him back to his feet. (And if he’s going to stay in that wheelchair for the rest of his life, Dante would be by his side through all of it)

No thoughts just Dante noticing Travis’ fatigue using either one of these and just picking him up himself. They both love it and will not admit it out loud.

No thoughts just Dante finally learning how to cook for the both of them for the sake of trying to help Travis out and also helping Travis get used to food that isn’t just hospital mush after two years.

No thoughts just Dante going out of his way to get Travis every little thing he takes an interest in. He notices a book series Travis says he’s never read? Goes and buys the whole set on Amazon and surprises it for him while they’re on the couch. It’s what he deserves.

No thoughts just Dante and Travis going out and Dante gladly, HAPPILY, wheeling Travis around because he just can’t believe that the two of them are hanging out together after so long.

No thoughts just Dante and Travis on the couch cuddled up next to each other because they’ve been without each other for so long that now they’re at home all they want to do is stay as close to each other as possible.

No thoughts just Dante laying on top of Travis while the other man plays with his hair. He likes hearing his heartbeat and it often puts him to sleep.

No thoughts just Dante and Travis deciding one day that they should just sleep on the same bed after falling asleep on the couch together for so long. They almost always end up wrapped in each others arms after a while.

No thoughts just Dante and Travis living a happy and peaceful life together after the events of Starlight knowing nothing will ever separate them again.

[circkee]

rewatching mcd and Travis' character did not age well at all 😭

[bread-squid-uwu]

I like that MyStreet CREATED a father for Travis, he needed one of those.

Terry is a good dad, and a good character. Honestly I'm sad we never see him and his wife, it would have been sweet to see Enki actually in a series - especially a flashback scene, since shes.. yknow, dead.

The Valkrum family is so tragic, and seeing Michael possess both father and son, twice according to the WAF scene where we learn Michael used Terrys own body and hands to kill Terrys father? that's so haunting, that is such a sad fate of a family.

Its really nice to know theres a chance it wasn't all bad for them. There may have been a time where Terry, Enki, and Travis were a happy family together until Michael came into the picture.

The tragic characters hopefully had a happy time in the past, and thats supported by the balcony scene in WAF - where Travis talks about his childhood.

I like that MyStreet created a happy family for a character that didn't previously have that life, even if it's not forever.

[laurzvahll]

So like.. 🤲

[forsythefucker]

The boys watch a movie together ~ except Zane doesn’t seem to be as into it as the others…

TBH I’m not sure how I feel about these CGs so maybe i’ll redraw them later but we’ll see!!!

[dante-enthusiast]

augh trav

[starhvney]

𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 | you can find the request page here! | more utc

𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐒

𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝟑 | a mystreet reader insert fanfic

𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐗 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

there's nothing here for now!

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒

pipsqueak | zenix x short!reader

𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒

slumber party! | aphmau & reader | fluff, platonic

unlikely protector | gene x reader | hurt/comfort, hidden feelings

good game | katelyn & reader | fluff, slice of life, platonic

me? | zenix x reader | fluff, friends to more

𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

fluff alphabets | garroth ☆ laurance ☆ gene ☆ travis

road trip headcanons | ft. garroth, laurance, travis, dante, zane, katelyn, & nana

character face claims

type of drunks they are

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒

kinks | ft. blaze, garroth, gene, & laurance | nsfw

honeymoon | ft. blaze, dante, garroth, gene, & laurance | nsfw

𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒

late night study | garroth x reader | fluff, romantic tension

rooftop date | gene x reader | fluff, romantic tension

mission cupid! | gene x reader | fluff, confession, friends to more

young love | gene x reader | fluff, established relationship

you're alive | gene x reader | angst, hurt/comfort, confession?, friends to more

home cooked meal | laurance x reader | fluff, married, suggestive

really, really? | nana & reader | fluff, slice of life, platonic

the coolest | sasha & reader | fluff, slice of life, platonic

adore you | zane x reader | fluff, hurt/comfort. established relationship

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

there's nothing here for now!

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒

there's nothing here for now!

𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒

stay | laurance x reader | angst, hurt/comfort, hidden feelings

couldn't compare | laurance x reader | fluff, established relationship

𝐂.𝐀𝐈

𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐗 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇

laurance | prompt: while waiting for laurance to get out of soccer practice, you get hit on, causing your boyfriend to get a little jealous.

gene | prompt: at the school’s annual halloween festival for the students, you get dared to wander through the dark, blocked-off part of the school. just when you think you’re safe, a certain tall student with a ghostface costume on finds you…

𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓

laurance | prompt: on a dare, you and laurance were paired to go through a haunted house together.

gene | prompt: after a long day, you want nothing more than to relax in your boyfriend’s presence

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒

laurance | prompt: after the group has to flee phoenix drop through the cursed forest, laurance is on edge and anxious for your safety.

𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒

laurance | prompt: the man you had been curiously observing from off the shore is deathly injured. going against the warnings of your kind, you decide to rescue him.

garroth | prompt: as you curiously tried to observe humankind, you were snatched out of the water by a pirate captain named garroth ro'meave. will you be able to convince him to release you back into the sea?

[pastel-sorrow]

tumblr! i have yet another gift!

Mystreet Travis Valkrum redesign!!

[rattotheimperialcheesegod]

just wanted to put these next to eachother for fun, proubly gonna do this everytime a have like a hand full of referance sheets honestly

[xerith-42]

Stop blaming characters for bad writers

Seriously, stop fucking doing this. While this is a post that could certainly be applicable to MANY fandoms, I'm mainly directing this whole rant at my target audience which is mentally ill minecraft obsessed freaks.

If a character is written badly, gets badly fumbled by the creator, or has the ball dropped in regards to their arc in some way, a lot of people will blame the character, as if they're a real conscious person making these decisions. When they aren't. They're a block man literally being controlled by two people who just aren't very good writers and one or both of them are incredibly sexist, kind of racist, ableist, and just bad writers in general.

Yeah, Laurance does some pretty shitty things through out Season 2 of MCD, actively crossing lines he wouldn't have previously crossed. We as fans can cope by saying something something calling, or just saying Laurance is a bad abusive person, but the reality is that the writers wanted to force the series to fit a specific vision and as a result were willing to do anything to get the series to that point. In order to make Aaron the most favorable suitor for Aphmau, her previous suitors need to be out of the picture, or clearly inferior options.

Garroth suffered the out of the picture, being mostly absent outside of a few cutscenes here and there until episode 81 of season 2, but episode 81 is the culmination of the writers goals to make Aarmau happen. By the time Garroth has returned to the series, the damage has already been done. He's not getting the life he wants. And Laurance is written out of the picture as well, but only after being shown to be inferior because Jesson were pushing an agenda.

Laurance didn't deteriorate as a person due to neglect of his physical and mental well being after a severely traumatic experience. He deteriorated as a character because the writers stopped giving as much of a shit about him and instead were using the series as self indulgent fanfiction of alternate versions of themselves. That's not Laurance's fault.

And this applies to any character who was completely fumbled in MyStreet due to this similar focus on wish fulfillment from the writers. Jess has stated that the relationship between Aphmau and Aaron in Phoenix Drop High is reflective of her relationship with Jason, we all know this. This means that any characters who come off as total fucking creeps in that series (namely Gene), are not actually acting on the whims of their own autonomy or desires as characters. They are acting in service of telling a predetermined story that they are retroactively being added into for author fulfillment.

In this regard I fully support fandom cope and say that you should rewrite your little guys to your hearts content. But if you're going to criticize these characters for their actions, don't criticize them. They didn't do anything wrong. All characters are just puppets in service of the story or themes a writer is trying to push. If a character acts in an objectively terrible way, especially a way that isn't in line with their previous characterizations, that is a failing of the writers, not the character.

And I feel like largely a lot of us can and frequently do this. We're actively criticizing Jesson for being terrible low-key bigoted writers all the god damn time, it's like half of the content here. But when we get into character discourse I feel like some people cling onto bad actions of the canon too closely and I've seen more than a few posts presume some pretty terrible interpretations of characters based on these actions. Obviously Laurance is a character I and a lot of others are fixated on so a lot of discourse revolves around him, and it was seeing some... interesting takes on him that prompted me to start writing this post.

But this happens to everyone. Quite personally based on the character I was shown in MyStreet, it feels really weird that Garroth would make an insensitive comment about his brother's weight. Yeah siblings poke fun at each other and often cross lines, but if that was something Zane was seriously insecure about (which it seems like he might be) then it does make Garroth come off as a really insensitive brother, which just doesn't gel with how hard he tries to bond with Zane despite their tense relationship. And I don't think Garroth should be criticized for making those comments.

Whoever wrote those lines (Jess and/or Jason) should be criticized for writing a scene where a character is mocked by their older sibling over a physical insecurity even if said sibling would not normally do that. It's not Travis' fault that Jesson never decided to give him more of a character beyond "funny pervy guy" that's not funny in every anime they've watched until Season 5 of MyStreet. It's unfair to try and say Travis should be scrutinized for his borderline sexual harassment of some characters when it's not his fault that happened, he was written by writers who don't think this sort of behavior isn't all that bad if they make it out for comedy and punch him in the face.

And god dammit it's not Laurance's fault that his jealousy became the most prevalent emotion he felt. Laurance has always been a character to give into his vices and yet fight against them at the same time, it's what makes him compelling. If they were going to pull on those vices in order to make him a less appealing love interest, he never had a chance to really be his own character after a certain point. Because at a certain point in Season 2, Jesson stopped caring about the character they had been writing for over a hundred episodes at that point. They just wanted to canonize their self insert ship and were willing to do anything to get it.

Laurance isn't an abusive angry person who would have killed Aphmau if they got together. He's a flawed character being handled by incredibly flawed writers who are prone to making some of the worst decisions you have ever seen a creator make in regards to their character writing. He was caught in the crossfire of the adoration he received from a very dedicated fanbase, and the creator who would rather pretend he and his previous arc didn't exist for the sake of her fun. It's not Laurance's fault his arc was stilted, jerked around, and ultimately ended with him completely face planting. And yet still reliably dragging his bloodied body up at just the slightest glimmer of hope (Void Paradox).

It's deeply poetic and tragic that I can describe his character in universe and in the meta-textual sense that way, but we should never blame Laurance, or Aaron, or any other characters for things being like this.

They didn't write the show. Jess and Jason did.