That would explain a lot actually. Especially if it was a parent or sibling or other family member. And what if he didn't know how to turn them back from pumpkin to human again before the pumpkin rotted away or was squashed? The guilt has to be eating at him.
I like this theory! Nice one @the-necromancer-wife! This could explain also why he has pumpkin bags- to keep them safe while he walks. He couldn't keep them safe before with walking, so he carries a bag to ensure the safety of whoever is in the pumpkin now.
OKAY HEAR ME OUT (please)
TW: Trauma//Psychological analysis
For someone so obsessed with the idea of true horror, Skully has an amazingly non-scary Unique Magic.
I mean, I tried. I tried imagining something scary about being turned into a pumpkin. You can't move your limbs, you're confined into that round shape that can be crushed if someone steps too hard on you. Still didn't seem an Unique Magic someone as him would have. Someone that gave such a dark speech about what halloween should be about.
And I thought about his words...
"Halloween is always serious and solemn, isn't it? So first, remove all the decorations. Then, paint the room completely black to recreate the atmosphere of night."
"The only thing they have left to survive the night is a single pumpkin, which they rely on to light a fire in the emptiness. Then you will feel a creeping fear..."
When I read those words for the first time I wondered why he mentioned a pumpking instead of a regular candlelight.
But seeing his unique magic, plus the fact he's still not very proficient with it, made me wonder further:
What if Skully turned someone into a pumpking? Someone he cared about. Someone who was important for him. And then, because he's still learning to control his magic, he couldn't turn them back.
What if he stood alone, in the dark, the pumpkin in his hands, shaking and completely terrified because of what he just did?
And what if this happened on Halloween Night, october 31?
That would explain his take on what Halloween should be about. I mean, for him, is not a time for celebration. It's a reminder of the mistake he made. And he said that himself:
"It is for reflecting on one's actions and atoning for them. It's meant for fear."
It would be entirely possible that he repeated the experience over and over, every year, making a funeral out of this day is his coping mechanism.
Additionally, he's doing what is called "Repetition Compulsion" according to Sigmund Freud (i know psychoanalysis is not the best psychology school but i very much prefer it) where the individual may place themselves in the same situation repeatedly, even if it is something they would prefer to avoid. And that includes repeating trauma.
Of course this compulsion can be considered a coping mechanism but also has a lot of other factors such as emotional dysregulation or being a consequence of a certain personality trait.
And why seeking this situation instead of avoiding it? Well, trauma manifest in different ways for each individual and some of them unconsciously seek out reminders of their trauma as a way to gain clousure.
According to Bowins B. in "Repetitive maladaptive behavior: beyond repetition compulsion":
By re-experiencing the trauma, they link the past to the present and they are able to gain some type of mastery or resolution. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case, and instead, people find themselves stuck in a pattern of maladaptive behavior.
Plus, imagine if the anniversary of something so tragic coincidentally is the day of a major celebration. Everyone laughing and singing and enjoying themselves and then there's Skully. He has nothing to celebrate for.
@lulufuntes, to each their own. I like both lined and dotted!
i believe each to their own i really do but i hope dot grid dies badly and painfully i hate dot grid my worst enemy dot grid and I'm curious what the masses think or if I'm wrong
Contents warning: discussion of suicide idealization
Therapist!Yuu: It's time we have the big talk Idia.
Idia: A-about what?
Therapist!Yuu: *sigh* Its about your lifestyle. The sleeping all day, the laying aroun all day, lack of self-care, bad eating habits, pushing everyone away and the list goes on.
Idia: You said I had depression.
Therapist!Yuu: You have the symptoms but there is something else we need to talk about. You are dealing with passive suicidality.
Idia: I am not trying to kill myself.
Therapist!Yuu: It's not that simple. People with passive suicidal idealization don't actively seek to end their own lives but they also don't try to preserve their lives. You live as though you are dead. It's giving up to slowly rot seeing no worth in going on. It's a great unkindness to yourself. However, seeing that you haven't tried to kill yourself I assume that you must have some hope.
Idia: I don't know...maybe I hoped that someone would see.
Therapist!Yuu: Hoping someone could see your pain. That's a fairly common thought. Its why children cry for their parents even when they aren't hurt physically. To desire to be comforted and held. To be noticed and heard. It's why most cutting victims rarely evolve to ending their lives. Its a cry for help.
Idia: I don't know, maybe...
Therapist!Yuu: It wont work.
Idia: What?
Therapist!Yuu: That type of behavior rarely works. Its an idea built on "If they really cared they'd notice. They'd stop me. They'd help me." It is the idea that other people are responsible for you. Of course, people care. People love you even when they don't see you. But only you can ask for help. And only you can save yourself.
Idia: ...
Therapist!Yuu: What if people do notice just like Ortho does? They can tell you to stop and to care about yourself. If feels nice to know they care. But they can't fix it. They can tell you over and over again that you are loved and notice what's wrong. But then they will go back to their business and their own lives. Caring about their own pains and trying to heal themselves. As much as they may want to help they are people just like you and they can't mind you forever. So only you can decide when you're ready to start healing and save your own life. You have to save yourself and not wait for someone else to tell you that you are worth saving. Your life means something but it must mean the most to you.
To anyone who has commented his name being something with Skulls or Bones or even a J name, you win!🥳
Skully J. Graves! (I fear for what his twst en name will be now)
The J is for "Jack" or "Jack o lantern" I'm calling it
He's his son
He's 100% Jack Skellington's son and he got his unhinginess from his papa
You cannot change my mind
Skully J Graves playing saxophone.
Do we have proof he can? No.
Am i doing this to join in with the many drawings of our new boy? Maybe
Am i missing details? Yes.
Do I care about that? Nope🙃☺️
Enjoy a nice Doodle!☺️
That was me three hours ago, I wish I got stuck in traffic or got really lost and needed GPS. Work sucks, especially when you have to fake smile at everyone who enters. But the customer is always right.
You know, sometimes when life shows you your new job is close to a town your family lives in, take a chance and drive down that road. Take a moment to reflect and remember how life was back then compared to now. And if you want, play your tunes or the radio. Follow the road until you get to a point or where you need to go. There's no shame in driving down those familiar roads.
And if you can't drive yet or unable to, walk down the sidewalks and do the same thing in your neighborhood. You'll get the same feeling. How time has passed on and yet, you know the way to church or a relatives house. No shame in it.
Okay, I am blunt but Whoa! I do not scare people away! Most of the time... "I am the way life has made me, take it or leave it."- Kestrel, Wings of Fire
@lulufuntes, wanna try?
Hey, I like your analysis!😁 I would love to read more on your theories, friend!😁
This just came to me out of nowhere but what if Skully, our lovable goof in the newest Twst event, has an Eating disorder?
Think about it. He either admired Jack Skellington so much, he starved himself to look like him the best he could.
Or
He had the Eating Disorder prior to being obsessed to Jack and now cosplays as Jack to cope and hide that fact.
Or
Maybe I'm overthinking again about how serious his dedication to his osshi is.
This was me thinking about if he ever gets hungry in this event like back in the Stitch one, where everyone on that team still felt hunger on that island. If Skully was also sucked into the book, he still has his senses, like hunger.
But then again, he's obsessed with Jack so... who knows what's going on under that fan boy grin?
I cannot sleep without plushies, it feels strange and wrong. And I'm early adulthood, for context.
My friend is embarrassed and thinks she’s the only one and I said id prove her wrong.
@lulufuntes, it's alright!😁 but when you visit again, maybe you can renew it.
As a librarian I feel like my duty to ask
Reblog to spread the word 💜
Or like, while we're closing. So annoying
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