#I really need a name for this AU

[spirit-of-limbo]

Thinking about them...

[buff-shizun]

Blackout

“That…was not how I imagined that would go.”

“Agreed,” Binghe groaned, face in his hands. He dared not look up, overwhelmed by just a glimpse of the world around him.

Truly, Xin Mo was not to be underestimated.

“I agree.” The Elder sighed. He cast a hand through ruffled hair- and when that wasn't soothing enough, to his beard with rough strokes.

“We were lucky it was inclined to play with you as a first reaction. Had that blade wanted to, it definitely could have left us both blithering idiots for the rest of our lives- however short that would be in this heaven forsaken realm.”

Binghe frowned and peered through his fingers. “You took damage as well?”

His question was met with a snort, “After the way it backhanded me into the fringes of your mind? I’m lucky my cultivation offset the brunt of that. Had I taken that hit directly, I might not have made it back for a while.”

Binghe shuddered. ‘A while’, in this hell, alone with just that dreaded sword? 

No. No, he couldn’t. Meng Mo can’t. As stubborn and ornery as the Elder Dream Demon could be, Binghe would gladly have ten of him squabbling around in his head than spend a single day alone with only that sword for company.

“‘Ornery’?! Kid, hundreds of demons out there would kill to have my expertise at hand!”

“As you always say,” Binghe mumbled dryly, the corner of his mouth quirking up.

“And I say for good reason! You-!” Realizing what he was doing, Meng Mo cut himself off with a blistering sigh. “Ah, forget it. Point is we got off easy. You, got off easy. If we hadn't planned this out beforehand, heavens know where we would be right now.”

“Where are you going with this?”

The Elder gestured to the cliffs and ravines jutting up, through, and splitting apart the once flat desert plains, scaring it horribly. “One good hit, kid. That's all it would take right now.” His hands drop almost violently down to his sides, “We need to train, harder than ever before. This can't happen again.”

Binghe frowned, “You know why I can't do that.”

“We’re going to have to find a way- don't you glare at me, boy! I know what I’m asking for!”

“Then why ask at all!” He snapped, hand gesturing out to his dreamscape. “This alone will take weeks to fix. Months, if I’m unlucky! I can barely sleep as it is!”

Meng Mo exploded, “You're just going to have to try!”

A tense silence passed between them. Binghe did not have to tell him what he thought of that, and the Elder did not have to say anything at all to show him how frustrated the situation made him too. They were both at risk here, after all.

“...look, kid, maybe- and this is a risky maybe- Xin Mo might be our solution here. It's a double edged sword by every meaning of the phrase, but it's already proven it finds you more useful alive and well than as a comatose flesh puppet. Take advantage of that. Give it more reasons to take care of you rather than just use you.”

Binghe's brows furrowed. “You’re suggesting I find a way to endear myself to possibly the most evil blade I've ever had the misfortune to cross paths with?”

“You’ve already got this far, why not give it a shot? Can’t hurt to try.”

He wanted to point out that it very well could hurt to try. It already had. The memory alone of those tortured moments before blissfully blacking out sent a quiver running up his limbs. Unwittingly, a cold sweat broke out along his neck, breath catching in his throat. 

He pushed the memory aside, though it did not go easily. He also wanted to point out that that's almost exactly what Meng Mo had said when they’d first heard of the sword, and he was not so desperate to take his chances now as he had been at the beginning of this awful quest; especially after learning what kind of hell his death could easily become should this new plan prove foolhardy. 

Once again though, Meng Mo knew exactly what he was thinking. He always knew what Binghe was thinking; and once again, Meng Mo did not have to say what both already knew. 

They didn't have any choice; they had to try.

[simonsacryptid]

use this ask as an excuse to post more about your life series winners au 👉👈 (i like the aesthetic of all the winners sharing a vast albeit eerily empty castle) (i am v interested) (forward slash not forcing)

OMG YEH OFC

Here are my ideas for the windows! (I only drew out three of them so far because i did them during history class)

Grians window is of him standing in the vast dessert. The sun is blaring behind his head and his hair and shawl are blowing in the wind. He has his macaw wings, but their tattered from explosions and the such— only one eye is visible, tears flowing down his cheek and a purple tint to his usual eye color. Only one hand is stretched out, the wind blowing red sand from it. The rimming is gold with soft spirals and edges, symbolizing the softness he felt for Scar (and a very bad doodle of it for you)

Scott's window is a little more elegant. He's standing on a tree, like he was when he got his last kill, and he has a hand over his heart. His other hand is outstretched in a pinky promise to the other two G's, promising his loyalty and the full truth. The scene is at night, with stars creating a small halo around his head. He's also starting directly at whoever is recreating this scene with a soft smile. The rims are shaper, symbolizing the harsh winter that Last Life took place during and the brutality of the game itself. Theyre silver

Pearl's window is the first one to not be directly looking forward, instead looking somewhere out of the scene. She's giving a salute as wind comes rushing at her and there's a glow from a nearby explosion. Her hands and knees have frostbite on them, and her eyes are tired from countless nights alone. Her tower can be seen in the background, and there's the moon behind her head. Stars scatter the night sky, but are flickering in and out of visibility. Tilly is sitting near her feet. The rims of this one are ridgid and broken, made of slowly oxydizing copper, showing her broken and decaying heart.

Martyn's scene is underwater, with seaweed flowing around him and coral poking out of his head. He has a hand raised with a timer striking 0:00 in it, and his other hand covering his eyes. The water makes his hair flow and his ears visible, making his window the only one to have ears included and not eyes. Even thoigh he's in the water, theres still a red planet—Mars—behind his head, reflecting against the waves and creating a contrast to an otherwise very green and blue window. There are bubbles surrounding him. The rim mimics the coral on his head, made of diamonds. Innocent and beautiful, but harsh and cruel if forged in the right ways.

Scars window is another unique one. His head perfectly aligns so it's infront of Bdubs's Earth-Base, somehow repaired from the fires. He's standing in a feild of sunflowers at night, facing away. The black of his cloak shows, as well as his hat, both adorned with lilacs and poppies over black fabric. His face is entirely obscured by the hat except for his sad smile. The rim is amethyst, mimicing the Evo symbol. There are swirls along it that look vaguely like writing from afar.

Cleo's scene is in a village. Pluto is behind her head and she's got a VR headset that she's actively taking off. She looks exhausted from the final fight, but happy that it's over with. One of her eyes is still blocked by the headset, the other changing between closed in relief to open and looking at people passing by. It changes whether she's due for another visit to the castle or not

Joel's is the only one expressing real joy. He's holding an enderpearl in one hand and a sword in another, the enderpearl having a comet-like trail behind it. Around his neck is a key to the car thats silhouetted behind him. There are references to various wold cards around him, like curls in the frame resembling snails, lighting striking in the back for the trivia bot, and a clock around his waist to keep track of how fast they're moving. Overall he just looks cool and happy to be there, a stark difference from the other winners

[stari-jelly]

silly comic fro my AU (that I still don't have a name for) this takes place late in the story after Loop and Isa get their shit together and start communicating lmao. also the comic transcript

Loop: what?

Isabeau: hmm...

Isabeau: can I kiss you?

Loop: My Morningstar how bold~

more art and facts under the cut.

so first off Loop and Isa are staying in a clocktower on the north coast of Vaugard. Loop has taken full control of the town they are staying in and refuses to leave for the most part. Loop isn't mean or cruel to the people of the town by any means they just took the town by force and have now made it their safe space. the towns people used to be scared if Loop but have since gotten used to them and some even like Loop. they spend most of their time in the clock tower decorating it, working on a project of theirs, and studying the stars at night. I might do a drawing of the layout of the clocktower. maybe. Loop wears the tattered remains of their old cloak and keeps their hair long. they have ditched the eyepatch entirely.

Isa at first stayed in Jouevente, he kept in contact with Bonnie and Nille, he and Mirabelle send letters but they don't talk that much and Odile hasn't been responding. he quit the defenders but still wants to help people leading to him getting into a lot of trouble with both authorities and criminals. he's having his vigilante arc. this ends with him getting seriously injured luckily Loop was around and saw him bleeding out and decided to drag him back to their town and heal him. (hence the bandages on his chest.) Isabeau is a lot more introverted in this AU. he's still loud and fun but he tires out quicker and has days we're he just isn't in the mood to be loud. he's more serious, more serious than Loop anyway, and is upset with how the Vaugardian government is handling the whole world ending situation. also he doesn't hide how smart he is, he realized there's no point when things are this bad.

Isabeau's and Loop's relationship is tense at first. Isabeau is reeling from how different and cold Loop is while also still having a fat crush (Loop being different didn't really change how much Isabeau likes him) and Loop thinks that Isabeau just wants Siffrin back and is very against that. this ofcourse does not stop Loop from jokingly flirting with Isabeau to get a reaction, Loop is just like that. Loop lashes out a lot and Isabeau is just trying to get them to open up. very angsty.

anyway some fun facts! Loop compares Isabeau to Venus a lot. they call Isa Morning star or Evening star has a cute nickname and painted the Venus symbol on his neck in the comic. Isabeau likes how direct and hard Loop is now, he thinks it's hot. gay ass. Loop sings a lot, they sing while they work, they sing when idle, they sing for the town. Isabeau had a cat, her name is Saumon. (French name for salmon) yes Isabeau named his cat salmon its funny. he had the cat before the king appeared and when he quit the defenders he gave the cat to one of his friends to take care of. now he has his cat back. she's super sassy and judgy.

[umbra-borealis]

POV you're doing a TV interview with a local celebrity art dealer and asking him about rumors surrounding him posing with a trans flag.

It's too damn hot to render these, I might in the future, maybe I'll make a more cohesive joke too lol

[smilesrobotlover]

Master Kogha for my villain squad au! I headcanon that Kogha is immortal or can at least live for a long time. I’ve seen some concepts of Kogha as a Sheikah monk by other people and I LOVE that, it explains how he was able to live so long! This Kogha is the same from AOC, so the whole thing with the Yiga clan changed a lot. The Yiga clan originated from some of the Sheikah wanting to live freely without having to serve the royal family. I find it interesting how in skord, Impa says that the purpose of the Sheikah tribe was to serve Hylia, and possibly the whole royal family. So I imagine that after so many years, the Sheikah would not like that. Being pressured and told that your only purpose is to serve the royal family is very messed up if you ask me so the Yiga clan was meant to be a place for Sheikah to do whatever they want, and also a place for outsiders to be themselves. Of course they were heavily demonized cuz heaven forbid the Sheikah not want to serve the royal family, and it escalated to a dangerous cult. I think after AOC Kogha tried to loosen up on the whole cult thing and tried to bring the true purpose of the yiga clan back. So he’s kind of a mayor or president of a town where the Yiga use to be.

Now he still has the eye motif cuz he still doesn’t like the royal family and doesn’t really consider himself apart of the Sheikah. So he still has some of those vibes. But yeaaaah master Kogha! Not really on anyone’s side. Just kinda does his own thing. He’s chaotic and likes to make fun of the king to his face a lot (the king in this au is a pretty awful person so it’s well deserved)

[vroomian]

i was trying to think about yrz and why he'd leave heaven in the first place. yrz loves being human, even if he doesn't like people. he loves learning, loves ideas, loves sitting in a warm room built by other people, reading a book printed by other people, eating food made by other people. he loves being a part of such a curious, clever race, no matter how many irritations that come with it.

humans will never stop looking for improvement. they will never stop churning out new ideas. breaking through to new sciences. never stop wondering.

heaven isn't like that. how can it? by gods own word heaven is perfect, forever and ever, amen. how do you improve on perfection?

yrz could feel himself stagnating. so he either had to leave, or lose himself.

[simplepotatofarmer]

Winters first word ❓️‼️

'mama'

and i think that's probably part of why c!dream spirals so hard when he's thinking about the future. what happens to his kid? what happens to c!techno? dream is the target, he's the one bringing danger to them and they'll never have the peaceful life him and techno daydreamed about in prison. not with him.

it's kind of fitting that in this version of the au, then, winter is the one to figure out who 'laelaps' is.

[sawrinwrites]

All right, everyone. It's time for Ruby to suffer have a chapter under my hands. This chapter marks the end of the introductions for our 4 protagonists, and the setting of the arcs that we will be following throughout the course of the story.

This chapter is heavier on exposition than the previous chapters and that's a deliberate choice on my part. Ruby's story will share similarities and parallels to Weiss', but whilst Weiss had another character to use to tell her story, Ruby only has her own introspections. Future chapters will be more in line with the story's overall style as we focus more on Ruby's interactions and relationships and less on her internal thoughts.

I hope you enjoy.

[iamrizaka]

I looked at my Leeluke hcs again and... Yeah, it's better if I just write it all. Sounds much easier.

[junsei-draws-rotasu]

For my TMNT 2012 x LMK reincarnation AU!

Oroku Saki as LBD.

A Kustine Yokai approached Saki about destiny and shit, then Saki went mad and killed the Yokai, this further his insanity. Of course SWK and Tripitaka sealed him away.

Note: Saki absorb the Yokai, making a horrific fusion where no longer Yokai but demon!

this is mainly inspired by IDW

Bebop and RockSteady can be the Gold and Silver demon brothers or the dagger and big guy henchmen of Spider Queen

[supernovaa-remnant]

in my rivals pjo au, let it be known that, despite being a roman demigod, techno always had a suspicion that the greeks existed, too.

[lazychimken]

How did Optimus feel when Bee lost his voice box? Did he activate *protective dad mode*? lol

I really love your au✨️✨️❤️

Optimus was devastated when he saw what B became, made him lose any sort of hope he had in redeeming Megatron

Also thanks for the support! I’m just throwing random ideas around so I’m glad ppl like it lol

[starry-bi-sky]

mmm throwaway conversation between Dan and Danny that popped into my head that I had to write out:

"You spent ten years being a one-man mass extinction event, then went back in time and fought me, and lost." Danny snarls, arms crossed and throat tight. His mouth pulls back to bare dagger-sharp teeth, and his eyes burn with the familiar thrum of ectoplasm heating up behind his eyes. "If I didn't believe you were half of Vlad before, I do now."

His other self -- and really, can he even call him that? He's half of Vlad too. Two halves severed from each other and welded together to make a new whole, -- snaps his head over to him. Wild-eyed and furious, he looks unlike the man Danny fought before, the one unruffled and untouched, unbothered by the world around him. It's familiar, but not like the way a reflection is.

"What's that supposed to mean." The Other hisses, matching Danny's scowl one-for-one with fangs much bigger and sharper than his.

But there's a reason lions fear hyenas. Danny matches the rumble in The Other's chest with one of his own, and shoves his face close to his. "I don't lose."

[h0nkshroom]

gently places these in your hands and cartwheels away into the night

[crabsnpersimmons]

"Do your best today! I'll be waiting here when you get home, starlight~💕"

had two busy days of work outside of my cave and the only thing that kept me going was the sight of my housewife/househusband Eclipse waiting for me at home

that is, the sketch of him waiting for me to finish drawing him 😂

starring @starriegalaxy's Eclipse from her Fear Factor AU/House Husband AU