Dropping some ramblings about Spooky Family Skid and Pump-
I just kinda wrote them and shared them on Discord when I felt like it, and they range from silly lil fun facts to plot relevant writings. Hope you enjoy! (BTW none of these are canon to the actual Spooky Month, they’re for the Spooky Family AU)-
Skid and Pump first met on Halloween when they were trick or treating. Pump had no costume but Skid had his skeleton costume, so Pump rushed up to Skid because he really admired his costume. Skid asked Pump where his spooky costume was, and Pump told him he didn’t have one. So the two of them went to Skid’s house and together they made Pump a costume using a jack-o’-lantern Skid and Lila had carved and a suit Skid had never worn. It’s the costume Pump still wears, and the duo have been spooky buddies (and now brothers) ever since.
For a while after Lila gained custody of Pump, when Lila would do something seemingly small for Pump (bringing him a snack even if he didn’t ask for one, washing his bedsheets, etc.) he would look at her with the most genuine and grateful expression, eyes full of pure wonder, and mumble a small “thank you, mom.”
It would melt Lila’s heart every time without fail.
Pump is nervous around most adults, he’ll usually go quiet and stay close to his brother or Lila when around them. However, his love for spooky month and pretty much everything spooky helps calm his nerves, so he feels a lot less nervous around adults or pretty much anyone who are monsters in some way (demons, ghosts, etc). And when he’s with Skid, whenever they meet someone spooky together their excited energy bounces off each other and the two of them get super happy and bubbly.
Pump’s always excited to have new spooky friends, just like Skid.
Skid is a super energetic and bubbly child, he pretty much wants to be friends with everyone. He’s the kind of kid who will shout across the room to get your attention. Somehow didn’t hear him? He’ll yell louder.
Another thing about him though is that he’s very empathetic. While he is a bit of a wild child, ever since Pump has become his brother he’s become pretty good at picking up small and silent cues. Pump tends to fiddle with his hands or even start shaking when he’s nervous or overwhelmed, and when Skid notices this, his demeanor can change in an instant. It’s almost like a switch being flipped; he often goes from loud and excited to quiet and gentle without even being aware of it.
Since Skid does this with Pump, he’ll also often do it with others as well. He thinks about his actions and considers what others might like and not like. Like something he does pretty often is when someone is upset, his first instinct is to hug that person. But he’ll instead stop himself and consider that a hug might be too much at that moment, and rest his hand on their arm instead. Just like what he does with Pump.
Pump has really good hearing. He can hear the words of a single conversation in a large crowd if he listens closely enough. If you whisper something to someone else around Pump, chances are he’ll have heard you. He usually doesn’t really mean to eavesdrop, he just hears and notices a lot.
Pump gives amazing hugs. He may be a bit small, but ask him for a hug and as long as he trusts you he will wrap his full self around you to the best of his ability. He also doesn’t mind if you cling to him for like an hour, he will hold onto you for all eternity if he must.
Recently I made a fic on AO3 where Pump had a nightmare, and Skid guided him to Lila’s room and they all fell asleep together so that Pump would feel safe. It ended with Pump saying “I love you, mom.”
That was the first time he told his new mother that he loved her.
So anyway Lila heard it and had to do everything in her power to hold back her happy tears so that she wouldn’t freak him out.
In this AU, there’s a specific way that life and death work. There’s a heaven and hell where angels and demons reside, but humans don’t typically go to them when they die. They usually become one with the universe, in eternal peace. However if your spirit is powerful enough, you could become a ghost or a spirit, or even become an Angel or a demon if you’re special enough (or unlucky enough). There are also very old souls that tend to wander around as well, powerful enough that they can do whatever they wish. This is plot relevant I promise-
Heya if you read all of that and now you’re down here thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate it! As always if you have any questions, ideas, or anything for this AU you can comment, reblog, or send an ask any time! I may be a bit more busy these days, but all of those things really brighten my day and I’ll try to reply to everyone I can!