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#ok!!! i literally came up w a au making this this was literally like my 2020 dream fic
junixxoxo · 7 months
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drdttober day four - regret
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enden-k · 2 months
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I lob it art omg it’s just PERFECTTTTTT
Idk if you could go into detail (or if you’ve already talked abt it) but how’d you come up with the designs for ur kavetham witch au? They look so cool they make me want to consume them like cake 🍰
ok i think i told the story of how i created fantasy au a few times already but sjkbackc i dont mind
april 2023 i was prefarming for kaveh mats. was during the interdarshan championship update, kaveh was released in the 2nd half so i spent quite some time in the newly dropped sumeru region (realm of farakhkert/gavireh lajavard) to farm mourning flowers and fungal spores
i doodled hthm working hard to farm for kvh and him with the lil fungi and their big hats gave me an idea to draw him with a big hat like a cool witch. thought about it more and came up with a neat idea for a story so yea, my au and witchtham lit was inspired by the fungi while i was in the middle OF DRAWING THIS PIECE AHHA
(i think i said before when i talked about my ocs that i have a "problem" of always coming up w concepts and ideas and stories and whatever super fast. i can like, listen to one track or look at one thing and immediately get an idea for a fully fleshed out story. my brain is almost always full w stuff, its a blessing and a curse bc i cant work on 100 things at the same time. im not srsly complaining btw ok🧍‍♀️)
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me lit the same day:
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and boom, doodled the idea out and it turned into a big au now AHHA
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i rlly just wanted to draw him w a biiiiig hat and since im a SUCKER for badass witches and like, this very specific, amano aesthetic i have, i came up w smth that is still hthm but smth witchy
at first the idea rlly just was prince kaveh and witch haitham and kaveh being cursed and hiring haitham for his services; them on a journey trying to break the curse and falling in love with each other
over the year i fleshed the idea out more and more, changed their designs a little, thought of the entire story, designed the rest of the party and yea........this au is literally my baby <3 (its almost 4am rn so im sry if my answer is a bit short or rushed, i just wanted to answer it asap without rambling too much bc im always excited talking abt it ajkcbsk)
i love drawing it, i love talking about it, if theres more questions feel free to ask !! 💙
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eoieopda · 1 year
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jade, my dear, my darling, my husband. i have darkened the threshold of your inbox once again for your 2k drabblepalooza (congratulations by the way no one deserves the attention and recognition more than you ilysm) to ask you about park jimin. are you currently writing a miniseries for him? yes. is it enough? also yes. let's just say i'm here to even out the playing field of your requests. i'm doing this for you- nay, for US.
i have been overwhelmed and moody lately and was looking for maybe an established relationship!au with like hurt/comfort or sickfic but make it mental health? this is boring i am sorry LMAO please feel free to disregard i just have many feelings thank you for your time and energy and love OK BYE
happy wife, happy life!!!!! 🥹🩵
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pairing: park jimin x gn!reader type: drabble | wc: 700 genre: hurt/comfort, fluff au: established relationship, sick fic rating: pg-13 (minors DNI w/ me regardless!) summary: a lazy day at home with your boyfriend is “self-care,” thank you very much. cw: none!
“Hydrating, detoxifying, brightening, or — uhhh, purifying?”
You lift your head up off the arm of the couch to peek over the back of it. It’s more physical effort than you’ve expended since you sat down two hours ago, but the sight is worth it: Jimin in a frenzy, half-buried in the cabinet below the bathroom sink, barely audible over the sound of his rummaging.
A man on a mission.
You snort. “Is all of the above an option?”
The past week took a lot out of you, and at this point, you’ll take whatever you can get. So far, you’d taken a day off of work, yourself off the grid, and your favorite throw blanket from the basket next to your couch. Your boyfriend — true to form — has taken it upon himself to do the absolute most.
Phase one of Jimin’s unspoken plan started before you’d even gotten out of bed. He’d left to get you boba and came back with not only your favorite tea, but every imaginable impulse buy he encountered on his way home that may come in handy.
Or make you laugh.
Or that smells nice.
Now that you’d been thoroughly showered in unanticipated gifts, Jimin was moving on to phase two. From what you’ve gathered, it includes literal, physical pampering.
Jimin sits back on his knees — careful to avoid bumping his head as he does so — and stares down at the impressive bouquet of plastic packages he’s accumulated. At least ten different types of sheet masks from as many different brands. Even though he’s angled away from you, you can see the way his face scrunches up, deep in thought.
“Are detoxing and purifying not the same thing?” Jimin mutters to himself without looking up.
Instead, he holds one of the mask packets as close to his face as possible, scans the tiny print with furrowed brows and narrowed eyes. Suddenly louder, he tosses his head back and confirms with a whine, “Baby, we bought synonyms.”
You’re too fond for words, especially when Jimin hears you giggling and looks at you, pouting. There’s a beat, then your laughter makes him laugh; and then his eyes disappear as a grin consumes his whole face. You’re not sure how it’s possible for a person to sparkle like that, but watching the way he lights up restores some of your depleted battery.
If life were a video game, there’d be a tiny, 8-bit heart reappearing on your screen.
+5 HP.
Out of spite, Jimin tosses the duplicate masks back into the plastic organizer they’re kept in, takes his final choice in hand, and climbs to his feet. It doesn’t take him long to cross from where he sat to where you sit. It takes even less time for him to launch himself over the back of the couch, where he lands gracefully in the empty spot at your feet.
Like the heartthrob he knows he is, he runs his fingers through his disheveled hair and pushes the strands out of his eyes. You blush — you always blush — and even though he’s not looking at you, the smirk tugging at his lips confirms that he knows that, too.
Jimin shifts on the cushion he’s claimed to face you fully. The untouched bottle of water on the coffee table catches his eye, though, and he frowns — first at it, then at you. Before he can remind you with words, you grab it, unfold the straw, and make a big show of taking a large gulp. Your cartoonish sigh after swallowing earns you exactly what you wanted: an eye roll and an affectionate squeeze on your bent knee.
With the straw still between your teeth, you mumble, “Does dating me ever feel like playing the Sims? You know, making sure my hunger and energy meters aren’t in the red?”
“Of course not.” He reaches out to cup your cheek with his hand. On instinct, you lean into the touch. With all the seriousness in the world, Jimin declares, “I would never stick you in a swimming pool and delete the ladder.”
Your laugh comes from deep in your belly, warms every part of you on the way out of your mouth. You tingle all over when Jimin leans over your bent legs to press a kiss to your forehead.
+10 HP.
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crushedsweets · 8 months
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Do you have and hcs of how Toby and Ben would act together? - Hoodie
YES SORT OF . u know the drill this is my au and bens story is one that i changed a lot so here we go :9
ok toby younger brother family trauma issues lonely grew up isolated etc. ben only child got killed by neighbor for absurd vr theory now inhabits a virus-ghost-form that he partially shares with several other dead kids.
toby and ben wouldnt have gotten along before ben died. only because ben was just. a 13 yr old boy addicted to video games ... those kids r mean, and toby was heavily bullied in his childhood. the ONLY reason bens not a huge dick anymore is bc his 'form' itself is fucked up (he glitches, he has an electronic vocal fry and occasional stutter from glitches, he has a weird glow to him, sickly drowned boy skin, veins look like those green code lines, red/black eyes, HE'S LITERALLY DRESSED LIKE LINK). bens not exactly insecure about any of this, but he knows damn well he cannot make fun of a tic without toby shooting back 10x harder.
which ok yeah kinda sad that ben has to look weird for him to not be mean but .. . like . . yeah. it is what it is.
they met mmm... maybe when toby was around 21? jeff would be 16, and ben wouldve been 14. SOOO toby doesnt really TRY to befriend ben. he's too old for him and has no interest in being besties w some kid. but he has a job to stop ben from tormenting people online and drawing attention to weird ghost sites and whatnot, so he started talking to all sorts of ai- cleverbot being the main, of course.
of all the proxies, tobys the only one ben likes. tobys a dick, but he has his moments where he's funny and gets distracted during a mission, so he's sat and rambled and bickered with the ai on slow nights. ben immediately knew everything about toby, because he has access to every single file on tobys computer, phone, etc.
ben SCARED THE SHIT out of toby upon their first meeting. he crawled out of tobys janky ass computer one day and toby nearly threw up from being so freaked out. yeah, he's killed people and whatever, BUT GHOSTS R FUCKING SCARY (and he has .trauma with ghosts and hallucinations of them (lyra)). ben already knew exactly who toby worked for, what toby was doing, and thought it was beyond funny. ben was the first being who already knew all the slenderman lore because he spends literally. every. second. on the internet. he is basically the internet. and he watches them, listens through their phones, watches, etc. he doesnt know the details perfectly tho cuz technology gets weird around slednerman/the operator. so toby thought that was helpful, in a sense.
so pretty quickly ben was fond of toby. thought he was like, that cool older brother of your friend. the main issue was the proxies at this time were trying to find and kill jeff because he was infected by the operator and slenderman deemed him 'too far gone.'
ben was actually the one who proposed the whole 'okay. so you want me to stop terrorizing kids online. fair. now ive noticed you keep trying to kill my friend(jeff). stop that and we can be cool :3'.
eventually they all came to some weird agreement where. ben will stop haunting people, the proxies will stop trying to kill jeff, jeff has to stop doing his 'full course' murders, and eventually, ben just likes them enough to start helping them with cctv, police files, etc. it was a complicated agreement that eventually ended in friendship, sort of?
they play video games together. eventually toby does see him as a little brother. it's kinda unsettling because the proxies realize just how much power ben has when it comes to just...... leaking everything. toby thinks that 'ok well, if ben leaks stuff about us, we leak stuff about jeff, and now he has no friends and is lonely, so he can't.' but tim and brian are legitimately freaked out at the thought of their lives being ruined anymore than they already are, so theyre pretty courteous to ben
ben will really just hang around. toby can just be eating breakfast and ben will pop up and ask whats up. he's annoying and clingy, and he can tell toby is biting his tongue half the time. . but toby is grateful sometimes. bens laid back and funny, and toby could use some laughs, so its a decent time for them both
again, overall, toby is just kinda too old for ben(although ben wouldve been a year older than toby if he was alive), but ben is really funny, he's nice to toby, he plays video games with him, he comes and checks in on him randomly. so toby appreciates having a freaky ghost little brother thing hanging around. bens one of his fave people (which is only saying so much when the other people he talks to are like . . jeff)
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clay-pidgeon · 3 months
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post title pending. my weird swap au
this is the post im making for scratchswap, my au where i switch the post-scratch kids with the post-scratch trolls sharing their aspect (dirk-nepeta, roxy-equius, jake-eridan, and jane-feferi) and then the pre scratch dudes get swapped accordingly. yes this bc of the Parallels between feferi and jane and then i got a whole Thing out of it. im working on classpects/ages. characters under the cut
pre-scratch trolls
note for the record i did not think much about these guys
johune peixes: i have done 0 thinking on johune so sorry. theyre swapped w meenah and everyones really confused about how that funny little guy was a huge scary empress in every other universe
rozela zahhak: the sorcerer wooooo! pretty similar to canon rose shes just really fucking strong. good friends w aranea
dayves leijon: im still not 100% sure how to go about this one tbh but he does like romance in some form. also i got in in my head hes skittish. no idea where that came from. capitalizes b (glasses) and maybe something else?
jaidli ampora: oh i actually thought about this one a little! fashion is sorta fifties inspired like cronus but shes not a greaser thats his schtick. you dont steal a mans shtick. is there a c in that word or not
post scratch trolls
jaynce peixes: feels like i should work on that name huh. anyways jaynce does Not want to be the heiress (for reasons both transgender and not) at all and is in a little bit of denial about this. i lied actually a lot of denial. may or may not be moirails w jayque havent decided. replaces e and o with -E and -O forks and spoons!
roxxie zahhak: a little more into robots n shit than coding but still does that. bit of a jack of all trades! thinks deyirks lusus (its. kity) is the most special boy in the whole wide world. probably moirails w deyirk now that i think abt it but maybe not. im on the fence abt a lot of stuff here. uses some kind of prefix, emoticons have X for eyes, replaces x sounds with x, y (as a vowel) with ie, and s w z
deyirk leijon: WORLDS MOST NORMAL MAN (lying) lives in a cave in the middle of the woods not for catgirl reasons but because this guy is going insane in solitude works best when isolated. also uses some kind of prefix for a quirk. roxxie drops off robot parts at his house every few weeks and they make a day of it theyre Pals
jayque ampora: he helps feed gloybsub or whatever her name is and hes so normal about the deaths on his conscience. really hes so normal guys cmon. normal
pre scratch kids
mimi egbert: token cis friend sorry meenah. or not idc. more mellow because dad egbert is just a normal guy and isnt raising her to be the literal queen of the world. still meenah tho
hans lalonde: i am unsure about the name but i think its fine. the ultimate horse girl (therian). keeps maplehoof in the foyer. if he had to interact with his dad for more than 20 seconds they would both implode from the sheer awkwardness. the house is big as shit they just gesture to each other when they see each other and thats fine for both of them
manu strider: wears heart shades everywhere as a sort of joke. he doesnt actually know. caps lock is broken and refuses to fix it + uses kaomoji a lot. fujoshi to transmasc pipeline haha who said that
crow harley: im stilling working on which animal to furrify cronus with. watches a bunch of old movies and picked up those speaking habits. other shit pending
post scratch kids
fifi crocker: she wants to be crockercorps new ceo sosososo bad she would make up for all of their horrible crimes against humanity by uh. shes working on it ok?
neta strider: the she/her to she/they to they/them to he/they to he/him to he/they to she/he/they to The Creature pipeline. percentage of their diet that is fish he caught w her own bare hands has been steadily increasing. is trying to buff up on history but keeps on going down wikipedia rabbit holes and rereading the nyan cat article for the thousandth time. would still do the detective pony rewrite but would get sidetracked by the lolcat metaphor for way longer
eqis lalonde: do you know how hard it is to smush equius down to four letters? i just made this name up man. anyways i dunno what to do with her but shes a girl of the horse variety
dani english: diversity win this sickly victorian orphan child is genderfluid! fucking terrified of the lusi on the island. fancies herself sort of a romantic poet
the entirety of this was brainstormed while i was bored in class for the record. still brainstorming so im gonna edit this when more shit arises
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camzverse · 25 days
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fnaf spider-man au....................
-what are ness and greg's spider names?
-what do u want their suits to look like?
-does freddy + ellis tony and cassie know? do they help keep gregory and vanessa's secret?
-are the animatronics villains in this au??
-do you know how crazy this au is making me? /j
GIGGLES. FNAF SPIDER-MAN AU.....
-ok sooo. i havent decided what i want vanessas spider name to be yet but ive been calling her spider-van in my head lolzz. i literally cant pick what i want it to actually b tho.. i have no idea </2 (i would gladly accept any suggestions though Blinks rapidly.) andddd gregs is "spidey" ! (storytime. so its bc like. the press had just been calling him "spider-kid" and he thought that name SUCKED ((plus he thinks it makes him sound like hes some child and hes 15 in this au)) so he came up with it on the spot so that theyd start calling him anything but that and the name just stuck ^_^)
-i drew a little basic design 4 nessas suit actually!!
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SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS !!! ill probably change it somewhat bc im not that happy with the colors n stuff but likee. :333 . its kinda based off the vanny costume (and ghost spider) ! also i realized . vanny has that same eye shape and bald ass head every spider-man has its really funny to me
anddd i havent drawn gregs suit yet but i was thinking it would look like the standard spider-man suit but the blue and red switched !!! and lighter shades!! so like a lighter mostly blue suit with red parts. ykwim ??
-cassie is the only one who knows ^_^ she was actually there when greg got bit and also when his powers kicked in. They were freaking the fuck out together<2 . at first she only knew ab greg but then she accidentally ended up finding out vanessas identity too lolz. anyway cassie keeps their secret LIKE NOBODYS BUSINESS. shes covering for greg so well she deserves a medal. ellis and tony have noo idea theyre cluelesssssss. they def find out eventually but thry have no clue for a long time lmao. also tony would totally be obsessrd with trying to figure out the spider duos secret identities. hed have a blog about it i feel it in my soul. Alsooo frankly im not even sure how ill fit freddy into this au. I REALLY WANT TO but i havent thought of anything. hm maybe fred has kind of like a reformed villain thing going on and ends up teaming up w spider duo to help them out. hmmm i actually like that concept.. if i do smth like that with him he'll most likely know their identities then
-ya the animatronics are villains!!! ill probably fuse some of them with the classic spider-man villains so like theyd be similar to those villains while still mainly being the animatronics if that makes senseeee
-vanny do u know how crazy this au is making ME. we will simply be crazy together
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hartmannyoukaigirl · 26 days
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i cant stop thinking abt the official aot highschool au.. usually i am So disinterested in irl and school aus but in this case it is a bit fun because isyama himself came up w it and he made it so stereotypically 2000s american highschool movie themed in a somehow not annoying or bad way
( unhinged rambling ensues )
i literally. do not even like those types of movies. but to imagine the very tragic aot cast in such a light hearted setting is fun and interesting
especially because the characters are every so slightly different and ngl i still want isayama to kill himself bc of the ending but he cooked with that AU
Eren in that au is soooo painfully average but has a bit of edge to him. it is Still Small but its There and i so badly want to draw him going through character development and amping up that edge to 999
And. Also. Itll be a ship comic IF i make it but i dont want to bc i don't rlly like drawing ships
it'll be ao cringy though, and not my usual kind of cringe it is actually in the normie twitter/facebook direction which is why im hesitant and kinda ashamed i even want to draw such a normie thing. my elitism has gotten the better of me
I talked b4 abt how eren and historia are kinda not a bad ship!! and in that au they actually had peak interactions and its. like. its fun to imagine the ( not ) average ( not ) lame nobody of the school eren end up with THE queen bee historie in that au. Their dynamic would be a bit cool although SO STEREOTYPICAL. BUT THATS PRECISELY THE POINT
to explain
in that au historia hates being popular and having a dedicated simp circle ( which she does ) but she's also a bit stuck up. just. a bit. but she doesn't enjoy it
and my girl. has been lowkey fixating on eren anyways because he was kinda the lame loser of the school and when he ended up with geniune friends she GOT JEALOUS and
a whole dramatic arc ensues that ends with her crying bc of bullying and chad eren saves her by lying and taking the blame so she blushes n goes kyaaaa eren ?!?!!!? ( written by the man who ruined the story for eren x m*kasa btw. ) and it ENDS THERE
So. That made me think of me continuing the story aa a fanfic ( drawn doujin ) where eren !! eren :3 :) pays a bit more attention to her because it made me sad how he fr moved on while she still has her dedicated fake simp circle
IN CANON. she loses her beloved gf and gets depressed and it is eren who cheers her up and says she doesnt have to act bubbly or cute or a good girl that he likes her better as her true self :) this cheers her up and makes her gain confidence and. then. eren discovers he kinda chomped his dad and gets depressed and it is historia who says fuck his dad useless bastard anyways & it is better to be selfish and move on for one's own sake. and says theyre the enemies of Humanities and despite the many crimes their families did it doesn't matter and theyll be different ( THEN EREN BECOMES 1000X WORSE LMAO LETS GOO 80% GENOCIDE 💯💯 ) this cheers eren up and makes him Stop being suicidal and actually move forward ( based historia i wish she went on with the 100% seflish personality before isayama ruined her )
OK SO MY POINT IN THE HIGHSCHOOL AU. ITD BE FUNNY IF THEY WENT THROUGH A SIMIALR DEVELOPMENT BUT WITHOUT THE STAKES AND DRAMA AND TRAGEDY OF CANON
where
it is a simple development where eren tells her she doesnt have to be the perfect cute bubbly feminine girl of the school and can just be herself. similar to what he told her in canon. hiatoria goes ?!?!?!??! :"O :") and also >///< and a bit 👉👈 and yknow how it is
Eren also starts noticing her a bit more & hanging out with her and becomes her first real actual friend !! yayayya :3 u could say eren also starts liking her after she shows more of her true personality and stops being stuck up also. yknow. lets go of her super popular fame
but thats just my thoughts. i had the story for a fake dating au ( 💀💀💀💀 I AM ACTUALLY REGRESSING ) bc thats kinda similar to what happened in the canon au !! except yknow as fake dating aus go it stops being fake ( UR KIDDING I WOULDVE NEVER NOTICED ) & they get together 👏👏
MY POINT IN ALL OF THIS
I WANT TO DESIGN THEM BOTH IN PUNK CLOTHINF. THANK U AND GN
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genshin-obsessed · 1 year
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Hiii it's me again! Idk if you do like modern au but if not then that's fine!
My request is Xiao/Cyno being inlove with s/o from the first time they met.
But, s/o doesn't like them and just wanted to be friends with them. I was wondering if you could do s/o reaction to the boys when they confess their feelings but s/o was dying .
Sorry if it's confusing-
Hello! Thanks for the request! I hope you like it, I wasn't exactly sure how I wanted to have this be since it's supposed to be modern. However, I took it as a challenge! Sadly I don't have a good title for this ;w;
➺ Character: Cyno ➺ Genre: Angst ➺ Warning(s): Character death!
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Cyno was a man of few words and relationships. He usually kept to himself and didn’t really branch out much. You’d met him at work and he seemed to be a pretty… interesting individual. He was oddly straightforward, had little facial expressions or emotions… but loved telling jokes. Terrible jokes. He also seemed to take things literally and sometimes things tended to go over his head. But you enjoyed his presence nonetheless.
Cyno, on the other hand, was already madly in love with you from the moment he laid his eyes on you. You were sweet and kind and caring. You always laughed at his jokes, you were always the first to help him with anything he messed up on at work, and you never judged him. You enjoyed the silence he often provided and you learned everything about him. Of course the man would fall in love with you.
What he didn’t know was that you were sick and it was only getting worse. You didn’t air out your issues because you didn’t want people to treat you any differently. You didn’t want that baby type of treatment where the second you were too tired, people were forcing you to bed or something. So… you kept your illness to yourself and only a few close family members. That also meant Cyno would never find out. But you didn’t want him to know. He was so… happy and he never tended to worry about anything and this wasn’t something you wanted to add to his already full plate with work and school.
But then came the dreaded day you had been waiting for. You’d visited the doctor for your weekly checkup and you’d heard the one line you didn’t want to.
“I’m sorry, (y/n), but there’s nothing we can do beyond this point. We only estimate another week or so but this is so sensitive we can’t be sure. Could be more, could be less so… it’s best you stay here in case something worsens.” After that, you stopped listening. Giving the man a smile, you only nodded.
“Ok… thank you, doctor.” He could tell you were upset and stood up to help you lay down.
“We’ll alert all immediate family members, if you’d like.” With your permission, they contacted your family but upon your request… they also called Cyno. He rushed to the hospital, emotions in shambles, and panic written on his usually neutral face.
“(y/n)!” He yelled as he threw the door open, eyes wide with fear. “Wh-what happened?!” He ran to your side and immediately grabbed your hand.
“It’s ok, Cyno…” once you’d gotten him to calm down a little, you proceeded to explain that you were sick. Of course, the main question was why you didn’t tell him.
“I’m sorry… I wanted to spare you the stress. I knew it wasn’t going to get better so… I didn’t want you to worry. What I didn’t realize… was this was too late. I should’ve told you earlier… we could’ve…” you paused, not knowing how to finish your sentence. When you looked at Cyno, your eyes widened. He was… crying. Tears were pooling in his eyes, slowly cascading down his warm cheeks.
“Don’t leave me.” He said as he leaned in, laying his head on your shoulder. You wrapped your arms around him, hugging him as you felt him begin to break down.
“I’m… not gonna be too far, you know. I can’t leave you alone. Who else would you tell your jokes to?” You said, making him look at you. You almost winced at the raw emotion in his crimson eyes. Sadness and loneliness were the strongest. Reaching up, you slid your hand under his eyes, drying his tears but it was in vain. He started to cry again.
“I love you…” he said as he grabbed your hand and touched his cheek. “I love you so much, I-I don’t want you to leave.”
“I…” you didn’t know how to tell him you didn’t feel the same, but from the way Cyno looked at you… he could probably tell.
“It’s ok… I just wanted you to know. You don’t have to say anything. It’s ok.” That was his way of sparing you the pain of rejecting him. You only gave him a weak smile as you leaned your head back on the small pillow. You were tired… so tired. You could hear other voices in the back- mainly your family returning for the umpteenth time but… everything seemed so far away.
Cyno called your name a few times but after a moment, your hand that touched his cheek limply fell. He raced to grab it, bringing it back to his face but pausing. You… wouldn’t want to do that. Slowly, he lowered your hand, his head lowering with it. You were gone.
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p1nkc4tb0t · 3 months
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OK GUYS IMMA GO ON A RANT ABT THE NOVEL UNWIND, OK? OK.
HOLY SHIT.
guys it was so fucking good i swear.
ok so yeah, warning spoilers n shit. yeah.
ok so i really like the concept of the whole Bill of Life thing, unwinding especially.
like holy smokes was it good.
OK SO IK ITS NOT THE MOST POPULAR NOVEL I DONT THINK SO FOR MY MOOTS WHO R SEEING THIS THIS IS THE GENERAL CONCEPT: since abortions r banned pretty much, ppl either “stork” unwanted children or “unwind” children when they became unwanted. like the story starts off abt three unwinds, being unwound for completely different reasons. Connor was like, a troublesome kid and his parents just didn’t want that so they signed the orders to get him unwound. i missed why Risa was unwound but im pretty sure the state house just didn’t have much room for her anymore(she got storked there i think. she really didn’t grab my attention at the beginning sadly). Lev came from a Christian family, and churches make everyone sacrifice one of their children for God by unwinding them second they turn 13, Lev being one of them(it’s considered an honor)
OK SO the concept of storking is that, the mother delivers a child, doesn’t want it, leaves it at some person’s doorstep and then it’s “finders keepers.” however if they are caught they have to take the kid back and legally obliged to keep it. same with the finders keepers situation, got storked and ain’t no one at ur doorstep? legally obliged to keep it like it or not. however Connor’s parents once got storked and passed it into the neighbors house, and the baby rotated for a week and back to their house, but already sick and dying. Connor then gets traumatized and further on in the book he’s so overridden with the memory that when a bitch got storked she yell at them (Connor abd Risa) to take it back even tho the kid wasn’t theirs.
the concept of unwinding is that legally between 13-18 your guardians can send you to a harvest camp where you’re taken apart and given these parts to those who need it. like for example: you got unwound, taken to a harvest camp, they take your hands and give it to a guy who lost his across the fucking continent. ppl literally stopped trying to cure things, just replaced faulty organs with healthy ones. and no one really knows what’s going on in those harvest camps. do they kill you off immediately or do they wait and wait for weeks on weeks to get to you while you never know when’s your last day.
SO ANYWAY
I really like Connor’s relationship with Hayden, and tbh if they would make them canonically in love i’d be the happiest person on this planet. but again that would cause even further complications w the plot so i get it ig. but at the same time i don’t. Connor never really struck me as a cishet dude even from the beginning of the story, and though him abd Risa r a very good pair i’d just kinda like it more if they paired him up with Hayden. cuz first of all it would add on to tge reason he got unwound in the first place. abd like, i want a gay protagonist in a horror book is that really too much to ask?
same thing with Lev and CyTy, tho i see them more as moirails. yk, homestuck. heheh. no bc they’re so caring for eachother it’s crazy. but again i don’t see them in a romantic relationship, i just rlly like their dynamic. live laugh love how Lev was willing to go through with CyTy’s shit and vice versa.
Hayden and CyTy gotta b my fab characters frfr. anyway so CyTy’s name is actually Cyrus, but he has an eighth of a brain of a kid who got unwound and his name was Tyler. so like, he sometimes does things that Tyler would do but himself won’t, leading them to Tyler’s parents’ house and it actually made me tear up.
ALSO RISA IS AN EMO GINGER. NOT DEBATABLE. I DO NOT CARE IF IT CAN NEVER B CANON, I LIVE FOR EMO GINGER RISA.
GUYS THIS BOOK IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL GO READ IT
i NEED to make a Homestuck Unwind AU
(imma just tag 4 moots i think would find this interesting @hiddencattoes @kovuspams @r3z1l1c1ous @imgoingtoeatyourfirstbornchild sorry guys this felt necessary)
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Yes please Mia birthday blurb! (If you can) Happy Birthday Princess Mia 😍
This is a week late I’m so sorry but I made this a VERY long blurb (if it can even be called that) to make up for it. Happy birthday Mia 🥹
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Mia Turns One
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Carson’s eyes blinked open as she slowly woke up. The bedroom was still dark, apart from the faint rays of sunshine peaking through the closed window curtains that would gradually become brighter as the sun rose outside. It was early, and given the quiet house, she was sure she was the first to wake up. 
Auston remained still beside her, apart from the rise and fall of his upper body with each breath he took. No sound came through the monitor from Mia’s room, indicating she was still asleep too. Frank wasn’t curled up at the foot of the bed like he once used to do all the time. Instead, he opted to sleep on the fluffy rug next to Mia’s crib and had been more than content sticking to that routine for the past year. The thought made Carson smile. 
Thinking she had a bit more time to rest, Carson snuggled more so under the duvet cover. The bedroom was chilly, and she was cursing herself for putting on just Auston’s t-shirt and nothing else, following what the two had gotten up to the night before after putting Mia to bed. The warm flannel pajama pants she was initially wearing were lying in a lump on the floor next to her side of the bed, with her faded ASU t-shirt, underwear, and Auston’s track pants skewed somewhere else around the room. 
A chill ran over her skin, causing Carson to burrow further into the blankets and snuggle closer to Auston, who was basically her personal heater. However, as she shifted closer to her husband, Carson noticed she wasn’t the only one awake.
“Oh, morning, babe,” Carson greeted, surprised when she saw Auston staring back at her. 
“Morning,” Auston responded, sounding mopey for some reason. “Are you cold?”
“A little,” Carson said while nodding. 
“Well, come here then.”
Carson smiled as Auston opened his arms and wasted no time scooting closer so she could be wrapped in his embrace as they cuddled together. Once she was settled, resting against Auston’s chest, he started playing with her hair, and they both let out content sighs. 
However, Carson knew something was up. 
“Aus, what’s wrong?”
“What do you mean?” Auston asked while moving away slightly so he could look down at Carson. “Nothing’s wrong.”
“Then why are you sulking?” Carson challenged. 
“I’m not.”
“You are, Auston. I know you.”
“Prove it,” Auston teased, then went back to playing with Carson’s hair as she leaned against him again. 
“Well, I mean, still being with the same man I fell in love with when I was nineteen definitely helps in at least knowing a few things about him,” she teased back. “I can read you like a book, Aus. Like I know you can do the same with me. This is also why I know your moping is about a certain little birthday girl asleep down the hallway.”
Auston scoffed, then sighed dramatically. 
“Ok, maybe a little.”
Carson chuckled, knowing she was right but refrained from telling Auston, ‘I told you so.’ She knew that day wouldn’t be an easy one for him. 
“I can’t believe she’s a year old already, Carse,” Auston spoke softly. “It literally feels like yesterday I was rushing to the hospital to be with you because little miss decided she wanted to come early.”
“Yeah, it does not feel like it’s been a year since I spent my seven-hour labour screaming at you, saying ‘this is your fault’ every time a contraction hit,” Carson reminded, making Auston laugh. 
“Don’t really miss that part,” he chuckled. “I do miss seeing you pregnant, though. Might want to see you pregnant again sometime soon.”
“W-what?” Carson stammered as she moved away and sat up so she could look at him better, prompting Auston to shift so that he was leaning against the headboard. “Really? You want more kids?”
Auston shrugged. 
“I mean, yeah. I like the thought. But it’s not up to me to decide, either. I’m ok with whatever you want. And, of course, this isn’t anything that needs to be decided anytime soon. Just something I’ve been thinking about.”
“I appreciate you telling me,” Carson responded as she reached up to push some hair back away from Auston’s face, then moved down to kiss his shoulder before leaning against it. “I think I’m quite content with our little family of three and Frank. For now, at least. That could change as time passes, but there’s still so much for us to learn being parents.”
“Me too,” Auston responded, smiling, before leaning down to kiss Carson’s head. “I love doing this life with you.”
Another smile tugged at Carson’s mouth, but before she could say anything more, shuffling sounds and a small groan came through the monitor, indicating Mia was waking up.
“I think the birthday girl is awake,” Carson said, and it wasn’t long before Auston was moving away so he could get out of bed.
“I’ll get her,” he said, leaving no room for argument as he put on his pair of slippers and beelined for the door.
“Uh, Aus,” Carson spoke up, covering her mouth with her hand as she tried to stifle the laughter she could feel trying to escape as she watched him. 
“Yeah?”
“You’re not wearing any clothes.”
“Oh,” Auston paused, then glanced at their clothes all over the floor. “Right. I should put these back on.”
He was rather nonchalant about it as he bent down to grab his track pants and quickly put them on. He didn’t bother with a shirt, which didn’t surprise Carson, then winked at her before disappearing out the door. 
A few moments later, Auston’s voice sounded through the monitor as he entered Mia’s room. 
“Good morning, my girl,” Auston greeted, and Carson could basically hear the smile on his face as she reached down to grab the fluffy throw blanket lying in a bunch at the end of the bed and wrap herself in it before leaning back against the headboard and continuing to listen. “Happy birthday! Oh, someone is extra smiley this morning.”
Mia giggled in response, which had Carson melting from where she remained curled up in bed, knowing Auston would bring their daughter into the room shortly.  
“And good morning to you too, Frank,” Auston continued. “Now, mini, should we go see your mama?”
“Mama,” Mia repeated, making Carson’s heart swell. 
“Ok, let’s go.”
Footsteps sounded from down the hallway as they approached the bedroom door, and soon enough, Carson’s two favourite people in the world entered the room. 
Mia was still sleepy, as to be expected, and it showed with how her tiny curls were matted as she leaned against Auston’s chest and how she tiredly rubbed her eyes. However, as soon as she laid eyes on Carson, she started smiling. 
“There she is,” Auston gasped as he moved to the foot of the bed. Once there, Auston set Mia down on the mattress, facing Carson, then stepped back slightly. “Go get her.”
Mia’s face lit right up as she let out a happy squeal, then immediately started crawling towards her mom. Carson was beaming as she held out her hands to scoop Mia up once she was close enough. 
“Hello, my sweet girl,” Carson greeted happily as she brought Mia towards her, and the two instantly started snuggling. Carson kissed Mia’s head, then played with her curls as Mia leaned against her chest. Soon enough, Auston crawled back into bed to join their little cuddle session. 
“Can’t forget this,” Auston said as he held out a stuffed orca, which Mia took from him right away and held close. 
The orca was a birthday gift from Mitch and Steph, which they gave Mia the prior Sunday when Carson and Auston had friends and family over for a small first birthday party. Of the multiple stuffed animals Mia had received over the last year, none seemed to appeal to her as much as the orca, as it soon became a comfort item of hers. In the three whole days she’d had it, Mia hardly went anywhere without it. 
“You love your Whaley very much, don’t you?” Carson asked as she looked down at Mia. 
“I don’t know if love is a strong enough word,” Auston stated. “She’s obsessed with it.”
“There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“No, but I know Mitch will never shut up about how he gifted it to her.”
Carson rolled her eyes at the comment but tried not to laugh at how accurate it was as she moved her attention back to Mia. 
“Mia, do you know what today is?” Carson asked while tapping Mia’s arm so she’d look up at her. “I know you don’t, but I will tell you anyway. It’s January 25th, which means it’s your birthday, my little Aquarius. Happy birthday, baby!”
Mia just hummed in response and snuggled closer to her whale. The three of them stayed silent for a moment until Frank jumped up onto the bed and curled up between Carson and Auston, prompting Mia to reach toward him and attempt to say his name. 
“Fr-fr,” she said and reached towards the Goldendoodle. Carson swiftly set her back onto the mattress, watched Mia scoot closer to Frank, then lay her head against him, still clutching onto Whaley. 
“God, she’s so cute,” Auston said as he leaned back against the headboard, looking alarmed. 
“She really is,” Carson agreed. “Not to flex, but we made that.”
“The biggest flex, honestly.”
Carson chuckled, then reached down to push Mia’s curls away from her face. 
“Alright, little miss. Let’s go brush our teeth, and then we’ll get you some breakfast.”
Mia didn’t put up a fight as Auston scooped her up again and took her to the ensuite, not letting go of Whaley as they went, though. 
Carson watched them go, smiling wide but stayed and spent a few moments giving Frank some love before joining the other two, brushing her teeth, and grabbing a clean diaper for Mia to change into. Once they were done, Carson put on a pair of sweatpants, and Auston threw on a hoodie, then they all headed downstairs for breakfast. 
After getting Mia situated in her high chair, Auston went over to where Carson was cutting up some fruit, pulled her in for a proper kiss, then winked at her and lightly smacked her butt before moving away to let Frank into the backyard. 
“It’s a little early for you to be a tease, isn’t it?” Carson asked as she side-eyed her husband while he opened the sliding glass door leading to the deck outside. 
“Never too early,” Auston replied simply, not even making contact as he watched Frank brush past and close the door after him. He was smiling cheekily as he knew Carson was looking at him unimpressed, but Auston still didn’t look her way until a moment later when he faced her again, and she was scowling. “Oh, c’mon, you love it.”
“I hope you love the couch 'cause that’s where you’ll be sleeping tonight,” Carson grumbled, then went back to cutting up strawberries for Mia. 
“Babe,” Auston whined as he crept up behind Carson again, wrapped his arms around her, then leaned onto her shoulder and gently kissed her jaw. Carson chuckled softly, letting him win her over as she turned to face him and peck his lips. “What’re you making?”
“Nothing special. Just cutting up some fruit, then figured I’d make some eggs, toast and sausage for the three of us.”
“Want some help?”
“I’d love some.”
Auston nodded, then kissed Carson once more before moving away. He went over to his phone and briefly scrolled before some music played over the stereo. Unfortunately, it was a Justin Bieber song, which made Carson want to roll her eyes, but she couldn’t because Mia started bopping her head along to the beat. 
“You like this song, mini?” Auston asked, smiling as he stopped in front of Mia’s high chair and mimicked her movements. “It’s a good one.”
“I mean, you play it so much, she doesn’t really have a choice in liking it,” Carson snarked, making Auston scowl when he looked in her direction again. 
“Why are you such a hater?”
“Why are you such a fanboy?”
Auston huffed in response before turning his attention back to Mia and smiled again as he ruffled her curls, earning a smile from the toddler. He then glanced back at Carson, who had resumed cutting fruit, before looking over at the pepper mill that resided on the kitchen island and grabbing it to use as a microphone just as the song's chorus began. 
“That if I can’t be close to you,” Auston started, in the worst possible singing voice, making Carson jump slightly and quickly snap her gaze in his direction, only to see him inching closer. “I’ll settle for the ghost of you.”
“Oh, my god, Auston,” Carson said, shaking her head and unsuccessfully fighting another smile.
“I miss you more than life.”
Mia was giggling, and Carson was smiling so wide as they both watched Auston finish the chorus as if he were auditioning for a singing competition. Once the chorus was done, he set down the pepper mill and danced to the sliding door to let Frank back inside as if nothing had just happened. Carson just shook her head and returned to prepping while Auston went to the fridge and took out the eggs, milk, shredded cheese and sausage. 
Letting him have his little moment, Carson decided not to tease him too much while she saw him still swaying to the music and kept quiet, only softly humming as she put the berries into a little bowl for Mia to snack on while she waited for the rest of her breakfast. 
Auston noticed Carson humming along to the song, just in time for the chorus to start again and considered it his chance to really get her smiling. So, without a second thought, he closed the gap between them again. 
“Woah,” Carson gasped when suddenly Auston grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him. 
“Since the love that you left is all that I get,” Auston sang, trying to keep his composure at Carson’s surprised expression. “I want you to know that-.”
“Aus-.”
“Dance with me.”
Auston then gently pushed Carson away, still holding her hands so he could spin her into a twirl. Carson’s laughs filled the room as Auston turned her around, brought her back to his chest, and spun them around. 
“You’re wild, Matthews,” Carson said between laughs as they continued dancing in a circle. 
“That makes you wild for marrying me,” Auston responded before spinning Carson again and bringing her toward him again as the song slowed down. 
“That’s ok because I wouldn’t change a thing.”
Carson leaned against Auston’s chest and wrapped her arms around him as they swayed  together for the remainder of the song. She started humming again and closed her eyes, wanting to live in a moment like that with him forever. Auston kept one arm around her, then brought his other hand up to the back of her head and gently played with her hair as the song gradually ended. 
“I love you, Aus,” Carson told him softly. 
“And I love you, Carse,” Auston replied, kissing the top of her head. “Forever.”
‘Ghost’ ended, and a new song started playing, but Carson and Auston stayed there until Mia squealed and began clapping. Her parents’ antics entertained her, and it showed. 
“Oh, you thought that was funny, huh?” Carson asked while she gave Auston one more squeeze before moving away and heading over to the counter to grab the bowl of berries. “Here, baby, have some fruit.”
Mia smiled and dug right into her strawberries once Carson set them down in front of her. Auston wasn’t far behind with a sippy cup filled with water and smirked at Carson once they made eye contact again. 
“Those strawberries won’t hold her off for long. We should probably actually make some breakfast now,” Auston said, and Carson nodded in agreement. 
While they cooked breakfast, Carson and Auston each received numerous FaceTime calls from friends and family wanting to wish Mia a happy birthday. Unfortunately, while Carson was plating their food, she missed a call from Mitchy. So naturally, he called right back and gave Carson shit when she finally answered.
“Oh, I’m surprised you're clothed,” Mitch said once the call connected, making Steph’s mouth fall open in surprise as she glared from where she was sitting next to him. 
“I was making breakfast, Mitchell,” Carson snapped at her cousin, making Auston snort with laughter from where he was pouring them each a cup of coffee. 
“Given the track record of things you and Auston have been doing when I’ve tried calling, you can’t blame me for assuming the worst. Anyways, let me see the baby, please.”
Carson rolled her eyes and shook her head but didn’t sass back as she walked over to Mia’s high chair and held her phone so they could see the birthday girl. 
“Happy birthday, Meems!” Mitchy greeted, making Mia smile and clap once she recognized who was on the screen. 
“Happy birthday, sweet girl,” Steph said. “I’ll see you later for the game!”
“I’ll score a goal for you,” Mitchy added, making Auston scoff.
Carson glanced at him, silently telling him not to start, which Auston just mumbled to himself in response while she brought Mia’s breakfast on a bright pink plastic plate. 
“This birthday girl has been patiently waiting for her breakfast, so I think we’re gonna go, guys,” Carson said as she moved away from the highchair with her phone so Mia could enjoy her food in peace. “We’ll see you guys later!”
“Bye!” Mitch and Steph said together before Carson ended the call. Once she set her phone down, she could finally enjoy the rest of the morning with her little family. 
After breakfast, the Matthews family took things pretty easily. Auston had a couple of hours before he needed to go to SBA for practice but was set on soaking up every moment with Mia that he could. Carson offered to take Frank on his morning walk around the neighbourhood alone so that Mia and Auston could have more one-on-one time. Auston was ready to debate it, saying he had no problem taking Frank out, but he knew how much Carson enjoyed taking Frank on walks and deserved some time to herself.
Carson was gone for about half an hour, but when she and Frank returned home, she was met by something she was not expecting. She had just finished taking her coat and boots off when Auston called for her from the living room. 
“Carse, come here quick,” he said, which had Carson having a moment of panic. She didn’t know if something was wrong but knew she didn’t have time to ask questions in case there was. So, she threw her coat onto a hook and rushed to the living room.
“What’s going on-,” she started but stopped when she saw what was happening. Mia stood next to the coffee table, indicating that she used it to pull herself up into a standing position like she had many times before. She was in that in-between stage of being able to stand independently but hadn’t taken her first steps yet.
“I think she might do it,” Auston spoke up from where he was sitting on the ground, a few steps between him and Mia with his arms out. “C’mon, mini, come to daddy. I won’t let you fall.”
“You can do it, baby,” Carson assured softly as she walked up behind Auston, then crouched to be closer to Mia’s eye level. “We got you.”
Mia smiled upon seeing her mom again and reached toward her but soon realized Carson wasn’t coming over to pick her up like she usually did. So instead, she stopped, and Mia was left just looking at both of her parents and becoming more aware of the distance between her and them. 
She was still holding onto the coffee table, and it looked like she might just sit down and crawl over to them. However, instead, she took her hand off the table and took a small step. 
“Oh, my god,” Carson gasped, tears prickling her eyes as Mia continued taking more steps towards them until she reached Auston’s hands; then he picked her up and brought her to his chest.
“You did it, Mia!” Auston exclaimed. “Look at you go!”
“Your mom and sisters are going to be sad that I didn’t get that on camera,” Carson said, then noticed Mia reaching toward her. Auston didn’t put up a fight in handing their daughter over to Carson once she joined him in sitting on the ground too. “Oh, my, we’ve got a walking one-year-old. Whatever will we do?”
Carson started peppering Mia with kisses, which made Mia giggle, and Auston smiled so wide as he watched his two girls. Carson then looked at Auston and smirked.
“Next thing we know, she’ll be driving and bringing boys over.”
“No, don’t say that,” Auston replied while holding a hand to his heart and dramatically leaning back against the couch. “It hurts. She’s gonna be small forever and never want anything to do with boys.”
“I think your daddy will be in for a rude awakening, right, Mia?” Carson said and kissed Mia’s cheek once more. “You’re going to keep him on his toes.”
“Just like her mother does.”
Carson gave Auston an unimpressed look for that comment, to which Auston just winked at her in response. She rolled her eyes but couldn’t help the smirk that tugged at her lips as she stood up with Mia.
“Alright, little miss. Let’s find something fun for you to do until nap time.”
When Mia was around six months old, Carson and Auston made a sensory bin for her. Inside it were different items and activities she could use that stimulated her senses, but she also found entertaining to play with. It was enough to keep her occupied while Auston slipped out when he had to leave for practice at SBA. He still said goodbye but was very quick and cheerful about it, and her being distracted by her toys helped. 
Lately, Mia had been struggling with seeing Auston leave because she knew he wouldn’t be back for a while sometimes. As a result, she was developing separation anxiety from him, which, naturally, was extremely difficult for him and Carson to witness. They’d been trying their best to navigate this, and the general anxiousness Mia sometimes showed, which Carson blamed herself deeply for, the best they could. Mia’s anxiety was something they’d received praise for in how they handled it because they were always so patient and supportive they always were for their daughter. Despite it being a challenge, Carson and Auston embraced it and didn’t treat it as a burden, showing they were the best people to guide Mia. 
Since the beginning of their relationship, Carson has always been very transparent with Auston about her mental health struggles, and he has been excellent about it all. So when she was experiencing postpartum depression after Mia was born, she realized how vital that transparency was with Auston. He was her partner, so there was no reason for her not to talk to him about it. But also, if Carson had an off day where she closed herself off from those she cared about, something she tended to do if she was in a really bad low and Auston wasn’t home, it was harder for him to know about Carson and Mia’s wellbeing. 
There was one incident while he was away, less than a month after Mia was born, where Carson’s depression was so bad that she ignored her phone and was just kind of in auto-pilot mode taking care of Mia. No one could get ahold of her, and that had Auston stressed beyond belief. Once he finally got in touch with Carson, she realized what she’d unintentionally done and broke down on the phone with Auston, apologizing for making him worry as she genuinely didn’t mean to. Once she calmed down more, Auston reminded her that if she’s struggling, he’s there to help and how that goes for her and Mia. Mia couldn’t communicate her struggles like Carson could, given she was so young, so it was up to Carson to advocate for both of them.
Since that away trip, Carson has shared everything with Auston. Again, it wasn’t that she meant to keep how she was feeling from him, but more so didn’t want to feel like a burden. But sharing those things with Auston also included being honest when things were tough with Mia.  
Mia’s birthday was one of those days. 
When Auston got home from practice, he found his girls together in his and Carson’s bed upstairs, with Frank resting on the floor. Once he was off the ice, Auston saw messages from Carson telling him that Mia got fussy after he left and wouldn’t settle. She obviously wanted her dad, which Carson explained in the texts, but there wasn’t much she could do to help the situation. When Mia really experienced separation anxiety from Auston, she never took it out on Carson. She found so much comfort in her mom, and Carson knew that, but it was still hard to watch, and this day was no exception.
“Hey,” Carson greeted softly and sniffled once Auston entered the room. 
“Hey, babe,” Auston said as he climbed onto the bed next to his wife, then nodded toward their toddler, asleep in her mom’s arms. “How is she?”
“She cried herself to sleep about 15 minutes ago,” Carson explained, letting out a sob as she reached up to wipe away a tear before gently running her fingers through Mia’s curls. “She was really anxious, Aus. I couldn’t set her down, she was just clutching onto me, and no matter what I did, she wouldn’t stop crying.”
“I see,” Auston nodded in understanding. “And how are you?”
“Better now that you’re here.”
Auston appreciated her response but knew more needed to be said. 
“Carse,” he sighed. “I know you’re mentally beating yourself up so much right now, but please don’t. You’re enough. You’re exactly what Mia needed in a moment like this, and just looking at how she’s still holding onto you in her sleep shows me how much she relies on you. I know you’re not feeling very strong right now, but Mia will always need her mom, and you’re her rock, babe.”
“I just hate seeing her like that, Auston. I hate having anxiety. I hate how it makes me feel, and I hate that I’ve now passed it on to our daughter.”
“Carson, don’t say that this isn’t your fault. This isn’t a burden and never will be. I know Mia will be ok because she has you helping her with her anxiety. She will grow up knowing it’s ok not to be ok, and if she needs professional help, that’s ok too. Mia has the most unbiased mother when it comes to mental health stuff. She’s only a year old. We’ve got time to help her navigate this stuff, babe.”
“I just don’t want her ever to feel how I sometimes do,” Carson whispered, still crying but nodding in agreement. 
“I know, bub. I know,” Auston assured as he scooted closer to her and got under the blankets. Carson quickly moved closer to Auston so she could lean against him, still being mindful of Mia as she continued to sleep. Once they were settled, Auston started playing with Carson’s hair soothingly, then spoke up again. “Have you talked to your therapist lately?”
Carson sighed. 
“The last time I saw her was just before Christmas. I-I think I’m going to see if I can get in get in within the next week, so I talk to her before you’re off for All-Star and bye week. I don’t want to feel like this. I want to properly enjoy the time me, you and Mia get together.”
“If that’s what you think you should do, you know you’ve got my support,” Auston said, then kissed her head. “Just let me know because I’ll be more than happy to spend time with our little girl. I’ll even bring her to practice with me if I have to.”
“I don’t think that’ll be necessary,” Carson chuckled. “We’ll figure something out, though.”
“We always do. And Carse, you know I’m always here to listen too, right? About anything at any time.”
Auston then linked his hand with Carson’s and brought hers up to his mouth, kissed it, then rubbed his thumb over her engagement ring and wedding band as he rested their hands on his lap.
“For better or for worse.”
“For better or worse,” Auston repeated, smiling at Carson. “Are you feeling better?”
“Yeah,” she told him honestly. “I meant it when I said I felt better with you being home. I always feel at ease with you.”
“Good. Because I think there’d be issues if you didn’t.”
“Yeah, I may have ended up back with my ex if that were the case,” Carson said, not in a bad way by any means, but the comment still made Auston stiffen. “Aus, you know I don’t actually mean that.”
“I know,” Auston agreed. “Just the mention of him makes me mad, is all. I’ll never not hate him for all he’s put you through.”
“It at least, in a way, led me to you. You healed a heart that you didn’t break and showed me what true love is.”
“I’d do it all again. We’ve come so far from the little nineteen-year-olds we were when we first met.”
“And I like to think we’ve done pretty good,” Carson stated and squeezed Auston’s hand, then glanced down at Mia, who was still sleeping soundly between them. “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a nap too. We still have a lot ahead of us for this little girl's birthday today.”
“I couldn’t agree more,” Auston said, then gently used his hand that wasn’t holding Carson’s to gently place under her chin and guide her gaze to his, delicately pecking her lips once they made eye contact. “I love you.”
“I know you do,” Carson responded, smiling before she leaned in to kiss him again. “And I love you. So. Freaking. Much, Auston Matthews.”
After that, the two of them laid down properly, not bothering to move Mia to her crib and opting for a family nap session. Their nap lasted a little over an hour before Mia stirred awake. She was a little groggy from crying herself to sleep, but she was in much better spirits waking up to see both of her parents there and wasted no time indicating she wanted snuggles from them. 
When Auston had to leave and head to the arena for the game, Mia wasn’t as anxious as she’d been earlier. He gave both her and Carson a hug and kiss goodbye but was hesitant to leave because he didn’t want a repeat of what had happened earlier. However, Mia was content being snuggled on the couch with Carson, her whale and Frank, all watching a show together and even waved goodbye to Auston as he left. 
Carson, Mia and Steph had a good time at the game, too. By the end of the third period, Mia was fading fast, fighting to stay awake from where she sat on her mom’s lap, but the Leafs went into OT against the Rangers. 
During parts of the game, Carson was watching Auston and noticed he seemed to be in some discomfort but couldn’t think of why. So, she made a mental note to ask him after the game and kept an eye on him because she naturally wanted to know he was okay.
Auston stayed in the game and was on the ice when Mitchy scored the overtime winner. After the initial celly, Mitch pointed in the direction he knew the girls were sitting, indicating that the goal was for Mia, just like he’d promised earlier that day.
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namethatghostling · 10 months
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Please tell us EVERYTHING about your dyke scarecrow au🎃🐦‍⬛
ghjk its not even rly like a full fledged au or anything i just resonate so heavily w the character and i was like. sure ok everyones making their own version of their fav rogues, why not me? so basically shes just like a mishmash of all my favorite interpretations and adaptations of the character with a heavy sprinkling of Gender
(also some vaguely paranormal spooky shit bc im so obsessed w scarecrows potential as like an actual horror character. in my version its left deliberately unclear if scarecrow the villain is %100 a persona made up by jon or if its a literal possessing force that has haunted her from childhood. make of it what u will.)
the whole origin story thing goes a little like this. jon crane (she/he/they/it), born johanna keeny, was raised by his fundie xtian grandma, mary keeny, in a farming town in georgia. from childhood she was kind of an oddball, and had a strange preoccupation with fear, loving ghost stories and occasionally menacing the crows that were common on the family land just to see them scatter.
they were always booksmart but also pretty socially inept. bullied at school and either ignored or brutally "disciplined" at home, she found consolation and comfort in books, everything from classic literature to dense scientific texts to trashy pulp horror. jon also struggled with (largely undiagnosed/untreated) chronic pain and, as a result, sleep issues. when she was able to sleep she often experienced sleep paralysis which manifested in nightmares and waking hallucinations of the scarecrow in the field outside the window speaking to her. its voice was wretched like nails scraping glass, but it spoke kindly to them, promising to protect them from the true nightmare that was yet to come. jon tried not to listen. she considered herself too sensible to believe in boogiemen. but as she got older things got worse, her body and mind continued to act against her, certain secrets regarding her sexuality came to light, followed by a confrontation with her granny after she began to threaten her with the promise of "exorcism"...
eventually, jon was left with no choice but to let the scarecrow handle things.
more assorted infodumping below the cut
after using the meager inheritance left by dear departed granny to pursue higher education in gotham, jon legally changed their name both in order to make it harder to track down their history and as a final spiteful gesture, taking the surname of the man grandma keeny had blamed for the corruption of her daughter.
legally she is still johanna and doesnt necessarily mind her given name but still vastly prefers jon. a very select few people are allowed to call her jonny, and NO ONE is allowed to call her joni/joanie any variant thereof.
their rise to villainy is still mostly the same since thats one thing that is generally p consistent in canon. professor of psychology, not well liked by students or staff, secretly working on a pet project involving testing the affects of fear on the human mind with some less than willing test subjects, yadda yadda yadda
scarecrow both is and isnt a separate entity from jon. jon, being scientifically minded, most of the time considers scarecrow to be the natural result of a traumatic childhood manifesting in a protector figure that gains control of their shared body during moments of intense stress or panic. this is true! in certain less rational moments however she believes it to be a completely foreign being, a literal demon that has plagued her family line for generations, like granny always said. this is also true! how can both of those things be factually correct? figure it out yourself!
scarecrow is always eager to wreak some havoc on anyone who gets in jon's way, but as for jon, he has refused to directly inflict violence on anyone since his grandmother. she was his first and last. jon's far from a pacifist, but hes also not bloodthirsty, and scarecrow begrudgingly respects his wishes. after all, its better if the test subjects stay alive as long as possible anyway.
jon has hypermobile eds. as a kid they used to freak out their classmates by messing around with their double joints and stretching out their skin. it became a lot less fun for them in adolescence when the background hum of joint pain suddenly teamed up with their growing pains, also made worse by grannys dislike of doctors delaying their diagnosis for years and their refusal to use mobility aids when they needed them out of fear of the bullying getting any worse. they finally gave in and started regularly using a cane in college but sometimes theyll still try to go without it. not great.
also related to the above, she has had kind of a fucked relationship with self medicating to deal with pain in the past. and in the present to a degree. also kind of a fucked relationship with pain in general.
probably autistic and definitely experiences some flavor of paranoid psychosis and ptsd but was never diagnosed with either because 1) they knew it would impact their ability to pursue their field of choice since they would always be considered "too close" when it came to matters of psychology and 2) theyre pretty sure theres nothing another doctor could tell them about themself that they dont already know and better.
masks like their life depends on it in public and pretty well most of the time. people for sure know theres something up with that crane guy but not enough to really give a shit most of the time. fucking hates stimming around other people. fucking HATES being treated as infantile or less capable.
one of the many benefits of becoming scarecrow, whether in terms of the villain persona or the being that is and isnt jon, is being able to be a lot more visibly bizarre without being treated like a child. instead people just treat it like a threat, which it prefers greatly.
vocal stim of quoting lines from favorite books, old nursery rhymes, and even the occasional half-remembered church song. jons grandmothers religion was largely a burden she dropped as soon as she could, but unfortunately they kinda went off with the southern gospel.
she had her first kiss with a girl from her class after sneaking away from a halloween party together. they got caught and after the news got out the girl hurriedly got back together with her ex boyfriend to protect herself from the inevitable backlash. scarecrow thinks she should have gone the way of dear old granny, but jon stubbornly disagrees to this day despite it all.
people generally think jon is older than he is. this used to bother him but now hes kind of into the whole weathered old butch vibe. certified queer elder moment.
still as much of a nerdass bookworm as she was as a kid. cried until she made herself sick the first time she read carrie. will take this to her grave.
of course theres more but once again this is fuckin long enough already.
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lunarcrown · 1 year
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Omg are you watching tango's create mod series? Thinking about how HTP Tango would probably hate the blaze burners so much... (but irl Tango is so excited about all of this its so cute)
I JUST SAW AHAHA NOO TANGO THE AU LORE UR MAKING US HAVE TO THINK MORE!!!! Ok so we came up w three scenarios:
1- we just disregard bc in actuality it’s a feature built into that mod and we just pretend that series isn’t part or related to what we doin but ITS ALSO VERY FUN TO BRAINSTORM SO-
2- if earlier on before he works on himself, tango develops an unhealthy fixation on the blaze burners? Like he lowkey hates his blaze half of his hybrid self bc in his mind being blaze hybrid caused him a LOT of pain? So he projects that onto the burners. Aqua put it V GOOD:
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She also said he also overcompensates if he feels like he’s “acting too weird” and attacks blaze with reckless gusto in an attempt to show how much he’s NOT got a blaze complex 😂😂
3- OR scenario three, where he’s done extensive healing, he either takes really good care of them and they’re literally just chillin without fear (the way they look inside the burners reminded me of my axolotl and I thought about how his fave thing to do is eat worm and lie still in the dark? So maybe the blazes are just like yeah this is nice I like to be safe and get nice lava baths), OR he lets them free and finds another source of power??
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tidekissed · 4 months
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endive, au courant, foofaraw and serendipity!! w/ melia :}
HI CRICKYYYY thank you for the ask about my wife.
endive - if, under the circumstance, you were able to treat your f/o to a single, beautiful day without a budget, what would it consist of?
ok well. she's the one with the money. hewahha. but. i would love to take her out to a really nice dinner. candles and wine worth more than my life insurance etc. she's very classy and i would like to treat her to a very nice night that ends in a bubble bath with rose petals and. well. you know.
au courant - describe in detail or provide an image of your favorite outfit your f/o has worn. if they only have one outfit, find, draw, or make an outfit collage online of something you’d like to see them in.
i adore literally all of her outfits (barring some of the goofier armor that makes everyone in the game look bad) but i think fc wins.
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foofaraw - do your chosen aesthetics line up well with your f/os? meaning, if the two of you were to say, decorate a home, would your chosen styles clash or compliment each other?
oh god no. she's a classy upper crust lesbian and i am the disaster bisexual rolling up in khakis and a white dad shirt. i genuinely would let her decorate however she pleased because i know she would make things still functional for me. no complaints she can do what she wants because i have no aesthetic sense. at all. she would try to include me anyway. i love her.
serendipity - how did you first discover your f/o, or your f/os source material? how did you feel when you first saw your f/o in your source material? 
i first played xenoblade back innnnn 2019. when DE came out i finally didn't have any excuses left not to play it (a friend had been poking me to get into it since 2014-2015) and. i had a category 7 autism moment over the game. my first playthrough was only 40 hours, which if you know xenoblade you know how fucking insane of a speedrun that is. the plot completely enraptured me and i needed to know what happened THEN. melly instantly caught my eye as being. gorgeous. and she was easily the best written female character in the game and. i fell hard. i love reticent and troubled women.
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rusmii · 3 months
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OMG ILY RUNI
anyways some au ideas i had of chuuya!!
, band au - OK HEAR ME OUT GUITARIST CHUUYA OR SINGER CHUUYA!! like in his mayoi card!!! its also ironic because his va is literally part of a band SO IT MAKES SENSE!!! lowkey i can 100% see chuuya being part of a band if he wasn't a mafia executive!
, a love so beautiful au - not too sure if u watched it but its a chinese drama series called a love so beautiful!! basically theres this girl who REALLY likes this boy but he doesn't like her back so she swears to find a way and do everything she can to make him fall in love with her (she's so delusional but so cute JSHWDBH) ^_^ i'm not finished watching it but it's SO GOOD SO FAR?? there's a korean remake also on netflix but lots of people are saying that the chinese one is better!! I 100% RECOMMEND!!! PLS WATCH IF U HAVENT ALREADY
, cheater au - ok look hear me out i hate everything and anything to do w chuuya being a cheater he would NOT do that ever. hes too loyal and loves you to death :( but i just came across your cheater!chuuya writing and a few bots about it and umm. i'm kinda invested....?????? like OKAY chuuya is being stupid and decides to cheat on u (for whatever reason) and then after like 2 years you're in the ada and reunite or something because of a mission and we have an exes to lovers plot going on here 🤭🤭
, vampire au - i feel so guilty about this... BUT LIKE chuuya as a vampire is so. JSJDGBJQWJW HE WOULD BE SO HOT AS A VAMPIRE HELLO i want him to sink his teeth into my neck frfr just like a vampire love story (and no i have not read or watched twilight). but literally vampire!chuuya would just be so??? gentle and caring???? BUT i also believe he'd be a big ass flirt. idk. it just suits him that way.
, delinquent/troublemaker school au - OKAY OMG I'VE BEEN HAVING SM TROUBLEMAKER CHUUYA BRAINROT like it's confirmed in mayoi that he IS a delinquent!!!! like ur a student council and super worried for chuuya's grades because he's literally failing so u decide to tutor him?!?! mf does not understand shit but he's trying his best!!! honestly i only think he would ever get good grades in physics and sports soooo
, pirate au - i want him to use my pussy as a purse to store all his gold coins inside
I THINK IM YAPPING TOO MUCH LOL I'LL WRITE MORE THOUGH ^_^
-🍮 tsu
HOLYYY SHIT TSU THIS A LOTTTT😳😳😳 NOT COMPLAINING THOUGHT GEHWHWHEHEHEHHEHEEEEEE
(guys this has a lot of capitalization!!!)
for band au: OMGGG IMAGINE J STAR!CHUUYA... UR SO RIGHT CAUSE CHUUYAS VA CAN SING!!! SO TECHNICALLY WE'VE ALREADY HEARD CHU SING. and AajNNn GUITARIST CHUUYA TEACHING YOU HOW TO PLAY HIS ELECTRIC GUITAR IS SO YUMMY MHMHMMMM
for a love so beautiful: OOOOO I actually haven't seen the drama yet! I'm gonna put it on my to watch list!! BUT HEELPPPP I LOVE THIS CONCEPT SM. IT REMINDS ME OF CANDACE AND JEREMY. OMFGGG JEREMY!CHUUYA X CANDACE!READER?!?!?!?!?!!?
for cheater au: LMAAOOO I see you've come across my cheater!chuuya drabble 🥸🥸🥸 BUT YES LMAAOO EXACTLY!!! chuuya being dicky and reader moving on which cause dicky chuuya pain is so on my next chuuya fic list if I ever get the time to post it 😳🤭 (UR SO RIGHT ABT POTENTIAL EXES TO LOVERS!!! but lemme one up u — SECOND CHANCES BUT THE CHEATER HAS TO DO TOP 10 HARDEST CHALLENGES GIVEN BY THE READER IN ORDER TO GAIN HER FORGIVENESS😉😉😉)
for vampire au: YES IM GUILTY OF THIS TOO!!!!! I've actually been wanting to write a vamp chu fic but never got the time to 😳 MAYBE ILL WRITE IT JUST FOR U BC YOU'RE SO RIGHT AGAIANNN!!! vamp chu is so gentle and caring, humans are fragile to him so he treats you like the most breakable glass ☹️ ALSO YES flirty chuuya is MY trade mark 😫
for delinquent chuuya: YESYESYES PLS IM SO GONNA WRITE TJIS NEXT. BUT I do think chuuya is smart! just rather he doesn't care abt his studies as much bc he already knows the materials 😯! BUT BUT BUTTTT just imagine you thinking that chuuya needs a tutor, everyone's telling u "NO! don't do it! he's a bitch to work with!!" BUT he accepts your tutoring and the reason behind it?? bc he likes likes likes youuu~~~ AND HE JUST PRETENDS TO BE DUMB AF IN ORDER TO GET YOU TO KEEP TUTORING HIMM😭😭
for pirate chu: DTOPPPPP GIVING ME SO MANY CHUUYYAAA IDEASSSS. tsu. TSU. YOU'RE GKNNA BE THE REASON WHY THE X CHUUYA TAGS ARE INFLATED BY MEE!!!!!! ALSO NAAHAH pussy purse is meant for his dick and ONLY his dick🙏🙏
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wiseatom · 9 months
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so I've been thinking about?? trying to write?? a botw byler au, and I was thinking about it before totk so I was thinking of it with the party as the champions, but then totk came out and the sages were there and more relevant and so I was like oh shit maybe this might need to change maybe I should ask other people would they prefer OVERWHELMING TRAGEDY AND ANGST or actual active plot contribution so I ran this poll lmao and realized while running it that I'm actually team angst but um. ok wait this is an unnecessarily long winded way of asking your opinion. you're a fic writer i admire and you like loz so which one do you think is better. angst or plot contribution
RUBBING MY LITTLE HANDS TOGETHER OK OKOKOK. I HAVE THOUGHTS AND ALSO FEELINGS!!
first of all i would eat up any loz au. i'm already panting and getting saliva all over this ask answer so sorry abt that. second of all i so aggressively agree w what you said abt the champions in that post you linked and i am so distraught and also upset that someone would ever disrespect them by calling them COWORKERS. third of all i'm going to make a case for both and you can either ask for further input or make a choice from that or ignore me completely 👍 i'm going to put this under a cut bc it is so long:
the thing about botw+the champions that is so just like. (gestures wildly with hands) to me is that you Know the champions but you also Don't. i know botw has received so much (undeserved imo) criticism from the way the story is told through the game -- namely, that it's optional -- but i have always said that i think it's very funny that the people who say this also praise the post-apocalyptic sandbox vibes in the same breath, as if that is not The Exact Reason botw's story is told the way it is, and a story being optional doesn't mean it's not important or impactful, BUT I DIGRESS. the thing w the champions that i love is that once upon a time, these friends meant everything to link, to the point where they literally died for him and zelda and their people and their collective shared kingdom, and he 1. also died and 2. got a second chance where they didn't. there's so much to explore from link's perspective, because he's the one who got the second chance, and then he woke up with no memory of it (a merciful spare from the grief), and then he had to relearn who all of them were, and why he loved them, and grow that love all over again, and then experience that grief in a very complicated way, because on one hand -- he doesn't fully remember everything, and so his grief might not be as impactful, but on the other, he remembers Enough to know that he loved them fiercely. very interesting to explore re: grief and guilt, bc both are very, very complicated! you then also have the juxtaposition of zelda and her guilt and her grief, because she remembers EVERYTHING, and her "failure" was the catalyst for an event so catastrophic it altered hyrule forever (i use failure loosely bc i do not think it was entirely her fault but i digress x2).
from a totk+sages perspective, Yes, you could say the sages have more personality, but that's literally bc we. actually have game time with them? that takes place in the present? lol. i think with the sages and their motivations it's broken down, for me, into three things, unranked: their people, their connection to link, and personal fulfillment. the fact that each of their regions and, essentially, their people, is being impacted by whatever phenomena is happening is enough of a motivation to make them want to be a sage. riju, sidon, and yunobo all have connections to link from the previous game, and tulin knows link well enough to have a baseline connection with him, so obviously that motivates them to want to help him and be a sage. and then there's the fact that they all, to varying degrees, need this for Themselves -- whether it be for glory or self actualization or reassurance or whatever you want to call it. i also like the idea of this being a Second Chance narrative in many regards, because it is a second chance for the imprisoning war but also a second chance for the champions, almost. to be able to rise up together and defeat a common enemy just like their ancestors were destined to do. i think there is also a desperation to totk that botw doesn't have bc botw the ending has already been decided, whereas with totk, you have a chance to save everyone -- especially zelda.
it really honestly depends on what kind of story you want to write. it depends on the messages you want conveyed and what you want byler's focus to be. for me, botw is a zelink getting together narrative (or, least, it sets up for them to -- link literally spends the entire game falling in love w zelda for the second time), whereas totk is an established relationship vibe. i think botw puts byler more center stage with the rest of the party taking more of a backseat role and totk does the opposite. i think it is maybe obvious on which of the 2 games i prefer from what i said but i say go with your gut and evaluate the takeaways you want from this fic. don't go for the angst just bc it's angst and don't go for the easy route just bc it's the easy route. think about what you want this fic to make people feel when they read it and i think the answer might come easily!!
i hope this was helpful literally at all. i would apologize for rambling but you did come into my ask box and ask me to talk about zelda and i think you knew you were going to get a ramble out of it
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vinnival · 1 year
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can i hear more abt nttl....i follow the blog but ive forgotten the basic plot
HI SAM,M !!!!!! OK@
HI FROG HI MEL² !! @frogdaqueerfloof @moonflwer-gutz
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the premise of the whole thing is absolutely "came back wrong" trope but the "wrong" is more. arguably "just as good". yeah. Jonah came back Just As Good (now with a new power added on: shapeshifting!)
An alternate ends up killing Jonah Marshall, and taking his place- and the Sheer dumbass-ness of Jonah's personality makes the alternate completely forget what it was (sparkle OFF. it's thursday.) and turn back to save Adam.
There's also a secret second thing as to why it forgot but. I will mention that later😁👍
This was all made before volume 4 came out- so it's funny how a lot of what Jonah went through in this AU correlates really well with what happens to Adam in canon.
In this au, Adam (@nonbinarymissingno hey. writer of adam) is still human, but a bit to the left. He's more of a sleeper agent for Six, along with the 3k other kids (whom most have died off by now).
Imagine Jonah's surprise when he wakes up to go to the bathroom in the motel they're staying at, only to discover that he had to.... duck down to avoid the doorframe? Only to discover his back feels heavy/sore...? Only to discover black claws replacing his fingers and elongated limbs and oh no oh god no let this be a dream,
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Alas! (!!)(sorry man)
Hey, at least he's. um. he's still got his best frienOh never fucking mind Alt Gabriel and 6 are rivals and that fucks it all up !! you see, "jonah" is no simple alternate; gabriel's gonna need a successor since six seems to have found a favorite of his 3k. so of course the 'angel' decides Fuck it. Let's choose the Best Friend of 6's successor to rival him. Yeah the reason why Jonah completely forgot its true form is also because it is literally the most powerful alternate in terms of shifting. "your humanity is my greatest achievement"- So On And So Forth
in one last cherry on top, your boy dave also got the same treatment as jonah but without the successor shit. got too committed to the bit, that one/hj
man I really wanna redraw th.the alt design I have for him. but ouggugu. you can see how joner looks on @tmc-notimetolive (also where we are Playing Out the events mostly how we wrote it. in the writing we did the boys have just recently returned to BPS at last but on the blog jonah is currently clueless to what he is)
There's many many other small bits of details here and there but it'd take way too long to explain out here,, plus I've already taken up enough of your time so/j
ACTUALLY YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? cyril my good friend cyril predicted the name catalyst being associated w/adam. like.
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november last year!!! shoutout to him for being sick with it
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