#The Wolfwalkers AU

[horsegirl-curtis]

guys whats the wolfwalkers au ???/gen

OKAY SO the AU that I have aptly named The Wolfwalkers bc I am dry as bones on creative AU names is just "What if The Outsiders but I projected myself onto it even more aka mixed them with some mythology but SPECIFICALLY the portrayal of said mythology in the movie Wolfwalkers because it's my greatest comfort film ever".

Anyways, like stated above, the gist of it is that instead of just being normal average dudes, the gang are wolfwalkers. And I want to clarify what I mean by that because it's important to the AU to know what exactly they are. Which I think is better explained by this audio for the graphic novel better than myself (at least, the first part of it, the bit at the end is just more about the movie's plot):

Though some things it doesn't fully explain or that it does that I just want to clarify for ppl who haven't seen the movie: -They quite literally leave their human forms behind, but not just at night, whenever they fall asleep their soul leaves their body and manifests into a physical form of a wolf. But like it does say, anything that happens to them as wolves affects their human body, like injuries. -They can see smells; I believe it can apply to their human forms too but it really applies more importantly to their wolf forms. They have all the advanced senses of a wolf in their human forms, but it's implied that it's strongest when they're in their actual wolf forms. -They have healing magic, like honest to goodness can make a scar evaporate into thin air healing magic. While this magic can actually be used to save a dying person, it requires a big pack and at least two wolfwalkers to accomplish. One can't do it on their own. But smaller injurest like cuts and bites can be easily healed. -If a wolfwalker bites you, you will become a wolfwalker yourself even if the scar is healed by their magic asap. There's quite literally no way out of it.

Onto the actual plot of the AU: The most I have ironed out myself is that the Curtis brothers got their wolfwalker magic from their dad's side of the family, as he was long descended from a man who married one of the few remaining wolfwalkers from Ireland. And wolfwalkers can be born with that magic. So, some accidental bites here and there kept the magic strong in their family for a long time, but eventually it thinned out more and more as time went on and the world became more hostile towards wildlife. They moved into towns and tried to suppress it. Were careful with their teeth. And Darrel Sr. was barely in touch with his magic at all. He could transform, yes, but his healing was weak, and his wolf senses were dulled. He and his wife were extremely confident that her being human and him being so out of touch with his magic would mean that their children would be completely normal humans. They were very wrong. Because around when he was 4, little Darry woke up his parents scratching at their door as a scared and confused little wolf pup. That's when his father reluctantly had to explain their heritage to him. Darry didn't understand much but he understood enough to know that this was a secret that stayed at home. And then Sodapop transformed for the first time. But he had Darry and his dad to show him the way. Their father forced himself to dig up as much of his powers as he could to teach them things like how to use the healing magic. The boys were 10x their dad, their senses were wildly strong and their magic was almost unruly (they became quite feral on occasion). He hated making them deal with it, but he needed them to learn to use it if they were going to have to go through life with what he had considered a bit of a curse. Ponyboy terrified his parents. He was the strongest out of them all, it happened to him when he was a newborn. He grew up constantly leaving his body as a baby and having to be tended to by his father and his brothers while their mom slept. To Ponyboy, it was all second nature, there was no learning curb. To Ponyboy, this was how life was supposed to be. Their parents would take them for stays in the countryside so they could get out their energy that was bottled up back in Tulsa. In Tulsa there was no scratching or snarling or growling allowed. There was no constantly getting dirty and eating like an animal if you wanted to get anywhere in life without socs looking down on you more than they already did. So the boys looked forward to these little trips, the trips where they could run miles and miles as wolves with their father (who'd gotten less and less tired as the years went on and his sons forced him to reconnect with himself) without any need to stop until they finally got tired. They could roughhouse and bite each other all they wanted. They could howl and howl and if they were lucky, they might hear a reply from a wolf pack somewhere far away. Something their ancestors used to command and speak to daily, but they could not, because a pack of wild wolves would not fit in their house.

Unfortunately for their friends, these kids got so used to biting each other that they ended up somehow passing along this magic to literally all of them. Darry gave it to Two-Bit, Sodapop gave it to Steve, Ponyboy gave it to Johnny and then cried about cursing him on accident, and Dally? Got it from Two-Bit. As expected, the Curtis bros' parents were not exactly thrilled about all of this. Two-Bit's mom is a good woman. She would understand. But all the other boys? Absolutely not. If their parents caught them as wolves, they'd immediately get the gun. Johnny's especially. So, Darrel Sr. ended up spending personal time with these boys as much as he could, but it wasn't really enough, because he was a working man. And he wanted to spend time with his own kids. And the other boys were just so occupied with school and such (Minus Dally mostly). So, when the parents met their untimely death, Darry took over as the leader of the pack...though they just call it their gang. He had to finish the job of tutoring the other boys. Darry has a job and is taking care of his brothers, but he's also having to keep an eye on these reckless boys who just don't understand how dangerous it is to go running around the town as wolves. Dally is the worst offender for this. Darry has to regurgitate all of his father's lessons to them. His wolf form looks almost exactly like his dad's. He's taking care of his brothers so much that he feels like a father. It hurts him deep down, because he seems to have absorbed every part of his dad. And he's named after him too. What a gut punch for a poor 20yo who had to drop out of school for the sake of his brothers.

I've honestly thought about Paul perhaps being a wolfwalker too, because he was friends with Darry, what if Darry had made the mistake of biting him like he did to Two-Bit. What if Paul was forced to carry a part of the greasers with him for the rest of his life. What if he meets Ponyboy across the street in the night and only in that moment they are on the same level. (this part isn't solidified, because there's lots of juicy angst of Paul staying human but being probably the only person who knows the truth about Darry and his gang. Like that would be a lot of power over someone).

[gatoburr0]

the wolfwalkers autism united forces with the splatoon autism help

[py-dreamer]

@furornocturna, @violetjedisylveon

hey! Remember that shadowalkers au wip a while back?

And I mean damn, like what a leap? Amirite?

(Just realized I forgot Mac's pouch, Mei, & Wukong's beads

...oops

Pls forgive me I'm a forgetful klutz and am lazy)

Ok so well this be quite the turnabout from the last sketch um:

I included the shadows on the floor, it is called shadowalkers for a reason, and added the wee faces in them like I did for the first piece

The background was a pain in the ass and I tried a lil something something with the lighting/lens flares. Something similar to the lighting in the piece I did where they're cuddling

Now everyone might say multiply on the layers does miracles but can I just saw 'add glow' and 'glow Dodge' are my new best friends? Srsly they give that damn good zest that it needs

I had so much trouble just doing Mac's face in particular. Like the contrast between the dark scalera and light irises was too much even though I did it before and it worked then-

And like his proportions were way off even though they matched the f*cking sketch which looked fine and they didn't match up with Wukong's at all-

Then his hair looked too big and clunky like a large chunk rather than hair and cause Mk's head was blocking it, I couldn't shade correctly-

AND I WAS STARTING TO BLOODY LOOSE IT I WANTED TO PUNCH THIS LIL BI-

But then I made his head bigger and it all worked out 'u'

Here's the og sketch for comparison:

I will admit though, I am quite happy with how my art style has progressed over time and this just might be one of my best pieces.

Genuinely to any of my old marshiemallows, thanks for sticking around! And I welcome any new marshiemallows joining me on my little art adventure so here's love from a random artist on the internet who appreciates your presence to her wacky ramblings and drawings

Oh and btw, I will start to get more busy so pls relax ur expectations in terms of posting schedules (not that I really had one anyways but regardless-)

That birthday challenge was fun but man did it do a number on me

And especially cause I wanna try to focus more on writing the next chap of mah fic 'When the sun sets forever' on ao3

(Shameless plug but which you should totally check out btw, angsty monkies, time travel, Macaque bullying train, it's so much fun)

Oh! And for my fellow marshiemallows who have frequented the dreamscape a couple of times, not guaranteed and I am a wee noob with absolutely no experience in this very little chance I'll do this and it's mainly to see any interest in it so pls don't expect much-

BUT.

[loth-creatures]

CHAPTER 7

CH6//FIRST

Lothwolfwalkers AU Masterpost

Ko-fi!

The fluff chapter!

I want to never ever have to draw the inside of a ship again 😀 <- is definitely going to have to draw the inside of a ship again.

Anyway, they probably build Ezra a bunk in the cargo hold after this so he can get out easily lol

[aaeeart]

okay so apparently I have art block specifically for arts with human(oid)s, because I can't do those, but I could do this 🥸

something something fanart for the @lothwolfwalkers AU because it's rad as fuck

[b1ackpaws]

A demon possesed me while I was looking at the wolfwalkers artbook and made me do this

Holds him gently like burger hes so goofy

+ a bonus doodle while I figure out his design :3c

[waywardsunlight]

This has been done but TOH Lore Trio in Wolfwalkers

[ammonitetheartist]

[Image ID: A screenshot of a tumblr post with the original post reading ‘biting someone’s muzzle is a love language’ and a reblog with three images of wolves doing just that. Drawn over the wolves are wolf versions of N, Uzi, V and Nori.

In the first image, Uzi bites N’s muzzle, who closes his eyes happily. In the second, N bites Uzi’s muzzle and has a paw around her, while V grabs the fur around his neck with her mouth. In the third, N bites Uzi’s muzzle while they’re both lying down, with Nori sitting in front and to the right of them, looking their way with a small smile. End ID]

[daddyplasmius]

reread edited what currently exists of my DP Wolfwalkers AU fic. here are all my favourite lines in no particular order & lacking context

[regenerationcomics]

[horsegirl-curtis]

Two-bit being forced to watch alcohol intake because if he passes out at a party, he'll become a wolf in front of everyone. The wolfwalker-greasers having to watch themselves during rumbles because if they bite any socs they'll end up turning them into wolfwalkers too. The brothers spending summer days as kids in the countryside with their parents, able to fall asleep in the grass and leave their bodies as wolves with miles and miles to run around without having to hide. Darry teaching all the others how to use their wolf senses to their advantages both in and out of their wolf forms, you can never get caught if you can close your eyes and picture everything around you.

[gatoburr0]

Marina and Pearl wolf forms !!!

[py-dreamer]

...um...hi?

so if anyone's concerned, no I'm not dead.

Thankfully the digital studio is intact this year (thank god I would've had another mental breakdown istg-)

to all my lovely marshiemallows, thank y'all so much for your patience omg!!!!

(and to all my mutuals, @furornocturna and @violetjedisylveon in particular I'm so sorry I haven't been responding or active online at all, I'm so sorry-)

But to sum it up:

I'm on holiday in my home country rn and have been having a blast personally. Meeting relatives, childhood friends, the food, familiar places ect.

and I'll admit I do have a lot of free time outside that but honestly I do feel a wee bit burnt out ngl.

And with my spare time, I've jumped down the demon slayer rabbit hole

(huh who would've guessed)

Basically it's all been a huge break for me.

But I will still post lmk stuff dw. Though don't be surprised if you see a kny thingy pop up somewhere in the dreamscape!!

And for those curious about the fic:

I'm sorry I haven't updated at all, the wips are still in my drafts. I have no formal posting schedule but after returning and getting some work sorted out I'll see what I can do! But no promises!

Regardless, about the pic then.

It is a WIP. It's a sketch for a shadowalkers piece (Wooh! Haven't heard of that au in a while eh?)

I have redesigned mostly Bai He's outfit and added a little pouch for Macaca. The change was mostly so I had more freedom to do different top designs for the new members of the fam!

If anyone has suggestions for outfit designs or accessories or jewelery, hair, anything! let me know pls!

This is just the WIP stage and I really want to achieve that semi-wild, untamed but mysterious and refined gypsy look.

(Also its a guilty pleasure of mine to dress up my characters in aus or just for the fun of it lol)

And fun fact: Wukong's the only one in the fam wearing shoes lol.

Another fun fact: That brick pattern rag he's wearing? Was once a part of tripitaka's cassock from their days on the mountain. (see shadowalkers lore summary for context)

I didn't forget their tails this time! Wheeee!!

Oooh! Ooooh! Also the top half of Wukong's body? I did that myself sans references!!! Woooooooh!!!

Not that there's anything wrong with references of course. Pros and beginners use them and I do recommend them for poses, ideas and such.

Though I am proud I could think of something off like memory and make it work! I think...you can tell me otherwise lol

(BTW this is the after of the main plot where shadowpeach reconciles, they escape the town and Bai He gains a new stepbrother!)

SH!T I REALIZED I FORGOT MEI!!!!

UM I'LL ADD HER IN!! PROMISE!!!!

[loth-creatures]

CHAPTER 5

CH4//FIRST

Lothwolfwalkers AU Masterpost

NO FUCKING WAY I FINISHED THIS ON MY BIRTHDAY WAHOO YIPPEE 💥💥💥

This was. Quite the undertaking ahaha, thank FUCK the next few chapters are a lot shorter. I still enjoyed every second of making this though. Despite the blood and tears and all that. I would like 1 million reblogs please pretty please for my birthday xoxo

[dailysquiddo]

Wolfwalkers au? Wolfwalkers au.

[nninoxasaur]

Have you noticed that no one has yet to feature the Big Four in a Wolfwalkers AU? I mean Rapunzel and Merida have similar hair color schemes to the two main characters.

damn your such a genius my dude

(Background isnt mine! its a screenshot from the movie)