#envy asks

[ravenstargames]

we need MC rushing to take a blow meant for Envy and for Envy to call us an idiot

Who knows, you may be able to do that :^)! Or maybe Envy's the one taking a blow meant for the MC! Or a knife! Or a bullet?Who knows! Not me!

[rosesofenvy]

Hey there! I’ve fairly recently got into malevolent and I wanted to say that I absolutely adore your writing. I love it so much and I think it’s my favorite of any fandom I’ve been in

Truly amazing work! I hope I get to read many more of your works!! Have a great day ❤️

Ah the joys of recently joining malevolent! I must say it has been one of the more enjoyable fandoms I've been a part of, everyone's very welcoming and the fan made content is absolutely exquisite. I'm so glad you've been enjoying my writing, thank you for reading! This is the first fandom I've been able to churn out oneshots so easily with how much inspiration there is (I can't believe I've posted over 20 fics for this fandom)

[envyq00]

Your blorbos, tell me about them

Ok so here's something that's been eating at my brain that maybe you guys can actually help me out with. It's been causing me to rethink some things about my Stanley Parable AU.

So, I've been questioning whether or not the Narrator is aware of 432's existence. To be more specific, I have been debating whether or not he knows the specifics of 432's story in the office and their experimentation.

TSPUD spoilers below!!

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It's obvious that he doesn't know about the Timekeeper/432 becoming the fabric of the universe.

After the epilogue, when you visit the broken achievement that's been fixed by 432/the Timekeeper, Narrator freaks out, possibly bc he doesn't like the idea of being watched by some other force that he doesn't know about and is potentially stronger than he is.

And there's the theory about TK being the one who makes the door disappear during the Skip Button ending to be able to talk to Stanley alone. During the ending, Narrator has no idea what happened to the door nor how to create one. Which is pretty odd considering that we see him change the scenery before our very eyes. So maybe, something is keeping both Stanley and him inside.

Interestingly enough, another instance of Narrator being trapped in a room and separated from Stanley or the Player are the Real Person/Not Stanley ending and the Escape Pod ending. During both endings, there are some easter eggs alluding to 432 (You can also see 432's desk repeatedly while climbing the stairs to the escape pod. And the boxes of pencil sharpeners mailed to 432 in the docking bay disappear after you watch the instructional video in the Real Person ending.)

However, here's the thing.

Employee 432 is listed in the instruction manual for the IndieBox version of the Stanley Parable as a character but has no information. The Instruction Manual is written by the Narrator, right? So, he might not know that 432 became the Timekeeper but does he know about 432 as a character within The Story? Did he omit their information on purpose? Or did they insert themselves in the manual?

(Part of me doesn't think the latter is true bc according to Davey Wreden in a livestream, the team didn't intend for 432 and the Settings Person to be the same until way later into development. And the IndieBox version of TSP came out years before TSPUD was in development. And by that logic, maybe the idea that 432 is behind some of the original endings might not be onto anything either. Not sure.)

Idk. After doing some character writing for 432 myself, it definitely seems like they're a prime candidate to go through the story that Stanley is going through. Being experimented on, finding out that they're part of a sinister plot and maybe fighting to take it down.

I already planned to explore this in my AU but like what if, legit, 432 was Narrator's rough draft of Stanley? But he couldn't stand that they actually make meaningful choices for themselves? What if, unlike Stanley, they can speak? And the voice receiver in the Real Person ending is a remnant of that earlier draft of The Story?

This paper in particular says that 432 constantly questions authority or being told to do the most basic tasks. So maybe this caused them to have brushes against the Narrator?

Another recurring theme in this game that I've noticed is that the things that the Narrator creates often end up turning against him or just displease him. Specifically, the Adventure Line™ and the Skip Button come to mind. (It's also interesting to note how the Adventure Line™ leads the player/Stanley through the Employee 432 peer review hall sometimes during the Confusion ending, another ending where the Narrator loses control over the situation but not necessarily entirely bc of Stanley or the Player.) Maybe this is the case with 432 as well? Maybe, like with Stanley, the Narrator created 432 because he was lonely but they, with the will of their own, walked out on him? So he created a more obedient character that wouldn't leave him alone?

(However again, the reference to the original Half Life Mod in the Ultra Deluxe Games (Firewatch/Rocket League) Ending confuses me cuz the door is labeled 427 and everything GAHHH-)

Anyway, I just rambled for a long while but I sincerely want to hear what you guys think about this.

Maybe I'm just going in too deep with this and maybe the endings aren't connected at all and it's just a silly little game with different silly little endings. Maybe the angle I'm seeing everything at is skewed. I just wanna get some other perspectives on this.

In any case, it doesn't really change too much of my AU, maybe, but it does decide whether or not I want a scene in which 432 calls out the Narrator for writing them a tragic backstory for the sake of "character development".

[envelopedbyoblivion]

i am grasping your shoulders and looking deep into your eyes. i am so god damn excited for your fwhimmy fic

You should be!! I think it’s turning out pretty well. It’ll be explicit, so I don’t know if I’ll post a link on tumblr or not.

It’ll probably be posted Tuesday/Wednesday-ish. So just keep an eye out!! :D

[pixiemage]

It’s not recent, but my fic The Highwayman on AO3 has one of the “jimmy calms tango down” scenes, just in case you haven’t read it!

Ohmygod the author of The Highwayman is in my inbox asjdhakjbr

HI UH - LISTEN. I should have you know, I read your fic in like a single day. The writing is so achingly beautiful, just the right level of emotionally painful where needed, and the fluff that weaves its way into the moments between - so, so good. (Plus the subtle and not-so-subtle incorporation of both canon and fanon lore/concepts into every character and the world itself - ahhhh. I'm a sucker for those details.)

I actually went back to reread the scene you're talking about just now because I haven't picked up your fic in a while, and it's just - yes. So much yes. Jimmy having to strongarm Tango at one point, the near-untamable and unbridled anger radiating off of Tango the entire time...the whistle. The fact that Jimmy only had to start talking and it helped Tango settle down. Just - mwah! - so wonderful!

I'll have to reread it in its entirety on a rainy day...goodness knows I've done that enough for the Red Bandit AU that's been floating around since Double Life ended. I think The Highwayman deserves the same attention lol.

[iwhumpyou]

I’ve decided that I need to be pickier about my book selections because I don’t have enough time to read every intriguing title that passes my way (my teenage self is weeping), and I want to ask everyone if they have any book suggestions that have the trope enemy-to-caretaker!

To start off, here’s a couple of series I’ve read that have EtC:

Artemis Fowl

Bartimaeus Sequence

His Dark Materials

Captive Prince

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Made for @spooky-little-monsterr based off of a previous wallpaper made for her. I really really hope you like it!!

[ravenstargames]

can envy be more mean to me

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