I know that the duo don’t want to be like their parents, but this could be part of the “new and improved Mr. and Mrs. Graves”
Andrew in the Burial Route would be VERY proud of his adorable nightmare!
BESIDES the members of the Graves Family (Ashley, Andrew, Renee, Guy that Exists), Julia is probably the most important character from the game… What scene that includes Julia, or has connections to Julia, is YOUR favorite?
(I like the Graveyard scene with Andrew after the flowers are delivered… we see Julia turn from the shy girl and actually get angry at the thought of Nina’s killer (while Andrew is standing right there), but we can also see how she misinterpret’s Andrew’s statements (about his own guilt in Nina’s murder) to thinking that he actually cares… it showcases her naivety in not seeing how terrible and manipulative Andrew really is)
I don’t want to get the sad ending where they die… I want to get the sad ending where they live! (This edit is way too specific and stupid-)
Basically, after seeing Ashley follow a consistent lie in the “Cataracts” preview video, I realized how… unusual that is for her, so I made two interpretations on what that could mean for the “Cataracts” preview timeline… which do you think is more likely?
Just look at the poor girl… (fan art by Pikaplumx on twitter: https://x.com/Pikaplumx/status/2073577874280288405)
Srry if this one is more serious and less humorous than my other posts, just had this idea and wanted to do it
Srry if this one is more serious and less humorous than my other posts, just had this idea and wanted to do it
I guess you could choose it to be either Andy and Andrew Shots and Such Route, both of them would likely result in different scenes… (also assume the kid never called the cops, I guess? Or else the scene would be too similar to base game)
Was this intentional, or even connected at all? Almost certainly NOT. But still interesting…
(we also learn that the doors he’s looking through probably aren’t the bathroom door, BUT its close enough imo, and this guy probably would peep through that if given the chance)
TCOAAL has a lot of fucked up and difficult moments that can be hard to get through sometimes (atleast on a first playthrough when you haven’t seen them coming)... which scene causes the most painful for you?
(I’d probably say that the scene leading up the rape in S&S is probably the most painful, because you can see the direction it’s going, and how obviously horrible things are going to go, and double since them being romantically involved is something many people wanted, but it’s given in the most harrowing way possible… like a bloody trainwreck that can’t be looked away from…)
If he can’t make it through the program, he might be fucked… literally
There were some people that speculated that the “thoughts Andrew wished not to have”, referred to by Lord Unknown to be removed, would be Andrew’s romantic desires towards Ashley (since Andrew mentioned how conflicted they make him feel)...
HOWEVER, a new screenshot from the July 2026 devlog appears to be from Decay pt2 (Nemlei did say work on both Burial and Decay was occurring simultaneously), where Andrew says a line of dialogue, “Despair and tremble, O Mother, for I have returned from the underworld to take your daughter as my own”, that really goes against that idea (Image 1)…
Why do I think that this screenshot is from Decay pt2? (Image 2) Reasons below:
Andrew mentions "returning from the underworld", referring to going to the realm between to gather 5 souls
There are a LOT more souls here, from Andrew 5 souls and Ashley own collection efforts with the entity
4 Red Flowers are missing from the garden, which can match the amount you need for decay pt 1 (1 to feed to entity, 3 minimum for the Ashley demon summoning sequence, if you skip one of the summon interactions)
The entity is keeping watch of Andrew because he hates him and did NOT expect Andrew to return from his soul gathering mission
So… what do I think the “feelings removed” by Lord Unknown actually are (Image 3)? Well, we know that Lord Unknown has an interest in tar souls (based on his interest in learning about Ashley and where she is), and he seems to want the Grime soul Andrew to “hatch” into a tar soul (he has lines where he expressed disappointment that Andrew is still a Grime Soul, and that he hasn’t hatched).
We know soul colors are dependent on how a person sees themselves (Image 4). Grime souls appear to be people who think they are bad, but are conflicted about it (in his writings, when mentioning that he is a grime soul, Andrew says “I’m a piece of shit, but I could be worse”). Meanwhile, Tar souls seem to be much more accepting of their terribleness (see Ashley, who has major self esteem issues and isn’t surprised that her soul is the color of pitch black liquid).
Based on this, I think Lord Unknown will remove Andrew’s feeling of confliction about his romantic desires for Ashley, and not the romantic desires themselves. In doing so, he would fully accept how terrible and corrupted he really is, which could turn him into a tar soul (meanwhile removing his romantic desires all together would make himself feel like less of a horrible person, which would make him less of a tar soul…). This may or may NOT have been what Andrew actually meant or wanted when he was talking with Lord Unknown at the end of the chapter... but we've seen how demons can twist dealing wordings to their benefit (see the deal with the campers, and the "one more soul for waiting" bit earlier in Decay).
Sorry for the long rant/typing… those are just my thoughts, what are YOUR thoughts?
There were some people that speculated that the “thoughts Andrew wished not to have”, referred to by Lord Unknown to be removed, would be Andrew’s romantic desires towards Ashley (since Andrew mentioned how conflicted they make him feel)...
HOWEVER, a new screenshot from the July 2026 devlog appears to be from Decay pt2 (Nemlei did say work on both Burial and Decay was occurring simultaneously), where Andrew says a line of dialogue, “Despair and tremble, O Mother, for I have returned from the underworld to take your daughter as my own”, that really goes against that idea (Image 1)…
Why do I think that this screenshot is from Decay pt2? (Image 2) Reasons below:
Andrew mentions "returning from the underworld", referring to going to the realm between to gather 5 souls
There are a LOT more souls here, from Andrew 5 souls and Ashley own collection efforts with the entity
4 Red Flowers are missing from the garden, which can match the amount you need for decay pt 1 (1 to feed to entity, 3 minimum for the Ashley demon summoning sequence, if you skip one of the summon interactions)
The entity is keeping watch of Andrew because he hates him and did NOT expect Andrew to return from his soul gathering mission
So… what do I think the “feelings removed” by Lord Unknown actually are (Image 3)? Well, we know that Lord Unknown has an interest in tar souls (based on his interest in learning about Ashley and where she is), and he seems to want the Grime soul Andrew to “hatch” into a tar soul (he has lines where he expressed disappointment that Andrew is still a Grime Soul, and that he hasn’t hatched).
We know soul colors are dependent on how a person sees themselves (Image 4). Grime souls appear to be people who think they are bad, but are conflicted about it (in his writings, when mentioning that he is a grime soul, Andrew says “I’m a piece of shit, but I could be worse”). Meanwhile, Tar souls seem to be much more accepting of their terribleness (see Ashley, who has major self esteem issues and isn’t surprised that her soul is the color of pitch black liquid).
Based on this, I think Lord Unknown will remove Andrew’s feeling of confliction about his romantic desires for Ashley, and not the romantic desires themselves. In doing so, he would fully accept how terrible and corrupted he really is, which could turn him into a tar soul (meanwhile removing his romantic desires all together would make himself feel like less of a horrible person, which would make him less of a tar soul…). This may or may NOT have been what Andrew actually meant or wanted when he was talking with Lord Unknown at the end of the chapter... but we've seen how demons can twist dealing wordings to their benefit (see the deal with the campers, and the "one more soul for waiting" bit earlier in Decay).
Sorry for the long rant/typing… those are just my thoughts, what are YOUR thoughts?
Just wholesome Andy and Leyley moment (for real, for the most part) (Fan art by p_okate on twitter: https://x.com/p_okate/status/1857762791052161234)
She’s such a genius! Surely Andrew wouldn’t be able to turn the tables on her…
She’s such a genius! Surely Andrew wouldn’t be able to turn the tables on her…
Does Shots and Such Andrew try to improve things with his unbelievable second chance… or is he too far gone to fix anything…
(Might do this post type for more endings, once we have more…)
Ashley just wants to go back… and murder hussies
So uh… I realize TCOAAL isn’t exactly an adorable, good feeling game, and any good moments still have a tinge of fucked-up-ness… but there are still some adorable moments, right? So… which is the most adorable to you?
(I like the moment in Cliffhanger where they reconcile after 1 year of separation… I just like the hug, especially after seeing them be miserable from being separate)