#Invader Zim Fanfiction

[paynomindtotheinsanity]

Chapter 29: Dissonance

AFTER TEN MILLION YEARS, I PRESENT THIS HOT MESS.

[thegoldfisharmy]

Happy one year anniversary to The Irken Infection. Celebrating with a reblog of the Tumblr post that started this thing.

Things have changed a lot on this wonderful, writing journey. Gaz is no longer the inciting incident. Dib wasn't supposed to have a PAK initially. Original characters were going to have a much larger role in some of the earlier "drafts". And we even had a title change! ("Twice Shy" is still the name of the master google Doc btw)

This is something I'm very excited about because it's really hard for my stupid ADHD-brain to stay committed to stuff like this, so fair warning, I'm probably going to be yapping about it, to various degrees, all week. I also have some unfinished, deleted scenes that I've been working to recover and those will be posted on AO3 later today.

I have been struck with inspiration for an Invader Zim fanfiction

One of my favorite episodes of Ninjago is the Season 1 Episode "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", where Jay is infected with a venom that gradually turns him into a snake-person. The episode follows him trying to hide his affliction from his friends while going on a mission/first date with Nya.

I propose an Invader Zim equivalent: "Once Irken, Twice Shy"

Dib isolates a serum from Zim's DNA to show his dad and identify him as the true alien menace he is. Gaz pours it in Dib's drink as an act of petty revenge (like that issue of the comics where she accidentally fed him nanobots and spent the duration of the plot trying to stop him from exploding)

The Irken DNA slowly starts taking over his body, leading to a series of mutations and some juicy internal conflict. Unsure how to cope with the alien influence on his biology, Dib does everything he can to hide his condition while desperately trying to find a cure. He becomes conflicted on whether he should get help, risking his own safety but possibly revealing Zim's true nature in the process; or isolate himself and take the self-preservation route. With seemingly no other option, he turns to Zim for help.

Here's a sort-of proof-of-concept thingy for what I want to accomplish with this premise.

Dib angrily and aggressively knocks on Zim's door. He is wearing a scarf and hat covering most of his big head.

Zim opens the door looking rather annoyed. He's had a rough night.

Dib: Zim, what the fuck did you do to me?

Zim: I'm sorry Dib-monkey but I have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't planning on tormenting you until net week.

Dib: Don't play dumb with me. There's no way this isn't your doing.

Dib removes his hat and scarf revealing a bright green rash creeping up his neck and a pair of antennae sticking out of his hair alongside his little hair spike thingy.

Dib: Did you poison me? Are you trying to turn me into lunch meat again? Is this some kind of humiliating joke?

Zim stares blankly for a minute. He's not entirely sure what's happening right now. Then he sees the antennae and bursts into laughter.

Gir is probably there too.

Dib leaps at Zim and attempts to strangle him.

Dib: My morning has been absolute hell. I tried to take a shower and now I'm in excruciating pain, these stupid antenna have been picking up high-pitched noises from within a 20-mile radius and it's been giving me a headache, I threw-up my breakfast, my sister won't stop laughing at me, and my dad thinks I'm crazy. I don't know what your game is Zim, but I swear-to-god, if you don't put me back to normal, I am going to tear you limb-from-limb and send your decapitated head directly to the Mysterious Mysteries writers room.

Zim gulps as Dib grabs him by the collar.

Zim: F-f-fine! I'll help you with your stupid skin condition IF you promise to not interfere in any of my future plans for world domination.

Dib pauses to consider this offer. Then he puts Zim down, shoves one hand in his pocket, and offers a handshake. He is crossing his fingers in his jacket pocket.

Dib: You've got yourself a deal.

Dib and Zim shake on it before entering Zim's house.

[lil-miss]

I keep seeing these like "give me X notes and I'll do Y" lists so I thought it would be fun to make one.

Give me 10 notes and I'll get the next Galaxy Girls chapter done by the end of May.

Give me 25 notes and I'll release my detailed ass disability thoughts about fem ZaDr from the vault.

Give me 50 notes and I will actually post art.

Give me 100 notes and I will finish and release the next 5-6 chapters of Galaxy Girls by the end of June.

Give me 200 notes and I will stop suffering and write that ballet.

Give me 300 notes and I will fix my sleep schedule.

[randombookcreator]

Zim finds out about hot sauce:

[zimanddibromance]

Guess who’s back! Yep. Me. Hi, lol. I always forget to post here… anyways, take some feral (slightly bloody) Zim! Love the way the colors blended here.. alt versions + some important info are under the cut!

These ones I made originally before deciding to go all out and slap colors in places. I was blaring “Runway Walk” and couldn’t NOT think of my AU, “Cuffed”. I’d imagine this takes place around chapter 2-3, when Zim breaks out of his space jail cell lol.

Regular posts may come back soon? Don’t count on it though. I have a fandom besides this that I was very obsessed with, but for my mental health I may be abandoning it and moving entirely to the Invader Zim fandom. If I do, then my posts will increase significantly again! We’ll see.

[neskiq]

Okay, I need a little help choosing a new outfit for Zim. He's not wearing his Irken robe anymore, but he's still a fashionista. And he wants the perfect outfit that will drive Dib even crazier~ So... 1, 2, 3, or 4? (The third outfit's accessories light up, like neon signs. Not practical when you need to be discreet...)

[aquaticwolfkuri]

You HATE Me, But I Hate YOU More: ch.6

“hehe….hahaha….Hahahaha….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” Zim laughs, completely impressed by his new and genius EVIL plan. It was just too perfect, so evil, that only someone as great as him could have come up with it, other than Minimoose of course.

The plan? Ruin Dib’s prom night by asking Plotty to go with HIM instead of the Dib-Human. Yes, the plan is very amazing.

“NOW to attend Skool like the good and filthy human that I am!” Zim says, throwing on his disguise before heading out the door. Gir and Minimoose wishing him the best of luck.

Everyone gathered by their lockers, gossiping and conversing about all sorts of things, ranging from rumors, boys, adult magazines, games, and many more stupid human things. Zim cared not for such things, and right now, his target was the ginger haired girl.

Thankfully she wasn’t too hard to spot, so Zim ruthlessly shoved anyone that got in his way.

“Oh, Hello Zim” The girl says, giving him a smile that nearly makes him gag.

“Yes, Hello…PLOTTY.”

“Did you need something? If your looking for Dib, he’s-”

“Z-Zim is not looking for the Dib-human!!!” Zim’s face starts to feel warm, trying NOT to remember his computer’s clearly INCORRECT calculations.

Plotty looks at him, feeling a bit awkward and confused… Zim can see this and quickly changes the subject.

“I was actually looking for YOU.” Zim says.

“Me?”

“Yes. You see… because of my condition, most of the other HUMANS, tend to pick on poor Zim, even making fun of my water allergy…. Now Zim has no one to go to prom with…” Zim says in the most soap opera way possible, even going so far as to fake the tears welling up in his eyes.

“Oh, that’s awful… Of course I’ll go to prom with you Zim” She says, smiling brightly. Delighted, Zim thanked the girl, letting her know just how HAPPY she’d made him before making his way to class, laughing maniacally… but, unfortunately, he bumps into the back of a very familiar black coat. Dib turns around, giving him a very accusing look as he narrows his eyes.

“Zim, what did you do?? What are you planning this time?” 

“Well Dib, if you must know… the Plotty-girl will be going to prom with ME!!” Zim says, laughing again, but instead of Dib wallowing in Sarrow like he had imagined, Dib instead tackles him to the ground, attempting to strangle him.

"Zim, you little piece of shit!!” Dib yelled. Zim screamed and gagged, before finally kicking Dib in the groin, and pushing him off. Dib nearly sheds a tear, but he pushes through the pain and grabs Zim by the leg before he can get up.

“Z-Zim, I hope you know how much I HATE you right now!” He punches him, and Zim pulls his hair, biting into his arm. 

“I hate you MORE Dib!” Zim retorts back. They both continue to kick and fight as the other students gather around them, watching the live wrestling match, and pulling out their phones as they capture footage of the event; even Gaz.

“Zim you-....y….y-yaaaCHOOO!” Sneezing right into the alien’s tunic, Zim screams bloody murder, and thankfully, the principal arrives just in time with the other teachers to stop the fight from escalating, sending them both to the nurse's office.

“Dib… This behavior is completely unacceptable. This is the 4th time this week. You can't keep assaulting Zim just for being different.” The principal says, tired and frustrated. Dib is such a talented student, so gifted in fact, that he’s honestly being held back by being in high Skool and not Membrane Corp… yet his behavior was just out of control.

“It's Zim’s fault! He- Cough cough!”

“LIES! The Dib-human lies!-”

“Enough. Dib, your suspended from Skool for the rest of this week.” The principal says. This was the last thing Dib wanted to hear.

“B-But Principle Morals, Prom is THIS weak! A-And my Dad is going to be pissed if he finds out!” Dib says, trying not to have a meltdown

The principle sighs. “Fine. I’ll allow you to attend prom, but for the rest of the weak, you’ll be suspended from Skool… You can go home now.” The principal says before leaving the nurse's office. Dib falls back against the small bed, and groans.

“Fuck… Dad’s going to be pissed.” Dib groans, removing his glasses before rubbing his eyes, frustrated, and this morning's headache didn’t help. He can hear Zim cackling in delight and it only makes his headache throb.

He already didn’t feel good getting up this morning, and now he had to deal with this??? He never should have gotten out of bed… or maybe he should have exposed Zim sooner. In fact, he should just rip his wig off in the class hall, and force those stupid contact lenses off his eyes; then everyone could finally see what he is! They would HAVE to BELIEVE him! And then, after enduring so much of Zim’s shit, he could finally cut open the damn alien and study his organs to his heart's content.

“That’s right Dib, suffer like the pathetic- “ Dib grabs Zim’s face and sneezes. Zim screams and squirms.

“THE GERMS!!!”

“Fuck you Zim.” Dib grabs his glasses and walks out of the room as Zim continues to scream and squirm. He should have known, he should have fucking known Zim would pull some shit like this. No matter if Dib does something nice or mean, the alien always has to double down and make his life more miserable than it already was.

Dib just can’t ever get a break, he can’t ever just have anything go right! 

“Hey… I heard from the Principale… Dad’s gonna be pissed.”

“Yeah…Cough cough!... Hey Gaz… can we trade place?”

“What? And have me be stuck with Zim? No thanks. Besides, I don’t think there’s anyone else that could capture that guy’s attention more than you.” Gaz explains, but Dib raises a brow at this.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” He asks, but Gaz just shrugs and doesn’t elaborate any further. 

“Anyway, you look terrible. Get plenty of rest once your home…”

“I will…”

Dib returns home after a miserably long walk, only to have his dad reprimand him as soon as he walks through the door, giving him the longest lecture before sending him to his room, and as punishment, he would not be given access to any of his paranormal possessions or TV shows. 

So Dib just lies in bed, letting his slowly forming fever consume him. He hated not having his things or knowing that Zim could be doing who knows what at Skool… and yet, he couldn’t help but feel relieved he wouldn’t have to bother with any of it anymore.

But you know what really pisses him off??? Is that he caught a shitty cold helping Zim out, only to get totally backstabbed! And why would Plotty go with Zim to prom anyway!? 

He just groans and rolls over in bed feeling miserable, feeling too sick to even be pissed anymore. “Cough cough cough! Ugh…. this fucking sucks…”

Later, his dad comes up to his bedroom and brings him a bowl of chicken noodle soup and some water. “Thanks dad…” Dib says, careful not to burn his tongue while eating his bowl of soup, but his dad takes a seat next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.

“Son, I know being a teenager can be a difficult thing.”

“Dad, I’m fine.”

“You have so many new hormones inside you, making all sorts of chemical reactions.”

“Dad-”

“And sometimes those changes make us see people differently.”

“Dad, where are you going with this?”

“I know you must be so confused and maybe even frustrated. I know you and your little green friend used to be so close as kids, but sometimes things change when we get older.”

“We were never friends, dad.”

“Look son, I will always love you and I’m always proud of you. But bullying Zim is no way to get his attention. Just tell him how you really feel Dib. I know he’ll feel the same way” He say, patting his head before leaving the room, taking the empty soup bowl with him.

Dib nearly chokes, blushing “D-Dad, I don’t have a crush on Zim!!”

“Sure you don’t son…!” He says from downstairs, clearly humoring him.

“W-What the fuck??? Why would Dad think that???” Dib groans, falling back against his bed, coughing into his hands.

This can’t be happening… First Zim asks Plotty to Prom, then he gets suspended from Skool, and now his dad thinks he has a crush on Zim??? And why would his Dad think Zim would like him back??? Zim hates him!

But then he suddenly remembers yesterday when it rained… He thought he had seen Zim blushing… Gaz said something weird too, about him being the only one that could keep Zim’s attention… and then there's Zim’s disdain towards Plotty, like maybe he’s-....???

“No,no,no,no,no,no,no!! Zim is NOT in love with me!! I HATE Zim! And Zim would NEVER fall in love with me! ME of all people! I’m his greatest enemy! I’m a stinking disgusting human for crying out loud!!” Dib shouts, as if he was trying to reason with the universe and convince it that all of this was just some crazy misunderstanding.

“He’s an evil alien invader trying to conquer Earth! He’s loud, annoying, violent, green, and tiny! He’s proof that i’m not crazy…! He’s...the only thing that makes me feel… normal, kind of… I don’t have to hide my paranormal interests around him… UGH! What the fuck am I thinking?” Dib looks out the window, looking towards the stars for some kind of answer. He sighs and lays back down, setting his glasses aside and goes to sleep for the rest of the night.

[lilyfromkhemmis]

“Will you um…please go to the dance with me? You’re the only one I’d ever wanna go with…”

[madelee]

for @mighty-need’s fantastic snack of a fanfic MyCloseFriends hehehe~

go read it~

[emerald57]

God I can’t remember when did I draw this

Another day another Zadr

[gaylienz]

Is this how you want me? by cupidty11

Summary: Ever since ZiM showed up wearing stockings, Dib's been haunted. He even has an (erotic) nightmare about it and blames his nemesis. As if that wasn't enough, now their high school class was being bussed off for two days of 'outdoor education' in the mountains, which meant two days of being surrounded by people who hated him. Or…he could go look for cryptids in the woods. Guess which one he decides to do?

ZiM saves Dib from hypothermia. Then they fight and make out.

[paynomindtotheinsanity]

Look at these losers, smooching it up like they’re in love or something

[dyneerex-rawr]

Invader Zim fanart – CEATPEOTW

So... This fanart is a little old, I made it a few months ago, but I'm still a bit proud of it. It's from a scene from a fanfic that I read a while ago; beautiful, gorgeous peace of work. Now, this is made with love for a tremendous gem, I may do more, I may not, but it was an important part in my life during the time it lasted, and it will always have a special place in my memory and my HYPOTHALAMUS, because that is where we feel feelings and stuff.🫵 (But yes, let's say that I'll keep it in my heart, for more poetry/Jk)

Ahem, I will treasure it as a nice and exciting work from an amazing writer. Anyway, I'll leave the fanart here.

And yes, it's not very clean... What's more, it's on a squared paper... It's always the squared ones... But, I did it from the heart, at school. I would like to change that green-blue background for an intense red, to give more weight on the scene, but it is in traditional... So it is left for a possible redrawing in the future.

Hope you like it and, that's all, thanks for watching. ~*♡*~

[asexual-spongebob]

Here’s a drawing + chapter five of Aliens Exist!!

Dibby had a euphoria overload. <3 this drawing takes place sometime during the gap between the Florpus incident and AE’s epilogue.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62501842/chapters/159963970

[randombookcreator]

The average sibling experience ...

[dodgeballstuckonthegymceiling]

Wally from Welcome Home or Zim from Invader Zim (your choice) with an s/o who seems to always have a headache no matter what, and it's rare they don't.

(this happens to me irl and I probably should get it checked out-)

-🦑

Why not both? There's room for two!

(Yea that sounds like something you should see a medical professional about)

Wally and Zim x Reader who usually has a headache

Wally Darling

★ Having no prior knowledge on what headaches feel, or what they even are, you need to explain the consent to him. It's not easy explaining the throbbing, constant, sharp or dull pain in your head to a puppet with no organs.

★ Once you get the concept across he's immediately worried. Oh you poor thing, do you need anything? Water?? bandaids?? A nap??? Wally is so in tune with you that when you feel bad he feels bad.

★ The fact that this happens regularly feels wrong to him. Pain isn't something a person should be familiar with, in his opinion. He feels bad about not being able to stop the pain :(

★ He visits frank for advice on how to help you with headaches. Most of the advice is decent, considering it's coming from someone with no organs and limited knowledge on humans.

★ Home is well aware of what to do when you get a particularly bad migraine. Close the blinds, try not to make any loud noises, don't let anyone inside and let wally take care of the rest.

Zim

★ Annoyed at you for constantly having a headache. If you don't feel good then why don't you just stop?? Bare with him, he doesn't know.

★ He doesn't understand that constantly having a headache isn't normal. So he just assumes that there's nothing wrong with you and this just happens to everyone.

★ If you tell him that it might be a medical issue you already know he's going to try and "fix" it. For your own safety don't let him. Even if he's 99.9% sure you won't die. Just no.

★ School and life in general always feels worse with a headache. Sometimes popping a Tylenol just doesn't help and you just feel like a wet roll of paper towels.

★ Depending on how long you've been with him one of two things could happen when you feel like this:

A. He lets you lay on his couch whilst skipping whatever school/work/social obligations you have. He brings you a bottle of water, then leaves. (Don't forget to call out if you're supposed to be at work)

B. He pulls a pair of fuzzy earmuffs from his pak and does all of the above, with the addition of staying and letting you lay your head in his lap.