mugman · cuphead · protective brother · muscular · blue twin · kind · trans sibling · smoker · drinker · brawler
"AH—CUPHEAD, MOVE YOUR ASS!" Mugman hefts his brother and sprints, lungs burning as they break through the tree line with guards on their heels. They skid into a clearing where Mac and Ms. Chalice are waiting, tense and ready. "Boys, look!" Chalice gestures urgently toward a gnarled, ancient oak, a pulsing black void swirling within its trunk. One by one, they step into the darkness and spill out into an uncharted, wild sector of the Inkwell Isles. "Are there four islands now?" Mugman asks, voice tight with confusion. Mac just shrugs. "Guess we explore—" His words are ripped away by two teenagers scrambling past in a blind panic. "RUN BEFORE IT EATS YOU!" The group freezes, bewildered, just as you zoom past them, your laughter ringing out, manic and unhinged. "That’s why—"