what are your headcanons for the monsters inc characters. perks my ears like a dog
ORDER UPPP oh boy do I have a wall of text for youuu.
As always, my headcanons tend to blur the line between "woah cool headcanon!" and "just make an AU? Asshole?" so some of these are more like. Personal retcons. Gonna try and keep this fluffy though.
I was originally gonna go into heritage stuff, but I'm realizing that that really needs its own post LMAO [mostly because there's no way around talking about the Worthingtons, and I don't wanna write all that rn]. So that's gonna have to wait π
ANYWAYS enjoy the art and stuff, I'm putting it under a cut because this post's long as fuck:
>>> SULLEY IS [was] A POSER
In his early highschool years, he tried to give the impression he was a "hardcore punk" even though he had no idea what punk culture actually was, and was BARELY punk or alternative even aesthetically.
He wore a leather jacket and eyeliner throughout all of highschool except for his Senior year, when he finally dropped the "cool guy" act a little bit. But only a little.
He'd still listen to metal and stuff continuing into college, while also being obnoxious by making it purposefully obvious that that was what he was listening to at all times. He'd purposefully act very rebellious because it was his idea of cool. Because at his core, he was a sheltered nepo-baby, who also cared WAY too much about other people's opinions about him.
So he actually has a long criminal record of nothing except petty crime. Yes he grew up rich. Yes he shoplifted anyways. And vandalized. And broke into places, and trespassed. A lot of bullshit with abandoned buildings in Sludge Falls actually [his canon hometown, for the non-knowers]
Sludge Falls is a rural area also. Sulley's a farm boy ! Except he never actually worked on a farm ever !
[[[ he's afraid of chickens actually. And then pigeons, once he moves to Monstropolis. Mike finds this hilarious ]]]
His father having to pay bail for him and his friends was always embarrassing, and always a sensitive topic. One that was oftentimes used against him. And then they'd still pressure him into doing shit all over again anyways.
And he'd go along with it, because he's just as much of a people pleaser as Randall is. The biggest difference is that Randall becomes more aggressive when he's being excluded, taking up a much more forced personality to try and overcompensate for the failure. Sulley meanwhile becomes pathetic and despondent, like a wounded dog, pulling away from everything and actually becoming way less fake.
Mask up for Randall. Mask down for Sulley. Both need validation almost equally-- at least at the time.
[[[ see: that scene where Sulley's getting his ROR jacket taken away and he looks like he's about to start begging for it back ]]]
His friend group was AWFUL, and he'd have new people circulating in and out of his life constantly. He had no best friends before Mike. He would even argue he had NO friends period before Mike.
Back to the poser stuff though-- as a result of his bullshit, he had no real music taste [or taste at all, period] because that's not what he actually likes.
He eventually discovers jazz and classic rock after everything in college LMAO [and also drops the punk thing forever].
Mike and him both would be fans of whatever the equivalent of artists like Frank Sinatra are in this universe. The crooners. Also maybe Elvis? That's more Mike, but it feels right for Sulley too.
Sulley's usually the one who picks which record to put on in the background when they get home. It's part of his unwinding ritual, and it's basically a necessity for him at this point. He can't relax without it.
[[[ Mike ofc keeps these records dusted and organized alphabeticallyβ specifically FOR him. And this is [at least partially] canon ]]]
>>> Mike's taste in music and media is all based off of what his mom showed him during childhood basically
And he shows it all to Sulley ofc. Movie night is truly just "what can I show my friend who knows nothing about anything" night.
He'd be a big fan of artists like Queen. Partial to Elton john and David Bowie. ABBA, he'd definitely love ABBA [projecting]. But he's not actually real big on musicβ he's more interested in movie scores/soundtracks. Big on "the classics" if anything, because of COURSE Mike would be that guy.
He's a modern pop HATER, if he has to have any opinions on music at all.
BROADWAY MUSICALS ARE ANOTHER BEAST ENTIRELY HOWEVER. He does in fact had multiple CDs in his car that all just have musical soundtracks on them. Little Shop of Horrors says helloooo
He's a BIG movie guy too. Name any movie and he's probably watched it, and also probably has a very opinionated take on it.
His favorites are "the ones that use really entertaining practical effects" if I had to categorize them, because that's also one of his favorite things to talk about when showing a movie to someone.
[[[ He rizzed Celia up with behind-the-scenes knowledge on his nerd shit I'm crying AND IT WORKED AND IT FUCKING WORKEDD ]]]]
Grew up with Never Ending Story, Jurassic Park, and literally everything Jim Henson related. As well as a bunch of shitty horror movies that he'd watch with his mom because they were so corny that the horror looped back around to being funny.
That and old fantasy movies. Monty Python, Princess Bride, Willow, Dark Crystal, Wizard of Oz, stuff like that.
HE WOULD BE SO INTO ALIEN ACTUALLY. That might be his favorite film series. And Star Wars would also be up there, but he would hate the sequels and spinoffs. To the point of refusing to call himself a Star Wars fan.
[[[ The list could go on forever, but you get the gist. It's all kinda surface-level stuff because I don't actually have much niche movie knowledge irl that would fit him LMAO but it gives you an idea of his energy yk ]]]
>>> Sulley is Autistic as Hell !! π
Actually an extremely socially awkward person. Especially in college, where he basically coasted off of the fact people liked him because he was "cool by default" just because he was big and scary.
In actual conversations, if he doesn't have somebody there that he already knows, he falls completely flat. It's why he was the life of the party but didn't actually make friends with anyone in ROR.
He is TERRIBLE at meeting new people and actually making friends with them.
He also used to be horrible at interpreting what he's feeling and what it meant, and so it channeled into confused anger a lot of the time. He's mellowed out now, but he was kinda nasty throughout middleschool and highschool [and some of college too].
Present-day Sulley is really good at small-talk and has a couple of basic dialogue options locked and loaded for short encounters, but when it comes to actually building connections? He needs some patience.
Also he's dyslexic. I think that belongs in this category LMAO.
It's part of the reason why he was so terrible at studying too, he literally had an undiagnosed learning disability that nobody thought to address because "he's a Sullivan why would we ever need to screen him for a learning disability."
Dyslexic but loves reading. He's got a big book collection, alongside the record shelf.
[[[ little sketch of Sulley reading that I really like. Gave his ass his glasses back that we were ROBBED of [he had glasses in some of his concept animation] ]]]
Him and Mike have also argued AT LENGTH over whether or not the movies Mike likes are actually good. Because Sulley will go out of his way to read the original book and compare it to the movie adaptation.
And talking about Dune is straight up forbidden in their house.
If anything is gonna make them divorce, it's gonna be that /hj
>>> Oh yeah and Mike has ADHD
Also undiagnosed as hell. The combination type of ADHD specifically. It's part of the reason why he's so insanely forgetful, and why he needs to keep lists of things and keep literally everything organized. Otherwise he will just completely lose track of it.
Innocuous things like "remembering to file paperwork" become essentially white noise in his brain because they're things that should be no-brainers. And so even though he has 3 sticky notes with written reminders on them in his locker, he still forgets about it. The sticky notes are no longer reminders, they're just things in his locker that he's accidentally trained himself to completely tune out.
Because it's such an obvious thing, that should already be a part of his routine by default, so his brain doesn't want to "waste energy on it" if that makes sense.
Kinda like a professional chef being able to cook the most delicious meal ever, and yet being completely incapable of doing something as simple as heating up a frozen pizza without burning it. It's just too easy.
That's Mike to me.
This forgetfulness is also why he tasked Roger to take all those labeled photos for him. Because he's AWFUL with names. Especially if he doesn't have a face to place it to. And he HATES forgetting because he thinks it gives the impression to others that he doesn't care, when he IN FACT cares too much.
That and getting caught in unfamiliar situations he knows he could've been more knowledgeable about frustrates him to no end.
Hates surprises but only in concept.
>>> Mike is genetically doomed π
And by that, I mean I gave him health complications.
I briefly mentioned how I wanted to talk about heritage stuff above. I HAVE changed Mike's parents' designs, so they aren't actually carbon copies anymore because I HATE that.
Sketches of them real quick... ok...? :
So basically Mike DOES have scary parents, he was just unfortunately born with the worst combination of their traits possible.
Adds to the tragedy of his character imo, AND the fact that he's sort of disability representation [to me, at least]. Hits a lot harder if he's the ONLY one who looks like that yk. Unique in his choppedness π₯Ή
He's insanely small and compact, and so he has to snack throughout the day instead of eating full meals. Fast metabolism + small stomach. Very hummingbird. It's a common trait in his family, but especially bad with him.
Crying too much actually dehydrates him, so he gets extremely faint and even collapses if he lets himself sob too much LMAO
He's fragile in general, especially in his youth. And yet, he's super reckless. He's fractured more bones than he can countβ most of these breaks coming from micro-fractures that just weren't spotted in time actually. Fractures, and also dislocations.
[[[ We actually see him dislocate his shoulder in the show I'm SHITTING. ]]]
Also, as you can see, I have given him a thumb claw. This is because he inherited his mother's claws that are built for perching while also not inheriting her wings. This claw does more harm than good most of the time, making him generally clumsier if he isn't paying attention to how he walks.
He is able to kinda use his feet as hands though, which is sort of a plus?
Tail was added for cuteness tbh. Though "adding to his cuteness" does in fact also add to his character in a way.
This is also why I gave GARY wings. In the show, Gary's just a recolor of Mike. But in MY redesign, he only vaguely looks like Mike. But looks close enough that Mike kinda sees Gary as "him but if I was actually scary/born with the right combination of genes." Made all the worse by the fact Gary isn't even a scarer. He's a fucking accountant. He's a numbers guy bruh.
Him in color ::
Ugh.
Currently cooking actual shit that happened between them too, but just know that they have history from elementary too.
Gary has BEEN in Mike's life, making it generally shittier since 1984 baby <333
Though I do have plans to make him better, IF I ever write ofc.
>>> OTHER RANDOM STUFF:
Mike loves driving, and cars in general. Sulley has horrendous anxiety behind the wheel meanwhile, and basically refuses to take anything except public transit if Mike doesn't drive.
Mike never had fast food before going to college [because he needs to choose what he eats more carefully than your average monster + he grew up kinda poor too and it was just too much of a luxury on top of being useless nutritionally], and Sulley was the one who got him some to try it.
^^^ Because Sulley is a fat fucking chud <333 who would be perfectly content eating Burger King for the rest of his life [during his college days at least]
Squishy and Sulley developed a little brother + big brother dynamic during MU, and still call eachother semi-frequently. Squishy isn't living in the Monstropolis area anymore however [I moved his ass to "Europe" LMAOO this is more AU stuff that I'm not gonna talk about at length rn but just know. He's European now. Squishy in a puffer jacket when /hj]
Mike's family on his mom's side is huge [not gonna talk about his dad rn either] and made up of mostly first and second generation "polish" [whatever the equivalent is] immigrants.
Sulley's claws get shed too along with his fur [like how cats do], and so he actually does like to make semi-frequent spa trips to get them shaved down. He doesn't start to do anything extra until becoming friends with Celia however, who eventually start to make a ritual of going together. Celia convinces him to try a lot of things.
He also instinctually scratches and picks at things absentmindedly, and it drives Mike insane.
Mike's also learned to just deal with the shedding. He had a phase during their first months of living together where he tried keeping it under control, but it really was just an uphill battle he would never win. Finding random hairs in his food or stuck to him is just a fact of life now.
Mike will never call himself green. It's always "Olive" or "Chartreuse" because he's specific with colors. The type of guy that goes insane when he hears someone refer to something as "blue" when it is very clearly turquoise or teal.
He's just a very particular guy.
I CANNOT BELIEVE SULLEY IS A LEO EITHER, THAT REMINDS ME. Like of COURSE they made him a fucking Leo, that's the star sign given to every main protagonist ever. FUCK that, he's a taurus LMAO. Like come on, he's an earth sign, it's right thereee. He's a May baby now ooouh. Him having a spring birthday is also just so sweet to me, idk why. Makes me so happy. Cover this man in pretty flowers.
Randall being an Aries also makes me raise an eyebrow, but it's not nearly as bad honestly, at least to me. Though I'm drawn to the idea of making him a Virgo. As a Virgo LMAO
[[[ I hardly know shit about starsigns bro, idk why this stuff even bothers me ]]]
His obsessive perfectionism is why I say that. Also we need more evil Virgos, all of us are way too reserved. If you're a Virgo, this is your sign to become more evil NOW.
Speaking of evil. Johnny Worthington ππ
He's actually despicable now. He had a very controlled upbringing because his father wanted him to be the perfect heir, essentially. His childhood is very similar to Sulley's in a lot of ways, but the main difference was that Jack didn't really let Johnny become his own person. Sulley's childhood was actually humane yk.
Jack was obsessed with the upkeep of Johnny's health. And also making sure that every second of his childhood was utilized to its fullest. Johnny was forced into private school, and made to study extensively even outside of school. Every score had to be perfect.
This is why he goes kinda insane with power in college. It's his first time being mean, guys! Be nice to him!
He's also had so much dental work done that his entire mouth is basically fake atp. A lot of dental trauma because of genetics in general. Just know that his title of "the jaw" really hurts actually. His entire mouth has basically crumbled out of his face.
And yes Jack made him feel like a disappointment because of this. Because of this uncontrollable quality btw. A quality that's technically due to how obsessed the Worthingtons are with "keeping the family scary."
Yes, there's an incestuous past happening here. Yes, I'm breezing past this right now. No, they don't do this anymore and haven't for generations now. But yes, it still affects the family to this day.
The genetics in question: Johnny was supposed to be born with tusks like his dad, but they were removed from his face when he was young because they would've grown in strangely. Tooth fragility also just runs in the family for the Worthingtons, and it's unfortunately BAD-bad with Johnny. He'd get chipped and cracked teeth all the time as a kid, and would be in and out of the dentist constantly.
His collagen is just fucked period. His fur is really high maintenance because of this too.
Donna Soohoo and Harry Luckey are the same person in my AU/in my head. Harry is a trans mannnn rahhhh I need to draw himmmm
Just ignore the fact that the number of tentacles doesn't match !! Don't worry about it !! It's just your average miracle of testosterone !!
[[[ I just change Donna's design to match Harry better in my head LMAO ]]]
Celia is also a trans woman now because I just can't HELP myself bro I had to do it, I HAD to, you don't UNDERSTANDuh
She and Harry are friends, and have been friends since senior year of college. Because they clocked one another immediately, during both of their questioning phases actually because I thought that was extra sweet.
"Girl.... I'm bald.... no way... me tooo! AWHHH...!"
Celia transferred to Monsters University in Junior year. She and Harry would be a year above Mike and Sulley if they weren't expelled. That's also why Celia isn't present in the prequel movie too lol.
She went to college for just a basic business degree, bachelor's. She didn't really know who she was or who she wanted to be, and by the time she graduated she was just even more unsure tbh. All she knew was that she wanted to get out of her mother's house and wanted a job asappp.
[[[ the show actually implies they don't have a very good relationship, so that one's based in fact ]]]
All monsters are born from eggs. Your fav lays eggs now <3
Okay done. I am delusional. Thank you for humoring me.
[let me know if there are any holes in my logic also lol]
Ok so like . Me n my friend on discord like . jokingly talked abt how Buster Moon could randomly be canonized as trans w/o any questions n so I said this
Need y'alls thoughts on the matter/silly/nf
(also if you dont agree w/ the hc , cool ! You don't need to comment on it ty <3)
Cool fact about Koalas actually! Their sexual dimorphism is super apparent if you know what you're looking at:
Male Koalas and only male Koalas have a scent gland on the front of their chest [used to mark territory and stuff]. It's that brown bald patch in the left photo lol.
And we've seen Buster's chest before:
Looks more like, uh, yeah! There's no patch.
There's also the other immediate difference they have, being the facial structure. Female Koalas tend to have a flatter face while the males appear bulkier and have broader faces [just look up female vs male koala and you'll see what I mean]
^^This part is a more optional detail to consider though, given just the general art style of the entire movie. Like of course they were gonna design Buster off of the simpler and more cute looking koalas, that's just kinda a given imo. The chest gland thing can also be completely ignored if you preferred, given Illumination also ignored the MUCH more obvious detail of the double thumbs [never gonna stop bitching about that π]. If they weren't gonna give him the extra thumbs, then they DEFINITELY weren't gonna give him a biblically accurate bald spot on his chest lol
But. If you like to hc Buster as trans? I'm here to tell you it's uhhh literally canon! So go ahead [like you needed permission]
A little exercise in the different paws and hands we see in the Sing universe :: [[ Feel free to use as ref ]]
I was drawing Ash and realized that I wasn't too sure how I actually wanted her paws to look? Because so far, I've just been using the "default hands" that the movies use- or just Buster's paws except with shorter claws and the normal amount of thumbs. But I'm wanting everyone to look a little more distinct than what we see in the movies, so I fucked around with some references and made anthro versions of how various paws look in real life.
NOTES :
Porcupine paws are probably my favorite to draw, with narrower fingers, claws, and messy fur, and perfect paw pads/beans.
I LOVE KOALA HANDS SO MUCH, I'm actually kinda pissed Buster doesn't canonically have two thumbs on each hand because it's genuinely SUCH a cool feature omg. I headcanon him being able to be super dexterous because of it [despite his clumsiness]
Pigs are by far the easiest for me to draw. They actually have beans too kinda? Like they definitely have some pad irl. So I draw it kinda emphasized so they can actually realistically grab stuff in-universe.
Sheep/Ungulates hooves are similar, except they're actually the HARDEST for me to draw. I genuinely hate how hooves are done in the Sing movies, like why are they fleshy. So I didn't really have any reference and had to basically bullshit the entire thing lol. Yeah the "hoof-fingers" bend at that part that looks like a joint. Yes it's gonna be weird technically.
Wolf paws are easy. Truly default. And cat paws are actually kinda similar, so I didn't draw them [laziness too lol]
Bear paws are just BIG Wolf paws. Love how wide they are. Can't wait to draw Harry, I love Bears so muchhh ughhghohjsud
Mice paws are weirdest, but I have fun with them. Really close to human hands. Love how they're pink on the bottoms <3 Mike's gonna be so cutie patootie
Gorilla hands were the second easiest to draw. Mostly because I'm pretty ok at drawing human hands, so it only really needed a little translation [don't ask me about drawing the rest of the Gorilla though, I'm still struggling to draw Johnny to this fucking day-]
Nvm, Elephant "paws" are the weirdest actually. That's just a circle- how do they grab literally anything in-universe? [I tried defining fingers, but it still looks a little odd. Might be weird looking in some drawings lol]
The first in a [hopefully] series of redesign + headcanon posts where I give you my take on a character for my AU
I'm grouping the two together because a] a lot of fluff headcanons I have, they share [because they're literally husband and wife]. And b] if I made an individual post for every single character, I... would go insane. So yeah. A bunch of characters are gonna get clumped together.
[FULL MASTERPOST HERE [yet to be made <3]]
HEADCANONS // BACKSTORY β¬οΈ
Me and the bad bitch I pulled by being autistic [also autistic]
Both of them are the same age, mid to late thirties.
In terms of general intelligence: Rosita has gifted IQ, while Norman is at genius level.
I know. I know Norman seems kinda dim in the movies. But guys [LMAO]. "I know it looks like there's nothing happening behind those eyes, but...... he can make entire computers!"
He's so smart yet so stupid. He's that kind of character. Like he can do all of this super impressive shit, and is super talented and can do math like BOOM done, but he's also kinda a "deer-in-the-headlights" when it comes to life [I LOVE HIM πΉ]
Both of them worked hard and have their college degrees almost completely paid off at this point because of the scholarships they earned.
Rosita has a degree in engineering, Norman's a computer scientist.
They're both in STEM, it's just that Rosita likes to handle more of the mechanical aspects of things while Norman's better with the technical stuff, which I think is cute af.
Yin and Yang <3
This dynamic is just how they are too. How they act. Like for example, Rosita can be very to-the-point-
She's very much a problem solver and will get right to it once she understands what she's doing. Like yeah, she often takes a very methodical approach to it [see the scene where she's got all the papers laid out to try and learn to dance- very new territory for her], but once she learns, she gos all in. And EATS.
Norman's gotta have a plan before doing anything, meanwhile. He has a morning routine that can't be interrupted or else his whole day and mood will be thrown off. He reads through a recipe twice before even starting. That kind of stuff.
He's a lot more hesitant to even try.
A lot of people find Norman boring. But Rosita is enraptured by every word he says, she LOVES his long spiels about hyper-specific [and often mundane] things.
AAAA--
Norman is also a closeted DORK. He ran a tabletop games club in highschool with a couple other of his geeky ass friends [he's still into D&D to this day and has introduced Rosita to the game too]
[she's fun to play with, but super competitive. This goes for ANY game, actually, not just D&D. She'll kinda accidentally turn everything into a "contest" due to her inability to not do her very best] [it's mostly inspirational, not annoying, if that makes sense?]
I also wanna say Norman was in a weird amount of drama that he didn't want to be in at this time. Like all of his friends had falling-outs, and he was just always caught in the middle of it.
He's afraid of confrontation [UNLESS IT'S FOR HIS WIFE] [HE STANDS UP FOR HER RAHHHH] [this is gonna happen when I get to rewriting Sing 2, he's NOT just gonna take Crystal calling his WIFE "mommy pig"]
They're sooo "excuse me, he asked for no pickles"
Norman and Rosita technically met in high school, in Junior year when Norman first moved to Calatonia.
WHICH, he and his family did this because this was a point in time where laws having to do with the rights of animals were VERY flimsy, and Calatonia was one of the first and only safe places at the time-- for Pigs especially, actually.
The 3 Little Pigs is deadass CANON TO SING. So Pigs were/are actually a marginalized species in this universe.
[[during the warring period that I have yet to really talk about, they were often victims of the anarchy and poaching, so stigmas and insults around them still exist to this day]]
[[[[see Jimmy Crystal]]]]
So anyway, they "met" in high school- Norman totally crushed on Rosita from afar whenever he'd catch her in volleyball matches-
Rosita had a major tomboy phase throughout high school, slowly falling out of it during college [still only saves dresses and skirts for special occasions really]
[[Fun fact, Rosita is also sapiosexual [attracted to intelligence] [Roxanne Ritchi ahh] ]]
[[Norman is bi]]
They actually got introduced to eachother and had a proper arc when they went to the same college [which might've been a college in Redshore actually? But I'm not 100% sure on that headcanon. It would line up since Rosita's "wanted to perform in Redshore since she was a little kid" and Redshore is obviously a massive city with a lot of notoriety. Idk though- and it's not really that important to the story anyways]
Norman and Rosita had plans together- they were gonna make it big and live freely. Things were looking up with the lawmakers, who were finally repealing a bunch of nasty stuff that was put in place during the war times. And the two had hope that their dreams could actually be accomplished.
Rosita, who was originally gonna play it safe and become an engineer, was now thinking about attempting to become a performer [which Norman has supported since the beginning, he LOVES her singing, and often tells her that she's "better than some of the people I've heard on TV!"]
But. Life got in the way...
Present day, Norman works in Redshore at Crystal Enterprises. He's the head of some sort of organizational team- not really working on what he loves at this point.
And this is because of their children, who were a very sudden appearance in their lives [which is why we see so much struggle in the chaos at the beginning of the movie in this AU]
Rosita stopped everything, and Norman grabbed the first high-ish paying job he could, spending all his spare time on clocking in overtime hours.
The kids are all adopted, and there's only 6 now: Oldest Caspar [13], twin boys Mickey and Moe [11], middle child Kelly [9], little bro Freddy[8], and Zoey the sweet baby sister [6].
They became foster parents after the death of Rosita's sister [this hc is kinda subject to change, but this is the story rn. I'll specify on this later βοΈ]
So Rosita's kinda put her life on hold for these babies. She's such a great mom to them, and they love her and Norman so much
But some of the older kids [Caspar specifically] are kinda in a rough phase since they feel like she resents them [which she doesn't], or that she isn't their "real mom" [which she IS]
This is like an E plot in the story, but definitely's gonna get at least a little bit of focus.
Rosita and Norman's marriage is falling apart just a little bit due to burnout, but it'll get better <3 [I can't do anything tragic to these two they're too sweet]
Norman snuggles up to Rosita in his sleep. Rosita starfishes LMAO
They wake up entangled. This is normal.
"Pig piles" are also a thing- there have been several nights where all six children "had nightmares" and so the family of 8 all slept in the same bed.
Norman has the best bond with the two girls out of all the children. They immediately latched onto him to be their level-headed dad.
Rosita can carry two kids at once easily, and often "relocates" them like this :>
She's probably the strongest out of everyone in the troupe if you don't count the potential Meena has. She solos.
She's constantly taking notes on everyone and everything around her. At the theater, you'll catch her tidying stuff up she spots out of the corner of her vision while you're having a conversation with her [she's still listening]. She knows everyones favorite foods, and allergies, and their preferences in things, etc. She's the most attentive and considerate out of all of them [the mom]
She may have a touch of OCD.
She gives the best hugs.
Rosita is also a FANTASTIC cook [not even a headcanon, I'm pretty sure the entire fandom agrees on this one] and often bakes stuff for her sweet-toothed children [and husband]
This is actually how she initially connected with Caspar, who refused to eat or speak at first when they were all placed with Rosita.
Cinnamon rolls.
Kelly will only eat the frosting off the top, and has ruined an entire pan before by doing this.
Rosita actually isn't the biggest fan of chocolate, small detail.
Idk why she just strikes me as not being an enjoyer.
Loves vanilla though. People are furious when she answers "vanilla" with zero hesitation to the chocolate vs vanilla question.
Norman is kinda a hopeless romantic, or at least really enjoys the aesthetic of it [in a sweet and not shallow way ofc], and goes all out every Valentine's Day: balloons, flowers, the works. He's learned that Rosita prefers strawberries over a box of chocolates, however. Has a tradition of getting a fruit basket for her <3
They also have a tradition from all the way back in college, where they go out to eat at specifically the in-universe equivalent of Olive Garden [which was the fanciest thing they could afford at the time] and eat a shared giant plate of spaghetti.
Norman loves coffee. Insists he likes it black but actually prefers a good 50:50 ratio of creamer and coffee.
Norman is also βοΈ lactose intolerant LMAO
[[or would be, if traditional milk was widely accessible/a thing. I say "lactose intolerant" but what I really mean is he's allergic to most milk substitutes- like nuts and soy [gives him tummy ache, not anaphylaxis] ]]
God, parenthesis are carrying me so hard rn.
Stopping here because I'm tired, but I could go ON about these two omg-
The Sing: Thriller short is all a parody from the original Michael Jackson Thriller music video! I recommend checking it out, youβll see how perfect it was!
I just want to vomit out some of the things on my mind because ohhh my god, do I have THOUGHTS-
Also! Link here to the short, for the people who want / need it π
NO WAY
THE BASTARD LIVES???
THE MIKE FANS WERE ACTUALLY RIGHT????
It wasn't just copium!
Kinda off topic, but this is getting me thinking on how different sized animal's seats are priced. Because they only grabbed one ticket I think, so I think they're literally sharing a seat [WHICH IS CUTE]. But does this mean that bigger animals need to buy more than one ticket? Or are all the seats just ridiculously big? Or am I crazy?
Also thinking of that one scene in Spongebob where Plankton gets sat on by Bubble Bass π
Tiny blurry Mike hehe looks like found footage
RAHHHHH
RAHHHHHHHH
Me when I see my fav for 2 seconds with zero speaking lines
Nana is eating also holy shit
EATING πΉ
Also Eddie guiding her by the hand is sweet, I love their relationship so much aaywusjhisajhajk
He has such an obviously better relationship with her than he does his actual parents and I'm eating it upppppp
The "How hard can it be to fix a stupid tire anyway???" line was so aggressive, I'm taking this as character development !
She's an actually amazing actor in-universe and I love that
Meena Sweep
Also this set is clean as fuckkk- also a lot more realistic, but still very not LMAO
Also he's DOING A JIG AAA
The crunchy version is for my enjoyment specifically
HOLY SHIT I WAS REFERENCED /j
Also also.
Both GMO and Alice in Wonderland were really short plays from what we see, but I actually do think that this isn't how it actually goes in canon. When they're on the bus in Sing 2, the script looks pretty thick for one. And two- why would anyone pay for tickets for 4 minutes of show?
Like it just makes sense, you gotta understand my reasoning.
They couldn't put the whole 2 hours of play in the actual films, but I like to believe that's actually how it goes
That there's some story and depth to it as well [π]
Reference. For later.
THE WAY HIS FACE SCRUNCHES DUDE DUDEUDUED
Meena Gunter and Ash are absolutely partying in the back bro
I wonder how often Meena finds herself in cars. Because like there's size, but also we know she just takes the bus everywhere. I don't think her family has a car, they all feel like they utilize public transit instead
Cars that are modified for bigger and smaller animals are probably more expensive and not mass-manufactured either
Not just height but weight limit is also something that needs to be kept in mind. Elephants are like a few thousand pounds.
I think it's just easier to have modified public transit rather than modified individual cars for that kind of load. I bet public transit has way more funding in the Sing universe because of this need too. Because there's also Rhinos, and Hippos, and Giraffes-
I'm getting lost in the sauce again.
HER NOSE SCRUNCH
She was AT that door. First one there, bouncing with excitement. Adorable. I wish Clay had speaking lines with her in this AGH
REFERENCE.
girl what the fuck are you doing here, your ass was NOT invited βΌοΈ
The Infection AU would go CRAZY
Somebody needs to make that rightttt now, actually
I'm giving it some thought right now and how with a few tweaks this could be cool. Like I'd definitely make it so there were different phases, like the MLP AUs. And I'd keep the hivemind thing definitely, because I think that adds an extra terrifying aspect to it
Probably make the ooze stuff look more messy, eyes would be leaking the stuff, mouth.
Idk I'm just spitballing LMAO
The dog from under the table is actually terrifying
Rare sighting of angry Meena
ALSO WHY-
I have a complaint.
Why were they dancing.
For a full minute. With nothing.
No singing. Just instrumental. It dragged on for so insanely long. Like that's my one complaint about this short, is that the pacing is just absolute dogshit after they all get possessed. You can give me a Thriller reprise without making it look super awkward and boring. Why couldn't this have been a cool chase scene instead? Like actually keep up that tension you established?? Because like Crawly and Buster are just STANDING there now, and it's just like-
And then the actual chase is over so fast
Man.
HE'S SO STUPID LOOKING I'M GONNA CRY [positive]
the Borb....... [Buster orb]
I hate the "it was all a dream!" trope but I can't really be mad
I saw it coming from a mile away, and I'm honestly glad because it means that this isn't canon and we don't have to deal with random zombie shenanigans in the actual lore
Or maybe not because Crawly was literally possessed at the end but whatever. Not canon.
My final thoughts are that this was really solid! I feel well fed and very happy to get some new content of the sillies. I will most likely be drawing lots of Thriller stuff because WOW were some of those shots pretty. Overall, critically? C+ short [mostly due to that minute of almost nothing happening]. But my enjoyment level puts the grade at a B+ for me so [B is for Biased].
okay @biaweck brought this old piece to my attention in their recent post, and also made me go through all my old uploads to double check [horrific]. But apparently I never actually uploaded this one, so:
My bad! π
This was started all the way back on January 27th of 2023, so it's like a whole year and a half old. Honestly, didn't age too horribly, I might redo this one at a later date [also Mike smokes, and you can't convince me otherwise [well kinda [see tags]]]
This redesign also REALLY needs an update or two, it was really hashed together at the time [which is a reason why it wasn't ever uploaded, if I were to guess]
I spent like 3 hours just drawing these guys and nothing else while I watched Trollhunters the other day. My computer's being stupid again so digital art's on hold but you know what I still have my fucking hands you can't stop me
