#knights path au

[shadowlinktheshadow]

blah blah blah new au or something

his name is steel

also ref + some notes

[universe-xlll]

Based on this post I just read.

But added my au a little bit, this comic was done on my phone which is why it looks like that... Lost motivation on the last one but still wanted to add the older sibs reaction.

[loki-cees-all]

i dont know why, but that last scene in the TLOC teaser trailer is giving me The Dark Knight opening scene vibes.

[spotaus]

Late Night quick thing (New Age Sillies)

Bad news: That joke post about including Reset + Orchid is definitely not canon. (I legit got sad thinking about Reset being in a universe where Orchid isn't- because their stories are so so intertwined- but Nightmare 100% would NOT risk the whole twins exploding Error's soul thing.)

Good news: This means I COULD include Kane (Reset's older brother who usually dies in timelines where Reset is born) and use it to develope his character a bit more! Also! Perhaps a Blue × Dream kiddo is finally in the stars for me to design?

[regallibellbright]

Since I'm playing RF5 again I'm thinking about the Guardians AU again and honestly I kind of love that setting up the AU by its nature basically reverses all the TWEWY characters?

Okay, Joshua's still a dragon-coded god-coded character, but now his extended isolation wasn't entirely a choice - the last time he made friends, they all sacrificed themselves for him, and he's still hurting from that eight hundred years later. Neku is now the one who functionally betrayed the group by being the first sacrifice and not telling them before he did it. (Neku also went through his character arc, like, ten years BEFORE he became a Guardian, he's in his mid-twenties.) From Joshua's perspective, everyone (except Eri) betrayed him by saving his life. Rindo and he are actual friends now because they make a deal that requires them actually interacting.

Everyone knows that Shiba's group are spies for the Empire, but Megumi's still around so it kind of... doesn't matter? They're not in a position of real power. He and Megumi have periodic conversations made of veiled threats that go nowhere until Rindo remembers things and sidesteps the entire second arc by just going "hey so the Empire's after the Rune Spheres, secure them."

Megumi wakes up that morning to be the knight in charge of actually running the city and discovers some man at least ten years his junior who has seniority not just over Megumi as a person but over his TITLE. It is made abundantly clear that this is Megumi's problem to deal with, not Neku's.

Sho's an adopted de Sainte-Coquille. Guy showed up on our Porcoline equivalent's doorstop some years ago and was taken in whether he wanted to be or not... I may make that NOT be Ken Doi but instead straight up be Porcoline for maximum chaos. (By character goal he'd actually fit in the Ethelberd slot but that's way less fun.) He's basically his Another Day counterpart in terms of being way better adjusted since in this universe there's no real way to kill and become god (again, unless you're Ethelberd but that's way less fun) and he has a true supportive figure in his life, encouraging his creativity. (... Yeah, I'm just keeping Porcoline in this AU.)

(... I think I just talked myself into making the Prince a de Sainte-Coquille as well. That tracks alarmingly well. Non-Rune Factories, draw what conclusions you will about this family from THAT.)

[dreadbornesaint]

tag dump - verses

[swordmaid]

NEED to draw hags kissing properly bc I think shri’iia gets soooooo shy with it which is so 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 unbearably stinkin cute and so gap moe of her I really don’t think she can handle genuine affection when it comes her way. she doesn’t know what to do with it yet…!!!! and frankly a bit ack embarrassing!! bc it’s affecting her in a way that she isn’t used to yet, and she sooooooo wants more of this but she doesn’t know how to ask for it yet - or more like - she’s really shy about asking for it which is SO stinkin cute to me knowing how much of a menace and honestly kind of a brat she is normally. like the moment she knows it’s genuine affection towards HER, and it’s being given FREELY, and she doesn’t have to BEG for it she just hrk explodes. and she likes it!!!! she really does!!!! but it also feels like it’s too much of a good thing so she doesn’t know if she can have it, you know. she’s never had something this nice before it almost feels like it shouldn’t be hers.

[huckleberr1es]

i just like the idea of dave being a seer of time because of the angsty implications and then rose being a knight of life and just going apeshit beastmode (as she should)

i got my ipad out for this. i havent used my ipad in 5 months. i REALLY like this idea

[offsidekineticist]

So Regill is handling the demon AU well.

[sophi-s]

Inktober Day 3: Path

Lost and lonely despite their siblings' presence, the Hollow Knight follows the faint voice of their father to seek a new purpose (this is from my AU "The Hollow King)

[threbe]

⚜️THE PATH OF PENDRAGON⚜️

🍁Arthur in my NNT au

Cover page if this was a book

👑King of kings

⚔️King of knights

🏰King of Chaos

[kylo-wrecked]

{ cont'd from here }

"These are not my people."

It was said with the impartiality of the black welling behind the viewports, where stars died and rebirthed at recurrent intervals. His tenor smoothed over the words like smoke over coals. He was like smoke, there and not, sat with his durasteel skull balanced on a thigh as broad as the bench he sat on, flickering between the hazy shape of the boy she knew and the fully grown and unshorn husk.

Ren tilted his head and studied Daenerys, pressing his wrought-iron gaze to hers. She was right that he was free in a way he had never been before. All Ren needed to encapsulate that freedom was his helm. His face awaited it, itself a mask, stony and chipped around the left eye, the left jowl, the cheek. Stone that was still flesh, of the same paled tissue that swathed the ribs, the abdomen, and the organs worming under the cold beskar plates and knitted tunic that covered it. Soft and loamy even in its certain musculature, a future burial site.

As Daenerys ate, a shadow hung over him. Ren seemed to be marked by it. Shadow touched every contour of the body, save for his eyes. Ren's eyes still held a light for her, if faint as stellar cores divested of their outer layers.

"Then stay," he murmured. Yet a shadow hung over even his voice. "But know if you do, you’ll never see me again."

Now her choice whether to stay, but it was not her choice whether he did the same, for his entity had become a shrine to the Ren.

@lastxdragon

[shadow-pixelle]

For the fanfic ask game!

Z: is there a story you wrote that doesn't seem to get much love?

(The game in question)

Hmmm, difficult one.

I think I actually have three that I wish got more love. The one I'm the most sad about is A Star-Lined Path, closely followed by Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Both of these are Star Wars fics; the former follows Pong Krell, aka that Besalisk dude from Clone Wars Umbara arc, and I had a ton of fun writing that, so it's sad that it's not seen quite as much reading.

The other is an OC Jedi at the end of the Clone Wars, so between that, it being canon-compliant (Order 66 my beloathed), and the angst, I'm not surprised that it doesn't get as much love, but it was a really fun fic to write even though I wrote it super quickly, so I'd like to see it get more.

The last of that three is Silk and Flame, which is a Hollow Knight fic, and another thing I had a load of fun writing.

In all admittedly I'm always happy that any of my writing gets love, but those three in particular are some of the ones I wish got a little more of it.

Thank you for the ask!

[dawnled]

tag post #5 ( au verses #2 ) !

[meowdei]

khaenriahn princess reader x knight capitano ; jealous capitano ; implied hidden relationship ; pre cataclysm ; royal au ; capitano is not cursed yet so his skin is supple and youthful ; banter and fluff

“There is word, my lady,” his voice says lowly. You hum, reaching over to grab at his helmet. Capitano gently captures your hand before you can, pulling it away from its path to uncover his face. There’s a fleeting frown on your lips, but it’s gone as soon as he brings it up and presses a small, delicate kiss to the knuckles through the dark cloth that hides him from you.

“Oh? What of, my dear knight?” You ask curiously. Something tells him it’s almost mockingly innocent.

“That there is a rather…determined prince seeking your hand in marriage.”

Sometimes, it feels unfair that very rarely do you get to see the face hidden underneath the armor, but you suppose you don’t need to see Capitano to know exactly what emotion is twisted in his face. You fight back an amused grin—his voice tells you all you need to know.

You’re certain he must taste his own bitterness as the words fall from his tongue.

“Such grand news,” you gasp, “and yet…you speak with such hesitation. Has this news not brought you joy, my captain?”

“Forgive me, my lady,” he says unamused, voice low and just shy of a grumble, “I value your wellbeing above all. Should a capable prince ask for your hand, I would be most delighted if that is what you accept.”

“You do not sound delighted at the idea,” you tease.

“Perhaps my lady has not given me reason to think she would be interested in such a proposition,” he mutters.

This time, his voice does, in fact, sound the slightest bit petulant—like a child who sulks after being scolded. His tone is usually one that is far too courteous. Painfully so, in fact. (You’ve spent a good number of exasperating moments insisting he be more casual with you. You reap the rewards of those efforts few and far in between). But now, he betrays himself with a flicker of frustration, far too evidently for even you to miss.

He realizes too late how childish the words must sound spoken so irritably. You can tell that he clenches his jaw, seeing the tension even under the mask as he forces himself to still the bitterness spreading through his veins.

“Tell me, my dear knight,” you grin. You can imagine the unhappy lift of his brow as you speak, “what makes you so certain I would be disinterested in such an enticing offer?”

“It seems my assumptions were incorrect,” he grunts, straightening his back before promptly adding, “forgive me, my lady. I must see to rather urgent military affairs. I shall be seeing you—”

“Jealousy is unbecoming on you, Sir Capitano,” you quip, your hand grabbing at his wrist, tugging him towards you. He stills, stiff as a statue as your hand reaches for his helmet once more.

This time, he doesn’t stop you. He allows the lithe, delicate fingers he knows so well to grab at the edge of his helmet, carefully tugging it off before his face slowly reveals itself to you. You smile, cupping a cheek before tracing your thumb along the soft skin of his face.

“I am not jealous,” he says stubbornly.

“Haven’t they taught you never to lie to a princess?” You hum, stepping closer. His lips twitch just a fraction at the edges before two strong arms wrap around your waist, pulling you towards him. Flush against his chest. Tucked right against his heart. Pressed so close, you almost wonder if you could feel his heart beating through the armor if you paid close enough attention.

“You torment me, my lady,” he murmurs quietly, “I fear I cannot accept this arrangement. It would tear through my soul to watch you be wed to another.”

“Then do not watch me,” you whisper.

You have seen his eyes flicker with soft, warm affection countless times. There is beauty underneath the helmet he wears so often, beauty that not many are so fortunate to see. You see it often, though. In private, hidden moments that he affords you. In the quiet of your chambers where the maids cannot disturb you. In the corners of the palace where no one can interrupt your fleetingly lingering touches and longing gazes.

Your hands hold his face, slowly pulling him closer as you study every precious slope across his skin. The slightly jagged curve of his nose. The plumpness of his lips. The slant of his sharp cheekbones. Every feature you know by heart, and revisit in your dreams.

You smile lightly at the thought of his jealousy, as guilty as you should feel for teasing him. Your knight—and you, his beloved princess.

“Do you wish to marry a prince?” He asks, leaning into your neck, breathing in your scent as his nose trails up your jaw until it reaches your cheek. Your breath hitches. His lips quirk into a smile.

“I wish to marry someone who owns my heart,” you say breathlessly, “prince or not.”

“Perhaps what you need is someone who is far more capable of carrying the weight of your heart. You possess rather discerning taste—it is not easy to please you, my lady.”

You huff, glaring at him from the corner of your eyes as you ask, “do you mean to call me difficult?”

“Among other things,” he chuckles. There’s a light, teasing trail of kisses pressed to your skin, leading straight to your lips. Capitano knows exactly what he’s doing, though—he stops just at the corner of them, making you pout as you try to lean in and close the gap.

He grins smugly, pulling away just enough to create distance between your mouths.

“You should not toy with a princess,” you say, displeased.

He hums, rubbing the small of your back as he counters, “and you should not toy with the heart of a man devoted to you.”

“Forgive me, my dear knight,” you murmur, gently bringing his face closer as your hands cradle his face once more, “I shall not torment you with such teasing again.”

“I am most grateful, your highness,” he fights back a chuckle.

Jealousy is unbecoming on someone as noble as the captain of your military forces. You like the way it looks on him just a little, anyway. Love the way his posture is more rigid and his voice is sharper when forced to consider the possibility of your heart yearning elsewhere. Enjoy the way he holds you tighter and closer as cool armor steals your warmth.

“Shall I tell this prince I am not interested?” You ask with a knowing look.

He hums thoughtfully, a smug smile playing on his lips as he replies, “no, I think I’d rather witness the expression of his highness when he realizes his charms hold no sway over you—a rare defeat for a man so certain of his allure.”

“Someday I shall marry you, my dear knight,” you whisper. Finally, with a softened look, he leans in to kiss you. Slow. Delicate. So gentle, it almost feels like you are one whisper from the wind away from falling apart.

“I look forward to it, my lady. Not even celestia could stop me from claiming your hand.”

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The last line is a big rip if you know what I mean 😔

[peanutheaddd]

swap au…….

my thoughts abt this au under cut ^_^

knight was a criminal in this au which is why dog man is also a criminal

knight is a criminal in this au for reasons similar to petey . theres an added part of the public school system not being very nice to him so he gives up on his education early on and then the job market wasnt very nice to him bc of that. smth smth commentary

petey is still an inventor, but its just a hobby

lil petey exists bc petey was working on making a cloning machine and through a cartoonish chain of coincidences one of his whiskers ends up in the dna chute and lil petey is born

petey still has a Lot of complex emotions abt being a dad he js copes with it wwwaaayyyy better

i think hes js scared of messing up like his dad did .

petey still kinda has difficulty regulating his emotions but again he js copes with it better. #bless

either grace is still alive, she dies way later than in canon, or petey had some other parental figure to depend on after his mom dies . either way there is some reason that petey doesnt go down the wrong path in this au

dog man kidnaps lil petey initially to antagonize petey except lil petey somehow keeps escaping whatever dog man restrains him with for reasons of: do it for the bit

eventually he js gives up on trynna keep lil petey restrained bc he doesnt try to run away and he kinda js keeps him company. LOL

petey is Very worried the first time dog man kidnaps lil petey but after the seventieth kidnapping and after hearing from lil petey abt how nice dog man is to him he js starts seeing it more as free babysitting and is lwk grateful to him LOL 😭😭😭 this is also how he finds out that dog man rlly isnt all that bad

i think dog mans always had a soft spot for kids he js tries to pretend like he doesnt

greg the dog was a stray . knight was the only person to ever show him love and i think seeing the world treat knight so shit made him kinda jaded

in this au it was knights idea to stitch gregs head onto his body . so dog mans way more aware of the sacrifice knight made for him

i actually dont know why the accident happens in this au. im thinking along the lines of one of peteys inventions blows up on accident and knight + greg r caught right in the middle of it which is why dog mans hates peteys ass so bad initially

i think lil petey begs petey to go see dog mans in jail tgth a lot. lol . everytime dog man escapes he kidnaps lil petey and they hang out