#dilford

The dad character that begins part 2 is actually Wilford Warfstache

The theory:

This is not the water man nor a random guy, this is a character Wilford plays in his mind where he imagines and acts what having a child (us in this case) would be like - if the events of WKM hadnt taken place.

The evidence:

A- He talks about how when having recurring nightmares, the way to cure it is another story.

Then proceeds to take out books from the shelf- all of which are Markipliers previous args. From his reactions (wkm-too grisly, adwm - he's read it too many times, etc) we can tell he knows and has been watching all of them as stories (not as a person living them).

-> It fits perfectly with Wilfords powers and behaviour, being outside of reality, coping with the trauma of WKM by jumping around the other "stories" , having them phisically as such. <-

B- He has reality altering powers

1.- The explosion of light and butterflies that happens when we choose the horror book, and he throws away the Romance one.

2.- The glass of water he takes out of his fanny pack to give to us

C- The room seems like a small, perfect set, with the warm (and at parts pinkish) glow of all the small lamps, giving coziness, and it contrasts heavily with the exterior of the house we see through the door, which is left open.

The outside is dark, cold, and contrasting in colour and feel - its strange that itd be left to see if it wasnt meant to convey anything. Specially since theres a kind of cover right outside of the childs room, obscuring the rest.

It makes sense however, if this room is the only thing that exists, the only thing thats needed.

The place thats warm, lightful and calming - as opposed to the colder, more depressing outside - and reality of Will's.

We can also see just outside, a hanged yellow piece of clothing. This would fit perfectly with Wilfords pants in Motherloving (and later in this very ISWM Part 2)

D.- When we choose Horror, the full scene and illusion is cut off when Dad reads of something standing behind us, and we can see a shadow right before of the cut to black.

The shadow looks like a snake -something which Actor!Mark has been called many times, including, again, in this very ISWM Part 2.

->It could be interpreted as how Mark stopped Will (and Celine) from having their life together. (Wkm)

Just afterwards too, we hear a snarl and gory sounds, and without a warp, we are transported to "A murder with Markiplier" which is a murder investigation scene- and perfectly parallels how Mark (the snake) separated William and Celine via the events of Who Killed Markiplier.<-

Other evidence:

-Right at the very beginning of part 2, when the universe reboots, it does so on Warfstache OS, and then, after a very glitchy speed run of part 1 and warp intro, Dad is the very first character we see.

-He speaks and acts in ways that remind of Wilford/William

-Has "Dad" written on his shirt, as in proving the character he is supposed to play (in a slightly forced, cartoony way)

-Acts very caringly and prepared, as the perfect idea of a dad would (or as something rehearsed -the glass of water, the books, being just in time to console their frightened kid)

-Its the only time in all of ISWM we are not wearing our Captain suit or gloves.

-Instead of using a "gender neutral" colour for the gloves and socks of Y/N, we wear mismatched ones including pink rhombus ones, all in the chaotic style of Wilford

-WKM fitting dialogue - he talks about how romance reminds him of his mistakes and how if he tried harder he'd maybe deserve to be loved; (since he just thinks Celine disappeared without saying goodbye) and about how he's "divorced" -which could be a valid excuse in the illusion, as an explanation for why Celine isnt around anymore.

Conclusion:

Wilford might have/create illusions in which he had children with Celine, and being that his powers let him have others in/be in others minds (seen in Wilford Motherloving Warfstache, Damien) we briefly take the place of that imaginary child.

I loved writing this one. The dynamic between the two was so interesting. I also dub this ship “Dilford” or “Damstache”

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Prompt 15: “Look at me like that again and I might have to strip you.”

    Wilford wasn’t sure where Dark went. He’d been gone for a while. The newcomer that had arrived a couple days after he’d disappeared was familiar in a way that only left him more confused. But even if he couldn’t quite place him, he knew that this newcomer- the one with the slicked back hair, the cane, and that dazzling smile- would be his.

    “Look at me like that again and I might have to strip ya,” he said as he passed the newcomer in the hallway, throwing in a wink and a crooked half-grin for good measure.

    It worked: the newcomer gave a squeak, and his cheeks flushed bright red.

    “I, uh, apologize if I offended you,” he murmured, glancing down at his polished shoes and twisting his cane back and forth in his hands. Then he looked up and offered a small smile that made Wilford’s heart beat just a little faster. “Have-have we met before? You look awfully familiar, uh-” he stuck out his hand- “my name is Damien, by the way.”

    Wilford grabbed the offered hand and yanked Damien close, so close that their noses almost touched, so close he could’ve kissed him.

    And he did, closing the short distance and pressing their lips together, effectively muffling the surprised yelp that came from Damien’s parted lips.

    Mmm. Damien. Wilford liked that name. He liked the taste of Damien’s lips even better, though, and the feel of the strong, firm hand in his was just utterly tantalizing.

    “Th’name’s Wilford Warfstache,” he purred as he pulled away, allowing his gaze to linger on Damien’s lips for a long moment before he turned, sauntered down the hallway toward the recording studio. He made sure to make it slow, to swing his hips in just the right way.

    Trimmer could wait a few more minutes if it meant impressing Damien.

    “I- uh, I hope to see you again soon!” Damien called after him, sounding flustered, and Wilford didn’t have to look over his shoulder to know that that beautiful blush was once again staining his cheeks a vivid crimson.

    He smirked to himself. They would see each other again very, very soon.