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hello fellow malevolent fans and freaks, itโs time for the AU no one asked for yet one resident oscarwifepilled @cirquesealion and i have concocted the foundation for to appease our brainrotted selves nonetheless
what if arthur lester, arkham P.I., never opened the cursed book that day, but, rather, a certain aimless alcoholic priest? we bring you: Holy Grandeur AU
(this is most likely Not the first au of this but we havenโt seen it anywhere so itโs not cheating)
oscar, a modest priest among many in new york, having grown up among the downtrodden, always tries, in his personable, meek manner, to make the world a slightly better place than how he came into it, all the while battling the weight of his own sins, and his less-than-stellar coping mechanisms for them. but it will be okay, everything will work out: for the Lord is with him, and He has a special and unique plan for the life of each and every one of His children, so reads the beloved Word. so oscar maintains aiding the meek, while emulating the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. another mainstay promise for oscar.
but, after half an average lifetime, itโs not enough. it will never be enough. when oscar rescues one wayward soul from a pit, five more fall down it, each one nastier, more sinfully entrenched than the last. after all, itโs impossible to save one from falling while you yourself are, also.
maybe itโs not worth trying anymoreโno, he mustnโt think such things. every Child has a plan laid out for them. his soul will become enlightened in due timeโhe will be assured, one day, that he is doing everything right according to the plan He has in mind for him.
but โone dayโ still has yet to come. the priest is slowly, surely, deniably losing hope. losing faith.
then uh somehow bing bada boom Oscar opens the morning John Gazette and gets Johnโd and suddenly all of Godโs Creation goes Black in his eyes and thereโs an Otherworldly voice in this priestโs jaded, gin-soaked head.
got it? ok time for the Special Features, aka some Vignettes of the AU:
oscar is too eager to believe this is 100% confirmation from the Lord that he is on the right track in life. that is until he realizes the voice is often less than friendly and doesnโt really seem to know what oscarโs talking about when he mentions God or Jesus or a โdivine planโ. read the mysterious book that started this whole mess for possible answers? noโโthat is of the occult, which a pious man of God would not dare consult. after much persistence from the new voice, howeverโโfine, he will at least keep it on his person, covertly, for the time being.
ok, oscar says: if this is not the Holy Spirit assuring me of my way, then this must be a Test. like that of Jobโno, more like Jesusโ 40 daysโ temptation in the desert. yes, this is it. oscar must simply ignore any ill-informed โadviceโ from the voice in his head, and surely he will emerge a stronger, more faithful son of God at the end of this. whenever "this" comes.
during Particular moments of stress for oscar and the voice (he simply canโt call it that anymore. how about...Adam, after the first man? for possibly being the first ofโฆwhatever it is. because it swears itโs not Satan or a demon or even an angel because it apparently has no idea what those are. it could be lying, but who's to say? not our priest.), oscar recites Bible passages, mostly from memory. adam favors stories about helping others, because why would one insignificant worm waste time in its short, precious life on an unending number of other, lower worms whose own bad choices got them to where they are? there must be an answer Somewhere in that old book oscar is obsesssed with that explains this madness. madness, undoubtedly...but why do these stories, and assisting oscar in his altruistic vantures, sometimes make adam's incorporeal chest feel...warm?
so, oscar rationalizes: adam is not an angel, or a demon, or Satan, or certainly not the Holy Spirit incarnateโฆ but he has still been Chosen to carry the burden of "Adam" nonetheless. and if he Has been Specially Chosen for a Greater Purpose thenโฆno harm is allowed to come to him until he fulfills it, right? and he will be informed, enlightened, with absolute certainty when that happens, like many Chosen Persons are in the Bible, right? so if he announces during one of his sermons that he has been Chosen, and that no harm will come to him by the grace and will of the Lord, then he will display nothing short of a Miracle by attempting to injure himselfโa cleaver to the left elbow should be sufficientโand coming out unscathed. Adam dourly pleads oscarโs insanity as the disciple swings the blade downโand suddenly loses feeling of his right arm, the blade stopping short of his flesh. the blade drops as Someone experiences using a hand for the first time. how unexpected. if oscar continues to try to pull stunts like this, he might cease to have control over his body at all...
take this screenshot straight from the archives (but replace 'john' with adam):
at some point amidst the martyr complex and spreading the Word to the destitute, oscar tracks down the priest who abused his childhood best friend, alexander. because It Was Always Going To Happen. Or, well, he successfully interrogates (with no small help from adam) one of the other priests that raised him, who tells him that Father McKenna left new york some time ago to retire in massachusetts, in a city called Arkham, but that he has not heard word from him in some time so heโs unsure if McKenna is even still alive. no matter, oscar will investigate all the same. โฆok, maybe with some help from two P.I.s he encounters in a certain quaint bar when he and adam arrive there. like it was meant to be... yes, this Must be assurance, a sign, that he is on the right path. doing the right thing. helping to save others that McKenna might be harming to this day. yes. nothing more.
instead of arthur/john both meeting det. noel: oscar/adam both fully meet the investigatorsโ"really, oscar, just โarthurโ is fine"โin due time. mainly once adam feels fairly confident that these legit investigators aren't going to have oscar arrested and abandon them for wasting their time on a lunatic. adam Needs a Normal, Non-delusional-Zealot Interaction or else heโs going to crash out any day now. perhaps the lester-yang duo is Unsettled at their new revelation of the existence of ineffable, possibly dangerous entities like adam. or...maybe some strange disappearances have been happening in and around arkham for a little while nowโโaround the time oscar opened that mysterious tome and got Adam'd, actuallyโโand maybe the two parties' goals align more than either one expected...
so yeah that's our brainrot. feel free to concoct some of your own. idk. see ya.
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Malevolent Big Bang 2026: Writer and Beta Sign Ups are OPEN!
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Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that writer and beta sign up forms are now open.
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server โ simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
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-> Writer sign-up is open from May 1st, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on May 10th.
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first and foremost it documented this blur that had become our lives. this record more than any of the others has always reminded me of night time- both the anxiety of insomnia and the peace of being awake when everyone else is asleep. i remember before we released it i used like a security blanket listening and trying to fall asleep. i really appreciate everyone who gave this one a chance.ย
youtube with ublock origin experience of the 20 second gap between every video on a playlist where youtube desperately throws itself against the impervious ever-evolving uncaring face of the adblocker's wall screaming and clawing and calling PLEASE! PLEASE, OUR AD REVENUE!! DON'T YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THIS CREATOR? DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT OUR WALLETS? AND THEIRS? into the vast and empty sky before the adblocker gently raises one of its many iron-banded arms and flicks youtube away into the void just to hear its wails fade slowly into nothing
It's funny when I get the "You seem to be experiencing interruptions. Find out why" popup as if two unskippable 30-second ads wouldn't feel way more intrusive and annoying than a slight delay for a video to start.
Hey! Ive never actually done one of these before (and will be keeping my eye out for when it opens)
But how exactly does it work? Like sign ups and pairing writers with artists?
Hello there!
You'll be able to find plenty of information on our FAQ and rules page. In short, a Big Bang fan event involves writers and artists collaborating to create a "big bang" of content for the fandom. Writers will sign-up and prepare a fic. Then, artists will match with writers and create artwork based on the fic they choose. Then artists and writers will both post their works on their reveal day!
Any ideas as to when BigBang will be officially announced/when writer signups will open for this year? Super excited!
Hi there! The full schedule for this year's Big Bang is still being finalized and will be announced this weekend. Writer signups will be opening May 1st. See you then!
The Human, who wields the soul
that seals the darkness.
The time has come! We are now accepting Contributor and Mod applications! We can't wait to see what you have in store for us ๐
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As announced a week prior, we are looking for:
MODERATORS 06 March - 03 April
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