#skull and lucy are a brotp

[mellkellyismyhero]

i reread the empty grave last night and this is all i could think of during the final fight when skull comes in with a steel chair at the 11th hour

[kyouka-supremacy]

Ryu for the ask game?

Omg thank you all for asking this character I totally didn't specifically ask to be asked about and who I love a perfectly normal amount giggles and twirls hair

Favorite thing about them: He really strives to be good. Good at something, anything, but just good. He constantly fights against his own narrative and I find it very admirable. He was doomed from the start to fail and I feel like he knows that, and I don't know how he finds the strength to keep trying anyway but he does and it's really neat. Maybe his skull really is too thick to listen to the words of a predetermined fate. Just the whole thing about being the tragic character of all time is very compelling to me. Also, his inherently meaningless seeking a validation to live he shares with Atsushi makes me like him for reasons similar to Atsushi.

Least favorite thing about them: MMMHHHH,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Like I really like his flaws, I'm happy he has them, I wouldn't like him the same if he didn't? But at least I can safely say it's someone I wouldn't like to deal with irl lol.

Favorite line:

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brOTP: GIN AND RYUUNOSUKE!!!!! They make me go insane. Holding hands while working in the darkness fr. Being lonely together. Someone who's seen you at your worst FOR REAL but still hasn't abandoned you for some unfathomable reason. I don't know what goes through your mind but I see your eyes and they're the same as mine. Also mmmmhhhh sskk. Chuuaku. Kyouka and Akutagawa though I'm not sure that can count as brotp. Lucy and Akutagawa.

OTP: Sskk is like, pretty cool if you ask me <3 Imagine a fully rotten individual who was never meant for anything but killing and making people suffer since they were born, loving someone. Imagine the “I will kill you” being replaced by “I will love you”. But also imagine being so deeply interlaced with another person, your existence just can't escape the other. Destined to be together and destined to fall apart at the same time. I'll never be able to move forward until I've denied your very being but if you die my existence will stop having a meaning. Don't tell me what to do. I will follow you to the end of the world. I will kill you. I will die for you. I just think them <333 Chuuaku too, have already spent countless words on them but. Finally a ship that's real and relatable. Finally something that doesn't feel ethereal and idealized and distant and untouchable, but real and stained and messy and human. What if I didn't understand you but I wanted to. What if we walked together home. They're neat <333 Other Akutagawa ships I vibe with would be Akutagawa × Beast Atsushi, Akutagawa × Tachihara, Akutagawa × Kajii, akuatsulucy...

nOTP: 🤨🤔🧐

Random headcanon: I think he's numb to pain. And I don't mean it in the “oh no he suffered so much he's used to it at this point :((( ” pitying way, I mean it in the “he's felt such very strong spikes of pain in multiple occasions, his pain detectors just gave out” way. The “he won't notice a wound because he just can't feel it” way.

Unpopular opinion: In the last period, it's been bugging me a little how Akutagawa and Dazai's relationship is portrayed in fancontent. It's just always so black and white, while actually I feel like there's so much nuisance to it that just gets lost in fandom. Yes, the way Dazai treated Akutagawa was horrible and inhuman. Yes, to an extent Dazai thought highly of Akutagawa's abilities and cared for him. Yes, Akutagawa was victim of Dazai's heavy abuse. No, Akutagawa isn't entirely subject to Dazai, he explicitly gave his consent to an hard training (which, I reiterate, doesn't justify it at all; but does give more nuisance to the whole situation) and did oppose him in multiple occasions. I just think sometimes Akutagawa is framed as this helpless damsel in distress and Dazai as this inhuman monster whereas their relationship is indeed unhealthy, but still so much more complex than that. And just, really, I feel like portraying Akutagawa so helpless in Dazai's hands makes him a disservice? Even though in canon he said to be willing to kill Dazai on multiple occasions, has punched him more than once, has told straight “no”s to his face. I just think... People tend to make Akutagawa a lot less aware than he actually is. Here, there it is, that's what really troubles me. Akutagawa does know Dazai hurt him. He does know Dazai's treatment of him was cruel, and unfair. He is aware of what Dazai did to him. That just can't stop him from seeking his approval, even against his will. But to think that Akutagawa is blind to everything Dazai did to him does him a disservice, because he really is not that stupid or with completely null self-awareness. The fact that he tends to run after Dazai despite knowing how much he's hurt him is just further proof of how complex and human-like Akutagawa's psyche is. Also, he does NOT like reading. All my homies hate booknerd Akutagawa.

Song i associate with them: Well, I associate with him songs I definitely shouldn't associate with him alcfjyalfiygaslfiya. One song I always listen to that infallibly makes me think of Akutagawa although it really DOES NOT fit Akutagawa is Patchwork Staccato by toa, with its delicious sewing symbolism and words of toxic codependent relationships and the line you, I'd really rather you just stop existing I just can't help but link to him. Or Vampire by DECO*27, which. self-explanatory. but really shouldn't be associated with Akutagawa. On the side of songs that do fit Akutagawa, Tokyo Teddy Bear (AKUTAGAWA SEWING SYMBOLISM MY ULTIMATE BELOVED) and Lost One's Weeping (“Who stained that heart black? Who was it? Who was it!?” “Can you untie the rope around his neck? Can we keep going like this? What're you gonna do? I don't care anymore!” “But why does this lump in our hearts // Say we want to disappear? Say we want to die?” “Can you remember the dreams of your childhood? Who threw those dreams in a ditch? Who was it!? You know who it was! When are you going to grow up!? What is a grown-up anyway? Who has the answers? What're you gonna do? I don't care anymore!”) and basically everything from Neru. And Rolling Girl by wowaka, obviously.

Favorite picture of them:

Favourite panel from the manga: The one above LMAO. I. Really like that scene and think it's the most beautiful climax Akutagawa's character arc could have ever had. Here's my second favourite though:

Favourite illustration: There's a lot of beautiful ones...

Favourite illustration in the anime art style:

BUT ALSO this please don't make me choose. And various anime screencaps. I feel like I'm cheating but maybe it's unethical to ask from me to pick a favourite Akutagawa picture in the first place.

Favourite Mayoi card:

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[lavendernarwhal72]

Lockwood and Co. Appreciation Week Day 5 - favourite dynamic/brotp

Lucy and George

I love Lucy and George’s friendship and getting to see their relationship and dynamic grows, from “I’ll show you just feisty I am” to “you’re the best of us Georgie”.

(since I ran out of time and am late anyway, have this list of fic prompts. If any of these have happened in the books already, my apologies I haven’t read them yet)

• Lucy and George cooking together

• Drawing of Lucy on the Thinking Cloth

• Lucy and George’s inside jokes

• George having a conversation with the Skull, with Lucy being the go-between obviously

• Lucy and George going clothes shopping together and getting exasperated by each other

If you use any of them please tag me here on AO3/Wattpad @lavender_narwhal, I’d love to read your fics!

[jessicalockwoodd]

I love how when Lucy releases the skull he tries to go all scary and dramatic with the whole I COULD KILL YOU BOTH IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE bit and Lucy just responds like yeah uh huh sure kiddo, now I’ve gotta deal with this evil body-hopping mastermind but you have fun with that.

[lejay-the-impossible]

Night doodle of Lucy and Skull✨ 1/3(?) duos with the main character and their non-human friend who acts like they don't care, but actually do a lot + they argue all the time even though they're all time besties. One of my favorites BROTP dynamics)

Character design by @doodlingraka

[arofili]

Angus McDonald, Frodo, the skull from lockwood

angus mcdonaldSexuality Headcanon: well he’s like 12 so idk but i do see people talking about ‘angus bringing home his girlfriend when he gets older’ and i’m. couldn’t he have a boyfriend? or not bring home anyone at all? so Not Straight but i don’t have any specificsGender Headcanon: Have Not Thought About This ..... probably a boy with some wiggle roomA ship I have with said character: none ???? he’s a child. i did see one post about him and mavis but even that post was joking. i guess they would be cute thoughA BROTP I have with said character: ango & tres horny boys, ango & lucretia, i feel like ango & carey & killian would be ???? so fun???, also all the ango & kravitz stuff gives me LIFE!!!! and just thinking about him hanging out with his Cool Aunt Lup and Nerdy Uncle Barry makes me happy :)A NOTP I have with said character: all of them he’s a baby boyA random headcanon: the first mystery he ever solved was his father’s murder. not to get to morbid but What Happened To That Man!!! why is ango All Alone!!!!!!!!!!! OR maybe it was his mother’s murder and his father did it so having a bunch of new father figures means a Lot and then when Lucretia basically adopts he cries for an hour and he loves his new family idk wow this got angstyGeneral Opinion over said character: he’s a Very Good Boy and i love him

frodoSexuality Headcanon: ace and arospecGender Headcanon: maleA ship I have with said character: samfro A BROTP I have with said character: frodo & gandalf, frodo & merry & pippin, frodo & boromir, frodo & faramir, frodo & aragorn, also this was not really explored at all but frodo & legolas ????? i wanna see their interactions!! i know they must have had some!!!A NOTP I have with said character: i can’t think of any but im sure there are someA random headcanon: he finds peace and happiness in valinor because ???? i cant bear to think of him not ?????? he deserves it, i just want my poor boy to be happy!!!General Opinion over said character: a poor boy who deserved so much better

the skullSexuality Headcanon: queerGender Headcanon: also queerA ship I have with said character: noneA BROTP I have with said character: skull & lucy. also i’d LOOOOVE some skull & george interactions, but alas.......A NOTP I have with said character: skull/lucy :PPPA random headcanon: he absolutely isn’t gone are you kidding me???? there is no way this salty motherfucker is going to leave lucy alone, he loves her despite everything and is Determined to not go to the other side!!!!General Opinion over said character: terrible person, wonderful character, 10/10 jonathon stroud you did it again !!!!

[mellkellyismyhero]

Skull: IT’S ME GIRL THE GHOST SPEAKING TO YOU INSIDE YOUR BRAIN LISTEN TO ME GIRL LEAVE THE AGENCY WE DON’T NEED LOCKWOOD COME WITH ME AND PLAY MY GAMES WE’LL HAVE COWBOY TIMES IN SPACE DO DO DO DO YEEEAH YOU NEED ME GIRL YOUR FREE WILL IS AN ILLUSION

[mellkellyismyhero]

listen. listen to me. skull of lockwood and co is Not Cis. skull’s gender constantly fluctuates between ‘kid on the playground chasing other kids (lucy) with a worm’ and ‘ghost’ and sometimes the two are completely indistinguishable from each other. in this essay i will-