#we barely interacted on here

[puppppppppy]

this place is so fruity

[blackkatdraws2]

This little NPC is lost. The Narrator [Black] has come to guide her back to where she needs to be. [Blank Scripts AU]

I imagine Black would be a lot more tolerant toward his NPCs since they're basically just the Dungeons spawns, and by extension, his own creations.

[If you're familiar with manhwas / manhuas that features the dungeon / system genre, you'd be able to understand this AU a lot easier. The majority of my inspiration for worldbuilding came from those specific genres.]

[NOTE: 'Dungeon' is just another term for the Parable. Technically, Black owns a Dungeon and the Parable is just a small part of it. The Dungeon itself is much, much larger.]

For context, the comic below references this post about the Dungeon's children/guard dogs.

[They're more like the immune system since all they do is make sure the (body) is safe.]

[The reason the Narrator [Black] considers them his children is that the Dungeon is feeding off his energy and in turn shares the 'nutrients' to the monsters it produces, which transforms them into an image that resembles his power.]

And the old man below is Joseph!

Joseph is NOT AN NPC! He is a person who exists outside of the Dungeon!

[There are two separate 'worlds' for this AU. Inside the Dungeon (where most of the game-like stuff is happening) and the world outside (pretty much their normal world.)]

[There is a secret third world, and that's our world. Our reality.]

These characters are not actually important or anything, I just made them to make the AU feel more lively. To make a world that exists, you know?

When the Narrator [Black] first established himself in their world, he found a growing problem with homelessness. Not understanding human norms or why this has become a problem in the first place, he offers (tricks) them into working for him as janitors for the Dungeon and they accept for the money.

Most of them left after they got paid, but Joseph was one of the people who stayed. He doesn't have anywhere else to go and has no ambitions in life. He just wishes to live a peaceful life with food and a roof over his head.

Joseph defaults to referring to the Narrator [Black] with feminine terms due to his appearance despite his voice. The Narrator [Black] is not the type to care for such terms anyway so he doesn't care how other people refer to him as long as there's respect.

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This post focuses more on the worldbuilding and background aspects of the AU! There are a lot more in store for the Blank Scripts AU, and I want to explore more on how the characters might interact with their surroundings and how this would work to make a world that makes sense.

It would be so cool if people made self-inserts or OCs for my AU actually. I'd love to see how you guys would work with my stuff. Play around with it like a barbie world for your little barbie dolls. Be canon compliant, be canon divergent, who cares, have fun.

[useless-catalanfacts]

Btw if you come on holidays and stay at an AirBnb instead of an actual registered hotel I hate you personally. Not "I hate the gentrification and touristic massification and the way we can't live in our homes and are forced to move away because of tourism" in an abstract way- No, not just that. I hate you.

[moongothic]

You know, I would love it if we could see Mihawk just. Get slightly fucked up by someone, have his sword stolen and watch him figure out how to fight with some random ass sword instead

I just think. It'd be neat.

Like we kinda know how The World's Greatest Swordsman fights with his itty bitty knife, we know what kind of damage he can do with his iconic Yoru

I just think it'd be fun to see him fight with a regular katana and try to get his stolen sword back or summin' IDK

[epiaphany]

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[nico-the-overlord]

I usually don’t really like or am involved in shipping stuff. And ships I do ‘ship’ are already canon.

So tell me what about Mollie and Salem makes me want to ship them so bad I don’t think I’ve ever felt this before-

[jacubesilvora]

I have got to write about the joy and horror of being trans

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

how many times have you watched this scene or are you normal

[magnolia-sunrise]

OKAYso, im always hesitant with writing long explanations directly under my art bc i kinda want it to speak for itself? but also i know some of you may be curious abt the context esp when its a scene like this with less established character. sooo ive decided posting explanations for my art on my blog when like less than 10 ppl read the post is actually ideal middle ground ! just keep it a secret between us ghouls

if i were a writer, i would try to have at least a little blurb of a scene under the images but alas i am more of a visual communicator so you get the truncated summary-

to catch you up, this story kicks off with a series of missing persons turned into a murder mystery that Wolfgang is trying to solve. and the longer it goes on, the more they become aware that they are being investigated and hunted in turn - as the murders get closer and closer to their own community of androids outside of the system, and finally - old man Volodya.

Volodya is the last surviving older gen android, with the rare memories of entire generations and lifetimes in his mind. he's also one of the first known trans androids. at his age he has become largely immobile, spending his days in a secret apartment and Wolfgang + few other trusted persons take care of him when they can, trying to delay the inevitable.

nobody else should have known where he was - it's clear killing him serves as a message and bait to Wolfgang, but it is also a tremendous loss. he was a deeply loved mentor and elder figure in their community and to find him like this, just left to bleed and rot, it's devastating.

and then - his last words. "We were here first" - what sense does that make ? those few words, that until now they have only seen graffiti'd on the walls and most everyone they know disregard them as brainrotted conspiracy at best - that Volodya would use his last remaining strength to whisper those words to Wolfgang...

they don't get to think too long about what any of this is supposed to mean, because they take the bait and after a little detour to go be rejected by their crush, they go straight into the ambush that costs them their head and their life </3

[apocalypticdemon]

I am so beyond ready to quit this job. Wednesday cannot come fast enough.

[semi-entropy]

style tests for my senior project

[maddogmp3]

sotd! i am never coming to my mom's for christmas ever again if i can help it. i hate it here

[tony-andonuts]

God I wish I didnt get ostrasised by all but like 4 of my peers because holyfucking shit am I overworked and need a hug

[thebest-medicine]

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[drop--pop--candy]

sorry to all my friends who i haven't talked to much lately i have been exhausted for weeks

if you wanted to strike up a conversation i'd be happy to talk to you i just don't have the energy to right now. but i still think ur cool and i love you

[sexynetra]

Hi Rachel, I'm so sorry that happened to you... It's crazy because with the fics we've been living in a world of characters, not bothering the real people with them. Hope you feel better! Also, Marcia deleting the tweet kinda means she cared enough to not spreading the negativity towards you.

Thank you 💕 I’ve been very careful about keeping the two separate so this was. Very uncomfortable and demoralizing. But everyone has been so sweet and supportive (on here I am not looking at twitter you can’t pay me enough) and I have a lovely support system and I have decided I am not letting a shitty hating ass bitch who literally READ my novel length story keep me from writing this story I’ve dedicated so much time and blood and sweat and tears into. I’m really grateful Marcia deleted the tweet. I don’t know her intentions posting it and I don’t know her intentions deleting it but I’m glad she did it quickly and I hope that if she had a genuine issue with fic being written about her she would actually say something serious about it and I would of course listen and respect that! But for now. The post is down (from her), people here are helping keep me afloat, and this is all just a blip that will blow over soon (I’m praying)