#there are monsters nearby fanart

[gtwscratch]

GTWScartober Day 3: AU (Alternate Universe)

For the past week, I have been nonstop reading @uhohbestie’s fic “There Are Monsters Nearby,” and I am PROUD to say that, after only six days, I’ve finished 20 chapters as of posting this. I know what happens in chapter 21 bc I’ve seen some spoilers, and I am both unprepared and SO ready for what’s about to go down.

Key, Lock, you two are very talented writers, and the suspense has been so good that I wasn’t able to calmly read the chapters until they ran into Karlnapity (zombies and the zombie apocalypse are among my top worst fears haha). I look forward to binge reading the rest of what’s out so far :) And I have a very fun comic concept in mind for when a certain someone let another certain someone fall off a shelf >:3

[ezzriin]

“More and more, he rips into the flesh, still-warm and at his mercy. There’s a desperation in him, an urge to tear into his meal, digging his fingertips into soft skin and pulling it apart to reveal what lies within.”

Another banger from There Are Monsters Nearby by @uhohbestie 👍👍

[erestuuu]

Hello desertduo (TAMN and non-tamn) lovers, i have arrived with doodles

Damn this a lil spicy, gotta put it under the cut (suggestive drawing)

🌶️ ? suggestive 👍

[deputy-jude]

Soft TAMN cabin doodle, i just,, aoughtgh,,,, they hate being happy so fucking much i swear

[gatorbitesart]

A little spread I did for @uhohbestie and their fic “There are Monsters Nearby” an absolute gut wrench of a fic and I’m very eager for the next chapter. We did some digging and discovered that this fic is longer than Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix, which I find pretty intriguing. Anyway! Amazing fic!

[clay-core]

"Grian’s mouth feels dry. His whole head is throbbing, ears still ringing distantly. He knows the blood seeping from his shoulder hasn’t come from a gunshot. “Scar,” he rasps, and it’s all he needs to say. Two wide, terrified eyes meet his, and Grian can see the immediate understanding that passes through them." -chapter 21, tamn (link)

more thoughts under the cut but a huge thank u to @uhohbestie for making me draw human Grian. (oh and this fic duh)

Bro the thoughts I have on this fucked up little guy is honestly a bit nuts

thank u to lock and key for making the most intense and cannot put down fic that I have read in a while <3

(On chapter 34 and nothing else can go wrong right? RIGHT???)

[squishy--squish]

A piece of him has settled at last. Like a jagged part that was put back wrong has finally found its place. For the first time since he died, Grian is able to feel something other than fatigue and remorse.

And yet... even as the emotion of their reunion overwhelms him, forcing him to cling tight to Scar, refusing to let him go…

His hunger…

His hunger persists.

do you ever read something that puts SUCH a specific image in your head?? cause that's how chapter 29 of this fic made me feel and i HAD to get it out, shitty ipad camera be damned

[konoisms]

got bored and inspired after reading the new chapter of there are monsters nearby by @uhohbestie and doodled something sort of meant to be grian after he lashed out at quackity for flirting with scar :-3

man stock photos help a lot when you can't draw backgrounds, huh?

[changeablelandscape]

tamn tamn tamn

If The World Was Ending

Animatic for There Are Monsters Nearby, a fanfiction I've been obsessed with, by @uhohbestie

SPOILERS up to chapter 22.

+ my fave art from the video :3

[erestuuu]

There Are Monsters Nearby — Chapter 8

Hi i love this fic so much @uhohbestie please pleapapslelelaaksseaaas swooaauua if i could yell at you about everything i love I AM SHAKING BOTH OF YOU LITTLE HOOLIGANS BEHIND THE SCREEN

Also I made a TAMN Scar playlist found here

[mishori-o]

Silly fanarts for one of my favorite fanfiction ever

These are about chapter 30 of “There Are Monsters Nearby“ by @uhohbestie (best authors ever)

i really recommend it if you like to read unhealthy codependent toxic relationships with little to no communication in zombie apocalypse :D

[dot-moth]

"I'm glad you're here."

ive been wanting to draw fanart for There Are Monsters Nearby (written by Lock and Key @uhohbestie) ever since i first started reading it and today's chapter inspired me quite a bit! so here's scar and grian sitting in front of a fire. i really recommend anyone who hasnt read this fic yet to go do that!!

[changeablelandscape]

this art is perfect

“Viking funeral,” he says, flat.

There’s nothing. No argument, no fervorous reaction.

based on the fantastic fic "there are monsters nearby" written by lock and key ( @uhohbestie )

[archive-rat]

Some fanart I made for a fic!

I am so normal about @uhohbestie s fic There Are Monsters Nearby…

I have been at the edge of my seat for 29 whole chapters, aand since I don’t really comment on AO3, I wanted to show my appreciation another way! Hope y’all like it :>

Keep writing this amazing piece!

[whereishoney]

SOOOO this has layers. context. @uhohbestie are writing one of the best things i've ever read, There are Monsters Nearby , and @syneester made fanart for it. contains spoilers. and in the new TAMN community server we talked a little bit about an AU of the fic and.. this is the result. this piece obviously parallels syn's fanart which is so so so incredible. everything they make is so GORGEOUS and inspiring.. i love it so much. super skilled artist

and the fic, i have no words left, but it has been buzzing in my brain constantly since i first picked it up months ago. massive recommend. lock and key are artists of the literary field

[shomixremix]

HOT SPRINGS OF INAZUMA ♥︎

this was inspired by @captainfia 's absolutely amazing art of itto in the bath. wrote this in one go, that's how great the fanart is. thank you for giving me what to write for this wonderful sweet himbo <3

can you tell itto is my favorite

tags: arataki itto, female!reader, fluff, slight angst, smut, sex in a hot spring, established relationship (kinda??), jealousy, mentions of an arranged marriage, forbidden love

-> you decide to unwind after a rough day in the nearby hot spring, only to be met with someone already hogging it - a very large, very handsome, very demon someone.

reqs open!! | minors DNI

dressed in a silk kimono and nothing else, you make your way to the hot spring not far from your house. there is not one but two neatly folded towels in your arms, one significantly larger than the other. even though you couldn't be certain, the smirk on your lips was already anticipating the feeling of a much larger body behind you.

the smirk curls into a full-blown grin as you realize your intuition was right yet again; the big, burly body you knew every crevice and curve of stretched lazily in the bath. you set the towels down on a nearby rock, slipping out your wooden sandals.

you can't help but be in awe of the man, no matter how many times you've seen and felt him before. the red marks adorning his body that you were so familiar with and sometimes oh so desperately traced on your pillow to try and feel him closer never failed to make your lower stomach swirl with arousal. always forgetting your lover was a mythical animalistic being, and therefore, had a very sharp sense of smell.

"fuuuccckkk..." he groaned out as he threw his head back, "don't just stare, love bug, get in here"

you smile at the little petname the demon used, eager hands running down to untie your kimono and let it ruffle against your feet. as soon as it was discarded of your body, you dip your toes in the hot water hesitantly.

it was an understatement to say you had fully expected him to pull you in playfully by your feet, rough-housing you until you were maneuvered onto his lap. yet, the oni does nothing of the sort, his head continuing to hang back in what you assumed was pleasure and tiredness.

you step in further, letting your thighs be submerged by the hot water. only then does he notice your existence, eager, crimson eyes watching you as you float closer to him. 'like an angel', he thinks.

"you're early" slips off your tongue, a loving smile on your face as you look at the oni in front of you. his face stretches out in a toothy grin, a soft blush in his cheeks under the moonlight.

"what's wrong, itto? that excited to see me?" you tease through a chuckle, tempting him as you very slowly move through the water.

"you know i always am, sweets", he teases back, a hint of hunger in the way he's looking at you. however, you also notice a gleam of something that wasn't an ever-present look on his handsome face - exhaustion. the kind which you've only seen from very overworked soldiers and generals.

"you okay, arataki? you look tired"

to your surprise, he doesn't answer the question, submerging deeper into the water until only his chest and head were left uncovered. you make your way over to him, sitting down in his lap, your legs wrapped around each one of his meaty thighs.

"hm? what's wrong, itto?" you repeat your question as your fingers run through his mane, yet to no avail - the oni's arms run to grab your hips, pulling you even closer.

"nothin', baby, everything's just fine. just... tired, a bit."

"aww, my poor oni..." you coo softly as you kiss his neck, trying to further relax your lover, "did the arataki gang stumble into some monsters? is that why you're tired, love?"

he grumbles something incoherently, his claws digging in the softness of your waist and hips. the big, rough-looking demon turns into mush as you kiss him, dishing out quiet praises into your ear.

"mmph, love bug, so good.. so freakin' good to me, baby... missed ya', missed ya' a lot.."

"aww, missed you too, itto!" your final kiss is pressed onto the point where his neck meets his chest, where you nuzzle you head and still. however, your rest is far from guaranteed - you know damn well not a single one of your hot-spring dates could end without itto letting you ride him.

so, just like every other time, the demon pulls you in closer, letting your softness brush lightly over his shaft under the water's surface. you giggle at the all familiar feeling, slowly sinking down on him, just how he likes. just how you like, too.

"ohhh, itto..." you moan into the night. even after so many times and so many nights stolen and spent here, with him, you weren't used to his size. it took a bit of a struggle and one sharp thrust of his hips, but soon you were fully seated on the oni.

much to your dismay, your lover didn't thrust his hips into yours and bury his head into your chest, as always. no, this time he simply laid back, head thrown back as his forearms rested on the hot spring's edges.

your instincts tell you something is wrong - the usually bubbly, excited, restless oni was now slumped and without energy, not even caring for the fact that he was inside you, that he was wrapped in your velvety warmth. your palm reaches to touch his neck, slowly tracing the big, red markings down his torso.

"anything i can do to help, itto?" you ask unsurely. you weren't used to being the one carrying the conversations between the two of you - his much more extroverted personality took care of that. yet, he remained quiet. too quiet.

"jus' stay like that for a lil' while, sweets, hmm?" he mumbled, enjoying the warmth of his bath.

"i brought all kinds of soaps and oils.." you hum, a hand running through his mane, "would you like me to help you wash off, oni?"

arataki only nods, letting out a large sigh as you shift a bit on his lap so you could grab the toiletries. his sigh turns into a groan as soon as your hands meet his body again, massaging every defined muscle with a mixture of dendrobium oil and sakura petals. his eyes never shift towards your body, head thrown back from the pleasure.

now that he was completely cleaned of any musk from a hard day's work - aka running around and playing adventurers with the gang - his usual self still hasn't emerged, making your eyebrows scrunch in worry.

he wasn't very willing to talk, you knew. yet you needed a way to make him feel even an ounce better.

your own neediness and the fact that itto never once before denied your pleasure made you roll your hips to his, earning a slight groan from him. that only encouraged you more, rolling your hips again, and again, and again...

"shiiittt, sweets.." he howled, his tense muscles relaxing into your touches. how you loved every curve of that enormous body... your hands go over his pillow-y pecs, across his defined abs that always make you drool and all the way down to his belly button and the little happy trail that, indeed, made you very happy. your roll your hips again, desperate for his attention. the warmth of the bath wasn't enough - you needed the warmth of the oni.

as he gets more desperate, his grip on your hips becomes tighter and tighter. you know he's close to snapping, his hips shallowly thrusting into your warmth. to get him to loosen up completely, you lay your body forward, nuzzling your face into his neck, right under his ear.

"itto.." you breathe into him, "fuck me. please. i've looked forward to this all day..."

no matter how tired, those weren't words any oni could ignore - let alone an oni desperately in love. in cruel, tangled, messy love.

"fuck, baby..." he groans, giving you a rough thrust, "missed ya' too.."

his pace picks up and suddenly, he's hunched forward, handsome face nestled in the crook of your neck, big, beefy biceps wrapped around your waist. his sharp fangs grazed your skin, always careful not to leave a mark.

"don't.. hah.." the usually over-confident itto hesitated. he hesitated!

"don't go, baby, yeah? lemme bring you to the gang, you know everyone loves ya', they'll be more than.. fuck! more than excited to see i finally brought ya' home"

the look in your eyes changes from one of pure arousal to a saddened one, your hand running to cradle his cheek.

"you know i can't, arataki.." you coo, pressing a kiss to his forehead, "i'd love to, i'd love to stay in a tent with you forever, but..."

there was no need to finish that sentence. itto knew well why you couldn't - that, however, didn't make it any easier.

"yeah, yeah, i know" he grumbled, obviously saddened himself.

"'ts not fair! i see ya' maybe once a week, love bug, it's drivin' me fuckin' crazy!"

you hug him tight as he continues pounding into you, each word followed by an upset, feverish thrust.

"i know, it hurts me too, love.. i miss you every day, more than you know.. i miss you, and your arms, and your body, and your horns, and-"

"and being bounced like this in my lap, yeah? that what you miss the most, sweets?" he teases through a smirk, grabbing on to you almost possesively.

you laugh sweetly, pressing a kiss to his temple. "i do, i really do. but that's not what i miss the most. you, all of you, are what i miss the most"

suddenly, you let out a sigh, struggling to say your next words. "you know, that commissioner recently came to ask for my hand..."

you could practically hear his heart breaking as his thrusts slowed.

"oh, uh.." he cleared his throat, trying to mask his sadness, "congrats, love bug. you'll..." he swallows hard, his words physically hurting him.

"you'll be sucha good wife"

but not his wife, like you wanted to be. that thought was breaking your heart into a cajilion pieces.

"itto, i- i don't want to stop seeing you..." you choke out, "you know i'd go with you if i could"

"so then go with me!" he almost growls, a hint of irritation and fear in his voice. "come home with me, baby, i'll marry ya' instead. i'll let ya' pick out wherever to live and i'll give ya' as many little oni's as you'd like. hell, sweets, i'll retire from the gang if that's what you ask-"

you shut him up with a bittersweet kiss, tears streaming down your face as you're being bounced in his lap.

"i can't!" you cry, "i can't and it's killing me! i want that too, itto, i wanna run away and stay with you! but i can't, i can't and i'm gonna go crazy if we stop seeing each other because of my future husband!"

once again buried in your shoulder, itto continues rocking into you and groans. he's hiding your face, and you know why - he doesn't want you to see just how devastated he is.

"fuck, never gonna stop seein' ya', love bug.. never... and don't even give a fuck that you'll have to explain to your fuckin' husband why all your babies have horns, why each and every one of 'em looks nothin' like him..."

you laugh at his statement. you want to reply something, but all that comes out of your mouth is a moan of his name.

"yeah, that's right.. that's right, fuck, baby, yeah? not his name, yeah? not on his lap, not his face buried in these pretty tits, not coming around his dick, hm? yeah, yeah!"

you can do nothing but nod your head in agreement, way too absorbed by euphoria to form words.

"that's it, that's it sweets, yeah? 'ts okay, 'ts okay, baby, come. fuck, come around my dick, will ya'? come on your oni, make sure they all know that a demon fucked ya', that a demon none of them would get even close to stuffed ya' full, hm? wanna have you dripping at the thought of me as you marry him, yeah?"

you could hear the jealousy practically dripping from his words as he lost himself in his thrusts, hips eagerly chasing his high. you obey his command, reaching your peak and collapsing on his chest as you ride the waves of pleasure. the smell of sakura petals from his skin hits your nose, and suddenly, you never want to leave his perfectly, inescapably safe touches.

"ooohhh, fuckkkkk, baby..." he groans as he finally finds his release, shallowly thrusting into you as rope after rope of warmth fill your insides. after a few moments he stills, arms wrapped tightly around you.

you stay in his embrace the rest of the night, letting him peck at the skin of your shoulders and neck while you gently bite his beefy body. not a word was said, both of you far too afraid to speak. this might have been the last time you ever see each other, and neither of you wanted to ruin the comfortable afterglow of your love-making.

soon, the time of your return comes and you have to unwillingly unglue yourself from his arms. you get out of the spring, dressing back into your robe as you hand him a towel, your legs still slightly wobbly.

"goodbye, my oni" you say shakily, pressing a feathery kiss right above his lips.

"see you next week in here, sweets" he says, but he can't be certain of that - he can't be certain he'll ever see you again.

"yeah," you whisper, eyes full of tears, "see you, itto"

you turn around, leaving back to your estate with waterfalls of tears pouring down your cheeks. you could still faintly feel your grip on him as you lie alone in your bed, only the image of his crimson eyes and white mane running through your mind.

your oni. the man you love. the man who loves you, endlessly.

the demon you can't be with. because demons and pretty commissioner's daughters didn't go together in inazuma.

you sigh as you look out your window, your view spreading to the yashiori island, knowing your love was somewhere out there, asleep under the stars, probably dreaming of you. tears fill your eyes once more as you look around your room, the supplies you collected over the past few weeks lying readily.

soon, you'd escape, and run away to itto. you weren't giving up on him, and you begged all seven archons for him not to give up on you, too.