#trigun fanfiction asks

[lightnis-moonlight]

I got a funny idea after watching the staff members laying on Vashs new mattress. Vash comes in to try it out he doesn't realise reader was there (she fell asleep waiting for him and he was sleepy) and unknowingly lays on top of her! She's fine though the mattress is very soft and spongey so she doesn't get squished but she wakes up a bit surprised as to why everything is dark only to realise she is beneath Vashs underbelly! She tries to wiggle out but she is stuck so she tries tickling his belly! This would be good as a comic strip!

He'd usually be more careful to not accidentally lay on or squish anyone. But this time was an exception. He just wanted to try the mattress and didn't notice. I wonder when he'll wake up...? At least he is warm... You might want to take another nap. Because you'll be stuck for a while. xd

Thank you for your ask! ^^ This was indeed quite fun! :3 I wish you all a wonderful day! <3 C ya! >v<

[mimisplayground]

Traveling Buddies ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ (Vash x fem reader)

Warnings: Monsterfucking :3, inhuman vash, loving sex ngl like making love…, biting (briefly), NOT MUCH ITS A SOFT ONE LET ME KNOW IF U WANT A ROUGH VER :3, made with 1998 vash in mind but really can be read as either!!

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Going along with Vash after that one night. You never brought up how inhuman he looked that night, and you felt he almost appreciated it. When all was said and done you were laid out next him, panting like a dog.

When your vision had cleared, the man laying next to you was the same he looked when he brought you to this rundown inn. The next morning when you woke up, you stared wide eyed as you watched him pack his own stuff and yours as well.

You maybe vaguely remember a conversation along the lines of “wanna follow you everywhere Mayfly, wanna bring you with me” as he pounded you so hard you were walking with a limp.

And then next you knew you were out in the deserts of No Man’s Land, riding along with Vash and digging through a sack to give him a donut as he rode. Looking off into the distance as you continue along the path set by Vash. He seemed to know where he was going. On the breaks where you would stretch your legs and drink water in the heat were marked with a soft peck on the lips from Vash. Sharing the canister of water and a small meal that wasn’t very good. The end of the break was always signified with a deeper kiss from Vash where you felt a familiar inhuman rumble deep from his chest.

Coming to the next town was a multiple day venture, leaving you tired and worn out. Sighing in relief when you were able to eat a full meal and wash up.

Settling into the inn’s bed and ignoring the kisses you feel at your neck for a moment before eventually allowing Vash to move his kisses down to your chest. Letting him suck at your nipples as he purrs softly.

He was more open with his inhuman nature this time. Glowing before your eyes get blurry. Working you open on his fingers and letting you see his cock, that seemed to sprout from a…flower of sorts? You couldn’t bring yourself to think about that much. Watching as a tapered and ridged, and almost bioluminescent blue, entered you slowly. Listening to Vash whine in a double toned vocal. You finally get to see the exact ridge that rubs against your clit on his harsher thrusts.

Feathered wings encapsulate you both, leaving you unable to see other than the faintest glow from inside of you where you are both connected and the glow from Vash and his skin all over.

“Mayfly…” Vash groans in your ear “love you, need you so bad. Gonna make me a good man…” He sighs, loud clicks coming from him that you can now identify as a sound of pleasure. He wasnt human, there was no way you were making things up in your head.

He was too fast with his thrusts, bumps that you can feel the whole time as your thighs tighten around him and you claw the only human flesh you feel on his shoulder as you silently scream. Vash rubbing small circles on your clit as you come undone with him, listening to the trill and buzz that comes from him take over your mind again like nights prior. Whining when his teeth sink into your shoulder possessively.

Laying with him and his unusually cold body, wings craddling you both in tight together as clawed fingers run up and down your side. Humming and purring like an engine as he traces your face and leaves kisses all over you.

[merbear25]

Imagining Vash comforting you when you're feeling overly anxious and emotional.

He's the one to hold you if you need to be held and the one to be by your side, listening attentively. He may not know what to say to help ease your worried mind, so instead he'll let you pour your heart out and be your shoulder to cry on. You wonder if he'll ever truly understand just how much that means to you.

If you aren't seeking someone to lend an ear and simply need them to stay with you, he'd be more than happy to give you that. He would probably wonder why he's the one you're seeking out for comfort, although he wouldn't protest.

After you've calmed down a little, you give him a grateful smile and thank him for being there for you. He'd still be curious as to how he actually was able to help but is glad he could nonetheless.

[otaku-tyriq]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "otaku-tyriq"?

Hmmmmm that is a tough one because I read so many fanfictions on a daily basis xD but i will try my best.

My absolute favourite has got to be Shed Skin by Penguinabominations and snowxhanyouxqueen

It’s a fanfiction from the Yakuza franchise and is set within an alternative Version of Yakuza 0. An absolutely fantastic read, a gorgeous writing style and intriguing characterisation of Kiryu and Majima. Highly recommend it, but please read the tags first for potential Triggers.

Broken Paradise by Anonymous

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53892664

This fanfic man… It lowkey broke me. Another Yakuza fanfiction this time focussing on my favourite character from the franchise: Ichiban Kasuga. The fanfic heavily discusses themes of SA but in a respectful manner. But still only read this if you are in a mentally safe place. But like shed skin, this fan fiction NAILS the characterisation of the cast, with its dialogue sounding like it could be straight from the game itself.

Angel in the Architecture by just_a_lil_shipmate

Honestly a fantastic Trigun AU where Wolfwood gets put in charge to be the new priest at an old town’s church. But soon he realises that he is not alone in that old building. 10/10 highly reccomend it to any and all Vashwood shippers.

My All is in the form of you by FairyCrest

Over the past year or so Haikaveh has slowly started to replace Zhongchi as my absolute favourite Genshin ship of all times and this adorable little one shot collection is like a box of chocolates to me. Tiny yet packed with sweetness

The world I mean to destroy by nekomancer

A Sherliam Titanic AU, but by god did this one have me hooked from start to finish. The characterisation is a bit off at times but overall a really good read

The Kid and the Beast by Anonymous

A Beauty and the Beast Monkie Kid AU focussing on Sun Wukong and MK, but rather then shipping Sun Wukong and MK, it depicts the story in a father-son/found family angle. An overal really wholesome story

The Dragon Prince by scrunt413

A fantasy Asoryuu Fanfiction. What if the brave knight finds himself on a quest to defeat the evil dragon and rescue the kidnapped prince, only to find out that…. The dragon is the kidnapped prince?

The King’s Consort by Flowerlady Aerith

I love Souyo, I love the princessbride. This au is tailormade for me

By any other pen name by Prudabaga

A moshang fanfic in which Shang Qinghua anonymously publishes erotic novels about himself and Mobei-Jun. Hilarity and smut ensue.

The Alpha King & I by caelestisxyz

I know A/B/O is not for everyone and that is absolutely understandable. But regardless this fanfic has such a dope concept of a rebirth AU that i haven’t really seen recreated since by any other fanfic author. So if you don’t mind a/b/o aspects in your story i highly recommend this one.

As for the reason why my username is Otaku-tyriq, the story behind it is actually pretty boring. When i was 11 i realised i was genderfluid and literally just googled "genderneutral names” and found the name Tyrik. So i changed the letter k to a q for my tumblr name and most of my social media handles as most usernames with the name Tyrik was usually already taken.

The otaku part of my username is self explanatory. I’m a geek who loves japanese pop culture and media. An otaku.

[ohitslen]

🌸Trigun fics recommendations🌸

Links are attached!🌈✨

Dropping the fics I’ve read so far in my free time with summary and all that :) [in no specific order] oh and these are almost all Vashwood so brace yourself for that. I did put a warning in my description

‼️Be aware that most of these take place in Trimax so spoilers are a given‼️ it’s up to you to read the tags to have a better idea of its contents im just here to provide the list 🫡

1. “Falling stars” by Dozycerberus

“When a set of twins are found wandering the desert without any family in sight, Hopeland Orphanage is the only logical place they would end up.”

One of my personal favorites! If not my favorite. All I have for this one is praises.

2. “Love and it’s decisive pain (sunlight)” by FlowerCitti

“He hears a rumbling laugh, like the wisps of cigarette smoke and the crack of the first shot in a gunfight, like the pleasant sting of whiskey in his throat— “I take it that he was looking for you, huh?” A voice rasps from behind him, and everything in Vash feels like it comes to a halt. He knows that voice.”

Reincarnation fic (you will see a lot of these) that I willingly let destroy me. You will also see lots of Flower’s works here, they are great at hurt/comfort trust me.

3. “Donuts are one way to the heart, the other one is with a knife” by Dezace

Another favorite author of mine that you will see more works of on this list.

Vashwood antics, them being sweet and a angst sprinkled here and there.

This is actually a collection of works that I definitely could list individually but this list is way too long for that— so, feel free to check it out! How vague I know OAJSKW

4. “Tell me why your hands are cold (show me how)” by desertblooms

“Wolfwood eases him back down into the bed. Runs a hand through his own hair, digging his nails in just to feel the burn because he’s seriously starting to think he’s bitten off more than he can chew. “You idiot,” he breathes into the open air, “I’m goin’ to kill you when you wake up.” If the sickness doesn’t get to him first. But that thought goes unspoken.”

Sick fic you know how it is. “I need you” absolutely life changing.

5. “Forgive me father for I have sinned-Wolfwood (P.S. He isn’t sorry at all)” by Dezace

““I want to fuck a priest.”

“A good one?”

"Yes."

“I understand.”

“Good, good.” (Or: Vash and Wolfwood are fucking thirsty for each other and everyone suffers(Except Meryl, she has popcorn ready))”

Crack fic! Because it’s needed after you’re drenched in angst. I know what you read. You’ll appreciate a cackle or two.

6. “Bendición ” by varilien

“Having been dating for as long as they have, Wolfwood's known that it was only a matter of time before Vash popped the "do you want to meet my mom?" question, although admittedly he was hoping he could put it off a little longer.”

Modern setting in where Wolfwood meets Rem (she’s alive so that’s always a plus), and it’s so sweet and it’s pure fluff. That’s all.

7. “Bag of bones” by chaiku

“Not only was he fucked up physically, but he fucked up in front of Vash of all people. He was the last person in the world that Wolfwood wanted to see him like that: broken and helpless. And now he would also need to explain it all…His head hurt just from thinking about it.”

Wolfwood being vulnerable. That’s all I’m gonna say to hook you in.

8. “Who’s to say I don’t hold everything in my hands?” by Dezace

“Wolfwood likes to try and figure out Vash the Stampede whenever he had the chance. Traveling with him gives some insight into the man behind the bounty. He doesn't mind what he finds.”

Vash being the smarty pants he is! I love to see it. It’s so lovely I adore it.

9. “To the white of your eye” by Dezace

“Vash doesn't only have scars across his body. Wolfwood finds out and nothing changes.”

Face scar Vash is on.the.table. You’ll notice a trend in Dezace’s work of how WW is down bad for Vash no matter what and honestly I can relate to that heavily, we all love Vash.

10. “Hold my body down” by The_IPRE

“You're dead.” Vash's eyes are shiny behind the glasses, unshed tears barely held back. “We waited! We tried to bring you back! I kept them from burying you for as long as I could but you were dead!” Wolfwood lets himself follow the pull on his shirt, leans into Vash’s space to rest their foreheads together. “Guess I’m pretty hard to get rid of, huh?”

So basically, WW is all casual about coming back from being “dead” and Vash isn’t. Hurt/comfort mhm.

[greetingfromthedead]

Checking the trigun x reader tag and seeing your praise for Apple Blossom (which is so deserved, I'm also one of the readers looking for Apple Blossom Update day 💕), I just also realized that you wrote the Mermaid reader and Vash fic that I ADORE??? I FEEL SO DUMB NOW BECAUSE I NEVER CONNECTED THE TWO, BUT WOW WHAT A FANTASTIC SURPRISE. I'm obsessed with your writing! Wanted to run in here and thank you for taking the time to create great pieces of writing to make our days! I've reread both the Vash and Knives' fics multiple times, it sends my heart warmth and flutters every time. Again, thank you for feeding us content, I hope that you're doing well! 💕

OMG!!! Thank youuu!!!!

Hearing this absolutely makes my week! I feel like I am so bad at putting into words just how grateful I am for interactions like this! I am my own biggest critic so having my readers tell me they enjoy what I put out even when I think of it as sub-par for one reason or the other absolutely encourages me to keep goin' even when I doubt myself or writing as a process starts feeling like pulling teeth.

And it is a fun surprise that you like the two series without realizing they are both from me. I do try using slightly different styles for them. Apple Blossom being more neutral and lifelike, while with Depth of Despair I try to be a touch more poetic and evoke Ghibli-like images of fairy-tales and beauty contrasted with elements of horror and creepiness. I try making stylistic differences, so maybe that's the reason you didn't realize both are from me :)

Thank you so much, again! It means so much to me! And the Mermaid!AU will be back to weekly uploads again real soon, too! ❤

[doodleferp]

Question for the gods walk among us why do people fear Vash? What did he do to get the title dark god?

My friend, you are opening what Trixie Mattel would call "the Pandora Boxx of boxes". (cracks knuckles) Here we go. In this AU, Vash’s nicknames include The Humanoid Typhoon, The Dark Walker, and The Living End.

Since all the Plants are worshipped, Vash is no exception. However, since we have to adhere to canon, he is seen as a dark and/or chthonic god -- essentially all Four Horsemen rolled into one dude. The Stampede is seen as a harbinger of death, and if he shows up to your town, everything you know and love will be destroyed. But because Vash is Vash, the people of No Man's Land have unwittingly made someone's lie into truth by panicking and trying to fight him whenever he comes near a town. I want to think that because he isn't treated like the other Plants, Vash is considered low on power compared to the rest of his kin. And because the Plants are all generally kind entities, they call him to them whenever he's nearby so they can give him some of their own energy to heal him. While it heals him physically, it can only cause more damage to him since the townspeople believe The Stampede is here to kill the gods. I don't think the other Plants can travel, just because I wanna keep Vash and Knives as independents. If they can walk, I don't think they'd be able to go very far out of their oasis, either by their own will or by the people protecting them.

Speaking of Knives, he's much less genocidal in this AU! Because he believes that Plants are above humans, seeing humans so blatantly subservient to his species gives him a big ego boost. He sees humans doing all they can to keep Plants happy and healthy, and it makes him happy -- but he wants to keep things the way they are because he believes that if humans didn't deify Plants, they would abuse and work them to death. So he uses his own abilities and the Eye of Michael to further the illusion that Plants are gods. He's also the reason that there's so much hostility towards non-believers and followers of other religious movements. These groups run the risk of breaking his illusion and showing the "truth" about Plants, so he wants to get rid of them. Knives has a public figure as one of the rare Walking Gods, so he’s seen by humanity as something ethereal and they generally have a good opinion of him. He has his people at the Eye of Michael going behind peoples backs and trying to take out non-believers, though — like Wolfwood. The Eye of Michael is probably the biggest Plant sect on the planet and it has an astronomical amount of followers.

Meanwhile, Vash is much more withdrawn and lonely because he has to remain hidden at the cost of his own life at the very least. Like, the second someone thinks they saw The Dark Walker, it's sounding the sirens and sending everyone from the middle of town to the next three towns over into a massive panic, people get out guns and weapons and attacking anything that look suspicious. It’s to the point where Vash is used to sleeping out in the desert because there’s like a one in a million chance that he’d be able to sleep at the edge of a boonies town without being physically attacked. Nobody has any idea how it happened, not even him, but people are so viscerally terrified of Vash in a way that makes the canon look like a playground. There’s terrible stories about Vash that he doesn’t even remember happening to him, but he hears about them so much that he’s starting to accept them as truth. He's rarely able to let loose and let the adorable extroverted bbygirl in him come out to play and he’s just…resigned to his fate.

[krillissue]

17 or 19 vashmeryl for the kissie dranble thing

17. a kiss to annoy - vashmeryl

just a sweet little one! vash is annoying and meryl is fed up. i had the '98 versions in mind but it could work for any version. written for mwahrch!

“Hey! Quit it, knock it off!” Meryl complained, swatting at the Humanoid Typhoon. He was bothering her while she tried to write up the latest report of his unfortunate antics. 

“Aw, why? I’m just trying to help you relax~” Vash was using that falsely cheerful tone, rubbing her shoulders as she typed. “You;ve been so stressed, mayfly. Don’t you want to take a break?” 

“No, I want to work,” She sniped, brushing off his hands. “Go bother Milly.” 

“But you’re the one stressed out! Milly’s making us dinner and you’re going to miss it. You don’t want to hurt her feelings, do you?” Meryl groaned, putting her head in her hands. “C’mon, Meryl, it will be waiting for you tomorrow.” Vash’s sing-songy voice just annoyed her more. She was about to gripe at him some more but he kissed the back of her neck so softly, rubbing her stiff shoulders. It was tempting but she had to stay strong! 

“Vash,” She complained, drawing out his name as he worked a particular knot out. 

“Shh, just relax.” Vash pressed more kisses around her neck and shoulders, managing to get her cheeks a few times. Meryl started melting into his touch, her eyes drifting closed. 

“Miss Meryl! Mr Vash! Dinner is ready!” Milly called to them in her sweet cheerful tone, breaking Meryl out of her trance. She tried to rise but Vash held her still, peppering more kisses. 

“Didn’t you hear? Let me up.” 

“No,” Vash replied lightly, coming around to the front of her chair and sitting on her lap. He nearly crushed her under his weight, Meryl immediately slapping at him to get off before her legs went numb. He just laughed and kept on kissing her face, her cheeks trapped in his hands. 

“You’re the worst!” 

“I know you like me~” His smug little smile made her eye twitch but he was right. Her furious red cheeks revealed it as much. He kept kissing her until she kissed him back. 

[orcelito]

HOLDS THIS FIC ABOVE MY HEAD LIKE A PRIZED CATCH

Read it right now. Polygun. Some simple Vash Lovin'. Exactly what we need in life

By @hypermoyashi ❤️

[flowercitti]

im so glad that in most fics, you have vash and ww shower first. bc theyre really out there, In The Desert. The Sands.

I didn’t even realize that I was doing this. Cheers to all vw writers that have them fucking nasty with sand in their cracks but I am not God’s strongest soldier. Vash’s cervix has been through enough to have sand in the mix.

[lightnis-moonlight]

Poor baby! 😭 Reader better give Vash loads of donuts and lots of hugs and snuggles to make up for leaving him alone even if it wasn't her fault she was sick. She will end up spending the night with him because I think he's not going to let her go anytime soon after being alone for a while.

The kitchen staff might need some time to make those donuts. ^^' But Vash deffinetly got lots of cuddles and he wasn't alone that night.

Hey! >v< Sorry that this took a bit. ^^' I ehm got sick. qvq' Anyway! Thank you for your ask! <3 And I wish you all a wonderful day! C ya! ^^

[mimisplayground]

you guys might not know this about me but I am a hard core trigun fan.

And I need Vash in such a primal way. 1998 Trigun Vash.

Warnings: Slightly Uncanny Vash (its not very uncanny since its during sex but,, still not human), NOT VERY HUMANOID VASH…, guys im a monsterfucker uncover sorry, cunnilingus, mating press, i tried to keep it pretty 1998 Vash-coded (it would be hard to make it 2023 coded bc i never watched that one) ENJOY THIS IS ALL SELF INDULGENT, fem reader (sry :< )

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Meeting him in a bar and the flirting he’s lying on you is so horrible that it works. Next thing you know he’s got you under him on the bed of an inn around the corner. Kissing you hard while you ignore that his canine teeth are a tad too sharp, a few too many.

You ignore that when he goes down on you his tongue is reaching so much deeper inside of you than should be possible. When his mouth isn’t suckling your clit his thumb is pressing tight circles into you while you whine at the cold feeling of his rings. You feel him chuckle when your thighs tighten around his head.

“Sorry sorry sorry…” he mutters as he looks at you with puppy eyes while pulling away. You decidedly ignore that he has a heard glow and purr coming from him that isnt human. You grip onto him tightly and ignore that you can’t hear a heartbeat and get he feels overwhelmingly hot to the touch.

When he thrusts into you, you decide that you cannot ignore the inhuman texture. You just can’t verbalize it, too busy choking out moans and small sobs. Listening to the weird purring and clicking noises getting louder while the Humanoid Typhoon is thrusting into you. A scrunched look on his face and whimper coming through his groans from time to time. Tears falling onto your skin that are weird and cold, and slightly tingly.

He bends down after hooking your legs over his shoulders, pressing you tightly into a mating press and a tongue that takes up too much of your face licks the tears up. He’s panting above you, though it feels like all the sweat is coming from you.

And you outright squeal when you feel him cum inside of you. It feels weird, like a tingling inside of you thats too cold and too warm all at once. You gasp, and you feel the outlaw chuckle before his hand goes down to rub at your clit while he keeps thrusting.

Your legs kick out for a moment, and you hear a loud click and purr before one arm has grasped both legs, switching to swing them over one of his shoulders instead. You cum with a silent scream, arching off of the bed. It felt otherworldly, not something you think you could ever replicate again. Staring up with blurry eyes, trying to figure out if the mass of feathered wings you saw were a figment of your imagination. Nothing that you could hear except for the sound thats graduated to rumbling now; you couldn’t even hear your own breath.

“Round two?”

There is no way this man is human.

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[the-nysh]

How do you think redeeming Knives went after the ‘98 ending? Not sure how Vash would reign in him

Welcome to the plot of countless fanfics exploring that very same question since the turn of the millennium!! 8'D

Understandable, since the 98 anime's ending was left deliberately open-ended (its plot way different from the manga too, since it hadn't been completed yet), with every other major character dead save for the brothers and Meryl & Milly, it's heavily implied Vash returned home - to the girls, as he was trusted to, while carrying the incapacitated Knives over his shoulder (while leaving all his/their guns and red coat behind, since those items were symbolically no longer needed anymore) rather than leaving on a one-way suicide mission where he & Knives would end up killing each other. No, Vash made the independent decision to survive and properly 'take care' of Knives the way their mother Rem wished for them -to live- upon her sacrificial goodbye. After Vash finally realizes/interprets what she meant after going through some huge life-changing revelations himself (especially from Meryl's successful non-violent demonstration in saving him, proving to him that Rem's belief, and having faith in humanity, actually works after suffering thru so many repeated failures where it didn't), it's important he chooses not to die, or kill, or abandon or give up on even his own brother as a lost cause too. :') So I think it's appropriate he perseveres in saving Knives too (with Vash essentially taking responsibility as the 'older' brother now), while holding firm onto the belief of a hopeful 'blank ticket' open future...even for those like himself, who've terribly wronged. After all, survival, recovery, and kindness are a choice. And definitely not easy. Especially on their harsh, unforgiving desert planet. But at least 98 Knives is alive to recover enough that he gets that choice of a future too.

And so...your guess is as good as mine as to what's implied post-canon when we get official art like this! (As amusingly noted: Knives gets his second chance forced into family group therapy as the petulant 'younger' brother now~) Where I definitely think it would take a group effort, and not just from Vash himself, to reform Knives with the right kind of therapy needed (both physical and emotional, since yup Vash basically shot thru all his limbs and Knives himself still has unaddressed childhood trauma from the SEEDS' ship to consider - note, cause the Tesla medical abuse incident never happened in the 98 canon to mentally scar him for life, BUT it's implied child Knives directly suffered some form of physical abuse from the prejudiced bad apples on their ship's crew behind closed doors that not even Vash knew about, so yeah.)

I've seen fics where it's absolutely not smooth sailing (for example, on the common premise where Vash has no clue or plan on how to deal with bringing Knives home--cold turkey style, to the girls), where Knives continues to be a dangerous threat and menace - especially towards the girls, even while physically incapacitated - since he still has mental powers of telepathy and manipulative coercion/brainwashing, etc etc (available fic Plant powers may vary - BUT since 98 Legato had Vash's grafted-on lost arm and used those--Vash's powers for evil, it's implied Vash has all those same powers too, the same or even greater than Knives, he's just untrained and/or chooses not to use them on people Like That. The interesting potential being that...Vash could. This is why structurally, 98 Legato works well as Vash's foil, and is arguably more of the 'main villain' than 98 Knives was, and also why Vash killing Legato, and therefore part of himself in the process, has some interesting layers/nuances to it that even the Trimax manga didn't have, since the lore was completely different. But anyway I'm going off-tangent...)

So overcoming Knives' fear/hatred/disgust towards humanity is one of the biggest hurdles to address. Again this where I often see the girls come in, especially the continued exposure and positive reinforcement from Milly's grace, often while he's still recovering and bedridden from his injuries fighting Vash, to slowly help 'restore his faith in humanity' kinda deal. I've even seen the fic idea where Milly raising her -speculated- child from Wolfwood gives Knives a whole new closeup perspective on human life he never got before. (Bottom line, I understand why all the post-canon Milly-Knives fics seemed to be popular back then.) But I think the creative ideas I find particularly interesting are the ones that capitalize on the telepathic link between Vash & Knives - where Knives can pick up on the thoughts/feelings Vash happens to broadcast while interacting with say...Meryl ;) to Knives' shock/confusion! that by proxy affect Knives' curiosity towards humans like her. Cause if he can sense how his brother can feel something like that towards them, different from how it ever was with Rem, then wtf is up with that?! Aha, many fun shenanigans can ensue with that!

Even better is when I see fics delve into some of Knives' deeper issues, like his broken levels of trust and feelings of betrayal, loneliness and abandonment he possibly fears even from Vash (after all, Rem 'chose' humanity over them, and Vash left him to 'choose' humanity over him too - having those kinds of doubts to come clean about.) There's some good stuff to explore there, on the topic of normal dysfunctional/estranged brothers trying to reconcile and reconnect as family again, and I'm sure there are plenty of 98 Knives-centric fics focusing on his redemption that I haven't even seen yet (the ones I ended up not liking are those that flip or roleswap to give Vash the short end of the stick, ie they redeem and give Knives all the happiness at the expense of Vash; now that's just unfair!) It's just...searching on the older sites like ff.net for that kinda stuff is difficult to know what you're getting into without appropriate tagging, so heck, even I'd be up for hidden recs people have found on the topic!

[pancake-breakfast]

Sunbathing for the micro fiction game! (And if you're feeling it, for Trigun)

Thanks for the ask! (Prompt list for reference)

#8: Sunbathing (with a Trigun flavor)

Wolfwood opened the door to the patio and immediately winced. On the one hand, he had found his targets. On the other hand....

"What the hell are you two doing?"

Legato and Elendira were each sprawled out on outdoor recliners and stripped down to nearly nothing. Their skin was covered in a sheen of oil that made them glisten in the light of the twin suns. Between them on a small table sat a pitcher and two tall glasses filled with a yellow-orange drink that smelled of fruit and alcohol. But most confusingly, they both seemed to have placed pieces of cucumber over their eyes.

"Apapap! Shhhhh." Elendira pinched her fingers together indicating Wolfwood should shut his trap. "You're ruining the mood. Try again in a more suitable tone if you have anything important to say."

Wolfwood took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, trying to keep his composure. He didn't think anything was wrong with his original tone, but Elendira had clearly made up her mind and he was in no mood to piss her off.

"Conrad wanted you guys for something," he said. "But why're ya both sitting out here dressed like that? What's with the cucumbers? Ya had too much to drink?"

"Oh, darling, we haven't had nearly enough." Elendira picked up her glass and took a sip through a straw that looked needlessly complicated, but did prevent her from having to lift her head enough to disturb the cucumbers.

"We're sunbathing," said Legato. "And these are swimsuits, the traditional attire for sunbathing. Not that I'd expect a cretin like you to know."

Wolfwood felt his cheeks flush. Legato was right, though. Wolfwood couldn't even conceive of why someone would want to do anything resembling "bathing" in the unbearable heat of the suns.

"It's good for the complexion," said Elendira.

A smile tugged at the edges of Legato's lips. "I never said that."

"What?" Elendira lowered her drink and tilted her head ever-so-slightly in Legato's direction.

"I said it was good for your health," said Legato, reaching for his own drink, "and it is, but not for your skin. The two suns plus the oil are absolutely terrible for keeping one's skin light and healthy."

Elendira had sat up entirely as Legato explained, cucumbers falling away from eyes that burned with malice.

"What's your problem?" Legato's casual tone was betrayed by the wolfish grin spread across his face. "Surely you're not mad at me for your own misinterpretation of things."

Elendira's jaw was clenched so tight Wolfwood thought she might crack her teeth. She turned to him and forced a smile on her face.

"And what exactly did Conrad want from us, Punisher?"

Wolfwood shrugged. "Didn't say. Just said I should find ya and tell ya to go to his office."

"Very well." Elendira stood up and wrapped herself in a robe she had draped over the back of her recliner. "I'll handle this myself. With any luck, it will include some much-needed violence." She practically spat the last words in Legato's direction. Legato himself seemed unfazed. With a "hmph," Elendira strode off back into the facility.

Legato waved a hand at the glass and pitcher next to him.

"Mimosa, Punisher?"

Wolfwood stared for a moment, uncertain he'd followed any of what had just happened. Then he plopped himself down on the Elendira's vacated recliner and reached for the pitcher. "Yeah, sure. What the hell."

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*knocks on your askbox* hostage/creature vash au?? may i ask for more details please 👀👀👀

You may!

So, I've had this fic outlined for a while but I wasn't going to work on it until maybe the end of May? I wanted to finish Memories on Film and Biology first, then make more progress on Love and Peace and Gunsmoke.

BUT. @zeearts had to go and create this incredible creature!Vash design and it just got my brain spinning all sorts of gears and now I'm back to dabbling with the Hostage AU!

Basically, the story goes something like this:

Meryl grows up in a rural town without a plant whose primary trade is worm hunting. They've got industrial production going, trading their goods for water from July and other essential resources. There's problems in the town, and being close to July they are firmly within the thrall of the Eye of Michael (except Meryl, ofc, because our girl is Smart and Knows a cult when she sees one).

Well one day Meryl gets chosen as a sacrifice and she gets taken to July where she's put in service to Knives and Conrad as sort of a glorified maid/caretaker to this strange creature Knives proclaims is his brother. Meryl doesn't know what's going on and the whole things seems hella sus and what the fuck is this bird thing huddled in the corner, but she does what she's told and pretends to be a Meek Believer while she tries to figure out how to bust out.

Meanwhile, in the background:

Knives, unable to forcibly control Vash's gate, has proceeded with his "Destroy the Parasites" master plan using the Eye of Michael to start a holy war while he hopes that giving Vash a little of what he wants--a human companion--will weaken his resolve and/or give Knives something to hold over him so he can gain some kind of leverage in this battle of wills with his brother.

Unbeknownst to Meryl Conrad is also plotting, secretly dosing her food with drugs to use her as Test Subject 1 in his plan to create part-plant humans. He hopes that he can secretly dose the water supply he controls to get the drug out to the masses and create hybrid humans that might stand a chance of surviving Knives' war and win a place in his Eden.

Wolfwood, the one responsible for capturing Vash and bringing him to Knives, is also skulking around Knives' lil July penthouse. They've got a baby Livio hostage they're using as leverage and Wolfwood wants his lil bro back and is making his own plan to bust him out while Knives and Conrad are distracted with their war.

Back to Meryl.

Our girl slowly befriends dear Creature!Vash, locked away in his lil plant-proof chamber. He's half-delusion from Knives' mind-fuckery, and through kindness and patience Meryl slowly brings him back to himself.

One day Meryl and Wolfwood meet, and together they strike up a plan to bust everyone out--her, Vash, Wolfwood, and Livio. But things don't go according to plan...

I've been dabbling with it a bit the past few days, though I'm TRYING to stick to the goals I set for myself as much as possible (I have a Patreon now and I'm trying to stick to an actual schedule!) but you know how inspiration can be <sob> It controls me I don't control it.

Speaking of Patreon, for anyone interested I'll be posting WIP snippets of this fic and other ideas this upcoming week on my page!

[greetingfromthedead]

cant wait for the first love to be made… i cant wait… I AM YEARNING !!!!!! i love this bread… (i’m sorry for spamming you ily <3)

Well, Knives is the slowest mofo I know. He took 100+ years to attempt to realize his goals and I still don't know what he did all that time.

He has to get off his ass and take some long steps to get laid. He is a dumbass. Nothing will convince me otherwise 😂

And no worries! I love hearing your thoughts! Thank you! Love you too! 🥰🥰🥰