OMFG GUYS I JUST HAD AN IDEA
you know how nightmare is the embodiment of negativity.
ok now imagine spirit boxes.
nightmare speaks similar to a spirit box as in whoever feels negative will be expressed through him. I THINK THIS IS COOL AHH
i feel like it also ties in with how his body is not his own and being a representative or embodiment of negativity
it also doesnt give him a past identity or anything like that hehe.
im soo adding this to my nightmare take
update on this:
imagine arguing with nightmare and he starts to speak back to you in YOUR voice omd.
adding onto this:
imagine nm holding someone captive and he starts to speak in the captive's voice. its a little funny tbh but also spooky you know?
but tbh im imagining this closer to spirit boxes instead of nm being able to speak consistently in different voices for long periods of time. but a blip in your loved ones voice in the middle of a speech would be scary.
Thinking about this now, I'm just wondering if theres a dream equivalent to this (not a swap au per say, more like if dream has a similar ability since he represents/embodies positivity - at the same time, he was made to be a guardian soooooo maybe not? it would be cool if he had one like everytime he laughs or cheers it would be a chorus of peoples' laughter and cheers.) heauhe.