Mystery Skulls Animated Secret Santa 2020

[talifu]

Hi again! I’m a pinch-hitter for @acornscorns​‘s msa secret santa, @msa-secretsanta-2020! This is my gift to @mysteriouslyhopefulstranger​ (yes, again, guess I’m doing both your gifts haha)! I went with the dynamokinesis prompt, I hope you like it!

Merry Christmas!

[firegirl156]

@ceylantro I'm your partner for the @msa-secretsanta-2020 !!!

I did a fic off Prompt 1 (with a little applicable angst relating to Prompt 2)

I hope you like it!

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Lewis got there after the text first, but only because he lived closer, and Vivi, who once again proved why she shouldn't be allowed to drive the van, arrived suspiciously soon after. They both shared a look before they headed inside.

Lance looked up at them from behind the counter as they came in and gave them a nod, a bit of relief in his eyes. “Glad he finally messaged you both. This project is driving him batty and I don't know how to help at this point.”

Lewis frowned a bit at that and glanced back at the room. “Did he sleep?”

Lance shrugged. “Maybe. I fell asleep around midnight, he was awake when I woke up about six, but his bed was mussed so maybe a few hours.”

Lewis nodded and headed back towards the bedroom without another word.

Vivi watched him go and looked at Lance with a soft smile. “We'll take care of him,” she promised and then followed Lewis back.

They stepped into Arthur's room without knocking, as was expected with the three. Arthur was hunched over his desk, one hand keeping his head up while he held a chewed pencil with the other, tapping it against the desk.  Wadded and discarded paper piled in his trash bin. On his laptop screen sat specs and blueprints of the Van.

Vivi approached him first, wrapping her arms around him and leaning over his shoulder to look at the paper. Van modifications again. “Whatcha workin on?”

Arthur jumped, but only slightly, at the realization she was there. “Oh! Hey Vivi, you and Lewis came?”

Vivi gave him a playful nudge with her head. “Of course we did. You texted us to didn't you?”

“Well yeah but… never mind , I'm glad you're here.” He seemed to falter a bit, but bounced back.

Lewis replaced the trashcan after he'd stepped out to empty it, and stepped over to lean on the wall by the desk. “Glad to be here. What's going on?”

Arthur sighed and vaguely gestured to the paper on front of him. “I'm trying to work out the van's issues… again. She can't keep breaking down as much as she does. It's a mess to try and fix her on the road, and I'm worried for the day we get stuck without the parts I need. It's not safe for us.” He seemed to look at it, then he sketched something on one of the models, before scowling and erasing it. “I can't isolate the problem.”

Vivi frowned a bit as she watched him. “Artie, how long have you been at this?”

Arthur glanced at the clock on his laptop. “Twelve hours or so? If you don't count the nap from two to four.”

“Have you eaten? Water?” Lewis prompted, eyes scanning the desk and only finding a coffee mug, causing him to frown a bit.

Arthur looked at him and then grimaced and looked away a bit guiltily.

“That's it, break time,” Lewis declared, pushing off the wall.

“W-what? No. I asked you guys to come over to bounce ideas off of,” Arthur protested, leaning back, though that just put him deeper into Vivi's clutches.

“Nope, you heard him Artie. You're gonna burn yourself out like this. You need a break.” Vivi declared, giving him a peck on the cheek before spinning him, in the chair, towards Lewis.

Arthur was no match for Lewis, especially when the larger man was in care mode. Lewis scooped him out of the chair and carried him over to the beat up couch Arthur kept in his room, plopping them both down on it, and keeping an arm around Arthur to keep him rooted.

“Lewis I'm fine, really. I just have to figure out how to keep the engine from springing leaks all the time, without replacing the engine, because then I'd have to replace the spark plugs. Which, are also faulty but I still don't think they're the cause because it seems like wiring from further in but I can't figure out where because then I'd-" Arthur started ranting off the laundry list of issues from the van, slowly starting to sound more panicked the further along he went.

Vivi slapped her hands over his mouth to stop him the moment his voice started to pitch. “Nope, no more of that. I'm going to order pizza and drinks, you and Lew are going to pick something to watch. And we're gonna spend the rest of the day relaxing and not working. So when I pull my hands away you are gonna say ‘Yes Vivi' deal?” Her tone was stern, but affectionate.

Arthur nodded from behind her hands, and she slowly removed them. “Can one of them be a Surf's Up Surprise?” he asked hopefully.

She grinned a bit. “That's not what I told you to say, but I'll count it. One Surf's Up and one Spicy Meat Lovers coming up,” she declared before booping Arthurs nose and striding from the room.

Silence settled over the room after she left. Lewis leaned back off of Arthur once he was sure the blond wouldn't make a break for the desk and waited for Arthur to make a move.

“Hey Lewis?” Arthur spoke, after Vivi had been gone a couple of minutes.

Lewis raised an eyebrow at his softer tone. “What's up?”

“Thanks, you know, for coming to help me out. I know things aren't… perfect between us but, it still means a lot.” Arthur subconsciously rubbed his metal arm as he spoke.

Lewis was almost glad Arthur wasn't looking at him, so he couldn't see the concern on his face. It had been almost a year now, since everything had happened. The possession, his death and revival, Mystery. None of it had been easy, and so much of it had taken time to work past, but he'd thought they had worked past it. He'd hoped that Arthur  had finally stopped blaming himself.

Lewis reached forward and gingerly wrapped his arms around Arthur, giving him plenty of time to object or move away. Arthur stiffened, but didn't reject him, and so Lewis pulled him back to lean against his chest, arms settled warmly around him.

“Arthur, you know I've put what happened behind me. It wasn't your fault, I know that now. I'm more relieved that you forgave me. I'm always going to be here for you,” Lewis assured him, chin resting on his head.

Arthur was quiet, but sank his weight against Lewis, easing. “I… I know. But I still see it now, remember it like I did it. It's… it's vivid sometimes. I see you falling and then-" he couldn't finish.

Lewis pressed a kiss to his head, rubbing his hand in a soothing and affectionate manner.

“I remember rage. Blind and burning. I remember dragging you to a cliff of my own making and holding you over the edge, knowing what I was doing. I remember revealing myself and the grief and fear that overcame your face. My name slipping from your mouth so… stunned. And I remember still letting you go.” Lewis's voice was soft, full of emotion.

The two were quiet again, before Arthur turned a bit in Lewis's arms and brushed the couple of tears that had escaped away. “Hey now, I… Lewis I don't blame you for that. The last thing you saw was me. You couldn't have known,” he assured his boyfriend softly.

They sat there, trying to comfort each other in the silence, for a good few minutes, before Arthur leaned back just slightly.

“Guess we both have some stuff we still need to work out, huh?”

Lewis chuckled softly and nodded. “We'll work it out together though,” he dried away his tears and gestured to the Dvd tower. “Let's get that movie picked.”

Arthur chuckled and stood, going over to it and slipping a movie from it. “Yeah, I don't think Vivi would appreciate coming back to nothing.”

“Not true,” Vivi declared, carrying in pizza and soda, “I'd be coming back to you two, so that’s never a loss.”

Arthur quickly set the movie aside and helped take some of the food out of her hands, his stomach rumbling at the smell of his pizza.

Vivi thanked him and set out to dishing everything out as Arthur got the movie set up.

Once they were settled with food and drink, the movie running through the previews as they got comfy. Lewis on the end, leaned against the arm, Vivi resting against him as her legs kicked up and rested over Arthur's lap, a kiss pressed to his cheek in thanks.

Arthur was incredibly thankful, more so in that moment than usual, for them to be so loving and patient with him. And that he was lucky enough to have them.

[joannulet]

gift for @charlie-eppes-blog , sponsored by @msa-secretsanta-2020 ! i illustrated an arthur inspired by their fanfic, which you can check out below.

happy hohoho day. lmk if you’d like a higher quality file or anything

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[worldbeyondtheworld]

MSA Secret Santa

Hello, @wafffffl, I’m your Secret Santa this year. I hope you’ll enjoy these chaotic little shits enjoying the winter, and the humans and ghost smooching each other!

Slight spoilers for The Future.

@msa-secretsanta-2020

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Metal taps the van’s dashboard.

“Hey Viv, you wanna see this.”

“Not yet, Arthur.” She waves at him while her gaze remains pinned on the board game on her side. “Gotta set-up my next move after this one to kick Mystery’s ass.”

Keep reading

[solitaria-fantasma]

Happy Holidays, @flowerssurroundoursoul! I’m your Secret Santa this year! :D

You asked for something with your Lewthur fusion ghost (whom I dearly love, btw), with bonus points if they were interacting with Vivi. I hope you enjoy it!

If you like my art, check me out on Ko-Fi!

@msa-secretsanta-2020

[talifu]

Hello! This is my contribution for one of this year’s msa secret santa, @acornscorns​‘s @msa-secretsanta-2020! This is my gift to @vulpixen! I combined two of your prompts, ‘Lewis alive’ and ‘Arcade date’! I hope you like it!

Merry Christmas!

[arthurkingsmen]

Here’s a @msa-secretsanta-2020 piece for @luescris !!! I really liked the post-series reunion group hug idea, I think it turned out really cute so I hope that you like this as much as I liked drawing it!!! ;u;

[bentbats]

Oh look its the @msa-secretsanta-2020 for the one the only @arthurkingsmen Im not sure if i nailed any of the prompts because i got lost in the bookstore drawing sauce, but holiday smooches are always good! hope you like it you funky little duethur stan!

[artnerd1123]

“Are you two sure I can go in there?”

“Lew, we’re not sure, we know you can. We’ll be right here, ok?”

“I talked things over with your family beforehand. They’re, uh, a little concerned, but I know they’ll be happy to see you…” 

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hey hey, it’s msa secret santa time! this is for @robin-the-robo​, who asked for some lewvithur- specifically, lewis facing his family again after the accident. I figured i’d smash the two prompts together to get this! vivi and arthur are reassuring lew as they’re heading in.

hope you like it!!! 

@msa-secretsanta-2020

[genoscoreee]

Hey @artnerd1123!! Guess who's your MSA Secret Santa this year? One of your prompts was Lewvithur watching a horror film while Mystery ate up the popcorn and I was immediately attracted to that idea, so I went ahead and did that up for you! I decided to post both the OG artwork and the version without the shaded lighting just in case you wanted to see the scene more clearly!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! I hope you like it!

@msa-secretsanta-2020

[rinzydings]

What’s up peeps! I was involved with a few Secret Santa/Gift Exchanges this year while working and moving, so here’s the result of those! This is gift #1, for @sweesbees for @msa-secretsanta-2020 ! Surprise! I saw your Lewvithur fluff requests and threw the gang together celebrating Christmas with some champagne! Arthur might’a had an extra glass before the others joined him~ I hope you like it :D

- Do not repost/crop/edit -

[999neon]

heyyyy @kiasummersalesevent, i'm your secret santa this year !!

some super fluff lewvithur, i loved drawing them, hope you will enjoy it as much as i did ! 💖

via @msa-secretsanta-2020 !

[999neon]

hello @arthurkingsmenlovemail, i'm your secret santa this year !!

you asked for Arthur, so enjoy those many many Arties !

if you want a better res i can def email them to you, just dm me ! i hope you like these little babies, i know i had a BLAST drawing them 💖

made via @msa-secretsanta-2020, thank you for organizing this event !!

[burglarsonarceny]

hey @thesproutingartist ! here’s your gift for @msa-secretsanta-2020 !!

when i saw the design for lewthur, i thought, wow, that’s a good ghost. just the way lewis and arthur’s designs combine into what may be the best boy i’ve ever seen! that said i hope you and your partner have a very merry christmas and a happy new year 

[vulpixen]

Forever

Summary: After all is said and done, Arthur, Vivi and Lewis take time for themselves as they plan what is to come for the mystery trio and their futures together. They are more certain than ever they want to be together and face anything that comes their way in life. Such as what they’re going to do on their honeymoon after the wedding. And seeing what truly matters to the three. One year later…. 

It is an early morning in Tempo, and the first to wake up in the large king-sized bed is Arthur as he stretches and yawns while sitting up, being well rested more so nowadays. Next to him, Vivi snoozes with her plush turtle in one hand close to her chest. It always makes Arthur smile to see how adorable his and Lewis’ fiancée is while sleeping peacefully. And at the foot of the bed was Mystery stirring awake with a bark yawn and stretch of his form’s small legs. 

Despite the gang knowing what he truly is, they still regard Mystery as being a companion for a long as they all live. And now better with Mystery feeling comfortable to speak to them ever since what happened at Kingsmen Mechanics that eventful year ago. So much has changed since then; mostly for the better. 

Arthur and Mystery sniff the breakfast scented air of bacon, eggs and more, telling them that Lewis made breakfast and all that was needed was their presence. Mystery, too, looking forward to it like every morning before the trio have to go to their respective jobs. Even the hamster Galahad crawls out of his small burrow of his enclosure to sniff the air. 

Lewis having since returned to work with his parents at Pepper Paradiso and looking after his younger sisters when needed; Vivi still working as assistant manager at Tome Tomb; and Arthur working with his uncle and little assistant Galaham. The jobs they are content with performing for now.

 “Time to wake up the sleeping beauty,” chuckles Arthur, reaching over with his right hand to lightly shake Vivi since she forgot to set her alarm again to ring at seven. Vivi is not one to miss out on Lewis’ cooking. Arthur and Lewis knowing this all too well. “Good morning, hun. Hun, you don’t want to miss out on breakfast, do you?”

Vivi rises from her sleep, sitting up as she rubs her eyes to open more with the sand out of them. “Wouldn’t miss it for anything Artie.” Vivi leans in close to Arthur, her lips meeting his in a kiss. Despite the morning breath, it did not bother them much with it being quick as soon as it started. “Good morning to you, too, Mystery.” She reaches to pet her dog/kitsune’s head and scratch behind his ear. Arthur nodding at the canine companion and to his own hamster, not having forgotten about him.

Mystery bows his head at Vivi and Arthur. “That it is, Vivi and Arthur.” Mystery gets a good whiff of the air again before announcing to Vivi and Arthur. “Judging by the delicious scent from the kitchen, the morning meals are finished.”

“Awesome.”

 Vivi gets out of bed and makes her way to the closest and vanity mirror to dress for the day. Arthur doing the same as well as making sure Galahad is fed and gets fresh water before placing him on his shoulder to hold onto. Vivi and Arthur putting on their two respective engagement rings on each finger as Arthur puts on his arm with the ring Lewis proposed to him with already on the ring finger. 

Vivi and Arthur recall that day at the Pepper Paradiso where they and Lewis proposed to each other at the same time with two engagement rings each. Arthur’s are of his own craft of steel with topazes embedded into the band. Vivi’s bought hers custom made with three sapphires shaped into snowflakes on the white gold band. As for Lewis, his engagement rings he presented to Arthur and Vivi are rings of gold with the purple gems resembling roses engraved into the band and stone. The three had a laugh, but they each said yes on that wonderful day, overcoming their doubts and reaffirming how they truly feel about one another.  

Not long after, Arthur and Vivi are dressed in their usual wear and head downstairs and into the small dining room to see Lewis happily whistling a tune while him and the Deadbeats set up the table and place the full dishes and silverware there. Lewis appearing much like his former living self; even down to his eyes having life brought back to them without the darkened sclera and pink glowing rings. Lewis having since regained much of his former self again, bringing much joy to those he loved dearly like before. Lewis brightens to see Arthur and Vivi appear, as did Mystery, the much taller one of the team scooping up both his fiancée’s in a close embrace in his strong arms. 

“Good morning, my beloveds.”

“Good morning, Lew,” Vivi and Arthur greet their loving ghost, kissing his lips as he did theirs, tasting sweet peppers like he used to. 

The two, even Mystery, takes a seat at the dining table, Lewis preferring this over taking the food to their computer/gaming room. Even if Lewis cannot eat, he enjoys seeing his loves and Mystery enjoy his cooking. Though every now and then, if Vivi and Arthur permits it first, Lewis can possess one of them to feel those sensations again as if he were alive. 

At the table, the three discuss what comes next. Vivi having big plans for her men. The bluenette sets out a notebook on the table with an enthusiastic disposition. “Alright, guys! I have plenty of ideas on how to make our honeymoon fun in more ways than one!” 

Vivi opens the page to reveal illustrations and a long list of activities she wants to partake in, intimidating Arthur and Lewis as they skim through each line that consists of in non-specific order: paranormal hunting; surfing; parasailing; arcade; mini golf; escape room marathon; and it goes on since the location of their honeymoon is in one of the major cities in Japan. The wedding is in a few months from today and they still had not settled on what they plan to do when they go to Japan. 

“Uh… Vivi?” Lewis and Arthur speak up with nervous smiles. 

“Yeah?” 

Arthur being the one to express his concerns. “We’ll be there for a week if all goes to plan. Even if we don’t end up doing everything, we’ll all have fun and get to spend time together… as a family.” 

Then it is Lewis’ turn when he smiles. “That’s what really matters and maybe even encounter the supernatural most likely.”

Vivi gathers up the notebook in hand and lets out a breathing, brightly smiling at the men she loves. 

“You’re both right! This is real big trip and I wanted us to be prepared for anything. And I’d like to show you both where my family once lived while we’re there.” 

Arthur, Lewis and Vivi get up from their seats, coming together in a join hug between the trio of mystery solvers. Death itself will never part this trio. Their love will go on, forever, and ever, and ever.  A/N: Tagging @msa-secretsanta-2020 here. This is a secret santa gift for @polyskulls over on tumblr and I want to share my first Mystery Skulls fic here too! Hope they and everyone else here likes it! And Happy Holidays, everyone! You can also find it on my AO3 here!

[msa-secretsanta-2020]

Whew! Sorry for the late response y’all. I may or may not have forgotten that Christmas is hard to post during simply because of family/celebrating the actual event. As a result, feel free to post a few days late if you need! Im hoping by the 26-27th most gifts will have been posted, as after that I’ll be looking into who hasn’t posted gifts yet and DM’ing to see if there’s any problems.

For those ready to post, please @ this blog in your post and tag it as #msasecretsanta2020. This way I can find it easier! Ill be checking off the people who tag posts for me. And for those posting on Discord, feel free to DM me your gift and I’ll send it to your SS to see it! I’ve considered making a server but I don’t think people will join a server to see fanart, but feel free to share on any MSA servers you’re in! You did create it after all haha.

Don’t stress !!! I hope everyone has a good holiday otherwise. Enjoy posting!!!

[msa-secretsanta-2020]

It’s Almost Time! (+ More)

Soooooooooo as most people are aware, it’s almost Christmas! (Well, give or take about a week and then some). Hopefully most people are finished or close to finished with their projects! I may be sending a DM out to people just to ensure they’ve at least gotten started, and to make sure they are actually planning on making something... which leads me to (somewhat I guess) my second point... 

There have been some recent drops so some pinch-hitters will probably be getting a message from me soon. For those who will be pinch-hitting (I’ll DM this as well), you’ll get a few extra days to work on your second gift so long as you can get it done please! ! ! 

If for any reason you know you won’t be able to get your gift done by the 26-27th please say something ASAP ! It’s important for me to see if I can find enough pinch-hitters and to see whether or not I’ll have to also make something... idk. 

Reminder again the requirement for gifts is suuuper easy with either one medium-sized fanart or 1k fic, so take care not to stress!!! Check-up DMs will probably be going out tomorrow. It’s almost 5am here lol. 

-Nebbie