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Got an idea for a tnmn therian/alterhuman AU

If I do write it, I don't plan on adding major OCs or doing a reader insert, but I do wanna have Frangzzack (Francis/Angus/Izaack) ((pre-established))

I think it would be Francis, Anastacha, and maybe Steven centric too

Anyway, here are my basic ideas n stuff

Things could always change

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Basically what I mean by therian AU is that there are fantasy elements and therians will be able to use a sort of magic to physically shift their form to that of their theriotype(s)

I have a few ideas for characterization and backstories written up already as well as the cast and their theriotypes

Francis: a coywolf born in a religious town to human parents. His ability to shift was taken from him during childhood, and he has struggled with feeling incomplete for most of his life. He wasn't expecting Anastacha to end up being a therian, but he's doing his best to help her

Anastacha: has her world pretty much turned upside down when she finds out she's a jaguar(?). Frightened and confused at first Francis and the others are able to explain what's going on and guide her best they can. She's not sure how to go about explaining it to her mother or if she should. She was also iffy about Selenne, and it seemed they couldn't quite click at first

Izaack: a horse that burdens himself with protecting others due to his size and strength as well as a desire to be like his moms. One of them, who was a grizzly bear, died helping others flee a forest fire, his other mom, a red fox, owns a sanctuary near town where many therians can shift or even live safely. He sends her money to help pay for it

Angus: a red deer that is friendly and talkative, and can shift just fine, but he has a hard time finding his inner animal, letting loose and running wild?

Selenne: she's a tiger, kind hearted and gentle, but also fierce and vengeful, she and Izaack share a similar complex being two of the largest in the group. She's going to be the main person guiding Ana alongside Francis since she's also a big cat, and she's also struggling with how to tell Nacha about her identity. She and Ana tend to support each other a lot due to their shared struggle and they are able to bond

Elenois: a fennec fox and druid/witch in training. She finds herself a little out of place among larger animals like the others and hates feeling like she needs protecting cause of it, so she trains with magic to make up for her physically small size

Steven: after having strange dreams about flying for years (which his father always disregards), he discovers he's a falcon. His dad kept the fact that his mother was a barn owl a secret in an attempt to protect him since his mother was killed by poachers. He's very sore about it and it causes a rift in their relationship

Mclooy: not therian, knows that Anastacha, Angus, Izaack and the Sverchzt twins are, and has an inkling about Francis but can't quite pin him due to his inability shift. They don't know he knows, and he does his best to keep Steven oblivious

Afton: not therian, antagonist (don't think I'm going to go full on villain considering game lore but maybe), has suspicions about the others, probably wants to study therians since they already do stuff with aliens and artificial life, so why not

Theriotypes and therianthropy aren't genetic, though it's more likely for therians to be born to other therians. Some can have multiple, and they all have some magic in them due to the nature of their souls. Some train with it more than others and are able to do more

I've also hemmed and hawed over whether or not they can still talk when they shift, or at least if humans would understand them when they do

Wolfwalkers is a big inspiration for this if you couldn't tell

Also there's going to be Selenne x Nacha (also pre-established), obviously. Can't have a tnmn fic without my otp <3

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I wrote a fic

Didn't want to post it on my main blog cause I didn't want people I know irl to find it, and I didn't want to open asks on my main blog either

Also I feel like a more focused blog will be better for info dumping and in case people want to follow for something specific instead of the random stuff I do on my main

It's a Francis/nb!reader fic that uses Y/n, and it's rated mature for graphic violence and strong language

I update every two weeks on Thursdays

I also have a playlist to go with it:

Summary and chapter 1 sneak peek below

Summary:

Being the child of a doppelganger and a human isn't easy, but you managed to survive this long by keeping others at an arm's length and blending in. You were certain you had a good thing going when you got the position as doorman for an apartment complex, until a certain milkman manages to hit a weak spot in your emotional barriers. His suspicions about you are rising, when you suddenly find yourself the caretaker of a young girl who is also half doppelganger.

In your new predicament, you are faced with a choice: learn to come out of your shell and trust someone, or keep running and instill your fear of the world into another young mind.

Torn between the need for human connection and your survival instincts, one mistake could result in you and the kid being on the receiving end of a DDD cleaning protocol.

Chapter Summary:

After years of struggling to get by on your own and find a place that would not only accept you, but would also fit your needs, you finally found the perfect one. Now you, Y/n L/n, are the full time Doorman of Wayward apartment complex

Sneek peek:

If there was one thing that always stayed the same with you, it was that you always ended up alone.

From the moment you were born you were an anomaly, with a doppel father and a human mother, you felt torn between two worlds you never quite fit into your whole life. The constant fighting between your parents tore you apart, and you wondered how they met or even had a child with how often they fought.

Your father would try to instill in you the blood lust of the doppelgangers, teaching you how to alter your appearance to lure in humans or infiltrate the places they felt most safe. Doppels were ruthless, persistent, territorial, and united under one objective: to wipe out and replace humanity. You didn’t share this objective, never having the heart to kill a human. When your father forced you to eat one he had killed, hoping your first taste would awaken the hunger for human flesh buried in you, you had retched it all up when you got home before crying to your mother.

You did have that hunger in you, but the innocent librarian your father shoved down your throat didn’t satisfy it. You could still sustain yourself just fine on human food, but at the end of each meal it would always feel like a part of your stomach always remained empty, no matter how many seconds or thirds you went back for until you were sick. You even tried eating the rats that scavenged the allies and cellar in desperation, but with that not working you had no choice but to learn to live with it, and soon the pangs in your gut became just another constant in your life.

You would never forget the day you learned how to satiate it.

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Lonely Hearts chapter 25: Never the Same has been published!

Summary:

“It might be scary at first, but the unknown is much scarier. Peace will come easier when knowledge is shared and people can come to understand what they are afraid of.”

Sneak peek:

The apartment lobby was warm in more ways than one. Not only was it rid of the biting cold, but your neighbors were all gathered and ready to greet you. Rosie was the first to give you a hug, being careful in case she disturbed your wound. “I'm so glad you're okay!” You hugged her back. “It's good to be back. And don't worry, I won't have to go out late anymore.” You said. Pulling away and drying your misty eyes you greeted the residents. “We’re delighted to have you back,” Lois said before hugging you, “we were all scared and worried sick.” “I was worried about you too.” You replied. “Thank you so much for everything you’ve done, Mrs. Stilnsky.” “Lois, please.” “Thank you, Lois.” Roman’s sentiments were expressed well enough with a silent but firm handshake. Each neighbor greeted you with their own sentiments, and eventually the tears of joy became too much to fight. With every hug, handshake and conversation, though, it became more obvious that your scarred neck had become the elephant in the room. You could see their eyes briefly flicking down, though they tried to stay focused, until finally, Margarette addressed it. “Listen, I know we’re all happy to see you back, but I think it’s clear what we’re all wondering.” She said, her tone somewhat apologetic. “What happened to your neck, dear?” The air of the room changed. Some looked apologetic, some annoyed that it had been acknowledged, and some relieved that someone had said something. You found yourself among the relieved. The whole ride home you had been trying to figure out how to breach the subject, but Margarette did it for you.

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Reading amazing fanfiction, then forgetting to bookmark it

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I see Izaack as being just the essence of positive masculinity, like Kirishima from bnha, and maybe a himbo

He's good looking and a pretty big guy, but he's kind and he always builds people up. He doesn't take out his problems on others, isn't afraid to ask for help, and doesn't bottle up his emotions either but can express them in healthy ways

He's respectful, social, a bit of a goof. Maybe not the brightest bulb, but he's emotionally intelligent and does his best, and everyone appreciates having him around

Just a very pleasant and positive person to be around

I just cannot see this man being an asshole in any capacity

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Reblog this if you would not only accept, but welcome fan art, moodboards, etc. of your fics

All of these used to be so common for people to show their appreciation of different fics and authors, and I think it’s a shame people don’t do it anymore. I love seeing fan work for my fics!!

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I like the idea of Teutates having no gender in the same way Testament from Guilty Gear has no gender

"I am above gender” any/all + any ship with her is gay no matter what

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Fake Dr. W with no nose roast us. 😠🤦‍♂️

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I like to think that Angus can draw :3c

> He's a marker user

> HATES drawing with yellow (iykyk) Uses orange instead.

> Prefers to draw women and dresses

> Absolutely roasts his neighbors' and coworkers' fashion sense with his art. Nobody is safe.

> LOOOVES drawing flowers

> Doesn't draw puplis bc he doesn't like the subjects to look back at him. Only time he does is when he draws himself.

> Fairly abstract, uses blocks of color as seen above

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Afton being an "I love my strong wife" wet opossum of a man was not what I intended going into this fic, but I'm not complaining about this outcome in the slightest

One thing that I always kept in mind when writing Afton was that he is a coward and also not a fighter. If anyone started a physical confrontation with him he'd try to flee first, and then if that wasn't any option he'd go dead weight, play dead, or take it. The man is smart, but cannot fight to save his life

Mia is the muscle, he's the brains. Afton will often surrender easily and take the easy way out of a physically dangerous situation, avoiding confrontation or getting his hands dirty in schemes. Mia is the first one to enter a room when there is potential danger, she will get dirty and bloody and take the risks to get the job done if required.

And before you take it as Afton doesn't genuinely care for her and will use his fiance as a human meat shield and means to an end, uh no, not in this AU

Afton protects Mia from the DDD and does his part in leading the project, Mia protects Afton from doppels and other physical threats. They have different strengths and use them to support each other in different ways.

If Mia was in danger he would try and fight for her. Would he win? Absolutely not he would be on the floor without landing a single hit, but he'd at least try. If it was just him in danger he'd probably accept his fate because he thinks he deserves it and also knows he'd lose anyway

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There should be a feature on ao3 that lets you specify and sort by what the main/centric ship of a fic is instead of just having all the ships under the same relationship section and filter of a fic

Like:

Warnings, main relationship, relationships, characters, additional tags

I say this because as a tokoyami/shoji fan it's really hard to find fics where they aren't a secondary or background couple for stories about ships that are more popular

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I'm honestly surprised by the lack of fics that explore the actual lore of tnmn, especially surrounding Afton. As the only character so far with direct ties to the lore he has so much potential

What are his relationships with Mia, Keppler, and the other neighbors like? Is he a villain? A sympathetic antagonist under Keppler's thumb? Why did he choose this line of work? Did he even have a choice? Does anyone suspect him being involved?

Don't get me wrong I see a good amount of this stuff on tumblr, but fanfiction is severely lacking

There are no other fics I've seen that are tagged with Keppler as a character. Most of the fics for this fandom are ship fics, which I'm not saying to condemn them especially since mine are also ship fics, but to say that you can still explore those things in a ship fic

One of my favorite ship fics was a Franzaack one that hasn't been updated in a while, and it had Izaack actively investigating the origins of doppelgangers and explaining to Francis what he's discovered

Angus and Steven are also popular to ship with our fan favorite milkman, and both could also provide great avenues into the lore since one is commonly headcanoned to have ties to the mafia and the other is in the military

Hell the player character literally works for the DDD so reader inserts and doorman centric fics are already a good starting point

And doppelgangers as characters have so much potential when it comes to exploring their perspectives on humanity and each other and what life is like for them

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I do plan to have the nightmare versions of the MC and Emily make cameos in one of the Wayward Tales

I'm not gonna give away too much about them since I want to keep it a surprise until the Tale is published, all I'm going to say is I was really excited to use my interest in demonology and the ars goetia when picking names for them

If anyone wants to take a guess which demons inspired their names though, feel free

Hint: at least one of the names for each of them is inspired by dog-like demons

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One thing that I always kept in mind when writing Afton was that he is a coward and also not a fighter. If anyone started a physical confrontation with him he'd try to flee first, and then if that wasn't any option he'd go dead weight, play dead, or take it. The man is smart, but cannot fight to save his life

Mia is the muscle, he's the brains. Afton will often surrender easily and take the easy way out of a physically dangerous situation, avoiding confrontation or getting his hands dirty in schemes. Mia is the first one to enter a room when there is potential danger, she will get dirty and bloody and take the risks to get the job done if required.

And before you take it as Afton doesn't genuinely care for her and will use his fiance as a human meat shield and means to an end, uh no, not in this AU

Afton protects Mia from the DDD and does his part in leading the project, Mia protects Afton from doppels and other physical threats. They have different strengths and use them to support each other in different ways.

If Mia was in danger he would try and fight for her. Would he win? Absolutely not he would be on the floor without landing a single hit, but he'd at least try. If it was just him in danger he'd probably accept his fate because he thinks he deserves it and also knows he'd lose anyway

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I think an idea I really want to explore for LH is what would eat a half-doppel?

I've thought about it in passing, especially since Tokyo Ghoul is one of my inspirations and it has The Gourmet

I actually subtly teased the idea in chapter 18 with this line

"Perhaps you were a hypocrite since you had considered working with Winslow, but at least they couldn’t eat you. You think."

I'll find a way to explore it in a tale, I already have an idea about a characterization of the antagonist/halfblood eater

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"Do you want more tea?, or whatever"

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To die by cultured dream or to scurry away that is the question/j