Grief is inevitable. In the many years and lifetimes that Gavin has lived through, he knew that fact through and through.
The love of his life, his Freelancer, had passed with a soft content smile in his arms. Seventy years had passed since he first met them.
He saw their youth and was with them every step as they aged - they always looked beautiful no matter what. He tried to reflect that in his own appearance too, after catching the way that their eyes would flicker in pain whenever they caught their reflection in the mirror next to his. He loved aging together with them, even if his own evidence of the passing of time on his face was artificial. He revelled in the way their smile lines were so deep with every passing year, and his heart was filled with warmth at the realisation that he caused it. He’d rarely seen them without a smile, after all.
They knew their end was nearing, and asked for him to stay with them, lying in bed in their home. He gently wrapped them in his arms and listened to the slow, weak beating of their heart. Even now, they had a smile on their face. They reached a shaking hand up to his face, and caressed it. A single tear fell from their eye.
“I didn’t know love until I met you.” They whispered. Gavin felt like he couldn’t breathe.
Their eyes sparkled with love until their last breath.
He thought he knew grief after the inversion. But this was different. It consumed him - his mind, his body, his every thought and breath. It felt wrong not to have the warmth of their body pressed to him. It felt wrong to have his core so empty, dull without the taste of love radiating from them. He looked at his aged face in the mirror and couldn’t recognise himself. Who was he without his Freelancer? How did he live before he met them?
Months and years passed. He wandered around aimlessly, feeding the bare minimum amount needed to survive, although he didn’t really know if there was a point anymore. He had altered his appearance back to what it was before he met Freelancer, hoping it would help him move on.
He was stupid to think he ever could. He doesn’t want to.
He wandered into the nearby 7-11 and went through the motions. He only feeds once every month or two now. The lonely man he chose as his “meal” was now sucking him off - it was quite a poor effort, but Gavin couldn’t care any less.
The doors opened, setting off that annoying jingle that played throughout the store. The person walked in, slowly browsing through each aisle before picking up a cup and filling it with a slurpee.
Gavin’s head snapped up when he heard the sound of a cup dropping. Shit. He thought he’d cloaked them. He must’ve gotten rusty.
Then, he saw them.
The same eyes. The same energy pulsing through their core. They looked a little different - different eye colour, younger, and their features rounder than before, but Gavin was sure.
It was them.
His Freelancer.
The moment they locked eyes, theirs wide in shock and cheeks reddening in embarrassment, he tasted it. Gods. That sweet warmth of their desire.
And of course they’d ask for directions in the midst of this awkward situation.
Gavin couldn’t help but cry.
In that moment he realised,
Love was eternal.
He found his way back into their heart quite easily, for he knew every part of them intimately, both inside and out. Although their physical body had changed a little, he revelled in being able to explore this new side of them, relearning their sensitive areas. He was beyond pleased to feel their affection for him exceed lust - of course it did. This was his Freelancer, after all. The same kindhearted, loving Freelancer.
He could feel their core, a little fearful but determined and pure with affection, reaching out to him. They confessed that they loved him, and were awaiting his answer with shaking hands and the nervous pounding of their heart. Their eyes teared up, overwhelmed by the excitement of the prospect that he might love them back, but also the fear that he might reject them.
Oh, Freelancer.
He immediately took them in his embrace and kissed them, deep. He felt whole again. He felt alive. He tasted their love, now unrestrained, and melted at how sweet and familiar it was. He was home again. They smiled through their happy tears and whispered;
“I didn’t know love until I met you.”
Their eyes sparkled.
Love is eternal.
( when they met in wonderland ) sam: "i have a feelin' we'll see eachother again soon."
tw: a personally needed yap-sesh
basically js a sketch of my darlin design, im still trying 2 finalize it n i still havent pinpointed an outfit tbh theres a lot 2 b done! ESPECIALLY if i wanna stick to the gn listener thing ( i see them as a female more cs im a girl n its throwin me off so bad ) 😓 but them n sam r my favorites n ill mainly b postin ab them.. but! if yall have suggestions id be glad 2 do them!( with any of the redacted characters/listeners ) btw first post on here💗 ( cs ion feel safe posting ts typa content anywhere else )
AAAGHHJ YOUD BE A LIL CLOUD CAT
WHAT KINDA CAT ARE YOUR MUTUALS
I REALLY WANNA SIT HERE AMD GO THROUGH TAGGING EVERYONE BUT I HAVE TO GO TO BED NOW SO I’LL DO SO TOMORROW!!!
ECHO MY BELOVED YOU DRWE WHIM SOSOOOO DSUEGUHAUUSEHUHEUEEE
Hello!! This is my first post here so uhhhh I have like no idea what to say but I have a (definitely not late) Halloween drawing I wanted to share!
A spooky Echo for the spooky season!
I have literally no idea how much I'll be posting in the future but I'll try to come back sometime soon loll
cheeky gavin redraw 😳 i had a lot of fun doodlin this ngl mwah mwah pretty demon boi
into the jamesiverse methinks
I wanted to compare all the different Jameses so I listened to a bit of "Your Telepath Husband Has To Leave Tomorrow" "Reunited and Hypnotized by Your Childhood Friend" "Your Telepath Boyfriend is Feeling... Good" and then the two Jameses from Something's Right...
I think I may have been wrong about James-not-James/Alt!James being younger. He sounds the same age but less tense/stressed (which makes sense tbh based on the environment)
Redacted Actor AU Headcanons
Lovely’s actor's tears looked so real during the inversion that Vincent’s actor had to keep asking if they were okay.
David and Darlin’s actors are actually siblings.
Asher’s actor originally auditioned for the role of Guy, but the director thought it would be better for Baabe’s actor to play Asher since they were already together.
Ivan’s actor repeatedly had to check on Baby’s actor after a scene because he genuinely thought he had hurt them.
Gavin’s jokes are unscripted due to his actor forgetting his lines, but it never gets re-filmed because it fits Gavin’s character.
Caelum’s actor was in a school play that the director attended and was impressed with him, but due to him being too young to portray Caelum, he was placed in smaller productions until he was old enough to play the role(He instantly bonded with Freelancer and Gavin’s actors).
Vega’s actor actually shared the Vega role with his twin brother after Vega lost his memories, so it could feel like Vega was a different person.
The Shaw pack members are actually childhood friends (David’s actor wouldn’t take his role unless the others could also be placed in the pack roles).
Geordi and Cutie’s actors both attend K-pop concerts together.
Aggro is actually Milo’s actor's cat (his actor was placed in a room with a bunch of cats, and Aggro was most comfortable with him).
The D.A.M.N crew's actors didn’t even know each other at first (they each had a scene with one another, then got the bowling scene together and bonded over time).
Porter’s and Treasure’s actors don’t have any romantic feelings for each other, but they do bond with each other on set.
Quinn’s actor actually had more scenes, but the actor became uncomfortable with Quinn’s character, so most of it got cut.
The inversion was the hardest and most expensive scene to film.
Freelancer’s actor actually had to kiss Huxley’s, Damien’s, and Lasko’s actors before being paired with Gavin’s actor because they looked more comfortable kissing each other.
Darlin’s actor didn’t have romantic feelings for Sam’s actor, simply loving his presence until later in production (nobody ever knew about it except David’s actor).
Lovely’s actor hates slap scenes because they always feel like they hit too hard whenever they see the shock on their co-star's face (they immediately apologize afterward).
The Friendsgiving episode was actually real (the D.A.M.N crew didn’t have time to see their families due to filming for the inversion and the E&E games, so they just spent it together).
At one point during filming, the shifters were actually going to be large dogs, but they didn’t look right on camera, so green screens were used instead.
Sweetie’s actor is never aware of Azmidi’s actors actions due to the director wanting actual fear from them
(I’ve never actually had an answer for this I don’t think but does the caller actually have a name? I’ve seen people on tumblr calling him Azmidi but I’ve also seen others calling him John/gen q)
WHO ALLOWED YOU TO BE THIS CUTE, HMM??????
WHO THE FUCKFSGWKERJGTHOJTZIIZ
COME OVER HERE AND LET ME COVER THAT ADORABLE LITTLE FACE OF YOURS WITH SMOOCHES💋💋💋💘💘💘💘💘💘
AND... THE EARS..... ON FULL DISPLAY....
I'M GOING TO FUCKING COMBUST
Since his official outfit as an student is this, and many people hc him as part of the Ramshackle dorm, should we make it the canon uniform?
I know I will now, he deserves at least this
Grim has the same line pattern in his bow and that's technically the only Ramshackle canon piece of clothing we have
darlin’s been driving (motorcycles and others) license-less since they were 14
i imagine they haven’t told david or sam bc obviously not and like the whole pack will all be hangin and asher (innocently) will be all like
“hey did you ever get your license dude?”
david’s head snaps to look at them and sam does that fucking meme slow head turn with his jaw on the floor like
IN HONOR OF THAT SCRUMPTIOUS NEW VIDEO I DREW ASSET 🤭🤭
clearer version under the cut 🤞