…kinda, this is more-so a general informative background post on this rarepair as someone who considers himself a ghostbolt enthusiast!
i want to get over my intense fear of interaction and become more involved in the fandom, so this is my exposure therapy. i’d also like to begin feeling comfortable posting AUs or just AHiT ideas in general and be able to converse freely with the community all around!
i’m unsure if ghostbolt counts as an AU in particular but regardless i’d love to answer any asks or questions people have after this post about the ship, whether they be negative or positive i just want to be able to get people interested in these lads.
so without further ado, click that read more and feast your eyes upon this concoction of a crackship.
Q: what IS ghostbolt???
A: i’m glad you asked little disembodied voice in my head i’m using for this post. ghostbolt is the ship name for snatcher, the silly ghost from subcon forest, and thor, a cut a hat in time character!
thor, (man pictured towards the right) is a cut character from AHiT who was initially meant as a helpful NPC who’d invent gadgets and hats for hat kid!
thor would briefly be cut with the removal of sands n sails, but remains in the game as an ice statue in vanessa’s manor, as seen below.
as for the name; much of the shipping conventions for AHiT ships come from attributes of the characters in question.
discotrain for dj grooves who loves disco, while conductor loves his train
subway sandwich for empress whose world resides on a city built around the subway, whereas cooking cat is a chef, hence the sandwich— you get the gist
ghost comes from snatcher and bolt derives from thor’s affinity for inventing, but it can also refer to literal lightning bolts since his name is THOR, god of thunder.
Q: …WHY?
A: thor definitely isn’t anyone’s first choice when it comes to shipping snatcher with someone. so how did i even come up with this.
truth is, i didn’t. my friend @dolcemeli9 did!
my friend back in 2022 of march would create this monumental crackship art of snatcher and thor.
i saw it and thought it was the funniest thing ever. but it was honestly very charming to me regardless of how random of a pairing it was.
it didn’t take long until i began to brainstorm ideas for the two, eventually leading me to the concrete set in stone path of ghostboltism.
Q: how would ghostbolt work in canon AHiT or current game?
A: because of AHiT’s very vague timeframe, i like to leave it up for interpretation for when i just want to write for the both of them.
but i’m more favorable to thor just being 28-29 or so and meeting snatcher during the events of the base game, and possibly dying soon so him and snatcher can be ghosts together!
if i’m writing based around their chemistry being stronger, i typically make thor someone snatcher knew as the prince, so there isn’t an insane gap and the two can have a friends to lovers sorta ordeal.
though generally it’s very loose and up to interpretation depending on what headcanons or stories i want to write :)
Q: what’s their general dynamic?
A: very much standoffish x curious but stubborn.
i personally characterize thor as someone who is well meaning but can be very egotistical as well as rely on impulse; kinda the opposite to snatcher who thinks more logically (when not under pressure) and tries to be more “proper” if that makes sense.
i think snatcher learning to be vulnerable and thor learning to not freak out at that vulnerability is one of the aspects of their relationship i love most.
I don’t think it’s all hunky dory the moment the two get together and they definitely argue even more but i think them slowly appreciating each other more and beginning to find those flaws endearing is one of the sweetest things about them, at least how i imagine them!
that about wraps up the general questions i thought of in my head that would be good to answer
if anyone is curious or just wants to ask me more about why i love this ship, please don’t feel afraid to send me asks or questions!
i’d love love love it if i could even get people curious or just interested in knowing more, but if not that’s okay too!
you’re more than welcome to just enjoy the general AHiT art i make, i just thought i’d make a post about ghostbolt since late may marks my official anniversary of posting them here for the first time hehe
