#aberrated au

[i-like-dredge-now]

I made another thing! Dredge ending spoilers, so watch out. Essentially just an au where the bad ending turns all humans into aberrations. That includes ya boy the Fisherman and the Collector (they’re conjoined by the shoulders and the leg). This is from the Fisherboys perspective. Warning for body horror and some guy snorting massive doses of copium.

Everything is fine…everything is fine…

Our hands are quaking. We can—I can barely hear myself think. It doesn’t hurt, but everything feels so wrong. All I have to do is try not to think about it. It’s like he isn’t even there…it’s like we’re still separate. Because we are! We have to be!

The air groans and whistles, carrying the thick smell of smoke and the sounds of faint screams. The sky burns red, the water mirroring its crimson intensity. The air is so hot, sweltering and thick, truly unbearable. We can’t survive for long. This is all our fault. I shouldn’t have listened to him. I should have never given him any ‘relics’. If he wanted relics he should have hired someone else!

Wait.

Are we in the Marrows?

It certainly looks similar. Despite the…growths and the generally red look the layout is fitting. And Greater Marrow, it’s in ruin. The lighthouse has taken the most of the damage, but the rest of the homes are still ablaze. Little Marrow is not much different.

However, Little Marrow is closer, and it is the first land that we would have set foot on in a while…should I wake him? I turn to his sleeping form, which I regret instantly. My eyes pull themselves down out of curiosity, inspecting our predicament against my will, yet I do not stop them.

His arm is joined into mine, our hands connected by the tendons. The side of his head is still scabbing, and mine is too. Our faces had been fused together, but it wasn’t pulling up any important veins, so I had cut us apart. It was painful and difficult, but it helps me feel like he’s not attached to me. His eyes…dammit, his eyes. He had pried them out at the sight of our—his dearest wife. Although she wasn’t much of any human anymore.

I tear my gaze away. I can’t be glossing over this disgusting mess. I’m going to fix it. I’m going to fix everything. Everything is fine.

I drag our bodies through the thick water before I pull us ashore. It’s what I expected, the houses in ruin and the bright red fires blazing endlessly. I turn, but a sign catches my eye…it’s a scrap of a hull, very similar to the hull of the travelling merchant’s boat. It reads “SAFE PLACE IN WOODS”.

I look up to the trees behind the village, burning quickly. Is it worth a shot? Well, anything’s worth it at this point…

Where was I? Nowhere! (Okay, I lied. I was busy being hyperfixated on the Magnus Archives ((the Vast forever)). I’m sorry, I’ll try to be more dredge but I can’t make any promises)

[tangledinink]

tmnt tarot ☽O☾ zero through five

[ @angelpuns - @evenmoreofadisaster - @radishhqueen - @probably-not-a-rutabaga - @kathaynesart - @beannary ] - [ next set ]

[puppetmaster13u]

Mermay Special Prompt 3

“Are you kidding? No one goes to Gotham, that place is like,” Aquaman made a motion with his hand, a not-quite grimace on his face. “Like things should not be living in the water, like it should be impossible, and things should be dead, but they aren’t and it’s like, like the equivalent of an undead apocalypse over there!” 

Bruce rolled his eyes behind his cowl, taking a sip of his coffee as the others continued drinking. Socialize, they said, it’ll be fine they said. Well excuse him, but the waters weren’t that bad. Sure there were always dumped bodies, and chemicals from the rogue attacks, but it was far worse at one point.

One thing he’ll always be relieved for is how the… curse (thank you broken statuette back in the beginning of his vigilante career that fused with the other many curses of Gotham) made the people of Gotham actually care about the waters around them. 

Though also, he couldn’t help but thank anything that might be listening for the fact that the curse only interacted with Gotham waters, because losing legs with any risk of a drop of water would be downright annoying. 

“No dude, you don’t understand, no one goes there for a reason! That shit is horrific- someone saw a big thing with bits of rebar stabbed straight through it and still chased after a big alligator-thing!” Oh. Oh that had been him. Oops. Hopefully his kids didn’t find out about this, but they were probably already on the cameras. Dammnit. 

[probably-not-a-rutabaga]

she would adopt them as new bros SO FAST it's not even funny

gemini twins belong to @tangledinink !!!

[sui-imi]

day 3: pranks | day 2: ACT to Flirt

* YOU have a feeling he's just toying with you...

PNG!sans belongs to me (@/sui-imi)

transparent / anomaly!reader belongs to @htsan

@sansxyouweek

[sanchensky]

"You’ve met the Fools of Fate"~

@pure-plum Latest Weal and Woe chapter was so sweet I swear my soul melted a bit from reading it :'3 Honestly Eclipse seems so nervous there, I genuinely just want to hug that anxiousness out of him xD

Tho here I made him look a little more malicious. Gotta think twice about that hug hehe :>

And some process under the cut cuz why not x)

[idiot-mushroom]

@probably-not-a-rutabaga’s 3k dtiys!! very fun!!

[aissadraw]

a little fanart

@probably-not-a-rutabaga I barely knew your AU and your art and your version of Leo seemed very adorable so... Yeah

I hope you like it! 👉👈

[aevris]

a few more doodles since i'm having fun with this topic. anxious stringbean man under the temporary delusion that he's a tough guy.

[joifee]

Heyo I drew a DTIYS :D its from @rhapsoddity and I had a lot of fun^^

[thedynamicworm]

I committed to the bit a little too hard and drew Vox as the girl from Red Flags by Tom Cardy

[tangledinink]

:000000 @tangledinink x @probably-not-a-rutabaga irl collab real?!?! AND we got to do a lil drawing together! (the collab was the hotpot ☺️)

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 349

(So Dredge has new DLC, which means my Merfolk & Eldritch Ghosts has gained new inspiration) 

Now, if one were to ask what happened to Amity Park, many people would ask what you were even talking about. The city was rather out of sight, out of mind, to say the least- even without the government coverup. 

It was well known, to those that even knew of the town in the first place, that it was a ghost town, abandoned from sinkhole problems, roads diverted and fences put up to prevent people from entering. Of course, if one made it past that first fence, and then the overgrown wall, and then another electrified net, and through the invisible barrier not meant to keep them out but something else in, they’d know that wasn’t true. 

Oh sure, one could claim some sort of sinkhole, what with how the only building not half destroyed was some mimicry of a floating rig, standing strong in the dark waters that now covered everything else. But even a sinkhole should not go so deep, waters turning from pitch darkness to a heavy green… several hundred miles deeper than the deepest trenches. 

And the denizens of the water didn’t appreciate the rig protected by its tower, or the boats of white protected by buzzing barriers that tried to heave them from the waters for study. Yes, what happened to Amity Park was far more a mystery than it should be, unless you were one of those once-humans in the depths. 

But well, it wasn’t the GIW who would be asking them. 

[bionicboxes]

Commission work I forgot to post

[probably-not-a-rutabaga]

if i had the time and energy i would've added way more sillies,,, alas :')

@tmntaucompetition

[linkedin-offficial]

local full time technician gets alot more than she bargained for, more at 8

some stuff for dragons in my flight rising lore! sirko runs a circus on the outskirts of hyrule, and pipimi unfortunately gets wrapped up in the places hijinks after being hired by them to be a full time technician.

more details under the cut!

like stated previously, sirko is the ringleader of a circus called "the sensational sunset circus", popular for its sunset aesthetic and plethora of attractions. pipimi was attracted to this job offer because she was looking for an excuse to get away and leave her old life behind. so, she applied, and the moment she arrived, she was adorned with compliments and attention. to her suprise, she was the only new hire theyve had in years. and the longer she stays, shes grows quite certain she knows exactly why.

(and yes, the tadc parallels are apparent .. oops 😭 my brain loves to unconsciously attach my hyperfixations to eachother)

all of the members of this circus are very different and have quite striking personalities. the current list of the living (excluding sirko and pipimi) is as follows :

mowbray - (he/him ; sibling and right hand man to sirko) a fairly lax individual most of the time. one of the few of them with a braincell. can usually tolerate most things but can very easily snap if you bother him enough. friends with pipimi solely because they both are somewhat smart enough to not go insane immediately.

holiday - (she/her ; makeup artist and costume designer) fairly laid back and super duper chill, and easily one of the sweeter members of the circus. she doesnt hesitate to bring others up in mood and try to help where she can.

she has a .. "special connection" with pipimi, letting her call her 'holly', and visiting her often. she says its just because of how often her clothes tear, but most of the other members speculate other .. interesting reasons.

jaxton - (he/him ; That asshole) probably the one guy who most likely wouldnt lay down his life for pipimi. he constantly bullies her, teasing her at every chance he gets.

when he isnt messing with her though, hes trying out new tricks to impress the locals and maybe scam some out of their money. hes tried countless times to help his fellow coworker iskam try and become better at her scam artistry, but iskam certainly isnt smart enough for his precious arts. what a shame.

iskam - (she/he/they ; "future seer" vendor) a particularly clueless individual, he enjoys trying his hardest to predict others futures, genuinely believing hes right when in reality, she just makes things up. the money is just a bonus to her endeavors. couldn't count to 100 if you asked.

on the plus side, they like the company of pipimi, mostly because she tries really hard not to hurt others feelings. pipimi knows iskam is wrong, but wont say it.

pakwan - (she/they ; resident dumpster fish) somehow more clueless than iskam, but still just as cheerful. she enjoys a melon snack more than anything in the world. well, not really. she enjoys pipimi's company more than anything else, and often accidentally splashes her with water with excitement when pip comes by.

she loves doing tricks, especially for pipimi. pipimi loves to listen to pakwan ramble about her day. in a sort of mutual peace of mind, kinda way.

mang - (he/it ; horrible little rat bastard thief) being small and cunning has its advantages, and mang uses them well. known to be the local thief of the circus, it takes every opportunity he can to sneak about and steal anything he can fit into his pockets. if you can get on his good side however, youll never lose another key again. because of this, it quite likes pipimi.

halimaw - (he/they ; the beast of the basement) dangerous and cunning. halimaw is sly with his words but bumbly and outrageous at the same time. large and un-anxious, he wont hesitate to bite your head off if you refuse to listen to him. gets what he wants, and when he doesnt, he takes by force. these are primarily reasons why he was locked down there. better safe than sorry.

saya - (she/her ; sister to holiday and ex-partner to halimaw) very reserved and almost acts as a mediator. she values her dance skills VERY seriously and considers dance the ultimate art, much to her sisters dismay. they dont fight about it however, and they are quite close.

anyway, thats it for now!

ill probably be talking about these 10 sometime in the future but for now have this !! i love thinking about them and they mean alot to me <3 circus freaks