#never sleep again msa au

[neversleepagainau]

SURPRISE! I'm NOT dead! Long post ahead, but TL;DR, I'm not dead, and for the first time in 3-4 years, I finally feel like I can freely work on projects for myself again. Like this AU! I'm trying to pump out update 1 ASAP, evidenced by this sneak peek right here! I don't have a timeframe yet, so bear with me- I'm working on it far more actively right now, the backgrounds are by far the hardest part of what I'm doing with this ask blog. That being said, this van interior background is the backdrop for many of the images in this first update, and will be the backdrop for many updates in the future, so this was a big hurtle to jump! It feels a lot easier to sink my teeth into the rest of this update as a result, so definitely keep your eyes peeled for more stuff soon. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, and I'll answer them! Or, if you still have questions for the characters, feel free to ask those too! (As always, none of this was traced! All of it is freehand, and yes, I bust my ASS trying to make these backgrounds as close to the original as possible! Yes, I am absolutely insane for doing that!) (further, more personal explanation on where I've been for literal years below the cut)

Unfortunately, these past years were spent being deeply manipulated, lied to, and then ultimately abandoned after discovering the truth, which has been an incredibly difficult experience. It's been the thing that's stood in the way of many of my personal projects, as I put my passions and happiness aside for the benefit of others. This AU, unfortunately, was a direct victim of that. Now, however, in the wake of things, I'm slowly regaining everything that I had lost to this manipulation. I'm regaining a deep desire to revisit the things I loved doing, and the last thing I really worked super hard on for myself was this AU, right before everything went to shit. Finally, though, I'm here. This time, I plan to stay. If you're here, reading this, all these years later, thanks for being here. I can't tell you how much it means to me, and I really hope you'll enjoy what I have in store! <3

[mysteryideasgroup]

MSA X Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy Chapter 2: Present Day of High Schools/Clockwork with Two Ghosts/Danny's Homework 

Meanwhile in Present-Day High Schools: Casper High School and Mighty Falcon's High School. In the Auditorium, Mr. Lancer and Mr. Jerry Sanderson are on stage at a podium, Jazz, Jane and Irving sit in chairs on either side of them. They are told that C.A.T Tests (Career Aptitude Test) to Students of Danny, Sam, Tucker, Dan, and Susan, Henry in the Audience hearing

Mr. Lancer: Your future is not carved in stone, people, but it may be carved with a No. 2 pencil *Holds one up*

Out in the auditorium, Danny and Tucker are sitting next to each other, Sam right behind them with her crossed arms propped on the back of their seats. Danny is sitting up and listening intently, whereas Sam and Tucker look bored out of their minds. Dan and Susan, Henry are sitting next to others

Sam and Tucker: Oh, please.

Danny: Quiet, this is important!

Susan and Henry: Aw, not good...

Dan to Susan and Henry with his finger on his mouth with quite

Dan: Shh, speaking heard.

Tucker and Sam stare at him, nonplussed, then exchange a look. Henry and Susan at him in confusion, they look

Mr. Lancer: As most of you have probably forgotten, you will be taking the Career Aptitude Test [the letters C.A.T. and the words spelled out on the projector screen behind him as he speaks] on Saturday. [Brightly] Do well, like Ms. Fenton and Ms. Turner here [gesturing to Jazz and Jane] who got -

*Danny speaking dully along with Lancer* - the highest score in the history of the C.A.T. -

Mr. Lancer: [an image of two obnoxiously rich people flinging money around clicked onto the screen, followed by a fancy car, a mansion strongly resembling Vlad's, and a yacht] Fail, like [we pan to Irving, who is sleeping with his mouth open and drooling] Irving "Third Degree" Burns here, who [he wakes up with a start] got the "lowest" score in the history of the C.A.T., and you will be doomed to a career at the Nasty Burger [an image of the burger joint displays on the projector].

Irving: *Standing angrily* Hey! Working at Nasty Burger takes brains, you know! If those 42 Nasty Secret Herbs and Spices in our Nasty Sauce are overheated, [Advancing to the edge of the stage] it could cause an explosion that could take out a whole city block!

Crickets chirp as the students stare at him, unimpressed

Irving: Oh, who am I kidding. [Slumping off the stage] My life is over.

Mr. Lancer: [holding up the answer booklet] These aren't just the answers to the test. They're the answers to your future. So study. [He holds up a briefcase and puts the booklet inside, then closes it and handcuffs it to his wrist.] Remember, it's your future. Do you want fries with it?

Mr. Jerry: Soon, coming back to answers to me and him, alright.

Lancer marches offstage, briefcase in hand. Jerry leaves off stage.

Tucker: Dude, you ok? Danny?

Henry: Dan, you are right? Dan?

Danny and Dan are staring ahead, looking like someone just kicked his puppy. We zoom out to see him on Clockwork's viewscreen, adult! Clockwork looking at it. He turns away as the Observants address him with Present Ghost and Past Ghost

Present Ghost: Wait... Three Normal AU Timeline? Not good... What happened to Dark Future?

Past Ghost: Not right... Now need to help them.

Observant 1: What are you waiting for? It's the perfect chance to take him out!

Clockwork: That's the problem with you Observants. [He switches to child form.] All you do is observe.

Observant 2: You know our oath. To watch -

Clockwork: [Getting up in his grill] - and never act. Which is why [He switches to his old form] you bring me in to do your dirty work. [He raises his staff and it flashes, the viewscreen turning to Danny studying at his kitchen table. We see Clockwork again in his adult form.] He turns evil because he's under pressure [he switches to child form] for some test? Fine. Then perhaps it's time for a test of my own.

Present Ghost: Not good, they have turned evil bad? Not right, but do they need to help them? Right?

Past Ghost: Right... See it...

Danny's Home of Kitchen with the table of Danny and Dan's Home

We sink through the viewscreen to the Fenton kitchen. Danny is surrounded by books and working through a C.A.T. sample test. He taps the paper with his pencil for a moment, then drops his head into his hands despairingly. Jazz comes up behind him, peering over his shoulder with both hands on the back of his chair. None of the bubbles have been filled in. She frowns quizzically. Smiling a little, Danny lowers his hand to mark his first answer as A.

Dan: Hmm... I think... A, B, C? Hmm...

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For @laurasanchez36

AUs Alternate Universes Crossovers belongs to me 

All belongs to my msa x dp ocs sonas

All belongs to her msa x dp ocs sonas

Mystery Skulls Animated MSA belongs to Ben and MysteryBen27 of YouTube YT Series 

Danny Phantom DP belongs to Butch Hartman of Nickelodeon Series 

[teenageukulelescreamo]

please do not repost my art ~~~

tonight’s warmup sketch became uh... well. moRE THAN JUST A WARMUP, OOPS! anyway, this was super fun to do, and great practice for drawing the boys!!! ask blog is plugging away, hopefully will be out by the end of this week- and if not, it’ll be mid next week!  and for those wondering. yes. when mystery goes kitsune, he absolutely keeps the bandana :]

[aloyanointed]

Just a couple of good bois, they deserve some good rest

A little something i did for @teenageukulelescreamo for their recently opened msa au askblog @neversleepagainau you should absolutely go and check it out, they've worked so hard on this, their art is incredible and i'm so so looking forward to the story they're going to tell!!! <3

[mohegan567]

I'm in love with the Never Sleep Again AU by @teenageukulelescreamo 

I felt like drawing some cuteness since Arthur will experience much angst in the future!

[mosovi-vian]

“We’ll always have each other.”

CLICK FOR BETTER QUALITY (pic 2,3,4)

I’ve read many msa fanfics (both in the past and now) with a lot of “the trio shielding each other from bullies” kind of plot points. It always aches whenever i compare these headcanon-flashbacks with the actual lore of the current official videos- And I refuse to suffer alone :) 

Sketching was a lot of fun for this one!  I wanted to be mindful with the two’s position and space in each panel to portray the passage of time... if that make sense? Such as always placing Arthur on the left while Lewis on the right. (And also having Arthur slowly fade into the background and getting smaller while Lewis is taking up more and more space) These decisions definitely wasn’t  obvious and I’ll try to convey this concept better in the future :)

Saw @teenageukulelescreamo‘s never sleep again au where lewis was wearing a letterman jacket and the idea has suctioned itself to my brain (thank you for this blessing ;-;)

[pi-cat000]

MSA: Mushi sealed in Vivi ficlet

I have no idea where this was going but it's based on @answrs ‘s "shit's fucked AU' plot-shell thing from a few weeks back. So go read that if you want better context. 

It was supposed to end with Mushi sealing herself back up and leaving Mystery alone to deal with the fallout of the cave. But I ended up making her more sympathetic so a guess she would probably stick around and try to help maybe. Figured I’d post it now I’ve had some time to go back and edit stuff.

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Summary: It’s the cave but Vivi gets possessed and Mushi is there as well. 

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Mushi is shocked from her stasis to the sound of mental alarms ringing as the wards, carefully constructed it protect her host’s mind, crack. 

A mental attack? For where? Who would dare?

The seal holding her in place shatters like glass, its built-in fail-safe releasing her to defend her bloodline. The invading threat has wormed its way downward, sinking in deep, hooking itself onto the human soul to which Mushi's own essence is tethered.

Angry, she lashes out at the poisonous creature, slicing through its connection, forcing it to shy away least it be shred to ribbon. It takes a few more targeted strikes before she has it in full retreat. Around her is the sensation of fear and apprehension. The fear is from her host, panicked and confused, and the apprehension is from the invader, surprised and equally irritated to have its plan foiled.

/Well, this is unexpected./ It voices, skittering away, attempting to hide. /I don't suppose you would consider a timeshare arrangement?/

/You dare intrude here./ She snarls, following, chasing it back to the point of infection. As she goes, she increases her control, wrapping herself carefully around the human girl- bundling her up to protect her from further harm.

Suddenly, there is light, and she can see, hear, touch and smell. The area is cold stone. She is balanced on a rock shelf with a steep drop on either side. She slips forward, feeling out the body that is not hers. Before her stands a familiar seven tailed kitsune, and it has been a day and an age since they parted. Her relief at seeing him after, what she assumes to be, several centuries, is tempered by the circumstances.  Now is not the time for reunions. The evil, though contained to her right arm, is still very much present. Mushi may have successfully forced it away from her host's fragile soul and quarantined her mind, but it remains too strong to simply banish without a proper ritual. For the first time in a long while, she draws on her connect to divine power. A cold frost gathers over the infected arm, hardening till its surface is coated in a layer of thick ice.

/NO!/ She hears the invader screech but pays it no mind, continuing with a grim determination until it falls into a silent stasis. The arm goes completely numb, and she breathes out in a long exhale. This temporary seal would hold for the time being. Her exhale mists in the ethereal chill now surrounding her.

"It has been too long, my old friend. Now, tell me what folly has led to my premature awakening."

She doesn’t get a response because her Kitsune leaps off the rock shelf in a bust of bright red which carries him down among the many tall stone spikes dotting the cave floor. Perplexed and realizing that perhaps the danger has not entirely passed, Mushi summons her blade to her remaining hand. It will be tricky balancing and fighting with one arm encased in heavy ice, but she would be a poor example of a swordswoman if she let it slow her down. For a moment, she examines the drop, contemplating whether she should follow and jump. Maybe, if this were her own body, hardened from years of training, she would make the jump and channel ice to maneuver more safely. Unfortunately, this body is soft and unused to such magic, so she quickly decides to find an alternate route.

It takes her longer than she would like, as she is forced to backtrack up a stone tunnel, searching for a separate entrance, but, eventually, she makes it to the stone floor. What she sees is no danger, but two humans dressed in brightly coloured clothing. The one with blond hair is obviously dead and the other, purple one, is unconscious. Uncertain, she watches, scanning the area for threats. After several seconds she concludes that they are alone. Mushi moves closer, examining the two humans’ more thoroughly. The cause of the blond one’s death was most likely partial impalement on the stone spikes. Not a quick death by any measure. It is also not the result of any attack. She lets her sword turn to mist and ice crystals which scatter and hang in the air, catching the red light.

Slowly, she approaches, reaching to place a hand against her friends’ shoulder. It is a gesture intended to comfort and never had she imagined using it for him who's poor opinion of humans had remained constant even after several decades of their friendship. It appears that much has changed during her rest. Silently, she waits for him to mourn.

/Vivi? Is she okay?/ He speaks after his period of silence, voice subdued and pained. No indicators of respect or deferral to what was definitely one of her direct descendants.  No, there is only worry and concern. Odd. Things really have changed.

"I assume Vivi is one," She motions to herself, keeping her surprise contained. A nod of confirmation.

"She is well. In shock, but not in any danger. I have put her to sleep for the time being. When she is no longer in danger, I shall relinquish control."

She looks to the two humans again, “I am sorry that I did not awaken sooner. Perhaps I could have been of greater use.” Her condolences are met with more silence. Mushi wants to mention that they should attend to the exorcism of her arm post-hast but holds on account of how heartbroken the other looks. They still have a little time. She releases a sigh. What has she gotten herself into?

[simkjrs]

msa ch5 asks (and others)

Anonymous said: AAA FROM 'MEET ME IN THE WOODS'- i know that lyrics!!!!! nice!!

*finger guns* nice!!

Anonymous said: -also thank you for existing you beautiful beautiful person! 😘

i think i might have accidentally deleted (or answered separately?) the first half of this ask but nonetheless thank you

Anonymous said: OK first thing: the chapter was awesome! amazing job! Second thing: the entire chapter was basically deku 'mildly' freaking out while being thoroughly pissed the entire time

it really and truly was. izuku as that one macro that’s like “this string is held up through pure stress alone” 

Anonymous said: mr compress weeb confirmed

look at his custom made villain costume and tell me he isnt that kind of guy

Anonymous said: god. Msa!izuku is /fifteen fucking years old/ and he has to deal with /so much shit/. Can someone just put him to bed and let him nap for a year, maybe

yes! maybe not a year though.

Anonymous said: God bless the new chapter gutted me and the flipped me inside out showing my true form, that of a big fan. Thank you for the blessing that is MSA

this is such a gruesomely funny image. thank you

Anonymous said: hey just read msa for the around the 9th time. you ar e so good at writing, the way you write character interaction is incredible. you should be proud. this is literally the best thing ive ever read.

THATS SO MANY TIMES, IM ASTONISHED YOURE NOT SICK OF IT YET!!! i hate staring at my writing too long it starts feeling all faded out and boring!! im really happy to hear you like it so much!

Anonymous said: As soon as Izu/ku woke up on the table I started screeching simk. Not okay!!!

haha im so sorry!!!! but overhaul literally wouldve experimented on ai/zawa and he DID experiment on eri this is completely in character of him

Anonymous said: Overhaul/Skin Beast: hi yeah can I get a fucking uuuuuhhhhhhhh experiments/faces? Izuku: Experiment machine 🅱roke *flies away with eri*

completely accurate summary of the chapter

Anonymous said: every day I long to become the amount of salty msa izuku is

valid but every day i long for msa izuku to receive the love and support that he needs

Anonymous said: sweetie noooooooo

i have no idea what part of the chapter this is referring to but first of all, big mood, and second of all, valid 

Anonymous said: hello you hurting because so am i!

i am hurting. while i was writing the chapter i kept looking at the screen like “i’m doing this? i’m really going to do this?” but overhaul is like that and i cant deny him the one salient characterization point he has

Anonymous said: UNICORN DAUGHTER HAS BEEN RESCUED THANK ITS GREAT

[my longest yeehaw ever]

Anonymous said: Since I might not get any sleep tonight because of flight plans and I might forget tomorrow and the next day, Happy thanksgiving! I'm thankful for your awesome stories~

Anonymous said: Happy Thanksgiving! I remembered!

happy thanksgiving!! im thankful that you enjoy my stories <3

Anonymous said: good job! i love it. and i’m crying. where did all this blood come from?

We Are All crying blood at this chapter

Anonymous said: Just read the new chapter and all I want to do is keysmash into your inbox. The chapter! Was so good! Izuku being sassy and angry and traumatized but still trying! And Eri! I'm so glad she's with Izuku now. Deku-niisan! I don't have words! And Rappa? Rappa! Also, that poem you linked is really neat. Grow up grow strong and focus your fury. Kind of feel like this is the theme for these two trauma children. Great work!

someone in the comments described izuku as “thoughtlessly kind” and i was VERY emotional over that because it’s such an excellent descriptor of the kind of person izuku is... he’s still trying, because that’s just who he is 

deku-niisan to the rescue :^) 

i’m really glad you enjoyed the chapter! thank you!

@zintiay submitted: Normally I get really annoyed when a character refuses to use an ability that would let them fairly easily deal with those around them. In this case though, you have done a really good job displaying why he doesn’t want to use this option, as well as what it takes for him to be willing to use it, that I mostly feel sad for deku that he was forced to let Eri’s spirit possess him, instead of getting caught up in the hype of an awesome moment

Honestly though, that’s also my reaction to the chapter as a whole. It was full of interesting world building and was generally an awesome chapter, but it was also well written enough that I also feel Izuku’s emotions and mostly just feel melancholy now.(Seriously, when I look back on it, “I invite you in” opened the gateway to an awesome and well deserved ass kicking, but it’s mostly just heart breaking. Why can’t I just enjoy Izuku kicking ass? Why?)

ahaha yeah, i try to have good reasons for why characters do or don’t take certain actions, and this whole fusion thing is something he keeps REALLY close to his chest... i’m glad that carried across well! it is very sad though that he feels cornered into using this ability. 

thanks for reading!

Anonymous said: Just wanted to say thank you. I think this sounds weird, but you finishing up chapter 5 of msa actually helped motivate me and I managed to finish my essay for a class.

OH? i’m glad to hear that! congrats on finishing the essay!

Anonymous said: This chapter was so fucking perfect I'm crying diamonds. What in all heavens and hells are you, you godly creature? I am so bloody happy you exist in this world. In this time line. I love your stories so damn much!

thank you so much!! i’m really happy to hear this <3 

Anonymous said: I love how just Done with everything msa Izu/ku is with everything. The fact that the only person he treats like a Person and not another threat to his Cryptid Status is Er/i and he just brings her home. I just. I LOV UR WRITING OK

it’s because eri pings None of his danger senses and All of his “i have to do something about this” senses. izuku is constitutionally incapable of helping someone in need. 

and thank you!! i’m glad you like it!

Anonymous said: I hope you know that i was able to read about half a page before i fucking died laughing i lov msa de/ku so much

i try to serve my darkfic with a large side of comedy

Anonymous said: I have the vivid image of msa Deku running into Aizawa by accident and just slowly walking backwards before turning to the sky and yelling "I HAVE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY! I! DO NOT! HAVE TIME FOR THIS SHIT AS WELL!!!" while Aizawa slowly comes to the conclusion that he must adopt and save this troubled child.

this is hilariously close to some future scenarios i have in mind

Anonymous said: seeing a new chapter of msa honestly made my heart skip a beat in excitement. i have SO MANY questions and thoughts about this universe, i think i could ask you questions for hours, it sparks my imagination and curiosity in the best way. but for now, i just wanted to sincerely thank you for choosing to share your story and thoughts and ideas with all of us! it's always a delight, and i don't take it for granted at all. thank you, and i'm wishing you all the best always!!

thank you so much for this message!! it always makes me happy to know that others are enjoying this story as much as i am <3 i hope the best for you as well!

Anonymous said: What I expected in MSA ch.5: PAINPAINPAINPAINPAIN What I got: PAINPAINPAIN also Izuku adopts Eri, and Rappa for some reason (or did he adopt them!?!? DUNDUNDUN)

i cant publish a chapter without doing something a little fun, right? 

also im laughing at the idea of izuku adopting rappa, a fully grown man, as opposed to the other way around. izuku would hate this concept if anyone ever said it to him.

Anonymous said: so is msa iz/uku's tragic backstory basically being a walking disaster for all of his life until the point where he would have, in canon, met all might, and the msa version of the all might/one for all is the Temple and the subsequent ShitStorm™?

nope! the temple is something else 

Anonymous said: 💖💖💖💖💖💓💖💓💓💕💕💓💕💕💕💝💝💞💝💟💟💟💟💟💟💞💝💝💝💝💝💟💟💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘❤❤❤❤💙💚💚💚💛💙💚💜💚💛💚💜💙💜💚💟💞💗💞💟💟💜💚💛💚💘❤💘❤❤❤💞💟💝❤

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Anonymous said: i was stuck in a car for 3+ hours tonight but when i saw msa ch5 was up i was so excited, i spent the whole ride reading and re-reading it, it’s fantastic and you are too! <3

wow thats some dedication!! i hate reading in the car. thank you and im glad you liked it!!

Anonymous said: simk pls tell me we get roommate shananigans it would make my entire life. just a tired teen, a middle age man literally off the street, and their prepubescent daughter/little sister/niece/etc.

oh yes absolutely. this is a vital part of the au. don’t forget the cat

Anonymous said: hi hello i just want to say that your writing is amazing and gives me life and i get really really really excited every time you update. thanks for blessing us with such good fic <3

thank you so much!! i’m super glad to hear <3

Anonymous said: so izuku not only has eri but also the guy most likely to have been in kumite from bloodsport at his place. great job kiddo. (i mean that both genuinely and sarcastically)

izuku’s existence just naturally warps the reality he lives in into a circus show

Anonymous said: thanks to that one ask i can't stop laughing at the scenario of msa izu trying to get groceries and is seen by kiri / aizawa / tbh any hero. rappa and eri is with him and izu just stares at the heroes dead in the eye and leaves the place. he swears to never return there ever again

also hilariously close to some scenarios im contemplating

Anonymous said: DID MSA!DEKU EVER CATCH A BREAK ONCE IN HIS LIFE??? DID THAT EVER HAPPEN, SIMK. OVERHAUL IS UP THERE W ENDEAVOR I CANT BELIEVE U MANAGED TO MAKE ME HATE HIM THIS MUCH SNAKDNANFKW (btw? how much of a fucking RIOT would it be if the heroes did the exact same thing in canon, and when it came to the actual retrieving eri part theyd just find someone waving frantically "SHES ALREADY GONE, YOU IMBECILES. YOU FOOLS"

overhaul is easily hatable if you just extrapolate from his canon actions. cant wait for him to get fucking clowned

i think it would be really funny but kind of depressing if the heroes did that. izuku please help them

Anonymous said: u really dont fuck around, do u, simk?? this is really a chapter that i just read i really saw him getting experimented on by overhaul for real??? I REALLY SAW HIM DISMISS IT AS IF IT WAS ANY OTHER DENIAL WEDNESDAY???? DID THAT BOY EVER CATCH ONE (1) BREAK IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE?? also DAMN! HE Really Fucking Did That HUH HE BUSTED HER OUT OMG.. CANT WAIT FOR THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP FEELINGS THING :') (also how much of a fucking RIOT wld it be if the heroes busted eri out but (1/2)

but when they ARE actually at the 8ps hq they just?? dont find her??????and everyone there is like "SHES ALREADY GONE YOU IMBECILES. YOU FOOLS." (2/2)

i really dont fuck around!! i hope!! i decide on a track and i stick to it!! as soon as i finished the first scene i knew that overhaul was going to Do That and i spent a few days agonizing over it and asking myself if i was really ready to go all the way with this. if i was really going to write it! i did write it. i am still occasionally in disbelief. 

yes. sibling relationship all the fuckin way 

Anonymous said: Is what happened at the temple the thing that made MSA Izuku give up on being a hero?

nah izuku giving up on being a hero is more just pessimism, cynicism, and paranoia trained into him by years and years of dealing with spirits and believing that he shouldn’t exist 

Anonymous said: this is all really silly but uhh,,, isn't izuku loosing credits? has his mother been informed of his absences? does he have anyone who can help him catch up with the missed material? is our boy going to graduate?

i dont really know how credits work in japanese schools, or how the absences thing works... he’ll be fine though, pinky promise

Anonymous said: Eri pulls back and looks up at them curiously. “Deku?” They peer down at her. She’s so small! She’s so near! “You look different. You…” She reaches up, and they bend down obligingly. Her hand touches something attached to the skull above the eyes -- my horn, the kirin whispers. “You have a horn like me,” she says, full of wonder, and touches it again. THIS ENTIRE FUCKING PART GOT MY HEART BEATING SO FAST. I LOVE THEM!!!! ILOVE HOW ERIS SPIRIT IS NOT A TOTAL ASSHOLE TOO!!!

trauma kid solidarity!!!! i am so excited for these two you have no idea

i, too, love it when a spirit shows a basic modicum of decency and is NOT Like That to izuku 

Anonymous said: "neptune" by sleeping at last gives me very kiri/msa!deku vibes

cool, i’ll check it out!

Anonymous said: Angry msa!izu/ku: acts like an alley cat, threatens to break a villain's dishes, talks a lot of bullshit, also kind of sad and depressed. Angry™ msa!izu/ku: frightens the hell out of everyone just by looking at them, makes everyone question their life choices, makes them feel small and insignificant and makes fun of said life choices, not exactly human.

yeah. i love msa izuku and  his anger is Valid 

Anonymous said: This chapter: Rappa: fight me MsaIzuku: no Rappa: fight me pls MsaIzuku: no Rappa: let me fight the people around you? MsaIzuku:....... Fine

this is a really great summary of that conversation

Anonymous said: Izuku's threat to throw all of M. Compress' dishes on the floor like that is the Worst thing you can do to someone made my entire day thank you

i’m really glad because this was the funniest threat i could think of besides “i’m going to break into your home and piss on your bed” 

Anonymous said: HE'S JUST A KID SIM

you know i had to do it to ‘em picture 

Anonymous said: Msa is just so so amazing!?!? I honestly love it so much. The way you write is so wonderful and it's practically doubled by the fact that the entire idea for the au is also wonderful. Izu is amazing and I love him. Thank you thank you thank you :')

aahhh im really happy you like it!! thank you for reading & supporting!!

Anonymous said: Rappa: "let me join you" ; msa!Izuku: "absolutely fucking not" ; Rappa: "I can be ur meat shield" ; msa!Izuku: *clenching and unclenching his fist, glaring up at the god he does not believe in as he leads Rappa and Eri to his home* "I fucking hate you"

izuku’s one weakness... trying to help others

Anonymous said: iirc, guardian spirits are bound to their respective charges by proximity but can still move around, but do they have to be close by when the quirk is used? Or will the quirk not be as effective?

nah, they don’t need to be nearby, one cool effect of being bound to a human is that the human has a store of the guardian spirit’s energy 

Anonymous said: Thoughts on the game OFF? Played it recently and it gave me Msa!spirit world vibes. The use of man made substances making up the natural world (e.g drinking plastic not water) just really stuck with me as something bizarre and very second intonation like. Although if you do explore the spirit world I guess you might have something maybe more mythological in mind? (Also the soundtrack is stunningly eerie).

never played OFF but i love its aesthetic so much 

Anonymous said: I'm gonna print msa out and it eat it. gochisousama

pfft itadakimasu 

Anonymous said: Hahahah holy shit that new chapter dialed things up to, like, 22 instead of 11 holy shit izuku oh no. (“Achievement Unlocked: 5+ Levels Of Trauma Added At Once!” msa!izuku: can I get a, uuuuhhhhhhh, refund?) skin creature is super creepy and perfect fit. Btw, side thought - however the heroes find out abt this whole mess, I bet they feel really guilty (shit, izuku puts foot in mouth and accidentally says smth. Kiri: horrified izuku: makes it worse by trying to leave topic) thx I Love it. V good!

once i committed i had to go all the way...

the ensuing conversations between izuku and the heroes are probably going to be kind of funny, and also a little sad. im looking forward to it. thank you for reading!

Anonymous said: Okay, I'm just catching up on the recent chapters of msa and this is what I've been getting so far Everyone: you have to understand- Msa izuku, restrained: no

correct. msa izuku refuses to accept your terms 

Anonymous said: Ahaha, geez, MSA chapter 5 was A M A Z I N G. Poor Izuku. Geez, the scene where he's tossed into his cell and just spends fifteen minutes crying and freaking out hurt so bad. And he remembered to (try and) call for help!!! Hopefully he tries again in the future, when it'll work (hopefully). I also got very excited by the Kirin!!! Like, holy smokes!!! Someone who actually doesn't want Izuku to suffer, and is willing to take steps to make that happen!! Yes good!! Plz timewalker protect this child

thanks carwash for being like the only friend izuku has

the relationship between izuku and the different spirits hanging around his house is probably going to be pretty fun. i know i’ve pulled a lot of bullshit in the past two chapters but i still have some new fuckery to introduce. i hope you are all excited for this

Anonymous said: would any other human be able to learn to speak in the second intonation in the msa au? Did msa deku learn the second intonation from someone, or is it just something he's always known?

1) good question! i haven’t decided yet. 2) he learned from someone else! who you will find out soon

Anonymous said: me: nobody has to get owned today. please, please put down the markers and step back msa izuku: Fuck oyu.

i totlaly forgot this was a thing but you know what? yeah. im laughing this is such a fitting quote

Anonymous said: you know by far one of the best aspects of msa izuku is just. He is a constant Power Move. and yet he would probs hate that. like this boy wants to be left alone and get some fuckin peace but in all his interactions whether he intends to or not he just fuckin busts a fuckin Move and its like holy shit holy fucking shit he did that.he did That. He doesnt want to do That he doesnt even realize its happening and thats why its a fuckin Power Move. Love this au i LOVE ur work and love ur storytelling

reminds me of @salvainterra‘s description of izuku: “izuku is both an unstoppable force and an immovable object and its through this paradoxical existence that hes reached the ultimate tier of not giving a fuck. good on him”

thats the secret behind it all!

Anonymous said: I love msa chapter five but I'm so worried about Izuku. He's a single teen parent of two now and he keeps missing school, how will he graduate and get in a position to follow his dreams of being alone and doing calligraphy if he misses so much of school that he doesn't get a diploma???

he will be ok! 

hey im really laughing at this because youre really including rappa as one of the people izuku adopted?? is this a thing now?? 

Anonymous said: (in msa) I am so glad you had Izuku save Eri omg. that poor child has been through enough (but also, omg the suffering you're putting Izuku through (it's great, keep going)). I'm super keen to see where you take this!!

i know im really putting izuku through the paces. while i was writing the first half of ch5 i kept telling myself that this was all for eri’s sake but MAN that was dark

thank you! im excited to pull some more bullshit. im glad you’ve been enjoying the story so far!

Anonymous said: Me reading the new msa chapter: ‘a family can be a Kirin, a girl who can disintegrate people, a supernatural teenager, a street brawler and perpetual sadness’ seriously tho it was really great and I loved it!!!

MFLNDLFKSDJF AND PERPETUAL SADNESS IM LOSING IT!!!

don’t forget the mysterious shadow spirit who may or may not be a cat 

i’m really glad you liked the chapter!!

Anonymous said: bc of allmights style i think of one for all's spirit just being a fucking american on the fourth of july with american flags everywhere and waving a minature flag threateningly and i cant stop thinking about it....

fortunately for us, that is incorrect 

Anonymous said: "Okay I've finally caught up on the backlog of work I've got, let's check in on my favourite blog and writer SIMKJRS and see what they're up to recently." *sees that you updated like a week ago* aaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

jflskdfj glad you’re excited for this!! i know i only update like once in a blue moon, 

Anonymous said: hey i just want to say that i love everything about msa; the writing, the story, the imagery, ALL OF IT thank you for making such a wonderful gift!

thank you!! im grateful for your support <3

[neversleepagainau]

do NOT repost my art at all, please! tfw you truly Never Sleep Again because you have so much to worry about (im very funny i promise) i definitely have a headcanon that mystery's dog form does require some level of energy to keep up, so at night when he sleeps, he reverts back to his true form i also have the headcanon that he is a clinger when he sleeps, so now these things are just Canon in my AU haha- at least he's a good pillow! progress on the next update has slowed down a good bit because my day job has been keeping me quite busy as of late alas, but next week I should have extra downtime to work on things so stay tuned!!!

[neversleepagainau]

please do not repost my art.​

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at long last, im so excited to announce that this ask blog is officially open! many people know I’ve been working on this intro for roughly five weeks, and I’m very excited to finally share it- possibly as excited as I am to FINALLY begin telling this story!!!

first of all, tumblr completely ruined the quality of that last panel- if you wanna see the full sized gif (warning you now, it’s enormous), you can find that here! And, if the gif is hard to read/hard to view, there’s a static version of this panel below the cut! 

There’s also a ton of extra information that could answer some questions you might have, as well as a list of potential triggers to watch out for in the future! However, it is really long, and when I say really long, I mean it’s chapter-in-a-book-long so please don’t feel obligated to read it unless you have extra questions/have some bad triggers you wanna make sure to avoid.

Otherwise though, I can’t wait to see what kind of questions you guys send these two! One has to wonder… where in the world are they headed off to in the dead of night… 

First of all, here’s the static image of Panel 8, as promised!

And now for some extra info on things going forward.

On every single canon update, there will be a description of themes in this story that could unsettle or discomfort some viewers. I’ve included tags to blacklist, and explained exactly how these situations might arise so folks who are sensitive to this kind of thing can prepare themselves accordingly! 

I would recommend at least skimming this list if you know you have some bad triggers! This story will never get too dark or intense, as I’m attempting to stay true to the original spirit of MSA, but this doesn’t mean it won’t touch on those themes at all.

also, in regards to how much of this art is hand drawn by me- the honest truth is 99% of this is entirely freehanded. I took colors from the videos, but otherwise only used them as reference. However, if I ever used a canon asset to help me, I will always specifically say what exactly was borrowed directly from canon in a way that was more than just using images as reference and taking colors. for this post specifically, I’ll word it a little differently, but this will all be much tidier in the future.

the van asset is 97% freehanded by myself- I did take measurements of the canon asset, and marked my canvas so I’d know the width and height of the van, and vaguely marked where the tires would be. 
I did trace the antennae ontop, as well as the cloud decals, one of the curves on the right side of the windshield, part of the door window at the very bottom lefthand corner, and the rear view mirror. The logo was not recreated, I directly took that and just altered the colors to fit the van.  Other than that, everything you see on that van was freehanded. The van was also the only thing I used a canon asset to help me with for creation of it, meaning that the rest of the art in this introduction is entirely freehand.

moving on from that- updates will not take an entire month like this did. i will not be doing eight full color illustrations for every single update, and for right now, at the minimum, they’ll happen weekly!  i can provide more information going forward once I work out how I’m going to go about things a little better, since things won’t be as huge as this introduction was. don’t worry though, the quality of the art itself will stay the same throughout the whole story!

and yes, lewis and vivi are in this too! there’s a big cast of characters, and lew and viv are just as much at the center of this story as arthur and mystery are- don’t worry, you’ll see them plenty soon enough!

finally, before we get to the content warning stuff, if you ever have any questions about how I’m running things, or need clarification on anything, please let me know! I’m happy to explain things in more depth if needed!!! and now, here’s the last chunk of this INCREDIBLY long introduction. ~~~ WHAT FOLLOWS IS A VERY LONG (!!!), IN DEPTH LIST OF THINGS VIEWERS MIGHT ENCOUNTER IN THIS STORY THAT COULD TRIGGER THEM. If you are not super sensitive or have very intense triggers, you don’t really need to read what follows unless you want to. Otherwise, I would at least skim this, so you know what tags to block so you won’t have to see this type of content.

Don’t let any of this worry you too much, by the way! This story is very likely not ever going to get extreme in any manner, I just like to be very cautious, just in case!

Also keep in mind that you can always ask me to add tags to a post, and it’s highly unlikely I will refuse said request. If I do, it will be for a very good reason, and I’ll explain it thoroughly, as well as remain open to any discussion about it. With that in mind, here are things to be aware of:

CHARACTER DEATH/REMOVAL FROM STORY: There may be characters in this story that you will get attached to that end up dying or not being in the story at all or as much as they were before. This story has chances for different outcomes depending on asks, but there are some things I have set in stone and a few of them involve these themes, so please be mindful of that. The tags to blacklist to avoid updates that touch on this specifically are #character death or #character removal.

DISTURBING CONTENT: This is vaguely worded because it is a bit of broad umbrella. There may be themes of body horror, gore, violent/upsetting/disturbing depictions of death (not any worse than Lew’s death, if it ever is I’ll be sure to specify ahead of time), creepy/unsettling designs and environments, so on and so forth. The tag to blacklist to avoid updates that include anything I consider to be disturbing to view is #disturbing content.

ANGST: This story will get sad, and broach on themes of abandonment, loss, trauma, depression, paranoia, self-hate, and things in this nature. What I can immediately promise is this story will NEVER have themes of suicide or self-harm. I do not feel this story needs to go there, nor do I wish to take it there. Also, while there is angst, I do not believe in beating characters up mercilessly- the angst is for the story and their development. This is not going to be a story that is only angsty. However, if any sort of angst upsets you, the tag to blacklist to avoid updates that include heavier, angstier themes is #angst.

PARANOIA: A few of the characters often get a sense of being hunted or followed, or something lurking around the corner, which can be upsetting to some viewers. A few characters may occasionally have moments where they express their anxieties in depth. The tag to blacklist to avoid updates that include heavy mentions of paranoia/depictions of it/make the characters (and potentially audience) feel paranoid is #paranoia.

UNREALITY: Lewis has some powers that can warp space and create illusions, and potentially will be in situations where he uses them in ways that could mess with people’s perception of reality. This can be very uncomfortable for some people to view, so in updates where this may happen, the tag to blacklist is #unreality.

SUGGESTIVE THEMES: This story will NEVER be explicitly NSFW, and will rarely ever feature these themes at all. It is mainly for the occasional joke here and there, but absolutely nothing more. However, if any implications of something slightly more adult make you uncomfortable, the tag to blacklist here is #suggestive themes.

ANIMAL HARM: Mystery may enter situations where he ends up getting hurt during this story, though he will never endure any kind of situations that mimic real life animal abuse. If seeing an animal be harmed in any way remotely upsets you, the tag here to blacklist is #animal harm. 

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If you made it all the way to the bottom, you’re a champ!!! While posts will definitely not be this long going forward, I really appreciate you taking the time to read this!

[teenageukulelescreamo]

After five weeks of work, my computer crashing and erasing every single file off of it, art block, and some general life stress, I can finally safely announce that my Never Sleep Again MSA AU ask blog will be opening tomorrow (1/20/19, 4 PM EST)! Many of my friends have called me a masochist for how much I’ve put into this project, and while they may be somewhat correct, I have nonetheless had so much fun planning this out, and I am so unbelievably excited to start telling this story!!! I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed working on it!!!! (Also, the majority of it will not be animated, I should clarify- I am just extremely extra, haha! And as always, please don’t repost my art. <3)

[neversleepagainau]

please do not repost my art ~~~

so, holy... cow, thank you guys so much for a response that is just... far bigger than I could have ever expected, I’m so happy so many of you guys are excited about this story!!! so, I wanted to do a very quick little thing to thank you guys for the support and 150+ follower count in the first week of this blog opening! (please ignore how badly i drew lewis here, haha, this was kinda quickly done :,D) i know i’ve been rather silent and many of you might be wondering where the next update is- that’s gonna be on sunday (1/31). while i wouldn’t usually talk about any personal stuff on this blog, I had a bad panic attack a few nights ago that rudely interrupted everything in my life and left me with crippling anxiety- however, that’s slowly begun to improve as the week carries on, so I’m sure by next week or the week after I’ll be feeling a lot better! and going forward, once I build up enough of a buffer, I’d like to be able to release updates twice a week- I’ll let you guys know when I’m able to start doing that! in the meantime, thank you so much for your patience, and thank you so much too for your questions!!! I’ve gotten some really great ones that are gonna make this story VERY interesting, and I can’t wait to answer this first batch over these first couple of updates!!! :D 

[teenageukulelescreamo]

please do not repost my art
~~~ oookay SO. here’s arthur’s design from the never sleep again au!!!! the ask blog is getting close to launch, and I’m SUPER excited!!! 
also, i am well aware that i am ass at drawing good ole boomerang brows here, but hopefully drawing him a lot soon will help me improve!!! 
poor arthur here has a looot on his plate… hitting the road to travel far from home in your chase to find the one thing that’ll prove your innocence to your best friends is quite a dangerous and intense feat! and the lurking fear that something is chasing him as well just doesn’t seem to wanna go away….

[teenageukulelescreamo]

I'm curious, why is it called the "Never Sleep Again" AU?

Ayyy I’m glad someone finally asked! It’s called the Never Sleep Again AU because one of my favorite Mystery Skulls songs happens to be a SUPER unknown one called Never Sleep Again, and the lyrics fit most of the characters in this astonishingly well, and thus! I thought the name was fitting! Here’s a link to the song if you wanna check it out:

https://youtu.be/uGS2H7WEhDU

[teenageukulelescreamo]

Alright guys so I’ve been trying to keep this under wraps but I now need to explain what’s up. On Saturday night, my computer crashed, and we took it in to someone who could fix it.

I was unfortunately informed today that all of my files may have been lost- including the NSA panels. I do have the first seven, but the eighth one was- well, the background was done, and I was basically on the last leg doing the van.

This, as you can imagine, sucks pretty hard. I thankfully actually have a somewhat low res version of the panel 8 background, and the lines to the van asset- so I could still salvage this with the things that I sent to friends if it turns out I’ve lost the original panel 8. But it’s also possible I did not lose it- so here’s my question to you guys.

Would you rather I wait (a few days possibly) and see if panel 8 was saved, or would you rather I start working on salvaging it and finishing it up so NSA can finally be released? You can vote here on what you’d rather have happen.

There’s pros and cons to both options, and I’m willing to do either (although I’m leaning more towards just trying to finish this thing with what I have). Ultimately, I’m leaving it up to ya’ll! I’ll check back later and see what came out ontop! Thanks for being so patient the past month and a half, regardless of anything that does happen, we are very very close to the finish line. EDIT: Thanks for voting guys! The majority was to chug on ahead and piece together what I have, so onward I will go! <3

[teenageukulelescreamo]

I lied about this being the last update- I’ll give ya’ll another one, ahahah. Panels 5 and 6 are done, locked and loaded, ready to go! Panel 7 has been a bit tricky bc the perspective is a worms eye view, and even tho it’s one point, it was still a bit of a wild ride trying to figure out some of the logistics- however, the basic components are down and aside from some very minor tweaking, what’s left is the coloring and shading which should go pretty quick now that I have a solid system down!

and then... we have panel 8. Panel 8 is the very last one, and as soon as it is done, I will release all eight the very next day. I’m hoping to power through panel 7 tomorrow earlier in the day and... we’ll see how far I get on panel 8. Without getting too spoilery, I’m being presented with some... interesting design challenges, ahaha! It’s going to make this last one arguably one of the hardest ones, I think- but we’ll see! I’m getting faster and better at mimicking the MSA style, so this could go very quick! However, since I’m not fully sure, I wanted to give this comprehensive update on things. When I say we’re getting very close, I promise I mean it!!!

The plan is that (for real this time) the next you’ll be hearing from me is when I will announce that after two weeks (probably about 30-40 hours of hard work in total), all eight panels are fully complete, and that the ask blog will officially open the day after. Ya’ll wouldn’t believe how excited I am to tell the story I’ve been cooking up for the past month or so, I think some of ya’ll are really going to have just as much fun with it as I am :3c ✨✨

Hey guys- an update on the ask blog. As of right now, I’m not sure that it’s gonna get released today like I planned. I’m currently in the midst of wrapping up panels 5 and 6, which just leaves two more to finish- and one of them is fairly simple. The last one a little less. Definitely in the last legs of this- there is a slim, SLIM chance it’ll be out tonight but, this is the last update until I actually release it. It should definitely be within the next few days, so keep an eye out!