#thereby lulling him into giving up some secrets without realizing

[pigeonwit]

Hi hi hello how are youuuu

wbwbwb do you have any thoughts about detective noir au Jack (also do you also picture him as Michael Jack wbwbw)??

(i’m thinking of designing him next now that i finished all kath’s designs wbwbwb)

[screaming crying throwing up] babe wake up potential new walkman-cat detective noir au design*!!!

(*potentially, in the future at a nonspecific date because we value taking our time and creating at a pace best for us in this house)

honestly man. im biased. im always seeing jack as michael. he is the only jack ever to me. and again i do not know noir very well, and this is your au, so whatever suggestions i have are free to just be thrown out. but,,, homme fatale is a great trope and its so rarely used and it WORKS for jack. hes shady, hes obviously putting up a front, youre not sure if you can trust him, he'd slay a sax-heavy musical motif/theme. but hes also vulnerable, when he does wrong he does it for a reason, hes a young person in a desperate situation and he wants out however he can, and the closer he comes to escaping this terrible situation hes in and getting to a better life, the more he has to sacrifice his own morals.

(also not to like. push my own wants here but if you're planning on using michael jack... hes already wearing red.)

disclaimer: i dont know what the plot of your au is here, i dont know what youre planning, i am JUST going off the impression i have so far; if thats wrong, if anything im saying goes against what you personally want for this au, literally just throw what im saying away. this is your thing, im just a suggestion box. a vibe generator if you will.

(although if you do wanna share what you have planned id love to hear it 👉👈)

in my own head ive just got a vague idea of jack and davey both being involved in the web of a very dangerous case that theyre both trying to solve, but both have different reasons for doing so. neither of them want the other to solve it first, but if they have to work together to stop the true guilty party at the heart of this case, they will begrudgingly do it - and learn more about each other in the process. just imagine shady shadowy homme fatale jack slinking around daveys investigation and fucking shit up for him that davey only realizes hours after jacks left - and hes furious about it but also DAMN that was kind of impressive. imagine davey effortlessly smooth talking his way around people until they just give him what he wants, because he KNOWS people, hes spent his whole life studying how to be Like Them, so he knows how to use that against them - and jack is just stunned because... wow, maybe this stuff shirt is more competent than he thought. imagine davey, who tries so hard to maintain a flawlessly black-and-white moral compass, having to put all his faith in a man who is very VERY gray. imagine jack constantly having his guard up around davey only to learn that underneath his 'rules were made to be followed' exterior is a very desperate man just trying to survive. i think thered be an aspect for both of them of putting all your trust and faith in someone you know could easily turn on you, and then being surprised and fascinated and touched that they cared enough not to do that. that theres someone out there in this very shitty world who is just kind without having a reason to be.

#as for like. vague details that come to mind - probably works at meddas speakeasy right? #backdrops of course but maybe he can be a suave shady bartender who manages to clock who davey is before davey clocks him #thereby lulling him into giving up some secrets without realizing #thats really it for me tho #ion the amount of effort youre putting into this is INSPIRING. i cant wait to see what you make next #but remember take your time be aware of your energy and if you need a break then take one!! #newsies #ask #jack kelly #walkman-cat #LONG post