SBEX

Mmm.. No. I think you're wrong. :)

I'm going to kill you.

But seriously tho

Him and the Tetanus Alley Crew are a GOLD MINE for tragedy, fix-it and AUs and what have you kind of fics.

The Tetanus Alley Crew and Echo Gang are on the opposite sides of the same Echo Town coin. The Crew is just what could've happened to the Gang when the heart of the group and their sort-of leader (Keith) was tragically taken away from them. And they've been floundering about since then.

They were robbed of a good past and now all of them are held hostage by their present. Micha managed to escape Echo at first but hey, they all come back eventually.

also also

Clint's Route with him and Chase only. Them being forced to explore the horrors of Echo town DIRECTLY at the Source:

The Mines.

Wacky hallucination and horror filled adventure deep underground. Where the Source itself manifested a 1915's Echo in some giant underground cave, fake Sun and all.

And these two sort of roleplay their way through it to avoid something that has been sifting through the simulated residents looking for them. With some helpful ghostly guidances from past spirits.

Clint desperately seeking refuge in the "past" and doesn't want to leave. Maybe he meets an older male father figure whom he respects and the guy treats the young polecat good. Maybe said guy's wife looks at his emaciated figure and cooks him a warm home cooked meal 😭. HIS SKINNY ASS NEEDS TO EAT. And the poor guy CRIED bro. BRO. The man is so fucking tired.

Folks who treated him like an actual person and a community who CARED about each other. If this is a dream, Clint's sure as hell doesn't wanna fucking wake up from it.

And Chase just wanna get tf out of there lol