#also noel

[lurkingindoorways]

I think Arthur Lester (and John) would do really well in the Bendy and the Ink Machine universe

[cosmicbeaniii]

Waiting patiently for the introduction of more side characters in Malevolent and suddenly Arthur Lester has gained two new boyfriends in two episodes

[polar534]

O and L for the asks :>

We're going to answer L first because... well... I yap. So much. And to save a dash I'll need to put O under a Read More. (tell me Polar rolled a Caliwood song without telling me Polar rolled a Caliwood song)

L: Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn't one of your favorites.

So I tend to find positives in almost every character I engage with since I like the art of storytelling as much as I like the story getting told. Hence a lot of times even if I don't vibe with a character, I can see how well they're written, how they serve the narrative, etc. For this answer, let's take Ted Spankoffski and look at him.

I don't like Ted. I don't care for his storylines, Time Bastard makes me unreasonably sad because of everything Jenny went through because some fuckass dude thought he was entitled to her. Bill (imo) is the far better 'flawed' character in Guy. The on-going joke of Ted dying in crazy ways in so many of the timelines never really landed for me. I'm not talking about my thoughts on Goat Bros because I know it means a lot to people and I do not want to discourage anyone's thoughts or feelings on a character or relationship.

Dude's a dick, a creep, a homewrecker. I do not like him. He is not a good person and has little to no redeeming qualities in my eyes.

He is however, an excellently written character.

The whole point is he's meant to be a dick. And as such he gets unapologetically punished for it. I LOVE watching Nick and Matt talk about him. Especially because there is a portion of the fandom that seems to have a different interpretation of his character than they do. I think my favorite example of this is in a Q&A they were asked if Lex and Ted are supposed to be alike to each other.

And they looked so confused?? And I love it so much. Even Joey looked confused. What they pointed out as reasons they aren't alike exposes a dichotomy so striking that it's crazy to me that it wasn't intentional.

Lex is in the position she is in because she tries to do the right thing and the world works against her.

Ted is in the position he is in because he chooses to do the wrong thing and the world responds in kind.

And that's the best part about his character! He can do the right thing! It's something that crosses his mind! He has the opportunity to do good things! But he chooses to stick to the selfish dick persona that he created to 'justify' the fact that he lost the girl he cared about.

It's actually one of the reasons I like The Hatchetfield Apeman so much. It's my favorite showing of Ted because while he starts out being a dick, using Lucy and tricking her with Hidgens, he actually, for once, makes a very selfless decision to save her. Niow, he doesn't tell her the truth, but he refuses to keep using her the way they intended to. But the fandom as a whole seems to write that episode and that characterization away for several reasons. The biggest is likely because later on that season we get Time Bastard and the showing of his character in a very very different light.

Anyways. Ted. Good character. Still don't like him.

O: Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

So. I have a Hatchetfield exclusive playlist full of music that helps me focus and write in the world. I clicked into it, hit shuffle and got:

Caught It (Chriss Costanza, Against the Current & Voila)

I literally added it to the Hatchetfield playlist because it is one of my (few) Caliwood songs. And unfortunately for anyone caught (pun intended) reading this means you're going to suffer a yap. Nothing specifically ties it to either Lex or Alice but the song itself ties into a lot of the inspiration I had behind writing: A Broken Loop 

Honestly I really think it's a great song for anyone thinking about rare-pairs (or any ship really) in specifically Hatchetfield because, well look at these lyrics:

A Broken Loop worked so well as a launch for my Caliwood agenda because so many things had to line up so that Alice and Lex would be forced to spend time together. To be patient with each other to get over their initial differences. Because they are so different. It's a slow burn because it's all I write and it's a slow burn because these two aren't falling for each other right away. They have no reason to. The reason it works in this timeline is based so purely on chance and circumstance. (Hence how it ties into the song)

It works because Lex lost Ethan, because the 'almost' end of the world left Ziggy and Deb alone together thinking they lost Alice. Because Lex was so injured and traumatized from surviving the mall that her guard was forcibly down. Because Alice was surrounded by people she barely knew and Lex was the only person her age. Because Becky, in an attempt to keep Lex from ignoring her health, asked Alice to watch over her. Even AFTER the 'safe house', they don't keep in contact. The aftershocks of the mall and the town going crazy is the only reason that their paths are forced to cross again. Now, with both of their guards down, they grow closer if only in an attempt to pass the time. And ONCE AGAIN, they go their separate ways.

Even in my fic designed to push these two together, keeping the characters and world as close to canon as possible means there are so many ways the ship doesn't go right. In every timeline except this one specific outcome of the events of Black Friday, these two are ships passing the night. :3

Also because it feels really cheap that I pulled a song I already had ALOT of thoughts on, I pulled up my entire library and hit shuffle and got:

Metaphor (The Crane Wives).

Which is actually so very Holloway coded. Not Holloduke though, as there is a bitterness in the way the lyrics work that I feel doesn't quite encapsulate how Holloway feels about Duke. (Miss Holloween Duke absolutely is feeling that bitterness tho). And because I'll never pass up an opportunity to yap about my rare-pairs, listening to it with a ship in mind reminded me of MissFortune (Holloway x Lucy Stockworth). With Lucy so determined to dig deeper into the things that mystify her, she would be digging at Holloway. More so than Duke ever did. The crackship between them would be one FILLED with tension because Lucy needs answers and Holloway dodges them for sport.

[heartbeatkitty]

I just felt like having this on my dash again.

[zarahjoyce]

WHY ARE THEY SO PRETTY THIS IS INSANE

also Touma stop giving kids the sex eyes thanks

[walkingdisaster]

my friend is giving me sims and I can't wait to make Jimmy on it

[mountaingoatsmp3]

do you think that show writers are upset about that fact that they’ll never write a scene as good as “guess what we’ve been doing daddy?”