This Is Awesome!

This is awesome!

Here to talk about Gus (headcanons and thoughts, in no particular order)!!

- Gus tells Luz he wants to study human magic/magicians too. Luz just scoffs and says something like ("why would you even want to, its not even real magic just..." "llusions? ;)" "Huh. You got me!)

- Viney is 1000% down to help Gus make that tunnel beneath the school from his bucket list.

- Once the whole world gets put back to normal, and when he's not working with Viney on the above "project," Gus spends his school day hanging out with Hunter and Luz (who have all their classes together since they're both doing all the tracks) being a Supportive Friend(tm), learning glyph magic (good for offensive magic to balance out his illusions, + they're how he can incorperate the smoke-and-mirrors human magic to his repertoire

- He gives his palisman a human nickname too: Emmy-B ;)

- The illusions class can't really teach gus anything anymore tbh--he could probably teach the class? So the only time he's in the classroom is when Hunter and Luz have illusions and he tags along, or when the teacher asks him to mentor matt. When someone complains, the teacher smartly points out thay when you can attend illusions class and do all their homework WITH an illusion, they are free to not bother coming in too. (They don't even touch the fact his illusions are sentient, seemingly without him even having to try which should be impossible but hey I guess thats par for the course for gus)

- Gus makes illusion copies of all his friends, they're pretty useful when you want to do some mischief. Except for Hunter. "Cause there's only one Hunter." Gus says materoffactly when asked

- Gus can run someone through their worst fears with graye's seeing glass. When Gus is chosen as Grom King he is the last of the royal line because when he beats the demon of fear with fear itself Grom gets gone'd for good. Master of Ceremonies for a REASON

- In the eventual huntlow household, they have a guest room and a Gus room its nonnegotiable.

- Gus worries that he's "so dumb" when it comes to other people. And yet he strives to overcome and work on those soft skills whenever he can, from MC'ing at Grom, to doing interviews of Eda and King, serving as president of a club, to his ultimate aspiration of being a witch AMBASSADOR to the human realm, and idk I just think that's so admirable.

- Gus teaches Hunter how to surf-style ride his palisman in exchange for learning how to do a backflip. He reallllyy wants to do a backflip "or die trying!" (Hunter is 100% with him on the die trying energy. Willow is not. How does hunter know how to do a backflip btw? *Flashbacks to hunter flinging himself off snowy cliffs during scout trials in the EC* "Trial and error...")

- Gus keeps pretty silent after waking up after their first night in the human realm. Silent like Hunter and Luz. They all have haunted eyes, but he knows he must look terrible because he's seen some things. Heard names. And when he's finally the only one up one night he gives Flapjack an ultimatum (a picture frame of a memory, of a too-familiar shape atop a too-familiar blonde, etched unto his mind): he knows about Philip. He knows about Caleb. And it's either Flapjack tells Hunter everything the next day or Gus will.

Ahhhh I'm going to stop here but just know I could still go on and on!!

These are so gooooood!! I've been losing my mind over this since I first read it. Probably the best Gus ask I've ever received. You UNDERSTAND this funky little dude.

- Gus wanting to become a magician is SO fucking on brand for him. Like?? The witch kids learn that the Human Realm has their own version of "magic" which Willow, Amity and Hunter are kinda dismissive of at first. ("Sooo...its fake then? They lie about having magic??") But Gus is SO fucking into it. Cause its HUMAN magic!! Of course he wants to study human magic!!! He's deeply fascinated by the whole concept. And he masters it. Because of course he does.

Like "magic" tricks are not a thing in the Boiling Isles. There is no reason for them to exist. So Gus fucking wows Willow, Hunter and Amity with his little performances. He's pulling "Is this your card?" type shit that blows their minds. Cuz like. It's very obvious when a witch is using real magic cuz they need to cast spell circles and hold on to them. But Gus is evidently not using a lick of magic for his tricks, which drives the other witch kids completely bonkers. Like "HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT??? HOW??? HOW????"

Gus doesn't tell them. It's partly payback for making fun of human magic and partly because a magician never reveals his secrets. That was the very first thing he read when he started studying "magic" and he takes it very seriously.

I could see him idolizing Harry Houdini. He's committed to studying his escape artist tricks and figuring how he pulled them off. He plans on trying them out himself one day.

Street performer Gus!! Gus getting booked for birthday parties!!! Gus in a sparkly little waistcoat and a top hat that he pulls rabbits out of. Except he doesn't have a rabbit so he uses Ghost. Luz, Willow, Hunter and Amity all take turns being his lovely assistant.

(Magician Gus really evoked my Gus passion. This is SO good. Thank you for this one.)

- VINEY AND GUS DELINQUENT DUO!!! This made me think about how chill yet chaotic Viney is and how she was a former "delinquent" which reminded me that Matt is also a huge detention rat. I feel like an overlooked part of Gus and Matt's friendship is that they would probably enable each others' impulsive and and unhinged tendencies. Gus Viney and Matt delinquent trio would be so powerful. It's like. When Gus is hanging out with his usual best friends, they keep him out of trouble and are like "Gus no." So when this happens, he turns to his OTHER batshit insane friends who are like "GUS YES."

The three of them have snuck into Hexside at like 2am to dig. Regular teen experiences yknow.

- Gus a confirmed nuisance because whenever Luz and Hunter have illusion classes he's always there like "Hiiiiiiiiiiiii <3" and keeps distracting them and making them laugh. He eventually needs to be seated on the other side of the classroom. And yet he STILL distracts them and makes them laugh. Gus please let your friends learn.

Also yeah he really is just at Hexside to kill time and hang out with his friends. Gives him some stability to his daily routine. Also if he wasn't a student he couldn't be on the Flyer Derby team.

I absolutely could see him (Hunter too) being taught more about glyphs by Luz and eventually advancing to combos. (Love how Gus the Chaos Boy knows how to use the arson glyph. That feels cosmically correct.) It's yet another form of human magic, so of course Gus is interested, while Hunter is really into it as its a technique of savage age witch history.

- Judging by Clover and Flapjack, I think the palismen already had names when they were adopted. Though it's possible some didn't so this headcanon could absolutely still hold up. I like to imagine that Emmiline Bailey Marcostimo was originally carved and named by another witch who was also fascinated with humans, so when she found Gus, she was overjoyed. And when he learns her name, he's overjoyed too. He loves it. Its so humanish. I love the idea that Gus just never shortens it. He says her full name every single time. She's told him that Emmy is fine but he insists.

Though going with the idea that he named Emmy himself, I love to think about him tirelessly pouring over books on human history, combing out a list of names he likes best and being stricken by indecision, gives her three of them.

- LITERALLY. HE DOES NOT NEED TO ATTEND SCHOOL ANYMORE, HES JUST HERE TO VIBE. Like I feel like if Gus bumped up another few grades and graduated early, he would have to start thinking of his future at the age of 13. Because he's a prodigy and people have high expectations of him. But he's just a kid and he's already been through so much and had to grow up really fast in that time spent in the Human Realm. So these few years left at Hexside are pretty much just fun and carefree teenage fun as far as Gus is concerned. He likes seeing his friends everyday. He likes being on Willow's derby team. He likes watching grudgby matches. He's got so much Hexside pride, he could never abandon it. Hell, Bump probably did ask if he would like to just take his final exams and graduate already, but Gus opted to stay where he was. He's like @Luz, Hunter, Willow, Amity and Matt "I could never leave. You people would be lost without me." And they would tbh.

But yeah Gus's fucking SENTIENT illusions really need to be admired. That boy is on some other shit

- "There's only one Hunter" 😭 No but this one HITS. Like. Oh my God?? And I love to think that, similarly to how Gus's emotional maturity and his quiet perception of Hunter's mental state during Labyrinth Runners was demonstrated, he would understand why he shouldn't make Hunter copies without having to be told. Hunter never says anything about it. Gus never says anything about it. If anyone ever asks "There's only one Hunter" is his only answer. They've never really talked about it but Hunter has noticed and he appreciates it more than words can ever say.

- GROM KING GUS!!! GROM KING GUS!!!! People have been wanting another grom ep for so long (For established lumity and also huntlow reasons) and I've always been indifferent but now I'm like!!! Please!!!! Please grom episode just so I can see Grom King Gus in action!!!! That's so galaxy brained too. He WOULD have an advantage over grometheus wouldn't he?? Monster's not expecting a witch who can bounce his own power back at him.

Oh my god. So you know how in Looking Glass Ruins, Gus reads out the names of some illusionists and they all have their own titles?? (the vision creator, the mirage maker etc.) What if, once Gus defeats Grometheus, he also takes his title as his own?

Gus the Fear Bringer.

I'm thinking so hard about this, it's so good. Gus would have to give up his MC duties for this one. He would pass the honor on to Luz, to which she swears not to let him down. She and King are an awesome MC team.

Also I'm losing my shit over the thought of like

Hunter: Not only am I going to my first high school dance, which is nerve racking enough on its own, but my date is Willow Park. There is nothing that could make me any more stressed.

Gus: Guess who just got chosen to take on Grometheus? :))))))

Hunter: I stand corrected.

- Asgdhgjnk Gus has a room in the huntlow house. Gus has a mug in the huntlow pantry. Gus has his shows recorded on the huntlow crystal ball dvr or whatever the fuck they use. He has his own key to the huntlow house. When they go grocery shopping, they make sure there's always plenty of food that Gus likes. He's not even there half the time, but it just feels like he lives here.

Willow doesn't mind if her friends show up uninvited into their house. But Hunter gets so pissed about it. He gets home just to find Luz and Amity sitting on his couch. Who the fuck let you two in here? Did yall even KNOCK?? But Gus is exempt. Gus can do whatever he wants. Gus could show up at 2am and Hunter, while 90% unconscious, would be like "hi Gus!"

Willow could never imagine a reality where Gus wasn't just a regular inhabitant of her home. It's been like that since she was thirteen and Gus started inviting himself in whenever he pleased.

- :0!!! I never thought of this before!!! Gus really does think so lowly of his own people skills but he works tirelessly to improve them. He really puts himself out there and it's so cool of him!! And like, despite how often he's been deceived and manipulated, he just has such a love for people as a whole and strongly believes in the decency of others. He loves to talk!! He loves making connections!! He wants to entertain people, he wants to talk with people, he wants to understand people.

And yeah it's absolutely partly tied to his own future ambition. An ambassador needs to be charismatic and emphatic, so he's really doing the most he can to fully round himself. I love Gus so much!!

- Gus and Hunter learning from and teaching each other is one of my favourite headcanons ever!! Still love the idea that Hunter teaches Gus self defense cuz he thinks the way Hunter fights is SO COOL. Gus isn't much of a physical fighter but he teaches him enough that he could probably defend himself if cornered.

But YEAH!! Staff surfing and backflips. They both believe the others' respective staff skill the coolest shit ever.

I feel like Willow has always fretted over Gus's reckless nature but ever since Hunter entered the picture, she's been a lot more chill. Cuz she doesn't feel like she has to constantly watch him, cuz if he's out there doing insane shit, Hunter is usually with him. And Hunter is perfectly capable of keeping up with whatever Gus is doing and will usually hype him up, but it's like. Whenever they're about to run off to do the stupid stunt of the week, Hunter and Willow always exchange a look that's like

"Keep him alive."

"Don't I always? <3"

- THIS ONE HITS TOO!! Gus gets so wrapped up in his feelings of fear and helplessness that he clings extra hard to what he does have, namely his friends. The things he's seen and heard shake him to the core but that's not what matters right now. Once he's had some time to process everything, his biggest concern is Hunter. And he goes fucking OFF at Flapjack. Like it's up in the air whether Flapjack is in the right or wrong for hiding this, (he is only a little birdie. And is probably hesitant to hurt Hunter any further with the truth.) but Gus is so agitated by the trauma he's experienced and is driven entirely by his own love of Hunter that he feels personally betrayed by Flapjack's actions.

His voice is brimming with anger and devastation as he demands "How could you keep this from him? This isn't what a palisman is supposed to do. You're meant to be his lifelong friend, but all this time you've been letting him live a lie....you know what? Fine. Maybe you don't intend to act like a friend, but I do. So either you figure out how you're gonna tell him, or I'm doing it myself."

It's just!!! Aaaaaaa!!!!

Thank you so much for your Gus headcanons. I vibe with them so much and your brain is huge!!!!