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mariipun · 10 months

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Adventures of Wally & The Gang (plus their Caretaker)

Off Script Shenanigans

Warnings: None. Humor, wholesome content.

Word Count: 1,513

Brief Description: The Welcome Home cast is alive and live alongside humans. You have been contracted to be their Caretaker, tending to their needs, schedule, and keeping them from (getting themselves into) bad publicity. The gang has some downtime on set, entertaining themselves or each other with nonsensical activities to pass the time as the Technical Director works on fixing the issues.

Welcome Home belongs to @partycoffin [in no means is my work canon]

Dedication: @kandavers

[ /I hope this gives you a little serotonin boost, I’m cheering you on from my side of the world! ]

The studio was as energetic as ever. Production had halted due to technical difficulties that needed to be resolved. You lazily sat on one of the deck chairs, elbow on the armrest, cheek leaning against your palm as you scanned across the set and watched some of the cast members. You were glad to get a break and off your feet.

[Eyes first land on Sally]

Sally was going over the script, suggesting certain scenes to be revised with the Director, and penciling in changes.

Sally: “I just think we really should include a song during this scene, making it more—lively, ya know?”

You overheard her conversation, chuckling as the Director gave her a puzzled look. You weren’t sure how much more ‘lively’ the show could be with the beautiful array of bright colors and every other episode already containing musical numbers. “Oh! Maybe even a dance sequence—”

[Eyes pan towards Poppy]

You watched as the red fluff of feathers hummed to herself, sitting near a basket of props. You couldn’t tell what she was doing exactly, but it looked like she was probably knitting something? Well, she had her hobbies outside of teaching children their ABC’s.

[Next, you saw Julie]

Julie: “Howdy-ho neighbors! Come tour the Welcome Home set with me!”

A small smile formed on your lips as you watched the bubbly puppet hold her phone slightly above her face as she chatted with fans on her live feed.

Your eyes trained on her for a minute as she walked about, introducing some of the wardrobe designers and makeup artists that work on her outfits, looks, and so on. As she moved on, you kept watching as Julie draped an arm around Wally’s shoulders before he could snatch up one of the apples sitting at the spread table, adjusting her phone so both were in the frame of view.

Julie: “Wally Darling, say hello to everyone!”

Wally: “Well hello dear neighbors! Hope you’re all looking forward to the next episode.” He waved, smiling.

Barnaby soon came up from behind the two with a large grin, saying hello as well. You could tell the chat was going absolutely insane getting to interact with them. You giggled at their antics, happy that they got to spend some time with people from all around the world, even if it wasn’t during one of their face-to-face meet-and-greets.

Probably one of the many things you admired about them.

Although sometimes crazy (and difficult to handle), they were always dedicated to entertaining the masses with wholesome content. On camera anyhow. It was your job to make sure no scandalous rumors ended up in the media; constantly protecting their image off screen. You’d hate to see the show canceled, especially since you were dedicated not only to the basis of the show but because you deeply cared for them.

Julie: “Oh! Barnaby, someone asked how many things you’re able to juggle at once.”

Barnaby: “Well, let’s see. Hey, lil’ buddy, toss me a few of those apples will ya?”

Julie released her light hold on Wally, flipping the camera so she could point the phone toward the pair. She stepped back as Wally began gently tossing a few apples in Barnaby’s direction. The blue mass caught them with ease, beginning to juggle. 1…2...3…4….

Barnaby: “Ha! Too easy, c’mon, toss me a few more.”

Julie: “Oh, oh! Someone also said to make it more challenging.”

Wally: “Guess we just have to give our dear neighbors what they’re asking for.” He muses, scanning the spread table and grabbing one of the bananas, then tossing it toward Barnaby.

Again, catching it with ease, Barnaby chuckled as he nodded toward the soda cans. Wally picked one up, tossing them his way.

Barnaby: “…5….6!” The juggling continued, items being tossed a bit higher to make some space as he caught and tossed, and tossed, and tossed.

Julie: “Think you can handle any more?”

Barnaby: “I’m the Great Barnaby B. Beagle, nothing can stop me now!”

Wally looked over, pondering what to toss his friend next. He decided on some sunglasses, then grabbed one of the bowling pin props and a small stress ball out of a box one of the stagehands was carrying as they scooted by.

Wally: “…7…8….9….”

You continued to watch, tilting your head up slightly as Barnaby’s juggling began to waver and then steady.

Barnaby: “Let’s make it an even 10. Toss me one more please.”

There weren’t many other options readily available until Wally saw one of the saran-wrapped sandwiches on the table. Picking it up, he tossed it but misjudged the distance as Barnaby jolted to catch it. Stepping forward, he caught it, but it threw off the balance of the juggled circle and the items began slightly leaning more and more until Barnaby began staggering toward you.

You perked up, stiffening. You noticed he was moving toward one of the cables on the floor, which was unfortunately not taped down to prevent a tripping hazard.

Caretaker: “Barnaby, wait—”

Too late.

Barnaby: “Whoa--!” The puppet’s foot was caught underneath the cable, the apples, banana, sandwich, sunglasses, bowling pin prop, stress ball, and can of soda flying in your direction.

Everything crashed down around you, save for the soda can, which plummeted right in front of you. The sheer velocity of the aluminum can hitting the ground had enough force to burst, a steady, but violent stream of soda onto your face. (Did everything that went wrong have to be an overly exaggerated gag bit?)

You held your hands out to try and shield yourself, aggressively coughing as you accidentally inhaled the fizzy beverage through your nose. After what felt like an eternity, it finally stopped blasting in your face.

Both Wally and Julie were immediately by your side, asking if you were okay, while Barnaby repeatedly apologized from the ground. You could hear the commotion around you as Sally ran to grab a towel, Poppy squawking in concern somewhere in the background.

Wally: “Care, are you okay?” He asked, reaching over, and gently placing a hand on your arm. “Are you hurt—” He stopped, eyes widening slightly as you began to laugh under your breath, which soon turned into loud, boisterous laughter.

You didn’t quite open your eyes since the soda stung, but you couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Doubling over, you just couldn’t stop yourself from cracking up. Both Wally and Julie sighed in relief, smiling as you confirmed you were okay. As you calmed down from your fit of laughter, you thanked Sally for the towel and wiped your face.

Wally: “Well, I’m glad you’re alright Caretaker. It’s also nice to see you having more fun.”

Julie: “Yeah! You have such a wonderful laugh! You should do that more often.”

Barnaby: “Pfft—you call that a laugh? It was more of like a goose hon—” His mouth shut automatically as you gave the blue puppet a warning glance. “Uh.. ha, ha, ha. I mean, your laugh is fantastic Care!” He backtracked before standing and looking you over. Placing his hands on his hips, he shifted his weight to one leg, smiling down at you. “But, it does sound refreshing to finally have you let loose.”

You shake your head, wrapping the towel around your shoulders.

Julie: “Oh! Right!” Julie swapped her phone camera again, leaning closer and placing you both in the frame. “Hey, hey neighbors! Crisis averted! They’re A-O.K.! But let me also introduce you to the most important member of the Welcome Home Cast! This is our dear Caretaker! They work super hard!”

Wally: “That’s right. They always take great care of us.” He adds, leaning closer despite the threat of getting his felt sticky.

Sally: “And they’re super cool!”

Barnaby: “Not to mention, a real spitfire.” He nudged your shoulder gently once he made his way to you.

At this point, Poppy, Eddie, Howdy, and Frank had appeared, joining in the cascade of praises. You were a bit too stunned to speak, not quite used to being complimented so much. You definitely weren’t anticipating this. You were skeptical at first, but their words were truly genuine as each of the cast members looked over to you with smiles reaching all the way up to their eyes. You heard and saw the swift pings of comments from the fans, not being able to read all of them, but catching a glimpse of the ‘hello Caretaker’, ‘keep doing your best’, and ‘you’re incredible’.

Caretaker: “I… thank you….” You replied sheepishly, feeling your face begin to flush. You reached up, grabbing one of the ends of the towel that was wrapped around your shoulders, bringing it up to your nose to hide the blush that had formed.

All cast members, in unison: “No, thank YOU, Caretaker!”

[Bonus]

You would later clean yourself up and ended up scolding Barnaby, Wally, and Julie about the dangers of carelessly tossing so many things in the air without properly considering their surroundings. Someone could have seriously gotten hurt after all.

#[fffff----- i went over board again. i cant seem to shorten them lmao]#[my writing is so inconsistent. the brain rot is eating at me]#marsfics #welcome home off script #Adventures of Wally & The Gang (plus their Caretaker)#Adventures of Wally & The Gang (plus their Caretaker) series #[throws out another one of these]#[i srsly cant get enough of Barnaby being such a jokester]#[gASP--- House of Cards AU merhaps?]#[too many ideaaaas--]#wally darling x reader #wally x reader

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marcusagrippa · 4 months

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anakin was not born with the teeth of a star-eater, ferrous-black and always dripping blood. his halo did not used to shine so brightly that it hurt his master's eyes, his skin did not always shift and ripple like the surface of a newly-forming planet as the magma churns beneath. his eyes used to be soft and blue and human. he did not grow into his own radiance like it was an oversized sweater, nor did it grow from within him, transforming him gradually from within; his greatness was thrust upon him by a creature who whispered dark promises with the voices of a thousand evil men. he does not want it, this power, and it does not want him.

he is glad his mother has never known him like this. in the depths of his spiralling despair he finds himself almost glad she died, so that she remembers him as human and not... this. supernova child, borne of the cosmos. sky-walker. he is not the son of the stars, he is the son of shmi - wide-eyed boy, sunburnt cheeks, shock blonde hair. the galaxy will not remember him that way.

they will know him as monstrous. she knew him as kind.

#jase writes #anakin skywalker #the dead star dragon metaphor in the rots novelisation changed something fundamental in my psyche #so i have been braining eldritch dragons au #i might post more about it but for now all i have figured out is that it all starts on mortis with the death of the son i think #i've said it before and i'll say it again i love symbolic cannibalism in star wars. you eat something and you become it #you kill something and you become it no matter how hard you fight against it #and there's nothing you can do to change it #and that interview with sam witwer talking about voicing the son and how his voice was meant to combine all the darksiders ever #hhn. yeah #husbandposting #shmi #he's a mama's boy owie #(cringe)#q :3 #eldritch horror anakin skywalker

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lonelymoonbeam · 25 days

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oh to be able to sneak out at night to kiss your girlfriend at the docks

#pokespe #scarnemo #nemoletty #treasuredrivalshipping #nemona #scarlet koito #trainer scarlet #pokespe scarlet #sigh #nemoletty rotting my brain again #new au that isnt stardew im shocked #ive been trying out new lighting and stuff so i am going to be extra annoying

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mossghosst · 7 months

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thinking abt turtle sign language (tsl) ….. so inchrestinng to me cause just thinking abt the alphabet i can think of some modifications for the whole three fingers thing… but how they fuck would “t” work. i can imagine w and v but they’re a little bit of a stretch. also u would look the same as d … thinking

#once again i’m coping bc i missed my asl class today #tsl is in reference to that one post from cas’s apocalyptic au that i rb’d earlier #should i tag that???#oh also if it wasn’t clear i’m talking abt ninja turtles. teenage mutant ones to be exact #i’m not even that insane abt tmnt why is tsl rotting my brain #anyway #yeah whatever i’ll add actual tags #tmnt #cass apocalyptic series #oh also i’m going off asl since that’s the one i actually know a little bit abt and the turtles live in america #ok i’m done i’m normal

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thedo0zyslider · 3 months

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Generally plot synopsis of my fwhimmy tangled au. Because I have no one else to tell this too but tumblr dot com

Basically when Jimmy was young, the cod and salmon were very big enemies, and whatever was happening was making the cod deathly sick. To protect him, Lizzie hid her brother and herself in a tower. But as the years passed, the problem was slowly solved, and now all the fish folk get along pretty well. But Lizzie had always told Jimmy the outside was dangerous, and he had to stay inside. She wasn't she how to tell him otherwise, but considered doing so. Eventually she starts lying, so things won't change and she can keep him close forever, while also enjoying the life she'd started to build outside the tower. (I have more thoughts and ideas for Lizzies character here don't you worry. She's very complex and I can't wait to dig into that more >:])

For his whole life, Jimmy is stuck in the tower. He doesn't mind it really, but he can see a river just outside his window. His instincts are always telling him to go to the water!! Go to the river!! But he's a little scared, admittedly. But but, he's also eighteen and maybe it would be a good birthday present. Maybe Lizzie would let him leave the tower, just once, on his birthday? She doesn't, but it's a good attempt, and it only makes Jimmy more motivated to leave no matter what.

And then we have fwhip, the prince of their kingdom. The royal family has its own issues, but in short they leave the prince feeling a more than a little slighted. Like his sister Gem gets more attention than him. So naturally, he starts acting up, starts doing petty crimes, because they can't arrest him. The only thing they can do is scold him and lock him in the castle, which he can always sneak out of.

One day, when the summer festival is being set up, fWhip almost ruins it. Which means he's in pretty good trouble and currently being chased down. (the two thieves flynn allies with in the movie are replaced by sausage and joey, guards who are very close to the head guard, xornorth) So he runs from the guards, and manages to loose them in the woods. And in the woods he finds a tower with a boy in it, who knocks him out lol. But once fwhip is awake, Jimmy seizes his opportunity. If fwhip takes him to the water, then he'll keep the prince out of trouble. And fwhip agrees, because its the only way to get back into town without being arrested (and maybe he thinks jimmy is kinda pretty)

and then he learns about lizzie, whos his friend, and how he's been keeping her brother hostage and lying to him for what has to be a decade at this point. safe to say fwhip is. greatly horrified. he realizes he cant let jimmy go back to the tower, and starts workshopping a plan to get them both back to the castle safely. he doesn't care about whatever trouble hes in anymore, jus getting jimmy out of his horrible living situation.

You know the bar they go to in the movie? Yep, that's fill of hermits!! fwhip frequents the tavern when he cans, so he knows they can help him. [insert the i got a dream song here. btw.] He talks to Grian about jimmy's situation, and manages to sneak both of them out. But they are chased by sausage and joey again, who have started working with lizzie after she returned home to find jimmy missing. she says fwhip kidnapped him, and sausage is doubtful, but he believes it, if only a way to get his friend in custody temporarily. Lizzie also overhears what happens at the tavern, so she starts making her own plan to stop fwhip and jimmy before they get to the castle.

also gandalf, gems cat, fills the sidekick animal role. he just shows up randomly to help them/be a problem. he helps them get away from joey and sausage, and then the cat is gone again. after that, fwhip and jimmy manage to get into the town, and enjoy the summer festival. they meet the rest of fwhip and lizzies friends, the empires crew, and all of them adore jimmy to bit. he bonds with joel especially, not having any idea that he's dating lizzie.

eventually, they have to leave the festival, because both lizzie and the guards have caught up to them. they manage to slip away that evening as everyone prepares to send the lanterns out, but gems onto them. probably because of her magic act tbh, who bothered them the wholeee festival.

The lantern scene happens. Jimmy and Fwhip, on a boat all by themselves with lanterns around. And yes, unlike tangled they do kiss! But the moment is over once they get to shore sadly. lizzie is there to take jimmy home, all while fwhip gets taken into custody a few feet away. jimmy does start protesting that he doesnt want to go home, but lizzie is too scared to let him leave the tower forever, and starts dragging him back anyways.

in the meantime, fwhip manages to convince sausage and joey of whats really happening. they're both a little reluctant, but they give him a palace horse and let him go after lizzie and jimmy. they're to go find xornorth at what remains of the festival, and fill them in before heading out to the tower themselves. gandalf leads gem and joel over to them as theyre talking to xornorth, and the two of them join in on going to the tower.

back at said tower, jimmy is fucking miserable man. he just wants to go back to the water, and fwhip. As soon as lizzie has her back turned he's sneaking out the window, only find the little intervention party waiting for him outside. i wont go into full detail of the scene, but quite a lot happens. i could do it more justice when i actually write it, compared to this quick little summary (its not the only detail im admitting haha)

in the end, all of them go back to the palace, lizzie being held as a prisoner for a little bit. but eventually, she requests to go back to the tower. they let her, figuring it better if she's further away from jimmy right now. he still cares about her, but he's pretty traumatized from what happened that night. but he heals with time, and by getting closer to fwhip and the empires crew. (at first fwjip isnt sure if he should try to advance the relationship anymore, but they get there eventually, once jimmy has healed enough <3)

i think im going to end it with lizzie saying sorry. jimmys not going to accept her back right away, nor is everyone else, but that will take time. shes going to finally leave that tower herself, and thats all that matters. that theyre both our of the tower for good.

i have a lot more planned but again, this is just a general summary. very excited to finally get writing it hehe

#ron.txt #the tangled au #I had to stop myself from tangled info dumping at points. So this is understandable even if you don't remember the movie #I am also open to more of this au based off the tangled series :] (<-- old hyperfixation leaking thru)#fwhimmy #once again flooding that tag. sorry guys lmao #feel free to talk/ramble about this to me its been rotting my brain!!#empiresshipping

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emily-mooon · 7 months

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I'm so glad you agree, bc if there's one thing Jonathan Byers did between November 1983-November 1984 it was pine. So OF COURSE he made a mixtape about it while denying it was about that

OH YES HE WOULD DENY!!!

After multiple weeks of playing it, Will or Joyce ask him what it’s all about since another way Jonathan expresses himself is by making mixtapes, so they are like “Jonathan the music you have been playing constantly sounds sadder than usual are you okay?”

Jonathan, not wanting to admit he likes Nancy, lies and says that he’s fine. Shortly afterwords he goes and turns ‘Please Do Not Go’ at full volume and lies face flat on his bed because that day, Nancy stared at him from across the library during study hall and he’s now screaming into his pillow because he can’t stop thinking about her and he has to study for a test or write an essay.

#pining Jonathan you are an unknown icon that only me and the mutuals understand #I have now decided to make a POV playlist for his pining mixtape becuase this idea is now going to rot my brain more #it already was with college radio au and ‘please do not go’ giving me the most post s1-pre s2 Jonathan thoughts #I’ll have to go hunting for more songs that existed in that timeframe #oh just thought of another song! Good Feeling by violent femmes (again)#also thank you for the ask Dearie! we share one braincell and it’s pining Jonathan with his mixtape #stranger things #jonathan byers #jancy #mutual asks

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ryzies-ralley · 11 months

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a Old Color Ref for a SouthPark au

#I haven't been uploading in a bit due to procrastinating on my drawing list (and starting another new MLP au)#but ill start working on the askblog again soon #south park #south park fanart #pineart🍍#kenny mccormick #kyle broflovski #stan marsh #butters stotch #eric cartman #please ask me about any of my aus i have so many and they rot my brain #TheHauntingOfNorthParkAU #tHoNP

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smallfrogpleasedtomeetyou · 2 years

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modern! au Hiccup working part time at McDonalds while constantly fighting his mortal enemy, the dickhead that works at the neighbouring KFC, Viggo Grimborn

#ahhhhh look at that my brain is rotting again #enjoy #httyd #rtte #httyd modern au #viggo grimborn #hiccup horrendous haddock lll #vigcup #im more of a kfc person myself

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pensiveabstraction · 1 year

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omg omg omg big brain moment, jetko highway robbery au

zuko, young (and until recently estranged) heir to a significant estate is on his way home (think the return to the fire nation of book 3). his carriage has to stop in the road through the forest bc there's a tree across it. there are no guards (bc his father does not care for his safety), the only other person is the driver of the carriage. cue the band of strange children dropping from the trees in the surrounding area and demanding his valuables. zuko doesnt know what to think, until the eldest and apparent leader of the gang notices his swords and goads him - weirdly flirtatiously - into a one-on-one swordfight. zuko is so annoyed, confused and flustered by the other boy that he accepts. to steal a brilliant proverb, he is so busy fighting that he cannot see his own ship has set sail; by the time he defeats the other boy, the forest-children have made off with the entire contents of the carriage, literally all of his travelgear and the driver of the carriage has long since decided this isn't worth it, taken one of the horses and left. zuko is left to glare at the boy - who apparently had a pistol this entire time why did he even bother swordfighting me?? - as he leaves smugly with the gun pointed at zuko til hes out of sight, untie the other horse from the ransacked carriage and make the rest of the way on his own.

months later when zuko is kicked out to fend for himself for opposing his father's cruel treatment of his employees and corrupt business practices (particularly worker safety negligence leading to deaths and making rent in the area very steep which led to dozens of families being left without income, without homes), he ends up going to the forest, hoping to remember the way back to the village he and uncle were staying at, even if he doesn't think his uncle will want to see him.

jet finds this mysterious grubby kid in the forest, wandering directionlessly and tries to adopt him into the freedom fighters (aka his merry band of fellow orphans he taught to steal bc he didnt know how else to provide for them, as a fellow kid himself). zuko is like seriously bruh u robbed me why are u tryna get me in ur gang? jet then remembers him. jet usually makes a point to try and rob ppl who seem like they could do without the stuff, so when he - unknown to zuko - comes to the incorrect conclusion that zuko is alone, hungry, seemingly homeless and destitute because of him, he feels guilty and insists the other boy at least join them for dinner at least (also hes still pretty how is someone this pretty when they're so filthy, like srsly bro even the band of feral forest-kids bathe regularly).

zuko, having very lacking independent survival skills takes him up on his offer and, annoyed by the other boy's continuous needling, goading and teasing (flirting? no couldnt be) takes on a competitive determination to be the best highway robber ever, joining his gang. cue adorable found family moments with the fighters as zuko wonders how such terrifying feral children could be this adorable, jet and zuko committing crimes in the middle of flirting/arguing/??? (the ppl they steal from are pretty insulted that they're so easy to beat that these two - are they literal children? - seem to not even need to pay attention to them) and funny awkward moments like that one time where they attack a carriage only to discover it's ty lee's and zuko is like ".... oh hey ty lee..... um, give me all your money?" and ty lee, unphased by the robbery attempt, is like "zuko! we thought you went missing! how are things? you seem to be doing nice for yourself!, your aura has never been pinker! ooh you should bring your new friends to mine to visit some time, it feels like forever since we got to hang out!" *chiblocks literally all of the freedom fighters and shouts back waving as the carriage is leaving* "lovely seeing you! im on the way to visit azula, but you should come say hi when im on my way back!" (jet is like "what the fuck" and zukos like "yeah thats just ty lee for ya.")

idk i was reminiscing on my history gcse, the crime and punishment module and i thought about highway robbery and i was like wait this neeeeeeds to be a jetko au somehow and lo and behold my brain has spoken

#i am rotting in the brain again #so many ideas so few fingers to properly write them with #i mean i have plenty of fingers i didnt rly know how else to finish the phrase idk #jet and zuko slowly taking over all power in my head #they have deposed the previous government and installed themselves as co-dictators #jetko #jet atla #jet avatar #jet x zuko #zuko x jet #atla #zuko #atla au #avatar the last airbender #prince zuko

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faroreskiss · 9 months

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Others: I should wait and spread out the content I post strategically and organically build followers. ~ Me: I HAVE TO POST THIS RIGHT NOW (after posting two other fics within 2 hours)

#linked universe au #linked universe x reader #zelda x link x reader #linked universe #im posting again sue me #i just cant stop the brain rot until i post #send help #zelda fanfiction #zelda fandom #translation #bisexual #queer #ethical non monogamy #polyamory

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cloudwhisper23 · 4 months

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Oneshot who? I just wanna write oneshots, but apparently this is turning into an AU. How dare it. This was just supposed to be a lil fun thing for the Crying Child, but noooooo, it's gotta be an AU now.

#-incoherent muttering-#do not put this idea in my head brain #stop it #day 3's prompt is going to look a lot like a continuation of day 1 #because no matter how hard I try to change it #my brain works linear #there's worse things than expanding on a universe though #but i don't need to be working on more aus rn #so it'll go in the back of the freezer after this #but then again #maybe it only needs two parts #i almost continued it for day 2 of the cc weekend bash #but i finally got a oneshot idea after forever #bc phasmaphobia is rotting my brain rn #so at least I had something different #cloud speaks

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erabundus · 11 months

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HERE WE GO — the long awaited ren modernverse post that i totally haven't been procrastinating on for ages. ( i have. ) i'm going to do a very general overview of the AU here, because there's a lot of little interconnecting parts and headcanons and backstories ( as well as development over discord ) involving other muses and i really don't want to step on any toes or necessitate a ton of required reading. just a brief * summary to make interacting easier.

( * not brief, i can never keep anything short. )

ren was born very shortly after makoto's death to a mother understandably wracked with grief. though they had little family to speak of, they were quite well off financially — owing to ei's status as the ceo of a prolific power company. as a way to force some sense of normalcy, to cope with both the loss as well as her child's eerie resemblance to her departed twin, ei threw herself body and soul into her work. this meant the majority of ren's childhood was spent completely alone, and though he never had any reason to want for much materially, he was still quite miserable and desperate for affection. he would do whatever he could to possibly gain the ATTENTION he craved — culminating in taking up an interest in dance, of all things. he had believed if he could only find one thing that he was really good at, and hone that skill until he was utterly PERFECT, perhaps then his mother would be impressed enough to acknowledge him.

unfortunately, things didn't go according to plan. he was talented — incredibly so, and he certainly wasn't lacking in ENTHUSIASM for the art. though he received praise and recognition, he was never able to get it from the one person he was most desperate to hear from. ( just say you're proud. just remember i EXIST. ) ultimately this led to a lot of deeply unhealthy resentment towards his mother. as a result, ren focused less on the individual and more on the crowd — obsessing over gaining the adoration of the masses. someone please love him. someone please pay attention to him. he moved out of his childhood home as soon as he was able, and tried to turn his talent into a genuine career.

while he did see success, it wasn't without its downsides. immense strain on his body. repeated injuries. he hurt himself — over and over and over again, then kept going regardless. pushing himself to an UNHEALTHY degree that could have very well led to permanent injury had it been allowed to go on.

however, a certain incident when he was twenty led to the death of nearly everyone he loved — and in his grief, ren could no longer muster the will to continue.

he spent over a year languishing in a very deep DEPRESSION, only ever putting forth the effort to pretend he isn't completely in shambles in front of farrow, taiyang and anhe. in time, he eventually stumbled upon the world of STREAMING — and while it was never his intention to make a big deal out of it, ren decided to give it a go. he used his streams mostly as an opportunity to vent his frustrations in a somewhat healthy way — doing something he genuinely enjoyed ( gaming ) while taking out his wealth of anger on the teammates and enemies alike who irritated him. it was more like an unconventional form of video diary. however, by some strange stroke of luck, he actually began cultivating an audience.

his pretty face was enough to draw people in — yet some decided to stay for the entertainment his sharp tongue provided. as his popularity grew, ren's despair simmered to a more manageable state. instead, he found himself slipping back into a familiar ( toxic ) mindset. valuing his self-worth entirely on what other people thought of him, how much of their attention he could command, how much money he could earn from their affection. he's received a fair bit of criticism for his cultivating of a distinctly PARASOCIAL relationship with his fanbase — but the truth is, ren needs the recognition of his followers just as much as they crave recognition from him.

MISC HEADCANONS UNDER THE CUT ...

he's twenty four by default; he's been streaming for about three years.

farrow is a mod on his streams.

his username is technically ❝ wanderer, ❞ but he'll also answer to ren — and a lot of his fans do just default to calling him ren.

he often gets just as much hate as he does positivity, but he doesn't really care because negative publicity is still publicity. someone once tried to cancel him on twitter over his nasty personality and he held an official #wandererisoverparty on stream where he read out hate tweets with genuine delight.

he isn't the most popular content creator, but he has enough of a following to comfortably pay his half of the apartment's rent and have a line of merch.

ren only ever really leaves the apartment to go on walks through nature or swing through his favorite coffee shop. or break into heizou's house and rearrange the furniture.

doesn't drink often, but has an absurd alcohol tolerance when he does.

he suffers from horrible insomnia and actively has to hide his dark circles with makeup. he tries to compensate by drinking massive amounts of caffeine — which, while effective, has left him with a dependency that gives him splitting headaches whenever he skips out on his tea or coffee.

swears a lot more than canon ren. which is to say, he actually swears at all. in general, the way he speaks and holds himself is more relaxed in comparison — because he has had a rough life, but not to the extent of canon ren, and not for nearly as long.

dresses differently when he's walking around casually verses when he's streaming.

he tends to prefer either pvp games where he can spin his irritation with others into a source of entertainment or calm singleplayer games like minecraft or stardew valley where he can just vibe.

his tongue and both ears are pierced — the left with an additional industrial piercing.

shares his apartment with kazuha! they are boyfriends.

he also has a number of tattoos. some resemble canon ren's markings, others look almost as though his body has been repaired with kintsugi.

#𝟎𝟎𝟒 : 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥. ◟ hc .◝#𝟎𝟏𝟕 : 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘳𝘺. ◟ v. modern .◝#( take it. pls. this au has been rotting my brain. )#( there's more that involves other muns & muses but again i tried to keep it mostly just ren to establish a basic foundation )#long post

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