Could you write more corpsewalker au, I really love the one you write and would love to read more?
*Vibrates excitingly on an astronautical level* Holy shit, fuck yes, I love infodumping about my AUs, let's fucken goooooo--
(CorpseWalker Infodump in the undercut.)
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First of all, let's talk about the Adeuce duo. Since they're, like, always with Yuu from the very beginning, it's only natural that they're the first ones who knows about Yuu's.. condition. (Other than Crowley and maybe the teachers?.. Including Sam, of course.)
Ace will definitely be the first one to find out, with the impromptu sleepover and all that jazz. And yes, he will have a mental breakdown. Knowing that the kid who saved your life and kept you from being expelled is actually some kind of zombie? Big fucking L, my dude. But don't worry, Ace will get over it. (Cue all the undead jokes. Yuusha is not pleased, my guy.)
And of the question on how Yuusha died.. It can be anything really! In my own personal opinion, I'd like to think that our beloved undead Directing Student has tragically murdered. By who, you may ask? IDK, but you have to unlock Yuusha's sad backstory first.
Other than that, it's free game! The CorpseWalker AU is made for my own selfish, gore-loving, dark writer heart. If it's either that Yuu died in a house fire or drowned in a lake, their death is completely up to you and me. (RIP Yuusha, they will never know peace. 😔👊)
I also mentioned that non-human characters could notice something's... wrong with Yuu. Like how the Savanaclaw students recoiling at their scent (because Yuu probably smells like a rotting body), or how Octavinelle students like the Leech twins are thrown off by them (mostly because they can smell the blood underneath their robes). Some Diasomnia fae students will also point out the eerie aura of death and despair around Yuu, especially those who are closely intune with dark energy.
Speaking of non-human students.. What about Grim? He's the one who opened Yuu's gate/coffin and the first character that Yuu officially met.
Well.. At first, Grim did notice that Yuu is strange, especially with the stench of blood and all that. But he was too desperate and focused on getting into NRC than actually figuring out on why Yuu feel like that. Of course, after cooling off, Grim.. finally sees Yuu as they truly are.
They're not some kind of fragile, magic-less human-- No, there's more sinister going on. There's this unmistakable air around that the feline-like monster sees, something dark, and cold, and oh-so malicious. However, Grim is a monster first and foremost, he doesn't know much about humans, and probably doesn't know the difference between Yuusha (the first human he ever met) and the other humans. Flaming Cat Son definitely thinks that Yuusha is like any other human, just a little different, like him. (Oh, Grim, you couldn't be more wrong.)
In conclusion, Yuusha is NRC's local cryptic and I will die on this hill.
And oh yeah, Malleus will definitely be put off by this.. zombie(?) walking around on school grounds. They'll still be friends because Yuusha will relate to Malleus' issue of people being intimidated by him, since technically they have the same problem too? (IDK, it's more like Yuusha have some dark vibes and people can see that, while Malleus is more of a power-level kind of issue.)
Anyways, have some random bloopers because I ran out of brain juice after writing this post.
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Malleus, concerned: Child of man, are you aware that your internal organs are spilling out of you?
Yuusha, in their death state: Yea, it just happens something. I've faced much, much worst before. Don't worry about it, Tsunotarou.
Malleus:
Malleus: Child of man, do you need help?
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(During Leona's Overblot fight.)
Leona, sweating and panting: wHY AREN'T YOU NOT DEAD?!
Yuusha, literally standing on one leg with their ribs exposed: Because Death is a social construct and I hate society.
Yuusha: Also, can you stop with this sandstorm? There's sand sticking to my intestines and it's REALLY itchy.
Ruggie, who's trying to fight back Leona's spells: can we please talk about this AFTER the fight?!?
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Jack, nervous: Hey, Yuu, can I ask you a random question?
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Wait, so the Opening Ceremony happens at night, right?
I clearly remember that the Ceremony was at night, which means more shenanigans for the CorpseWalker AU.
*rubs my gay little hands together* mmmmm, yes, more story material...
(Short-ish??? Story in the undercut. Idk, man, I wrote this in the middle of the night.)
From Beyond The Grave
Dire Crowley stared proudly at the fresh haggle of students in front of him. He felt great potential in all of them, but he also sensed that some of them would be a bit troublesome. Like that newly sorted Heartstabyul student, isn't his name Trapo-something? Ah, nevermind, the crow will just learn his name later.
However.. Why does he feel like something's missing?..
Wait a minute, how many students did the carriages bring today? He could recall there being 37, but there's only 36...
A startling realization hit him.
Ah.
There's a student missing.
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Good Seven, Dire, your old age is getting to you.
Crowley cursed to himself as he speedwalked through the halls and towards the Gate Chamber. Oh, how foolish of him to forget one of his students! Did one of the staff not remember to double-check the Gates themselves, or were they simply left behind?
Nevertheless, that student should be grateful, for the great Dire Crowley will be fetching them himself! Ohoho, is he so gracious?
But the more closer he got to the Gates, the more he felt.. uneasy. Like a great tragedy will befall upon him as he went around each corner closer to the Gates. An old crow he may be, but his instincts did not fail him, yet.
One more left turn, and then he smelled it.
The familiar, sour, and awful scent of death and blood.
(The instructor part of Dire screamed at him to move faster, to see if his student was alright. The smell of blood, of death, of misery made him stop walking and made him start running towards the Gates. A student-- a child was in danger, under his watch, and he must save them. Before it was too late, before he was too late.)
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The new student was small, Crowley noticed as his lash of love wrapped itself around the unruly cat familiar.
They were even smaller than Perfect Riddle Rosehearts, practically swimming in their oversized ceremonial robes with the sleeves going way past their dainty hands. Their hood cast an eerie shadow over their face, only revealing the lowest half of their face and a few locks of dark hair while their lips were pouted in a small frown.
Yet, despite their petite figure and polite behavior when greeting him, Crowley was still on guard because the thick-- almost suffocating --stench of death oozing around them. However, it would be oh so rude of him to mistreat a student just because of a small inconvenience. (Besides, he was already used to that smell, once upon a time.)
As they scrolled through the gardens and forward to the ceremony, Crowley answered each and every curious question of the new student. Their cluelessness of what kind of school Night Raven College was, and the awe of attending such a prodigious institute was endearing to him, like a fledging trying to learn how to fly. His endearment only grows when he heard the new student told him that they were excited to learn all of the mystical arts.
Ah! Such dedication and willingness! This young fledgling will go along swimmingly with Pomefiore!
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Crowley burst through the doors of the Ceremonial hall with his new tiny student in tow, interrupting whatever statement that Perfect Kalim Al-Asim may say. (No, he was not struck in the bathroom! Mind your own business, young sir!)
However, it seemed that during their short talk with each other, the Headmaster somewhat forgot that the bitter stench of death would affect the other non-human students of NRC.
(A small, twisted part of him was slightly relieved at the fact he didn't make up that awful odor. Those days of ash and bloodshed were now far behind him.)
As the newest and tiniest student approached the mirror; at the corner of his sharp eyes, Crowley noticed how tense the Savanaclaw students near them would go as they pass by. Octavinelle students, at least the one who are merfolk, glanced at the petite teenager with wariness, even the Leech twins were a bit uneasy as he could tell.
And somewhere in the crowd of purple and gold cloak, Dire felt the questioning stare of Sir Vanrouge, the vampiric fae's own instincts probably told that something about the new student seemed.. off.
Divus soon joined him, the Alchemy teacher raising a single eyebrow at the student's reactions, and at the headmaster himself. Crowley gave him a look that promised to tell him later and Divus retreated, letting the crow fae taking his place among the school staff.
The Mirror of Darkness gazed down at the child before it and asked one question.
"State thy name."
A pair of pale and bruised hands reached up to lift move their hood just enough to reveal their face, the knuckles so marred that Dire could practically see the bone.
The sight that came after shocked them all.
(The child's face had small cuts, and spots of black and purple. Each gash was jagged with torn edges, with the largest one crossing right over their right eye. And their eye, oh gods, their eye. It was gouged out, a gaping, bloody socket stared blankly at the space of it.)
Next to Dire; Divus gasped silently, his hand clapping over his face in horror. Vargas jumped back, almost tripping after his own feet. Trein's eyes widened and in his arms was Lucius leaping out with a loud yowl. Sam, despite not being one of the teachers, grimaced and shuttered at the sight. The crowd behind them grew more curious at their reactions.
Still, the child ignored them, and ignored the crowd. Their one, fully intact, silver-colored eye looked up to the Mirror of Darkness, who was unfazed at their mauled face and waiting for their response.
With a slight sigh, the now undead student answered in a blank voice.
have you seen The Promised Neverland??? bc omggg the angst potential for Yuusha to have come from that universe
OMG HI I JUST WOKE UP WKSKSKSKSKSKAKAKEKWKSKSKS--
I never seen the Promised Neverland, tho it HAS been on my to-watch list for a while. 👀 bUT!! I do get the general concept of it!
Good lord, an AU where Yuusha came from one of the human farms in Promised Neverland?? THAT'S PRIME ANGST MATERIAL THERE, BABY!!
Oh my god, imagine Yuusha just telling everyone about the farms and how basically every child there is raised to be a demon's lunch-- Complete and utter horror, I'll tell you. (Leona and Jack never see meat the same way ever again.)
Can.. Can we call this branch AU the "Dead Neverland AU"?? Idk, I just think it sounds neat. :)
I think in the Dead Neverland AU, Yuusha is one of the kids who actually managed to escape along with a few others, but got betrayed and was left for dead by another kid as a "distraction". (Cue DN!Yuusha having trust issues.)
DN!Yuusha is more resourceful and physical fit than regular Yuusha, so they will be more independent and secretive about their "condition". They're also more.. cruel?? manipulative?? malevolent??? than regular Yuusha, too. Hey, you gonna do what you gonna do in order to survive in a world full of murderous mamas and bloodthirsty demons.
They're also a LOT younger than regular Yuusha by 4 years since the demon want more "fresher" meat. (Regular Yuusha is 16, just like Ace and Deuce. While DN!Yuusha is 12. Lol, good luck to Crowley because he's now taking care of an angsty, traumatized 12 year old with trust issues and a knife.)
aLSO!!!!-- I want to see Yuusha reacting to the wonderful mess that is Twisted Wonderland!! What I can see in the anime, the Promised Neverland seems kinda dull and plain. So, seeing and experiencing a lot of fun, colorful things is one way to make Yuusha open up their undead heart. :, )
DN!Yuusha getting to try their first cupcake/tart with Riddle and Trey. Playing Magishift with Jack and Leona. Eating seafood for the first time and having to play the piano with Azul. Taking dance lessons with Jamil and riding into the sunset on the magic carpet with Kalim.
Wearing extravagant clothes that they only see in storybooks with Pomefiore, and Vil fussing over their health and appearance just like all the other mamas. Seeing technology for the first time and having random gaming matches with Idia. Getting to see Malleus doing magic tricks for them and Lilia reading bedtime stories.
Just Yuusha getting to experience what it's like to be a child again with their new big siblings by their side.
Coming up with twst AUs is so wild because it's basically like this--
Me, vibing in the middle of the night at 11pm: *listening to vocaloid songs*
My sleep-deprived brain: Hey, would it be funny if MC died back in their world as they're about to get summoned and when Grimm opens the coffin, MC's corpse just deadass falls out.
Me: wha--
My brain: And since the summoning picked up MC as they're about to die, they're now struck in this endless loop of life and death where MC is technically alive but they revert back to their death state whenever night comes, when they're stressed, or feel powerful negative emotions.
Me:
My brain: LMAO, WHEN ACE SLEEPOVERS AT RAMSHACKLE, MC JUST GREETS HIM WHILE BEING WOUNDED ALL OVER AND COVERED IN THEIR OWN BLOOD AHAHAHAHAHAHA
Me:
My brain:
My brain: Anyways, just a neat idea. You should probably write this down.
Me: ... o.. kay.. (no wait this is actually an awesome concept holy shit-)
Crowley speedrunning on his research on how to travel to Yuusha's world, just to beat up whomever dared to kill his (figurative) child.
Crewel making scent-cancelling and regeneration potions for Yuusha, and trying to fix their numerous stab wounds. (Kudos to Crewel, but his efforts will go to waste since the wounds will just show up again once nighttime comes.)
Trein comforting Yuusha whenever their nightmares of their death gets a little too real, and giving them cookies and hot drink like he did with his daughters.
Vargas encouraging Yuusha to be more active and encouraging students to talk to them because he noticed that Yuusha is always alone during pair-up exercises.
Sam giving Yuusha discounts on food and school supplies, even offering Yuusha a job to work in his mystery shop since Monstro Lounge only had night shifts available.
Just.. just the NRC staff being supportive and soft.. 🥺
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NRC staff, or really even any of the students, finding out that Yuusha was murdered by a relative or significant other and just....losing it over the fact that Yuusha was murdered by someone she loved and trusted, yet she remains so kind and loving? they all just kind collectively have a mental breakdown over it
(Who are you and how did you get into my drafts? HOW?? JK JK)
The time where Yuusha finally reveals that they were murdered by someone they love is more of a matter of if, not when. Despite their friendly and kind nature, Yuusha.. is surprisingly very secretive about their past. Yeah, they will talk about their hobbies and likes for hours and hours if prompted, but any single curious question at their background and Yuusha will go deadly silent.
But if Yuusha DID ever reveal their murderer's ture identity, well... Let's say that a lot of people are VERY overprotective of Yuusha.
(NRC's reactions in the undercut!)
Crowley would be appalled, horrified, and absolutely devastated at the fact that someone would just.. murder their loved one like that. His research on otherworldly teleportation will be stalled and Yuusha will find themselves to be more coddled than usual with increasingly large allowances and sudden free days.
Crowley is already really overprotective of Yuusha now, but after the grand reveal? Let's say that Yuusha's classes will be a lot more chaotic with Crowley barging in ever so often. (Oh, be quiet, Divus! He's just checking in with his child!)
Crewel will immediately ask Yuusha if they want to have therapy, because good LORD, that's a lot of trauma to unpack. Crewel and Trein will be Yuusha's silent oasis within this whole ordeal. With all the spoiling and sudden sympathy, Crewel and Trein will treat Yuusha the same as ever, which is relieving for them because Crowley and Kalim can be.. overwhelming at times.
Trein felt immense sorrow for Yuusha. In this AU, Yuusha reminds Trein very much of his daughters and stepson, who have all moved out of the house. Mozus is a very family-oriented man, so he feel nothing but fury for Yuusha's murderer. In classes, Yuusha will receive nothing but gentle scolding from Trein, and even let them sleep in class. (Yes, everyone is quite jealous. But the ones who knew? They just let Yuusha have this one moment of peace.)
Now, here comes my favorite trio of idiots; Ace, Deuce, and Grim!! They've been with Yuusha since the beginning, even more so with Grim.
Ace will be much nicer than in canon if Yuusha ever tell him the truth, but still be playful. However, it's more like the gentle, almost hesitate kind of playful. He wants to take off Yuusha's attention from the past, so he makes Yuusha pull more pranks with him. Fortunately, Crowley's coddling comes in handy because he lets Yuusha get away with anything and everything.
Is it bad to say that Deuce's first reaction to the truth would be to beat their murderer into a blood pulp? He does feel horrified at the truth but he also just wants to bash that scumbag's skull in!! How dare they kill Yuusha while they clearly love them!!! In the end, Soft Deuce comes out and he will cry at the injustice of Yuusha's death.
Grim doesn't really know the utter pain of being betrayed by their loved one, mostly because Grim.. doesn't have anyone that close to him to begin with. But all he knows is that Yuusha is crying and Grim doesn't want them to cry. For the first time, Grim allows Yuusha hug him close to their chest, purring in hopes of keeping away the sadness, the pain.
Yuusha is the first one who shows Grim kindness and warmth of family. And now, it is Grim's turn to give that warmth and kindness back.
and omg if Yuusha was amab, they could totally recreate the "MY DICK FELL OFF" vine, except actually for real this time lmao
Lucky for you, my version of Yuusha actually IS amab, but they prefer gender neutral pronouns.
Omg, what if Twisted Wonderland doesn't have vines, and when Yuusha tries to recreate the "MY DICK FELL OFF" meme, Deuce and Ace would take it seriously aijsijwihxinishihx--
The MC trio (and Grim): *barges into Crewel's office with Yuusha hung over Deuce's shoulder* PROFESSOR CREWEL!!!--
continuing on with Yuusha having been murdered by a loved one, what if the truth came out after all the overblots? like, everyone's had her help dealing with their own trauma only to find out that she has it soooo much worse. god this au is making my angst go brrrr lol
mMMMMM, ANGST, YES, MORE ANGST, MMMMMMMMMMMM--
God... that's such a good idea.. but what if... what if overblot!yuusha???... 👀
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All it took was one look in the mirror.
Crowley didn't mean it to go like this, never like this. Oh, if only he knew better.
He should've know better! All the signs were there in plain sight! The flinching, the pleading looks, the prolonged periods of bitter silence. He should have known.
He should have known.
And now, Yuusha has gone into overblot. The student who dealt all the past overblots. The student who helped everyone regardless of their past, present, and future. The student who even befriended the most vile and broken of souls.
The sweet, kind, gentle child who he took under his wing. The cheerful child who smiled despite all the pain and horror they've been through.
Just how much of that merry persona did they fake?
Now, he has to face the consequences.
Being a fae, Crowley has seen many horrors in his long lifetime. But this one...
Oh, Yuu, just how did you hide your suffering for this long?
"Headmaster Crowley! We can't find any weak spots!" Over the storm, Crowley could hear Ashengrotto shouting in the distance, pure panic in his voice. From his right, Rosehearts yelled orders at his dorm mates; Clover, Diamond, Spade, and Trappola to distract Yuusha's monstrous figure.
Kingscholar roared, his unique magic turning the bone spikes into sand. Felmier rode upon Howl's back, the Pomefiore student casting spells left and right as Howl lunged side to side to dodge the thorns. Shoenheit's poisonous fog bellowed beneath their feet, trying to weaken the overblot. From above, Vanrouge and Al-Asim fired whirlwinds at Yuusha's ink whips.
More and more students came to help defeat the overblot. Students that Yuusha once helped before. Viper, Bucchi, Hunt, Silver, and Zigvolt. All of them, all of these students, trying to help the one who helped them all.
Within the clouds, Draconia screamed in his dragon form as his claws teared into Yuusha's inky flesh. But Yuusha screamed louder, a cry of death and despair, and clutched onto Draconia's scales, ripping some of them off.
The battle raged on as the sky grew darker and darker.