Might as well make it a good one

anyways thank you this is an absolutely fascinating au i'm so excited to see where this goes! off to go investigate dbhc playlists now :)

HI!!! Welcome in <333 IM SO VERY GLAD YOU’RE ENJOYING THE INSANITY this au makes me feel incredibly insane in droves and I put soo much thought and effort into crafting the narrative and relationships at play, so it’s delightful that others feel the same way<3

Also, funnily enough, I also don’t go here regarding docsuma LMAO, i don’t actually ship normal hc x and doc very much—it was just kind of a thing that happened because of the dbhc au’s specific circumstances and has made me increasingly unwell over the course of all these years. It’s like, iderk how we got here but we sure are here and I sure am having a wonderfully good time <333

(seriously why is his playlist so sad)

DW! Ghost and Monsters on Doc’s playlist is actually supposed to represent the post-Destruction and early season 9 era for Doc, so it’s not anything y’all don’t already know about, in theory! I imagine Doc struggles a lot with self image after Etho dumps all of those memories into his brain (and then dies/gets shut down while still connected to him), sometimes not being able to differentiate his own thoughts, feelings, and memories from Etho’s. I really like the narrative imagery of Doc being haunted, both metaphorically from Destruction+Dont Let It Reach The Heart and literally physical in his system from Etho, hence the phrasing of Ghosts and Monsters—

(Lyrics like “did I leave that door open, is my mind gone?” Make me think of like. Doc, whose comfort and self identity come from having complete control over himself and knowledge of the things around him, is looking into his code and realizing that he doesn’t recognize these bits of code that have been dumped into him. Very scary and unsettling for him I think. ALSO. The lyrics “Stay awake / ‘cause i’m afraid they’re comin’ for me when I / close my eyes” make me think of DLIRTH when doc tries to go to sleep in chapter 3 when, as he begins to go into sleep mode, Etho’s memories resurface in his subconscious and send him into a near-panic attack. ALSO ALSO, I think what really solidified this song for this part of the playlist for me was the scream after the song’s bridge. It always gives my really intense and vivid imagery of doc like. Reliving etho’s death and gripping his head. Something something waking up from a nightmare and knowing that it was all real)

Hi! I thought I’d put together a couple of rambles and doodles for my thought process on how I draw my Xisuma’s helmet! I hope it’s at least a little bit helpful :D

HEHE HI <3 I’m so glad you like the au :DDD at this point I pretty much consider dbh and dbhc completely separate entities (because these days I’m doing whatever I want with the android mechanics and that was the only thing from dbh the au was based on LOL) but dbh still holds a super special place in my heart :D The characters are super enjoyable and it’s so easy to get wrapped up in their stories!! There are lots of good playthroughs out there, and lots of commentary-less walkthroughs of particular endings if you don’t see anyone you vibe with!

[dbhc au flavored] Hermit A Day May '26, Day 31: Cleo :D

YAY exile Cleo to end HADM this year!!!

[dbhc au flavored] Hermit A Day May '26, Day 30: Gem!!!

S9 Elf Gem my beloved :] I wanted to work an antler-looking kind of headpiece into her design that wasn’t actual deer antlers since that’s more of a s8 thing, so I went with this little crown thing that reminded me of the sun imagery she has in Empires 2 :D