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( they even both deal with monsters who present like humans ! )

if either of these bitches offers to play tag. Don't.

I like to imagine Q being Slightly taller, so the Collector usually floats around them to get that little bit of superiority.

Despite the Collector's capacity and ability to cheat, I don't think he would unless he feels mistreated in some way. And while we didn't get to see the full nature of the game they wanted to play with the other kids, they did offer a headstart. So, in my belief, he does genuinely want to just play games, and play fairly. Q, on the other hand, regularly cheats. Probably gets away with it for a while as well, given how naive the Collector can be. But if the Collector does catch on,, uh. Hopefully he'll just pout and refuse to play anymore.

Although, Q is shown to have a moderate amount of responsibility regarding their work. Whereas the Collector, Really doesn't like work. So I can imagine Q trying to do their job, and the whole time he's just trying to distract them and get them to play.

Just. A sleepover where they're both in onesies, surrounded by plushies, discussing how they would torment the people they hate, while drinking box juice and eating fruit gummies.

Bro, I just want them to be Happy. Like, I've written seperate AUs for both of them to exist in an actually supportive environment because,, like, man. We never got a proper resolution for Q from what I remember, and even a fair amount of their background is vague.. And hopefully season 3 delivers some good Collector content, very excited to see how that's all going to play out !

Like, Belos asks The Collector what they know about titans, now that he has the portal (or at least the dissembled pieces) but no way to open it. Then, The Collector starts ranting about the "big meanie" who trapped them in the disc, then talks about how they started a cult to kill all the titans. Belos presses on if there is even any blood left, and they just shrug. But, ooooh wait ! The titan did have a baby ! Of course, they were never allowed to play with it, but they miiiight know where it's hidden if given a map.

Meanwhile, King leads his compatriots to his old castle. Then Eda reveals the truth, he touches his horn piece, and runs away, confused and betrayed. Enter the Golden Gaurd, who had been sent to investigate the area (after spending Hours lost in the fog). He sees King venting outloud, dismayed by never being a real king in the first place. So the Golden Gaurd approaches and scoffs, "Nevermind being a king, you're more like a god." King doesn't trust this at first, but comes around to the idea. He starts to run off, excited to tell Eda, but the Golden Guard stops him. While not as good of a manipulator as his uncle, the Golden Guard still manages change King's mind. (some combination of "she always knew and just wanted to keep that power for herself" or "the owl lady will never be safe around you again with this new information out there" or using Belos' supposed ability to speak to the titan, and wanting to return King to his father) Hesitantly, King decides to go with the Golden Guard.

Back at the castle, King would be closely monitored, but Heavily doted on. Treatment fit for a king. During his first night, he struggles to get comfortable enough to sleep, so he asks to take a walk around the castle to help clear his mind. Even though the scouts aren't really supposed to let this occur, they struggle as it contradicts their other orders of listening to his every whim. They figure, as long as they keep a close eye, there should be no issue ! While walking, King faintly hears another kid talking, so he distracts the scouts and slips away to investigate. This is when he comes across The Collector, lamenting alone of their boredom. They quickly notice him, exploding with excitement, rambling about having a new playmate. They urge him to let them out so they can play together, and King obliges. Chaos ensues !

And.. Yeeaaahh, this au is pretty much just an outlet to let my 2 comfort characters interact in a,, less dire context.

Belos would probably be able to turn the situation around, like "oh good, you get along with the playmate I sent to free you", and King doesn't challenge this because Belos scares him. This time The Collector would believe him, as there was no dramatic betrayal beforehand. But now, Belos has to be Extra careful to keep them both content.

After the whole, freeing incident, no scout would ever be in charge of watching either of them ever again. (we don't talk about what happened to those scouts.) Leaving the responsibility to the coven's higher ups:

Kikimora, while not thrilled, doesn't outwardly complain. Although, the 2 definitely have the capacity to annoy her to the point of a mental breakdown. The Collector always finds it funny, but King tends to feel kinda guilty. She's around the castle most of the time, so she gets stuck with the task the most.

The Golden Gaurd is aversive to the task at first, but over time he grows fond of the kids and considers them like little siblings (caleb genes kick in around little bastard boys lol). Neither of them like him very much, because he's So Strict on the rules. But he does like to tell them stories from his missions, and updates King on Luz's condition when he gets the chance. Hunter is also more active in general, so he can keep up with their energy and play games with them.

We don't know much about some of the coven heads, but for those that we do:

Darius does Not have the energy nor patience, but he has been shown to be good at handling kids. Pretends he hates them, but grows a soft spot over time and sympathizes with their unfortunate circumstance. King likes him, The Collector likes freaking him out.

Eberwolf, while observant, is chaotic and mischievous. And putting 3 agents of chaos in the same room is,, ill advised.

Raine would be good at it, using their bard magic to calm the kids down, and their gentle disposition works well. However, their near immediate act of rebellion takes them off the list.

Terra Hates children.

Adrian thinks little of children, but as displayed in his mission at Hexside, he tries to find art in it. Both the kids unwittingly insult and mock him in that no filter way little kids do, and his ego is SO wounded. nearly throws down with a couple of 5th graders.

Emperor Belos himself often has to fill in when the others are busy and Kikimora is off crying in the bathroom. Probably the best at it, given his years of experience with The Collector's antics, and his titan trump card for King. Is easily annoyed, but forces himself to swallow it and put on a good act.

The Collector becomes very attached and protective of King. They're never seen seperate from each other, sometimes to the annoyance of King. After all, this is the first real friend they've had in hundreds, if not thousands of years. And contrary to popular belief, children do have a level of empathy and emotional intelligence naturally. So with someone there that they value, I think they might be able to change for the better. Maybe !!!

I might talk abt the other ideas I've had for different timelines involving the concept, but I've rambled enough for now,,

Oh, and here's the first doodle I made inspired by the AU !

and I'll throw in an alt doodle from before I rewatched echoes of the past,,