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[theribbiter]

Thinking about an Eddsworld Idol Au...

Edd, Matt, Tom and Tord are all part of the same idol group, aiming for the top together. Their theme would be of outcasted princes. The prince theme is a very basic one, however their idol group would be far from basic. They're not presenting as just normal idol princes, but as outcasted ones which is already quite different from the norm. Also, this is the Eddsworld cast, so they would not be able to act all proper and princely even if their life depended on it (minus Matt, but even that's debatable sometimes).

Their music would be a mix of j-pop and v-kei; not heavy enough to scare the average idol fan away, thus leaning into the princely concept, but their music would still be different enough that they'd stand out, thus leaning into the outcasted concept.

Tord eventually leaves, because it's Tord, and he'd form his own idol group with its main theme being the military. Essentially, his group aims to crush down Edd's group and rise to the top instead. Considering the theme + why Tord would leave in the first place, their music would be far heavier and much more experimental compared to Edd's group.

[theribbiter]

Edd, Matt, Tom and Tord are practising their newest song's choreography, but it's not going well at all. Everyone's off. Edd keeps messing up the order of the dance, Tom's rhythm is a bit too fast , and Matt and Tord keep bumping into each other.

At first, they all just retry the sections they're struggling in, but after 30 whole minutes of non-stop failure, the frustration boils over. Surprisingly, and rather uncharacteristically, it's Matt who gets frustrated. Almost everyone is shaken up by it, because it's Matt. Matt isn't meant to get upset, he's meant to be cheerful idiot that encourages them. That has always been his role. But not this time. This time, he's upset and no one knows what to do about it.

The only one who isn't too shaken up by Matt's anger is Tom. If anything, it looked like he expected it.

Tom heads over to Edd and asks him if they can stop for today. Edd is the leader so he calls the shots. He looks over at Matt, who is crouched down, panting as tears streaked down his face. They were meant to practise for much longer, for at last another hour or two, but seeing Matt's state, Edd agrees. It's not like they could continue practising anyway.

Then, Tom heads over to Matt. He crouches down near him and whispers something to him. Edd and Tord just watch, both mesmerised at how Tom manages to calm down Matt so easily, like it was something he'd done a million times. Not only was Matt showing a different side of himself, but so was Tom.

Matt is fully calmed down after a few minutes, and he's almost back to his normal self - almost. The tear streaks are still evidently fresh on his face and his smile is smaller than usual. They both stand up together, with Matt using Tom as his crutch.

"We're going to the arcade, you can join if you want," Tom says. Edd and Tord just look at each other in both confusion and astonishment, before looking back at Tom and nodding.

The quartet go to a semi-unpopular arcade, where they relax and simply enjoy the rest of the day playing games together. The experience lightens everyone's mood and so, when the next day arrives, they're all in top-condition to practise with little to no mistakes.

[theribbiter]

Idol AU Tom!

In this AU, he's been a monster since he was a kid. He's always hid his monstrous traits, even more now considering that he is an idol and could be identified by them, however his agency decided that his monster traits would make good money.

When it comes to singing, he tends to have the least amount of lines. During shows/events etc., he also does not talk much. Non-fans find him weird, cold and distant. His fans don't care that he's silent and instead they'll just go feral when he DOES talk.

He's the only one that actively plays an instrument in the group because, well, they're idols, not a band. Tom really wanted to include Susan in their performances though so, yeah he gets to have her on stage (approved by their agency). Because of her, his choreography tends to be simpler/includes her.

Tom's the main composer + lyricist, though he's often helped out by Matt. Unfortunately, they get into squabbles often due to having different artistic views (the agency does have the final say on the composition + lyrics though, which simplifies things a bit).

He's still an alcoholic, however he does not frequent bars/pubs. Instead, Tom relies on Edd and Matt to buy him alcohol, which means that they have "blackmail" over him. He has almost never relied on Tord because he does not trust him.

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Idol AU Tord!

Tord knows how to take care of himself, however he's lazy, especially when it comes to his hair. It gets greasy really easily, and requires a lot of maintenance, so he usually just ignores it until it gets unbearable or until he needs to look presentable.

He is not a main vocalist but he sings quite often. He rarely ever sings solo, instead he typically sings in a duet with either Edd or Matt. It's very rare that he duets with Tom, since Tom's voice overpowers his.

His choreography looks the smoothest from everyone in the group, only because Tord doesn't overthink the moves (like Edd) nor does he get too excitable (like Matt). Because of this, he tends to lead the choreography during practise sessions alongside making any adjustments necessary to make their dances flow better.

Tord has an ongoing prank war with Edd, where the two prank each other during lives, shows, events etc. Tord's pranks tend to be elaborate, since he often makes use of his engineering capabilities to prank Edd (even though Matt and Tom are not part of the prank wars, they have fallen victim to their pranks on numerous occasions).

Unless he's hanging out with Edd or Matt, or fighting with Tom, Tord usually stays inside his room. He doesn't isolate himself like Tom does, he's just an introvert. Inside his room, he either naps, reads manga, watches anime, plays videogames or smokes.