#n i cant wait till nona write em like 👀👀

[13thdoodle]

[ OC 31 n Fen : Gladiator AU ]

I should draw more of this one too orz

@princessfanonanona came up with this AU and im just qwq

In this au, ghosts can form bonds that allow them to share thoughts, see through each other's eyes, and feel each other's emotions and pain.

The facility makes cloned ghosts pair up, fight in an arena, and spend time together in order to force them into a bond.

Fen and 31 are both clones forced into bonding -- but the bond isn't balanced, and leans in 31's favor... not that they know this.

31 gets badly injured one day, and is able to borrow Fen's healing to save himself. But the wounds appear on Fen instead, and cause him to heal much more slowly.

The facility wants to know how far they can push this, so they try to run experiments by hurting 31 with the intention of having Fen heal him. Instead, 31 blocks the bond completely to prevent Fen from getting hurt. (this is what's happening in the first two pages!)

The last two pages show scenes from after they escape the facility (burning things down in the process, of couse). The facility commonly rented Fen out as a bodyguard, and one of the groups he commonly worked for was a man named Valko, boss of a cartel. Valko ends up essentially adopting them, and teaching them how to live -- taking them to amusement parts (pic 3) and getting them plushies (pic 4).

The cartel also calls Fen "little wolf" and 31 "кошек" (koshek), so they're holding plushies of each other in the last pic! :D

Fen belongs to @aj-itated

Extra details:

- Fen has an insane healing factor, minor shape-shifting (can give himself sharper claws / fangs), and intimidation

- 31 has a perfect memory, insane pattern-recognition skills, and is very good at piecing together knowledge to create plans

- It takes Fen and 31 a really long time to bond, because ghosts can only have one bond at a time... and 31 had another partner previously. That bond was so weak that 31 couldn't even notice it, but until it broke, it still kept him from bonding with 31.

- Because of the arena fights, Fen turns into a very physical brawler. He can heal any damage the other pair does to him -- but 31 can't, so making himself the target is the best way to make sure 31 won't get hurt. He relies on his fangs, claws, and intimidation. This au Fen is very feral

- 31 is a planner and distance fighter; he's very good at analyzing the other pair, pinpointing their weakpoints, and then attacking as soon as they leave an opening and taking them out in one shot. He also gets very fond of knives and sharp object

- Later in the au, Fen starts bringing back any nice knives he comes across while on jobs for 31

- 31 ends up with a ridiculous collection of knives. He always has an unknown amount of sharp objects hidden on him.