#verse: Sun & Moon

[localechoes]

my prophet and me

[crabsnpersimmons]

This one goes out to all the slow burn enjoyers, the dense Y/Ns, and the soft robo jesters that suffer in silence!

Inspired by @bamsara's “Solar Lunacy” fic.

If you feel like reading my ramblings and want to experience more heartbreak for fictional jester blorbos, check under the cut where I detail all the planning behind the frames!

so i heard this song for the first time in a while and the opening lyrics immediately made me think of moon, so i was daydreaming some scenes and then i decided to thumbnail some ideas:

and it all went downhill from there as everything became a metaphor and a parallel to each other, which i will now go into detail on!

you thought the animatic itself was sad?

*writing muse laughs maniacally* IT'S ALL A METAPHOR

Frame 1. "turn down the lights" We start with a back view on Moon. The lights are out, the Moon is out, but we do not see his face. The music and the greyscale atmosphere are enough to establish the weight of the moment and the weight on Moon’s mind.

Frame 2. "turn down the bed" We cut to a shot of Moon's body, kneeling on the ground of the daycare, like a padded cell. Moon’s hands are twitching with the effects of the glitch, with purple sparks coming from his hands. We still do not see his face.

Frame 3. "turn down these voices inside my head" Cut to an extreme close up on the dark half of Moon’s face. Now we see his face, but only a portion of it. His left eye is wide open, red and glitching out. The voices in his head can refer to the glitch but also his repressed feelings. Or maybe it could be Sun's voice in their shared headspace.

Frame 4. "lay down with me" Y/N's hand enters the frame from the upper right corner, lowering down to meet Moon where he kneels on the ground. Only a corner of Moon's face appears on the bottom left corner of the frame, his starry nightcap beginning to cover his glitched left eye.

Frame 5. "tell me no lies" An full shot of Moon on the floor and Y/N standing in front of him with their hand stretched towards him. A light spills out from behind Y/N, creating a boundary between them.

Now we see more of Moon. It is only when Y/N enters the frame—enters his world—that Moon’s body is shown in its entirely. When Y/N is here, he is no longer fragmented. He is whole.

Frame 6. "just hold me close" pspspspsps Playfully, Moon extends his own hand, beckoning Y/N to come closer, to join him. His right hand crossed over his body as he uses the playful gesture to hide his true feelings—to put distance between him and Y/N. His hat continues to cover his glitching left eye. He doesn’t want to worry Y/N.

Frame 7. "don't patronize" In response, Y/N’s hand pats Moon on the head, returning his playfulness. Moon looks surprised by the action. Moon, notably, does not lower his hand—perhaps he has forgotten it or perhaps his invitation is still open.

Frames 8-9. "don't patronize me" Moon rotates his faceplate so Y/N’s hand is touching the side of his faceplate, a more intimate gesture than a head pat. However, his hat is in the way. At this angle, his starry nightcap fully covers his glitchy eye and the dark side of his face, hiding his defect and acting as a veil between him and Y/N. A self-imposed boundary. So close, yet thinly separated. It's better this way. It's safer this way.

The lyrics are broken up by Y/N's arm, both to illustrate how the song is sung ("patronize" is drawn out and "me" is briefly added in before the chorus starts) but also to show how Y/N interrupts Moon's resolve, highlighting the irony between the visuals and the lyrics. Demanding not to be patronized, yet Moon happily accepts this play at intimacy. Don't patronize me, I am weak for it.

This is also the only instance where the red light of Moon's eyes glow and tint the surfaces around it. Visually, it makes it look like Moon is blushing (heavily inspired by @restinsodaroni's art). But also, in this moment of honesty, Moon's intrinsic light spills out, colouring the greyscale world. In this brief moment of honesty, Moon touches the world with his own colours, his own light.

(and this is also where i forgot to clean up the shading on Y/N's arm, but it's okay it doesn't need to be perfect it simply needs to be. And Moon will still love Y/N even if they are a continuity error.)

Frame 10. "'cause I can't make you love me if you don't" A parallel to a frame 4, Y/N retrieves their hand away and immediately Moon is reduced to the corner of his faceplate in the frame. Only now his glitched eye is fully covered by his hat.

The lyrics here (and in the next frame) in particular grow lighter to emphasize Moon's diminishing resolve and agency.

From here on out, the lyrics here are broken up, carrying on this theme of fragmentation. Y/N is pulling away, Moon is breaking up, the words are breaking up. Everything is coming apart.

Frame 11. "you can't make your heart feel something it won't" Y/N turns to leave. The lyrics, broken up as before, highlight the irony of the situation. Y/N, a human, can’t feel something they simply don’t feel. Whereas, Moon, the machine, feels something his code never intended him to feel.

Frame 12. "here in the dark in these final hours" Another full shot that parallels frame 5, as Y/N steps towards the light and Moon leans forward into the space Y/N once occupied. Y/N is leaving—that which makes him whole is leaving. And he is only capable of making it to the boundary where the light cuts into the darkness. The "final hours" suggest it might be the end of Y/N’s shift, or perhaps this scene takes place right before the glitch takes over—the final hours that Y/N has with the true Moon. Either way, time is running out—and only Moon knows it.

There is a contrasting display of body language here. Moon is on the floor leaning towards Y/N with his hand still left out. Whereas Y/N is turned away, walking away, and has already slipped their hand away and into their pocket. Y/N is closed off while Moon is limply open. Y/N is actively moving while Moon is on the floor, waiting, hoping, for that which he lacks the agency to reach for himself.

Frame 13. "I will lay down my heart" A close up on Moon’s hand, rising up again, perhaps to beckon Y/N back once more. This is a slight parallel to Y/N's hand reaching out to Moon. While Y/N can freely reach out and touch Moon, Moon cannot. He can't enter the light and more importantly he can't risk potentially harming his relationship with Y/N—be it through the glitch or by his feelings. He can only lay down his heart—put aside his feelings or hope that someone will pick up his pieces and make him whole.

Frame 14. "and I'll feel the power" Still on a close up on Moon’s hand, now clenched in slightly. This initially was going to have the glitch effects. However, I felt it more meaningful for it to be left without. Leave it up for interpretation why Moon pauses his hand. What is the power that he alone feels and stays his hand?

Frame 15. "but you won't, no, you won't" A parallel to frame 1, a view of on Moon's back with his hand stretched out towards the light, and Y/N walking into the light spilling through the open daycare door.

The placement of the lyrics suggest two different “you won’t”—Y/N who won’t realize Moon’s feelings, and Moon who won’t dare speak them into reality.

Another note on the parallel to frame 1, this time we also see Y/N's back, but it is notably different from our view of Moon's back. With Moon, we literally see inside him through the hole for his loop. However, Y/N is shrouded in shadow, just a solid, obscure silhouette against the bright light of a world Moon—and Sun for that matter—are closed off from. We don’t see into Y/N, just as the Daycare Attendant doesn't have any vantage point of Y/N's life beyond their time at the PizzaPlex. (The unfortunate reality of a being a character made for the purpose of being a vessel for the reader.)

Frame 16. "'cause I can't make you love me" We finally cut to face Moon head-on, frozen in place with his hand stretched out, unable to cross the boundary into the light. His eyes have gone dark. Where we began by seeing bits and parts of Moon, and never seeing his full face—now we, the viewer, see the full Moon, open and vulnerable—unbeknownst to Y/N.

Frame 17. "if you don't" But in the dark, behind closed doors, there is no one to perceive him—no one to receive him. The light dwindles as the daycare doors are closed. Moon stays frozen where he kneels. It is no longer the glitch that plagues him, but a far deeper dread.

But a lone streak of light peaks through the gap in the daycare doors. Perhaps that is just enough. A silver lining. A frail hope. A single, ethereal thread out of darkness and into light.

Thanks for reading and watching!

We'll be back to our regularly scheduled fun and games shortly!

[ana-cantskywalker]

Gotta say he was the sun, she was the moon/ he was sunshine she was midnight rain is my favorite ship dynamic

[artofachickennamedcheese]

I FINISHED COLORING SPIDEY BLOODMOON!!!

[sunsblaze]

He only wants one bite

[punmasterbaku]

REMAKE - Ref Sheet for 2025

“Each Individual, Scales the Justice of our Balances within this World” Glitch belongs to @/me Translation below

Glitch V. Spirit Deity of Scales and Guardian of Destruction Age: 1532 9'2FT | 274.32cm August 18TH Species: Skeletronic - Calm yet intimidating individual with his height being bigger than average monsters. However, he's quite open and friendly around others. His curiosity to observe and analyse things can be quite persisting at times. - Research Nerd | Mostly Alternate Au's and Universes - World was 'Deleted' - Has a Fatigue Disorder + a fraction missing from his soul. This results in a constant coughing condition that gets worse the more stressed he gets - Hacks into Reality to convert his energy into Magic - Married to Shade + has Two Kids - Co-Creator of Crescent Moons EXTRA - Soul is in 6 fragments, each representing a part of balance Destruction (dark blue frag) Creation (light brown) Negativity (Greyish black) Positivity (Yellow) Life (Light Blue) and Death (Dark Blue faded purple) This side effect occurred the moment he became the Guardian of Balance. Not that it hurts much if one fragment is taken away however side effects say otherwise…. Stress that cannot be contained within his soul, pulses through his body resulting in his initial coughing fits. As the soul is near the lungs, he would have chest problems once in a while. This however isn't in effect if he is not under stress whatsoever.

More information coming soon >:3

[queer-omens-in-the-archives]

please don't follow me into the sun

Relationship: Mello/Near Rating: Mature Chapters: 1/1 Words: 1,140

Mello comes to consciousness suddenly, with a jolt of adrenaline and the crystal clear certainty that Near is going to die if Mello doesn't do something, anything, to stop him now. (In which a grieving Near attempts suicide and the Mello in him is not willing to let him.) Companion piece to sweet atonement.

Warnings: Suicide Attempt (No Archive Warnings Apply) Tags: Multiplicity/Plurality, Near's Mello Introject, (could be a psychological phenomenon could be ghost possession. left ambiguous on purpose), Dissociation, Angsty Beginning with a Much Softer Ending, Post-Canon, POV Mello | Mihael Keehl

[read on AO3]

[kandidandi]

remember when i made stardew valley sun? i made moon aswell

[lunarwill]

@aeternxm continued from xx

It's like he was born to fuss over this messy red head he swears. Reaching up to right the others glasses on his face as he breathes out a little. Lea cleans up nice for sure and he definitely wishes he could get him to dress up nice more often without having to beg or bribe.

"Thank you for agreeing to going to a nice restaurant this time." He had very good reasons for wanting to take his boyfriend out somewhere super nice. And that something was practically burning a hole in his pocket. Every time he bumped it on accident he felt his anxiety creeping in. He was the type to over think everything and he had definitely been doing that in spades trying to make the night perfect.

"Are you ready to go firefly?" He asked standing near the door with his coat looking quite nice himself in his nice black tux. His hair styled up and braided back on both sides pinned with one of the nice hair sticks he'd gotten from their usual third wheel. Tonight though it was just them and he had every intention of making it memorable.

[ambriel-angstwitch]

Can we talk about the importance of Nico and Will being the sun and the STAR

Because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen people use them as a sun and moon couple before this book and the thing is people don’t understand the inherit underlying toxicity of the sun and moon dynamic. Because all of the moons light comes from the sun. Now this is not to say that sun/moon isn’t cute or can’t work out but there’s always going to be someone in the relationship who feels less than or is viewed as such or is reliant on the other.

But the sun and star are both heaveanly bodies that create their own light. They both shine brightly but the star just has a little bit more distance which means people don’t always notice it. Which is so perfect for Nico because he shines so brightly, he can see such beauty in life according to Will there’s no brighter light than Nico Di Angelo. But Nico has a penchant for putting distance between himself and others. People don’t always see his light but once they do they realize how beautiful it is.

Will bring a sun is obvious but I can say more on it. Will’s light is so obvious because he’s close to people. He’s always there helping, and being cheery. But Will struggles to see the same beauty that Nico can which could parallel the way that the bigger seeming sun is smaller than a lot of stars.

[darkxsoulzyx]

ENTERING THE Y/N VERSE YAYEET—

XDDDD I thought it was about time that I made one anyways. Probably gonna settle on maybe calling them Dakota? Again, they’re mainly a y/n so that name is unofficial (but I’ll probably call them Dakota anyways hehe)

Dakota probably works as either general staff (so just all over the place) or DCAssistant ^^ (though I can also see them working parts & services)

They have siblings (I’d think it would be funny if they had an identical twin haha) that don’t really visit that often, and live in a more rural/open country area

Dakota got that locket as a hand-me-down from her mother who didn’t want it anymore. They left it empty since they didn’t really have anything to put it in (until the dcas). They wore it regardless though because it was something that reminded them of home.

Disco is Dakota’s roomba (that may have a little more intelligence than it should). It likes to spin whenever Dakota walks into a room and greets them often.

A lot of their accessories (besides the locket) were made/purchased after working at Fazco for a while (besides the bracelets :) those were handmade by a certain someone(s))

Dakota has A LOT of phobias! Because! Some of these include: Thalassophobia, Nyctophobia, Aichmophobia, and very minor monophobia. The major one is Nyctophobia :)

I can see them working prior to the game-incidents :)

Possibly more to come??? Who knows! ^^

Stay tuned!

[atopvisenyashill]

arya: if there’s so much i must be can i still just be me the way i am?

sansa: can i trust in my own heart or am i just one part of some big plan?

[crabsnpersimmons]

Yes actually, I do want something off the menu.

That would be moon, please.

Moon: no no no!! i can’t! i-i-it’s too soon! i’m not ready! t-take me to dinner first! n-not yet tho! i need to prepare! i--

Eclipse: (pushes the flustered Moon to the side) Looks like our little mooncake isn’t ready to be served yet, might I interest you in one of our other offerings? I make an unforgettable amuse-bouche.

Sun: (calls from the kitchen) Please refrain from eating the employees.

[flyingwargle]

yamaguchi sticks his head out from behind the door, smile wide as he opens it further. "hey, welcome! tsukki just went out to pick up the food, but he'll be back soon."

"sweet! we brought drinks!" koganegawa raises his 7-eleven bag, and kyoutani has a 6-pack of asahi. "thanks for hosting!"

the three don't often meet up, no matter how persistent koganegawa is, but once every few weeks, he can persuade his teammates to a movie night or video games. he never thought that tsukishima, fancy university graduate and museum curator, owns a switch and smart tv, with a wide selection of titles. koganegawa only has pokémon, and kyoutani, surprisingly, has animal crossing, although he refused to show them what his island looks like.

they step inside, and koganegawa is amazed by how bright and tidy it is. there's an abundance of house plants, loveseat occupied with two worn dinosaur plushies, bookshelf filled with both books and games. yamaguchi takes them into the kitchen to put the drinks in the fridge, shiny with stainless steel appliances, with a floral-patterned rice cooker sticking out like a sore thumb. "make yourselves at home," he tells them. "if you want, you can start getting the switch set up.”

koganegawa sits in front of the tv while kyoutani takes the couch, examining one of the dinosaurs. unzipping his backpack, koganegawa takes his switch out, the dock, and... "oh, shoot, i forgot to bring the charging cable and hdmi. yamaguchi! do you have one that i could borrow?"

"check the bedroom," yamaguchi calls out. koganegawa peers down the hallway, where there are two closed doors, the bathroom door open. picking one at random, he pulls open one of them and switches the light on.

it is definitely not the bedroom. instead, it's like a...streaming room? there's a triple-monitor desktop and gaming chair, microphone attached to the desk, headset resting on top. behind it are shelves with books, but what catches his attention are the trophies along the top. they aren't for volleyball - no, they're for pokémon.

the largest reads 2018 pokémon vgc world champion. "holy shit," koganegawa whispers.

footsteps thump down the hall. "did you get lost, or-" kyoutani sticks his head in, freezing at the sight. "what. the. hell."

koganegawa moves closer to examine the titles. national champion. regional champion. and countless of podium placements. off to the side is a loveseat full of pokémon plushies, with a few dinosaurs thrown in. a switch is docked on a shelf beside the desk, along with a pro controller.

"tsukki was a pokémon nerd," koganegawa breathes out. "a worldwide pokémon nerd."

"no, he still is." kyoutani gestures at a trophy. it was from a month ago, a third-place finish.

the front door opens, and they both jump at tsukishima's voice. "i'm back. are they here?"

“welcome home, kei,” is yamaguchi’s chirp. “they’re just looking for something in the bedroom–“

pause. “tadashi. that is not the bedroom.”

another pause. “oh, shoot–“

“we didn’t touch anything!” koganegawa shouts, stepping into the doorway to defend himself, arms crossed over his chest. behind him, kyoutani sighs and mutters in irritation. “i didn’t know where the bedroom was, so i just opened the first door i saw and–“

he cuts himself off, the apartment flooded in abrupt silence. tsukishima is pinching his nose in annoyance, still in his overcoat. yamaguchi is behind him, placating hands hovering in front of his sheepish expression. koganegawa lowers his voice. “i never thought you were a pokémon nerd.”

“vgc champion, you mean,” kyoutani corrects.

“that’s not mine.” tsukishima’s flat tone is the most unconvincing thing in the world. “they’re yamaguchi’s.”

his teammates glance at each other, then back into the room, where there are framed certificates that clearly say kei tsukishima. they stare at him, the faintest blush rising in his cheeks, and he storms passed them, retrieves his switch and necessary cables, and shoulders his way into the living room.

it takes half the sushi platter, a few beers, and several rounds of mario kart before koganegawa needles him enough to talk about the trophies. “yamaguchi got me into pokémon. his dad took us to watch our first tournament in elementary school, and we both wanted to try competing, so we did.”

“i was terrible at it, though,” yamaguchi adds, comfortably tucked into his partner’s side. “i always got eliminated in the first round, but tsukki got all the way to top 16 before he started to get podium.”

“2018 was when you graduated from university, right?” koganegawa asks. “weren’t you playing for the frogs by then? how do you find time to do all these things?”

tsukishima shrugs. “you just follow the meta. doing damage calculations isn’t hard, and i have my own online group to help with testing. tadashi is good at teambuilding too, and i like the process. if you like something, you wouldn’t think of it as a waste of time.”

kyoutani glances at him. “you’re still doing it?”

“i’ve been trying to retire, but my friends want me to keep going,” tsukishima grumbles. “i’ve been to worlds enough times, even won once. i think it’s good enough.”

“no, tsukki! you need to win again!” koganegawa argues. “it’s like the v. league! just because you’ve won once doesn’t mean you can retire! you just have to keep winning!”

“it gets harder and harder every year. i’m within my right to retire.”

“i think we need to focus on the fact that you won worlds at all,” kyoutani says. “so, you’re good?”

the air shifts. tsukishima lowers his controller to his lap. “obviously.”

“bet.”

“hah? you don’t even play pokémon.”

“no, but he does.” kyoutani points at koganegawa, who perks up.

“yes! i do! let’s battle, tsukki!”

yamaguchi lifts his head. “no offense, koganegawa, but you’re going to get wrecked.”

“hey, i know about teambuilding and type advantages! i won’t be beat that easily!”

“that’s not…” tsukishima closes his eyes. “no.”

“come on, it’ll be fun! what, are you afraid that you’ll lose?”

“absolutely not. i’m afraid of what’ll happen after.”

kyoutani snickers. “all bark but no bite.” tsukishima narrows his eyes, reaching for his switch on the table. the game cartridge inside is pokémon scarlet.

“do you have either scarlet or violet? or any other generation, it doesn’t matter. i have them all.”

“ooh, i have scarlet! i’m taking down the world champion right here, baby!”

[symphonyofmuses]

@aeternxm continued from XX

Worried didn't even begin to cover what the last week had been like for the former diviner. At first he just chalked it up to Lea being his forgetful self not thinking to notify him he was still breathing at least.

By about the fifth day he was not doing well at all, pacing back and forth in his apartment stifling down the urge to just go out and hunt him down. He hated how that would have looked. Too possessive and too much like who he used to be when they had their falling out. Instead he did every single thing his psychiatrist had told him to try when he was like this. Some of it was at least distracting for a while but the moment he stopped the worry hit back hard.

The sixth day was the worst though. He hadn't meant for it to happen but he'd been looking through some of the things Lea left at his place which was very quickly just becoming their place with how often he was there. His hand had picked up one of the red heads favored shirts and a vision hit him. Garbled but violent and terrifying. Usually he could have reasoned with himself that visions were 'what ifs' not absolute. He definitely didn't sleep at all after that sitting in his favorite chair with the shirt in his lap while he tried to read.

His head shot up the moment he heard that door open the next morning. Green eyes narrowing in on the red head as he comes in looking nervous and he damn well better look apologetic. Pushing up out of his chair he crowds the other until his back is against the wall and he berates him like always. He can't help it the words are out of his mouth before he has time to calm himself. When he's done he's left muttering to himself and it wouldn't have mattered if Lea had understood his little mini whisper tirade in his first language. Because he impulsively grabs hold of his shirt in both hands and yanks him down into a kiss. It isn't some shy testing maidens kiss, its a kiss that reflects the one giving it.

When it breaks he listens to the other stumble for words and rolls his eyes because of course he's trying to find any other justification for it.

"And if it wasn't meant to be a friendly kiss but a means of showing intention then what Lea?" He raised a brow looking up at him.

[taz-drgaone]

PLEASE SOMEONE IN THE DCA FANDOM EXPLAIN THE YN VERSE TO ME AAAAH IT SEEMS SO COOLLLLLL GRAHGGHAGRGHRGAGRHGHGHGA

I KNOW SECURITY AND STAFF, CHARLIE, DAKOTA, AND CARDBOARD ARE IN IT. THAT IS ALL. SOMEONE PLEASE. I WANNA UNDERSTAND DARKIE'S ANIMATIC SOOSOOSOSOSOOSOSOSOOO BABDDDDDDDD