My piece to accompany @vmprsm's fic The Cost of Indomitability for the @malevolentmadnessmixup event!!
It was a fun piece to work on! Very different than my norm. :)
I have been BRAINROTTING over this for the past week. FROG JOHN. IMAGINE FROG JOHN. IMAGINE THE DYNAMIC.
Basically it takes place after Arthur slits his throat in the Dreamlands. It's some sort of hallucination or bridge between life and death like OTGW. Since Faroe already died before, she was already in The Unknown (no idea what to call it yet) before Arthur got there (she's already dead sooo she won't join Arthur if he leaves The Unknown).
Uh so far the cast would be Arthur, Faroe, Frog John, Beast King in Yellow (soon-to-be Frog King in Yellow), Lantern holder Kayne, Woodsman Kellin, and idk what else. Still dk who Beatrice would be (could be Oscar but he hasn't met Oscar yet but also ig he exists in Malevolent so maybe still)
i have nothing else to say, and nothing in my defense. Arthur as a stoat. or weasel? i don't know at this point.
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[ID: A digital illustration of Arthur Lester, as an anthropomorphized stoat. His fur is scraggly and unkempt, most of his fur a rich brown while the fur of his chin and his throat is a light tan. His suit is a darker shade of brown than his fur, and his shirt, tie, and pocket square are off-white. He wears a pair of glasses. The expression on his face is tired as he stares at the viewer, his eyes a glowing yellow. /end ID]
john loves fizzy drinks and hates all alcohol except red sparkling wine (go figure)
john tried to learn violin, viola AND the cello. the conclusion was that he is not to be trusted with bows. or strings.
parker used to play the violin, and arthur still has it
john plays guitar and makes really bad songs because as it turns out eldritch gods lack rhythm, not that arthur would tell him ofc
arthur used to be soooo cold. like personalities wise. his resting face is still a glare. completely unintentional though he’s just thinking real hard about whether or not the boston streets would be sweet if he licked them.
arthur was also very cold body heat-wise
parker was the golden retriever and arthur was the black cat, despite their color schemes being the opposite
john’s favourite myth is orpheus and eurydice
arthur’s is arethusa and alpheus
yellow, if given a body and time to warm up to john, would be john's little brother
modern au where everyone is friends when. it's gonna be so far removed from canon akjshfjadhk