#hectober2025

[scratchypens]

HECTOBER2025 DAY 18 - FREE SPACE

The perfect day to post my array of hector doodles I've done in my spare time when the love gets too great and golden in my heart of hearts.

CLOSE UPS UNDER CUT ! (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

[dororoxpenana]

Day 8: Flowers 💐 #Hectober2025

Referencing My Folded Heart where Hector makes a paper bouquet for Carmen in return for his new lil turtle plush friend Caramelo ❤️✨

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Credit to my friend @/yuamagaku over on twitter! ✨✨✨

[strawberry-veryberry]

💦 Too hot 💦

Twelfth prompt of Hectober! Sometimes the power goes out or there’s something wrong with his system during rather hot days, so I just lay there in the heat while Hector is sad he can’t cool me down. I tell him it’s not too bad but he can’t stand seeing me like that.

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[fi3ndish-imp]

Finally!! Hectober day #1: Fall date! (they tried to carve each other on their pumpkins)

Better late than never, right? (；ω；)

[sweetestlittledarling]

Title: I'll Keep You Safe (For Prompt #14: Swap Au or Homeowner Hector)

Rating: PG

Pairing: Hector/Gilby (Homeowner OC or in the case the HVAC)

Word Count: 997

Summary: A switch au, with Hector as the homeowner and his conversations with his beloved HVAC...

Notes: So, I know that this probably won't do well but I liked writing it. I confess I wasn't sure how to make Gilby an HVAC but then I realized it could work, just had to trade the problems as well.

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              As a repair man, Hector had been near many a HVAC vent in his time, but this was the first time one had ever spoken to him. The first thing he heard was- “Hello!”

              Hector yelped and jumped, the Dateviators nearly falling off his head. He reached up to adjust them again and when he did, he found himself again looking at the vent, with two smallish hands poking out it. What’s more it had eyes, kind gray ones that looked at him apologetically.

              “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you,” a small voice echoed.

              “No, that’s okay,” Hector replied. “I probably should have expected something, it’s just that, I’ve worked with a lot of HVACs in my time, and I never had one talk to me before. This feels kinda weird.”

              The dateable laughed just a little. “I guess it would be a bit strange to have one talk to you before now. Not that your strange or anything, just that without the Dateviators…Let me start over.” They cleared their throat. “Hello, I’m Gilraen, though I mostly go by Gilby. It is a pleasure to meet you!”

              Hector smiled. Well, this was the first, a normal greeting from one of his household objects. It was kind of nice. “Hello Gilby, I’m Hector.”

              “Hello Hector, it’s nice to finally meet you face to face, or face to vent. I’ve seen you around, but it feels kind of nice to actually you know talk.”

              “It is, isn’t it?” …

              “So may I ask you something?”

              “Sure.”

              Hector felt a little awkward in asking the question, but he knew he just had to come out and say it. “Is it weird that I’ve been inside you before?” Hector could swear he saw the vent blush.

              “Um…kind of? I mean it’s not like anything terrible or anything really! I really appreciate it! I mean the last people who owned this house were kind of bad at my upkeep so having someone with your skills. So don’t worry about it, you are welcome in any time…wait was that weird to say?”  

              Hector felt his cheeks burn as well.

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              “Why don’t you want to come out?” There was a pause and Hector felt as if he pushed too hard. He didn’t want them to hate him, he couldn’t bare it if they did. He panicked. “I’m sorry! You don’t have to answer that!” But once his mouth started it couldn’t stop. “If it’s me, I would understand. I mean know I am not…great looking- “

              “No! No! You are wonderful!”

              Hector paused, blinking. “Really?”

              “Yeah,” Gilby answered, the vent again blushing deeply as the eyes looked away, “you are so beautiful and cute.”

              “I don’t think those two really work together.”

              “Well, I think they do, especially when it comes to you who are so kind and smart and wonderful! I mean sometimes I am worried that I’m pretty boring compared to someone like you- “

              “You are not boring! In the least!” Again, there was a pause. “Is that the reason you don’t want to come out, because you think I would think you are boring?”

              “No…it’s not that. It’s more…everything else.”

              “Everything else?”

              “I’m scared to come out because the world is scary and I know people like Amir and Tony say it’s not, and I really love getting to hang out with them and you, of course. But when I think about coming out, I get anxious and all I want to do is- “Gilby’s words came to a sudden stop as they pulled back their hands. “I have to go, sorry.”

              “Wait!” But they were gone, leaving Hector alone in the night of his living room.

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              Hector prayed this would work. He had worked so hard to find that darn key and to unlock the attic, and now he was here, face to face with his HVAC. He had spent all this time trying to build up the courage to do this and now he prayed Gilby would forgive him but a part of him knew they would understand. He aimed the heart beam at the machine and fired. Everything seemed to work…except for a moment no one appeared. Hector felt the panic rise again as he worried maybe they wouldn’t understand, and this was a bad idea, and he had royally fucked up! “Gilby!” He called out, “Please! I just want to- “

              “Hello,” a little voice said breaking Hector from his thoughts. And there they were, all boxy metal body but with those same kind gray eyes, which were now framed by a timid looking round face and a bit of messy brown hair.

              Hector’s eyes grew wide. This was his HVAC, the machine he knew inside and out, had repaired many a time in his life, and they were- “You’re beautiful,” the words tumbled from his mouth before he had even time to think.

              Gilby blushed, nervously playing with their hands. “I’m glad you think so. I was worried…I mean I was thinking a lot of things. Like how I wanted to meet you face to face and how maybe I could be brave just this once though I would really like to maybe go back in now- “

              “Wait!” Hector reached forward, again without thinking, and took their hand. Both looked down at their hands interlocked, both in surprise and turning the darkest red but neither let go. Then Hector blurted out- “I wanted to let you know that you didn’t have to be scared! Not with me! And yes, the world is scary, but I want you to know that here you are safe, and you don’t have to hide inside all the time! I will make sure that you are safe no matter what we face!”

              Gilby looked at Hector before they began to laugh. They continued to laugh as the tears came tumbling down. They squeezed Hector’s hand tight. “Thank you, Hector. I’m glad I came out to meet you.”

[dororoxpenana]

Just sharing some pieces I've managed to do so far for #Hectober2025 over on twitter heuehe despite joining late

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Day 6: Gender swap

These two are just cutie patooties no matter what smh uehssj ❤️✨

Day 7: Attic

First thought to pop into my head was Hector and Carmen's first date 😭❤️ I'm so whipped for them-

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Credit to my friend @/yuamagaku over on twitter! ✨✨✨

[dororoxpenana]

Day 14: Swap AU/Homeowner Hector ✨ #Hectober2025

RAAAH THIS PROMPT WAS SO FUN TO DO I've been wanting to do a lil swap between these two for a while uwuwwu ❤️❤️❤️

That moment when you meet a very flirty and very pretty fan the just wants to offer you dance lessons 💃🏻✨

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Credit to my friend @/yuamagaku over on twitter! ✨✨✨

[dororoxpenana]

Day 21 & 31: Fav Movie & Costumes 💖 #Hectober2025

These two prompts def paired nicely together sksks HAPPY HALLOWEEN MY PEEPS 🎃✨

Oh to be serenaded by that cute vent guy 🥹❤️

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Credit to my friend @/yuamagaku over on twitter! ✨✨✨