#cyanide narwhal fic

[therandomartmaker]

made some fanart for cyanide narwhal by @trashcanwithsprinkles because i’m on my nth reread and. Well.

i really love cyanide narwhal.

[anzysart]

I’ve been having thoughts about Venti in the timeline in the cyanide narwhal verse, and how his design might change. I like the idea of him having a couple little bits of hair that are still cyan colored, and making them bangs helped distinguish from the nameless bard singular ones. (Even if I like the back of his head a lil better). Still. @trashcanwithsprinkles fic continues to captivate and give me so much brainrot about the possibilities of everything that would change in the world.

[three-bunnies-in-a-trenchcoat]

I've read this fic a normal amount of times (four) I promise

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

I just started reading your fic Cyanide Narwhal yesterday (I’m on chapter 33!!) and I’m really loving it.

But on a different note. I just read your other fic “Every good intention (is interpolation)” and I really liked it. Honestly it may not have been intended that way but it was kinda philosophical. It makes you think of is your personality how you think it is or how other people percieve you. (I’m probably thinking to deeply.) But I did share it to my dad, because I thought it was quite interesting. ^^

Toodles

Crown <:

[computer-boy]

i love worldbuilding in fanfic i love fanfic that goes over and builds on concepts that aren't detailed in source material i love when video game mechanics are written as an intrinsic part of the world i love fic authors who write long detailed descriptions of every little thing i love fanfiction.

[ewilansoleil]

First real post, and one I am very happy to make! I finally managed to finish the 1st segment of the introduction of the animatic I started in *check notes* November 2023 (ah). So... surprise! I'm animating the whole introduction of ATLA for the fic Cyanide Narwhal by the incredible @trashcanwithsprinkles ! *throw glitters*

I've had this in mind since the joke first emerged in the comments when the fic was still updating. I'm glad I can finally work on it! It'll probably take a couple months before I manage to fully finish it (exams am I right), but it's on its way!

I'll post progress here, so don't hesitate to follow along!

(This first 3 seconds took about 8 hours. The rest will not have that many frames bc I CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT)

[tickymikky]

A piece inspired by @trashcanwithsprinkles beautiful fic over on ao3, Cyanide Narwhal.

Thank you for the amazing story you created and continue to provided to us. Hope you all enjoy my idea of Childe swimming with his Narwharl Construct.

[right-on-the-money]

a couple of things inspired by @trashcanwithsprinkles’ fic cyanide narwhal! I am in deep very heavy brainrot from their wonderful fic and I highly recommend it. thank you for the amazing fic!

although i can’t fully guarantee anything this may well be a 1/? because i really want to draw more stuff it’s just that i got impatient so i am posting now instead of waiting

[yvonnica]

While reading "cyanide narwhal" by TrashcanWithSprinkles, I got an idea for a fix-it fic around the Guili Assembly's time period.

In particular, I have been thinking about an OC who's like Osial. Or an OC that is Osial.

Maybe a recently dead human soul merged with his own when he was newly formed, which changed his personality?

Anyhow, the OC would be the Lord of the Sea of Clouds (the sea Liyue Harbor is right next to). They don't like humans in their territory, so they push all ships out of their waters.

Because of the human soul, they unknowingly have some compassion for humans though, so they don't kill any of them but actually sometimes saves them.

When Guili Assembly is still thriving, Guizhong and Morax seek Orien out to establish a port next to his territory with his permission.

The contract would be about protecting each other's territories. Guili's people would have save passage on the Sea of Clouds and in return Guili would make sure that Orien's ecosystem remains save.

Renn would then slowly befriend Morax, Guizhong, the other Adepti and the humans of Guili Assembly. He would essentially become another patron god.

(Renn's pronouns are He/They btw)

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I have decided that OC!Osial has 4 names. Here are their explanation:

Osial - his godly name. A very formal name only used by foreign strangers who haven't met him yet.

Orien - his lordly name and technically personal name. Full title is "Orien, the Lord of the Sea of Clouds". A formal name, mostly used by people who don't know him personally and in conjunction with his title.

Renn - his personal name and nickname of Orien. The people of Liyue Harbor call him "Lord Renn". Those who have met him more than just in passing call him Renn.

Míngtāo - his "real" personal name. Used only by friends. Given to him by Meiyu, a Liyuen girl and his first friend.

It is a combination of 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, shining, clear" and 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves".

[Since I don't know Chinese, Míngtāo's name might be wrong]

~•~

Meiyu was the first person Orien got to know personally. She was the one to teach him human language and became his first friend.

Grinning from ear to ear, Meiyu ran down to the beach. The water snake could finally understand her! Sure, it was because he wanted to make her go away after ignoring and intimidating her didn't work, but she could finally tell him now!

What she needed to tell him was so important that she couldn't let his attempts to make her go away demotivate her!

Finally arriving at the beach, Meiyu took a deep breath to shout out; "Mr. Water Snake! Hey! Heeyy~! I need to talk to you! C'mon! Don't ignore me!"

Like always, he let her wait a few minutes until he finally deigned to acknowledge her.

Rising out of the water, he finally appeared before her.

Excitedly looking between his 5 heads, Meiyu jumped up and down;

"Hey! I need to tell you something veery~ important!"

"What is it?", the other sighted.

"But first! You need to tell me your name! It's very important I use your name for this!", Meiyu told him with attentive eyes and a voice full of expectation.

"... I don't have a name."

Surprised, Meiyu stopped jumping around. She looked between his sets of eyes, taken aback. "What do you mean, you don't have a name? I have heard people call you Orien!"

Agitated, he shifted his body.

"Exactly, that's what you humans call me. It isn't my name."

"Oh. I-... Do you- ... Would you like me to give you one?", she asked with a tentative voice.

He stilled for a moment, but answered, unbothered: "Do what you will."

"Okay! Let me think for a moment!"

After a few minutes, Meiyu jumped up, which prompted the other to straighten up as well.

"I know! How about Míngtāo? You know, as in bright and big wave!"

He seemed to think about it for a moment before nodding with his leftmost head.

"That's acceptable."

Meiyu smiled up at him. However, she lost some of her newfound excitement in the next second, apparently remembering something.

"Right. Now that I know your name..."

Meiyu took on a more serious air and looked straight into his right-most eyes before bowing down low. "Thank you, Míngtāo, for saving my life. And the lives of my parents. If you didn't drag us to the beach after our ship wrecked, we would have died."

[androphagos-mardyakhowra]

The Great Grand Library's 2023 Record

I decided to look back upon all the fics I read in 2023 and compiled them into a list.

Format: Score/10: Title [Author] [Fandom] [Misc].

The scores are a snappy enumeration of my personal rating system. 2/10 means I read for some amount before putting it on hold and theoretically might someday give it another shot but eh, 4/10 means I'm much more likely to give it another shot, 6/10 means I read through all the chapters that was there at the time and enjoyed my time aplenty, 8/10 means I enjoyed it even more, and 10/10 means I enjoyed it so much they're a contender for being among my favorite fics of all time.

Only a small percentage of what are 2/10 are included in this list, so this list isn't bloated by fics that my feelings about are mostly summarised as "eh". Consider them a honorable mentions.

If it's not a fanfic but instead an original work, it will use [Original].

Misc tags: [SI] Self-Insert, [Multi-SI] Multiple Self-Inserts, [FI] Friend-Insert, [OC] Original Character, [Crossover] Crossover which expands as the work goes on, [NSFW] Probably something I got from QuestionableQuesting, [<100k] Less than 100k words long.

If you find anything wrong with the list, like wrong links or a typo somewhere, feel free to let me know.

January

(n/a)

February

6/10: A PMC for you and me [Spent Casings] [RWBY] [SI]

6/10: A shot in the dark [SthUnlim] [Yugioh GX] [SI] [<100k]

6/10: To Answer [Luckychaos] [FFXIV] [FI]

6/10: Voyance [lpofdestiny] [Miraculous Ladybug] [OC]

6/10: The Dungeon Without a System [StrangerDanger51] [Original]

4/10: A Champion in Earth Bet [sun tzu] [Worm] [OC]

March

10/10: Goblin Cave [xaphiriron] [Original]

10/10: Idiosyncrasy [OCfan11] [FE3H] [OC]

10/10: The Most Evil Trainer [Wisetypewriter] [Pokemon] [SI]

8/10: Acting as the love advisor to the big damn (simp) hero [Naqu2o] [Original]

6/10: Self-Replicating Drone Armada, Used [SparraNova] [Starsector] [SI] [Crossover]

6/10: The Divine Hunter [隐约点] [Witcher 3] [SI]

4/10: Tainted Steel [The Distorted Shadow] [FSN] [Tsukihime]

4/10: Terrible, Yes, but Great [Procrastination] [FSN] [Tsukihime] [NSFW]

4/10: Hyperdungeon Neptunia: Mines of Nepvelder [Sedori] [Hyperdimension Neptunia] [D&D]

4/10: cyanide narwhal [TrashcanWithSprinkles] [Genshin Impact]

April

10/10: Fivefold Integration [Kyreneryk] [Worm] [Stormlight Archive] [Steven Universe] [Mother of Learning] [Mistborn]

8/10: A Frog Out Of Water [leaves] [Yugioh GX] [SI]

6/10: H U N G E R [Angel of Shadows] [Kancolle] [SI]

4/10: Violent Solutions [Sabaoth] [Original]

4/10: POISON [BrunofanofK] [Naruto] [SI]

4/10: Cat of the Fellowship [Mimi_Lind] [LotR] [SI]

4/10: Warrior of the Void [Hastar] [FFXIV] [SI]

May

8/10: Back and Forth [TryingItOut] [Worm]

8/10: Apocalypse Reborn [Sage_Of_Eyes] [Original]

6/10: Eternal Shrine Maiden [BeiYang] [Touhou] [MCU]

4/10: Godclads [OstensibleMammal] [Original]

4/10: In Nuclear Fire [Poliamida] [Worm] [SI]

June

10/10: Gacha God [Ideas-Guy] [MCU] [OC]

10/10: Leaf [Slavok] [Worm] [Stormlight Archive]

8/10: A Dead World [Laluzi] [Prototype] [Fallout]

6/10: I have a Plan [DiSCOBOT] [Worm] [SI]

6/10: A Hard Knock Life [Ideas-Guy] [Worm] [Cyberpunk 2077]

2/10: Worm Quest [BreezyWheeze] [Worm]

July

6/10: Shogunai - An Ignoramus SI in Naruto [industrious] [Naruto] [SI]

6/10: The Young Lady is a Reborn Assassin [DWS] [Original]

6/10: Big Brain in the Dungeon [KinKrow] [Danmachi] [SI] [NSFW]

6/10: It Started With a Nightmare [Pro-man] [Gundam UC] [SI]

4/10: I Reap Souls In My Spare Time [Saintbarbido] [DC] [Bleach] [OC]

4/10: Jackal Among Snakes [Nemorosus] [Original]

August

6/10: Metal Marine [Pentel123] [One Piece] [SI]

6/10: Forever is a long time coming [La Pucelle Altre] [Transformers] [MCU] [SI] [<100k]

4/10: Yugioh: New Duelists X [DSComeback] [Yugioh GX] [OC]

September

8/10: Exalted in Passing [luckychaos] [FGO] [FE: Awakening] [Multi-SI]

6/10: A Young Girl's Game of Thrones [Failninja] [Youjo Senki] [GoT]

6/10: A Gamer In South Blue [LordVishnu] [One Piece] [SI]

2/10: Four Heroes Walk into an Adventure [QuartzScale] [FSN] [FGO] [Danmachi]

October

8/10: Legends Never Die [Ideas-Guy] [Crusader Kings III]

6/10: Sublight Drive [miraage1] [Star Wars] [SI]

6/10: A Young Woman's Alchemy [CheshireTwilight] [Youjo Senki] [FMA]

6/10: Serial Meddling [eredinremendis] [RWBY] [AdventureQuest Worlds]

6/10: The Hound of Central Academy [Zap C. Cannon] [Yugioh GX] [SI]

4/10: A Young Reaper's Aferlife [L4 of the WEST] [Youjo Senki] [Bleach]

4/10: Far From Home [Erithemaeus] [Honkai: Star Rail] [FI]

2/10: Voyages of the Wild Sea Horse [VoidWanderer] [Ranma] [One Piece]

November

6/10: Count of Serenno [Y1ofthePlebs] [Youjo Senki] [Star Wars]

6/10: From Shadows [A Numerical List of Candy] [Naruto] [SI]

4/10: Gone Native: Earth Saga [Ideas-Guy] [DBZ] [DC] [OC]

4/10: Unfortunately, I'm not a Hero [Sage_Of_Eyes] [Oregairu] [MGE]

4/10: It's An Abyss, not bottomless [DisgruntledJaeger] [Kancolle] [SI]

2/10: My Trans-Dimensional, Overpowered Protagonist, Harem Comedy is Wrong, as Expected. [Sage_Of_Eyes] [Oregairu] [Danmachi]

December

8/10: A Young Woman's Political Record [jacobk] [Youjo Senki]

6/10: The Pixie of the Hidden Leaf [Dakion] [Youjo Senki] [Naruto]

6/10: Path of the Immeasurable Swarm [derivativeoflife] [Worm] [Cradle]

6/10: To Kill a Bull [Discoabc] [Naruto] [SI]

4/10: Radiant Rebirth [Naron] [Hollow Knight] [RWBY]

4/10: Would that I were born no Princess [Watchinkid] [Youjo Senki] [FFT:WoTL]

2/10: Detachment [Ghep] [FE: Awakening] [SI]

[nightmarearian]

Nine Fandom People to get to know

@vylad243 tagged me for this (holy fuck I did a double take tbh; love ur radiostatic fics <333 )

3 Ships you enjoy/like

I’mma be honest, a lot of my experiences at the ‘end’ have me headcannoning a lot of aroace/qpr relationships or just plain not romantic/sexual so I’ll just shorten that to relationship, period.

qpr/romantic/sexual: Chili/Zhongchi (Genshin Impact, Childe/Tartaglia x Zhongli. Specifically Cyanide Narwhal’s iteration but anyways-)

Sibling/Family relationship: the Nimbasa Trio + Legends Arceus MC (Ingo, Emmet, & Elesa + Akari/Rei/MC)

qpr/friends/romantic: Arenos (Hades [Supergiant], Ares x Hypnos)

3 ships you enjoy from your current fandom(s)

Wavewave (Transformers, Shockwave x Soundwave)

Radiostatic (Hazbin Hotel, Vox x Alastor)

Jeith (Voltron Legendary Defender, [more of a qpr specifically], James Griffin x Keith)

First ship you shipped

Oh dear god uhhh My first fandom was mfing Undertake AUs (love them, but dear god) so uhhh Killermare?? I think?? (Undertale AUs, Nightmare x Killer)

Last Song you heard

Currently listening to music sooo lemme answer this after I finished-

Tho I did listen to Gladiator, The Dismemberment Song, Faster n Harder, and Dissolve each for like a day/night straight recently 👍

As of now I am listening to Derivakat’s Viper! :)

Fav Childhood Book

Uh deadass wish I could remember any of my childhood tho I do remember I was a book worm kid so

Uhhhhhh probably the Warriors Series (3rd series especially) or or or uhhh Percy Jackson/Rick Riordan’s books cause I’m a mythos fiend oh or SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson (I found it in my middle school book fair???) oh or- *dies*

What you are currently reading

Eh Handful of radiostatic fics and just going through Keith angst in ao3

Currently consuming

Nothing, actually, but I did just have some mocha boba milk tea and froyo an… oh shit it’s been an hour already

Currently Craving?

Nothing, again, since I just ate.

uhhh, no let’s see the stunning by amount of people I can remember and not anxiety out of tagging:

@theundertaleeffect @defnotnoodle @donatellokinnersinner @blood-orange-juice @definitlyhuman @soyhasmcaamp

uhhh and anyone who wants to join! :)

[anzysart]

It might be a bit of a strange thing to draw fanart for- but the lore for the star foxes of @trashcanwithsprinkles fic cyanide narwhal really captivated my brain in a way that really made me itch to draw. I tried to use some of existed old mural styles (like Tsurumi islands buried ones, and the one on dragonspine) to make something for a depiction of how the zvezdochoty gained illumination- or. Whatever word is most applicable for them Anskkdkd. It truly is a wonderful fic, the kind that alters your brain forever. I love genshin, it’s lore and worldbuilding- and to have the author make two new incredibly interesting species from whole cloth was incredible.

Bonus fox murals under the cut- I really like the little guys, so I tried making some more with more humanoid depictions too (plus a bonus Celestia)

[three-bunnies-in-a-trenchcoat]

Anyway I can add "the guy adjusting my phone so I could take a picture of the moon through a telescope accidentally switched apps and saw the gay fanfiction I liked so much I downloaded it" to things that have happened. I did get some cool pictures though and it was only up for a few seconds, so

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Hello!

I just binge-read the entirety of your Cyanide Narwhal fic in a day. I absolutely adore it. The slow burn Zhongchi is ALSLAKDKAKD I cannot even describe how much joy this fic has brought me ahhh

I had a question! I was trying to figure out exactly what the earring that Zhongli gives Childe looks like, so if you wouldn't mind, would it be possible to see a sketch? It sounds really pretty, but I can't quite get my brain to form an image accurate to the description in the fic, and now my brain is fixated on it and won't let me rest until I can configure an accurate image 😭

kinda like that, except pretend the golden wave patterns are prettier, and also idk how to draw quartz-adjacent rocks. just- imagine it's semi-transparent and it does all that shiny and light refraction shit quartz does irl,,

from afar i'd probably just draw a white-ish rhombus hahah

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Okay so this took me an embarrassingly long time to notice but:

In “Cyanide Narwhal”, the title obviously refers to Childe, cuz Narwhal and allat. It’s one of his most famous attacks and just a signature of him in general. Like his constellation being a Narwhal for example.

Now Cyanide is a chemical that is usually used for exterminating pests and also to quote from the fic itself “He would wash her over like a tidal wave, and she would be gone. Like Cyanide on rust.” Which you can refer to as like Annihilating stuff!!

So this lead me to think that the title is just a huge foreshadowing to the whole God of Annihilation shtick. The Narwhal bit refers to Child AND his attacking moves (Like the huge ass whale for example though that’s a bit stretch ig) and the Cyanide is the Annihilation bit. So all together Annihilation attacking move = God of Annihilation!!!

Either that or I sound like a madman (sorry)

no yeah you got it pretty much on point! only thing missing from this would be extra details like cyanide being used in gold mining as it separates the gold from the ore, and how childe refers to himself in metaphors a handful of times as 'toxic water' (because of the abyssal miasma-riddled water in the abyss, which while it doesn't contain cyanide itself, you would probably refer to a cyanide-rich water as 'toxic' so, same concept)

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Is it weird to say I downloaded all ur fics to ePub and binge read them on a week long road trip and reread Cyanide Narwhal or...?

nah not weird at all dw

i do encourage y'all to download the fics in case ao3 goes down again or smth. plus the more backups we have of them, the better. i have the original files but i can't predict the future 🤷‍♂️