#intersloth

Lime: AW SHI- AAAAH OOF!! ... AAAHH!! STAY BACK!! What? You want me to read you the book of Epiphany or somethin'?

Lime became the late-night "horror stories" mate. Bro is religious, so what better way to share your other practice that isn't engineering than to read the source material to an impressionable bean who wants to read the book that has lots of violence and murder and some sus topics. (There are nice moments that talk about redemption and forgiveness, but Bismuth finds those parts boring).

As much as Bismuth and Lime enjoy these "calm" moments of understanding (also Lime's energy makes this significantly more interesting for Bismuth), others aren't very fond of the crazy conspiracy theorist reading not super friendly religious material to a literal baby.

Purple: WHY ARE YOU READING THE BEANBLE TO BISMUTH!? ESPECIALLY THE BOOK OF EPIPHANY! Lime: THE KID NEEDS TA LEARN REPENTANCE! Purple: REPENTANCE FOR WHAT?! THEY'RE A BABY!!

This bothers Cyan a little too, but Purple is able to chew out Lime no problem. They get into arguments about what is "age appropriate" for Bismuth to read.

No hate to religion, just poking fun at how crazy Lime is about it lol. Bismuth likes reading the Beanble for plot reasons.

SO, like I said earlier, I'm self-centered, so I'm going to make self-centered oc content over fanart sorry guys, it has to happen.

Bismuth is a freak in all regards even to the average imposter. Since they are a pure shapeshifter, they maintain all of their alien biology, even the really gross parts, much to the other sprouts' discomfort. However, most of these imposters have been dubbed by me as "New Age Imposters" meaning they are hybrids who have both crewmate and "imposter" blood, or they were converted into imposters but still are fundamentally built like crewmates.

None of them have seen a "friendly" pure-blooded imposter, so hostility is very valid (especially with all the shit these guys go through).

And that makes sense, considering this is how Bismuth looks when they're not copying the people around them.

It only looks grosser when they get older don't worry.

I love making AUs and fankids, so this AU is basically if the parasite didn't infect Green and Orange but instead formed to be their own "crewmate". Green and Orange were still bit by Bismuth in their imposter grub form, so they still retain the injury and some of the quirks imposters have (like kind of enjoying the metallic taste of blood). They both like the sprout, but they have vastly different ideas of care.

Green: DAAWW!! THEY'RE SO CUTE, GUYS!! It reminds me so much of home! Beautiful worms <3 Everyone else: Ewwwww...

Orange: Y'know, we're gonna have to report this baby to MIRA. (Even if they're a cutie) Red: Hmm... Do we really?? They're not hurting anyone... probably.

Green is like a new parent, one who is young and eager and has severe cuteness aggression. They love the shapeshifting bean, even if they have lots of anxiety surrounding the bean's wellness. Orange, on the other end, is more reluctant, treating Bismuth more like a product for transport over viewing them as a kid they would care for. Red treats Bismuth like a little sibling, someone they can play games with and "teach to be just like them" for better or worse. They care about MIRA's opinions on the bugger but values the kid's safety over what corporate has to say. They often butt heads with Orange because of that.

However, there's still a ton of other adults on the ship, so what do they think about Bismuth?

Yellow: There ya go, Baby. Eat up now~ Eughh.

Bismuth's favorite crewmates are Yellow and Brown. This is not out of my bias surprisingly, but bc they are the cooks. Wherever the food is, the baby will follow. Yellow likes the kid and feels maternal to them, but they are put off by Bismuth's texture. They're slimy and gross to touch, so when they ask for head pats, Yellow has to pretend like the slime texture doesn't bother them. Brown isn't super physically affectionate with most people, but they will put their comfort on the side so that Bismuth feels loved. Bismuth loves following Brown around and copying what they do, and sometimes, Brown copies Bismuth.

Cyan: I'm sorry Little One, your aura is feeling a little off today. Let's see if this healing circle helps.

Cyan loves Bismuth very much (and also named them). However, Cyan can somewhat sense Bismuth's "otherness" and negative aura, so in the spiritual ways they know, they try and "flush out" the negative vibes and purify Bismuth. Bismuth doesn't really get it, and the salt makes them sneeze and cough, but they don't mind being around Cyan cuz they're very nice to them. Black and Bismuth don't really do anything together since Black doesn't care for kids like at all, but Bismuth likes to take Blacks pacifier and use it on occasion. Chewing on things is relaxing for them. Bismuth and Purple get along very well, even if Purple is still emotionally distant. They both like to watch Heracles and Bismuth likes to hear Purple talk about animals.

Blue: Now, now Lime, I know you're very religious, but let's think about this logically- Lime: NO!! THAT THINS IS FROM THE DEVIL THEMSELVES!! THEY'RE EEEEVILLL!!!

Bismuth: G o o g o o g a a g a a .

However, not everyone gets along with the sprout. Lime HAAAAATES Bismuth. Being the conspiracy-religious nut they are, they fear Bismuth and their shapeshifting abilities. They think they're an evil alien demon who is gonna kill them all and wear their skins to do so. Blue tries to nullify the stress, but it hardly works. Blue also does checkups on Bismuth and regularly studies their abilities. They're the only one who has proof they're an alien aren't bothered by it. White, however, is utterly terrified of Bismuth. For reasons, very murderous "eat the rich" reasons. They don't want to be left alone with the sprout ever.

Let's hope they don't start killing anyone. Let's keep them as a little trimming baby forever instead of morphing into a mimic.

Normal Orange doesn't really know how to express affection genuinely. They're too HR pilled to feel comfortable showing any level of "true" affection to anyone aside from a shoulder pat or a side hug (or swooning over a certain doctor). Because of their "professionalism", any care towards Bismuth is very awkward, similar to how someone who doesn't like dogs would pet one. Bismuth doesn't mind though; a head pat is still a head pat at the end of the day.

Imp!Orange makes Bismuth very angry. Since Imp!Orange is waaaaay broodier towards the Ore+, Bismuth being "born" out of it immediately makes them the primary receiver of all Imp!Orange's overbearing "love". Shapeshifters are solitary in nature, and as much as Bismuth loves attention, they need to be left alone half the time. But around Imp!Orange, they never alone time, and that pisses the baby off.

Green is a whole different can of worms, ehehehhh please laugh.

Normal Green adores Bismuth and loves to care for them. Bismuth likes Green cuz they are always willing to give them attention and isn't grossed out by their slimy exterior, meaning lots of hugs whenever they ask for them. The two do a lot of other things together, and a lot of their early shapeshifting practice was through Green (drawing things for Bismuth to copy and all that). They get along super well.

Imp!Green hates competition. Imp!Green hates to be challenged in any regard. And uh, Bismuth is a shapeshifter, a very opportunistic predator that could easily kill Imp!Green if the opportunity presented itself. Saying they don't care for each other is... un understatement lol. They are both very hostile to each other, with Bismuth refusing any kind of touch from Imp!Green and Imp!Green struggling to find a way to dispose of this obstacle to their murderous plot. Good times.

Ok, so you know how to do the basic bean shape, now what? Now you get to play dress-up! Remember, there is nothing wrong with looking up references and exploring different body shapes and textures and all that. My favorite way of diversifying my amongi is by putting the sketch in the "distort" transform on most drawing apps and pushing and pulling them to be just right.

And there's your bean- wait. They remind me of someone.

Ohhhh that's who. Anyways, a bean drawn so stiff can only emote a couple things. Let's get into the more niche stuff on how to draw beans.

People make hands way more complicated than they need to be. If you want to make something realistic, go draw every joint and muscle and all that. However, this is Among Us. The hands are built to be clear, readable, and big. Simple shapes carry these hands; you don't need to be fancy about it really.

As for expressions, they can be a bit harder to grasp. After all, it is just one eye. My tips are mostly just imagining drawing expressions for a more complicated character who's mouth is being covered by a scarf, bandana or other kind of mask. It at its core is a lot of just drawing two eyes separate and connecting them together similar to Sonic or Plankton, or even better, find goofy expressions from the Among Us show or any fan-series online (my personal favs being Rodamrix and Remnant woah really?? no wayyy). Every artist has their own unique way of drawing their faces, so don't be afraid to pull and modify to fit best with your own personal style.

And if you wanna do dynamic legs, just take one of the legs you drew before and bend them to whatever pose you are trying to copy or draw. This works for the body too, just bend them like you would a human spine until the emotion you want to show is conveyed. Once again, references are amazing and should be used. Joints are not mandatory. But if they trip you up, I can totally make another post discussing my way of "gesturing" the beans.

Combine all those things together and badabing badaboom you can make peak art like this in no time flat.

Is this just me plugging my OC story again? Maybe. But it doesn't matter, the principle is still the same. Draw those Deltarune beans twin, I believe in you ✨✨✨

I am more than willing to answer any questions you or anyone else my have. Feel free to reach out for clarifications or other tutorials or whatever lol. I love explaining my process for things.