FrogHatz

Jasmine is your 'not-so-friendly neighborhood Spider-Woman'.. she can be a little violent and sometimes unsettling as she has problems recognizing social cues and trouble communicating due to insecurities. But she is incredibly smart but also lazy.

Due to radioactive spider DNA coursing through her veins, Jasmine suffered some mutations such as the pincers in her mouth and talons on her fingerpads that she can retract.

Her pincers produce paralyzing venom to momentarily stun enemies.

Unfortunately, she also has trouble controlling these new spider instincts that she is still getting used to.

Logan has been living with Wade long enough to the point that the mercenary has began to grow used to when Logan regresses back into his feral, animalistic self before disappearing for days or even weeks.

Sometimes Logan returns with his clothes still on his back, sometimes (most of the time) he doesnt.

There have been various times that Logan has returned back to the apartment cover in blood, that isnt his, completely naked. Good thing Al doesnt have the misfortune of seeing it.

But despite Logan's moments of regression, Wade tries to be understanding and even tries to find ways to accomodate for Logan's feral nature. ⭐ENRICHMENT⭐

All is calm and in routine as the mercenary awaits Logan's return back to the apartment, until he hears the familiar sound of the front door swing open before slamming such. it had to be Logan.

But this time Logan didnt stick around to greet Wade like usual to let him know he was fine and back in the right headspace. Instead, Logan walked straight passed Wade in the living room and went straight for the bedroom.

Though there was a split moment where Wade caught the sight of some small creature dangling from Logan's mouth as he passed by.

"oh no... oh god.. todays the day that feral fuck brought his kill back into the apartment!" was all that ran through Wade's head as he quickly sprung off the couch to follow the gruff man into their bedroom.

"What the hell do you have?! Is it a cat?! please dont tell me you killed someone's cat and planning to finish it off here on the bed!" Wade called out as he rushed into the bedroom to stop the feral man, only to be met with the sight of Logan squeezing himself into the closet.

"No! dont put all that blood and shit all over the rest of my clothes!" the merc called out and tried to reach out and drag Logan out the small closet, only to be met with a deep rough growl and three adamantium claws heading straight for him.

By some grace, Wade was only knicked before stumbled back and falling striaght on his ass.

Pulling the clothes off thier hanger and piling them up on the closet floor, the gruff feral man began making a makeshift den or nest with the small creature still dangling from his mouth by their scruff.

By the look in his eyes and Logan's mannerisms, Wade could tell Logan was still regressed into his animalistic headspace so he needed to be mindful.

"Logan. Baby girl.. Whatcha got there, hm? is it alive? please let it be alive." The merc called out to Logan like someone speaking to a stray dog on the street, the usual tone he used when speaking to Logan when he regressed.

The feral man didnt answer, he only circled around, patting the pile of clothes into a more suitable nest before curling up on his side and gently setting down the small creature from his mouth.

Wade was finally able to get a glimpse of this small creature that sorta looked like a human child, but mostly looked like an animal.

Was it a mutant? A hybrid? Some other sort of lab expirement? Wade had no clue.

But any time the merc attempt to get a closer look, he was met with that same harsh growl that sort of sent goosebumbs down his skin and made him back up.

"Alright, alright mama hen.. I wont touch it... but what the fuck is it?" He grumbles to the feral man that was now using HIS clothes as a damn makeshift nest for whatever the hell this small creature was.

Logan was practically curled around the thing like a mother circling her pups to keep them safe, using his buff build like barrier.

Wade never got an answer from the feral man in his closet and was forced (he could've left) to watch Logan procced to lick and groom this baby creature like a cat cleaning its kittens for the next hour before Logan finally came back to the world.

But regarless of Logan being fully aware now, he still wasnt letting Wade get close.

Whatever that small creature was, Logan now deemed it as his cub, and his cub alone. He'd be DAMNED if he'd let anything happen to them under his watch.

The concept of the parasitic entity had always drawn my attention over the fact that it appears to have hallucinagenic properties that causes its victims to see and hear things that aren't actually there.

The biggest example I see of this is deeper into the story of the game where Caz begins to see visions of past arguments with his wife, Suze.

But as we dive further into the story, Caz begins to hear his wife's voice on the phone of the oil rig after having encountered The Shape on multiple occasions.

I have a small headcanon of the entity possibly using its hallucinogenic abilities to lure in potential victims to reach its goal of infecting everything in its path in order to spread.

I imagine that The Shape would manipulate the minds of the oil rig workers to trick them by making them hear the voices of their loved ones, along with providing visions to lead them to fall into its trap to become infected and spread its biomass beyond its reach.

Though, in the game, we can hear that the crew members still seem to have some consciousness even after having been infected and mutated by The Shape.

It makes me wonder if they are somehow aware of their actions, despite being mutated beyond recognition.

When first encountering Gibbo in the beginning, he seems aware that is is changing and can't understand why, and tells Caz to stay away from him.

Perhaps Gibbo could feel the violent tendencies corrupting his mind that come with The Shape's infection and knew he could harm others.

I feel it falls into the "Conscious but not in control" concept and I think that is just horrible and downright saddening.

Couldn't imagine your body mutating beyond recognition as your mind is corrupted by the malicious intents of The Shape that wishes to spread and infect anything in its way.

Now diving into the visuals of the art that is The Shape as it spreads through out the rig and others.

When first encouraging The Shape while Caz is traveling below the rig, we catch sight of the entity spiraling around the main drill.

Though I feel it does not appear to have any sense of horror to it, in fact, it almost appears harmless.

When encountering The Shape in some parts of the rig, we see it emitting a soft light as it pulses through the metal walls of the building.

I feel as if it is almost inviting and showing a sense of salvation, especially when using hallucinations to trick the mind.

It feels as if, despite being an entity beyond our comprehension, The Shape has a sense of beauty.

Also, its spiraling form that it holds throughout the rig, it reminds me of a DNA spiral, and it makes me feel like it is trying to connect with modern lifeforms after having been buried beneath the Earth for who knows how long.

I am a bit disappointed that there isn't much information from the developers regarding The Shape's concept and lore, but I like that it also gives users the ability to create their own beliefs and stories towards the entity's concept.

Anyways, here's some art I doodled real quick. Also I'd be happy to hear your guys' ideas/headcanons of Still Wakes The deep. 🫶🏼✨️