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An idea that spawned from @red-cicada’s post about old Herbert and Dan getting the recognition they deserve after finally perfecting their re-agent (Here)

What if when they get interviewed about their work all the interviewers very quickly realise that they both have to be put together during all interviews, press conferences, and public questionings because nobody - and I mean nobody - wants to be in the same room as Mr. West cause he is without a doubt the meanest old man and he will chew everyone inside of the room out with insults within the very first minute of sitting down and the only way to keep him semi-under control is to have his husband with him at all times, and Mr. Cain can’t really be left alone either because he always acts like he’s got something to hide, especially when asked about how their formula came to be.

"Huh weird" - All the interviewers say ignoring the beads of sweat coming off of Dan and avoiding Herbert's gaze entirely

I imagine that there's going to be a day in their future together where Dan and Herbert are having some argument about their work for the billionth time, and Hebert will bring up Meg mid-way through their argument because he's toxic like that and instead of it usually working and manipulating Dan like usual, Dan is just unfazed by it. He just casually deflects it like "c'mon Herb you know that has nothing to do with this" and he just continues making his points. But Herbert's not listening. He's stunned. He's baffled that his tactic didn't work, because bringing up Meg usually wins him their fights and at the least makes Dan storm off so they can both cool down and forget about it.

But not this time. Not today. To anyone else this it would've been obvious to see that this was going to happen eventually because it's been years since the bride and even longer since the Arkham massacre. Dan's healed, reflected, and worked on himself (Maybe not fully but you get the point). He's moved on from Meg. But Herbert hasn't.

Meg was his metaphorical fish bait to hook Dan onto and reel him back in towards Herbert. But today he's left with the sudden realization that it didn't work and it's not going to work ever again.

"Herbert are you even listening? Yknow what, I know you're not so I'm just going up to start on dinner, I'll call you when its ready."

Dan leaves.

Dan might leave him; Herbert's mind tells him. He might leave Herbert permanently, forever, his mind reels.

If Dan's gotten over Meg, then that means Herbert's lost his biggest grapple to keep Dan around when things get tense between the two of them. He has nothing to hold over Dan's head filled with a guilty conscience, nothing to hold onto Dan with.

Of course, Herbert doesn't realize that Dan's gotten over Meg, Francessca, and all other women and people because he's completely moved onto Herbert. Wonder how long it'll take him to get his thoughts in order and figure that out. Probably awhile considering that when Herbert snaps out of his funk by Dan calling "Dinner's ready!" from the kitchen he checks his watch and realizes that he's been standing in the same spot and staring into space for the past 43 minutes.

Weird thought but has anyone ever thought that Herbert West might relate a lot to Mrs Lovett from Sweeney Todd?

I mean I'm just re-listening to the musical soundtrack and specifically the 'Final Scene' song and just the whole beginning of her part of the song is her trying to gaslight Sweeney and manipulate him like Herbert does to Dan and then it just devolves into jealousy over the dead wife/girlfriend when Sweeney continues morning over the woman he first loved (Basically exactly what happened with Dan) And I mean Mrs Lovett's lines are literally:

Yes, I lied 'cos I loved you!

I'd be twice the wife she was!

I love you!

Could that thing have cared for you like me?

and if that's not Herbert's energy by Bride of Re-animator then idk what is.

Herbert is so manipulative he accidentally manipulated himself into actually caring about Dan

When I say that I like it when Dan is a little unhinged, I mean not connected to the fucking door frame

Hill voice: A thousand deaths to you gay boy

I did in fact forget about that

Things in the Re-Animator Novelisation that I like and/or found funny or interesting

Herbert is Canadian

Herbert's parents died in a fire and he grew up primarily in Foster care

Dr. Gruber and Herbert had father son relationship

Dr. Gruber killed himself via cocaine overdose for the sake of their experiments

Dr. Hill's middle name is Josiah

Dan's first impression of Herbert was that he looked like an undertaker

Herbert steals the brain from Hills class

Dan's middle name is Jonathan

Megs mother left

Herbert is 24

Med has a horse called Al

She also plays the piano and wrote a song for Al

Mace (the morgue guard) has been arrested twice

Herbert is called a cocky little shit

There's a detective called Vinnie Papa who accuses Dan and Herbert of dating

Meg describes Herbert as "wormy"

Herbert "likes Dan and enjoys being with him"

The corpses in the climax are referred to by their nicknames from earlier

Meatball, Burn Victim, Cracked Rib, Shotgun Wound to the Head, Rotten and Malpractice

It's also worth mentioning that this part is in Herbert's pov, so that's what he's referring to them as in his head

Herbert also dies in it (like frfr)

Things in the Re-Animator Novelisation that I like and/or found funny or interesting

Herbert is Canadian

Herbert's parents died in a fire and he grew up primarily in Foster care

Dr. Gruber and Herbert had father son relationship

Dr. Gruber killed himself via cocaine overdose for the sake of their experiments

Dr. Hill's middle name is Josiah

Dan's first impression of Herbert was that he looked like an undertaker

Herbert steals the brain from Hills class

Dan's middle name is Jonathan

Megs mother left

Herbert is 24

Med has a horse called Al

She also plays the piano and wrote a song for Al

Mace (the morgue guard) has been arrested twice

Herbert is called a cocky little shit

There's a detective called Vinnie Papa who accuses Dan and Herbert of dating

Meg describes Herbert as "wormy"

Herbert "likes Dan and enjoys being with him"

The corpses in the climax are referred to by their nicknames from earlier

Meatball, Burn Victim, Cracked Rib, Shotgun Wound to the Head, Rotten and Malpractice

It's also worth mentioning that this part is in Herbert's pov, so that's what he's referring to them as in his head

Herbert also dies in it (like frfr)

STOP OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL two of my special interests clashing (Re-Animator + Clancy Brown) while watching Johnny Ryan (1990)....fucking😭😭 DAN?? AND HANK ANDERSON⁉️ kill me...im dead

the diner [herbert west x reader x dan cain]

pairings: herbert west x reader x dan cain [romantic or platonic]

characters: herbert west, dan cain, you, random diner lady

synopsis: you and your two roommates can't sleep and decide to head out to the diner to get something to eat.

a/n: woohoo !! diner fic !! i love diner fics they're so warm and cozy and hopefully i was able 2 capture that vibe here !!

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you rubbed your eyes tiredly as you glanced at the bottom of the door. the bright fluorescent green glow of your roommates' infamous reagent partially lit up the crack between the door and the floor and you rolled your eyes in annoyance.

from beside you, dan knocked on the door, causing the commotion in the basement to pause before a long, dramatic sigh was heard.

you and dan exchanged a look and snickered as footsteps made their way up to the main floor.

a tired and disheveled herbert west greeted you, a scowl prominent on his face as he glared at the two of you.

you held back a grin as he crossed his arms in frustration, "i'm working."

"and we're unable to sleep which is why we're gonna head out to the diner in town, if you can we'd like you to come with us," dan replied.

herbert looked between the two of you as you both looked at him expectantly. he glanced back into the basement, mumbled something under his breath, and turned back around to face you.

"alright. you caught me at a good time. i'll go."

you excitedly clasped your hands together and jumped, "yippee !! go get your coat, it's freezing out there !"

herbert rolled his eyes at your enthusiasm but you could see the small smile tugging at the corner of his lips, "fine. wait for me in the car."

you and dan both turned to each other and exchanged a quick high five before excitedly walking out to the car.

herbert leaned against the doorframe and shook his head before turning back to the basement and descending down the steps to grab his coat.

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dan settled into the driver's seat as you clambered into the back, reserving the passenger seat for herbert.

"dude, i can't believe he actually wants to go with us," you commented as you leaned forward between the two front seats.

he shrugged, "me neither. christmas miracle, i suppose."

you laughed, "yeah, i guess so."

not long after initially getting in the car, herbert made his way from your front porch and into the passenger seat.

he shot you a confused look, "why are you in the back ?"

you smiled, "it's a special occasion ! it's not everyday herbert west wants to hangout with us without us pleading on our hands and knees first."

he scoffed, "i'm sorry i'm busy trying to have a scientific breakthrough."

you laughed in response, causing him to glare at you.

dan snickered as he started up the car, "alright you two, settle down. buckle up and let's get going."

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you stared down at your cup of hot chocolate and smiled, your hands wrapping around the mug in an effort to warm them up.

from beside you in your booth seat, herbert was peeling back the lids of creamer cups and pouring them into his mug of black coffee. you watched as he poured them in and stirred with his spoon before opting to steal his empty cups.

he raised an eyebrow at you as he watched you proceed to try and stack them in a tower. "what are you doing ?"

you smiled at him, "what does it look like i'm doing ? i'm making a coffee creamer tower."

he shook his head, smiling slightly as he watched you work, only for you to knock it all down and begin rearranging them in a different pattern.

dan tapped his fingers against the table as he stared out the window.

satisfied with your creation of a small creamer cup pyramid, you, too, glanced out the window to see if what he was looking at was any more interesting than what you were doing.

the sky was nearly pitch black if not for the stars scattered against it. bright colorful lights illuminated the town's various lamp posts as snow slowly floated down from the sky, creating a white blanket on the ground. there wasn't a soul in sight.

"y'all ready to order ?"

you turned your attention from the window to the source of the voice. an older woman stood at the end of your booth, notepad in hand. she smiled at the three of you warmly, and you couldn't help but smile back.

dan turned towards her and nodded, "mhm, i would like the pancakes, please."

she scribbled something on her notepad, "would you like bacon or sausage with that and how do you want your eggs ?"

dan pressed his index finger to his chin in thought, "bacon and.... sunny side up, please."

she nodded, "sure thing. and for you ?"

she pointed her pen at herbert, snapping him out of his daze, "oh- um... french toast will be fine."

she hummed, scribbling his order down as well, "it comes with mixed berries consisting of blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries, is that alright ?"

he nodded, "that's fine."

"you got it. and for you ?" she asked you.

"hmm... i'll have the [favorite diner food], please."

she nodded, jotting it down before putting the notepad in her apron, "sure thing. i'll be back with your food shortly."

and with that she left the three of you to soak up the atmosphere once more.

dan sipped his diet coke through the white and red striped bendy straw before leaning back in the booth, "so how's your studies in [major] going, [name] ?"

you huffed, propping your arm up on the table to lean your face on your palm, "it's going. nothing too exciting happening but i can't complain. it could be worse. what about you guys ? make any new frankenstein's monsters to hide from halsey ?"

herbert narrowed his eyes at you, "we're in public."

you rolled your eyes, "like anyone knows what we're even talking about.... a matter of fact..." you did a quick glance around the diner, "there's no one here aside from us. loosen up, herb." you nudged his side with your elbow, causing him to swat you away, scrunching up his nose at the horrid nickname.

"don't call me that... and if you must know... we are now preparing to receive more parts for our next creation. we have to have everything ready and perfect beforehand." he finished his sentence with a sip of his coffee, sighing through closed lips.

dan placed his head on his palm, "we went to the morgue a few days ago and found some parts that may be useful. we'll see, though."

you nodded along, "cool."

dan stared down at his diet coke, watching the bubbles float to the top, "mhm."

a silence fell between the three of you, dan pushing his ice around with his straw, herbert leaning back in the booth seat with his eyes closed and you staring out the window. it was a comfortable silence as you enjoyed their company.

you could never admit it to herbert due to the way he'd jab at you about it (maybe you could admit it to dan, as he was better with feelings) but you enjoyed the moments of peace between the three of you. you enjoyed sitting with them in silence and feeling their warm presence. you enjoyed casually talking in quiet whispers with them. you enjoyed seeing them in a rare state of peace and relaxation, a sight that was rare when they were constantly trying to bring back the dead. you enjoyed being roommates with them.

i took her (the cadaver) to my penthouse (my lab) then i freaked it (re-animated the corpse into a state of semi-consciousness)

(prints!)

who’s this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead…

I know people usually do social media aus for more recent/normal things, but i would KILL to see someone do one with re-animator 1985. This is my sleep-deprived attempt at showing u guys my Vision

my babygirls (they are both insane and have killed many people)

ignore my tiktok wm at the end i’m too lazy to change it

Eat Your (His) Heart Out!!!

new interest just dropped.

this is reanimator