#the fact he kept her drawing all those years 🥹

[starkcanvas]

Here's my idea for a ghost Sunny AU.

It's pre Canon and there's no pizza.

He gets really sick when he's super young and ends up passing away (4-5ish I'm also thinking some kind of cancer that the doctors misdiagnosed)

This causes the family a ton of pain, but her parents do become a lot less strict and a lot more caring after this. (Already lost 1 kid, don't want to lose another)

About a month after his death, Sunny wakes up as a Ghost in the house, this causes a lot of freakouts but it turns out not only can those 3 see him, they can also interact with him, so it ends up with a big cuddle pile and a lot of apologies.

They find out that Sunny is able to leave the house, but no-one can see him. And due to the city holding a lot of bad memories they decide to move to the town of Faraway.

Due to Sunny wanting to stay close to his family, he follows both his parents to work sometimes, but he'll usually Follow Mari to school.

A few years after this Mari is in a cooking Class and Sunny has decided to join in when they find a boy having trouble, Henry, so they team up and become friends when something surprising happens. He asks Mari if that's the teacher's Kid that's following her like a lost duckling.

Turns out there's another person who can see Sunny, so Mari invites him over after school to explain and because he walks home with his little brother he asks if he can bring him along too.

They learn 2 things with this meeting, that they're neighbours, and that Kel can also see Sunny.

They all become close friends and Canon roughly follows the same path when it comes to introducing the other 2, but they are also able to see Sunny.

The Suzuki's become unofficial second parents to Aubrey and Basil when they learn of their situation so they're a lot closer too.

Now for some miscellaneous facts.

Mari never got her knee injury in this AU, but still picks up Piano, however it's a fun hobby instead of a possible career choice.

Sunny can eat and drink, but converting matter to ectoplasm takes a while so he ends up getting sleepy after this.

Sunny technically doesn't have his own bed, he just sleeps with his parents or Mari, this is a solution everyone in the family is happy with.

He can change his appearance, but it's limited, he essentially only has 2 forms, how he looked when he died, to a form based around his mental age, so the bby can actually grow up (And potentially date)

His two forms are very different to maintain though, his original form has no real requirements and is super easy to maintain. His grown form however requires a great deal of energy to enter and a small amount to maintain as it's always changing. So boy has gotta eat and sleep to keep that one up.

Despite dying as a toddler, Sunny is pretty smart and eager to learn, he also acts a lot more maturely than he should, I guess dying will do that to you.

It takes time and effort for his family to get him to act his age, and while it isn't too common, it's worth it in their opinion.

Sunny has a big pile of plushies and if they can't find him he's usually drawing in there.

Mewo was actually a street cat that kept following Sunny around, they decided to adopt her when they noticed Sunny would actually act like a kid with her around instead of a really short adult.

Yes he can pet the kitty.

Sunny and Kel work together to try to get Hero and Mari together when it's obvious they're crushing on each other super bad.

This however gets turned on them when they are about 16.

Can't think of anymore, and it's getting a bit too long, but enjoy this AU and I hope you like the fluff.

AWWW PRECIOUS BABIES 🥹🥹🥹 I can only imagine how precious Sunny is as a ghostie and idk why but I can headcanon Mari has mixed thoughts on Sunny when he looks older because big sis doesn’t want her sweet baby brother to grow up and wants him to stay cute and small ;w;

[princepipper]

I really like your drawings of Pip and Gabe! (the Valentine's day one is so cute 🥹) If you're comfortable with sharing, I'd be interested in the relationship history between the two? I know Pip is your OC/self-insert and Gabe isn't, but I enjoyed the stories you have on AO3 and want to hear more.

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I don't know who you are anon but I want you to know that someone taking interest in my ideas and OC, even if it's all based around my friend's character, is super touching and I'm flattered!

Buckle up, I'm gonna give you a rundown of what's already established regarding Pip n' Gabe, some backstory, and some future plans as well (without giving away TOO much as I will eventually be making more fanfics...)

So, in the little universe I've whipped up and placed these characters into, Pipper Hughes moves to Thornville when she is 8 years old, and lives with her mom in the house next door to Gabe and his family. Gabe is 10 at the time, just two years older, and even though he's pretty reserved as a kid, Pip manages to draw him in by interacting with him at school. The two are similar when it comes to interests, they like Pokemon and video games, drawing, etc... it's mentioned in my story "The Wheel of Life", but Gabe admits that even befriending him as a child was an impressive feat, and Pip was really his first friend.

My verse has some major differences from canon and mainly that is to do with the fact that I blended in One's main story with the uncomfortable!AU, making One and Gabe twin brothers. In canon, it's when they're about 11 that the accident with Matt, their little brother, happens. In my verse I tie this in and Matt tragically dies when struggling to escape from Gabe, who tied him to a tree. I haven't worked out much in terms of how this affects Pip's relationship with Gabe, but what I can tell you is that she knew him for barely a year before he began acting out so badly that he was hospitalized, her being left to wonder what happened to her next door friend.

I'd imagine that he would have to be kept in the hospital for a time, to sort out what was causing his episodes, and to treat it. In this universe Gabe causes Matt's death, and not too long afterwards he relapses and carves those eye-shaped scars on his arms and hands. It is at this time that his mom can't take it anymore and divorces his dad, leaving with One and creating the rather cold household dynamic that is Gabe and his father. So then, where does Pip fit into this stuff, how is she still able to remain a friend to Gabe?

The answer, simply put: she is stubborn as hell. Her mother, Iris, is rather aloof when it comes to keeping Pipper away from the Kell family, despite the rumours and knowledge of the accident. Iris can see that Pip is determined to be with her friend and she doesn't stop the girl from trying, but of course still keeps an eye open to make sure that her daughter doesn't get hurt. The difficulty actually comes from Gabe's parents, mainly his dad, who does everything he can to try and keep Gabe away from others until he can trust his son to not lash out.

Pip doesn't care that she's told to go away, that Gabe was always unable to hang out or talk. She gets a little sneaky with it, able to communicate with Gabe by writing out messages on paper and holding them up at her kitchen window, where he can see through his own and read them. Of course this doesn't last very long, and they both get scolded (by Gabe's dad), but the drive of Pip's determination eventually sways the older man enough to permit her and Gabe to talk, first by phone, then in monitored visits or by internet. At this point, Gabe and Pip are almost at the three year mark since meeting, and the winter when Pip is 11 is when her own story picks up, the horrible incident with her mom being killed occurring.

Again, it's mentioned in my fic, but Pip describes the whole thing as traumatic, and that she breaks down after losing Iris. It's not until Gabe makes a small effort to reach out to her that she is able to start healing, and once that happens, the two begin to bond much more, becoming very close friends and working through all the hardships.

So the story is as follows, after Iris' death:

Pip and Gabe attend high school together once Pip graduates at 14, and there she begins to build other friendships with Swag and the others

Gabe remains her best friend, and gets used to Pip standing up for him against any bullying or unfair treatment regarding his mental health

That said, Gabe isn't magically better, he struggles greatly as a teenager with his mind and often is rude to the people in his life, Pipper being no exception

Even so Pip is patient, taking the time to observe Gabe as he grows up, noting his mannerisms and figuring out how best to interact with him without causing distress

He admittedly does have a couple moments where he's so mean that she gets upset, but the arguments never last very long and Pip doesn't hold any grudges

It's a slow and tedious process but Gabe does grow to a more stable condition, glad that Pip stuck with him all along. He makes it to graduation, which triggers the next step of his relationship with Pipper

Gabe attends an out of town university while Pip finishes her high schooling, and the change leads to a small distance between them, which secretly, Pip worries about

the summer before her senior year, Swag and friends drag her and Gabe along for a small vacation, hiding the fact that they plan on drawing out a confession from Pip, suspecting that she likes Gabe in a manner beyond just friendship

the silly intervention goes sideways of course and leaves Pip rather upset, embarrassed and anxious once her feelings are put on display

however Gabe manages to calm her down and he admits that he was already planning to ask her to be his girlfriend on her 18th birthday in the spring

it's funny and sweet, and it is clear to them both now that while the idea of a proper relationship is weird, it is something they want, even if it's not as involved as other people's would be

Pip and Gabe date each other for 6 years, and Gabe moves into Pip's house once he's done university and working a full time job

His dad decides to sell his childhood home and move somewhere smaller, more scenic, still in Thornville but not too close that it's awkward

At the five year mark of their relationship, Gabe gathers all his courage and finally proposes to Pip, who of course accepts. They get married one year later, in a beautiful June wedding

The two of them live normally for another year or so, but it's then that the events of Pip's unplanned pregnancy occur, and the new chapter regarding the birth of their daughter Abigail begins

Abby is born and as the story goes, Pip and Gabe struggle to figure out how to raise her and maintain their relationship, the strain of such an unexpected life change creating a divide. But of course they do manage to make it work in the end, and Abby grows up in a healthy and happy home with both of them

So! The base of the whole story is that Pip is like a rock to Gabe, keeping him grounded and supporting him unconditionally. Gabe also provides Pipper with a sense of security, being the most important person in her life and doing what he can to provide for her as a partner. It would be wrong to call this a romance, that doesn't apply to Pip and Gabe. But is it love? The answer is yes, in a sense. Pip is more in tune with those deeper feelings and she knows for a fact that she does love Gabe, very much so. Gabe isn't as aware of how to process his emotions, and he even states in my story that he still can't figure it all out, even after Abby is born. But there's a line or two, that sums up his feelings rather well:

"...his chest swelled with an emotion he’d only ever felt with Pipper. He didn’t really know what to call it, but… it made him happy."

So I'd say that even if he can't quite recognize it, he does love her back, in his own way.

The whole story is still being properly written, I have fics lined up for almost every event leading up to Abigail, and then some after that too. I wanna leave most things unsaid to keep it all entertaining, but, that's more or less the gist of it. Two odd companions helping each other through the good and the bad that is life.

Now if you'll excuse me, I must return to bed. I spent way too long writing this out, haha. But thanks again for asking!! I love to talk about it.