Don’t punch a child. Whatever you do, Hunter. DO NOT punch the child. “ I don’t tell Cottage Core what to do because she’s my FRIEND, if she WANTS to scream into the multiverse? That’s her prerogative. Not mine. ”
“ First of all, it’s not a flex. None of us WANT our Belos to be a monster, believe me. That’s just not our reality. If leaving the Emperor’s Coven was an OPTION for me at 16, I would have TAKEN it. But again, I reiterate, that’s NOT the reality we had. ”
Oh great. It’s trauma - dumping time. You asked for this, Sea Crest Chicken Breast. This is YOUR fault.
“ I was in the Coven YEARS after you escaped your Belos. I only got to leave because he left me to die, okay? Also, I don’t have magic naturally either. I don’t know of a SINGLE Golden Guard in the entire multiverse that naturally has magic. Don’t TALK about my timeline like you understand what we went through because I promise you don’t. ”
Hunter is just going to stare holes through them and eventually cleared his throat, “ Yeah, and I bet YOU got out of the coven at 16. Big. Fucking. Whoop. You know SO MUCH about our timeline and the SHIT that monster put us through, don’t you? I bet you couldn’t last a DAY in our shoes. ESPECIALLY with that weak - ass magic in your timeline. ”
✦. — @weaselcanon asked : cottage vc: AGGRESSIVELY LOVES AND SUPPORTS U HUNTER.
Hunter was literally just vibing until he noticed Cottage had been SCREAMING her support for him. He’s just going to blink, “ Thanks, Cottage. I...... care about you, too. ”
@multiiversal liked for a starter with young!Cottage
“ Oh brother…not cookie BOREDOM again.”
Cottage huffs, sinking behind the counter she and Bee had been working out most of the day. It was Wednesday so she shouldn’t be that surprised. He always showed up like CLOCKWORK here on wednesdays. Right on time.
What is this golden dudes deal??
She already had to deal with him enough trying to stop Belos with Eda.
Shoot–she wasn’t even able to work that many hours as a sophomore, how did he MANAGE to still find his way in here every week?? She’d only had this job since the start of the second semester.
“ Ay Dios Mio…No way I’m not dealing with him… I’m gonna go hide in the freezer or something. I wanna KEEP this job.”
Unfortunately for Cottage, it was indeed ‘Cookie Boredom’ who had entered the building, gold mask and all ; he only had so much free - time as the Boiling Isles’ illustrious Golden Guard. Could he spend it doing something — ANYTHING — productive? Sure he could, in the past he had taken to reading on Wednesdays. These days, coming here had been something of a habit for him. For WHATEVER reason, he always found himself coming back to bother the human.
Why did he do this? Was it maybe a little odd to show up at her place of employment each week with the sole objective of making her day a LITTLE BIT worse? Those were questions he didn’t know the answer to, and frankly he didn’t care.
Coming in to bother the human during her shift amused him, so he’d keep doing that.
A hand went to his hip as he’d spare the front counter a curious glance. It was IMPOSSIBLE to follow his eyes from behind his mask, but he was clearly looking for something. Or someone. Of course she was here, she was ALWAYS here on Wednesdays around this time. He’d come by enough to know that.
Eventually, he would make his way to the counter in a dramatic, almost feminine saunter. A hooked index finger found itself at his chin ; looking to the display as if contemplating. This was a ruse, if anyone knew him or his routine whatsoever, he ALWAYS ordered the same item each week. Without fail. He only ever seemed truly interested in talking to Cottage when he did come in.
Did he even eat the food? No one’s ever seen him without his mask—
❛ close your eyes and hold out your hands. ❜
❛ what are you smiling at? ❜
❛ i can’t leave you alone for one minute, can i? ❜
❛ was it you? did you do all this? ❜
❛ i don’t know how you do this every day… ❜
❛ that is not an appropriate question to ask a lady you’ve just met. ❜
❛ i’m not sorry. ❜
❛ i did warn you not to trust me. ❜
❛ do you remember anything? at all? ❜
❛ you’re lucky you’re cute. ❜
❛ why don’t you just kill me? ❜
❛ did you hurt yourself? ❜
❛ i could show you the way. ❜
❛ i don’t feel so good. ❜
❛ you owe me a dinner. a very nice dinner. ❜
❛ don’t go. please. ❜
❛ you wanna know what your problem is? ❜
❛ i’m here to drink alone. ❜
❛ don’t run away from this. ❜
❛ i’m just saying, murder is an option. ❜
❛ i didn’t realize you were in so much pain. ❜
❛ i guess it runs in the family, huh? ❜
❛ you wouldn’t understand. ❜
❛ we’ve been through a lot. i think we should just lay low and take it easy. ❜
❛ dangerous to be out so late. ❜
❛ i hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold this whole time. ❜
❛ i made a mistake. ❜
❛ am i not good enough? ❜
❛ i’m going to get you out of here. ❜
❛ why did you bring me here? ❜
❛ aren’t we in a good mood today? ❜
❛ don’t shut me out. please. ❜
❛ the storm’s getting worse. ❜
❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜
❛ you’re about as intimidating as a butterfly. ❜
❛ have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ❜
❛ here, take this. you’ll catch a cold. ❜
❛ this is the part where you leave. ❜
❛ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ❜
❛ you stepped on my foot! ❜
❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜
❛ we’re in completely different leagues. ❜
❛ how did you find me? ❜
❛ i don’t need you anymore. ❜
❛ rough day today? ❜
❛ snap out of it! ❜
❛ you look better in my clothes than i do. ❜
❛ why are you still here? ❜
❛ can i ask… what happened? ❜
❛ are you saying you care about me? ❜
❛ i won’t let anyone hurt you. ❜
❛ it’s not stealing if it was mine to begin with. ❜
❛ well, this is where i live. ❜
❛ we’re not so different after all. ❜
❛ how long have i been asleep? ❜
❛ no more lies, no more secrets. ❜
❛ can you forgive me? ❜
❛ i thought you… i saw you get shot. ❜
❛ why are you really here? ❜
❛ i wish we never met. ❜
❛ you look like you need a hug. ❜
❛ would you run away with me? ❜
❛ see? i’m not just a pretty face. ❜
❛ we can stop them. i can help you. ❜
❛ what now? i’m tired. ❜
❛ i didn’t want you to see me like this. ❜
❛ i can’t do this without you. ❜
❛ if you tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine. ❜
❛ are you threatening me? ❜
❛ did you ever care about me? ❜
❛ treat me like the princess that i am! ❜
❛ i’m not leaving you. ❜
❛ why did you come? ❜
❛ i need your help… and you need mine. ❜
❛ i wish i could hate you. ❜
❛ i see you don’t recognize me. well, it was a long time ago. ❜
❛ you’ve lost a lot of blood. ❜
❛ i had my suspicions, but until now i wasn’t sure. ❜
❛ there’s nothing left for me here. ❜
❛ that is… literally illegal. you’re describing something illegal. ❜
❛ wait. i’ve heard that sound before. ❜
❛ just try to hang on. ❜
❛ so why’s it so important anyway? ❜
❛ i’ll stay in tonight, thanks. ❜
❛ we can’t keep going on like this. ❜
❛ in about a minute, you’ll be sorry you didn’t listen to me. ❜
❛ is this seat taken? sorry, it’s a bit crowded here. ❜
❛ you can’t leave me here alone! ❜
❛ i’ll believe it when i see it. ❜
❛ why are you laughing? this is a very serious situation. ❜
❛ i bought two. here. ❜
❛ i’ve seen you before, walking by. ❜
❛ why can’t i come with you? ❜
❛ c'mon. aren’t you worried what might happen if we go? ❜
❛ walk with me? ❜
❛ it’s very rude to stare. ❜
❛ how many times have i told you? you can’t visit me here. ❜
❛ we can’t fix this. can we? ❜
❛ are you going to kill me? ❜
❛ it’s not like you can stop me. ❜
❛ it’s not safe for people to see us together. ❜
❛ take me with you. ❜
❛ some risks are worth taking. ❜
❛ let them go. take me instead. ❜
❛ what do you want in exchange for it? ❜
❛ is being drunk an excuse? ❜
❛ promise me you won’t overreact. ❜
❛ how can i possibly trust you? after all you’ve done. ❜
❛ how long have you been standing there? ❜
❛ why did you wake me? ❜
❛ i’m not here to talk about my feelings. ❜
❛ you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ❜
❛ for some reason, i’m attracted to you. ❜
❛ promise me? ❜
❛ it’s nothing, i’m just tired. ❜
❛ i feel safe with you. ❜
❛ i don’t need your help. ❜
❛ i think i have a bit more experience with this thing than you do. ❜
❛ no way, i’m not doing that. ❜
❛ i do care. ❜
❛ you snore in your sleep. it’s adorable. ❜
❛ i have a spare bed. ❜
❛ you’re very kind. some day it’ll get you killed. ❜
❛ you’ll always have a home with me. ❜
❛ of course i care. you’re my family. ❜
❛ you shouldn’t insult people that are bigger than you. ❜
❛ i never wanted to hurt you. ❜
❛ i swear it wasn’t me. ❜
❛ we can just sit here, you don’t have to talk. ❜
❛ did you miss me? ❜
❛ this isn’t just about you. it’s about what’s best for all of us. ❜
❛ you can never admit when you’re wrong! ❜
❛ is this what you wanted? ❜
❛ what are you doing out here by yourself? ❜
❛ sorry to put you through that. i guess i owe you one now. ❜
❛ the only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❜
❛ i’m still learning. ❜
❛ if you have something to say, spit it out. ❜
❛ you… don’t like me very much, do you? ❜
❛ i’m on your side. ❜
❛ i risked my life for you! ❜
❛ whatever you’re going to ask, the answer is no. ❜
❛ you can stay with me. ❜
❛ i just need time. ❜
❛ please don’t do this, don’t act like you care. ❜
❛ who the hell invited you? ❜
❛ what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ❜
❛ i just wanted to say i’m sorry. ❜
❛ think of it as a compliment. ❜
❛ do you ever stop being so serious and dull? ❜
❛ it’s rare to see your kind around here. ❜
❛ you remember me. that’s good. ❜
❛ you’re a terrible flirt you know. ❜
❛ are you kidding me? we’re not ‘fine’! ❜
❛ right now i wish i was dead. ❜
❛ i guess i should’ve told you. ❜
❛ you’re not alone. i’m here. ❜
❛ you’ve been so quiet. what’s on your mind? ❜
❛ knowledge is power. ❜
❛ you scared me. ❜
❛ well, what’s so strange about that? ❜
❛ don’t look at me like that. ❜
❛ i want to be there when you get what’s coming to you. ❜
❛ just who do you think you are? ❜
❛ you look… amazing. ❜
❛ we’re safe, aren’t we? ❜
❛ you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again. ❜
❛ don’t touch me. get away from me. ❜
❛ i thought you’d like this. ❜
❛ it’s too dark, i can’t see anything. ❜
❛ what’s that smug look for? you think you can do any better? ❜
❛ who did you piss off this time? ❜
❛ you should’ve thought about that before you got into a fight. ❜
❛ i only wanted to help. ❜
❛ you knew and you didn’t tell me? ❜
❛ you don’t scare me. ❜
❛ wow, look who remembered my existence. ❜
❛ change isn’t easy. ❜
❛ why did you help me? ❜
❛ why do you hate me? ❜
❛ i can’t even trust myself anymore. ❜
❛ i was making sure you weren’t dead, since you never called. ❜
❛ you look awful. what happened? ❜
❛ are you here to kill me? ❜
❛ you know you aren’t allowed in here, right? ❜
❛ was that a friend of yours? ❜
❛ two years later and you haven’t changed. ❜
❛ you look like you just saw a ghost. ❜
❛ nobody tells me what to do. ❜
❛ you’re too scared to do it, aren’t you? ❜
❛ come on. it can’t be that bad. ❜
❛ i hope to repay your kindness someday. ❜
❛ just let me do this for you. ❜
❛ why were they coming after you? ❜
❛ how many people have you killed? how many? ❜
❛ how much do you value your life? ❜
❛ you don’t know when to give up, do you? ❜
❛ don’t lie to me. ❜
❛ i’m not sober enough to talk about this. ❜
❛ have a drink with me. ❜
to preface this entire post, this hunter is NOT canon. he follows @weaselcanon and their luz squad au ; he’s cookie baka from cottage’s timeline. which means many things:
everyone in this timeline is 3-4 years older than in canon currently. that means hunter will be about 20; he stayed with belos longer than canon until he was about 19.
belos does not look like canon, he is a literal monster. he was once human but has been corrupted beyond saving. he is a literal litch king. he made himself a diety to these people, having churches to his name with witches that worship him as a god.
the collector doesn’t exist, nor does darius’ or willow’s dynamic with hunter. these things simply did not exist in this au, nor will they exist as in canon. sorry huntlow shippers, that’s just how it is.
also, hunter’s palisman is still rascal. he kept the name cottage gave it because it fit. he judges the multiverse for the majority of them being named………flapjack.
@weaselcanon asked : Casually hands sunny keys to a white Maserati-C.C.
“ Dios mío! Is that what I think it is?! ”
They'd accept the keys and excitedly look them over ; all before looking to the window ( as if to look for the car ) and wrapping Cottage in a tight embrace. While Sunny wasn’t USUALLY as physically affectionate as their counterparts, her friend always seemed to bring that side out of them.
“ I love it! Thank you! ” They wonder if Iris would want to go with for a test ride....it’d be cool if Cottage went too.
“ i’m not gonna deal with that shit. ” iris @ cottage ( idk what nonsense she witnessed or who caused it but she said no )
“ Listen’ if I gotta witness bad boy do donuts in her new car and probably total it in the first hour of owning it, so do you. We’re in this together.”
Shit you think this is bad? Just wait until Bad Boy discovers the surround sound in that thing.
“ She’s going to total her brand new car immediately. ”
Iris, though annoyed, stayed put. Crossing her arms as she watched Bad Boy’s joyride in her fancy car. Honestly? She felt kinda bad for Bee ; she KNEW that Bee was in that car too.
to preface this entire post, this hunter is NOT canon. he follows @weaselcanon and their luz squad au ; he's cookie baka from cottage's timeline. which means many things:
everyone in this timeline is 3-4 years older than in canon currently. that means hunter will be about 20; he stayed with belos longer than canon until he was about 19.
belos does not look like canon, he is a literal monster. he was once human but has been corrupted beyond saving. he is a literal litch king. he made himself a diety to these people, having churches to his name with witches that worship him as a god.
the collector doesn't exist, nor does darius' or willow's dynamic with hunter. these things simply did not exist in this au, nor will they exist as in canon. sorry huntlow shippers, that's just how it is.
also, hunter’s palisman is still rascal. he kept the name cottage gave it because it fit. he judges the multiverse for the majority of them being named.........flapjack.
INTRO. ( pre - cottage / early life )
like canon, hunter is a grimwalker ; at least the 17th golden guard and 18th iteration of belos' friend/brother and belos’ FAVORITE out of all of them.
in the castle, hunter was given the absolute bear minimum. because, to belos, hunter was not a person. plain and simple. he was a tool. a game. hunter was ( according to cottage ) borderline starved. he had a strict diet and did not eat outside of that.
he was kept like a caged bird for a majority of his early life, though he showed promise in his magical and academic abilities, inheriting his position as the golden guard at a young age.
like any other scout, he endured intense military training for years ; however, he started MUCH younger than most coven scouts. like canon, this did at times include mountains and seeing who could make it down alive. that said, he has seen people not survive training.
hunter was physically punished for poor performance ; as that was an embarrassment to the emperor. this was much more frequent when he was younger ( i.e. the scar on his face and notch in his ear ). this was not a thing that was all too frequent as he got older, as belos seems to prefer manipulating hunter.
as is to be expected, belos had this kid indoctrinated to his weird cult - ish religion pretty much since day one. he was wholly and completely loyal to belos and the titan, wholeheartedly believing belos NEEDED him and the titan had BIG PLANS for him. he truly thought everything he helped the emperor do was for the greater good, that’s how he justified it to himself.
prior to meeting cottage, the golden guard WAS his identity. he was so tied into this role that he didn't know how to function outside of that. being the golden guard, going on hunts, that was the closest thing to freedom hunter had... even if it was all superficial.
that being said, his mask became a COMFORT to him and gave him the CONFIDENCE he lacked. he was much more carefree while he was out and about. hunter convinced himself he was ok with this for a long time.
MID. ( with cottage )
at first, he didn't take cottage very seriously at all. to him, she was just “the human”. a nuisance at best. they remained rivals until cottage managed to start to be able to hold her own in fights against him ; THAT’S when hunter started to actually care about her existence ( enough to even learn her name, like damn ).
they started to befriend each other a while before cottage knew his name or saw his face. cottage caring about his existence??? that gave him serotonin. he didn't understand it, but he liked being known. he would eventually start to seek her out on what time he could manage to have off. whether it was to pick fights with her or cause annoying petty problems like BARGING IN while she was at work
even after the event similar to hunting palisman, where he ( albeit unintentionally ) revealed his face, actual persona, and eventually name ; he fell back onto his coping mechanism of wearing his comfort mask. it didn't matter to him that cottage knew his face, the mask gave him the confidence he didn't have, and at that point he was still the golden guard.
cottage..........maybe sorta started seeing hunter as more than the emperor’s right hand and more as a person in a dangerous situation and started trying to help him. there was a lot of push and pull on hunter’s side, he was TOO SCARED to betray belos but he did genuinely care about cottage as a person. at the time, she was the closest thing he had to a friend or even a positive relationship at all, for that matter.
at 18, he played a MAJOR role in belos' initial day of unity. he betrayed cottages trust as per emperor belos' orders and as a result got BOTH cottage and bee badly injured ; for a few moments cottage actually stopped breathing. cottage died. he will NEVER forget how it felt to lose the one person who gave a damn about him, even if it was temporary and she came back later on. how much guilt he harbored ( and honestly, still really has surrounding this event ).
was in an arranged engagement to bee for a while until the marriage was denounced by bee. later was engaged to emira up until he broke his back.
belos actually DID try to kill hunter in the event similar to hollow minds ( which took place when he was about 19 ), he also revealed hunter was a grimwalker... and not the only one at that, to belos, making them was a cruel game and he relished killing them. but that wasn't his last day on the force. after escaping the mindscape, hunter did the one thing he knew to do. desperately plead with his uncle for another chance. again, belos STILL had him under his thumb much to cottage's dismay. this was a relationship of fear, not one of love.
only a few weeks after the mindscape incident, there was a fight with cottage and co versus an EXTREMELY mentally unstable hunter, kikimora ( who was K.O’d pretty much instantaneously ), and belos. not being at his best, hunter ended up CRITICALLY injured in the crossfire of his uncle’s attack and left for dead. cottage saved hunter without hesitation and took him to the treehouse.
even though he had MORE THAN outlived his usefulness and he knew it, hunter wasn’t immediately on cottage’s side. initially, he had been gunning to recover and return to his uncle. unfortunately, even though he KNEW belos hurt him and felt much safer at the treehouse, he felt he had no purpose outside of that existence. that he would SCREW UP every chance he had. and honestly? a lot of it was probably guilt as well. he didn’t think he deserved this chance to be his own person, be genuinely happy, and befriend cottage.
CURRENT. ( defected - traitor )
after a while ( having visited cottage’s family in dominica and visited the familiar islands ), hunter has come to learn that belos is a lot worse than hunter thought. and if he was honest with himself? he liked being free to BE HAPPY and BE A PERSON, really. having his coven sigil removed from his arm, though excruciating in the moment, was probably the most freeing thing for hunter. in that moment, he knew the emperor had NO POWER over him. he’s his own person now.
hunter was granted a role in the luz squad, he gets to screen new entries before the interview process officially begins.
he somehow ended up in the world of kingdom hearts and vanitas found him and tried to murder him ( he might have succeeded had hunter not known how to escape using the multiverse ). yet SOMEHOW hunter fell for him a bit after that? but he’s super awkward about it, neither of them know how to relationship or have feelings for someone. it might not be the healthiest thing, but it’s a thing that exists. they’ve kissed before.
hunter has a pheonix familiar named zettaflare ; courtesy of vanitas who said the fire bird made him think of a powerful spell.
while he was presumed dead for a while, cottage and hunter are not stealthy. he’s been brought into the golden city before. belos knows his FAVORITE golden boy is alive. there are now wanted posters for him ; more than likely so belos can remind hunter of his PURPOSE....or kill him and start fresh with a new grimwalker. who can say.
hunter has.... some kind of dependence on cottage after leaving the coven. perhaps that’s because he left one power dynamic and felt he needed someone there, who really knows. he cares about her a lot, if she were in trouble, he WOULD NOT hold back. if she got hurt? he literally CANNOT mentally afford to lose cottage, he will go ABSOLUTELY APESHIT. hell hath no fury kind of anger. scary.
hunter landed two jobs ; one in a skate shop under roxas and another in a cat cafe under cottage. he is less confident in the skate shop and seems pretty low energy and awkward a majority of the time. in the cafe? while being trained, he was whispering insults to cottage about EVERY customer that walked in.
now hunter is on his social arc, he’s doing things and branching out. making friends. similar to in canon, but much later. he’s turning 20 soon, so he’s DEFINITELY in a slightly different place than he was at 16.
cottage FINALLY got to beat hunter in a head to head dual ; in front of belos and an ENTIRE audience, no less! she’s worked FOUR YEARS for this win! hunter placed second in said competition, and cottage offered to take him to speak to belos.
oh. and they gotta work towards fighting belos soon, that FINAL BATTLE has to happen before the eclipse. cottage promised hunter he could be the one to kill belos IF he was hyped before the battle ; they’re going to fight him as a squad. cottage, bee, bad boy, sunny, iris, lynx, yeehaw, blushy, gus and willow.
TRIGGERS.
due to quite literally being the 18th version of himself, he still has a lot of trauma and discomfort around his identity. his entire identity was quite literally TORN AWAY from him, so he didn’t know who he was or how to react to the pain and confusion that came along with that. he has a poor self image due to this and tries to cover it with an overinflated ego.
replacement / abandonment is a HUGE thing for him. even before finding out more of him can just be created, he had been conditioned with the mindset that he is dispensable. that “it’d be a hassle to find a replacement”. the threat doesn't even have to be real, even if its a perceived threat he's GOING to react negatively and/or irrationally.
religious trauma. for... obvious reasons. but seriously, seeing organized religions ( even in the human world ) gives him memories of having been abused using religion as a tool or weapon. for the most part, he just goes quiet if this is the case, though.
power dynamics ; he reacts negatively to being parented. it does not work. someone could be the nicest person, but the MOMENT they try and establish a role above him in his life he is GOING to freak out. there is a difference with adults caring about him and them trying to take on a parental role in his life. hunter is well past the window where he’s looking for an adult like that for his life ; he spent wayyyyy too long trying to earn belos’ love and approval, he’s given up on having that in his life.
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