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Hiya. It’s Santa again. Have I mentioned that Lethologica is one of my favourite fics? It is. Not that I would encourage you to scour through your favourites list in search of me. Because suspense. But Santa is a fan. Before I begin my dark work on your Christmas gift, I was wondering where you fell on certain fandom issues. Neal? Season 7? Can you forgive? Did you watch? I’m trying to assess where you are at, and where my story should be. I know some people have pretty strong opinions.

This makes me so happy to hear! I’m still working on some more stuff for that particular universe. The ideas have been kicking around for ages, it’s just a matter of getting the muses to cooperate. Hopefully I’ll be able to work on them soon! 

So for the issues you’ve asked about: 

Neal: While I am not a fan of how young Emma was when they began their business, I was never an absolute hater. I also love Henry, so he had to be there in order for Henry to be made. To me, Neal was a non-issue, because by the time I came into fandom, he was already gone. When I coerced my bff into watching the show, she was actually rooting for him for a bit, and I didn’t really blame her or knock her for it. This is the same way I view Milah; she was gone, and her story was important to Killian’s life. 

Season 7: I didn’t watch it. I watched the CS scenes, and then stuck to the fringes for everything else. I wasn’t really a fan of the idea of Rogers getting a LI because I thought the development between him and Alice was more important, so I’m not a fan of that stuff, but I was and am a fan of BunnyHood and their adorable love. I also was a fan of Jacinda and Henry, and thought they deserved their happiness. 

Clearly, I have some opinions, but not very strong ones. Haha! I was happy with the ending I got at the end of Season 6, so I feel every CS scene I got beyond that was icing on the cake. Hope that helps contribute some thoughts to your overall picture! xoxo

I’ve finished writing all of the character backstories for my Sing AU, “Some Moral Support”!

I’m going to put all of this under the cut, so if you don’t want to be spoiled for my story, I wouldn’t recommend reading this. If you’re not planning on reading it anyways, they’ll all be under the cut! (This will also include my headcannons for their last/full names!)

(My OC) Jude Therna: Grew up in a reasonable house with their mother (Carol) and father (Anthony). The family was close friends with the Ini’s (Meena’s family) and the children of the two families were playmates growing up. Both of Jude’s parents worked at Whittleton Real Estate as accountants, not knowing the dark side of the company. When Jude was in 3rd grade, their parents succeeded in a risky deal, and Carol hosts a party for the employees, some of them even bringing fancy white wine. That night after drinking the wine, Carol dreams of flying and sleeping on the fluffiest clouds imaginable, and wishes to witness the dream again. So Carol went through the same process she went through to get that dream, but with each failed attempt, the more her desire grew, and the more wine she drank. This steadily led to an addiction, and Anthony only notices this when he witnesses his wife tear out all of Jude’s whiskers while singing, leading Jude to believe that their singing was poison for anybody who heard it. After Meena comforts Jude the next day, they realize that Meena is the only good thing left in their life, and must protect her by any means necessary, even going as far as to hospitalize three 5th grade bullies. The two friends then separate for a while after the incident, adding onto Jude’s expulsion from school. Then Anthony leaves one day, taking all of stuff and leaving Jude behind with their mother. With Carol out of a job, Jude joins several jobs throughout the city to pay rent and bills, buy food, and get wine for their mother all by themself, with the constant looming threat of being beaten, kicked out or worse hanging above their head. Jude does not tell Meena, as they do not want to burden her even more. After years of abuse and brainwashing, added on to losing her final job, Jude wonders if they can really do anything right, or make any difference in their life. All they wish is to make up their mistakes to Meena. Then, their wish is granted in the form of a golden flyer.

Meena Ini: Meena grew up with her mother, father, grandpa and grandma in an above average house. Their grandparents lived with them because not only did they strongly object to living in a retirement home, they loved their daughter and grandchild so much. She and Jude were playmates for a while, but after they suddenly sent three 5th graders to the hospital in 3rd grade, they separated out of fear. Because of Jude almost killing the bullies for her sake, many kids tried to stay away from her, worried that even speaking to her would cause them to “disappear.” A few years later, Meena’s father (a police officer) died on duty while chasing down the Bunnyhood Gang. With this combined with everybody’s constant fear of her at school, she grew to hate being in the spotlight, despite her lovely singing voice. With Jude and Meena barely talking anymore outside of their constant job encounters, Meena wonders if she’ll ever find out the truth behind Jude’s reasoning and sudden shift to violence. Her answers begin to come as an old friend knocks on the door on the day of her grandfather’s birthday.

Nancy Whittleton: Nancy was born into the rich Whittleton family with her father, mother, and brother. The Whittletons were head honchos of Whittleton Real Estate which, on the surface was a harmless real estate company, was strict, demanding, high priced and always gets whatever it wants. At a young age, Nancy quickly realized that her family was all toxic. Her brother cared only for himself, her mother was dumb as rocks and only a trophy wife to her husband, and her father used people as stepping stones to gain more money. None of them cared about her social life and instead kept her in solitude to learn the ropes of real estate so she could be next in line to inherit the business. But when Nancy refused, disgusted at the thought of treating people so cruel, she was kicked out into the streets. Thanks to high class “Pocket money” and help from friendly servants back at her old home, Nancy takes the simple road to life. She buys a small house outside of the city (Sized appropriately for larger servants that had joined her), gets a simple job and settles down. Meanwhile, Whittleton Real Estate is breaking at the seams. With nobody else next in line to take the business, Nancy’s brother takes the spot in her stead, sending the business tumbling down a path it could never return from. Their parents die of old age and after the company is utterly destroyed, the brother gets in a car crash. Guilting Nancy into giving money for the treatment, Nancy donates all that she can into the treatment, but it is still not enough. So she became the type of woman she hated the most: her mother. She went to clubs and casinos, flirted with those rich enough to pay the bills and swindled gullible fools who were too lovestruck to even realize it, all for the sake of her brother. But despite all this, it all seems hopeless and she wonders if she’ll ever have enough to save her brother. Then Nancy meets a saxophone playing mouse.

Ash Strix: Ash grew up in a reasonable household with her mother and father. In school, Ash was a respectable kid who always worked hard at what she did. In middle school, Ash and her friends began to form a band together for fun, getting gigs at parties arranged by other students, which Ash’s parents didn’t mind since her grades were still keeping up. But then Lance, one of the “cool kids” of the school, becomes interested in the band. Everybody in Ash’s school looked up to him and thought he was so cool and wanted to be like him, even though he was barely good at anything. Lance tricks Ash into an unhealthy, manipulative relationship, and Ash began her fall. Lance took over as lead of the band, knocking Ash down to bass, and began to call the band his own. Her friends and grades slowly drifted away, and Ash became irresponsible in her parents’ eyes, all the while Lance used the band to climb the social ladder, not caring for a second about her personal life. As Ash’s parents scolded her bad behavior, Lance’s grip around Ash became tighter, and he one day convinced Ash to run away with him, stealing some of her parents’ cash. The two got an apartment and tried living through gigs and side jobs as a backup, even though Lance was the only one doing these “side jobs” all late at night. Ash begins to wonder if this is the right choice, if she’s happy with this outcome and if she really is as bad as Lance says. Her answer comes in the form of a golden flyer.

Mike Muis: Mike grew up in poverty with his father alone. Mike never knew his mother, and his father cared little for him. The two mice grew up on the streets, swindling and hustling for money and food, but was constantly thrown into risky situations while dragging Mike along at every turn. Mike slowly grew a resentment against his father, and a stronger resentment at the world. After living his entire childhood on the streets, he believed that nobody can be trusted and that money meant everything in the real world. When Mike’s father died in a car crash, he felt little remorse. For years of his life, he became like his father; cruel, lying and untrustworthy by and to everyone. Mike never made friends or relied on others. He only cared about himself, his saxophone skills and his smooth singing voice, which he assumed was from his mother since his pa’ always sounded like he was smoking six packs every day. But deep down, he still wanted to feel loved, to be confirmed by somebody that he truly was good, and would love him unconditionally. So one day, after he gets replaced by a terrible rock duo for a gig, he wonders if there is anybody in town that would actually listen and care about him. His answer came in the form of a golden flyer.

Rosita Lerein: Rosita grew up in an above average house with her mother and father. Growing up, she always had a knack for tinkering with things, taking them apart to see how they work, then putting them back together. Sometimes she even invented things, like a machine that could wash and dry dishes all on its own! So with the help of her parents and through pure determination, Rosita pushed through high school and graduated from a prestigious college! She also met a nice boy named Norman, who was amazed at her engineering skills. But while she she was working for her degree, her parents died from natural causes before she could graduate, so she vowed to make sure that all of their hard work was not in vain! But even with her engineering degree, Rosita hard a hard time trying to find a company that would accept her invention designs. Wherever she went, nobody would accept her, since they thought that her designs were “impractical and irrelevant.” The final nail in the coffin for her future was when a coworker stole her plans for an invention and presented them as his own, getting great renown for it. Rosita, defeated, gave up and marries to Norman, becoming a housewife to her many children. She was at least thankful that Norman worked his hardest for the family, but she felt as if she was slowly being forgotten and fading away from the spotlight. Thinking back to her middle school days when it seemed like everybody wanted to be her, Rosita wonders if she’ll ever be in the spotlight, or even acknowledged, ever again. Then Rosita’s saving grace came in the form of a golden flyer.

Johnny Lona: Johnny grew up in chaotic conditions with his father, mother and crime gang all under one roof. Before Johnny was even born, his parents were partners in crime, ruling a powerful gang in Britain: The Bunnyhoods. Despite the laughable name, they were the richest, most successful gang in all of Britain. The gang stole from the richest businesses and gradually built up their criminal empire. When Johnny was born, they kept their “business” going, but also made sure to give Johnny a good childhood. They homeschooled him since the gang would bounce from place to place, stole bought him the best toys and gave him lots of love. But Johnny was not oblivious to the world around him as his parents thought; he knew of their “business,” but continued to pretend while questioning if all of this was okay. Then one day, Johnny’s mom is caught red handed during a risky heist, and the empire goes under. Filled with grief, the gang travels to America to start over. But with how tough real estate was, how often people swindled them of their cash and how little people were accepting of them just by appearance, they dived back into the life of crime with Johnny reluctantly in tow. Johnny is still unsure of the family business, but once one of the gang members accidentally shoots a police officer, Johnny’s decision is made. He tried to distance himself from crime by singing instead, since his parents said he sounded like an angel. His father, however, looked down on this and pressured his son to help more in their heists to help pay the bills. Johnny wondered if he’d be stuck in the life of crime forever, and if he’d ever live the life he wanted. A response came when a golden flyer slipped through his garage door.

Karen Crawley: Miss Crawley grew up in a decent home with her mother, father and two sisters. Growing up, the triplets all had decent grades and lived decent lives which one day during middle school, began to bore all of them So starting in 9th grade, the trio searched wherever they could for adventures! Some days the sisters explored old abandoned factories and active railroads, while other days they snuck into clubs and went snowboarding from the tallest, most dangerous courses! Crawley loved the adventures and chaos she got into with her sisters and loved the other two with all her heart! But her parents were quickly growing tired of the trouble their daughters were getting into. Through all of their adventures, the trio barely managed to pull through high school and managed to graduate together. Their parents thought that the three would calm down in college due to how much work they would all be getting, but adulthood led to new possibilities and new adventures! The trio pulled pranks on the headmaster and their classmates, went street racing with random strangers and even won big in casinos! Once the triplets graduated college, though, they slowly began to drift apart, going their separate ways to find their own adventures. To fill the void of loneliness, Crawley tried to find a husband that could keep up with her adventures and maybe even come along. But every eligible bachelor she met all turned her down in favor of a quiet life. In time, Crawley became too old and tired of adventures, not being able to keep up with her younger self. So she finally decided to settle down and find a quiet job. After searching for a while, she eventually stumbled upon an ambitious koala and his son.

Gunter Yolvski: Gunter grew up in a strict German household with his mother, father and brother. Compared to his brother, who was successful at almost everything he tried to do, he was good for nothing in his parents’ eyes. Gunter’s brother was a successful businessman and engineer, and did whatever he could to succeed, even going so far as to sabotage and steal from others. His parents knew this, but still loved how successful he was and tried to have Gunter go in his footsteps. They chose his classes for him, limited who he talked to and, if he was even considering doing something for himself, he would be punished. When the brothers reached 11th grade, their parents died of old age, but left in their will two tickets to America so they could be as successful as they wanted there. In America, Gunter’s brother went into an engineering business and, after stealing a coworker’s plans, rose to the top of the ladder. Gunter, meanwhile, was amazed at the free reign he was given and the seemingly infinite possibilities he could pursue. He ate what he wanted, got a job that he wanted (a dance instructor) and tried to make friends with everybody he could. His brother resented this and pretended that he did not exist, but Gunter was satisfied with this. He was just happy that he was free. As he reached adulthood, he was happy and satisfied with the life he had lived, but still wanted to try out new things and take risks. Then, a golden flyer invited him to the Moon Theater for a singing competition. 

Buster Moon: Buster grew up in a below average household with his mother and father. Buster’s mother, however, died due to an illness when Buster was only 2 years old. Buster’s father struggled by himself to pay the bills and raise his son decently alone. He took multiple jobs while Buster stayed with a babysitter, resorting to shameful tactics he was not proud of. To make up for not being around, his father took Buster to the theater one day when a play with Nana Noodleman was available. Buster instantly fell in love with the theater and his father noticed this as he began to take more school classes based around that. So, Buster’s father began to work 30 years washing cars so he could buy the theater when Buster graduated. Meanwhile in high school, Buster meets Eddie, not knowing of his family, and becomes good friends with him. Buster keeps working hard, in school and work alike, and graduates high school with Eddie, only then learning of Eddie’s family (Then promptly being amazed). Buster keeps working through college for a Theatre Arts degree while Buster’s dad finally finishes earning enough money for the theater. Buster earns his degree and buys the theater, but his father passes away less than a year later due to exhaustion and overwork. From then on, Buster vows to be as successful as he can be for his father’s sake!

Eddie Noodleman: Eddie was born into a family of rich prodigies with his bother and father. Since Eddie would be next in line to inherit the family fortune, great things were expected of him, which brought great pressure. He was sent to an ordinary school in which he was expected to always earn the highest grades. If, however, he earned anything less than a 100%, he would be scolded harshly and called a failure. Because people knew of his lineage, nobody talked to him since they expected him to be a stuck up snob. The only friend he had was Buster Moom, who did not know of his family until graduation, to which he was amazed to Eddie’s relief. But by then, Eddie had given up on being the best. He thought that since he was scolded for the slightest mistake, no matter how small, why should he even try anymore? So he became lazy and irresponsible, only doing things that he wanted to do, much to the dismay of his parents. When Buster bought Nana’s theater, he volunteered to help out from time to time, but silently envied Buster’s relationship with his dad, wishing that he too had supportive parents that were accepting of small mistakes. Refusing to do something with his life out of spite, he moved into his parents’ pool house, believing that the rest of his life would be no better than his childhood, and staying like a child for as long as he could.