12 and 17 for the violent ask meme, for the Quarry fandom. 👀
12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them
Climbs to the highest mountain top to scream JACOB CUSTOS!!! I know by the technical definition of “unpopular” he’s not really, but to me he’s the most decharacterized and whose negative traits get exaggerated the most! I think a lot of people like to boil him down into two categories:
1. Harmless dumb himbo
2. Shitty, thoughtless idiot
And I’m not saying these ARENT traits of his, I’m just saying he has more nuance than that and deserves recognition as more than a vehicle for humor and a scapegoat for why everything went wrong in the game.
The Jacob I witnessed in my play through was rash, yes, and immature. But he was also sensitive, insecure, protective.
He’s a good, but imperfect friend. You can make him run to Abi’s cries, he expresses concern when people are hurt.
His vulnerability to me was surprisingly well executed, and while he makes a poor choice he’s not the FIRST in the supermassive games to be responsible for the tragedies that take place (Lovingly side eyes most of the cast in Until Dawn)
He’s just a guy who thinks he’s in love and wants one last chance to make it work, or even to just spend more time with the people he’s grown to like. His actions can be condemned without that being his only driving plot line.
He isn’t the Big Bad in the story and he isn’t a bumbling idiot, his choice was just the vehicle for it!
17. there should be more of this type of fic/art
This is coming from someone who LOVES found family, people need to write more fics of things just not working out between the counselors—I adore the idea of all of them hanging out and being best friends, but I feel like especially with games like until dawn and the quarry where a singular choice derails EVERYONES lives, trauma is going to do two things.
Bring you closer, or break you up. And I feel like especially with the quarry there’s so many opportunities for them to say/do hurtful things to one another, and that can define more than people think.
Nick says TERRIBLE shit to Abi, curse or no those are words that could confirm her own insecurities and then she SHOOTS him (rightfully) Max can call Laura a bitch, Ryan can be cold to Dylan all based on your choices and those should have post canon consequences!
Guns are being pointed, accusations are being made, blame is being placed, and after all that everything is just fine? NO
So I guess my tangent is make it where their bonding comes from actively choosing to forgive one another, or have some never talk again, make it disjointed or one sided and imperfect. I think watching them grow and STILL finding each other is just as good!!