Orphean

Independent, selective RP blog for Hugh Crain of The Haunting of Hill House (2018), written by Nikki (he/him, nb). Triggering themes present. Canon compliant-ish. Non-mutuals welcomed. Navigation

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All the people who judge Hugh harshly for not acting quickly in Hill House underestimate the stigma/denial of mental illness in the 80s/90s as well as the lack of affordable mental healthcare. There's a lot of things people ignore in a financial crisis because there's just nothing that can really be done with the lack of resources.

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God, Hugh is such a neurodivergent mood.

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There’s something darkly poetic about Hugh dying at the top of the stairs and Olivia at the bottom.

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Poor Arthur’s the only one The House couldn’t be bothered to get onto the grounds before it killed and honestly he needs justice.

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I’m still laughing at the fact that Hugh decided to wear that 20+ year old maroon jacket and what looks like a denim shirt to Nell’s wedding.

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@ people I owe starters: you still want those? Like if yes.

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“Okaaay, let’s not and say we did.”

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I just realized that Luke might have OCD.

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I'm going to watch thohh with my baby sister sometime soon and when that happens? It's over for my drafts folder.

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Hugh knows the young people slang but uses it wrong.

Nate knows all the young people slang and can analyze the roots and how its’ used, etc.

Jenkins knows the slang, but acknowledges that it’s gauche to use it. 

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“It killed her the last time.” Hugh let out a sigh too, realization drawing his eyes to the ground. He couldn’t ask her to go back to the House until daylight anyway. It would be too dangerous for a living person. The ghosts, Nell and Liv- well, they’d still be dead in the morning. 

He rubbed at his eyes, turning away. “I’m sorry. I panicked.” The shroud over reality had been lifted, and here he was standing on a stranger’s doorstep demanding the impossible. He was lucky, she could do the impossible, but it still didn’t make it reasonable to put her in danger. 

“Thank you.”

           She understood. From a parents point of view, there was nothing one wouldn’t do to protect the ones they loved. But in her mind, she wondered if he saw how strong Nell really was. He had told her the story and she could see it, a strength that rivaled the toughest steel. It also seemed like they now had all the information, and that too was a power. 

           “It’s alright,” she said. Her tone was soft and gentle, kind. She wasn’t going to fault him for trying to protect his family. But he was a muggle, ghost or not, and muggles had a hard time believing magic wasn’t as black and white as they thought. 

          “You are welcome to stay here for the night if you’d like.”

“I don’t know what good that would do- I should...” He had no idea what he should do.

“Thank you. May I come in?” Hugh crossed his arms as if he were cold, but really he was embarrassed. He felt exposed, no Olivia to protect him, and no Nell to reassure. Hugh was a fixer at heart, but in a situation where he was utterly powerless, he was at a loss. 

Really, he wanted to run away, cut himself off from the situation he couldn’t help anyway. 

“Tomorrow- do you really think you can help them?” 

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"I've got 99 problems and a flaming oil silo ain't one."

MST3K

“That seems like an ‘everybody in the immediate vicinity’ problem.” Hugh looked into the distance at the tower of smoke and the flashing lights of emergency vehicles, covering his ears at the sound of explosives going off in the distance. “That’s how they put ‘em out, you know. They use the shock wave from the dynamite. They say it’s like blowing out a candle.”

He looked pensive, even upset. “I was doing maintenance earlier over there, sent one of those young guys to go and fix a fire hazard. I hope-” he shook his head. 

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Starters Part 2

(feel free to change the pronouns)

"Don't laugh, they made me in a hurry."

"Okay, breasts, we get it!"

"I'm, uh, ordering a Hawaiian pizza, because I'm ___."

"The touch of ___ softens your hands while you do the dishes."

"They're magnetized."

"Get me some butter."

"When in California, be sure to visit beautiful- oh."

"Boy, I'd hate to shoot a butt like that."

"Hold on, I'm having a series of elaborate heart attacks."

"Let me die first, then I'll tell you."

"This serrated edge will slice tomatoes so thin you can see right through them!"

"Please don't use those stairs!"

"Come to our club and discuss cleaning your bathroom tile."

"I just feel like you might not be ready for some football."

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please accept our sincere apology for all of this."

"It seemed like a good idea at the time."

"___'s going to need an emissions test, pronto!"

"Haven't we seen this before?"

"I thought we all agreed to wear blue, ___!"

"First base is larger than I remember!"

"___, he flies like a moron."

"That's one small tush for a man."

"It's clobberin' time!"

"___, seriously, what's so hard about 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes'?"

"___, I love you!"

"Bad movie?"

"You're soaking in it!"

"Keep walking, I don't think they see us."

"Why'd you park so far away?"

"___, I'm getting motion sickness."

"You can always tell when a building used to be an IHOP."

"Hey, I've gone color blind!"

"I'll harm you!"

"You know, rainy days and Mondays always get me down."

"You folks at home be a little more careful, don't involuntarily turn anyone on, okay?"

"I've got guests."

"I've got 99 problems and a flaming oil silo ain't one."

"Oh my God please say this isn't happening!!"

"Get away, the stock footage is erupting!"

"I'm gonna ask this once again, and it's only for conversation, but what do you think is the tastiest part of the human body?"

"Somebody's sasquatching their every move."

"Alright, I found my Nintendo!"

"He's battling the Ghost of Christmas Future."

"Yep, what do we got, another citizen who isn't ready for some football."

"Hi, I'm ___, enjoy the film!"

"Pole dancing 101: first get familiar with the pole, make friends with it, shake it's hand!"

"Eat lead, Spring!"

"He looks like Spider-Man if Spider-Man worked for UPS."

" Croquet mallet!"

"Yes, that's right. I said a full case of Vodka."

"Did she just get punched by a ghost?"

"I regret nothing!"

"Lots of loose soil to bury someone out here, Hey!"

"That's what happens when you leave a potato in the microwave."

"Dear God, I left the iron plugged in!"

"Oh, so that's where ___ comes from."

"Hi, uh- You got a bong?"

"So, professor, you made this entirely out of bamboo, huh?"

"My therapist says I laugh when I'm uncomfortable!"

"Let go of him, you BITCH!"

"Make it stop!"

"Do you see half of what I see?"

"He triiiieed to kill me with a forklift!"

"There's got to be a better way!"

"I like you, I think I'll kill you first."

"Look, I'm not going to get this out of the gutter every time you kids throw it up there, okay?"

"___'s pissed."

"Sirs, when are you going to realize that when you kill each other, you're only hurting yourselves?"

"When ___ attack!"

"Oh, company! My favorite snack!"

"___ will be back in THUNDERBALL."

"I have no powers but I can skip reasonably well."

"I don't need feet, I'm all charisma!"

"I'm okay, but when I do die, I want you to carry on the family haircut."

"Whoa, big reveal!"

"___? That's not a name, that's a bad Scrabble hand."

"Mom, I found a space man, can I keep him?!"

"There go the piano lessons!"

"Oh, I'm VERY vulnerable there!"

"Holy cow, that's 40 pounds of butt in 30-pound butt capacity pants."

"See, ___? It's really fun to be psychotic!"

"What is with all the ethereal stuff today?"

"Ah, my failure looks more and more imminent."

"I'm afraid of intimacy!"

"My God, honey, what have you done to our lives?!"

"Out. Of. Paper."

"You ain't bad! You ain't nothing! You ain't nothing!"

"Oh, he should really be wearing eye protection."

"You guys watch ___ movies?"

"Yeah, it's not doing it for me, either."

"It's Red October, hi ___!"

"Still, it was worth it!"

"He's not good at parallel parking, but if it's a diagonal spot he can do it."

"Okay, what'd I do?"

"Appears he's adopted a Dutch family!"

"This is my turf now!"

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      Brandon can’t help but laugh at the other man.  It’s not teasing, or mean spirited. Just a friendly, loving chuckle at seeing those peculiar tidbits of Hugh that he’s come to love. 

     “Ah, that’s okay. We can test the pipes out later.” 

A moment passes as he takes a step around the older man.  He’s gotta suck in his belly to squeeze past him in the narrow kitchen,  but he manages, and he grabs two plates from the cabinet.  Two cups, too. 

“What’cha want to drink?  Diet or regular?” 

“Uh, regular. Coke.” He nods to himself in confirmation, and slides away from the sink to give Brandon more room, taking the dish towel with him in order to dry his hands. 

“Maybe I should do diet? I dunno, should probably be watching myself. But it’s not even a sugar issue, it’s a- yeah, regular.” He realizes he shouldn’t debate too long with himself. It’s a simple question, and he’s not the one getting the soda.

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‘     i feel —     ’     she feels the pressure on her wrists , then her waist ; warm and solid and grounding . the line , dragging the kite back from where it had been soaring amongst the heavens . and then she sees him , really sees his face and the worry in his eyes , and her mind clears . and for that moment , she’s free of dreams . her hand , caressing his cheek , before resting it on his shoulder ; for stability , as olivia’s realized she’s beginning to tremble .     ‘     i’m sorry honey , i — i don’t know what happened .     ’

“It’s okay. Do you- can you see me? Is everything the way it should be?” No, of course it wasn’t. Nothing was quite right these days, and even Hugh, as oblivious to otherworldly things as he was, could sense the disturbance in his family. The trouble was, he had no idea what he was really dealing with. 

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