#lonely rat boy
I’ve always liked the idea of the Outsider showing himself to children in crisis. Call it a result of him having been an orphan and taken advantage of by a cult, and then subsequently murdered as a child, lol.
So he shows up to these kids in their dreams and whatnot. A whole gaggle of children, from varying time periods and places, and gives advice through his own cryptic ways. And, of course, sometimes marking them.
He’s still spooky, and he’ll scare the shit outta some kids, but I like to think he’s more personable when he speaks to kids than he is when he speaks to adults. Like kneeling down to their level, for example.
It’s super self indulgent, but the idea of the Outsider having a soft spot for kids while still being this eldritch being with a disconnected sense of humanity is soooo …
(I ALSO really like the idea of the outsider speaking to Emily throughout her childhood and adolescence. Just periodically showing up, here and there. We know that the Outsider has glimpses of the future, and knows what is about to pass, so he’d know about the future events of DH2. Therefore he knows Emily is a person of interest, and keeps an eye on her specifically.)
(Let’s also pretend lonely rat boy doesn’t die prematurely and he grows attached to this black eyed entity who gave him a fighting chance. The only other being who, instead of harming him, gave him a gift instead, so he didn’t have to be afraid anymore. Let’s pretend he views the Outsider as a big brother and finds comfort and safety in the Outsider’s presence and in the void let’s ALSO pretend Lonely boy interacts with Corvo and Emily during the events of DH1 and Corvo adopts him THANKS)
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