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Heyo to the mutuals still around and alive! I’ll be revamping my blog in a couple of days since I have muse for the gal :’)

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LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN. TW. SPOILERS, THOUGHTS

Like fans are expressing, the novel rolled down the spiral hill after the second act and as someone who read it out of love for the franchise I admit there were some moments that were real head scratchers. But I didn’t mind it, but I also wouldn’t consider the book canon.

I wouldn’t condemn Shea Ernshaw since she did provide a lot of potential ideas for fans to explore and I think it’s safe to assume that what she knew of The Nightmare Before Christmas universe itself was the bare minimum, and surface level history that the film provided. At least for me it definitely seemed that way. I myself don’t know everything about The Nightmare Before Christmas but I think that’s a given for anyone nor am I being an apologist for this author. It’s just common sense that there are facts on the history of Halloween Town that are lost in time because Tim Burton never planned to make a sequel.

Just like the fact that Sally, canonically, wasn’t created to be Finkelstein’s wife. The deleted scene definitely says otherwise but since that was cut from the film, people are free to either agree with that fact or imagine otherwise. I always thought of Finkelstein as a father figure to Sally, long before this novel came out and I was actually expecting the two to make amends as a family in the book which never happened.

Ernshaw had a good basis for Dream Town and the Sandman. What needed to happen, I believe, is that the reason that Dream Town was locked away and alienated from the rest of the holiday doors wasn’t so much as the Sandman putting everyone to sleep as vengeance for receiving no sleep himself but that the point of dreaming itself isn’t void of nightmares.

Anybody could walk through the doors and hop into another town. What if Albert and Greta took resources from the other towns? What if there was peace until their scientific endeavors took a sadistic turn and they were inflicting traumatic nightmares on people?

When Sally walked into Dream Town and discovered the truth about Albert and Greta, I predicted that they would lock her up just like Finkelstein did but not out of fear or paranoia for losing their daughter again. I had hoped that they would turn out to be something false; frauds of sorts.

Sally stumbled into this town and was given everything she had ever wanted as a child. Everything she dreamed of. So what if the concept of Dream Town used to be about making dreams, but the current ruling Governors, Albert and Greta staged a coup, brainwashed the Sandman/took control of him somehow and were trapping people in their town and putting others to sleep beyond the borders?

What if they disguised themselves as the parents that Sally wanted, and like Jack, Sally would realize that she already had a family back in Halloween Town. That she had a home. Just as Jack was getting tiresome of his role and responsibilities in Halloween Town in the film, discovering Christmas Town and rediscovering himself and his love for Halloween are the reasons that made him realize that he needed to appreciate what he had back home.

Sally already escaped an abusive household. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen could have been about her stumbling into a town that gave her everything she wanted, making her realize the horrors that lay within it, and accepting that she needed to make amends with her father figure, maybe in turn save her town and all the other towns with him with their minds combined and realize that she was already enough to be whoever she wanted to be because she solved problems her way with the intention of the kindness and love she always had.

[crystallizedtwilight]

Quick sketch of that Jack and Sally milkshake pin below!

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I’ve returned to this account after reading Long Live the Pumpkin Queen and that book I’m 😂... I don’t know what happened?

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halloween and almost here and i’m just 👀👀👀 gotta revamp

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WHAT COLOUR ARE YOU?

Tagged by: @astrcea​ Tagging:  @weariedbones \ @sncwkissedqveen \ @corawhine \ @seetheirsoul \ anyone else who would like to do it !

LIGHT SEA GREEN / #20B2AA

Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is higher than average - You know what you want, but sometimes know not to tell everyone. You value accomplishments and know you can get the job done, so don't be afraid to run out and make things happen. Your outlook on life is brighter than most people's. You like the idea of influencing things for the better and find hope in situations where others might give up. You're not exactly a bouncy sunshine but things in your world generally look up.

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THIS IS HALLOWEEN TOWN’S JINGLE BELLS I JUST HOLY SHIT

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ready for christmas 🎄 eyyyy

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im just realizing now that since having discussed at least @weariedbones’ and my portrayal of jack and sally’s beginnings and relationship as friends,,,, and how sally unintentionally broke it... sally is gonna apologize to jack at one point like all this angst about a skelebro and a raggedy ann doll

[pinkwinged-deactivated20230125]

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pinkwinged:

Ziad Nakad Couture

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°♦.【 ✂.*･ weariedbones .◇ 】

jack had just recently began putting together a list and checking it twice, writing down ideas for gifts to give to everyone in halloween town. he was slowly making his rounds, asking everyone what they would like. next to each name went the respective gift, and so far, it was easy to predict what everyone wanted. jack was going in alphabetical order, so sally certainly wasn’t the last on his list. in fact, she was the one he was most excited to get a gift for.

entering her shop, it was very clear she wasn’t present. jack could have easily gone to the next nearest person instead of waiting it out in her place, but he decided to stay and browse through sally’s selection of her work. there was nothing she could make that he wouldn’t appreciate, even if it wasn’t his style. her handiwork never failed to fascinate him. and watching her sew was just as interesting for him to watch.

he was usually a patient guy, so he felt no reason to be worried. he walked around, looking through the shop, until he heard the familiar motor of a hearse outside the building. quickly going to peer through the blinds, he first expected the mayor to step out until he saw sally. for most of his citizens, he felt it was needed to make sure each visit started with him looking presentable, starting out with a straightening of his bow tie and flattening any creases on his suit. but with sally, she didn’t judge him for his presentation. she accepted him as any other person in town. but with each passing day, it became harder to not look polite and clean for her, so he jumped in front of the mirror to straighten his bow tie before she came in. for her, he wanted to look perfect.

he turned around just as she walked in, just as delighted to see her as she is to see him.      ❛  sally! you’re here!  ❜     he clasped his hands together as he walked towards her, large grin on his skull.     ❛  oh no, let me get those for you.  ❜

    ❛ no, no, no! it’s fine jack, really. ❜ always awfully kind, isn’t he? as her ruby lips form a gentle smile, she reaches up to tuck auburn strands of yarn behind a stitched ear and gets on her knees to gather up the mess she had created. the regular supplies of bobbins and spool of threads were simple enough to grab onto, but the pins were no doubt the one that put her to work. oh, hold on now. ❛ oh uhm... actually jack, would you mind fetching me the magnet from my desk? we’ll be able to talk properly as soon as i get these pins out of the way ---- it should be inside the first drawer, oh, on the left side! ❜

    this time she offers an apologetic smile, teeth biting the lopsided part of her lip at the made request. despite being well acquainted and being in a stable relationship she still had a few quirks she needed to develop. her seclusion damaged her in ways she hand’t been able to control or predict and if it hadn’t been for the pumpkin king’s holiday muse she may have never gotten the courage to speak to him again ---- to abandon him like she did. now she can’t help but feel a pang of guilt every time he smiles at her. she’s undeserving of his generosity, but as long as he would offer it she would gladly take the opportunity to right her wrongs.

    but whatever could he be visiting for? his presence definitely made her curious. she doesn’t remember planning anything with him today and if they had planned something, she would most definitely remember though, she did notice he had been standing in front of the mirror a minute or two ago. a request for a new tailored suit or something of the sort?

                                                        ---- christmas is coming, isn’t it?

[someamazongirl]

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piratelyssa:

It’s getting to be that time again and I’m so excited. And this is one of my favorite pictures I managed to get last year of Jack and Sally and two new friends that were too cute.

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after chatting and discussing a few head canons when it came to jack + sally’s relationship w/ @weariedbones​​ this list is what we were able to come up with,

beginnings

when she first woke up, sally abided by dr. finkelstein’s rules and tried to think more rationally rather than feel emotions which conflicted with her first meeting with jack since she was also never informed of the pumpkin king when she was sent out to run errands for the first time outside of the house.

needless to say, sally found jack confusing at first and didn’t like him in the slightest. she had no concept of friendship and was cold + distant, and everything that jack did seemed to either confuse or agitate her.

the more time she spent outside of her home and back when she had the freedom to do so, jack was the one who ultimately made her feel things she came to understand as ‘affection’ and ‘love’ and once she realized this she began avoiding him in worry of being bothersome.

then the shyness hit, and the quiet veil fell over her. she became anxious and every time jack offered her company as much as she wanted to say ‘yes’ she ended up finding a reason to go home.

when dr. finkelstein takes notice of her change in character and personality he begins to punish her relentlessly, locking her up in her room due to the lack of attention she gave him where in time, sally became fed up with his ridiculous antics and began slipping deadly nightshade into his soup as an act of rebellion and her desire to spend time exploring the outside world again.

prior to their romantic relationship every month of the upcoming harvest sally wakes up early and sneaks out before dr. finkelstein wakes up and she makes her way to the pumpkin patch where, she gives each pumpkin a bow or a bow tie knowing that jack likes to name his pumpkin children

there was once where sally fell off the spiral hill and she fell on top of a baby pumpkin, stunting its growth. devastated she did what she could to help and placed the pumpkin in a basket and bundled it up to keep it warm. she left an anonymous apology note for jack. she stopped going to the pumpkin patch every halloween after that incident.

present

post-film sally moves out of her ‘father’s home with the help of her friends and starts a business as a seamtress/tailor.

she gains her confidence back and is able to balance her personality out after having an identity crisis for so long.

to show her continued affections sally makes jack very detailed christmas quilts which the pumpkin king ends up playing ‘i spy’ with.

she also made jack a quilted picnic blanket for one of their anniversaries so they can take a picnic on top of the spiral hill whenever they liked.

she fixes up jack’s suits if they ever have tears and makes him new ones while he tries his best to help her reattach limbs when they fall off.

though in canon it is said that jack and sally have skeleton children ( possibly reanimated by dr. finkelstein ) they adopt instead from halloween town’s local orphanage and love their children unconditionally.

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    the contact is anything but polite. the strength she hasn’t even realized she has comes full force as dainty fingers place themselves behind a structured frame of bones and pinstripe suit prior to her shoving the lumbering figure that had misstepped onto her back heels. ❛ excuse you, sir ! i apologize, but i barely have any room to move in this crowded place. you’ll have to wait. ❜

    how rude of him, despite being a sharply dressed fellow. her nose is up as her lips press together in discontent and she hurries away with the basket of groceries tucked under her arm. the doctor was right. she isn’t ready for this kind of environment. ooo, if she could only give that skeleton a good talking to for treading on her heels! she’s already broken one rule --- don’t speak to anyone. so much for that.

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Even the pumpkin king has his limits  👻👽 • 🎃

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i can’t believe my eyes, i must be dreaming, wake up, jack, this isn’t fair! what’s this? what’s this? what’s this? there’s something very wrong! what’s this? there’s people singing songs! what’s this? the streets are lined with little creatures laughing, everybody seems so happy, have i possibly gone daffy? what is this? what’s this? there’s children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads, they’re busy building toys and absolutely no one’s dead! there’s frost on every window, oh, i can’t believe my eyes! and in my bones i feel the warmth that’s coming from inside…oh, look, what’s this? they’re hanging mistletoe, they kiss? why that looks so unique, inspired! they’re gathering around to hear a story roasting chestnuts on a fire! what’s this?

independent / selective / canon-divergent / au-friendly jack skellington from tim burton’s the nightmare before christmas. ( cred )

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    the way to the post office located within town hall and the route to her shop isn’t too far apart but, expecting a few packages did save her the trip of going back and forth when the mayor volunteered to lend his hearse to her. flattered by the gesture she gave him a friendly kiss on the cheek and loaded her mail orders into the back seat, careful not to disturb the coffin with the sleeping mummy inside it and the bats that were slumbering within the dark corners of the vehicle.

    returning to where she started from wasn’t so much of a hassle getting the car to park as it is to control one of her feet from hiding under the seat every time the engine made a noise. that one leg always seemed to have a mind of its own anyway, however, when she saw a shadow peaking through the closed blinds of her store front strolling around inside she gasped and grabbed the nearest box of sewing supplies on the seat beside her. ❛ oh i’m very sorry, i was uhm... i was out --- picking up packages from the post office and --- ❜

    ❛ jack ! ❜ she instantly lights up, stumbling forward as the door pushed her further on the way in. but that didn’t matter, she wasn’t embarrassed at the slightest though the box she had been carrying found its contents spilling on the floor when the ragdoll unconsciously dropped its handles from excitement.

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