Attack on @magspieart !! Your thing!Sun was at the top of my artfight bookmarks list for the entire month, haha. I’m glad I could attack you in time! I’m perplexed by the lad and so is CM!Eclipse!!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
My final work for Stobverse 2026 hosted by @stoblinarmyhub. This is NSFW so everyone be aware. It is also a Thing (1982) AU, my second favourite horror movie and one I have tattooed directly on my person. This film means a lot to me and this project got wildly out of hand but I hope you guys enjoy.
Summary:
The base crew of US Outpost 31 are gearing up for the winter season to hit, and everything is as it should be. At least until a dog shows up, chased down by two men. Stone finds himself the unlikely defender and companion of what seems to be a perfectly normal dog. Robotnik figures out that things aren't always what they seem and now has a dangerous secret to contend with.
If its a perfect imitation, how would you even know if you're still yourself?
The worst part of the thing? When it disappears Pony stresses the fuck out. The thing is usual a constant in Pony's life. He knows it exists he just doesn't know what it is and no one wants to listen to him. But when it leaves pony knows he's fucked. Usually what happens is the thing stopped showing up and s week later something horrible happens. It's usually a death. Like I said in my last post about his grandparents and dog. But he was young and by that point had no clue what was going on. But when his parents died the next day the thing was back. Before the book Pony and Darry were fighting because pony swore up and down the thing was gone and he was scared and Darry was lowkey calling him crazy. And the thing does not like to be ignored or questioned so while most people would say losing three kids was an unfortunate accident pony has a different answer.
sorta scene redraw reference thing for the ICFTV au!! Tommy and doggo Thing!rey, Tommy is instantly drawn to the new doggo but after a few hours of it being there, it starts absolutely freaking him out because it acts NOTHING like a normal animal. Benrey is also always watching Gordon.
hiiiii i wanna hear about your the thing au :) is coco jumbo the dog /j
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OK OK so alot. to say. because I'm still struggling with characters i'm only talking about the select few I've assigned properly because what i do have fits well i think
Also this contains alot of spoilers for the thing i think. fyi. watch out. minor stuff most of it's just vaguely implied but it's talk about the movie so hey
also no, unfortunately coco jumbo is not the alaskan malamute
AS FOR THE AU! I'm not thinking of changing or rewriting much, it'd be a little difficult in the first place because alot of the movie is left intentionally vague and alot of what happened to who or who did what is left in the dark for the mystery. its mostly mashing characters together for my own satisfaction rather than much of any movie rewrite (because the thing.. yes she's perfect as she is)
who I've assigned to who may not make total sense for mutuals as very few have watched the movie but hopefully my explanations are adequate ^^ some of these ive already posted actually but hey
several or all of them also dont have matches for body types/races/ages because like all the part 5 characters are young white Italians which is.. mm. but I've tried not to ignore that and its also slightly based off how I draw the characters for some. I dont know I won't get into that
ANYWAYS
R.J MACREADY IS.. ABBACCHIO
For many reasons! Of all I think this one is the most fitting.. I love it. I enjoy Abbacchio's character alot, and having him take the role of a protagonist is very interesting.. Especially if it's one like MacReady, who's written in a way where- due to switches in perspective- even you don't know if he's trustworthy until the very end. Hell they lock him outside once for fear he's The Thing /lh
They've got many similarities though... Let's start,
Both alcoholics. Obviously not a massive ' GOTCHA ' reason for choosing the character, it's a bit absurd on it's own, but a shared trait nonetheless. They're both specified to be or have been heavy drinkers.
Writing down directly from my notes here.. Both jerkasses. To quote from MacReady's wiki page, " MacReady was a … very level-headed and intelligent man, but he had a cynical, slightly immature sense of humour … and often drank too much when alone in his shack. Despite his progressively harsh attitude and desperate measures, MacReady did genuinely seem to care about the fact everything had fallen apart at Outpost 31 and was determined to prevent the extermination of humanity.. " Both are a bit rude and anti-social. They drive people away, and while they're trusted (atleast at first in MacReady's case) by the people around them, they're still a bit.. coarse, at times. Yet they still care for the people around them regardless
Both suffer from PTSD due to a former service role- or atleast, that's what it appears to be in MacReady's case. He was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and survived a tragedy before being stationed at Outpost 31. Abbacchio's service to the police force was much less drastic, but it scarred him the same. You can see these similarities in their behaviors and the results (eg the alcoholism)
Just makes sense in my head. Also Leone deserves some dope-ass shades
Nauls is.. Narancia
Definitely the one I believe fits the most after Abbacchio. They're.. VERY similar, in alot of ways.
Both pleasant and likeable people, Nauls' getting along with near everybody at Outpost 31 seems like a great match. Plus, theyre both very quick thinkers, curious, etc.. Even his slowly dawning fear over their situation seems to match up. From Nauls' wiki page, " Nauls at first was shown to be rather pleasant and humorous, having a good relationship with most members of Outpost 31. He liked to wear roller skates and play loud music while cooking ... " Both very carefree, but as things get serious they quickly do too. They seem fairly innocuous in some ways but they prove themselves to be very helpful assets to everybody around them (and incredibly intelligent in general despite their general lack of seriousness/slight immaturity)
Headbands! they've both got headbands. Dumb detail, but, hey. I won't say nothing about it. Look at them. How nice
While Narancia is NOT the youngest member of the team, even saying it himself, his general young appearance/immaturity matches up with Nauls (most likely) being the youngest member on his crew. Theyre also more effeminate than the rest of their team (though, with jojo.. thats not saying much at all, especially for part 5- everybody in Bruno's gang is very GNC. regardless, point still stands)
To quote TV Tropes, " Enters the room with the dead Norwegian on rollerskates, quips that they might be at war with Norway, contradicts the leader of the camp, insults the only guy agreeing with him, and then leaves. " Now picture it with Narancia. Real
Fuchs is.. Fugo!
OHH this one is very interesting.. It's a surprisingly great matchup? I'm glad I caught it rather than putting him in another role, though his fate ends up.. Quite tragic, this way.
MANY reasons. We'll start with intelligence/reasoning. Fuchs is INCREDIBLY smart, he's the assistant biologist on the outpost (WHICH IS A WHOLE THING IN OF ITSELF. I WILL NOT GET INTO MY PERCIEVED THING ABOUT FUGO AND BIOLOGY) and one of the ones who suggested alot that contributed to their survival due to quick thinking- eg, only eating canned food rather than meals others had prepared to prevent spread and possible assimilation because of how easily it can take hold. That logic is a great matchup for Fugo's own
PERSONALITY! I'll just put the Personality section from Fuch's wiki page and.. I believe it's fairly self-explanatory from there. While Fuchs isn't nearly as prone to anger (he's actually quite calm), not all the results can be exactly perfect. " Fuchs was one of the leading scientists and was a smart and very observant man, as he was able to deduct facts about The Thing almost as quickly as Blair was.. " the quick observation, the intelligence i mentioned, etc etc
His DEEP trust of MacReady (Abbacchio). Fits. Fuchs pulls him to the side several times to discuss things he's learned specifically with MacReady because of how much he trusts and believes in him when going off alone with somebody in this situation puts his life in danger- while those 2 have (debatably) one of the closest bonds of Bruno's gang due to being some of first additions, and working together so often.
Also their names both start with Fu- and I think it's funny
+ I draw fugo with glasses^^
Giorno is.. Clark!
Stares at you with my big eyes. Listen. I know it's quite interesting to assign a Big Man with a Big Beard to somebody that looks like Giorno, but hear me out here. Alright. ok, so,
Ok not JUST for the role as an animal caretaker, but it plays a part in it, I suppose. Clark is the outpost’s dog handler and his connection to animals/protecting living things (eg attempting to stop MacReady from shooting the sled dogs when he accidentally fires on the, by attempting to grab his gun and wrench it away from him) gives him that link to Giorno and Gold Experience in my mind.. Creating life and preserving it, yknow?
While not entirely, their personality tends to match up alot of the time; while he's a bit more reserved than Giorno may be (though he usually is), the way he usually stays surprisingly calm and collected in intense situations and in general brings him to mind- anger only really overcoming him when he has to deal with somebody he considers.. bad, or evil, really (eg green day fight). He's very agreeable with his teammate's plans alot of the time, only objects when things start going wrong, openly takes matters into his own hands to make sure others survive/to get justice for things that have happened (though that didn't turn up very well in Clark's case), etc.. Not perfect, but it clicks mostly!
Not too much else to say on this one. I'd hope it makes sense from just that. I do internally despise that I chose this matchup a bit though because it would result in Abbacchio shooting Giorno in the forehead and killing him infront of everyone for attempting to stab him. Sucks.
