#driftercells

Art block is finally over. Have these companion pieces that spawned when I thought about Drifter and Hunter parallels (I might have to post about that more later I’m cooking). I’m actually pretty happy with these and tried somthing new for beheaded’s design!

Also here’s a sketch because I couldn’t help but think about how Beheaded would have to deal with both of his sick cats being on such borrowed time and wanted to make a bit of a joke about it I guess?

I dunno I’m just glad to be able to create again.

Also here is beheaded’s without the text :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66686023

Summary

Friendly and kind physical contact is far from guaranteed to be something Blu outside of the North can find. It’s also not something freely given to Drifters or the afflicted. Even the most optimistic cant expect much of it if they are any of those things, let alone all of them like Drifter is.

Not that he minded. Even when outside of his universe with people more than willing to express themselves that way, they didn’t really like it.

But something must have changed because now they really, really yearn for it- no, they are starving for it.

Unfortunately their partner is too busy learning to and then sticking with ‘respecting their boundaries’ to just pull him into a hug. More fortunately, Drifter doesn’t really see Beheaded rejecting him entirely if they are the one to initiate.

He doesn't.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66471007

Summary:

The Beheaded wakes up to find the small place he’s found home to be strangely still. He’s on edge but not really worried until he finds a note from his missing partner that all but spells out that he needs to find them fast if he ever wants to see him again. He quickly decides to check the town center because he has reason to think that it’s connected to the fate Drifter was shown (and that Drifter has said he’s finally going to meet).

He really just hopes he makes it in time.

Meanwhile Drifter is certain that he won’t ever wake up again. He’s wrong.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/69941496

Summary

Beheaded used to never dream but in Drifter’s body he dreams of them every night. He’s not sure if it’s really him or not but it’s a nice thought.

Still, it taunts him to see what is almost convincing when he’s so tired.

He misses them and so he tries to dream of him when he can, that’s the long and short of it.

Aka it’s 4am but I got sad about these two again and wrote something short and sad for pretty much no reason.