#relapsed into fanart for these freaks

[runfreebirdrun]

Halloween 1976

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

Shoutout to alien failgirls with big black eyes and fucked up fathers

[emirrart]

I just wanted to tell you your fanart of knuckles biting his arms (and the one where he hits himself) and sonic helping him is very important to me. biting my arms is the main way I hurt myself and your comic has helped me do it drastically less, for one bc it is the first thing that made me admit to myself that it's self harm and also bc of how you showed sonic caring, which makes me feel like he's caring for me too and helps me not feel ashamed or like a freak when I have to cover up my arms whenever I relapse. thank you, idk why you chose to draw this but thank you for how it helped me.

I'm so so glad that old thing can still be of help to people 🥺 I originally drew it to cope with my own self-injurious stimming, so it means a lot to me that it means something similar to others <3

[charmergirl2468]

Past Life AU!

Blue Lions

Alright, so I got this idea from looking at fanart in the Ashe tag that featured the blue lions in their school outfits and in modern attire. The basic premise is that the game is essentially everyone’s past life and in modern day they’re past lives are starting to leak in.

Dimitri:

He’s still a prince of Fargaus but the monarchy has sort of become figure heads while other politicians help make decisions. Dimitri gets final say but he definitely knows shit gets filtered out.

He grows up with the dork squad of Ingrid, Felix, and Sylvain because I want those shenanigans!

He still gets ptsd and survivors guilt, but it’s from more of a 9/11-Ish event. Like he was at a political building when it got bombed to shit.

But since it’s modern day, our boi gets some mcfucking therapy and meds and he’s properly taken care of. He still gets audiovisual hallucinations but he’s more easily able to cope

Then he started getting dreams of his past life. His therapist can’t make heads or tails of the dreams since it sounds fucking bonkers. They try and say maybe it’s an elaborate relapse but Dimitri knows that isn’t the case

He tries to deal with the dreams, and the eventual flashbacks that happen, by himself. He didn’t think anyone would believe him if he tried to explain it.

He does eventually tell Dedue and, hey howdy hey, Dedue’s been going through the same Ra damn thing!

Ashe

Baby boy is an online voice actor who does fantasy roles in RPs like Minecraft Diaries. He’s definitely got a knack for voicing protags!

It’s mostly freelance work as he goes to culinary school. While he does live with lord Lanato, who is more of an entrepreneur, he wants to make money on his own than beg for it.

In the past, me mostly shop lifted from places like Walmart so he could feed his younger siblings. Lanato actually catches him one time and he’s like “this child is an awful victim of circumstance, I’m adopted him right fucking now”

When he starts getting all the dreams and flashbacks, he shrugs them off as his online work bleeding into his psyche. He’s played plenty of knight-like characters for that to be true.

Sylvain

He’s a fucking Instagram influencer and you all know it

He mostly posts selfies, albeit with a different person in each photo.

Nobody really calls him out on it because he’s not a scumbag about being with a lot of people and he’s upfront about it so it’s like even if someone’s mad at him, it’s their fault since they knew going in that he’s a serial flirt

He does have a private account on Instagram and Tumblr so he can be a fanboy without anyone getting on his case. He ended up becoming Bernadetta’s friend without knowing it :P

He doesn’t think much of the memories from his past life, since they pretty much the same. The biggest difference being that he’s straight in his “dreams” and open Pan in the present

Once Felix confides in him about his own dreams is when Sylvain realizes its a Problem(tm)

Felix

He’s a trans man and I will stand by that

After Glenn’s death and Rodrigues being a boomer, he nopes out of there and lives Sylvain. Oh Sylvie will get on his nerves, but he’s tolerable

He does stuff like fencing and mma fighting, basically anything to do with old school fighting

He freaks out when he starts getting memories from his past life. He’s never really cared for history or the Holy War. So once he starts getting dreams and flashbacks of that time in gorey detail, he’s emotionally fucked up for while

Annette

She’s an ADHD icon an I stand by that

She mostly hyper fixates on magic and magic history. She’ll try to do spells but modern magic is really small scale so the most she can do is blow a small gust of wind or light a piece of charcoal

She also brushes off the dreams, concluding that her hyper fixation was getting the better of her

When Mercedes told her about her own memories, she knew shit was going down

Mercedes

She’s a devout believer of Sothism (that’s what I’m calling the religion)

Her dad kicked her and her mom out when she told him she’s Heteroflexible. He didn’t care if it was a small percentage, gay is gay

She found comfort in a progressive and caring church

She knows Emile exsists but doesn’t know anything about him. She can’t even afford a DNA test to find out so she resigned to being shit out of luck

When she starts remembering the Death Knight and Emile she freaks out because A) this is what my brother is like? and B) I know nothing of my brother so how is all this info in my head!? Nani the fuck!?

Ingrid

She’s kinda stuck with her dad trying to be a “nobleman” with arranged marriages and shit. Our Girl Ingrid is just “it’s 2020 dad, all that nobility bullshit doesn’t matter”

She also does mma fighting, but she’s more serious about getting into mma tournaments and stuff then Felix

She’s secretly a horse girl, but doesn’t say shit about it because she doesn’t want to be reduced down to a stereotype

She has more of a low key freak out since she’s started to remember Pegasi first and that’s a “wtf!?!?” Situation all on its own

Dedue

He works as part of Dimitri’s secret service except he’s not so secret. Dimitri sees him as one of his best friends and if a prince can’t bend the rules for friends then wtf is the point?

He also low key helps make sure Dimitri is fed and taken care of because the poor boi will forget his meds and will need his friend

He doesn’t think much of his memories, rationalizing it as his brain being weird. He then thinks otherwise when Dimitri goes paler than paper when he casually bring it up

I’ll do the other houses separately so it’s easier to digest but I already love this Au!

[tameila]

The Sun Always Rises ‘verse, a timeline

Today, February 28th, as of about 2 am, it will have been three years since I first posted The Sun Always Rises. I am immensely proud of what this story became over the years and the universe it created. One thing I always loved while writing TSAR and still love today and, let’s be real, always will love is seeing readers engage with the ‘verse in their own ways. Fics, playlists, fanart! I am continuously overwhelmed by your engagement.

listen, the most tender of my years as a writer were spent as a roleplayer, collaborative writing/world-building is everything to me. so, what better way to nurture that collaborative spirit than to release an extensive timeline of what I have in my mind thus far! I would love to see you guys add your own spin or fill in your own blanks to it. Let’s talk headcanons! Let’s make those headcanons straight-up TSAR canon!!

I’m hoping to keep adding important dates as I continue this ‘verse, because - Yes! I do have sequels planned, and yes, they will come out someday! & I would also love to hear any feedback on dates/timeline particulars that you guys would like to see. This timeline only covers the timeline of Scanlan and Pike’s story, but perhaps I should go further into the past and talk about things like...When exactly did Grog join the Trickfoot family? What’s the timeline on the twins arriving in Westruun again? Wait, how old are Kima and Allura compared to Pike and Keyleth? Anything! You let me know! 

Let’s keep the collaboration going! ☀️

to start, some basic information:

Pike’s birthday: May 1990

Scanlan’s birthday: August 1986

Grog’s birthday: October 1986 (held back a year in school due to the trial and transition of him moving from his uncle’s custody to Wilhand’s_

and now let’s begin!

Scanlan and Pike first meet at Grog and Scanlan’s orientation week for college in August 2005

Scanlan just turned 19

Grog will be turning 19 in October

Pike is 15, going into her sophomore year of high school

During his freshman year, Scanlan records a couple demos and tries to peddle copies to as many people on his campus as possible. While visiting one weekend, he gave Pike a signed copy, which she thought was funny (but she still has it) and she took a handful back to distribute around school because Scanlan bought her froyo and she promised she would

Scanlan (20) is found by a talent scout during the Winter of 2006/7 while playing small taverns during winter break and is rush-signed to the Golden Grin. He resolves to stay in school, however, for the sake of his mother. However, juggling recording and song-writing with school work proves too difficult and, in Spring 2007, as his second year of college nears an end, he drops out

Grog (20) drops out with him, throwing himself full force into the fighting career he’d been low-key building up amongst amateur circles

Pike (16) is in her junior year of high school.

Scanlan (20) releases his first single in July 2007 to lukewarm acclaim, and his label immediately thrusts him out into the touring junket to try and get him seen.

Scanlan (21) releases his second single in December 2007, after months of grueling touring, and it’s a big hit. He’s an overnight success, played across stations nationwide. As he’s fielding congratulations from left and right, he receives the news that his mother was murdered in a break-in gone wrong.

He’s allowed (barely) a month to grieve before he’s thrown back into the limelight. Press. More shows. Finalizing his freshman album.

Scanlan (21) releases his first album, Royal, in June 2008. There was one more single released beforehand. He’s touring off-and-on the entire time, mostly as an opening act with a few small venue headliners.

Pike (18) graduates from high school in June 2008. A week later, she sets off on her world travels with Scanlan’s album as her backdrop.

Scanlan begins touring for Royal in July 2008.

Pike (18, almost 19) returns from her world travels in March 2009.

Near the end of his headline tour and after her return from her world travels, Scanlan (22) and Pike (19) see each other for the “second first time” in July 2009 at Grog’s (22) first headliner fight against his long-estranged cousin, Zanror.

it’s the night that their relationship dynamic changes from “kid sister/big brother’s friend” to flirty asides and shy glances.

While still touring and adjusting to his new celebrity status, Scanlan begins work on his new album. After touring ends in late July 2009, he throws himself into collaborations with other artists within the industry.

 During Spring Break 2010, Pike (20) visits Scanlan’s (23) new mansion along with her brother, Grog (23). [please refer to this work of art by the legend, jabletown]

In between Royal and Aubergine, Scanlan releases the Wine – EP in July 2010. It showcases songs that will eventually show up on his sophomore album and includes another chart-topping single that sustains his place in the zeitgeist until his next album.

Scanlan (24) releases his second album, Aubergine, in February 2011.

Scanlan tours Aubergine (March 2011-Feb 2012). At some point during the tour, Pike attends a show. Scanlan and her have some flirtations, but it doesn’t go anywhere. Mostly because Scanlan gets overwhelmed by the fact that, “Holy shit. She’s actually flirting back with, like, equal intensity and intent” and he freaks out, and Pike finds him later making out with someone else. Nice one, Scanman.

Half-way through the tour dates (Feb 2012), at the after-party of some award show, Scanlan coked out of his mind causes a big media scene. When he goes unresponsive during the car ride back to his hotel, he’s rushed to the hospital. He goes into rehab the first time (Feb 2011-May 2011). Dranzel takes over his management.

Despite Dranzel’s encouragement for him to take a break, Scanlan resumes touring in July 2011. He finishes touring in December 2011.

Scanlan relapses again in September 2012. Pike sends him her letter. Scanlan is 26. Pike is 22. He attends rehab from September 2012-January 2013.

Pike (23) graduates from college in June 2013. She worked at the temple throughout her studies but, with the addition of her degree, Wilhand increases her responsibilities.

After exiting rehab, Scanlan jumps right back into working. He releases a couple of stand-alone singles, as well as a couple of collaborations with other artists. He makes his rounds around the music world, as if showing off that – Look! He’s clean and back again! Probably stars in a movie while, in the background, he writes for other artists.

In his personal life, he’s thrown himself full force into the recovery program. And everything’s great! He’s so busy that he has no time to think about drugs!

During this time, there is more back-and-forths between Scanlan and Pike. Nothing substantial but little somethings, nonetheless. This is when Scanlan makes a lot of promises to Grog about visiting, but he never falls through, always too afraid that he’s not ready to face Pike yet. Not yet.

In June 2014, he tweets ‘#E6E6FA’, the color code for Lavender. He follows the tweet up with more cryptic social media posts that hint of his presence back in the studio.

Scanlan releases the first single to his upcoming album in late September 2014. It is included on an EP in February 2015, the EP includes previously unreleased B-sides from Aubergine. Scanlan releases it with an apology for the long wait.

Wilhand suffers an accident in early November 2015. Grog leaves competitive fighting to be close to home. Pike takes over as Head Cleric at the temple. Pike is 25. Scanlan is 29.

November 15, on the night before her first sermon, Scanlan and Pike have late night Skype call. This is when Scanlan writes ‘Late Night Angel’, a last minute addition to his album tracklist.

Scanlan releases his third album, Lavender, in May 2016. The touring is far less intense than for Aubergine. He plays primarily within the US with a few big shows in big-ticket international cities. The Lavender tour runs from late May 2016-December 2016.

Afterwards, Scanlan goes radio silent. He’s beginning to run out of steam. Recovery feels repetitive and pointless. Pike never made it to any of his Lavender shows. His grand plans to woo her were never seen to fruition. Though they communicate regularly, he feels more alone than ever. With no drugs or parties or touring to distract him, Scanlan begins to spiral again.

The Sun Always Rises starts in March 2018.

Chapter 17 takes place in March 2019.

Scanlan does a small, “farewell” tour from April 2019-September 2019.