#chapter 4 contains

[mm-slashing-boy]

Gift for @ajoure because I love his human!Harley Sawyer design. I wanna put him in my mouth and run away with him like some dogs will do when they get caught with something they're not supposed to have and they get chased by their owner (affectionate).

[saphushia]

My boyfriend introducing me to a movie series with THE most swagged up lame nerd ass autistic white boy so so so tailored to my specific tastes. And there is genuinely ZERO whump fanworks of him. I'm going to get a divorce

[naloxonepaw]

dess smokes weed

[elkian]

Deltarune chapter 4 spoilers

So I haven't finished chapter 4 yet but I'm really emotional about Susie so I'm making this post.

Susie's transformation from "mean kid too cool for school" to her current state is so amazing because she hasn't fundamentally really changed so much as she's been given space to be vulnerable in ways that weren't safe for her before. (The same is true for Ralsei, come to think of it. Cinematic parallels.)

She's had to move over and over so even when she managed to make friends she had to leave them behind almost immediately, and more often people treated her as scary and only got close to her as a joke, which, felt. Her confession about that and her ability to relate it to someone else's problems was unexpected but really emotional.

And in only a couple of days she's opened up to an incredible degree, and especially I'm thinking about Susie in her friends' rooms. Susie takes the time, after protesting, to help Kris clean up a stain on their floor. Susie snatches an award from Asriel's side of the room and pastes it on Kris' because she's affronted by the lack. "Award for knowing Susie" is one of those things that sounds like a joke but is all the more meaningful for being real, because that IS what it is once she puts it up.

Susie is upset by Ralsei's empty room and immediately jumps to rectify it; Susie spends time during your fraught, dangerous adventure scouting out and picking up new furniture for him.

And I have to wonder what Susie's Light World Room looks like. If there's... anything at all, in there. The way she's constantly hungry, wears torn jeans, and talks about playing games from the lost-and-found really makes me think her financial situation isn't great. Toriel is one of the only adults she really talks about (in glowing terms, for a single moment of care). I've read her that way from the start and haven't really gotten any contrasting info since, only supportive. Susie's family life, whatever the case may be, doesn't seem great.

(Apparently she might be related to Gerson but shhh I haven't gotten that far.)

Susie's Friendship Arc with Lancer is my favorite part of chapter 1 by far, and I love that it's continued moving forward. Each chapter, she becomes more open, more connected, making more friends and expressing more emotion. Her and Noelle chilling in Noelle's house (which, given Susie's probable life situation, the contrast with Noelle growing up fairly privileged is interesting) is absolutely delightful and I'm sad we had to interrupt it.

Susie gets embarrassed and defensive easily early on - she reminds me of a lot of Undertale Undyne in a myriad of ways. Both are (eventually, in Susie's case) willing to display affection without regret.

Honestly, it's kind of painful to see how easily and quickly Susie becomes someone who's quick to help and deeply affectionate in her own way, because it means she was always like that, she just never had the environment where she could express it. It makes the whole Kris situation (more on that once I get much, much more info) give me some dread, because it's dubious if Susie really KNOWS Kris whatsoever, and I hate the idea that she's going to find out that one of her first ever friends never really interacted with her on their own. On the upside, if that is going to happen, it's going to be at a point where Susie has made other friends in Lancer, Ralsei, Noelle, and hopefully more, so at least she won't be left alone if things break that badly.

(I also like how Noelle is becoming more assertive in parallel with Susie becoming more open, they help and balance each other in a really fun way.)

Also there's the whole thing with her getting mad at Ralsei for not treating himself as a real person but I suspect we're going to see much more of that so I'll check back in later.

Idk, just... it's a concept that's been done before, dozens of times, but something about the way Deltarune is telling the story feels new and more impactful. I'd love it anyways but it really feels like this side Susie has always existed, it really feels like she's growing more confident in expressing herself than Learning To Care, I dunno. She has a lot of empathy and a lot of sympathy and a lot of compassion for others tucked behind a hardened shell of self-protection. I think part of is that she didn't wait until she was REALLY, super safe, she's been bursting to show this side of herself from the beginning. She wants to care so fucking badly and so rarely has the opportunity to do so without getting hurt! Fuck!!!!

[seniorpollinationtechnician]

Ethan spent the next three hours in his cluttered office, surrounded by stacks of old files and a mess of digital archives on his computer. Eventually, ISAAC's voice broke the silence. "Ethan, I have located several encrypted documents closely related to your search history. Shall I bring them up?"

After a vocal confirmation, ISAAC remotely accessed Ethan's computer and began displaying a series of decrypted files with some title variation of 'Chrysalis_2023'. Project Chrysalis had been one of his most secretive assignments while working with the government where he had been tasked with engineering a containment and analysis system for biological entities. The government's vague description alluded to 'non-terrestrial biological entities', which Ethan naively interpreted as some advanced biological research.

The digital files were heavily redacted but offered enough information to remind him that he had physical evidence as well. He eventually found a folder containing detailed schematics alongside his own annotations on the nature of the project. One document in particular, an incident report, caught his eye.

Entry Date: 04/12/2023 Subject: NTBE X-23 Humanoid organism measuring 1.8 meters (6 ft.) in height. Bipedal locomotion. Epidermis is a pale yellow tone. Facial structure similar to that of a human being but with eight black eyes arranged in a symmetrical pattern. Indecipherable markings around the eyes. Subject arrived unconscious and has not regained consciousness throughout the observation period. Subject X-23 was transferred from the recovery unit into the primary containment chamber at 1100 hours. Upon entering the containment unit, the subject's vital signs surged. Subject X-23 abruptly regained consciousness and exhibited erratic behavior. Witnesses claimed to have seen something move within the subject's skin. Vocalizations consistent with an unknown language were recorded (see audio log 0134-B1). Linguistic analysis is ongoing. The subject shortly underwent a rapid biological transformation. Epidermal surfaces split open, extruding long, vine-like protrusions tipped with bioluminescent nodules. The cranial structure split open longitudinally, revealing a maw lined with razor-sharp teeth. At 1400 hours, Subject X-23 initiated a violent attack on the containment unit. The material composition used proved insufficient. A containment breach occurred at 1405 hours. Specimen X-23 lunged at Dr. ■■■■, inflicting a fatal laceration to the abdomen. Security personnel were authorized to terminate the threat. Subject X-23 was neutralized at 1410 hours. Residual specimens are being collected for further analysis. The containment unit is undergoing repairs and biohazard decontamination. Further research is on hold pending reevaluation of containment protocols.

[bugb1t35]

DELTARUNE SPOILERS

AM I INSANE OR IS THAT A FUCKING BASEBALL CATCHERS OUTFIT. MAYBE BEING DEFORMED AFTER BEING IN A DARK WORLD FOR SO LONG???? MAYBE IM JUST INSANE

Edited to label it but. Surely someone else sees it. Surely I am not losing it.

[hotcat37]

Me alternating between writing a cute new wholesome Bojere AU and finishing up a scrapped scene from Promise I'll Be Kind where Bojan is brutally killed ☠☠

[deus-ex-mona]

how long will chapter 5 even be my g o s h

[iidsch]

That's the end????? Mr. Toby Undertale slash deltarune how do you manage to make banger after banger

[vv-ispy]

it's a questionable idea on a level or two but. ya know what. I'll do it I'll write a post canon komahina story

[mm-slashing-boy]

GROUP PHOTO!!

Nothing to see here, just my Harley hanging out with @archaospetryx, @harleysawyerlover, @birbdaddygram, and @ajoure's Harleys. The child murderers!! 🥰🥰

I wanted to put more, but I work on a phone and my canvas is small. Please, spare me. 😭😭🙏🙏

[blenderfilledwithfandoms]

kris doodle responses really cure my art block, they're so fun to make so if any deltarune askblog or anyone in general wants a kris doodle, feel free to send in asks, no pressure obviously but i love getting questions or maybe even just simple conversation!! i'll do my best to try and get some in, but if i can't get to your ask immediately, please do not rush me! i'm not an art making machine i have mental health, too. please understand that and overall have a great time talking to Kris !!

[stormyrainyday]

gingka and hyoma fic already hit 10k. oops. update coming tuesday

[chronotopes]

society if vital lights chapters were not fucking infuriatingly varied in their length

[bugb1t35]

DELTARUNE SPOILERS

AM I INSANE OR IS THAT A FUCKING BASEBALL CATCHERS OUTFIT. MAYBE BEING DEFORMED AFTER BEING IN A DARK WORLD FOR SO LONG???? MAYBE IM JUST INSANE

[keeps-ache]

ggghhg i hate vehiclessssssss ghghghhghhhhh [dies dies dies forever]