@neutronbutt in episode 21, he finds miner’s clothes in the cabin and changed out of his old clothes. (He put on ‘as many layers as would fit’, so he probably looked like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) Even before that though, if anything remained of the suit, it was absolutely fucked. I took notes on a relisten, and it is remarkable that Arthur is still physically intact. If you want injuries to incorporate into fanfic, I got you
Do you ever think about how unsettling Arthur must look at this point? He’s this pale, emaciated, grimy(he splashed around in dirty bath water *once* in 5 months) guy in ill fitting clothes who looks like he took a spin in a rock tumbler. One of his hands looks diseased and the tip of the pinky is just blackened bone. Worst of all, there’s something wrong with his eyes but you can’t put your finger on what.
au in which Jon is too busy building sandcastles and playing zelda with Martin to read A Guest For Mr. Spider
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Allow me to trample all over your hope and optimism with my take:
Episode 24 ends with Arthur muttering “This too shall pass,” the quote engraved in the lighter. To me, it feels like it has gone from getting him through horrible situations, to getting him through the horrible things he does to survive them. The lighter has saved their asses repeatedly, and has always been there when they needed a solution. However, fire is known for its duality in both giving life and destroying it, and the lighter seems intent on being the first and only thing Arthur reaches for when he needs a solution.
Ya know Malevolent should have its spookily-recurring lighter be the only benevolent thing in the show. Just a little spark of hope that Arthur will always find no matter how bad things get.
….And it would be a funny joke to pull on us paranoid TMA fans.
Seeing as it caused him to throw up, I would consider it negative food. Antifood if you will
Fun fact: Arthur hasn’t eaten since that leg in the pit.
Malevolent
Some normal fanart for John in yellow
The Larson kids, few months before all goes to hell.
Ive recently been absolutely fucking destroyed by the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast wtf
so who has Arthur's eyelids? either answer is funny.
1. John does. John is canonically aware and active while Arthur's asleep/unconscious. So who wants to take a shift in the coma ward with the otherwise unresponsive patient whose eyes are open and keep following you around the room?
2. Arthur does. If John pisses him off too much, he can at his discretion say "okay well now NOBODY gets to use the eyes" and close them.
beginnings
some alt vers under the cut
*rings town bell*
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