#HELP ME is this an au or ocs if they're based off of certain characters

[someoneinthevoid]

quick colored ref + hcs down below

basically the premise of this au(?) is that there was one individual that got fragmented into four separate beings, well sort of, and that's how they ended up as they are

anyway here are some hcs no one asked for

(things here are subject to change i hate and love worldbuilding)

THE HEART

He/him + Any Pronouns

Refuses to show any sort of skin, due to the fact he doesn't have a set physical form

Changes his form the most to suit the preferences of who their speaking to

Exists only in people's dreams… or whenever they're unconscious enough

Has like a bajillion different versions of the same mask

Has a few masks that are scribbled on by some children he looked after before, he cherishes it a whole lot

Actually he cherishes a whole lot of things, everything is sentimental and meaningful in his 'eyes'

Loves bright colors, his alternate coat is just pure white with lots of designs from multiple children

Overly optimistic, and eerily calm when he's mad. And he rarely gets mad.

THE SOUL

He/him + Any Pronouns

The Soul is a Non-Corporeal being, it jumps from one person to the next.

And by jump, I mean this dude quite literally possesses people.

Spot someone with golden glasses overworking for their 'passions' to death? Ahah, got him there.

The current vessel is a tired college graduate with a prosthetic hand

Prefers feminine bodies over masculine ones

The gold glasses is pretty much a staple to his new vessels, it's just neat

Minimalistic approach clothing wise, which pretty much contrasts with his whole fashion line

Fashion isn't the only thing he's been doing, he works with other crafts too. As long as they're derived from passion.

Passion can kill, he often overworks his vessels to the bone, quite literally. He had a LOT of favorite vessels for a reason.

THE BODY

He/him

Amnesiac, doesn't have any memories prior to the accident. Hates that he can't remember anything.

Is not close with The Soul and Heart. Hates the Mind but he's grown dependent on him.

Solitary man with an obligatory human form, he feels uneasy with his true form because of the Mind.

Rivalry with an individual called the Black Knight.

He hates the names that mortals give him. Though, he likes the name 'Silas'.

He's the only one that looks and physically acts the most like their old self prior to the accident, hence the title.

After singlehandedly building his faction, he makes sure that all of them have their proper needs and wants. Certified A tier boss.

80% stressed all the time. Those bags under his eyes are real.

THE MIND

He/it

The personification of a dead man's intrusive AND impulsive thoughts.

He's basically his consiousness, quite literally. The whole devil and angel on your shoulder shtick.

Exists in another plane of reality, you can only see him through the cracks and surfaces of mirrors, or basically anything with a reflection

Bound to that realm, quite literally. He is bounded with chains, and thorns that circle around his skin.

Has personal beef with the Body and that he always tends to piss him off every breathing second for absolutely no reason.

Veil over his head as a mockery of both innocence and purity (hypocritical of him) and symbolism of grief over the life they had before they were fragmented.

He's the only one out of them to remember who they were before. He hates how he knows there's nothing he could do about it now.

Half of his face is, well, exploded. Everyone has a common theme of their right eye being fucked up. The right side of his face is fucked up.

Was an avid magick user before, with dubious morality to say the least. Doesn't change the fact that he was smarter than the rest.

anyway i might do more once i get finished at lore + worldbuilding, and just draw better designs atp

[quietplace26]

Another SAGAU au idea, but this time mixed with SAHSRAU?

I'm basing this idea off this post (the creator is called @suiana. give them love!) where the MC lands in Honkai: Star Rail and every character, besides the Trailblazer, Pom-Pom, and the Aeons, hates them.

Warnings: Cringe worthy content. OCness from the characters. HSR characters (minus Trailblazer and Aeons) calling MC an 'it'.

Notes: This is mostly crack, so don't take it seriously. I only included certain characters that I felt comfortable with since I'm not good with keeping characters in character. So, if you want, please send me any suggestions about shenanigans the Genshin crew and MC could get mixed up with while trying to get back to Teyvat, or just how they would interact with the HSR crew.

Basically, the MC is stressed beyond belief. Besides Trailblazer, Pom-Pom, and the Aeons, everyone MC once admired in Honkai: Star Rail, hates them, calls them an it, tries to hurt them, and even tried to KILL them on many occasions.

And when everything becomes too much, they kind of break down? Maybe wishing they landed in Genshin Impact instead.

Then because of Aeon shittery, as the MC is their darling and want them to be happy, MC's wish is granted... and the next moment, characters from Genshin Impact start appearing on the Express... and they all know the Reader!

Reader is quickly surrounded by worried Archons and vision holders, and their chosen Traveler was hugging them, saying they were worried as your presence just disappeared!

Needless to say, the Astral Express becomes more crowded, and you gained a whole bunch of bodyguards that weren't afraid to throw someone down for your honor and safety.

One thing I think would be hilarious if Nahida met Dr. Ratio. He's like all, 'I'm above you or something', because one, she's a 'child', and second, she was with that... thing (the MC).

But then Nahida just tears him down with a sweet smile and quick wit... and then he finds out this 'child' was actually a Goddess of Wisdom.

And speaking of children, the child vision holders become absolute menaces to the HSR characters.

The MC had to on many occasions stop Aha or one of the more chaotic Aeons from blessing the Genshin children.

Especially Klee.

MC and Jean: "Klee where did you get that bomb?!"

Klee: "Masky gave it to me!"

MC: "AHA!"

Klee is definitely Aha's favorite of Teyvatians. She's just so naturally chaotic it brings them joy!

The Aeons as a whole find the Teyvatians to be... interesting, but this could probably be because the MC was very fond of them, so of course the Aeons would be interested as well.

Did the Archons count as Teyvat's Aeons? The Sovereigns? Maybe?

If Long somehow pops in, alive, jump scaring the Vidyadharas, and just zeros in on Zhongli and Neuvillette.

Long's like, dragons? But not mine, not Vidyadhara? There's more like you two (Zhongli and Neuvillette).

And then MC's telling Long all about Dvalin, Azhdaha, Apep, Mini Durin, Ajaw, and goodness knows, all about Natlan's adorable and amazing Saurian population.

Long would also probably find the Melusines fascinating as well because they were born from the blood of the dragon Elynas. And there's 48 of them???

Childe would definitely pick a fight with an Aeon, only for either the Traveler or the MC to grab his ear and pull him away.

Yae Miko would go about trolling the Foxians and spending time with the MC via asking them to help her go over potential new novel ideas. Because this whole experience would no doubt make the best novel to hit Teyvat.

Ei would be like MC's protector like the others but would help them relax via teaching meditation... and if one of the HSR characters butt in, they're in for a nasty shock to the ass.

Zhongli and Neuvillette casually dunking on Dan Heng and the other Vidyadhara, both of which are in awe and slight terror as these true dragons...

...who only spends time with it (the MC) of all things!

Zhongli, for shits and giggles, shifts into a tiny, chunky form of his Exuvia form, his Chonkli form if you will, and lets MC cuddle and smother him with affection all the while Dan Heng and the Vidyadhara are watching in disbelief.

Like this man was like an elder Vidyadhara, a TRUE dragon... and he was waddling around in a tiny, chubby undignified form, and lays on its (MC's) lap like a common house cat!

Zhongli only innocently bleeps his tongue at them before making biscuits on MC's lap and curls up to for some cuddles.

Neuvillette immediately joins in so not to be out done by the Geo Archon, but his form is rather large, so he tends to squish the MC but they only giggle and return the cuddles.

He's so big and long that he scares most of the Honkai characters away while MC naps with him.

If MC starts feeling nervous or scared, Furina dramatically swoops in to steal MC away, drawing their attention by retelling a story of one her many plays as she helps MC with their hair or clothes, maybe even pulling them into a small performance with her Hydro familiar's while Neuvillette stands guard.

Wriothesly helps with MC's self-defense after they admit about feeling scared whenever the Trailblazer, he, or the Aeons aren't around. And considering how the most of the HSR crew treats you... he becomes MC's self-defense coach.

Though afterwards he always asks you to join him for some tea, which usually leads to Neuvillette or others always inviting themselves to join.

When the Genshin crew gets to know the Trailblazer some of them make a connection that they reminded them of the Traveler... A bit of a more feral and raccoon like Traveler.

And since they were kind to MC, protecting them when no one else on the Express was willing to, the Trailblazer was automatically granted access to any of the nations of Teyvat if they wished to visit once the Teyvatians made it home.

Except for the Trailblazer, no one else from the Astral Express was given this permission. In fact, any special guilds, explorers, Stellaron Hunters, and especially the ICP was banned from setting one foot in Teyvat.

Nanook and a few other Aeons made sure to emphasize on this... after setting an example with the first few foolish ones that tried to force their way in.

And that's how Teyvat quickly becomes something like vacation spot for the Aeons whenever any of them wanted to visit MC.

[dearcauti0n]

i've been considering doing an AJ au but then i found out that AJC and AJPW are somehow connected and it confused me so I considered rebuilding my au lore from the ground up but then i was wondering if it was doing too much and if i should just make sense of canon i'd like some advice ^w^'

In my personal opinion, I think aus are somewhat meant to be a lot of things; whether it's changing the main story line almost entirely or adding things that you want in there to help the canon out a little. There's not really a right or wrong, as long as it stays true to the canon somehow. Okay let's yap

For example, you could literally go off the canon story entirely and base a whole oc around that canon world, just make sure for others who might wanna look into it know it's still that canon world!

For animal jam however, it's a bit more hard, but it gets easy! Then hard again— it's like a rollercoaster with barely any stops

For my au, P&F, it's a mix of both animal jam worlds (classic and play wild) because even if they're both separate and sometimes the same, they're technically more different than anything story ish wise

But I manage to combine certain elements from each game, making what I truly want from it

But it can't stay like that forever sometimes if the story gets officially updated or adds something that might ruin a plot in your story. So don't really be afraid to make changes if you're wanting to stick with more updated AJ content

Another thing I do for my au is to establish certain characters, events, and most pop-out stories I find intriguing!

I can't say much about this one since my au is still technically a WIP but it's out there.. :]

But anyways, if you're gonna go with what I do, which is use most of the canon story lines and combine it into one just with a pinch of more creativity and some original stuff, I would suggest developing the canon characters and their settings

Depending on what you wanna make for your au, the canon character could have more personality then it's original

I will have to admit, I have done that with some but I keep it close to what their personality is as possible

What I also like to add to canon characters is their own story! Especially for animal jam when you don't really get the right answers.

A good example of what I mean is Greely's adopted family!

It's not much, it barely impacts the story for Jamaa, but it impacts him and his choices later on when he grows :] which is always fun to do!

Let's see... Another thing to help get an au going is by looking at things that would inspire you!

Like other people's aus, songs, even books, hell even the canon stuff might help out!

There is a lot of "canon" animal jam stuff that a lot of people don't really know about like the comics and books for animal jam!

And yeah, there's not a lot of animal jam aus but I have seen some around here and there! Best ones I would look into art pieces for is @bootleggreely , @prztails , and @vioblu-star, they're all really cool artists with interesting stories for animal jam stuff :]

(probably forgetting a whole bunch but yet I wrote this at like 2 am)

Then there's music/songs, the reason why I mentioned such is because it helps me create a scenario in my head when I listen to them! It even help me discover some new ideas I barely knew I could develop!

Another thing to keep in mind is that you don't really have to go all the way with aus, take your time!! It helps a lot, even when you feel stressed over it. Take breaks, you don't always need to focus on animal jam stuff for the au! You don't even need to make a whole book for it, you can just do what I most of the time do and just draw out stuff you like from your stories so far! Even if people don't know the full context!!

Change is always good too! Let me tell you, when I was younger in my animal jam little brain, I had such a mess of a story, now look where it is now! A bit better!

But let's give little me around of applause for predicting Moku'ahi 👏 (this thought still scars me)

Ooo and another thing, if you ever feel doubt in yourself with writing for the au, don't worry about it! You're doing great, but if you want a second opinion or two, ask for it! I'm sure people around you would provide answers if they know animal jam and care about some of the story :] it's always okay to ask for help! Don't be like me who hides in the corner and just writes and draws a lot 🌟

At the end of the day, this is your au, your story, your art pieces, your fun

Enjoy it and always be creative :]

[emiplayzmc]

Thimkin about if my Paranormal Universe OCs were more monster than human... specifically mostly Benjamin (as many of my Paranormal Universe thoughts usually are) but also T and Page.

(Uhh TW below, specifically in Page's section, for more blood and death descriptions than T and Benjamin. I went into a bit more detail of how he'd be as more 'monster-like' than T and Benjamin).

Like with Benjamin it would be like. Putting more of the 'moth' into the 'man' so to speak given their species is based on Mothman. Like maybe Benji wouldn't really be able to speak verbally beyond little chirps and chitters, probably a little bit bigger, more prevalent at sites of disaster, etc. I think it's a stretch to call Presagillos / Mothpeople 'monsters,' since they aren't a malevolent species at all, just. Omens. Warnings of disaster to come, not the causation (that would go to the Jersey Devils, kind of like their antithesis in this world?). Benji would probably be more fluffy like their spiny oakworm moth species as well, I would want to lean more into the paralytics in their wing scales as well for the more creepy-crawly insectoid aspect as well, like maybe using the paralytics to cause people to be paralyzed, maybe including some paralysis of certain brain functions so they're just like. Awake but unconscious for a short while, and by the time they're conscious again the person is away from the site of disaster (Basically like Benjamin trying to save people from the oncoming doom but. In a vaguely unsettling way).

For T, since he's a siren, obviously more. Siren-like. Probably far more sea-dwelling than land-dwelling, which for sirens in this world means more greens and blues in the skin than normal skin tones / skintones but greyed out. Every word could be a potential luring siren song even if he isn't trying to, like his entire voice as a whole is a poison he has no control over, so he'd rarely speak, even around other sirens, unless her knows for a certain fact that they're immune to his voice. Still hates the concept of luring people even if he has to with his pack every so often, and is maybe a bit more like Ariel in the Little Mermaid. Collector of shiny human stuff that falls into the waters / from drowned victims, watching human life from afar in the water a lot, all that stuff. Not sure if his pack would be more monster-like in this version as well, but yeah.

AAAAND, golden boy Page / Arthur! Now specifically for Page, he's a vampire like. A lot of the characters in this AU are. So why choose him over the other vampires? Specifically just because he's probably my fav as of rn lol. So with Page I have him as like, this VERY blood-averse, memory-loss-stricken vampire, right? Sooo, once of my thoughts was like. He wasn't AS squeamish about blood in the more monster-like version, but still would refuse to take it from people himself, at least not through the typical vampiric methods. Instead, he would rather make a deal with someone in exchange for their blood. 'I help you, you help me' sort of deals. And instead of sucking it, would rather eject it via syringes into little vials to store for later consumption. Except I do think in this more corrupted version he would somehow twist these deals into making the client keep returning and essentially being trapped into keeping giving more and more of their own blood to him for increasingly fewer payouts in their favour, or twisting it into his favour that the client ends up, well. Dead. So that he can scavenge the blood from their bodies (usually what ends up happening in the end of the first situations, like when they start catching on and attempting to back out). He's not gonna trap someone in a contract, he wants to make it feel as if they can back out at any time, but it's advised to entirely refuse his pleas of 'one last trade-off' if you've made arrangements with Page before and are only now backing out.

[chaifootsteps]

Okay SO. Though I call it my Lackadaisy NextGen AU as I have no name for it as of yet, it's really a NextGen AU x a "film noir" murder mystery. As I feel like the 10k words of notes I've written down might be a bit too long for your askbox, I'll just give you the Sparknotes version.

Talia (tortoiseshell), eldest daughter of Calvin and Ivy and our main character, is an 18-yo freshman who started off her first year of college bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. No doubt in part because this meant that she would no longer have to babysit her four younger siblings. This very quickly changes when her best friend, a girl working as a prostitute to pay for her classes, is murdered. As the police are predictably no help, a heartbroken and despondent Talia seeks help from the local private eye. The private eye, Quicksilver (pure gray cat), is based off of an old Warrior Cats sona of mine, and since he already has some lead rolling around in his skull (he's more or less okay with it), he doesn't mind getting into dangerous work as well as he gets paid for it. (He also was an old apprentice of Elsa. Still maintains feelings for her that are an odd mix of "looks up to like a mother figure" and "she was a vicious crush of his when he was 19".)

Things don't go so well when the killer catches on that Talia has gone to Quicksilver, and swiftly tries to kill them, nearly shooting the head off of a very unfortunate paperboy instead. Lawrence (what some might call a "cow cat"), also 18 and middle child of Lacy and Horatio, becomes the unfortunate star witness in the killer's latest murder attempt and now has a target on his back as well. With all three of them needing to get to the bottom of the case before one of them loses a life, they're forced to team up and become a motley crew of investigators navigating the seedy underbelly of Missouri, and all of the lies, corruption, and depravity which lay waiting within it.

There are also a few other characters-- Xavier Savoy, street-smart orphan (dad dead to WWII, mother to the flu) who was taken in by Serafine and the Congregation ("Serafine's harem", as he later started calling it) who's always willing to help for a price, and the gossipy diner waitress Lynn who may or may not be related to a certain Drago, but they're not really as into the whole "catch the killer" as the aforementioned three are. Overall, the AU functions as some sort of new-generation sequel; the other characters are mentioned and acknowledged, but the story mainly focuses on the new characters.

One very important plot-point, however-- Talia doesn't know about Lackadaisy. Neither does Quicksilver. Lawrence knows vaguely about Lackadaisy and Freckle/Ivy's involvement, but not the fact that Talia is their kid. So there's always this backdrop of "something happened in my family's past, but I'm not sure what". Talia is a perfect combination of her father's anger and her mother's wit, and though she doesn't know it (and Freckle hates to know it), she has more of her father in her than any of her siblings. When push comes to shove, well, Talia has a very bloody family legacy, and like it or not, violence runs in her veins.

One last thing-- though certain characters are at least mentioned or known to be alive (Lacey still works under Wick, Wick/Mitzi/Zib are a thing though their current professions are unknown, Quicksilver visits Elsa semi-regularly), others are not. Namely, Rocky, Viktor, Mordecai, Asa, and Dominic. It's not necessarily confirmed whether or not these characters are still kicking, but well... sometimes Freckle will watch his kids do something stupid and get this wistful look in his eye, and Ivy will just cling to his arm and say nothing.

Ack, this got long-- sorry for all the wordy-words, thanks for lending me an ear!

Ahhh, this is fantastic! It combines two of the best things, NextGen AUs done really well and Warrior Cat OCs that have been repurposed into Lackadaisy ones. I would kill or die for these kids and any more details of this story you feel inclined to throw my way, I'll happily lap up.

Also, that bit about Freckle watching his kids put a dagger in my heart, mostly because I can't shake the feeling that it's going to someday be canon.

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Something I do that seems cringe but isn't:

All my OCs are PopStars in my head

(a project in normalizing my neurodivergent behaviors - I talk about my maladaptive daydreaming habits and hyphantasia. I try and talk about behaviors I've never seen anyone discuss)

All of my OCs are musically inclined. All of them can play music or sing or something. Especially the girls. Why?

Cause they're PopStars. All of them.

Am I the only one who does this?I'm SO curious.

This how they be in my head I'm so deadass

I like to listen to music a lot while daydreaming. It's a huge daydream trigger, especially for my hyphantasia.

And I can daydream full length music videos with outfits and sets and themes without much effort at all.

And I do it ALL THE TIME. WITHOUT MEANING TO. I don't even think about it at this point.

I can tell which character sings what part, and when a certain singer sings a line in the song, the appropriate character will take center in the music 'video'.

There's chereographed dancing, outfit changes. Like a constant popstar AU.

I've done this for years. And at this point I don't have to think about it.

If anything I do it to relax, it's like turning off my brain vhhvhohococ and I'll just sit there and do it for like thirty minutes straight lol

And honestly THAT'S SO FUCKING COOL I MEAN writing it out right now it sounds almost fake but I promise there is a VH1 Top 20 Music Video Countdown show going on every time I listen to music

I find it's really helpful even when I'm not doing it.

It helps at keeping characters different, because I'm seeing them as if I was looking at the Spice Girls, with each woman needing their own style, attitude, vocal strength

Certain characters have a certain tone of voice - so if I imagine a character as an alto, from then on they can only really appear in songs with altos.

Some songs go to certain characters based on personality and lyrics and beat

I have playlists of 'albums' each girl group would sing.

Each group has a name too, sometimes the albums even have names.

And this is my brains default music mode. As a kid I remember having an ipod nano and sitting on the long subway rides listening to music and doing this for like an hour straight.

RIGHT NOW:

The main group is named Dianne (can be pronounced Di-anne or Di-An-Ne)

It's a musical duo of my OCs Disco-Spider Diane and her varient Annie - also named Diane, hence the name. (I haven't posted Annie yet but I'm gonna talk about her anyway because you'll get the jist right it's no biggie)

Their current album: Perfect Package EP

Top song: I Am - Baby Tate (feat. Flo Milli)

other songs: Area Codes - Kaliii, Vroom Vroom - Charli XCX, BRAT - Chrissy Chlapecka, Down Boy - No Angels

Concept: Bratz (Diane) vs Barbie (Annie)

Annie's outfits:

Solid and bright solids and checkered patterns - mod style

Diane's outfits:

Scantily clad Courtney Love DiscoPunk

DO YOU SEE THE VISION

Umm. This is kinda embarrassing for me to talk about that's the point to make it not embarrassing

But it's like something so personal and writing it out it's RIDICULOUS how detailed it is butuhhh ISN'T IT COOL TOO anyway uhhhhhh :)

Does anyone do this too. Or like.......

yeah HERE HOBIE.

BYE.

[foundtherightwords]

Writing Tag Game

Thanks for the tag @waterfallsilverberrywrites!

About me

When did you start writing? I've written silly little stories throughout middle school and high school, though technically I've only started writing fanfic two years ago, after I became obsessed with a certain chocolate-button-eyed British actor :)

Are there different genres or themes you enjoy reading other than the ones you write? Fantasy (I've written one fantasy AU; I want to write more though) and mysteries. Funnily enough, I write mainly romance but I don't enjoy reading romance at all (I guess that's why I started writing my own!)

Is there an author you want to emulate, or are compared to often? I wish I got compared to a famous author, lol! I write a lot of historical stuff, and other than the classical authors (Bronte and Tolstoy are the two main ones for me), I'm influenced a lot by A.S. Byatt. Her writing is so subtle and poetic at the same time, and her characters and their relationships are so complex but still feel real.

Can you tell me a bit about your writing space? There's not much to tell, haha. I don't really have a "writing space", it's just either at my horribly cluttered desk or in bed.

What’s your most effective way to muster up a muse? Music! Most of my stories are inspired by music (and are titled after songs/lyrics), and sometimes, when I'm stuck, a song can help a great deal in getting me inspired again.

Did the place(s) you grew up in influence the people and/or places you write about? Kind of? I've written one fic (well, a series - one long fic and a one-shot) set in my city.

Are there any recurring themes in your writing? If so, do they surprise you? Loneliness and family issues. Not surprising at all 🥲

Characters

Would you please tell me about your current favorite character? I'm currently writing for Emperor Geta (Gladiator II) so I guess he's my favorite by default. He's such an ass (probably the most asshole-ish character I've ever written, even more than Paul) but that's what makes him so fun to write!

Which of your characters would you be friends with in real life? Eddie for sure. Heck, I was basically Eddie myself in high school (minus the whole Satanic Panic thing.) And Leonard! We can discuss books and music and take long walks together. Maybe Billy too, who's such a sweetheart. Ralph would annoy me (sorry! I love him but he's too hyper for me), I don't think I have enough in common with either Tom or Michael to be friends with them, and I'd probably want to kick Arthur and Paul in the teeth :P

Which characters would you dislike the most if you met them? See above :))

Tell me about the process of coming up with your characters? Are we talking about OCs? For my female lead, mostly I try to go off from the canon character I'm pairing with her and see what traits/backstory would make them contrast and complement each other most effectively.

Do you notice any reoccurring themes/traits in your characters? Basically, all of my couples (except for Hellcheer) consist of a stoic, competent, no-nonsense woman and the pathetic man-child she takes under her wings. Also, most of my OFCs have dark hair and green eyes, I don't know why (they're not based on any real person, I just like that coloring I guess!)

How do you picture your characters? I usually don't, is that weird? Occasionally I would look for an actress or model whose appearance fits what I'm imagining for the character, but most of the time I don't bother.

My writing

What’s your reason for writing? I have stories in my head screaming to get out, I'm just obeying their voices :))

Is there any specific comment or type of comment from readers that you find particularly motivating? Any comment at all would be great at this point. But what I love the most are the comments that point out specific parts in my stories that I hope would make an impact, or pick up on Easter eggs (like the commenter who noticed that Edward and Christine's twins in the Hurstfield Hall series are named after Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath!)

How do you want to be thought about by your readers? As long as they enjoy my stories, I'm happy.

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer? Angst, hurt/comfort, world-building.

Have you been told is your greatest strength as a writer is by others? Angst, I guess?

How do you feel about your own writing? I go back and forth between two extremes. Sometimes I'd reread my stuff and think, Damn, I wrote that? That's not half bad! And other times I cringe so hard at my own writing I almost fold in on myself.

If you were the last person on earth, would you still write? Sure, if there was still something to write with!

When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, do you write purely for yourself, or is it a mix of both? I write for myself. If others happen to enjoy it, great! If not, I'm already happy with what I've written.

Tagging @jo-harrington, @wheels-of-despair, @palomahasenteredthechat, and anyone else that wants to play!

[scribble-dee-vee]

Dale 💄🎈🧣

Hey nonny!! Ty for the ask <3

(Based on these questions, I have a sneaking suspicion that you're someone with more than a passing knowledge of this character,,,, in which case I am v flattered. If you DON'T know my terrible lil guy, then you may just be a bit psychic. hehe)

For anyone curious, the full prompt list is over here!

Answers below cut because you got me YAPPING and they're LONG. Pls note that I have listed a few content warnings in the tags.

💄 (lipstick) - What does your oc think of their face? Do they have a positive or negative opinion? Do they wear makeup? Do they have a skincare routine? What traits do they like most about their face?

So, here's the thing: Dale is hot and he knows it. He likes to express this fact LOUDLY and OBNOXIOUSLY. A lot of this grandstanding comes from a genuine self-obsession, but he also has a complicated relationship with his body and how other people perceive him. The connection between a person's self and their body is actually a pretty major theme in Lost Letters; Dale is hyperaware of his own embodiment, and it drives a lot of his actions. At best, he can turn this awareness towards personal confidence and interpersonal gains (actively via manipulation and seduction, but also passively through social biases). At worst, he feels trapped, exploited, and overstimulated. He's constantly paranoid that people are watching him. He is extremely sensitive to texture and temperature, especially when he's upset. He's constantly bothered by how people see him and how he presents. We could talk about his relationship with blood, as a jilted descendant of the Queen who does a little violence now and then. We could also talk about his experiences with exploitative sexual relationships and assassination attempts, both of which have altered how he views his own body! But I feel these are tangents to the question at hand. In terms of his face, Dale likes his green eyes. In fact, his eyes are the ONLY part of his face that he ever tells the reader about in draft one! We learn more about how he looks through other characters' perspectives, but he's not usually looking at his face when he's looking in a mirror. He's thinking about the impact of his overall presentation and how he might alter it. In terms of makeup and skincare, Dale lives in a pseudo-Victorian dystopian fantasy hellscape with rigid gender roles – do with that what you will. (It IS really fun to think about skincare in the Diamond City, though!! I have no doubt that Dale keeps up with a meticulous standard of hygiene for his context, and certain other characters would LOVE Sephora in a modern AU.)

🎈 (balloon) - What does your character do at parties? Are they a wallflower or a party animal? Do they go with friends or alone?

Dale goes to a LOT of parties in Lost Letters, so I've gotten to explore this in some depth! Dale is neutral to the common party activities of A.) hooking up with people and B.) consuming various substances – he generally does both if it will help his social or political standing within a given group. He's part of the Goldenheart aristocracy, so parties are a natural background setting in his life. He tends to go with friends, or frenemies. He pretends to have fun, but he usually doesn't. In Lost Letters, Dale is a college student and member of the Rosehip Club, which is essentially a co-ed fraternity for rich kids. He's lifelong friends with Rosalind Lake, the Club's ringleader, and Jamie Fenway, another important member. At the beginning of the book, he meets Charles at a Rosehip Club party! (Thus kicking off the main plot :)

🧣(scarf) - What comforts your oc? Is it an item? An action? A person? Whatever it is, how any why does it comfort them?

Charles <3 For real, though, mutual comfort is a key factor in their relationship. Charles makes Dale feel protected and safe. It's superficially because Charles is an elite soldier who's always around him. On a deeper level, it's because Charles DOESN'T judge him based on political importance or appearance or history. He just kinda takes Dale at face value and listens to him???? Um the bar is in HELL but Dale has never really experienced this before. Charles provides a nice respite from his usual stressors. They spend a lot of their scenes together A.) cuddling, B.) arguing for fun about irrelevant stuff, and C.) doing tourist activities in various City locations. Lol. They would kill it at Disney World in a modern AU. Dale also likes to journal, in somewhat sinister and extremely plot-relevant ways. I GUESS that's comforting for him, lmao. I won't say much more because spoilers, tee hee.

If you read all the way to the bottom of this post, I love you sm!!!! And now you know All That about this morally deplorable blorbo. Please don't get too attached. I promise you, it's for your own good 😅

[mister13eyond]

It's okay that you called me Anon, don't worry. Is one of your assholes also trying to reset every single alternative universe you've created? My yes or rather is trying to cancel a certain event, completely ignoring the butterfly effect it could have. For him, chaos theory is nonsense created by humans.

OH THAT SOUNDS DELIGHTFUL AND TERRIBLE i *love* a metanarrative aware/multiverse-destroying character [chef kiss] NOT TO COMPARE TO UNDERTALE AUS but i always loved the whole back and forth happening with certain undertale aus where some iterations wanted to DESTROY the concept of alternate universes/timeline offshoots and others wanted to INSPIRE artists and lead to the creation of MORE offshoots? it's super fun, that level of self-interaction between yourself as a creator and your character as a narrative element but also a RESPONSE to your creation is SO fun!

NONE OF MINE ARE ON THAT LEVEL but I think the closest would be Zinnia- rambling/oc lore under the cut bc it got long!

SO SOME FRAMEWORK IS NECESSARY in my comic universe, angels are beings connected to the mana that makes up the universe, which they can cast as "miracles", while demons are beings made of mana who cannot draw it from the universe around them and must draw it from individuals to sustain themselves instead

As a result of this, FALLEN angels (which Zinnia is) are angels who have not only been cast out of heaven but also CUT OFF from the flow of universal mana

However, because of this, fallen angels can be something like black holes that can wipe out entire city blocks by draining all the mana and life force from beings around them. They're incredibly dangerous. As a result, not only are fallen angels RARE, but heaven also takes precautions when exiling them by shackling them. These shackles act as sort of power limiters, making it so they can only draw mana on a very small scale (and not from humans- it has to be obtained from mana-based beings like demons.) These shackles cannot be removed by the fallen angel themself, and must be removed by someone else.

Since it's pretty dangerous to create a fallen angel, and even WITH the shackles can still be risky, it is NOT done often. It's much more common for cases like Asphodel to happen- where someone is not-so-subtly encouraged to leave and not come back, but no *official* exile is made. They're still connected to the universal mana flow, but are Heavily Discouraged from using it. Like a kid who hasn't been fully disowned by their parents, but HAS stopped getting financial support in any way.

As a result, an angel has to REALLY fuck up to be exiled. In Zinnia's case, he was doing some Extremely Shady business dealings in the renaissance era- he was caught selling indulgences and making promises to certain religious figures that they'd have a guaranteed spot in heaven if they'd just help him with this particular political move he wanted to see happen, you know.... (I'm not saying he dealt with the Borgias, but i'm not NOT saying he dealt with the Borgias, you know?)

It's been A Long Time since then and Zinnia has mostly been kept from any large-scale scheming by a combination of being shackled and also generally everyone in his circle wising up to his nonsense, but he IS still pretty desperate to get his shackles off, and isn't above lying or deceiving others to do so. He's also relentlessly petty and does things like "sic a demon hunter on a demon because he pissed you off one time."

He's probably the biggest ACTUAL threat in the cast, but because he's got a poor reputation and is shackled so he can't use his power for destructive means, he's kind of undergone This form of characterization:

If he ever manages to actually fool anyone into unshackling him, he could be an Actual Genuine Threat, but since he hasn't had any success, he's just like a mean cat that lives in Damian's house and causes small-scale problems.

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15 questions: multiples of fives!

15 questions!

5. who is / was your favourite muse of all time to play?

i've written for a fair share of muses over the years, but recently i've been having way too much fun with writing doc q from one piece for a good friend of mine and i can already tell that i'll be writing him for a good while. aside from him, though, my top choice of muse would have to be ashfur from warrior cats! he's one of those rare villains that i've loved since i was a little kid and never fails to give me inspiration no matter how many years it's been

10. if you play original muses with canon roots  ( like oc siblings, coworkers, etc. )  or someone who’s been either just a name or a few lines of dialogue in canon, how do you build that character? do you pick the muse first and build from there, or do you need have the muse ready in your head and only then pick the connection, or a combination of the two?

i usually design my muse first before i start to develop them! with ashton, for example, they were originally designed to be a homestuck oc (that my friends and i were supposed to make a fanadventure for, but never got around to it). i designed them, and then went on to take a bunch of quizzes that determined their class/aspect, and then went on further to give them a one piece au. they're pretty much a completely different character now

i like to use dialogue and interactions to help develop my characters! i take a lot of inspiration from dynamics to fully flesh them out, but i also like to create music playlists and pinterest boards and take quizzes from their pov to really get a feel for them. op ashton is an oc that i primarily use in discord rp servers, so they've been developed pretty thoroughly from interactions with both canons and ocs on there. the idea for them being strongly opposed to the world gov has always been there (i semi-based them off of my own struggles, and was heavily influenced by a certain song), but their story was really only fleshed out because i was able to interact with such strong authority figure muses

15. which muses of yours have currently very dead fandoms?

either vaas from far cry 3, or the preppies from bully! i think about, three? years ago i found a roleplay community (which surprised me considering the fandom for bully is Tiny), but it hadn't even been active since the early 2010s. but not surprising for video games that were released over a decade ago

[unidentifiedfluffyobject]

Welcoming Post

It's been a long time since last I've been on Tumblr, please forgive me. Back in the day I use to be known as an ArtBlog, but I've recently decided to flex on the Roleplay circuit a little bit. Or attempt to, rather.

I have plenty of information on the Muse that I have here, and while this blog is dedicated to one muse and the AU within which I'm playing with, that is not to say that I don't have more than one muse! I have SEVERAL, in fact, and they're all available to write with in private if you're interested in writing with me at all.

--For the sake of laziness, and the fact that I want to add more stuff here, I'll be posting cliff notes of my rules and the things that I'm looking for!

Details

-Undertale / Undertale AUs RP Blog

-Genderbent Freeform AU Sans. (UFOtale - Formerly Outerlust, less so anymore)

-20+

-Literate / Advanced Literate (Mun has a minor in English Literature)

-Can RP on Tumblr through threads, DMs, Gmail or on Discord (Please ask privately)

-WILL DO: Canon/OC, Canon/Canon, OC/OC; Doubling Up (For Canon/OC ships, you want a specific canon for your OC? I'll expect the same in return.)

Things I Need

-Length Requirement; So long as you're able to write at least a Paragraph, I'm satisfied. I can post upwards of twenty paragraphs if I'm scene building, but do not let that scare you off. I will never require you to match me unless you just want to. Please don't feel pressured.

-Age Requirement; 20+, as previously stated. For certain situations, I may ask you to prove your age to me, and will provide proof of my age to you.

-I prefer to write in Third Person, and I would appreciate it if you did the same.

-Teamwork makes the Dream Work! I like plotting, and I LOVE Collaborating. We can make something amazing together if we just think about it.

-Communication; If you have an issue you need to discuss, let me know! Further, I like to make friends with the people that I write with, so OOC is much loved.

-Frequency; So, I work third shift at a Mental Hospital, and at a certain point of the night, I'm very, very active to try and keep myself from falling asleep at work. I will post a lot at night, and less during the day unless it's my days off. I work on a Rotation, which I will inform you of when/if you contact me. It's pretty easy to get accustomed to when I'm around. I can/will post multiple times a day, but this isn't a requirement.

-Art; I will draw stuff in regards to our rps, but I will always ask permission, first.

-YOUR COMFORT IS IMPORTANT TO ME; Please let me know of your triggers, pet peeves, dislikes, etc. I don't want to approach any subject that may make YOU uncomfortable. I appreciate this courtesy returned to me.

-NSFW Nonsense; Dark themes ahead! Further, if you want a romantic plot of some sort, I'd prefer a slow-burn. Lewds can be lead up to, but it will never take place on the dash. Always in private- assuming we write here on Tumblr at all.

OTHER MUSES;

Who I can/Will RP;

Classic Sans, Horrortale Sans and Papyrus, Swapfell (and Fellswap) Sans and Papyrus, Underswap Sans and Papyrus, Outertale Sans, so on so on. I also take requests, though if it's an AU that I'm unaware of, I'm keen on asking information on it so that I can portray it properly.

I have several OCs, some that are New AU-based Skeletons, some that are Humans, and some that are Monsters or other fantasy type creatures (Fairies, merfolk, etc).

I can write any gender, so please specify if you request to double up whatcha want from me!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post, I appreciate you. If you have any more questions that this didn't cover, the Rules and Character Info sections may help out!

[toournextadventure]

Why am I now thinking of a fic based around the idea of Reader and either Lorraine or Tara, but in a modern 'Pacific Rim' AU set in the near future? (I'm saying either of these two because I love the idea of Jenna Ortega being in a PR movie, but it'd be weird to write a fic based on a movie with just her in it or as a new OC character and be like "Imagine it's Jenna Ortega"...if that makes sense? Both Lorraine and Tara are older too, so about 24/25)

Tara because I love the idea of her being a cocky little spitfire sailing through the tests and getting drafted onto the 'Drift' program where she gets paired with the 'Veteran' Reader (who of course has a tragic back story) who takes an instant dislike to her backtalking attitude and tries to knock her down a peg or two in training. But they eventually grow from tolerating one another to being really close and becoming so in sync with one another they become the best Jaeger pilots (Tara may or may not also thirst like hell over Reader when she's training, because dear god those muscles 🥵)

Or Lorraine because I also love the idea of her absolutely acing the logic, apptitude and compatibility tests because she's a very smart cookie. And turns out she is 'Drift Compatible' with the Veteran Reader. Reader though is instantly dismissive and initially tries to scare her off the program (partly because she reminds her far too much of the person she already lost but mostly because she can't bear the thought of another young person losing their life in the fight) by pushing her too far in training to get her to leave. "If you can't even beat me, then how the hell are YOU going to fight a Kaiju?" But despite her size and not being as physically strong as the other cadets, she keeps coming back for more every time, even when others don't. Eventually Reader realises she underestimated Lorraine and trains her properly and how to rely on her other strengths too, while Lorraine shows Reader a different way to fight by using logic and how to open up and even love again. (Plus Reader may or may not have a very soft spot for that gentle, lilting Texan accent of Lorraine's. Absolute Southern Belle that she is!)

I swear if I had the time, I would write this myself. Instead it seems that I'm doomed to have ideas that may never see the light of day 😭

No wait but a PR AU would work so well with this? With either of them?? Like Tara being the natural that just has no issues at all EXCEPT she isn't drift compatible with anyone. Like, she's top of her class in all areas, but it doesn't matter if she can't drift with anyone. But when they're about to give up on her and decide "just throw her with R" and then it works? And Reader is pissed because this little brat is already rollin around like she owns the place? Oh it starts a riot (and maybe Reader likes Tara's spunk just a little bit, but that's no one else's business)

And Lorraine is just too soft, not necessarily in a bad way, but it brings a certain sadness to Reader because shit... life really has come down to this, huh? Where someone like Lorraine has to join in on the fight? But once Reader realises Lorraine won't just duck and hide, only then do they put in the genuine effort to help her succeed and stay safe. They turn into an unexpected power team that, quite frankly, is unstoppable

[warriorsbutnotreally]

New Intro [for now]

Welcome to WarriorsButNotReally!

This is a fandom-centric blog and the more talkative counterpart to @allofthesecatsaregay , which contains all of my personal designs for the canon characters [and what I use when basing hypokits off of]

My name is Killian but I go by Kira/Kyra as well, due to it being a name I've been using for many years name. I'm a nonbinary trans man and I use he/they/fae pronouns. I'm also aroace.

You can find my main blog at @kyraamongtheshadows though I just mostly reblog things and very rarely post art..

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My blog is not a safe place for pr*shippers/c0mshippers, MAPs / p*dophiles, TERFs, racists, LGBT-phobes, sexists, or ableists.

I'm also not comfortable with the shipping of real people or the romanization of violent criminals.

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///What Can You Find Here?///

I have many topics that can be found through my various tags;

#AU - ranging from submitted ideas to me just rambling until a cohesive thought comes out, I can talk about all things warriors. I love talking about AUs and sharing ideas and helping inspire others with their own wonderful ideas - that's what this blog was made for after all!

#Discussions - more disorganized thoughts, though on more certain and specific topics. Ranging from serious to silly to even world building information [from my own headcanons]. Some are more rant-style and those contain information backing up on what has formed my opinion on certain topics.

#Hypos - though the most popular option is to send in ships people would like to see pairs of [which, don't get me wrong, I love doing] there is also the option for AU versions of certain cats [ie what if The Three were born to different parents] AND giving canon couples an extra litter! This also includes possible stories

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#Show Me! - want me to draw characters mentioned in AUs? just tell me who and I’ll draw em! This includes canon characters who I give different fates and not just kits that are given to couples.

#Help! - For any OC help! Need help thinking about names? Not sure about your OC? Need some appearances that fit names you like? Feel free to ask! I’m no expert, obviously, but I love designing and naming so I’m happy to be of assistance!

#Rate My OC! - Another fun OC one - give me your OC and their information and I’ll give my feelings! I’m not going to be scary or harsh, but rather just talk about things I like about the charater[s].

However! If you wish for actual critique, please be sure to state so. Otherwise it’ll be of the same energy of that cute dog twitter that rates dogs but with OC battle cats.

#Headcanons - I talk about my headcanons for characters and show some obvious favoritism to certain cats because they're comforting to me dfskaj

#Prefix - Detailed Prefix Talk, where I give information on my personal headcanoned prefixes that I use in this blog and in my own written Warriors works.

#Suffix - Detailed Suffix Talk, coming soon

#Writing Help - these are purely reblogs of random cat information, ranging from a little silly to serious. I try to keep any information in the tags of these posts, so feel free to keep an eye out!

#Becoming Warriors- just a more goofy thing because I wanted something that could help me relax. Pretty much a Warriors AU for other fandoms where I design other characters to be meow meows.

#Meowsic - where I share my own music to character ideas because I can and they're often empty headed rambles or short sentences

[also feel free to suggest posts! please only send the original posts, so not to repost from the original creators]

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other than that, you can expect just me chatting

I'm willing to share thoughts, talk about opinions, and I try to give a chill, open environment where we can just talk and hang out, sharing things we like or dislike about this fandom we all share.

I will always try my best to be open with everyone and treat people with kindness, but this is subject to change.

HOWEVER, I do not allow hostility and I will shut down anyone who comes in with a close mind and bitterness. I want this blog to be a safe place for people of all ages who just want to relax and share their feelings.

tldr; this is a chill place. everyone is free to disagree with my feelings about things, just don't be an asshole about it

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Family Tree For My Writing

note; this is only for canon-adjacent writing and may change depending on the AU

I will allow hypokits using my version of the family tree! however, you'll need to specify you want to use it.

this will also be a note for when I post the #request notifs

my RunningRunning AU has an entirely different family tree

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///AUs///

a compiled list of the AUs I've done can be found here

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///Headcanons///

all finished headcanons can be found here

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///More On Hypos///

With the blog getting bigger, I did want to add more information here, as this is the most popular topic of my blog other than the AUs themselves and as such I wanted to add some disclaimers and additional information.

Firstly, I do allow repeat couples! I don't mind making more litters, giving different stories, etc! So if you see a ship I've done and wanted a new take with different kits, feel free to suggest away! [you can even suggest some predetermined plot as long as it doesn't need to become a full AU]

the kits created via hypos are free to use with credit. they aren't my own OCs and more 'free to use' characters

However, there is a blacklist on certain ships, due to my own personal comfort levels. I will not be explaining them on here and the list is subject to being updated at any time. The blacklist will be shown below with other information;

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///Pre-existing Hypos///

all pre-existing hypos can be found here

///Did Once But Never Again///

Crowfeather x Harestar; x [forgot that Harespring was Breezepelt's age until I looked at his wiki page long after this was finished]

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I also have a Blacklist, so please check that out

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///Extra Hypo Notes///

I won't accept ships of;

Scourge [romance-repulsed aro-ace headcanon and shipping him gives me negative vibes for reasons I cannot explain]

Mousefur [another aro-ace headcanon but where I can put her in queer platonic relationships, I don't like the idea of giving her kits]

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I'm highly careful of ships for;

Fidgetflake, Daisy, Nightheart, Hollyleaf, Ravenpaw, Puddleshine, Sneezecloud, Badgerfang [in living AUs], Mosskit [in living AUs], Tallstar, Frecklewish [MV], Sunbeam, Lightleap, Bugeater

these are comfort characters for me

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///Disclaimer///

I'm free to remove requests that I have no ideas for / that I don't personally like without needing to explain myself

For the most part I've only needed to remove a small handful of things due to the latter reason, but the former is much more common

I'm also a slow writer with a fulltime job, so trying to stay active can be a bit hard, but I am constantly working on a bare minimum of two projects at a time in hopes that it increases the chances I can get things posted.

I ask that you don't post art/writing alongside that of Fullphilling's. This is for hugely personal reasons, esp since I've noticed their name spreading through the community again.

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AUs take the longest, followed by Hypos as both require a lot of planning.

Discussions just kinda happen at random when I think about things.

Show Me!'s aren't common, but don't take as long as I'm showing off pre-existing written things.

Help! and Rate My OC! vary depending on the amount of details given.

Headcanons happen at random unless requested

Prefixes [and eventually suffixes] get done whenever I put aside the time and are usually done in small bulks

[pastballads]

❤ + your url

Hearts for my thoughts. | Accepting | @hybridgear

You're asking me to give my thoughts about my blog? I'm putting this under a read more because I've got a bit to say. More about myself than my blog, though it does tie into it and my writing.

The rules, all the about pages, and the verses page could've looked way better than they do, but I don't know enough about Google Docs to actually fix things the way I want them. I only started using Docs four years ago, and it was mostly as basic backups for my characters' about pages in case anything happened to a blog or for the purpose of Discord RP servers.

I'm not great at messaging others either. Not because I'm shy, but more often than not because I don't want to bug. Like, over half the people on my Discord list have left their profiles on Do Not Disturb or appear offline damn near 24/7, and the messaging here is a broken, buggy mess and I don't want to unintentionally spam someone because I have no idea if a message went through or not. People are always like "no it's fine, come talk to me whenever", but I'm not going to gamble and take the chance of accidentally pissing someone off. Happened enough over the years.

Then there's my reply times. I can be slow as molasses, and I know it. Everyone knows that whole spiel about roleplaying here is a hobby, real life comes before here, yadda yadda. The issue there is I'm a space cadet with bad ADHD and an ever-shifting sleep schedule. I could be awake or asleep at any time of day depending on the circumstances around the house. I could be halfway through writing a massive draft when something as simple as a single song can derail my entire train of thought. And this isn't including all the spontaneous parts of life causing distractions either. That's why I could be here finishing dozens of drafts in one afternoon or radio silent for almost a week with maybe one post. Not much of a surprise that I constantly apologize for how late they can be.

Muses are another big problem of mine. They're all over the place, with inspiration coming and going like ocean tides. Doesn't help that music or playing a new game or damn near anything can spontaneously send me down the idea phase of creating a new one. Back when I was in the RWBY fandom, I had eight sideblogs because my mind was dedicated to thinking outside the box from the run-of-the-mill OCs everyone used. Hell, it's still a bit of an issue. Just this month, my mind's thought about adding my FF14 character to the roster despite knowing little about the lore, as well as running a trial with my revamped take on Algol from Soul Calibur 4, putting Tino back into his RWBY verse as an AU even though it'll go unused, an old OC who was based on or even secretly Dionysus, and my take on the MC of a nigh-dead MMOJRPG called Onigiri. Not gonna happen though. Last thing I want is to flood this blog with six shallow characters I came up with in two days.

Tying in with the previous bit, getting into the headspace of writing certain muses is another issue for the same reasons. It's entirely sporadic.

I can go on and on and on. Some of these things can be improved or fixed. Others, they're just personal issues. You can say I'm being hard on myself or whatever else you might think, but I'm just being honest.

[frostbite-the-bat]

I cant think of anything specific about DP so I’m just gonna ask you to go off on it anyway you want

Thanks for asking!!! Well, DPAU, Aka Datapack AU, is my Deltarune Chapter 2 specific AU I have created. It's my big passion project, and even I can admit it is a little too overambitious.

It expands the world with worldbuilding, new characters, new darkner species, new rules, character-specific headcanons, species headcanons, even new made-up companies and how Dark Worlds work in the first place! DPAU in general is just that, my own Deltarune CH2 "mega-world" that can host not only my own ocs and ideas, but also my friends! I hope to one day inspire people to create their owns stories and OCs based on the things I ave made. (Following my HCs, species I have made, ETC.)

I also got help from my friends, since their OCs are in this AU, and I do ask them for ideas and such - however it is still my AU and basically 99% of it is done by me. of course, things that are DPAU specific and not just Deltarune basics. Or well, how it was made, what does Datapack even mean, and some detail on "Swatchling masks" only. It's crucial info to understand this AU - if i talk about DPAU further, this is all information you need to understand everything else I may say about the world. By basics I mean prepare to scroll through a lot of shit, that still only scratches the surface of this, because I have ADHD and no control of my life. May make you ask "is this even Deltarune anymore"! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED :3

Anyway, DPAU started as a few headcanons I have made for the Swatchlings, inspired by my friend friend's, gatorbeast's, Addison headcanons! I loved the Swatchlings and wanted to expand on them a little bit, just for fun! I like making things up for fictional species sometimes!

And well.. Knowing me I just add details! And I add details! And I add details! AND I ADD-

YOU GET THE GIST! I just added more fun stuff and expansions to them, and the world around them... Eventually it became an whole AU!

You see, the name "Datapack", comes from what is essentially the driving point of the main character's story, and the thing that started it all!

A "datapack" is another name that's used for Swatchling masks. They're not actually even masks at all! That's why there's an in-universe alternative name for it. Some even use the term "Swatchling horn". I use mask and horn interchangeably.

The white "masks" Swatchlings seem to have? Well, they aren't masks at all! They cannot be taken off, and it is, in fact, their face!

I will not go too in depth on Swatchling reproduction, (it's not even sexual, so don't worry if you want to ask further about it! It's just fairly detailed, and has tons of unneccesary info.) but I'll go over the basics!

When a parent/parents (can be more than 2) have offsprings, they will grow an horn on their snout shortly after having said offspring! It will grow as the egg grows, and falls off some days after the chick hatches!

The mask contains data and information of the parent - the way Swatchlings work is... Very complicated for no reason! I just enjoyed doing it so I had explanations for as many questions nobody asked as I could think of, you see.

But, the gist is - they're not just the body guards or artists... They're everything! The Swatchlings are naturally suited for basically anything. They're made to be adaptable and fill in certain roles individually!

Swatchlings will already hatch with some traits from their parent, but the mask is made to fill it in! Besides, if there's multiple parents, they can pick whichever one they think is the best. Or swap with other Swatchlings who kept their horns, if they have them.

The mask has information, but even energy for the Swatchling! They do not grow like us humans, they grow very rapidly. They are seen as real adults and mature around the same ages as we do, but they grow very, very quickly. The mask basically boosts their growth.

It also provides them with instinctual knowledge about certain topics... Let's say you are a Swatchling who's parent is a chef - and you receive their mask. You will grow to be close to cooking, possibly! You will have a very easy time picking it up as a hobby/job/interest! You can still learn to do other things, however, and spread this to your offspring as well! Generations of Swatchling like this may have passed down natural "knowledge" (or instinct?) rather towards many topics!!! It will help them later down in life when finding out their true passions, and purpose in the world!

DPAU is a bit less about Darkners existing to serve Lightners, but being a "lesser" world "underneath" the Light world after all. That's... Another very complicated topic - and honestly my least favorite of them all to work for this AU.

But basically! Swatchlings! Adaptable! Gets cool useful traits from parents through masks! Even physical perks - is your parent strong? You probably will be as well! The world is a canvas of endless possibilities! This is inspired by art programs being made to well... be able to do anything with!

NOW, there's two types of Swatchlings, and the second type has another sub-type.

MASKLESS Swatchlings, are those who never received a mask. After a few days of a Swatchling being hatched - a mask cannot be attached anymore. It is in a very limited time-span. Maskless Swatchlings lack the usual masked, white colored face, and tend to be of a shorter build as they don't have the outside energy and resourced that the masks give to help them grow quickly. They can basically do anything they want, but it may be slightly more difficult to learn. I wonder if there's an allegory for anything here.

MASKED Swatchlings, are those who received a mask. They are divided into artificial masks, and parent masks.

You see... Not all parents grow a mask due to a number of issues, or it is damaged, or some just have their egg split - causing them to have siblings. And well, they just don't have masks for all of them!

Maskless Swatchlings are typically accepted and seen as equal - they have their own great qualities! However, to satisfy the need for Swatchling parents needing masks for their off-spring... A business was made.

A brand new extremely advanced technology - the ability to create functioning, artificial masks! There's only one way to make them, and it is completely owned and basically copyrighted by the Swatchling-owned company, Adobi. They're known for their industry standard art programs, art supplies, and the company owner's, Brodi Adobi's, hatred of lemons. However, they have a Swatchling specific side just for creating artificial Swatchling masks! And since DPAU Dark World is HUGE and composed of possibly thousands of cities just like this one we see - and the fact they own this market - it's a big CHA-CHING for them. Dollar signs for pupils included.

There's two types of artificial masks. Regular, and specific datapack. The Swatchlings who have a specific datapack mask, are also called Specific Datapack Swatchlings.

Regular ones are sorta blank (haha), giving the Swatchling just the basics. Letting them grow bigger and faster, and general adaptability to learn! There may be some that are more leaning towards certain things - those may be a bit more expensive due their specificness.

Then there's the specific datapack ones. These are given to Swatchlings who are expected to be future workers - those who's parents have no plans for them, really. They want to ensure a good, safe position later in life so they get a specific datapack mask. It makes a Swatchling less adaptable, but extremely good in their specific field. They will also often make Swatchlings look the same/extremely similar. (The Swatchlings have ways of telling who's who, even in a room of naked to the eye identical looking/dressed Swatchlings.)

These are usually made for businesses who want future workers for hire. Of course, they can decide to NOT work for them later on - but if they do it's basically a free job right away, no worries no biggies. You already have everything you need naturally. For example, all of Queen's butler Swatchlings are this. That's why they look identical for the most part! Except for Swatch - they have a parent mask.

Specific datapack Swatchlings also work best in teams, and take orders well. It's sometimes both a blessing, and a curse, and sometimes the ethics of this are discussed - but the most common argument is that, well, they don't have to do what they were designed for thanks for their mask - they can just do something else if they want to. It may be harder for them to start and learn, but it is a possibility.

And well, LEGALLY, only Swatchling owned stores can order these masks en masse to sell them to other Swatchlings only, to avoid... Accidents. You see, only Swatchlings have the code in them that activates after they are a few days old that disables masks from working on them. Because it could cause harm if used on an adult or an growing being!

... Other species don't have that! And, you see, in the early days of the Cyber World forming, there was less species! They were all vague beings, who then split to fit certain roles. There was a few of these at first, and from them came everything else. Am I really putting vague evolution into Deltarune? Yeah. its the undiagnosed tism. sorry.

But basically! Swatchlings are more closely related to some species. Those can handle being masked fairly well, and may even have special forms and use it no problem, almost. But someeeee wellll, may cause some trouble.

And in the wrong hands... Someone may use this for evil.

There's people who try to modify the code of these, and make masks grant them abilities they could not have naturally. Help them achieve stronger forms. OH YEAH. I FORGOT TO MENTION. Masks also exist to let a Swatchling have stronger magic, and pass down learned/natural Darkner magic from parent to offspring.

Modifying/hacking masks is... Dangerous. This is the code for a living being, it's not like some code for a game or a program. This comes from a living being, to a living being. They may be made of code, but code to them is like... Our atoms. Is that a good way to explain it?

If someone were to use a corrupted mask, it would ruin their life together, since it can cause a wide array of problems.

That's why it's illegal for other kinds of Darkners to buy them (unless closely regulated, takes a few papers to fill, rather expensive, has to be a specific species as well), to not spread any mishaps. Well, it doesn't stop some people!

That's what caused the AU to begin... What if an Addison got one of these masks? Like, a VERY, VERY badly corrupted mask?

That's how Blank B. Addison was born in my own cursed little catboy entity hands. And with me developing him further... The world aroung him grew. And it kept stacking up and... Now I have a whole AU!

I uh. Talked a little too much about this, but I believe this is the basic info you need to understand anything being talked about further. Hell, I have NOT even gotten into the main story of DPAU, following Blank himself. I have not even MENTIONED Deep Dark Cyber City, which is my own new area and idea for Deltarune. Basically the dark web where all the nasty shit happens! Even I sometimes wonder how any of this related to core Deltarune (i mean it is supposed to be an addition to background elements, and its like.. oh this could happen but you wouldnt see it because it happens outside the players view and at a different time), but I also remember a lot of stuff I did in this AU is to be like... An somewhat canon adjusted addition? There's a lot of weird loops and shit here just to let some canon things happen, lmao. ANYWAYS. I WILL STOP MYSELF HERE BEFORE I GO ON ANOTHER TANGENT. THERE'S MORE ASKS FOR ME TO ANSWER. FEEL FREE TO ASK MORE, BECAUSE I PROBABLY CAUSED SEVERE CONFUSION AND I DEFINITELY MISSED A LOT OF POINTS ON ACCIDENT. I have also not read my old notes in a while, this is *all* from the top of my head.

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My sides!

So whilst I wait for my motivation to pick back up for the Demigod au, I'll give you something that I've done already. Concept art for my sides! I only have the picrews for now, but I'm working on art for all of them. And boy is there a lot. As I discover new things about myself, I've uped it to about 8.

First, the sides you know from the actual sanders sides.

This is Remi, my anxiety. They use They/Them pronouns.

I've been getting to know Remi a lot since I found out I had them. They represent the Anxiety that I can recognise and prevent. They work with me.

This is my creativity, and their name is Max. They use They/Them and Xe/Xim. pronouns.

Max is just your run of the mill Creativity, but if you call them dramatic they will take offence and possibly cry.

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This is my "morality", Chrystian. They use They/Them pronouns.

I put morality in quotes because they aren't really morality. I think they might be a part of anxiety, or intrusive thoughts, or something. But for a long time, they masqueraded as my morality. In truth, my morality isn't a side. They're more of a subconscious thing and they don't need a physical representation. But this side does.

They present lies as fact. So yeah, they may be a part of deceit, but I mainly use them for "Lying to others" instead of lying to myself.

Mainly though, I just needed a representation for someone who said things like: "You're a bad person" Or, "You're so stupid."

I've learned that I can't reason with them. I have to say, "That isn't true, and you know it," and try to move on.

Remi, my anxiety, is more of questioning. I can reason with them and even change their mind. They'll ask things like: "Oh my gosh what if they didn't like us?" Or, "What if you're a bad person?" And I can assure them that things are alright.

I can't do that with Chrystian.

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Then we've got Sam, who is my logic and uses They/Them and Fae/Faer pronouns.

Their personality is the most like Pattons. Fae gets very exited about new things I learn about myself, and makes it faer mission to know everything about my latest hyperfixation. Fae has started working closley with Max with projects, and has started to hang out with Remi, Dee, and Austin to help work me through my problems in the most logical ways possible.

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This is Ava, my Deceit, and they use They/Them and Fae/Faer pronouns.

Ava works diligently to lie to others, covering up mistakes, coming up with split-second lies when I panic even if they aren't necessary. Their favorite lie is saying "Yes" When I'm asked if I'm okay, or "No," When asked if I need anything.

Currently, Ava and Dee work very closely, and Ava will come up with nonsense to spurt up to days in advance.

But I'm working on it, and hopefully, Ava will become less a part of my life soon.

Alright! Now moving on to sides that aren't based off original characters! They're listed by time they were discovered.

This is Dakota or Dee Dee. They use They/them, Fae/Faer, and Xe/Xim pronouns, depending on how I'm feeling.

Dakota is kind of an all-purpose OC, but Fae originated here. They're rambunctious, wild, sensitive, and an all-around awesome side.

But Fae's gone through a lot.

Before I knew about my Anxiety, ADHD, or Autism, I kind of lumped them all together and labeled them, "Things that are wrong with me."

I know that isn't true now, and a few years ago they went through an alteration. This isn't like DID or anything, just me changing how I view certain aspects of myself and how that reflects on the characters I've made up. Anxiety and ADHD are two different things now.

But very recently, I found out I have Autism, and Dee changed again. Now, the two are like Remus and roman and are twins. Anxiety is not related to them because they're categorized differently and it doesn't work for the dynamic.

So anyway, once again Xe has been left to pick up the pieces, Creating xier own Identity, and seeing which parts were them, and which were Autism.

Their stims are shaking xier hands, chewing, and bouncing.

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This is gender identity and dysphoria, who's name is JD.

They look kinda evil, but they're really not. Just cryptic and confusing. Their color scheme is the nonbinary flag, (Black white yellow and purple, and it symbolizes how gender isn't black and white. (Cause those are the main colors)

I edited it myself on a crappy art thingy so don't mind it.

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This is my Autism! I just found out about them recently, so I haven't decided on a name, but for now I'm just using Austin.

They use He/Him and They/Them pronouns. (They identify as agender, they just like those pronouns.)

I don't really know much about them. He's usually nonverbal, and when he's stressed his hair starts growing which is a sensory no-no for them.

He loves his sibling and is pretty tolerant with Sara studying them to figure out how they work.

Their stims are chewing, vocal, and texture.