#and the thing is that you could STILL put skins on the characters in dbd in the cosmetics store

[puhpandas]

I'll never get over how fnaf was never put into dead by daylight because scott cawthon was making his own cash grab roblox version

[nami-lvr]

DBD characters reacting to…

A strong and aggressive survivor who fights them back (sometimes wins)

FT: Ghostface, Trickster, Pyramid Head, Micheal Myers, Spirit, Artist, Hag, Nurse, Huntress, and Sadako. Basically all my faves

Cw- Cannon violence, survivor is very aggressive, survivor is very good at hand to hand and disarming, survivor is around 5’4, survivor is implied yo be Hispanic (I’m projecting with this one my bad) and survivor is G/N with “you” or they/them being used

Tw- Trickster and Ghostface being pervs (not sorry!!!)

A/N: CAN U TELL I LOOOOOOOOVE WOMEN LMAOOOOO spirit is so cute fr like cmere lemme help u get that glass out of u bbg 😚😚 certified lovergirl right here 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

Ghostface

“Annoying little prick”

The first time you hit him, he had you cornered.

*bam* You had hit him right in the diaphragm.

He lost his breath and got knocked back. You put a lot of power behind that punch. Who knew such a small thing could pack so much power? He’s impressed

In your defense, he was all up in your face saying all these lewd things! How could you not punch him?

You got up on him again, and hit him in his nose with your left hand and his jaw with your right, then bounced. Now he’s just plain annoyed with you.

He didn’t get you that trial, and everyone made fun of him for getting bested by such a small little thing.

He was into it though

Trickster

“This is hot”

OH NO HES INTO IT 😢😢

Ur fucked lol!

He thinks you’re basically his girlfriend after the first time you beat his ass.

You had grabbed his wrist to keep him from stabbing you, and twisted his arm the opposite way

As soon as he let go out of shock, you picked it up off the floor and drove it into his stomach, and twisted the blade to get more damage

As soon as you we’re done, you pulled out the knife, and ran, hoping he would die of blood-loss before the match.

He never got the chance to even hook or mori you that round. He’s impressed, angry, and irritated that you messed up his perfect skin.

This trial, he went back to his realm before Danny could make fun of him for getting beat by such a small thing

He had no idea why you did what you did, or why you we’re always over the top when fighting killers back

But to him, you wanted his attention. You are now a fan!

You want his attention? It’s all yours.

Pyramid Head

“What the hell?”

He’s impressed

He’s annoyed

He makes it known by making these groans and grunts whenever he sees you

He makes sure to get you hooked first so that he can get you out of the way

The first time you bit him, you drew a lot of blood.

Who knew Pyramid Head could bleed? Now you know.

He’s mad as fuck lol

He is so pissed off he just straight up kills you

Doesn’t even give you to the entity that round

Just murders you

I mean

You BIT the man 😭

Micheal

“You’re kidding.”

EXTREMELY annoyed

But EXTREMELY interested in you

Because why did you knock the wind out of him with one punch

He thinks you’re weak

And in a way, you are. Because you’re weaker than him

But still stronger than you should be, and way more aggressive as well.

It seems like you always fight the killers back, which surprises everyone

Especially him though.

He sees you carrying firewood back to the campfire for the other survivors and just

Stares at you

Kind of admiring you but way creepier!

He’s way nicer to you in the rounds but still the same old Micheal

Sometimes lets you subconsciously escape him on purpose

Spirit

“Whats the issue exactly”

Doesn’t see why everyone is fussing about you hitting killers

Of course you’re gonna hit killers

But that was until she got hit it the boob by you (for my amab readers, boob hits HURT. Like getting kicked in the balls but for women.)

She is PISSED that you hit her boob and you know it

You are now on her bad side because now she’s just sour about it lol

Every round with her, you’re the last to go

She even made you watch Steve get mori’d

Now you have to stay near the kids whenever its her round because she usually makes them go right in front of you

She is even more brutal because she’s so salty.

Eventually forgets why she’s mad at you, still mad though.

Artist

“How intriguing”

BASICALLY CALLED YOU HOT

Imo you’re winning bruh

She was chasing you and you hid behind a tree when she looked away.

She went looking for you and you gave her a gun punch and when she kneeled over in pain you kneed her in the face and elbowed the back of her head

Damn near knocking her out!

What the fuck man!

She bit your thigh and hooked you but she’s waaaay mor cautious when chasing you because that shit HURT

Hag

“Oh.”

Doesn’t care

She is still going to kill you even if you punch her so hard you knock off her jaw

You fighting back basically motivates her to kill you even more

STILL FINE AS FUCK 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️ come kill me fr

Not gonna be shocked or anything

She would just.. not care

At all

LIKE YOU DONT MATTER TO HER AT ALL 😭😭

Nurse

“Interesting..”

SHE BASICALLY CALLED YOU HOT

Idk man IMO that’s a big fat W

Ignore my bisexuality but SHE IS SO FINE I JUST WANNA ggrrrrrgrgrg BARK

Anyways you hit her with a leg sweep and a rib stomp

Then book it

She’s impressed that you could get that close to her without her noticing

She’s a lot like Micheal

She just subconsciously lets you escape her sometimes

And it’s not even a defeated feeling she gets its more like

“Oh. Oh well 🤷‍♀️”

She also goes easy on you

You guys kinda have like a

“I don’t kill you, you don’t kill me” thing going on

Huntress

“Why won’t you die”

Extremely confident you can’t do to her what you did to ghostface.

You can and you do.

She’s more annoyed that she has to put up with you than she is impressed, but she’s still impressed.

You confused her at first but once she got behind the fact that you can pack a WHOLE lot of punch after you hit her jaw so hard her bunny mask fell off

She just

Left you alone

A lot like Micheal as well

But her letting you escape is just so you don’t hit her again

That or she’ll just hook you first so you CANT knock her mask off

Sadako

“Ugh. What the fuck.”

Seriously annoyed

Thats it

She JUST sees you as annoying

I think she’s basically hag 2.0

You just motivate her to kill you more

Like theres no point in getting anyone else first

You grab a fistful of her hair? She bites you 🤷‍♀️

[pokelec]

A Dead By Daylight Novice Reviews All the Killers' Trailers (and makes suggestions for what they'd change)

Reveal trailers are paramount for an audience's first look at new characters. First impressions are everything, so your trailer for your shiny new character needs to be perfect for what's in store for the video game! I started playing DBD a month-ish ago but watched all the trailers for the killers before I started playing, and watching some of them got me to thinking about how I would have changes some of the trailers. Some require no changes, while others I think need an overhaul.

Disclaimer: This is in my personal opinion, is not objective at all, and I'm only doing this because this is something I've been thinking about for a month and need some sort of release or else my brain will implode.

Under a read more bc this gets long.

The Trapper - The first trailer! For a first trailer, I think this one is pretty spot on. It follows a lot of beats of slasher movies, in terms of following a survivor that's gonna be killed, her encountering dead bodies, and the suspense of the killer looking for her. Considering Dead by Daylight is effectively a playable horror movie, I think this is a perfect intro to the game. As for what this means for the Trapper, aka our Jason substitute, I think it showed him off alright! We saw his bear traps and got a good look at him doing this thing. Pretty good, all things considered!

The Wraith - The Wraith, Hillbilly, and Nurse all features gameplay as the means of showing off what the killers can do. The Wraith's isn't too bad, since it does show off his Wailing Bell power enough for people to understand "This is a killer that can turn invisible, and you may not know he's right next to you until it's too late". I wish it has a more cinematic style, but I'll be forgiving here because DBD was still young when this was made. I also thing it showed the new map, Autohaven, pretty well. I'm not too big of a fan of ending the trailer with his mori, but that could be because I don't find his mori exciting.

The Hillbilly - Next is our Leatherface expy! This one feels shorter, still using gameplay to introduce our new killer but at least shows off his chainsaw wielding and hints at the map associated with him. I like the shot of him revving his chainsaw underneath the tree with the animal carcasses! I don't mind the ending with his mori here because even if it's off screen, getting cut with a chainsaw is brutal enough to leave a lasting impression. Again, I wish it had the cinematic style, but it's fine.

The Nurse - I think the Nurse's trailer is the weakest of the three gameplay-focused trailers. The text intro is... fine, but I honestly think it fits the Doctor more. It does an okay job of showing us her Blinking mechanics, but it also doesn't? Like we see her teleporting to Nea, but it feels lackluster. I do like the ending shot of dead Nea as the Nurse just blinks away. I'm not quite sure how to change this trailer to be more effective in my opinion, if I'm being honest.

The Shape/Michael Myers - Our first franchise killer, and a perfect trailer. The first second in, we hear John Carpenter's legendary Halloween score. Even non-horror fans will quickly pick up which killer this is. The suspense of Laurie see Michael, Michael coming up the stairs, and especially the shot of Laurie and Michael being on opposite sides of a door is *chef's kiss*. We see enough of the Shape to be satisfied and eager for his release. It's the perfect trailer for him AND Laurie imo.

The Huntress - Ah, the Huntress. She is my favorite killer to play as, and I probably have the majority of my playtime on her. Unfortunately, I think her trailer leaves a lot to be desired. It's the start of the 'let's look at the killer from different angles, have them turn around to the camera, and then attack the viewer' trend of DBD trailers. I call for a complete rewrite! Here's what I would have done:

The map is Mother's Dwelling. Two survivors (David aaaand idk Dwight?) are running and hides behind some trees. We hear the Huntress's lullaby get louder, and we see the bottom half of her and her axe as she walks past the survivors. The lullaby gets quieter, and the survivors take a sigh of relief. Then, a hatchet is thrown and lodged into Dwight's head! David screams and runs. We then see our full look at the Huntress as she picks up the body. Her signature lullaby continues as the trailer ends.

The Hag - The Hag's trailer also follows a similar formula to the Huntress' trailer. There is an animation bump, so we get to see the Hag's emaciated appearance in full detail. I'm not too mad about that, since the Hag's appearance is unsettling enough to cause viewer distress and curiosity more than the Huntress' would. However, because this is a DBD original killer, we need to see what her deal is with her trailer. Thus, I propose this:

On the swamp, Ace is repairing a generator but hears another survivor (Dwight?) get hooked. Ace goes to rescue him, but we see as he steps on a rune in front of the poor survivor. The illusion of the Hag pops up, jumpscaring poor Ace (and the audience) but disappears. Ace then rescues Dwight for real, but Dwight quickly runs away. Why? Because the real Hag is behind Ace and lunges at him, biting his neck. Trailer ends.

The Doctor - I now realize that my taste in writing DBD trailers is 'have the survivor do a thing, they think the killer is near, they then relax, and only then are they attacked by the killer'. It's a bit stereotypical, but again, we're dealing with a game centered on the horror genre, so that's why I'm okay with it.

I mention this because that's effectively the story beats the the Doctor's trailer follows. Instead of attacking Feng, however, the Doctor just looks at her run and stares menacingly. Even though we don't see the Doctor's shock therapy powers here, I think the long look at the killer is still effective because of his design. A first reaction I (and other reactors) experienced went from the initial "OMG the killer is here, run girl!" to "Why tf are his own eyes and mouth held open like that A Clockwork Orange scene?!". We also don't linger for too long on him either, so I think this trailer works well enough.

The Cannibal/Leatherface - Another franchise killer, this time good ol Leatherface! This trailer is a little different, using text to draw up suspense. I do like the reveal of "What is his mask made of? YOU.", but I would've loved to have seen some actual Cannibal action, or at least his in-game model doing his Texas chainsaw massacring thing.

The Nightmare/Freddy Kruger - Oh, c'mon, we got one of the most well known characters in horror in this little video game, and all we get for his trailer is some scratch marks and a 'killer does nothing but stand there menacingly and attack the camera' trailer?! I do like the detail that when we see him, it's DBD's version of the dream world, but we could've at least featured a survivor falling asleep and then seeing him for themselves.

(Also kinda sad it's the reboot version of Freddy instead of the Wes Craven version and the survivor is Quentin instead of Nancy Freaking Thompson, but I guess we should be happy he's in the game at all)

The Pig - Largely, I think this trailer is pretty good. I'm not too big of a fan of Amanda just standing there menacingly near Dwight, but I do like everything else. I especially love the security camera shot of the famous Saw bathroom and the cutaway when Dwight's reverse bear trap activates (but we still see a good bit of gore!). It feels very Saw-like.

The Clown - This trailer is pretty good! Even though we don't see the Clown in much action, we get a lot of visual storytelling with the bottles, the circus, and the ring of fingers, all leading up to the reveal of his face. The diagetic music from Kate is a nice touch, too.

The Spirit - This one is alright. There is a lot of focus on Adam, but it does build up tension to when the Spirit reveals herself. My biggest problem with it is the ending card that is used for her. Yes, I know that's traditional for the end of these trailers, but her pose and expression is kinda meh after the face she makes when she's about to attack Adam. Seriously, that couple of seconds haunts me (sorry) otherwise.

The Legion - My other favorite killer to play! It's so funny how I didn't like Legion when I first heard of them but now they're my favorites. I love how the trailer emphasizes that the new killer(s) looks similar to survivors and the brutality of when Frank reveals himself and stabs Jeff. However, the trailer does a disservice to the other members of the Legion. C'mon, that's their whole shtick!

My recommendation would be to end with a shot of Julie, Joey, and Suzie joining Frank (and obviously getting a good look at them) and surrounding Jeff right before they all stab him. This is a little disingenuous since you can't play as all four of them at once (unless you count that one Blighted skin...), but you also can't disguise yourself as a survivor, so... Yeah. They are The Legion! They act as one! Treat them as such in their trailer, dammit!

The Plague - The Plague's trailer is interesting. Even though we don't see her in action, I think it's fine because seeing her puke on people during her trailer might be a bit off-putting. Just a bit. We still get some storytelling with her whispered prayers, the candles and incense thingy, and, of course, her face. I think because the Plague's design is inherently unique among all the killers so far, she can get away with the 'let's just tease the audience by looking at the killer and nothing else' trend.

The Ghost Face - Not too much I can complain about with this one. I do like the wtf factor of 'wait, why is a DBD trailer at a modern day warehouse???', especially if you're watching a trailer playlist like I first did. It all makes sense when you learn it's Ghost Face, though! Also, justice for that poor cashier.

The Demogorgon - RIP Stranger Things DLC. I don't watch this series, but I really like the Hawkins Lab map and I'm going to be sad when it's gone. :(

I love this trailer! When I hear the Stranger Things music, it actually gives me chills. I'm legitimately so sad the DLC will be gone from the stores, but I do own them myself. I need to actually sit down and play Demo, Steve, and Nancy one of these days. Why am I crying? No, I'm not kidding, why is this trailer making me cry? Renew the contract, Netflix, please! I don't want this stuff to disappear forever!

(Is it weird that I've been nagged on for years to watch Stranger Things but it's Dead By Daylight that's actually convincing me to watch it?)

The Oni - This is an interesting case. The "main" theme of this trailer is the contrast of modern day Japan's Yui and her motorcycle vs the literal ancient samurai Oni. I think it works out, and again, I think the presentation makes up for us not seeing too much of the new killer.

The Deathslinger - Oh boy, do I love my cowboys! This trailer is nearly perfect. We establish the western setting quickly over the sounds of some poor bastard in pain. The reeling in of the chains and the closeup of The Redeemer is so great. My biggest complaint with this trailer is that we linger a bit too long on the Deathslinger's face at the end. Yeah, he's creepy with his eyes and his disjointed jaw, but you can only look at a horror for so long before you want to move on.

The Executioner/Pyramid Head - I like this trailer! I haven't played Silent Hills, but I'm at least somewhat familiar with the premise and Pyramid Head. I love the shot of him passing the classroom door window and the sword cutting a rift through the ground. Yeah, my lack of SH knowledge makes me unable to recommend any changes here.

The Blight - I have no changes to suggest. The Blight's transformation is super horrific, reminding me of the typical depiction of Jekyll and Hyde. Honestly, he is so much more terrifying in his trailer and in lore than in gameplay.

The Twins - No changes needed. BHVR is really starting to hit their stride with these trailers! Seeing Victor come out of Charlotte's body is amazing.

The Trickster - We depart from all of the other trailers by using an K-POP music video style. It does a good job at referencing some of his story beats (namely torturing/killing people, recording their screams, and using them in his music), but it doesn't really make me afraid of the Trickster. Sure, it fits with his theme, but I would have preferred seeing more of him, y'know, instead of just looking pretty and making faces? I still wouldn't change the art style of the trailer, though. It's fitting enough for him and a breath of fresh air from the doom and gloom.

The Nemesis - No change needed, mostly because I'm not too familiar with the Resident Evil series, but seeing Jill, the twink Leon, and Nemesis on-screen is a very cool moment. Also can we get an F in chat for Meg?

The Cenobite/Pinhead - This is a perfect trailer. We got the Lament Configuration, we got the chains pinning up Dwight, we got Pinhead himself! What more can I ask for?

If you actually made it this far, thank for reading? I don't think I really contribute anything to the fandom with this analysis, but DBD has been living rent free in my brain for the past month, so I may as well write something, eh?

[dweetwise]

dbd retrospection: bhvr’s negligence and our spending habits

i’m making this post following the talk of a dbd boycott and the (justified) outcry in regards to bhvr’s continuing subpar treatment of the game and its community.

it’s going to be a lot different than my usual content, and if you don’t want the negativity right now and just want to keep enjoying the game, it’s completely ok for you to ignore this post!

the problem

over the years i’ve been playing dbd, it’s always had a lot of jank and bugs—some of which were even said to add to dbd’s charm. funny flying survivors and falling through the map glitches aside, the last 6 months have made it abundantly clear that the bugs and myriad of performance issues have only gotten worse.

bhvr is no longer a small indie studio and you’d think that the more experience the devs got, the less issues would make it through to the live version of the game, right? wrong.

bhvr struck gold with dbd and they’re taking full advantage of the cash coming in while putting in minimal effort. from the way they handle things, i’m pretty sure their business model is as follows:

attract new customers with dlc every 3 months (doubly so with licenses)

sell as many dlc:s, skins and rift passes to those customers as possible

ignore all complaints when those players get tired of the game and focus on getting new customers in their stead.

new players are more valuable because they spend more money. they’ll buy not only the base game and newest dlc that attracted them in the first place, but they’re also the sole demand for old dlcs. who else buys the halloween dlc in 2021, if not new players wanting to play as horror icon michael myers or get access to the only perk that prevents them being tunneled as survivor?

think of all the times bhvr has ignored the community’s complaints: hud, spirit, keys, legendary skins and so on. not to mention the issues they take months or even years to fix: iri head, haddonfield, blight pov, old ds, infinites and moris to name a few. it screams loud and clear that they don’t care; and why would they? the opinions of existing players don’t matter, when new ones will flock in to replace them anyway.

i’m almost convinced the devs have the competence—they’re just lazy. when the almo controversy happened, it took less than 24 hours for the colorblind mode to be announced. either they were able to code it in from scratch that quick and just didn’t want to, or they’d been working on it as an (inexcusably) low priority feature before, having it nearly ready but just couldn’t be bothered to push it out before it directly affected them—to be honest, i don’t know which option is worse.

sometimes, their business practices are outright predatory, like the recent resident evil locked sets and the original mettle of man. this time, the outrage was enough to get the affected players a refund, but we’ve forgotten every other instance where that was not the case. and the refund still doesn’t solve the problem; if anyone wants those leon and jill outfits, they’re still paying nearly $4 for an identical haircut—which brings me to the next issue.

skins

i could write an essay on dbd skins alone. in a nutshell, they’re overpriced af and the issue gets completely ignored because they’re an optional purchase.

remember skin rarity? where the quality of the skin was supposed to reflect the rarity, and therefore the price? then let me ask you; when was the last time we got anything less than a very rare (=full price) outfit after a character’s initial release? well, let me answer that for you: july 31st 2018, with ace’s lovable rogue, meg’s athletic active, and dwight’s wine n’ dine collections.

and, sure, you could argue that the cosmetic team has only gotten more skilled since then, with a few skins standing out as having an incredible amount of detail and completely changing the character’s appearance. but that’s not the case with the majority of the skins. how does ace vegas or cowboy jake have the same price tag as apocalypse jeff or harajuku nea?

and don’t even get me started on auric cell only skins. even when skins were cheaper and came in several color variants, bhvr has had a nasty habit of locking the best skins in a collection behind a paywall. never mind the fact that it takes nearly 100 hours of time spent in actual matches to even get 21 600 shards to buy one skin, very rare skins are priced at over two times the price of one entire character and their perks.

one very rare skin costs:

50 % of the base game

216 % of one character through the in-game store (auric cells)

240 % of one character through the in-game store (iridescent shards)

250 % of one character when buying a chapter (2-3 characters)

476 % of one character when buying a chapter on sale.

it’s no secret that the majority of the sales from existing players come from skins. let’s assume that over a period of three months, a player with moderate spending habits buys the new dlc chapter, the rift pass and one skin for their favorite character. in that scenario, actual new content (the new chapter) only accounts for 28 % of the money spent. is it any wonder, then, that new chapters are riddled with bugs and issues, if the majority of the $$$ comes purely from cosmetics?

there’s also the issue that fog whisperers only exist to sell skins and promo dlc:s, but i don’t want to open that can of worms. the fact that they get free codes for the newest skins speaks for itself.

the rift pass and fomo

you didn’t think i’d skip this one, did you? no matter how much “value” you get from the pass compared to buying skins from the store, it’s still a blatant cash grab that’s essentially making us pay for playing the game.

“but you get your money back!” hey, if you see paying $10 to grind for bad recolors and filler charms as a worthwhile investment, good for you. no matter if you religiously play dbd enough to complete every rift, you still have to fork over that $10 the first time. bhvr has advertised a 25 million playerbase across all platforms, and even if only 5 % of those players have bought the pass once, that’s still a hefty income just for the rift—not to mention the fact that most people don’t get anywhere near tier 70 and end up with a net loss.

it’s a genius marketing move that preys on people’s fomo. by including exclusive charms and recolors that you can’t get anywhere else (cries in ace’s card shirt) and placing the best items at the very end, even light spenders are tempted to buy the pass or at the very least grind the free track. and once you’ve bought the pass, you feel obligated to play as much as possible to get your money’s worth—and the more you play, the more likely you are to buy new characters or skins from the store.

what can you do?

after all this negativity and complaining, it sounds like i think we should just stop playing the game and never pay for anything, huh? not at all.

i think what everyone can and should do, is reflect on their own spending habits when it comes to dbd.

do you buy the newest chapters as soon as they release, even if you know bhvr’s track record of recent dlc:s?

do you hate the way cosmetics are handled and the multiple fiascos regarding legendary sets, but still buy several different skins for your favorite characters?

do you buy the rift pass because oh god it has ace charms that i won’t be able to get anywhere else and i need them for all my characters—you get the point.

we can whine and bitch all we want, but as long as bhvr continues to make money even off of disappointed and angry customers, nothing will change. i’ve heard friends proclaim they hate the game and that bhvr’s actions are inexcusable, yet they, like me, continue to buy into the hype of new content or cosmetics masked as content.

what i’ll do from now on and i hope you’ll also consider:

hold off on buying new chapters until at least the worst of the bugs are fixed. if initial sales drop even after all the hype bhvr always tries to create, they might finally be forced to take action.

alternatively, buy new characters with shards. if you mostly play one side like me, 9000 shards is well worth an original character. it also lowers the sales of a chapter release, which hurts bhvr.

think long and hard about buying the rift pass. is there only one skin you really, really want? then the grind and price isn’t worth it, as rift exclusives get priced as rares when eventually released the store: aka 675 cells instead of the 1000 of the pass.

save up shards to buy skins. yes, i just said they’re overpriced, but if you buy the sets piece by piece the grind isn’t unbearable. and usually by the point you’d have enough, you might realize there’s only one part of the outfit that you actually want, or a better skin has been announced. saving your money and hurting bhvr; win-win.

ok whew, i think i’m done! thank you for reading my little rant. if you have any thoughts feel free to yell in the tags or replies, and remember that it’s completely ok if you enjoy the game as it is and want to keep doing so! you’re not forced to boycott anything or feel guilty about spending money. the game brings or has brought all of us a lot of joy and we’re free to enjoy it however we want <3

in a nutshell, i love the game despite its flaws, i only wish bhvr treated it (and the community) with the care it deserves.

p.s. my regular content will resume tomorrow <3

[just-mebs]

Okay so idk how many of you guys took the Dead by Daylight community survey, but in the question where it asked what shows/movies/games you would like to see added to the game, Control was one of the options!!! Now both DbD and Control are some of my favorite games so ofc I voted for Control but now I'm thinking of what the killer/survivor combo would be.

I can see Jesse being the survivor- but that also doesn't make much sense as by the end of Control, Jesse is kinda super powerful and it would feel weird if she lost all of her powers suddenly? Also to me it just doesn't make sense how she would get there with Polaris protecting her, it doesn't make much sense to me that Polaris could protect her from the Hiss but not the entity???

So as I'm thinking about who it could be, I'm crossing off people like Emily, Arish, Langston... really anyone who's still alive at the end of Control? Like I know DbD has brought in characters that aren't canonly dead/missing from their respective franchises but the idea of one of them being taken is very 🥺 thus leading me to think that the best options for the survivor would be Trench, Darling, or Marshall. I say these three because they are the only three characters we get a lot of information on/about that die/ go missing by the end of the game.

Personally I think the best choice of the three is Dr. Darling. I think this because out of the three of them, Darling is shown the most? Like I think he shows up more in the game than Trench does?? As well as because he's the only one we don't see die explicitly.

Switching to who/what the killer would be, I have more questions. It couldn't be someone like Tomassi as flying killers would break the game, but it also couldn't be a huge thing like the Former or the Mold. I also don't see having Essej or any of the smaller bosses like that as the killer makes much sense. So to me, the killer option would be the Hiss, but how would dbd illustrate that as a killer? Would they just put Dylan as the killer? I hope they wouldn't because that boy has gone through enough but that seems like their best choice unless they try to make just a weird personification of the Hiss (maybe make the default skin a ranger and have possible skins of the other Hiss types?). I don't know I'm still trying to figure it out.

If anyone has any theories for the possible collab I'm down to hear about them, I just wanted to get my thoughts out!

[irageneveart]

Female killers from DBD with a self harming fem S/O? I’m not doing too well lately and would like my fav characters to cheer me up ^^’ sorry if this is annoying, you can just ignore it if you want

awww hi dear, I’m sorry you are feeling like this. if you need a place to rant or just someone to talk to I’m here! 🧡 hopefully these will cheer you up a little! I wrote for every female killer in DBD and it got long, I hope you don’t mind and you’ll enjoy!

Female Killers x fem S/O

Warnings: self harm

The Huntress / Anna

Anna has never been jollier than the day you moved in with her. A sweet lovely girl like you was all she ever wanted.

One day, coming from a hunt with meat for dinner, she saw you cleaning the windows around the house. That day was warmer than usual in the Red Forest, so you had a short T-shirt. You didn’t realize when it got pulled up from moving around

oh how she loved seeing you taking care of the house, of her. but…what are those marks on your belly?

she put down the rabbits she hunt, coming right at you and swiping you off your feet, bridal style. needless to say she scared you shitless for a moment, but then you smiled

“Oh God, Anna, you scared me! Welcome back!” you nudged into her and she did the same, going to a chair and placing you in her lap. Her hand went down to your stomach, her real concern. Your smile faded

“Anna, wait, please- ” you tried to stop her but with no avail, words won’t come out, and Anna didn’t stop

“Who hurt малышка?” she asked concerned. You shook your head

“No one, Anna, my love, I-” you stopped. You could see her eyes on you, you couldn’t lie to her. You inhaled deeply, and answered despite shaking “Myself. I did…I did this myself.”

silence. There was silence for a while, her calloused hands were caressing your skin, seemingly in deep thoughts, while you didn’t know what to say. She finally spoke

“You not happy?”

“No no no, my dear Anna” you cupped her face, your eyes glossy. “I am, I’m so happy to be here, to be with you, I really am.” You nervously smiled. “Just, sometimes… sometimes I feel too much. I feel I don’t deserve all of this, all your love and care. I’m afraid. When I do it just makes me focus on one thing and…I don’t know.” you exhaled, tired. Anna touched your cheek, making you look at her.

“Love is for you. What you do and are, I love. And I want help. нет.” she furrowed her eyebrows for a moment, her eyes never leaving yours. “I want to help.”

your smile crossed from ear to ear, your sweet Russian girlfriend smiling back at its sight

“Thank you, Anna. Thank you so much. YA lyublyu… teb-tebya?” you tried, and when Anna chuckled, you felt your chest filling with butterflies.

“And I love you. More.” She rested her forehead against yours, and you knew right there things are going to be fine.

The Nurse / Sally Smithson

Sally wasn’t one to talk to other killers too much, or any person for that matter, but your presence was bringing her peace

she liked to hear you talking, to hear your stories or the places you have seen in your human life. One day, as you two were walking around The Chapel, you saw a flower in one corner. It was bright yellow, being in contrast with the dark colors of the walls surrounding the area

“Wait here!” you said excited and let go of your girlfriend’s hand. Unfortunately, not paying attention to your surroundings, you stumbled over a piece of iron left from the destroyed construction. It cut through your thin pants and skin, right on your calf

The Nurse was by your side in a blink, her cold delicate hands being around your calf before you could comprehend what has just happened

“S-Sally, wait, it’s not that…grave…” your voice trailed off when you laid your eyes on her. She was frozen with her hands on your calf, her fingers over your wound but also tracing more or less old thin cuts you kept hidden from the outside world. Her chest was wavering like crazy. You never saw her breathing so fast, you didn’t need to see her face or hear her voice to know how many emotions were dwelling in her chest. And then even that stopped

the next second her arms were around you, on her knees, holding you in a hug so tight you let out a short breath

she smelt of old, of iron, of medicinal alcohol and of cold. But your arms wrapped themselves around her frail body, receiving the hug you didn’t know you needed so much

the two of you stood there for who knows how long before you pulled away, you smiled at her and thanked her, and, with a finger, she pointed like a nagging nurse she is, not to move until she comes back

you inhaled deeply and exhaled, smiling, Sally coming back with bandages and water within a second. you loved her, you knew you’re loved back, and that’s all that matters

The Hag / Lisa Sherwood

You had a long day of Trials and you didn’t want anything more than to see Lisa

Usually you were paying more attention while walking through the thick swamp, but you were too tired to care right now. That was until you got stuck in a branch, your favorite jacket ripped. Great!

You took it off and tried to free it without damaging the cloth more, when you heard noise in the nearby bushes

You knew who it was, and you were so glad to see Lisa that you forgot about your exposed arms, tiny, crowded lines poking underneath your short sleeved shirt

Lisa came to you, making a questioning sound. You expressed how happy you were to see her, and that your jacket was stuck. She used her overgrown hand to cut the branch, setting your jacket free. Such a hero

Hours passed by as you two talked and you recharged your batteries just being free in nature and spending time with your favorite woman. Lisa wasn’t too talkative nor the most attractive person, but she knew how to listen, she took care of you, taught you how to stitch and what herbs are used for healing and which are poisonous. She listened to you talking about your knowledge about flowers that you got from Claudette, she hissed when you told her Meg left you behind one time, and cheered for you when she heard that you escaped from The Trapper through the hatch

Time was to leave and you hugged your short girlfriend, but, before you left through the thick fog, she stopped you by pulling on your sleeve. You turned around, confused, she has never done that before

Lisa rose to her height and booped her head against your arm. You came to understand that she doesn’t have lips, that being the gesture she used for kissing, and right now she was kissing the exact spot you spent your nights staring at

Your eyes filled with tears, and she looked at you and touched your face with her good hand, shaking her head. No words needed, you nodded and tried to smile

She waved her big grin and made you chuckle, and you thanked her. Before you left, you turned around once again, surprised to see Lisa sending you a kiss through the air, something she did for the first time. You left The Swamp smiling your heart out

The Pig / Amanda Young

You had a bad episode when everything was too much, your fellow survivors too loud and too pushy. You just needed to let it all out, but you didn’t want to get into your old habits

You decided to pay a visit to your…friend, girlfriend. You never know with Amanda, the way she talks it’s cold and totally different than the way she looks at you, touches you, kisses you…

You really needed to get out of here

The Game was quiet and you assumed Amanda was in a trial, so you decided to wander around, to let your mind free. It was so unusual to see the rooms you knew so well from hiding, from running. But you never had the time to admire the details on the walls, every scratch that might know too much, to observe every trap laying around. You knew Amanda did nothing else than working on these things in her free time. Sometimes you were a bit jealous, as if she loved this blood thirsty technology more than you

Time passed and you got bored, tired, still angry and sad, still restless, and Amanda was nowhere to be found

You came by a room with red light and a lot of tools laying around. You stared for a while at the table under the bloody light, gritting your teeth. You didn’t want to pick the screwdriver. You didn’t want to sit down on the cold floor, your back rested on the table. You only wanted to see your pain, to attach a reason to everything that was making your chest so tight

“What the fuck are you doing”

You snapped back to reality, your sleeve rolled up and a screwdriver in your hand. Your breathing increased as you saw no one else but Amanda in front of you, her fists clenched. You opened your mouth to speak, but she grabbed the screwdriver from your hand and left

You felt your nose hurting, tears threatening your eyes. You thought you have failed her and you’re nothing but a burden

When you heard her footsteps, you quickly tried to explain yourself, but you were instead met with cold water

You spat the water and looked surprised at Amanda, who threw the bucket away and then her morbid mask. You never saw her without her mask, unless it was dark and the two of you had no clothes on

“Scream” she said, her eyes holding so much emotion. You were beyond lost

“What do-”

“Scream!” she interrupted coming in front of you and kneeling over your legs. You opened your mouth and let out a confused ‘aaa’

“Louder!” she pushed and you screamed, louder she asked again and you began to scream how loud you could, again and again, letting out all you were holding in your chest. You only stopped when your voice got hoarse, your breathing heavy and your eyes big. But most importantly, your chest light

“Don’t ever think of doing that shit again.” she said, taking hold of your wrists. “Just scream and leave everything that makes you angry.” She stopped for a second, not the best when it came to encouragements, but she wanted the best for you nonetheless. You were at a loss of words, not knowing if you wanted to cry or to hold her. Then you heard her saying

“You’re the best thing that happened to me since forever, I won’t fucking lose you, you hear me?!”

Her cheeks flushed up and her eyebrows furrowed, in such a funny expression that made you start chuckling. Oh, how you loved her and how thankful you were to have her

The Spirit / Rin Yamaoka

Yamaoka Estate was a breath of fresh air when not disturbed by generators and people being chased and running around. In her free time, Rin enjoyed renovating the old house with you, finding new memories, sharing laughter and sweet touches

You found pictures but most of them were too worn out to make out faces, but that didn’t stop you from joking “You seem taller now”

One day, as you were painting over a wall, you came across a mirror. You forgot how you looked like since you came into the Entity realm, and you found it a blessing. You were never like the other girls, your body wasn’t anything like your old friends’. Here, it didn’t matter, but here you are in front of a mirror looking at every unwanted curve. You slowly raised your sleeve, remembering every word inscribed on your skin, every night you didn’t sleep, because it felt too hard to

You held the brush so hard you knew it will soon break, while trying your best to hold back tears. You looked up in the mirror hating on your expression, on the tears filling your eyes, on everything. But out of nowhere Rin was behind you, holding your wrist

You seemed out of words, too ashamed to hide, too sad to even cry. You watched in the mirror as Rin changed her expression from concerned to questioning to sad. Her cool aura was covering you and her cold hand against your hot skin felt nice, calming your beating heart a bit

“It’s nothing…I’m…” you avoided looking at yourself in the mirror, but Rin, who was still behind you, raised your chin. She took the brush from your other hand and drew a heart on top of your head on the mirror. It made you smile. She continued, drawing all over your body as you looked at yourself in the dirty glass. She drew flower tattoos over your arms and scars, gave you a crown and jewelry, covered you in hearts, and wrote her name over your heart

The more you watched her drawing, the more you smiled, more and more until your cheeks were hurting

“God, thank you, Rin.” you turned your head to press a soft kiss on her cool cheek. She made a humming sound, pouting her lips before stealing a kiss on your lips and disappearing

You started laughing and called out loud for your ghostly girlfriend, and then you went in search for her, with a heart full of flowers

The Legion / Susie

Susie really wanted to present you to the Legion, you were her girlfriend and they were her family. For her it was normal. She wasn’t even wearing her mask, all for this special moment

“Are you sure? It..feels a bit weird, what if they won’t like me?” you asked nervously, being dragged after her.

“Nooo, don’t think that. They will love you! And even if they don’t, who cares, I love you” she looked over the shoulder to wave you a cheeky grin. You sighed and shook your head with a smile, she’s so stubborn

As you two walked around the Ormont, there was a bit of ice and Susie got all excited. “Do you know how to skate? Come, come, come!”

You didn’t even get to answer that you don’t know how, she pulled you on the ice never letting go of your hand. Your legs were like jelly beans while you were sliding around with her help, but Susie was laughing so much it just made you happy. You got some courage and tried to make a step, your worst decision since telling Ace you can beat him at card games

You fell, dragging Susie down with you, both of you sliding for a bit more before stopping, still laughing

“Oh god, I’m sorry, Su, I think it isn’t for- what?” you stopped when you saw Susie looking at you with a concern you have never seen on her face before. You followed her gaze to find your clothes all messed up, revealing your shoulder, old patterns of messy lines going from the shoulder towards the collarbone. You quickly covered it, your breathing rate increasing

“Susie, it’s fine, it’s nothing, I’m- I’m alright”

Oh god, Susie was crying, thick tears falling down her cheeks. You felt terrible and so guilty

“Susie, please-” you couldn’t continue as she threw herself over you, her arms tightly wrapped around your neck.

“Talk to me! When you feel like that, let’s talk, let’s find a tree to punch or let’s - let’s do something, I’ve never thought I’d find someone like you, and I’m sure my friends like you too! I’m so sad you can’t see yourself through my eyes. You’re beautiful and smart and cool and crazy and you like my clothes and my hair and I love the way you smile and how you talk and you give me courage to be myself and–”

She kept on rambling on everything she loves about you while you were slowly melting in her embrace, hiding your face in the crook of her neck. After a little while she calmed down and let go of you. Her eyes were red and puffy

You sighed tenderly. There were emotions you couldn’t express in words, instead, you pulled her into a kiss. Susie happily returned it. After the two of you broke away, she showed you her wide smile

“You can even join the Legion!”

Wait what

“I’ll find you a mask and the rest will accept you in, too!”

Susie no

The Legion / Julie

You were in the house in Osmond, the Legion scattered in different Trials. They all found you cool when Julie decided to invite you for a party when they found some old marshmallows

So you were just waiting around for them to come back. You found them much more entertaining than the survivors, especially Julie. You still couldn’t believe the killer that sometimes has to hunt you down is calling you her girlfriend so proudly

You found an old plate, so you thought why not heat some food for when your people will come back. They have a fridge and a microwave around that are, surprisingly, still working

But when you turned around, in front of the door was The Legion covered in blood with the chest raising in a deadly rhythm

“Holy shit!” you screamed and dropped the plate, breaking it into pieces. You heard the person chuckling and you knew it was Julie.

“Goddammit, Julie, you scared me.” you said and knelt to get the broken plate pieces, but you cut yourself.

“Sorry, babe, not my fault you’re wandering around. Lemme see that” she took your hands and, before you could say anything, she rolled up your sleeve to make sure the blood won’t touch it. Your entire face turned red and you felt your eyes wet when Julie was blatantly staring at the scars on your wrist. You dropped your eyes to the floor

“Hey, look at me.” she said and raised her mask. You looked at her through furrowed eyebrows, hiding your wrist away. Being surprised was an understatement when she showed you her wrists which were heavily scarred with old wounds

She didn’t say anything for a few moments, then, when you raised your eyes to lock them on hers, she turned a bit bashful, looking away

“We might have different reasons, but it doesn’t matter, alright? It matters that we’re stronger than that, and if I could stop doing it, so can you. You’re mine and no one can harm you, not even yourself. Got it? You’re not alone.”

You were surprised to see her so open, but you smiled and nodded, and then she looked straight at you. There were words she wanted to say, and you knew them, but her pale cheeks lit up and she just kissed your forehead, pulling back her mask over her face.

“Now go away before you cut your pretty fingers in this again. Or should I kiss the boo boo to go away?” she teased while throwing the broken pieces out the door.

“Fuck you, Julie” you laughed to which she responded “Love you too”, and you knew she really meant it

The Plague / Idiris

Visiting the priestess between the Trials was your favorite activity lately. She was a beautiful tall woman, so smart and caring. You still missed all the details of why she’s the way she is, or why she kills, and not understanding her ancient tongue didn’t help you too much

The thing you noticed first was that she never touched you with her infested hand, only with her good one, her claw like jewelry softly resting on your shoulder or sometimes brushing away your hair. And you loved it

You climbed down the stairs, happily thinking what English words you will teach her today. It was something about her so incredibly fascinating that you couldn’t put your finger on, but she also was a very sweet company and you were happy to help

You knocked twice and the stone door opened, revealing the inside of an exquisite room with old satin and gold that still shone

Idiris was there, standing in front of a tiny table. “Welcame” she greeted you and you smiled seeing her using the words you taught her.

“Welcome. It’s nice to see you” you made a short bow which made her smile. She signed for you to come to her, and there was a sweet smile on her half rotten face. She was hiding something. You walked to her and waited, so curious to see what she was hiding but respectful enough to wait. She turned to you, talking in her own tongue, such an old language that didn’t sound like anything you heard in your old world. When she finished, she smiled as she presented you a beautiful dress that looked like it was made of gold. It was like nothing you have seen before, it looked like the liquid gold was made into a dress just for you. Your mouth was open and you looked at her with so much enthusiasm that it simply made her proud

There was only one problem, the dress was sleeveless. It was obvious she wanted you to wear it and you couldn’t possibly refuse. You smiled, took the dress and went in the other room. The dress felt divine against your skin and you felt like a goddess yourself, but your marked wrists and arms made sure to remind you of your human nature. You kept your jacket on and went to Idiris

“Tada~” you shyly got out of the room. When she saw you, she smiled, but then she furrowed her half pretty face. She shook her head and came to you with the intention of taking off your jacket, and you were too ashamed to refuse. You smiled nervously while being undressed, keeping your arms behind your back afterwards, but she still wasn’t happy. She held out a hand, to take yours. You stared at her frightened, you never showed your scars to anyone before, but you were too afraid to refuse Idiris. Her cold ice eyes were piercing through you as you kept making her wait

You finally gave her your hand. She was quick to observe the crowded scars all over your wrists, some going up to your arm. Your cheeks blushed and you felt terribly uncomfortable as she inspected them, softly touching them with the back of her fingers. You noticed the way her gaze softened, and what she did next shocked you: the high priestess guided your hand to her mouth, pressing a soft kiss to your scarred wrist

You watched her leave for a moment, as you were left in a state of shock, not able to move. What has just happened

When she came back, she was holding some candles that smelt of vanilla and something that looked like tea. She put a cloth into the liquid and then asked for your hands once again. You didn’t say anything while she was taking care of your arms, humming something close to a prayer. In fact, everything was so unreal, you didn’t even believe it was actually happening

“Good.” you heard her strong voice say. She was pointing her finger at your forehead. Then, she slowly moved the finger to your wrists. “Bad.” not only that she learned the words so fast, she even understood the meaning only from your weird signing

You never smiled more than you did now, and she returned it just as warmly.

[ziracona]

in living memory is my favourite dbd fic! seriously feels like it could be it’s own novel series. and i absolutely would purchase the hell out of it if it were asdhsfsff. i was wondering if you had any headcanons regarding the physical appearance of survivors (or killers, too!) since the in game models are... questionable and hard to rely on. if not, no worries!

Awww! Thank you so much! That is an incredibly meaningful thing to me, and I really appreciate it. And sure! I enjoy doing asks. 

In general, I think I headcanon the characters as similar to their models, but obviously there’s some decent room for artist interpretation there, and I definitely have my share of #takes. I tend to fluctuate and like a whole lot of art interpretations of the characters, but I really, really love how @xmafiacatx draws Philip especially, and their picture of him saying he’s sorry was one of the first pieces of art for the game I saw and where I get all my own mental images of him from as base inspiration, and the way @dwightfairfields draws Jake and Dwight is exactly how I see the both of them. For the characters in films as well, like Quentin or Tapp, I think I see them as they looked in the film (Kyle Gallner/Danny Glover) and not their in-game model at all (there’s also a Tapp ask blog w a super great style). Although of course, Quentin and Laurie would both be a little older now. Michael and Laurie are a bit more complicated, but @lauriecynthia had a take I really loved for the sibs. I know Michael has had a lot of height/size iterations, and I dig the like 6+ feet tall for him, but while I think he’s obviously strong, I don’t think he’s like, Kronk from the Emperor’s New Groove jacked or something. He was in Smith’s Grove forever. He’s a little bit more lean than he tends to get drawn, but while I keep that from the og film canon and take my height more from the game and rz canon, I do go with more of a dirty blonde for him (like first film and like Laurie herself). I really like the sibs having the same hair color and somewhat similar faces—where you would definitely be able to tell they were related just looking at them beside each other, because that’s kind of heartbreaking. I think I see dbd Laurie as a little more dbd art specific than filmic interpretation, but with some obvious Jamie Lee Curtis inspiration drawn in. Especially eyes and that fantastic chin.

(putting the rest under a read more bc this got long) 

While I am aware neither Meg nor Susie have freckles in their models, I see both of them with those. I’m also aware of canon heights, but Meg Thomas should not be as tall as she is, and I cannot be swayed. Do love her legs though—as a runner myself, that really be how runner legs look. Thighs like a log and calves like a brick. Regardless, Claudette, she, and Feng should all be similarly short. I also probably see Susie as bigger than her model intends, like a little bit plump and definitely not buff at all, and to my credit with that sweater you really can’t tell. There’s also not a whole lot of body diversity in the dbd character models, like you’ve really just got Jane and Jeff for any kind of plus-size representation at all, and that’s a huge shame. I think of Claudette as probably a little less tiny than she is in-game, and kind of soft all over and incredibly sweet and cute, but with really tough and calloused hands from all the work she does with them regularly, and very similar/close to her model. Jake as a lean kind of buff. I like the way people draw Kate a lot more than her model, so I see her as the kind of person who just looks like a nice person, tall, and muscular (now, after all that work she’s been putting in). Nea’s model also isn’t very kind to her, and I can never see her that well, :’-] , so I see her more based on how she tends to be drawn—punk, and the kind of person who looks like they’re about to tease you when they grin. From the game models it looks like Nea and Meg both have cutting scars, and that makes sense to me for both of them, and that’s such a common thing for people to go through as a teenager and young adult, I think it’s important to have characters that have definitely been through that too. I constantly forget how tall Quentin is, so I think in fic he probably hasn’t hit that last growth spurt just yet. It’s coming for him later, and he’s still a bit shorter than his game model.

Also, while I get Adam is a serious character and person, I don’t like that he’s perma-scowling in his in-game model, and that doesn’t fit how the game itself wrote him, so I see him looking a lot more relaxed-serious than that, and reliable. I think he gives off an air of being a lot older than he is, but if you took a hard look you’d be like, “Oh wait. You’re in your twenties damn.” I think he, Laurie, and Kate are especially tall among the young adults, with Dwight, Quentin, Jake, and David being shorter (David at the tallest of those), then Nea, then Meg, then Susie, then Feng, then Claudette. I see Jeff and Jane pretty much how they look in-game, because those designs are nice, and same for Ace. He looks like a nice guy always about to crack a joke and a bottle of champagne for the whole team. I think of Tapp as very tall, Jane and Jeff as pretty tall but shorter than him, and Ace as shorter than all three and more like Laurie/Kate/Adam height. I’m not sure why I see Laurie as tall so much—I think it might be the bellbottoms. They just have that effect on legs. And then of course, Philip towers over the others at over 7 feet. I also can’t think of a good way to describe this, but I think of Susie as both cuter and a lot more interesting looking than her in-game model. For Joey, I’d say pretty similar, and Frank, but I think of Julie with her hair grown out longer again, like about chin length, and curly/wavy. For Anna/the Huntress, I see her like her game model, but (most of the time anyway) with human eyes instead of the full-pupil thing. Which will actually get a little bit of elaboration next chapter, coincidentally. For David, I see him as a little bit probably younger looking than a lot of his model skins, and more like he tends to be drawn/his base skin, and like a tough but also nice dude. Also, with the sort of 12’oclock shadow, but no beard.

Sorry if this wasn’t what you meant and you meant more like, dress style or something, but I hope this is of interest at least. : D Thanks for the ask!

[the-writer-ofthe-fandoms]

Nothing Expected (DBD Michael Myres)

Pairing: DBD!Michael Myers/Reader Words: 2,330+ Warning(s): Murder obv, blood, assult A/N: honestly just wrote this to get over writers block and get some frustration out :) dont worry nthing is happening that is too bad, just my internal feelings about someone in my life being an ass. also im a slut for michael myers and the DBD characters Beware!! This will probably be WAYYY out of character! Also I was inspired by from @cgi-monster and @lovethemurderer so I suggest checking their blogs~

   You sat at the campfire along with everyone, waiting for the next trail to start at any time. You sat between your two good friends Meg and David, while listen to Bill speak of his life. His stories always drew you in due to the sheer fact of him coming from a world different from yours.

   "Then, the asshole set off the alarm and we had to fight in the church. Infected crawled through windows, while we had to stand on benches. Zoey and Francis were back to back while Louis and I stood fought together in a corner. We were outnumbered, “ Everyone was leaning forward to Bill, waiting for him in anticipation for him to continued. "Then Francis shouted ‘Fire in the hole’ and next thing I knew infected parts flew everywhere. We managed to get out with only scrapes.”

   "Holy shit!“ David commented, completely engrossed in the story.

   "What happened with the guy in the safe room?” Claudette asked.

   "Turns out he was bitten, when the door opened he dropped down as a damn Smoker. I pulled out my pistol and ended him.“

   "Wow…” You awed along with everyone else.

   "Reminds me of a game I used to play.“ Feng Min smiled.

   "True badass.” David smirked, both Dwight and Jake nodded. “You never quit do you, Bill?”

   "I always look for a fight.“ He grunted. You smile and lean against Meg, these moments around the campfire gave you a spark of hope. Time in the trial, regardless if you died or not, was draining emotionally and physically.

    Everyone continued to share little memories, until a snap in the woods alerted the group. You didn’t worry it was one of the killers, since they never come to the fire, so that means it must be another poor soul sucked into this hell.  

   Your body went rugged at the sight before you, your hand gripped Meg and David’s wrists. Your abusive ex-boyfriend, Eric, now stood before you. Your past life wasn’t glamorous due to him, he lefts bruises and mental scars on you, but you were able to get away before you were pulled into this hell, and now it is like all those memories of him and you started crashing at once.

   All the other survivors took notice of your behavior, David and Meg pressed themselves against your sides, while Bill and Jake stood up, staring at Eric with expressions while Feng looked like she was about to fight if needed. You let go of your friend’s wrists, though they didn’t leave your side. You had told them all about the dark parts of your past involving him. Never had you expected to see him here.

   "Where the hell am I?” His oh so tough voice made shiver run down your spine. “(Y/N)!  You’ve been gone for months; your mother is worried sick.” Eric smirked and tried approaching you but Bill and Jake blocked his path.

   "Listen, you’ve been summoned here by the Entity. You must go through the trials and try to escape.“ Dwight informed him. "No matter what you do, you can never leave. ”

   "Trials? Entity?“

   "Look boy, you have one goal is to survive this hell with team work and cooperation, got it?” Bill spoke before turning his back, sitting down in his spot. “This place isn’t sunshine and cupcakes, you survive or die, only to go through the same shit again. Pull any shit here and the monsters in the trials won’t be your main problem.”

   Before anyone else could say anything else to Eric, darkness clouded around and you knew, it was time to start another trial.

–

   Your vision became clear and revealed to you were you were sent: Haddonfield. You let out a sigh of relief when you spotted the familiar houses and lights. Myres was a scary person to face against, but for some reason, you’ve never been killed or harmed by his hand. You’ve even come face to face with him once, across from a pallet you had knocked down. He stared at you, not moving before turning around, leaving you to escape.  It was strange, every killer had killed you at least once, but Michael never tried to. Perhaps he was toying with you, waiting for the perfect moment to strike

   You started working on generators, teaming up with either Claudette or Bill to pop a gen and scattering off. You were on your last generator when you heard rustling behind you, making you jump and stop working on it.  

   ”(Y/N)? Thank god I found someone.“ Eric’s voice called your name, making you sigh. He walked up next to you and started working on the gen with you. "All this is all so crazy… I almost ran into that guy with the mask.”

   "Yeah that’s The Shape, or Michael Myres, don’t let him stalk you or he gets stronger.“ You hoped he would stop talking to you and finish the generator.  You were glad he didn’t say much after that, allowing you to fully concentrate on the generator.  You smiled triumphantly as the gen 'popped’ and the lights connected turned on. You were about to walk away when a rough hand gripped your wrist.

   "This way! I heard the killer.” Eric whispered and dragged you along with him. His touch made you flinch as you stumble along, you just had to deal with it until the trial was over. Suddenly he came to a stop, you crashed into his back.  You glance around and notice you both where in a dark and secluded area of Haddonfield. You felt extremely uncomfortable. “Whew, I think we lost him.”

   "I don’t think he was coming-“

   "Shh he may hear us, baby.” You visibly gagged when he called you that petname. You felt his hand rub up from your wrist to your arm, causing you to start to back away from him.

   "Eric, I swear to god-“ His hand clamped over your mouth as he pushed you against a broken wall. His body trapped yours against the wall as his free hand messed with him of your shirt. You try and squirm from him but he was too strong for you, you only hoped that Bill or Claudette would come and help.

   "I missed you, (Y/N). After you broke up with me and left I didn’t have anyone else to mess with.” He growled, before his mouth attacked your neck, the stubble on his chin scratched your soft skin. You start to cry trying to beg for help through his hand as he continued nipping your skin.  

   You gritted your teeth and bit his hand, allowing you to finally cry out, though you weren’t able to call out, Eric was able to cover your mouth again. His hand that was close to going under your shirt gripped the collar and tore it down to your navel. You felt fear bubble inside you, hell in the realm just got ten times worse. You squeeze your eyes shut as you felt his rough hand touch your breast, knowing there was no hope.

   Your eyes snap open when you could hear heavy breathing coming from a slight distance. Your eyes widened when you saw Michael Myers watching. You could almost visibly see the dangerous aura around him. You notice Erics hand start to loosen over your mouth, moving it to tug at your pants.

   You lock eyes with Myers, at least you think you did, and hoped for the best.

    You mouthed ‘help me’ as a last-ditch effort

   In an instant, Eric was ripped from you;  Michael was holding him by his shirt as you slid down the wall, covering your chest. Your body was shaking as you watch Michael let go of Eric, only grip him by the neck and raise him off the ground. You saw the glint of the kitchen knife in Myers hand before he slowly stabbed Eric’s gut, twisting the knife as your ex tried hitting him, but it was too late. He tossed Eric’s body like it was nothing, making a ‘thump’ sound.

   You flinched when you notice Michael look down upon your disheveled appearance, bloody knife still dripping. You squeeze your eyes shut and hug your body, it looks like today may be the day Myers finally kills you. You waited for that killing blow, or some sort of grab… but neither of that happened. You opened your eyes and watched the tall killer squat down, before sitting on the ground with you. He raised a hand which made you wince a little, but the movement was slow, so you simply watched what he was going to do. His hand, unusually gentle, rested upon your head, giving you a soft pat.

   "Thank y-you… for helping me…“ You stutter. He nodded in response. "Uhm… I want to ask… why did you h-help me? And why haven’t you killed me?” He didn’t say anything, he just stared at you before grabbing your wrist, but unlike Eric, he wasn’t as rough. He turned your wrist, your palm facing upwards.  

   "Special.“ He traced with his finger, which sparked your cheeks to flush warm. "Who is he?” Michael then pointed to the corpse.

   "My ex-boyfriend from my past life.“ You started feeling a little more confident around him. "He… He used to hit me a lot and he mentally broke me at one point. Finally, I got away from him; putting a restraining order on him and moving away, just a month before I got pulled here.”

   "Oh.“ He traced before giving a nod. He tilted his head to the side and you followed his head movement. This was a very strange thing, but you felt secure in his presence. Though you felt some embarrassment, your shirt was torn, exposing my most of your chest. You felt your cheeks and the back of your neck heat up. He tilted his head again, you felt him looking over your body.

   Myers peeled off the top part of his jumpsuit before pulling off his black undershirt over head, gripping tight and handing it to you in a tight fist. You take the shirt carefully and put it on while Michael pulled back on his jumpsuit. You looked down at shirt, it was way too big for you. You giggled, covering mouth, as Michael looked at you. His shoulder’s began to shake like he was laughing as you lifted your arms, showing how much the shirt bagged.

   The distant howl of the exit doors echoed from the distance, snapping both your attention in the direction the noise came from. Michael stood up from the ground and offered you his hand. You gratefully take his offer and he easily pulled you up from the ground. Your legs were still a bit shakey, causing you to wobble and lean against Michael’s firm body. Without any warning, he picked you up and started walking towards the exist. You didn’t protest.

-

   You could see the open gate as Myres walked towards it. You could see Claudette leaning over Bill, helping him with a wound, before both their attention was on you.  

   “(Y/N)!” Bill screamed as Claudette gasped. Michael set you down carefully, allowing you to hold onto his forearms to keep stable before you could walk. You walked to the two while they cautiously eyed the both of you.  

   “What’s going on?” Claudette whispered. “And why are wearing his shirt?”

   “Eric… attacked me and he ripped my shirt.  Michael stepped in and helped me.” You replied, looking back to Michael, who was simply staring at the three of you.  

   “Are you okay? Eric didn’t…”

   “No, Michael stepped in before something could happen.” Claudette nodded and pulled you into a tight hug while Bill rested his hand on your shoulder. You smile but then glance back to Michael, who was still staring. You broke away from your two friends and approached the masked killer, tilting your head back ever so slightly while he tilted his downwards.  

   “I have to go now, Michael.” You spoke softly. He shook his head, his hands grip your shoulders. “I… honestly would love to stay with you, but what about the entity?”  

   “Safe,” He took your hand and traced. “With me.”  

   "I believe that, I do but the entity may get mad. It may take some time to get used to you, no offense, but I don’t want to be restricted from ever seeing you.” He stared at you before slowly nodding his head. You sigh with a smile, before slowly wrapping your arms around his waist, giving him a hug. He awkwardly reciprocated, though it was clear he was not used to this kind of affection at all; it was kind of comically but you kept in your chuckle.

   You break away from Michael, joining your two friends who were staring anywhere but on you two. Bill left first, giving you a nod while Claudette followed in suit. You look back to Myres, he was watching you intently. You gave him a small wave before running out into the field, as fast as you could to return to the camp fire.

-

   When you arrived to the campfire, everyone else was there. Some more bloodied than others. To your relief, Eric hasn’t been brought back and you only hoped that he never would. You sit down on the ground, leaning your head against Megs legs.

   "You got a spare hair tie, Meg?“ You asked. She nodded and handed you a green tie. You tied up the black shirt so it wouldn’t be long, nobody seemed to pay mind to your new shirt or the lack of Eric. You glance to Claudette and Bill, who gave you reassuring nods that your secret was safe with them.  

   You smiled as you listened to how Ace and David talked about escaping the Hillbilly with ease, obviously overexaggerating parts, while Dwight rubbed his slowly healing shoulder wound. Back at the campfire, though oddly enough you wouldn’t mind being sent to Haddonfield again.

[irageneveart]

there are so many things a 16 years old person should be doing beside throwing hate, BUT HERE YOU ARE BEING A BRAT

@bfmyers I really can't take this anymore, are you really that full of hypocrisy to scream TOXIC left and right while you yourself use your free time to only spread hate? I don’t usually do this and I try to stay away from useless discourse but you're just kicking on my nerves way too much

under the cut cause boy I have a lot to say. (really, it’s long. I needed to point out everything)

I'm going to kindly tell you to fuck off artists' backs.

you have 0 fucking knowledge of what you're talking about yet you're making callouts and worse, people agree! the same people who supported the artists before by reblogging and liking their art are now shitting on them and "ihh no more reblogs from them" only because you write a lengthy shit in which not only that you threaten a human being, you don't even know how to argue. a link to a picture and screaming "toxic" ISN'T A GODDAMN ARGUMENT

people of this community, PLEASE use your fucking brains and don't bow your head to what every nameless kid has to say. you don't have to believe me either, just use your fucking brain and heart and do the decision making yourself

Now, you did a callout post on @dbd-omija pointing out how toxic they are!!! omg gasp animal death? abuse?? HOW IS THAT pOsSIbLe

where have you been until now because this is a horror community:

in the TCM universe inbreeding is mentioned multiple times

in the Halloween movies Michael kills two dogs and eats one of them

omija clearly stated they went with the 1978-2018 timeline BUT NO YOU KEPT SCREAMING BECAUSE HOW DARE THEY SAY SOMETHING AGAINST YOU

on that matter: in the halloween movies Michael's cult makes him rape his niece, in another movie Laurie, before jumping to what it seemed her death, kisses Michael's mask lips. GASP, when will you sue the directors?

after he escaped, Max literally slaughtered every living creature in that farm. put the DBD devs on your "I need to sue them cause I have something to say against this horror game!!!" list

If there’s something I can agree with you on, it’s about tags. Yes, these are triggers, yes tagging is important, but let’s not forget that being in this community IS about being surrounded by triggers. out of courtesy sure, we should tag our stuff accordingly, but to go all out to say “omija, if you’re reading this, i’m going to pee in your mouth.” HOW. IS. THIS. ACCEPTED?! HOW

HOW THE FUCK PEOPLE WHO REBLOGGED THAT CALLOUT THOUGHT YES THIS IS GOOD?!!?!

now you said that Omija's making all of these seem cute and that’s the real problem. this is where you are sooo wrong and let me explain:

a round head doesn't instantly make everything cute. there are many many details that the human eye perceives as cute, things that artists go to when they want their art to be seen as cute. from the color chosen to the way their eyes and mouths are drawn, to the very line work they’re using. yes, shapes count too, but this is not the case and we should get out of our tiny box and see the big picture. Their comics are not meant to be cute, actually much respect to them for being brave enough to approach well known subjects that are not explored. But that’s it. If YOU see it as cute then it’s your problem really. Art and fiction is prone to interpretation

If anything, how much cute stuff we have in the community should be the anomaly, not that someone draws anxious Bubba

omija's Amanda and Bubba art is problematic! someone asks why, you: because is toxic!!!

really? I actually think that, given their individual personalities, omija portraits the ship’s dynamic really well. Amanda is not dealing well with her feelings and with humans and Bubba has problems understanding things in general. they are two deranged people finding a way to cope and to accept another human presence nearby. "Amanda is picking on a disabled person how can you say it's well!!!!" let me remind you that his entire family is picking on his disabilities and the fact that he loves but also FEARS his family is a big theme in Leatherface's story and personality

Also, another argument of yours was about “the power play” and how that’s problematic. I’m...honestly surprised you even thought of this argument because the entire slasher fandom, the movies, everything slasher related IS BASED ON POWER PLAY. Have you read what they wrote for Laurie/Michael to say the ship is based on power play and it’s wrong? No, me neither, cause I don’t care, but you seem to care enough to vomit about it. Go read some things and tell me how problematic the writing is, you need to call out writers too after all

Btw, surprise! I don't ship neither of the mentioned ships, but I can use my brain enough to see what omija does is actually well made and well thought, sick, weird in some instances, but well thought. kudos to you artist. I can also see those who ship Laurie and Michael are still nice people

But just like you and many others I have my own morals (do you now? Exposing yourself like that to NSFW content while so many people are scared for their life because of people like you? hmmmm) and I can’t really stand explicit pedophilia. I’ve read so many books or seen so many movies where it was mentioned, it’s a trigger factor, it’s taboo, therefore is normal to be used in darker works. It all depends on the circumstances and the way it is presented, cause it’s a piece of fiction. Nobody attacked George R. R. Martin for the controversial things he had written in his books right? I wonder why

Because, another surprise, fiction is different than reality and only this argument alone should be enough, but some monkey brains out there will come to scream at me how fiction affects reality. Someone who writes a murder mystery isn’t actually killing people when they put pen to paper. People who play shooter games do not wish to shoot people in real life. Someone who writes about rape will not welcome the rapist in their arms nor do they wish to rape someone. So on, it’s simple, again, we just need to use our brains.

If you have bullying-related or a family related or any thing related trauma and you see a Michael/Laurie fic or Quentin/Freddy or whatever other ships or subjects you have seen around, and decide to click on it, and then you have a negative reaction, that fiction is not harming you. Your unresolved trauma is harming you. Your decision to read something when you know it triggers you is harming you. The past actions of yourself and those who inflicted harm upon you are harming you. All of those things – your trauma, your real-life bullies, your actions – are real, and have the ability to harm you. (the italic bits are from @dracfics who said it better than I ever could put in words. Thank you)

next on your "who am I going to shit on today" is @renlvbon

not gonna lie, for the omija callout I read everything searching to see whenever you are right or not. I don’t personally know either of the artists but I could read enough to see you’re just a self entitled person with something to say regarding everything. for ren's callout I simply skipped after I saw your argument.

you're not doing gods' work by opening people's' eyes that they can or should portray the characters the way they are, disabled and gross. no, you're just picking on someone's art style

Can we stop this toxic nonsense???

don't get me wrong, I agree that we shouldn't make them supermodels and we shouldn't erase what they are, fucking ugly and gross killers, but saying people who don't draw them a certain way are cowards or calling them out or whatever else shit is TOXIC and ANNOYING. We all change them more or less, we have to because none of us are the original creators! We’re just thirsty people making them to be what we want and what we imagine because they’re fucking fiction

I’ve seen people agreeing with you saying the artist should consider real people with disabilities or on the heavier side (“like me” they pointed out). I’m so sorry if this comes out as rude but if you search or need validation in a horror community that’s not a good thing at all! Body positivity and a healthy approach to disabilities should. not. be. searched. in. a. horror. community or any community on tumblr for that matter. You want some positivity on that? In a real case scenario with them we all would die, no matter how you look like

Going back to the artists, some people don't have experience/ are insecure/ are uncomfortable drawing body hair or fat bodies or whatever. That doesn’t make them fatphobic or whatever shit I saw you writing in your tags.

Drawing a black character less than the color YOU think is good? Have you ever tried to color skin? There are so many ways to do it, there are so so many colors you combine and you play around with + lighting and shading that alters everything. and yeah maybe some people pick a different color, a lighter one, or a more yellow one than they should for asiatic people, or whatever. but these tones are NOT easy to get well (you can always put a brown color down and to call it a day, but maybe people won’t want that. They don’t want to be disrespectful, exactly cause there are predators like you that don’t know how to help, only how to fucking scream). Or maybe they simply don’t know how. Every artist has their own range of comfort zone, be it about subject - composition - colors - etc. I don’t do well with neon colors for example, it happens. Hell even the screen you’re using alters the colors

How about giving actual tips, support and explanations instead of rude call outs? And don’t come at me with the “color picker” shit cause color picker from a real life photo is hell and if you don’t know some color theory your art is going to look dull and lifeless regardless

The only time I can agree that whitewashing is wrong is when white-supremacy, nazi and other ugly shits like these are coming into the topic. But it’s not the case here

some young artists don't have the skill to draw certain body shapes, or body hair, or even a non-anime face. some others think putting a scar on the character’s face make them 'uglier' and ‘scarier’ and for them that's enough AND THAT'S ALRIGHT

drawing something that's supposed to be ugly but still having anatomy and proportions and a functionable mouth or eyes placement or whatever ISN'T EASY. ofc, you can go all out if that's what you want, but personally I want things to still be working because at the end of the day every single one of them is human. I'm not drawing dark fantasy in this fandom, I'm drawing slashers

NO ONE IS DRAWING FOR YOU. NO ONE IS USING THEIR SKILL TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. art and writing, especially when is made in the free time of the creator, is made FOR THEMSELVES. If there are people enjoying it? Yay, that’s a win, but no one expects everybody on this planet to like what they’re doing. We’re getting back to that golden rule, DON’T LIKE: MOVE THE FUCK ON/ BLOCK AND LIVE YOUR LIFE. EASY. no one uses these unnecessary callouts for anything, if you have something to say do so kindly, if you can’t, just vent to your friends

So now let’s wrap it up cause IDK how many of you even make it through this point

can we fucking stop making young artists and writers cowards for drawing or writing how they can and however they fucking want? Please and thank you

this shit going on with "the best artist/writer for x y z character" or "conventionally drawing ugly Bubba uwu" will just destroy the confidence of whoever wants to keep drawing or writing or joining the fandom. There’s no competition who draws Bubba the ugliest nor who writes Michael the best. if you can do things a certain way, do it, and let the rest draw and write whatever they can WITHOUT FEARING THEY'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

now I'm waiting for your very "well" argumented reply but I hope you'll understand that what you're doing is TOXIC and you should stop or at least change your way to address things. You’re talking to other human beings, not a void when you can throw any random thought you have in the morning. I don't care about you to be honest, but there are so many people out there following your words mindlessly and the creators are suffering and it's not fair.

don't forget to tell me to go kill myself. have a nice day