#bound au

He and Annie use the spirit’s instructions to inlay a silver chain in a leather collar and a rope hanging from it with 13 knots. (And Annie is SO pumped to be learning ancient magicks from her African ancestors, she’s geeking out but being really cool about it)

So now they need to get the collar on Remmick. Annie already tried to get magic bags on him but he wouldn’t allow it. Sammie of course knows that Remmick would bend over backwards to do what he asks, so he gets him alone, he kind of blurts out “I’ve never been with a man before” which of course Remmick JUMPS on, one thing leads to another and they’re making out nasty style. Sammie forgets his whole plan until Remmick starts sucking on his neck and then he can act all offended until Remmick is begging to be trusted. Sammie tells him he had a plan already and that the spirits helped him make a magic collar that would temporarily neutralize his bite. Remmick is so blue balled after only like 5 minutes of kissing that he agrees to put it on and doesn’t even look at it first.

When the collar goes on it LOCKS. Remmick can feel the silver and he starts to panic and angrily reaches out to attack Sammie. He’s stopped by the appearance of spirits with masks surrounding him (think Princess and the Frog) and telling him that he is now bound to Sammie, forced to follow his every command and unable to harm him or allow harm to come to him.

However, there is a way out. Each of the 13 knots on the rope is imbued with magic that Remmick can use to fulfill a wish, all a person has to do is blow on one to unknot it and release the power. (Did anyone read Fablehaven as a kid? That’s where this idea is from)

So now Remmick is basically Sammie’s slave and neither of them are exactly happy about it, but Remmick is at least going to enjoy himself as much as he can. He is, however, constantly obsessed with trying to unknot the rope with his hands and teeth until he bleeds so he’s extra gross and creepy now.

So the gang gets together and swears not to release any knots but Remmick makes some great offers. Sammie you’re already the world’s greatest blues singer but wouldn’t you like to go anywhere freely? Get any gig you want? Mr. and Mrs. Chow, your daughter has so much potential, I could get her any of the finest schools. Ms. Pearline don’t you want your husband to love you again? Ms. Mary and Mr. Stack I could make every eye that looks at you raceblind, no one would see a problem with your relationship again. And Mr. Smoke I could get you all the money you could ever desire…or…maybe I could bring your daughter back……

Remmick gets an immediate punch to the nose and isn’t allowed to talk after that.

The gang walks away set on not undoing ANY knots because they know if they do, his first victim will be Sammie……..however…..

Things go awry much in the same order as the movie:

Remmick finds a white couple and fulfills their wish for a baby.

Mary breaks first in the group and wishes for people to be raceblind to her.

Then Stack gets shot (by the klan maybe?) and while he’s dying Smoke wishes to save his life.

Cornbread wasn’t made aware of the issue and gets tricked into undoing a knot.

They try to keep a closer eye on Remmick after that, but a random drunk undoes a knot.

Then Bo

Then Grace

Then Annie

Then Slim

Then Pearline

Then Stack

Then Sammie

One knot left….covered in blood and drool from Remmicks’s incessant chewing…………

oh and this lol halfway thru drawing I heard the most clever lyrics ever and thought of one thing….