Fanciest Rat

Also my sexuality headcanons for Starlo and Dalv are bi and gay respectively.

This year has been a neat time for me in terms of identity. I figured out that I like going by any pronouns and that I’m genderqueer so that’s nice.

I STARTED THIS ALL THE WAY BACK IN DECEMBER!!! I got a new drawing tablet in the middle of making it! I’ve been wanting to make more longer corn yaoi animatics FOREVER. I’m really happy with how this turned out.

Song is by PixelPlayhouse on YT and this AU and its designs are by @eldritchravens!! Go check them both out because they make amazing stuff.

GUYS IM STILL ALIVE IM STILL MAKING UTY ART I JUST FORGOT TO POST

I was really shocked that you noticed my own account let alone liked my art,I think the reason I draw circles with dots on my dalvs shirt was partially caused by you but that’s kind of unrelated

I drew a really lazy drawing of dalv below to show my gratitude or something (‘•~•) sorry if this is weird I’m kinda nervous about directly interacting with you :l

Oh my gosh hello!! Every time I get one of these asks it melts my heart. Everyone here is so kind to me!

I like your art a lot! It’s always nice to see another Dalv fan here.

This is my fem!Dalv design! Your ask inspired me to draw and post her.

I’m really happy you took an interest, and even inspiration, in my art. Your art is really cute too! Thanks for the ask, and thanks for being a fan of Dalv!

Warning! Someone gets bitten!!!

Hi here's them ( ´∀｀ )b I think Underfell!Dalv would find UTY Dalv weak for his honest and anxious personality and maybe even bully him

His design was very fun to draw !!

FANAR???????!????? WOAAHHHHH!!!!!!! I'm SO flattered you have no idea.

UF Dalv would see OG Dalv as him but worse in every way, because OG Dalv isn't flashy or over-performative. UF Dalv doesn't like how OG Dalv resembles his meeker side. Also, I think you can guess UF Dalv's opinion on Starlo. I have plans for that!

Dalv

Dalv puts himself on a pedestal above others, isolating himself in order to feel superior. He has the idea that if he is not perfect, then he is replaceable and worthless. He’s desperate for external validation, so despite talking big game, he’s easily susceptible to peer pressure.

If you’ve seen my headcanons for Dalv’s mother, this Dalv takes a lot after his mother.

He still has poor social skills but in an entirely different way than OG Dalv. He’s easily intimidated when others are better than him at something and always has his guard up to protect his image. He takes all his feelings of loneliness and goes “fine I don’t NEED any of you guys because I’m better!”

The Snowdin Incident was interesting. He was hostile towards Integrity because he knew that getting a human soul would get him the respect and admiration he always wanted. So when Axis got the soul instead, he felt so inferior to Chujin that he ran away to isolate himself so he could become perfect. He spent pretty much all of his time in the Dark Ruins perfecting his organ, writing, and drawing skills. His social skills are arguably worse than Dalv because of this, but he is better at art and the organ. He doesn’t write kids books because they’re “beneath his talents.”

After Clover comes through, he realizes just how horrible at socializing he is (despite his “natural charm”), and comes out of hiding. Because being in isolation turns out to have been holding him back (who would’ve thunk???). He’s still got issues with perfectionism but he is recognizing that being extremely hard on himself isn’t healthy.

He likes to surround himself with people who look mannered or prolific. He spends a lot of time with Ceroba because he sees her as high class. That’s why he visits the Dunes often and consequently sees Starlo often too. (He absolutely hates Starlo but I can get into that on another post.) His upbringing and parents are quite similar to OG Dalv with some minor differences.

Overall he has no confidence in himself so he searches for praise from the same monsters he shuns.

Here’s to no longer spending birthdays alone!

Gee, I wonder where he got that last one from?

give me your cutest dalv picture

Uhh uhh probably this one!! Donut.

I’m so late to asks oops

Their ages here are at the time of UTY taking place.

Dalv’s father! Veteran of the war, though has never actually killed a human before. He has however drank human blood before. He was one of the few pure, 100% vampires that survived being put into the underground. He was able to adapt to not having human blood anymore. Because of this, he really values tight-knit communities that keep each other well and safe. He’s sort of a leader among the few remaining vampires for his efforts to keep vampires alive and flourishing in their own small neighborhoods. He’s only tender around his wife and kid (Dalv), but that’s not to say he’s rude to others. He’s just more guarded or professional.

He’s also the traditional type. Cares deeply about culture and history. He has many tales of human history that he tells Dalv, though he’ll often turn these stories into lectures on why humans are evil. He wears his family crest, owns many novels written by vampires, and is a lot closer to the “tropey” vampire. He takes pride in it. He’ll isolate himself from others because he thinks people who aren’t likeminded are a strange and will only hurt him.

This is Dalv’s Mom. Similarly to Dalv’s Dad, she is a veteran of the war. Though, she has actually taken a few lives. Despite coming off as way more friendly than Mr. Alucard, she’s got somewhat of a superiority complex. She’s no egomaniac, however if she doesn’t like someone, she’ll tell herself they aren’t worth her time because she’s better. If Dalv told her he got bullied at school, she’s respond by telling him that he’ll grow up one day and show them all.

She used to live in a volcano on the surface, and was going to move to Hotland, but the general stigma around demons and vampires (whole different can of worms) persuaded her to move into a community filled with mostly those types of monsters.

She too isolates herself from others, but for a different reason. Her confidence makes her feel like she doesn’t need other people, instead of fearing that they’ll hurt her.

Her parenting philosophy with Dalv is to uplift him and give him everything he needs to become one of the most powerful monsters in the underground. Even though Dalv prefers a normal lifestyle.

Malum and Diaemus got married very soon after the barrier was made. They met during the war and moved in together underground. They had Dalv around 70 years after the barrier was made (in my HC Dalv is 107 at the time of Yellow). They were one of the few monsters to notice Dalv’s disappearance, but due to their isolationist nature and the fact that Dalv lived in Snowdin, a separate area of the underground, their efforts to find him/get a search group going were unsuccessful.

Dalv gets a lot of his reclusive philosophy from his parents. When he was younger and other kids were scared of him, the solution his parents gave him was “don’t bother with them. You don’t need them.” And Dalv didn’t go outside nearly as much as other kids did. They were good parents. They coddled Dalv and always wanted to protect him. They encouraged his endeavors. They just fostered unhealthy social habits.

Dalv worries that his parents would not approve of his lifestyle if he were to live life as a regular author/artist/musician who studied magic on the side, but his parents would be cool with it. They’ll take a while to warm up fully to Dalv’s new friends though.

Dalvlings by @cssandraa

Stupidlo by @lemonnere. Stupidalv by the UTY devs

I have an AU where all the UTY cast members meet their UT counterparts. In this AU, Toriel actually falls down to the Dark Ruins with Clover! And meets the little RAT in her basement.