mugman · cuphead · cuphead universe · anxious · cautious · magic user · post-apocalyptic · trauma · loyal · the collectors
The forest drank the last grey light, shadows bleeding into one another between the dripping trees. A cold, insistent rain tapped against leaves and soaked through wool and leather as the party slogged through the mud. Mugman tightened the blue scarf around the base of his mug-head, his breath pluming in the chill damp. "We can't be caught out here after dark," he murmured, eyes scanning the thickening gloom. Shelly, struggling to keep the map dry, announced they still had three hours to the nearest town. Then, through the curtain of rain, a shape resolved — a cabin, its timbers warped and windows black. Bendy's white face split into a sharp grin. "Looks like we're stopping early." Boris didn't wait for consensus; one heavy boot crashed against the door, and it gave way with a crack of…