idk i post stuff occassionally

The dinner:

I think she must have had her last name legally changed, cause I don't think a police officer could get away with a fake id. I wonder why "Shelly" was the one she chose? My headcanon is that Shelly was either her mother's maiden name, or the name of another adult figure she looked up to.

I wonder if the name change was mostly for legal reasons, or mostly for emotional reasons. Like was it to avoid prosecution for her dad's crimes? Or was it to distance herself from the Afton family entirely?

I don't get the impression that he ever visited her in the hospital when she was in a coma. It could be that he just didn't show up for her, or it could be that he actually didn't know.

I could see this eventually leading Michael to finally question whether his dad's approval was worth it or not. But I feel like his first response would be denial.

When we see Mike, Abby and Vanessa leaving the building as it collapsed, Vanessa appears to be partially conscious. Mike is supporting her on his shoulder but she is able to walk with his help. But when Mike visits her in the hospital, she's in a coma.

Her condition must have worsened since the 3 of them left Freddy's. I think for her to be in a coma, she must have stopped breathing and been resuscitated. This could've happened in the hospital or on the way there. Mike and Abby might have witnessed this.

It does hurt to see a character as well developed and interesting as Vanessa get sidelined by her brother who had much less screentime. I haven't read any Mike x Michael fics, but I've heard people say they basically just dump Vanessa's arc/ characterization onto Micheal A. And if that's true that kind of hurts.....Vanessa is cool and I want people to appreciate her.

I made a post about this already, but I like the concept so here's another.

What if Vanessa goes missing after getting possessed? And Mike, Abby, and everyone else is left not knowing where she is, or if she was ok (or alive.) And Mike has to call the police and report her missing.

Maybe in a desperate attempt to reach out, Mike starts sending Vanessa a bunch of voicemails where he apologizes and tells her how worried he is about her. The voicemails get increasingly desperate as time goes on.