I Spliced A Song And A Moment From Malevolent

I spliced a song and a moment from Malevolent

The song is Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) by AURORA

The Malevolent episode is Part 20 "The King"

Acoustic version

Fuck it, writing this, takes place in an ambiguous bedroom

It was so very dull. One of these nights he would finally go crazy through all the boredom. He'd already thoroughly scanned everything in this room.

A large wardrobe, was on there right. A maroon color, as if it was stained with blood. Next to it was a door, it rattled with the wind every now and then. Arthur's shoes sat beside the door, how many miles, have they traversed? They probably needed a replacement.

On the right, was a large open window. There was a wire cover over the window for whatever reason, maybe he'd ask Arthur about it when he woke up. It didn't stop the wind, which made the curtains dance. A soft looking chair sat beside it, the perfect angle to look over the trees.

It wasn't a bad room, but a room he's already become thoroughly jaded to. He gently tapped his fingers on the mattress, agonizingly memorizing the feel of the fabric above, and under him.

Arthur stirred, John sighed. Arthur having nightmares was way too much of a common occurrence. Distressed noises escaped Arthur, so many nights like this, so many times John wondered if it's best to wake him up.

Arthur inhaled sharply, before mumbling something. Just like almost every dream he caught Faroe's name in their. He couldn't imagine the horror of living through her death every nightmare.

Arthur started crying, John fucking hated this. His vision blurred, his heart ached. He wished he could do something

He moved his arm to rub comforting circles in Arthur's right arm. the arm flinched from him for a second before relaxing in his grip.

"John." Arthur relaxed around his name.

John thought 'shit I woke him up' waiting for Arthur to sit up or say something. He just stayed still. Maybe he was playing a prank where he pretended he was still sleeping? Prick. Another excuse to ignore him.

He poked him "Arthur...", John paused for an answer "Arthur, I know you're awake."

No response aside from some sleepy murmurs.

"Arthur. Stop it. We both know your awake. Why would you say my name if you weren't." No. Fucking. Response.

God was Arthur a pain in the ass, he loved ignoring him. John sat there waiting for Arthur to finally smarten up, and admit he was awake.

And like a lightbulb going off he realized. Arthur was dreaming of him. he was dreaming of him. His dream presence was so potent to calm him out of a nightmare.

Their eyes widened in realization. John let out a hushed fond chuckle. He could barely believe it. Maybe the love he felt was mutual

do you think Arthur has ever said John’s name in his sleep and John had to pretend to be normal about it?

crunch munch

Gently: as a cisguy under 5’6 who has been described as “scary as fuck” and is fully capable of breaking things and fighting, may I suggest that you unpack why you assume that someone using physical intimidation or being aggressive is going to be larger and very (by Western standards) masculine in appearance instead of accusing your fellow fans of being racist. For making a guy short. You don’t need to post this, just maybe mull it over.

hello?? first, you don't have to be racist to do or say racist things. i'm not accusing anyone of being anything when i'm pointing out that this obviously well-meaning fanbase may have accidentally done something offensive by relying on racial stereotypes to flesh out their visual library in character design. if you have an issue with me pointing out potential racial biases i've observed then, gently, you have stuff to unpack, not me.

second, i literally never said that he couldn't be scary and intimidating while also being short. i AM a short guy, shorter than you, and have been described as intimidating on multiple occasions after meeting people in person, including by people twice my age. i'm not a stranger to the concept of a short guy being scary, and i never once said that short guys can't be scary, or that parker cannot be short.

the issue is that i've seen so much art where he is shorter than you or i, AND thin, and looks completely incapable of doing the things he's described as being able to do. once again, i do not care when people give him an "average" build. my issue lies solely with making him, as i said, "pocket-sized when compared to arthur."

if someone made him 5'6" and physically capable, great! i literally don't care. but i've seen people draw him so small that i have genuinely mistaken him for a CHILD at first glance. i am talking Half of Arthur's Height. based on your ask, i'm assuming you haven't seen this art, because it's a far cry from a character design who looks short and strong.

it is the fandom's job to make itself welcoming to minorities, and this happens in every single fandom. every single fandom engages with racist stereotypes, it's just the reality of living in a world where racism is this normalized. respectfully, it is our responsibility to point these things out, it is our responsibility to think through these biases and ask ourselves WHY we think the asian guy is the tiniest one in the cast, and whether that's a depiction worth keeping. i stand by my observation.

AU where arthur takes a bath idk