#subcon contractor [ snatcher ]

[aethergate]

placing a shiny object down in one of his forests traps. time to see who's soul he'll snack on today.

[the-plushie-friendships]

(ravensroleplays, AHIT RP, Specters and Space Aliens Verse) Another day in Subcon Forest. Hatty was off-world on an adventure, Snatcher was tending to his latest contractor...and Neth and Rosie the Subconites were bored out of their minds. With nothing else to do, the two went to go see what Ames was up to.

*Ames was in her room, playing with her plushies like she usually would. She was just enjoying herself*

[the-ghost-bracket]

The Snatcher propaganda:

"[spoilers for the game's story] the ghost of a prince whose wife left him in a basement to die because she was jealous of him hanging out with another woman. he tries to be scary and terrorize the main character but is actually just a sweetie deep down who makes you run his errands for him. by the end of his levels you force him to sign a bff contract

he's also voiced by luke sizemore/yungtown who is a musician i love and who kindly directed me to one of my fav games of all time <3"

"Cringe ass naenae lawyer. He was a prince now he just traps anyone who walks into his forest to steal their soul. Also a divorce victim."

"Snatcher is an evil ghost dude that is the king of Subcon Forest. He steals souls and makes you do his chores basically. His design is top-tier and he has a kickass boss theme to go along with him. He's also divorced and pretty much adopts the main character, hat kid, lmao"

"just a real bastard tbh. a slight scallawag. Also he tries to murder Hat Kid (the protag) throughout the entire story then basically ends up semi-adopting her but refuses to admit he cares about her at all. he is literally described as a tsundere by Hat Kid in the Steam trading cards which is still wild to me. Also, like any good ghost, he has a sad backstory, which is about being locked up in a basement and slowly frozen to death over a misunderstanding with his wife (or girlfriend? unclear). which is why he has trust issues and doesn't want to care about anyone else again. He's even got a legion of evil minions he sends stolen mail to to make them feel cared about, which is of course couched in a thick layer of insults to distract from the fact that he clearly cares about them a lot if he goes through all this effort for them. anyways, he's goofy, he's evil, and I want to both hug him and punch him at the same time. What more could anyone want?"

"The mysterious, soul-stealing, shadowy apparition of Subcon Forest who ropes any unsuspecting victims unfortunate enough to step into his traps into completing his contracts… which are really just his chores he doesn’t feel like doing (including but not limited to: cleaning out a well, cleaning out a toilet, robbing his ex, delivering mail). Despite his immorality, he’s fairly jovial about the whole “being dead” ordeal, often cracking jokes about his own mortality (and the high mortality rate of his contractors).

Worth noting that, despite being technically invulnerable, he gets beaten up by an 11 year old who then deems him her best friend solely to piss him off. A Hat in Time is a great game."

[ahatintime-oc-competition]

Jasper/Sub-Con Artist!

(belongs to @malfunctioning-mantis )

Effed up weirdo ghost whose head got popped off by you know who!!

Its soul was able to slip away from snatchers clutches and and he slowly became an actual regular ghosty. He has absolutely no memory of his death or what he was like before he died, he doesn't even remember the snatcher! He could care less about his death and does not want to dwell on it. He now lurks in the shadows, sneaking around Subcon. He regularly grave robs and scams snatchers minions and contractors with the junk he finds.

He is a very sly con-artist who is good at manipulating people into unknowingly helping him achieve his goals. In general, he acts laidback and cool when negotiating, but when being placed between a rock and a hard place, he becomes panicky and cowardly.

He also canonically steals gender/pronouns and is inspired by lemon demon album view monster + soft fuzzy man, isn't that fun?

[betchasnatcher]

in my head science girl is some kind of rabbit but there is 0 rabbits in ahit so I will change it.. I think she stays in subcon n takes interest in snatchers research of changing properties of tissue because she notices subconites being plushies n it sparks a desire for a plush/doll body.. possibly to alleviate dysphoria. She assumes they're old contractors but upon learning it's not the case decides to find a way to Make it the case. So both her n snatcher r abt tf in some form (comfort vs violative humanity loss)

[echantedtoon]

Snatcher Week Day 5 Your Contract Has Expired

Subcon Forest was not a place for just anyone to enter and exit as they please. There was a reason these woods had such a feared reputation and was rumored to be haunted. Because it was. By the King Snatcher of Subcon(as he liked to refer to himself) and his ghastly assortment of minions and dwellers behind him as his undead army, anyone who went in NEVER came out which added to the entire frightfulness of it all!! The dark sky and dead trees twisted with dangerous vines as the sun dared not shine here. If that won't convince you to stay away then maybe the giant chunk of the forest that always so dangerously cold will? Or perhaps the section that's always burning bright with enchanted flames? Or maybe the ghostly king who claimed trespassers' souls as his own or the rumor of a powerful witch? Either way, whatever helps to keep trespassers out he was all for it. But there was two people in his forest he was anticipating. Two small children who were foolish enough to wonder into his forest and he took full advantage of the situation having a few of his pesky chores cleared out and still have some souls to add to his collection. Now all that had to be done now that the work was all done, was to collect his debt. And he knew JUST the way to do so. And all it would take would be one little itty bitty tiny sparkly hourglass-

This was bad.

She knew it was bad the moment she didn't see the ghost for a while. She had finished his last contract but now he was no where to be found, not even in his spooky treehouse. Then she had sensed it. The magic of one of her time pieces. Of course she had immediately followed it making Bow stay back at the ship as she ventured deep into the Subcon Forest to somewhere she's never been before until she came across it. Some kind of strange brick base, no doubt once some kind of giant structure but it looked so strange. Candles lit up the circle being her only source of light as she approached, random old furniture and other things also littered the base of the circle long forgotten by anyone who once lived there. From the tree branches above dangled cages that creaked and groaned under the slight wind promising a dangerous fate. But the strangest thing to her was the green algea infested pool of water that was just stuck in the middle of the circle. Very strange. But what got her attention the most was the shiny light. The light of a small tiny time piece that glowed in the dark sitting just on the other side of the circle. Just sitting there waiting for her to pick it up. It must've landed here when it fell from the sky. But something about this was-...Strange. Off even. She looked around and saw nothing and no one around here so what was this weird feeling. After a bit she decided to risk it, running a brisk pace right at the time piece and dove. Hands reaching out ready to grab onto it, before just at the last second it disappeared in a puff of purple smoke. With a thud she fumbled to the ground in a heap. What the pe-

"Wait up, Kid," a disembodied voice called out from no where raspy, deep, and full of malice," Remember how the old contractor had his head pop off?"

THAT VOICE!! She stumbled to sit up, hands flying to her giant top hat to push it off her head as she did so and blinked her big blue eyes open. And then gasped in fright as the water began to bubble and boil as if lit by a giant fire underneath the blackened dirt. It boiled faster and faster as bubbles popped and the water splashed about. Until something emerged. Two large hands slowly emerged from the pool to grab the edges and something pulled itself slowly out of the water. A large fanged grin and two yellow eyes smiled at her from it's dark black-purple body as it rose higher and higher until standing over her sixteen feet long was a ghost. And not just any ghost. SNATCHER!! He felt delight seeing the shock and fear plain as day on her face as water slowly dripped off his body- ...Hang on a minute. Where was the other one?? He was sure there was two of them! Oh well. There was plenty of time to nab the other one once he was done with this hat brat. No need to rush things.

"That wasn't a coincidence," he continued sinisterly smiling at her, "It popped off the moment he stopped being useful to me. And guess who else just became obsolete?" He had to commend her mind for figuring out quick what he meant when her eyes widened more. "That's right." A clawed hand pointed right at her. "You. Now that that possessed outhouse isn't bothering me anymore, and all those contracts of yours are tidied away, I don't need you around. Besides you didn't think I was gonna let you keep all these time pieces, did you? They fell in my forest, kid. They belong to ME."

And then he struck out at her. Claws outstretched to snatch her up, but she yelped and ducked just at the last moment feeling the breeze from his arm skim over her head, her hat snatched from her head. ...Hmm. Not what he wanted but he still add insult to injury by tainting her with this little thievery. So as she blinked up at him, he placed it on his own head before lifting his arms out channeling something from under the earth- She squealed in fright as the earth beneath them shook and rattled as if an earthquake was taking placed all around until with a clap of thunder they arrived. With the moaning of the wicked and lost, they came called by their master to his aid. Hundreds of moaning souls encasing and crawling over the sides of the weird brick base to the Snatcher, swirling around them and swallowing him whole in the rattling and moaning mess as she could only watch in horror. The light from the candles around them being snuffed out to bring black abyss except for two glowing yellow eyes and a fanged grin. Until black finally swallowed them both and at once the moans and rumbling stopped.

"Time you saw what I'm really capable of, Kid. Say good bye to that little head of yours!"

[mysteryman-17]

* Time you saw what I'm really capable of, kid. * Say goodbye to that little head of yours!!

Time’s End is an AHIT/Undertale crossover AU of sorts, taking place in the aftermath of a timeline where you lose the final boss fight against Mustache Girl. You can find the write-up here! In addition, you can find the write-ups for the Neutral Endings and TimeWarp Route Requirements on Google Drive! The logo for Time's End was designed by @bittybattybunny. She makes incredible art (and is great at crocheting too!) - be sure to check out her work here on Tumblr and over on Twitter!!

Snatcher takes on an expanded Napstablook role. After fulfilling multiple tasks for him throughout her adventure (whether through pacifism or violence,) Bow is stopped by Snatcher in a hall right before Mustache Girl's throne room. After biding his time for so long, Snatcher finally pounces; as far as he's concerned, the time has come for Bow's head to pop off, like every other contractor before her. He also pulls out an old trick and steals Bow's well bow, greatly limiting her ability to protect herself/counterattack. The fight for her life begins now!

Motifs:

Oh It's You

Your Contract Has Expired

Subcon Forest

Finally, a Time's End track that isn't another fuckin PUPPETMASTER update! XD Ok but in all seriousness tho, I figured I'd make good on this idea while I'm waiting on a few other tracks that I commissioned for the AU a while back to be ready. Was surprisingly simple and a ton of fun! There's the obvious inspirations of Ghost Fight and Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans, but I also decided to draw a couple ideas/instrument choices from Chaos King as well and even a teensy bit from BIG SHOT/Power of NEO in terms of backing elements lmaooooo. I'm incredibly happy with how this turned out, and I hope you guys enjoy! :)

You can also listen to this track in high quality on my SoundCloud here!

[doodledrawsthings]

*whispers* Cumulatively, you've put him in a position where he has to choose between the kids and subcon,,, Why'd you do that to yourself,,,

I enjoy making myself suffer, apparently.

To go more into it though: I mean.... if he returns to noodle mode, he doesn’t HAVE to give up the girls. He can still take prince snatcher shape, too, so there’s that, at least! But he probably loses some form of human connection through physical contact and a sense of warmth that he can’t really get as a ghost and then there’s all the other things he didn’t get to experience alive because his life was cut so short. And Losing that sense of physical connection after getting so used to it would probably be pretty jarring. So I guess, in the end, it’s a case of “do I give up my own personal happiness that I’ve had to give up for the last century?” Or “do I just let subcon die for good?” I think there’s pros and cons to both decisions. You’d think “oh no save subcon” weighs out both situations, which is definitely valid cuz like,,, it’s SUBCON it’s their HOME and they don’t wanna just leave it, But on the other hand you could also potentially look at Subcon in the same way as Hallownest from Hollow Knight: it’s a dead Kingdom with nothing left to really offer, anymore, and the few beings left living in it are kind of stuck in time. Nothing really changes or grows here anymore, so is it okay to just let it finally die? Whichever decision is made, you’re left with two hypothetical situations that’d be fun to explore

[aethergate]

I think snatcher should start dating a lawyer so he can make his contracts even worse. No I don't have a specific one in mind I just think he could find someone who supports horrid contractual obligations to spend time with lovingly maybe someday.

"Well, if they were a good lawyer, I doubt they'd be supportive. Sounds like they'd get in the way more then anything! If they were a bad one, though... maybe. Not on the market for anything like that, but I wouldn't mind a few extra ideas on how to make my contracts more binding! Makes my life easier and other peoples harder."

[the-plushie-friendships]

(ravensroleplays, AHIT AU, Specters and Space Aliens Verse) It was a quiet day in Subcon Forest. Almost TOO quiet. No hapless would-be contractors had come by for a while, Hatty, Misty, and some of the other kids were out on an adventure, so Snatcher found himself feeling...listless. The look on his face unreadable, the ghostly king of Subcon moved to float inside his tree house.

*However, not all the kids had gone on an adventure, Ames was still around, and she was worried about her dada as she just watched him, seeing his unreadable face made her worried*

[xsevensx]

So uhh..

Have this boy. Paper child version. I just.. had to draw him somehow? But I really just can't draw bodies so I went with my old paper child chibi style. He's adorable- he'll be next to my bed forever now. :')

Also say hello to my old paper child aka me from two years ago.

Hey @bittybattybunny ! ^-^ Keep up your good work! I've been enjoying the story since the first chapter. I absolutely adore it. (Including the tricks. ;-; sad but awesome..) I would recommend everyone with a little love for AHIT to read the fanfic!

Please do it.

You won't regret it.

[ahatintime-oc-competition]

Ozzy Walker!

belongs to @meepdrawartgood

Ozzy was a kind firefighter (and Mustache Girl's uncle!) with long messy orange hair, who previously lived on the island, but was forced to flee by boat when the mafia took it over. He eventually landed on the shores of Subcon Forest and was roped into doing contracts for Snatcher. After a lot of contracts, he slowly realixed that Snatcher would never give his soul back, and refused to sign his last contract. Furious, Snatcher chased him through the forest, and eventually through the swamp. He was running so fast, long hair whipping behind him, and one of the swamp hands grabbed it. And well…

Pop!

"Wait up, kid. Remember how the old contractor had his head pop off? That wasn't a coincidence. It popped off the moment he stopped being useful to me."

Afterwards, a swamp hand slithered inside his neck and revived him as a zombie, he cut his hair, and he hides in a secret cave down in the well, trying to avoid Snatcher's detection and get back home.

[bittybattybunny]

I noticed a bunch of new folks spam liking the au posts!

I also finally updated the about page for the au

So it’s got links to some of the cast refs (Marcus, Morgan, Harpy DJ Grooves), the lore tag (tlcAU lore), the bad end tag (nightmares 4 no extra cost), and that spin off fic from my friend

also chapter 6 is coming; cover is done I’m just still typing. was busy writing some side stuff so I haven’t finished it yet (and yet. chapter 10 is done with like 13 pages whoops)

[angelicalchaoticabyss]

Hanahaki disease Snatcher edition

Idk if you mean the reader has it or Snatcher does but I'm gonna go with he has it cause that's more funny.

Scenario

.Snatcher of course does not notice this right away, he's dead and doesn't need to breathe so coughing or anything isn't really something he needs to do unless it's a fake cough to catch one's attention.

.When you come to Subcon it's the same for any other contractor in the beginning, Snatcher's a jerk with snarky insults towards you, you know the works.

.Overtime however, you wear the specter down and EVENTUALLY he comes to like you.

.Won't admit it tho.

.Finds you to be a pretty good friend next to Hat kid but can't call you a best friend since the kiddo legally took up that spot.

.The moment he realizes he has feelings for you is when the panic starts, love was already soured thanks to Vanessa. Even though he's well aware you'd never hurt him he just can't imagine you feeling the same.

.The pain in his undead heart is noticeable but bearable, you notice how strange he's been acting but Snatcher is really tight lipped about the problem.

.It becomes impossible to ignore when he does a fake cough and flower petals come out. A confused Snatcher researches that and realizes exactly what he got himself into.

.At first he doesn't try to make his feelings known, he's dead! It can't double kill him since he doesn't need to breathe! He thinks as the vines and flowers slowly fill the inside of his body. Blue flowers.

.Now it's causing him some serious pain and causing him to cough more, so Snatcher starts to try to make it obvious that he has feelings for you.

.It kinda scares and freaks you out cause of how weird he's acting and these flowers he's coughing up. Then it suddenly hits you a truck when you realize what's going on.

.You quickly find Snatcher and get him to fully to say his feelings, loving the specter back you confirm that you feel the same. Snatcher smiles as the flowers and vines clearly up instantly.

There you go.

[s0ckh3adstudios]

That One Short Story Where Snatcher Becomes A Cat [AHIT Fic]

Buzzing.

     A light, soft buzzing noise came from somewhere. Mu tried desperately to figure out where from, but wherever she looked, she saw no possible culprits. The buzzing went almost in a pattern, almost a slow, up and down sequence. The fact that Mu couldn’t tell where it was coming from frustrated her to no end. 

     It sounded so close, that noise. She looked up at her father, the ghost’s head dropped down slightly, thin eyes shut as he slept. Mu had come to sit with him in his chair after she experienced a tearful nightmare, and everything had been fine, no suspicious noises. Until now.

     It was then that Mu realized, upon looking at Snatcher, the noise was coming from him. “Dad,” Mu spoke sleepily, shaking his arm to try and  wake him up. Snatcher only grunted and remained sleeping. 

     Mu finally recognized the noise. That familiar, soft buzzing. It was practically identical to that of the purring of a cat. Mu’s stern expression transformed into a surprised grin. She leaned against his fluffy darkness and listened. Yup, there was no doubt it was coming from him. She could even feel the vibration of the noise as it continued.

     The Snatcher. The ruler of Subcon Forest. He was a terrifying shadow, a stubborn ghost, a merciless spirit who had taken the souls of many contractors.

     This same shadow was now sitting in a chair, mustached daughter beside him, purring.

     Mu burst out laughing.

     Snatcher shook his head, golden eyes opening, looking up as he got out of his sleepy daze. “Wh- Kid. Last I checked it was bedtime, not let’s-wake-up-your-father-with-sudden-laughing time,” Snatcher sighed. Mu couldn’t stop giggling. Snatcher couldn’t help but grin, despite being confused and tired. “What’s going on, kid? Are you just drunk on being tired or what?” Snatcher teased, ruffling her blonde hair. “You were purring! Like, like a cat? I was looking around because I heard the noise and was like ‘oh what the heck is that’, and then I realized it was coming from you, and then I realized it sounded like purring! Are you a cat ghost or something?” Mu snickered.

     Snatcher didn’t know how to respond. He only looked slightly embarrassed.

     “Kid, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t purring-”

     “I’m pretty sure you were!”

     “You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re tired. Go to sleep.”

     “You were purring like a cat! Cat-cher!”

    “KID-”

     “CAT-CHER!”

     “Alright, that’s it.”

     With a mischievous grin, Snatcher pushed his daughter’s face into his shadowy fluff. “Nooo, don’t smother me! I’m telling the truth!” Mu laughed, her voice muffled. Snatcher stopped, rolling his eyes. “I’m no cat kid, I’m sure I wasn’t purring,” Snatcher insisted. “Well, cat or not, you were purring. I guess that’s a thing ghosts can do,” Mu shrugged. “Pretty sure it’s not,” Snatcher replied simply, mostly trying to make an excuse for the whole situation. 

     “Cats purr when they’re happy though, right? That must mean you’re happy. Are you happy?” Mu asked.

     Snatcher paused. He looked around his little home. Mu’s drawings pinned to the wall, his book case littered with his favourite reading material, the cozy little bedroom that Mu stayed in and cherished, despite it being less than good. He looked at his daughter, her amber eyes full of life. He thought of how they were just talking to each other before, so cheerfully, messing with each other, sitting in a chair comfortably trying to sleep in a cursed forest where nightmares were plentiful. Despite everything, the ghost realized how he had never felt this great during his time at the manor with the queen he once loved.

     Snatcher smiled, both in happiness and in triumph.

     “Yeah. I’m happy.”

[quartizinedaze]

In that of your Au of Dead bird / Subcon Au, how are the minions of Cond and the workers / actors of the film directors?

OKAY like. This is one of the things abt the au I've been trying to figure out still. For the Conductor, his minions would be Owl dwellers (Ghost express owls), and there's also a couple of tiny ones that may or may not be his grandkids?

As for the film directors, honestly that's been one of the hardest thing for me to figure out? Contractor/Snatcher would probably have the minions in some form, while I'm thinking Vanessa could have the guards (like from the storybook), they're her *celebrity bodyguards* or smthn like that. Or the frozen statues (except they're not frozen or statues haha). Still figuring out designs for them!!

Also the crow agents are the fire spirits, bc... Small chapter character swap...