Still On Tumblr In 2026 Apparently

Name's Nich. 27, Aroace, Autistic, They/Them

[nichknack]

I've had this blog for like a decade I should probably make an intro...

Hi, I'm Nich (said like Nick). An autistic aussie who is way too attached to various media properties. 27, aroace, hypothetical fic writer, all that good stuff.

AO3: Nichknack

Things I like (2026 edition):

The Black Phone (My special interest. Ask me about it. I will talk about it all day.)

The horror genre in general tbh

Writing (hypothetically)

Reading (Seanan Mcguire, Alice Oseman, Stephen King, Joe Hill, Andrew Joseph White, Brandon Sanderson, and many more!)

Youtubers (Dan and Phil, Mothersbasement, Supereyepatchwolf)

Supernatural

Sherlock Holmes (All versions but in particular the Granada series)

Comics: (X-men, anything written by Kieron Gillen, Ms. Marvel, Spider-man)

Fandom history

Dropout (and the associated cast members)

Taskmaster

My Convoluted and Unfinished Fantasy era! X-men AU.

[thehmn]

This was going to be a quick fake poster for an imaginary sequel to Hot Fuzz so I could yap about my thoughts and ideas but I ended up spending days on it which is very unusual for me. My love for the movie still burns strong I suppose.

Anyway, on the Hot Fuzz commentary track Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg talk about how Joyce wasn’t entirely wrong to call Nicolas a fascist and they left a bunch of clues that Nicolas had turned Sandford into his own little police state once he was put in charge. Him wearing black leather gloves in the last scene was supposed to clue us onto him being the new antagonist of the town.

At first I didn’t like that idea because Hot Fuzz was such a comfort movie for me but the more I thought about it the more I liked it. The public are far more knowledgeable about how violent the police can be and a sequel could comment on that.

Below are my ideas and thoughts on a sequel story.

A new recruit, a young woman of color, arrives in Sandford. Ever since she was a young girl she dreamt of meeting Nicolas who has become something of a legend after he exposed the Sandford cult and cleaned the town up. He even seems to be the rare case of a truly ethical police officer who follows the evidence instead of profiling people and isn’t afraid to go for the rich old white people at the top.

Nicolas is very pleasant and even a bit cheeky like at the end of the movie but he’s also much older and acts his age. He introduce her to his police officers who have all been swapped out with younger people. All except Danny. The new police officers are pleasant enough but kinda intimidating, and Danny is like a ray of sunshine at the station. He is a sweet and jovial middle aged man who calls everyone love and sweetheart and his desk is allowed to be messy and cosy for some reason. Weight and Pegg have said several times that Danny is Nicolas’ romantic interest in the movie so the recruit notice Nicolas squeezing Danny’s hand when he introduce him but she doesn’t see a ring on either of their fingers. Nicolas informs her that troublemakers have been running circles around them for months so she came at just the right time.

At first she’s very impressed with Sandford. It’s clean, safe and people are very friendly. But then she starts noticing the cameras everywhere. Some were inherited from the previous force but there’s also a lot of more modern cameras. Then she notice that people immediately change their whole personality when they notice her. She starts putting things together and realize things might not be as idyllic as she thought.

She weren’t sure if Nicolas and Danny were out so she didn’t say anything but while she’s on patrol with Nicolas a shop owner asks him when he’s going to “put a ring on it” and Nicolas tells them he doesn’t want to rush things and doesn’t need the law to dictate his and Danny’s relationship. He’s completely oblivious to how contradictory that excuse sounds coming from him because he’s too convinced that he’s not as much of a stickler for the rules as he used to be.

Eventually the new recruit finds Danny sitting alone at the pub. The owner is very attentive and overly friendly with him which seems to bother Danny but he doesn’t say anything. She has a talk with Danny and he admits that he knows the townspeople are scared of the police now and he feels guilty because Nicolas was always obsessed with the law and Danny taught him to enforce it with violence. Now Nicolas is upending the town in search for the mysterious troublemakers and Danny doesn’t know what to do. The recruit tries to tell Danny that he’s the only person Nicolas listens to but Danny won’t hear it.

It naturally ends with a big climax where it’s revealed that the troublemakers are the old police force who were pushed out and replaced with a new force who is extremely loyal to Nicolas. The old gang confronts Nicolas with what he has done to the town but Nicolas doesn’t believe them. He yells “I am the good cop!” and goes into a rant about him being the one good apple who exposed the rot of the barrel and made Sandford safe and lawful, but when he asks Danny to confirm Danny just says “…People are scared, Nicolas” That completely deflates Nicolas and it clearly hurts him when Danny tells him that the townspeople are even afraid of Danny, that he doesn’t even feel part of the town he grew up in anymore because everyone are walking on eggshells around him, that they see him as an extension of Nicolas. And in a way he wants that. He wants to be part of Nicolas, but not like this. That finally force Nicolas to wake up and see what he has become. The new force aren’t pleased with this and action ensures.

By the end he finally marries Danny and the two of them retire together because Nicolas realize he’s not the new blood the town needs. He’s still nosy and becomes the head of the neighborhood watch but he has no real power anymore.

The question is if the new recruit will manage to police Sandford better or if her era will just have different problems.

[orcboxer]

excuse me

[thewitchoftheweast]

[avaricevinegar]

no pants im afraid

[adurot]

I have just learned that Mountain Goats are NOT, in fact, actual Goats.

[adurot]

I have never heard of this band. I AM in fact referring to the animal.

[adurot]

But wait, there’s more!

[adurot]

[soranatus]

SINNERS By comic artist, Rombutan

[tbp-polls]

Are you interested in a Black Phone 3?

Yes

No

Depends on the plot

Remaining time: 5 days 47 minutes

[dvstbowls]

my close and personal friend gwen blake

[ford6692]

pls don't fight fellas

[briarswoods]

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What would The Black Phone characters’ main love language be?

FINNEY: Words of Affirmation! Finney struggles with his self worth in my humble opinion, so it means a lot to have someone verbalize their care towards him.

GWEN: Gift Giving! She loves to make bracelets for those she cares about. Friends, teachers, etc. Everyone gets bracelets!

ROBIN: Quality Time! Acts of Service is a close second, but Quality Time takes the cake. Whether it’s sitting together quietly and watching a movie or chatting about nonsense, he loves spending time with those who mean a lot to him.

ERNESTO: Physical Touch! He just wants a hug. Sure, he may not seem very touchy but he so badly wants to just hold someone or be held. He would thrive in Trolls when it was hug-time.

BRUCE: Acts of Service! Bruce 100% likes to show his love by doing stuff for those he cares for. Whether it’s holding open the door, pulling out a chair, going out for breakfast, etc, he is happy to do so.

VANCE: Physical Touch! Now it may seem like Vance isn’t the typa guy to like hugs and stuff…but he is. Only if he actually cares for someone. If a random stranger tried to express themselves physically he’d probably punch them. But if he likes someone? He’d slowly let himself give in to what he wants.

BILLY: Quality Time! Billy likes to hang out and yap about whatever is on his mind. Even better if his dog can come too! If he cares about someone, you better believe he is going up to their front door and asking to hang out at like eight in the morning.

GRIFFIN: Gift Giving! C’mon, look at this guy. He looks like he would collect rocks and carefully assign the perfect one to those he loves. He’ll spend hours analyzing a rock and connecting it to the perfect recipient. If someone didn’t appreciate their rock he feels as if the world is falling apart. APPRECIATE YOUR ROCK!!!

[phight-club]

[oldbutchdanielmolloy]

omg you people can do anything

[bulletcreep-deactivated20250911]

here are the bats. if you were curious

[thoughtless-mook]

why do we need perfect, martyred victims-- especially in the everyones-an-evil-asshole vampire show?

claudia was manipulative, impulsive, and calculating. GOOD FOR HER!!

[escuerzoresucitado]

[brionysea]

we need to keep this circulating so it can find the people who are about to stay up for 3 to 4 hours

[drdaanvondutch]

in law school, my mom took me to this stress retreat because my family was vaguely aware i was a suicide risk. and they didnt allow phones, so i brought this huge bag of books. and one of the options for "destressing" was this fake cave grotto thing, where they'd decorated a room to make it look exactly like an underground cave and the air was like -10 degrees, but there was a like 4ft deep pool in the middle that was kept super super hot, so you would just switch between the hot and cold. and they would bring you an endless supply of this weird syrupy drink thing that was like super caffeinated and tasted like sugar and mint. and so i spent multiple days sitting half submerged in this fake grotto drinking mystery liquid and reading. and i have to be honest i really did feel less stressed

[batsandbutch]

[dailywordmagnet]

[misscrazylove99]

How many easter eggs can you find? :)