You can call me Button! I'm a writer/artist with a MAJOR special interest in Poppy Playtime right now! This blog is dedicated to my recent fic on AO3: Their Dolly, My Dolly. ∷⃝
I will also post my opinions about the game! As much as I genuinely adore it, it has some major issues that I feel like aren't talked about a lot-
Some things about me:
I'm 21 years old!
I'd rather not have minors interact with this account! Being that my fic has a ton of mature themes and very bloody-gorey, I feel uncomfortable with the thought of someone under 18 interacting with my work. I will also be working to block accounts owned by minors.
I'm very new to AO3 so I apologize if I don't use tags or certain other aspects correctly-
I had another blog like the one I have right now, but I changed it to this one to make it another main blog
I'm a self-shipper! But that doesn't mean I'm not willing to put myself through horrific events for the p l a w t<3
I really like the Prototype....and Dogday, and Harley Sawyer.....that's it.
If you don't agree with my interpretation of the game, that is okay! Personally, I am set on my AU and how I see what's going on in canon. There is a ton of in-game evidence supporting what I believe, but if that makes you uncomfortable, you are free to block me!
And before you say anything more, I do understand that there's this whole debate online on whether or not the characters in the game are adults. And to that I say:
That would highly depend, and I believe that some are and some aren't. The Prototype and Dogday? Definitely, going by mannerisms, in-game dialogue suggesting it, and their past actions (because sure, a child would definitely be fully capable of planning and executing a perfected revolution against countless scientists, mental health counselors, and factory workers/sarc).
Doey? Yes and no - I consider Matthew to be a mature adult, whereas Kevin and Jack are permanently regressed to an extreme degree. Lily's an adult, yes, but she's also permanently regressed due to psychological torture. Poppy, I consider her to actually be stuck in a childlike mentality, and at the very most, to be the one who was truly made to stay as a child. Mini toys? Definitely children. Which is why certain fan art of these characters gimme an ick...
I think it all depends on perspective and how the player sees these characters. Personally, I don't think it makes sense that these characters are stuck as children physically, with them being organic experiments (so in that sense, they'd HAVE to mature). Mentally, it does heavily depend on each experiment's experience within the factory - I definitely think most of them are mentally stunted, with Doey, Poppy, and Lily being emotionally and mentally stuck in a childlike mind, in a sense. Every other Bigger Body, on the other hand, is mentally stunted, but not in a childlike sense - just in a way that hasn't caught up with their physical age yet.
With the Prototype, while I do support the idea of him being immortal, I do think about these words a lot: "You act like a child because a child's what they made you." So, because of that, I believe that the process of making the Prototype immortal, something went awry, and he turned out to be older than how Elliot originally wanted him to be. While Prototype's stuck on this idea of wanting a family, I do believe he holds major pride in having developed much more than Poppy, causing him to look down on her so frequently and being able to trick her so easily by utilizing his former identity, Ollie. His mannerisms, his dialect, his intelligence (until the game suddenly doesn't want him to have any), not to mention that his teeth and the bones in his forearm are literally adult-sized, it contradicts the statement of him being "just a kid." Yes, he has his moments of immaturity, but I can name plenty of adults, traumatized or not, who act out in an immature way (me, for instance, LOL)
Aaanddd...with the devs, their whole statements, they're pretty contradictory to each other. I've already witnessed the creators of major media contradict the lore and what was established (*cough* Stranger Things *cough*), so I'm starting to become comfortable with the idea of taking the creators' word with a bit of salt. I don't mean this in a disrespectful way, I just find it really confusing that they're all saying wildly different things (they're kids, they're maturing and adults, they're stunted, etc. etc.), especially considering that maybe some of the more extreme fans have pressured a few of them into saying what they wanted to hear.
Not to mention that one of the official artists posted a work for a collaborative piece (with someone who seems affiliated with Mob), "When We Were Young," and while that may seem more like a casual fan piece, in both her description of the speedpaint and the lyrics of the fan piece, they kept reflecting on the past of both Poppy and the Prototype, when they were young. Past tense. Yes, this sounds like it's a bit of a reach, but this, combined with one of the original devs' statements on the toys growing up, plus the fact that the toys are organic and heavily implied to have matured/aged, and literally no one is giving the "why" and "how" behind the idea of why they wouldn't, I believe I have a right to see this game and its characters the way that I do.
So at this point, I don't know what the team of both the artists and devs means by what they say, maybe they mean more metaphorically, but I dunno. I think it'd be more interesting if Poppy Playtime leaned away from the whole child victims aspect that they keep hammering in (it's getting a little overdone at this point imo) and leaned into the fact that they're traumatized human beings stuck in foreign bodies they're forced to have, whether they're adults or children. I'm not saying this just to justify sexualizing some of the characters (if you do see Poppy, Lily, Doey, or any mini critter in that sorta way, I wish not to speak with you. I honestly do believe the mini critters are actual children/teens), I'm just saying what I wish one of my favorite mascot horror franchises would do to give itself more of its own unique identity (yes, it already has that, but with it constantly saying "OHHH bUT THEY'RE juST KIDSS!!1" lately, it's reminding me of FNAF). I see so much story potential, but it's not really doing much with it.
That's my interpretation, and I intend to stick with it. Again, I respect Mob and everyone who works with them, and everyone who once worked on Poppy Playtime. I'm just choosing to see the story in my own way at this point. It just feels like they're going one way but trying to convince us that it's actually the other way, when there is so much evidence that suggests it's the first way. If they try inserting new evidence in chapter 6 that says otherwise, I will likely chalk it up to retconning ^^;
And with the whole "ethical/moral dilemma" on whether or not I wanna simp for the Prototype/Dogday specifically ...it's Poppy Playtime. The game that made the event titled "Cannibal Dollocaust" canon. I don't wanna diminish its importance; this is just me saying that not everyone is going to take it as seriously as other people might, and I am one of those people. I won't stop you if you wanna do that, but personally, I feel like that sort of thing is more appropriate for real-life situations, and the words "it's fiction, do whatever tf you like" would be applied here. If they act like/talk like/are very heavily implied to be adults, combined with the fact that, once again, they are organic experiments/legitimate people that have aged since their experimentation, it's fine. Again, I don't mean any disrespect to any of the creators, former and current, and I know what Isaac said too ("please don't be weird"); but for one, with what I'm doing (for now at least), it's more of an exploration of the humanity of the characters, and that will involve sexual elements (of course, that only goes for the adults.. mostly the adults I have a crush on). Any adult characters in my AU placed in sexual situations (which will literally just be Prototype, Dogday, and Harley) are not meant for pure sexualization, but to tie back to the whole theme of the story and how I feel they would connect back to their human selves and how they still express human desire.
(that is what's going to be going on in my fic; although, outside of it, i won't lie I'm going to indulge in these three, like I'm sorry- YOU GAVE PROTOTYPE MAN TITS AND A BBL AT THAT POINT ITS ON YOU/lh)
And secondly... I'm gonna be honest here, if you're gonna create anything on the internet, you pretty much have to be prepared to stumble across weird fan art every once in a while. It's going to happen, and it's going to happen more if you speak against it more; that's kinda the unfortunate thing about the internet. With Poppy Playtime specifically, I don't think it's that big of a deal (unless it has to do with the actual child characters...even then, I don't go out of my way to harass the people who see those characters that way, I just make an effort to make sure those kinds of artists stay far, far away from me, cause.. ew), considering it's a fictional story, one with characters heavily implied to be matured (and Isaac agreeing with fans on twitter that they have grown up, yes there's screenshot proof), and one that thought making a direct reference to Jeffrey Dahmer of all people would make people take the game more seriously - yeah, that doesn't justify being weird with certain characters, but if I see someone making weirdass fanart of Poppy, I block and move on with my day. Harassment is just plain unnecessary, and you're not the better person for doing it - I'd much rather bully an actual irl pedophile than attack someone for making drawings I find really fucking weird. But that's not to say Isaac's feelings aren't valid. I understand where he's coming from, but I personally believe with Poppy Playtime specifically, it's not a big deal. There are worse things in the world we should be more worried about right now, and people are allowed to have their own thoughts and feelings about a fake video game and not be pressured to give in to this "fandom hivemind" mindset that I see going around more. I also find it pretty hypocritical when extreme Poppy Playtime fans go out of their way to harass people over this when Mob (the corporation, not the creative people who actually put soul in the game) did downright scummy things to real people (and also hosted YouTube channels where they directly sexualized FNAF characters...who are actual minors), but they constantly defend them. Like okay.
That's what I mean when I say I have a very complicated relationship with Poppy Playtime. It's a great story with so many ideas I always wanted to see play out, but most of those ideas are either not utilized or not done too well. Plus, its more extreme fans make the fanbase as a whole feel a little unwelcoming, at least from what I've seen. This blog is to create a nice corner for myself and fans who are like me!
Welcome to Button Eyes! Or, well, Their Dolly My Dolly, that's my fanfic and what this whole thing's about- and this is the account that I will be posting its comic/drawings on!
What is TDMD? - Simply put, it's an AO3 fanfic created by me, Button! It's also self-insert, for........reasons. (Look, the world's really shitty right now, and I'm extremely stressed, and this is how I take care of myself/lh/gen) I hope that doesn't scare you off, because I legitimately do call myself out and put myself through the worst situations I could ever think of/pos. For the PLOT!!!! AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!!
Specifically, an AU that's based on the Poppy Playtime canon, but interpreted by me, including what I expected the characters to be, what/who they are, what I think fits logically in terms of lore, etc., etc. And it's, as I just said, another way for me to comfort myself. This is also another way to practice my writing!
And to get this note out of the way, yes, the Prototype is Oliver Ludwig in this AU, where he is also physically and mentally an adult (23 to be exact), and I believe he's 30 in PPT canon. Because. Why wouldn't he be. They're organic experiments, and there's nothing childlike about him.
No, this fanfic is not me saying, "Well I can do MUCH better than what Mob's doing!!" This is just an interpretation of the Poppy Playtime universe and lore (with my dumbass inserted). It's completely possible that my writing quality is a lot worse than Mob's; in fact, it likely is. Which is why I'm writing, to get better.
There are a few extreme warnings displayed (with additional ones maybe being added on later), but worry not! The extreme stuff will be against myself only. Why? Ahaha. Coping.
Anyhow, I do intend to make a comic of this. I also draw- I'm new to it! I fully intend to get better at it!
If you read this entire thing, thank you!! I tend to overexplain, I know, ahaha- but if you intend to support me on this quest of silly self-indulgence, then I really appreciate it! ❤️｡𖦹°‧
