#ln the geisha

[fae-sodapop]

The Ladies of the Maw

These are just characters that have like zero connection to LN cannon other than the fact there's a painting of five ladies in the Maw. Please note this js just for fun and is in no way cannon.

A few images were undquashed by this post here

These were inspired by these ripped models from this post here

- Red / Crimson

• "The Patroness"

• "The savior"

• "The Mother"

• "The sun"

Red made the mall is a safe place to try and escape the nowhere's torment. She lived in the nowhere for a long time she didn't remember what the waking world looked like anymore but she knew it wasn't as twisted as the nowhere. She denied that nowhere entirely after growing up and it's torment she took in many children and Green was extremely close to her, she was raised by red and saw her as a mother. She fully intended to carry on her work but as she grew the nowhere started to whisper to her about all the things that could give her if she just killed red. So she did. Red felt nothing but betrayal she watched her broken child devour her.

- Green / Clover

• The Governess

• "My good luck charm" by Red

• "My darling child" by Red

Greenfield mixed feelings about eating red. The nowhere had convinced her that red was selfish and deceitful. She'd hidden things from green. Green became pretty erratic after red's death, she continued to keep kids and (now) adults she grew up with safe. But the thing in her head eventually convinced her that the adults were conspiring against her, so she killed them off slowly one by one. Then they were a threat to the children so she killed them all. The voices said she needed a successor so she took in Blue to "Keep her safe". By now the children were terrified of her so blue was reasonably scared. Green did take care of her but often locked her in a cage and made her sing for hours on end. As blue grew up, outgrowing her cages Green had started killing the children as they were all "evil". She brought them all to what it is today; a gluttonous buffet and a prison for any child.

- Blue / Sea

• The Countess

• "Song bird" by Green

• "My gem" by Green

When Blue was an adult, she couldn't take it anymore so she bashed in Green's skull. She was devastated when she heard hundreds of screams coming from the broken scope she let the mall continue to operate without trying to stop it. Her quarters were filled with beautiful dresses, kimonos, and clothing of all sorts, she often dressed up and tried to put on a beautiful persona. But every time she tried it would only stick before eventually she started to cry and whale again and again, her face staining with makeup and her clothes now becoming messy and dreadful. She took a child from the prison in hopes it would make herself happy, and it did at least for a while.

(chose this one because of the blueish outfit - just fit)

WARNING: Mention of su*cide

- White / Pearl

• The Mistress

• "My Flower" by Blue

• "My light" by Blue

White was raised as Blue's child, she was spoiled with dolls and dresses singing her to sleep, and overall treating her like a doll. White wanted her mother's attention and love real love. She didn't want all the material thanks she was given but if that was all her mother can love maybe if she was like a doll her mother would love her too. She wore a doll mask and dressed in pure White to mask her emotions, but still her mother paid her no mind. Blue songs became less and less comforting over the years as they slowly devolved into screaming and wailing of pain. When white was 20 years old blue hung herself in her quarters. Being left all alone and having no way to manage it white sunk into the mask. She let the nowhere puppet her around, giving up nearly all her autonomy. She took in a child when she was 25, the child was known as Six (the lady). White gave her a mask to hide her emotions so she too could resemble a doll. She doted on her as if she was a doll, brushing her hair, dressing her up, making her dance and sing. However any emotion that she showed besides happiness or content was met with disappointment from White. White often said how perfect dolls were as they never cried, they never complained, they never even talked they were perfect.

- Six (The Lady)

• The Geisha / The Lady

• "Doll" by white

• "Mama" by Torch (Younger)

• "Mother" by Torch

Six was traumatized by all the events that had played out before the mall. The nest, the forest, the pale city, it was all too much for a young mind to handle. So she's silently resigned to the new life. Six grew up with an Infinity for the Dolls and their perfection. I don't have much on her other than when she was going to take power from White she couldn't kill her so she sent her away to the depths of the mall to be tended by the staff. After several times she made amends with mono and they kept in contact with each other through the TV and messenger birds. She is the only lady that has produced a biological successor to her role.

- Torch

• "My little light" by The Lady

• "My girl" by The Thin Man

• "The Little Miss" by the staff

Torch also known as the flashlight girl is the biological daughter of The Lady & The thin man.

Red - Green

- Red was a good mother, but Green was influenced onto a bad path by the Nowhere

Green - Blue

- Blue never saw Green as a mother, she was terrified of her all her life after being psychologically tormented by her.

Blue - White

- Adoptive Mother/Daughter relationship, Blue wanted to be a good mother but she was to busy drowning in her own grief that she was emotionally neglectful to white.

White - Six (The Lady)

- White was raised to keep her emotions behind a mask (literally). She gave a mask to her successor as the only form of support she could give (or what she viewed as support). Their relationship was more like a teacher and student. It's hard to say if it was White or the Nowhere speaking during Six's (The Lady's) childhood.

[midnightfire830]

What is Mono and Six's backstory

So Mono grew up on the Inkwell Isles with his brother Mugs (who, if you guys didn’t realize, takes the role of the Toddler from the Little Nightmares comics). I’m not sure on how the LN world came to be the way it is, but I always assumed that it used to be a normal world like ours till SOMETHING all of a sudden happened that changed it. So I’m going off of that.

At some point this thing happened and Inkwell was soon overrun by horrible monsters that killed everyone on the isles. Mono, or Cuphead, and Mugman had to flee and go to the mainland in hopes of reaching a safe haven they heard about from Elder Kettle. However as they were traveling through a dark wood there was an accident and Mono ended up falling off some kind of a cliff. When he woke up, he didn’t remember anything, so he got up and wandered around aimlessly around the woods till he stumbled upon Six.

What happened to Mugs… well… you’ll have to read the Little Nightmares Comic to find out what happened to him.

Now Six is a little heartbreaking and I guess triggering plus I rearranged some events in LN canon. Bendy and Boris grew up in an orphanage together as brothers. Pretty similar to OG IM. Until this “major event” or whatever happened. The kids in the orphanage were taken to the Maw and raised in the nursery area we see in LN1 for food. Boris and Bendy tried their best to escape but got separated pretty quickly. Boris, of course, being the runaway child in the Little Nightmares DLC.

Boris went along the DLC storyline pretty normally. Trying to find his brother and find a way to escape until he was caught by the geisha lady. Bendy saw Boris get caught but never saw him transformed into a gnome. He just ran away out of the Maw terrified but still believed that Boris survived. And THEN the events of Little Nightmares 2 happens. (Yes I know Little Nightmares 2 is a pre-qual, but I’ve rearranged some things, bear with me pls.) So Boris lives as a gnome surviving on the Maw waiting for his brother to return as the events of Little Nightmares 2 happened and Six finds his way back this time WITH Mono. (Boris also kept his bandana and wore it afterwards even as a gnome its kind of important to the story ig).

They both get aboard the Maw and get separated early on. Then we follow along the events of Little Nightmares 1. Six started starving and Boris tried to give him the sausage, realizing that it was his brother and he need help. And yes, Six does eat the Gnome. He saw the gnome with Boris’ bandana but assumed that the gnome took it. It wasn’t until later when Mono and Six rejoin and leave the Maw does Mono explain that he saw the Geisha lady turn one of the children into gnomes does Six realize that the gnome he ate might have been Boris.

From then on Six and Mono try their best to survive in the Little Nightmares world. They set up a little camp in the Pale City and scavenge for food and supplies and just in general try their best.

I don’t have a whole lot planned out after that. Mostly because I’m waiting for Little Nightmares 3 to see what happens ig.

Anyway! I hope this answers your ask!

Thanks for the ask!!!

[quoththeowl31]

LN x IDV crossover. Yes!! Just as thought Axe Boy and Little Girl are Mono and Six. The Lady will most likely be Geisha but I hope Joseph plays the Thin Man. It makes sense since he travels through TV's and Joseph uses cameras.

[venus-vermillion01]

Eternal Rest: Chapter 3 : Caged Bird Ryomen x reader

Authors Note: 

Vn: Vessels Name

Stranger

Ryomen 

Ryomen san 

Grouchy

Four arms

Handsome 

Sukuna

My king

Sukuna recounted the many names you would call him , all the ones he could recall. From the moment he met you, that first encounter was always something to remember. “Little girl,” he intentionally called you to annoy you despite the fact you were a grown woman. How your cheeks would puff in annoyance or you let out a small snarl, flashing your fanged teeth. Overtime, he came to respect and address the titles you were given even as you dismissed them stating that they don’t mold you but make it known what you are. “ mother of curses, LN, YN, my right hand, ”

“Pest, doll, my yn, my love… my wife,” if only there was time for that last one.

A sigh escaped from him. How he yearned to hear your voice say any of them again. “Forever till the end,” your promise. He wished to see your lips morph into every syllable of the promise you made. Sukuna sank further into his throne , adjusting his arm into his robe,  with a pensive look over his face. An idea came through. 

He lacked patience. He opened his eye to be greeted with a dark room with only the blinding light of the tv on. Soft snores can be heard and based on the position his vessel was in, he was asleep. Scanning over the mounds of blankets and other silhouettes he caught sight of the one thing was trying to find. VN was sound asleep on the couch, leaning against Kugisaki. She appeared serene and even smiling slightly. Probably having a nice dream.  

Sukuna removed any malicious intent he had before he peered into your soul. 

…

Yn moved her arms elegantly and placed each footing gently. Twirling on the surface of the lake. Her kimono swayed following in pursuit of its wearer. VN simply gazed with awe and was transfixed as she watched YN move. Swinging her arm over her head as she extended a silver fan, spinning gently and finished her movement with a small bow. VN gave out an applause as she sat crossed legged on a seating pillow. One that she requested from VN after getting constant back aches from sitting on the surface.

YN let out a small smile. “Its nice to celebrate the fact that i'm actually awake again,” you said as you walked toward the girl.  You held your hand out for VN to only tilt her head in curiosity and a questioning look came across. “Get up. I'm going to show you,” you ordered. “But I don’t know how to dance,” she mumbled out a shy look. “I didn’t really ask did I,”

Hesitant but didn't want to make YN annoyed, VN took her hand.

“Besides this is going to come in handy very soon,” you foretold. Waving your hand for an orange fan to appear before VN. 

“Now follow me,” you instructed. The small chimes of your hair ornaments commenced once again as you showed Vn the correct movement. Up from above, Sukuna continued to watch. Pity.He had originally planned on grabbing you and pulling you into his domain but when he felt the tranquility in your domain and the smile that adorned your face he wouldn't do it. Ruining this festive moment would only enrage her more so he sought the alternative, watching. This was the most entertainment that he has had and for you to be the center of it satisfied his hunger at the moment. Just wait my dear, I will come for you. So he will watch for the meantime, biding his time until the right moment to pluck you from the safety of your domain into where you rightfully belong, his malevolent shrine. 

… 

“Again,” you repeated. VN let out a small sigh as she moved her fan downward to finish the routine. You raised an eyebrow disapprovingly. “ This will have to suffice for now. But what did I expect,” you spoke out loud. 

“I didn't know I was auditioning to be a geisha,” VN sarcastically commented. 

“Be grateful I'm even teaching you a curse technique let alone one of my strongest one’s,” 

“Wait what?” Bewilderment covered her face, tripping on her footing.

“Your too weak on your own and I can’t have a weak vessel,”

“Go figure,” Vn let out under her breath.

“Your always going to be with me right?”VN

“Why? Do you hope I disappear one day? “No, not like that. I mean I’m glad and happy to some extent we are stuck with each other. 

She let out a laugh. “Your like a mean older sister but I'm okay with that. In some ways you're like a mom too. And obviously you are cuz that's your title. Telling me what looks good on and what's not. Being brutally honest and overbearing at times but you have your reasons,” Maybe you have gone soft. Now when you think about it, Vn comes to you whenever she is bothered by something, sad or just wants to be in your company. She comes in with her strange burst of happiness that reminds you of your human life. She begs you to conjure up the strange modern clothing she fantasizes of wearing. Items that she spends hours talking about with the brown haired sorceress. You indulge her in her wishes and she even encourages you to try some on because “Your figure would look great in this,” 

Have you gone soft? 

“VN,” you barefly uttered her name. “Hmm” she replied, turning to see you. A strange smile, but instantly she paled up and you saw her lips open. You didn’t get to hear a word with the noise of quick zip behind you. A sharp tug from your obi pulled you from behind, a strong grip on your arm dragged you from the beautiful sodden domain. 

... 

The soft tune of a biwa roused you. Even as you widen your eyes it took you a few more stubborn blinks for the blurry vision to go away. You could hardly move your body, it felt as though the atmosphere was dragging you to the ground. It all ached, every ligament, bone and muscle was sore. “Why do i feel like this?” you groaned, feeling your limbs tensing up in your attempts to move.  A hand suddenly shoved your head back into a soft pillow. 

“Stop moving so much,” an all too familiar voice said, giving you all the more reason to fidget. 

You snarled to be greeted by Sukuna’s questioning look. His hands held a taut band stained in black goo. You stopped for a moment with your mouth agape. Scanning over yourself you realized that you were doused in your own blood, a kimono so torn if it wasn't for your bandaged chest then you would have been completely naked. A noticeably large gash traced from your abdomen traveling to your spine. 

 You slightly tilted your head, this is an echo of when a sorcerer attacked you, fatally wounding you. This was the day “He” brought me to his palace so he could tend to my wounds. But why are you reenacting it all over again? Did you fall asleep when VN was speaking to you?It's happened before. 

Ryomen just watched with his beady eyes, he leered at you. The perplexed face scrawled onto your face makes him smirk, he can practically see the gears clicking in your head. 

It seems she hasn't figured it out. He mused. So he’ll continue playing along.

Ryomen tugged the bandage earning him a wince followed by scowl from you. Raising an eyebrow. “ Were you so weak that a sorcerer like that was able to leave you almost dead?”

He chastises you. 

You didn't know how to respond. This doesn't feel like one of my memories, more fabricated. Making eye contact with the man before you made your guts churn even as they could possibly spill out at any moment. “ This doesn't feel right,” you whispered more to yourself than to him. He faltered just for a split second. 

Ryomen leaned in closer, refusing to let the bands loosen but rather stiffen more as if he was punishing you for saying what you said. “Of course it doesn't, pest. Not when your supposed to be the Queen,” he refused to let you out of his sight. The atmosphere was becoming tense. 

YN suddenly let out an airy laugh her demeanor changed without missing a beat. “I made it out, didn't I. And I did win, that sorcerer is long gone nowI? You don’t have to be so strict with me,” YN giggled, visibly relaxing as she laid back down. She chose to look at the ceiling instead and listen to the biwa play. 

What are you up to? Ryomen thought. 

“Someone has to or else you'll never learn,”he added before knotting the ends of the bandage. His fingers caked in the thick black blood. 

“Aww were you worried about me,” Yn teased, playing with her blood stained hands. The pale complexion only signed more to him that the injury was worse than she made it out to be. But he didn't have to worry, this was only a memory of the past. 

Thick black blood strung from her fingers, dripping slowly like sap, fell right onto her chest. Without much thought and far too late to go back on his action, his palm made contact with her sternum. Right where he could feel an organ pulsate, the rise and fall off her chest along with it. “You okay, Ryomen san? You're the one not looking good,” she commented, mouth slightly agape. 

He only let out a low hum. Letting his hand slide across you beating chest to the crook of your neck. YN held her breath. Feeling his nails gently trace the laced symbols . A chill ran up her spine. She was at a loss of words? He didn’t do this in real life. No, this was the moment he just bandaged you and left to clean himself up. 

“How I have waited for a century to feel you?” He murmured, an entranced look glazed over  moving his thumb in a circular movement caressing your cheek. An aromatic atmosphere fogged your mind. His touch sent butterflies into your stomach, involuntarily you leaned into his hand, using your own to overlay his. 

A scrawny servant came through the door and immediately bowed his head in a frantic manner, Sukuna paying no attention to him yet you did. There's a reason why you disliked this memory so much? 

.“My lord, Lady Kikyo is here,” and at the sound of that name, the illusion shattered . the tune of the biwa broke sequentially with the cries and gasps from the other servants, watching their fellow companion collapse to the floor gurgling red liquid from the mouth and their master foaming with anger. It slipped his mind, the name of that human that ruined the moment. 

He Yet, that moment of rage brought you to reality immediately sitting upright.  You and Ryomen made eye contact for what felt like the longest minute. Despite the initial shear wave of insanity that you emitted, it didn't phase him at all and if it did he showed no sign of it. 

He simply gave a coy smile. “It was good while it lasted,” You didn't reply as you thought long and hard. The ceiling, the servants and everything started to disintegrate away, dissolving away leaving just the two of you and for some reason that made your heart drop. 

Even if it was a spell, it was comforting to be distracted but now it was all turning into dust leaving. Unsettling. A crimson lake, white bones and a pretty skull shrine.

Your ey c irises constricted along with the rest of your body. It was just you and him now within His domain. 

Your jaw clenched, watching him tower above you sitting in his throne. A light chuckle escaped from his lips, “Why such a long face, my queen ? Aren’t you thrilled to be here?” He said with a smug look. 

You took a deep breath. “Why am I here?”

 His question went unanswered. “Since I'm in a good mood I'll answer your question. ” 

“It's so simple you already know,” 

“Holding me as a prisoner in your domain is not something I would think you could do but its not out of the realm of possibility,” you sarcastically responded, yet even as you said it, your face was devoid of any emotion. It didn't go unnoticed.

Ryomen cocked his head to the side, analyzing the situation just as he always did . His pretty jem was now within his grasp. There you stood ever so still under his watchful eye. Quite frankly it was making you get the creeps. “You're not a prisoner here, you're my honored guest,”

Calm down, you chanted to yourself, any attempts really in order to avoid your mind from really grasping the situation you were in. “Let me go or else,” you tried to threaten but it came out more meek than ravenous. Any effort to make yourself unafraid was useless when a predator already knows you so well. You clenched your fist so tightly that your nails slowly began to tear into your palms.  

“Or else what. You are in no position to be making threats,” Ryomen immediately humbled you and the fact is he was right. He was already able to attain three of his fingers while those good for nothing sorcerers were incapable of finding even one of your own stones. 

An iron grip locked your soul and there was no sign of it losing at all. “Your right, but what would you have me do,?” you defensively stated. “We are together at last, you are now safe and sound within my domain. We have all the time in the world,”  The small string of sanity that was holding you together was fraying as you felt your knees buckle into the ground. My soul, a soul, its fragmented. 

You hardly noticed that tears started to put down your face, not a hitch nor a small cry to warn you how truly overwhelmed. 

 Short breaths escaped your lips, catching yourself before stumbling forward. Black speckling orbs grew around vision. Throat tightening to point where it felt like you wouldn’t be able to breathe. Why is this happening to me? That little thread was becoming a ticking time bomb. 

Ryomens strong stare was startled as he raised his eyebrow. A heavy wave of a pungent sweet but sour aura leaked from where you stood. The offset signs of one thing. Mania. 

He warped in front of Yn , who evidently was too preoccupied with her own state to care. Kneeling down to see that the woman’s before ignoring the foreboding aura. It didn’t require much thought, Ryomen acted in a certain way that would appear to contradict all those rumors of him. 

He enveloped Yn in his kimono without a struggle from her. He could feel the drumming of your heart and with how skittish you were becoming it became clear to him too you were going to have another mania attack. Despite everyone's belief that he would kill other curses instantly if they pose any annoyance to him it didn't apply to YN.

 YN mania was part of her insanity so it couldn't be helped. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence and overtime he developed some patience with her and paid attention to watching how her children would calm her down.   

He was at fault and he knew that. He didn’t care for pleasure or the carnal desire to sleep with Yn. Even though a few hundred years ago at first he was initially believed that it meant he didn’t view her romantically. But it seemed that there was more than what appeared at the surface? 

“Let me go,” Yn voice rasped, fighting her sobs. She would not allow herself to fall apart in front of him, he would only use it against her. 

Ryomen simply listened, soothingly caressing her back. What would her children do again to calm her down? 

Even though YNs vessel only consumed one stone, Ryomen knew that if YN didn’t calm down soon, then her reminisce would start to weigh on Yuji’s soul, not that he cared about the brat but could only stir up trouble..

“YN, your going to listen carefully,” “You want me to listen when I can barely even hear,” she let out a cry of frustration. Your breathing became uneven taking sips of air, and the sounds of blares began to deafen your ears.

Smudges of green and black orbs began to distort your sight. “My insanity” you horsely whispered. Despite YN’s fear, Ryomen remained calm yet diligent. He squeezed your shoulders. 

“Take a deep breath in, can you do that for me?” sounding muffled, you felt his warm breath brush against your ear. Nodding hesitantly, you felt your lungs expand. “Good. Now breathe out,” and you repeated the cycle, concentrating more on your breathing.

His forehead touched yours unknowingly, aware of his aura. “Do you remember what you used to call me when we first met?”

“Old-man” you retorted. 

He let out a chuckle. “No, guess again,” 

“Stranger,” your response was quick and prompt. Of course you would remember what you called him. That was what he was/is. 

“Hmm yes, and do you think I’m still one?”

“Yes,”again your responded with equal pace.

He mused. “I guess on a certain level i am but I know you Yn more than you know,”

“I doubt that”. Maybe it was not the best to be instigating him yet the adrenaline was still making you act without much rational thought.

“Your still the first spirit that I saw in the woods, caring for the little curses that came across your path. I know you like those orangangy things… what are they called,” hearing him snap his fingers. “Mandarins. You prefer the company of your own kind and to live a simple life like when you reigned over the mountain range. And I know your insanity would crush any soul, even yours,”

Contemplating whether he should continue  “ And I prefer if that didn't happen,”

The little speckles were clearing away, you were now able to peer up at him with your doe eyes. His face had an eerie calmness to it.“Then let me leave, I was fine  before you took me from my domain,”  you said without thought.

His remained stoic. “No,”

Tears stung in your eyes, eyebrows pinched together Ryomen can see your building frustration. “And why no? I’m so unhappy here,” 

“I can make you happy. You can everything as long as I’m here” 

That’s wasn’t the answer you wanted to hear. It weighed on you. You shock you head in disapproval. “ That’s not good enough,” you growled. “ It doesn’t make up for anything that’s you have done,” 

Your hand curled into a fist . Slamming it without much effort pity fully Ava ish his chest. 

Ryomen raised an eyebrow. “You want another reason. Fine then. You’ll crush your vessel's soul the moment you go berserk.” 

“ No I won’t. It won’t happen because I’ll be within my own domain away from you,” 

. He snapped and grabbed your wrist in mid punch. “ Is that what you want to hea, some pathetic lie to yourself,” he seethed. “. It’s the truth and you know it. What will happen when your vessel starts to deteriorate inside out? Hmmm. Those sorcerers will only move your execution date closer and you’ll have to wait another century till you get another vessel. 

“ Good. Put me out of my misery. I’ll be far away from you,” 

That struck a chord with him. 

That calm face gone into a scowl bearing a snarl at you. “Your drying out my patience pest. I’m doing this for you, to keep you from hearing yourself.” 

“Sure but what will protect me from you ,” the tears rolled down your pale cheeks. 

You ripped your arms out of his grasp fumbling to steady yourself. Making distance between the two and luckily Ryomen stood place. 

“ Like I said before you are a guest here Yn not a prisoner. When you manage to get out, I have no doubt that you won’t be able to, there will be others who are going to hunt you. Even if you do not believe me, you have my word I will tend to your every need ,” He enunciated the last word.

Despite his glamorous proclamation, there is only so much a boy could do when continuously calling wolf.

[grim-faux]

okay, recall how I discussed in le post about the Pretender being an actual adult that never grew into adulting status? For whatever reason. I read in another posters theory about the room in the Nest, with the birds from @itstimetotheorize

The room with the baby bird [indeed slay me with the Mono and Thin Man references] could have a different meaning. It could be a room where some resident tried to hide away, but fell prey to the transmission of the Signal Tower. Or maybe the room could have some other metaphorical reference?

The Pretender's name could be a lot of references to a "false" or invader of sorts. What is she ''''pretending''''. The Lady is a geisha type individual which oversees the Maw and its practices. The Janitor maintains the facility, and sends children to the Chefs. The Chefs. The Hunter is a guy in the woods trapping and hunting. You get the point.

What is the "Pretender" pretending to pretend? Are they just a child that is meant to inherit a territory, the way Lady holds power over the Maw, or the Broadcaster (the Thin Man) is the source of the broadcast?

Welp, I was thinking about the crushed eggs in that room of the Nest, and the solo dead bird. It made me think - What other bird is the sole survivor of a genocide of its nestmates? And who is out here gathering up children as their playmates, then slaughters them? The Pretender. And the Pretender is presider over the Nest.

For those who do not know, there are species of birds referred to as brood parasites, because they force another species of bird to hatch and rear their young. There are cuckoos and there are cowbirds - their gig is to lay an egg in with a foster nest, and abandon it there. However, in the process of the chick hatching, it will genocide its 'brood', or the competition, by tossing out the eggs or killing the chicks.

There is a lot of fascinating information taken off the concept of parasitic broods among birds, because birds... are smart. They can figure out that this egg or chick is not their's and will sometimes uno reversal and kill it. A BIG HOWEVER, is that the bird that laid the egg may seek revenger on the vandal that slayed their baby, and destroy the nest of the bird that did the deed, and kill all the baby birds anyway, just to be petty about it. So the social vindication of the whole process is a lot to go through, because it sucks to be stuck with this massive twat that'll eat more than you and grow to be five times your size - the animal kingdom is insane.

So I told you that lore, so we can talk about the Pretender. The Pretender has powers, so that we know. Is she really an adult? If you look at her pictures, compared to the children of the LN world... the Pretender has a much different facial structure. Most children in the LN world look gaunt or very 'mood' about their survival and the horrors they encounter. On the other hand, the Pretender lives in luxury, she does not necessarily look gaunt, but she does not have what I would call 'baby fat' either, or a childs facial look.

The Pretender may be an invader of the Nest, and there may have been a prior occupant who was living this luxurious lifestyle, who was cared for because of an eventual inheritance - but that individual may be gone, and what is left is this Pretender. And the caretakers of the Nest - the Craftsman and the Butler - cannot evict this invader, because... it may endanger their lives, as well. The Pretender has powers, and her caretakers are not interested in a confrontation - whether they could win or not, this whole thing may not be their business - so long as the 'occupant' of the Nest is cared for.

Never mind they might have already failed that duty. Or failed once more, given she may not have survived the fall with Rain Coat Girl.

I just thought it was an interesting study. Since the Pretender is sort of a monster/person we know nothing about, in terms of why she has powers, why is she given the world? Why the favoritism of this lone child? And as always, what is she 'Pretending' to be. She seems like a character of the lore who is out of place, or who has inserted herself into a location that is problematic for everyone involved. And where are the 'parents' of the Pretender? Maybe they were slain when her powers manifested? Or like the parasitic brood parents, got wise this was not their child, so the Pretender got rid of them? Hence why the Craftsman and the Butler have not wavered from their duties, least they meet the same fate.

Also, kind of hilarious that the Pretender throws hands with these tattertots.

[piece-of-hweat]

A Little Nightmare I had...

This is a recall of a dream I had last summer (2022) I believe? There are gaps in my memory, practically because of the one-year gap, but also because I do not recall the section of the dream at all. I'll tell you about it regardless.

The dream starts off with the nightmare kids (Six, Mono, Runaway, Raincoat) who are trying to escape a dark, lightless city filled with shadow monsters. There was also this... grandma(?), similar to The Lady/Geisha, who kept chasing us, trying to capture us. While we were being chased, we came across a dock and got into one of the boats. Runaway and Raincoat started the boat up while me and Mono kept look out. We escape into the waters, but the grandma follows us into the water. While we fled, a monster, what I recall being a giant baby/doll with an animal face, emerges from the water and tries to eat us, before getting injured or something, and crashing onto The Grandma. The two get into a fight and we escape deeper into the black water.

Then there was a big gap in my memory

After the gap was another section of the dream. It took place in a forest-area, similar to the beginning of the second LN game. There was this event going on where the townspeople of the woods would gather about in a clearing to... hang clothing??? This was just done out in the middle of nowhere and some people had guns for some reason. For whatever reason, we tried to cross the field. We had to sneak under each bit of clothing while it was up on the clotheslines- we were just not allowed to pass if the clothing was in front of our face. While in the process, one of us stepped on the clothing by accident, and a gunshot sounded. Shortly afterwards, the gunmen started to shoot at us.

While dodging the bullets and pushing past the clothing, we got to the end of the field where there's just this... dirt-mound piled up to look like a anthill, but with children-sized holes, perfect for us to slip through and possibly fall underground. We quickly enter the little holes slid into a new section. I remember it being really weird because the tunnel rounded back to the start I think, and there were these huge, ugly hands that kept trying to grab us. I remember Mono (or Runaway), who went in first, literally stop his sliding to prevent us from sliding straight into the hands of the gunmen.

We did eventually get caught and then we were knocked out. Later, I remember waking up in a cell. Looking out from the bars I could see the rest of the room. The room we were in was like an office, but underground. Clearly underground. Half the walls were stone and the rest were smooth, ugly-stained marble walls. On said marble walls were framed pictures of pinned insects like dragonflies and butterflies. On the wall to my right was this large steel door, and beside that door was a desk that was parallel to our cell. I remember there being a black-"leather" sofa-chair behind the desk. I don't know why I remember that but whatever I guess. On the desk sat piles of papers on it and a big birdcage, a bird cage that contained Mono, if I remember correctly. He didn't have his mask on which was strange because (in the context of the dream) he had a really big issue with his face, he just hated it and absolutely could not stand just having his face out and about.

Apparently, our captors, who were-- I kid you not-- dressed in nun-like clothing (this was far before TSON so that was... weird-- explains why I got mass amounts of deja vu), were trying to... do something to us? But since Mono woke up first and had ooga booga magic, he made a compromise with our captors. Apparently, he promised to be their little lab rat, do everything they told him to do, so they could conduct tests on him. He was literally forced to stay in his own little hell just so we wouldn't get hurt or something of the sorts.

I (Six) woke up when the captors were "talking" to/threatening Mono. After the captors left, they left via the steel door. It clicked shut and there was a electric-sound I guess? Like... the beep of a smart lock or something, idk. Mono, despite the threat being gone, did not talk a lot, which is unusual to me. I kinda put two and two together and asked Mono if he was alright.

Six: "Hey... Mono, are you alright?" Mono: "Huh? Oh... yeah." Six: "...You sure? It doesn't sound like it..." Mono: silence Six: "You don't have to do any of that. We can get out of here soon, it'll be okay." Mono: "No, no, it's fine. I'll be okay. Everything will be fine."

He smiled really awkwardly at me, turned away quickly, and I woke up shortly after that.

My brain was fr really goofy back then. I had vivid-ish dreams quite often. They've disappeared ever since school started so... that's great... (this isn't the first time this happened. I had vivid dreams when I was younger, there was a 4-year gap where I didn't dream. It was because school was taking up more of my life. I think the same thing is happening again so weee ✨✨✨)

Aight. That's all I have to say. Goodbye o/

[katkalis-the-fanartist]

Hey I know you don’t do little nightmares anymore but how’s the lady and bb the geisha?

BB has been living her usual happy life, but hasn't set fod on the maw for some time.

And the Lady...well....I'm unsure..

Any more little nightmares stuff I make will be on @katkalis-draws-horror-fanart tho, if I DO ever do more LN stuff!

[redrumrose]

More fluff.  She wants to be tall.

[littlenightzmarez]

who's hungry

(i kinda messed up on the lineart bc i was in a rush, sorry!!)

[louizebi]

[fae-sodapop]

Almost every kid from Little Nightmares

Apologies for bad quality in some of the drawings

Part 2

[matymatsu]

Yo... you got any headcanons/theories of The Lady / Geisha? 👀

-slams hands on the table- You bet your sweet ass, I do

The Lady came from a family of Geishas. Her mother, being one herself, as well as the one who created the Maw. She was always taught; beauty is what keeps you ahead in life. You must be graceful, beautiful, desirable, or you will be left behind. It’s a lesson that stuck to her and is the reason why she’s so vain.

Ever since she was a child, she always had her magic. Her mother told her it was a family curse, and that she was next on the chopping block. The curse slowly corrupted her as time went on, making her less human, but also more powerful. 

She used the magic to her advantage, taking control of the Maw after her mother and using it as a resort of sorts. She would lure the guests with food and luxury, then take their life force to maintain her youth and beauty. 

At first, she didn’t believe her mother, seeing the curse as a blessing. However, she was proven wrong very early on. After a year of running the maw, she saw her reflection morph into that of an old, disfigured woman. The curse allowed you to stay young and healthy forever, but at a cost. She could never appreciate her own looks, as every mirror would show her true face. Ashamed and angry, she broke all the mirrors in her quarters.

The mirror that Six used was a gift given to the Lady by an old lover. He wasn’t aware of her curse and she never had the heart to break it like the others. Instead, hiding it away and keeping it as a memento. 

I’m of the popular mindset that really likes the idea of the Granny being the Lady’s mother who used to be the proprietor of the Maw. The Lady banished her to the bottom of the Maw when her mother started to suspect her plans of eternal youth. She was just as vain, and the Lady didn’t want the potential backstabbing that she knew her mother was capable of. 

The Lady actually loves children and has always had dreams of having a family of her own. However, she had to grow a cold heart to keep the Maw running. As much as she would love to have a child, she knew it would only muddy the waters and placed her own beauty before anything else.

[ask-tiny-three]

[LN SPECULATION: LOOP+DREAM THEORY]

Spoilers , Duh.

LN 2 gave us so me insight of the mainland and the world this actually sets place in. We finally get to experience what type of world would describe the maw as a save place

and holey moly they delivered.

But how does that fit into the timeline?

settle down folks because we have some interessting hints.

During the game we can see the construction of some of the guests. 

How does that all tie into the story you may ask.

the answer is right infront of us.

The viewers have not yet become the guests but they are in the process of getting corripted by the tv signals. 

However how this ties into this being a sequel is a bit beyond me. unless time loops around itself as a revolving cycle of feasting and corruption. Six becomming corrupted by the tv signal similar to the viewers , forced to come to the maw to feed. Responsible for the cycle of mono becomming the thin man. In the comics the accusing stares of the guests , blaming HER For the state the land is in maybe?

An endless cycle of feeding and destruction , repeating over and over again.

DREAM THEORY:

this theory is a bit more simple than time looping shinanigans.

the games revolve about children facing actual childhood fears and impressions. Metaphors we saw in the first game but now in the second one its even more clear , especially in the comics. Those are real things children could be afraid of or experience. Children feeling like they are growing up in a world they dont belong in.

we are faced with actual childhood fears or real childhood trauma

being bullied at school

being scared of a teacher

getting lost in the wilderness

lost in a place you are unfamiliar with

scared of what might be lurking in the dark

parental abuse and neglect

getting locked in and unable to escape.

A fear of hospitals

fear of heights

Strangers

all of these things are represented in one way or another. we see two kids clinging to childhood innosence in one way or another

Six clinging to the musicbox in a room of toys unable to let go of it. Unable to let go of it. When she is forced to ‘wake up’ from this nightmare she freaks out. she is unwilling to let go of that hint of childhood she has left , percieving herself as a corrupted monster after something she experienced. 

Whilst mono is avoiding desperately to grow up , literally running away from an older version of himself.even tho we see from the very beginning he already posesses the powers of manipulating the television

Maybe six is infact already the geisha of the maw. The geisha being her future self similar to how mono tried to avoid the thinman.

Maybe the games really do depict little nightmares....

BUT HEY THATS JUST A THEORY A GAME THEORY [Copyright strike I]

[blacklyte]

Woah woah more wof ln au? Yis.

More info go brr:

Mono: A Silkwing Dragonet. Being unable to fly, this makes him rely on Six for help with getting to high places. His antenna acts similar to a TVs, and they will drift towards any strong signals he can tune. His scales are strangely square-like for a silkwing. The silk he spins has a similar effect to wiring, letting electricity getting from place to place.

Thin Man: Silkwing ( this speaks for itself, lol. ) Has torn wings/wing buds, since the signal tower refused to let him grow his wings ( or get his freedom, really. ) His abilities are basically Monos’, but stronger.

Six: A Hivewing dragonet ( bright yellow go br ), doesn’t know how to fly, so also relies on Mono to get places. Has wrist stingers that aren’t very effective other than making her prey stop moving for about a second so she can go for the kill, probably. ( Hungy Babi )

The Lady/Geisha: Hivewing ( going both on Lady!Six theory and that Hivewings have a hierarchy that includes Ladies and Lords ) She emits that dark smoke/mist she uses to drain life through her wrist stingers, has funky eye-shaped patterns heehee.

RK: Seawing! Swimmy boy, though his gills maybe are deformed? Since he can’t stay underwater long. Fins that cover his face :))

RCG: Tricky one- I went with Mud/Sand, I wanted to interpret her braid one way or another.

Nome: Just funky lil dragon doods.

[donnie-woomy]

everything i’m going to say here is something i wanted to be honest about six and the lady from little nightmares

i think that the idea of six being the lady

is straight up stupid (i’m sorry) and that it’s just a silly headcanon (i’m sorry again) all because mono was revealed to be the thin man

here are my reasons

1. age: do any of you remember the dlc of the first LN game? of course ya do and if some y’all don’t....don’t worry about it anyways... almost at the end it is revealed that the lady is a very old woman who is obsessed with looking young and by doing that she absorbs the youth from children, now think of this the lady already in her 80s wouldn’t six be older than mono? she wouldn’t really be his age if she was the geisha plus mono as the thin man is in his 30s (meaning you thinmanxthelady shippers have been shipping a guy with an old hag)

2. present time: the only reason future mono is in the present is because he wanted to reverse all the damage that has happened (and possibly kill six) if he did succeed than he would have returned to the future safely. so get this what reason does the geisha have for being in the present if she’s six, she is literally living in it not having any concerns to return to her timeline it just wouldn’t make any sense if someone from the future travels back in time and acts like it’s just everyday life

3. the geisha vs six: if the geisha really is six then why didn’t she even bother to help her “young self” escaping the maw, the game literally shows her killing six if she goes too close to her or gets caught by her, if you see your past self you really don’t want to hurt yourself (unless you have a death wish) and we know six hates getting hurt or killed

honestly the whole headcanon of the geisha and six being the same person is giving a huge headache i just don’t like it (and i actually mean despise it...once again i’m sorry...and also you monix shippers have been shipping the thin man with a random woman he has zero info of)

anyways here’s a WIP doodle of my version of adult six (and a magic scene? the WIP art shows an eye on six’s shirt)

[nxrthwind]

// My interpretation of the LN hierarchy is that Transmission is the big bad. Main antagonist above all else.

Northwind, Thin Man, just below that.

The Lady/ Geisha doesn’t quite make it up there with them because she’s hiding from the outside world.

Then everybody else.

So that’s why I’m intending to write my Northwind as seeking out The Maw 👀