#childsoldier au

[royalsmugbug]

I'm compiling a list of all my AUs and how they'll be tagged, here!

#paleprince au - AU where the Pale King changes the Hollow Knight plan midway through raising the Pure Vessel. He takes their place, and leaves the Pure Vessel as the ruler.

#paleprince2 au - AU where the Pale King never concocts the Hollow Knight plan, and instead immediately chooses himself to contain the Radiance. But the kingdom will need someone to rule when he's gone. He expected to leave Hallownest to one of his heirs. Unfortunately, he underestimated exactly how many heirs his wife is capable of bearing. Hallownest has a lot of Root-Wyrmlings to choose from.

#mosswood au - While Hornet's off in Pharloom (may or may not be of her own free will. We'll see if Silksong ever comes out), the three youngest gods of Hallownest - Ghost, the Grimmchild, and the Hollow Knight - visit another kingdom, Mosswood, seeking help from its own deities to help come into their own divinities.

#embracethelight au - Basically a bad-end AU. The Hollow Knight breaks sooner, and the Radiance escapes. Using an enthralled Vessel and Dreamers, she quickly sets about conquering Hallownest, and it seems no one can stop her.

#nightmarekingdom au - AU where, with the Radiance killed, there's a power vacuum in the Dream Realms, now. And the Nightmare Heart is quite willing to use the ties it's current vessel - the Grimmchild - has to Hallownest and its gods to ensnare the kingdom in his Heart.

#acolyte au - Instead of using the Hollow Knight to trap the Radiance, the Pale King offers to indoctrinate them to act as her personal acolyte and devotee. Rebuild her followers and strength, and end the Infection and secure an alliance with her, on the sacrifice of his child's freedom and mind.

#daliance au - AU where the Pale King realizes a bit too late that the Pure Vessel isn't so pure. Scrambling to find a new solution, he's inspired by his original deal with Herrah. He offers to sire a child with the Radiance, and she agrees. And now, he's left with an angsty spider demigod, an emotionally repressed Root-Wyrm-Void godling, and a Moth-Wyrm godling with major daddy issues.

#spontaneousadoption au - AU in which the Traitor Lord turns traitor sooner. The Mantis Lords, seeking to replace their treacherous brother, decide the Hollow Knight will be the perfect candidate. They can easily train this empty vessel to act just like their brother. Except, as they quickly learn, the Hollow Knight isn't as hollow as they first imagine.

#butwaittheresmore au - AU in which the Pale King doesn't kill all his Void-infused children. Instead, he takes them all home, and let's the process of training to be the Hollow Knight naturally weed out the Pure Vessel from the rest. Only problem is, none of the Vessels appear to be "Pure."

#bwtmpp au - Crossover AU between But Wait There's More and Pale Prince. Essentially, the Pale King uses his methods from But Wait There's More to determine the Hollow Knight, only to get too attached to all his Vessels and decide to imprison the Radiance himself. The kingdom still has an issue of figuring out which will rule next. They just have the added caveat of Void sprinkled on top. For ✨flavor✨

#bwtmd au - Another crossover AU of But Wait There's More, this time with Daliance. Same methods, same realization the plan won't work. The method this time, though? Sire the Radiance's child. Now, he's left with a spider demigod, a Moth-Wyrm godling, and multiple Root-Wyrm-Void godlings to raise!

#childsoldier au - AU in which the Pale King realizes, why just use the Void to contain the Radiance in one mere Vessel? Why not use it to kill her instead, to raise a perfect army of Root-Wyrm-Void soldiers that can consume her light and remain loyal to his?

I'll probably add more as I come up with more ideas but here's the gist of my AUs that I'll be talking about on this blog! Cheers!

[nohara-rin-dot-mp3]

@ava-likes-fanart some fanfic recs

Araived on ao3 has some rin fics that are pretty darn good imo! i have. no idea what counts as depressing but i'll give it my best shot???

in the end is an amazing character study that has. *squints* a melancholy tone throughout? and it does end with rin dying. but like. idk. she does tend to do that. really really good fic though.

crack me open pour one out is an edo tensei fic where kakashi is trying to save rin and bring her back for real, and rin does not want to be brought back which. might be depressing???? literally i have to clue lmao its some really fun kakarin though. characterization is completely on point.

to the heart (but we beat on) is a rin-gets-reincarnated-into-bnha fic. probably the least depressing out of all of these??? maybe?? by my admittedly skewed standards?? idk it leans towards hurt/comfort mostly i think. so. yeah??

all the things we will become by ringwil is a very nice and sweet infiltrator!rin fic about rin learning to love and be loved. and she does die at the end (it's technically canon compliant as is 90% of rin fic cuz you cant contradict whats not there babyyyyyyyy) but i think its not too sad??? idk i like it.

six degrees of separation by OneshotPrincess is a general team seven roleswap fic that doesnt focus on rin. but i think she just gets some really nice characterization here even without being the central character. im also just a sucker for rin-sensei aus T_T really fun alternate worldbuilding in this one.

she never made it to the ocean by OpensUp4Nobody is depressing even by my standards but my god is it worth it if you can stomach it. it's a really cold depiction of root!rin (awesome take on rin in general) that doesn't pull any punches. quite literally the rin fic of all time WILL rip out your heart and stomp on it in a terrifyingly detached way. iirc the author also posted a companion comic with it that goes hard as hell.

bracelets. by Mothervvoid is some really cute rinko (rin/anko) that mostly focuses around the absence of rin which might be depressing???? i just thought it was kind of cute

reaching for something without knowing it's there by chadsuke takes place entirely after rin's death and is about shizune trying to find closure + understand it. happy ending! also some fun kakashi + shizune interactions.

"is it wrong to want more?" by childsoldier is some short + sweet prose about rin. great rin masks, great morally-dubious minato, just a fun read overall. i mean she dies at the end. but its rinfic i feel like thats a given for most of these lolll

the nohara rin-centric tag in general is a great place to start, cuz there's not a ton of fics in it. so it's pretty easy to scroll through and pick up some favorites. if you scroll through her main character tag make sure you put on filters. because there's a lot of junk where she only has a few lines and exists only as a plot device. T_T man i wish people would tag properlyyyy

and uh ive personally. written. some rinfic

normal amounts.

the most non-depressing ones??? as far as i can tell?? are probably. uh.

we���re gonna be well which i KNOW is just pure untouched fluff because i wrote it specifically to be that. tenzo + rin bond while making banana bread. mostly just an excuse for me to write idle chatter.

fellas, i think this goes beyond simple mis-remembrance is peak comedy. to me. rin also tells obikaka to kill themselves multiple times so millage may vary but i personally find it hillarious??? so.

a handful of teeth is my take on a rin survives au. and possibly the happiest and most well-adjusted rin i've ever written. she's getting better here!!! a little depressing at times but overall hopeful??? i think??

throwing fuel to the fire of that greco-roman dream is pure self indulgence in that i locked rin-sensei kakashi-sensei and obito-sensei from their respective universes in a room and studied them like bugs. they're so funny. i don't think this is depressing?? although the ending is a little downer?? maybe? idk i thought it was funny.

mating dances (and other strange sights at cafe minato) is a modern coffeeshop kagurin (kaguya/rin) au. pure crack. literally just me putting them into situations for fun. they're very silly here. NOT DEPRESSING EVEN A LITTLE BIT!!!! told entirely though obito's pov as he does his best to understand the strange mating rituals of nohara rin in her natural habitat.

[royalsmugbird]

Ah shit. Here we go again.

Hollow Knight:

HollowMonsters/PocketKnight!AU: The story of Hollow Knight... But with Pokemon! (Not all bug types, alas, because too many characters and not enough bug type)

Acolyte!AU: In which the Pale King seeks out not a Vessel to contain the Radiance, but a Vessel for her to mold into a perfect follower, to rekindle her believers and end the Infection . But things still aren't simple in this happier path. Because this promised-empty Vessel under the Radiance's wings isn't empty at all, and something more than belief may be brewing inside their mind, and that of the Moth goddess.

Daliance!AU: In which the Pale King is inspired by his bargain with Herrah. He offers to sire a child with the Radiance, one whose very existence would assure her return to Hallownest's minds, tied through him. She takes it, and now he's left with a problem: a Hollow Knight without purpose, and the weight of countless filicide on his back.

ButWaitTheresMore!AU: In which the Pale King realizes that using babies crawling out of a death pit is a terrible criteria for determining hollowness. The Pale King takes all the Vessels from the Abyss, training them all as automatons until they begin to show personhood. One by one, the candidates for the Hollow Knight are eliminated by love and care, until only one remains. The perfect, Pure Vessel to contain the Radiance.

ButWaitTheresMore-PalePrinces!AU: Variance of But Wait There's More that slightly crosses with my Pale Prince AU. In which the Pale King takes all the Vessels from the Abyss, planning on a process of elimination to determine which will be the Hollow Knight. Only problem is, he gets attached to them all, even the supposed Pure Vessel. So he takes their place and leaves the kingdom to his many children. Surely, no problems will arise from this.

ButWaitTheresMore-PalePrinces2!AU: Another variance of But Wait There's More and the Pale Prince AUs. In which the Pale King never concocts the Hollow Knight plan, immediately jumping to contain the Radiance himself. But he can't leave the kingdom without a ruler. So he leaves it to his children. This time, Hallownest is in the hands of hundreds of pure Root-and-Wyrmlings, no Void attached. Nothing can go wrong here, no siree.

ButWaitTheresMore-Daliance!AU: Variance of But Wait There's More AU crossing with the Daliance AU. The Pale King's methods for determining the Hollow Knight differ, but the bargain made to the Radiance stays the same. And now, he has to deal with fathering countless vessels, a half-spider, and a half-moth-god in the aftermath.

ButWaitTheresMore-ChildSoldiers!AU: Variance of But Wait There's More AU. In which the Pale King realizes, why just contain the Radiance when he can throw all the Void at her via his kids, whom he can raise into perfect, moth-murdering machines? Will this be successful? Probably. Will there be any repercussions to this? Also probably.

Rain World:

RainMonsters/PocketWorld!AU: Rain World, but with Pokemon. Such creative. Much wow.

HelpI'veTurnedIntoASlugcat!AU: When Moon first collapses, something goes horribly wrong... Or horribly right, from a certain perspective. The blue iterator wakes up after her collapse, far from her Can. Except she's not an iterator anymore. Is this the answer to the Great Problem? Or is this a just a new, cursed life that she still can't escape?

Owl House:

EmperorWittebane!AU: In which Caleb survives Phillip's attempt on his life... At the cost of his brother's. A world in which Caleb Wittebane ascends to become Emperor of the Boiling Isles, desperate to bring his baby brother back. Even if it drives him to monstrous means. Even if it means dabbling in the creation of Grimwalkers.

Steven Universe:

Revolution!AU: In which the Diamonds never see reason, because if Pink Diamond couldn't change their minds, then her son isn't going to do any better. Trapped on Homeworld and looking for a way home and to heal the corrupted Gems, Steven has to seek out a new way to solve his problems. But the truth of Pink Diamond's rebellion has lit a spark within the core of Gemkind, one that will grow into an inferno far beyond the banner of Rose Quartz could ever span.

Undertale:

Multiplayer!AU: Choose your character! Choose your drive, and play with friends! Will you explore the Underground, spurred on by Patience? Bravery? Integrity? Perseverance, Kindness, or Justice? Or will you be driven by sheer DETERMINATION?

DeltaRune:

LittleBeast!AU: A reversed world, where Kris is the only monster in a realm of humans. Essentially the DeltaRune equivalent of the Undertale Monsterswap AU. (Idk how original this AU actually is or not...)

DarkChild!AU: In which Kris was raised in the world of the Darkeners. Sent to conquer the world of the Light, long claimed by the monsters, will they be willing to follow through? Or will they bring peace and balance to the Light and Dark?

Don't mind me, just compiling a list of AUs and fanfics I've been thinking of here for my own sake, because I'm afraid I'll forget them under the stress of my current workload!

Steven Universe:

TrueQuartz!AU (Steven is the son of an actual Rose Quartz, namely Shy Rose)

CrystalTemps!AU (Featuring Lapis, Peridot, Bismuth, and Spinel as our main CGs - with Lapis and Peridot as a QP Fusion called Variscite - and a lot of role/mom-swaps abound)

StevenTale (Steven Universe x Undertale crossover; Steven Universe characters in the settings/plot of Undertale, basically)

Undertale:

SaveHim!Ending (You can't save Asriel, but maybe you can save Him. Even after all he did to you, he deserves it. But that requires your own work. Basically an exploration on concepts of AI, autonomy, the plot of all Undertale paths, and more)

GameOver!AUs (Basically hypothetical scenarios on what would happen when you lose to the major bosses of the game)

Pokemon:

NotAlone!AU (Mystery Dungeon continuity, and basically an AU where the main character of Super learns they aren't the only human-turned-Pokemon, drawing on the protagonists of the past games)

Glitchmon!AU (Rarer as they've become with each passing generation, and now basically impossible to access without outside hacking tools, we all remember glitch Pokemon, right? Well, in this world, they exist, alongside regular Pokemon!)

AshRed!AU (Universe where Ask Ketchum/Satoshi is the little brother of Red. Not much else too it, save the fact it probably falls under Pokemon Yellow/Let's Go Pikachu Versions)

Dragon Ball:

AlternateZ!AU (Basically a complete rewrite/divergence of Z from the beginning, starting with Goku reluctantly going with Raditz into space. Based on a weird dream I had, and I'm trying to expand it.)

Monster!AU (Aside from the humans, all aliens/creatures/gods/whatever in the series are based off of classical monsters!)

Bleach:

Hollow!AU (In which Ichigo and friends fail to save Rukia from her execution, and Aizen uses their grief and rage to his advantage. Alongside his original Arrancar, he now has some of the most powerful Hollows under his control.)

Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim:

The Divine Winds of Time (A Skyrim x Rune Factory 4 crossover. Basically a little what-if where, in the attempt to save her life, the lovely Divine Dragon Ventuswill and Frey are transported to Tamriel, where they meet the Dragonborn and Paarthurnax, Odahviing, and even Akatosh's firstborn himself.)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood/Manga Canon):

HomunculiKids!AU (The Homumculi return, but as kids, with amnesia and no powers. Placed under monitored care, they slowly regain their past memories, but their previous attrocities clash with their moralities and behaviours, leading to a ton of turmoil. Mostly fluffy domestic stuff, though.)

And I'll add more as my mind keeps brewing!

[fanfictionsrookie]

DARK CINDERRUBY AUS, ANYONE?

I thought now was as good time as any to post these. I might not have the time to write fic for it, but I'd be happy to elaborate if someone was so inclined.

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1.) BountyHunter!Cinder x Runaway!Ruby

2.) ChildSoldier!Ruby x EnemyGeneral!Cinder

3.) SerialKiller!Cinder x KnifeMaker!Ruby

4.) Sadist!Ruby x Masochist!Cinder

5.) TattooArtist!Ruby x Suicidal!Cinder

6.) Deity!Cinder x Sacrifice!Ruby

7.) Master!Ruby x Slave!Cinder

8.) CrimeBoss!Cinder x CorruptLawyer!Ruby

9.) CancerPatient!Ruby x DrugDealer!Cinder

10.) Psycopath!Cinder x Nurse!Ruby