can i ask about 8 & 9 from your au list? i love hearing about wibar spinoffs :D
Ahhh of course!! Both of those AUs originate from what I call the Deceitus Vortex, aka my friend @ghostkittypog and I got a little obsessed with an Alien!Janus au and since in WIBAR, Janus hasn't been introduced yet, we were like "What if WIBAR? But Deceitus!Janus?"
So essentially, Deceitus are a race of bug-like aliens operating under under a collective hive mind and have a similar structure to bees in that there is a "Queen Bee" that is viewed as a Leader of a Hive and all Deceitus underneath them are known as "Workers" and are seen as non-sentient, merely extensions of a Leader's will and might.
They tendency to invade and decimate other alien species due to an evolved hyper sense of distrust and aggression towards outsiders to their hive (stemming from centuries of generational trauma). They have the ability to absorb DNA and shapeshift, hence the moniker "Deceitus." In their true forms, they can range from 5-10 ft in size depending on if they are a worker or a leader, as well as some differences between hives. Workers use it/its pronouns, Leaders use they/them pronouns but generally as a whole Deceitus are very gender-neutral.
In terms of their involvement in the WIBAR verse, we decided they were supposedly wiped out of existence over a thousand years ago and are seen as a cosmic urban legend of sorts. Unbeknownst to the known universe, Deceitus hid away to less developed planets. Poor Earth not only has dealt with alien abductions, they also get invaded by giant alien bugs.
So the premise for Number 8 "WIBAR Except We Self Indulgently Place Deceitus Janus There" is that it takes place sometime after Making Adjustments and before Let My Mind Reset.
Janus is a worker Deceitus who is aware of humans/Earth through hive mind Deceitus shenanigans but hasn't actually visited Earth personally. Somehow, it gets stranded from the rest of its Hive, on a planet way off course from their usual routes, injured and alone.
It takes shelter into a space vessel that turns out to have a human inside and being the crafty critter it is...it decides to take on the form of a human and attempt to garner sympathy from the Human.
Simple, easy, solid plan except for one issue--it is unaware that humans are not like Deceitus and generally do not look exactly identical.
So, imagine being Virgil who hasn't seen another human for almost a whole year and once you do, it's something replicating your likeness to an unnerving degree and not only that, but it's speaking English to you.
"What are you?"
The worker blinks. There is no way, it can't have figured it out this swiftly, "What do you mean, I'm a human--"
"The fuck you are," It bares its teeth at the worker and even though hive has reported humans show teeth to one another in a positive manner it is uncertain if this is the case here.
It shouldn't have happened this quickโฆit can't fight in this state, can't flee. No no no. It sags a bit, swaying on its feet. "I am a human, I have no earthly idea why you'd think otherwise."
"No idea, really?" Virgil says with a strained laugh, "how about let's start with the fact that you stole my fucking face?"
โThatโwould it not be possible for fellow humans to have the same features?โ
It has no idea that Virgil is finding its appearance like peering at uncanny CGI of your own face. It is wrong to see it crumple in uncertainty. It is possible this face stealer truly doesn't know. After all, unless it was toying with him it would be really stupid to try fooling him with his own face.
"I mean, technically? But I know I don't, so."
Leader would instruct it to get back to hive at all costs. Worker doesn't know if it can kill the humanโฆif it wants to do that.
"OhโฆI definitely knew that." It says, a cold shudder encapsulating its body. It is pushing itself to maintain this form with its injuries. It doesn't know how many humans are within this ship...surely this human has a hive. It can't surely take on a single human, let alone a few dozen.
โYeahโฆ Clearlyโฆ Uh. You can just turn back you know. Into whatever alien version you are .. I'm prettyโฆused to alien bodies? Wouldn't want you to pass out or anything if that injury is...badโฆโ
Perhaps this human is a leader? It would explain why it knew immediately.
It would be wise to heed its words for now. Janus's body molds back into its proper self, the gash in its carapace and its right second arm bent at a weird angle. Smaller cuts are scattered throughout his body. It is a few inches taller than Virgil but it ends up kneeling from the pain and exhaustion.
Virgil's eyes widen at the state it's in, letting out a gasped "Holy shit."
The carapace bits is like Logan's butโthere's fluff too, kind of like a bee? Floofed at the connecting neck, wrists, anklesโฆway bigger than some bee though, wowโ
And also kneeling from presumably pain. Shit. What is he supposed to do? This isn't one of his crew, it's some stranger but they're hurt? What does he do?
It doesn't seem like it's faking these injuries. It seemed to think the best way to get help was to pretend to be human, probably doesn't have anywhere else to goโฆfuck.
Which is how he gets a delirious bandaged up alien sprawled across his lap, drawn in by the warmth and soft touches.
So Virgil has no idea how he's explaining this to the crew, who left him on the ship while they went to collect supplies/information. Meanwhile Janus is making self-satisfied chortling noises, leaning into the human's pets of its floof. It is fully convinced Virgil is the Leader of his hive and it somehow earned this leader's direct care and attention, still successfully in fooling the human somehow.
The Crew arrive to find their Deathworlder somehow procured the trust and adoration of a creature of horrors, a monstrous entity he somehow tamed?? Virgil gets told the Deceitus are supposed to be vicious mindless creatures...clearly not the case just like it wasn't with him.
Fun hijinks ensue with language barriers (Janus doesn't know common, just English), Logan having a telepathic buddy, Patton curiously optimistic about another deathworlder buddy, and Roman having none of the personal trauma regarding the Deceitus but still!! The stories!! The fact Virgil tamed it surprisingly easily...
As for 9. That WIBAR AU with Kid Virgil Except Also Baby Deceitus is There, this one is an AU of The End of Being Alone
Essentially, Deceitus young are expected to be Workers are soon as they develop wings, enter baby Janus who has a small defect with its wings and gets lost/abandoned on the same planet that Kid Virgil happens to be on. It is starving and unsure of how to forage for itself and upon seeing a young human, decides to present itself as an adult human in the hopes of gaining its trust and therefore access to its food.
Virgil doesn't instinctively trust this strange adult human, it takes a few attempts by Janus. Seems weirdly bad at lying and naรฏve about things...Virgil has to teach this dumb dumb adult how to camouflage and hide his human traits better.
There's something there...Virgil doesn't know what it is, until they're thrown in danger one day and Janus sheds its human form to protect Virgil.
Janus is injured and feverish from infection...expects to be abandoned by Virgil but instead the human stubbornly keeps giving it food and trying its best to tend to its wounds. Virgil was told not to trust any alien, but the Humlits are good and while Janus did pretend to be human (something an evil alien would do) he did protect Virgil and tries rejecting food for Virgil's sake so, he has to be good.
Virgil is much more squirrely and guarded when he encounters the others in this one since he is hiding away Janus and is unsure if he trusts them to not hurt Janus.
At the same time, more inclined to take their food as is needed for Janus. The others probably think there's some food insecurity going on there, given Virgil's tendency to keep the food for "later" and not always eating it directly in front of them.
Eventually Virgil gradually gets closer with the others and Janus's condition is only worsening, so eventually has to reveal Janus to them in hopes they'll provide help. He is hysterical when he is told they will need to bring Janus to the ship to receive proper care.
Eventually acquiesces and in the process, learns his friend is a kid just like himself. Janus vehemently denies this, given Deceitus's societal views of viewing them as adults as soon as wings are developed. Fun hijinks occur such as Janus having a similar fascination with Logan as Virgil does with Roman....alien who has a carapace and multiple limbs like himself and also telepathic = strange weird type of Deceitus?
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Big fan of carpet sharks, especially Zebra Sharks :)
Carpet sharks are so fun tbh, so like, 10/10 for being a fan of them but especially for liking Zebra sharks most! They're so.... OwO looking. Like, that's literally the only way I can describe them lol.
I mean, look at their adorable little faces!
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Anyway! To be Seriousโข now because I'm a grown-up and grown-ups are serious... apparently-
Zebra sharks are the last surviving member of an entire shark family within the larger species of carpet shark. The Stegostomatidae family (the other member being the extinct Stegostoma Tethysiensis btw). Zebra sharks have the fancy Latin name of Stegostoma Tigrinum (Steg-o-stoma Tig-ri-num).
You can come across Zebra sharks throughout the tropics of the Indo-Pacific region, especially around coral reefs and sandy flat plains about 200 feet below sea level (62 metres).
The fun thing about Zebra sharks is they're actually kinda... well, not unique in their design but definitely pretty distinctive and easy to tell apart from other sharks that you'll find in the same geographic region.
They're kind of... rotund but like a cylinder instead of a ball. Their caudal fin (aka their tail) is low compared to other shark species and actually kind of accounts for about half their total body length. Actually, the way the caudal tail looks on a Zebra shark isn't too dissimilar to how the caudal tail of a Thresher shark looks! The difference is that the Zebra shark's caudal tail doesn't really have any height to it compared to that of the Thresher shark.
The Thresher shark just has a much, much longer caudal tail because that's what they use to hunt by whipping that bad boy and stunning (or outright killing) their prey.
Zebra shark caudal tail
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Thresher shark caudal tail
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The difference between the caudal fins of the Thresher shark and the Zebra shark is, essentially, that the Thresher shark's caudal fin has height to it whereas the Zebra shark's remains essentially the same height as the rest of its body.
Anyway!
Another neat thing about Zebra sharks is that they're nocturnal. They also are one of several shark species that can remain motionless without drowning which is cool (Great White could never lol). They don't really eat anything that big so they're not a danger to humans either; mainly molluscs, small bony fish, and crustaceans.
Unfortunately, the World Conservation Union has rated Zebra sharks as ENDANGERED because Zebra sharks are used for their meat, fins, and liver oil by fisheries across most of their geographic range. Except Australia actually because of their Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1999. The EPBC protects several species of shark including the; Shortfin Mako; the Porbeagle; the Great White as well as many others.
What is kind of good at least is that, even though Zebra sharks are listed as Endangered currently, there's been some conservation work to try and increase their numbers in areas where they have declined due to over-fishing. One example is the StAR Project. The StAR project essentially is about trying to 'rewild' sharks into regions where their numbers have declined. With the Zebra shark, this is being done in the waters of the Indonesian Raja Ampat islands. With 19 countries working together on this project, it's kind of amazing.
The Sydney Sea Life Aquarium is part of a breeding project where, once the eggs are confirmed to have live embryos in them, are flown to Raja Ampat and placed into hatcheries so they can acclimatise to where they will (hopefully) hatch and become part of the biome. It's honestly amazing and I really recommend reading the news article about it here.
And speaking of young Zebra sharks, did you know that Zebra sharks typically grow to about 8 feet in length (8.2ft actually which is about 2.5m)?
Adult Zebra sharks have quite a distinctive coat pattern as well. In Australia they're also called Leopard sharks because of their light colouring with black spots.
Up until they're about a metre in length (approx 3ft), Zebra sharks are brown with light vertical stripes and also lack the distinctive five length-wise ridges that adult Zebra sharks have down the length of their bodies.
YOU ARE SOOSO SO AWESOME I LOVE UR AESTHETICS & STYLE ITS SO PEAKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may i perhaps request som of ur blinkies / graphics???? they're SO MECOREesrfgshshgs.!!!!
the pinkiepie & fluttershy one is purely self indulgent considering its my main ship of the series,, hhahahhahhaha
AHHH APOLOGIES FOR DA LATE RESPONSE!!:,3
THANK YOUSOMUCH!!! GIGGLES YR SO KEWL ASWELL ^_^ IM A TEENY BUT CONFUZZLED ON WUT U ASKING. BUT IF U WANT GRPAHIC REQS I HAS A SIDEBLOG FOR DEM AND I CAN MAKE YEWS SOME!!^_^ It also has liekk. half of da graphics ive made coz i hasnt made a whole lots b4.. also PINKIE AND FLUTTERSHY ARE SOOO CUTIE!!! i liek rainbowdash and pinkie bcoz it like me and my bf but I LOVVEEE FLUTTERSHY AND PINKIE ASWELL!
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robin hood ask o'clock!!!! happiest of new yearss to you!!!
favorite headcanons about john and/or tuck and/or their backstories? bonus question: most likely hollanov scene for johntuck to recreate hehehe. :DD
HAPPY NEW YEAR ILY letโs pretend I answered this ask sooner lol.ย
So I obviously have a lot of feelings about Tuck and the church, but I've been thinking his father may have actually sent him away following the death of his mother. We know Tuck was pretty young, and probably has very few memories of either parent. I think the idea that his father wanted him to be a priest may be a lie heโs told himself for most of his life. We know he longs for family and community, and the idea that his own remaining family abandoned him for pragmatic reasons instead of spiritual devotion would have left a deep psychological wound. Which is a thing Iโm normal about!!!!!
John, on the other hand, has vivid memories of both his parents. Obviously the ones of his dad are traumatic, but I like to think his mom was alive through his mid teen years. He apprenticed with a blacksmith (carrying on the Nailer legacy, which as you know Iโve headcanoned as his motherโs family name, since I donโt think heโd continue using it if it was his fatherโs) to help support her. After she dies, he ventures into London for the first time. He's not interested in staying in one place for too long, which is why he finds short-term work where he can and doesn't let himself get tied down...until he meets Rob & Co.ย And I have some ideas about what he does between his first visit to London and the events of the show that I will be writing about in a new fic series hehe.
Ok for the bonus Hollanov question: maybe this is just the fact that I recently rewatched ep 6 of Heated Rivalry but I may need to write a JohnTuck version of the phone scene. Probably not modern AU, but definitely casting John as the Ilya in this case, and Tuck as the Shane.ย
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hiiiiiiio idk if ur cool with sharing so feel free to ignore this but I was wondering how u drew the embroidery on the edge of Mallory's cloak???
i rlly liked the style and I cannot get my own ocs embroidery right at alll lmao
Hello!! Honestly embroidery is my strong suit either, if you have Clip Studio you can find slavic patterns as brushes and itโs such a time savor! Here's where you can find the patterms <3
I was wondering if I could make a request with the prompt:
โyou need someone.ย let me be that person.ย let me be what you needโ
For something with Sam Winchester, pretty please!
Thank you so much! ๐
Ah thanks so much do your kind words, I absolutely can write your request! Do you have a preference for who says it and around which timeframe during the series?
