#otty chats

[otterlyinluv]

Oh, don't mind me, just thinking about playing with Simon's hair. I think he wouldn't let you do it in the beginning, but eventually, bit by bit, he'd be like Okay I don't understand why you wanna do it, but go at it

(Honestly, those luscious locks were meant to be played with. You've got so much real estate Simon—)

Eventually, he starts enjoying it. I mean, like truly melting into it. It's not like you started doing it for his sake, but he finds himself relaxing as soon as your fingers touch his scalp. His eyes close on their own, and that ever-present tension in his shoulders just. Releases. He didn't even know that was possible

Sometimes, he sort of just starts rumbling when you're playing with his hair. He doesn’t even realize it at first. It’s just a sound deep in his chest. You never mention it just in case he might stop doing it if you acknowledge it

He even gets grumpy when he asks if you would like to play with his hair, and you tell him maybe later. He lifts a brow and promply begins dragging you away from whatever you were working on. That can wait. Remember? You said you enjoyed playing with his hair. And you obviously need to relax now. Don’t argue with him.

(Yes, guys, my whole brand is Softie sweetie *insert character* here, but this is after he's already healed up from his trauma and safe and sound so he can afford to be affectionate. It's okay, guuuys, I'm not mischaracterising him—)

[otterlyinluv]

Simon being a gentle giant (I see y'all who say he's taller than Engie and I agree with you fully) Iron Lung spoilers below the cut

Maybe he's not even a guy who snaps easily, but due to the stress of being a convict, then welded inside the Iron Lung, he has outbursts

And that's all they see. That's all the COI knows him as. The convict. The Butcher who was part of the massacre at the Fillament Station. They don't even know his name, do you honestly think they'd know that he's not truly an angry guy?

[otterlyinluv]

Is it just me or does people seeing Markiplier characters and not calling them by their names but just "Markiplier" irritate anyone else?

Like when that trend on tiktok of a song + the dance scene from the beginning of WMLW was going around, the vast majority of comments were like "I love the Markiplier dancing trend". Guys, that's Wilford. Mark is not just a YouTuber. He acts in stuff. That is a recurring character

It's more of a pet peeve than an actual thing I'm mad about though so eh who cares (I do. Just a little bit)

[otterlyinluv]

Headcanon that I think should be canon

Chronic pain haver Dark, therefore, he has to change positions very often (think to him standing to sitting down to lying on the desk like "paint me like one of your French girls, DA" in Heist) to find the best position for his joints (because that body is being held by hopes, dreams and whatever eldritch being was in the manor along with the one that possessed Celine's body)

[otterlyinluv]

Connecting WKM characters with a French novel from the 20th century? You betcha!

A bit of context for the plot:

The novel Jealousy by Alain Robe-Grillet at first seems to only have 2 characters (man and woman) that are meeting at the lady's house (it's a plantation in Africa but let's ignore that part xd). They meet, enthusiastically discuss a book, drink alcohol and lemonade, and go out into town

Then you start to wonder. Why is the narrator always specifying there are three glasses on the table? Why are the chairs on the patio in a triangle formation? (Therefore, there are three chairs) Why do we never follow when the two characters go out into town? Why do the servants set a plate for somebody when the two characters are clearly away?

The novel is actually from the point of view of a jealous husband (hence the title Jealousy) who is suspicious of the relationship between his wife and their neighbour (it is never specified whether there actually was infidelity or if the narrator is simply overly... well, jealous)

Now, how did my brain manage to connect it to WKM:

As I was reading the book, when I finally learned that the narrator is also a character, I instantly thought of Actor, Celine, and Wiliam. Boy, was that sooo much more fun to read. In the novel, the only one who had an actual name was the neighbour. The narrator wasn't even mentioned (beyond the plates and seeing the events and characters from his eyes), and the wife was simply "A..." (also she had black hair, like come on. Celine)

Just Actor and Celine living in the manor and everytime Wiliam shows up, Actor can't help but focus on how much more lively Celine is when talking with Wiliam (happens in the novel) and whenever it's just the two of them together, he doesn't even talk with her, just watches, which might also be the reason why Celine is more closed off when she's with him (also happens in the novel, it's not even headcanons at this point, I'm just putting them into the characters roles xddd)

Tagging moots who I think may like this take lol: @fgfluidity @kalevalaknights @hotline-bing @endersketch @jacksepticeye-simp

So yeah, assign characters as actors in novels, and it'll be more fun to read :33

Yes, I went through frames from WKM to find a good shot of the photo. Why was the camera moving so much, come on I don't want blurry— Also colorgrading woooo

[otterlyinluv]

So actually, guys, Mark not doing lore videos of Darkiplier means Dark is finally at peace and resting and doesn't have to hunt down Actor anymore. In this essay, I will-

[otterlyinluv]

Do you feel like any of the characters in the Markverse of my random assortment (so not just the egos but I'm not gonna list them all out here lol) can speak French?

So take your pick

Darkiplier

Wilford Warfstache

Actor Mark

Damien

Celine

Abe

Noir

the Chef

Date Mark

Benjamin

Multiple + not included in this poll -> comment!

Voting ended onJan 17

(Yes it is very late here and I picked the characters through sheer vibes. Source: doing a minor in French philology. If this flops because it was too specific I'm taking this down lol.)

[otterlyinluv]

All the gaps in the Markiplier Cinematic Universe™ do make me wonder

Does Darkiplier still view himself as Damien? Or did he want to move on and leave that identity in the past?

Did he name himself Darkiplier, or was it Actor so he could have a named villain? Or is it the case that "Darkiplier" as a concept is an opposition to actual Mark himself (being selfish, conceited, etc.) and that in reality, it's Actor? What does that make what Damien ended up being?

What do you think?