#tbh the only reason Alpheus doesn't have long hair is because I just can't picture him with it

[lamarie-artsy]

I call this the Unfridged AU because of the trope, and because saying "Alpheus' parents and Hammerhead's Wife are still alive" takes too long.

But yeah, that's the premise.

I love Alpheus' concept art and I've already made his dad and honorary grandad goth so of course that comes through in this version, while the little sister who only exists in this AU is sort of borrowing from what I wore at her age and what my cousin wears now, being that age herself and the daughter of two former goths.

The crash I mentioned is my version of Alpheus' parents deaths, orchestrated by Proteus by the way of him just T-boning their car in a deathproof-style Jeep or something. Here, however, Keda didn't get knocked out, and that lead to her and Chander's survival and then Kai's conception a few weeks later. She did, however, end up with her right leg broken in three places and her hip needing reconstruction, while Chander survived with a concussion that lead to contact aphasia and then selective mutism resulting from anxiety about talking.

Kai was a c-section baby because of the reconstructed hip.

Alpheus wanted the basement bedroom because he was sixteen and wanted to put as much distance between himself and his parents as possible, as one does when one's parents refuse to let you leave the house, ever, in case you get kidnapped. Tallulah got it because Alpheus already had a perfectly good bedroom on the floor below his parents and sister, and Tom wanted to keep a guest room open for other visiting family so he was finishing the basement as a bedroom whether she chose it or not. Of course, Alpheus ends up sleeping there more often than she does because of their deal, and really only uses his room to keep his clothes in. He gets the bed when she's at school, and usually sleeps on her couch when she's there anyway.

I haven't gotten around to drawing the Unfridged AU of Hammerhead's family, but there are some differences there too.

#the deep cartoon #The Deep 2015 #Alpheus Benthos #Archidemia Benthos #Chander Kamat #Anchiroe Kamat #Unfridged AU #my art #I briefly considered giving Kai the boots I had at her age #they were 4 inch platforms and they were knee-high #they looked kinda like ROC's Lash boots #tbh the only reason Alpheus doesn't have long hair is because I just can't picture him with it #bleach blonde or bright blue? yes absolutely #it's even in his concept art #but long? absolutely not #Keda has her cane in the wrong hand for walking #but she's not using it to walk she's supporting the side she's leaning on #Keda was barely cleared for activities when Kai was conceived #they were very careful