I originally wrote and shared this au idea for Welcome Home on tumblr, but I like it a lot so I figure, why not share it here too?
Wally is done in those pale outlines so people can see/know what he looks like when he’s in this state. Wally himself is totally invisible, so his friends have no idea where he is until he’s “recovered” enough for them to see his clothing again.
Simple Sum of the Invisible Wally AU
(because I started writing so much that I realized it would be better if I gave it its own post instead)
Wally and Home were the only Self-Aware members of the neighborhood but Wally, as the “Main Character”, shouldered the brunt of the Audience’s attention and their displeasure if he tried to go off script or break the routine.
He started crumbling under the pressure to be “Perfect” all the time whenever he left his house and being forced to adhere to the “TV Ready” state at all hours.
He starts falling into the mindset of “They don’t care about me. They don’t want to see or hear the Real me, just the Perfect one they’ve made” which causes him to start fading from sight and making his voice fainter and fainter.
Home tries to help, but their attempts just make the whole thing worse.
Then, one morning, Wally climbs out of bed and realizes that he’s just… Gone.
He can see the shape of himself under the covers of his bed, but he can’t see himself. Even his clothes are invisible. And he can’t make a sound either.
It’s like he’s not even there.
But, he can’t help wondering, is that really such a bad thing? It’s not like anyone wanted me around before.
Obviously, stuff happens, the audience’s control snaps, and Wally’s friends go Yes, actually, your disappearing IS a bad thing and we do care about you and we are going to prove it by helping you as best we can no matter how long it takes so there.
