The Cometcare AU is an AU centered around the Pollarrydoomi family, named the "Comet family" based on the alternate ship name, Cometcare. The contents of the ask blog and AU do not reflect actual canon, except for a few minor things (that will be explained on this page).(Last updated 2/25/23)
BASIC INFO
What is Pollarrydoomi and why is it shipped?
Pollarrydoomi is a combination of Barruni (Barry X Uni), Pollarry (Polly X Barry), and Doomi (Doom X Uni). The ship centers around the fact those 4 characters experience a "love train" where one is in love with one, and that one is in love with someone else, and that someone else is in love with someone else (Doom -> Uni -> Barry -> Polly). Barruni is the only one of these ships that I've confirmed to actually be endgame, hence why Ally is a canon character.What about the AU is canon?
Barry and Uni being married is canon and Ally's existence is canon, but all of the other kids besides kit are not canon to Sparklecare's lore. Uni being non-binary in the future is also canon. The backstory of "how it all ended" described in the AU is also not a reflection of canon events. Characters that will actually die in the canon comic are alive in this AU, since this is a "happy ending perfect world" AU - in other words, just because someone is alive here, it doesn't mean they have plot armor for the actual comic. Barry and Uni are the only two characters who have confirmed plot armor for Sparklecare.Are all the ships in this besides the ones between Cometcare also not canon?
The other ships in this besides ones that are already canon (Moodies, Melcyn, Jorange, etc) are not being confirmed as canon just because they're in this AU. This also means their kids may or may not be canon. The reason I'm not confirming this is because some of the characters die and their kids may not actually exist, you just wouldn't know! This actually also applies to the already canon ship's kids as well.
COMMON LORE QUESTIONS
(WILL BE UPDATED, this is just a place I answer common/important questions about the AU lore as I receive them)Why is Uni called "mom"?
In the future, Uni identifies as non-binary and uses feminine nouns (mom, Miss/Mrs, sister, wife, girl, etc) and any pronouns (but primarily she/her). Uni also does not identify as a gay man or gay but can be described as NBLNB/MLNB. This is because Uni is not masc-leaning, but fem-leaning.Why is Hemera married to Caroline? Isn't she aro?
Aromantic people are capable of being in relationships, all it means is that they don't experience romantic attraction. Hemera and Caroline's marriage is similar to a queer platonic partnership except through marriage.What is nearfamily?
Nearfamily is like "stepfamily" for polyamorous relationships on Spinch. It means that technically you aren't related, but someone in your blood family (parents or siblings) are connected to them through polyamory. EXAMPLE: Barry and Uni are Ally's parents. Ally isn't related to Doom or Polly, but her parents are married to them, so Doom and Polly are her nearparents.How are Hemera and Carrie nearfamily to the Comets if they're connected through polyamory?
Caroline is dating Doom and Uni, and they each have kids with each other.How can Caroline date Uni or Doom if she's a lesbian?
Because Uni is non-binary and not male. She is NB and more fem-aligned than masc-aligned. Doom is also agender and not masc-aligned despite using masculine nouns.Are the side patients and former staff in the AU?
Yes, all the former patients and former staff (besides Cuddles obviously) exist in the AU somewhere.Are the families of Barry and Uni in the AU?
They are in the AU as well.What happened to Cuddles?
You will find out later on.Why is everything mentioning/referencing the hospital being censored out?
:)Can we see a family tree?
Once all the nearfamily/extended family is introduced, I will make a proper family tree for the Comets.Are any of the characters genders/sexualities different?
The only character who changes is Uni, which is explained above.What are the ages of the Comet family?
All of their ages (and other information) are listed on their Toyhouse pages.How do the other parents feel about Doom and Uni being with Carrie (etc)?
All parties in the Comet's polycule consent to their individual partnerships, everyone is okay with it.Are the Cometkids safe for kinning?
You can kin any of them EXCEPT Ally and Eve, because Ally is my fursona and Eve is my self insert. Please respect this boundary, they're really personal to me.Do the half-Cometkids (Norma and Blair) not live with the Comets? (based on the fact they're visiting)
They do, they have rooms at both houses. In the intro arc, Carrie was just dropping them off and decided to take it as an opportunity to bring Hemera and Chloe along for a short visit.
Obligatory disclaimer for comfort:
If you don't ship Pollarrydoomi and don't want to see it for your own reasons, that's fine. Just blacklist the tag and don't follow the blog. I tag every mention of the ship on the main comic blog as #pollarrydoomi for blacklisting purposes. You can find art of the ship and the kids under the #cometcare tag.
Arcs (in order):
Meet The Family
(Coming soon! In the meantime check out the Toyhouse folder!)