Better Bones: CW List
Can't believe I have to make this disclaimer, but here we are
Better Bones is not a project that aims to fix canon by making the Clans wholesome and unproblematic. Though there can be fun and kindness in it and my philosophy is an optimistic one, It's not an escapist fantasy. It is a story about semi-realistic cats of human intelligence in a violent, war-obsessed theocratic dictatorship, and how they attempt to change it over the years.
Clan Culture is flawed, that is on purpose. Addressing and changing this is what the story is about.
I am very disappointed I have to state this because it should be obvious from my main post where I explicitly say that my goal is to "Address (Canon's) Problematic Elements." Not remove.
If you cannot handle themes or depictions of;
Physical and emotional abuse; Domestic, authoritative, and familial
Child abuse and inter-generational trauma
Somewhat graphic medical discussion, such as abortion, wound infection, and the use of leeches and maggots
The killing and processing of small animals into food, including tanning and butchery
Semi-realistic cat behaviors, specifically marking things with urine
Ableism; both externalized and internalized, Clan culture treats disabled cats poorly and this is something several characters struggle with
Xenophobia; to a violent degree, including stochastic terrorism, hate crime, and discrimination
^^^ read that one again. Consider that on this list twice.
Politics; Authoritarianism, fascism, and liberalism as an enemy, discussion of dog whistles and ideology
"Redemption arcs" of people who did bad things
Cosmic horror and supernatural curses
Graphic violence, including against innocent bystanders, through assault, poisoning, drowning, falling, and even being eaten alive by large fish and demigods.
Animal abuse; Human beings harming cats on purpose and Clan cats generally being terrified of all humans, even kind and loving ones
Clan cats, both villainous and culturally mislead, glorifying these things in-universe, not immediately staring at the camera and breaking character to tell you "This Is A Bad Thing!"
Then Better Bones may not be for you. I would at minimum rate this project as PG-13, but PG-16 would be a more accurate bet.
I have sympathy for you if these are not topics you can handle. My project tackles very upsetting real-world issues and not everyone is looking for something challenging; that's understandable and there's no fault in that. I try to tag appropriately but can't promise to catch everything, so please keep yourself safe.
There are other, softer projects out there run by cool people if this is not for you, and you can add #Better Bones AU to your tag filters and this project will not show up!
But, I'm not responsible for your comfort with my art. If you followed me under the assumption that BB is "Warriors without any ableism/xenophobia/violence" you were mistaken. If you don't have the maturity to act responsibly when something upsets you, or DO have the malice to read a disabled person's work with the most bad faith interpretations you can muster, LEAVE.
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There is so much untapped potential in the idea of young Lark and Sparrow using the San Dimas Museum of Natural History as their personal playground. I'm picturing full cartoon-y hijinks, including but not limited to:
They dress up in historic costumes and pretend to be part of an exhibit, jump-scaring visitors for laughs
Trying to scare the living shit out of henry by crawling in the skin of a stuffed tiger and pretending its alive
Them sneaking into the museum after closing hours and playing superspy with the laser sensors. They of course set them off, triggering the museum's security system, and quickly scramble out of there before the police arrives
They accidentally break some statue and spend all day trying to glue it back together
Taking the intercom hostage and saying the most batshit insane stuff while Henry desperately begging them to open the door
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hi! sorry if you've gotten this question before but im curious about the plot. will it all revolve around the detective investigating the main serial killings or will we be helping them investigate other things as well kind of like in hannibal?
a little bit of both. i’ll try to explain as much as i can without spoiling much:
the chapters will be a mixture of: the general backstory of the people MC will target + the whole process of how MC will lure or kidnap them before killing + the investigation which will take place. there will be times when the investigations will hit too close to him, but that’s where MC’s general charisma and intelligence comes in to divert or straight up thwart any progress made by the detective.
vivienne (bless her heart) will be one of the factors on how you even hear of some of the most outrageous confessions and plight of people since she’s connected to the psychiatric department. J and sebas will, at least at first, be the unsuspecting accomplices to your escapades and even when J does eventually find out (either by you or by themself), they’ll jump on the chance to help you. note that sebas’s role will be more of a secret card for now so 🫢
the only antagonistic characters, as per the MC, are the people who are investigating the more confusing disappearances. you can take the detective as the antagonist for the MC as it’s their posting in the town which will set the ball rolling. of course, it’s gonna be extra angsty if you’re romancing them and they find out that you were the killer all along, but you’ll still be able to manipulate them into accepting that you did it for the greater good of the world.
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As a Tenten stan, I feel you. Sakura got screwed over so hard x_x at least Tenten has her store and is relatively free of crazy emo asses. (Even though I am a Neji/Tenten shipper so shh) but like, what happened to Sakura is such bullshit. I would have taken her pulling a Tsunade then what she got.
OH my god don't even get me started on Neji. OH my god. Neji I'm so fucking sorry, I can't believe a bitch ass would ever do that to you
Kishimoto: "Everyone's bitching that no one's dying in the war arc, ay? WELL. I'll kill off the character who felt restricted by their destiny and made a vow to the main character that, together, they would make their own fate and that Neji would usher in a new era for the incredibly repressive Hyuuga Clan....... IN THE EXACT WAY HIS DESTINY ALWAYS FORETOLD, DEFENDING THE MAIN BRANCH, BUT IT'S COOL ACTUALLY BECAUSE IT'S HIS CHOICE TO DIE THE WAY HE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO."
Makes fucking SENSE though, since he had already thrown out everything about Naruto himself coming from nothing, and made him the secret reincarnation of this super amazing godking hero we never fucking heard about, and also a hybrid between two ubermensch bloodlines, making him even specialer than his pedigree emo boyfriend. And totally destined to face off against Sasuke instead of it simply being because they had been friends.
I HATE you War Arc I HATE you second half of Shippuden
Tenten I'm so glad that you have your weapon shop but I'm so sorry you got shafted. And I'm sorry Kishimoto is so creatively bankrupt he just slapped you with Lee despite neither one of you ever expressing romantic interest in each other, because he'd already brainlessly killed off Neji. OH my god!!
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