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Childhood Meme

THE CHILDHOOD MEME

Childhood. That magical time between infancy and adulthood where you feel invincible. Where you haven't a care or responsibility in the world. It's a time where imagination runs wild and every day is a new adventure waiting to be had.

While there's plenty of fun out there in the world of adults, there's nothing that quite compares to the innocence of those early years. So, grab your juice box, your favorite toy and remember to be back before the streetlights come on.

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○ This meme is targeted toward the younger end of the age spectrum (15 and under), but that doesn't mean older characters aren't welcome. Does your character have a soft spot for children? Are they typically the type to be the babysitter? Or maybe they're the older sibling being dragged along to keep an eye on the younger one? Aging down is also an acceptable option, haven't we all wondered what our characters would have been like as kids?
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1. PLAYGROUND/PARK : The spot where all the best childhood memories are made. Are you playing a game of tag? Are you hanging upside down on the jungle gym? Are you getting into trouble while your mom is catching up on the latest gossip?

2. SCHOOL : The place where 75% of your day is spent and lifelong friendships are forged. Maybe you're in art class, maybe you're at recess, or maybe you're on a school field trip. The possibilities are endless. Just don't be that kid eating paste.

3. MALL : For the kids on the older end of the spectrum. Whether you're at the arcade, whether you're meeting with friends, or whether your parents gave you twenty bucks to get out of their hair, you've got the entire shopping mall at your disposal.

4. CIRCUS : It's the greatest show on earth! Lion tamers! Acrobats! Elephants! Feats meant to stun and amaze you! Cotton candy the size of your head! Are you watching the show from the stands? Or is your family a part of the show?

5. THEME PARK/AMUSEMENT PARK : It's a classic vacation that's fun for the whole family. Are you the roller coaster type? Or are you the type to shy away from the thrill rides and stick to the carousel instead? Keep a hold of someone's hand, though, the only thing that can ruin a day is a lost child in the park.

6. FAIR/FESTIVAL/CARNIVAL : The theme park on a smaller scale. Sometimes the rides are a little shaky, but there's plenty of good deep fried foods and games to be played. Go out and win yourself a goldfish!

7. NEVERLAND : Yes, you read that right. Just like in Peter Pan, it's the magical place where no one has to ever grow up and adults aren't welcome. What kind of adventures will you get into? Remember, it only takes a little bit of fairy dust and good thoughts to fly.

8. WILDCARD : None of these work for you? Go ahead and created your own!

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[ Not keen on 7, open to all else. ]

[Aisling is hundreds of years old, but physically and mentally she's still a kid. I'm willing to AU it so she's a regular kid, though!]

Edited 2020-11-29 12:30 (UTC)

[Max Eisenhardt, age 13. No mutant powers as of yet. Pre-WWII or modern AU.]

[He was probably a baby bones once, let's play with the hypotheticals of his childhood or venture into outright AU territory.]

[Okay, so twelve-year-old Sans is supposed to go right home after school. Straight home, no dawdling, no stopping at the library or buying snacks or anything, because Papyrus shouldn't be by himself for too long. And usually Sans does that!

But. Listen. The library just got new books in from the dump! And then he got hungry. But he bought a whole bag of candy that he's going to share with Papyrus so he's sure that will make up for it. He's only a little late. Like, an hour, or two. Maybe two and a half hours.

Sans comes through the door with a bit extra caution than usual--if Papyrus made a huge mess or something then he's going to have to clean it and he's really hoping everything just looks normal. Also, Papyrus is just generally unpredictable, and could at any moment leap at him or drop from the ceiling or something, but Sans thinks that's just a little brother thing.]

I'm home! Sorry I'm late! [He is! A little.]

[A little late. Like home is a little quiet. Too quiet.

There's no immediate red flags on display - no knocked over trash, no paint on the television to recreate a scene from the latest movie of choice, no dripping water at the doorway warning of a bucket overhead.

...There's no reply, either, which - given Papyrus all of what, five? - isn't a promising sign either. When you can't hear children causing mischief, that's the worrying sign.]

[This is extremely suspicious. But at least nothing is on fire, or at least nothing Sans can see from the doorway is on fire. He'd hope for Papyrus to be taking a nap if this wasn't, well, Papyrus.] Papyrus? I got food. [Candy is food, it counts. Well, maybe Papyrus is in his room? That's where Sans is going to look first.]

[At the mention of food, there's a rustling somewhere in the house, but it stops pretty quickly, with the care of someone hiding.

Opening Papyrus's door leads to a slight crunching sound, but no flurry of small skeleton motion. Crayons are scattered about, two or three pre-broken from their original dump state, others freshly broken. A blue one appears to have been crushed underfoot with such force that there's blue crayon glitter all across the room. Another crayon is crushed in the doorway... like someone had put it in the crack of the door frame to serve as a warning for when the door was opened.

The closet door's wide open too, with clothes trailing around the room and onto the bed. There's a shirt sticking out from under the mattress, with a stuffed animal inexplicably stuffed in the neck hole, a sock covering its head. Papyrus continues to not appear.]

[Is Papyrus setting door traps to warn him about when his door gets opened now? His little brother is so smart. Sans heard that rustling earlier, so at least Papyrus is somewhere in the house, which is good, because Sans would be in so much trouble if Papyrus was lost outside somewhere.

Sans has to shuffle forward into Papyrus's room so as to not break more of those crayons. He grabs his bag of candy from his backpack and shakes it like you might if you were trying to call over a pet while he shuffles toward the closet.]

It's candy. But I guess I could just eat it on my own...

No!

[There's a squawk of dismay and rustling at the suggestion, but not - contrary to all the hints - coming from the closet.

Instead, that small indignant voice comes from behind Sans, almost as if... from the hallway to the adjoining rooms? And the rustling of sleeves covering a bone mouth before rushing into the room, crayon caltrops be damned.

Papyrus is, as his room would hint, a mess. His clothes are prime evidence that he's been playing with art supplies, food supplies, and whatever else he could get into. Some of the mess is stuff he definitely didn't get from his room, and aren't smeared around in his room, which is surely a reassurance for any older brother meant to be watching him.]

You can't eat it yourself! You said it's for sharing!

[Maybe Sans didn't actually say anything of the sort, but it's implied, isn't it?]

[Aha, found him. Well, really, Papyrus did the work for him. Sans spins around and notes with some concern that it seems like Papyrus was coming from one of the other rooms. Papyrus's room is a problem for Future Sans, but he should probably check on the state of the other rooms...

In a second.]

I dunno, did I? [This has nothing to do with whether or not Sans actually said it and everything to do with being annoying. He waves the bag of candy back and forth in front of Papyrus.] Well, I guess this bag is pretty big.

You did!! You did, you did!

[In a gesture he'll retain well into adulthood, Papyrus scowls and starts stamping a food. It's not as impressive, being as small as he is, and especially since he manages to stomp with the foot that's already done so much crayon stomping today that bits of crayon are wedged up between some of his bones.

Pain flashes across his little face, almost enough to distract himself from candy demands... but Sans threatening to deny candy is more serious than that. So he just uses the tears the pain causes to demand candy even more intensely.]

I-If you give me some, then, I won't throw my paint balloon at you!

[Oh, yeah, he has a paint balloon in his hand. Seems like the whole mess in his room was a decoy, the crayon in the door to alert him when best to rush one of his missing relatives and share the mess with them.]

[Oh no, where did he get enough paint to fill a balloon? Sans is even more worried about the rest of the house.]

Okay, okay, I know when I'm beat. [When he's boned, but if Papyrus starts saying that in the wrong context Sans is going to get in trouble. He rips open the bag of candy.] C'mere and you can pick what you want first.

[Also, Sans's blue magic is short-ranged, and he can't reach Papyrus from this distance. Everyone keeps saying it'll get bigger, but they also keep saying he'll get bigger, and those are both happening extremely slowly.]

[People who lie about when they're coming home and leave small skeletons to their own devices may discover that messes just appear in their absence. Messes that could've been prevented if only they were home. Important discoveries for older skeletons to make!!!!

In the meantime, less and less preoccupied with his plans for childish vengeance, Papyrus crows triumphantly, the balloon swinging wildly in his hands while he celebrates.]

That's right!! You don't want a piece of this.

[Being such a tough and intimidating guy, he steps forward to take Sans up on that offer without a second thought. His foot's still throbbing from the bits of crayon, worse and worse with each step he takes, and he winces at it. But he doesn't want anybody calling him on it, making him clean up before he's gotten some candy, so he does his best to hide the wincing and approach his brother anyway. Trying to hide that is preoccupying enough for him to miss any signs of Sans preparing his blue magic.]

[ota, specify which age you'd prefer]

[ota, she's technically a ghost so lmk if you'd rather AU her alive somehow]

[ota with f/f preference for shipping, no deaging stuff]

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holly genovese / original / ota

Aisling | The Secret of Kells

Cáel Doran | Nephilim OC

Kieran Dawn | OC

Gaius Octavius Thurinus | Rome

Kyle | Kyle XY

Magneto | Marvel 616 | OTA

Nie Huaisang | The Untamed

Stan Uris ( It )

Papyrus | Undertale

8; I don't have kid Sans icons so just pretend

That's fair, I only have like 5-6 for giving that first impression.

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I gotta say, brainstorming disaster area child Papyrus is fun

a good room for a good kid

good, ish, with the energy of three kids

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Shireen Baratheon | GOT/ASOIAF

Hotaru Tomoe | Sailor Moon

Charlotte | The Hazards of Love

Jemma Simmons | Agents of SHIELD

Harrison | Camp Camp | ota