Imagine Harlowe adopting this pup. <3
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And then starts to encounter many bizzare yet utterly creepy phenomenon on a regular basis, lol. In addition to her murdah work. 😂 - ✨️ Enc
Ooh you know, at first I was thinking this could be funny. She sees him in the shelter (somehow he ended up there) with a sign that says "Anxious, reactive, and loud when scared. Needs patience." and Harlowe's like "lol same" and somehow ends up adopting him.
Then I thought I could actually draw some parallels between them, with how Harlowe feels she was abandoned and left to fend for herself.
And what if instead of aliens and monsters, the weird/creepy things are the paranormal stuff? (lights flickering, extra shadows, doors opening and closing)
Maybe in the beginning she'll be annoyed because she doesn't know what Courage is freaking out about and thinks he's screaming about nothing, waking her up in the middle of the night, interrupting her tasks. But she would learn to adapt to him, reassuring him in her way.
Then maybe Harlowe starts to notice things and they only seem to happen around her because they're manifestations of her unresolved baggage. And they show up whenever she's angry, feeling betrayed, scared, defensive.
So Courage becomes like an alarm system and tells Harlowe it means something's off. Maybe she needs sleep, or food, or she needs to connect/talk with someone.
In addition to the murder work, I think the creepy weird phenomenon could really get in the way and cause her to get into some trouble (maybe accidentally hurting herself or other unintended targets).
But maybe from all that, she learns to confront her past and work through her anger and resentment, and maybe channel it into something else other than violence. 😉
