Chibiworks and the SlenderZalgo yaoi [CANON]
Title: I ship Zalgo and a ham sandwich
Date Posted: January 1st, 2014
Unedited Description:
yeah.....
Link to Post: https://www.deviantart.com/chibi-works/art/I-ship-Zalgo-and-a-ham-sandwich-423704475
Commentary by Mod Madam:
This is just the peak of my life. This is it. I'll never achieve such a high ever again. SlenderZalgo yaoi is real. It's real and it exists. It's real and Slenderzalgo toxic yaoi now exists and there's nothing you guys can do about it. I am the harbinger of SlenderZalgo gay toxic old man yaoi. The bringer of yaoi doom. You will all surrender to my yaoi wrath.
OKAY ANYWAYS! This is a pretty surprising post from Tobi, as given that this is obviously a satire post, it insinuates a little something...Yes, it's one thing to make a satire post shipping Zalgo with a ham sandwhich, very funny, but what's up with the 'As he texts Slender Naughty things'?
Is Tobi....secretly a SlenderZalgo shipper?
Well, sadly, we have no legitimate confirmation of what Slenderman and Zalgo's relationship is like in the context of IEPFB, or, from my research, any of Tobi's actual work. It seems as though the two of them, despite obviously being enemies in Tobi's canon, don't ever seem to interact directly with one another.
It's seen in the comic that Slender and Masky treat the topic of Zalgo with animosity and fear, whilst Stripes, under Zalgo, believes that Lazari is being brainwashed by Slender. And, you can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe at some point in the comic Zalgo refers to Slenderman as an old friend.
This antagonistic relationship is also explained just SLIGHTLY further on Tobi's tumblr:
(Mod Leechi will have to add in the details for this post since he's the one who took the screenshot and I can't find this post)
So, from the vague hints here and there, we can piece together a narrative that Slender and Zalgo were once friends, but due to differing goals they fell out and became enemies. Toxic yaoi? Coincidence? I think NOT.
Fun Fact: Mod Leechi and I have a little inside joke / personal theory that the reason why Slender and Zalgo never interact directly in any IEPFB related media is because they'd be too gay for each other and start making out. We cannot confirm nor deny whether this is canon.
From my end, I haven't been able to find much other content from Tobi discussing Slenderman and Zalgo's relationship to each other much further, so the answer of 'Is SlenderZalgo yaoi real?' will unfortunately remain a mystery unless Tobi herself decides to give us an answer to this. PLEASE MANIFEST THAT THIS HAPPENS.
Was the reason for them never interacting that Tobi was a hidden SlenderZalgo shipper and they would end up having a 24 page long steamy makeout session? I guess we'll never know! However, due to the ask sent to her tumblr, and this post, we know she was at the very least aware of the ship and maybe found SOME intrigue in it. Considering all of the potential future plotlines Tobi had made up for IEPFB (including Lazari having a son but that's for another post), perhaps it's in the realm of possibility that Slenderman and Zalgo getting together and having a good old gay time could have happened.
My very last point: The post is shipping Zalgo with a Ham Sandwich. The word 'Sandwich' begins with the letter S. You know who's name ALSO begins with the letter S? Slenderman. The sandwich flavour in particular is Ham. You know which country really likes ham? Germany. You know who presumably is of German origin? Slenderman.
Thanks for reading!
XOXO Mod Madam
