#Bloodsistor

[sablegear0]

“Coded in Blood” has been updated with Chapter 9 (and some tiny chapter summaries because I figured I should probably have those)!

This chapter, the gang (such as it is) are making their way through the Cathedral Ward, meeting locals and showing off fun space-magic.

#Bloodsistor #bloodborne #transistor #transistor game #sable's fic #AO3 fanfic

[sablegear0]

Working on Coded in Blood and I finally got to introduce Sybil as Vicar Amelia

and all I can think is

~PUPPY! BIG BLONDE PUPPY! BIG SOFT FRIEND!~

Like, seriously

         At great length, the cleric beast calmed, leaving the ghostly echoes of Red’s humming as the only sound in the lofty hall. Red finished her song, still stroking the pale fur as one might a lapdog. The Pugilist eased his grip on the paw he held, and the massive limb relaxed to the floor.

           He edged a bit closer to the pointed head, “Vicar Reisz...?”

           Her pointed ears perked up at the sound of her name, head tilting slightly in Red’s grasp.

This scene was so much fun. Look forward to chapter 10 soon.

#Bloodsistor #bloodsistor brainrot #sable's brain junk #bloodborne #transistor #sybil reisz #vicar amelia #teaser text

[sablegear0]

what was the scene for Coded in Blood?

There are a couple, actually. Bloodborne has some pretty cinematic moments so it’s hard to pick. It’s also planned to be a decently long fic, too, so... There are still some that are yet to come. >.>

From what I have, though, I think the main one is Royce communing with Ebrietas. I was honestly tempted to just let that be it’s own thing with no context before I decided to challenge myself with a proper crossover.

The fight with Vicar Reisz is another one. Amelia is such an iconic boss, I wanted to put a different spin on it for the crossover.

#sable answers #ask box #bloodborne #Bloodsistor #AO3 fanfic

[sablegear0]

“Bloodsistor” is now “Coded in Blood”!

“Bloodsistor” (My Transistor/Bloodborne crossover) now has an actual title instead of the dumb portmanteau working title! (though I will more than likely be keeping the tag bc it’s dumb and I like it and it’s still what the Word doc on my computer is called)

“Coded in Blood” is the brand-spankin’-new title of the project, and it even comes with a new chapter!

Check out the latest chapter here on Ao3!

#sable's fic #AO3 fanfic #Bloodsistor #Bloodborne #transistor #crossover

[sablegear0]

Been thinking about this ‘Bloodsistor’ WIP and part of the reason I’m having trouble/taking my time with it is that I’ve been shuffling around some of the character casting, and I want to be sure everyone is in the right place before I commit to writing chapters, that way I can avoid rewrites later on when I inevitably change my mind.

(Big rambly post under the cut, I’ll tag this as “#sables brain junk” so you can filter out further musing posts like this in the future)

The biggest "re-cast” I’ve been toying with lately is where to put Grant and Asher. In my original rough notes they’re Cainhurst nobles with a side-story of their own, who join the unlikely protag party on and off throughout the au’s story. I like that a lot, and I already have some art for one of them (which could likely be reused for the re-cast) but, I have to consider: what if they were Gehrman and Maria/the Doll, respectively?

I’ve puzzled over this for a bit and while yes, it does fit in a way, I think I’ve decided against it for a number of reasons. Mainly I’m posting this to record my logic as I work it out so I can refer back to it later.

Pros of the recast:

1) Asher gets to be Lady Maria, a consummate badass and fandom favourite. Unfortunately that in itself is kind of a limited boon.

2) This makes for a canon relationship (of sorts) for this pair across both pieces of media. 

3) It contextualizes Royce’s relationship with Grant better; Royce being a seasoned Hunter and having been to the Dream many times already, he’d be acquainted with the master of the Dream. This also makes the end encounter more emotional, which I do like.

Unfortunately there are a lot of cons, too:

1) While I can probably recycle Asher in Cainhurst gear for his Clocktower appearance, I can’t for the life of me figure out how to draw Asher in place of the Doll. I have no issue with crossdressing (more the power to you, tbh) but I just don’t think the outfit fits and I have no idea how to alter it.

2) Gehrman’s affections for Maria are pretty explicitly unrequited, and pretty unhealthy, even given a generous reading. Some people in the Transistor fandom already have an issue with the canon age gap, I don’t need to add Gehman’s weird obsession on top of that existing friction.

3) Doll Asher is going to be boring to write. I can feel it. He already runs the risk of being a non-entity in some of my existing pieces because, as far as his peers in the Camerata go, he’s pretty normal. Asher with even less conveyable personality would just be a chore to work into scenes; for whatever reason I don’t find the same mild humour as I do with the Doll as she is.

4) I’m not comfortable drawing a parallel between Gehrman and Grant in general. Gehrman is a creepy old dude who crushes on younger women. Grant is a distinguished politician with a bad temper. I can’t find a clean way to twist one or the other in a direction I like, and as 3 above, Asher doesn’t fit the role of the Doll as nicely even if I could fix one half of the recast. 

5) This puts a Transistor character in the place of one of the most significant Bloodborne-canon figures which, while not a con exactly, would be the only instance of this happening (none of the other Old Hunters are crossover cast, and only two actual bosses are)

6) I would have little motivation to write cool Cainhurst stuff, and would probably catch some flak from readers because of it. The area in Bloodborne is entirely optional and easy to skip, I’d like to include some content for it in my retelling. 

7) Asher is already a badass cast as a Cainhurst knight and I can write however many extra encounters I want to show that off, so I don’t really need to help him any more/limit him to one boss fight. Plus I came up with what I feel like is a cool unique ability for the two of them to have as legendarily powerful Vilebloods (hint: Asher’s cat figures into this somehow)

So there we go. I think I’m set on my original casting. If I ever get around to finishing the art for this au, I’ll probably draw some “alternate costumes” for these two but for now, they’re staying as I’ve originally conceived them. Tl;dr-Gehrman is simply too straight a man to be replaced by Grant, it wouldn’t do the latter justice.

#Bloodsistor #Bloodborne #transistor #crossover #fanfic #sable has a take #sable's brain junk #open for questions #open for discussion

[sablegear0]

A Transistor/Bloodborne crossover, working title “Bloodsistor”

This is very much a work in progress, but I’ve decided to post what I have on the off chance people are enthusiastic about it.

Warnings: deep lore spoilers for Bloodborne, character spoilers for Transistor, blood/violence and death (Bloodborne typical violence and horror)

#fanfic #sable's fic #transistor #a03 fanfic #fan fiction #Bloodborne #Bloodsistor #crossover

[sablegear0]

Royce: (Drinks the contents of his Rosmarinus)

Every other Choir member: O,o

Royce: What? It’s holy water.

Every other Choir member: ...

Royce: ...Right?

#transistor #Bloodborne #Bloodsistor #bloodsistor brainrot #sable's brain junk #meme #if BB holy water follows D&D rules #its made with a small amount of powdered silver #dont worry its probably not a lethal dose #probably #unless its actual quicksilver...

[sablegear0]

The only thing keeping me from shitposting about my very specific crossovers/aus is that drawing humans is hard and I haven’t figured out how to stylize/simplify in a way that doesn’t just look dumb.

#sable's brain junk #this is not specifically about bloodsistor