#Ieytd 2

[wyvchard]

Safe and Sound Simon Says (Part Two)

IEYTD Mind Control AU (Original idea by @blueorchid-95)

Part One (Please Read For Context)

Shortly after reuniting with the agency, Agent Phoenix, injured from the elevator fall, wakes up in one of the agency's wards. They had an unexpected visitor.

Content Warnings: IEYTD 2 spoilers, Canon Typical Violence and Death, aftermath of mind control, traumatic memories, hallucinations, aftermath of betrayal, hospital stay, blood and injuries, the death screens are canon

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It had been a long few days. I'm too tired, body feeling more exhausted than most other times as every tiny movement seemed to shift an invisible weight around.

I couldn't even lift my limbs as several of the medical staff gently ushered me away. The mumbles felt watery, nothing entering my mind as they seemed rather hurried.

I hadn't escaped the warehouse unscathed, nicks and scrapes littered my body, barely patched up during the flight to reach there.

My legs were more akin to stone, unable to make me stand and causing me to remain seated in that elevator.

How I managed to get to the nearest control point was mainly a blur of adrenaline, kindness, and luck.

I hate the quiet, the buzz of the machinery keeping the pain at bay, yet my hand traveled down, feeling the spot on my right side yet there was no injury there.

"Agent? GOOD GOD! Agent! Hang in there!" The exclaimed voice made the warm liquid pooling at my side freeze. I can't move. It already hurts enough. If I shift my weight even a little bit, I would collapse.

The blood was already travelling up my mouth as I imagined felt a hand steady me as I we both slowly descended. Everything seemed to travel quickly as I tried to fight the pressure on the right side.

"Shhh... Agent. I have to stop the bleeding. I... I don't... I didn't mean to. Just hold on. Please?" I He tried to press into the wound, yet I we both knew it was futile. I wasn't able to see anything because I had already been out of it. "I'm so sorry. I don't think I can ever say anything to tell you how sorry I am."

"Sss...kay." I tried to say as I chased after my breath, the blood on my hands feeling like it's boiling from how cold I am. However, I can only feel one set of hands over my wound. As the warmth vanished, only to be replaced by the cold realization he'd been far away for a few minutes already.

I'm stupid to think he'd actually break free.

A set of footsteps I'd grown to fear interrupted my thoughts as there was a knock on the door. "Agent Phoenix? May I visit you?"

His voice had been unsure, anxiety dripping from his every word.

The hand not connected to anything barely reached out, twisting the doorknob as I lowered my head. I don't want to see him.

"... I can't bear to look at you. So please don't tell me to open my eyes."

"... If you don't want me around, I can leave."

"DON'T!" I heaved as my throat scratched by my yell. "... Don't. Please... stay."

I don't want to remember the times you walked away as I was dying.

Before he can ask, I reached out my hand to beckon him to come closer. I waved it around slightly, pulling something warm as soon as it approached.

"... Agent..." He held my hand and squeezed it. "I'm here... I-I'm here."

I leaned to the warmth as he gently used his other arm to support me. "That was close."

"... Hug." I mumbled, hoping he wouldn't hear but also wishing that he would. Anything to make me remember that we're both out of that nightmare.

He pulled me into a tight embrace, making sure one of my ears can hear his heart. It was beating quickly, like he was chasing the remnants of me as I was dying. He definitely smelled like tea with a hint of sugar, likely from the cupcakes he usually brings.

"You're here. Agent, I... I apologize. I remember... Every time you dodged, you seemed to have this look in your eye. Like you knew you would have died if you were off for even a second. Remembering it was horrible. It kept me up every night until you managed to reestablish contact. Nothing... What you went through..."

"I know. You don't have to apologize. You weren't yourself." I opened my eyes, still refusing to look up. I can't bear it. But... will I still prefer him to be a faceless voice or not? Can I even move past it?

"I'll still apologize. I'm so sorry."

"I know. But... I don't want to think of it right now. Let's just... stay here?" I stared at the way his hand held mine as his other arm made sure to hold me close.

"If that's what you want, Agent Phoenix."

I leaned into him, fully knowing he's here. We're out of it. I know both of us can move on.

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A bit of hurt/comfort for everyone.

Also, Reginald didn't bring this up but he often had nightmares of killing Phoenix but his body wasn't listening to him before they reunited.

The injury on the right side of the body was inspired by this post by @stellar-collective. Go check out her art! It's amazing. /gen

@phoenix-and-found-family

@the-one-and-only-043

@ghostlystarwanderer

@jellyfishgummy

@pandagobrr

@agentpheoness

@tillywunderwing, since your Phoenix also has the force-rest ability, I was thinking you might wanna check this out.

[icecreampizzer]

Well, I got into I Expect You To Die (I'm blaming @solobodor for this!!!!!!!! /lh) and I also got inspired to make my own designs for the characters! These are all very first-pass designs (except for phoenix. maybe) and they're definitely all subject to changing. Especially Hivemind and Ollie who I just threw in there so Fabricator and Solaris wouldn't look so lonely.

The Phoenix page in the bottom preceded the line up, but that's the extent of my concepts for them UDSHFSDKJSD I'm not sure if I'll stick with the silhouette style, or if I'll make these guys actual designs ??? Both can exist at the same time, so who knows.

Oh right yeah also the games are really good and fun!

[bugtoast]

Hello lgbt ieytd community

I know I haven’t been active in the fanbase for a while, but the hyperfixation came back like a motherfucker and now I wanna doodle these goobers again Mainly just wanted to draw some other people's phoenix designs. Kinda inspired by this post

The designs creators (in-order) are: @icecreampizzer, @salezmanradioz, @purplebehittindifferent, @solobodor, @ghostplasmas @operationjetset and @malfunctioning-mantis

(hope y'all don't mind the @ gjfdkjhnfdjk)

[stellar-collective]

what was your most embarrassing death in I Expect You To Die (any of the games) GO

[heres-to-all-that-is-mine]

Hi guys I’m thinking about Him again 🎭

[definitelyunhingedagentphoenix]

[randombikite]

I know that during Rising Phoenix, when JJ said ‘I can tell you who Dr. Zor is.’ It was almost certainly a lie to save himself.

But wouldn’t it be funny if he actually did know, and in all these fanfics where he survived he just randomly mentions it in some meeting several months after he’s saved.

Just like ‘Oh by the way, this is Zor’s name and what they look like’ and everyone is just sitting and staring at him like ‘And you didn’t think to mention this sooner?’

[ghostplasmas]

Version without text under the cut!

[phoenix-and-found-family]

Reginald in the middle of a very serious meeting, being professional and stuff: And- *phone is ringing, it's Phoenix. he picks it up.* Yes?

Phoenix: REGGIE! HI! PRISM LEFT THE COFFEE POT IN GRABBING DISTANCE AND I DRANK THE WHOLE THING AND JOHN SAID HE'S PRETTY SURE I'M GONNA VIBRATE THROUGH THE FLOOR

Reginald, not even surprised: Why are you yelling?

Phoenix: I ALSO GOT SHOT AND I'M RUNNING ON ADRENALINE AND TWO BOTTLES OF WHISKEY

Reginald: *loud, deep dad sigh.* Are you about to die or can you wait for ten minutes?

Phoenix: ROXY'S HAVING A PANIC ATTACK SO I DON'T KNOW

Reginald: I'll be there. *hangs up. all of that was on speaker phone and everyone is staring at him.* ...Do I have to make a formal excuse as to why I have to leave or can I just go?

[yippee-optimistically]

i love the ieytd games soo much they mean so much 2 me but phoenix is kind of a pain 2 design.. but this is my agent phoenix they r so so silly

[gr3yyyyy]

i should be studying

[icecreampizzer]

ehh. I'm sorry but i really just like enemies to lovers dynamics HWHATEVER!!! i think juniper would be frustrated that he's into phoenix while they're like. pissing him off by wearing his masks and shit

tbh this was a part of a doodle dump, but I'm putting IEYTD 2 spoilers under the read more :] just to be safe!

You know I wasn't this obsessed with him when I first experienced (watched) IEYTD 2 but I always thought his death was so ... underwhelming? After being such a big personality throughout the sequel and he just falls to his death... I'm like sureee he's just like Icarus with his hubris flying too close to the sun falling to his demise and etcetera. The scene illustrating Dr. Zor's power without any bounds, disposing their subordinates that easily and Whatever..... I just kinda wished he had a more Extra death. IF HE'S EVEN DEAD IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! DUN DUN DUN I'm willing to hold out on that possibility. But in the meantime...

Here's some Alive Junipers after the whole debacle. I'd bonk his head with hammers but I also want him to get a hug, you know what I mean. Characters with massive egos who's got stuff going on are my weakness. sawry

perhaps i will draw a bit more for the other characters, but apparently i have Real Life Responsibilities to tend to. So those will have to wait.

[bugtoast]

y'all remember this post?

yeah. i redrew it for fun! a whole lot has changed in two years!

[stellar-collective]

my take on the Agent themselves because these games have given me brainrot

headcanons below the cut!

-perpetually has their legs kicked up on any and every surface. in the office, on their missions, in the van; as long as they’re not actively problem solving, their shoes are on the table. 

-terribly invested in the Handler. literally drove into a flamethrower to get him the perfect hot dog. 

-doesn’t set things on fire half as much as one would expect. mostly just lights cigars, honestly. prefers chucking stuff

-along with their TK implant, they volunteered for an experimental treatment that was supposed to make agents immune to ingestible poison. it was only partially effective but it worked enough that they can down entire bottles of champagne, eat moldly sandwiches, chew pre-chewed gum, etc. without batting an eye

-MAJOR sweet tooth.

-fairly talkative outside of missions, but goes completely dead silent the moment that they’re in the field. can’t be baited into betraying information if you don’t talk!

-cheeky as anything. favorite pastime is to deal with deadly situations as nonchalantly as possible, like drinking tea while getting shot at by a tank, stealing Juniper’s masks while he’s trying to shoot them, and saluting while blowing up space stations.

-doesn’t hold grudges. like, at all

-when you die enough times, you sort of start to rank the methods. their favorite way to go out is fire/explosions and their least favorite way is suffocation. falling from space was far scarier to them than falling down a burning elevator shaft. the heat is familiar to the point it’s almost comforting.

-they’re beauty, they’re grace, they’re super mega ace

-a bit of a hoarder. trinkets and souvenirs are very valuable to them. keeps everything that the Handler has ever sent them and steals a lot of things from their missions

-adrenaline junkie! this job is perfect for them

[wortfoundabug]

I LOVE BEING IN THIS FANDOM! PEOPLE ARE SO TALENTED! I LOVE SEEING PEOPLES ART AND FANFIC AND IDEAS AND HEADCANONS! THEYRE SO COOL! YOURE SO COOL! KEEP IT UP!

[lavalampstealer]

Woe, Fabby design be upon ye