#single all the way au

[canonskyrissian]

for next christmas I'm gonna try to write a skyrissian single all the way au

I already know I'm gonna have a blast creating lando's family

and artoo is gonna be a cat. he has cat vibes, he needs to be a cat

#fic writing #skyrissian #single all the way au #next christmas because no way am i gonna get anything done in a month between the jedi sith au and the role swap au

[bonefall]

(dif anon) So is Ashfur grooming Shadowsight a plotline you would keep/rework in BB? I'm not so keen on the way canon used it to retcon his epilepsy, but I do think a plotline examining how clerics can be vulnerable to abuse from StarClan spirits is kinda compelling

Shadowsight's epilepsy is staying in BB, the Erins can try and take it away again over my dead body

Yes, that's staying and BB!StarClan was reworked with unfairness in mind.

This time around, I'm considering the idea that Ashfur didn't work completely alone. After the events of Squirrelflight’s Horror, Silverpelt's divisons are starting to crackle the stars.

Skystar and the other more traditional spirits are losing patience with the peace that Fire Alone brings, and the ways that the code has been bent.

They feel that honor is being lost in their descendants.

Even angels disrespect the collective; see how Skypelt has its own heaven? With a demon in its midst? There is blasphemy even in the skies.

Firestar and the more modern pantheon are ferociously defensive of the choices of the living. StarClan exists for them; not the other way around.

Meanwhile, Mousefur has gone missing. Others start to blink out, too. This is causing panic... and Ashfur keeps it quiet that he's the only one who knows where they've gone.

The angels that plan action probably were a small group to begin with, radical spirits. Skystar and Ashfur are two of them, and Ash is the "youngest." So when he comes down to the mortal plane and betrays them, very few other angels knew what had happened.

(I might even have a few angels be doing the various supernatural things in that first book, but slowly, Ashfur is wittling down their numbers until it's just him.)

I'm still working out specifics, but the other angels that Ashfur has consumed are giving him a massive power boost. He can use this to jump between planes freely, and he's able to do some whacky things like weave dreams and pull nightmares out of the Dark Forest.

The most important unique power he has, which he can do ALL on his own once he's absorbed enough starpower, is blast Shadowpaw with a bolt of lightning. The electric current runs through Shadowpaw's brand new scar, giving him a connection to StarClan like he's a little radio tower.

Thing is... when StarClan is blocked off, the only signal he receives is Ashfur's.

So, Shadowpaw.

From the time he was very young, Shadowkit has had an unhealthy relationship to life and death

He watched a lot of cats die before he was old enough to really understand it, and the only one who came back was Heartstar.

His epilepsy was so severe it would have been terminal. He was prepared to die as a kit.

Tawnypelt took him to the Tribe to learn more about treatments, bringing back a method of refining chamomile to manage the convulsions.

When people come back from death, it was to serve "a purpose."

He feels like he needs to be special, like he needs to find the great meaning in his life. The reason why he's still here.

In BB, there can be guardian angels. Cats you knew in life who decide to watch out for you in the afterlife. Moleflight is Jayfeather's, Shrewface is Squirrelflight’s. Ashfur poses as Shadowpaw's.

THAT is how I plan to address my criticism. Ashfur DOES build a very personal, trusting relationship with Shadowpaw, pretending to be the one who's here to give him the destiny he craves. Pretending like he's someone looking out for him.

I actually LIKE how desperate the situation was in-canon and I want to stress how none of this was Shadow's fault, so I also plan to keep that they had very little choice. Shadowpaw trusts his angel completely, and Ashfur coaches him on saying all the right things.

The older Clerics are suspicious, but... what else can they do?

Also, instead of framing this all as something Shadowpaw needs to "atone" for, I'm going to make certain cats unfairly scapegoat him for bringing the Impostor into the forest. Shadowpaw himself agrees with them, blaming himself, but he has to learn it wasn't his fault.

He DIDN'T let anyone down by failing to live up to great expectations, and there's no way he could have known that Ashfur was using him. This never happened before, he always made the choice he thought was right and tried to make up for harm done, and he's not responsible for what his abuser made him do.

I actually want to have him figure out some of this by talking to DF demons, towards the end. Cats faaaar more responsible for what they did in life than him.

Ravenwing in particular, who was also mislead by a rogue StarClan spirit, but... ultimately decided that if StarClan was right in their judgement.

He was told (by Birchface, but he still doesn't know who it was in particular) to make three kittens unsafe by revealing their parentage. His choice killed three innocent children, and lead to the Queen’s Rights.

And StarClan was furious that he'd ever believe they'd want something so CRUEL.

And even if they DID want something so cruel... "Then they wouldn't have been ancestors worth following. And that's why I believe it's right that I'm here."

As a Cleric, he had authority on their behalf. And if they would misuse it through him, he wishes he could have just given it right back.

And Shadowsight's lightbulb goes Ding!

The very last thing Ashfur does in TBC, when the jig is up and he's about to be killed by the Lights in the Mist and a bunch of Demons who have come to defend their home, is swallow a Founder-- Skystar.

He takes the level of a true god, and reaches a nearly undefeatable level of power. Instead of black water, he's so large, malicious, and has a gravitational pull so massive it starts destroying the afterlife. It shatters the purgatory (Meadow of Young Stars) into floating cosmic fragments, and Heaven and Hell are set to collide.

Shadowsight confronts Ashfur, politely explaining that he's, well... done a lot of thinking, and, he doesn't really want what he gave him. "You can, uh, have this back!"

And blasts the lightning from his scar right back at him, like a chain, holding the screeching eldrich horror in place. Every ally he's made, here in the DF, come down from StarClan, and as Lights in the Mist, jump to his side. They can't hold down Ashfur, but they can hold SHADOWSIGHT

While they're all supporting him, Bristlefrost sees the one chance to get rid of him, once and for all. A clear shot. She bolts, pounces, and SHOOTS right into Ashfur like a falling star, knocking them both off the edge of the heaven he destroyed, burning up in orbit with a monster a hundred times her size.

And after that, Shadowsight has to go home and live with this.

He gave up the very connection that made him so special, and now he has to go back to being a Cleric without StarClan.

but the other Clerics accept this. They have to. They were all complicit in the choices that allowed the Impostor to rise.

What Shadowsight learns is... everyone was part of this. From those who made the follies with him, to the supporters and rebels against the impostor, to those who helped him realize his worth, to Bristlefrost who ultimately killed Ashfur.

He is valuable because living is valuable.

Everyone, and everything, matters. All cats have a role to play, and he was never alone.

I want to close him out in BB!TBC on a tea scene that parallels the various points in his life. Others used to prepare his chamomile treatments FOR him, in careful doses, because it is a very serious medicine. Now, at the end, he's the one brewing it.

A fully fledged Cleric, who realizes he's never been alone. Cats who love him were around him the whole time, making his medicine, and they'll love him even after he's given up his powerful gift. So now he's at the stage in his life where HE can make that medicine, share his wisdom with others, and find fulfillment in the skills he's acquired over a hard life brightening.

#Ashfur was a scary and terrifying villain worthy of the WC hall of fame #I will make him WORSE #I should change one of the titles to the later books to The Black Hole as a reference to BB!Ashfur swallowing other stars #Maybe the last one since that's where his bossfight happens lmao #I love the vibe of all the morally gray and post-redemption cats of BB seeing Shadow like #''Youve done nothing wrong. Youre literally just baby.'' #Lmao Breeze like 'oh honey nooooo' #Lineup of guys like What Are You In For? #'Tyranny of an ancient civilization' #'Political assassination' #'Attempted murder of a child' #'Did what a bad person told me :(' #And they all drop their shit to be like 'its ok youre ok youve done nothing wrong' #I kinda want to give him an honor title that means 'Whole Shadow' #In reference to the way that when you stand with a dozen people behind you #You only cast a single shadow #better bones au #BB!TBC #BB!Shadowsight

[journey-to-the-attic]

au where this was how ik and diavolo met for the first time when she was like seven

#obey me #art #they're reading 'the nine lives of montezuma' by michael morpugo by the way #it's about a cat called montezuma and it ends sadly. ik knows this because she's read it already but she wants to see if demons can cry #there's also very devout christian little girl later in the book and i just find the idea of diavolo encountering that character funny #obey me diavolo #jtta ik #slams hands on table how the HELL do you draw ROOMS!!!!!! #peep the incredibly thin lego house. that's all they could find enough bricks to build #also if you zoom in on the piece of paper (and turn it upside down) there's someone else making a little cameo #is it easy enough to tell who it is?? who knows #anyway yeah diavolo drew lucifer and ik drew herself and her dad (you can see zhao's glasses on one of the little figures) #when zhao gets home he sees the massive demon and passes out immediately #i think he and diavolo would make good friends actually. diavolo is the supportive ayi to his single fatherhood #one day dia's like 'man that guy's lonely so he sits him down like 'you know zhao i have a friend who might be your type' #infernal friends au

[apatheticrobots]

some more designs, both updated and new! subway boss elesa with a fresh new look and..........a very very normal-looking warden ingo. yup. nothing weird going on there

#submas #pokemon #pokemon elesa #gym leader elesa #pokemon ingo #subway boss ingo #pla #warden ingo #gymmas au #sal art #btw the list of pokemon is the pool she draws from #in the same way the twins collectively have 10 pkmn between them #across all their various single/double/multi battles #those are the ten pokemon elesa uses for all her subway battles #and yeah ingo gets picked up by the diamond clan instead of the pearl clan in this au #i have a whole list of reasons but the main two are 1) to add something fresh to the au and change it up a little more #and 2) because hes a steel type gym leader and the diamond clan has a steel type legendary

[profoundmakerdreamerss-blog]

Give me a fic where Romione go to the past and raises baby Harry. Please. Like why do we not have any. My boy also deserves someone going to the past to save him, like really imagine baby Harry growing up with these two people who loves him unconditionally and will fight Dumbledore (fist fight even) for his safety. Imagine Ron teaching baby Harry to fly, while Hermione helps him with his homework. The first time Harry eats with them, he starts hyperventilating because he doesn't know if all that food is for him. Imagine, they both went to the past to save the world because their Harry is dead. Imagine, Ron nearly cried when Harry asked him if they will leave him because he is a freak. Imagine, a grown Hermione with her controlled ruthlessness dealing with the Dursleys. Imagine, how lovely the story would be — imagine how happy Harry would grow up to be.

#golden trio #i imagine them going to the past to save harry #but end up going too far #and when they go to him #they see him #in all his 10 year old glory tending the HUGE garden under the sun #wearing way too large clothes #imagine them raging #imagine imagine harry with a happy home #and its his two best friends who know him SO WELL #yet never really knew him bc he never told them much about dursleys (or not properly anyways #) #just i wajt them all to be happy please #hermione granger #harry potter #ron weasley #hjp #harry james potter #the golden trio #i love these three together but i can't find a single au w just #Hermione #ron #traveling #for #some #reason #it's always harry who chooses to back to save the world 😭 or harry and Hermione or the three of them #give me #romione #raising baby harry pls

[mariatesstruther]

okay just hear me out modern au where tommy ends up picking up ellie from pre school almost everyday since joel is busy but he keeps meeting teacher maria

okay bestie as a preschool teacher you GOT me with this one. like you got me SO GOOD. this might actually get published to ao3, you got me soooo fuckin’ good right now. i have so many unnecessary details for such a simple plot so here’s a cut

tbh i feel like even as busy as joel is, he’d prioritize picking up and dropping of sarah as much as he can, so maybe he and tommy would alternate???? so on days when tommy drops off, joel picks up and when joel drops off, tommy picks up. sarah goes to a public preschool with a lot of kids, so she gets easily overwhelmed and sometimes needs extra cuddles or kind words in the mornings to make it out of the car.

one monday, a couple months into school, sarah is particularly VERY anxious because there’s a new teacher to replace ms. doherty, who quit unexpectedly on friday “because she said we gave her alooooottt of headaches, daddy.” now, sarah knows nothing about the new teacher except that shes a girl from a place called new york—and sarah doesn’t even know what new yawk IS like, thats So Far Away??? (“it’s not really that far, baby,” joel says to her. “and it’s new york. with an o sound.”) still, sarah is VERY concerned:

is new yawk like another planet???? (no, babygirl.) but what if she’s an alien???? (the school only hires human teachers, baby. they promised.) but what if she’s a SECRET alien??? (she won’t be, i promise.) okay but what if she’s mean???? (if she is, you tell me or tommy and we’ll talk to her about it, okay? she shouldn’t be mean to you.) what if she doesn’t play good music at quiet time???? (you can ask her nicely and i bet she will, baby. just say please and thank you, okay?)

still, even with her questions answered, sarah is very nervous on monday. both joel and tommy go with her in an effort to start her day off extra good, especially because joel can’t pick her up. they reassure her that new york has plenty of nice people and her new teacher will probably be one of them. she also gets TWO WHOLE extra minutes of cuddle time with BOTH of them before she and daddy have to leave the car—it’s half for her and half for them, because they’re honestly pretty anxious for her to like her new teacher too

joel is the one to hold sarah’s hand and walk her inside, because the school prefers only one guardian to drop off at a time. tommy’s nervous, but joel actually seems pretty pleased when he gets back to the car with no sarah in tow. surprisingly, he’s back faster than any time they’ve ever dropped sarah off before. with a proud smile, he tells tommy is that miss maria seems really nice. more importantly, she’s Black, which joel says Sarah got really excited about. tommy pries for more details, and he’s glad he does: apparently miss maria has locs, a few even blue and purple, and the first thing sarah’d said to her was an emphatic “😲😍🤩 i like your hair!!!!!!!!,” to which she had responded “thank you! i like your hair! what’s your name, sweets?” and that’d been that

later, when tommy does pickup that day, he doesn’t know what to expect. most times at the end of the day, sarah is super reserved and a bit cranky, eager to get home to finally have time to herself. tommy’s goal is usually to try and get her to at least wave goodbye to her teachers like joel asks—but, more often than not, she opts for reaching for uppies and hiding her face in his chest until they leave.

today??? no. it takes sarah a full two minutes to even notice tommy’s there because her and this drop-dead-fucking-gorgeous woman in a soft-looking lavender pants and blouse set are finishing up a painting at the easel wall. they’re working on what looks like a brown and purple butterfly, probably the most carefully shaped sarah’s ever made.

tommy’s heart stops when this goddess miss maria finally looks over at him and smiles with perfect pearly-whites, waving him over behind sarah’s back. when she says “sarah honey, i think someone’s here for you!” in her sing-songy toddler-tone, tommy swears an angel gets his wings. sarah turns around, shrieks with joy upon seeing him, and runs down to him with her arms out, yelling all the while: “THOMMYYYYYYY!!!!!”—because sarah’s still working on her hard ts—“thommy!!!! thommy thommy thommy come look!!! i made a butterfly for u!!!!! look!!!!! it matches ms. maria!!!!!! it’s gorgeous!!!!” (she’s been obsessed with calling things gorgeous ever since she heard tommy say it about a harley motorbike last week. joel especially thinks it’s cute, especially because of how she over-emphasizes the j-sound: gor-Jus.)

tommy’s never seen her so excited to show her art off at pickup-time before; usually, she waits until they’re home and she’s feeling less shy to start showing off, but she’s babbling and pointing to it as he picks her up and sets her on his hip: “it’s brown and purple like miss maria!!! isnt it so gorgeous, unca thommy??? do you like it???? aren’t they SO gorgeous????”

and now miss maria is looking at him. and he’s looking at her. tommy knows he’s blushing, and he hesitates—which sarah does NOT appreciate, so she says: “unca tommy!!!!!!! don’t be WUDE! thell miss maria she’s gorgeous!!! she is!!!”

luckily, miss maria saves him by explaining, in a slightly firmer teaching voice: “sarah sweets, that’s okay! we’re only just meeting, and that’s not really something you say to a stranger, okay?”

“but why noooooooot?? you are gorgeous! like my butterfly! isn’t she so gorgeous, thommy?”

“well, yeah, of course,” tommy agrees easily, because she obviously is—and shit. now miss maria is looking at him like he’s a fucking bonehead, because he obviously fucking is. “but—uh, i mean—she’s right, hon’. you gotta listen to your teacher, and that’s not somethin’ you say to a stranger, okay?”

but then, after thinking to her tiny self for a few seconds: “well if she stays my teacher then she’s not a stranger, is she???” sarah asks tommy, then turns her conniving little head towards maria, too. “and you said you’d stay! so can he say you’re gorgeous tomorrow?” then, without waiting for an answer, she’s back towards tommy to finish: “i think you should call her gorgeous tomorrow.”

“i think we should go home, s’what i think,” tommy says, finally deciding to save himself from four-year-old torment. he sets sarah down and pats her on the end with a gentle but firm request to go get her stuff from her cubby, which she goes to do without her complaints of being too tired to walk. maria watches them closely with a close-lipped but relaxed grin. when sarah’s out of earshot, he apologizes. “sorry ‘bout that, ma’am.”

“don’t be,” miss maria teases, crossing her arms. “you did call me gorgeous, after all. i’ve had worse introductions.”

“tommy miller,” he offers, moving to shake her hand. he notices her nails are done-up, a sparkly blend of pretty shades of purple that look tie-dyed on somehow. her hands aren’t soft, not really, but they’re smooth enough to make him shiver as he pulls away. “sarah’s uncle.”

“oh, i know,” she reassures, then nods her head pointedly towards sarah. the little one is coming back towards them with her lunchbox in one hand and her water bottle in the other, walking extra careful so she doesn’t trip over herself like she did last week, tommy guesses. clearly fond, maria continues. “she spent all day telling me about you and her daddy. you’re doing great with her.”

“unca thommy! i’m ready to go!” sarah sing-songs, interrupting whatever miss maria might’ve said next. internally, tommy thanks his niece—the you’re doing great was already enough to make him cry, and he’d rather not do so in front of either her or her amazing new teacher. plopping her lunch and bottle at tommy’s feet, sarah gives not one, but two eager waves to miss maria, hands flapping madly up towards the woman’s face. “bye miss mariaaaaa!!!! i’ll see you tomorrow!!!!”

“bye sarah sweets!” maria says back, waving just as enthusiastically. to tommy, she raises an amused, teasing eyebrow. just loud enough for him to hear as he turns away, he hears her say “bye, gorgeous,” and laugh, giving yet another angel a pair of wings.

it takes everything in him to not fall straight to the floor, toppling his own precious niece, right then. he doesn’t think he even breathes until both he and Sarah are secured in the car, him in the front and her in her carseat. she’s already babble singing mary j. blige’s “just fine,” which they usually play and sing on their way home from school to help her regulate. when he plays the song this time, sarah smiles bright at him through the rearview and says “i already feel just fine, unca tommy!!! but can we still play it, just for fun?”

“of course, baby,” he says, and start singing along with her. he’s feeling just fine, too.

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tagging some homies (btw just let me know if u wanna be tagged in this kinda stuff or not guys! im never sure lol): @becomethesun @clickergossip @boilingcowboy @bumblepony

#tbh i might edit this and put it on ao3 #im so sorry i didnt get ti the falling in love part at all but i LOVE a good meet-cute #*to #and this is i think my favorite one i’ve put on this blog??????? #anon. bestie. you did so well i love u thank u #if yall didnt know already im a preschool teacher so #and​ have i dreamed abt a rich hot younger single parent/gaurdian falling in love with me???? you fuckin betcha #preschool au #im 100% gonna try to connect this with the one rose and i already made #idk where ellie is in here but she’s here!!!! she loves miss maria too! #miss maria loves kids and especially loves embracing neurodiversity and all the different ways kids brains works #miss maria provides brain breaks and shows you how to do body checks to check in with your body #miss maria understands the importance of diversity in her book and media selection #miss maria recommends tab time and bluey #tommy x maria #tlou au #the tipsy bison #ugh I LOVE THISSSSSS BROOOO IM PROUD OF THIS 🫶🏾 #yeas i have plans for tess and joel YOU BET I DO #when ur kids having play dates turns into u dating their mom #tess and joel: who am i gonna date??? i have no time. im a parent #ellie and sarah: hold my juicebox #like theyre fully setting them up with no clue that they’re doing it I LOVE MY LITTLE GIRLS #she calls them sarah sweets and ellie enchanted #she’s referencing ella enchanted but elie doesnt care about that so she explains it means ellie is magic #and ellie is down for that because in her brain magic equal dragon. ellie LOVES dragons #sarah miller #toddler sarah #baby sarah #neurodivergent miller tag

[biillys]

max mayfield: in every scene — 2.02 chapter two: trick or treat, freak

#m #maxmayfieldedit #max mayfield #modern au max would just repost that vine where its like #hey everybody today my brother pushed me so im starting a kickstarter to put him down #the benefits of killing him would be i would get pushed way less #every single time billy went Off #and billy wouldnt even know becos max would have him blocked on all accounts #just siblings things <3 #gifs #mmies

[seashoes]

sometimes, your game is normal. And sometimes, there is a man.

#my art #undertale #undertale fanart #Undertale was such a fun game #I remember hearing about all the AUs and fan theories around gaster #It used to scare me #But now it just makes me sad #You work so hard to create something that helps people #And this thing you’ve spent so much time on #Ends up being your doom #And not in a this big epic way #But in a single misstep #w d gaster

[mikereads]

Buddie x Single All the way au.

Eddie is going home for the holidays. His family constantly nags him to start dating someone. So to finally get them off his back he proposes a solution to Buck that can fix both of there problems. Eddie’s family will give him some peace and quiet for once and Buck will have a family to spend Christmas with. Buck even teases him about it being a hallmark cliche. So Eddie decides that pretending to date his best-friend will be an easy solution but once they arrive chaos ensues. Feelings begin to rise to the surface and Eddie begins to see that maybe Buck is more than just a friend. That maybe dating isn’t out of the cards for him. Especially when its with someone special. Buck begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas. Through caroling, classical Christmas movies, many mugs of Abuelas hot chocolate and a slightly overbearing and caring family.

Au; Buck spends the holidays with Eddie’s family in Texas. (Fanfic is currently is process of being written.)

#buddie #eddie diaz #911 fox #evan buckley #buckley diaz family #husbands #au #fanfic #911 ff #single all the way #oliver stark #ryan guzman #buck x eddie #buddie ff #911 #911 abc #buddie x single au

[sea-jello]

Morrotober Day 5/October 5: Fly || Sunset || "Time to go home."

RAAUUGGHH HAPPY LATE MORROTOBER EVERYBODY FIRST ONE OF THE MONTH AND EVERYTHING I DID HERE I HAVE NEVER FUCKING DONE BEFORE SO IM KINDA PROUD OF IT LOWKEY

slight variations under the cut lol

i tried doing the yellow filter thing they had in the show but i dont know how to do that so i just put like brown over top and hoped for the best and idrk how i feel about it tbh tell me which one yall like better

#HELLO MORRO ENJOYERS HOW ARE WE DOING #DO. YOU RMEMEBER ME YET #i’ve never done hugs i’ve never done sunsets i’ve never done rocks hoooLY #IT DOESNT EVEN LOOK THAT BAD LOWKEY I LIKE THE CLOUDS #I BULLSHITTED MY WAY THROUGH ALL OF THEM #i googled tutorials and none of them helped so i did it myself based off of the thumbnails LMAO #morrotober #morrotober 2023 #morrotober2023 #i don’t think i’ll be doing every single day simply cause i don’t have ideas for all of them #and also i don’t have the time #but OO I HAVE THINGS PLANNED IM EXCITED #lets see if i can fucking finish them in time first #au week is gonna be MY WEEK #hopefully #i didn’t want to start morrotober off with a doodle so unfortunately i skipped the first 4 days #i straight up used a picture for the floor lmao i didn’t want to do it it would have taken forever #this new program doesn’t tell you how long you spend on one thing so we’ll never know #but it was at least like a good 5 hours #it also doesnt have a fucking blend tool for some reason i had to use smudge #ninjago #lego ninjago #morro ninjago #ninjago morro #morro wu #wu ninjago #ninjago wu #sensei wu #master wu #jellos scribbles

[cosmic--static]

dream as a painter this, dream as a sculptor that, writer, artist in general but what about. here me out, what about Art History professor dream who knows the techniques and the steps to creating a paintin in theory. and (Oil, likely) Painting professor Hob who also knows these techniques and steps, but also knows how to bend and sometimes break them to paint something meaningful or something from the heart that's not just strictly reality, but emotion, a story, and all these other things together as a record of the artist.

and dream learns from hob that it's not the specific steps and and following rules and recreating exactly reality that makes art so valuable, but rather that little part of yourself that you put into the piece to bring it to life

#i have been thinking about this for a WHILE #i am also so so so tired so i am SO sorry for the typos and whatnot #also i am not like. im the know about really anything art history rn. i took a single shitty art history class last year #but i am actually a studio art major 😭 #i like applying the 'hob shows morpheus how to live and not just survive' thing to all my little aus in different ways #i also just want to think about hob doing oil paint things #the sandman #dream of the endless #dreamling #hob gadling

[octoooo]

I can’t get single dad giyuu out of my mind 😭

Was Sitting in virtual Spanish class and off to the side I’m jotting down notes for my little au about an accidental sleepover at the water estate.

It’s kinda long so it’s under here;

So, it’s late at night and Tanjiro has just finished a mission. He’s tired and on the way back to a Wisteria house he saw a while back. Their trip is interrupted by a gentle flap of wings, and insistent pecking at his forehead.

Giyuu’s old but beloved crow Kanzaburo finds Tanjiro instead of the Water Pillar. Tanjiro, ever the sweetheart, decided to bring him back to Giyuu. Especially since the crow has a letter attached to his leg. (Since it’s late the sun isn’t out and Nezuko is free to walk beside Tanjiro and pet Kanzaburo as they walk to Giyuu’s estate.)

When they get there Giyuu is quite surprised he has visitors this late (he’s been injured so he’s resting for the next couple days.) but let’s them inside regardless. Giyuu doesn’t even ask why they’re there, he sees Nezuko clinging to Kanzaburo (Kanzaburo loves the attention) and the unopened letter and tried to explain but Tanjiro interrupts him. He needs to write to Zenitsu and Inosuke who he promised he’d update when he returned from his mission.

Surprise! Muichiro was already at the Water Estate, he had wanted to check up on Giyuu in the afternoon and brought Senjuro with him.

Giyuu boils some tea while Tanjiro write and sends his letters and not even an hour later there’s more knocking at his door.

He barely gets the door open before Inosuke lets himself in, Zenitsu grimacing but at least asks to come inside

“You don’t need to ask, you know..”

Zenitsu makes a beeline towards the Kamados, fretting over them.

“Neither do you Kanao.”

The girl blushes and bows, stowing her coin back in her pocket. Tanjiro had been helping her open up, but Giyuu knew that even then it still took time and a lot of personal effort.

Zenitsu hurried with his mission so he could make it to the Water Estate to see Tanjiro & Nezuko. Inosuke had been on a joint mission with Kanao when Matsuemon (Tanji’s crow) delivered the news so they both went to the Estate.

The three of them met along the same road about halfway there and went the rest of the way together

Roughly an hour later Genya shows up at his doorstep. Matsuemon had gone the extra mile and informed Genya about Tanjiro too. Although Genya hadn’t demanded to be updated (like Zenitsu did) both Tanjiro and his crow knew how much Genya cares but cant admit it 👉👈

Anyway all his kids under his roof & Giyuu can’t be happier. You can see how happy he is because of his blank face

Lmao I’m kidding

He does look more relaxed & he smells happier than usual

Anyway Tanjiro remembers the reason he’s even there, to give Giyuu Kanzaburo’s letter. Poor crow must've gotten lost.

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Silly goofy exchange:

“With everyone showing up I had forgotten why we originally came.” Tanjiro laughs, a little embarrassed.

Giyuu pours himself a cup of tea while reassuring the boy. “You don’t have to apologize.”

“But I completely forgot about your crow’s letter.”

Huh?

He hands the rolled up paper to Giyuu. “Your crow found us and I wasn’t sure who the letter was to or from, so I thought I’d bring him back to you.” Tanjiro, ever the kind hearted child, beams at him.

Giyuu wants to cry. Wants to shrivel up in a corner by himself.

“Tanjiro..”

The one time Kanzaburo delivers a letter..

“Hm?” Tanjiro hums questioningly.

..to the right person..

“It’s, uh..the letter was for you.” Giyuu hides his face behind his cup, a little embarrassed at the turn of events.

..it winds up back in his hands anyway.

“Ah! I’m sorry Giyuu.”

Giyuu’s hand hover offer Tanjiro’s head. “It’s okay..” he ruffles the boys fluffy hair, getting a smile out of him. “I’m..it’s nice to see you all again.”

#kny #octo’s fics #tomioka giyuu #demon slayer #Single Father Giyuu au #tanjiro kamado #nezuko kamado #inosuke hashiriba #zenitsu agatsuma #kanao tsuyuri #shinaguzawa genya #muichiro tokito #rengoku senjuro #giyuu was gonna say he’s happy they’re with him <3 #Tanjiro knows without giyuu needing to say it #he smells all happy #giyuu realizing the children make his estate feel like a home #giyuu goes out of his way to furnish his estate for when the kids come over #he at least has the futons #I’m not saying the entire estate is suddenly decked out with nice rugs and furniture #I mean this is giyuu we’re talking about c’mon #his estate is as plain as white bread #I have many thoughts of single dad giyuu #and how he connects with each of his kids #I wrote a lot of notes during Spanish class #notes about giyuu I mean not the language 😭 #this wasn’t supposed to be so long XD but I like it #is this what people call a ficlet? #ficlet #kny au

[nilesmoon]

infinite wealth if sawashiro said "who gives a shit about ebina im going to hawaii with ichi" and then the rest of the game is a family vacation

#Ok so here's my dream scenario. It starts w kicking kiryu out of the narrative bc girl. I love the guy but he does not need to be here!! #kicking him out of the narrative also banishes the ebina stuff. I'm still keeping him around but #he'll be basically built up to be the main antagonist of 9. We're ONLY focusing on the cult stuff for 8 #the way 8 closes him off is already sequel bait so give him a proper focus game w 9 #Anyways now that that's out of the way. My worstie sawashiro does indeed become a party member. #His moveset is mostly blade damage w some blunt damage mixed in. YES I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT GAME MECHANICS #His singular elemental move is him flicking a cigarette at the enemy. Yes this is based off of that one scene w ichi in 7 #ANYWAYS I HAVE MANY IDEAS I CANT TYPE THEM ALL OUT RN BUT. FAMILY VACATION ARC. PLEASE #ITS INSANE TO ME HOW KASUGA 'I LOVE MY FAMILY' ICHIBAN WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PROPERLY INTERACT W HIS FAMILY??? #AND THE MAJORITY OF SAWASHIROS CONFLICT INCLUDED CAST MEMBERS WHO DIDNT GIVE A SINGLE SHIT ABOUT HIM???? #I keep thinking back on that scene where ebina shows him passed out on that chair and THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR #THAT SCENE WAS AN OCEAN AWAY LIKE GIRL. WHAT WAS THE POINT??? #well another perspective of that scene would be that sawashiro would be glad that ichi wasn't the one that came to rescue. which is. Misery #me when characters are defined by their guilt 💥💥💥💥😵💥💥💥😵‍💫💥💥💥😱💥💥💥💥😫💥💥💥 #Well. If y'all read all these tags. thanks. If anyone is curious about this self indulgent au that I've created feel free to hit me up #(Please hit me up I'm desperate to talk abt the arakawa family misery and I deeply wish this game was even more miserable) #rgg #nile talks

[etoilesbienne]

also trust me if you think this is a deranged amount if work for an au that i came up with maybe 5 days ago You should see my google doc......

#google sheets my babygirl... #<- my issue is i really really like when weird intense aus go out of their way to consider everyone in an au #and like give them Things To Do #and like usually i like side character guys thats just my nature... #so i know the experience of someone not thinking through Your Little Guy... #so i always try to sniff around and see how people would potentially put in their little guy #how they would fit into this au. #Does this make sense. J want my stuff thoughtful. #even if i cant necessarily devote all of my time to every single character i want them all to have thought put in

[bonefall]

obsessed with the beach episode now lol, maybe they use sticks and cobwebs for cat volleyball, or just three sticks with one stacked between the other two and a mossball as the ball (obviously)?

The mossball is perfect, or, they may have not seen any moss and improvised by weaving a little ball out of beach reeds. Maybe I can have Birchfall introduce the game, and then "innovative apprentice" comes in clutch by making a reedball to play it with?

If they won't have materials for a net, they could dig a ditch in the ground between them. Since they probably don't want to waste valuable cobwebs. Or, they could even make a little sand-wall, maybe even press shells into it to keep track of the score!

#I can imagine they prefer to keep 'score' and 'count' by changing the orientation of a single shell #Since Clanmew numbers are fraction-based #Two shells in the wall. One tracks Team 1 and the other tracks Team 2 #When a point is scored #the shell is turned clockwise #First one to rotate their shell all the way around wins #Beach Episode #BB!PO3 #better bones au

[not-poignant]

Pia! If you have the time / want to, can you break down where all the characters are from in Underline the Rainbow as a series? It'd be fun to see them laid out like that XD

Oooo, this does sound kinda fun!!

Okay so:

Falling Falling Stars

Efnisien ap Wledig (he really bears no resemblance to his canon counterpart) Gwyn ap Nudd Dr Gary Konowalous Nate Prince Janusz Bodanowicz Kadek Setiawan Crielle ferch Fnwy Lludd Llaw Eraint Christian Smythe Michael Henton Augus Each Uisge

The Ice Plague

Mosk Manytrees Eran Iliakambar

The Golden Age that Never Was

Alois Flitmouse Anton Valenosk Vadim Osentsiv

The Nascent Diplomat

Ohlo Ohlo Temsen (here Temsen Ohlo Ohlo) Radula Enris (here Enris Radula)

Original characters for this story:

Faber Castle Caleb Crawford Kent Williams James Visser Lucien Beaumont Lachlan McGregor

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I think that's everyone!! At least so far. This is very much an 'FFS AU' for me, especially since Gary, the main love interest, didn't exist prior to it. But it also pulls so many characters from that story, and two couples form two separate stories in this universe.

I may be bringing in other characters but I'm not sure when, at this stage. It's a pretty robust 'cast.' And it was really fun to turn two vench into humans!!

I was the most unsure about Caleb and Faber for a long time, I didn't know how people would feel about like another original romance, especially because I both really wanted to write it, and wasn't feeling Augus/Mosk in this as much as I was in Smoke in Autumn. But I'm really invested in Caleb and Faber, I like the challenges of their dynamic, and I think they have such an intense dynamic arc, even though several years of their connection is spent apart-while-working-together.

But yeah, it's definitely a multi-cast event! :D :D

#asks and answers #underline the rainbow #underline the black #TGATNW #the nascent diplomat #falling falling stars #the ice plague #it's been like really cool to suddenly realise that actually #i can write about whatever characters i want in something like this #it's an original world #and they're all my original characters #and it's like... in the past it was always like 'an AU of a single thing' #whereas this is like a massive crossover event in its own way? #idk how to explain it - it's been fun having the cameos lmao