hi i am having so many emotions and i blame you
i demand uh. compensation. yep.
compensation in the form of,,, at least one happy headcanon about the four. Please i am on my knees
compensation feels fair, and i am a man of the people so
(as shocking as it may sound, i DO have a lot of happy little thoughts about the Killjoys, they just haven’t been making it into my fics)
Here’s a cute little post on what I think each of the Fab4’s relationship is with the Girl (how they see her, how she sees them, what they do together, what they teach her, etc)!
- I think fanon culture is shifting away from ‘Mama Jet’ and towards ‘Mama Party’ and I CANNOT agree more. Party Poison is MOM to the Girl in every conceivable way. They gossip together about the happenings of the Zones, Party does her hair (dyes it too, when she asks), he finds all her new clothes and also little scraps of fabric that ‘inspire him’, which leads to him begging Jet to sew them into little headbands and scarves and whatever else for her. she’s stylish, and she’s got only Party to thank for that.
- Party loves music and I think would take a lot of pride and enjoyment in showing the Girl his favorites. He teaches her how to dance, they blast music in the car, they spend hours going through Dr. D’s old records together, debating the merits of each (aka. Party disagreeing with Jet about music and the Girl giggling and nodding her head when Party says ‘But the Girl’s on my side, right? She’s got taste’)
- Also, Party’s the strictest with her. Not on dumb stuff, he’s the one who taught her to swear at people they don’t like and take no shit from anyone, but he’s got a little bit of that ‘I grew up in the City’ mindset still on him, so he’s a little more apprehensive to let her waltz into a firefight or handle weapons, also constantly keeping an eye on her when she wanders off to go play (helicopter mom. the others make fun of him relentlessly for it.)
- SO apprehensive towards her at first, but sort of in a ‘Dad and the dog he didn’t want’ kind of way. He was a moody teen when they took her in and didn’t want the responsibility of a baby, didn’t really know what to do with her (he’s the baby of his family, he’s never had to be ‘big brother’). Anyway it was a shock to absolutely no one when he got her to fall asleep in his arms for the first time, rocking her back and forth gently, and then he started volunteering to put her to sleep every night after that.
- PUSHOVER. THE PUSHOVER OF ALL TIME. he puts up a big ass front about it, but he WILL be giving her anything she wants and she fucking knows it too. an extra story before bed? shotgun in the car? canned fruit instead of an actual meal? her favorite song over his? DONE. he folds easy.
- when he play fights with her, he takes the time to walk her through actual technique and even though he always lets her win in the end she actually ends up getting pretty good for a six year old. he’s proud.
- they’re besties. i think everyone knows this is a hc of mine, but i stand tf by it. i think Ghoul’s view on kids is very much just ‘mini human’ so he talks to her like an adult and takes all her suggestions very seriously. Ghoul and the Girl are pure younger sibling energy when they’re together. they blow shit up, play pranks, draw on the walls, etc etc.
- Ghoul’s an artist and a mechanic, so he teaches her both of those things. she’ll lay out with him for hours and hours (in the shade or with proper protection, as per both Party and Jet’s instructions) as he works on the car, listening to his stories and watching his hands take apart and re-build things. he also likes drawing with her will often get little things she’s drawn for him tattooed.
- when she needs comfort, especially of the emotional variety, it’s always Ghoul she runs to. and he’s fine with that. he likes playing around and being mr. good time, but he also loves that he’s a safe place for her. usually it’s little kid stuff (“party won’t let me do this” or “this kid said something mean”) but whatever the problem is, and whether Ghoul can actually offer proper advice or not, a talk with Ghoul always ends in her laughing.
- Okay, so Party’s mom, right? Jet Star is dad. hear me OUT. he’s pretty laid back with her, all things considered, but he’s diligent in being a teacher for her. he teaches her everything she needs to know for survival. what goes in the med-kid, what to do in a medical emergency (as is age appropriate, nothing gruesome obviously), desert etiquette, how to stay safe out in the sun, and then obviously she learns how to shoot from Jet. they have FUN with that one, setting up mock little shooting ranges with cacti and sticks and whatever other junk Jet can find, and he teaches her everything he knows. she’s a pretty good shot.
- he’s the one who gets her her first proper mask, as well as helps her think of potential colors, names, etc for herself as a killjoy when she gets older. he values her freedom and expression and independence so so much and he wants to foster that in her as early as possible.
- she comes to him with ALLL her questions about nothing and everything and everything in between. “why’s the sky blue?” “what are dracs?” “is Party’s hair actually red?” “why does BLI hate Killjoys?” “why is power pup so gross?”. and she knows without a doubt that he’s gonna have a good, thoughtful, honest answer for her every single time.
