giving the mechs pets!! (I have so much ‘mechs with pets’ lore in my head, I must share some of it)
Jonny has a dragon he took with him after One-Eyed Jacks and he uses it to cause havoc and burn stuff down (he is also the most caring dragon-dad ever but nobody is allowed to know that)
Ivy is a cat person, having 3 normal cats and two khoshekh type cats. One gray tabby, one brown tabby, two black cats and an orange cat that is everyone’s favorite.
Raph has birds. She has too many to count (we don’t know where they keep coming from).She feels at home with other winged creatures so birds! She mechanized all three of her favorites’ wings (to match with her wings :3) and all the other just have normal life cycles.
Naystia had a hairless cat that went to Tim when she jumped from the airlock.
Tim has cats too! (Everyone here loves cats faaarrr to much) two of his own and the hairless one.
Marius is the most friendly with the octokittens so he has been put in charge of caring for them as his own. (Makes the death more tragic, or funny depending on how you look at it)
The Toy Soldier has a whole ecosystem. It just collects and steals all the animals it can find. Starting small with a fish or two, then growing into trying to steal Jonny’s dragon once (didn’t go well)
Ashes has a German shepherd that they have trained to stay away from fire at all costs. It is very protective of Ashes and would try to jump into fire to save them. (It also disapproves of their smoking habits but we don’t talk about that)
Brian has a golden retriever because he needs a friend to cuddle with :3
They are all the Aurora’s pets.
(all of the animals are also mechanized (or in the case of Raph and the ts the favorites are) because the mechs just want immortal animal friends) (you can also make the pets more alien taken that tim is the only one from earth and that would be reflected in their pets)
Can we get more pet shenanigans. I love this.
I love the idea of weird fucked up sppets everyone loves....
bonus headcanon for wtnv fans; khoshekh was actually Ivy's and was dropped off in nightvale soon before the events of dttm
for one whole year of the trojan war patroclus let any and every animal inside the tent, straw dogs, horses, cats, mice, birds, etc. he had to stop because 1. the cats tried to eat achilles and 2. the tent was swarmed by bees
My question is; how does one get swarmed by bees in this way? Did Patroclus bring a queen in and she made a new hive? Someone scold him.
collie parker has a bunny pet, it’s actually one of his sister’s pet but h s the only person the rabbit doesn’t bite
totally unrelated but stebbins has a dog pet that look a lot like a collie but isn’t actually a collie and him and his mom found him abandoned when he was just a puppy
While these are nice, have you ever considered that Kento could / would be a bird person? (Headcanons ahead?)
He seems like a (legalized) Owl type of guy, or, and hear me out, an African Grey type of guy.
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Owls are often portrayed as wise and calm, plus, they aren’t very ‘people-liking’, that is, unless they have presumably imprinted on someone. While I can see Kento having a Horned Owl for its wide eyed and fierce look, I also really do see him with a Barn Owl. It’s colors just compliment his own. This would totally be pictures with his pet owl (if he had one) -
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African Grey’s are often very protective of their owners and very attached. Not only that but they usually come off as mean to people they don’t know or haven’t warmed up to? That is so Kento coded. I mean just look, these would be pictures of his pet African Grey -
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(Hope you guys think the same lol. I have a bird personally and just think they really fit him.)
Featuring: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Brahms Heelshire, Michael Myers, Bubba Sawyer, Bo Sinclair, Vincent Sinclair
Word Count: 1.1k
Warnings: mentions of animal death (minor, in Michael’s part), slashers as animals being assholes, just general fun headcanons, no cat or dog because I always see them as cats and dogs and wanted to mix it up
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Freddy Krueger
Some sort of bird
Probably a Conure that lost his feathers in some sort of fire
Is an asshole
And is smart enough to mock you
Will wake you up by biting your nose
Always escapes his enclosure
Can no longer fly but will manage to get up on counters and on top of your fridge anyway
Has overgrown talons and will use them for violence
Do not bring any company over
Very rarely will calm down and nestle against your chest during movie nights
But then bite you and saunter off
Jason Voorhees
Reticulated Python
Has unique scale markings on his face that resemble a hockey mask
Is huge
And usually lurks in the corner of his massive enclosure under a hide
He’ll come out at night and explore the area, and eventually figures out away to escape and roam around at night
The first time he does this you have a heart attack
He’s a massive snake
And who knows where he’s at right now?
You fear for any rodents that might be lurking
But when you find him he’s slowly but surely slithering across the living room floor, tongue flicking in curiosity
He’s a gentle giant around you
Not a fan of house guests and will actively try to escape his enclosure to scare them off
Will tolerate being picked up by you for short stretches of time
Lucky for him picking up a massive snake is no easy task
He likes to make himself comfortable on your couch and slither on top of your head to rest himself there and stare at the tv
He’s never tried to strike at you and only accidently takes your breath away when he’s trying to adjust himself in your grasp
It’s not his fault his a big boy and also consists of 99% muscle
Brahms Heelshire
Mouse
Has a massive enclosure you put together so he has more than enough space to make himself at home
Doesn’t use his hide and instead climbs in between his hide and the cage wall and nestles himself there
Loves nestling into cramped spaces
Will make random piles of bedding and hide food within them
Only comes out when you’re not home for the first few weeks
Eventually comes out when you have a treat for him
It takes a while for him to become used to you enough for you to pick him up
He’s pretty big for a mouse
and really hairy, with lots of curls all over his furry body
Will wrap his tail around your wrist for balance
Likes to nestle against the back of your neck and the collar of your shirt
Will sit there for hours and watch as you do every day tasks
Just let him down for bathroom breaks
Like everyone else, doesn’t like strangers and will bite them or scratch them if able
Michael Myers
Rat
The most massive rodent you’ve ever seen
Will never stay in his enclosure
Ever
You never see him eat or drink or anything
He just wanders your house and occasionally gnaws on things
Has massive front teeth and claws
Has various scratches and missing fur patches on his body
Never makes a noise
Will kill any rodent or insect crawling around your house
Just leaves the body there for you to find
Will very rarely lay in your bed, at the very edge, only half asleep
Doesn’t like being touched
Or caged
At this point he owns the place and you just pay rent
Will seriously injure house guests
And anybody who comes near the front door
Has bit you a few times
You still have scars
But you can’t figure out how to get rid of him so he stays
Bubba Sawyer
Tiger Oscar Cichlid
He is in a tank by himself after he cannibalized all of your other cichlids
He is massive
And even in the largest tank you could find he has some trouble turning around
Will eat anything and everything dropped into the tank
He’s got some missing scales, especially around his mouth and eyes
He’ll chase your finger if you put it against the glass and move it around
Has jumped out of the tank on multiple occasions even with the lid clipped shut
As soon as he sees his food he splashes out of the water and hits the top of the lid with a loud thump
When you scrub the algae off the tank he’s always right next to you, bumping your hand and arm
Weirdly enough, likes pets
Will keep bumping your arm until you run a hand down his side
You know it’s not good for a fish’s slime coat to do that
But it’s the only way to keep him calm long enough to scrub away the algae
You have to put him in your bathtub when it’s time to deep clean the tank
Refused to get in a bucket
You had to carry him--wet and slimy and flopping around in your arms
Any time you have company he always stares at them and occasionally bumps his head against the lid of the tank
People are mostly scared of the giant fish and don’t come over much
Bo Sinclair
Bearded Dragon
He will not quit head-bobbing at his own reflection in the glass
Very territorial
Has a very pretty scale pattern
Will bite you
Not hard
But you can tell he’s annoyed with you
He doesn’t like being in his tank much
Prefers to hang out on the kitchen counter and bask in the sunlight coming in through the window
It’s not like you can explain he needs the lights in his enclosure to get his vitamin D
Will also sit outside on the porch with you
Only eats worms
He will not bother to eat crickets when he knows you have food that doesn’t run around
You usually throw in a few crickets anyway
Also not a fan of salads
You have to hand feed him each piece of leafy green or else he will not eat it
He’s spoiled
Will throw fits and knock over stuff in his enclosure until you let him have some outside time
Likes lounging on the couch with you
Also likes when you pet his head
Climbs in your shirt and stays there
Vincent Sinclair
Chameleon
Very big and gangly
Turns some really pretty colors when out in the open
Mainly stays up in the branches in his enclosure, blended into the greenery
You don’t see him often
Likes peace and quiet
Doesn’t like being held or touched
He rarely spends time on the ground of his enclosure, save for when he has to climb down to eat food
You leave the door to his enclosure open sometimes and he pokes his head out to look around before going back inside
He doesn’t do much besides mimic the colors in your room
After a while of having him you’ve managed to get him used to being held for short periods of time
Will nestle in your hair or behind your neck
Do not leave him in an open space with no hiding spots or he will freak
Mr. Snuggles is a female Brazilian rainbow boa. Looks like this:
I'm thinking right after Dazai joined the Agency, he's in a bad headspace. He found a listing on some random dark web website for a 'highley venomous and rare rain devil snake' and thought 'damn that's an easy and quick way to go'.
He buys it.
It shows up at his door in a box, he opens said box to find a starved, dehydrated, and freezing animal. He picks it up and it immediately wraps around him seeking his body heat. He's like 'what the fuck is this a hug? Is this love'.
Immediately emotionally attached.
He starts calling it Mr. Snuggles. He doesn't know much about snakes so he does a quick google search and easily finds Mr. Snuggles breed and how to care for them. He sets out for the nearest pet store to get supplies, Mr. Snuggles wrapped around his chest and stomach securely under his coat.
This snake is basically his emotional support animal. It's only after taking it to the vet he knows it's a her.
Mr. Snuggles is eventually (when he once again enters the picture) Chuuya's favorite of Dazai's pets. Because the crab is just weird and literally hates him, and the other is a black jaguar cub that he's trying to find a way to convince Dazai that they better belong in a sanctuary.
This is just me wanting to have a bit of fun speculation for funsies as a reptile owner myself and someone who grew up around these animals as long as I've been alive. So what would each Horseman get as a pet or pets if they were to get into the reptile/amphibian/arachnid hobby.
You hadn't been to a reptile show since the apocalypse happened. In truth many of the species you loved as a kid were struggling to stay around past potential extinction. Others however actually managed to thrive despite everything happening. So when you heard that your fellow humans were hosting a show once again, things finally began to feel somewhat like normal again. It was also high time for your scaly puppy to have food again as you'd run out of your bulk.
Since you have nothing better to do than that, you decide to make the most of this. Especially given how long it's been, and you finally have friends to share your hobby with. Finally some folks who don't think reptiles and such are gross or inheritly evil. Death takes some convincing, given his homebody nature when not working. But eventually decides to join along, if only to make sure you stick to your shopping list and don't buy anything out of budget or anything living. Just the one 'danger noodle' as you keep calling your royal python is enough he feels(Yes he does call ball pythons by the original name and even knows why they're called royal pythons.). Strife needed no convincing at all and was happy to come and see what these mythical 'reptile shows' were. That and he's an animal lover so he's as excited as little kids are to see them all. Fury only came so you'd stop asking, supposedly. Deep down though, she's curious about the animals that have captured your heart so. She initially plans to ask questions about any that peak her interest or yours. War is convinced well enough after your explain just how big some of these python species can get. Course he's not believing you because, "I've seen much bigger snakes than a simple reticulated or indian python.". So he's coming just so he can prove you wrong.
So what does everyone buy?
Y/N - Well thanks to Death’s mostly hypervigilant self, you avoid buying any new critters. Just frozen rats to feed your scaly puppy at home. That doesn't stop you from taking photos of War posing with pythons and boas, and Strife holding everything he comes across if he's allowed to. Fury and Death were hard to nail in any photos. But eventually you do get one of each quietly. One has Fury interacting with a baby hognose that played dead in her hand as she called it a drama queen. The other has Death handling a tarantula, something you're admittedly still afraid to do. It was a beautiful sapphire gooty female that was somehow there. You immediately fled the scene right after the picture, not because Death caught you, but because the spider decided to showcase the speed demon side all indian ornamental species are known for. Getting a good chuckle out of the old Horseman who luckily was definitely fast enough to keep the little lady from 'chasing you'.
Death - He decides on buying the sapphire gooty, as their extreme rarity gave him a sort of kinship kind of feeling towards her. That and the unintentional jumpscare she gave you might've given him some ideas. He gets at least two other species as well. A goliath bird eater because he enjoys her spunk seeing as she actually stridulated at him when he picked up her container. The final tarantula he takes is a gorgeous antilles pinktoe. The colors were just way too eye-catching to him, and her temperament was a plus too. The last animal he grabs isn't even an arachnid though, as he actually finds someone selling venomous animals and is attracted to a black female king cobra. You at first ask if he's crazy, then notice she's blind. Upon asking, Death and you are told she's a rescue and was devenomed. Naturally you explain the term to Death, who is horrified at knowing. He can't forget about her and ultimately buys her. Promising he'll give her a much happier life. Good thing humans these days will take gilt as well as cash. Cus he definitely has that in surplus. Naturally he buys enclosures/food for his new critters and the ones his siblings inevitably buy. He of course also names his little ladies. The GS is named Princess(yes he is serious about the name), the goliath is named Ungoliant, and the pinktoe is dubbed Tanzanite. Meanwhile he calls the cobra Queenie.
Strife - Strife avoids the tarantulas like the plague, and other arachnids to his older brother's amusement. He explains Death and War have pranked him with these animals before. Though Death insists he never used anything living to do it. Didn't want them to be needlessly hurt in the panic after all. Strife does however fall in absolute love with ball pythons and geckos. He ultimately leaves the show with a crested gecko, leechie gecko(which to Death’s shock and annoyance cost near a grand in human US currency), & a banana mimosa ball python. The crestie he calls Nutter Butter(Nutter or Nut for short), the leechie he names Chonker, and the BM ball python he names Glowstick because she looks like a rave glowstick to him with all her bright colors.
Fury - Fury takes interest in an axolotl surprisingly, claiming she finds the empty headed creature to be amusing. In reality it's derpiness is more endearing than funny. She also takes the baby hognose from before, as well as a sand boa for the same reasons as the axolotl. Her naming conventions are not terribly creative but at least carry a common theme, she names the hognose Death after her brother until he begs her to change it to Stinky(She thought referencing Death’s avg stink to the stinks hognoses make while playing dead was hilarious for the record.). The sand boa she simply calls Sandy, and soon takes the name very seriously. The last name she picks for the axolotl is Doofus(a secret reference towards Strife that he somehow misses). She never admits it around others, but she adores her little critters.
War - War is a simple man with simple enjoyments admittedly. He takes interest in the bigger animals. He decides on buying a baby anaconda with the intent to grow it into the biggest one the world has ever seen. He also snags a tegu, since they seem hardy and fun. Plus he did like how the one he got is very dog-like for a monitor lizard. He also gets a leechie like Strife does after the latter convinces him to get one for breeding purposes so they make more like Chonker. War names his critters thusly; Amazon for the anaconda, Dog for the tegu(because he acts like a dog and he couldn’t think of anything else), and his leechie gets called Chonkette after Strife suggested it when War couldn’t think of anything. At first he regretted it, now he finds it suits his 'Big Girl' well. Amazon also gets the nickname of 'Big Mama' after the group discovers eggs in her cage about a month later.
The house has gotten so much fuller, but everyone is happy and caring for their respective pets properly. Including you obviously, who War also promised could have first dibs on Amazon and Chonkette's future babies.
She likes cats! She had two when she was little, but sadly they passed away when she was 12. She still remembers her babies to this day, but now she has a chinchilla named after a manga character that she loves very much.
Yuri
She’s a fan of “creepy” or “scary” pets like tarantulas and snakes. She believes in showing them love because she knows what it’s like to feel unwanted and unlikable. She has a tarantula, and she really wants to get a snake.
Sayori
Dog lover! Obviously. They match her energy and enthusiasm, and are bright enough to help her forget her sadness for a while. She goes on walks with her dog to clear her head.
Monika
She doesn’t care about pets because she’s too aware that they aren’t real. When she sees them in her world, she only pities their owners for loving something fake. She’s also too busy manipulating code to bother with caring for a pet.
MC
Generally more of a “cat person”, but probably just keeps a a fish or something. Thinks dogs are too excitable.
