#That's for inky related stuff doe

[ask-thedevilishinkman]

so anyway, I'm opened for reqs too 👍

I had fun doing this ((myjointsareinpainbutimokay)

Got requested to draw inky flexing

I deserve a decent break now 😎

[quitealotofsodapop]

Posting something silly before getting into some deeper AU stuff! >:3

Naming Ref.

"Six Monkie Kids" idea got away from me and I made this monstrosity:

Here's details of the boys going left to right!

Xiaotian/"MK":

The Eldest? No one is really sure tbh, but he takes responsibility like he is.

Just as obsessed with stories of the Monkey King. Tang used to read Journey to West, and other traditional stories to the kids to send them off to sleep - MK always tried the hardest to stay awake.

Though all the brothers can carry Ruyi Jingu Bang - only MK can wield and command it. They chalk it up to the Staff recognising birth (hatching) order.

The ADHD still kicking his butt.

Has a small crisis of identity related to being 1 of 6 brothers. Loves art, cooking, music like in canon, but isn't sure if he'd ever be able to persue his passions professionally.

Still self-sacrificing to a detrimental degree!

Has a half/heart shaped face marking like certain monkey demons.

Xǐ Qìng/"Porty":

Works as a DJ/host for a local anti-gravity bar, and does freelance gigs on the side.

Practically nocturnal. You ain't seeing this boy up at 8am for nothing.

Baby Porty had no sleep cycle At All. He was the baby who was jumping on the bed at 4am. Tang eventually found a work-around by sticking on a compilation of music videos for the kids to rock out to before bedtime (my parents did the same to us with a Gloria Estafan vhs).

Covered in piercings and a few tattoos. First time he got either of them was without permission. Pigsy nearly exploded on Porty when he found out about it - not just for getting a body mod without permission, but for not cleaning it correctly! This old rockstar raised you better!

Has an embarassing nickname for everyone. Half of his bros got their nicknames from him.

Facial marking has a spiky pattern.

Xìn Shǐ/"Delivery":

Happily eats his brother's + customer's leftovers if no one catches him. Is violently against food waste.

Is the most diligent worker of the family; hence his nickname. Hopes to take over the restaurant someday or open a second location.

Has inherited many physical habits from dear Dadsy. Instinctively reaches for the wooden spoon when angry/threatened.

The tallest of his siblings! Chalks it up to his appetitie.

Openly worries the most out of all of his siblings.

Indentified by his face marking having darker "blush stickers" on his cheeks.

Zhèn Jìng/ "Apathy" & "Backup":

Works as a busboy/cashier for Pigsy's. Isn't sure if he wants to be anything else.

Extreme Middle Child Syndrome.

Has Resting B_tch Face. Will ignore anyone telling him to smile.

Is a bit of an otaku. Whereas MK loves the literary Monkey King, Apathy loves him some Son Goku anime. Prized possession is a Dragon Ball noodle bowl he won in a giveaway.

When he's not working, he's online playing video games and chatting to his discord friends. Often has to be reminded to stretch his legs and eat.

Is the brother most often mistaken for MK; only physical difference is that his face marking is inverted.

Jié Zuò/"Artist" & "Arty":

Freelance artist. Works on commission mostly for local businesses needing their buildings touched up and/or new logo designs. Sold exactly one original painting in his entire life, and is still convinced that he wasn't finished.

Inherited his sense of perfectionism from Pigsy.

ANGER ISSUES. Has been working on mangement therapy with Sandy.

As a cub, every wall of the restuarant and the apartment was covered in his drawings. Pigsy agreed to stop washing them off as long as Arty kept to a theme. There's still crayon drawings of noodle ingredients on a wall of Pigsy's 15+ years later.

Face marking is a rounded butterfly, though it has white splotches from vitiligo.

Mòzhī/"Inky":

Working on a degree in Psychology, with a particular interest in the function of memories.

Biggest. Gossip. Ever!! Has the tea on everyone.

Has a pretty big friend group from college that he hangs out with. He's a little embarassed that he's the son of a noodle-maker and a "professional book nerd", since a few of his friends come from affluent backgrounds.

Might initially be a pile of ink from the Scroll of Memory that was used to make a baby monkey. (Nüwa was running low on materials).

Most visually distinct baby! Has black fur opposed to dark-brown. Face marking is "raccoon eyes"-shaped.

Bonus:

First time Pigsy found the boys, he thought he was being pranked or was dreaming. Who's kids are these?! Why are they all muddy? Sweet Guanyin, how is he gonna find clothes for all of them?! Eventually he calmed the babies all down (most were crying), and gave them their first ever baths and bowls of noodles. The resulting call to Tang was... eventful to say the least.

Pigsy got advice from his grandmother, and his other relatives, about how to wrangle so many piglets at once. Pigs do have large litters after all!

Pigsy and Tang got legally married when the boys were young, mostly so they could pool finances. Six little piglets aren't cheap!

Wukong treats MK's brother like his little monkeys. Since he's only the eldest brother's mentor, he's able to let his guard down more around them, albeit awkwardly.

Each brother had differing reactions to meeting the Monkey King; from anger, amazement, to indifference. Selfies were taken.

A number of characters initially think MK is using his duplication power when they meet his brothers for the first time. Red Son attempted vengence on the other 5 before he learned that they were all different Noodle Boys!

Since they are all still creations of Nuwa, at least two or three take after her as lil half-snake/naga demons! Delivery I feel has an unhinged jaw, while a few of the boys have slited pupils. MK is still the most monkey of the boys tho!

[vagabond-umlaut]

it's easy to ferry souls, not carry them

deep down in the realm of the netherworlds, there exists a rower who transports deceased souls from the land of living to the land of dead-

and occasionally lends an ear and a hand, in the event of yet another collision between their weary queen and her just as cheery suitor...

[uraume deserves a raise.]

▸gojo satoru x fem!reader; the tale of kore!gojo & hades!reader w a guest appearance by charon!uraume; uraume is a very nice parental figure to you [ooc!uraume but ehh]; the reader is honestly so sweet and hot-tempered...; the cutest doggy cerberus too is there!!!!; gojo satoru must be his own warning...; uraume does not like gojo [no parent [blood-related or not] actually wld]; fire hazards; 2k wc

▸ i've nvr read percy jackson and wtv i wrote here is based on my shaky knowledge of greek myths and stuff 😁😁 anyways, this header's from pinterest, these dividers are by @benkeibear and the characters used ain't mine. pls do not plagiarize, translate or repost this. enjoy reading! ❤️

▸ belongs to series 'wreaths of asphodel' – same universe as the work 'hey, where is the pomegranate tree?' — but you can treat this as a stand-alone fic if you wanna!

"why is kore so set on marrying me, uraume?"

it isn't the ask itself which causes the rower to nearly lose grip of their oar– but the way it is spoken: soft, solemn and faintly tense. they look away from the endless expanse of the styx before, to find you staring at your reflection in the inky waters, features unnaturally crumpled.

uraume holds back a frown. "has her majesty considered asking the god the same?"

"i have asked him," you mumble, "but i did not receive any conclusive answer in return. the imp was being too vague– must be a trait learnt from those shifty nymphs always sticking to his side."

if your faithful follower detects anything except dislike in your words, they make no mention of it. merely humming as they continue to row the boat, "and may this servant know the question her majesty asked the god?"

"two," you mumble even more clumsily now; they take a beat to grasp it, too concerned by the way you drape yourself over the edge, nearly falling into the water as you say, "i asked him two questions— one, if he loves me; two, if he wants to have children should we get married."

shock must not be uraume's first reaction to these queries, yet it is— and for a moment, it isn't you sitting there anymore.

instead, it is a little girl, no older than seven or eight years, cherubic face fixed in a look of deep concentration and fascination while the rower narrates to her stories from times millennia ago–

only for the child to morph into a young lady– no, goddess– the very next beat... slouched under a regal cloak too heavy for her shoulders, under a royal crown too large for her head... that sweet innocence of childhood nothing but traces now, having been withered by the foul, dirty politics of those damned deities high up on that mountain—

"what answers did the olympian offer her majesty?"

"he said he would love me and sire my children if that is what i want— i asked if he wished anything out of our union— he said all he wanted is to be my husband–"

something between a frustrated sigh and an exhausted scoff erupts from you, becoming an opaque fog the moment it hits the frigid air of the underworld. uraume plucks the oar out the water to come sit next to you, letting the boat be driven by magic.

"you're worried," they state, forgoing all formalities in favour of giving you some much-needed comfort. you never much cared for stations anyways, quite unlike your elder brother, the former king.

"an unfamiliar friend poses more risk than a familiar enemy, uraume," you mutter, resting your head on their shoulder, "why do you think kore wishes to marry me so much, if not out of love or the prospect of the powerful offsprings we might beget?"

"marriage is not solely for love or for procreation," the rower starts to explain, mildly amused before it grows into sympathy at your baffled expression.

ah, they muse fondly, not unlike a parent watching their child witness the world seemingly the first time ever since they learnt to walk, you who presides over something as profound as death yet knows not of the trivialities of life...

"it can also be for many other reasons like–"

the remainder of the words skitter away from uraume— cerberus is playing with gojo.

the fierce guard of the netherworlds, the three-headed hound, loyal and dutiful to a fault: hades' dearest canine companion is frolicking with the god of life in a green meadow, that most certainly was not there so close to the stygian marsh, when they last—

"gojo is laughing," your remark draws them away from their musings, only to find a changed shadow over your countenance— pensive yet not thinking at all; almost as if you too are floating in the stale air of your kingdom akin the soft flower petals...

another ring of raucous laughter pierces the silence, mingled with a delighted series of barks— cerberus is busy licking gojo's face now, the olympian reduced to a puddle of giggles as he scratches behind the dog's ears.

his happiness so clear in the stretch of his grin and the crinkle of his eyes, very much the jarring contrast to the last time—

oh. oh, oh, oh–

"escape," the word leaves uraume in a sudden moment of realisation, as quiet as a breath but loud enough for you to whip your head back to face them, confusion engraved into your scowl. "escape?? what is that supposed to mean, eh?"

the rower feels their lips lift into an infrequent smile. "the god of life wishes to marry you to escape— from his mother, or from his many suitors, or perhaps from mount olympus itself."

"wha– how– hah," you breathe out a disbelieving little huff, "that is simply ridiculous. have you even heard yourself? that is ridiculous."

used to such resistance from yourself, even more from your brother, they move to state their points, only to beaten by you as you persist to speak.

"no one in their right mind will decide to come live in the underworld, no matter how overbearing their mother or insistent their suitors are. have you seen this place? it's too, too unlike the lushness of the earth or the grandeur of the heavens he has experienced. and–" you add, a harsh laugh accompanying it. "gojo satoru is a god. a fish might leave the water— but a god never steps a voluntary foot down that horrible mountain. never."

"but the olympian never truly lived on mount olympus," uraume says once they're sure you've completed your tirade, "and you are a goddess as well. why do you speak so ill of the heavens then?"

"why?" you echo the word. they nod, hoping you take the bait they've intended for you. you do.

"why, because that place is nothing but a shining apple with a rotten core!! everything is polished marble and glittering gold there. people constantly wave at each other, lavishing smiles and praises like there is no tomorrow. everything is so warm and bright— what a bunch of lies and liars!"

familiar fire burns in your aura, the immense heat making the waters erupt into boiling— uraume uses their powers to cool the river down, lest anything disturbs you.

you're too far gone in your rage to be shaken, however, continuing:

"but it never can hide the grime and dirt accrued beneath such shine and sheen. nor the vicious minds and crooked hearts of those deities up above– what lame excuses of gods and goddesses, hah. and you might think me to prefer the light and warmth up there— you will be sorely wrong, my dear uraume!! i much prefer the genuine darkness and frigidity of my beloved kingdom to the faux comfort of the awful mount olympus—"

"is there no possibility the god of life too despises mount olympus for these same reasons, milady?"

you open your mouth and close it, then open it again to let out a very aggrieved whine– momentarily transporting uraume to your younger days. the rower merely chuckles when you punch their arm lightly.

"you're the worst, uraume," you cry, getting up and moving to sit on the other end of the boat. the rower too rises but only to resume rowing the boat by the oar.

"you never spoke this way when sukuna was the ruler— only because his baby sister is the ruler now, and you think she is very stupid—"

"as much as i respect and revere lord sukuna, he wasn't one to listen to anyone else," uraume interrupts gently, "you do, though– which is why i spent so much time telling you this. i hope you did not mind."

"hey, no," you immediately wave away their concern with a wide grin, eliciting a smaller one from the latter, "i could never..."

another peal of laughter and barks rings through the otherwise-quiet. you abruptly trail off, the same conflicting expression from before on your face yet again. though not without a spark in your eyes, uraume notes, almost as if you're slowly learning how to solve the puzzle who is repeatedly offering himself to you.

uraume keeps the silence you initiate, choosing to row the boat while you keep staring at the assortment of hues near the stygian marsh...

until you call their name and declare, an odd firmness in your smile, "well then, it is decided. i shall allow gojo to stay here for as long as the god so wishes to, escaping whatever or whoever he is escaping. and i shall protect him from the latter, should it ever come for him."

a beat. your smile falls into something graver. "would it be better if i swore by the dread water of styx, uraume?"

"uh, um," the rower finds themselves at a loss of words, the first time in seemingly forever, and they have been around since titanomachy– but before they can recover themselves enough to formulate a proper reply, a giggly voice joins in—

"well, if my rose does that, i would consider myself the most blessed amongst all mortals and immortals!"

— and the waters surrounding the boat shoot upwards in a scathing geyser-like jet and steam— the ferocious queen of the netherworlds visibly torn between remorse and terror, as they offer uraume a stiff nod and gojo a horrified look, before vanishing in a wisp of fog.

the boiling waters of the river styx calm down only after a twenty-minute-long struggle by uraume, joined at the very end by gojo.

the latter looks positively delighted, when the former collapses to the bottom of the boat, exhausted beyond belief. "hey, charon. was that a result of your queen getting flustered by me, huh?"

yes, it was. it very much was, the sentences nearly slip past the tired rower's crumbling defences... until it hits them– who they serve, and who they don't.

uraume decides to throw back a glare and a lie. "her majesty was not flustered, lord kore. she was enraged at how you invaded the privacy of her weekly boat ride, intended to make her relax."

"oh, puh-lease," the god makes a face. the rower is certain he would have been punished in the pits of tartarus for all eternity, then some more were he to pursue you this way during your brother's reign, let alone disrespect you thus.

ignorant and insolent, he continues, "in few days time, i'll be allowed into the privacy of her living quarters; what is the privacy of her boat th—"

"you're lucky you did not make such outrageous remarks in front of the queen," uraume cuts him off, none too kindly nor gently, "if you did, her majesty would have certainly burnt you along with the boat to a crisp–"

"i know," comes the defeated reply within the instant. and while gojo is still not in uraume's good graces, the latter decides to notch him a level higher, considering the god of life accepts their queen's powers.

not many do.

he strikes a pathetically pitiful figure, uraume reckons, seeing him sit then slouch on the bench. "was she serious when she said she would protect me?"

your loyal subject nods, certain and solemn. "yes, she was. the queen is never careless when it comes to making promises."

"oh, that's reassuring," gojo says quietly— only to recline even further in the very next beat– an anguished, grating wail tearing from him to the stifling silence looming near the stygian marsh. uraume wonders if it is worth it to steer the boat towards acheron... then push him into its waters of woe...

they decide against it on catching the desperation worn by the god.

for all it is, it might nothing more than a ploy. yet something tugs at their mind to pause and listen when gojo howls, "why does my rose always scurry away after tilting my world on its axis? why does your queen always torment me like this, charon?"

uraume stares pensively at their face in the sacred waters of styx for a while. then heaves a mighty sigh.

certain, this exchange between the goddess of the dead and the god of life will impact not only your and gojo's respective worlds— but the general world and everyone else in it, as well.

did you know, in the actual greek myths, persephone was never called so before her marriage to hades? she got it only after, w the name meaning "bringer of death". her initial name was kore, referring to her being a maiden & the spring goddess.

the river styx was called the "dread river of oath" by homer– in both the iliad and the odyssey [greek epic poems], swearing by its waters is the "greatest and most dread oath for the blessed gods" -> this shows how serious the reader is towards ensuring gojo's safety and freedom, and how deeply this affects gojo as well [source: wiki 😇]

also: the reader is totally ready to jump into the water to swim away when she realises gojo was listening in on her conversations- but then she remembers she can js vanish away and so she does js tht— the queen of the underworld, and of escaping, hehe

also also: the reader is slightly jealous when she is talking of the shifty nymphs always sticking to gojo's side. [uraume identifies it; you think it is js your usual dislike to such frivolous things and ppl as flowers and nymphs etc.] [hades is emo imho 😊]

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[strangerthingsfanworkrecs]

I'd like to rec aggressivviking for the artist highlight!

Artist Highlight: Aggressive Viking

This week, we're highlighting @aggressiveviking! All recs tagged #aggressiveviking will be for his work, both fic and arts.

Nikki both writes and draws for Stranger Things. You can find links to all his social media here

His unique style comes from a background in traditional drawing, and you can still see the inky-outlines in his digital-only work. For writing, he does incredible world-building that naturally weaves into the narrative. If you run out of his Stranger Things arts, be sure to check out his work for other fandoms!

Nikki answered some questions about his writing process under the cut

Why stranger things?

I wasn't actually a big fan of the show back when the first season came out. Not to say I didn't enjoy it but it didn't really grab me beyond "oh hey, that's interesting". At the time I think this was one the first 80s nostalgia thing to come out and I enjoyed it as a novelty I guess when it came out and forgot about it right after (I'm not a horror fan so it wasn't exactly up my alley) I guess it started off with season 2 for me. The story was meh but it was Billy's character that drew my attention. Not because he was hot or anything but because his backstory resonated with me even though we didn't see much of it. I related to him in more ways than one, as weird as that sounds. And I also liked his style so I drew him. At the time I was getting back into art after giving it up for a while so I was drawing a lot. So I drew him a few times in a very short span of time and for some reason when I posted that on tumblr I actually had people interact with me over it. It was my first time having that happen so I decided to stick to it because it was fun and I kept drawing him and the rest is history. I guess it was the timing of it that was most important because I was going through some shit at the time and I really needed something to focus in. Billy ended up becoming my comfort character in the meaning of I would vent my own feelings through the art I did of him and it made me feel better And it also made me happy that my art was connecting me to other people. Billy fans at the time most often were similar to myself, people that related to him for his backstory and I ended up finding a community through that. I met a lot of wonderful people that knew exactly how it felt growing up like that (being abused and being in the closet) Because that's how we interpreted the character. I made good friends, we had fun doing fandom stuff and I stuck around. It was a huge comfort to me exactly when I really needed it So I found it hard to let it go as the years passed, and I'm still here after 8 years I did phase out of it for a bit around 2020. I focused on original character and stories with a friend at the time (we met through the Billy fandom and had very similar family situations and living situations). I was happy and content, I didn't really need the comfort of stranger things anymore. But my friend passed away unexpectedly a few years after and it hit me really hard, so I came back to Billy because it was the last thing I remember that gave me comfort. And it did. I met a lot of new wonderful people, tho the fandom had changed a lot and it was a little harder than before Had to deal with people who were spewing hate and didn't understand why there was a community around Billy's character, which was a first for me. The Billy fandom was a really special place before, I've never met so many wonderful people at one place before it. The kindest and most generous and talented people. I'm really happy to call some of them my friends

What's your drawing process like? Any tool you favor in particular?

My drawing process in general, no matter the medium I'm using is this: I get an idea or inspiration, look for references, and then try to draw the thing I'm drawing in one sitting because if I dwell too much on a piece I start to focus on it's flaws And that's no fun and it only ends up making me dislike my own art I always look for references tho, and if I can't find any I take pics of myself doing the poses or angles Sometimes I sit down to draw without having a particular idea. Then I just look for a reference that seems fun to draw. I used to do a lot of statue studies and such and turned them into fanart in the end I've been drawing mostly digitally for the last year or so just because it's faster but I personally would always prefer paper and pencil I feel like there is something I can catch with a pencil that I can't on a tablet And one of my favourite ways to draw would always be with black ink. It was my favourite thing to use in any way. I've used ink pens, fine liners, ink brushes, ink washes. And combining that with watercolor was my favourite I honestly want to go back to traditional, but I haven't had the time. Digital has been easier because it doesn't need set up, separate materials, clean up after, and the transfer of paper to digital (by picture or scan, that also needed editing after)

What's one thing about writing via RP that you think might surprise people?

Hm I'm note sure. Everyone is familiar with what RP is. I'm not sure why other people do it but what I personally enjoy most about it is that collaborative side of it. I live to discuss, and plan out a story with someone else and what I post enjoyed while writing is the element of surprise even within an already planned out scene - the details leading up to things. It made writing feel exciting even during the most boring scenes Tho I assume that's the same for anyone who enjoys RP

What was your favorite project so far?

I've been in love with every project I've started. If I don't love it, I don't start it

What was your hardest project so far?

Perhaps the OF account. It's not that it's particularly challenging, but it's just a lot of work. I have a partner for it and it's still a lot to keep track of and do and we tent to take breaks from it when we get busy irl We also want to eventually write a fic for it, following the timeline of the account, including the artworks inside it, but that's even more work and we've not been particularly free so we've pushed it off The original idea for it was a lot smaller and simpler. I wanted an excuse to draw porn and also hped to get some thematic prompts. After I saw how much people were interacting I felt like it would be a waste not to try and make something fun out of it for everyone who wanted to be a part of it. My friend Suo had experience running big event accounts so together we tried to come up with way to make it into something other people could participate in as well. That made it a lot bigger project than I ever imagined it could be and I've never run anything like that myself so it's definitely been the hardest project I've been doing

Is there a Fandom interaction, like a comment or fic rec that really stood out to you?

I've had some people show me some works they did based on my pieces of art and even years later I remember that fondly. even had someone make cosplay out of one of my art pieces and like that's amazing. I'm happy I can inspire other people with what I do

Is there anything we forgot to ask that you'd like to add?

Just try to be unapologetic with your art, writing anything you create 😭 Do it any way you want and any way it's easy and fun for you, fuck what anyone says

[cheezeybread]

Back to our regularly scheduled Alice-asking with Anon McGee.

After playing the game for a few hours and getting through some stuff, I have some thoughts. None in particular for any sort of request [although, at the time of writing this specific part, I am unsure of if I'll tack one onto the beginning of this ask [I did not]. I am also unsure of if it will be related at all], but they're still interesting and maybe can be used for this stuff going forward [for as long as I keep requesting such self indulgent things].

1. Teeth are a currency. Not a whole lot to do with that one, but it is incredibly strange to me even still.

2. Many of the enemies are made visibly of this black, ink-like ooze. Not all of them, but a good majority of them. I feel this means overblots may cause additional layers of stress because of the implications it might cause [something to do with the fact that this inky substance was what corrupted Alice's wonderland, it sounds like it COULD be taken as a physical representation of that same kind of corruption, and the overblotter going literally insane. Could be good oneshot fuel?]

3. Alice is actually SUPER chill in the environment of the wonderland aside from when it's actively trying to kill her [although the reaction does not necessarily have to apply to the reader character we've been using as a stressball for these scenarios, I think it's pretty interesting and likely means that the initial reaction to the students of Heartslaybyul would be void should I have known prior to this that wonderland was actually pretty alright and fine for the most part]

4. Another minor detail that doesn't really mean a lot, but in the Hatter's domain, there's flamingos all over the place. While I was exploring, I saw several just sort of Around. In cages, hung up on walls, some- upon entry- were on those like.. Spitroasters or whatever they are. Many were on wheels being forced to run to give power to some machinery. They all looked pretty... Not alive, though. Also, they were strangely dodo shaped, but that's neither here nor there.

That's all I have for the moment regarding that! Feel free to take it and run however you want, I can't think of any specific request I can give relating to any of these except for the overblot one

Dang, this game sounds absolutely vicious, I love it XD

I need to take your mind and put it in a little glass jar filled with water to observe it (meant in a positive way). Maybe shake it around some to see what kinda scenarios pop out.

But the best I can come up with are some *. * ·imagines*. * · to keep your brain occupied for now

Imagine an MC who- in every single fight they get dragged into (which is an awful lot in the game lmao)- stays behind for a moment to collect some of the teeth punched out by spells and fists. The broken ones that are cracked aren't worth much, they say to their friends who ask what they're doing, but the whole teeth can buy you a lot of good things. Much to the horror of the Twisted Wonderland students, it's eventually realized that MC thinks that teeth are a currency here. They don't know why, but can only speculate that it's from the same issues from before... Riddle eventually ends up begging (or as close to begging as he can get-) for Azul to tell you about Twisted Wonderland's currency. Horrified yet intrigued by your grotesque idea of money, Azul teaches you about merfolk economics, as well as the thaumarks people use on land...of course, he's going to try and get you to explain the whole "teeth currency" thing to him, and what makes one tooth worth more than others.

The inky enemies would actually make for a KILLER oneshot, I might have to write something along the lines of it one day... Maybe Twisted Wonderland (or at least, the part that held the Queen of Hearts in it) and Alice's Wonderland are two sides of the same coin...? While they're both in different dimensions (maybe even parallel to one another!), they're both similar. The main difference was that Alice's Wonderland is isolated from the rest of the world, while "Twisted Wonderland" had different cultures and societies to expand with? The isolation caused some in Alice's Wonderland to "Overblot" (or, at least, some form of it) and become enemy bosses. So maybe Overblots are slightly different in each world, but they're still present!

Imagine an MC who (after having a few breakdowns at first regarding Heartslabyul) eventually calms down...to the point where everyone gets extremely worried about them. Riddle accidentally says "Off with your head!" to an unruly student within their earshot, but MC is so chill that they look...almost zoned out, their eyes glazed over. Like they're in a completely different world. As the overblots go on throughout their stay in Twisted Wonderland, MC's calm demeanor only gets worse. They don't seem to react hardly at all to- well, anything. It's like they've just accepted where they are and the danger they're in.

Mmm short and squat dodo-like flamingos. I like to think that our poor MC, after first seeing the flamingos in Heartslabyul, didn't actually see them, but saw their not-quite-alive bodies wandering around, some being roasted over a fire, others lurking ominously behind bushes, some in cages. All some form of injured or deadish. It would most definitely take a while until MC could see the creatures as they truly were (that is, alive and well, and most definitely not so creepy), but until then, they take it in stride. No one even knows how MC sees the flamingos until they offhandedly mention it one day, and Cater's just like "....no?? Why would we be roasting flamingos???"

[neostarreset]

Do you have any AUs you would (or have) put Prairie in?

Finally answering this! Also, you know who you are, I know who you are. Tryin' to make me drop all my damn secret frijoles online...

Anyways, I may as well make a master post of how much of a bitchlet I am for a benign OC I thought wouldn't be that appealing to write. Cause now all I do is copy & paste her into every fanfic idea I'd like to write. More than that, I've got LORE for WHY she is able to appear in all these fanfic universes and why she always has amnesia and just "appears". I even formatted fics without Prairie to have relevance to her lore and the effects she causes even without her present. For one, IDE has ripples of her lore related to the protagonist of that fic even though Prairie doesn't directly appear or come near the story.

I have So. Much. Stuff. I've spent hours, weeks, months, YEARS of my life on this. I'm not even tired yet.

Prairie is not called Prairie in EVERY fanfic she's in, but most of the time, that name is the only thing she can remember. She doesn't have a surname, bc she's got no family, so it's whatever she can acquire after she wakes up. She's got knowledge of our own irl basic functions of the world. Ie: we have cities, smartphones, cars, no time travel, no robots of extravagant quality, etc.

As for the list of things I've put her in, some with concept art I made! Here it goes, under the break line:

Danganronpa: String Theory - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Of course, this is why we're on this blog lol. The start of my unhealthy hyperfixation.)

Nameless in Theory - Honkai: Star Rail (A few paragraphs only. Found inside of inky bubble in space by the Knight of Beauty Argenti, Prairie falls in love at first sight and is friend zoned at first sight by his oblivious nature. Months later Argenti leaves Prairie in the care of the Intelligentsia Guild for the forseeable future. Earning the attention of one Doctor Veritas Ratio who is both impressed by her mathematical savant and disgusted by said savant's temper & brutality from her abandonment, he takes Prairie under his wing. Prairie making a vow to chase Argenti across the stars for vengeance, with Dr Ratio strung along reluctantly by the intellectual he's sure he can change for the better. Little do the three know that her arrival spells trouble regarding the Aeons past who should remain buried.)

Star Light - Genshin Impact (Very little progression on that fic so far. Only a few chapters, which I'm not sure about touching for a while. Here I have a scrapped vision art for Prairie.)

Dark Heart - Deltarune (After Undyne finds a small girl with a broken leg in the outskirts of town, she takes charge to help her recover. Reagan [Prairie] is introduced in her youth to young monsters her age to get her accustomed to her surroundings, of which she only cares for one: Noelle. To help her growth and socialization however, as she is not a monster, Toriel introduces her to the only non-monster in town. She detests them above all: Kris Dreemurr. Kris does not feel the same way as Reagan, finding amusement in Reagan’s distaste of them. Hijinks ensue.)

I Woke Up as Amy Rose! - Sonic The Hedgehog (general) (Yeah, there's a Sonic fanfic. Unposted- two & a half chapters. Wasn't a Prairie fic initially, as it's very old. Edited a type up placing Prairie in the shoes of a protag who wakes up in the body of Amy Rose and has to pretend she has not body swapped from a critical Tails. With the help of Cream the Rabbit and Shadow, Prairie has to keep up a convincing act lest she grab the attention of someone else who appears to be searching for her consciousness.)

Unnamed Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Fic - It's... you'll never guess! Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure! (I've yet to watch the show, I know the lore bc of Youtube. I came up with an idea. Still interested in it. Someday Villain!Prairie. Prairie is found and adopted by the King and Queen of Corona during the period Rapunzel is in the towel with Mother Gothel. At the age of 14, 9 years of living as the princess of Corona, Prairie meets Rapunzel fresh out of the tower and home at last. When the kingdom takes on an unearthly attack, opening a hole beneath the throne room, the king and queen both reach for Rapunzel and Prairie falls, cursed by a forbidden mirror she lands on, meant to never seen the light of day and never to be broken. With a clock running on her time seen by others, Prairie has to cope with the bitter realization she will disappear in plain sight as a result of her replacement, fading from people's awareness and watching as she is forgotten. But her time seen is enough time to turn her hatred towards Rapunzel and her friends when she sees an opportunity in the hatred of someone else wronged by Rapunzel.)

Blood Spindle - Witch's Heart (I shill for my friend's fic, and I have a concept too- With Prairie! [should i see a therapist] Will write it when priorities are set aside.)

Ultimate Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Despair - Pokemon MD: Explorers of the Sky

Final Shade - Indigo Park (Barely a concept. Probably scrapped for the forseeable future.)

Baphoment - Hazbin Hotel (Half a single page. Not sure if I'll continue it. There's a light concept for mystery, but no true plot has been planned beyond some concept art I never even finished refining.)

Maid of Honor - LoZ: Breath of the Wild/ Age of Calamity/ Tears of the Kingdom (My 4th favorite concept for Prairie- she becomes Princess Zelda's handmaiden and becomes aware she's trapped in a loop with Zelda caused by King Rhoam, who have been at war loop after loop with each other to acquire Prairie's ability to be used as a conduit in place of Zelda's inability to access her Goddess powers.)

Mauve - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (game) (My 3rd favorite concept! Serrano/Serra [Prairie] awakens in the Kitakami of Pokemon Scarlet after being dumped from a jump from another dimension/time(?). There is no Juliana or Florian. Serra is adopted by the Naranja Academy biology prof, Jacq, and taken to Paldea to study Pokemon, discovering things about herself…or rather “himself”! AFAB Transmasc Prairie. Outline for the entire thing is COMPLETE, it just needs to be refined into smaller outlines and get written.)

False Ichor - Pokemon Platinum (game) (My 2nd favorite concept, where Prairie awakens in Sandgem town very weak and constantly faints by the regular due to a strange chronic tachyarrhythmia with her heart. Cyrus seems to know her despite Prairie not knowing him. Throughout their journey to help Prairie experience as much as possible in the event of the worst case scenario, Cyrus is up to a set of familiar plans. Clefairy [nickname: Ringo] is Prairie's starter. The master ball on her belt houses her Snorunt [nickname: Flossie] who was unintentionally caught by playing with said master ball in Prof. Rowan's lab. Prairie let the Snorunt in on the first night of snowfall in Sandgem Town, thinking it was terribly cold because it was "shivering".)

Anyways, that's all of the "Prairie Multiverse". They're not all linked in a way that matters consecutively, the branching of stories being related to one another is just meant to be a fun easter egg I've made for my own personal amusement. If I've missed one, I'll share it later lol.

[st4rboyloser]

hi

✨dead gay wizards✨ from the ✨70s✨?

ok tell me (idk if u have answered this somewhere)

-do u headcanon james as pale skinned or dark skinned? i mean I do headcanon my harry as a pale haired inky lil shit

-does ur james have curly hair too? ooh and what ethnicity is ur james? english or indian?

-my harry might be a lil indian on the side too

-also do u think sirius would have blood adopted harry before that fateful night

-what do u think about the malfoys? like do u see them as the canon people or do u think they might have been a better family?

-and what're the rare pairs u have for each of the marauders + lily?

sorry for all the asks 😭

-i personally hc him as dark skinned 🫶i get jump scared every time i see a white james in fanart lmao

-yeah i give him curly hair too :) i dont really have an ethnicity i hc him as because i keep seeing more people hc him as different ones and honestly i accept them and love them all

-i don’t think sirius would have, mostly because i think he’d be scared of messing something up or something because of his parents, but i mean he would probably have been the most likely to out of any of them

-i don’t know a whole lot about the malfoys actually, i don’t usually find a lot of stuff about them so i don’t have many opinions about them (i do like nobleflower though- it’s like the only malfoy-related thing i come across)

-i don’t have many rare pair ships for any of them because i like popular ones, but i love pandalily and recently i’ve been a fan of moonrose (i also like moonwater but i don’t think that’s as rare) — i think sunkiller is kinda cool too OH AND fortunetail i love that

[loud-kid2]

@peaches2217 @silly-inky more head canon stuff

Before Cecilia killed Bowser's parents the Dark Kingdom and the Mushroom Kingdom had pretty decent relations and an alliance, but that all crumbled once they died. The conflict between kingdoms was caused by a difference in opinion on what should have been done regarding Cecilia's attack

Bowser's mother and father wanted help dealing with Cecilia's siege of their kingdom but Peach's parents didn't help for two reasons, one, they didn't want to draw Cecilia's wrath to their kingdom and people and two, they thought Bowser's parents brought it upon themselves for getting in the mad queen's way.

The two sets of rulers had much different approaches to dealing with Cecilia and her never ending want for more power. Bowser's parents were more likely to object to her ideas, for a while they never told her no, only saying that they don't agree with what she's doing. Peach's parents didn't voice their opinions only going along with what Cecilia wanted, they just stayed out of her way.

Bowser was raised being told that Peach's parents were in the wrong for not helping while Peach was raised being told Bowser's parents were wrong to get in the way of a mad woman. This clash of thoughts lead to the loss of the alliance the two kingdoms once had, I'll get into it later but the alliance between the Mushroom Kingdom and Dark Kingdom does eventually get reinstated.

HC for what happened to Peach's parents is that her mother died in childbirth and her father just disappeared one day, it was suspected the revolutionaries that overthrew Cecilia had something to do with it due to the lack of trying to stop Cecilia's reign of terror, but they were never able to confirm anything

[loserkaleidoscope]

Soft asks for Vanya Sokolov

Is your OC a hugger or do they not like that sort of affection? Do they intitiate a hug or get roped into them? ♥ Vanya is very, VERY big on hugging. It's one of his favourite things and he initiates them often, but also doesn't mind getting roped into them.

Does your OC have any endearing qualities? ♥ That surely depends on the person one would ask. But he's warmhearted and kind, so probably yes.

How does your OC react to affectionate gestures? ♥ Depending on how close they are to the person, he throws himself into it with full force and heart, soaking it up like a sponge soaks up water. If the affection is coming from his crush, he also gets very flustered.

Forehead kisses or hand kisses? ♥ Forehead!

Do they like oversized jumpers? ♥ Hell yeah! Bonus points if they're knitted sweaters, smell like a loved person or have a nice pattern on them XD.

What calms they down most when they're anxious? ♥ Mostly he just needs to be anxious and then see the proof that it was for nothing to be honest haha. But physical contact is always very helpful to calm them down! So is humming and the sound of leaves in the wind.

What makes them blush? ♥ Getting embarrassed about what he says, well and being flustered.

What Disney/musical song do you most associate with them? ♥ I'm not really into either, can I just pick a random other song? Because then it's either 'I see you' by MISSIO or 'Someone to stay' by Vancouver Sleep Clinic (or plenty of other songs, I have a whole playlist for them so XD).

Animated Fancast? ♥ Hm....I don't know? He reminds me of Pinkie PIe though XD

Your OC is surrounded by puppies/kittens/ducklings. What do they do? ♥ Melt. And cuddle. A cuddle puddle.

Do they talk to their pets? ♥ They don't have pets sadly, but they would! He also talks to liveless objects and himself, so..

What's a childhood memory they cherish most? ♥ Everything related to his family if he's honest. All the small, mundane moments.

Are they a romantic at heart? ♥ Yup, absolutely, although they might have...interesting ways to show that xD.

What's the most touching gift they've ever received? ♥ Genuine friendship.

What's their favourite item of clothing? ♥ A knitted sweater made by his adoptive mother Sarnai.

What's their most treasured possessions? ♥ The stuff he had with him when they left their parents house years ago; the clothes don't fit anymore, the toys are falling apart and so are the books, but he can't give them away.

Do they have a comfort food? Who makes it best? ♥ Warm bread with butter is their comfort food and his mother made the best one.

How do they cheer up a friend when they're down? ♥ They're not very good at that; usually he tries to talk it through with them or acts more goofy than he already does or just sits with them.

What's a guilty pleasure of theirs? ♥ Such thing does not exist! He's not ashamed of his interests.

Is your character a bookworm? ♥ Very much so!

Does your character have a particular sweet/candy they love? ♥ Not really! Much to many people's surprise, he doesn't have such a sweet tooth and prefers salty and crunchy.

Who knows how they like their tea/coffee/(insert drink) best? ♥ Only he does.

Do they like to have a lie in or do rise early? ♥ He's an insomniac, so these time measurement does nothing for him XD.

Does your OC wrap themselves into a burrito to sleep or do they get tangled in the sheets? ♥ Tangled. They move around a lot.

Does your OC like to cuddle their significant other when they sleep? If so, who is the little spoon? Would they admit it if asked? ♥ They would love to! And probably both? Vanya would admit it, there's no reason not to xD.

The list was originally created by @inky-duchess !! Because I wanted to answer every question for Vanya, I copied it to make an independent post of it, here's the original post:

[all-the-pacs]

#2 - Pac-Man (1980)

If you put a conch shell up to your ear, you'll hear Pac-Man! Much less popular is putting your finger in your ear and scratching it to hear the sea.

Welcome to the 1980s, and for that matter, welcome to the genesis of Pac-Man himself! Yep, it only took us... 3 posts, but we're actually playing the original Pac-Man. No preamble, no Galaxian, no nothin'.

Now, the development of the original Pac-Man is something so, so many people have talked at length about and may as well have made their thesis. Stuff like how originally the four ghosts were all the same color, or maybe the maze being different, or other such details.

Now, that's way out of our jurisdiction as we're here to play the finished games and talk about them at length--however iconic they may be. So, our apologies in advance as this post sounds a lot like stuff you've most likely already heard thousands of times. But if we skipped this game on the principle of "we've already played it many, many times", it wouldn't feel right, y'know?

...So anyways we would like to remark that, yes, the flyer we showcased is to be trusted, and we are playing the Midway version today. Why not the Japanese original? Well, there's one good reason that's tangentially related to what we discussed above:

Yep, over in Japan, he started out as Puck Man, not Pac-Man. In fact, that's not the only character name difference, as the ghost gang were also called by completely different names in this version as well. Later on, however, as Pac-Man exploded in popularity worldwide, eventually Puck Man also turned into Pac-Man over in Japan as well. It's probably for the best, too, because remove just a little connecting line in that P, and you get a very different experience.

The starting screen for Pac-Man is about as basic as you get. 10 points for normal pellets. 50 points for the blinking Power Pellets (not pictured, as they were mid-blink). 4 characters in addition to Pac-Man, with their personalities (their "character", if you may) and nicknames displayed.

Blinky: The "shadow" of the group. He tries his best to be Pac-Man's shadow by simply targetting wherever he is, plain and simple. He likes the top right corner.

Pinky: The "speedy" one of the group. Always one step ahead, she's... well, aiming for a little bit ahead of where Pac-Man currently is. She likes the top left corner.

Inky: The "bashful" part of the group. As you can probably imagine, he doesn't care much for targetting Pac-Man alone, usually paying attention to where Blinky is and where Pac-Man is directly headed towards and making his move if Blinky's also in hot pursuit. Multi-faceted, that Inky. He likes the bottom right corner.

Clyde: The "pokey" member of the group. He doesn't really try to go for Pac-Man directly, more than he does try to play goalie for his own little portion of the maze, only dipping away from it to try and take a quick swing. He likes the bottom left corner.

You might notice I'm going into their behaviors in addition to their characters, and... Well, that's for a good reason. While Galaxian was content to have enemies act more-or-less the same way beyond two of them employing a buddy system and having slightly differing flight patterns, Pac-Man's true revolution was that it was the start of what we now know as AI in terms of gaming.

Before now, it was almost unheard of for enemies in a game to be able to look at the immediate state of the game, and react accordingly and consistently, with most early attempts at this being very rudimentary, or involving some form of turn-based. This was the first big game where enemies would respond to your inputs in real time, and man do we take that for granted nowadays.

Anyways, that start screen is similarly incredibly simple. Just one extra life like in Galaxian, but at least in this case, the scoring is a lot more dynamic than it is in Galaxian--so, y'know, it's actually possible to get it! (We jest, we jest. But we do honestly feel like in comparison to Galaxian's requirements for an extra life being way too high, Pac-Man's is a bit too low. Literally all it took was one run where we focused more on actually playing the game than grabbing screenshots for this project for us to get it trivially.)

We're gonna be real with you--from this point on, a lot of our observations are probably gonna be real banal sounding, because we've basically gone over a lot of the more complex stuff (albeit skimming over it, admittedly.) But on the extreme off-chance you aren't aware, yes, the gameplay of Pac-Man involves you being put in the center of a symmetrical maze with two tunnels to the left and right. You're able to go through those tunnels in order to circle back around to the other side of the maze. Across the maze are a bunch of little pellets/dots, as well as four Power Pellets/Energizer Pellets/Flashing Power Bait/Gaaaaah okay let's talk a little bit about this in a bit, but all you need to know is you need to eat all the dots in the maze to win the level. If the ghosts make contact, you die, and you lose a life.

Now, this is something we will make a pointed mention of now. At the start of Pac-Man, you start by moving left by default. Left! Keep this in mind for later. It will be very, very important. ...Not for this game, though, we'll only really start to care about starting by moving left later. Much later, depending on how things go.

Oh, and while we're here--if you eat a certain quantity of pellets, a Bonus Fruit will spawn in the center, right below the Ghost pen. Eat it for extra points--the higher the round, you'll be seeing different bonus fruits, and they'll be worth more and more points, up to 5000! Yep, much like most other Arcade games of the era, it's a simple "get the highest score" deal, with no finite "end" defined by the game itself. (If you're raising an eyebrow, don't worry, we'll get back to you.)

And of course, we couldn't talk about this game without talking about the Power Pellets/other names. Of course, with four enemies that all behave differently in hot pursuit, you need a little something to combat them to keep it fair. You can always outmaneuver them, but alternatively you can grab one of the four Power Pellets in the maze. By grabbing them, the ghosts will not only turn around immediately, but turn blue and try to avoid Pac-Man for a limited time. If you actually touch a ghost in this state, Pac-Man will gobble them up, leaving just their eyeballs to wander back to the ghost pen, where they will reappear as normal. This is already a great tactic for survival, but there's also a risk-reward element; the more ghosts you eat, the more points you get. 200 for the first, 400 for the second, 800 for the third, and 1600 for the fourth! Note this stacks upon itself, so if you manage to eat all 4 ghosts in one Power Pellet, you're looking at 3000 points right there.

...Oh, right. Real quick, let me get back to you on the whole "Power Pellet" naming confusion thing. See, early on, Arcade games weren't exactly powerful to display full-on information about the games just yet. Usually that'd be saved for being on the actual cabinet itself, on the sides of the screens. As a result, basically anything not in the actual game data itself was heavily, heavily susceptible to inconsistent names. The pellets didn't have a name in-game, so in the future they'd get all sorts of names, officially and unofficially. Let's just agree to call the small ones pellets and the large ones Power Pellets for the time being, okay?

Also, here's a detail some people don't know--the ghosts aren't just, all-the-time in pursuit according to their AI. On some occasions, usually at the very start of a round, they'll instead beeline for their respective corners. From there, they'll alternate between chasing after Pac-Man and playing goalie for their respective corners of the maze. This is part of what makes the ghosts seem so "erratic" in this game, as one moment they will directly target you, and the next moment they will disregard everything and instead head right for their respective patrol points.

You might be asking what happens if you eat all the pellets, and usually, it's pretty underwhelming. The maze blinks between blue and white, and then the maze resets anew, marking your progress by showing the Bonus Fruit of the current level on the rightmost spot.

Of course, something happens if you beat enough levels, unlike in Galaxian...

The Intermissions! If you clear certain rounds, the game will play these little skit cutscenes featuring Pac-Man and Blinky, set to a repeating jingle. After this, the game starts another round as you'd expect it to. The first intermission is fairly standard, with nothing much to say on it.

The second intermission, however... Is perhaps a little confusing. Maybe another one will clear things up?

Oh! While we're over here, we might as well bring this up. The first few bonus fruit are indeed fruit--Cherries, Strawberries, Oranges, Apples, then Melons--but then after those, the bonus fruit get a little more... esoteric. For example, after melons are the Flagship from Galaxian! What do you suppose that tastes like, anyways? Not pictures is that after this is a Bell, and then after that is a Key. As in, like, a standard key for a padlock! After the key, there's no change in both visuals and point values, it's just keys for days. This is also exactly why we even bothered talking about Galaxian, by the way.

As for that last intermission...

...Well then! Talk about a good ol' case of early installment weirdness, huh?

Okay, it's worth mentioning that originally, Namco and Bally Midway very insistently referred to the Ghost gang as "Monsters". Not Ghosts. Presumably, this was to cover the truth all along that the ghosts... Weren't ghosts at all! Instead, they had these weird slug designs.

However, uh, very few people actually called them monsters. People were content to just call them ghosts because, well, it moves like a ghost, it looks like a ghost, it makes a weird little "wheww-wheww" like a ghost might, they were ghosts! It seems like this concept of them secretly being these weird slug-like creatures was scrapped very early on, as we think the idea that they are very specifically ghosts crops up as early as the mid-80s--and when they did that, Namco never looked back. They didn't quite give up on the name "Monsters" so soon, and as we'll see in a bit, this didn't stop them from allowing some strange non-ghostly depictions of these guys very early on, but this angle definitely didn't last very long. Quite funny, seeing as this is basically as close to a "plot twist" the game has to offer!

Now, some of you who are aware of glitches in video games might've heard us mention the game goes on forever and hold contention with that. And to be truthful--there is, indeed, a glitch that prevents the game from lasting forever. But we've made the executive decision to discuss that at a later date. There's two reasons for that:

There's something much, much later down the road that expressly relies on knowing about this glitch anyways.

This post is going on long enough, and we think discussion of that belongs in its own post, so it can have the gravitas it deserves.

So, for the time being, we wait on it. Sorry!

...Besides, next time, we've got something much sillier. Believe it or not, this is the only 1980 game they released. Really! It took a moment for Pac-Man to really simmer and take off, and so join us next time for the start of 1981. And, uh... Not to spoil anything, but you know how we said we only brought up Galaxian because of this game? Weeeell... We might've lied a little bit...

Oh yeah. Those familiar with bootlegs might have just had a siren go off in their brain, and we're goin' there. We're already invoking our "notable bootlegs are fine" stipulation. Whether you're familiar or not, however, we'll be seein' you around!

[snowiwyvern]

its the next guy!!! woaaaaa!!

introducing soot! the hero of trains (st)

he so :)

he/they usually just working, and on occasion tinkering with stuff with inky (st zelda). he tends to be a bit reserved, but once you get him talking a lot of what he says are train facts relating to the situation. fun fact, they have an impeccable sense of time due to their job

their name, soot comes from them usually having soot smudged across their face. even when he tries his best to clean himself up, he still somehow has soot on him

^for a little context, soot thinks buck is the coolest, but often is rude to him in an effort to be cool (hes working on it ok)

design stuff yay <3 hes got steel toe boots put metal decor on the outside cuz design, workplace safety! (ik irl you dont wear steel toed boots near train tracks cuz electricity, but the spirit tracks dont use electricity so yeah) he tries keep his hair short, and he can tuck it into his cap when it does get in the way.

[bunmenace]

Me: *does not want to engage in BATIM stuff due to traumatic experiences related with it's fandom in 2017*

Bendy And the Secrets of The Machine: Hey, one of my top tier secrets is that Bendy likes to party with Alice, Sammy and some inky folks~

Me:

BATSOTM: and they use led sticks-

Me: Okay fine you won

[authoralexharvey]

hi Alex!!! i am back from camping so have a very late but very happy wbw <3

is there nature magic in the world of ASMLP+co?? does the miasma mess with plants and animals (is that where inhuman monsters come from?)?? does it affect water/water environments??

i hope you have a lovely day!!

- @magic-is-something-we-create

PAX MY FRIEND HELLO! I got this question during my last day of work and was so excited to answer it's been all I can think about. I know it's not Wednesday, but fuck it.

Firstly, in terms of nature magic... kind of? I think there's a lot of folk magic and folk tradition and things we would consider to be more traditional "witchcraft". It was also a lot more prominent pre-Ascension, as non-Luricae had to forge contracts with the Gods directly or with Luricae in order to access magic, and thus would have to have more "noble" reasons for such. I almost want to say everyone has very, very mild ability to influence the world around them, which leads to folk magic practices and ritual.

But like. All-out druid stuff?... Also kind of. There are shifters, for example, like my crow person Ronne, and mermaids like Jayashekar. Luricae can also use their powers to influence nature, and this resurfaces with Casters (especially of the Evocation persuasion) but it's oft not regarded that way?

"Does the Miasma mess with plants and animals?" it absolutely fuckin does and that's why this ask made me so excited. But don't take my word for it. Here's Doctor Chloe Duval from the prologue of ASMLP:

I submitted Dominique’s sample to Professor Kontos and found the… whatever it was had been covered in miasma, not blood. This struck me as odd, though, given every miasma sample I’ve recovered from Idune looks the same. It’s viscous and black and inky. These new samples seemed more like a halfway stage, something between miasma and blood. Does this mean blood can turn miasmic? Can blood be so easily corrupted?

And then, later on,

In a sick twist of fate, Laurent’s injuries have allowed me another look at the fluid we recovered from the deer corpse last week. It appears this same fluid surging through Laurent’s system now is what we sampled and recovered before. It’s behaving in similar fashion, animated and reaching. I have no doubts now as to what caused it. There are monsters stalking these woods. Are they related to the miasma we’ve studied in Idune?

And, lastly,

It’s difficult to quantify their makeup, but it’s reminiscent of slime mold. Only… more sentient. I set traps and fed a couple of the sites what small vermin I managed to catch. They consumed the offerings. Or perhaps, like the stick I lost, the animals drowned in their depths and are fermenting somewhere below.

All this to say, the miasma is sentient enough to wreck havoc on the world around it. And, depending on who you ask, it's a living force. It consumes things--potentially, given how scant the research on it is. I don't have anything wrote for this, but Idune in TWEfA is even worse-off, having been entirely engulfed in Miasma and of creatures warped by it.

"Does it effect water/water bodies" the answer here in my heart is also yes... but less so. Especially with Idune's placement to nearby water sources, including one which leads directly to the ocean... how could it not cause harm to the water as well? But there's less life in the water for it to cling to and be able to cause substantial damage with, know what I mean?

[bubblyaquarium]

answering these! -circus

❤ Is anyone in-system in a relationship? What kind(s)? - the only one i can think of is jay and jett, they're dating

🌹 Does your system have any inhuman members? If so, what species are they? - we have a handful! breeze is a dryad, buttercream is a deity, oz and pigtails are dolls, percy is a forst spirit, and zee is a virtual zombie.

🐾 Is your system mostly human or inhuman members? Somewhere in between? - mostly human

🧡 How does your system handle memories? Does everyone share, or is it split across members? (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.) - we share for the most part, i know the trauma holders tend to have some that are 'locked' as we call it

⭐ Do you have a headspace / inner world? What does it look like? - i wish:/

💛 How long have you known about your system / plurality? - technically like 3-4 years

🌻 How did you discover your system / plurality? (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.) - skipping for personal reasons

🌙 How does your system handle dreams? Do you share dreams, or are they specific to one member? Do any members show up in dreams? - we don't remember most of them and the ones we do we're often corci (he's the most similar to the core) but we've had dreams on occasion where jay and eleanor have been the one in the dream!

💚 Do you have any funny stories about another system member(s) or about being a system? - bad memory moment idk

🍀 Do any system members practice a religion or belief system? What about spirituality? - most of us are agnostic, but we have a few who are religious. chloe, yoyo, and molly are christian, and then angel, lark, inky, gray, and breeze are spiritual in some way.

❄ Do you have a favorite memory related to your system? (i.e. something that happened in headspace or something that another member did.) - can't remember things rn

💙 Does your system have any introjects? Do they typically come from the same source / origin, or is it more varied? - we've got quite a few! most of then are from nct lmao, but there are a couple from jjba and idv. we tend to have multiple introjects from the same source.

🧵 How does your system handle the body's / vessel's appearance? Does everyone dress the same, or is there a broad range of styles? - a lot of the frequent fronters associate with the body, but eleanor and pigtails really struggle with our short hair. we all tend to dress the same mainly because we don't have the chance since we work all the time, but if we could a lot of us would dress differently!

💜 What's your favorite part of being plural / in a system? - it's cool seeing how our brain works as long as you ignore all the shitty stuff

🌺 Do any members consider other system members to be family? In other words, does your system have any internal families (such as siblings, caretakers, parents, etc.) ? - none of us are technically related, but johnny considers all of us to be his little siblings

🌸 Does your system have any inside jokes? - i can't remember things but probably

🎀 Does your system share everything in the outer world / meatspace? Does anyone have any objects / items that are solely theirs? - we share most things. we have some things that belong to specific headmates like for example stuffed animals (delilah), plants (gray/inky), tarot decks (lark), dolls (angel), pins (circus), plus a bunch of our clothes belong specifically to chaos, inky, and gray, but nothing is off limits for everyone else.

🤎 Do system members typically agree on things or is there a broad range of opinions? - we all tend to agree on things, at least important things

🖤 How does your system make important collective decisions? Does one person call the shots, or is it a group effort? - it's basically just whoever is front choses, we do take our collective values into consideration, so like chaos wants to smoke but since we as a whole don't he doesn't, and inky wants to have a buzz cut but knows no one else does to they don't.

🚀 Do any members speak another language? What about multiple languages? Does everyone speak the same language(s), or does it vary? - we only speak english as of right now

🌼 Do any members have accents or typing quirks? Are accents/quirks common in your system, or more rare? - zee is the only one with a typing quirk (or xe just can't spell). as for accents i think it's just eleanor who has a bit of a southern accent and dio who is british, but that's only internally/in headspace.

☁ How does your system handle switching? Can you switch easily, or does it take more effort? Are there a lot of switches? - our switches are (usually) easy and smooth, we sort of just blur into each other, so we don't notice right away. we typically switch 3-10 times a day, so pretty frequently imo.

🔬 Does everyone in your system typically share skills and hobbies, or does it vary between members? Does anyone have any unique or strange hobbies / skills? - we all have similar interests, though some of us have things we prefer (lark practices tarot, gray and inky like gardening, circus does cosplay, inky and chloe write, and angel sews).

🏁 How has your system changed over time, if it has? Such as a new influx of members, a change in headspace, or a new structure. (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.) - nothing has really changed? it's hard to tell as we're still discovering things tho

🔎 Is there any other trivia about your system you'd like to share? - i'll come back later and add something here if i can think of something lmao

🤍 Say something positive about another system member (or all of them, if you'd like!) - if i did everyone it would be super long, but i'll do chloe since she's near front rn! chloe is kind of like the glue of our system, outside of being the original she's also the one that keeps us from fighting lmao, she really is a great peacekeeper, which is extra cool since she chose to be the peacekeeper, it wasn't a role she came with like most of us do. she's also the most responsible and keeps our room (somewhat) clean. overall she's just great, don't know what we'd do without her

Curious System / Plural Ask Game

inclusive of all system types :] feel free to send an ask, or reblog if you want to play too!

❤ Is anyone in-system in a relationship? What kind(s)?

🌹 Does your system have any inhuman members? If so, what species are they?

🐾 Is your system mostly human or inhuman members? Somewhere in between?

🧡 How does your system handle memories? Does everyone share, or is it split across members? (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.)

⭐ Do you have a headspace / inner world? What does it look like?

💛 How long have you known about your system / plurality?

🌻 How did you discover your system / plurality? (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.)

🌙 How does your system handle dreams? Do you share dreams, or are they specific to one member? Do any members show up in dreams?

💚 Do you have any funny stories about another system member(s) or about being a system?

🍀 Do any system members practice a religion or belief system? What about spirituality?

❄ Do you have a favorite memory related to your system? (i.e. something that happened in headspace or something that another member did.)

💙 Does your system have any introjects? Do they typically come from the same source / origin, or is it more varied?

🧵 How does your system handle the body's / vessel's appearance? Does everyone dress the same, or is there a broad range of styles?

💜 What's your favorite part of being plural / in a system?

🌺 Do any members consider other system members to be family? In other words, does your system have any internal families (such as siblings, caretakers, parents, etc.) ?

🌸 Does your system have any inside jokes?

🎀 Does your system share everything in the outer world / meatspace? Does anyone have any objects / items that are solely theirs?

🤎 Do system members typically agree on things or is there a broad range of opinions?

🖤 How does your system make important collective decisions? Does one person call the shots, or is it a group effort?

🚀 Do any members speak another language? What about multiple languages? Does everyone speak the same language(s), or does it vary?

🌼 Do any members have accents or typing quirks? Are accents/quirks common in your system, or more rare?

☁ How does your system handle switching? Can you switch easily, or does it take more effort? Are there a lot of switches?

🔬 Does everyone in your system typically share skills and hobbies, or does it vary between members? Does anyone have any unique or strange hobbies / skills?

🏁 How has your system changed over time, if it has? Such as a new influx of members, a change in headspace, or a new structure. (Feel free to be as vague or specific as you want, or skip this question.)

🔎 Is there any other trivia about your system you'd like to share?

🤍 Say something positive about another system member (or all of them, if you'd like!)

[weirdgirlblogging]

this is a rewrite of a blowfly girl thing I made back in august. TW for mentions of what blowfly girl does

Blowfly Girl has received so much infamy on the internet for her copypasta. You know the story— girl meets trash bag, trash bag has maggot infested rotting meat, girl stuffs maggots inside of her most intimate parts.

It’s a tale as old as time, a copypasta to disturb people, or for people with the same paraphilia as her relating to it. I personally couldn’t get through the whole thing without feeling nauseous.

But as someone who felt sick to her stomach listening to the story, it’s weird how I relate to blowfly girl.

She appreciates the grotesque. Well, that’s an understatement. She absolutely thrives off of it, needs it in her life. She talks about being filthy and disgusting and gross, being a maggot in a world filled with butterflies.

I am the same. Though her grotesque interest comes in a more fetishistic or erotic form, mine is more muted. I’m not allowed to show how much I like gross stuff, even if not sexual. Lest I want to be mocked by people online, too.

Everyone seemed to think she was gross. Who wouldn’t find shoving maggots inside of such a sacred area to some extent gross? Posting about the pleasure in such detail, too. It’s something that people on the internet should be accustomed too, but are not always.

I have always been gross to people. Annoying, weird, too loud, too much to handle. Left alone in my own sick self hatred, like a bunch of maggots crawling inside and outside of me.

She has a desire to absolutely destroy herself. Blowfly Girl’s act of self destruction was her own, erotic, disgusting way of doing so, but she was willing to do anything to wreck herself.

I don’t think I could ever go to that extent. I have hurt myself in the past, not in any ways that were ever erotic to me, but I’m a wuss for pain and Blowfly Girl is braver than me. The people around me might know anyways.

I have tried to share my interest in Blowfly Girl to people. Some are receptive, listening to me elaborate on how interesting and sad the whole situation is. Often, though, it’s seen by others as disturbing, absolutely vile.

It scares me to think they all consider me vile for being interested in the story, even if I do not have any attractions like Blowfly Girl has had at all. To be fair, I’ve been shitty in other ways that don’t require me being similar to her to have others think I’m disgusting.

They don’t understand, though. They never really will. Like how I will never understand how it felt to be blowfly girl in that situation, no one close to me will ever understand that the vile, disgusting parts are why I relate to the story.

There was one line from My Maggot Story that stuck out to me the most. I remember it from when watching that video about Blowfly Girl’s history.

“Other girls like to have babies, but I give birth to decay and filth.”

The girls in my life and so many in this world have so much sunshine just spilling out of their mouths from their guts, stuff that people don’t mind. Deep down in their stomachs is where even more of this sweetness is stored. Happiness, bright colors, so much love that doesn’t hurt people. They don’t have to keep quiet, worried about hurting people or themselves with what threatens to come loose.

Then there are the ones like me. Filled with this black, inky tar deep down in the pit their stomachs. We’re absolutely stuffed to the brim with maggots, threatening to spill out of our mouths at any given moment. Our love is real, but it’s not the kind anyone would have the first impression of ever wanting. So unlovable, so disgusting that nobody would ever want to even be near them.

I think that’s kind of cliche for me to say, though.

Its’s funny, in a way, to find comfort in the story of a lady doing such an act. A woman who was memed so hard by the internet and becoming such an infamous copypasta for shock value, no one taking the time to ever understand her like how it feels sometimes as if no one tries to understand me.

I hope she’s doing well.

Maybe I’ll be okay someday, too.

[inkdemonapologist]

Yknow if were talking about rarepairs/crackships….how about Sammy/Grant? Listen hear me out- i think I started shipping them a few years ago back during the og fandom days, but since my interest in bendy has been reignited, so has my interest in this ship lol. And im ngl, have you ever noticed how similar Grant’s office is to Sammy’s Sanctuary? They both play that same whispering effect when you enter them, they both have an ink pipe in them, they both have a bendy item in them (sammys bendy plushie and grants bendy clock), both have writing on the wall…

Even just beyond that, its implied they died the same way too, from drinking ink? And how they both seem to put the blame on others for joeys mistreatment (sammys whole “useless sheep” bit in that newspaper and grants “STOP THE WASTERS!!” bit on his office walls). and even though theres like, BARELY ANY GRANT CONTENT IN CANON, he does have a minor connection to the ink demon, as one of the flashbacks in chapter 1 is of the ink demon on level S near his office, and although this probably doesnt mean anything, the fact that the first time we see sammys cult is when we open the door to the archives via a handle we had to get from grants office specifically….👀

Plus just the miscellaneous stuff like grants va being a musician, one whose song was specially placed in sammys office- idk, *marge voice* I just think they’re neat! :)

THATS AN INTERESTING ONE… I’ve seen it around a fair bit lately but it feels recent??

Before I dive in, I do wanna address the ink-drinking – I’m a little biased, since I tend to headcanon the ink-drinking as unique to Sammy, but I feel like Grant also drinking ink is not something that’s implied so much as a headcanon that got popular? We can pretty easily accept that Grant transformed at SOME point, and the shared whispers imply that they were both under some inky influence, but that doesn’t tell us that ink-drinking was to blame. The note in BatDR about Grant looking ill could certainly be used for an ink-drinking headcanon, too, but as far as Evidence I think all it tells us for sure is that Grant was Very Stressed. [also trying to merge BatDR Grant and BatIM Grant into one entity seems messier the longer I think about it but I CANT GET DISTRACTED BY THAT NOW, THATS FOR ANOTHER POST]

ANYWAY, all the little things about this one having a valve in that one’s office and this one being voiced by a guy who did a song that’s in the other one’s office are neat but ultimately I feel like that stuff isn’t want sells a ship, for me – the biggest thing is a compelling dynamic between the characters.

There’s so much between these two that complicates them –

-- good money and hiring his own people were Sammy’s two big asks when he took the Music Director job, so he could easily be a source of financial strain and seen as one of the “wasters” Grant is so frustrated with, and it’s also not hard to imagine Sammy blaming Grant as one of the useless sheep who can’t do his job right once paychecks start coming in late. Add to that Grant being described as having no creativity at all in the Employee’s Handbook, and trying to imagine what he would relate to in Sammy “my special interest is music” Lawrence. Though I don’t know, that one could be fun. Does Grant like music despite not “getting” it? Can Sammy and Grant relate to each other through the intersection of music and math? Or does Grant just conceptualise music as a kind of math, which Joey thinks is boring but Sammy knows is not far off, and Sammy with his partially jazz background is INTRIGUING to Grant because what he’s making sounds good but isn’t following the rules…? IDK, Grant and Sammy learning to understand each other through understanding each other’s work is a neat thought.

On the surface they’re both frustrated men who want things to be under control and are frustrated with Joey’s spontaneity, but while Grant is having a meltdown over WHAT WILL JOEY SAY?, Sammy is screaming about pleasing a god rather than a man and certain that he’s found the one who will Set Them Free. Grant’s characterisation could be taken in a lot of directions, but it’s not hard to imagine him as the phobic to Sammy’s counterphobic.

Which is INTERESTING, because you get a dynamic that seems to work, as Sammy gives the impression of a leader who can offer certainty and something to depend on – and you CAN depend on him – but he’s actually a follower at heart who desperately needs someone to answer to, someone to believe in, and I don’t know if Grant can be that someone. Sammy and Grant BOTH want to be the one behind the scenes with someone else in the spotlight. On the other hand… we know Grant’s massaging numbers and fudging things and illegally hiding assets. It wouldn’t be hard to characterise him with a bit of ruthlessness as well, someone who’s not afraid to break the rules when he feels he has to; while Sammy seems frustrated, overstimulated, and perpetually at odds with a system he doesn’t fit in, Grant is willing to learn the system well enough to bend the rules to his advantage and know how to get away with it.

If you go with this take, you get a pair that could be dangerously effective but also dangerously fragile. I don’t think they would challenge or change each other so much as just reinforce each other’s ruthless caution – as long as they’re in cahoots, they’d be loyal to each other and value no principle above each others’ well-being. But the instant either of them mistrusts the other, they’d combust.