Happy Blorbo Blursday! You asked me about one of my ships, so tell me about one of yours! What is one of your favorite WIP ships? How did they meet? How do others see them?

It took me a little while, but here it is. Thanks for this question! <3

One of my fav is probably Dane Cohren x Auva Knox in IQRUS.

Tiny worldbuilding detail for better understanding. Water flooded the world a long time ago, and since then the water level is constantly increasing. People live on platforms that attached to one gigantic tower that can transfer these platforms higher, when a flooding comes again. It’s necessery because monsters appeared in it and touching the liquid results in mutation. Not necessarily major mutation, but their skin becomes slimy, or scaly, or membrane sarts to grow between their fingers etc. Lovecraftian deep water creature mutation you know. Depends on how much time the person spent touching the water. So, the lowest plaform (they call these sectors) is basically in constant danger and most of his people got some mutation from previous flooding, when the trasfer of the platform was too slow or something. The population drastically decreased, and the highest platform almost reached the top of the tower, so very soon, there’s gonna be nowhere to go.

Dane is one of the main characters, who freshly got his PhD, and is applying to be the representative of his and the lowest sector in the Divum Council. Auva will be his supervisor, and kind of his partner in their department. They both want to solve this water problem and raise some awerness in the highest sector, so they can change the lower sector’s life into a better one and, well, keep life up at all. Their start is pretty good, because they have the same goal and they try to achive that in the best possible way. They’re great at working together. But, as they begin to getting to know each other, they realize how much they differ and everything gets a little bumpy. Dane is a very down-to-earth person with a lot of emotional baggage and trauma. He likes to focus on his goal, and he’s a man of science and logic. Unlike him, Auva is a very open-minden personality with the itch to understand human nature, so she’s more focused on people. She also loves to question Dane’s stubborn resentment towards belief. They’re debating constantly, but never argue actually. Which is an important aspect, because Dane talks about these stuff only with his brother and it never ends peacfully from his side. They also always question each other, keeping the other one checked on the right motivation, morals and everything.

Oh and she also has an aspect that messes with Dane’s morals, ideals, his head in general, but that is a huge spoiler (but I mentioned in one wbw already I think lol), so I’ll just leave here under a cut.

How do other’s see them is a veeery good question and I really love it! Most of the people see them as two equally competent person who can work together efficently. But those who know Dane will think it’s weird how long Auva can stay by his side without either a rejection or getting frustrated by his comments on scientific stuff and straight up just quit. Those who know Auva will be only very interested in Dane, beacuse they will see the changes on Auva – this one’s explanation is under the cut too!

She’s not human. She is literally a kind of “higher” being, but not a god. So, how she percieves the world is very different than any other character’s and actually that’s why she is that interested in human nature. Also this is one of the reason why she and Dane works. She geniuenly wants to understand Dane, and by questioning a lot of things, she forces him to think outside his bubble. In the end, they kind of help each other become more human, I guess.

And those who know Auva are similar beings too, so they are fascinated or threatend by Dane. But they collectively amazed, how more human Auva gets to act by getting close to him, so they just stand around him and basically start to study him, when she introduces him. They throw some random questions at him, try to figure out how his influence works etc.

Incorrect Quotes

Rules: use this quote generator & list as many quotes as you like using characters from your WIPs, then tag as many people as quotes you listed.

Thank you so much for the tag @approximately20blorbos! <3

I think I'm not the only one who got carried away with this lmao, because this is hilarious. I can't tag as many people as many quotes I generated, so I'll leave this open besides the tags.

IQRUS QUOTES Auva: The moon looks beautiful, doesn’t it? Adran, looking at Auva: Yeah… but do you know what’s more beautiful? Auva and Adran in unison: *sighs* Dane Auva: If you water water, it grows. Adran: ...What. Dane: They've got a point. Eran: Hey, Dane? Can I get some dating advice? Dane: Just because I'm with Auva doesn't mean I know how I did it. Dane to Adran: Me? I'm the bee knees, but, you? You're just... Auva: Cockroach ankles! Dane: Ye- uh, what? Dane: *gets a text* Oh! It’s Auva. Eran, excitedly: Did they get me the stuff? Dane: Yeah, they say they got you the clown costume, the power drill, and 12 gallons of blood. Eran: Wow! Where’d they find 12 gallons of fake blood? Dane: You wanted fake blood? Eran: Dane: I’ll go call Auva. Dane: Did Auva just tell me they loved me for the first time? Adran: Yeah, they did. Dane: And did I just do finger guns back? Adran: Yeah, you did.

METALSEA QUOTES Cronyl: Where are you going? Avelyn: To get MYSELF a gift cause somebody didn't get me one! Cronyl: I told you I did! Its coming here on Friday! Bra'aka, knowing full well that Cronyl got Avelyn an engagement ring: *eating popcorn* Bra'aka: So… I’ve seen you’ve been spending a lot of time with Avelyn recently. Cronyl: No, Bra'aka, it's not what it looks like, I swear. Bra'aka: Oh really? So no reason for me to be jealous? Cronyl: No! You’re the only one for me. Bra'aka: Is that so? Cronyl: I promise! Avelyn and I are just dating, okay? They’re my partner. Bra'aka: So there are no best-friends-feelings involved? Cronyl: You are still my one and only best friend! They’re just the love of my life, nothing more! Bra'aka: But I’m still the platonic love of your life, right? Cronyl: Of course bro! Bra'aka: Bro... Avelyn: What the- Avelyn: I swear to god I'm the only one here with a braincell. Syonehlia, Bra'aka, Darmon, and Cronyl: ALL HAIL the keeper of the sacred braincell! Avelyn: What's the worst thing you guys have done? Syonehlia: Rickrolled my teacher in 4th grade. Bra'aka: I kicked Cronyl in the shin- Cronyl: -So I kicked Bra'aka between the legs. Darmon: I burned a town down. Avelyn: What?! Cronyl: What the hell is wrong with you?!? Darmon: A lot of things. Bra'aka: No shit. Cronyl: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast? Syonehlia: Several traffic violations. Darmon: Three counts of resisting arrest. Avelyn: Roughly thirteen cans of energy drinks. Bra'aka: Also, that’s not our car. Bra'aka: How do you connect with a fictional character? Cronyl: What? Darmon: What? Syonehlia: What? Avelyn: *pulls up a 500 slide presentation* I'm glad you asked. Darmon: What does “take out” mean? Cronyl: Food. Bra'aka: Dating. Syonehlia: Murder. Avelyn: It can be all three if you’re brave enough. Bra'aka: Look guys, I need help. Cronyl: Love help? Syonehlia: Financial help? Avelyn: Emotional help? Darmon: Help moving a body? *Everybody looks at Darmon* Darmon: What?

Tagging: @jess-p-edits, @aschlindartroom [beacuse I've seen how much you enjoyed it and I'm sure you have some more] @bloodlessheirbyjacques, @kjscottwrites, @aalinaaaaaa, @cherrybombfangirlwrites, @friendlyneighborhood-writer

Happy Blorbo Blursday!! Tell me about the relationship between Adran and Dane. What's one of their fondest childhood memories together? Did they get along as children? Etc. I want the deeets.

Thank you, @aschlindartroom! 💙 Deets you want, deets you shall recieve. Buckle up, legend, this is gonna be long and spoilery, as everything I always give you. Side note: I've tried to write about both of them, but I kind of got biased and wrote more about Dane. So maybe, next time, I'll talk more about Adran lmao.

CHILDHOOD: LIFE OF THE DEEP CORPS' BABIES

Adran and Dane had a very good relationship when they were little, even though they have a seven years age gap. Adran always looked after tiny Dane, who mostly tried to prank his big bro all the time. He used his advantage on being more into science-y stuff, so he surprised him with harmless bombs — that their dad helped him build it — or weird, little creatures hidden among his stuff. Adran also returned the favour, but since he never were much of a sneaky person, he just wrestled with Dane, tickled him, challenged him etc. Adran was always very touchy and loudly affectionate, so he gave lots of hugs to Dane, always sat close to him or behind him so he could massage his shoulders (what Dane loved) and brought him gifts from wherever he went, even if it was only the grocery store. And Dane always shared the gifts with Adran. He had his silent care attitude as a kid too though, so he tried to seem cool while he did that. He was never a loud kid, but he was mischievous, because he knew how to use his head well. He also told everyone that how cool brother he has. Plus the "fact" how cooler his gonna be when they both get into the Corps; Adran as a soldier, Dane as a mechanic. Just like their parents — even though their dad was never part of the Corps, but he figured he'll be one in there anyway. PARENTS. Kallista Cohren and Hido Riordan

side note: on Ionera, if your a child of a Corps memeber, you always inherit their family name. In any other cases, your parents can choose. Hido was a talented mechanic, who managed to move from the Aquor Sector to Terrana. He was a strict, mute man, who owned a humble workshop, where he repaired stuff for a very low price to people who couldn't really afford it. He also maintaned and made Kallista's mechanical hand, which is basically how they met. Kallista was a fearless woman in the water, but a more gentle, cool mom at home. Dane and Adran got a lot from both of them. They even got to learn how to swim (which is rather rare, considering the circumstances) with the help of Kallista's suit that could change to the shape of any wearer, thanks to their dad's little hacking in its technology. The boys were also taught to not fear the water. It's dangerous, but it's also part of their life and it's always gonna be. So, it's better to be on good terms with it. This was Kallista's philoshophy that Hido seemed to support, even if he always kept his distance from the water. Adran tried to ask him about his parents, past and get him to learn swimming together, but he never budged, which Dane somehow understood more than his brother. He took the lessons with his mom and Adran and enjoyed it, but then always joined his father sitting far from them alone, watching them contently. They had a kind of understanding, that Adran found more in Kallista.

This is why, their fondest childhood memory is probably a holiday, when they were all home through the whole day. Kallista tried to make a secret plan with Adran to prank Dane and Hido, while the said two also did the same. But, when the time of the pranks came, the two adults found themselves "attacked" by their own ideas, because the two kids secretly ganged up together against them.

They were also half a religious family. None of them forced Dane, nor Adran to believe in the same thing as they did, but the latter automatically joined Kallista in believing the Almighty. Corps members had a tendency to become a believer anyway. However, Kallista used to tell the boys that Hido was never really into God before he met her and he never really joined the church either (but went to preaching with the family anyway). Dane liked his father’s take on the subject, though, which said he did not deny the existance of a higher being, but he didn’t think it had any intrest about them, lessers.

TEENAGE YEARS: LOSS AND SLIENCE

Dane was ten, Adran seventeen, when the famously high Rising and a very messed up transfer occured. They lost both their parents through the process. Hido and Kallista died helping the desprate aquorian people get into Terrana, while Dane also lost one of his leg fully when he tried to dash after his sinking parents. Adran saved him, but from that point, Dane did not speak for months. He also refused to leave their apartment and engage in any kind of social or physical interaction, so young Thaddeus offered to help Adran and they switched each other between training days, so there was always someone who stayed with Dane. They got no professional help because of the chaos that the event followed.

Adran never gave up on Dane, though. He asked for advice from all the older Corps members how to run a household, took care of Dane, talked to him everyday, tutored him of the things he should learn in school and got him a prosthetic, finally. That broke the ice. Dane treated Adran as a stranger through this time, his eyes hollow, not even looked at him once. But, with getting the prosthetic, he was puzzled at first, then furious and then devastated. He shouted, thrown the mechanic leg at Adran and yet again, refused to use it. The next day, Adran found him sitting on the sofa, prosthetic nicely seated beside him (not attached yet), Adran’s favorite food on the table, even though it was burnt a little. When Adran sat beside him with the food, clearly touched by the gesture, Dane did “thank you” in their own sign language, not looking at his brother, before they spent the rest of the morning in a comfortable silence.

Important note: They have this thing that they never say “thank you” or “I love you” with words. They use sign language for that, which they got taught because of their father. They also made up their own signs for it, because there were times when they didn’t want their parents to understand what they were talking about. They made this into a habit and now it’s something that connects them. Dane, however, never uses “I love you” anymore.

From that point, Dane slowly came to terms with wearing the prosthetic outside (never at home), going out etc. Their connection, however, transformed. Dane wasn’t near to being better, because when he got back to school finally, he provoked others to beat him up (as Adran later figured out), he shouted at Adran a lot, trying to provoke him to hit him too (which he never did, nor said a word when Dane got this worked up) and spent a big amount of time in his room, alone. He refused to go to a professional to get help with everything he was going through, so Adran — secretly — tried to use all the mental training methods he got to know through his Corps training. Which Dane could spot very easily and they had a big fight after that.

Dane was ruthless with his words by the way, but Adran never spoke to him like that. When he had the urge to say something hurtful, he stayed quiet instead, even though his face could tell everything.

Nevertheless, they always aplogized and cried together after a fight. Dane eventually got out of his room, while Adran sat beside the door, waiting for him. Those moments were the only ones when Dane let anyone to touch him, because Adran always hugged him tight. They also never talked about their parents or what happened. At least with each other, because Adran needed to, on his training.

As they grown, Dane changed more, and he would have been popular in school if he wasn’t cold and unfriendly with everyone. Adran saw that some were afraid of Dane because he never ran from the bullies, but some got very interested in him, even admired him. Adran saw Dane’s transition when he reached the age of 16. He got quieter, their arguments got more rare and he stayed in school more. Turned out, his teacher showed them some things in the lab about their water and the sealife. Dane became obsessed with examining all these stuff in his free time. Which Adran thought strange at first, considering how Dane bacame completely incapable being even near the Everocean or any kind of water since The Events. But, if this helped Dane, then who was he to stop him. In fact, he got Dane all the stuff he needed for researches to one of his birthday and started to save up for his education. Which Dane did not ask for, and he even secretly started to work to save too. Either way, Adran spoiled Dane, because he didn’t know how could he support him more.

Dane wasn't blind though, so he take up all the chores from him and most of their arguments transitioned into arguing over why Adran wants to do anything at home, when it's Dane's job. Also, Adran tried to lure Dane into their religious community, since the day he got back to him, but he was furiously against it. At the end of his teenage years, he switched to questioning things about it, though, intead of plainly attacking it. He also seemed to completely forget what happened with their parents by this new obsession over studies and sience. (which we know isn't how things work, so)

ADULTHOOD: SAVING AND SERVING

Dane and Adran had no problem with living together still when Dane started university. In fact, all the people who was sound of this and suggested Dane to move out (his partners usually), was generally destroyed in a very thoughtout and seemingly unassailable debate about why he has no intention doing it and that's okay. He also payed the bills before Adran could, from all the scholarship money he got or won on competitions. Which Adran was always a little upset of; he wanted Dane to spend on anything else.

Also, with being more and more educated, Dane stopped to start arguments with Adran, and instead, he tried to debate. He questioned his worldview, morals and his belief, which Adran didn't mind; their parents did that a lot anyway and he had answers and liked that his brother began to talk more. Unlike the people in the university where he successfully got in; Dane was insufferable in most people’s eyes. He was intelligent and quick minded (not a true genuis though) and he wasn’t afraid of being sound of someone’s lack of skill in something if that hurt the community too. He seemed to got a hold of his emotions, but was still not be able to stay in control, when he got frustrated. So, he got into a lot of trouble because of his sharp tongue.

Anyway, Dane moved into a closer place to the lab at last, because of his research projects and the frequent overnight stayes, but he still talks to Adran everyday through holo calls and Adran still uses their sign language everytime, especially the "I love you" at every message he leaves for Dane, or at the end of every meet up they're having. Dane do not uses any of it anymore and calls Adran childish for doing it, but never tells him to stop.

Ship Song Inspiration

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I was tagged by @aninkwellofnectar! Thank you and sorry, it comes a little late haha <3

I already did for the couples here, so I'll go with friendship and/or "siblingship" since I have at least two of that.

Avelyn and Syonehlia "sistership" in Metalsea. I love their dynamic.

Adran and Dane brothership in IQRUS. There's a part in a lyrics that literally describes one scene between them lol.

Drehan and Syonehlia's competitive, but strong friendship. Drehana literally teaches Syon fight so.

Cronyl and Darmon's friendship in Metalsea. The sad boy bunch.

Tagging: @bloodlessheirbyjacques, @jess-p-edits, @writingonesdreams, @approximately20blorbos, @friendlyneighborhood-writer, @aschlindartroom

If you guys already did it, then just tag someone else maybe. <3