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soadscrawl · 1 year
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more taz more taz more taz
so much love in this famillyyyyy
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ID: digital drawing of Taako and Mookie from the adventure zone at the beach. Taako, a tan elven man with shaggy blonde hair with dark roots, reclines on a blue beach chair with his arms folded behind his head. He wears turquoise swim trunks adorned with pink jellyfish. His eyes are closed and he looks relaxed. He wears pink sunglasses. Mookie, a dark-skinned dwarf child with messy black hair that obscures his eyes, stands behind him. He wears neon green swim trunks and grins. He's missing two teeth, one from each row. Behind them, waves can be seen. A few clouds are present in the blue sky.
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Taako doesn't know that Mookie's about to ask him if he has games on his stone for the thirtieth time today
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karkatwaddles · 6 months
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Mavis and mookie 🥰
To me i think dwarves sorta resemble deers in their facial features!! So uh here are what my mookie and mavis designs look like
Oh also I hc that mavis, eventually asks Merle to adopt her (while still like her mom being a big part of her life) and ends up taking on Merle's last name? So eheh.
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anistarrose · 2 years
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leaving, as an injustice
Mavis does not remember her father by blood, and only knows what her Mom tells her, what pictures she’s shown. His eyes seemed kind, his smile seemed proud, but… when Mavis was still so tiny, he left to fight, and now, he’s never coming back. Each year on his birthday, the two of them visit his grave.
Mavis is told she’s very bright, and she understands at a young age what it means to be dead, and gone. But it’s harder, for her, to understand why anyone so kind-eyed would ever think it’s fair to just leave.
Mom says he was one of Pan’s bravest souls, and that he left to protect them, but that doesn’t make any sense — how could he be protecting them if he hadn’t been with them? How could he have protected them by just leaving?
Mom promises that Mavis will understand when she’s older. Mavis never doubts this, and still spends many sleepless nights wondering.
But, while she does not remember her father, she of course remembers her Dad. How could she not?
She was still so young, maybe three, when Merle Highchurch was still just a stranger to the Coralheart clan — and not much older when he married Mom, and became her stepdad proper. Those are more stories that she only knows from photographs, but from not long afterward, she remembers being told how she’ll be a big sister soon, and dancing around the cottage with excitement. She remembers traveling with Dad, too, to a store out of town and up the coast — and picking out a little stuffed seal, to leave in the nursery for her incoming sibling.
It’s a tale that Dad loves to tell, because Mookie loves that seal.
(keep reading on ao3)
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jerreeeeeee · 2 years
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thb and the people most important to them <3
[id: 3 sketches. the first is of merle, an older dwarf, and mavis, a young dwarf, hugging and smiling, next to the words “i love you too, baby.” the next is of magnus, a burly human man, hugging julia, a burly human woman wearing a red scarf on her head, next to the words “i tried to make you proud.” the last is of taako, an elven man, smiling and hugging lup, an elven woman, next to the words “you are my heart.” end id]
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barry-j-blupjeans · 2 years
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Since you said Taako would take care of a kid and then refuse to give them back.... Taako and 29 for the prompts? :3
29. A baby is crying
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"Alright, alright," Merle said, squinting at his checklist. His already horrible eyesight had only gotten worse after losing an eye entirely. He made up for this by writing all his notes in a big, very legible scrawl. "I've got the suitcases and we've checked 'em to make sure-"
"That everything's in there, yup," Taako said, bouncing on the heels of his feet. "Which means it's about time you start getting back home-"
"Hang on," Merle said, waving him off. "Lemme go through my list. Suitcases, check. Make sure everything is in suitcases, check. Mavvie, do you have your toothbrush?"
"Yes, dad," Mavis said. "You asked me that three times already." She was standing by the door with her own suitcase. Merle had been kind of worried about leaving her and Mookie here with Taako for the weekend because Taako, by his own admission, knew "fuck all" about childcare. But she was still in one piece, that was an accomplishment by itself.
"I forgot!" Merle said. To be fair, he had forgotten the first time, but now he was just teasing. "Okay, toothbrush, suitcases, books n' toys n' shit- you've got-"
"I've got my books, dad," Mavis said impatiently.
"Yeah, Merle," Taako said, copying her tone. "She's got her books."
"Just checkin', just checkin'!" Merle said. "I feel like I'm forgetting something? But, uhh, I think that's it. Did we bring any food?"
"Not that Taako would let into the house," Mavis said.
"Sounds about right," Merle said. "Alright, time to go then." He lifted up the suitcase at his feet, pattering over to the door. Mavis had opened it, already jumping down the steps to get back home. Merle paused in the doorway- and yes, he saw that eye roll, young lady!- to speak to Taako one last time. "Thanks for takin' care of the kids this weekend. Sorry to push it on ya last minute."
"No prob," Taako said. "You owe me."
"Ah, yeah, probably do," Merle said. "I-"
"Are we leaving yet?" Mavis shouted from the end of the driveway.
"Give me a second!" Merle called back. He cupped his hand in front of his mouth to stop Mavis from hearing. "Kids, amirite? Anyway, yeah, I probably do owe ya one fo-"
There was a sharp cry from upstairs. Merle abruptly realized that the thing he thought he was missing was his other child.
"Taako," Merle said.
"Uh-huh?"
"Are you planning on givin' Mookie back or are you, I don't know, kidnapping him or something?"
"Uhm," Taako said. There was a clattering from the stairs behind him. Taako tried to shut the door but Merle stood in the way. "I mean, fifty-fifty?"
"I stubbed my toe!" Mookie hollered from behind him.
"I'll get you a new one, kid, don't even worry about it," Taako said. To Merle again, he said, "Listen. Kravitz doesn't know how children work, right?"
"Right...?" Merle said, not really seeing where this was going.
"So, uh-" Taako cut himself off with a snigger. "So I was gonna be like "Merle said we can have this one!" 'cus I figured that Mookie is probably the most durable kid I know? Like, he fell outta the window yesterday and he's fine, so-"
"He what?"
"He's fine," Taako repeated. "So I figured that I could just, y'know, play along with it and be like, yep! He's our kid now! Because Krav wouldn't say no but also he wouldn't know how to take care of a child n' I think that'd be funny to see. Like, surprise baby! But the baby is seven. Eight? How old is Mookie?"
"Only Pan knows," Merle said. "And as hilarious as that would be, bud, I do not want to get on Hekuba's bad side. Again."
"I thought you said all she's got was bad sides?"
"We're workin' on it," Merle said. He made his way passed Taako, to find Mookie standing not even a foot away, teary, his lower lip trembling. "Here, lemme heal it."
Mookie offered his foot, looking away dramatically. Merle knelt down, propping Mookie's foot up on his knee.
"Oh Panly father," he said, with flair, because he knew how Mookie was. "Please heal this child! And make him not tell his mother about the window incident!"
He cast a very weak version of Light on Mookie's foot, causing it to glow for a few seconds and then flicker out of existence. Mookie hesitantly looked back over, wiping his eyes. Behind him, Taako was very poorly keeping his laughter to himself.
"Feels any better?" Merle asked, ignoring Taako's choked-off sounds.
"Yeah," Mookie said. "Are we goin' home now?"
"Yeah," Merle said. "Go wait by your sister. I'll be right there."
And Mookie raced out the door. Merle could hear Mavis's disappointed groan from here.
"You lie to your kids often?" Taako wheezed out, leaning up against the doorframe in an effort not to collapse completely.
"Oh, yuck it up," Merle said, picking the suitcase back up. "Get back to me when you actually get a kid n' they want you to use a level two spell slot every half an hour."
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a-side-character · 1 month
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Taz Balance as Ghost Quartet
I'll get right to the point: I have had an animatic bumping around in my head for about three years now that features the Taz Balance player characters and the song "The Telescope" from the musical Ghost Quartet. The problem? I can't draw at all. I can, however, write a decently convincing description of what my vision would be if I could.
So, here's my attempt to do just that! In the hopes that even just one other person has their perception of this song completely overtaken by The Adventure Zone like I have. Let's begin:
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"Look into my telescope, tell me what you see"
[Wide, aerial shot of Magnus standing in a white room in front of June, who is holding the chalice. We see Magnus from behind, and June has a neutral expression]
"I see a red star"
[Magnus leans in to look into the cup]
"Antares, red hypergiant star, 4900 lightyears away."
[Cut to static-filled images of Magnus' childhood. We see the scene of him protecting the dog most prominently]
"And a billion times larger than our sun]
[A quick still of Magnus as a young man, laying on his back and looking up at the sky. One of the suns is crystal clear, the other one is static-ed out]
"I see fire in the darkness"
[A black screen, illuminated by a torch]
"Rage against the void"
[The torch illuminates Magnus' face, and behind him a mob of angry villagers holding various weapons]
"I see everytime man cried out, and raised his sword"
[Magnus yells and raises his sword, lunging as though to strike at governor Kalen or his army]
"Against God"
[The momentum from the previous scene continues as the background falls away (as does the sword) and we see Magnus fall to his knees, burying his face in his hands in front of Julia's grave]
"That's good, that's good"
[Cut back to present-day Magnus and June. June nods somberly, and we see Magnus with tears falling from his face]
"Now look into my telescope, tell me what you see"
[We see the same scene as in the beginning, but this time it's Merle facing June in the white room]
"I see a blue star"
[Merle leans in to look into the chalice]
"Groombridge 1830, also known as Argelander's Star. A class G8 subdwarf (ha, get it, cause Merle's a dwarf? That's not the only reason he fits with this verse though BELIEVE ME) a member of the galactic halo"
[We see static filled scenes of Merle's past, with emphasis on his time as a young boy growing up in the church]
"I see mothers weeping in chairs, clutching their shawls in the morning"
[A shot of Hekuba standing on the front porch of her house, leaning against the pillar of the porch. Her eyes are aimed at the horizon and she looks angry, but when she looks down her eyes soften and she seems more sorrowful]
"Everything is lost, all is gone"
[We see what she's looking at, as Merle turns around and walks away from the house, leaving Mavis and Mookie looking confusedly at him and then up at Hekuba]
"And she tries to find the joy in life"
[Cut to a static filled image of Merle sitting at a table and talking to an unseen figure (John) with a speech bubble coming out of his mouth. The only intelligible words are "Find Joy"]
"But she is wasting away"
[Back to Hekuba, who turns around and back into the house. Before her back is to us we see tears in her eyes]
"That's good, that's real good"
[Back once again to Merle standing in front of June. He looks upset, though in a more reserved way that Magnus did. There is a heavy guilt in his expression]
"Now just one more time: Look into my telescope, tell me what you see"
[Our final member of THB, Taako, is now the one facing June]
"I see, I see two stars"
[Taako leans in to look into the chalice]
"Yes, Sigma Orionis AB, a binary star"
[We see static filled images of Taako's past, of him learning how to cook and of him staying in various places over the years]
"Two stars, lost in time"
[This time the childhood scenes stay longer, and we see those same shots expanded to include a static-covered figure (Lup) next to Taako in every single one]
"Oooh, two women, in the forest in the evening in a light rain"
[During the ooohs the images of the past swirl away, leaving only a dark screen. As soon as the words begin it alights on a wide, aerial view of Taako and Sazed in front of the Sizzle it Up truck. As the song mentions, it is dark and drizzling]
"The older has no expression on her face"
[In this case 'the older' is Taako, and we see an up close image of his face, looking down his nose at Sazed with an unfazed expression]
"The younger hangs her head down"
[Sazed lowers his head, presumably just after being denied the ability to join the show]
"The younger is in love, was in love, is in love, was in love"
[The scene changes with every 'in love' to various scenes. Taako performing with his hand in the air, a flurry of magic behind it. The crowd looking up in adoration, the bright sign, etc.]
"But the lover is in love"
[in this case 'the lover' is the audience. We see a shot of the faces of the underdark audience, looking excited]
"With the older not the younger"
[Taako on stage, joyously handing out samples. Sazed in the back, looking on with a dark expression]
"But the lover is in love"
[That same shot of the audience, only now seeming panicked and afraid. Some have doubled over, poisoned]
"With the older not the younger"
[Back to Taako, looking horrified, and Sazed, who turns his back to the audience]
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Alright, that's all I got! I'll admit I haven't been able to find a way to incorporate the little choruses in the middle and end, so if you have a way to tie them in please do let me know!
I really hope you see the vision, because I've been seeing this same little movie play out in my head everytime I listen to this song for YEARS.
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yourbelgianthings · 6 months
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taz november celebration fic 3: prompt laugh
contrary to what you may think for this prompt, this is sad for like 3/4 of it lol but the end is happy, it’s tres horny boys and about 850 words
Magnus Burnsides's laugh was deep and hearty, but he wasn't used to hearing it by itself; he had always been laughing with Julia. Their life together was perfect, working with their hands and having something to show for it at the end of the day, then coming home to each other. Julia made dinner, Magnus did the dishes, their routine was consistent and comforting. They even thought about having a baby, although they were in no rush. Of course, that never happened, and when Magnus hugged Julia goodbye the day he left town, neither of them knew it would be the last. His friends brought dinners, went for walks, and spent evenings on the porch with Magnus after Julia's death, but he actually chose to bury her alone. The physical act of digging the grave was satisfying in a sick way, it grounded his soul in his body despite its countless attempts to break out through his ribs and fly away. A simple granite slab laid on top, reading: Julia Burnsides, We Love You Forever. His tears darkened the stone in little circles until the sun began to set, and he wouldn't laugh again for some time.
Merle Highchurch always did his best to keep a positive outlook, but it was hard to find reasons to laugh without his kids around. Apparently his sense of humor consisted of a lot of "dad jokes", and those weren't really a big hit with anyone else, especially when he was out trying to preach the word of Pan. He constantly struggled with his choice to leave after he was gone, if it was only the arranged marriage that was the problem, things would have been so much simpler. However, Hecuba and he had Mavis and Mookie, who he loved dearly. That didn't change the fact that he wasn't a very good dad, though, intentions don't count for much in that regard. So, he decided they would be better off without him; if you love something let it go and all that. Cycling through feelings of freedom, guilt, regret, apathy, and more, he wandered the world, presumably to share the word of Pan, but really just wishing to be able to laugh again.
Taako Taaco was very hard to make laugh. He and Lup used to do just that when they were bored, whoever laughed first lost and then they would just be in a fit of giggles for a while anyway. They found things funny between themselves that nobody else understood, but it didn't matter, because it made perfect sense to them. Not that he remembered any of this, of course. The Taako who forgot could be very cynical, and often saw humor from others as an attempt to conceal their true attitudes or motives. On stage for Sizzle It Up With Taako, he laughed and told jokes, but that was about as fake as it got. Hearing the applause and cheers from the audience, seeing the excitement in their eyes, and being complimented as he signed autographs and posed for pictures gave Taako energy and kept him going. He thrived on the attention, but some days, it wasn't enough and there was nothing else. Getting out of bed seemed impossible as his body simultaneously felt heavy and hollow. After Glamor Springs, this set in for several weeks until he suddenly thought: I'm fuckin' Taako from TV, I can go do whatever I want, and if anyone has a problem wit h that, I'll just laugh in their face and keep going.
One night, several months later, in their dorm at the Bureau of Balance, Tres Horny Boys were having a sleepover. Technically, they always did this by virtue of sharing a room, but they had decided to make a night of it, just for fun. Taako cooked the most delicious popcorn the other two had ever had, with the perfect amounts of butter and salt, and he also bought some nail polish from the Fantasy Costco. Magnus realized that Pringles had left some of his stuff in the room, so they had some cool old CDs to listen to, and Merle had found some candles for more ambient lighting. They were all set for the perfect sleepover, and as Taako was painting Magnus's nails shiny silver by candlelight, Merle set down the big bowl of popcorn he had been snacking on and asked, "What did everyone say to the kernel when he finally popped?"
Taako snorted and said,
"Merle, I am not even going to entertain this one," but there was a smile on his face.
Magnus gave in, "I don't know, Merle, what?"
"CORN-GRATULATIONS!"
Magnus immediately burst out laughing, which made Merle join in and Taako shout,
"Mags, you're going to mess up your nails!" although he couldn't help laughing too. It was just so ridiculous and Merle's confidence in the delivery was what really got them. The three of them flopped onto each other, slightly out of breath the way the best fits of laughter leave you, Taako leaning on Magnus's shoulder and Merle leaning on his stomach on the other side. They all smiled, and for the moment, things were okay.
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into-the-clintoris · 1 year
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Controversial TAZ polls post no.2:
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autocorrection · 1 year
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voidfishing · 2 years
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HELLO taz balance ask time.
1. Do you have a favorite bit? (For example ‘fifty shades of green’)
2. What planet(s) would you add to stolen century? Why, if you have a reason?
3. Do you have fun headcanons or theories 👀👀👀
1. yes!!!!! it is so so hard to pick bc so many of the bits get me but I absolutely love the “and then I walk over to…” bit in episode 68. it’s just rlly cute and a fun tension break during the finale…. I know Magnus and Carey definitely had those celebratory sandwiches <3
2. MAN….. I mean. First off would absolutely add a flora-based planet where the only life is technically plant life/fungi/algae. cause of course there would be 10000 jokes about Merle but also it would just be a fun little concept and I do wish we had seen more of him being a nature guy in a not horny way lol.
but ALSO. I would add more planets with civilizations. Different sorts of governments and groups of people and cultures…. Yeah they couldn’t include a ton bc the stolen century ended up being longer than intended in the first place but it would’ve been cool to see more worlds & how the IPRE became attached (or ambivalent, in Taako’s case) to them all
3. & yes always!! one headcanon I’ve got that I’m thinking abt a lot at the moment is Merle bringing Mavis & Mookie with him whenever he visits his friends. and the IPRE/bureau crew having to navigate handling Mookie. because this is a group of people who saved the world this is a team of incredibly powerful people… and this tiny little gremlin of a child is too much for them to handle. Except for Carey and Magnus. they will roughhouse with Mookie for hours they are the only people who can keep up with that kid’s energy!!! Mavis will be chilling on the couch with Lucretia talking quietly as Magnus, Carey and Mookie run around them playing the most intense game of tag that has ever occurred
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goddamnwebcomics · 3 months
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Okay, this comic suddenly became more obsessed with gays than an average tumblr blog in 2015. Is Mookie trying to draw in the gay community?
Is the jok of Taz Madara that he is gay and this causes Gregory to stop being a musician because gay = bad? I fucking hope not.
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Couldn't get the idea of Full Disclosure from the Addams Family Musical and TAZ: the Eleventh Hour combining out my head. If you know both... You know why...
It's under the cut.
Chalice (via June):
This is the sacred chalice
From Red Robe Mystery past
Firm in my digitals
Held fast
De-cast!
Here, in this sweet libation
Salavation resides
Feel the sweet sensation
Revelation provides
Full disclosure!
It's a game that I play
Let your darkest secrets
Give you away
Face your demons
And then happily say
I'm playing
Full disclosure
With all these crazy happy people
Chalice/Taako/Magnus/Merle:
Full disclosure!
Chalice:
It's a hell of a thing
Once a favorite
Of the fine Glamour Springs
Doesn't matter
If you're right or left wing
He loved his full disclosure.
Taako/Magnus/Merle:
Disclosure, full disclosure
Full disclosure
Disclosure, full disclosure
Full disclosure
Merle (Spoken):
Oooh! Oooh!
June (Spoken):
Let's hear from our cleric. The chalice!
Merle (Spoken):
I am in love!
Chalice (Spoken):
In love!
Mavis (Spoken):
Merle!
Merle (Spoken):
You're probably wondering, what could a small bearded person who sometimes gets excited about plants a bit too much know about love? But I, too, am in love!
Merle loves!
Chalice (Spoken):
Who is it, Merle?
Merle (Spoken):
My kids… Full disclosure!
Taako/Magnus/Chalice/Mavis/Mookie:
Full disclosure!
Merle:
They are the loves of my life
Taako/Magnus/Chalice/Mavis/Mookie:
Loves of his life!
Chalice:
Fail your audience or fail your wife
Taako/Magnus/Mavis/Mookie:
He failed his wife
Chalice:
Close your shame with a signature tune
Taako/Merle/Magnus/Chalice:
And call it full disclosure!
Chalice (Spoken):
Well! Wasn't that interesting!
Taako (Spoken):
Boys, it's late. Thank you for a very instructive evening-
Magnus (Spoken):
NO! It's my turn.
Taako (Spoken):
Magnus…
Chalice (Spoken):
Excellent! Magnus has a Full Disclosure! The chalice!
Chalice (Spoken):
Yes!
Sung:
Now, with a dash of notion
This human blows his cool
Hopefully in slow-motion
He'll drop,
He'll drool
One touch of my stem
And then he will change
Boy, oh boy, his full disclosure's
Gonna be strange!
Taako/Merle/Magnus/Chalice:
Full disclosure!
Chalice:
What a moment of pride!
Taako/Merle:
La la la la
Chalice:
Now our Magnus can share what's inside!
Taako/Merle:
La la la la
Chalice:
Full disclosure, he's got nothing to hide!
Taako/Merle/Chalice:
Hurray for full...
Magnus (Spoken):
No!!!!
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Best TAZ Balance NPC poll
After a little messing around, I've decided to conduct a very scientific poll.
This will include every TAZ Balance NPC that I remember/care about so I apologize deeply if your favorite NPC isn't on here but there's 60 total so I feel that's pretty comprehensive.
Matchups under the read more (These have been randomized so I'm sorry for any tough choices)
Artemis Sterling vs Hurley
Kravitz vs Klarg
Angus McDonald vs Robbie
Graham the Juicy Wizard vs Mr. Upsy
Johann vs Davenport
Roswell vs Dracula
Antonia vs Rowan
Lucas Miller vs Hodge Podge
Hekuba Roughridge vs Cassidy
Steven vs Brad Bradson
Greg Grimaldis vs Jenkins
Trent the Treant vs Little Jerry and Jerreeeeee
Cam vs Paloma
Voidfish vs Garyl
Barry Bluejeans vs Istus
Gundren Rockseeker vs Lucretia
Maarvey vs Sloane
Joaquin Terrero vs Edward
Mookie vs Lup
Ash vs Jeff Angel
Lydia vs Avi
Ren Mol'diira vs The Raven Queen
Clint McElroy (the Plane Walker) vs Boyland
June vs Pan
Brody vs Magic Brian
Garfield the Deals Warlock vs John
Leon the Artificer vs Carey Fangbattle
Mavis vs Killian
Maureen Miller vs Julia Burnsides
Jess the Beheader vs NO-3113
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fuckin-flip-wizard · 3 years
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If you weren't already aware, I absolutely love Mavis and Mookie they're so cute and I love them
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