i’ll digitise these later…
for now, have this crudely drawn pencil and notebook version of a comic and some random art of a LN AU that i was making since i wanted to!
in this AU, mono remembers everything, and tries his best to change/delay the course of his fate, so things go completely differently than what went down in LN2. we see more of the two trying to survive the pale city, like a very twisted and dark slice of life with a bunch of horrible angst behind it.
more info / me rambling under the cut:
Mono:
Conflicting, conflicting emotions, his hurt has prevented him from trusting Six completely anymore
but the kind side of him that’s still alive, that side wonders if he can fix her, if it was his fault and not hers…
Is constantly questioning himself and in a state of severe mental distress
“what the hell why am i still helping her should i do something else did i do something wrong oh crap oh crap what do i do is he me do i stop him this time what do i do differently this may be my only chance i can’t mess this up i can’t i can’t i can’t i can’t i ca”
Very paranoid and apologetic, even for the slightest mistakes. He is terrified that any single drop of discord sown between him and six will only contribute to his fated ending.
Quietly helps Six along
Seems emotionally distant towards Six, but shows his emotions occasionally
Shows small gestures of kindness from time to time, though not as openly as when he wore his paper bag
Is only forced out of this state of mental turmoil when fear takes over and he has to focus on keeping he and Six alive while in mortal peril, and even then he’s very stressed
The presence of Six is the only thing keeping him sane (and driving him insane at the same time, what irony)
Mental illness + intrusive thoughts + insecurity + self-loathing + not knowing if this is your only chance to reverse your horrifying fate + the stress of keeping you and your friend alive in a world that’s constantly tryna kill you = seriously wrung out kid that needs a goddamn rest
Cries a lot due to his unbearable stress, but keeps himself alive while clinging to the small shred of hope that he might be able to change his fate
Keeps away from televisions like they’re the plague for fear he accidentally releases the thin man again, and if he sees one on he immediately shuts it off
Six:
Practically the same as before, but is wondering why her new friend is acting so… strange
Still very untrusting of other kids, but builds small specks of trust over time in her new friend
She sees his unwillingness to trust. She, as someone who’s trust has been hurt by others before, finds the same in Mono and so she is able to let herself grow closer to him
Hates, hates, hates being helpless/useless, tries her best to contribute in any way she can
Pounces on the bully before Mono to show him she can protect herself
Aggressively helps Mono along
”hey you try ur best to help me and i appreciate that a lot but i can help too, stop stealing all the spotlight would ya”
Constantly tries to make small conversations with Mono to keep his spirits up
Wants to cheer him up but isn’t good with emotions so doesn’t know how
“My friend is a depressed little sh(ee)t who insists on being annoyingly enigmatic but he still tries his best to be a decent person so i love him for that anyway”
Feels a slight inner guilt for not being able to absolve Mono’s emotion problems and stop him from being so sad
Survivor’s guilt
Knows his sadness has something to do with her but can’t put her finger on it
Is frustrated and confused about why he still insists on keeping her by his side even though her presence is very obviously hurting him, she would have abandoned anyone like that immediately, but aggressively appreciates him for that too
i tried to like, humanise six and not make her seem like a villain and all that 😭
also, since mono’s response is different (and strange) towards her now, six responds differently to him. she isn’t all “stick with ya cause i need to survive” anymore, she actually wonders what the hell is up with him- as she sees more of her in him (unwilling to trust/be friendly) and so has a slight urge to want to make friends with him that grows stronger the more they are together?
please gimme feedback if you have any about this au :D
aight that’s it have a cookie if you read this far :] 🍪
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I've been taking readings with the limited equipment I've been able to secure. Some riveting data accumulating. Hypotheses taking shape. My struggle with this is that the way this place works makes any hypothesis immediately come back to alter and contaminate the data.
Anyway, I've been working to capture, isolate and amplify certain frequencies from the background radiation ambient noise, so... let's see what happens.
I was caught in a loop. The deeper into the dark depths I got, peeling off the layers of the Dark Place, like the ocean zones, from twilight to midnight, to abyssal to the deepest trenches, the closer I felt to going mad.
This voice, the narration... It keeps going forever. This leads me to believe it's what's holding this place together, it's making it real. Is this the voice of the dreamer?
What's strange is that it sounds a bit like my voice.
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