What Would You Say Is The Most Unhealthiest Coping Mechanism Each Neighbor Has For The Self Aware Au?

What would you say is the most unhealthiest coping mechanism each neighbor has for the self aware au?

OMG HIIII!! I never really thought about that, what a great question!

Barnaby- He copes with jokes but they become self-deprecating and dark after a while. Not only that, but he smokes a LOT more now. He also sleeps too much, but at least one of the neighbors could drag him outta bed!

Eddie- Toxic positivity. The poor guy just wants to see the brighter side of things, but he kinda minimizes the negative aspects. "Oh! My arm got ripped off. Oh well, guess I could lose a few pounds."

Frank- Overworking. Although it is inspiring that he and Eddie already found lots of clues about Welcome Home (and its history), Frank overworks themselves to the point of exhaustion. They are really trying to find a way out, who can blame him? He also barely eats since they are this close to figuring out EVERYTHING. Good thing Eddie's there to make them eat.

Sally- Self-criticism/perfectionism and LOTS of it. SHE's the best actress, SHE's not suppose to get caught nor make any mistakes. She beats herself up constantly, especially if she gets outta character. So, she practices in front of the mirror for HOURS, making sure that she stays in character no matter what. If she messes up, she does the entire thing over again. She barely gets any sleep because of this.

Poppy- Overthinking. She is the one that the neighbors turn to when one of them got hurt, she patches them up as best she can! But, what if they get hurt again? What if you CAN'T fix them this time? This kinds of overthinking makes her a bit of a Mother Hen, constantly watching over the other neighbors and making sure that they stay in character.

Howdy- Denial and avoidance. Poor bug-man tried flat out denying that he was self-aware. Him? In a show? Ridiculous! Of course, that denial soon went away after the first few visits with Home... then that denial turned into avoidance. He stays in his shop most of the time, making everything all nice and perfect. He's in a good mood when the other neighbors come in but as soon as good ole' Wally Darling enters his shop... he freezes. He can't move and he can't breathe and he's this close from screaming at the top of his lungs cause he can't STAND Wally being with him. The other neighbors (usually Sally) try to distract Wally while Howdy tries to pull himself together... or escape through the backdoor. He avoids Wally and Home like the PLAGUE.

Julie- Anger. Julie was never an angry girl, ever! She loved singing and dancing and having fun, but ever since she got self-aware... she got angry. How DARE Home hurt her friends! How DARE someone keep her and her friends trapped here! She gets so angry that she hurts those closest to her... Then she gets even more mad, so mad that she rips her hair out.

Wally- He has no unhealthy coping mechanisms! He doesn't even know what they are!

Home- Oh boy.... The demon house's form of 'coping' is violence. Preferably onto the neighbors. It also has some denial as it doesn't see what its doing as anything bad. It stitched Sally's mouth up because she was trying to tell Wally the truth! It's just protecting Wally! It took Eddie's eye because he accidentally slipped up again, he just needs to know that he can't make Wally upset!

Here’s Self-Aware Frank, the lead theorist! Both he and Eddie are the ones trying to figure out what the hell is happening (their theory lounge is in Eddie’s Post Office! It has lots of red strings).

They keep tabs on Wally and see if he’s gonna turn self aware or not.

He is a LOT more grumpier than usual too, especially with his neighbors. Turning self-aware makes you have a short fuse…

Speaking OF neighbors.

They aren’t on good speaking terms with Julie anymore…

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IT HAPPENED?????????

Self aware swap au, does one of the neighbours suffered a breakdown?

Lol all of them suffered through them once or twice! Especially during the beginning! Afterwards, they sort of gotten used to the whole pattern of "Wake up, act like your characters, don't make Wally upset, don't make Home angry, go to Eddie's post office for weekly meetings, sleep, repeat." Of course, there were some who coped far better than others (like Poppy or Eddie).... and then there were some who have way too many mental breakdowns... (like Barnaby or Howdy)

Also, I apologize for not putting out any drawings today! I have finals coming up so I am studying super hard! I hope by Thursday I'll post a lil something!

Imagine if Canon Wally met the Self-aware swap group

YO CAN YOU READ MINDS??? I was LITERALLY thinking about that yesterday lol!

Tbh, I think the interaction between the two groups would've been bittersweet. OG!Wally meeting Unaware! Wally would've been like meeting your happier past self. He would feel so much jealousy towards him, wishing that he too was blissfully unaware. The same goes for the Self-aware swap group meeting the OG!Group, wishing that they were back to happier and simpler times where all they had to worry about was learning how to count to 10 instead of worrying whether a demonic house will tear them apart or not.

If OG!Wally met the Self-aware swap group, I feel like he would be horrified! I am a firm believer that OG!Wally isn't evil, he's a bit antagonistic and he's probably not at all innocent, but I truly believe that he cares about his friends in the original Welcome Home. So seeing even a alternate universe of his friends suffering would be terrifying to him... Especially if Home was the one hurting them. I feel like OG!Wally would at least TRY to give the group at least SOME level of comfort, perhaps some advice on how to deal with the knowledge of awareness.

They are having an existential crisis Wally…

I caved and made me own AU! Basically everyone except Wally is self-aware of their predicament.