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whaaaat? me making a welcome home au? hahahaha. absolutely.

so, it's called the Homeless AU. tl;dr: wally is now homeless and has become a side character. frank replaces him and has julie as their comic relief best friend instead of barnaby for wally.

in the homeless au, the area in the centre of the Neighbourhood where Home would usually be has been replaced with a park. this is where wally spends most of his time, singing for money. wally is ragged and his felt is desaturated and dirty. he looks like your perfect example of a homeless man. his character is played in a couple different ways at once. he's played in a sort of oscar the grouch situation, everyone (including wally himself) is perfectly content with wally living on the streets, and just visiting him from time to time. however, he's also played similarly to nicky from avenue q after he becomes homeless (in the way that it's not uncommon for julie to be walking down the road with frank, see wally, and say "poor thing, i'm so glad i'm not homeless" or things to that effect. 🎶schadenfreude!🎶)

instead of the more romantic episodes revolving around julie and wally as they usually would, they involve frank and julie. this makes frank wildly uncomfortable for a reason they can't quite figure out.

barnaby has become closer to howdy, however, his dynamic with wally is interesting. he certainly seems to miss wally, but he has no interest in trying to be his friend again. the odd quarter in a hat is enough for mr. beagle, it seems.

julie is now the co-protagonist (i forgot the word), and thus, her personality is amplified! she is nearly always bouncing off the walls, she's the only reason frank ever goes on any of their "adventures", and she's often the person to spout ideas when the time comes for brainstorming! however, frank can't help but notice that she seems a little bit shallower than she used to...hm.

howdy and eddie haven't really changed.

now, frank. oh, frank. they (aside from wally) are the most important character in the Homeless AU. just because you removed the house, does not mean you removed Home. Home is still there, and it needs someone to view through. but with wally now being a bit out of its reach, it grabs the closest thing: frank. they are thrown into a mess of self-awareness, omnipotency that scares them. they've never experienced anything like this. and when they try to tell anyone, it never works. barnaby says they're reading too much. eddie tells them it sounds like they need to rest. howdy thinks they're joking. julie zones out every time they bring it up. but wally. wally. sometimes, they're certain that wally is staring at them. sometimes, he gives them a knowing smile that sends chills down their spine. but the moment they blink, he's right back to performing.

they've gotta be losing their mind, right?

k here's some Homeless AU art

plus comedy