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So I drew some art for my pal @thepossumsaretakingover 's Declared Dead AU! The basic premise is that CrackerJack got taken prisoner, was declared dead, but managed to come home (but not without quite a few physical and mental scars). Unfortunately, all the Stuff That Happens In Canon with the Sugarmans still happens while he's away which is...not fun. What is significantly more fun is that he ends up adopting BoJack years later, so yay!

[Nothing but broken, ruined memories.]

What could have been

Not long ago I saw a post by @thepossumsaretakingover showing a redrawing they made of a scene from "The View from Halfway Down" between Bojack and Crackerjack. At first, I was a little confused about why Crackerjack was beside a young Bojack, so I read the description and it talked about their Au where Crackerjack doesn't die and later on adopts Bojack(Declared Dead Au), and the moment I read that I was like, "tell me more" so I read every post about it and I really liked the idea, especially because lately I've been into aus where the horse isn't miserable and actually has a chance to be happy without the possibility of him ruining everything in the process. 

I also like it because of all the new possibilities it brings, in this case I think it is more about Crackerjack than Bojack. How does he relate to his family now? How does the rest of the family react to knowing he is alive? I imagine his father would be happy, saying things like "Our family is finally complete again" and "We must celebrate'', make a big party, and invite everyone but he wouldn't talk about what happened with honey, and when Crackerjack asks about it he barely explains it before changing the subject, and when he finally tells the truth is that scene of him explaining to Beatrice all over again. 

Talking about Beatrice, I think she would be angry at him, she would be happy to see him again but she would also be angry even if she knew Crackerjack didn't mean to stay away for so long. If Beatrice comes to become that bitter lady she later turns to, I can easily see her blaming him for their mother's lobotomy and maybe even to an extent for her becoming this kind of person.

But anyway, these are just some of my thoughts. For Crackerjack's design, more specifically his scars, I took some from @the-land-of-dreams' drawing and added some more. 

I was having difficulty thinking what type of scars he would have, I ended up just going for the most basic ones, bruises on his knuckles, more cuts on his face, defensive cuts in his arms and I think the most drastic one(after the burns), a big rip in his left ear, all from fights he got into in his time as a prisoner.

So, that's it. See you tomorrow.