𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑦

guardian of the wanderer

assignment

BLESSING: infinite storage — New phenomena; creating from nothing; dreams made real
AFFLICTION: endless aisle — Warped reality or morals; trapped in liminal space; nightmares made real

personality

The vast majority of the time, Jack is in his dream persona. He's friendly and whimsical, a little surreal, a little illogical, a fan of fantasy and storytelling and wonder. He creates magic wherever he goes, and builds beautiful dreamlike worlds for his friends to venture into and out of at their desire. He's in the business of making dreams come true.
Unfortunately, this is not his only state. When he is threatened, or triggered, the Nightmare of the Witchwood takes over. He has no control over this — he essentially enters a disassociated fugue state, his waking mind goes to sleep, and the nightmare with no empathy and no love takes the wheel. He traps those around them in their own nightmares, or in horrific dreamscapes of labyrinth-like liminal spaces. Things become a horror movie, a nightmare, the Backrooms. It takes a divine act of magic, love, or power to snap him out of this state.

history

The Nightmare of the Witchwood is activated for the first time between 100-300 years into the AU, when Lucifer finally has enough power to see all of the void rift energy Jack is saturated with. Lucifer targets Sabine specifically to fuck with Jack, and when he realizes she's been thrown into a coma, the Nightmare takes over. Everyone within miles is trapped in an eternal waking nightmare, until Kyle intervenes and breaks him from this state. Afterward, Jack fears what he could revert into, and tends to hover around people who can nullify him. When he learns Cassian has that ability, he tethers himself to the man, or dreams him into reality when he is most needed. Unfortunately, Cassian is dust in the wind, and there are a few times over the next 500 years that Jack reverts without meaning to, requiring intervention in different ways. The Doctor's endless optimism and forced positivity help counter Jack's nightmares into dreams when all else seems lost.

+ relationships

Rita; his familiar and companion, sometimes a small raccoon, sometimes a fucking dragon
Sabine; his other half, permanently entwined, always present, able to walk through his dreamscapes
Jerry; his best friend and brother, always with a starring role in these fantasies
Kyle; his protector and cherished champion, kissed by dreams
Cassian; his tether and encouragement, reassuring him of his own control
Kell; eternal gratitude and profound understanding
The Doctor; the counter to his drowning despair
Lucifer; fuck that guy
River; tbd