#Falling Slowly AU

[fairsweetlonging]

truth serum / system reveal au where shen qingqiu gets hit with an uncloaking spell that reveals the system in the reflection of his eyes every time it pops up.

during one of his missions, in the treasure hoard of some dragon-like creature, he finds a golden, oval shaped hand mirror, its gaudy style more victorian based than anything (airplane you hack!), that doesn't seem to do anything when he looks into it. but when he does, it reveals the system's screen in his eyes.

he doesn't notice this, of course, because he can't see it, and the system, surprisingly, stays quiet.

the peak lords think he's cursed.

maybe mu qingfang is the first to notice, during the mandatory post mission check-up, when shen qingqiu is scrolling through his most recently accumulated points and mu qingfang can see the strange vividly-blue lines reflected in his pupils. it's gone when shen qingqiu blinks, like it was nothing but a trick of the light.

it comes out when yue qingyuan is visiting and, just as he's done laying out the plans for a new mission, shen qingqiu's eyes glaze over and a bright blue box takes over the whole of his iris. shen qingqiu goes quiet; the thing in his eyes moves, shifts, pulses for a second, like static worms crawling all over his pupils. then he blinks, and it's gone, and shen qingqiu accepts the mission that yue qingyuan was almost sure he would decline.

maybe there is an intervention, when the peak lords corner shen qingqiu at qian cao peak and try to figure out what's wrong, subjecting him to all kinds of treatments and curse-finding spells that turn up empty, they can't find anything.

of course, the silencing threat is still very much up and running. at first shen qingqiu was kind of confused by the whole ordeal, but when the peak lords start describing a "strange blue box", he realizes, with sickening suddenty, that they're describing the system. and he can't say anything.

this only makes everything worse, because their fellow peak lord now keeps evading every question and acts like he doesn't understand. liu qingge points right at his face and asks, "that blue box, what is it?" and shen qingqiu laughs nervously and starts talking about how bright the weather is and surely it's the sky and nothing to worry about!

even worse, during the intervention the system thought it was a good idea to start talking to him, so now even the peak lords who hadn't seen it and who might have been persuaded by light tricks and reflections, get a first row view that no, that definitely isn't a trick of the light.

they try to do the whole thing of "are you in danger, blink twice" but shen qingqiu can't even do that because it's still a direct admittance!

maybe eventually he starts saying vague confirmations that don't actually confirm anything, like "this master hears what you're saying", or maybe he goes with a classic "this master can neither confirm nor deny that." but the system starts warning him for that too and eventually he stops saying anything, which worries the others more.

luckily mu qingfang catches on that every time they ask a direct question about the box or shen qingqiu says anything vaguely confirming, it appears. it doesn't appear when they ask about curses or demons, so it must not see that as a threat.

for a little extra angst: maybe the peak lords keep pressuring him for answers, and at some point shen qingqiu gets fed up and snaps out something like, "why don't you understand that i'm not allowed to answer that!" the system counts this as a direct admittance, threatening it's existence. so it punishes. shen qingqiu has a qi deviation so bad it lasts two weeks and takes two people every day to cleanse his meridians. the system doesn't appear in that time. it doesn't appear for a long while after that, either. the peak lords stop asking, mainly because shen qingqiu will instantly leave the room if they do. they don't stop searching for a cure, though.

shang qinghua returns from a business trip and catches on the second someone mentions a blue box and forced silencing.

[that1notetaker]

How did Narinder and The Lamb meet? Also, have u named ur lamb?

Narinder: Someone reeks of death and not the dying kind whossit. The lamb: Narinder, about to break his self isolated streak, socially handicapped after millenia indoors: Fucks sake Technically they met here at a festival. (literally a fancy excuse for the gods to have fun and devotion to grow. Also another reason.) Narinder was about to make a break for it when the lamb with their weird vibes came in. Also, nope. I don't have a name for the lamb yet. Tempted to name the guy Lamb-o for shits and giggles.

[gazkamurocho]

Thinking about the Kazumaji High School AU again

[1v31182m5]

"The author of the journals, my Sister"

comms open :3

[delicioustarong]

Throws this at you (⁠ﾉ⁠≧⁠∇⁠≦⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠ ⁠ﾐ⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

| Trapped |

1/?

Context:

Bill trapped Ford in a bubble, screwing his view of reality. In order to trick Ford, Bill has repressed his memories and manipulated him into believing that he lives with Bill back in the shack where they're both working to complete the 'portal'. Bill's goal here is to get the equation he desperately needed in order to escape Gravity Falls.

An important thing to note is that whenever Ford remembers, the whole scenario resets.

[sweepingboy]

POV: your roommate is a little upset after his boyfriend cheated on him

(Feng Xin wanted to beat the fucker up but turns out Mu Qing has already avenged himself - he got inside his wardrobe and ripped the seams on every article of clothing)

[risetherivermoon]

lark's relationship with norm and hero in my head is the same as grunkle stan with the mystery twins

[instantartific]

Reflections

[godsfavoritescientist]

An as-of-yet unnamed AU where instead of being Ford's muse, Bill appears to Fiddleford and convinces him to build the portal.

The conversation in the last 2 images continues under the cut:

Fiddleford relaxed all at once, giving Ford a too-wide smile. Then, he opened his eyes one eyelid at a time. “You’ve been a real good friend! And I have a lot of friends, so that’s saying something!” He let out a short laugh. “You wanna know what I’m working on? It’s something that’s gonna usher in an era of world peace! You might not believe it, but no one else would believe you if you told them you’ve just uncovered an ancient alien crash site, would they now? So be a pal and suspend your disbelief!”

Ford felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. There was something… something he couldn’t put his finger on… something that flashed in the corner of his eye…

Ford swallowed. “Okay. It’s religious project. But what is it?”

Fiddleford threw a casual arm around Ford. “I think it’ll be easier if I show you!”

~

They walked down a corridor lined wall to wall, floor to ceiling with computers running endless calculations. They bathed the whole room in flickering green light, as words scrolled rapidly across screen after screen after screen, their glowing surfaces reflecting in Fiddleford’s glasses as he walked ahead of Ford, with a confidently uncoordinated stride that made Ford wonder if he was drunk. Ford glanced at the screens, catching bits and pieces of words as Fiddleford rushed by in the black-and-green light. “Probability of Event 4.23A, Probability of Event 23.652C, Probability of Event 1.9C…” dozens of numbers that looked like coordinates… thousands of statistical probability equations being run over and over again…

Fiddleford punched in a seven-digit code on the front of a huge metal door at the end of the corridor. When he swung it open, it revealed a room that looked like something out of a movie, or a nightmare. He stood before a sea of gigantic red raising platforms that Fiddleford effortlessly jumped around on, inputting some kind of code based on the symbols on the squares, until the moving platforms went still.

They moved on into a simple, warmly-lit room with coat racks full of red robes lining the walls, and foam mats stacked in the corner with eyes embroidered on them.

And then, at last, they entered what appeared to be their destination. This room was gigantic, and frigidly cold. The walls and floors were all made of metal. And at the center of the room, a machine towered over them. It was part metal and part unfinished scaffolding. A huge upside-down triangle with a hole in the middle of it, like a great big maw.

Fiddleford gestured at it with a grin. “My magnum opus! A portal directly to god.”

[ceaselesswatchersspecialboy]

a. love the multifandom choice of gf and tma

b. in regards to your not who he seems au, would there be a weridmagedon? or something else?

A. Thank you! I love both series a lot! They honestly work really well together.

B. Admittedly, I’m a bit stumped on that right now as I have a few different paths I could take? Each very different. If there was a weirdmaggedon it would go diverge heavily from canon, and could honestly be pretty interesting, especially considering Bill’s genuine bond with everyone? I’ll think more on it!

If I did go down the something else route though, it would likely be linked to Bill’s past coming to haunt him, as I do have a few vague ideas regarding Ciphertology, and a more modern anti-cipher group appearing. Nothing concrete yet though.

[carn-e-vil]

oh yeah.... im making aus now.... florist au but al haitham is a part time employee at the plant nursery tighnari owns and kaveh keeps running into him

[cherubchoirs]

some cleaned up fallen gabe doodles....trading in wings for claws is. an adjustment

[sunn-mechanic]

Having thoughts about Pixal and Ice Emperor Zane rn...

IE still not remembering but he still knows her. He doesn't know why or how he does, but he releases her from his guards. Despite any protests from Vex, IE allows her to stay in the castle.

Pixal is distraught at his memory loss, but takes his recognition of her as a glimmer of hope. She ends up spending most of her time in the castle with him, trying to help him remember. He listens to her and starts asking her to tell him stories about them from before he lost his memories.

At the beginning, IE asks Pixal why he knows her, and she tells him, "we... we are compatible." (hoping that it would spark some memory.) It doesn't help him remember entirely, but it does feel familiar to him. He ends up asking her about it later, and asks her to teach him what it means to be compatible.

just. Ice Emperor falling in love with her all over again, without even getting his memories back, and Pixal learning to love this new facet of Zane just as much as the old him.

...might write a fic based on this tbh...

[stealthetrees]

What if I had Commander Thorn married off to a Mafia leaders granddaughter in a political marriage alliance 🤔

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

when you try to stargaze but all you have is ceiling set lights. and they're not even on. smh

[finnylemon]

"If your still breathing you're the lucky ones, cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs."

Most of this is an angst dump! Enjoy

You wouldn't think such a quiet and timid troll would have a complete personality flip when ingesting alcohol. Normally utilized as stress relief, John takes his memorist to the bar for a relaxing night on the town after a few stressful weeks. This doesn't faire well with his smaller partner, going too far with an extremely light bodyweight. Repressed anger spills like black milky tears through words of violence and threats. Any quip or comment towards them or John would result in an outcry. John Dory learns more then he would've ever thought about his developing relationship with his memorist.

Then John begins to understand why a difficult situation like this would come up for the sensitive troll. They were broken and miserable just like him, and whatever had occurred that night had brought out the worst in them both. But they find comfort within eachother.

Telling Floyd he doesn't know what to do anymore (situation changed dramatically)

And a sketch page! Omg look gay 🫵 on a little morning walk together UGH them ✨️🫶