#fv!dust

Btw, I suck at formatting comics and writing story lines, so sorry if this sucks.

As for the context behind this mini comic: Nightmare sent Dust and Killer on a mission but accidentally forgot to give them the details, though this isn't an uncommon occurrence so they're used to it. They usually just look around till they find hints to what they're supposed to be doing. Here, Nightmare had senses a strong wave of negativity from an au that spawned too recently to have had a name given to it and got curious about it. What he didn't know was that it was a new "Something New" au. So he sent Killer on the mission, which ended up being a mistake...Killer runs into Blade, who's in the middle of killing his Toriel. This triggers some pretty nasty memories that Killer didn't want to remember...

You're probably wondering why Killer and Dust are in their fauna-forms but Blade isn't. Killer and Dust like using their fauna-forms on missions due to the heightened sense of smell and hearing they get from them. They also find it easier to move around silently.

And now a little note about when I was drawing Killer. For a few panels, I did trace over a few photos of Dobermans. But I mostly traced shapes over them in an attempt to get a feel for how to draw them. The rest of them I drew on my own by using the knowledge I had gained. So that's why they may look a little inconsistent. I'm also just bad at consistency in general (just look at my sketchbook, I'll have a full page of drawings but they'll all look significantly different from each other lol)

Killer belongs to Rahafwabas

Dust belongs to Ask-dusttale

I drew some of the crew interacting with the cats! Along with Ruben and Princess curled up together being adorable.

Ruben looks so goofy being held like that by Dust. He's like a noodle. I also don't know how Princess is standing on Cross's arm like that but oh well. If I knew how to draw proportions properly, she'd be on his shoulder instead.

Kira looks hella pissed off that Princess (who I keep trying to call Layla for whatever reason as I'm typing this) is on Killer's lap. Kira has a bit of a jealousy and entitlement problem. She thinks that only she can get Killer's attention and that the other cats should screw off. She also refuses to bond with any of the others, unlike Moss who will actually give the others a chance.

Speaking of Moss, Nightmare is her favorite. She likes him better than Killer oddly enough because Nightmare usually ignores her, while Killer is always trying to get her to quit being such an antisocial kitty. He also has the warmest lap and he doesn't bother shooing her away. They'll just nap together in an armchair or on a couch or anywhere one can take a nice nap.

Ruben...well, Ruben is Ruben. He seems to like bothering Dust the most and Dust doesn't really know what to do with him. Also, Ruben is very much a stereotypical orange cat. No matter how sophisticated he may look with that long triangular face, he will always be as goofy as those big ass ears he's got on his head. His ridiculous antics puzzle Dust. It puzzles Dust more that he seems to be Ruben's favorite. He's given Ruben no reason to care about him...right? WRONG. Dust is the only one that pays attention to Ruben's antics and that makes him a target for the orange cat shenanigans.

As for Princess? Her favorite was Killer, but ever since Cross showed up, she's been all over him. And it freaks Cross out. Like, why is this cat so obsessed with him? What did he do? Well, he always looks nervous or paranoid about something, that's what. She bothers him so much because she thinks she can help him feel better. He's also the only one who will never shoo her away, no matter where he is or what he's doing. But that's mostly cuz he freezes up when she shows up. Which is also because she always comes out of nowhere, jumping out in front of him or onto him from what he can only assume to be the depths of the void.

Anyway, I think that's enough yapping. So if you have any questions that I didn't cover here, just ask! Comments and the ask box are both open to anyone as long as you're being nice and civil.

Killer belongs to Rahafwabas

Nightmare belongs to Jokublog

Cross belongs to Jakei95

Dust belongs to Ask-dusttale

So I did end up coloring my drawing for Novembmare Day 11, and I gave Nightmare a more realistic color design. I will probably go back and forth between the designs depending on what I feel like drawing, but I might do this one more often because I don't have to deal with coloring the line art. It also just looks nicer and more soft, which matches FV! Nightmare's personality better.

Nightmare belongs to Jokublog

Killer belongs to Rahafwabas

Dust belongs to Ask-dusttale

Horror belongs to Sour-Apple-Studios

Cross belongs to Jakei

I originally tried to make this like a tiny little animatic but I couldn't figure out how to pace it right so you're just getting the last frame instead lol I might clean it up and color it later.

"My brother may not...care for me anymore...but that's alright, these idiots are all the family I need." Nightmare thought peacefully to himself as he gave each of his teammates a pat on the head.

Nightmare belongs to jokublog

Horror belongs to Sour-Apple-Studios

Cross belongs to Jakei

Killer belongs to Rahafwabas

Dust belongs to Ask-dusttale

Faunaverse belongs to me :D

Explanation of their family dynamics below the cut!

This isn't all of them but I didn't want to make this post too long lol. I also have several that need updating that I don't wanna show yet too.

Sanses shown (in order):

Flighteningverse Week Day 4: Preening

Dust is given his first preening after his wings had fully developed. Also first look at his wings! And yes, his wings are similar to the Hooded Crow cause yes. Same reason his feathers on his skull are black.

( And what kinda wings he has? Bird or bat or dragon )

It's for a story, Dustverse- but only if you consent to him being in it :D

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Sorry for the late reply! Was waiting until I had more time to answer. Gonna also cover some info that will explain some stuff.

FV!Dust(considering you're going to write a Dustverse story, I assumed my Flighteningverse!Dust) is not from a specific AU, but more of a Multiverse AU called Flighteningverse. In Flighteningverse, the outcodes like Error(Tempest), Ink(Spectrum), Fresh(Radical), and Dream(Dispirited/Dispir)and Nightmare(Sanguine)(while from an AU, they count). Reaper and Crow(Bird!Sans) also have wings from their own AUs. Geno(Fracture) also has wings due to the Multiverse coming across a loop hole with the Save Screen, mistaking him for an outcode even if he technically isn't. Cross gained wings and status of an outcode due to X!Gaster being X!Gaster.

Others can gain wings from hanging out with any of the outcodes, going through a process that takes some time. Thus, when Sanguine!Nightmare takes in Killer, Dust, and Horror, they start developing wings in order of who joined first.

Important to note, Sanguine isn't the goopy being of negativity here. For more info and such(including FV!Dust), here is the masterpost for Flighteningverse.

Now, as for Dust(<- link to the post with Horror and Killer as well as Dust with more info) himself, he has bird-like wings. Specifically the Hooded Crow. He also has black feathers covering the top of his skull.

He is much more mentally stable with the help of Sanguine, Killer, Cross, and Horror. While he sometimes relapses with hallucinations of his brother, it's been better with others to help him when needed. He's rather quiet with people he doesn't know, but is usually pretty chill.