【Huntdad】 AU
Verse, where Mono does not come back for Six in the Wilderness [or takes time to do so // depends on context]
cw: bright light
The Hunter catches a child in the forest. Something about her makes him hesitant to take her away [to the Maw].
A strange familiarity, kinship he has never known. Strong spirit in fragile body. Enough children still believe that this world has mercy for them (<fools!>). Enough children still hope. But not in this case. Whatever that child has been through: she doesn't hope. She simply does what needs to be done.
That said, the hermit decides to keep the child with him. For now.
It takes a lot of time for Six to trust him. The Hunter grumbles, curses. He considers if it's really worth it to have another mouth to feed? It would be easier to just find a wild dog. He's not as good at taming beasts as he is in hunting them.
But the child comes out of her hideaway eventually. The Hunter doesn't really know what he wanted to achieve here, so he begins to train her.
Six eats with him, walks with him and hunts with him. She's more a hunting dog than a child, truth be told, but she doesn't complain. She likes to catch something alive with her bare hands and make it unalive. Sometimes she growls and screams at her prey and it seems to the hunter that she has been holding back this anger for a long time.
The Hunter teaches her how to handle a knife, make fire and cook raw meat. Six finds mushrooms and vegetables in the forest. He goes extra mile to provide her with the things she needs. She sews up his wounds where he cannot.
They never speak of any of that. They never exchange more than a few words, in fact. They create their own language of grunts, gestures and meaningful silence. The Hunter doesn't really know what's going on inside this child's head, but if he was her he would be grateful and he counts on that.
It is an acceptable tandem, they have.
◉ The Hunter in this verse takes guardian role over Six. He's not very fatherly or friendly, and ceirtanly won't admit it, but his protectiveness shows in his actions. In his eyes, he teaches Six how to be on her own, rather than depend on him
◉ This verse may include other kids with or without Six, for he's more ready to take care of them, as he did with Six. He still doesn't have a soft spot for children, but he's more tolerant of them
◉ This verse has blurred boundaries and unclear definitions. Plot where Six runs away eventually and plot where she calls him Dad both will fall under the definition of Huntdad AU
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havgni like a rlly funny stockfly verse image rn. imagining the first time he ingests the mutagen its like!! very typical 'first transformation' stuff. lots of knocking shit over, lots of drama etc etc. (also he accidentally kills the power in his own lab or smth idk) & then one of his kids comes in like "hey dad" & its Dark & ALL u can see is stockman's bug eyes glowing in the dark like a fuckngi cat while what u can see of his silhouette is very clearly no longer human. & they jsut stare @ each other & its like oh shit
but hten said kid tht walked in on him is just like "can we have chicken nuggets for dinner" & baxter, who is, like, WINDED @ this point, is just like.........yeah ok, KGHFKJG
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It took three tries of redesigning him but I finally got it
This is the Itsy Bitsy Spider-man, or Itsy for short. His real name is Pablo Portillo. He was bitten by a radioactive spider while shoplifting and a canon event and one less Tia later became the one and only Spiderman. That is until another Spiderperson came along and he had to rebrand (boo) to Itsy-Bitsy.
Now he fights crime with his partner/bff (still being made by my friend) Honey-Spider (subject to change)
I’ll probably post some unfinished doodles later.
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I had another nightmare tonight.
It wasn't like some of the ones I've had before. It wasn't about the children. Still, I got up to check on them. Habit, I guess, but I had to make sure. Even if I was in my nights, even if my heart was still racing, wings aching from the tension- I still… had to see. I had to see them asleep, watch them breathe for a moment- remind myself that they're still here and safe, even though the danger of my memory was not after them.
Is that silly?
It could be.
But it brought me comfort. To know they're alright. In my memories, I see explosions and swords. I see the rampage of war in the Artic, my wings being the only thing that kept me alive.
Death doesn't scare me. But in the corner of my eye, sometime I would see soldiers fall. Sometimes they were much younger than I expected.
Sometimes I see Chayanne, in those nights. In the memory of bloodshed, I fear I'll lose him. I'll lose him, like I lost my home, like I lost my life.
What will I do when it isn't just a nightmare anymore?
I'm not quite sure. I pray I'll never have to know, but this world reminds me daily that it doesn't want to see my hopes. They don't want us here.
I had a nightmare tonight, and I sincerely hope it stays in my dreams.
(And I sincerely hope that the day I lose them, should that day ever come, death will welcome me, too, into her open arms. I pray she is kind enough to let me stay with them, and the cold of her hands does not bring me back, here, awake. Staring at an empty ceiling and wishing, alone. I want to stay. I hope I am not left alone to rot in the silence of an empty home.)
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Valicer Not-Incorrect Quotes, Halloween Editon
[Context: Alice auditioned for a scare house and was hired on the spot to replace someone who'd quit suddenly; as a result, she was only able to send a quick text to Victor and Smiler saying she got the job and would tell them about it later]
Alice: [jumps out of a corner in the scare house, covered in fake blood and waving a knife] ARRRGH!
Pair Of Sisters: [scream and run on to the next performer]
Alice: [hides again and jumps out at the next passersby] ARRRGH!
Frat Bro: [screams surprisingly high-pitched and flees]
Alice: [hides again and jumps out at the next couple] ARRRGH!
Victor & Smiler, out on a date: [yelp -- then stop dead as they recognize Alice]
Alice: [also freezes as she recognizes them] ...
Victor: So this is where you were hired!
Smiler: [grins and waves] Hi bestie!
Alice: [trying not to laugh] Don't call me that, I'm trying to murder you.
--
Smiler: [entering the house fresh off a shift at Sunny Brews] Hey, I'm home!
Victor: [getting off the couch to greet them] Welcome back! I hope you had a --
Victor: [pauses, then leans in and sniffs Smiler] Goodness, you smell -- really good.
Alice: [getting up as well] They what? [goes in for a sniff too] Huh. You do smell good. Very -- fall?
Smiler: Yeah, that'll be the fifty million pumpkin spice lattes I made today.
--
Victoria: [showing the trio and Emily a new treat recipe she wanted to try out] And now you pipe your meringue on top of the cookie base in a swirl, like so.
Smiler: [looking at the resultant swirl with a raised eyebrow]
Victor: [guessing at what they're thinking] No.
Alice: [also guessing] Besides, it's white.
Smiler: ...that just sent my mind off in a different direction.
Victor: NO.
--
[Context: Victor, Alice, and Smiler are watching The Nightmare Before Christmas with Smiler's other coaster friends]
Thirteen: [glancing over at Victor and jerking her head toward the TV and Halloweentown] So, is that what your hometown looks like?
Victor: Har har. I'll have you know it's not nearly that colorful.
Rita: So more like the town in Frankenweenie, gotcha.
Oblivion: Does Jack come to your family reunions?
Victor: Come on, I don't look that much like a Tim Burton character.
Alice: You really do.
Smiler: You're one oddball corpse-revival away from starring in one of his movies.
Victor: [fake pouts] You're all mean.
Smiler: [winks] And we already know you like spirals.
Victor: [deep blush] Can we go back to watching the movie?
--
Alice: [sidles up to Victor drawing something and leans over him, grinning and showing off fake vampire fangs] Hi darling.
Victor: [glances up at her with a smile -- then does a double take when he notices the teeth] Oh! Ah, hello.
Alice: [still grinning, running a finger along Victor's neck] Like them? I got them just for you.
Victor: [visibly swallows] Ah -- they're -- they're very nice.
Smiler: [abruptly appears at the door in a lab coat and yellow spiral-pattern goggles, lounging against the frame in a way that's meant to be sexy] I understand someone in here needs some serious brainwashing?
Victor & Alice:
Victor: [snorts and turns away to try and hide his laughter]
Alice: [shakes her head, snickering] Way to kill the mood.
Smiler: This is the sexiest outfit in the world and you know it.
--
[after hours at the scare house]
Coworker: Hey, Alice? I saw you kissing some guy behind the attraction on our break --
Alice: Oh, that was my boyfriend, I wasn't making out with a random guest.
Coworker: [fidgeting] Yeah, but -- I saw him come in with some other guy, and kiss him too.
Alice: Oh, that was my boyfriend's themfriend.
Coworker: ???
Alice: We're complicated.
--
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'tommy?', the other calls out for him, absentmindedly, shuffling
through some report papers on the office's desk, or something
similar, casual. seemingly, they blink though, and suddenly... 💼
" y-yeah, you, um. called? " tommy is already stood behind them, hands in
his pockets, giving his best, brightest smile. (how the hell did he do that...?) 💼
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