#pre-batim au

[n0ahs-ark]

shoutout to my doomed yaoi enjoyers

(self-indulgent late-valentines aah post tbh)

[thequietsrestricted-discussion]

Sighhhhhh. I think Inky Mystery has taken my life over to a degree. I'm seriously considering making a whole new spotify account to keep my identity hidden just so I can make a playlist for Bends to send to the authors and creative team. I think I'm losing it. But like. In a good way.

[inkynightmaresau]

[HIYA! I'm not dead!!! But I have a lot of important things to say below the cut!!!!]

OKAY. as you guys know, this blog has been dead since.. sammys birthday. even before then. sorry guys :(

the reason why: I GOT MORE INTO BENDY. I DONT KNOW HOW THAT MADE MY BATIM ASK BLOG GO INTO HIATUS. I WAS DRAWING EVERY DAY... but. BUT!! it was not our beloved inky characters. It Was Pre-Cycle. ((oopsies))

looking back onto this blog, i need you guys to understand I made it with no story in mind, and thus everything was a mess. I was makin stuff up as i went. and then the craziest thing happened (delusional attatchment to wally franks + memories attatched to it... soo. uh yeah)

look, this blog isnt gonna disappear. BUT. im gonna pull a sneaky on you all and instead of doing that week-long event i said i would, i'm just gonna restart it from the beggining. HOWEVER!! everything will still be here! I'm gonna try to attatch links on all of the current things and get things sorted so that it's cleaner, because all of my old (and very very icky) drawings are gonna be archived. NOT REMOVED. they will still be here, but you won't be able to reblog them because... just. ew. lmao

now that im not completely angst-ridden, and my art style has vastly improved, i actually have a plan for the inky nightmares au! however, it's going to take a completely different turn- new characters, wally isnt bendy anymore, kana (unfortunately) isn't a part of the story, etc etc. it won't be canon compliant (as... it's an au,) but it'll have a whole lotta things changed! i hope you guys enjoy what i have planned, and i hope you'll bear with me while i give this blog an almost COMPLETE make-over!!

thank u guys so much for reading, ik that was a lot, ily all have a good day muahmuahmuah have some cookies🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

[nightmare-foundation]

Hello!

This is my main blog, and I'm currently attempting to make an introductory post for it loll.

Basic info

My name is Felix! I'm the host of an HC-DID system with over 150+ known members. I'm 19 years old, and I use he/him pronouns. I'm MLM and transgender (ftm)! I also have autism and ADHD!

Boundaries

I don't have many things I take issue with, but please don't bring up shipping discourse with me. Specifically, pro/anti discourse. I couldn't care less about any of it, since it's all so harmful and I don't have good experiences with it. I don't care what people ship as long as its tagged correctly. I don't mind discussing my reasons for staying out of it, but please don't jump to calling me evil for not wanting to be involved. You will be blocked for that. And no, I'm not neutral either; I'm not involved at all, I have my own set of beliefs. However, I don't care if either Antis or Proshippers interact with or follow me, just as long as discourse or drama doesn't follow me. I WILL be strict with this; I will happily block you, turn off asks, etc if need be. I am also explicitly anti-censorship and anti-harassment.

Speaking of discourse, also don't involve me in syscourse. I have my own set of beliefs around that as well.

DNI/Do Not Follow If

I don't really have a DNI since I can't stop people from *interacting*, but don't follow me if you have conservative beliefs (homophobic, support trump, racist, etc), if your blog is dedicated to Christianity (I don't hate Christians, just a personal thing)/ship or system discourse, you call yourself a MAP or support IRL incest, are a radqueer/TERF/similar things along those lines that I can't think of rn. I'll update this as things come to mind.

Misc.

I love to write and discuss things about characters, AUs, etc! So feel free to send asks about my favorite characters. I love deep diving and analyzing characters.

Interests

Interests that come to mind: DC (Batfamily), RWBY, RVB, Halo, PJO, MLP, HLVRAI, BNHA, Marvel (MCU), BATIM, FNAF, Minecraft (my original works), Warriors (Erin Hunter, not nearly as interested anymore), Wings of Fire (just the world building, never read the books), CW The Flash, Mystery Skulls Animated, Psychology, world building, character analysis and design, pre-history, writing, speculative biology, I'll probably update this as I remember what specifically I'm interested in lmao

Favorite characters I'm happy to indulge in/write about: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Professor Ozpin, Michael Afton, Peter Parker, Agent Washington, Izuku Midoriya, and AU versions of these characters, as well as OCs of any of the above interests

That... should be it? Feel free to send me asks about my interests!

[bladevoyager]

Fnaf ask game(?) thing guide!! :)

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(* note this will follow my au, which doesn't really mess with the lore just means the characters will follow the personalities I believe they have)

First off I don't really have rules just the basic:

don't send ask that are explicit (especially if the character you requested is a minor)

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I'll do any FNAF character except for book characters( I never read them lol), I will do characters pre- trauma and post trauma (example : I'll do pre scoop- Michael, Post scoop-Micheal, and pre 83-michael. This kinda stuff applies to other characters such as William and Henry)

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You can basically say anything non-sexual (Exmaple: questions, pickup line, random stuff, insults, comfort, memes, etc. etc.)

If this does well I might do it for other fandoms I'm in such like BATIM(DR), BSD, and creepypasta.

[inkdemonapologist]

not abt ur headcannons .,, but . . Do u ship anyone besides Henry x Joey ?

OMG. OP, I…. IM GOING TO ASSUME, you have not, looked at my blog yet and are sending me a cold ask after seeing my BatDR art???? just, like, SO MUCH of my past content has been SHIPPING SAMMY WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE this was a WILD ask to get LMAO

Anyway here are some things I ship and post about across various AUs and interpretations: - Sammy x Joey - Sammy x Jack - Sammy x Susie (depending on the AU) - Sammy x Norman, Sammy x Wally, Sammy x Henry and Sammy x Thomas are ships I’ve made only a few posts about but I’m a fan of the ships - Joey x Kyle and Joey x Jack don’t get drawn super often either but trust me I’m thinking about them LMAO

But also I just love shipping in general; if you give me two characters to ship then 8 times out of 10 I will enjoy trying to figure out if a relationship could happen between them, whether good or bad.

Truth is, BatDR moved away from a lot of what was interesting about the BatIM characters for me… with the exception of Memory Joey, whom I love and want to put in SO many situations lmao. So if you’re looking for Current Canon Characters Ships, then yeah, it’s mostly Memory Joey x Ink Henry. If you like speculative pre-game stuff with the human employees, most of my shippy thoughts are scattered around the canon crew tag. If you like AUs in general even if they’re pretty divergent, then friend i have more Joey x Sammy and Sammy x Jack thoughts than you could ever possibly have wanted.

[knightinink]

Okay, I was initially gonna save this until I had a better reference sheet drawn & colored, but hey! It's my art, I can post the sketches if I want to!

Some Whispering Puddles au doodles :)

I redesigned my boy Whisper to fit a more batim style rather than batdr, as I decided that his story would work better in the pre-batdr setting, and I just liked this design more for him. Yes, he's friends/allies with the Projectionist, & I've already got some backstory written for the two of them!

I'd be happy to answer any questions about him, or just about this au in general!

[hunterwritesstuff]

every character in ur batim hc’s and oc’s and stories are still set in the regular universe time like the 1940’s etc etc or no?

WOKE UP EARLY BECAUSE I WANNA GO TO CAMPUS EARLY SO I CAN MAKE IT TO MY CLUB MEETING BEFORE CLASS YIPPEE

Anyways, uh, pre-fall of the studio takes place during the 30s, post-fall is like. late 1950's, early 1960's since Joey's letter mentioned it's been thirty years lol

If y'all want, I can try to make a timeline for my AU!

[ink-inmersion-au]

Hello! Just wanted to pop in and ask what your au is about? I really love your style but the masterpost doesn't seem to link to anything? (I'm on mobile)

Hallo! Oh yeah, that's a problem that happens when on mobile, tumblr hasn't fixed that issue yet I'll try to make a copy of the masterpost especially for mobile users so that they can access it! (if you want, I could ping you there when I finish it) :D

As to what it's about, I've taken many aspects of BATIM and given changes to the lore and characters to tell my own story with them. And now that BATDR came out, I incorporated some of that into the AU too!

Most of it is centered around the times before the ink machine was made and when everything was sorta fine, but I did make lore for when everything goes to chaos. Sooo I've been thinking of answering asks with Henry and/or Audrey in the ink world using sepia colors to differentiate it from the pre-studio era (I haven't decided on it yet, so it'd be cool if I could get everybody's feedback in the replies to this post!).

[sstvar]

da da daa it’s finally here 10 months later my mostly fleshed out batim/batdr AU

Introducing: Crimson Rites

what if i told you most of this came to me in a dream i had this morning as i was going in and out of consciousness. 

after this is posted i will slowly start posting the character references for everyone in my AU and i can start answering asks with art of characters then, but regardless please feel free to send asks anyways, just keep it PG 16

depending on the ask i might respond in character, but i won’t be role playing 

pspspspspsps hello other batim/batdr fans wanna be mutuals pspspspsppssp i’ll post regularly now i swear PSPSPSPSPSSPS

details are under the cut, they were just kinda long lol. they establish a lot of important things so i do recommend you read them if you’re interested

Synopsis 

It’s the year 1920, and Western society has peaked in fashion, music, wealth, technological advancement and, oddly enough, the paranormal.

Since their early college years, Joey Drew and Henry Stein have harboured an insatiable curiosity for all that is supernatural amongst the ordinary world. Due to The Collision, the world has been anything BUT ordinary, yet many layers of it still remain undiscovered, unscathed.

Together, Joey, Henry and their own band of bizarre paranormal ‘experts’ (use that term sparingly) will unearth the many wonders and secrets of all that is eerie.

After biting off a bit more than they can chew, the group drags themselves into the middle of an active murder investigation. In order to get out of it, the team needs to find answers; only problem is that those answers lay waiting in the afterlife. This admittedly amateur team is gonna need all the help they can get in order to make their way out of this mess, and luckily, their boss knows just the guy.

Important Details

Setting

So first off, this AU takes place in Queens, New York on what I can only describe as a whole other planet earth, not really multiverse style, but I’ll explain. This earth is basically the result of several different dimensions merging into one. As a result, many mythical beings live among humanity (ex; angels, ghouls, demons, sirens, werewolves, fauns). The area this AU takes place in is populated mostly by demons, humans, angels and ghouls. The event that caused this is widely regarded as “The Collision.” The main focus isn’t this event itself, but it’s why this world is what it is. These beings have come into contact with humanity on several occasions throughout history through little blips in the lines between dimensions, this just gave them more permanence on earth. Throughout the world, different landscapes/environments from these overlapping dimensions can be found. The Collision also left three moons in its wake.

Characters

Joey and Henry were high school friends and basically made the “let’s be roomies and start a business together” pact. This friendship was maintained throughout their college years, and with Joey’s already intense interest in the paranormal and a degree in parapsychology, the dream of forming a paranormal business was born. With that, they founded Quantam Paradox Inc. (Joey’s name is 1.5x bigger on the front sign).

The team itself consists of Thomas “Tom” Connor, Allison Pendle, Ruth Felten, Wally Franks, Anya Morozov and Shawn Flynn. 

Allison Pendle is a well-practiced psychic 

Tom specializes in sound engineering and develops a lot of the team’s recording equipment

Ruth mainly works to analyze all of the evidence that makes its way back to base using forensics

Anya’s main responsibility is to perform research on haunting sites pre-investigation and interview eye witnesses/ individuals involved with said investigation 

Both Shawn and Wally work to develop experimental technology for the team to use during investigations

On an actual investigation, Allison, Tom, Ruth and Anya are typically the ones who are on site the others got told to wait in the car ☹️

The phrase “make a deal with the devil” takes on a whole new and more absolute meaning here. Many humans and members of other species make contracts and pacts with members of the demon species. It is possible to form these agreements with angels as well, they’re just much more picky in regards to stipulations; contracts with demons are more popular for this reason. Demons still make rules surrounding their contracts, they just tend to be a little more lenient. Many still fear for their souls, so the majority of these deals are more calm/domestic in nature. However, it would be a lie to say that nobody has used or would use one of these deals for malicious purposes. Most of these deals, malevolent or not, are made in what’s called “The Underworld of New York” (commonly just called the Underworld by citizens and is an area of Queens) in a place known as the Bottle Eater. Just pray that your name doesn’t come up there outside of your awareness.

Now there is one demon that is especially popular when it comes to contract-making, the one they call “The Boogeyman.” Really, it’s the Ink Demon, who goes by Bendy in business affairs. He basically runs the Bottle Eater and resides in the hotel it’s attached to along with many of his other companions. As for the reason why he’s so popular, well, when you hear “ink demon,” you’re not expecting something too scary, right? Most people enter a deal with him because of this; they think he’s less intimidating. Well they sure are wrong. One of these misguided souls is Joey Drew, who was seeking a better understanding of the underworld, a kind of ‘insider’ if you will (because really, his little ghost hunting team were amateurs at most and he needed the upper hand). He got just that, but at what cost? Nobody knows, it’s one of the Ink Demon’s consistent rules: the terms of contracts aren’t to be discussed with anyone outside the contract. Regardless, after the contract was made, Quantum Paradox Inc. became a long-term associate of his. Yes, this is the “guy” that Joey enlists the help of.

Alice resides in the Underworld as well with her two sisters, Nyx and Calliope. All were the result of an angel father and demon mother. These coven members siblings are some of the Underworld’s most prominent entertainment figures. They make for a killer trio, quite literally sometimes.

note: there may be very minor changes to this as the story develops further. ALSO, the ink demon isn’t the antagonist or villain in this AU so sorry if i maybe made it sound like that. he’s more of an anti-hero yk? yeah.

i really hope you guys like this as much as i do and again i am holding out a little cup with “asks please” on it

[sbpstudios]

comes in here to talk about a batim au i'm writing a fic for

so lets start with some background: in my og setting i have a thing called Whimsy. both a hivemind entity and also a living place in the Burrows between reality and the Dreamlands. with it's main theme being Girl Underground fiction (examples: alice in wonderland, coraline, the nutcracker) and it's MO being that it lures people into itself to sustain itself.

think like how a theme park needs people to keep itself alive.

and in my hearts heart, BATIM to me is a piece of girl underground fiction. and i got the thought "hey, i wonder what would happen if we combined the two?"

and then i went fucking ham.

so in this au. Whimsy decides to place rabbit holes in JDS (pre ink hell JDS. for the record) to do it's usual luring of guests. and there is a sizable amount of people in the studio with plenty of reason to want an escape! and so various batims end up getting trapped in Whimsy because well- the place never really likes letting it's guests LEAVE.

and this goes on until Whimsy decides it's taken enough people, ending it's luring season by catching one Joey Drew. until Henry gets that fateful letter and gets caught too.

and aaaa- yeah that's the important bits i guess!

[n0ahs-ark]

in case anyone has been wondering where ive been 👍

thank you for ur time

[haunted-hijinxer]

Some NPC talk came up for BatIM Cthulhu group's Minecraft AU, including Peter! Peter is actually not a player in this AU, he’s just a normal villager! Well, maybe not quite normal anymore… 

Peter got jostled out of the routine of his village, and realized there was a whole world out there. Now he's a cartographer, exploring unknown areas, making maps of them, and sharing that knowledge with others. He’s an old acquaintance of Jack’s, who frequently travels for his trading and can put a reliable map to good use. Peter and Jack have even explored together on occasion, and when Peter found a stray cat hanging around the village, he ended up giving her to Jack to protect him from creepers.

No longer being quite a normal villager also means that Peter doesn't always react predictably when things like pillager raids happen. He might have gotten more in the thick of things than he should have, and drew the attention of a raiding evoker despite the best efforts of Henry, the village's self-proclaimed(?) protector. Peter suffered a strange magical mishap, but ended up with latent vex traits, the sometimes-intangible creatures envokers summon to attack intruders. 

When the vex traits are active, Peter can sometimes walk through solid blocks and even manifest a ghostly sword should the occasion call for it. This is, however, at the cost of taking damage over time like a summoned vex, so it’s a trick best reserved for emergencies. Once he is able to activate them on purpose, he might actually be able to help Henry when the village, or their friends, are in danger.

(His outfit is based on an in-game villager Shazz found! Nice and warm for living in a chilly high altitude village, and it even has a hat! I am very invested in interpreting this as one of those warm ones with the ear flappies you can pin up.)

[akiraidraws]

Pre-nightmare studio doodles

[whatyouwantedmetosee]

I've uhhhhhhhhhhh been meaning to ask about Req AU Norman 👀👉👈 headcanons and such, love me some projector man,,,,,,

Norman is very good, and what better a time that now to finally finish up my Req!Norman reference!

And since you asked for headcanons...

A big fan of banter. Lots of back and forth jokes, sass, almost on the edge of flirting. Drove Sammy mad with it. Despite this, somehow the two were... well, what passed as “friends” for Sammy.

Tended to keep to himself outside of the music department, but was pretty close with most of the main music dept. folks - Jack, Sammy, also Susie too. (She liked to join him in the projection booth, a headcanon I’m shamelessly stealing from this one inkdemonapologist post.) 

Had a pretty much photographic (ha) memory, which helped with him finding out more than he should. He remembered tiny things that most folks would just forget, so it was easy to put them together into a bigger picture...

He wasn’t entirely sure on how deep it went, but he knew that Joey was messing with supernatural things. As long as it didn’t cause issues, he was fine ignoring that, but as things started to get more serious...

...and onto Req AU plot notes...

He was one of the first to notice Jack’s disappearance (along with Sammy), and immediately put together that Joey was blatantly lying about what had happened. Despite this, he stayed around, and didn’t push things too much. If people were in danger, he wanted to know what was happening, to help.

Unfortunately, that backfired. By the time he tried to act, Susie had disappeared as well... but, with so much attention paid to Joey, he’d forgotten to keep an eye on Sammy, and didn’t notice the man’s descent into inky influence until it was too late.

He was briefly a Lost One after Sammy sacrificed him to the ink - the desire to try and stop what was happening was enough to keep his form stable for a while. But after a while, his stability started to fade, as the situation got more hopeless, and his memories more muddled.

At least, until a... helpful former friend decided to help keep him stable, by giving him something more physical to merge with. After all, she would know about trying to stay stable, after her first time in the ink...

I got a little distracted from just headcanons, but... hopefully this is some fun Norman info for you for now! :) Only nice things here.

[crooked-empire]

Meet David Felten!

Another batim oc yes

Age: 24

Nickname: Dave

Sexuality: gay

Personality: outgoing, a little naive, hot-headed, hard to take his mind off something he is set on.

Job: junior animator

Relationships:

Susie: one of his best friends in the entire studio, loves to watch her sing.

Wally: he dislikes Wally for a few things here and there, never got along with him.

Shawn: his best friend, they usually hang together during breaks.

Joey: a simple boss and worker type of relationship, he does have a few hard feelings for Joey due to his weird work ethics.

Lacie: enjoys her company, likes to drink with her after work hours in a nearby bar.

Sammy: not a bad relationship, they simply can't get along.

Fate: escapes the studio before Joey sacrificed him, never came back.