in the kaboodle community you asked abt writing ideas, so...
how about some kaboodle HCs? like how he acts with the canon cast, or how he'd act with "reader" (I think thats how its termed)
im honestly starving for Kaboodle anything and I like seeing other people's takes on the character
I LOVE YOU ANON I GET TO YAP ABOUT KABOODLE YAYAYAYAY
anywho this is just some self indulgent random shit that probably isn't canon but shhh thats fine
KABOODLE HEADCANONS except they get progressively angstier
100% a bitter guy. like black coffee, dark chocolate, alllll that
speaking of coffee, (if there even is caffeine/ something similar in the gameoverse) he would be the most caffinated mf on the ship. he just gives caffiene addicted vibes
he's HELLA under-appreciated on the ship. he just does so much stuff so casually that everyone takes him a bit for granted
he hates being so small. he thinks people don't take him seriously because he looks like a little puntable basketball
its been him and kit on their ship for a while. gobbles came very recently compared to kaboodle & kits relationship in my opinion
because of this, he's become a little bit protective of kit (against his will, of course)
similarly, kaboodle is incapable of expressing or understanding a single genuine emotion other than angry or less angry.
^ and like maybe kind of shittily comforting kit sometimes? very rarely?
also i know this has been said before, but i love the idea that kaboodle was very affected by his world being destroyed
^ but he kept all of that bottled up because he needed to be strong for kit while she was grieving
i think he also ties some of his self-worth/ identity to being kit's friend.
^ because of the whole "being strong for kit" thing, he would have already invested so much of himself/ bottled up so many emotions for kit, and eventually become a bit intertwined with her (but in a slightly negative way?)
if he saw kit genuinely hanging out with flappers and gobbles, he'd probably feel angsty and emo and jealous and a lot of feelings he couldnt ever name
because that was supposed to be his job. he is the one who gives up and takes on and does what needs to be done for kit, so she can feel better
but now kit is hanging out with those other goofy cartoon fuckers, and she's smiling and laughing like she's never done with him
he's not jealous. obviously not! he threw all that "emotions" bullshit out a while ago.
another headcanon is also that kaboodle has always been a little bit of a pessimistic asshole, but the world destruction/ being on this ship has increased that exponentially
^ because stress and burnout and angst and whatnot
also i just realized that you asked for reader/ kaboodle headcanons. oops.
KABOODLE / READER HEADCANONS
for the sake of this demonstration, you and kaboodle are besties for the resties
you and him hang out at the front of the ship a lot, so he's started trying to teach you the controls (which has always ended in failure, but it's entertaining for both of you)
he also found a book of the most awful dad jokes ever, and he torments you with them constantly
both you and him speak exclusively in sarcasm
^ that goes over the heads of everyone else on the ship. ("wait, did kaboodle really just call gobbles helpful and smart? wow!")
you found the button to open his backpack feature (like where his body becomes the backpack yk) and press it sometimes to playfully annoy him
^ he crashes out every time. he never really means it seriously, though
you and kaboodle have a history of taking plants from other worlds and trying to keep them alive for as long as possible. unfortunately, plants seem to hate both of you, and die immediately under your care
you even turned it into a little competition. kaboodle is winning with an eight-day-old plant
he loves going on long yap-sessions about nerdy-ass topics with you, because you're the only one who really listens (or pretends to)
you're also the only person who really knows about his old game-world before it was destroyed
i've actually never done reader/ character headcanons, so i hope i did it right lol
thanks again for the request, anon!!
please send more this was actually so fun to make