❥ 𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗

⁎★⋆ && 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒾𝓉𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝒽𝒶𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝓂ℯ𝓇ℯ𝓁𝓎 𝒜𝒸𝓉ℴ𝓇𝓈. ⋆★⁎

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( #𝔽𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕊𝕀𝔻𝔼𝕊ℍ𝕆𝕎 ) — lit. selective Lance of Balan Wonderworld. OC && crossover friendly. A study in : changing the narrative && descending at a leisurely pace into darkness. Summoned by Joe. Affiliated with @dearmaestro.

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“Walk patiently through this troubled world and you’ll find a great treasure”

— Rumi

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[unfortunatedarling]

‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ They were hardly one for eye contact, but for once, brown hues stared at the former Maestro's blues on yellow, as if searching or reading something within his pupils, then responded.

"I'm sorry but... *no*. That's crazy." Yunae replied, bluntly. "I can't just stay here indefinitely. Those friends I mentioned earlier? What if me disappearing causes them to fall into despair? Besides, if I stayed here all the time, I'd just get bored of it and get depressed again-- it's called burnout."

It was true, Yunae was kind of self-notorious for hyperfocusing on only one coping mechanism and then growing tired of it after staying on it for so long without other hobbies to space it out. They were working on that, though.

"I mean, it's not like it's a waste of resources for me to go in and out of here, right? Why don't we just do that? I'll even put in a vacation slip at work so I can take some time to build this place up the way I want it."

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❝   I   see,   ❞      he   said   at   length.      There   was   a   certain   ambiguity   to   his   tone   of   voice,      something   a   little   strained.      Like   he   was   DISAPPOINTED   in   them      —      or   they'd   somehow   hurt   his   feelings,      perhaps.

He   did   not   bother   to   explain   that   he   could   take   care   of   those   problems,      of   the   burnout.

❝   Unfortunately,      Wonderworld   isn't   some   vacation   spot   for   wayward   souls.      It's   a   place   of   healing,      a   place   that   helps   to   make   you   whole.      You   CANNOT   come      &&      go   as   you   please.      Wouldn't   that   give   us   all   such   ease   ??   ❞

❝   …      I've   known   a   mortal   something   like   you,      before.      She,      too,      thought   she   was   above   Wonderworld's   allure.      Little   one   declined   the   help   to   gain   her   mental   traction.      So   it   became   necessary   to   take   a   certain      …      action.   ❞

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Skellig Islands, Ireland by Shane (Shutterlux)

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The blonde princess lied there, using her arms as a pillow as she tried to succumb to the sleep and recover strenghts that way, blue eyes looking at the nothing before she closes them, 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, but she got sightly startled by the creature, it was adorable! She couldn't be mad at it, and less if it didn't mean any harm.

"Oh, look at you. You are So adorable! say... want to stay with me under this blanket?"

Offered the princess as she lifted the blanket with her injured arm, letting her other get the weight of her head, smiling sweetly at the creature before close her eyes again to finally fall asleep.

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It   was   charming   how   easily   she   accepted   the   presence   of   the   fuzzy   little   thing.      It   peeped   its   happy   acceptance,      then   puffed   its   way   under   the   blanket   with   her,      fluffing   itself   up   next   to   her.      Maybe   it   was   even   trying   to   keep   warm,      or   had   some   healing   property   like   its   apparent   master.   

For   Lance's   part,      he   smiled   enigmatically   down   at   the   pair,      then   moved   away,      standing   apart   to   keep   watch   as   he'd   promised   to   do.

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[splinterdsouls]

He grips the Fredbear plush a little tighter, then gives the other an inquisitive look. "I'm not ... " Evan trails off, giving a small shake of his head. "I don't ... really know how to make a lot of friends." It was something he had tried a lot in the past, something that he tried to get better at. It wasn't his fault that he preferred Fredbear, though. Was it?

Evan looks at his plush a little longer, but then switches the grip he has on the golden bear so he's able to also take Lance's hand. They're tall, and he's pretty sure that Lance is even taller than his father.

Well, at least when he's not in costume.

"Does that mean you're going to be my friend?"

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Oh,      this   soft   child.      Their   heart   twists      &&      goes   out   to   him.      Their   long   fingers   curl   gently   around   his   small   hand,      their   presence   reassuring.      Of   course   they   aren't   going   to   leave   him   to   suffer   alone.      

They   debate   if   they   should   bring   him   to   Wonderworld   to   HEAL.      That's   what   it   was   made   for,      after   all.      Yet,      it   isn't   a   solution   that   fits   all   problems,      as   they   have   reluctantly   come   to   understand.

❝   Poor   lonely   child,      all   on   your   own.      I'll   gladly   befriend   you,      I'll   not   leave   you   alone.      But   it   is   important   to   make   sure   as   well,      that   you're   able   to   handle   yourself.   ❞

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*shoves your stuff off  the table*

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[dearmaestro]

❝   —   𝐎𝐇,     𝐎𝐇   𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑   𝐌𝐄.     I've   made   a   terrible   mistake   I   see.   ❞     Melting,     drippy   droopy   maestro   is   scant   able   to   hold   up   their   form   (   which   has   very   much   come   to   resemble   a   melted   candle   ).     Their   embarrassment   is   rivaled   only   by   their   relief,     which   is   at   the   same   time   a   kind   of   anguish,     since   it   means   that   they   could   find   something   gained   out   of   Lance   no   longer   having   a   person   whom   he   loved   !     How   perfectly   dreadful.

❝   I   truly   feel   foolish   now   !     I've   put   my   foot   in   it     &&     how   !     I   really   thought   that   I   must   have   misread   your   intention.     You   mean   to   tell   me   that   there   is   really   nobody   else   that   has   your   attention   ?     That   there's   no   need   for   all   this   apprehension   ?   ❞

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His   poor   Balan   !!      He   kneels   down   to   cradle   their   melty   face   between   his   hands,      offering   a   gentle,      soothing   smile.      In   rare   moments   like   this,      it   is   easy   to   remember   that   he   was   once   human,         &&      they   never   were.      It   makes   a   striking   difference.

❝   Dearest   Balan,      I   would   never   lie   to   you.      There   is   no   other   to   whom   my   attention   is   due.      Have   you   let   this   lead   your   thoughts   askew,      could   you   believe   I   would   be   untrue   ??      Please   do   not   misconstrue   or   give   excessive   review   to   the   part   of   my   past   you've   just   glimpsed   into   !!      What   I   feel   for   you   does   not   subdue   ;      would   you   like   me   to   tell   you   the   story   all   the   way   through   ??   ❞

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𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, the reason? she didn't know it, all she knew is that 𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝘩 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚, 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.There it was something making this, looking around the beach, the violet haired creature could finally see him, a monster? No... no... she doesn't know what the other was, but whoever was it, he gave her a level of calm, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

"I am not sure what is happening... but I am not questioning it right now... I have one question... How are you doing this? How did you know that I needed this?"

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He   smiled,      his   hands   folded   behind   the   small   of   his narrow   back.      The   gentle   mermaid   seemed   to   feel   no   fear   in   his   presence,         &&      he   was   glad   ;      he   intended   no   harm,      after   all.      

The   beach   spread   out   before   them   was   unnaturally   serene.      Surely   it   would   soothe   even   the   most   troubled   heart.

To   her   questioning,      he   chuckles.      ❝   Helping   others   is   my   LIFE'S   SOLE   MISSION      …      call   it   an   associated   intuition.   ❞

[marazhai]

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aheem heem whimper *explodes*

❝   Why   is   it   that   Balan   gets   all   the   accolades      &&      gifts,         &&      I   always   receive   messages   like   THIS   ??   ❞

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journal excerpt, july first

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starter for @anisocoguard

❝   My,      you   are   a   troubled   soul.      Darkness   gobbled   you   up      &&      swallowed   you   whole.   ❞

The   voice   seems   to   come   from   everywhere   &&   nowhere   all   at   once,   echoing   all   around   the   lone   man   standing   in   the   middle   of   it   all.   He's   surrounded   by   darkness.   Last   thing   Dave   will   be   aware   of   is   having   come   into   an   abandoned   theatre   that   was   somewhere   a   theatre   decidedly   should   not   be,    &&   now,   he   stands   in   inky   nothing.

❝   I've   had   my   eye   on   you   for   some   time,      my   friend.      I   know   you   wrought   someone's   bitter   end.      An   absent   father      …      wicked,      time      &&      again.      Yet   you   claim   to   be   BLAMELESS   to   the   very   end.   ❞   

With   an   apparent   flare   for   the   dramatic,      the   stranger   reveals   themself,      parting   the   darkness   as   if   stepping   through   a   heavy   curtain.      Their   body   holds   itself   in   the   air,      floating   a   few   feet   above   the   ground,      so   that   their   already   massive   form   towers   even   further   over   their   hapless   apparent   victim.

Sharp,      catlike   eyes   affix   on   the   human's   face.   

❝   Oh   yes,      there   is   quite   a   bit   to   do   with   you.   ❞

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The real reason Lance only had one line of dialogue

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[melancholybat]

Happy Balanniversary once again! Here’s a 3D recreation of the official launch art!

This game and it’s characters still has an iron grip on me and I will forever love it to bits. Thank you all for being so support and kind and let us continue this wonderous journey together! 🎩💖

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