Boogeyman

Oogie Boogie || Necromancer || age unknown || Disney Affiliated with deadbiterpg

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“What’s your deepest, darkest secret?“ Sally had Oogie all to herself today, and what the ragdoll wanted to do was get to know him. After all, he was quite mysterious to the Halloweentown denizens, and if she was suppose to be one of his soulmates, then she would be damned if she didn’t get to know him. 

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❝ You’re going straight for the good stuff, huh? And not even the fun kind, ❞ he teased. Licking his lips, Oogie sighed and took a seat, looking over at Sally. It was for the best, taking some time with her alone, so he could get to know one of his soulmates. There wasn’t much more to learn about Jack, but they could discuss things another time, for her sake. It wasn’t right to make it like she was babysitting for them after all. ❝ I think we should start a little lighter, Red. Not a safe gamble, going straight for the deep and dark. ❞

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Once they were back at her shop, she immediately locked the door and set out the closed sign. They were lucky that it wasn’t her busiest time of the year for new fashion; that had already passed. In the meantime, she decided to busy herself with cleaning up the shop - tidying the magazines, organizing her bundles of materials. She just needed some time to think. It didn’t help that Oogie started asking her questions. 

“I have realized something, Oogie,” her tone sweet, but it seemed as if there could be something else underneath it all, “I’ve realized that I’m less of a soulmate, and more along the lines of a babysitter for the two of you.” Her voice never raised above a calm indoor voice - perhaps a little scarier than if she’d yelled? 

“The two of you can’t be in the same room longer than two minutes before you’re at each other’s throats. How do you think that makes me feel?” She pointed the question to both of them. If they felt frustrated at being paired together, could they imagine how she felt about having to be the one in the middle of their constant fighting? “Neither of you can take five minutes to talk about all of this without insulting each other.”

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Her words wiped the smile off of Oogie’s face as he watched her curiously. Was she right? If she was, it wasn’t fair to her that she’d been saddled with the two of them. That anger, frustration, it was easily understandable. ❝ Babysitter seems a little drastic now, don’t you think, darling? ❞ But he couldn’t come up with an actual reason for it to be untrue, that she wasn’t actually stuck being their babysitter and referee for the rest of their lifetimes. There wasn’t much good in Oogie, if any, and he wondered if perhaps he did hold a little bit of sentiment for her. She was a confusing creature, just as much as his feelings for Jack were at times. And it made him wonder if Jack had the same issue. His churning thoughts silenced him for the time being, Oogie wasn’t good at questioning his own existence or motives, it took all his concentration. That was fine, Jack was the more diplomatic of them after all.

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❝ We’re here now, not at each other’s throats, ❞ Jack pointed out, though he knew that she had a point. Sighing, he looked at Oogie who was a bit concerning at the moment, but he was more worried over Sally right then. ❝ All you had to do was ask. Do you have a timer? ❞ he asked with a small smile, motioning over to Oogie before finding a seat for himself. ❝ Is that your only concern with this? Being tied to us? ❞

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Though his fingers on her back were the gentlest of touches, it still seemed to send a shiver through the ragdoll’s body; his words in her ear causing her to blush the slightest bit. How did she feel about being the soulmate of two different men, both completely different from each other, and yet quite similar at the same time. 

She looked up at Oogie as he mentioned that they had things to discuss. She couldn’t agree more - they had quite a bit to discuss it seemed. For instance, how the three of them could be soulmates when they two of them couldn’t stand each other for more than a minute before breaking into a fight with one another. 

The red head had to admit, she had always wished that Jack would be her soulmate, and after the events of their nightmare before Christmas, she thought that they were on track for that. What she hadn’t expected - though she didn’t mind the surprise - was that Oogie Boogie would make their relationship a trio. It didn’t help that he had essentially kidnapped her in the past. “Perhaps we should go back to my shop so that I can close up, and we can talk there,” she suggested, knowing that it would not be good to talk about their situation out in public. 

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While Oogie noticed the shiver, he ignored it for the moment. Whatever Jack had done, they had things that they needed to talk about before jumping back down one another’s throats. That would be a miracle, but with Sally, it might be possible. Nodding, he and Jack followed her back to her shop, waiting for her to finish closing up. Oogie took a seat on a clear enough part of the counter, watching the two that he was bound to, not sure how he felt about it anymore. Yeah, he’d been pissed that Jack was his soulmate, but the addition of the redhead. . .it intrigued him. And he thought it might be fun to take a gamble on.  ❝ So, little red. Thinking about the odds you have here? Figure out how you’re feeling about it? Realizing what it means? ❞ His face was struggling not to break out into a shit-eating grin, but it was incredibly difficult. 

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Rolling his eyes, Jack did his best to ignore the things Oogie was saying. Although he wanted to know the answers as well, the last thing he wanted to do was terrify the poor girl. She had enough to deal with and freaking her out wasn’t on the agenda. ❝ I would say to excuse Oogie, but that’s not possible. We really just need to hear where you are on this, how you’re feeling, ❞ Jack said softly, leaning against the wall as he watched her movements. He’d earned a roll of the eyes from Oogie but it didn’t bother him in the least. His attention was rapt on the redhead that had been his ally and savior in the past. 

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She looked between the two men as each spoke. They spoke of being soulmates, but continued to insult each other. This must have been a cruel joke being played on the two men. Salt added to injury. When Jack tried to reach around her, she forced him back with more force - as much force as a rag doll could. 

She turned back towards Oogie, ensuring that her back wasn’t completely to Jack - that would be rude. She shook her head as she began to inspect every area that she could while out in public. “I don’t think so. I’ve been rather busy with my new design.” As she shifted this way and that, inspecting her body for a mark, her shirt shifted as well, revealing a small portion of the mark on her chest. 

Seeing the exposed mark, she pulled the neck of her shirt down a little more. “Well, I’ll be. That’s new.”

With extreme interest, Oogie watched as Sally searched her body. His eyes followed the shifting clothing. But when she exposed part of the mark that she had on her chest, his brows rose and he looked around her at Jack with a chuckle. ❝ You’re just full of surprises, aren’t you, Red? I think Jackie over there might perk up a little bit at the news. ❞

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What was Oogie on about this time? As much as he would enjoy doing as Oogie, he managed to refrain, turning his head as she looked herself over. But her words and Oogie’s made him look over her shoulder, curious as to what she had been given. His eyes went from the marks on her chest to those on Oogie’s and he couldn’t help the slight smile that spread over his lips. ❝ Well, isn’t that something, ❞ he purred, the backs of his fingers brushing gently against her spine, the barest of touch through her clothes. ❝ How do you feel about this? ❞ Jack murmured into the ragdoll’s ear. 

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❝ I think we have a lot to discuss, little Red. ❞ He already knew that she would probably be all that would keep him and Jack from killing one another. Though they’d thought it a cruel joke at first, perhaps the powers that be knew a little something. At least to put their referee in their path as a soulmate. He and Jack still weren’t happy with being tied to one another, but the redhead was another story. Intriguing, fiery, seemingly innocent; there were far worse people to be tethered to during the end of worlds. 

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Sally had been in her little clothes shop, busy with a new dress that she’d been excited to finish, when Zeldaborne popped her head in to tell her that Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie were at it again. The seamstress sighed, blowing her red bangs out of her eyes exasperatedly. “When will those two learn?” she muttered to herself as she left the dress at her work table. She thanked Zeldaborne for bringing it to her attention before leaving the shop and locking up.

Racing through town towards the squabbling pair, she wondered what they could possibly be fighting over this time. Whatever it was, they seemed to have gathered a small crowd.

“What in the name of Halloween Town are the two of you doing?!“ Why couldn’t they just…no, they weren’t the type to put things behind them. It hadn’t occurred to her yet to look down at her own chest, or even theirs.

Stepping between the two men, she held her arms out in an attempt to keep the two separate. Of course, as a ragdoll, they could easily over power her and continue their fight if they so chose. “This is getting old. What has gotten into you two this time?” The red head was not usually the type to raise her voice, but she was at the end of her rope. She didn’t know what else to do.

The sight of the redhead was enough to make the two males let her part them. Hurting her wasn’t something either was willing to do. Not with how often she’d tried to help them or keep the peace between them. They’d been there long enough for this sort of behavior to have become routine.

❝ Why not ask good ol’ Jack there. I’m sure the King has plenty to say. ❞

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❝ Because being your soulmate is a far worse fate than the end of all creation? You can’t seem to take the truth, old friend. ❞ Jack said, motioning to the mark on Oogie’s chest before exposing the one on his own skin.

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❝ Like you’re such a catch. Yes, I’ve always wanted to stand by the Pumpkin King’s side. Such an honor, your majestic bloatedness! ❞ he taunted, laughing as Jack tried to reach around Sally to grab him once more. ❝ What about you, my dear? Find your soulmate mark yet? ❞ he asked, looking down at the woman between them, preferring to act as though Jack wasn’t there anymore. 

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As always, Oogie and Jack had been at one another’s throats, dragging one another to the ground, shouting insult after insult. It was exhausting after a while, but neither of them was looking to stop, at least not until Jack looked at Oogie and had drawn his attention to his own chest. ❝ The fuck is that? ❞ he grumbled, touching what looked like stitches in a v-shape on his inked chest. ❝ This that shit they were talking about? ❞ With the unknown appearing on his skin, the argument seemed to dissipate. At least for the moment. 

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❝ What? ❞ On a whim, Jack had looked down his own shirt, seeing the same symbol on his chest. Someone had a very sick sense of humor. ❝ There’s no way that you’re my soulmate. ❞ As much as Oogie was pleasing to the eye, he knew that they’d never get along, that they came to blows whenever they were within eyesight of one another. 

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❝ And you think I’d want to be bound to a lunatic like you? ❞ If that wasn’t the pot calling the kettle black. . . But it was the haughty tone that had Oogie letting go of his ripped shirt and swinging at Jack once more, unable to stand it when the ghoul talked down to him. It did make sense, a little, since he hadn’t ever been able to gain control over Jack, his powers faltering whenever he tried. 

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