#nedcanon

[thepiemakerstouch]

((Nedcanon:))

The Pie Hole sells popular pies, certain beverages, and offers a small breakfast menu. 

That is all patrons have to choose from.

Whenever he has other food items in the restaurant, it's because he was bored/hungry/feeling generous/stressed, so he made more food. Those items (in past threads, it's been things like cookies, sandwiches, soup, and boiled sweets) are not for sale, nor can customers order them. But if Ned happens to have them on hand, he may give them away.

The kitchen in the Pie Hole is basically insurance that Ned will have a place to cook at pretty much any given time of day. It is stocked mainly with his baking ingredients, but because Ned doesn't eat his own pie and because he doesn't like the idea of eating just anywhere for his lunch break, he stocks a small collection of cooking ingredients, just in case.

[thepiemakerstouch]

Nedcanon:

If he knew about them, Ned would very much like the animated films of Sylvain Chomet. 

GUESS WHAT I'M WATCHING RIGHT NOW

[thepiemakerstouch]

((Nedcanon))

As demonstrated in the most recent response to timeywimeyten, Ned is very sensitive and very emotional.

In official show canon, he's usually described as distant. I think there’s a little more to it than that. Ned isn’t cold, but he does his best to keep his emotional fluctuations in check, and that might mean keeping people at arm’s length sometimes.

However, this goes against his nature. He’s actually quite warm and I think he really craves emotional comrades and social connections, but emoting completely uncontrolled is exhausting and overwhelming, so he tries to just keep warm and fuzzy at bay, but it’s not something that comes naturally to him. He would rather have friends.

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❖ describe their hands

This is an interesting one! Ned’s got, first and foremost, soft hands. He’s not a blue-collar guy, he’s been doing gentle work his whole life and since he doesn’t really like touching things, they’re probably…you know, intact and preserved. They’re large since he’s a tall guy. Clean. They probably perpetually smell like baking sugar or sweet fruit (like the rest of him). Otherwise, his hands are probably pretty unremarkable. 

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⌆ a nervous tic or habit they do

I think his big one, the famous one, is the eye twitch. He can’t escape it. Word vomit is the other big one. But, other than that, Ned is already pretty expressive. I think he kind of has a…I don’t know what to call it. He certainly isn’t neutral or expressionless; he’s a normal guy. I think he tries hard to not be expressive and kind of rein himself in, but it’s just not in his nature. If he lies, you’ll know. If he’s nervous, you’ll know. If he’s happy, you’ll know.

[thepiemakerstouch]

((Nedcanon:))

Ned, as stated in the show, is a "pie purist." There are a lot of things that are generally accepted as pie that he does not consider pie. Mini-pies, hand pies, cup-pies and even a lot of savory pies are off the table for him.

Pie is sweet. It is filled with fruit, or fruit puree, or a pudding-like filling. It's made in a pie tin, it doesn't fit in the palm of your hand, it has a pastry crust, and it is not healthy for you. Pie makes you feel better after a bad day. It takes you home and stirs up good memories.

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((Nedcanon:))

Ned remembers his dreams, usually at least 3 or 4 of them.

He typically sleeps soundly, not too deep, not too light.

He tends to take a little bit of his unconscious self into his waking life, which is why he's more awake when he wakes from the kissing dream in the show,

[thepiemakerstouch]

Let the past rest.

I miss my mother. I hate that I miss my mother because…well, that’s not what men say, right? I don’t want to be so…needy, but I am. I really am.

As an exercise in letting go, my character has written on many pieces of paper stressors of their life and memories that drag them down. They proceed to toss these notecards to the wind. Send me “Let the past rest” to find out what one of the cards said.