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Actor!Wally

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AU made by

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Art made by

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The lore

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So basically you have Welcome Home but it’s plays off at a film studio, in a more modern setting where both humans and puppets inhabit the world.

 

Wally Darling is an actor and the main star in the show Welcome Home. He works and lives together with the other sillies we all know and love.

 

Before their lives as actors, they all lived in a secluded neighborhood where they all met over the years. Wally was often in charge with looking after younger kids because it was a small community and Wally just happened to be great with kids. He played a big role with them, serving as a kind of mentor. Wally always knew he wanted to work with kids. He loved teaching them, singing to them, their energy, the brightness he felt when he knew that he was helping their path to the future, everything. It's hard to dislike small beings that have never done wrong.So when Wally got older, he decided to move to the city where he would pursue his dream of having his own children's show. His friends, believing in his dream and not wanting to stay in that small community forever, went with him to help any way they can.

 

✰ Howdy Pillar used to be a construction worker and also served in the army for a while.

 

✰ Eddie dear used to be a milkman.

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✰ Julie used to sweep up hair at a hair salon.

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✰ Frank used to work at the public library.

 

✰ Sally used to work part time at a small shop in the local mall.

 

✰ Barnaby used to work long nights as a bartender.

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✰ Wally used to be secretary to a very busy newspaper company. Often working 7 days a week nonstop.

 

✰ Poppy used to have a difficult time keeping a job and was fired multiple times so they all decided that she was to stay and take care of the house while they were away. She would pack lunches for them everyday and kept the apartment clean.  The parental instincts are strong in her with her being the oldest. 

 

Unfortunately moving to the city with no money, set them into debt quickly and with puppets being paid less, made it more difficult to keep up with expenses. But they've stayed fairly happy nonetheless.

 

Wally is cute and he knows it. He can seem very selfish and conceited but he loves his friends very much and would do ANYTHING for them. He’s actively trying to be a better person.

Side info

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✰ Wally is still 3ft tall, canon height. He’s cheeky, stubborn, considerate and emotionally dumb.

 

✰ He worked hard to be at the place he is now.

 

✰ He’s trained himself to be the most open and welcoming figure kids can look up to (figuratively) he’s basically fluent in asl. He’s not fluent in any, but he knows a few languages which includes Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese. Worth noting, he studies Child Development to help write the best educational and entertaining episodes they can

 

✰ He is definitely a diva, also very demanding and bossy to staff but he is the sweetest with his fans and kids making sure to brighten their day.

 

✰ If some kid accidentally found out about the way he behaves around the staff he gaslights them. Gaslight, gatekeep, girl boss- But in all honesty he hates lying, especially to kids.

 

✰ Eddie is the only one who knows how Wally secret attitude to staff. Wally kind of scares him but he’s also still a great friend. He’s a conflicted about the situation. He can’t seem to get over his fear of upsetting him. Unfortunately that’s what’s making the other cranky. Eddie’s just so unused to seeing this side of Wally, he’s afraid there’s more he’s keeping from them. With no one to tell he can do nothin but watch. Wally’s more than ok playing the bad guy if it means stability for his friends who are like family.

 

✰  Max is an oc the au creator made and he’s the bodyguard of Wally, every star needs security.

 

✰  Besides his favorite bodyguard, Wally has no human friends. They find him too much to handle, but luckily that’s Max’s job. They both argue with each other frequently but they have this strange bond. He’s the first human Wally can trusts with his life and the only one that gets to physically handle him (carry him, pick him up, throw him aside).

 

✰ He makes his bodyguard hold his bags because he says so.

 

✰ Wally likes his decaf coffee. Don’t mess up his order or he will get cranky.

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✰ The mole under his eye is actually an ink spot that was stained into his skin when he used to work as a secretary, dozing off and accidentally holding a un-erasable pencil against his cheek.

 

✰ Wally in is unfortunately an orphan after his parents abandoned him. He was taken in by one of the residents of his neighborhood. That person being Ms.Beagle. Wally and Barnaby grew up inseparable.

 

✰ Poppy has a Swan girlfriend, who also is such a supportive partner, they make a cute couple. 

 

✰ Wally has in fact met other stars! He’s met some human celebrities too but you know how he is. Wally likes to basically bully Kermit because when he was starting out, Kermit accidentally mistook him for an errand boy. Which hurt Wally’s pride and hasn’t let go since. Kermit apologized multiple times but it’s still embarrassing for Wally to remember and he picks fights every time. Elmo minds his own business and flourishes but does humble Wally. Elmo was genuinely a great person after that. He doesn’t see anyone as competition, just had to assert himself with the newest upcoming star, making sure Wally doesn’t get too bold. They are both there for the betterment of the kids. Wally has to respect that honesty, He would be lying if he said he wasn’t a tad scared after. 

 

✰ Before getting his dream job as an actor, Wally used to smoke to ease the stress along with other things. Of course deciding to break the addiction seeing as he was going to start being a sort of role model for the kids. This happened early in his career and hasn’t done it since. 

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Racism

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Important to know is that puppets suffer under bad treatment from humans, it's a BIG issue. Puppets live alongside humans but are very clearly treated as if they aren't exactly like humans besides appearance and how their bodies work. Despite being just as intelligent as humans, puppets are treated badly. From being bad-mouthed right to their face. And having a difficult time just living. Puppets are seen as very easy targets, being insulted daily, having their body parts torn off, being fearful of dogs that might mistake them as chew toys.

 

Wally in return despises humans (he has his own bad experiences with them, nearly lost his arm on one occasion) and is pretty harsh and aggressive with his human staff. He shelters his friends though, making sure they don't see the ugly side of things and uses his (now high) position in the show to help them live a comfortable life, with less mistreatment.

 

The types of intolerance puppets receive would be almost passive aggressive than anything. They get paid noticeably less than human men and women. Puppets are encouraged to stay in small entertainment, and are pushed from other professions. Though there’s been a good number of puppets who managed to get good paying jobs, but not all. Any police reports made by them are not taken seriously and usually get thrown out. Some establishments take advantage of this to change their rules and prices. 

 

There is a majority that shows at least human decency and means no ill will. Should note racism against poc still exists as it is now and laws for puppet equality have not been established yet. Progress is happening, just can’t see it often. 

Romance

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What would Wally be like if he had a crush and/or was in a relationship? 

 

 

Before relationship:

 

✰ Wally has a very hot-and-cold personality. He can be charming one second, get embarrassed, then go cold and distant the next.

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✰ He can’t handle being flirted with, it gets him flustered. Romance related things make him nervous.

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✰ So having a crush would probably make him a wreck. 

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✰ Wally has a tendency to be distant to anyone that isn’t his group of friends.

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✰ He loves getting hugs and would still go limp if he was getting one.

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✰ PDA makes him flustered. Literally holding hands makes him red.

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✰ To his friends, he’s laidback and soft spoken. Usually with his droopy sleepy eyes.

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✰ He doesn’t like being looked down at which is hard because he’s like 3ft.

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✰ Wally would dance around feelings because he wouldn’t know what to do with them

 

 

In relationship:

 

✰ It takes a while to figure out what the feelings are cause he kinda has no emotional intelligence. 

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✰ He needs time to get comfortable but once he does, he’s the sweetest cutest thing ever.

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✰ He still can’t handle pda but now initiates it.

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✰ Wally can be very generous with material possessions. There’s no such thing as too much for the people he loves.

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✰ He can try to act smooth but will ultimately crumple. 

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✰ He can be annoying sometimes but that’s part of his charm.

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✰ Wally can start to be a bit protective.

 

 

 

 

How would Wally react if he was the one interested in someone else? Would he try to approach thinking he fails miserably every time while the "y/n's" think their pretty endearing and cute? Or would he double-down on his diva attitude to try and call their attention? 

 

 

A bit of both. He shows his interest in weird ways, saying things like ‘your kinda pretty’ and when you ask him to repeat that he exclaims ‘you look SHITTY hahah’ before running away cutely.

 

It can’t be stressed enough how stupid this guy is. He would be too overwhelmed by any new feelings to act normally. He’s like this until he gets his feelings sorted out. Sure, when Wally’s alone, he’s like any normal person with a crush. After he gets more comfortable with emotions, he’ll be back to his diva self, but he’ll have constant excuses why he needs to be near at all times.

 

Also there’s a big reason none of his blind dates go well. He doesn’t think properly and says the weirdest stuff along with the dumbest pick up lines he hears from Barnaby. Wally’s flirting skills a 3/10 The blind dates aren’t his idea, but his friends go through the trouble to set them up for him.

Body image

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In regard to his masculinity, Wally is privately very insecure about his appearance not being “traditional” something about seeing the differences with him and other men, makes him self conscious. He doesn’t have broad shoulders, he isn’t tall, he isn’t considered to be attractive in ways men want to be. 

 

He’s always just CUTE.

 

What more can he do but go along with it, he’s cute, it’s a fact. And there’s times where the thought pisses him off. Of course it doesn’t help that he loves doing things that can be considered feminine. His job being one of them, like his role in the show as a nurturing figure and his love for teaching kids. (Being flamboyant doesn’t help). He doesn’t care for gender norms and that helps a lot but not completely. Looking the way he does, comes with perks. He’s more likely to get things he wants and no one ever suspects someone like him can do wrong. Truly, he likes the way he looks, it’s just that he can’t help but think about what it would have been like to be different.

 

He’s learning to accept it

About that ripped arm

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Question about the arm thing. You said that his arm comes off sometimes, so why does he have clear stiches? Are they badly done or is it a drawing error?

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The puppets in this world are mortal too but with exceptions. They can loose a limb but have it attached later with no damage. With the exception of the head. They can loose stuffing and break their supports but would be overall fine. Be-heading a puppet would mean instant death, as well as un-repairable tearing. When they get some sort of tear, they would usually go to a professional to get it sewn up so that the visible damage is minimized. They wouldn’t be able to “heal”, once they tear, you can close it but you would still be able to see where it happened. Most tears happens at the seams so it’s never noticeable.

 

Wally did his own stitches himself, as you can tell he’s not very good at it but he won’t tell anyone about it. If he strains his right arm too much, it loosens too much and dangles off when he’s not careful. It usually doesn’t happen tho-

Janet

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One of the workers on the Welcome Home set is Janet, Wally is particularly demanding with her, she is the assistant he gets to boss around.

 

Very understandable that people would feel bad for Janet. But she wasn’t always an overworked assistant. She was Welcome Home’s first director.

 

She wasn’t too fond of the fact that she was stuck working on kids shows. And she especially didn’t like Wally in particular, she didn’t like how easy he got a job as a co-director for his own show. Don’t know if it’s because he’s a puppet or not but she does mostly hate him and ignores the others .

 

She tried sabotaging the show on a few other occasions but nothing that would stop production. Until Janet went as far as to destroy the set. Everything was broken and damaged. Props were broken, mural panels were painted over, and a lot of equipment was destroyed. 

 

Upon discovery, Wally made the mistake of entering first, unsteady prop walls came down and almost crushed him. It was obvious who had done it, Janet wasn’t exactly subtle with her dislike of Wally( she also completely forgot the existence of security cameras). The producer didn’t like that and she was almost fired but Wally made a proposition. She either gets kicked out of the industry or accept a job as Wally’s assistant.

 

Janet, obviously not wanting to get banned from her line of work, accepts the offer. And as generous as the offer sounded, Wally didn’t do it with the kindness of his heart, he planned to make her job a living hell for almost killing him that day.

 

Anyway lesson of the story, don’t be like Janet. Use your brain and refrain from almost accidentally killing your coworkers.

Side note

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The information presented here came from all the Tumblr posts made by the au creator. Everything was scattered in bits but it was fun scrolling though everything. 

 

I ADORE this creator and their art and everything else they made. After doing more research about this I can’t help but feel so much more fond of the au, in my opinion this has most yassified Wally to exist and I wanna lovingly strangle him in dramatic fashion.

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