diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/contraband.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/contraband.dm
index 105376f8739..8a74fc6b60a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/contraband.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/contraband.dm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			qdel(src)
 		else
 			to_chat(user, span_notice("You carefully remove the poster from the wall."))
-			roll_and_drop(user.loc)
+			roll_and_drop(Adjacent(user) ? get_turf(user) : loc)
 
 /obj/structure/sign/poster/attack_hand(mob/user, list/modifiers)
 	. = ..()
@@ -191,29 +191,29 @@
 		return FALSE
 	return (!user.gloves && !HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE))
 
-/obj/structure/sign/poster/proc/roll_and_drop(loc)
+/obj/structure/sign/poster/proc/roll_and_drop(atom/location)
 	pixel_x = 0
 	pixel_y = 0
-	var/obj/item/poster/P = new poster_item_type(loc, src)
-	forceMove(P)
-	return P
+	var/obj/item/poster/rolled_poster = new poster_item_type(location, src) // /obj/structure/sign/poster/wanted/roll_and_drop() has some snowflake handling due to icon memes, if you make a major change to this, don't forget to update it too. <3
+	forceMove(rolled_poster)
+	return rolled_poster
 
 //separated to reduce code duplication. Moved here for ease of reference and to unclutter r_wall/attackby()
-/turf/closed/wall/proc/place_poster(obj/item/poster/P, mob/user)
-	if(!P.poster_structure)
-		to_chat(user, span_warning("[P] has no poster... inside it? Inform a coder!"))
+/turf/closed/wall/proc/place_poster(obj/item/poster/rolled_poster, mob/user)
+	if(!rolled_poster.poster_structure)
+		to_chat(user, span_warning("[rolled_poster] has no poster... inside it? Inform a coder!"))
 		return
 
 	// Deny placing posters on currently-diagonal walls, although the wall may change in the future.
 	if (smoothing_flags & SMOOTH_DIAGONAL_CORNERS)
-		for (var/O in overlays)
-			var/image/I = O
-			if(copytext(I.icon_state, 1, 3) == "d-") //3 == length("d-") + 1
+		for (var/overlay in overlays)
+			var/image/new_image = overlay
+			if(copytext(new_image.icon_state, 1, 3) == "d-") //3 == length("d-") + 1
 				return
 
 	var/stuff_on_wall = 0
-	for(var/obj/O in contents) //Let's see if it already has a poster on it or too much stuff
-		if(istype(O, /obj/structure/sign/poster))
+	for(var/obj/contained_object in contents) //Let's see if it already has a poster on it or too much stuff
+		if(istype(contained_object, /obj/structure/sign/poster))
 			to_chat(user, span_warning("The wall is far too cluttered to place a poster!"))
 			return
 		stuff_on_wall++
@@ -223,23 +223,22 @@
 
 	to_chat(user, span_notice("You start placing the poster on the wall...") )
 
-	var/obj/structure/sign/poster/D = P.poster_structure
+	var/obj/structure/sign/poster/placed_poster = rolled_poster.poster_structure
 
-	var/temp_loc = get_turf(user)
-	flick("poster_being_set",D)
-	D.forceMove(src) //deletion of the poster is handled in poster/Exited(), so don't have to worry about P anymore.
-	playsound(D.loc, 'sound/items/poster_being_created.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+	flick("poster_being_set", placed_poster)
+	placed_poster.forceMove(src) //deletion of the poster is handled in poster/Exited(), so don't have to worry about P anymore.
+	playsound(src, 'sound/items/poster_being_created.ogg', 100, TRUE)
 
-	if(do_after(user, PLACE_SPEED, target=src))
-		if(!D || QDELETED(D))
-			return
+	var/turf/user_drop_location = get_turf(user) //cache this so it just falls to the ground if they move. also no tk memes allowed.
+	if(!do_after(user, PLACE_SPEED, placed_poster, extra_checks = CALLBACK(placed_poster, /obj/structure/sign/poster.proc/snowflake_wall_turf_check, src)))
+		to_chat(user, span_notice("The poster falls down!"))
+		placed_poster.roll_and_drop(user_drop_location)
+		return
 
-		if(iswallturf(src) && user && user.loc == temp_loc) //Let's check if everything is still there
-			D.on_placed_poster(user)
-			return
+	placed_poster.on_placed_poster(user)
 
-	to_chat(user, span_notice("The poster falls down!"))
-	D.roll_and_drop(get_turf(user))
+/obj/structure/sign/poster/proc/snowflake_wall_turf_check(atom/hopefully_still_a_wall_turf) //since turfs never get deleted but instead change type, make sure we're still being placed on a wall.
+	return iswallturf(hopefully_still_a_wall_turf)
 
 /obj/structure/sign/poster/proc/on_placed_poster(mob/user)
 	to_chat(user, span_notice("You place the poster!"))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/wanted_poster.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/wanted_poster.dm
index a32a6b2f3d9..c5608a567d6 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/wanted_poster.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/wanted_poster.dm
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@
 	postHeaderText = "MISSING" // MAX 7 Characters
 	postHeaderColor = "#0000FF"
 
-/obj/item/poster/wanted/Initialize(mapload, icon/person_icon, wanted_name, description, headerText)
-	. = ..(mapload, new /obj/structure/sign/poster/wanted(src, person_icon, wanted_name, description, headerText, postHeaderColor, background, postName, postDesc))
+
+/obj/item/poster/wanted/Initialize(mapload, icon/person_icon, wanted_name, description, headerText, posterHeaderColor)
+	if(posterHeaderColor)
+		postHeaderColor = posterHeaderColor
+	var/obj/structure/sign/poster/wanted/wanted_poster = new (src, person_icon, wanted_name, description, headerText, postHeaderColor, background, postName, postDesc)
+	. = ..(mapload, wanted_poster)
 	name = "[postName] ([wanted_name])"
 	desc = "[postDesc] [wanted_name]."
 	postHeaderText = headerText
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@
 	var/postDesc
 	var/posterHeaderText
 	var/posterHeaderColor
+	var/icon/original_icon //cache the passed icon incase we ever get torn down and need to regenerate it.
 
 	poster_item_type = /obj/item/poster/wanted
 
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@
 	desc = description
 
 	person_icon = icon(person_icon, dir = SOUTH)//copy the image so we don't mess with the one in the record.
+	original_icon = icon(person_icon) //cache this incase it gets torn down
 	var/icon/the_icon = icon("icon" = 'icons/obj/poster_wanted.dmi', "icon_state" = background)
 	person_icon.Shift(SOUTH, 7)
 	person_icon.Crop(7,4,26,30)
@@ -87,11 +93,9 @@
 		poster_icon.Blend(letter_icon, ICON_OVERLAY)
 		startX = startX + 4
 
-/obj/structure/sign/poster/wanted/roll_and_drop(turf/location)
-	var/obj/item/poster/wanted/P = ..(location)
-	P.name = "[postName] ([wanted_name])"
-	P.desc = "[postDesc] [wanted_name]."
-	P.postHeaderText = posterHeaderText
-	P.postHeaderColor = posterHeaderColor
-	return P
-
+/obj/structure/sign/poster/wanted/roll_and_drop(atom/location)
+	pixel_x = 0
+	pixel_y = 0
+	var/obj/item/poster/rolled_poster = new poster_item_type(location, original_icon, wanted_name, desc, posterHeaderText, posterHeaderColor)
+	forceMove(rolled_poster)
+	return rolled_poster
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/closed/walls.dm b/code/game/turfs/closed/walls.dm
index 887995232cc..87b0fedb10f 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/closed/walls.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/closed/walls.dm
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 			F.attach(src, user)
 		return TRUE
 	//Poster stuff
-	else if(istype(W, /obj/item/poster))
+	else if(istype(W, /obj/item/poster) && Adjacent(user)) //no tk memes.
 		place_poster(W,user)
 		return TRUE