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HAPPY RE DO AU BIRTHDAY FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE !! (me and 2 other people)
anywho. these aren't the final designs but i would've chop off one of my ears and eat it if i didn't finish this today
cleo was supposed to have a different outfit but i was too tired to adapt it to the ch style, same with confucius and jfk
anywho, to anyone who has been following since the start, or recently it doesn't matter, but if you like this thank you so much!! genuinely, this au is literally just for self indulgence, but to anyone who likes it and it's interested im really grateful!! and now it's time to keep going for ANOTHER year because despite this long time, I'm not that close to finishing the story! and there's still lots of stuff i need to post about!!
also, it has a typo but two people told me to leave it that way so i will <3
the reason is that the reboot's writers were so obsessed with catering to fans which, apparently, included dumbing down the villains and making them softer because they were fan favorites and making Abe intentionally unlikable due to the writers' personal bias and hatred of the fans, because they never understood what his character was even a parody of
im glad they made cleo meaner in the third season, but im still so pissed that they made jfk dumber. every time he says something i just go "he would not fucking say that" in my head. its like they forgot why people liked them in the first place. they like characters who are assholes (topher is an example) and while jfk was clearly not smart or anything in the og show, he wasnt as braindead as he is in the reboot
it just hurts to see the way they wrote abe, because he was genuinely such a hilarious and goofy character. they made his crush on joan his whole personality in season 2 and in season 3 he was incredibly sex driven which ?? he never was??
Forever unhappy about how they treated the whole main cast. Don't get me wrong Abe probably got it the WORST but everyone else in the og cast feels like a worse fanfic-esq version of themselves. ( Not dissing fanfic, they can be good. ) In the kinda way we're characters they like are babied and watered down, and characters they don't like are tourmented and villianized. They lost everything that made them unique or funny. Abe is now a scapegoat for everything and is just punched down for comedy ( I don't like this approach with Topher either but that's for another day. ) Cleo is a stereotypical " dumb mean girl " even though she was smart in the og series. JFK is so babied he can't do anything wrong he is extremely BORING. And Joan so mischaraterized she is so boring now.
Okay so I made an au for clone high called helicase. Nobody except real ones give af (ME WHEN NEIL WAS MADE FOR HELICASE 😰😰) anyway
In it Frida hangs out with Matoka, Confucius and Chris(topher) but she gets picked by Harriet to be Harriet's best friend. (Helicase Abe 🙄🙄) so that's why Frida looks like she's gonna lose it every 5 minutes. I consider her more of an oc than an au version of Frida, Harriet too so... yeah! HELICASE 🗣🗣
Can you please just do a whole yap festival on redo tophabe I love them dearly and I want to hear more about them/nf
BUT OF COURSEEE!!!!!!
WARNGING IG... LONGER POST THAN USUAL I THINK SO EVERYONE GET READY
ANYWAY starting off with my intention with them.... basically i just wanted to give them more development than in the show, and more reasons to stick together, other than topher is just a freak and abe is his friend ig. kinda.
friendship they forgot about in s3 BUT WHATEVERRR SIGHHHHH
anyway so here's ah, master post I guess?? gonna talk about all the stages of their relationship, and if anyone wants to know more feel free to send an ask or comment or idk!!!
anywho. redo tophabe intro!
I try to make them complement each other in a way
like in the show, they meet because of the activity harriet hosts of walking in someone else's shoes, literally
and at first, they don't really click, i think that's funny tbh. Abe is just confused about everything that's going on and he can't even have a moment to talk to Joan, and Topher well he's there, and he's the only one that abe has in that moment to make him company, and topher offers his help so abe can understand this new era he woke up in
and since here, they establish this dynamic of topher being Abe's guide, and also of topher just bossing around Abe and abe pretty much accepting that (the way they interact changes a bit with time, that's still pretty much their dynamic)
they start to hang out together but not really because they like each other's company, Abe is alone because joan is with jfk and gandhi is frozen so Topher is the only option left, and well Topher doesn't have other friends, so he doesn't really mind. Abe thinks he's kinda weird and annoying, but is grateful he takes the time to explain all the stuff he doesn't understand, topher thinks abe is dumb, but at least he has company now. so their first days hanging out are a little bit awkward.
the days pass, and then they start to create a genuine connection and start to well, like each other (in a platonic way, for now...) this doesn't mean their friendship is immediately perfect, but they give each other a sense of routine, something that abe appreciates now that everything has changed, and topher doesn't feel as lonely.
even though abe is from literally another era, he tries to understand Topher, and does it in a way, I mean yeah abe was popular for like 3 days, but he was a loser too (in a different way, but he was a loser too) and topher appreciates that. also they listen to whatever the other one says.
and with time, they slowly build a routine together, talking while they grab their stuff from their lockers, walking together to class, walking home together, eating lunch at each other's homes, and the most important thing: sleepovers at tophers house.
those were the thing that let their bond grow, the first time topher invited abe to a sleepover they have a deep talk about how Abe felt confused about the new stuff and couldn't figure out what to do, something that topher related to on his own way.
they learnt about the other ones routine, and needs, and even though Topher was selfish a lot of times, he still cared about Abe
physical affection is a key element too! at first Topher is the one to suddenly grab abe by the hand or the arm, or even pulling him closer or pushing him away (like he does in s2e1) also abe carries around topher like he did in s2e10, it's something usual for them
and Abe is okay with that! and even hugs him too
and they even cuddle together during their sleepovers. in a totally straight way. of course ❤️
and yeah, they have a nice friendship! not perfect, of course, and they have other friendships, but theyre each other's favorite
months later, topher starts developing a crush on abe, but he takes his time to figure it out. abe developes a crush too but some time later than Topher, but he's still with the idea of wanting Joan, making him not figure it out either.
Topher discovers the shadow board plans
topher and abe friendship starts during September 2023, around the middle of may 2024 topher discovers the government secret plans for the clones, more specifically, candides plan.
we're not talking about that rn bc is not important
since Abe is Topher's best friend, he goes to him and tells him what he discovered, Abe thinks it's a joke and doesn't believe him, which makes topher mad, and now decides that he's gonna ruin the board plans just to prove Abe wrong, and to end up being Abe's hero, all behind his back.
around this time, Harriet gets the new obsession of becoming a journalist, and while trying to find something interesting to write about she finds Topher trying to sneak in the sub principals office, or well candides office.
long story short, Topher tells Harriet what he discovered and they start working together to find more information, this resulting in them hanging out before classes, or even during lunch time some times.
from Abe's pov, topher just suddenly has a shift in his attitude, and even though they're still together a lot of the time, now topher starts rejecting him or avoiding him some days, something weird, and Abe knows there's something up but he doesn't know why.
one day, he sees them together, and starts suspecting topher has a crush on her or something like that, and well he gets jealous, I mean he was jealous of Cleo hanging out with jfk in s1, so it makes sense to me
and, on top of this, the death maze happens
(the death maze in this au is a yearly event where basically they do different activities like treasure hunting, it started for the second generation clones. this year scudworth put a lot of pressure on the clones, affecting more the old clones who never had something like that)
so both topher and abe are stressing out, and this starts shattering their friendship, plus the fact that topher never told Abe about his friendship with Harriet.
this leads us to ...
the tophabe break up arc
sigh gay people be having break ups without even dating damn.
during the death maze, Abe wants to stay with Topher, but Topher obviously has to go
this leads to a huge argument between them, abe basically gets mad and topher loses it, because in the end, he was making all of that just for abe, just so they could have a normal life. so Abe getting mad at him hurts him, and talks back, and they say to each other a lot of hurtful things that they don't really mean, but still.
the cherry on top for this drama is harriet going to topher and taking him with her, abe sees that, of course. topher decides to just leave. without arguing more.
now, here the au gets divided in two timelines, the government ending (basically the bad ending, the clone board it's created and just a few clones have control over the world, the rest die in cloney island) and the freedom ending (good ending, yay! the shadow board gets tired of this project and just leaves the clones in peace)
the things after the tophabe argument happened differently according to the timeline
in both timelines, topher meets the rest of the bleacher creatures and spends his time with them, creating new friendships. on abes side, he also has jfk and Confucius as his friends, their friendship start during the death maze.
in both timelines, too, they're both so annoying about the other one, topher is more emotional about it and abe just pretends to be okay but he's also emotional and misses topher so much and he can't even understand why. topher understand it a little bit more but it's still bitter about it, and even more because ivan just feeds this bitterness and angry feelings at abe, but he still misses him a lot
during sport seasons, the bleacher creatures plan to humiliate the cheerleading team.
cheerleader arc (both timelines)
Topher sneaks disguised as a girl cheerleader, etc etc really dumb arc hes popular Abe has a crush on him tries to get a date whateverrr. topher reveals the truth and they have a talk.
government ending
basically it goes wrong, and they repeat the same argument from the death maze, and this seems to shatter their friendship, if they still have one
they give up on being each other's friend again someday and go their separate ways
topher stays with the bleacher creatures, and Abe with jfk and confucius
they stop talking and just avoid each other
(in both time lines, abe dates Joan, but I'm still figuring out during what timeee, whatever, but it's happening)
they're both bitter and hate the other one, so topher does pranks on Abe and Abe just get mad. they both bury their feelings deep down.
until cloney island, the missile still happens, and basically they just talk again until it's about to hit, they finally forgive each other and admit their feelings for each other and kiss. yay ❤️
really nice and dramatic and romantic, until topher fucking dies and Abe gets traumatized
two years for that...sighhh....
sadlyyyyy talking more about this would require me to explain stuff I haven't explained yetttt so stay tuned for more ramblings
also this is more centered around the future but the futures in the au deserve their own post, sooo now we're going withhh...
freedom ending
in this timeline, the talk ends up with them forgiving each other and recovering their friendship. yay!
even though they have more friends, they're still each other's favorite, and they re establish their old routine, with some different things but still, they gain their bond again
the dynamic of topher bossing around Abe stays, but this time it's more accommodated to both and not just. Topher. because now Topher listens to abe more, and well he knows him so he also has what he would like/need in mind more, and abe still it's just ok with whatever he says
one of the reasons their friendship broke is because they had an idea of the other one that wasn't really accurate, in a way
because topher thought abe would always be there for him, even if he treated him badly, and that he didn't need to do anything else. abe thought topher wasn't incapable of actually hurting him or having any real bad intentions
so after they're friends again, they realize that well, they're human, and they're not perfect, and the other one is capable of hurting them, but that's why they need to be civil and think about the other one . or wherever not that I care sigh
now topher is conscious he likes abe, but denies it, Topher comphet if you will.
abe dates Joan, but realizes he likes topher, kinda what happened with Cleo and joan in s1
after that, he tries to get with Topher but fails because Topher is in denial for a while, and now is abe the one who randomly grabs Topher hand, or hugs him, topher is okay with this, he's happy, but again he's denial and thinks Abe is just being friendly or whatever #healthymalefriendship ig
and this goes for around idk, a month, or two at max, but finally topher decides to ask Abe out in a totally platonic date
they get ready with the help of their friends, and after a nice afternoon, FINALLY.... FINALLY AFTER. A YEAR AND HALF I THINK. THWY CONFESS AND DATE, EVERYONE CHEREEDDDDD!!!!
whatever cringiest couple at clone high
they marry btw in the future. and have a daughter. this redo au shit serious bc it has lore until the clones adulthood.
it's not like there's a shift in the way they treat each other, they're just more romantic with words, and they kiss ig, and of course they're more open about their psychical affection, and feel more free bc before yeah it was nice for them but kinda awkward bc they were scared to make the other one uncomfortable
idk abe is really cheesy (is that the word?) with his partners so yeah he's like that with Topher, sigh he loves so much that ugly man
and topher too, on his own way, he's still a freak but loves abe and shows it the way he can
at cloney island they get separated, but Abe searches for him because he knows that's Topher's worst nightmare sighh I hate that one scene in the show.
so yeah they're together here too but as a couple and topher doesn't fucking die
links to interesting stuff!!
I'm gonna leave here the link to the redo tophabe playlist and the fanfics I've made for them
fanfic 1 - angsty topher centric one shot about their break up arc
fanfic 2 - them being gay during their sleepovers
AH AH AHH!!
so yeah that's all I have to say rn sadly I've been busy with school stuff I'm writing this rn just because I don't have a class I was supposed to have whatver dramatic yaoi is more important
I hope anyone who reads this likes it they're so dramatic and THEYEE THE WORST SITUATIONSHIP EVER SIGHHHHHHH
and during the early stage of the au I wanted them to be just one sided, topher being the one in love ofc and Abe well he was just there. and it was gonna stay like that forever ig it was supposed to be DUMB!!! but at some point the drama started and I got too carried away heh whatever
for more ramblings and drawings check the tophabe and ch:rd tophabe tags
the tophabe tag has regular clone high stuff too I'm still working on the tag system and including the early stuff!! because the tag system is from like 3 weeks ago, and I've been posting about this au since February so yeaahhhh.....
sorry for all the typos and grammar errors and weird phrasinggg im incapable of making a coherent tumblr post
OK THAT'S ALL ANON I HOPE U ENJOY THIS!!!!
High key actually like these headshots...
Anne Boleyn and Catherine the Great have really lovely designs!
More tophabe cause I think theyre neat.
Um. Just imagine they're sitting on something I was lazy
Not a single ounce of restraint in this man
Hello tophabe community, how are we coping tonight?? 😁😁😁
Who edits there own animations!! 😨🥶🤮 (it’s me)
This is really bad no comment no filter no reaction
Clone high goes hard(2020 insta was the shit man!!!) but didnt watch the second season since I'm not a big fan of how it urm, look, but man! Seeing some clips with topher... he's like, my new disease I can't get rid of.. I love these two sm..........
My uh contribution ig ok bye
(Jk have some doodles
